After playing the game against the Pacers, the Lakers took a day off, and on February 27th, they faced the challenge of the Denver Nuggets.
Facing the Nuggets who raised their hands to let their opponents hit them at will, the Lakers were not polite. O'Neal played 21 minutes and made 9 of 12 shots. Plus 7 of 12 free throws, he clocked out at halftime with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block. .
Zhang Hao scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and also clocked out at halftime.
The Lakers played 11 people tonight. Except for Ben Wallace, who only scored 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, everyone else scored more than 5 points, and 9 of the 11 players scored in double figures, and two of them scored in 20 points or more.
The whole team was in a row, only Ben Wallace was able to dunk the ball. Three offensive rebounds were wasted, and the only two points were scored by taking advantage of the cake.
The Lakers slaughtered the Nuggets with 41 points 131-90, improving their record to 48 wins and 7 losses.
The Nuggets sent away Antonio McDyess to strengthen their performance, which indeed gave the Nuggets the ability to compete for last place. The Raptors' performance was so bad that they have now reached 10 wins and 46 losses. Well, the Nuggets lost 7-50 after losing to the Lakers
But with such a poor performance, some media expressed confusion after the game - the 76ers were so poor. At any rate, the coach controlled the rotation and the players fought hard on the court. John Lucas' performance kept the 76ers in a good position to win. heart, so he was able to soar into the sky after winning Iverson and Duncan.
The Nuggets¡¯ players have given up resistance, no player in the team has averaged more than 15 points per game, and they don¡¯t even bother to brush up the statistics. Even if they get Olowokandi, what¡¯s the use?
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After the games in February, the Lakers achieved a record of 9 wins and 2 losses this month, which is quite impressive!
Rather than being narrowed by other teams during this period, the Lakers have widened their record gap, which is indeed surprising.
But it is precisely because of this that they have become a team that strives to win 70 games in people's minds.
At noon on March 1st, after a day of rest in Los Angeles, the Lakers came to Phoenix. After two consecutive home games, March started with a wave of three consecutive away games, including away games against the Pacers and Wizards on the 4th and 5th. The team is back-to-back. The first is the away game against the Suns on No. 2.
As soon as they arrived in Phoenix, the Lakers received good news - after two months, O'Neal once again won the Player of the Month award!
O'Neal played in all 11 games in February, averaging 29.7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks per game. He shot an ultra-high 60.7% from the field and also had an outstanding performance of 60.7% from the free throw line, beating Rick Schmitz and Michael -Jordan, Iverson, and Kidd won the Player of the Month award.
Larry Bird is finally no longer the Coach of the Month winner. Hornets coach Dave Cowens won the Coach of the Month award in February.
But Dave Cowens winning the Best Coach of the Month means that Larry Bird is one step closer to the Best Coach, because it is almost impossible for Dave Cowens to win the Best Coach of the Month again, even if he wins it again. , the performance gap between the Hornets and the Pacers is also so big.
The Silver Fox of the Lakers is at a slight disadvantage when it comes to competing for the best coach. There have been two 70-win appearances before, and Jackson failed to win the best coach in the two 70-win seasons, and just in the first two season, so the advantage in this regard is not obvious.
The main reason is that the Pacers rushed from the weakest to the first place in the Eastern Conference so fiercely
The Rookie of the Month, I can¡¯t wait to see it ¨C it¡¯s Duncan every month.
Duncan's performance was "sluggish" in February. The 76ers only had a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 games. The record dropped to 40 wins and 17 losses, which has been tied by the Bulls.
Duncan "only" averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.1 blocks per game in February. The 76ers' overall shooting performance deteriorated. They won 5 of the 9 games after the All-Star break, mostly relying on Iverson. The offensive end was won by averaging 28.8 points per game.
During the All-Star Weekend, each team has made relatively major adjustments. With enough time, of course, they must think carefully and find solutions to the problems that cannot be solved in the first half of the season.
As a rookie, Duncan also fell into the rookie wall
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Zhang Hao looked at Duncan's 17+13 performance and was said to be on the rookie wall. He felt that the New York media was praising Duncan in a disguised way.
New Yorkers are fickle. In the past two years, they all praised Zhang Hao. This year, with Duncan as a "new product", although the New York media will not abandon Zhang Hao as a hot topic figure, the intensity of praise for Duncan has obviously replaced him. The previous Zhang Hao.
A very important reason is that Zhang Hao renewed his contract with the Lakers for three years. He did not say anything about it, but used practical actions to declare his willingness to stay and play with the Lakers.
O¡¯Neal wins Player of the Monthsp; is also quite interesting.
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The top three in the Western Conference are hard to shake. The Lakers are 48-7, the Jazz are 43-14, and the SuperSonics are 42-15. All three teams are aiming for at least 60 wins.
As for the Suns, the trio of Kidd, Anfernee Hardaway, and Antonio McDyess shines extremely brightly. Compared with last season, their strength has been improved qualitatively, but they are only aiming for a 55-win team. The Trail Blazers and Spurs are competing for the fourth position in the Western Conference. They have played 56 games so far, with 37 wins and 19 losses. They are half a game behind the Trail Blazers, ranking fifth in the Western Conference, and leading by 36 games. The Spurs have 20 losses and 1 win.
The Lakers attach great importance to the Suns, or to the Suns, Trail Blazers, and Spurs. All three teams are likely to be ranked fourth or fifth, and all of them have reached the second round. strength.
The Suns¡¯ goal is definitely not just to finish fourth in the Western Conference and advance to the second round.
Their core lineup has been initially constructed, but the depth of the lineup is not enough. The large-scale transactions have given away almost all high-quality role players. There are currently 8 players in the rotation, and although the role players are suitable, they are not that strong. They will go too far in the playoffs. Disaster.
But they have only one goal - to win the championship.
Facing the Lakers, who are currently the strongest team in the league and will most likely be the strongest in the league in the next few years, the Suns will not think about what will happen in the future. They will launch an attack now.
Without giving it a try, how do you know if you can see a ghost?
Suns coach Danny Ainge thinks so, and their players are actively working towards this goal.
At 6 o¡¯clock in the evening on March 2, the Lakers¡¯ away game against the Suns started.
The Suns sent out a starting lineup of Kidd, George McLeod, Anfernee Hardaway, Antonio McDyess, and Mark Bryant.
The Suns seized their advantage at the beginning. When Antonio McDyess won the jump ball, the Suns gained the initiative at the beginning. A half-quarter score of 17 to 11 beat the Lakers to a timeout first.
O'Neal made two turnovers due to the Suns' rough attack, which greatly affected the Lakers' opening offense. One of the steals hit O'Neal on the wrist, but Kidd's body position was very good and the referee did not see it. If you don¡¯t see it, you definitely don¡¯t have it.
Fortunately, in the second half of the first quarter, Kenny Anderson's combination of sudden shooting and shooting led to a 16-13 victory. After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Suns by only 3 points, 27-30.
The tug-of-war began. In the second half of the second quarter, the Suns maintained a slight lead. After the official timeout of the second quarter, the Suns led the Lakers by 4 points, 48 ??to 44.
At this time, the Lakers kicked off the star competition, and Zhang Hao began to exert his strength. After the official timeout, he turned around and broke through, causing a foul on Kidd who made up for it. He pushed the ball into the basket while being hugged by Kidd. 47 to 48, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 1 point.
Anfernee Hardaway decisively stepped up to play singles, ensuring a better success rate. So far this season, Anfernee Hardaway's 53% shooting rate is much better than the Suns' overall offense.
Zhang Hao and Anfernee Hardaway played very fiercely against Biao this time. The Silver Fox's expectations are not that high. He doesn't expect to overtake the score. He just wants to hold on to the score and let O'Neal rest.
However, Zhang Hao relied on a series of back hits and two counterattacks with Fisher to help the Lakers chase the score to 62 at 11 minutes and 27 seconds of the second quarter!
In the Suns' last attack of the first half, Kidd missed a three-pointer that was vacated from the top of the arc.
Looking back, Zhang Hao took a step from the top of the arc, deflected Anfernee Hardaway, and then shot a three-pointerit went in!
Relying on Zhang Hao¡¯s performance of 11 points and 2 assists in the half quarter, the Lakers went on an 18-14 run. After halftime, the Lakers led the Suns by 7 points, 65-62!
When the Lakers' running-in period after the All-Star Weekend has passed, the Lakers' opponents will feel crazy if they are their season competitors
Before the All-Star Weekend, the Suns had just played against the Lakers. At that time, Zhang Hao's post-up play was not so good!
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