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Chapter 306 The most difficult schedule in history

Chapter 306 The most difficult schedule in history

On the night of the All-Star game, Li Yue, Kobe and others took the same flight back to Los Angeles.

There are still two days before the start of the next game, and the Lakers team resumed joint training ahead of schedule.Team doctor Gary Vitti revealed that Bryant's injury recovery is gratifying, and he can already participate in mild confrontation training, and Nash's back injury has also stabilized.

The main training content is how to better connect the starting lineup and the second team. The coaching staff tries a variety of collocations to achieve the best results, making it seem that the team is currently struggling for a place in the playoffs.

I don't know who leaked it to the outside world, so that the entire league, except for a few teams, resumed training ahead of schedule.

At the same time, the trade deadline for the 13-14 season is approaching, and many teams are making large or small operations one after another.

But all of them did not involve heavy stars, and they were basically minor repairs to the substitute position.

On the night of NO.19, the Lakers sit at home and usher in their first opponent after the All-Star Weekend-the Houston Rockets.

This is also the first time Howard returned to the Staples Center after leaving the Lakers in the summer. Before the game, many media thought that the fans at the scene would give a lot of boos, but in fact they didn't. They even prepared to review the gift video.

In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers were in better shape than the Rockets, which had been resting for 9 days. Li Yue hit 4 mid-range shots and 4 free throws in the first quarter, and Iguodala hit 3 three-pointers. The two led the team to 11. leading edge.

Although McHale roared wildly during the break, the Rockets still failed to wake up in the second quarter, and the Lakers, led by Livingston and Gobert, played a 9-0 offensive climax. .

At halftime, the Lakers led 64 to 43.

The humiliated Rockets rallied to catch up in the third quarter, but the Lakers did not relax at all, and once again gained an 8-point advantage in a single quarter.

In the end, the Lakers won 134 to 108, completing the revenge of the previous defeat.

After a day off, the Lakers continued to sit at home to face their old rival Celtics.

There was no bloodshed in the game, Li Yue and other main players did not appear for 1 minute in the fourth quarter, and finally won 101 to 92.

That night, an amazing deal finally broke out, and the Pacers sent Granger to the 76ers.

Many media commented that this is a bad deal. It seems that Turner has been replaced to reinforce the wing position, but without the boss of the locker room, the Pacers will inevitably have problems with a group of thorns. It will be even more difficult to win the championship this season.

On the 23rd, the Lakers played at home against the Nets.

In the first quarter of the game, not long after being traded, Jordan Hill performed bravely. Gobert scored in various singles. Deron Williams, who had just come back for a while, also wanted to prove himself, and made breakthroughs again and again against Livingston.

Li Yue deliberately asked the two teammates to respond and organized tactics for the two of them many times.

It's a pity that the two are in poor condition, and the Lakers are 12 points behind.

In the second quarter, the situation continued.

After halftime, the Lakers trailed by 16 points.

After a break, Li Yue was preparing to take over the game with Iguodala, but Gobert and Livingston suddenly found their status. The two frequently succeeded in high-position pick-and-rolls, and the defensive end strangled the Nets' offense many times.

Li Yue put away his desire to score again, and joined forces with Iguodala to play for the two.

The two lived up to expectations and led the Lakers to tie in the fourth quarter.

The Nets team fell into a state of misfire, and the Lakers finally won 108 to 102.

After a short one-day rest, the team started two consecutive away trips.

The first opponent was the Pacers who had just completed a big deal. As expected by the media, after Granger left, the Pacers seemed to have lost their souls. When they played against the Lakers, they made various distractions and made mistakes, and the game entered garbage time early.

On the night of defeating the Pacers, the Lakers rushed to Memphis overnight to challenge the Grizzlies in back-to-back away games.

After the All-Star Weekend, the Grizzlies team was in full swing, starting hand-to-hand tactics from the first ball.

After nearly two hours of battle, the Lakers thrilled to win 104 to 103.

For the last game in February, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles to host the Kings.

Perhaps because of historical reasons, the Kings, who ranked third from the bottom in the West, did not surrender without a fight. Rudigay led the offense and caught the Lakers by surprise, trailing by 7 points in the first quarter.

Taking advantage of the break during the festival, Li Yue made a short speech to boost the morale of the team, and after the start of the game, he completed the overtake in a wave.

The king still has no plans to surrender. The two teams fought to the last moment, and the Lakers narrowly won by 4 points.

On March [-]nd, the league announced the best player in the Western Conference in February. Li Yue won the title, while LeBron won the Eastern Conference.

On March [-], the Lakers challenged the Trail Blazers away.

Gasol was absent due to toe inflammation, Landry was unable to play because of a cold, the Lakers were ravaged by Aldridge in the first quarter, and the Blazers double-teamed Li Yue at the same time. Iguodala and others felt poor and fell behind by 13 point.

In the second quarter, the bench lineup led by Livingston and Hawes played an offensive climax, helping the main force to narrow the point difference to 7 points. After Li Yue came on the field, he relied on high double screens to make strong plays many times and helped the team tie.

The shooting touch of the two teams in the second half was very poor, but at the last moment of the game, Li Yue assisted Covington to hit a three-pointer from the corner, and Lillard turned around and hit the iron with a super long shot. The Lakers won a thrilling victory.

That night, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles overnight.

At noon on the [-]th, the league announced the latest MVP rankings, and Li Yue still topped the list.

That night, the Lakers faced the Pelicans back-to-back. Gasol and Landry continued to truce. Davis, who lost the limit, performed bravely. He scored 17 points in the first quarter. 12 lead.

Perhaps in back-to-back games, Iguodala and others were in poor condition, and they actively chose to devote their energy to the defensive end, while the heavy responsibility on the offensive end fell to Li Yue. He decisively followed D'Antoni's arrangement and started the crazy singles mode.

The benefits of strategy adjustment are obvious. Davis and Gordon have very few chances to connect the ball. The Pelicans have only Jr. Rivers stand out, but it is far from enough to match Li Yue. After halftime, the Lakers tied the score .

The momentum of the Pelicans plummeted, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to fight hard, and finally won 132 to 115.

Li Yue scored 61 points, scoring 60+ for the fourth time in his career, only one time away from Kobe's record.

After a two-day break, the Lakers played against the city's rival Clippers at home.

The whole process was indistinguishable, and the score was tied in the last 2.1 seconds. Li Yue failed in the lore, but the referee whistled Paul for a technical foul.

Li Yue easily hit a free throw to help the Lakers win 116-115.

That night, the team went to the Denver Plateau overnight to challenge the Nuggets in back-to-back away games.

Although the physical strength is exhausted, the strength gap is also large, and the Lakers easily won [-] consecutive victories.

The total record has also come to 56 wins and 7 losses, only one victory will be able to get the playoffs ahead of schedule.

But the schedule for the next four games is very strange. First they will play against the Spurs at home, then they will challenge the Spurs away, then they will play against the Thunder at home, and finally they will challenge the Thunder away. Many media said that this is the most difficult schedule in NBA history, mainly because The Spurs are second in the West, and the Thunder are third in the West. Both teams are determined to compete for the championship, and both have defeated the Lakers in previous games. They are not the kind of opponents that can be manipulated casually.

(End of this chapter)