masters-orleans Chapter 224 Sorry, I want to win
Chapter 224 Sorry, I want to win
Chapter 224 Sorry, I want to win
After defeating the Spurs, the Lakers continued to sit at home against the Hornets. The strength gap between the two teams was very large.After halftime, the Lakers led by as much as 20 points. The Hornets didn't even have the fighting spirit to resist, and the entire second half was reduced to garbage time.
So far, the NBA's February schedule is all over. The Lakers have won 2 wins and 7 losses. In the latest MVP rankings, they are behind Westbrook and Harden, and they seem to be getting farther and farther away from the rookie MVP.
In addition, in the selection of the best player, Tianyang also lost to Harden by 2 votes.
Then, the schedule started in March. Because of the back and forth flight, the Lakers were seriously exhausted. In the first 3 games, they only got a record of 7 wins and 3 losses. In addition, the gap between the 4th and 4th places in the Western Conference was not big. The Lakers Suddenly slipped to No. 6 in the West.Fortunately, throughout late March, the Lakers had 6 consecutive home games, took the opportunity to get 3 wins and 6 loss, and won the Timberwolves in the last game at the end of the month before returning to fourth place in the West.
Throughout March, the Lakers achieved a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, which is very good for a young team, because many teams have shown 5% performance at the end of the season, but Tianyang is the best in the month. In the player selection, he lost to Harden by a slight disadvantage again, which made the Lakers fans very depressed.
What is even more depressing is that the Clippers and Jazz, who have the fifth and sixth records in the Western Conference, suddenly made efforts to win more and lose less in the first few games in April, while the Lakers were limited by the injury problems of Randall and the bench lineup. Suffering a wave of 4-game losing streak, the Lakers' record ranking once again fell to sixth in the Western Conference.
Although Randall returned from injury, the Lakers won 3 consecutive victories, tied with the Clippers and Jazz in terms of total wins, both of which were 51 wins, but because of the outcome of the match and the relationship between the division, the Lakers still ranked behind the two teams, ranking first. Sixth in the West.
There is only the last game left for the three teams in the regular season. The Clippers’ opponent is the Kings, who are struggling for draft picks. Letting Leonard and other main players take turns, the Jazz also has a certain chance; while the Lakers' opponent is the invincible Universe Yong, who ranks first in the league and has won 66 wins.
Considering the record of the two teams playing against each other this season, the Lakers have 2 wins and 1 loss. Not only will the Warriors not let the water go, they may even catch the Lakers to death, not to mention that after the Lakers got Cousins, they were dubbed the Warriors challenger by the fans.
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At 4 o'clock in the morning on April 12th, Tianyang woke up peacefully in the Drebut Hotel in Auckland.
According to the agreement last night, Tianyang walked to Wharton's room, and the two wanted to discuss the game tonight.
After only knocking once, Wharton opened the door immediately, looking sleepy, obviously not sleeping well.
"Coffee?" Wharton asked casually.
"Forget it, that thing affects my mood." Tianyang waved his hand.
Wharton did not pretend to be polite, and directly took out the schedule and put it on the table, "Mr. Ku and Jim suggested that we give up on tonight's game. Jenny does not support or oppose it. What do you think?"
Tianyang didn't answer immediately when he heard the words. It's not unusual for the management to have such thoughts.
Since the end of the game last night, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans and won 51 wins, far surpassing the No.7 Thunder's 47 wins and the No.8 Trail Blazers' 43 wins, Lakers fans began to analyze.In the end, it came to a conclusion, suggesting that the Lakers give up the game directly, and with the No.6 record, they will face the No.3 Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.
Although the Rockets have a better record than the Lakers in the regular season, even ESPN, a TV station that doesn't like SkyOcean, believes that the Rockets are by no means the Lakers' opponent in the playoffs.
If the Lakers beat the Rockets in the first round, it will not only help Tianyang newspaper to lose the best player of the month selection twice in a row, but also avoid the invincible Yu Yuyong in the second round and turn to the more confident Spurs.
This is not cowardice, but a strategy to maximize benefits.
The further back, the more experience the Lakers have accumulated in the playoffs, and the greater the energy that may burst out.In case of a miracle, defeating the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, they will be able to enter the finals.
At that time, the champion of the Eastern Conference will have to choose between the Cavaliers and the Celtics. There may be the Raptors, but these three teams, the Lakers have won two games this season, and the Lakers will have a great probability of winning the championship!
Just thinking about it like this makes me happy, why not give up on my own initiative?
What's more, even if you work hard, you may not be able to win.
If the Lakers beat the Warriors and get 52 wins, together with the records of the Jazz and Clippers, there will be two disadvantages.
First, if the Jazz lose to the Spurs and the Clippers win the Kings, the Lakers will be ranked 5th and will face their arch-rival Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. It is entirely possible that they will have 7 bloody battles.
Second, if the Jazz win the Spurs and the Clippers lose to the Kings, the Lakers will rank fifth and will face the Jazz's iron-blooded defense and the terrifying home court of Salt Lake City in the first round of the playoffs, and it is entirely possible that they will have 5 bloody battles at that time.
Even if they win the first round, with a tired body after the battle in the second round, the hope of facing the Warriors will be even smaller.
No matter how you think about it, it's not worth it. Losing directly to the Warriors to get sixth can be said to be foolproof.
"Then what do you think?" Tianyang asked without answering.
"I want to win." Wharton picked up the coffee, blew slightly, and took a sip, "But I want to win more than just this game, I want to win more, so tonight's game, I also suggest giving up, how about you? ?”
"I also want to win." Tianyang smiled and nodded, and sat down on the sofa, "But I want to win more than just this one, I want to win more, so I will go all out for tonight's game, and I will go all out in the future." The game is the same."
"Then it will be difficult." Walton put down his coffee and sat on the sofa, holding his knees with his hands. "We made this choice, not admitting cowardice. When I was coaching the Warriors, Steve Kerr Always shared his story with the Bulls, even if he was as competitive as Michael Jordan, he would choose to rest, you know what I mean?"
"I understand, but, coach, I want to win." Tianyang's tone was still decisive.
"Why?" Wharton spread his hands and shook his head.
"Because the opponent is a warrior, if we don't get together to defeat the warrior, what's the point? If we are afraid of meeting the warrior in the second round, are we afraid of the third round?" Tianyang said firmly.
"No, no, no, I just emphasized that this is not to admit cowardice, but to maximize benefits. Not only the management, but other departments also want us to do this, whether it is internal or external of the Lakers, do you understand?"
Tianyang was silent again after hearing the words, and Wharton's words were already very obvious.
Is there any more interesting matchup than the Lakers playing the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals?
There are too many topics to count!
The key to this kind of result is that there are benefits and no harm. The fans, the media, and the league are all happy to see the results.
"What you said is very good, but I'm sorry, I still want to win!" Tianyang's tone was full of undoubted strength.
"Okay, let's do our best." Wharton gave up his advice.
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Tianyang got up and left, and returned to the room. Within a few minutes, Ingram and others came to knock on the door.
"Have you read the analysis on Twitter about our game tonight? They actually suggested that we give up the game directly, saying that even if we try our best, we may not win. Why don't we take a good rest and get sixth by the way? In the first round Bully the Rockets." Cousins began to complain as soon as he entered the door.
"Then what do you think?" Tianyang asked along the way.
"Of course I'm going to kill the Warriors with all my strength. I'm not afraid of meeting them in the second round!" Ingram replied so quickly, obviously he didn't agree with this analysis from the bottom of his heart.
"I beat the Warriors tonight. I am more confident in the second round. I don't know how the fans analyze it. What do you think?" Randall shook his head again and again, his expression seemed quite puzzled.
"I think the same as you, so don't wait, call other people, and start training!"
(End of this chapter)