Chapter 623: Frustrated rotation? (Happy New Year!!! Year of the Ox...

Interview after the game.
As the winner, Frank took Xu Xuan and the master and apprentice to the news hall.
The scene was quite lively, especially when Xu Xuan sat down, the noise became louder.
"Xu, what do you think of being scored 52 points by your opponent tonight?" a reporter asked in advance.
"I feel pretty good." Xu Xuan smiled.
"Does it feel good to be scored?"
"I mean, seeing him score 52 points and lose, I feel pretty good, hahaha"
Other people at the scene were also amused by Xu Xuan's words, saying that if Bill heard these words, he wouldn't have to cry to death.
Similarly, in the post-match interview area on the Wizards side, the expressionless Bill was also asked this question by reporters.
Bill thought for a while, and then said: "This is not something to be happy about, so I also ask you not to mention it again."
"Then do you think the team needs to make any changes? You scored 52 points and the game lost."
"..."
The veins on Bill's head were exposed.
I asked you not to mention it anymore, can't you hear me?
"Next question." Bill said in a deep voice.
"Bradley, you have set a new career record for scoring on the spot. Do you have anything to say? Or what to expect?"
"..."
Bill broke the defense on the spot.
Especially, how many times I have said it, don't ask about this 52-point question again, don't ask, don't ask! ! !
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Of course, for most people in this game, Bill performed well, but Xu Xuan's light was still too dazzling.
With 62 points, Xu Xuan's fourth time this season has scored more than 60 points.
The data is amazing.
At the same time, after the Lakers ended their two-game losing streak, the record has also come to 44 wins and 8 losses. To be honest, after losing two consecutive games before, China Resources and the Warriors have become fierce in the battle for first place in the league. Now they have won. Wizards, many Lakers fans feel they can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.
However, on the same day, the Warriors also defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at home with a 133-120, 13-point advantage, and their record became 43-7.
So, even though the Lakers played two more games than the Warriors, from the point of view of the game net, the Lakers have 36 games and the Warriors also have 36 games, so as of now, the position is two. The difference between the teams is zero!
In other words, that is, the Warriors are catching up! ! !
"It's not easy for the Warriors. From the beginning of the season to the present. I finally caught up." Ke Fan said with a smile.
Indeed, the Warriors should be regarded as having a hard time chasing. Since the beginning of the season, the Lakers have not only won more games, but also won more games. They won less games. Although they won more, they won’t be able to catch up. He has been pressed by the Lakers and can't move.
It's been more than half this season, and now it's finally catching up.
"It is estimated that the Warriors can have a good night's sleep after today. They are now number one in the league!" Yang Yi smiled and said, "By the way, and Kerr, there should be no controversy about him as an All-Star coach now."
According to the rules of the All-Star Game, the head coach cannot serve for two consecutive years, so even if the Lakers are still No. 1 in the Western Conference before February 6, which is before the All-Star record is settled, he cannot become the All-Star head coach this year. It should be postponed and given to the second-ranked Warriors.
But the regulations are not false, but this kind of postponed coaches are usually gossiped about things like unworthy things, but if the Warriors squeeze the Lakers to become number one before February 6, then This gossip is naturally self-defeating.
"What matters now is the next game. I watched it. The Lakers were before No. 6, and there were two games on the day of No. 6, while the Warriors had only one game before No. 6, which means the Lakers actually still Occupy an advantage." Yang Yi analyzed.
But Fan nodded. Some people may not understand. He explained it again: "Ms. Yang meant that even if the Warriors win the next game, they still have to look at the Lakers' faces, because if the Lakers win both games If the Lakers are still No. 1 in the league, they can only be second, and if the Lakers lose one of them and the Warriors win that game, the two teams will have a record of 45 wins, 9 losses (Lakers) and 44 wins. 7 losses (Warriors)
Then in this case, the Warriors will lead out by one win, and thus top the league. "
In other words, later, in the two games before No. 6, the Lakers have to win to ensure their first position, otherwise, the position will be robbed by the Warriors.
Who makes people lose one game less now?
"Haha, this is really going to be a battle of wits and courage, I really can't say who can secure the first place in the league." Ke Fan laughed.
From the perspective of difficulty, the Warriors are naturally less difficult, and the Lakers are more difficult.
After all, the Warriors only need to win one game, while the Lakers need to win two games.
"Unexpectedly, this other dispute hasn't started yet, but the All-Star coach is fighting first." Ke Fan laughed.
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At the beginning of February, the Lakers had a five-game away game.
It was only the first game with the Wizards, and there are four more.
On the 3rd, the Lakers all came to the East's other giants team Boston Celtics as a guest.
The Celtics are currently vying with the Raptors for second place in the Eastern Conference. The two teams have a record of 31 wins and 30 wins. The Celtics have one more win against the Raptors... ...
In fact, most of this season, the Raptors were second in the Eastern Conference, but as the team lost 8 in the past 10 games, their record was overtaken by the Celtics.
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone on the Raptors, they are happy and excited when the Celtics meet the Lakers. Nothing else, the Lakers are the league’s first. They point to who can teach. Now this increasingly arrogant Celtics.
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Yellow-green war!
Speaking of, this is also the first time the Lakers and Celtics have met this season.
However, the yellow-green battle is always stubborn, coupled with the excellent performance of the Celtics this season and the outstanding performance of the core player Thomas, this game has not yet started, the gimmick has been flying all over the sky.
The Celtics have not changed much this season. The main reason is that they have established a play style with Thomas as the core since last season. This summer, all the Celtics' reinforcements and tactics are also targeted at this point.
So far this season, Thomas Jr. has averaged 29.1 points and 5.9 assists per game, which has surprised the entire league. Because he is only 1.75 meters tall, he has been crowned the "175 strongest on the surface" by the majority of fans. Thomas is responsible. The team's offense, the bronze wall formed by Bradley, Smart, and Crowder has become a nightmare for all outside players in the league.
In last year's NBA Draft, the Celtics used the No. 3 pick to select Jaylen Brown, the 201-height forward swingman.
Jaylen Brown is a good guy. Xu Xuan has seen his statistics. In addition to his shooting is still not accurate, he can organize, defend, and play very hard.
In the previous life, this guy had skyrocketed for ninety thousand li, but he didn't think of another "junhuaxiu junior". The key is that the junior's performance is better than him, and the potential seems to be more than his.
This is embarrassing, because Jaylen Brown is an indisputable temper, otherwise, it would have caused trouble.
In addition to Jaylen Brown, the Green Army had a total of 6 picks in last year’s draft, including three in the first round and three in the second round. However, most of them were traded out by Angie, which was just because they were busy. Trading, so when choosing people, Anji made it clear that he chose casually, because there was not so much time to consider who to choose...
Last summer, the biggest deal the Celtics made was to sign the Hawks Titan Horford from the free market.
This is a 4-year contract with a total value of 113 million.
Horford gave the Hawks a chance at the last minute, but the main difference between the two sides was money. The Hawks offered Horford 136 million for five years, which was a difference of 15 million from the maximum salary. In the end Horford chose to switch to the Celtics.
"The Hawks thought Horford had feelings for the team and would accept this offer at the last minute, but Horford insisted on asking for a five-year maximum salary. The two sides couldn't negotiate, and eventually had to shoot and break up." Warshen continued to write on Twitter. Tao.
Since entering the NBA as a flower show in 2007, Horford has been playing for the Hawks. The All-Star averaged 15.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the All-Star season, with a 50.5% shooting percentage. Previously, the Hawks had spared no effort to keep Horford, and even planned to trade Millsap, but now, the team has to make a new plan.
For the Celtics, being able to sign Horford is a great success. After all, the Celtics have a large number of young talents and a top marshal Stevens, but they lack a leader. Horford is certainly not a top superstar, but he is a veteran with extensive experience, capable of becoming a leader of the Celtics.
Interestingly, Wernarowski also revealed that Durant and Horford’s former mentor Donovan had recruited the All-Star insider, and said that the team can trade Kanter to clear up the cap space. , But Horford was unmoved. Horford believes that Durant and Westbrook are not sure they will play for the Thunder for a long time.
Not to mention, he really guessed it, not only Durant, but Westbrook all left afterwards and went out to wander...
In addition to Horford, the Green Army also successively signed power forward Gerald Green and center Taylor Zeller contracts.
This is a renewal contract of Taylor Zeller, the contract amount is 16 million US dollars for two years, of which the second year is a completely insecure team option. This contract will give the Celtics more flexibility next year in order to continue to pursue big-name free agents.
The 26-year-old Taylor Zeller is the brother of Hornets player Cody Zeller. He was selected by the Mavericks with the 17th overall pick in the first round of 2012 and then traded to the Cavaliers. After playing for the Cavaliers for two seasons, he was switched to the Celtics and also played for two seasons. However, in the 2015-16 season, Zeller was removed from his starting lineup and his playing time dropped by half. In 60 games, there were only 3 starts and 11.8 minutes of playing time, averaging only 6.1 points and 3 rebounds per game, all data approaching a career low.
The one with Gerald Green is a one-year basic salary guarantee contract.
Green, 30, was selected by the Celtics with the 18th overall pick in the first round of 2005.
In the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest, the "nine-finger dunk" dunked with a windmill that "leaped over the gambling table" and won the slam dunk that year. He was then sent to the Timberwolves in a big deal for Garnett. After that, he moved to the Rockets, Mavericks, CBA and the Russian League. He returned to the NBA and played for the Nets, Timberwolves and Suns. Last season, Green joined the Heat with a year-end salary and played. 69 times, 14 starts, 8.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 22.6 minutes, shooting 39.2%.
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This game is very important for both sides.
Not only because of the "yellow-green war" gimmick, in terms of record, the Lakers must win the Celtics in order to stabilize their position, and the Celtics also want to win the Lakers, try to expand themselves and the Raptors The gap between.
As the so-called "enemies meet extremely jealous", the two teams not only have "great grievances" between the clubs, but also between the players, Xu Xuan and Thomas and Smart are not very happy. When they meet together, they will definitely fight each other. of.
"I just don't know who Stevens will use to defend Xu Xuan today. I heard Bradley will not play today." This game was explained by Wang Meng and teacher Su Junyang.
"I also heard ~EbookFREE.me~ Since Bradley doesn't play, then I guess it's Smart, and Claude is also good, but from the perspective of speed, Smart is still the best Choose." Teacher Su Junyang said.
Here we are still chatting, and the starting list of both sides has been played on the big screen over there.
For the Lakers, this is a back-to-back away game, so the physical side is definitely not as good as the Celtics at home.
Seeing the starting lineup sent by the Lakers, Su Junyang couldn't help but shook his head: "Xu Xuan, Nick Young, Ci Shiping, Larry Nance Jr., Zubac... .. This is the lineup from the last few minutes of the last game."
Wang Meng took a closer look, nodded, and smiled: "Really, Teacher Su also watched the Lakers last game?"
Su Junyang smiled, "How can you not watch it? Xu Xuan scored 62 points. Even if you didn't watch the live broadcast, you have to go back and watch a replay."
"But I didn't expect them to play two games with this lineup in a row. I thought Russell would come back this time."
Too.
Wang Meng echoed: "It's really the first time I've seen you who take turns like the Lakers. You said Russell, Ingram, Randall, Uzbekistan, and Lu Wei are all on rounds together. There are four consecutive games, right? Teacher Su?"
"Yes, it was four games." Su Junyang nodded and said: "I have lost two games in a row. I won the previous game. I don't know this one."
This rebate is a bit too cruel and doesn’t make sense.
As for the five main players, all of them are on the bench now. It can only be said that Frank has a great heart, or he really trusts Xu Xuan...