Entering 2009, the Lakers' invincibility is still unabated and strong heading into the spring. It seems that there is no choice but to die. There is no hope for life anymore.
I bother! I'm embarrassed to point this out to you. Do you look like you want to die? Are you looking for a fight with Versailles?
In other words, the opponents are already very good at correcting the Lakers' mistakes, and they can only examine and involute themselves. To be honest, in the world of academic masters, the key is not how many points you can score, but how many points you lose less than your opponents. The test is never about your strengths, but about strengthening your weaknesses.
Chris Mihm was waived, Radmanovic was traded out early and was not retained for the New Year. And because point guard is the Lakers' biggest weakness, Sun Yue came online.
It's a pity that Sun Yue is not a rescuer sent by the monkeys. He just appears and performs a 2 or 3-minute walk-on role, which is nothing.
In the entire January schedule, the Lakers only lost one game, and it was another defeat sent by the Magic. This team seems to be the Lakers' nemesis.
After all, the Lakers' two weakest positions, point guard Fisher and center Bynum, are no match for the Magic's All-Stars Nelson Jr. and Howard, so it's not surprising that they lost.
Well, apart from positional restraint, the only thing that can prevent the Lakers from being invincible is injuries.
On January 31, against the Grizzlies, God played another minor joke on the Lakers. Bynum played 5 minutes and injured his knee again.
Although the Grizzlies will never win if Bynum is allowed, what is the point of the Lakers really winning and losing two games now?
Just ask, is Bynum's injury serious? How many games will I need to rest before I can come back? The Lakers can afford it. Anyway, they still won the championship last season without Bynum.
The results of the examination are not good. Bynum will have to rest for at least 2 months, that is, April, before Bynum can return. What his condition will be is also unknown.
Bynum's injury has cast a shadow over the entire Lakers team. You must know that in addition to the Lakers' invincibility, the Celtics in the East also have invincibility. The Lakers have lost 4 games now, and the Greens have only lost 4 games. They are closely behind and can overtake at any time. .
When the February schedule started, Odom stopped pretending and was not lying down. He returned to the starting lineup. The Lakers are still as strong as ever.
In the second game, they met the Celtics and went into overtime. The Lakers narrowly won by 1 point. Immediately afterwards, in a battle against the third-level Cavaliers, the same word came out: destroyed!
James can't stop him! After consecutive battles with powerful opponents, the Lakers played a championship game. However, the momentum of the winning streak was lost to the dangerous schedule.
On February 5th and 8th, they just defeated the Green Army and Cavaliers. On the 10th, it was okay to meet the two young players from the SuperSonics, but on the 11th, they had to go back to back to the Devil's home court of the Jazz. With the All-Star Weekend approaching, the minds of the Lakers generals were no longer on the game.
As a result, the winning streak ended at the hands of the Jazz, who lost Game 5. In 2009, O'Brien also came back and was re-elected to the All-Star lineup. After all, without O'Brien's All-Stars, there would be no vitality, and Howard would not be able to hold up the field at all.
In addition, it was held in Phoenix, so O'Neal was selected without hesitation. In the All-Star Game, the OK team returned and jointly led the Western Conference team to defeat the Eastern Conference team. Kobe and O'Neal both won the FMVP trophy.
After the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers took the lead, followed by the Celtics and Cavaliers, who continued to be involved in this season's regular season record.
The Celtics were the first to fall behind. On February 19, against the Jazz, Garnett suffered a knee injury from a mediocre mid-range shot.
I originally thought it was just a minor injury. After all, it seemed that it was not as serious as when Pierce fell to the ground in the 2008 Finals. At least Garnett was still standing.
However, I didn't expect that Garnett's injury would be the close death of a superstar.
The Celtics' invincibility was lost to the wind with Garnett's season-ending injury.
This is a reminder to the Lakers, a championship-worthy team. Although the Lakers were injured first, Bynum and Garnett obviously have different impacts on their respective teams. They are not in the same weight class. of.
Then, the Lakers learned to be content. On February 26, after a 132-106 victory over the Suns, they met back-to-back on the road the next day. The Nuggets, the favorite and most restrained team of the Lakers, surprisingly lost the game with a score of 79-90. , inexplicably lost the 6th game of the season.
March 1, American West Arena. The Lakers continue to face the Suns. They are both in the Pacific Division and have to play 4 games in a regular season.
In the absence of Nash due to injury, the Lakers never regarded the Suns as alive after slaughtering their opponents in the first two games.
However, O'Neal taught his old team, the Lakers, a lesson. He dominated the penalty area and beat Odom to six fouls in just 23 minutes.
Without Bynum, Odom is useless, and Gasol is useless, the Lakers' inside line has been given and taken away.
After 36 minutes of fighting, he was hit with 6 fouls and left the game. O'Neal made 13 of 18 shots and 7 of 12 free throws. He scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the Suns to defeat the Lakers with a score of 118-110.
Even Matt Barnes made 8 of 12 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. He had a near triple-double. The Lakers did not lose unfairly. .
Although Kobe made 18 of 38 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 49 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists. Just looking at the statistics, his performance was superb, but he could not prevent the Lakers from losing Game 7.
Game 7 is here, is Game 8 far away? The Trail Blazers lost to the Lakers on March 9 with a score of 111 to 104.
Although the Trail Blazers' great Oden did not play, Aldridge and Przbili, the two interior towers together, grabbed 31 rebounds.
Just two people are close to the Lakers' team rebounds. If they lose, there is no way. Odom has switched to the bench this season. It is not without reason that he was exploded.
On March 29, the Lakers lost to the Hawks with a score of 81-93. Kobe was 7 of 19, Odom was 3 of 14, Su Bei was 3 of 11, Ariza was 3 of 11, Vujacic was 0 of 4... He was so tough, the Lakers failed to shoot themselves, and blacksmithing is a kind of Disease, one person infects both, the eldest brother does not bother the younger brother.
The Lakers suffered their ninth loss. With eight games left on the April schedule, the Lakers want to break their record of 72 wins and 10 losses without even a chance to make a mistake.
Well, if you lose a game, you will have both rain and dew. If you don't lose a game, you will be the only one who loves you. However, the Lakers' best goal is to defend their title in the playoffs, not to have some decent record.
This requires a resurrected Bynum with full health. In other words, Bynum must play to find the feeling of the game. But the Lakers' opponents include the Rockets, Bobcats and the Trail Blazers, where the Lakers opened 50-50.
The Rockets will be better off without McGrady. However, under the watchful eye of owner Jordan, the Bobcats completed their block against the Lakers.
Bynum came back, but his condition was very stretched, Odom seemed to be lying flat, Jackson found that the records were all created or will be created by himself, and he did nothing, letting the players on the court face the difficulties and solve them on their own... So , the Lakers suffered their 10th loss of the season.
When they met the Trail Blazers, the Lakers took on the attitude of playing in the finals, taught the Trail Blazers how to behave, and defeated their opponents forcefully.
The only ones left are the Grizzlies and Jazz. One word for the Lakers: Just do it. On April 15, in the final game of the 2008/09 regular season, the Lakers sat at the Staples Center and defeated the Jazz with a score of 125 to 112. The 2008/09 regular season came to an end.
72 wins and 10 losses! The Lakers tied the best regular season record in league history, firmly took the first place in the regular season, and won the regular season championship trophy.
"Feeling?"
"Well, it was the same with the Lakers last season, and they were also the regular season champions. My mood was that I had to wait until all the games in the playoffs were over before I could collapse. I think Kobe at that time would tell you: I feel the same. Lakers, Will keep winning.”
"Su, congratulations on winning the regular season championship! Your data has dropped a lot, averaging only 11.1 points, 3.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. Many fans say that you are just a bastard and are not worthy of starting the regular season championship for the Lakers. What do you think? ?”
"Uh, am I proud?"
"What?"
"When I came here, were the Lakers the regular season champions?"
"It does not seem!"
"When I came here, were the Lakers a big team?"
"It doesn't seem like it is!"
"So, looking at it separately, I am worthy, but looking at it together, I am not worthy! When you talk about many fans, do you mean your friends? Did you have a friend who said this?"
"The interview is over, thank you. Please work hard in the playoffs and see you then!"
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