December 28th.
After three days of rest at home, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 122-96 at home for their 28th consecutive victory.
With 28 consecutive wins, they are ranked second on the winning streak list. At this point, the Lakers have taken the top two consecutive wins in NBA history.
The Lakers' next goal is to win 33 consecutive games and surpass themselves.
The Lakers played very easily against the Grizzlies, and the final result was known in the first half.
It was rare for Zhao Chen to clock out and rest at halftime. His personal statistics of 23 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds were also new lows in the new NBA season.
The addition of Rose has further improved the Lakers' offensive and defensive transition speed.
Especially in the bench lineup stage, Rose can replace Zhao Chen to a certain extent and help the team speed up.
The Grizzlies' second lineup was completely dismantled by Rose.
The Grizzlies are still Gasol's team, and their inside-based play is destined to be very slow. Jokic is even faster than Gasol.
On December 29, the Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 118-88 back-to-back, marking their 29th consecutive victory.
Wasps used to be called bobcats.
The Bobcats joined the NBA as the Charlotte Hornets in 1987. After years of losses, the Bobcats moved their home court to New Orleans in 2002.
After waiting for two years in the window, Charlotte ushered in their second team. The then owner Bob Johnson named the team Bobcats, which means Bobcats. This animal is more commonly known as Bobcats in China. Called lynx.
It's just that this new army is weak and only achieved 44 victories in the first two years after joining the league.
After Jordan took over the team in 2006 and became the second largest shareholder, the Bobcats' performance has not improved at all. They have repeatedly made mistakes despite having high draft picks for many years. Since the establishment of the team, they have only had two seasons. Experience in the post-match, and the record is still embarrassing 0 wins and 8 losses.
Last year, the New Orleans Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans, and Jordan immediately applied to the league to get back the ownership of the "Hornets."
After years of being a "professional fish belly," the Charlotte native is determined to shake off the bad luck this time by changing his name.
Compared to the Bobcats, the old name of the Hornets is obviously more familiar and loved by Charlotte fans.
The reason why the Hornets became the favorite team name of Charlotte people.
There are two reasons: First, Charlotte’s reputation as the “Hive of Revolution” left behind during the American Revolutionary War.
The second is that during the American Civil War, a swarm of wasps near Charlotte helped the Southern Army stationed there defeat the Northern Army.
Since then, the Hornets have been regarded as Charlotte's patron saint.
However, after changing the name, the Hornets were still a weak team. Boss Qiao's desire to turn him into a strong team was not realized before Zhao Chen traveled through time.
To defeat the Hornets, the Lakers only used one move to defeat them.
It's the pick-and-roll.
Zhao Chen's pick-and-roll with Jokic, and Zhao Chen's pick-and-roll with Ah Lian and Harrell.
Rose and Jokic's pick-and-roll.
Cody Zeller is not a very good rim protector, and his basic inside skills are mediocre...
Zhao Chen and Ross exploded him.
It's not like the Hornets haven't thought about using a zone defense to limit the Lakers.
But NBA zone defense is not comparable to FIBA. Inside players cannot stay in the paint for more than three seconds.
This also results in a large space inside. As long as the outside passes people, entering the inside depends on the defensive ability of the inside defenders.
It is obviously impossible for Cody Zeller to guard against the continuous attacks of Zhao Chen and Rose.
The Lakers' scoring came too easily.
Rose scored 26 points and 8 assists in this game, Zhao Chen scored 33 points, 10 assists and 13 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 14 points and 6 rebounds, and the Arab League scored 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Zhao Chen often watches Nash's videos recently. He often uses Nash's style of play to drive the team. Of course, in terms of personal offense, Zhao Chen is the top version...
The reason why he learned from Nash was because Zhao Chen hoped that he could drive all his teammates forward.
Facts have also proven that Zhao Chen did it. Basically every player in the Lakers has achieved a general increase in statistics.
After the game against the Hornets, the Lakers flew to Boston to challenge the Celtics.
As one of the two protagonist teams in NBA history in the last century.
The battle between yellow and green never lacks topics and highlights.
The Celtics started with a record of only 18 wins and 14 losses, but this game is destined to be difficult for the Lakers.
Because this is the Lakers' third game in four days, the physical fitness of the Lakers players has not yet fully recovered under the high-intensity competition.
It was already late at night when we arrived from Charlotte to Boston.
Although Boston's nightlife is rich, the Lakers players wisely did not choose to go out.
Because neither Kobe nor Zhao Chen are people who like that kind of nightlife, they both set an example, and no Lakers player would look for trouble when they are so tired in an away game.
Moreover, the Lakers are experiencing a 30-game winning streak, and everyone has the same goal, which is to win.
At noon the next day, Zhao Chen asked Aaron Mintz to book a Chinese restaurant in Boston. He invited all his teammates and coaches to eat Chinese food.
At dinner, the coaches completed the tactical arrangements easily and naturally, and the players easily started talking among themselves.
Zhao Chen knows how to shape the relationship between the team. Eating together and spending more time together will make the relationship between teammates closer.
The relationship has become closer, and they are more willing to pass the ball on the court. Some misunderstandings can easily be discussed as jokes at the dinner table.
It’s also easier for coaches to mingle with players in private settings.
The members of the coaching staff all admire Zhao Chen very much.
The interpersonal aspects that coaches think are very difficult to deal with are always dealt with lightly by Zhao Chen.
There are no conflicts in the locker room, between players and management, or between players and coaches.
The atmosphere in the team is fantastic.
Everyone was talking intelligently about the game and the victory.
Head coach Scott believes that this is due to Zhao Chen's outstanding strength and his strong personality.
Zhao Chen doesn't talk much, not as much as the fat little Jokic, but he can chat with everyone.
Zhao Chen has extensive knowledge. In addition to fields other than basketball, he is also successful in economic investment.
This makes many players sincerely feel that Zhao Chen is a very good person.
Including Ross, the respect for Zhao Chen comes from the bottom of his heart.
Scott finds it incredible that a player who has only been in the league for three years can do all this.
But Zhao Chen has always been such an incredible person, and Scott is used to it.
Kobe and Zhao Chen have different roles in the team.
Kobe's presence in the Lakers is more symbolic. He is a spiritual mentor to many players.
Kobe is good at motivating people on a spiritual level. Many first- and second-year players feel that listening to Kobe's speech will make them full of motivation and fighting spirit.
Of course, whether this energy and fighting spirit can help the team win on the court depends on Zhao Chen... not Kobe.
Kobe is responsible for pouring chicken soup and bragging, while Zhao Chen is responsible for leading the team to win.
