After defeating the Spurs, the entire Lakers boarded a special plane to Chicago.
Since this was not a back-to-back game, training continued the next day.
Scott didn't dare to arrange high-intensity training, just training to maintain hand feel.
Although the Lakers are on a winning streak, Scott is somewhat worried about the current situation of the Lakers.
The Lakers looked like they were going to break the Bulls' 72-win record, which made them look like they couldn't afford to lose.
If the Lakers don't want to lose, they have to play Zhao Chen frequently.
If Zhao Chen's playing time increases, it is very easy to cause injuries.
Anyone on the Lakers can be hurt, but Zhao Chen cannot be hurt.
Scott repeatedly told Zhao Chen that health comes first at all times.
Booker encountered the rookie wall, Jokic and Harrell both played with minor injuries, which caused the Lakers to feel some trouble.
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The Bulls are average in strength. Their record so far this season is 28 wins and 26 losses. If they can maintain this record until the end, they may enter the playoffs with the seventh or eighth record in the Eastern Conference.
The overall strength of the Eastern Conference is weaker. As long as the record exceeds 50%, the probability of entering the playoffs is very high.
The current Bulls are also known as the second team of the Lakers.
Clarkson, Grant, Dinwiddie, and Pau Gasol have all spent time with the Lakers.
In terms of public opinion before the game, no media felt that the Bulls could defeat such a Lakers team.
Of course, Clarkson, Dinwiddie, Grant and others all said the media was too disparaging about them.
The three of them performed very well after coming to the Bulls. They were very passionate on the offensive end and very strong on the defensive end. They quickly secured their rotation positions.
In the first three minutes of the game, several old Lakers players really gave the Lakers a hard time. They knew the Lakers' tactics and play style too well.
As long as Zhao Chen holds the ball, they will attack decisively and fiercely.
Zhao Chen also made many passes to open teammates. Unfortunately, his teammates continued to maintain the same touch as the Spurs today and still beat Chicago's basket.
At 7 minutes and 23 seconds of the first quarter, the Lakers barely scored with Zhao Chen's tough one-and-three and Pau Gasol's two-plus-one.
This goal was not the beginning of the Lakers' offense....
Throughout the game, Zhao Chen felt uncomfortable, and the Lakers also struggled as a team, even though the Lakers had nearly 20 more rebounds than the Bulls.
But the Bulls team is really accurate.
Everyone came up, everyone scored, and the state was so good that it exploded.
118 to 122.
The Lakers' winning streak was ended by the Bulls.
The Lakers were upset for the first time this season.
"With the loss, the Lakers' winning streak stopped again. This time Zhao Chen couldn't save them. There is no absolute underdog team in the NBA. The Chicago Bulls once again kept the Lakers away from their 72-win record."
"Zhao Chen only scored 37 points, 7 assists and 16 rebounds tonight. The data looks great, but the overall efficiency is not as good as average. It can be seen that Zhao Chen has also been affected by the physical impact of the All-Star Game."
"The Lakers encountered trouble after the All-Star Game. They need to adjust as soon as possible so that they can have a chance to break the Bulls' 72-win record."
"The Lakers' problem is not just Zhao Chen. Booker and Jokic also showed signs of fatigue. In the second half of the season, these two young men have obviously not learned how to allocate their physical fitness. NBA games are not So simple.”
Although losing to the Bulls and watching Dinwiddie and Clarkson celebrating was a little uncomfortable, Zhao Chen didn't feel like the sky was falling when he lost.
After two seasons, Zhao Chen has learned to adjust his mentality when losing in the regular season.
No one can win all the time. It is better to focus on the next game than to stay in the shadow of defeat.
What Zhao Chen needs to do is to lead the team out of the predicament as soon as possible.
After leaving Chicago, the Lakers came to their next stop!
Milwaukee!
The Lakers challenged the Bucks back to back.
Milwaukee is not far from Chicago, and the entire Lakers team arrived by bus.
The Bucks are on the edge of the playoffs this season, with their current record of 25 wins and 31 wins.
After experiencing the upset in the last game, experts now don't dare to be so sure about the Lakers' victory.
The saying that there are no underdogs in the NBA is not just talk.
The current Bucks will be different from when Zhao Chen traveled through time. There are no All-Star players in their lineup, but Antetokounmpo and Middleton have locked in the starting positions with their excellent performances.
Antetokounmpo has improved every season since entering the NBA. This season he has averaged 16 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
Kidd is trying to develop Giannis Antetokounmpo into a point guard.
This is a very crazy idea. The height of 2.11 meters is the tallest among point guards, even taller than the current tallest Zhao Chen.
Kidd has studied Zhao Chen for a long time and feels that the main reason why Zhao Chen takes the No. 1 position is his physical talent.
Giannis also has enough physical talent. If he develops point guard skills, he will also be terrifying.
Playing the Lakers game at home, the Bucks were full of fighting spirit.
Teams across the league now want to beat the Lakers.
The players all want to defeat Zhao Chen on the court.
The same goes for Antetokounmpo, he seems full of fighting spirit.
The Bucks are now ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference, and Antetokounmpo really wants to help the team reach the playoffs!
Zhao Chen is known as the god of basketball after Jordan, but Antetokounmpo is not convinced... He wants to hold Zhao Chen down.
at the pre-match press conference.
Antetokounmpo said to reporters: "Hey, it's not like they can't be defeated. Zhao will lose too. All we need to do is beat him again."
There were not many reporters around Antetokounmpo. The reporters all went to Zhao Chen.
Even in Milwaukee, Zhao Chen is still the most watched player in the news interview hall.
"Zhao, what do you think went wrong with the Lakers when they lost to the Bulls?"
"We were too relaxed and everyone was a little tired."
"What do you think of tonight's opponent?"
"They have a lot of potential and some good players in the lineup."
"It is said that the Lakers once wanted to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo. What do you think?"
"I didn't pay much attention. Didn't he come?"
"According to Kidd, he's going to put Giannis against you tonight."
“It’s great and I’m looking forward to it happening.”
Zhao Chen answered every question asked by reporters very experiencedly.
Antetokounmpo has played well in recent games and has become more and more famous. Zhao Chen is often asked about evaluating Antetokounmpo.
In the visiting team's locker room.
Scott boosted the morale of the team: "Guys, the loss in the last game is not terrible. What we need to improve is our concentration on the game. As long as we play normally, it will be easy for us to win. The overall strength of the Bucks is not strong.”
Scott is not a coach who is good at motivating his players, and everyone seems tired of dealing with him.
Scott is best at arranging tactics for the Super Giants. Seeing that his speech had no effect, Scott pulled Zhao Chen and said: "Zhao, in tonight's game you score more points, reduce the number of points, and try to drive them on the defensive end."
Zhao Chen shrugged and nodded...
