The Nets performed well in the first two seasons, but this season, the Nets are back on the verge of reconstruction, although the Nets' paper strength still looks very good.
Deron is no longer the guard who can keep pace with Paul. Joe Johnson will be 34 years old soon, but even so, the Lakers still failed to win this game.
Li Hao defended Deron alone, but no one from the Lakers stepped up to stop Joe Johnson and Lopez. Lopez has performed well in recent years.
The Nets have a very strange phenomenon. They look strong on paper, but when it comes to the field there will be problems. This is the same whether it was the former troika or the current gathering of stars.
This defeat against the Nets was also the Lakers' 7th loss in February, a 7-game losing streak. However, this was also the last strength of the Lakers in February, because the Lakers won the next three games.
Defeated the Celtics 111:123.
Defeated the Jazz 103:97.
Defeat the Bucks 102:93.
In these three wins, Li Hao averaged 40 minutes per game and 33 points per game. It was the first time he scored 30+ points in three consecutive games.
With this three-game winning streak and an average of 30+ per game, the media criticized Li Hao angrily, and Li Hao's jersey sales also experienced a surge.
The Lakers smiled crookedly. Although the team was in bad shape this season and Kobe Bryant was already out for the season, the attendance rate at Staples Stadium has not dropped, and the outfield can still make a fortune from Li Haohen.
And with Li Hao's increasingly outstanding performance, Chinese merchants are desperately trying to place advertisements in the Staples Center. Because of the limited space, the prices have risen again and again.
Li Hao's annual salary is only US$880,000, and he has transferred his annual salary to the Lakers for countless times off the court. Coupled with Li Hao's performance on the court, Li Hao has become the most profitable rookie contract in NBA history.
The only pity is that Li Hao's contract is only for 2 years. If the Lakers want to keep Li Hao after two years, they must pay the maximum salary. As for Li Hao's maximum salary, the Lakers management has long reached an agreement.
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The Lakers bid farewell to February with a three-game winning streak and welcomed March. However, March was not very friendly to the Lakers. The first five games in March all ended in losses for the Lakers.
The Lakers will play a total of 16 games in March. They have already lost nearly one-third. However, the first third is just the beginning. In fact, the Lakers will lose two-thirds. To be more precise, it should be four. three-quarters.
The Lakers won 4 games throughout March, and 4 wins and 12 losses was the Lakers' record in March.
Even with this record, no one said anything, because the Lakers' strength is there, and throughout March, Li Hao did not miss a single game.
Although he did not score 50+ points like he did with the Spurs, his performance was still very good. In 16 games, Li Hao only failed to score 20 points in one game. That game was Li Hao's worst game this season. It was simply It was so cold.
The remaining 15 games all had 20+ performances, a quarter of them had 30+ performances, and even one had 40+ performances.
The opponents in the four games with 30+ points were the Grizzlies, Eagles, Thunder and Menglong. The opponents with 40+ points were the Warriors. In the game with the Warriors, Li Hao fought against the Splash Brothers alone and made 5 of 7 three-pointers. It was the Splash Brothers' three-pointers. The total number of hits.
Yes, the Splash Brothers didn't feel very good in this game. Thompson made 3 of 9 three-pointers and Curry made 2 of 6. Precisely because the Splash Brothers had a mediocre touch, the Lakers almost overturned the Warriors again.
Unfortunately, Yin Guodala's countdown kill killed Li Hao's efforts in the end. Li Hao played 45 minutes in this game and worked hard to chase the score to 108:108 in the last 1.5 seconds.
But in the end, Yingodala achieved the winning goal, a mid-range shot from inside the three-point line, and the final score was fixed at 110:108.
In addition to the game against the Warriors that was decided at the last moment, the game against the Timberwolves was also very intense, and the winner was decided at the last minute.
In the game against the Warriors, Li Hao played alone against the Splash Brothers, while against the Timberwolves, he played against Wiggins and LaVine alone. Although LaVine's defense was a bit of a show-off, Wiggins was quite good, not to mention that these two people didn't talk about it. Wu De always double-teamed Li Hao, and several times he started before halftime.
Double-teamed by Wiggins and LaVine, Li Hao's performance in this game was average, but this time other Lakers players stepped up. Jeremy Lin, Ryan Kelly, and Davis performed well.
By the way, Yang Shaoxia was reimbursed for the season. In the past period, Nick Young was still troubled by injuries. After the game with the Celtics, Yang Shaoxia’s knee injury worsened. After a period of recovery, he wanted to come back, but after a period of After some negotiations, the Lakers announced that Yang Shaoxia would be reimbursed for the season.
The Lakers lineup is not strong to begin with, and losing Shaoxia Yang will undoubtedly make it even weaker, especially the thickness of the bench. The Lakers only won 4 games in March was also partly related to the absence of Nick Young.
Although Nick Young is often a ghost, as long as Nick Young can be smart, it can help the team and reduce Li Hao's scoring burden.
Just take the game against the Timberwolves. If Nick Young was still here and his performance was not bad, then the suspense of this game would have been lost long ago, and the winner would not have to be decided at the last moment.
In the last minute of the game, the Timberwolves hit consecutive three-pointers. With 2.3 seconds left, LaVine chased the score to 101:101 in front of Li Hao.
The Lakers still had the last chance to shoot, and Li Hao did his part and successfully made the ball. It was also a three-pointer to complete the game-winner.
This is Li Hao's first buzzer beater since entering the NBA. It is the Lakers' first buzzer beater win this season and their third win this month.
In this game, Li Hao scored only 21 points after making the buzzer-beating shot. The double-teaming of Wiggins and LaVine still clearly restricted Li Hao.
But no matter what, the Lakers still won the game.
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The Lakers' fourth victory was also the last game in March. The opponent was the Philadelphia 76ers. After the All-Star Game, the 76ers sent the best rookie of the last century to the Bucks through a three-party trade.
From this point of view, the deal for the 76ers is not profitable at all. Although the 76ers have obtained multiple options, two of them are protected. Besides, McAway has scored more than 100 points this season. The season is short, but there is still progress in other aspects, and the future is worth looking forward to.
But if you look at the future, the 76ers are still very profitable. Not to mention that McAway's shooting has not improved at all. Injuries will come to the door next season. After that, McAway's performance plummeted, and he was eventually wiped out by everyone.
After McAway was traded away, the 76ers' strength further declined, which also made the 76ers a cash machine for the Lakers. Two of the Lakers' four wins in March were obtained from the 76ers.
