The Lakers ushered in their longest losing streak of the season. After losing to the Kings and Spurs earlier, they lost to the Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Bulls, Clippers and Hornets.
A wave of seven consecutive losses, and the longest losing streak of the Lakers before this was six consecutive losses. At that time, the Lakers played eight consecutive away games, winning the first two away games and then losing the next six away games.
However, this time, the Lakers' schedule is much better than before. Five of the seven games are at the Staples Center, but even so, the Lakers broke their longest losing streak of the season.
The game against the Hornets was the Lakers' last game in January, which meant they lost the last seven games of the month.
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In the next five games, Li Hao's output was stable and there was no shortage of outbursts. Especially in the game against the Mavericks, Li Hao scored his second 40+ performance this season.
Li Hao played 40 minutes in the game, making 15 of 27 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, scoring 44 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block.
But this performance still failed to help the Lakers end their losing streak against the Mavericks. At the end of the game, the Lakers lost the game by four points.
102:106.
This was also the closest game among the five losses, and the most disparate score among the five games was against the Hornets, who also signed Jeremy Lin last summer.
However, the Hornets' victory has little to do with Jeremy Lin. Lin Crazy is losing his madness and gradually becoming an ordinary player.
The end of the game with the Hornets also represents the official end of January. This game is scheduled for the night of the 31st, and the end time of the game is almost 12 o'clock.
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The arrival of February also indicates that the regular season of this season has entered the second half. This year's All-Star Weekend will start on the 11th and will be held in Toronto. This is also the first time that the Menglong has joined the NBA to host an All-Star.
As for the All-Star lineup, it was already announced after the game against the Spurs. For the Lakers, Li Hao and Kobe Bryant once again joined the All-Star team and started together.
Kobe became the top vote-getter for this year's All-Stars, with over 2 million votes, while Li Hao had over 1.8 million votes, and Curry's 1.6 million votes were immediately cut off.
Although James also received more than one million votes, his vote count was barely over 100. There was a gap of nearly 600,000 votes between him and Curry. His subsequent votes could not be compared with those of the previous ones.
The starters in the West are Curry, Kobe, Li Hao, Durant and Leonard, while the starters in the East are Lowry, Wade, James, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony.
The substitute lineup was announced a week after the starting lineup. Li Hao's appearance will definitely have an impact on the Western Conference All-Star lineup, and the person affected is Warriors player Dreaming Green.
In the timeline without Li Hao, Green would have been selected for the Western Conference substitute lineup, but now that Li Hao is added and he directly becomes the starter, someone from the original lineup of the Western Conference will definitely be kicked out.
Among the substitutes in the Western Conference, Westbrook, Thompson, Anthony Davis, Cousins, Paul, Harden, and Aldridge are no more qualified to enter the All-Star than Green.
Whether it is performance on the court or status in the team, each of the above-mentioned people is higher than Green, so it is not difficult to understand why Green was kicked out.
After the league announced the All-Star substitute lineup on the 29th, Green's mentality immediately collapsed when he learned that he was not selected for the substitute lineup. Not only did he curse during training, but he also had an argument with his teammates because of his childhood.
For a player, All-Star status is a symbol, a recognition of his strength, and proof of his popularity, especially a second-round player like Green.
It's a pity that Li Hao doesn't know all this. If this guy knew that his appearance cost Green his original opportunity to be selected as an All-Star, then he would probably be very happy.
This guy is generous in some ways, but very stingy and vindictive in others.
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In addition to the All-Star Game, Li Hao also received invitations to the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Shootout Contest. Li Hao will definitely not participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. Although his physical fitness is better than LaVine and Gordon, he wants to win these two. People are really in some difficulties.
It is no exaggeration to say that this slam dunk contest can definitely be called the strongest in history, but because of this, the benefits are also very large, but for these benefits, you have to win.
To be honest, if he wants to win against LaVine and Gordon, Li Hao can only resort to a whirlwind slam dunk.
But the key is not Li Hao's move. Although Li Hao's physical talent can completely defeat all basketball players, even so, he is still a normal human being.
And Kang Long Bu Hui's whirlwind slam dunk is obviously anti-human.
Li Hao did not participate in the dunk contest, but he was willing to participate in the three-point contest. This is what Li Hao is currently most confident about, and participating in the three-point contest is also a compromise with the league. No, more precisely, it is an exchange.
Because Li Hao has definitely withdrawn from the Rookie Challenge. To be honest, it is a bit bullying for Li Hao to participate in the Rookie Challenge, even though Li Hao likes to bully rookies.
The Rookie Challenge is an opportunity for rookies to express themselves. Li Hao is wasting this spot by going to the Rookie Challenge now. Instead of wasting it on himself, it is better to give other rookies a chance.
Besides, Li Hao has already won the honor of the Rookie Challenge. Last season, Li Hao not only led the international rookie team to defeat the American rookie team, but also won the rookie MVP.
Therefore, Li Hao will still participate in two events this year. The first one is naturally the All-Star Game. This time, Li Hao has another task, which is to help Kobe win another All-Star MVP.
The second event is the three-point contest. Li Hao and the Splash Brothers participated together. Thinking about this scene makes people look forward to it.
Li Hao used to be a hit when he met the Rockets, but in fact Li Hao will also perform well against the Warriors, especially this season. In the first meeting, Li Hao ended the Warriors' 15-game winning streak with a record-breaking 66 points.
So far in the regular season, the strength of the Warriors has been certified by the entire league, because the Warriors have only lost 4 games so far.
Furthermore, it was the third time the two teams met. Li Hao and Curry staged a three-point battle. That game was definitely one of the most exciting games of the season. The two made 9 and 8 three-pointers respectively. , accounting for more than half of the team's three-pointers.
In the end, even though Li Hao hit a record-breaking 13 three-pointers, his 13 three-pointers in a single game broke the single-game three-point record shared by Curry, Kobe and Marshall.
So after Li Hao agreed to participate in the three-point contest, the league immediately started publicity mode.
Li Hao vs Splash Brothers.
Isn’t this wave of topics and attention going to be full?
This year's dunk contest is enough to go down in history, and can even be said to be the most classic one. But before the dunk contest actually begins, the three-point contest between Li Hao and the Splash Brothers is the most interesting.
