Chapter 431

The Clippers are approaching 33 consecutive victories again, and the Lakers are in N

aThe immortal legend left in history.

In the 1971-1972 season, Chamberlain of the Lakers, Jerry West, 33, captain Elgin Baylor was 37 years old. After the start of the season, Baylor only played 8 games before retiring due to a serious knee injury.

But Lakers' new coach Bill Shaman made some key adjustments to keep the team alive. In order to concentrate on organizing the team's offense, he put Gale Goodridge into the starting lineup to share West's scoring burden. In addition, Shaman convinced Chamberlain to focus on defense and support passes for his teammates rather than scoring, which made the Lakers very competitive.

On November 5, 1971, the Lakers defeated the Baltimore Bullets 110-106. So far, they began a journey of not losing for more than two months, winning 33 consecutive games.

When the Clippers achieved a thrilling victory last year, fans already put it

A's winning streak record came out and waited, but unfortunately they only achieved the second consecutive victory in history and stopped. In the shrinking season, the Clippers seemed to have a better chance to break this record. They defeated the most threatening New Jersey Nets twice and are already the dominant one.

When the Clippers scored a regular season record that broke league records last season, people began to fantasize about their day of breaking the 33-game winning streak.

This record seems very fantastic and out of reach. But for the Clippers with a strong lineup, it is no longer far away. Like the Lakers in 1971, they did not rely on the personal ability of the stars to win, but on teamwork and excellent skills and tactics. Coincidentally, Ye Feng also reduced his shots and increased support and passes, just like Chamberlain that year.

Another advantage of the Clippers is Tom Thibodeau, an excellent coach.

Thibodeau's success comes from the efforts he puts in more people than he has put in. Whether in the Rockets, Boston, or the Clippers, Thibodeau gives people a workaholic image. In the morning, Thibodeau is the first to enter the gym; in the evening, he is the last to leave. If you ask him what kind of person he is? His professionalism is what most people mention first.

Thibodeau is obsessed with work, and he is focused on it except basketball. It is this kind of focus that has enabled him to gain the trust of players and other coaches. Celtics coach Rivers is deeply impressed by Thibodeau's work. When evaluating this former assistant, Rivers said: "Tom has an incredible work intensity, he has gained the trust of players, and the ideas he has explained to us are acceptable and effective."

Almost all he devotes to basketball 24 hours a day. This focus makes Thibodeau know everyone in the league. Thibodeau is countless people. He can easily find out the weaknesses of his opponents and find ways to help the players in the team. For example, Yi Jianlian. In the Clippers, Yi Jianlian's data has decreased compared to before, but his efficiency has improved a lot. His shooting percentage has also reached 45.3%, which is good for him who relies on shooting.

Thibodeau is not only able to help a player make a big progress, but he also knows how to bond a team. In his eyes, players are not a big name or not. He has always been selfless and criticized Loafer, Curry and other players countless times, mercilessly, especially when there are loopholes in the defensive end, he will blame him more severely. He is not against others, but every word and every accusation is so loud. He connects the concepts of the entire team through his understanding of individual players.

Now Thiboddeo is already a coach who can attack and defend. In Ye Feng's previous life, he coached the Bulls. There was no superstar in the team. Derek Ross, who had not fulfilled the rookie contract, was the Bulls' number one core. With a not particularly outstanding lineup, Thiboddeo allowed the Bulls to surpass the Heat and achieved the best record in the league that year, making Ross the regular season MVP! When the ace he could play became the Gasol brothers, Love, Smith, Ye Feng and others, how could it be easy to lose?

The Clippers' next schedule is very favorable, with the opponents being the Suns, Rockets, Pistons, Pacers, and Thunder.

The away game against the Thunder on the 22nd is the biggest obstacle for the Clippers to hit their winning streak record. As long as they win, their winning streak record will reach 31 games. The subsequent opponent Hornets are a weak team for free. On the 25th, the home game against the Grizzlies will become a key battle. If they win, they will tie the record. The game against the Nuggets on the 27th will determine the birth of a new record. They can even improve the record by several games. The Spurs and the Trail Blazers behind seem to have no possibility of defeating the Clippers.

After four days and three battles, the opponent was trembling, and the door to dreams was opened. The Clippers have made critics dare not ignore reality anymore and continue to hold on to the idea that "the record of 33 consecutive victories cannot be broken."

Espn's columnist Sheldon has already painted a beautiful dream for the Clippers before they start their battle: "The Clippers should be able to walk through the first four games without any injuries, with the first three opponents being teams outside the playoff roster. The Pacers' lineup is flawed and it is difficult to beat the Clippers... In other words, they only need to win the Thunder and run to a 34-game winning streak! And the Thunder has never beaten the Clippers with Ye Feng."

The Lakers' 33-game winning streak has been covered for 40 years. Lakers' main player Goodridge once said that "33-game winning streak is a record that will never be broken." Now someone is already playing it, and it is not the Clippers' own yy, but experts from the entire league are designing the future for the Clippers, and there is nothing they dare not think about.

Not only are they invincible in the regular season, they also have a high chance of defending their titles successfully in the playoffs. In addition to this winning streak, the Clippers averaged 127.2 points per game. They may break two ancient records in a single season. At the same time, they are not simply good at offense, and they also have another weapon based on the playoffs - defense!

They have two stars inside and outside, Ye Feng, who is almost certain to be the regular season MVP, what else do they lack? Under the light of their dreams, the Clippers' lineup does not even have a clear goal! Even if there is, it is difficult for other teams to catch it.

On March 16, the Clippers played against the Suns away.

Perhaps God wants to make it easier to win by driving the ship. Steve Nash is absent due to injury in this game. Shannon Brown enters the starting lineup. The Clippers can easily pull out a defender, which is better than Brown. Even if Nash comes on the court, it is impossible to defeat the Clippers. Now Channing Fry and Jared Dudley are the strongest attackers that the Solars have taken, and the ending can be imagined.

135 to 96, the Clippers won the big score. Ye Feng scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Paul Gasol scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Love scored 15 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists, Smith scored a lot of points in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. The Clippers players scored a lot, and Ye Feng did not score points on the weak team. He has completely set his goal on breaking the record, and his personal data is no longer important. What the Clippers need to do now is to try to play as flexible as possible to ensure victory. If you lose a game before breaking the record, I am afraid that the entire Clippers players will regret it for the rest of their lives.

On the 18th, the Clippers played against the Houston Rockets away.

The Rockets' usual starting lineup is Dragic, Kevin Martin, Badinger, Patrick Patterson, and Delham Porter.

The Clippers sent Curry, Ye Feng, Smith, Love, and Gran Gasol.

Ye Feng, the second position, was not a confrontation, but abusive treatment. Even if the Clippers asked Badinger to defend, they would still be abused. The Clippers had the advantage and had another big victory. Martin had a defensive loophole on the court and could not make an attack. He was defended by Ye Feng so hard that he made 3 of 14 shots in the game, made 4 free throws, and scored 10 points. Ye Feng scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

On the 19th, the Clippers faced 13 wins and 32 losses back to back. The Detroit Pistons, which ranked last in the East, also won easily, and the strength of the two teams was too huge.

On the 21st, the Pacers paid the gun in the third quarter, and David West was defended and scored only 3 points and 4 rebounds in the whole game. Without a goal in the sports game, he was really not worthy of his annual salary of tens of millions.

30 consecutive wins! People exclaimed that the Clippers were crazy! They were n

a. The strongest team ever. If the Mavericks hadn't won one game, the Clippers had already achieved an unprecedented 45 consecutive wins.

On the 22nd, the Clippers played back-to-back away against the Thunder.

The key battle has arrived. The Thunder is not weak, and now it has achieved a record of 35 wins and 11 losses, ranking second in the West. They are the team with the closest record in the Western Conference to the Clippers. If they also lose, how can other teams win? The Grizzlies, which rely on the fourth place in the West? This season, the Grizzlies have also lost to the Clippers. The strength of the two teams is also different, mainly on the outside.

Before the game started, the Thunder shouted the slogan of winning and wanted to play this game as the finals. However, the use of slogans alone is not particularly useful, and there is no bonus.

a. The boss is not allowed to give the player an extra bonus. If the boss says he wins this game and gives $5 million, the Thunder players may rise immediately.

Durant doesn't want to lose anymore, but now it's not his and Ye Feng's competition. What he wants to find a way to defeat is not Ye Feng, but the Clippers. Ye Feng knows how to help his teammates and achieve himself at the same time. The Clippers rely on the whole, the Thunder rely on the stars, and the two teams have essential differences.

The Thunder's condition has been fluctuating recently. Facing the strong rival of the Clippers in this game, the Thunder launched a large attack at the beginning, but it hit a nail. The Clippers sent a defensive lineup, Tony Allen started, and together with Ye Feng and Smith, they formed a super defense line on the outside, and Paul Gasol and Love protect the backcourt rebounds. The Clippers use joint defense, and the Thunder is very uncomfortable.

The shortcomings of this Thunder are obvious, that is, the lack of three-pointers. Perkins, Ibaka, Seifrosa, and even Rose are not good at shooting three-pointers. The Thunder are afraid of shrinking defense, and this is precisely one of the tactics that Clippers players are best at.
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