On January 31, the Lakers defeated the Kings and their winning streak reached 21 games.

So far, all games in January have ended. The Lakers have achieved a complete victory record this month, widening the gap with the Celtics.

Although the Celtics' previous record was not as good as the Lakers', the gap was very small, always hovering between 1-2 wins.

After January's games, the Celtics have fallen behind, with a difference of 5 wins between the two teams.

The Lakers are first in the league with 42 wins and 4 losses, and the Celtics are second in the league with 36 wins and 8 losses.

This gap is a bit big, and it’s not easy to catch up under normal circumstances.

Anyway, Lakers fans have already started celebrating early.

The team's record goal at the beginning of the season was to surpass the Celtics, and it has now been achieved.

The next step is to surpass ourselves and hit 73 wins.

Judging from the current state of the Lakers, it is very promising.

42 wins and 4 losses, 91% victory, the league was shocked.

The media continues to hype it up.

At the same time, the best players for January have been announced one after another.

The winner in the Eastern Conference is LeBron James. His statistics exploded this month, scoring 33.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists. He also led the team to a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.

Of course it can't be compared to the Lakers' complete victory, but it's pretty good compared to other teams.

What's more important is that the data of 3397 is too shocking. If it weren't for the Lakers' complete victory, the news this month would definitely belong to James.

And now, he has not been ignored by the media and has received unanimous praise.

In order to praise him, the league and the media began to support the argument that James did not have good teammates, otherwise his record would definitely be better.

There is actually nothing wrong with this argument. James's current teammates are indeed very interesting.

However, the media went too far and almost described Ilgauskas, Gooden and others as CBA players, which is very offensive.

James stands out in the Eastern Conference, while competitors Howard and Garnett's data have declined slightly.

The competition in the West is quite fierce.

Kobe Bryant, Zhang Zhiyuan, Yao Ming, and Paul are all very strong competitors.

Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan have a record advantage. The team won all the games in January, and the statistics are also very beautiful.

Kobe averaged 31.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Zhang Zhiyuan scored 27.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists, shooting 58% from the field and 49% from the three-point range. He ranked first in the league in three-point attempts and field goals, and in efficiency.

The Hornets were 12-3 in January and played very well.

And Paul is single-core, which is a plus.

His statistics are 24 points and 12.2 assists, second in the league in efficiency, second only to Zhang Zhiyuan.

The Rockets are 11-4 in January.

Even though they were badly beaten by the Lakers, they were a strong team when dealing with other slow-paced teams. Even the Spurs and Pistons were defeated by them.

However, they also lost to the Suns and Warriors, and they seemed to be particularly afraid of teams that played fast and randomly.

Yao Ming's statistics of 26.2 points and 12 rebounds are also very gorgeous, and their value is no less than those of Paul and Kobe.???.

Like Paul, he also has a huge advantage, that is, single core.

Tracy McGrady, who no one cares about, has defaulted to not being the core.

In the end, the Western Conference Player of the Month for January was won by Yao Ming.

Fans of Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan were naturally unhappy and said this was unreasonable. The Lakers played the best in January and the best player of the month should be selected from the Lakers.

Paul's fans are not satisfied either. They say that assists are more valuable than rebounds, and the Hornets have a better record than the Rockets, so the best player of the month should go to Paul.

The fans are right when they talk to the public, and the mother-in-law is right when they say it to her mother-in-law.

But this cannot change the established result.

As time enters February, fans continue to pay attention to the Lakers' winning streak, McGrady's trade, and the upcoming All-Stars.

On the 2nd, the Lakers defeated the Raptors by 42 points and won 22 consecutive games.

The Los Angeles stars combined for 73 points.

Fans have begun to get used to it and become numb.

The two strongest scorers after 2000 come together, and it's normal to play any game.

On the 4th, McGrady's trade was still settled, but news of O'Neal's trade came.

O'Neal's injuries this season (hip injury and constant pain in his left knee) have affected him very badly, and he currently averages only 13 points and 7 rebounds per game.

He didn't play well and had conflicts with the team.

Pat Riley didn't coddle him and traded him directly, sending him to the Suns in exchange for Marion and Marcus Banks.

Banks is an addition, and this deal can basically be regarded as Marion exchanging for the Sharks.

When Marion gets older, he may be able to brag to fans who don't know the truth that he is the man who can only trade for the Sharks.

The deal was criticized by the media, saying it was a lose-lose deal.

The Heat's acquisition of Marion will not significantly improve the team's record, and sending away the team's champion makes the Heat appear particularly ruthless.

O'Neal helped the Heat win the first championship in team history. With this kind of achievement, Cuban would definitely support O'Neal in his old age.

It seems baffling that the Suns agreed to this deal. The Suns' magic weapon to win is running and gunning and quick counterattacks.

How can you run with a bunch of big sharks?

Although O'Neal can help the Suns improve their interior defense, this hint is limited.

And if you want to break out of the Western Conference, you must face the Lakers. O'Neal is obviously a weakness when playing against the Lakers.

Of course, this is the pessimistic view.

Optimists also said that the Suns do not lack Marion's firepower. If they want to defeat the Lakers, they must strengthen their defense, and O'Neal is just right.

Makes up for this.

This kind of argument is so logical that it makes people unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

In this regard, fans can only wait and wait for the confrontation between the two teams in the playoffs.

On the 6th, the Lakers continued their winning streak.

And Tracy McGrady's deal finally came to fruition.

The Rockets sent Tracy McGrady, and the Clippers sent Cassel Mobley a first-rounder.

Elgin Baylor's operation was considered a brainless move.

No one knows why he did this. After all, Zhang Zhiyuan has publicly announced that he will go to a bad team next season. The Clippers, who are in a big city, are actually very promising.

Wouldn't bringing in Tracy McGrady mean giving up on Zhang Zhiyuan?

In fact, Elgin Baylor is just betting that McGrady can return to his peak. He feels that McGrady's poor performance this season is only due to injuries. As long as they can return to the state of last season, the Clippers will make a profit.

As for Zhang Zhiyuan, that is too vague. Anyway, Elgin thinks the Clippers have no advantage.

The Clippers lost money on this deal, but the Rockets didn't make any money either.

Cassel is already old and about to retire, and Mobley's condition has also declined seriously, and he has fallen out of the starting lineup this season.

These two people have little effect on the Rockets. The only value they have is the first-round pick.

After all, this is the Clippers' first-round pick.

After the transaction was completed, McGrady smiled and said it was a good start.

In fact, he was just suffering in his heart and couldn't express it.

The Clippers play the Lakers four times a season. They only play two games this season, and they have to play the Lakers twice.

With the Clippers' current lineup, it would be a forfeit against the Lakers.

On the 8th, the Lakers challenged the Hawks away from home, almost overturning 98-97.

The Eagles are playing very well this season, but they are hardly a strong team.

However, most of their team is composed of young players, who are very motivated and impactful, and have enough physical strength to compete with the Lakers.

Because the Lakers have been playing at a fast pace, the players are relatively more tired.

In this game, the Lakers collectively felt bad, and it was quite rare that they didn't score more than 100 points.

If Josh Smith hadn't made a key mistake at the last minute, the Lakers might have lost this game.

25 consecutive wins.

Some media said that the Lakers were just lucky.

Zhang Zhiyuan said that luck is also a part of strength.
To be continued...