On December 30, the Lakers beat the weak Rockets 114 to 90 at home, winning 27 wins.

After Olajuwon left, the Rockets lost their axis inside and relied on blue-collar Kevin Kato to play, and the offense focused on double-gun in the backcourt.

Cartino Mobri averaged 42 minutes per game, scoring 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting percentage of 44% and three-point shooting percentage of 39.5%.

Steve Francis averaged 41 minutes per game, scoring 21.5 points, 7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting percentage of 41.7% and three-point shooting percentage of 32.4%.

At first glance, these two people are quite powerful and have good offensive firepower. In fact, they are just "shooting birds" game style. The Rockets basically have no tactics, with 9 wins and 22 losses at the beginning, and there is no hope of entering the playoffs.

Mobley averaged two three-pointers per game, and was very sure of receiving the ball, and his efficiency was pretty good.

As the core, Francis was completely unqualified. Not only did he have poor shooting choices, his shooting percentage was low, he averaged 4 turnovers per game.

The Rockets' shooting percentage is even lower this year's No. 7 pick Eddie Griffin, who shot 36.4% from the field and averaged 9 shots per game and could only exchange 8.8 points. Compared with Richard Jefferson who exchanged his club, this is really a tragedy.

This time, the Western Conference Player of the Month is O'Neal, who averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds per game, making him the most stable in the Lakers.

Entering 2002, the Lakers' opponents in January were almost all weak teams, and continued to win consecutive games. After defeating the Pacers on January 9, they achieved an astonishing 32 consecutive games.

The opponent in the 33rd game is the Timberwolves, and the media is ready to announce that the Lakers tied the historical winning streak.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers were behind at the beginning and 17 points behind in the first half. Guo Xu and Kobe became blacksmiths. The Lakers' role players performed poorly, and Timberwolves veteran Trier Brandon was absent, the team did a great job on both offense and defense.

Minnesota players want to win, they are proactive in playing, and the Alaska dogs don’t show off. You think I’m a Husky!

Billups served as a substitute for Brandon for a long time, and wiped out all the edges and corners of his body. He played more steadily, organized the offense well, and also made 4 three-pointers himself.

Unfortunately, Billups is a heavy defender, and his chasing speed is not fast enough, so he still has weaknesses against Guo Xu. Guo Xu made three three-pointers in the final quarter, including a three-point equalizing in 11.3 seconds, dragging the game into overtime, 120 to 120.

Nestrovic left the court with 6 fouls in overtime, O'Neal scored 4 points in a row, assisting Jim Jackson to make a three-pointer, establishing an advantage with a 7-0 wave.

The Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 131-126 in the final game, tying the historical record with 33 consecutive victories.

The Lakers' 34th opponent is the Wizards.

The Wizards are weak teams, and it is normal for them to not beat the Lakers, but they have Michael Jordan in their team, which is more embarrassing.

This was Jordan's second comeback. When he announced that he would donate all his annual salary of $1 million in his first season to the American people who suffered 911 trauma, it caused a huge sensation in the sports world and the entire American society.

Moreover, Jordan did not choose the Bulls, but chose the Wizards in the US capital Washington! This choice is called a "political" choice!

Unfortunately, it seems that this is a wrong decision, which makes Jordan go from the "altar" to a mortal.

Jordan's first retirement was willful because he was already in a high position; his first comeback was something that everyone expected to save the sluggish NBA.

That comeback not only did not make Jordan's popularity decline, but also pushed him to a new level. After all, he only started his second three-game championship at the age of 33, and such a miracle is difficult to replicate.

And this time, Jordan made a comeback not for the championship, but for his personal interests.

After Jordan retired in 1998, he was not short of money. His salary in the last two years reached 30 million, and his sneakers also brought him huge income. However, Jordan was not satisfied and wanted to invest in the Bulls, but the Bulls' management had long had a conflict with Jordan, so he had to choose the Wizards.

Before his comeback, Jordan was the general manager of the Wizards, who owned 5%-10% of the team's shares. The fans of Washington also bought it at first, thinking that you could see Jordan when you buy tickets, but it was different after they realized that they could only see Jordan sitting in the top box smoking cigars. In the 2000-01 season, the Wizards' ticket sales were the last in the league.

The league stipulates that players cannot own stakes in the team, so Jordan decided to follow the example of the "Magic" in 1996.

Johnson also made a brief comeback in the 1995-96 season. At that time, he and Lakers boss Bass agreed to sell the shares to Bass first. When he retired, he could buy back the shares from Bass at the original price.

So Jordan also reached an oral agreement with the Wizards boss Abel Polyn. After selling his shares, he used his comeback to attract attendance and then bought back the original price of the shares when he retired in the future.

In Guo Xu's previous life, it turned out that Jordan's appeal was indeed strong. After his comeback, the Wizards' ticket sales immediately rose.

However, when Jordan retired again in 2003, his boss Polyn repented that he did not return the shares to Jordan, and broke up, drove Jordan away like the Bulls, and no longer allowed him to participate in any Wizards management work.

Jordan was not angry and had a cerebral infarction or a myocardial infarction, thanks to his super physical fitness.

What's even worse is that Jordan is no longer the omnipotent "god" in the hearts of fans. People find that Jordan, who has been deified, will become tired and completely dissatisfied with his psychological expectations. Many fans are too lazy to vote for Jordan even in the All-Star Game. He can still become an omnipotent in the East this year, but he can only be a substitute when he becomes popular in the West.

The Wizards' goal in the new season is only to strive for the playoffs. Apart from Jordan and Hamilton, the Wizards have no stars who can make a name for themselves. Their sixth man this season is actually Tyrone Lou, which shows the potential of this team.

Tyrone Lu's performance was expected, and the Wizards felt that they had found a treasure at the base salary. He averaged 20.5 minutes per game and scored 8 points and 3.5 assists.

But the Wizards' No. 1 pick Kwame Brown was so disappointing, averaging only 15 minutes per game, scoring 5 points and 3.5 rebounds. He is just a defensive blue-collar worker and is often scolded by Jordan.

After the game started, Guo Xu served as a substitute, and Fisher dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball. The biggest highlight was that Jordan and Kobe played against each other.

Both of them have very active defenses and are constantly entangled, but the strength gap between the two teammates is too big, and this is destined not to be a battle.

Kobe cannot break through and pass the ball, and Jordan cannot break through, so there are too few options to pass the ball.

O'Neal soon became the protagonist on the court, fighting Jahidi White to score consecutively.

Jahidi is a strange player, 206cm tall and 132 kilograms tall. He can withstand O'Neal, but his height cannot stop O'Neal from turning around and shooting.

The Lakers led by 10 points in a single quarter. Guo Xu brought a substitute in the second quarter, and the score was widened by 13-2. Tyron Lu was defended by him. Guo Xu played pick-and-roll on the offensive end, leaving Tyron Lu and Heywood with no choice.

Without any suspense, the Lakers set a new historical record of 34 consecutive victories while stepping on Jordan!

Kobe scored a triple-double, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists; O'Neal and Guo Xu scored 20+ respectively.

The Lakers have broken all the league's record in the past two seasons, and their playoff record is even less likely to be broken, at most they draw because they win all the wins.
Chapter completed!