king of los angeles

Chapter 657. 657. Adhere to "Faith"

The Rockets' loss means that the Lakers have landed safely.

The two teams have only the last game left. Even if the Lakers lose to the Trail Blazers and the Rockets win the Suns, the two teams have the same record. According to the situation between them, the Lakers still rank third.

This game changed the situation in the West again. The Thunder rose to sixth with two consecutive victories, while the Jazz fell to seventh.This means that according to the current situation, Lin Feng will face his "old enemy" Westbrook in the first round of the playoffs.

The two are not just opponents. As early as the beginning of the season, the Lakers re-evaluated the outstanding Lin Feng.A new scouting report shows that his template is none other than Russell Westbrook.

Perhaps because of the similar playing styles of the two, sparks can always be sparked on the court.With Westbrook's temper, he is naturally not reconciled to being surpassed by a guy who uses himself as a template. On a certain level, this is a kind of humiliation.

Of course, this is not the final outcome of the West. In the last round, if the Thunder lose and the Jazz win, the Thunder will still fall to seventh to face their nemesis Denver Nuggets.

In the No.8 battle, the Spurs beat the Cavaliers in an away game with one more game, which allowed them to temporarily rise to the bottom of the playoffs.The Lakers' victory over the Clippers is likely to kick the rivals in the same city out of the series, which also triggered two waves of fan disputes on the Internet.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the Frank family prepared to drive away.Ursula and Lin Feng were reluctant to leave, but there was no good reason to stay overnight.

If he begged the Franks to keep Ursula at this time, it would be as simple as saying that he wanted to have her tonight.

That night, the Lakers chatted in the internal group for a while.The Thunder killed the Rockets, which was beyond the expectations of most fans.They can easily face the game against the Trail Blazers, and the final rankings of the two teams will not change, so it will be a very harmonious handshake ceremony.

"Are we going to rest? Haha!" It was Kuzma who spoke, and he thought he could easily spend the last game.

Finsen poured cold water on him, "Dude, even if we take a rest, it won't be us. That's the privilege of LeBron, Gary, and JaVale."

After speaking, he made a wry smile himself.

Kuzma realized this problem, and immediately responded with a cry, "You are right Lance, I almost thought I was the super core of the team."

Of course, even if Luke Walton chooses to rest the main players for the last game, someone needs to play on the court, and he must be worthy of the fans who paid to watch the game at Staples.

As the "traffic star" of Los Angeles, Kuzma's appearance will definitely cause screams.Maybe Walton will give him more than 30 minutes to perform to his heart's content, provided he doesn't get injured at this time.

Soon, Yingge appeared in the group. He posted a cool photo of himself at home, and then said that he was likely to come back in the third game of the first round.

"Come back soon brother, we are waiting for you." Lin Feng quickly typed a line.

Lao Zhan sent a hugging expression, "I can't wait to play with you Brandon, you have been away for too long."

Everyone welcomed Yingge's return to the team. If he really came back for the third game as he said, it would be great, because the previous opinion given by the team doctor was that he would miss the entire playoffs.

There is also good news that Lonzo Ball, who has been away from the court for most of the season, will also return in the playoffs, but the time has not yet been determined.This is another exciting point, but the team is too crowded at the point guard line, and I don't know how the coaching staff will balance it.

In short, everything is full of expectations, and the momentum of the Lakers is great.

Ursula couldn't wait to make a video call with him after returning home, and Lin Feng lay on the bed showing his tender side to his heart's content.

"What are you going to do if there really isn't a match?" Ursula asked mischievously.

Lin Feng thought for a while, "It hasn't been decided yet, but I think it is very likely that he will not need to play in the final round."

"If the coaching staff thinks that I am a very important core player." He added.

In fact, the Lakers coaching staff made two sets of plans long before the thunder and fire battle. Now the team's third place in the Western Conference is a foregone conclusion, and the victory or defeat in the final round is irrelevant.

The next morning's team practice was as usual, and both Pelinka and Magic Johnson came to the Staples Training Center early to meet with everyone.

The first thing we meet is a hug, telling each player that they have had a successful season, from last year's lottery pick to this year's championship contender, fifteen players have given their all.

"Gary, you are really good. Sometimes I seem to see myself in a trance." Johnson said very sincerely, his eyes were shining.

Lin Feng naturally knows how brilliant Johnson was in the past. He is a 206-centimeter tall point guard. He even played as a center in the 1980 Finals instead of the injured "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and scored 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 times. Explosive stats for assists.

"Sir, I know what you did in your rookie season. To be honest, I can't compare you at all."

Lin Feng is very humble. He understands the great energy contained in Johnson when he was young. He won the championship in his rookie season and was the most valuable player in the finals. He won all the honors in that year.

In contrast, Lin Feng's statistics and honors cannot be compared with him for the time being.

Johnson patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Beat me, you are the best point guard in history. Fortunately, you have at least 15 years to do this."

This can be regarded as an encouragement from the seniors to the young people. Lin Feng is very useful. He not only wants to win this year's championship, but also takes "the number one point guard in history" as his career goal.

Soon, Luke Walton appeared in front of everyone, told them after talking about chicken soup for the soul, in order to prepare for the playoffs, the team planned to rest some players in the final round of the game against the Trail Blazers.

That's good news, and most playoff teams will do the same.

After the regular season, there will be about three days of rest, and then the first round of the playoffs will start.After the baptism of 82 games, the players must be exhausted. It would be great for most players to have three or four days of rest, and the league will acquiesce in this kind of thing happening.

Fortunately, Lin Feng was on the rest list.In addition to him, there are Lao Zhan, McGee and Kuzma.Rondo and Pope will play tomorrow night's game, but the time will not be too long, and they want to train young people more.

Hearing this news, Kuzma was a little disappointed.Lin Feng didn't understand him, whether this guy wanted to rest or play.

This day's training lasted only two hours, and then everyone went home to rest.

The Lakers are a team in the upper half. Regardless of whether the final opponent is the Thunder or the Jazz, they will play two home games at Staples before going away. Therefore, they will stay in Los Angeles for the next week.

(End of this chapter)