super small forward

Chapter 499 499. Ten consecutive victories

Men just want to be surprised...

Men just want to keep their opponents unpredictable...

The Knicks players were heartbroken at this time.

"You have Antetokounmpo and Whiteside on the court, you should continue to wave! We can double-team you! We all double-teamed here, and you actually played without the ball!"

The Knicks' defense was taken off again by Liu Ren.

Their defensive strategy in the second quarter is to defend Liu Ren to the death and prevent Liu Ren from continuing to wave.At this time, Liu Ren used his tricks, attracted double-teams, and then watched his teammates four-on-three.

After thinking about it and verifying it with actual actions, Liu Ren understood that it is not necessary to be so disciplined in playing.

This non-compliance does not mean ignoring the rules or something, but to be conscious, to make waves when you want to, and when you make waves at a certain time, it will bring unexpected help to the team.

The Knicks became a victim of Liu Ren's experiment. The first quarter was still there for a while, but the whole thing began to collapse in the second quarter!
The Knicks' defensive focus is too much on Liu Ren, the Knicks still have too little time to rise and have no experience, Fisher is still too young, and the rookie coach can't see things clearly. Behind it, and mainly in terms of the team system.

For example, if Popovich wants to defend against the Lakers, he will definitely not put the entire defensive focus on Liu Ren, but use the best player to defend against Liu Ren alone, and then defend against the rest of the Lakers as a whole. Jen had to keep singles out of the situation.

Not only Fisher, Cavaliers head coach Blatter, Eagles head coach Budenholzer, Warriors head coach Cole are all wrong!The policy they formulated may be effective before Liu Ren wakes up, but once Liu Ren understands the essence of "waves", he will be played by Liu Ren and applauded!

Liu Ren controlled the game from the very beginning, and the Knicks didn't take advantage from the beginning to the end, and were beaten normally by the Lakers!
Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers led 76-50 by 26 points, and the Knicks players had begun to doubt their lives.

Anthony, who was very confident before the game, was stunned. Why is it different from what he imagined?Is there such a big gap between the second in the Eastern Conference and the first in the league?
After the Knicks' defensive end collapsed, the offensive end was also affected, and finally became a duo of Anthony and JR-Smith...

Liu Ren clocked out of get off work in three quarters and scored 35 points on 16 of 42 shots.

The shooting rate is relatively poor, hitting 19 irons in three quarters, but it killed the entire Lakers!
The wave has to be waved!
In the end, the Lakers beat the Knicks 115 to 97, winning ten consecutive victories!
62 wins and 5 losses!
The Lakers surpassed the final record that all teams in the East may have ahead of schedule!
The Eagles, the No. 48 in the East, are now 20 wins and 62 losses. Even if they win all the next games, they only have [-] wins, and the Lakers swept the Eagles in the regular season. That is to say, no matter which team in the East reaches the finals, as long as the Lakers Successfully reaching the finals has home court advantage!
In fact, not only is there no team in the Eastern Conference that has a chance to surpass the Lakers' record, but the Western Conference is also gone.

Even if the Lakers lose all the remaining games now, only the Warriors have a chance to surpass the Lakers. Starting from the third place in the West, no team has any hope of surpassing the Lakers, even if it is hope.

The only two teams that have reached 50 wins so far are the Lakers and the Warriors. The Warriors have played 50 wins and 16 losses so far, and at most they will strive to win 60+ games.

However, if the Lakers really lose the remaining games from now on, they may still be overtaken by the Warriors.

But that is obviously impossible.

In addition to the Lakers, there are actually only the Warriors and the Eagles who have a chance to reach 60 wins. After losing to the Lakers, the Knicks lost their 23rd game of the season and their record became 46 wins and 23 losses. The Trail Blazers in the third and the Clippers in the fifth in the West are also 46 wins and 23 losses, and the Rockets in the fourth in the West are only 43 wins and 25 losses.

As for the Clippers, it was really bad luck.

Originally, if the Lakers did not rise, then they would be able to enter the top four, and then they could be ranked second according to the record, because they have the advantage of winning against each other against the Trail Blazers.

However, since the Lakers and Warriors rank among the top two in the West, but the first place in each of the three major divisions in each division must enter the top four, it is impossible for the Clippers to surpass the Warriors and Lakers in the same division. So even if their record is better than the third in the West, they can only be fifth.

The Spurs started to work hard in February, and their record has been improved to 2 wins and 41 losses. Even the Spurs, who played so badly in the first half, may surpass the Clippers, overturning the Rockets and climbing to the fourth position in the Western Conference. No matter how good it is, it can only be fifth.

When the fans saw the Clippers players, especially when they saw Paul, they had to start feeling sad again.

With this record, the Clippers can't make it to the top four, and they can't fall. They are destined to be fifth in the West!

No matter which team is replaced by the third and fourth teams in the West, it cannot be the Clippers!
That is to say, even if the Clippers pass the first round, they will meet the Lakers in the second round!

As the playoffs got closer, people began to discuss the situation of the playoffs, and then discussed the Clippers ranking.

Paul's Western Conference finals floor seems to be farther away...

"I feel sorry for Paul for three seconds, as if they are going to meet the Lakers in the second round."

"Yes, I thought the Clippers would definitely be in the top four this year, and they might have a chance to avoid the Lakers and Spurs, then they would have a very high chance of reaching the Western Conference Finals, and Paul might touch the floor of the conference finals, but Now it seems that the Clippers may meet the Spurs in the first round and the Lakers in the second round..."

"The Lakers have played so well this year, and it can be said that there are signs. After all, they have won 60 wins last year. It is not particularly unexpected to get 70 wins this year. But the Warriors are too surprising. They How did it become a team other than the Lakers? The Clippers are really unlucky!"

"The Clippers are unlucky not only because they were squeezed to fifth place by the Warriors. As a friend upstairs said, the Clippers are very likely to meet the Spurs in the first round! We thought the Spurs were over in the first half of the season, but they are in They showed their fangs again in February, and the fact that the Spurs are dead is all a lie! They were just playing health balls for the first three months, and now they are alive again when it comes time to compete for the playoff rankings!"

"Why are the Clippers so unlucky?"

"That's right! The Clippers were as invincible as the Spurs last year. Suddenly, they encountered the boss and pitted the team. This year, they made a comeback. They have to face the Spurs and the Lakers. Even if they beat the Spurs, they still have to shed a layer of skin. How can you play against the Lakers? And you can’t say whether you can beat the Spurs.”

"Could the Clippers be cursed?"

"I think Paul is cursed..."

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After four days and three games, the Lakers finally got two days off.

With this mighty ten-game winning streak, the Lakers players can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

There are 15 games left, as long as 11 of them are won, the biggest goal of this season's regular season can be achieved!
The opponents in the remaining 15 games, those teams that are called strong teams, are all teams they have defeated this season, and they have also defeated them with a big advantage, so they can feel a little more at ease.

The next opponent is a back-to-back against the Philadelphia 76ers and Thunder at home.

The third-to-last team in the league has no tactics to arrange. In view of the tight schedule recently, D'Antoni directly gave the players two days off to let them take a good rest. Even Kobe, Gasol, and Nash's three major Veterans are given three days off and will only play when they are playing against the Thunder.

It was a holiday, and ten games were played in [-] days. The compactness and intensity made Liu Ren, an energetic young man, feel exhausted.

Not the kind of exhaustion that is physically exhausting, but mental fatigue.

However, when it comes to adjusting mental health, the team has special assistants to manage this aspect. Their advice is that when the season is tacit, and when there is a holiday, it is best not to touch anything related to the NBA.

Don't read Twitter, don't read Facebook, don't go to basketball websites, watch TV and preferably don't watch sports channels.

Because whether you are playing well now, as long as you are exposed to these things, it will affect your psychology.

If you play well, people are praising you, and then you will be more or less stressed, wanting to continue to be as good or even better in the future, and you will be stressed when you should be resting.

And those who fight badly will definitely feel worse when they are scolded.

Liu Ren took this very seriously. He originally planned to stay at home and play video games during his two-day rest period. Unfortunately, this kind of leisurely life with nothing to do had just begun. After half a day, before he had enough time, two Uninvited guests broke such a comfortable and beautiful time.

And Liu Ren didn't know how to entertain these two people, because they came without any preparation at all, so it was still the old rule, the big loli made sushi, and Liu Ren took them to play in the training hall.

Speaking of which, Liu Ren's training facility has become a fad in the NBA. Except for the Lakers players, anyone who can be invited by Liu Ren to play will have a lot of face.

It's not that Liu Ren has a lot of face, but that the people Liu Ren has invited are almost all big names.

James, Anthony, Harden, Splash Brothers... the next ones are Hayward, Wiggins...

This is not the point, the point is that the NBA players that Liu Ren has hired are full of players, and they still can't make up the number of two hands!

This makes those who have been invited by Liu Ren have face.

Of course, Liu Ren is very familiar with these people. If he is not so familiar, even if he comes to Beverly Hills to find him, he will go to other places to find a restaurant or bar to entertain them.

Liu Ren was really not ready today, so he watched the Rockets vs. Clippers game in the training hall that he didn't want to watch.

I have to say, it's pretty cool!

After the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers have a tight schedule. In addition to the All-Star Weekend, he has not watched an NBA game for more than a month. He has nothing to do to watch the game. He found that it is not like psychology books and teaching assistants. I have such a burden in my heart, but I can compare my own advantages and disadvantages, and I can complain!

"The one who shoots three-pointers, look at the bearded man, he is called a shooting guard. He is capable inside and outside, draws first-class fouls, and has top-notch skills. It doesn't look like you can only shoot three-pointers." Liu Ren seemed to be targeting someone. Just now, Harden forced a European step against Barnes, which not only caused a foul by Barnes, but also scored 2+1.

Curry twitched the corner of his mouth. He knew he wasn't talking about him, but Liu Ren's phrase "the one who shot the three-pointer" sounded so awkward to him.

"I'm the coach's tactical arrangement! I can still do those things if I want. But can those fancy things win? We just need to win!" Thompson emphasized angrily.

The corner of Curry's mouth twitched again, hey, have you accepted the title of "three-point shooter" just like this, is it so casual?

"Stephen, I'm talking to you, why ignore me." Liu Ren turned his head and said to Curry as if he didn't hear Thompson's words.

"Ah...? Oh, um." Curry obviously didn't react, but after he groaned, seeing Thompson's furious look, he groaned and didn't speak, which was his answer to Liu Ren.

"Bastard, you're kidding me!" Thompson grabbed Liu Ren's clothes and yelled.

"Clay? Hey! When did you come to my house? Oh! By the way, you are going to play the Clippers away tomorrow, but why did you come today? And you have three days off, but the Clippers are back to back, picking up cheap It feels really good, doesn't it?" Liu Ren looked like he had just discovered Thompson, and then decisively activated the mouth escape technique that can kill anger.

"Boss! You are indeed the biggest opponent in my life!" Thompson said through gritted teeth.

If it wasn't very likely to be beaten unilaterally, Thompson might have punched Liu Ren.

Liu Ren looked at Thompson's appearance, but what appeared in his mind was the iron-blooded frog man Matt Kai who was repeatedly teased by Kakashi...

Immediately, black lines covered Liu Ren's head.

Liu Ren seems to have seen the sunset, the sea...

"Hmph, boss, we are guests, will you entertain us to watch TV when we come to your house?" Thompson said with a look of disgust.

Obviously this guy couldn't argue with each other and was about to start finding fault.

"Watching TV is great, and is it free to watch the game? I paid for the Clippers' viewing rights so that you can learn more about tomorrow's opponents!"

"You obviously want to study it yourself because you will meet the Clippers in the second round of the playoffs!"

"Really? I didn't even know we would meet the Clippers in the second round if you didn't tell me. Thank you very much."

"..."

Thompson looked up at the ceiling, suddenly speechless.

Curry clutched his forehead, his partner felt a little stupid!I was completely teased by the other party!

Curry quickly interrupted: "Why don't we practice the ball? I visited your house last time, but I haven't played here. It looks very good."

"One-on-one? I haven't played for a long time, but if you two, me and one-on-one are too boring. I will let you fight with one hand." Liu Ren looked at Thompson deliberately as he said.

Sure enough, Thompson was on fire: "What are you talking about? If you have the guts, come and fight! Who's afraid that you won't succeed!"

"Are you sure?" Liu Ren asked lightly.

"..."

For an instant Thompson wasn't so sure again.

"..." Curry looked at the ceiling speechlessly, comforting himself in his heart: "This is my own teammate, my own, stupid is a bit stupid, but a good teammate..."

Liu Ren really doesn't want to practice at home today. He usually practices alone in this arena. It is good to practice alone, but it is easy to feel lonely, and to become stronger is to become stronger in this loneliness. strong.

But this feeling of loneliness has been integrated into this arena. As long as Liu Ren trains here, he will feel slightly depressed, because the training here has a purpose, such as to strengthen something.

If you want to play, go outside and play.

Suddenly Liu Ren thought of a good place...

(End of this chapter)