lakers championship

Chapter 337 The Lakers Are Invincible
Since the new season, every time a TV program talks about the Lakers, the word "suppression" will definitely be mentioned.

When it comes to suppressing power, the term 'net difference' will inevitably be used for discussion.

As the name suggests, net rating refers to how many points are won per game, regardless of whether that game is high or low.

In the past 6 games, the Lakers averaged as high as 12.6 points per game, which is very scary.

How terrible is it?

在NBA历史上，赛季场均净胜分排名第一的队伍是70-71赛季的雄鹿和71-72赛季的湖人，具体数据为12.3分。

After Durant joined last season, the Warriors' average point difference once reached 12.4, which made many media believe that they were about to break the NBA record that had been silent for 47 years. , The Warriors' record declined in the second half of the season. By the end of the season, the Warriors' net rating fell back to 11.6.

The current Lakers surpass the strongest Warriors by 0.2 points in terms of point difference.

Although it is only 0.2, it is the best embodiment of the Lakers' defensive suppression.

In other words, regardless of whether the Lakers feel good or not, they can rely on defense to suppress other teams, including the No. [-] Raptors in the East and the Wizards with two guns in the backcourt.

……

After Mark finished speaking, he signaled the other delegates to go at their own pace.

The first to speak was Tom Harper. He cleared his throat and said:
"I think it is necessary for me to remind everyone here that in the next half hour, what we are going to discuss is a completely untenable topic, because the Lakers are invincible!"

"Everyone, don't show that surprised look, Kevin, please put away that contemptuous face."

"Why do I say that? Because in the playoffs last season, Tianyang led the Lakers to seven games against the Warriors. I think you all know the reason why they lost the series, because Randall was injured."

"This season, the Lakers are the first to start training in the league. It can be said that they have worked very hard. After the start of the game, we have also seen that the Lakers have made great progress. Randall's shooting is better, Ingram's three-pointers have also increased, and Kuzma and The performance of Tatum's two rookies has greatly exceeded our expectations."

"With the addition of experienced veterans such as Rondo, Rose, and Lopez, the Lakers have also solved the problem of insufficient firepower for substitute players. Kobe's comeback adds another cohesion to the Lakers."

"12.6 points is just a microcosm. In fact, the Lakers are stronger than we thought!"

After the voice fell, everyone shook their heads. Kevin Arnolds knocked on the round table and said mockingly:

"The data of point difference has a certain value, but it has always been used as a season summary. Now there are only 6 games, statistically, it cannot be used as an overall sample."

"If you don't believe me, you can look back at the beginning of last season. The Clippers had a 4-game winning streak with a net rating of 25.3 points. According to Tom, wouldn't it be as good as destroying the world?"

"But what's the final result? The Clippers can't even beat the Jazz in a round trip. What's the point of this statistic?"

"To me, there are two ways to beat the Lakers. One is to target their point guard, and the other is to target their center forward. In these two positions, Rondo, Rose, McGee, and Lopez belong to the Lakers. The weakest point, if other teams want to win, they can focus on it.”

After Kevin finished speaking, Tom was naturally dissatisfied, and immediately slapped the table and shouted:

"It's a bit ridiculous for you to say that. The coaching staff of the Clippers, Suns, Pelicans, Wizards, Raptors, and Peerless 6 teams can't find the problems you can find? Why don't they focus on the Lakers point guard and center? You won't tell me that this method can only be thought of by such a genius?"

Regarding Tom's questioning, Kevin looked calm and said with a smile:

"Because the point guards and centers of these six teams are not strong enough, the Raptors' Lowry can meet my standards, but the gap between the Raptors and the Lakers in other positions is too large, and Lowry and DeRozan can't make up for it at all."

Seems to be the reason, Tom heard this, his eyes flickered, and he couldn't ask back for a while.

The discussion was deadlocked, Mark raised his finger, and Jerry Engelman nodded and began to speak.

"First of all, I want to partially agree with Kevin's point of view. The Lakers won the first six games, and 95% of the credit should be attributed to five young players. Even in the game against the Pelicans, Rondo played well. This fact. For example, when the Lakers played against the Warriors last night, Walton replaced Tianyang and other five young players, not only withstanding the Jazz's strongest wave of impact, but also widening the point difference in turn."

"Secondly, I have some data here, which I can read to the audience friends. In terms of assist data, although there are two genuine point guards, Rondo and Rose, Tianyang averages 0.6 more than Rondo per game; In terms of rebounding data, although McGee and Lopez have two big mid-range points, Randle averages first per game. There are other data, I will not list them one by one. In short, several veterans of the Lakers , did not have much impact on the victory."

"Finally, what I want to talk about is the part that I disagree with Kevin. In my opinion, if other teams want to win the Lakers, they can only start with Tianyang. In exchange for Tianyang’s super performance, and the Lakers’ morale has further improved, the loss outweighs the gain.”

After Gehrman finished speaking, Andrew-Han continued under Mark's instruction:

"I don't know whether the three are intentional or unintentional. None of you mentioned the Warriors. In my opinion, the Warriors can win the Lakers without any special tactics. We will play against each other. We suggest that the audience friends focus on the game where the Lakers challenge the Trail Blazers away on the 11nd of next month. That game is exactly in line with the point mentioned by Kevin. Lillard is a stronger point guard than Lowry , you won’t have objections to this, right?”

Seeing that no one shook his head, Andrew-Han continued:

"Lillard, even under the defense of the Warriors, can average 27.8 points per game, which is enough to test how much Rondo and Rose can help the Lakers."

"In addition, Blazers center Nurkic averaged 11.0 rebounds per game in the playoffs, which is enough to test McGee and Lopez's protection of the inside. It can be said that the Blazers will become the biggest challenge for the Lakers since the start of the season."

After the words fell, Kevin and Jaylion applauded to indicate a timeout, Tom shook his head reluctantly, and Mark started another topic with a smile on his face, and began to discuss the two rookies Tatum and Kuzma.

……

The content of the ESPN roundtable conference spread rapidly through social networks and continued to ferment.

Some people agreed, some people opposed, the discussion was very lively, Tianyang also heard about it, but didn't take it to heart.

On the evening of the 31st, after the Lakers played against the Pistons, a TNT reporter interviewed Tianyang on the sidelines.

"Congratulations on your double-double of 30 points and 12 assists. Congratulations to the Lakers for their 7-game winning streak against the Pistons. Next, you will challenge the Trail Blazers in an away game. What do you think about the previous discussion on the Lakers' weaknesses on social networks? view?"

Although she didn't specify the specific matter, Tianyang knew what she was asking.

"Except for the phrase 'The Lakers are invincible', these experts don't understand anything. They are like a group of funny guys who play CS games well and think they are proficient in marksmanship. They only talk about a few professional terms to deceive the audience. They don't know what Rondo and other veterans have done for the Lakers at all, they only talk about 48 minutes of game data, superficial and don't understand the principle."

Maggio asked again: "Do you think Lillard will have an impact on your back line?"

Tianyang replied without thinking: "Of course not, not even Curry..."

In the middle of speaking, Tianyang felt that something was wrong. Although it was the truth, it was a bit embarrassing.

He immediately started another topic, and Maggio didn't pursue it.

But 10 minutes after the interview was broadcast, Lillard updated his Twitter and wrote: "I want to see if the Lakers are invincible!"

(End of this chapter)