NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

After defeating the Kings, the distance to the playoffs is getting closer.

The next few games for the Lakers are actually a bit difficult.

Because the Jazz, Pelicans, Thunder and Warriors will meet later.

Monty came to his office the next day, looking at the rankings in the West, he also had a headache.

The very embarrassing thing now is that the Lakers are ranked No.3.

The Lakers ranked third with [-] losses, but the second-ranked Pelicans also lost [-] games.

So as long as the Lakers work harder, they can still overtake.

But the fourth Warrior, whose record has picked up during this period, has already caught up.

If the Pelicans do not make enough effort in the follow-up, they are likely to be surpassed by the Warriors.

That's what's bothering Monty right now.

It is naturally not a good result to play against the Spurs in advance.

So what Monty has to consider is second or third.

If you beat the Pelicans and rise to second.

At that time, if the Warriors' record surpasses that of the Pelicans, the Lakers and Warriors may face each other in advance.

It wasn't an outcome Monty wanted either.

The top four teams seem to be the four strongest teams in the West.

But the strength of the Pelicans is worse than the other three teams.

The record in the regular season cannot fully reflect the strength.

The combination of Curry and Butler in the Warriors has always been a headache for Monty.

The tenacity of these two people can't be seen in the regular season, but the spirit of the playoffs can easily infect the team.

This kind of spirit is very important in the playoffs.

So facing such a team is not what Monty wants to choose.

So after Monty thought about it, he decided to keep his third position.

In the subsequent game against the Pelicans, it would be fine to rest Chen Tian in rotation.

After thinking about this, Monty also left the office.

And when Monty was thinking, the head coaches of the Warriors and Pelicans were actually thinking too.

The Pelicans are also thinking about whether to let the record drop to fourth.

This way you can avoid the Lakers.

But after thinking about it, if there is no accident in the first round against the Rockets, even if they enter the second round, they will face the Spurs.

It seems that the effect is not very good.

In the end, it was decided that this would be the case. At least this season's record can give the fans an answer.

On the Warriors' side, Tyronn Lue is also thinking about it.

But in the end it was decided to keep himself in the fourth position.

After all, facing the Lakers in advance, everyone knows that it is not a good choice.

As for the No. [-] Spurs, now they have nothing to consider.Who made them the first.

And Monty analyzed and analyzed, and in the end neither of the two teams wanted to change.

That is to say, it is useless to analyze.

On the second night, the Lakers faced the challenge of the Washington Wizards at home.

The Wizards of this season were originally going to do a big job.

But the team's record at the beginning of the season was not very good.

After the first half of the season passed, the team's head star John Wall was also reimbursed for the season.

This hit the Wizards hard.

And the core of the team has gradually become Bill.

It's really a role player assigned by the white blind team.

The Wizards in the offseason signed Ariza, Jeff Green, Rivers Jr. and others.

But with Wall's season reimbursement, the team has completely sunk.

Now the Wizards' record doesn't even have 30 wins.

It is conceivable how bad the Wizards are this season.

So in the face of such a game, Monty once again rested players on a large scale.

Tucker, Yi Jianlian, Gibson and JR are all on rotation.

It can be said that the gangsters on the Lakers bench are all rested.

Originally, this was also a game without any suspense.

But after the game started, Bill's outburst made the game more interesting.

Bill's abilities are outstanding.

Especially the outside shooting is quite good.

Coupled with his excellent physical fitness, his growth is also rapid.

In this game, the Lakers rested Tucker, so Caruso scored first.

Caruso's defense is indeed good, but it is still a bit difficult to defend Bill.

In addition, Bill's state in this game is obviously explosive.

Bill scored a full 13 points of the Wizards' [-] points in the opening game.

One can imagine how good he is now.

After that, Monty asked Chen Tian to defend Bill.

Chen Tian started to defend Bill, which caused Bill's offensive efficiency to drop a lot.

But Bill was still able to score some difficult goals against Chen Tian's defense.

This made Chen Tian never expect that this guy would be in such a good state.

But fortunately, the Wizards have no desire to win within the team.

Especially veterans like Ariza and Green, they have no desire to win when the team is not likely to make the playoffs.

So after the two teams changed players, the young players on the Lakers' side also gradually overtook the score.

By the second half, Bill's fiery state began to gradually go downhill.

On the other hand, the teenagers on the Lakers side are getting braver as they fight.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers also pulled the score to double digits.

In the end, Chen Tian clocked out of get off work in the third quarter, and the team easily defeated the Wizards.

In this game, the young players of the Lakers, Isaiah, Brunson and Robinson all performed well.

It made Monty very happy.

Because these three will be the main rotation players of the Lakers next season.

And when it comes to the playoffs, there may be time to play.

All of their current performances are tantamount to adding a lot of points to Monty.

After defeating the Wizards, the Lakers will also play back-to-back against the Jazz.

In this match, Monty rested Chen Tian and Anthony.

Let Jokic lead the team alone.

Since it was an away game, Chen Tian didn't follow.

The Jazz's record this season is very struggling, and now they still have a chance to enter the playoffs.

But the atmosphere of the team was not very good, and there was a conflict between Mitchell and Gobert.

This should have happened after the epidemic in the previous life.

But now there is already a contradiction.

So neither of the two on the field passed the ball to the other.

It's hard for the team's role players to say anything, so the team's record has always fluctuated.

Now they are ranked ninth, only one and a half games away from the eighth Nuggets.

It is actually possible to catch up, but it depends on whether the Jazz can make changes.

But Chen Tian could only say that he was thinking too much.

After the game between the two teams started in the evening, Mitchell and Gobert still played separately.

Mitchell is okay, at least he will pass some reasonable balls.

But as long as the ball is in Gobert's hands, it is destined to be a singles.

Chen Tian was puzzled by this.

It's okay to say that you have the ability to attack with the ball, but Gobert is completely a pie-eating player.

Playing singles with backs is simply courting death.

Facing a player of Jokic's tonnage, Gobert was directly rubbed on the ground in the first quarter.

For the Lakers without Chen Tian, ​​this should be an opportunity for the Jazz

But at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were still in the lead.

Chen Tian also laughed while watching the live broadcast.

But in the second quarter, Jazz coach Schneider also made adjustments.

Gobert was so stubbornly pressed that he couldn't mention it, and Gobert didn't play for 1 minute throughout the second quarter.

But the Jazz caught up with the score.

This is really embarrassing for everyone.

In the second half, Gobert was still sitting on the bench.

And Schneider used Favors to play center, and the effect was really good.

In the third quarter of the game, the two teams also took the lead alternately.

At this time, the intensity of the game also came up again.

In fact, everyone on the Jazz team knows how important it is to them to win this game.

Maybe only Gobert doesn't care.

So in the fourth quarter, everyone on the Jazz team did their best.

After Monty saw this scene, he was not in a hurry, but also wanted to see what Jokic and the others could do.

The result was far beyond Monty's expectations.

The play on the court was inextricably linked. The Jazz scored one, and the Lakers immediately returned them one.

This made the atmosphere of the game reach a peak.

But in the last minute, jr missed two three-pointers.

Let the Jazz open the score at once.

Seeing this scene, Monty also replaced the main force with a wave of his hand.

No need to fight to the end.

So in the end, with the efforts of all the people of the Jazz, the team finally won this precious victory.

Although they won this game, the problems of the Jazz have not changed.

Gobert is still a ticking time bomb.

And when Chen Tian watched the match, Fu Bo also came to him.

"Master, I found something!"

Chen Tian also looked at him.

"Old Hunter's lover is alive."

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