NBA: I am the card dealer

And soon.

The Lakers ushered in the final game of the All-Star Weekend and challenged the Suns away from home.

The Suns have only achieved a record of 17 wins and 39 losses this season, and are completely at the bottom.

I still remember that before the start of this season, ESPN ranked them at the end of the Western Conference. This made the Suns generals furious. Booker, Bledsoe and others told the media that they wanted to smash ESPN's old face.

result.

People's predictions were correct, the sun is indeed at the bottom.

Just looking at the strength on paper, the Suns are actually not weak. Super star Devin Booker, bloody Bledsoe, the once brilliant Luol Deng, former Bucks leader Brandon Knight, champion center Feng Chandler Wang, explosive forward TJ Warren.

There are also high-quality role players such as Marquese Chriss, Barbosa, Alex Len, Dudley, Jones Jr., etc.

But despite this, they still can't escape the fate of being at the bottom.

Because others are stronger than them.

The Pelicans seem to be injured and crippled, but Anthony Davis holds up the sky. As long as the players they match are not too outrageous, they are still very competitive. This is the verification of top stars.

Booker of the Suns is still a little immature and does not have the strength to support the entire team.

Not to mention the bloody Bledsoe. He has been in the NBA for many years. Although he has an outstanding body and a powerful playing style, he has always been synonymous with inefficiency.

Neither of them has cornerstone level strength. Naturally, they cannot support the team's tactical system, so they will naturally be underestimated by the outside world.

Uh……

It's not an underestimation, it's a fact.

In this game, outsiders predict that the Lakers will win the game without any blood.

result.

In the first quarter, the Lakers were stunned.

At 18:32, they lost by a full 14 points.

For a moment, Xue Liancheng was not sure where the problem was. He just missed the shot and felt like something was wrong.

Section 2.

Xue Liancheng played at a steady pace and finally produced good results. His offensive firepower recovered and he scored 33 points in a single quarter.

But the Suns had more firepower, scoring another 36 points in a single quarter.

The Lakers lost another 3 points in this quarter.

At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Suns by a full 17 points.

Being beaten by the Western Conference?

This was totally unexpected.

Xue Liancheng couldn't believe it. Before the game, he thought there would be no pressure in this game.

result.

There is no way to fight back.

The Suns can shoot whatever they want, and they attack the basket like a whirlwind, extremely fast.

The Lakers' defense felt like it was leaking everywhere. It couldn't be defended this way, and it couldn't be defended that way. They could only watch the sun send the ball into the basket over and over again.

In the locker room.

Mike Brown was the first to express his anger in black face: "What is going on? Who can tell me what happened?"

"We lost by a full 17 points, 17 points! This point difference is so incredible, you don't need me to explain it, right?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, he started to drink chicken soup: "But these are not important anymore. I hope that all of you can cheer up to meet the next challenge, and I also believe that you can do it, because We are the best team in the league, if not one."

The last paragraph is indeed inspiring and true.

After all, the Lakers have ushered in an 11-game winning streak, which is the ceiling of the league's current winning streak. Mike Brown is not bragging. They are indeed the best team in the league at this stage.

This is equivalent to injecting a shot in the arm and giving confidence to all the Lakers players.

However, Xue Liancheng felt that it was not enough and added, "Perhaps the rapid progress has made everyone relax and feel that we are already strong enough to crush anyone, especially those teams that seem to be very weak. We subconsciously do not let them go." In my eyes, the Pistons were like this last time, and the Suns are like this this time as well.”

This is what is called underestimating the enemy.

With this kind of mentality, you will be lax in your actions.

For example, the defense is not so focused.

For example, the offense has become random.

He didn't have the nerves to tense up when facing a strong enemy, and he didn't have the determination to kill the opponent forcefully.

It was the same thing the last time we faced the Pistons. In the end, we relied on George's hard pass and his buzzer-beater to barely win and continue the winning streak.

Now facing the countdown Suns, everyone once again had this mentality, which led to them being hit in the head in the first quarter.

Therefore, he must remind them and sound the alarm for them.

As soon as these words came out.

As expected, everyone's expressions changed.

This shows that Xue Liancheng is right.

Xue Liancheng continued: "Next, we have to show the momentum and determination to play the last game. The offensive end may need to test the touch, but the defensive end requires ferocity and concentration. We can do these things. Then I have to give everything I have, for example, since I have to commit a foul, I can’t hesitate like a bitch, give me more intensity.”

After hearing Xue Liancheng's words, the eyes of everyone began to become determined.

The words were spoken so clearly that they naturally knew what to do next.

If you must commit a foul, be brutal. This is the standard.

The second half.

The Lakers' momentum changed. In the first round, Randall almost knocked Booker to the ground, and a physical conflict broke out between the two sides.

But the tone was set here. It was no longer so easy for the Suns to hit the basket.

The Lakers have transformed into a violent giant. They would rather send you to the free throw line than let you easily hit the basket successfully.

The referee's whistle blows are also constantly adjusted.

The fierce physical confrontation also affected the hands of the Suns players.

As for the Lakers, due to the presence of Xue Liancheng, the offensive end is still very secure, especially in the third quarter. His 100% hitting skills are no longer retained, and he has already used them in continuous pursuit of points.

And the effect is also obvious.

湖人单节以38:28抢回来10分，总比分变成了89:96，湖人虽然依旧落后7分，但气势已经起来了。

The commentator even said bluntly: "Next, it's Xue Liancheng's harvest time again. The Lakers have shown the potential of a top team."

Commentator: "For this reason, solar energy is actually pretty good."

Final section.

The Lakers continued their fierce impact, and they played to a very high level on both the defensive and offensive ends.

But I don’t know what happened. Maybe the Suns felt really good. They were still leading by 1 points with 5 minute left in the final quarter.

This is simply jaw-dropping.

No one could have imagined that the sun's resilience could be so strong.

Xue Liancheng's eyelids couldn't help but twitch wildly. He had already used two 100% hit skills, and now he only had the last one left.

There is no team that can force him to this level, but it shouldn't be the Suns!

A team that was last in the Western Conference made him so embarrassed. Especially after the second half, the Lakers really tried their best, but still couldn't come back.