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After three quarters, the score was tied at 96:96. The two sides fought evenly, and neither could do anything to the other.

The Lakers and Spurs have shown the qualities of a top team.

Especially on the offensive end, it was really a big open and close, high and high, and the scoring frenzy was getting higher and higher.

But it was obvious that the Lakers' ferocious firepower advantage began to gradually emerge in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, they continued this firepower attack as expected.

After Randall and Feng Lai crossed the screen, the former went straight in, received Xue Liancheng's high throw pass, and directly pressed the frame to score.

The Lakers counterattacked with a fast break. Xue Liancheng pushed the ball forward. Randall and Feng Lai rushed from both sides. The Spurs were unable to stop them. In the end, Randall caught the ball and relied on his absolute physical advantage to directly press Tielin to get the ball. Put it in.

George scored suddenly, Xue Liancheng caught the ball and broke again, Feng Lai cut in from the air and hit the bullseye accurately.

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The entire offensive rhythm was like flowing clouds and flowing water, very smooth.

In fact, the Spurs were not bad either. In the last two minutes of the struggle, the Lakers were only 3 points ahead.

Logically speaking, the two sides must have a decisive battle at the last moment to determine the winner.

But after the two sides came together, the gap emerged.

Because Xue Liancheng still has two 100% hit skills that he has not used, this is enough to ensure the Lakers' survival advantage.

The results were unsurprising.

After both sides suddenly strengthened their defense, the Spurs stalled. Leonard and Aldridge barely succeeded, but in the end they were still unable to do anything and watched Xue Liancheng harvest the game.

The score was fixed at 124:131, and the Spurs unfortunately lost this focus battle.

The scoring in this game was really overwhelming. The Spurs scored 124 points and the Lakers scored 131 points, totaling 255 points. Such a big-scoring game is quite rare.

Especially strong teams like the Spurs and Lakers.

But it also illustrates a problem. The offensive firepower of the two teams must not be underestimated.

The Lakers took the opportunity to win a 14-game winning streak and went completely crazy.

With the victory in this game, their record came to 31 wins and 29 losses.

Xue Liancheng's bold words of hitting the top four are still in his ears. At present, it is not impossible.

The record is moving forward step by step, the winning rate is slowly rising, and they are very close to the seventh position in the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies also had a game today, but after a difficult battle, they finally defeated the Denver Nuggets, with a record of 32 wins and 28 losses, barely holding on to their seventh position.

Although it is a pity, with the current momentum of the Lakers, the Grizzlies cannot hold the seventh position.

Thinking about it from another perspective, the Denver Nuggets lost again and their record has dropped to 25 wins and 34 losses. It is basically difficult to pose a threat to the Lakers. This means that the Lakers' tickets to the playoffs are already as secure as a rock.

In this game, Xue Liancheng was as stable as ever, making 21 of 12 shots and scoring 35 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds.

of course.

Xue Liancheng's place may not be considered top-notch.

But if you put it on an ordinary All-Star, it would be quite explosive.

For example, if Conley scores 35 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, he will really be blown away.

It can be seen from this how high people's standards are for Xue Liancheng.

George made 18 of 9 shots and scored 28 points, which was a pretty good performance.

During this period, George's performance has become more and more stable, and the number of crotch pulls has been shrinking, which illustrates the problem.

Xue Liancheng's comeback definitely brought positive power to George.

Although the proportion of Xue Liancheng's direct assists to George may not be high, Xue Liancheng's intimidation can bring George a comfortable shooting space, which is enough.

of course.

As the two of them work together longer, the number of times Xue Liancheng directly assists George is slowly increasing. If you average 2 assists per game, you will get at least 4 more points.

Moreover, he still scored easily and ensured his hit rate.

This is also one of the reasons why George's efficiency has improved.

Randall had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and he has slowly regained his vitality.

Feng Lai finally cleared the air. He made 8 of 4 shots, scored 2 three-pointers, and scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. His condition was obviously improving.

Clarkson, James Johnson, Marvin Williams and others all performed well.

As for the Spurs.

Leonard scored 20 points on 10 of 27, with only 3 rebounds and only 1 assist. Currently, his output in singles is getting higher and higher, and his efficiency is not bad, but he is still not strong enough at the last moment.

There are problems here not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. George, who faced directly and led the defense, scored 28 points, and his performance was no worse than Leonard.

Maybe he really put too much energy into the offensive end and had no time to take care of the defensive end.

Aldridge scored 14 points and 8 rebounds on 16-of-9 shooting. He was still very accurate, but he felt a little unable to touch the ball.

Maybe it’s too much of a team.

The core idea of ​​Popovich's transmission is that when encountering a double attack or seeing a teammate running out of opportunities, you must pass the ball as soon as possible instead of relying on yourself to solve the problem.

This has led to Aldridge's desire to attack being greatly reduced this season, and sometimes he can't find his position.

This game was pretty good, but I did struggle in some games.

Dedmon scored 11 points, and substitute Gasol scored 15 points. These are all the Spurs who scored in double figures.

In addition to these four people, eight others scored more or less.

This is the strength and flaw of the team.

If you are too scattered and not clustered enough, your scoring explosiveness will be a bit meaningless, because the players are not intimidating enough. Once others strengthen their defense, you will be suffocated.

But the good thing is that with a lot of players on the field, if a few of them burst out, it will really make you hard to guard against.

There are pros and cons, it's hard to judge.

In today's game, the power of superstars is even stronger. Xue Liancheng can harvest, and George can also make up for it from the side, making you unable to compete.

Defeat the Spurs and it's already the end of February.

The Lakers face the Hornets at home.

The Hornets this season have gradually lost themselves with the departure of Marvin Williams and others.

of course.

The most important thing is Batum's performance after signing a big contract, which is really hard to describe.

场均数据也从上赛季的16+6+7，掉到了本赛季的14.8分6.2篮板5.8助攻。

That's right.

The assists dropped from 7 to 5.8, and the decline is still very obvious.

But that's not the worst.

What's terrible is that Batum's shooting percentage has dropped from 44% last season to 40% this season, a full 4 points less.

The three-point shooting percentage has also declined. It was 35% last season and only 33% this season.

The plummeting scoring efficiency has caused many problems. You don't dare to break out or shoot. If others don't double-team, you won't be able to create space, and naturally you won't be able to deliver cannonballs to your teammates.

Batum had these problems when he was in the Trail Blazers. It was not until he came to the Heat that things improved and his efficiency gradually improved again.