Basketball striker

Chapter 622: Seven wins in eight games

The Madison Square Garden Arena is a magical place, where superstars have left their own miracle nights one after another. From then on, when people mention the miracles of this arena, they must add

Enter Yang Shuai’s name.

At the end of the game, Yang Shuai was stopped by reporters on the sidelines.

"Yang, can you tell me how you feel now? You set a new record tonight." The black female reporter hurriedly came to Yang Shuai and handed over the microphone and asked.

With a smile on his face and a very good mood, Yang Shuai replied: "This feels great. Everyone likes to associate themselves with records. I am very glad that I set the record of 16 hits, and

It's not like missing sixteen."

Being able to set a new record certainly makes Yang Shuai feel good, and the team's victory over the opponent in the first game of the new year also makes Yang Shuai think it is a good start for the new year.

In fact, this is exactly what happened. After defeating the Knicks, the Warriors seemed to suddenly find the feeling of winning.

They defeated the Grizzlies by 13 points, the Pistons by 15 points, the Suns by 4 points, the Hornets by 7 points, and the Thunder by 6 points. After the start of the new year, the Warriors won six consecutive games.

This is the longest winning streak the Warriors have played since Jackson was injured. Everyone realizes that the Warriors have gradually gotten rid of the impact of Jackson and Chandler's injuries. Although the Grizzlies, Pistons, and Suns are not strong teams, the Knicks

The Celtics, Hornets and Thunder are all playoff teams.

At this time, the Warriors finally won a tough opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, their rivals in the same state.

The Warriors and Lakers, who live in the same state of California, have been enemies for the past two and three seasons. The two teams played against each other in the playoffs in the first season when Yang Shuai came to the Warriors. In that round of showdown, the Warriors and

The Lakers were eventually eliminated after seven games. The following season, the Warriors not only succeeded in revenge in the regular season, but also firmly suppressed the Lakers throughout the season.

The two teams met in the Western Conference Finals and played seven games again, but this time it was the Warriors who had the last laugh. The Warriors entered the Finals and won the championship.

In the first game of the new season, the Lakers faced the Warriors, and in what they considered a revenge game, the Lakers were once again defeated by the Warriors.

If Lakers players were asked to answer the question of which team they most want to beat, the Warriors would definitely top the list. At this time, the Warriors are a thorn in the side of the Lakers and a thorn in their flesh.

The Warriors have performed well since the beginning of the new year and have won six consecutive games, but the Lakers have also performed well. They have won seven consecutive games after the new year. As some people expected, both the Lakers and Warriors are rebounding, and they are better than people expected.

It's earlier.

The Warriors, who have won six consecutive games, and the Lakers, who have won seven games in a row, collide. This is destined to be another attention-grabbing battle.

The Lakers have an advantage in this game, not just because the game is held at the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers, and not just because the Lakers have won seven consecutive games while the Warriors have only six. The main reason is that

The Lakers have a neat facelift.

The Lakers' facelift is very neat, and there is no injured person in the team, which allows them to exert their maximum combat effectiveness. Although the Warriors seem to have gradually overcome the lack of Jackson and Chandler, their absence has

It is an indisputable fact.

The Lakers' starting lineup is the same as last season's Finals, with starting center Andrew Bynum, power forward Pau Gasol, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard

Derek Fisher, and the Warriors' starting lineup is the same as in the previous games.

The Lakers took the lead in attacking. Their offense was launched from the inside. Bynum received the ball and hit the basket hard. The Warriors' offense was handed over to the outside, and Antoine Jamison hit a shot from outside the three-point line.

The Warriors' three-point shooting threat is getting bigger and bigger, because the starting five players can all shoot three-pointers, and there is a player like Yang Shuai who can attack from outside the three-point line and break through to create open three-point opportunities for his teammates.

existence, this configuration also exerts greater combat effectiveness.

24:25, the two teams were almost tied in the first quarter. The situation on the court was very exciting. Apart from the lack of performance by the leaders of the two teams, there were not many regrets in this quarter, whether it was the Lakers or the Warriors.

The performance in every section is remarkable.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors had a slight advantage when the substitutes came on. Although the Lakers sent a combination of Gasol and Odom, the Warriors relied on the strength of Anthony Morrow and Carl Landry.

The bench combination actually suppressed the Lakers in terms of score.

Landry's performance has been getting better and better recently. The Warriors have been able to win six consecutive games in this period. His performance in the paint is also a very important factor. When Jamison and Frye are resting, Landry can still carry the ball.

Set up the banner for the Warriors' interior offense.

The Warriors had the upper hand on the bench, but after the starting players came on the court, the Lakers slowly took over the initiative. The Warriors' shooting percentage suddenly dropped, and the Warriors did not score a point for nearly four minutes.

The Lakers took the opportunity to widen the point difference.

At 45:52, after the first half, the Warriors trailed their opponents by 7 points.

At the beginning of the second half, Yang Shuai received a pass from Hinrich from outside the three-point line and made a shot. Then he rushed to the basket and faced the three-man double-team and forced a layup.

Seeing Yang Shuai scoring one after another, Kobe couldn't help but start attacking, and the game finally came to the situation that the fans expected.

The Warriors and Lakers played quite fiercely in the first half, but without the head-to-head confrontation between Yang Shuai and Kobe, the fans always felt a little bit disappointed, but at this time they no longer feel like this. Yang Shuai and Kobe Bryant

These two scorers were obviously exhausted, and the two super scorers in the league began to use their skills to increase the team's points.

If it were two seasons ago, the topic of who has the strongest scoring ability in the league could be discussed for a long time, but since Yang Shuai's complete rise last season, this issue has been accurately concluded.

Kobe scored 14 points in this quarter, but compared with Yang Shuai, he was still inferior. Yang Shuai scored 19 points and sent 3 assists in this quarter.

73:75, after the third quarter, the Warriors chased the score to only 2 points.

The Warriors, or to be precise, Yang Shuai's performance in the third quarter made Lakers fans wary. They dared to hope that Yang Shuai's offense was just a flash in the pan.

This is indeed the case. Yang Shuai returned to the court after only two minutes of rest in the fourth quarter and made an immediate contribution.

After receiving a pass from outside the three-point line, Yang Shuai made a fake shot to get rid of Barnes and rushed to the basket. Bynum's defense did not stop Yang Shuai's offense, but instead caused a foul.

2+1! As soon as he came on the field, Yang Shuai completed a 2+1 in the paint, which narrowed the point difference between the two teams to only 1 point. Then Yang Shuai intercepted Blake's pass and succeeded in a fast break, directly helping

The team completed the lead.

Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout and replaced several of the Lakers' main players. The Warriors' lead gave them a strong sense of crisis.

After the timeout, the Lakers suddenly found an offensive feeling from beyond the three-point line. Artest and Verscher hit three-pointers one after another, and Kobe used his breakthrough to create scoring opportunities for Gasol and Bynum.

The Lakers quickly completed the lead and widened the point difference to 3 points. In the next few minutes, the two teams were completely in a stalemate, with the point difference fluctuating between 3 points and 5 points until the end of the game.

At five minutes, Yang Shuai assisted Frye and hit a three-pointer to tie the score.

The two teams began to take the lead alternately, and the turning point of the game was 2 minutes before the end. Yang Shuai and Evans made a mistake in their cooperation. Kobe intercepted Yang Shuai's pass and succeeded in a fast break, widening the point difference to 4 points.

Yang Shuai took the initiative to take over the team's offensive responsibility and began to chase points, but unfortunately at this time, the Lakers also fully opened up the offensive end. Yang Shuai's scores did not completely narrow the point difference between the two teams.

43 seconds before the end, Yang Shuai's forced shot from outside the three-point line narrowed the point difference between the two teams to only 1 point again, but then Gasol's strong hit under the basket caused Jamison.

The foul completed 2+1, and the point difference between the two teams returned to 4 points again.

In the last few dozen seconds, Yang Shuai kept attacking the basket, but he still could not completely equalize the point difference.

At 98:100, with a two-point difference, the Warriors finally lost to the Lakers at Staples Arena, which could be regarded as allowing the Lakers to complete their late revenge.

In this game, Yang Shuai once again recorded a triple-double. He scored 41 points, 11 assists and 15 rebounds. The data was not dazzling. In a pure data competition, he defeated Kobe. But Kobe won the game.

The victory made it difficult to judge who lost and who won.

To be honest, the Warriors played pretty well in this game, and Yang Shuai was not the only one to perform well. However, the team’s difference in the paint changed the final direction of the game. The two teams’ score in the paint was 30:56, and the gap was very large.

Obviously. Even at the last minute, the Warriors still had hope of a comeback, but Gasol's offense in the paint dashed their hopes.

At this time, Warriors fans miss Tyson Chandler particularly. Although the Warriors have slowly adapted to playing without Chandler and Jackson, the weakness of their absence will still be exposed when they really encounter a strong team.

After losing to the Lakers, the Warriors also ended their six-game winning streak. However, the Warriors were not too depressed. On the third day, they won again at Staples Arena. This time their opponent was the weak Los Angeles Rapids.

Boat.

With 34 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, Yang Shuai still scored a triple-double in this arena. Half a month later, the Warriors have finished 8 of the 16 games this month and achieved a record of 7 wins and 1 loss.

, it is indeed rebounding.