NBA Drunken Master: I want to play drunk basketball!

After the Christmas game, the Lakers had a few days to rest.

The era of NBA history also entered 1985.

Zhou Chen once again averaged 36.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 49.8% from the field, and was once again elected Rookie of the Month and Western Conference Player of the Year.

During the 9-game winning streak, Zhou Chen's average points per game reached a terrifying 45.7 points, 5.7 assists, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals!

Set a record for the highest scoring average in the first 3 months of a player's career in NBA history!

As a rookie, Zhou Chen actually topped the prediction list of MVP and Best Rookie at the same time!

Many NBA celebrities, such as Wilt Chamberlain, George McCann, Jerry West and others, have praised Zhou Chen, saying that Zhou Chen is an epoch-making rookie, and his appearance is likely to change the pattern of the NBA.

At the dawn of the new year, in the 80s, the world's most influential newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, even used a separate page to analyze Zhou Chen's business layout as an NBA player.

This is also the first time in NBA history that a player has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, which is enough to show how strong Zhou Chen's influence is now in the beautiful country.

In less than 3 months after entering the NBA, Zhou Chen not only brushed the pages of major sports newspapers and the NBA, but also had an amazing business layout off the court.

The Nike sneakers he endorsed are even more because of his outstanding performance, which has made the entire company's stock price rise!

To this end, in order to reward Zhou Chen's outstanding performance, Nike also gave Zhou Chen 10% of the shares, which means that Zhou Chen can get dividends from Nike every year.

The "Air Zhou" series of clothing and sneakers designed with his theme have become the most sought after styles in major markets in recent times, although its total sales have not yet exceeded the current number one sports giant Adidas, but its growth rate is constantly refreshing the record of this industry.

The dominance of Zhou Chen and the Lakers continues this season.

The first game of January was when the Lakers hosted the San Antonio Spurs.

During the Zhou Chen ban, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 80-110 on the road, which was the worst loss the Lakers have suffered this season.

Spurs star George Gervan is one of the first guard swingers in NBA history, and at 2.01 meters tall, he can not only play the shooting guard position, but also often appear in the forward position.

He is called "The Iceman" because of his cold and calm appearance on the field.

As a guard, he has a minimal turnover rate and few mistakes, and even in the face of vicious provocations like the Pistons, Gervin can be calm and calm.

As a veteran who has played with the Spurs since the ABA period until the NBA, the Iceman has won the league's scoring championship four times, and although he is 34 years old this season, he has still averaged 22.1 points per game so far, shooting more than 50% from the field, and his efficiency is amazing.

Whether it's Gervin now or Duncan many years later, the Spurs' tradition seems to have always been like this.

Low-key, but not lacking in strength.

After the first quarter of the game, the Spurs turned around and got off to a good start with an 8-0 run.

After a few days of rest, the Lakers players seem to have not yet adapted to the rhythm on the court and have not regained their form.

Zhou Chen opened 3 of 0, and the two shots of Worthy and the magician were all deflected!

After a short pause, the Lakers played steadily from the inside, relying on Abdul-Jabbar's height advantage to finally break the scoring drought.

"Iceman" George Gerwin also has the advantage in the confrontation with Zhou Chen.

For the first time, Zhou Chen felt that his defense was so hard.

Although Gervin's body is thin and not good at three-pointers, it is this most classical style of play that gives the Lakers' forward and interior a headache.

Although the Lakers slowly caught up with the score gap, Gervin's steady play has always allowed the Spurs to maintain a slight lead.

In particular, his iconic "fingertip basket" is simply a more perverted stunt than Abdul-Jabbar's "Skyhook".

With his strong physical fitness, Zhou Chen can limit Gervin's mid-range shots, but he cannot limit his baskets.

After halftime, the Lakers temporarily trailed by 13 points 45-58.

The Spurs' Gervin was intimidatingly efficient, not making a single three-point shot, shooting 11-of-12 from two-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, scoring a game-high 24 points, as well as eight rebounds and four assists.

Because of the great energy consumed on the defensive end, Zhou Chen's offensive state this time has not been recovered, 5 shots outside the three-point line are all iron, 10 two-point shots, only 5 shots, and 14 points.

The most consistent player on the Lakers' side was Abdul-Jabbar, who had a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds at halftime.

As the saying goes, "there is an old family, if there is a treasure", it seems that it is the most suitable for the Spurs and Lakers.

Yibian fought again, and the two sides continued their slow and hot offensive rhythm after the start of the second half.

Although Zhou Chen has entered a drunken and violent state, he has never been able to limit Gervin's personal play, but fortunately, the two can only be regarded as exploding each other on the offensive end, and no one can defend anyone.

Beyond the three-point line, after receiving Abdul-Jabbar's score, Zhou Chen finally blossomed and hit the first personal three-point shot of the game.

Later, he finally regained some form, and the magician and Worthy were back on track.

The Lakers' strong roster began to exert force on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

After the start of the final quarter, Zhou Chen hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Lakers complete the comeback!

At the critical moment, Gervin once again made a force, constantly relying on superb breakthrough layup technology, impacting the basket of the Lakers' inside, leading the Spurs to play a wave of 16-4 attack, and the difference between the two sides returned to double digits.

At the critical moment, Abdul-Jabbar's inside line suddenly began to exert force, and successive breakthroughs caused fouls on the opposing inside, and the center of the Spurs also committed a full foul!

Gervin made a tiebreaker at the crucial moment, missed the shot, and then lost the initiative.

When they wanted to drag the game into extra time through foul tactics, Zhou Chen withstood the pressure and hit all 6 free throws at key moments!

The Lakers finally reversed and held their home court, narrowly defeating the Spurs 120-111!

At the same time, he won 10 consecutive games for the first time of the season!

The protagonist of this match is obviously not Zhou Chen, but the duel between two veterans, George "Iceman" Gervin and Abdul-Jabbar "Skyhook".

Gervin shot 28 of 34 from the field, scoring the second-highest score of his career with 62 points, completely suppressing the opposing Zhou Chen.

The latter scored only 39 points in the game, while he scored more than 40 consecutive points, staying at 9 games.

The biggest contributor to the Lakers' victory was undoubtedly Abdul-Jabbar, who hit a season high of 42 points and 25 rebounds in the game, completely blowing up the Spurs' interior.

Zhou Chen suddenly found that after so many games, it was really comfortable to occasionally "lie down and win".

After the game, Zhou Chen also asked the staff to return the video, take it home to study and study, and continue to improve his defensive experience.

Sometimes it is not enough to rely on the blessing of talent alone, after all, there are many details on the NBA court.

When facing such an experienced veteran as Gervin, Zhou Chen felt so powerless for the first time.

Fortunately, the overall lineup of the Lakers was still quite strong, and they held the victory in the final moments, and Zhou Chen's game was sluggish and did not drag down the team.

The Lakers' winning streak continues.

After winning against the Spurs, the Lakers adjusted their slump in time.

In the following month or so, he won 22 consecutive victories with the momentum of wind and clouds.

Since then, the Lakers' winning streak has reached a staggering 32 games during this time!

Since Zhou Chen's ban was lifted, the Lakers have not tasted defeat!

The 32-game winning streak also set the second-highest winning streak in NBA regular-season history.

The longest winning streak in NBA history dates back to the Lakers in 1971-72.

At that time, the Lakers, who had the "basketball emperor" Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, won 33 consecutive victories this season, breaking the NBA's longest winning streak.

13 years later, the Lakers, led by Zhou Chen and Magic Johnson, are marching towards this record with great vigor.

After entering February, voting for the 1985 NBA All-Star Game also began.

In the 2 rounds of vote counting that have been completed before, Magic Johnson temporarily ranked first in the league with more than 800,000 votes.

And followed by two rookies, Zhou Chen and Michael Jordan.

Zhou Chen's vote count is 750,000, which has broken the All-Star Game record for an all-time rookie in NBA history.

Michael Jordan received more than 500,000 votes, ranking third in the league.

No one expected that Zhou Chen and Jordan, two first-year rookies, would gain such high popularity.

This is still in the era when the NBA did not open voting channels for Chinese fans, and Zhou Chen's performance really surprised the entire NBA.

There is still more than 1 week left until the start of the Indiana All-Star Game in 1985.

The final vote for the NBA All-Star Game starting lineup will also be announced three days later.

Before the All-Star Game began, the Lakers had exactly 2 games left.

By winning the next two games, they will set a new NBA regular season winning streak!