In the second half of the first half, the Lakers launched joint defense on the defensive end. Coincidentally, the Clippers also began to use joint defense, and the game suddenly became better. Fans can make intuitive comparisons at this time.

The Clippers have been hailed as the best team in the league in the league this season. There is no groundless rumors about such a thing. When they use their joint defense, there are indeed places that other teams cannot match. The Lakers' two inside lines at this moment have height, speed, arm span, bounce and consciousness. In theory, they are already one of the best inside teams in the league, but when compared with the Clippers, the difference can still be seen at a glance.

The Clippers used conventional tactics to crack the Lakers' joint defense. Ji Guomeng relied on his good touch today and took the ball one step further from the top of the arc and shot directly. Gasol was unable to defend, and the basketball entered the frame.

The Lakers cracked the Clippers' joint defense and planned to use breakthrough passes to create opportunities, but when they reached the offensive end, they found that the Clippers were not playing the same second and third joint defense as theirs, but the opposite third and second joint defense?

The twin brothers defend the inside, while the other Clippers defend the outside, but unlike other teams, if the Lakers make a breakthrough, their defensive formation will immediately become 212 positions. Billups retracted to the free throw line and the two inside lines in a triangle position. In addition, two wing players sealed the route of the ball to the two wings. This guy who broke into the basket will find it difficult to get a good end whether he attacked himself or passed the ball.

Kobe got three mistakes in this quarter, basically all of which were passes and layups after the breakthrough. Byron and Davis later tried to dribble and kill, but naturally there would be no different ending. He fell into the Clippers' joint defense trap like Kobe. The Clippers' joint defense is strong. You can't crack it in the conventional way. Their joint defense weaknesses are far less than other teams.

The first half ended. The score was 65:51. The Clippers relied on the outbreak of Ji Guohun and the strongest joint defense prepared for the playoffs. They scored a high injury at the end of the first half and led their arch-rivals by 14 points away.

Clippers players think that the Lakers are not as strong as the Spurs. The reason is that Gasol is not as restricted by Duncan on the two brothers. This means that the Lakers' inside line is at a disadvantage in the competition with the Clippers, so the entire team is at a disadvantage. The insider wins the world, which is not a joke.

This is not to say that Gasol is much worse than Duncan. It is entirely due to the player's style. Gasol's skills are more delicate, but his style is relatively soft. When encountering Ji Guomeng, a guy who has strong athletic ability and bullies the weak and fears the strong, is just restrained. Chandler is the same. Ji Guochong uses his skills to calmly deal with boxing champions who cannot gain a physical advantage. Panda hero is not inferior in athletic ability, and far exceeds Chandler in technology. The Lakers' center is also restrained by the Clippers.

Neutral fans find it very interesting. The three strong teams in the Western Conference this season are completely a cycle - the Lakers restrain the Spurs, the Spurs restrain the Clippers, and the Clippers restrain the Lakers. Judging from the results of the three teams' battles, the Lakers defeat the Spurs three times this year, and the Spurs kill the Clippers three times. The Clippers seem to be going to kill the Lakers four times.

Lakers fans feel unhappy because they are currently ranked third and want to go further unless they surpass the Clippers, who are also in the Pacific Division, but this is basically impossible. The two teams have too far worse records. Once the Lakers finally ranked third, they will definitely meet the second-place Spurs in the West in the second round, which is not very good for them. What the Lakers most hope for is of course the Spurs will kill the Clippers first, and then they will kill the Spurs.

The Spurs were even more unhappy because they didn't want to meet the Lakers, but instead wanted to meet the Clippers. But unless they eliminated the Lakers in the Western Conference semi-finals, it would be impossible to meet the Clippers. Even if they defeated the Lakers in the semi-finals, the process would definitely not be easy. If there were casualties, it would be difficult to deal with the Clippers.

This is exactly what the Lakers are worried about. With the same reason, even if they defeat the Spurs, they will definitely not be easy. In the end, they will get the Clippers in vain.

The happiest thing is of course the Clippers. They will definitely not encounter the Spurs and the Lakers before the division finals. They can watch the two tigers compete in the division finals, and there will be an injury at that time. Clippers fans think this is a sign that they want to win the championship. This year's championship must be theirs, and in order to gain a character, they were killed three times by the Spurs in the regular season. Look at the character who has accumulated this character, who is better than them?

In the second half, the Lakers fully reflected the fact that they were restrained by the Clippers. Even though Pan scored 15 points in the third quarter, Byron Davis also made two three-pointers, but the two brothers joined forces to score 18 points. After the third quarter, the Lakers were still 13 points behind the Clippers.

Kobe felt that they played very awkwardly today, and the main reason was that they did not dare to enter the penalty area easily. Once they could not score in the paint area, their shooting percentage would definitely not be high. Therefore, they felt bad at a certain period of time and missed consecutive shots. If the two brothers scored continuously in the inside line, they would be hit with a high injury, which was too passive.

The Clippers entered the fourth quarter with a double-digit lead and automatically activated the "Clippers Law". The Lakers staged a big explosion in the last quarter. Gasol scored consecutive goals on Ji Guomo's head. The Lakers scored 40 points in the fourth quarter. 55 seconds before the final game, the Purple and Gold Army tied the score.

But at the last moment, the Lakers never expected that they would destroy Billups' last minute's heart. Mr. Key received a consecutive pass from the outside in the last minute and scored two three-pointers that decided the winner. This former Finals MVP who stabbed the Lakers countless times last playoffs last year, and it seemed that the power was no worse than last season. Byron Davis at least did not watch his match at the critical moment.

The Lakers lost awkwardly, but there are traces to follow. When they double-team the inside, the Clippers' outside line is destined to leak out. At this time, as long as the Clippers' outside players can shoot the basketball, the Lakers will definitely lose. Why can the Spurs kill the Clippers three times? It is because they don't need to double-team the inside line at critical moments. Duncan and Jamison guard the penalty area, and the two brothers can only shoot from the outside line, and of course the shooting rate will not be too high.

Ji Guochou scored 19 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks in this game. Ji Guomo was defeated, scoring 40 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Billups scored 12 points and 4 assists, and Crawford scored 16 points.

Kobe scored 42 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, Gasol scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, Byron Davis scored 16 points, 6 assists, Odom scored 7 points, 4 rebounds, and Chandler scored 6 points, 8 rebounds.

The final score was 112:108, and the Lakers seemed to lose a pity because the final score difference was only 4 points.

Kobe, who scored 42 points after the game, had reason to be angry. He scored 24 points in the second half, but his teammates, especially the two insides, allowed the opponent's twins to get more points, and in the end, the outside was not defended. Byron, who made Billups make two three-pointers to decide the victory or defeat. Davis is also the sinner of the Lakers' loss. In short, the performance of these teammates today made Pans dissatisfied.

"We must be more focused on the court. Of course, I mean defense. Our offense is fine, but our defense is definitely not something a team that is determined to win the championship. It seems that our defense has no deterrence at all, and we are not focused at critical moments. The substitutes need to perform better." Pan complained repeatedly, and finally knew that he could not go too far, and sighed: "Our lineup is already good enough, but we are not strong enough to win the championship with just talent. Our competitors are not inferior to us."

Phil Jackson also said: "The reason for losing is that we have insufficient execution. The execution ability of our Spurs is too different. This is their weapon to suppress the Clippers. In this regard, we need to learn from our old opponents and increase the team's discipline. This is what we need to solve at the end of the regular season."

Ji Guoxiong won the best in the game after the game. The little fox was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. After the game, he would have questions and answers. He did not greet the reporter's difficult questions, which shows how good he felt when he killed the arch-enemy in the city.

"Of course I thought of being able to kill the opponent four times. We set this task at the beginning of the season, and now we have perfectly implemented this plan." Ji Guomo's words certainly made the Lakers so angry that they were itchy, but they were the winners and could only knock their teeth and swallow them into their stomachs.

A reporter made things difficult for him and asked, "Is it in your plan to be killed by the Spurs three times?"

Such questions are already in the range of beatings. If you change to other times, Ji Guomo had to turn against each other, but today he was not angry and replied with a smile: "Of course, we originally wanted to be killed four times, because last year's Black Ba was too greedy. We planned to compensate them a little in the regular season this season. Unfortunately, they only won three times and we did not perform the mission perfectly."

The reporter who asked the question was so angry that he wanted to shout: "I have never seen such a shameless person. How could you say such words?"

After the Clippers defeated the Lakers, there are only 5 games left this season, including only the Jazz and the Thunder, but as long as they perform normally, they can win the two games. The other three games are all bottom teams, and the Clippers have already put their victory in advance. As long as they are not careless, they are likely to win the strongest 68-win record in the 21st century this season. So far, they have only lost 14 games.

On April 8, the Clippers played against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In this game, Love's 18 rebounds were one of the few highlights of the Timberwolves, but they could not defeat the Clippers by just relying on backcourt rebounds. The two brothers only played 30 minutes in this game. The Clippers had already ended the battle in three quarters, and the 64th victory came effortlessly.

On April 11, the Clippers played against the Sacramento Kings at home again, and the latter did not resist at all. This time, the Clippers only took half a game to solve the opponent. The 65th victory came even easier. The Kings were simply here to deliver vegetables at this time.

After the Clippers won this game, the Los Angeles Times immediately listed the ten best teams in the history of the NBA regular season -

1: Chicago Bulls 72 wins and 10 losses (1995-1996 seasons)

2: Los Angeles Lakers 69 wins and 13 losses (1971-1972 seasons)

3: Chicago Bulls 69 wins and 13 losses (1996-1997 seasons)

4: Philadelphia 76ers 68 wins and 14 losses (1967-1968 seasons)

5: Boston Celtics 68 wins and 14 losses (1972-1973 seasons)

6: Boston Celtics 67 wins and 15 losses (1985-1986 seasons)

7: Chicago Bulls 67 wins and 15 losses (1992-1993 seasons)

8: Los Angeles Lakers 67 wins and 15 losses (1999-2000 seasons)

9: Dallas Mavericks 67 wins and 15 losses (2006-2007 seasons)

10: Milwaukee Bucks 66 wins and 16 losses (1970-1971 season)

This ranking is obvious. As long as the Clippers win the last three games, they will be able to tie the Celtics' 68-win record in 1972-1973. However, with the same record, this ranking is ranked in the order of coming and going, so the same record, so the Clippers can only rank sixth, which makes the Clippers a little unhappy.

What Lakers fans can comfort themselves is that they are still ranked second, and the Clippers no longer have a chance to win more than 69 this season.

On April 12, there was no pressure on the Clippers back to back. They settled the Kings in the first half of the last game and were able to welcome the Portland Trail Blazers who were three-killed by them today in good condition.

Of course, the Trail Blazers are not the weakest. Although they can rank fourth in the Western Conference because of their weak strength in the Northwest Division, they can rank fourth in the West. Unfortunately, the Clippers' big victory this year made the Trail Blazers foolishly. In the eyes of the Clippers, they are just the weaker ones, and today they easily defeated the top team in the Northwest Region.

The Clippers won the 66th victory and effortlessly. After defeating the Trail Blazers, they have surpassed the 65-win record set by the Boston Celtics last year. However, the Clippers have not yet ranked in the top ten, because the Bucks have also taken advantage of the coming and coming, just to hang in front of the Clippers. But it doesn't matter, they have two playoff games left. As long as they win one game casually, they will squeeze out the Bucks and occupy the tenth position.

On April 14, the Clippers challenged the Utah Jazz away. This game was considered the most difficult game by the Clippers. Although the Utah Jazz is not as competitive as in previous seasons, their home games are as strong as ever. This season, the Jazz's Energy Plan Stadium is the most difficult home court in the league except for the Clippers and the Cavaliers. The Jazz's home court was in the 14 games lost by the Clippers.

Before the game started, the trend of the US media was very strange. Many media criticized the Clippers for caring too much about the regular season record. The Spurs and the Lakers have already started to let the main players rotate and rest. The Spurs once again would rather be fined by the league and insisted that the GDPJ combination not play in the last two games. However, the Clippers are still fighting the away game with the Jazz for the regular season record. If a player is injured, the Clippers will lose the big picture because of a small loss.
Chapter completed!