In the second half of the first half, the Lakers launched a joint defense on the defensive end, and coincidentally the Clippers also began to use joint defense, and the game suddenly became better.

This season, the Clippers have been known as the best team in the league's joint defense, and it is not groundless to have such rumors, and their joint defense is indeed incomparable to other teams. The Lakers' two interior lines at the moment, with height, speed, reach, bounce and awareness, are logically one of the best interior combinations in the league, but compared with the Clippers, the difference can still be seen at a glance.

The Clippers cracked the Lakers' joint defense and adopted conventional tactics, Ji Guozhi relied on his good hand today, and he shot directly after receiving the ball one step away from the top of the arc, Gasol couldn't defend it, and the basketball entered the frame.

The twin brothers guard the interior and the rest of the Clippers guard the perimeter, but unlike other teams, if the Lakers break through, their defensive formation will immediately become a 212 position, Billups retreats to the free throw line and the two interior lines form a triangle position, plus two wing players block the route to the wings, this guy who rushes to the basket is difficult to get a good end no matter whether he attacks or distributes the ball.

Bryant had three turnovers in the quarter, basically all of which were passing and layup errors after the break. Byron. Davis later tried to dribble and kill, but it didn't end any differently, and he, like Kobe, fell into the trap of the Clippers' defense. The Clippers' joint defense is strong. You can't crack it the usual way. They have far fewer defensive weaknesses than other teams.

The first half ended. With a score of 65:51, the Clippers relied on Ji Guosha's outburst and the strongest joint defense prepared for the playoffs, and played a wave of high injuries at the end of the first half, leading the city rival by 14 points.

The Clippers players feel that the Lakers don't seem to be as strong as the Spurs, and the reason is that Gasol is not as limited as Duncan to the two brothers, which means that the Lakers' interior line is at a disadvantage in the competition with the Clippers, so the whole team is at a disadvantage. Those who get the inside line win the world, this is not a joke.

This is not to say that Gasol is much worse than Duncan, it is completely due to the style of the player, Gasol's skills are more delicate, but the style of play is soft, and the guy who has strong athleticism and bullies is just restrained. Chandler is the same, Ji Guoqiu can use his skills to calmly deal with the boxing champion who can't take advantage of the body, the panda hero's athletic ability is not inferior, and he far surpasses Chandler in technology. The Lakers' center was similarly restrained by the Clippers.

Neutral fans find it interesting that this season is the top three teams in the West. It's all 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, the Lakers have killed the Spurs three times this year, the Spurs have killed the Clippers three times, and the Clippers seem to be going to kill the Lakers four times.

Lakers fans are unhappy because they are currently in third place and want to go one step further unless they overtake the Clippers, who are also in the Pacific Division, but this is basically impossible, and the two teams are too far apart. And once the Lakers end up in third, they will definitely meet the Spurs, who are second in the West, in the second round, which is not good for them, and what the Lakers want most is of course for the Spurs to take out the Clippers first, and then they will take out the Spurs.

The Spurs are even more upset because they don't want to meet the Lakers even more, and instead want to meet the Clippers. But unless they eliminate the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, it's unlikely they'll meet the Clippers. Even if they kill the Lakers in the semifinals, the process must not be easy, and if there are casualties, it will not be easy for the Clippers.

This is what the Lakers are worried about, and in the same way, even if they beat the Spurs, it will definitely not be easy, and in the end, the Clippers will be cheapened.

The happiest is of course the Clippers, who will certainly not meet the Spurs and Lakers before the division finals, and can sit back and watch the two tigers fight each other in the division finals, and there will be an injury at that time. Clippers fans believe that this is a sign that they are going to win the championship, that this year's championship must be theirs, and that they were all killed by the Spurs three times in the regular season in order to gain character. Look at this person's character, who is as strong as them?

In the second half, the Lakers fully embodied the fact that they were restrained by the Clippers, even if Peter Pan scored 15 points in the third quarter. Davis also hit two three-pointers, but the two brothers combined for 18 points, and the Lakers still trailed the Clippers by 13 points after three quarters.

Kobe Bryant felt that they played particularly awkward today, mainly because they did not dare to enter the penalty area lightly. Once you can't score in the paint area, the shooting percentage will definitely not be high, so at a certain time period, you don't feel good and miss consecutive shots, and if the two brothers score continuously on the inside, they will be beaten with a wave of high injuries, which is too passive.

The Clippers entered the fourth quarter with a double-digit lead, automatically turning on the "Clippers Rule", the Lakers staged a big explosion in the final quarter, Gasol scored consecutive goals on Ji Guo's shameful head, the Lakers scored 40 points in the fourth quarter, and 55 seconds before the end, the Purple and Gold chased the score to a tie.

But at the last moment, the Lakers didn't expect that they would be ruined by Billups' big heart in the last minute, and Mr. Key received the ball from the Panda brother on the outside in the last minute and threw two three-pointers that decided the outcome of the game. The former Finals MVP, who stabbed the Lakers countless times in the playoffs last year, looks no less powerful than last season. Davis, at least, didn't look at his opposition at crunch time.

The Lakers lost aggrieved, but there are traces to follow, and when they wrap the inside line, it is destined that the outside line of the Clippers will definitely leak out. At this time, as long as the Clippers' outside players can shoot the basketball, the Lakers will definitely lose. Why did the Spurs beat the Clippers three times? It's because they don't need to wrap up the inside line at critical moments, Duncan and Jamison are in the restricted area, and the two brothers can only shoot from the outside, and the shooting percentage is certainly not too high.

Ji Guoqiu scored 19 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks in this game, Ji Guoqiu exploded, cutting 40 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Billups 12 points and 4 assists, and Crawford 16 points.

Bryant had 42 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Gasol had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Byron. Davis had 16 points and six assists. Odom had seven points and four rebounds, and Chandler had six points and eight rebounds.

With a final score of 112:108, the Lakers looked like they had lost by just four points.

Bryant, who scored 42 points after the game, had reason to be angry, scoring 24 points in the second half, but his teammates, especially the two insiders, allowed the opposite twins to score more points, and in the end the outside line didn't hold on. Billups made two game-winning three-pointers for Byron. Davis is also the sinner of the Lakers' loss, and in short, these teammates are not satisfied with Peter Pan today.

'We have to be more focused on the pitch, and I mean defensively, and we're fine offensively, but our defence is definitely not what a team that wants to win trophies should have. It looked like our defence was no deterrent and we couldn't concentrate in key moments, so the substitutes needed to show a better game. Peter Pan complained again and again, and finally knew that he couldn't go too far, and sighed: "Our lineup is good enough, but we are not strong enough to win the championship with talent alone." Our competitors, they are no less talented than us. ”

Phil. Jackson also said: "The reason for losing is that there is not enough execution. We're too far behind the Spurs in execution, and that's what they're going to do to keep the Clippers at bay, and that's something we need to learn from our old rivals and increase the team's discipline, which is something we need to address at the end of the regular season. ”

Ji Guosha won the best in the game after the game, the little fox was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, he answered all questions at the post-game press conference, and he didn't greet him with a cold face in the face of reporters' difficult questions, which shows how good his mood was when he killed his rivals in the same city.

"Of course I thought of being able to get four kills, we set that task at the beginning of the season and now we have executed it perfectly." Ji Guo's shameful words certainly made the Lakers angry, but they were the winners, so they could only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

A reporter made it difficult for him and asked: "Being killed three times by the spurs, is it also in your plan?" ”

This kind of question is already within the scope of under-beating, and at other times, Ji Guoshi has to turn his face, but today he was not angry, and replied with a smile: "Of course, we originally wanted to be killed by four, because last year's Black Eight was too consuming of character, and this season we plan to compensate them a little in the regular season." Unfortunately, they only won three times and we didn't have the task perfectly. ”

The reporter who asked the question was half angry when he heard this, and he wanted to shout: "I have never seen such a brazen person, how can you say such a thing?" ”

After the Clippers' victory over the Lakers, there are only five games left in the season, of which only the Jazz and Thunder are a little difficult, but as long as they play properly, they can win both games. The other three games were all swelling teams, and the Clippers had already taken the win into their arms early. As long as they are not careless, they have a good chance of picking up their strongest 68-win record of the 21st century this season, losing just 14 games so far.

On April 8, the Clippers played against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in this game, Lefou's 18 rebounds were one of the few bright spots for the Timberwolves, but the backcourt rebounds alone could not defeat the Clippers, the two brothers only played 30 minutes in this game, and the Clippers ended the battle in the third quarter, and the 64th victory came effortlessly.

On April 11, the Clippers played again at home against the Sacramento Kings, who did not resist at all, and this time the Clippers took half a game to solve the opponent, and the 65th victory came more easily, and the Kings were simply here to deliver the food.

After the Clippers won the game, the Los Angeles Times immediately listed the 10 teams with the best records in NBA regular season history.

1: Chicago Bulls 72-10 (1995~1996 season)

2: Los Angeles Lakers 69-13 (1971~1972 season)

3: Chicago Bulls 69-13 (1996~1997 season)

4: Philadelphia 76ers 68-14 (1967~1968 season)

5: Boston Celtics 68-14 (1972~1973 season)

6: Boston Celtics 67-15 (1985~1986 season)

7: Chicago Bulls 67-15 (1992~1993 season)

8: Los Angeles Lakers 67-15 (1999~2000 season)

9: Dallas Mavericks 67-15 (2006~2007 season)

10: Milwaukee Bucks 66-16 (1970~1971 season)

The rankings are clear, and the Clippers need to win their final three games to tie the Celtics' record of 68 wins in the 1972-1973 season. However, this ranking is in the same order of arrival, so with the same record, the Clippers can only rank sixth, which makes the Clippers a little unhappy.

Lakers fans can console themselves with the fact that they are still in second place, and the Clippers have no chance of surpassing 69 wins this season.

On April 12, there was no pressure on the Clippers in back-to-back games, they got the Kings in the first half of the game, and today they can face the Portland Trail Blazers who were killed by them three times.

Of course, the Trailblazers are not fish belly, although they can only rank fourth in the west by relying on the weak strength of the northwest region, but they can also rank fourth in the west is considered some strength. It's a pity that the Clippers beat the Trail Blazers directly with a big win this year, in the eyes of the Clippers, they just didn't run, and today they easily defeated the top team in the Northwest Region.

The Clippers' 66th win was again a no-brainer, and their victory over the Trail Blazers surpassed last year's Boston Celtics' record of 65 wins. However, the Clippers are not in the top 10 for the time being, because the Bucks have also taken advantage of the arrival and arrival in front of the Clippers. But it doesn't matter, they have two playoff games left, and if they win any one, they will squeeze out the Bucks and occupy the tenth spot.

On April 14, the Clippers took on the Utah Jazz, who were not as competitive as in previous seasons, but their home game was as strong as ever. This season, the Jazz's Energy Scheme arena is the most difficult home in the league to conquer outside of the Clippers and Cavaliers, and the Jazz have lost 14 games.

Before the start of the game, the wind direction of the American media is very strange, many media are criticizing the Clippers for caring too much about the regular season record, the Spurs and the Lakers have begun to let the main rotation rest at this time, the Spurs would once again rather be fined by the league, and resolutely let the GDPJ combination not play in the last two games, but the Clippers are still stumbling on the road for the regular season record and the Jazz, in case a player is injured, the Clippers are due to a small loss.

Ji Guozhi was the first to quit, let his damn bullshit, this is not a simple regular season record, any team has the opportunity to go further in 65+ wins, and it will not give up lightly. This is an honor to be able to leave a name in history, these guys just can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, in fact, I don't know how jealous of the Clippers is. (To be continued......)