Chapter 585: Goal 30 consecutive wins
On December 15, 2009, Maohu Entertainment acquired 17K, Zongheng and Chase Wave, and after the reorganization, it was renamed "Genesis Chinese Network", announcing its entry into the online literature industry.
Maohu Entertainment intended to acquire Biquge www.biquge.info in October, but several negotiations were unsuccessful, and the Shanda asking price was too ruthless, offering a sky-high price of one billion, and the two brothers did not have so much money to complete such an acquisition. 17K, Zongheng and other websites are much cheaper, and the reorganization after the acquisition of the second and third is obviously more cost-effective than the direct acquisition www.biquge.info of Biquge.
The most valuable thing for the two of them now is their own fame, just like the Jordan brand and Li Ning brand, relying on this name. The same goes for the names of the two animals, and they are worth much more than their companies themselves.
On December 7, the Clippers won away against the Minnesota Timberwolves, making it 21 wins in a row.
The Clippers' victory was expected by everyone, the Timberwolves are still a big bad team this year, and there is no suspense for the Clippers to win.
The Los Angeles Times published the NBA's winning streak on this day, and the Los Angeles Lakers ranked first, as one of the biggest giants in the NBA, the Purple and Gold have achieved countless records, and the number of consecutive wins is one of them.
In the 1971-72 season, the Lakers had Jerry Brown. West, Gael. Goodrich, Wilt. Chamberlain and Elgin. Gareth Bale, that team has all these talented players, and they are all going to be able to achieve something that the world is looking for. With the help of these bulls, the Lakers achieved a shocking 33 consecutive victories from November 5, 1971 to January 9, 1972, which was another prosperous era of the Lakers dynasty.
In second place all-time is the Houston Rockets, who have a 22-game winning streak.
In the 2007-2008 season, the Rockets set a mad 22-game winning streak in the regular season, the second in NBA history.
In this winning streak, the Rockets have opponents including the Lakers, Hornets, Cavaliers and other ten teams that eventually enter the playoffs. Moreover, these 22 matches spanned a period of 48 days. What's even more amazing is that the Rockets rushed from No. 9 to No. 1 in the West after 22 consecutive wins, but they were quickly beaten again.
In third place is the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a 20-game winning streak, but they are now fourth.
In the '70s, the Bucks were one of the top powerhouses in the league, and they played a great role in the "Big O" and Karim. Abdullah. Abdul-Jabbar dominated the NBA during this period, helping the Bucks not only to a 66-16 record in the regular season, but also to a 20-game winning streak between February 6 and March 8, 1971.
In fifth place is the Boston Celtics, who have a 19-game winning streak.
From November 15, 2008 to December 23, 2008, the Celtics won 19 consecutive games under the leadership of the Big Three, surpassing the 18-game winning streak led by "Big Bird" Bird in 1982 and setting a new record in the team's history.
Sixth, Chicago Bulls: 18 straight wins
In the eyes of most Chicago Bulls fans, the 1995-96 season for the Bulls was the most perfect season, and Jordan not only helped the team to 72 regular season games, but also won 18 consecutive games between December 29, 1995 and February 2, 1996.
The Bulls had a chance to run a 20+ winning streak, but they overdid it. No matter how strong the Bulls are, they can't guarantee that they won't play every game, and that season they set the best record in NBA history, but failed to rewrite the winning streak, which is a big regret for Bulls fans.
The Clippers have moved their winning streak to third all-time since this game, and they only need one more win to tie the Rockets' record of 22 straight wins.
Ji Guoqiu said after the game: "Any team needs luck to win 10+ in a row, but to get a 20+ winning streak requires strength, play, luck, unity and ......."
Ji Guoyi said: "What you are seeing now is the best Clippers, we will not be satisfied with 21 consecutive wins, we still have a 22 and 33 in front of us, we have to continue to work hard before we kill the two of them." As long as we lose the last game, our previous efforts will be in vain, but we will not be crushed by this pressure, it will only become our motivation to move forward. ”
Starting in mid-December, the Clippers' good days are coming to an end, and they will play six consecutive away games in one go.
On December 19, the Clippers played away against the New York Knicks, Iverson finally accepted a one-year contract from New York, in addition to the Knicks, only the Grizzlies and Timberwolves really offered him in the summer, and they were all one-year contracts, and the annual salaries were all middle-class, which was not as lucrative as the contracts offered by the Knicks.
Iverson is still the main point guard in the Knicks, but the other two teams can't make such a guarantee, and the answer will be chosen, in fact, there is no need to choose at all.
Of course, the Knicks want to mess up this season, but with Iverson and Maddy, the Knicks are still capable of making the playoffs in the East. Dolan was very sore about this.
Eastern Rankings -
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (16-6)
2. Orlando Magic (14-8)
3. Boston Celtics (12-10)
4. Atlanta Hawks (10-12)
5. Miami Heat (9-12)
6. Milwaukee Bucks (8-13)
7. Chicago Bulls (8-14)
8. Charlotte Bobcats (7-15)
9. New York Knicks (7-15)
10. Toronto Raptors (7-15)
Among the eastern teams, except for the top three Cavaliers, Magic, and Celtics, which have the strength to compete with the strong teams in the West, it is difficult for other teams to gain the upper hand in the top ten in the West, and the gap between the East and the West is so big.
The Knicks have declined this year, not only have they not strengthened their roster, but they have also given up renewing several important players from last season in order to renew their rosters for next summer.
The visiting Clippers took the lead after the opening and started the game 9-0, and the Knicks responded with a wave of 13-2 under the leadership of Iverson, and actually overtook the score in the middle of the first quarter.
Crawford and Ji Guoyi began to exert their power from the outside, and the two hit 3-pointers in succession, and the Clippers regained the lead.
The second half of the first quarter became Ji's show time, as he scored four straight points inside and then blocked Maddy's layup to help the team end the quarter with a 33-22 lead. In the second quarter, the Clippers' bench lineup played well and continued to widen the difference. Robinson scored six straight points to tie the score at 56-46 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Billups hit another 3-pointer, and Ji Guoqiu also played on the inside, scoring 6 points in a row, and the Clippers stretched the difference to 18 points. Iverson and Maddy then scored back-to-back games from the outside, but the Knicks could only chase the score to 78-64 at the end of the quarter.
In the final quarter, Maddy and Iverson led a 15-4 wave to try to salvage the defeat, and the Knicks narrowed the gap to just five points at most. The Clippers took a timeout, and then the twin brothers, Billups scored successively, and the Clippers went on a 10-0 run, and Hill also came with a 3-pointer at this time, and the Clippers led by 14 points at 100-86, and the game lost suspense.
The Los Angeles Clippers' 22-game winning streak came without a hitch, and after this game, they tied the Rockets' record of 22 straight wins set two years ago. However, as Ji Guoyi said, the current Clippers are the best Clippers, and naturally they will not be satisfied with this, their goal has skipped 25 consecutive wins, and directly turned into 30+ consecutive wins, and the goal is the first position of the Lakers.
"Either we don't play, or if we want to play, we have to play big."
Ji Guoyi was a stinky fart after the game, and today he scored 36 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, which allowed him to continue to occupy the top spot in the scoring list. Now he and Durant have entered a white-hot battle for the scoring title, although he is ahead, the advantage has always been within 0.5 points, and if he is not careful, he may be surpassed by Durant.
On December 20, the Clippers were back-to-back away, but fortunately, their opponent was only the weak Philadelphia 76ers, and if they ran into the Cavaliers, Celtics or something, the winning streak would end here.
The 76ers, who are third-to-last in the East, have lost 11 in a row, and although they are sitting at home against the Clippers, who only played with the Knicks yesterday, few people are optimistic about them.
Billups and Hill rested for the game, but the Phillies didn't take the opportunity to sink the Clippers, and they ended up losing 122-110 to the Clippers, suffering a 12-game losing streak, dropping one spot to the bottom of the East, and one step closer to the top pick.
Ji Guoqiu scored 25 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 blocks, getting the 27th triple-double of his career and the third triple-double of the season; Ji Guoyi scored 41 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
On December 22, the Clippers returned to the West to play the San Antonio Spurs, the second place in the West, this game is seen as the biggest test of the Clippers' record, and the Spurs will be the biggest obstacle to sniping the Clippers, and perhaps the Clippers' 23-game winning streak will come to an end.
Many media believe that the Clippers' 23-game winning streak is magical enough, now it's not the seventies, a 20+ winning streak is almost impossible, and if you want to get a 30+ winning streak, this is the Clippers who have won two consecutive championships, so that they won't be laughed at, and if the Lakers dare to say this at the moment, they will be laughed at by everyone.
Ji Guozhi has said a lot this season, some of which he did, but some of which he also failed, but not many people sneered at him like the previous two seasons, because he was qualified to stand there and speak out.
This season, even superstars such as Kobe Bryant and James have tried to avoid commenting on Ji Guosha's bold words, especially James is particularly low-key, he has not won the championship yet, once he says a few more words, many people will definitely jump out and make a fuss about this matter, cynicism is indispensable, but the gorilla can't refute it.
Therefore, James is cold-mouthed and cold-faced when he sees everyone now, and he looks like he is silent, and if it goes on like this, the little emperor should probably be depressed.
"I want a champion!"
James now screams like this every night before going to bed to fall asleep. In the middle of the night, he always dreamed of what he would look like when he won the cup, but without exception, the venue was not in Cleveland.
Sometimes, he dreams of winning a cup at Madison Square; Sometimes, the field becomes Staples Arena again; There was an even more outrageous time, he actually dreamed that he won two consecutive championships with Wade and Bosh in Miami, but was defeated by the aging Duncan when he won three consecutive championships. He was frightened and realized that it was a half-good, half-bad dream.
"Alas, if you can win two consecutive championships, it will be much better than now."
After James woke up from the dream, he felt that not to mention two consecutive championships, even if he only won once, it was much better than being empty-handed now.
On December 22, the Los Angeles Clippers played away to the San Antonio Spurs
"Against Spurs at this time, needless to say, we will play hard, they won't let us have a good time, I felt it before I even got off the plane."
Ji Guoyi was like a magic stick, talking nonsense at the pre-game press conference, but looking at his expression, he looked very serious.
"This game against the Spurs, the Christmas game against the Lakers, we want to extend the winning streak, every step becomes difficult, but we are not afraid of the challenge."
Ji Guoqiu looked at the next schedule of the Clippers and found that they were much more unlucky than the Rockets two years ago.
Duncan was expressionless in front of the game, and after listening to the words brought by the reporter, he said with a smile: "They guessed right, we really don't plan to let them continue their winning streak." ”
In the first quarter of the game, as Duncan said, the Spurs didn't want the Clippers to get a win on their home court.
At the beginning of the game, the competition between the two sides inside and outside was extremely fierce, the offensive efficiency of both teams was not high, and the score was never opened. At the end of the game, Ji Guoyi scored a 3-point success, and the Clippers still fell behind 21:22. In the second quarter, the two brothers interacted successfully many times, and the two relied on tacit cooperation to score points one after another, and the Clippers overtook the Spurs by 5 points.
At the end of the second quarter, the Spurs played a wave of 7:0 under the leadership of Ginobili, and the breakthrough of the demon knife was still sharp, and the key was that they were also sharp in the playoffs, no matter how you look at it, they are more reliable than Crawford. As soon as Crawford was unreliable, this guy made a wonderful breakthrough before halftime, using his signature jump layup to make two and one, and the Clippers took a 45-44 lead into the second half.
In the third quarter, the Clippers' Billups and Ji Guoyi continued to exert their power, and the Panda brother also found an opportunity to make a wonderful 3-pointer on Duncan's head, and the Clippers led 69-60.
Although Ginobili continued to lead the team to chase points after coming on the court, Crawford was no slouch today, and the Clippers entered the fourth quarter 80-74.
In the final quarter, the Clippers relied on the bench lineup to hold the lead, and the twin brothers continued their offensive touch after returning, and the Clippers led 99-89 in the middle of the final quarter.
A minute before the end of the game, the Spurs stubbornly chased the score to 105:102, but Ji Guoqiu's two free throws made the Spurs lose hope of victory, and finally defeated the Spurs 107-104 to complete the double.
The Clippers played a tough game, but thanks to the excellent performance of the two brothers, they still stubbornly passed the test, and won 24 consecutive victories.
"24 is not our lucky number, but we've been lucky lately, and I hope to make it 25 in three days at Christmas."
After the game, Ji Guoyi set his sights on the No. 25 Christmas game, the opponent that day was a guy wearing No. 24, and the Lakers were also the second-best team in the league with a true record, just because they were in the same district as the Clippers, they couldn't rank in the top three.
However, this rule will be changed next season, and the ranking rules currently used by the NBA will be revised in 2010 to fix the loopholes in the previous version. Currently, the NBA stipulates that the three regional champions of each of the two leagues directly lock in the top three of their respective leagues, while the runner-up of the other division with the best record can only rank fourth, even if the record exceeds the champions of other divisions.
Such a tragedy is the Lakers, who are in the same Pacific Division as the Clippers, so they can only finish fourth. R1152