On Feb. 20, one day before the trade deadline, the Lakers finally completed a finale trade. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info They traded veteran Steve Blake for Kent Bazemore and Marshon Brooks from the Warriors.

The Warriors sent Jack away last year, so they need a point guard with some playmaking skills; And because the Lakers have a crown, Blake has little value, so it is better to try your luck with two young people, and these two are both base salaries, which can reduce the total salary of the Lakers.

The trade was a one-for-two, so the Lakers had more than fifteen people, so the Lakers announced the cut of forward Sean Williams before the trade deadline, Sean Williams has been working for the Lakers on a short-term basis this season, but he also started at one point and was then cut by the Lakers. He signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers not long ago. According to NBA rules, Sean Williams will be able to stay until the end of the season if he hasn't been cut by the Lakers by the trade deadline. However, this one-for-two deal brought Sean Williams back to the Development League.

After the deal was over, the Lakers had another piece of good news, with Meeks and Famar recovering from their injuries and being able to play. And the return of these two people has allowed the Lakers to basically get through this wave of injuries, and currently the Lakers only have three injured people: Kobe, Nash and Nick Young.

The return of Meeks and Farmar has made the Lakers' outside line look a little bloated, and the most affected must be Marshall, whose playing time will inevitably be greatly compressed, and he needs to compete with Farmar for positions.

Meeks, on the other hand, returned to the starting lineup and formed the Lakers' backcourt with Zhang Guan.

Compared to last season, Meeks has improved a lot this season, hitting career highs in all statistics, and since Kobe's injury, Meeks has replaced Kobe Bryant as the Lakers' starting point guard. His average of 15 points per game and his shooting rate of more than 40% from three-point range make him the second highest scorer in the Lakers' starting lineup after Gasol.

The current Lakers, the starting lineup has become Carman, Big Gasol, Wesley Johnson, Meeks and Zhang Guan, although on the surface it is not as good as the so-called Big Three, but in the entire league, it can be regarded as the middle of the upper level.

On the bench, Jordan Hill, Famar, Marshall, Bazemore and Rennes Kelly are all available, and if they wait until Nick Young returns, the Lakers can also put together a bunch of "bench bandits".

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On Feb. 21, the Rockets won a bloodless home win over the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics traded Garnett, Pierce and Terry to the Nets at the end of last season in exchange for Gerald Wallace, Humphries, three first-round picks and two other role players.

Ken wants a first-round pick, and it's three, which shows that the Celtics have officially ended the Big Three era and entered the stage of rebuilding. This season, the Celtics' top scorer has become Jeff Green. As for Rondo, he has shown the posture of a glass man, not to mention four consecutive seasons, and has played less than the previous season, only played 38 games last season, this season is also injured, and next season will be even more affected.

At the same time, the Celtics are also suffering from injuries, and the team's No. 2 scorer Bradley and No. 3 scorer Jordan Crawford are both injured and suspended.

The current Celtics record is 19-36 and the third-to-last in the East, only slightly better than the 76ers and Bucks. Such a team is used to losing, so facing the Lakers away, the symbolic resistance is surrendered.

Then, on Feb. 23, the Lakers defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets.

Ahead of the start of the season, quite a few teams have high hopes for the Nets, as the Nets look strong on the roster.

Center Brook Lopez, power forward Garnett, small forward Pierce, scoring guard Joe Johnson, point guard Deron Williams, this is literally an All-Star lineup, and there are several All-Star starters.

On the bench, the Nets also have Terry, Kirilenko, Thornton, Blatch, Livingston and others, all of whom are well-known excellent players in the NBA.

But the Nets' current record is very disappointing, only 25-28, the winning rate is less than half, and it is still in the East. A team with only this kind of record in the East will definitely be at the bottom of the list if it is placed in the more competitive West.

Today, the Nets visited Los Angeles, and the personnel were not neat, Lopez, Garnett and Terry all stayed in Boston due to injuries, and the Celtics could only start with first-year freshmen Plumlee and the aging Kirilenko.

As a result, the combination of Gasol and Carman easily destroyed the Nets' interior line, and although Deron Williams scored 30 points and Paul Pierce also scored 25 points, he still lost the game in the end.

Zhang Guan led the Lakers to a six-game winning streak at home, and immediately afterward, the Lakers flew to Indianapolis to challenge the Indiana Pacers, who were in the limelight in the East.

The current Pacers are 42-13, beating the Miami Heat, who have a big three, and are in first place in the East. In the league, this record is second only to the Thunder.

Last season, the Pacers showed what it takes to be a championship contender, and in the playoffs, the Pacers lost to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, the Pacers' roster has been slightly strengthened compared to last season, and Paul George and second-hand Stephenson have also played their best statistics. At least in the regular season, the Pacers are only better than last season.

On February 25, local time in the United States, the Pacers hosted the Rockets.

Pacers head coach Frank Korver stood on the sidelines with a look of helplessness on his face.

The game has entered the final five minutes, and the score of the two sides is currently 114-109, and it is the Pacers who are behind.

The 5-point gap is nothing in the NBA, not to mention that there are five minutes left in the game, even if there is the last minute of the game, there is a chance to chase it back. But what worries Coach Korver is the Lakers' current scoring ability.

Zhang Guan has scored 30 points, which is not a very high number for Zhang Guan. Gasol scored 15 points and Meeks 13 points, which is a relatively standard performance for the two.

But a guy named Bazemore on the Lakers bench scored 25 points, what is going on? The key Bazemore also grabbed five rebounds and handed out three steals, plus four assists.

The Lakers already had Zhang Guan and Gasol, and this came out with a guy with a score of 20+, defense and assists, and this time it became the model of the "Big Three"! And the scales of victory are beginning to tip in favor of the Lakers.

As a coach, the last thing Korver wants to see is this situation, out of nowhere, a player who looks at the water cooler suddenly appears, but plays at a star-like level, and the offensive and defensive deployment of the entire team will also change because of this.

Bazemore was drafted in the 2012 NBA Draft, but was not drafted, and later signed a two-year base salary with the Warriors, then watched the water cooler for two years, and was traded to the Lakers not long ago.

The Warriors still have a good eye for selecting rookies, Curry, Thompson, Green, and later became superstars. It's just that in the Warriors, it is very difficult for newcomers, especially outside players, to get on the table, and the Warriors have always been short of outside players, and the team will not have too many opportunities for newcomers, just like Jeremy Lin back then, although he has the strength to play, he can't get time to play.

Bazemore is also such a player, his quality can play, but in the Warriors, he has too many competitors, so he can only get limited playing time, and naturally there are no good statistics. In the Warriors, he was even known as the cheerleader of the team, and after coming to the Lakers, he was once thought to compete with Thackeray for the title of "Towel Man".

Coming to the Lakers, Bazemore seized the opportunity, and when Nick Young had not yet returned, Bazemore was the second choice for the bench on the guard line, second only to Famar, and he averaged at least ten minutes per game. And for a player with strength, ten minutes is enough time for them to prove themselves.

In this game against the Pacers, Bazemore proved himself with his strength, he came off the bench, and made consecutive wing breaks to make fouls, which achieved very good results, and the Pacers' backup center Masimmy also sat on the bench for a long time, relieving a lot of pressure on the Lakers' bench inside.

Bazemore, who is in history, also played a value in the Lakers, at least from a marginal man who could be cut at any time, to a guaranteed rotation player, and even later became the Hawks' starter, got a four-year $70 million contract, and became a model of Dick Silk counterattack in the NBA.

In this game, Bazemore became the wonder of the Lakers, and his sudden outburst caught the Pacers off guard, and the Lakers defeated the Pacers 127-118, and Bazemore became famous.

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The Lakers' next game is to Memphis and take on the Grizzlies on the road.

The Grizzlies have been a powerhouse in the West since the Black Eight Miracle, and they also reached the Western Conference Finals last year. The current Grizzlies, with a record of 31 wins and 24 losses, are relatively good, but in the highly competitive West, they can only rank seventh.

The Grizzlies are one of the best defensive teams in the league and one of the least adept at shooting three-pointers. The Grizzlies have averaged a measly 14 three-point attempts this season, the lowest in the league. In comparison, the Warriors, who are good at three-point shooting, average 24.8 three-point shots per game, and the Rockets can average 26.6 three-point shots per game. The Lakers under D'Antoni also averaged 24.8 three-pointers per game, the same as the Warriors.

So the Grizzlies are the kind of team that is very afraid of playing against the opposing team, because the three-point shot is too bad, and the offense will definitely lose. And as long as the opponent's hand feels better and the three-point shot flies, the Grizzlies will definitely lose. It's important for the Grizzlies to limit their opponents' scores to just under 100 points.

Most of the games the Grizzlies have lost this season have been where the Grizzlies scored less than 100 points, while their opponents scored more than 100 points. It's normal to score less than 100 points in a game, and they only average 96.1 points per game. But if you let your opponent score more than 100, you're not far from losing.

And the Lakers clearly started with offense. D'Antoni is a master of running and shooting, and his requirements for defense are not very harsh, and the arrival of Zhang Guan has greatly strengthened the Lakers' offense, and the current Lakers are like a sharp spear.

The Grizzlies are obviously a solid shield, and the contest between the Lakers and the Grizzlies has also become a spear and shield contest.

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Against the Grizzlies, the Lakers were the first three points in the heart. Except for Gasol, the rest of the starters are basically three-pointers and never two-pointers.

Under Zhang's leadership, Meeks, Wesley Johnson and Bazemore, who had just been mentioned to start, all scored three-pointers. On the bench, Famar and Marshon Brooks also made several three-pointers.

Marshon Brooks was traded with Bazemore, and he used to be nicknamed "Kobe Bryant", but this kid only learned the style of play of a superstar, but not the strength of a superstar. In terms of autonomous offense, Marshon Brooks does have a good set, but his assist ability is almost zero, his shooting options are extremely poor, and his defense is completely non-existent. Compared to Nick Young, Marshon Brooks is less efficient and less athletic.

However, Marshon Brooks' three-point shot is still good, as long as you don't give him the ball, let him be a fixed-point shooter, and shoot immediately after receiving the ball, and Immediately Brooks can also provide some outside firepower.

As for the Grizzlies, Mike Conley was completely locked up by Zhang Guan today. He shot one of six in the first half, but he had only one assist and zero steals, blocks and rebounds.

Therefore, the Grizzlies are still the "black and white bears" who mainly play inside, especially Randolph, who has more opportunities to shoot.

Conley was inferior to Zhang Guan in both physical and athletic ability, so it was very difficult to defend Zhang Guan, so the Grizzlies returned their defensive killer Tony Allen in time to deal with Zhang Guan.

Tony Allen's defensive ability is the top in the league, with strong upper body strength, stable enough in the lower handicap, can carry out physical confrontations, outstanding defensive awareness, willing to work hard, good at grabbing the floor ball, even if it is as strong as Durant, under Tony Allen's defense, it is quite a headache.

Tony Allen is best at defending without the ball, and he often creates some tackles for himself, such as giving the opposing off-ball man a certain amount of space to create a gap, and when the opponent passes, Tony Allen will break the ball with lightning speed. In the face of players who are taller and stronger than him, Tony Allen's defense around the front can always make the opponent tired.

However, Tony Allen's ability to defend the ball carrier is a notch lower than that of the ball carrier, especially when the individual ability of the ball carrier is more prominent, and Tony Allen does not show much value. For example, LeBron James, Tony Allen has never been able to defend himself, and with James's physical strength, he is willing to go toe-to-toe with Tony Allen.

And today's Tony Allen also encountered a hard stubble, that is, Zhang Guan.

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"Zhang Guan! Face Tony Allen, throw high, ball in! This ball is beautifully played! In the face of Tony Allen's defence, they were able to score the ball. The narrator let out an exclamation of amazement.

Tony Allen rubbed his chest, it was not light to be pushed just now.

"Zhang Guan, is this guy a monster? I just pushed hard and rushed into the three-second zone! It's the first time I've encountered a defender like this, and I feel like he's even more powerful than LeBron! ”

Tony Allen is confident that his body can stop any defender in the world, but today he found that there are defenders in the world that he can't handle.

Zhang Guan's breakthrough is not fancy, it is a head-on hard encounter, very simple to use strength and body to eat Tony Allen, both of them are about the same figure, but Tony Allen was pushed away by Zhang Guan again and again.

The referee has not sounded the whistle, among the defensive players, Tony Allen's actions are relatively clean, his small movements are not many, and he will not be like many "actors", Tony Allen is this kind of player who relies purely on strength to defend.

Tony Allen's offensive ability is relatively average, and his role in playing is mainly to limit the opponent's main scorer, limiting, and both sides are equal to one less scoring point on the offensive end, which is not a disadvantage for the Grizzlies; And once it can't be contained, it means that the Grizzlies have one less scoring point, while the opponent does not. So a lot of the time, Tony Allen is more like a seven-wound punch, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.

And now, Tony Allen can't limit Zhang Guan's scoring, which is equivalent to using seven wounds to punch but not hitting the enemy, and the Grizzlies are also being eaten away by the Lakers little by little in terms of score.

Randolph and Gasol Jr. have been scoring constantly, Courtney Lee has also hit two points in succession, and Mike Miller, Coofs and James Johnson have also scored on the bench, but the Grizzlies are slowly starting to fall behind, and the more they fall, the more they fall.

There's no way around it, the Grizzlies score two points when they score a goal, and the Lakers keep battling three-pointers.

In the whole game, the Lakers shot a total of 35 three-pointers and hit 17, nearly 50% of the three-pointers hit, which can be described as a super-level performance. The Grizzlies only shot a total of 8 three-pointers, less than a quarter of the Lakers, and hit 3, although the shooting percentage is still in the past, but the difference is 14 three-pointers, which is equivalent to a difference of 14 points.

In the end, the score between the two sides was 107-98 for the Lakers, who did not score more than 100 points and their opponents scored more than 100, a typical "Grizzlies-style" losing pattern.

The Lakers also returned to Los Angeles with two away wins.

Since Zhang Guan joined the Lakers, he has played an 8-game winning streak, and if you count the two consecutive wins when Zhang Guan did not come before, the Lakers at this time have achieved a 10-game winning streak.

In the NBA, any team can achieve 10 consecutive wins, which is a record that cannot be underestimated, not to mention that the Lakers are still in the highly competitive West, and 10 consecutive wins are even more valuable.

Although the Lakers now have a record of 26 wins and 32 losses, the winning rate is still not more than half, and they are still far from the threshold of the playoffs, but this ten-game winning streak has made all teams in the league begin to face the Lakers squarely.

The entire NBA league knows that the current Lakers are no longer the bottom-of-the-bottom team before!

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