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Chapter 163 The Winning Streak Ends
After the Lakers defeated the New Jersey Nets, they finally extended their winning streak to 34 games. They also surpassed their predecessors and officially became the team with the most winning streaks in league history.

Los Angeles fans and the media can finally start to praise the brand-new Lakers now, and Liu Han has also become one of the most influential public figures in Los Angeles.

The league has also made great efforts to publicize the Lakers' victory over their predecessors. Now it is officially a good opportunity for the Lakers to destroy the Bulls' dynasty. The league has already felt the threat of the Bulls' strong performance in the first two seasons. If the Bulls continue to run rampant, it will pose a great threat to the future development of the league.

However, there are also high-level league executives who worry that the Lakers will become the next Bulls. After all, the Lakers have shown a trend of sweeping the league, and the players of the Lakers are younger, and there is still a lot of time in the future. be perfected.However, David Stern, president of the league, is not worried that the Lakers will become a threat to the league in the future, because he knows that there are opportunities to break up the Lakers. Liu Han and O'Neal seem to have a good relationship now, but David Stern knows that as long as At a certain time, the league will hype a little, and there must be problems within the Lakers.

With the strong performance of the Lakers, the current league has begun to study small ball tactics on a large scale. The offensive mode of the Lakers, which focuses on speed and efficient offense, can not only play wonderful games, but also attract more players. A lot of fans, no matter how you say it, the NBA is a platform for chasing profits after all, and the team owners also hope to make a profit. Their money is invested in the team, and they must also want to gain some benefits from other aspects. How do the interests of the team come from? On the one hand, there are some hard incomes such as game tickets and stadium income, and on the other hand, there are soft incomes such as the popularity and popularity of the team among fans.Therefore, the tactic popular with fans of the Lakers is gradually becoming popular. Even though such a tactic may suffer in the finals, compared with the championship, the team's popularity and popularity are actually more important to some players. The team is more important. A team that is well-known around the world and a team whose fans are basically locals all the time. After the two teams win the championship, their income will be very different. That is why the teams with a championship tradition in the league are all teams with a certain reputation around the world in the city where the team is located.

After the Lakers won 34 consecutive victories, team owner Mr. Jerry Buss held a not-so-small celebration banquet for the team on the second day. Mr. Si couldn't wait any longer. He was eager to show his outstanding boys among the celebrities from all walks of life in Los Angeles.At the banquet held that night, not only many stars from the entertainment industry came, but also the mayor of Los Angeles and some senators from California came to the banquet scene. The stage of the team has also become a good opportunity for many politicians to win votes.Jerry Buss even wants to hold it every year, such a banquet is very important to Buss.

Liu Han received a lot of harassment at the banquet, not only from women, but also from men. Of course, men's harassment does not mean certain problems in sexual orientation, but many politicians suggested that Liu Han now Become a U.S. citizen.But Liu Han rejected them one by one, not only men, but also women. He didn't want Safina next to him to give Liu Han some "traces of love" after returning, but Liu Han also felt a little emotional , these Western women are really too bold.

On January 1998, 1, the second day after the banquet, the Lakers began to prepare for their opponent that night—the Minnesota Timberwolves.

This year's Timberwolves performed very well. Under the leadership of several rookies, they changed their true colors in previous years and played well. With 25 wins and 17 results, they can currently rank sixth in the Western Conference.

The state of the Lakers today is not good, whether it is the previous 34 consecutive victories or some celebrations arranged by the team after the 34 consecutive victories, these gradually wear down the courage of the Lakers to continue to forge ahead.George Krent also felt that the nerves of the players are beginning to relax. After all, consecutive victories will make the players accustomed to it, but it is this habit that will make the players gradually relax.

The game was not controlled by the Lakers from the very beginning. O'Neal didn't even win the pick ball. He didn't concentrate today and jumped the ball too early.

Stephen Marbury resisted joining the Timberwolves from the beginning, and now he is used to the atmosphere of the team. He has gradually become the core of the Timberwolves' offense. The role in the larger.

It was very difficult for Nash to defend against Marbury. They were about the same height, but Marbury was much stronger than Nash in terms of weight and speed.

In the first quarter, the Timberwolves played a very exciting offense under the leadership of Marbury. Garnett's physical fitness is first-class, and after two seasons of training, he has also developed a good mid-range shooting ability. , his straight-arm shooting style makes it difficult for opposing players to guard.

The overall state of the Lakers is not good. Even Liu Han himself feels a little uninterested. The continuous mistakes have given the Timberwolves a lot of opportunities to counterattack.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by 36 points 27-9.

George Krent saw such a situation in this game, so he no longer asked the players to lift their spirits. Instead of letting the players drag their tired bodies and minds to play, it is better to take advantage of this game to let the players relax.

In the second quarter, both Liu Han and O'Neal took a break, and George Krent replaced some players who were difficult to play. This is a rare opportunity to let all the players feel the atmosphere of the game, George thought so.

Neither Liu Han nor O'Neal played in the second quarter. At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves by 17 points.

At the beginning of the second half, Liu Han played for a while. After all, it was too ugly not to lose at home. O'Neal also played, and the two teams had mutual offense and defense.

After the third quarter, the Lakers still trailed their opponents by 12 points.

Entering the fourth quarter, Liu Han and O'Neal were replaced again, Nash took control of the game, George let the main players rest directly, and the substitute players confronted the Timberwolves.

最终湖人队以127比113输掉了这场比赛，森林狼的斯蒂芬马布里出场44分钟，全场22投11中，拿下35分和12次助攻，加内特也有28分10篮板的两双数据。

Only Liu Han scored 27 points for the Lakers, and the others scored more evenly. Although six players scored in double figures, none of them scored 20 points.

In this way, the Lakers' winning streak ended here. They fixed the winning streak at 34 games. I believe that in the increasingly fierce NBA, this record will be difficult to break.

(End of this chapter)