As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

The Spurs defeated the Hornets and secured third place in the Western Conference.

But the New Orleans Hornets, who lost the game, were like someone pushed their heads into a lake.

Suns beat Jazz...

When the wasp learned the news, not only was his head pushed into the water, but he was also kicked hard on the butt.

The Hornets' hope of escaping from the eighth place in the Western Conference is becoming increasingly slim.

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The time came to October 2009, 4.

The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Zhou Ze scored 40+20 again!

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points without any hesitation.

The two's powerful offensive firepower made the entire Madison Square Garden resound with cheers of "MVP".

Although the probability of Zhou Ze leaving the Lakers is very small, he still has a dream, what if it comes true?

New York fans jokingly call this "early investment."

On this very day.

The Dallas Mavericks, ranked sixth in the Western Conference, lost to the New Jersey Nets, a weak team in the Eastern Conference. Yi Jianlian had a great touch in space and scored a career-high 36 points.

The Hornets also defeated the Toronto Raptors.

This resulted in the Dallas Mavericks only leading the Hornets by one game.

The Mavericks' next opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers.

As long as the Lakers beat the Mavericks...

Then the Mavericks' record will be the same as the Hornets.

The Mavericks are again behind the Hornets in the regular season.

This also means...

If the Mavericks lose to the Hornets, they will fall directly to eighth in the Western Conference.

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When Chris Paul heard the news, it was like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw.

"Zhou, if you're a man, win the game."

"Zhou, fuck, you guys won't let me go!"

"Hey, if the Mavericks give up this game, we will be ranked seventh in the Western Conference!"

"We'll snipe them again then. Humph, then we won't have to face that damn bastard Zhou in the first round!"

For the Mavericks...

Losing to the New Jersey Nets, a weak team in the Eastern Conference, disrupted their plans.

Do you want to take down the Lakers?

The Lakers have been strong for so many games!

Gotta be soft!

啃?

Still not going to chew it?

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Superstars and famous coaches should not be complacent, as thousands of troops will avoid the purple robe!

No one wants to face the Los Angeles Lakers' "Elbow Combination" too early in the playoffs.

Obviously, this has become the century-old problem for head coaches of Western Conference playoff teams.

Everyone turned into Zhuge Malone, making all kinds of calculations just to avoid encountering the Lakers.

No way!!!

Compared to last year...

Kobe is still in top form.

Zhou Ze continues to evolve and has reached the level of "MVP among MVPs".

In addition, this team often has a random third giant and a random fourth giant.

Such a strong team has led many outside media to compare it with the Chicago Bulls during Jordan's three consecutive championships and the Los Angeles Lakers during OK's three consecutive championships.

ESPN has conducted a similar poll.

Which team is stronger?

A.Chicago Bulls in the 1997-1998 NBA season.

B. Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA 2000-2001 season.

C. Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA 2008-2009 season.

D.Others.

More than 100 netizens voted.

The percentage of votes for option A is 32.3%.

The percentage of votes for option B is 32.7%.

The percentage of votes for option C is 30%.

The remaining 5% chose D.

The reason why fewer people chose the Lakers in the 08-09 season is mainly because the season has not ended and the team has not won the championship.

The championship-only theory is not objective.

But the non-champion theory is even less objective.

In competitive sports, the championship is the most valuable honor, no doubt about it.

Many players who have never won a championship but have won the MVP want to exchange their lifetime honors for a championship ring when they retire.

The importance of championship honor can be seen from this.

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Two days later.

2009 4 Month 10 Day.

This is the 80th regular season game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers are in Dallas, playing away.

Before the game, many media analyzed that the Dallas Mavericks would give up this game and fight for the next one with all their strength, just like the San Antonio Spurs.

Mavericks coach Rick - Clare also wanted to avoid the sharp edge, let the main players take turns to rest.

But Dirk Nowitzki, the team's star player, ignored all objections and insisted on playing against the Lakers.

the reason is simple.

"If you want to win the championship, it doesn't matter who you meet!"

"There has never been a championship team in NBA history that picks its opponents!"

Dirk Nowitzki's words and the attention that team owner Mark Cuban paid to him finally led to the team agreeing to let all players play against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Those who are ridiculed and mocked as "softies" by the American media are actually tougher than anyone else at heart.

In front of the TV, Chris Paul couldn't stop smiling when he saw all the main players of the Mavericks playing.

"Haha."

"Come on, Los Angeles!"

"Come on, you damn bastard!"

"You must win!"

For the first time in his life, Chris Paul hoped Zhou Ze could win the game.

The Dallas Mavericks will come to New Orleans tomorrow for a back-to-back away game.

The Mavericks' main players will fight hard against the Lakers tonight, and even if they win, they will suffer a lot.

If they lose, it will undoubtedly be a further blow to the Dallas Mavericks.

Chris Paul seemed to see that he had already stepped half a foot out of the quagmire of "eighth in the West".

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Mavericks starting lineup: Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Gerald Green, Dirk Nowitzki and Eric Dampier.

Lakers starting lineup: Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Chris Webber and Zhou Ze.

That's right.

Tonight the Lakers put Webber in the team's starting lineup at the No. 4 position.

This is not because the three main inside players are injured, or for other reasons, but just to let Webber, who has averaged less than 10 minutes per game in the last 10 games, find his game form.

After all, the playoffs are about to begin.

Every Lakers player needs to be in top form.

"Zhou, long time no see. How have you been recently?" After the game started, Jason Kidd greeted Zhou Ze with a smile.

"Not bad." Zhou Ze nodded with a smile.

Kidd joined the Dallas Mavericks in the second half of last year's regular season.

His joining also made the Mavericks stronger, but the overall configuration of the team is still a lot worse.

For example, Jet Terry, a small guard who is less than 190cm tall, actually serves as the team's starting shooting guard. He will definitely be overtaken by other teams.

Although Eric Dampier has good rim protection ability under the basket, he is a squat type.

The starting small forward is the nine-finger dunk king - Gerald Green. Although he has strong physical fitness and can shoot three-pointers, his strength and physical confrontation ability make it difficult for him to serve as the starting No. 3 position for a playoff team.

After the game started, Zhou Ze asked for the ball in the low post on the right side, compressing the Mavericks' defense and making Dampier dare not rush out.

Chris Webber also set an off-ball screen for Kobe on the left. Kobe went around to the right wing on the weak side of the offense, received a pass from Rondo, and faced Gerald Green, who did not squeeze through the defense in the first time, and easily caught the ball and shot.