9 games away, quietly meet the first record in history! High-end game heavy punch! Clippers nemesis is coming

More than halfway through the regular season this season, the situation in the West has stabilized. The Clippers went from 3-7 in the opening game to 29-8 in the back, chasing all the way to the top three in the West. One thing is for sure, Leonard, who is healthy, is the most terrifying existence in this alliance. He has scored 30+ points and made 0 turnovers five times this season, the first in the NBA, and Leonard's career total win percentage is the first in history. On the other hand, the arrival of Harden completely liberated Xiaoka and George, allowing these two superstars to perform their respective duties, Xiaoka's strong point blasting + single defense opponent's core arrow, George opened up space projection + assisted defense protection, and Harden fully mobilized the energy of role players including Coffey, Powell, Theis, and Mann, and the Clippers have become the league's biggest championship favorites. But compared to the Clippers, several other giants are not in a good situation.

The Warriors have been pressed to the 12th place in the West, it is too difficult for them to win a game, Curry and Kuminga's stable play can become the norm, but Klay has no projection + no defense + no ability to control the ball and dribble, some are just conceited, all kinds of top shots and iron, and hurt the team again and again. Although the Suns hovered in sixth place in the West, the Big Three are all single-handed, lacking the ability to mobilize role players, which is easy to do with half the effort, and it is difficult for Durant and Booker to stay healthy until the playoffs. And the Lakers, who are 26-25 since the start of the season, have been hovering outside the top eight in the West, from trading Russell, to wanting to get Murray, Bruce Brown, and even trading James, it looks like a mess. But in this unfavorable situation, the Lakers first overturned the league's No. 1 Celtics in the absence of the Zhan Mei combination!

Then in the face of the Knicks, a super dark horse with nine consecutive wins, the Lakers crushed their opponents in waves in the final quarter! And after these few games, the Lakers unwittingly caught up with the Mavericks, who were eighth in the West! So what is the quality of this Lakers? Starting with James. After playing the Knicks, James ushered in a career milestone record of 11,000 rebounds! James has scored a total of 39,771 points so far in his career, ranking first in history! 11,000 rebounds, ranking 31st in history, 10,764 assists, fourth in history, playing 55,660 minutes, second in history! James is still 229 points away from the 40,000-point mark, and according to the average of 24.9 points per game this season, James is expected to usher in a career of 40,000 + points in the game against the Clippers at the end of February11,000 rebounds + 10,000 assists The historical moment!

In the 21st season of his career, James has repeatedly broken historical records: 21st season of his career: 35 times 20+ all-time first, 31 times 20+5+5 all-time first, rebounding first! First of all, it can be determined that the 39-year-old James is difficult to fly away like the Heat 10 years ago, nor can he carry Morris Jr. to beat the Celtics to the finals like 6 years ago, but James's high-end game is still vigorous! This is also the main reason why the Lakers have a low floor but a high ceiling this season. To give a few typical examples: the Lakers can beat the league's No. 1 Celtics without the James Mei combination; end the super dark horse Knicks' 9-game winning streak, including a hard-fought overtime battle with the Warriors, James played 48 minutes and scored 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists! Including defeating the dark horse Thunder twice and winning the midseason championship.

To put it simply, in some games that cannot be lost, James can improve his energy on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends to reach the playoff level. And thick eyebrows are the best offensive and defensive center in the league, plus the Lakers have Russell and Reaves, who are becoming more and more stable, Hachimura and Hayashi who can contribute energy on the court, in fact, the Lakers are not as bad as they imagined. The point is that the Lakers can't maintain continuity, James is too old, and some less important games, such as against the Hawks and Rockets, it's hard to expect James to go all out. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers have faced the Clippers three times this season, taking two wins, and from the end of December to mid-January, the Clippers won 8 out of 9 games, except for the Lakers. In that game, the Lakers made 16 free throws and the Clippers made 19 free throws, and the Lakers did not have an advantage, but James was able to defend Leonard 6 of 0!

Including the dunk George, and the key layup in the final moments! In the words of the thick eyebrows, he and James firmly believe that the Lakers have always had the ability to win championships, but the team needs more energy from role players in the process. This is also the biggest hidden thing for the Lakers: since winning the championship in the bubble park in 20 years, the Lakers' role players have struggled to be satisfactory. This has something to do with the Lakers management, who let go of Kuzma, let go of Caruso and Danny Green, and dismantled the championship puzzle little by little, and the players in exchange for them were plagued by injuries, coupled with continuous running-in, and injuries with thick eyebrows, forming a vicious circle. But as James said, he will never give up his desire to compete for the championship, and playing high-end games with heavy punches is James' attitude and the biggest bargaining chip he can take out at his age!

To tell the truth, the Clippers want to break out of the West this season, the Timberwolves and Thunder are very young and need to pay tuition, and the Nuggets are actually not that difficult for the Clippers, because the Nuggets bench is completely incompatible with the Clippers, which even Malone admitted. But the Lakers are always an unknown factor. To some extent, the Lakers, like the Heat, are forced to play dead in the regular season, and the core is too old. But as long as they make the playoffs, no one will be able to beat them! I would expect the Lakers and Clippers to meet at the pinnacle of the Western Conference finals, and there will be no regrets.