NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 541 NBA's Longest Winning Streak

With a score of 102-111, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers at home, securing a hard-fought victory in this tough game.

这场比赛的胜利，让快船正式拿到了28连胜，正式超越了2012-13赛季热火的27连胜，成为联盟历史常规赛连胜榜的第2位。排在他们前面的只有1971-12赛季湖人的33连胜了。

Many veteran Lakers fans are starting to feel uneasy. If the Clippers were able to break the Heat's 27-game winning streak, there's no reason why they shouldn't have a chance to break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak. If the Lakers' 33-game winning streak in the 1971-72 season was previously considered the most difficult record to break in the NBA, it now seems that breaking that record has gone from "impossible" to "very possible."

The pressure is now on the Clippers' next few opponents. Whether they can stop this from happening is up to you.

贾飞本场比赛得到30分15个篮板14次助攻5个抢断5个盖帽的恐怖数据，是快船能够获胜的最大功臣。

Most fans have become accustomed to Jia Fei's prowess, but they can't help but marvel at how incredibly strong a man can deliver such a performance.

The Clippers fiercely defended their home court in this game, continuing their undefeated home record this season.

After the game, confetti rained down at Staples Center, a special arrangement by the home team. Although it was just an ordinary regular season game, it still held significant meaning. The Clippers broke a record, and it also had significance for Staples Center, as the longest winning streak in NBA history now belongs to both Los Angeles teams.

On March 15, the Clippers will play their fourth home game against the Bulls.

The Bulls have had a terrible season. After replacing former head coach Fred Hoiberg with Jim Boylen, their record hasn't improved much. Now that making the playoffs is impossible, tanking and acquiring a high draft pick is the most worthwhile thing for the team to do at this point.

While the NBA does have rules against tanking, for most teams with poor records, a complete rebuild is a more cost-effective option than remaining stuck in a mediocre position. Otherwise, they end up like the Heat in the East and the Jazz in the West, lacking exceptional talent and always stuck in a mediocre position with no hope of winning a championship.

The league forbids tanking, but does that mean it's really impossible? It's far too easy. Winning is difficult, but losing is incredibly easy. It's like getting a high score on a test—difficult, but getting a low score is just too easy! Some people say maybe you're incredibly lucky and guessed all the correct multiple-choice questions, but can't you just guess the same things repeatedly? Even if you guess the same things repeatedly, the probability of getting it right is at least 50%, and that would guarantee your test score would be terrible.

The same applies to games. The league doesn't allow tanking, so I'll try to keep my star players out of trouble with minor injuries, keep the tactics transparent, bench whoever plays well, and use all sorts of unconventional lineups (like the "death lineup" or the "suicide lineup"). When the team is gaining momentum, I'll call a timeout to cool things down; when the opponent is gaining momentum, I'll pretend to be dead and not call a timeout. I'll use whoever's pairings aren't performing well more often. If you can win like this, then there's something truly amiss…

Especially when facing strong teams, the tank team can easily lose the game with just a little skill!

The worst thing for a tank team is to encounter another tank team, a "tank team internal battle." This is incredibly difficult; life is like a play, all about acting. Everyone's acting, everyone wants to lose, but the game has to go on! At this point, it comes down to the coach's skill and whether the players cooperate in the performance. Some players are unwilling to cooperate because they need stats and big contracts. Others are willing; their contracts are already in hand, and the team wants to tank to save face and avoid too much competition that could lead to injury—a win-win situation.

The Bulls were going to tank, and they really were.

In the Clippers' quest for the longest winning streak in NBA history, encountering a tanky team like this is exactly what they like. The Clippers easily defeated their opponent at home, securing their 29th consecutive win.

The Bulls weren't too upset about the loss; they didn't become the backdrop for the Clippers' record-breaking performance, and losing was exactly what they wanted. They may have lost, but they actually won.

On March 17, the Clippers hosted the Nets.

Unlike the Bulls, the Nets are currently ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference and have a good chance of making the playoffs. Former star D'Angelo Russell became an All-Star this season, and the Nets' young roster, under head coach Kenny Atkinson, has delivered outstanding performances.

However, the Nets' outside shooting completely went silent when facing the Clippers. Russell became a liability, and the prince turned into a frog.

Ultimately, the Clippers easily defeated the Nets at home, achieving their 30th consecutive victory!

On March 19, the Clippers defeated another team currently in the top 8 of the Eastern Conference, achieving a 31-game winning streak.

After six home games, the Clippers will embark on a four-game road trip, facing the Cavaliers, Knicks, Timberwolves, and Bucks in that order.

Both the Cavaliers and the Knicks are tanking teams, two of the league's most notorious tanking teams this season. The Clippers beating them would help them, not hurt them; they're now afraid of winning, not losing. Under these circumstances, winning these two games would be as easy as drinking water.

Surprisingly, the Clippers easily reached a 33-game winning streak after defeating the Trail Blazers, thus tying the Lakers' 33-game winning streak from the 1971-12 season.

In other words, even if the Clippers lose their next game, they will still share the NBA record of 33 consecutive wins with the Lakers from the 1971-12 season.

But the Clippers clearly don't want to share; they want to keep it all to themselves!

On March 26, the Clippers visited Minnesota to play against the Timberwolves.

The pressure is now entirely on the Timberwolves. If they also lose, the Clippers will set a record, and the Timberwolves will become the complete backdrop.

Nobody wants to be a background character, and there's no doubt the Timberwolves will fight tooth and nail in this game.

However, in the NBA, you can't expect to get good results just by trying your best. It's like a poor student trying to study hard to surpass a top student – ​​it's probably just wishful thinking.

In this game, the Timberwolves, who were giving it their all, had a dismal shooting percentage. The Clippers didn't expect to win so easily and simply clocked out after three quarters.

Ultimately, the Clippers easily defeated the Timberwolves on the road, achieving their 34th consecutive win!

With this, the Clippers broke the Lakers' 33-game winning streak from the 1971-12 season, and now hold the record for the longest winning streak in NBA history!

A 47-year-old NBA record was broken tonight!

The Clippers have finally set a new NBA record of their own!