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Chapter 120 Fighting the Raptor
This is Tang Qian's third game, and it is also the most difficult game.

why?Because the team played inside rotation, Troy Murphy came back.

Compared with Tang Qian from NBDL, this veteran who has played in the NBA for 11 years is undoubtedly more valued by Mike Brown.And despite his mediocre stats now, he was also a 10+10 player for many years in a row, and he was a ruthless player who averaged 15.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game in his peak period.

So in this game, Tang Qian didn't play in the first three quarters.

But in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers were still behind by 6 points.

The score was 67-73.

Why is it so hard to beat the Raptors without the "Dragon King"?This is because a player named Jose Calderon suddenly rose to prominence.Jose Calderon, who is familiar with European basketball, must have some understanding of this name. In 07, Mr. European Basketball ranked third, surpassing Tony Parker, only losing to "German Chariot" Dirk Nowitzki and "AK47" Kirilenko.In the European basketball arena, the strength is extremely strong.However, in the NBA, his situation is not as good as in Europe. Due to physical limitations, he has almost become a pure shooter. Some of the extraordinary and change of direction in European basketball are almost never seen in the NBA.

But compared to Mas Jask and Jaskovicius, he, a star guard from Europe, has done quite well in the NBA.Among other things, at least this season's salary, he has reached the level of 978 million dollars, which is only one line away from the tens of millions level.Generally speaking, Jose Calderon does not take many shots in a game. He is the type of guard who only takes shots when he has a chance.Therefore, the career score has been hovering around 10 points.But obviously tonight is an exception.

Also blame the Los Angeles Lakers for being unlucky. Jose Calderon has never had a 30-point night in the NBA all his life.

The only time is February 2012, 2, which is tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Since landing in the NBA in the 05-06 season, he has finally accumulated strength, and the "small universe" broke out once.

And this kind of "explosion" thing, it was a coincidence that the Lakers drove it away sooner or later.

In the first 3 quarters of the game, this gentleman scored 20 points. You know, this was done without a single free throw.

The shooting percentage is as high as 70%, and the three-pointers are even more exaggerated. He made 3 of 3 shots and none of them deviated from the Lakers' basket.

On the other hand, Kobe, the excessive consumption some time ago, is now faintly showing some signs. In the first three quarters, his shooting percentage was less than 40%, and the three-pointers were 4 for 0, which was terrible.Fortunately, the Lakers' inside twin towers performed normally, which prevented the Los Angeles Lakers from being pulled too far.

"Bryant, you need to adjust yourself. If the outside line lacks your offensive firepower, the opponent's inside line will shrink and shrink, causing Paul and Andrew to lose shooting space." Mike Brown said to Kobe after the third quarter Bryant said.

Kobe didn't say a word, just nodded lividly.

"Troy, your performance is not bad, the 3-point shooting percentage must continue!"

"Don't worry, coach, I feel really good today!"

After Troy Murphy finished speaking, he deliberately picked Tang Qian a glance and said.

Although he was absent due to injury some time ago, he has been concerned about the information of the Lakers.

Tang Qian's two performances undoubtedly made him feel threatened, so as soon as he came back, he tried his best to perform in order to suppress Tang Qian.

It's strange to say that Troy Murphy is obviously a tall insider at 211cm, but he likes to walk outside, shoot three-pointers, play mid-range shots, and grab guards and forwards.I have to say that people who came out of the Golden State Warriors back then, no matter how tall or short, whether fat or thin, seem to have developed a good ability to shoot outside.This can be clearly seen from Murphy's career resume. When he first entered the league, he averaged only 3 0.1-point shots per game, but after staying in Golden State for 4 years, there was an immediate change. The average 3-point shot per game has skyrocketed from 0.1 at the beginning to 2.1 in an instant.If it's just an increase in shots, that's fine. The problem is that his three-point shooting percentage is still very impressive. It has increased to 4% in his fourth year in Golden State.At its peak, it even reached 39.9%!My goodness, what kind of 45-point shooting is this, completely among the best in the league, okay?How many people can hit 3 of 4.9 shots? Looking at the NBA, how many people can there be?Properly a high shooter!Even Dirk Nowitzki, who is known for his shooting, has never made more than 2.2% of his three-pointers in his career, and his best season was just over 43%.

However, this person's ability to "fight tough battles" is not enough. Once he is under heavy marking, he will immediately "show his true colors" and "fall apart."

And Troy Murphy has very little experience in the playoffs. Although he joined the NBA in 2001, in fact, he didn't taste the playoffs for the first time until the 10-11 season. It's from the army's thighs.In the playoffs, he averaged 3.0 minutes per game, 0 points, 0 assists, and 1 rebound.It's very different from the skill of the regular season.

Fortunately, his ability has been "half useless" as early as the 10-11 season. Compared with the 09-10 season, he can average 14.6 points per game. The rebounding skills that he is proud of have also shrunk significantly, from an average of 10 per game to an average of 11 per game.A large number of sports injuries have caused this New Jersey native to lose his former glory.

In fact, Troy Murphy also knows that his competitive state is not good, but in order to hang out with the Lakers for a few more years and get a few more years of salary, he will not allow anyone to "step in" and replace his position on the team!

Therefore, even at the risk of "unhealed injury", Troy Murphy has to return to the team as soon as possible. His purpose is to suppress Tang Qian and keep his "status"!
The NBA league is not so easy to mix. The competition is fierce, the jungle preys on the weak, and the law of the jungle applies here.

Seven minutes before the fourth quarter, Tang Qian was still nailed to the bench.

But the Los Angeles Lakers lost more and more.

Because of Kobe's touch, he has not recovered for a long time. What can a Troy Murphy do?He and Fisher hardly have the ability to create scoring opportunities by themselves, so the Lakers' inside offense is getting more and more difficult.

Mike Brown had no choice but to call another timeout.

"Andrew, didn't I tell you? Don't be afraid of physical confrontation, kill the basket directly, the inside of the Raptors is not your opponent at all! Why don't you listen???" Mike Brown is not willing to bear the 2 consecutive The record of defeat, so as soon as I came, I caught Andrew Bynum and said.

The Anzhu is probably also injured and afraid, so now he is somewhat resistant to physical confrontation.

This game is a perfect example. Even Gasol, who has always been known as "soft", won 6 free throws. Andrew Bynum was 35 pounds heavier than "Sister-in-law", but he didn't win one. Free throws, which undoubtedly made Mike Brown very angry.

As the team's main center, with a super weight of 285 pounds, he doesn't like inside confrontation?What's the matter?

Besides, I told him just now, and told him to kill more insiders, and find physical confrontation if there is no physical confrontation, but the result?It's useless! ! !The nunnery master still does his own thing, and still plays "grandfather ball".

"Coach Brown, why do you just stare at me and talk about it? Paul's shooting percentage in this quarter is obviously very poor, why don't you talk about him?" Anzhu said "biting back".

Fortunately, the Spaniards are mild-tempered, otherwise they would have been unhappy if they were told that.

"Paul's shooting percentage is poor? Why is he poor? It's not because of you!" Before Mike Brown could answer, Kobe interjected.

"Me? He can't make the shot! It's none of my business!" the nunnery master said blankly.

"None of your business?" Kobe rolled his eyes and said, "If Paul hadn't given you all the inside space, you would have scored 14 points? If you went out for a mid-range jumper, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to make one of the 13 shots. !"

Who is Kobe?He has been in the NBA for a long time, and he has already seen the whole story, so he has no intention of criticizing Gasol's low shooting percentage.Because any tall insider, except Nowitzki, is willing to stand close to the basket to catch the ball and shoot.Of course, Gasol is no exception, but in order to take care of the Anzhu's style of play, he can only "sacrifice" himself. The reason is very simple. The Anzhu has no mid-range offensive ability, but he has some.

For the "sacrifice" of the Spaniard, Kobe naturally took it into his heart, so he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the "grandfather" of the nunnery!
How did he know that the nun actually "knew nothing wrong", but looked at Kobe and said, "Bryant, don't talk about me tonight, look at your own shooting percentage, it's just horrible!"

Being exposed by the "little brother", the black mamba suddenly became furious, and said, "What did you say? Tell me again???"

"Wait, wait, Bryant, now is not the time for infighting, let's deal with the Torontonians first!" Mike Brown saw that Kobe was about to lose his temper, and quickly stopped him.

"To deal with the Toronto people? Coach Brown, tell me how to deal with them? With such a pustule on the inside, it's a ghost if you don't lose the ball!!!" Kobe didn't perform well tonight. Medium burn.

"Bryant, who do you think is a pustule?" The hermit was upset when he heard this, and added another mouthful.

"shi.t!!! Little chicken!!! You have wings??? Let me tell you, this is the Los Angeles Lakers, and it's not your turn to contradict me!!!" Kobe stretched out his hand and said Fortunately, Gasol and Ci Shiping stopped him if he wanted to "act" the master, otherwise tomorrow's newspaper headlines would definitely be the phrase "the Lakers' internal strife".

"Coach Brown, I want to make a substitution, let this idiot get off and rest, and don't block my eyes!" Kobe looked at Mike Brown with a cold voice.

Mike Brown originally refused intentionally, but when faced with Kobe, a superstar with seniority even older than James, he shrank in an instant. In desperation, he could only nod in agreement.

Damn it! ! !How did Phil Jackson restrain this giant Buddha? ? ?It's unimaginable! ! !

Mike Brown complained in his heart while speaking.

"Then Bryant, how are you going to make a substitution?" Mike Brown asked.

"Replace Bynum and Murphy, let China Hot play center, Mehta to mark Calderon!" Kobe seemed to have a plan, without thinking, blurted out.

"What?" Mike Brown was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Bryant, I'm not surprised you want to replace Andrew, but why did you replace Murphy together? With his outside three-point ability, we can still ..."

"Coach Brown, is a big man who can only float outside considered a big man? He thinks he is Nowitzki? Besides, I want to be kind to the World Peace just to win! Because this Troy Murphy , The movement is really too slow, and it is too late to retreat to the defense many times, so who do you expect him to defend? Could it be that you let him go inside?" Kobe said sarcastically.

In fact, Kobe was more in favor of the deal when the team first signed in, because in his opinion, Murphy still averaged 09 points per game in the 10-14.6 season, and he also had good rebounds, averaging 10.2 per game.Such a person is used to fill the Lakers' bench strength, which is just right!Because this season, they lost Lamar Odom and signed Murphy to reinforce them, which is not a big loss.After all, Lamar Odom's data last season was only 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds.The point is that Murphy is still very cheap, being won by Mitch Kupchel for only 135 million US dollars.You must know that in the 10-11 season, Troy Murphy was still an NBA "Mr. Ten Million", and he needed 1197 million dollars a season.

Therefore, this deal, no matter how you look at it, is a great deal.

Kobe himself is also pleased with this signing, otherwise Odom's strong point will be lost, and it will be even more difficult for the Lakers to regain the championship this season.

But it turns out that people are not as good as heaven. Neither Kupchak nor Kobe thought that in just one season, Troy Murphy would become a "classic car that is about to be scrapped."Not to mention replacing Lamar Odom's position on the team, even putting him in a normal rotation lineup is "barely enough".Moreover, as soon as he arrived at the Lakers, he also developed an "injury attribute", which made the Lakers' bench strength drop to freezing point in an instant.Of course, what annoys "Black Mamba" the most is that he doesn't have a heart to pursue victory. Coming to the Lakers is like entering a nursing home. This kind of attitude towards games and training has made Kobe lose his respect for him long ago. confidence.

"The inside line..." Before Mike Brown finished speaking, Kobe said bluntly: "Leave it to Paul to control."

"I trust him and can handle everything."

PS: Regarding this Troy Murphy, I didn’t like him in Xiaozi Yao Ming’s time, because Tuyao faced him repeatedly, and he was often defeated. There is no other reason. It's not like throwing it out, it's really maddening!Then when he came to the Lakers, Xiao Zi thought he could fill Odom's vacancy, at least he could be a bench gangster on the bench, but he was lucky, and directly became a "semi-retirement" state, with only 3.2 points. In other words, the rebounds have also become 3.2, completely losing the desire to attack and shoot!That season, how much the Lakers needed someone, this guy was unbelievable! ! !

Regarding the issue of updating, some book friends said that Xiaozi’s updates are too few, but look, the number of words in Xiaozi’s latest update is also close to 6000+, but Xiaozi doesn’t like to cut chapters, so it’s usually published in big chapters Yes, for example, this chapter, Xiao Zi can be divided into 2 chapters, right?Of course, everyone wants me to speed up the update because they think highly of me. Except for working hours, Xiaozi must use it for coding. Please rest assured! ! !

Thank you for the thick accumulation book, the skeleton half-orc man, and the evil little fat man for the big reward, Xiao Zi thank you~~~
Let me say it again, Calderon really scored a career-high 30 points that night, there is no doubt about it~~~
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