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Chapter 1212 Downs made an effort and turned into a fool

The "genius-like gloom" on Towns' face didn't seem to have any good effect. He was completely robbed of rebounds.He was able to grab rebounds originally, but Tang Qian deliberately targeted them tonight, which made him feel a little at a loss.For example, in this shot, he was obviously stuck in the position, but Tang Qian squeezed him away, and was immediately switched from the front to the back. Tang Qian saw that the ball had a good chance, and he jumped up to make a dunk basket.

Bang Dang ~ Score ~
"Protect the rebound! Protect the low rebound!" Timberwolves coach Sam Mitchell yelled loudly from the sidelines, but it didn't do much except add noise to the target center.Towns was bullied too hard in the first quarter tonight. After 7 minutes, he only touched one rebound!He is a player with an average of 10+ rebounds per game this season, and he ranks exactly tenth in the rebounding list this season, which is not bad for a rookie.In this respect, apart from being weaker than a few rebounding madmen, the rest of the time, no matter what, he would win or lose.It's not like tonight, it's completely in the "Jiao Zuo Ren state".

A problem was also discovered in the confrontation between Tang Qian and Downs. Although this guy has good rebound statistics on the surface and ranks in the top ten in the league, his sense of rebounding confrontation is not very good.This also explains why Towns' rebounding data is very good, but Timberwolves fans still feel that it is not "reliable" enough.Because his ability to resist rebounds is too poor, he is relying entirely on his physical talent to grab rebounds, and his position, footwork, and skills are not strong.Of course, you can also understand that Towns is indeed an inside genius. Even though these aspects are not outstanding, he can still reach the top ten in rebounding in the league. His rebounding talent is definitely very good.But... this is the NBA, whether talent can be maximized is a big question.

In the end, it is the part of hard work that determines your upper limit of achievement.

Pure talent can only guarantee the lower limit, hard work + talent is the only way to hit a high rank.

Compared with ordinary space insiders, he is not as talented as he is in rebounding inside, he still has advantages, but when he meets Tang Qian, Jr. Jordan, Zhuang Shen, Howard, etc., he will appear to have a much lower sense of presence. .After playing, Towns was a little dazed, because he had really experienced the Lakers' No. 29 rebounding ability, and his pride and arrogance were a bit vulnerable in front of him.

"Can you show some real skills? If you have this kind of ability, then I am really disappointed in you." Tang Qian's words are "trash talk" but they are also the truth. He thinks that if Downs At this level, it is too fancy to be useful.It's not much better than the 76ers Okafor who fought against it a few days ago.

At this level, let alone confronting myself, I am not qualified to talk "trash" to myself.

The Timberwolves' offense has reached a stalemate. Since Wiggins can't play alone at this time, let Downs come.With the level of this head coach, it is no wonder that his market in the NBA is not high.Too mediocre isn't it?
But at least he helped Towns make a clear run on the flanks, otherwise it would be too watery.

Tang Qian watched Towns prepare to attack, and accepted it calmly. He also wanted to see how good this so-called "kaleidoscope" insider attack skills were.Tang Qian made a gesture not to come over to help defend, and the rest of the Lakers players also dispersed sensibly. They knew that the Eastern center likes to solve problems by himself in this situation.

This point is based on strength and fame, otherwise no one can rest assured that people like Larry Brown will not allow it.

"Okay, no one will come to interfere, let me see your ability. University star." After Tang Qian finished speaking, Downs said: "Then you can keep your eyes open, I am different from you !" Downs dangled facing the basket, and then started to attack. This is his standard starting method facing the basket in college. The noodle basket was eaten deflated.

His speed is also ranked first among the big centers, coupled with his flexibility, he has a good ability to attack the basket.

But this seems a bit childish to Tang Qian. He easily blocked Downs' advance route, and directly relied on his strong body to force him to stop.Seeing that the situation was not good, Towns passed the ball, which meant that this round of offense and defense was at a disadvantage.

"If you want to rely on this to hit me, then forget it, your speed advantage is useless in front of me."

Downs spat, but couldn't hear what it was, but it didn't matter, Tang Qian didn't care about it, he was going to use "trash talk" to hit his opponent, so it was just right for him to have such emotional ups and downs.The Timberwolves shot from the outside, was interfered by Ariza, missed the shot, rebounded, and the Lakers attacked.After Tang Qian's pick-and-roll, the air cut speeded up. He threw Downs and hit the layup. Garnett came to make up the defense. This is a typical scene where he realized the ball but his legs were slow.Not to mention being scored by Tang Qian, he also paid a defensive foul to go in.

This kid actually grew up like this?Garnett rubbed his chest, he finally had to admit that the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach.He has completely lost his opponent.

Thinking back to 5 years ago, when this Easterner first entered the league, time flies.

Competitive sports are so cruel.The once powerful wolf king has also become an easy target to be defeated.

Why did the original space-time Kobe say that he retired when he averaged less than 20 points per game?It's because I can't stand the feeling.I can't bear to think that my opponent can settle down and fight, but my body is degraded and I can't show my power.Jordan once said in an interview on his 50th birthday: My consciousness and my heart have not weakened in the slightest, but my body can't keep up with the pace.

Thinking about these words carefully, it is not simply a complaint or a sigh, but another point is to point out that the current situation is similar to Garnett.

Consciousness clearly knows what to do for the best, but the body is limited, this feeling is too sad.Sometimes I even feel that the opponent is not very good at all and should be able to easily blow up, but because of the body, it becomes a "background board".Garnett's supplementary defense on this ball is already very good, but unfortunately, he is slow, and his physical function has declined seriously. Now he can't cause any hindrance to Tang Qian at all.

Forget it, I will retire after this season, and if I stay on the court again, I am afraid that I will go crazy.

Downs?Garnett took a look. He felt that he taught a lot on the defensive end, but the former did not have the attitude of studying defense. In this case, he gradually lost his mind.Now, after all, is the era of the offensive league?

It is also understandable.

The Timberwolves wanted to break through the ball on the offensive end, but Rubio was subdued by Rondo, and the ball almost made a mistake.No way, and entered the singles mode again.to Downs.Tang Qian looked at No. 32 of the Timberwolves, and he didn't take the initiative to press. He was aggressive and defended, just standing at an arm's length, waiting for the opponent to start to act.

Of course, this is the regular season. If it is the playoffs, sorry, it will directly make Towns uncomfortable to catch the ball.

Towns made 3 consecutive tentative steps with the ball, but unfortunately he found that the Eastern center in front of him, at all, no!eat!shake!
Seeing the smile on the opponent's face made him even more angry, and he chose to break through with a feint swinging his shoulders.He walked on the side of the bottom line, but it was still the same as before, and he was stopped by a tall and strong figure before he started a few times.The difference is that this time he didn't stop but used this body to resist and quickly turned inward, but this was a fake move. After Tang Qian moved over, he quickly swayed and then took the side of the outer cut to make a low-handed shot.And this ball, in order to increase the suddenness, changed from the right hand to the left hand at the moment of the shot.

The body has reached the basket, and the left hand is low and the front is hitting the board.

This trick is really beautiful. It is not an exaggeration to say that his playing skills are a model inside the league. He doesn't look like a "rookie" who is only in the first grade.Even the Tianchao Sports Station couldn't help shouting "this move is beautiful", but Towns didn't hear the friction sound of the basketball hitting the net as he wished.He looked up suspiciously, but suddenly found that a tall and strong black figure had risen to a high point, just in time for him to see the ball flying on the backboard with his left hand.

Because the basketball hit the backboard too hard, the rebound was also strong. Rondo of the Lakers seized the opportunity and attacked directly by himself. Seeing that there was no one behind him, he jumped up in a rare way, and came a one-handed attack. dunk.

Rondo has very few dunks. Except for the first few years, the number of dunks in the following seasons is only single digits. Only when there is no defense on this kind of ball, he will perform it and tell the world that he can also slam dunk.

this ball?Covered?Downs actually didn't believe that he would be blocked in this attack!Because according to his thinking, it should be a beautiful face-to-basket attack + footstep change + handwork at the basket!It should be time for me to turn around and taunt myself, but in the end...

"Good offense, very beautiful, if the opponent is not I will definitely go in."

This made Downs disgusted again. It was like saying, unfortunately, you just can't get in if you meet me.

The Lakers attacked, and the Timberwolves defended well after passing the ball a few times. After Rondo got the ball, he directly gave it to Butler on the wing.Let him single out the opponent.Who is his opponent?It's Wiggins!The famous guy who claims to keep his opponent's shooting percentage even in defensive and extraordinary defensive situations.

And that was the training performance after Thibodeau's defensive master settled in. Before, that is, now, it is even less worth mentioning.

As the saying goes: If you don't have self-confidence, then please go to Wiggins.

Because no matter how Wiggins' offense is, his defense must be as always, rotten.

Now Butler is also averaging 20+ per game, stepping into the threshold of a quasi-first-class scorer. He is at the same level as Wiggins, but his defense is ten blocks away from Wiggins.Two scorers of the same level compete, unless one side feels explosive, otherwise, it is not offense but defense that decides the outcome.Butler broke through and beat Wiggins and scored. Turning around, Wiggins singled Butler, but it ended in a strike.The gap is the place.

Butler held the ball and played again, causing a foul by Wiggins. The goal was almost scored, which made Butler feel a little pity.

2 of 2 free throws, and his free throws are much more accurate than Wiggins, as high as 8%, how much is Wiggins? More than 3%, as an outside line, and not the kind of outside line with a particularly strong body, Wiggins shot this kind of free throw percentage, really, really, it shouldn't be.It can only show that he has practiced too little, and he is eating with his talent.

Seeing that it didn't work, he still gave it to Downs, cleared one side, and let Downs do it alone.

Downs took a turn and then made a cross-hook, but still missed. If the speed of his shot hadn't increased instantly, the ball would probably have suffered another big hat.Tang Qian has already seen that this Zhuangyuan Lang is in good health, and he is considered a strong tonnage type in the space inside the line, but his strength attributes are too weak, especially the chassis and confrontation strength, which are very lacking, so his face basket turns basically They all turned around.Why, because I can't get in.It's 2018, and Towns, who has averaged 25+ points per game in the season, will be defended by "Cake King" Capela as a dog in the playoffs!Capela is at a disadvantage in singles!
Come on, at that time, he was the number one center that the league claimed to compete with Embiid. As soon as he entered the playoffs and the defensive scale changed, he was immediately peeled off by the halo and returned to his original shape.

So this feature was kept in Tang Qian's heart, and whenever Downs was about to turn around, it was easier for Tang Qian to judge in advance.

Wiggins was singled by Butler again, but this time Butler himself missed and the Timberwolves attacked.The Minnesota made a gesture, and Rubio called a high pick-and-roll, which turned out to be a fake pick-and-roll. Rubio passed the ball to Towns, who made an air cut, and Towns made an air cut after the pick-and-roll.Basketball, still missed.

The Lakers Butler hit again, and the score difference has reached more than 2 digits.

At this time, it should have been adjusted, but after the Timberwolves head coach called a timeout, it turned out that a simple tactic failed to run, and then... a single pass.Let me go, no wonder you can't find a job in the NBA in the future, the temporary adjustment ability in this game is too poor.

"Hey, I said buddy, don't break through and hit me in front of the basket. You really can't get in. You're not very good at this."

Towns finally realized that he had underestimated the Eastern center in front of him. The number one center in the league was not for nothing, and he was much better than those blue-collar and ordinary guys he had fought against before.But he is not ready to give up, because just off the court, the head coach of the Timberwolves once explained to him and Wiggins that he would shoot decisively when he had the opportunity.This is to encourage them to attack more.

What do you think?I don't know what to think, maybe I think that only offense is the way for the Timberwolves to survive.

Fight defense?Are you sure you're not joking?Relying on the lowest defensive efficiency of the Timberwolves in the league?
But this really puts too much burden on Wiggins and Towns, because their opponents are better defensively than one.This makes their strong fight, the effect can be imagined.With this ball, Towns actually wanted to play a perimeter player-like bottom line break through the backhand and slide for a layup.To be honest, this kind of feel and flexibility is really good, but you can't get rid of people.And it's okay if you can't get rid of others, but if you can't get rid of Tang Qian to make a move, the situation is really hard to say.This ball is, Tang Qian relied on his perfect footwork and movement speed, and directly slapped Downs' ball to the backboard. Fortunately, Downs was lucky enough to pick up a floor ball under the basket.

He wanted to sneak a quick shot, but because the ball didn't give Tang Qian the slightest confrontation, the latter quickly bounced a second time after landing, and when he pulled it up, it was a rocket block, and the basketball was directly blocked out of the sideline.

On Tianchao Sports Channel, Yu Jia couldn't help but said: Tang Qian was teaching Tang Si a lesson tonight, and he didn't give Zhuangyuan Lang any face at all.Yang Yi said: Tang Qian has this personality, he will not make it easier for any opponent on the court, no matter whether it is a draft pick or a top pick, it is the same.

He thinks that Downs should attack in a different way. After all, he is the so-called "kaleidoscope offensive technique" insider. Don't use one when the face-to-basket breakthrough is repeatedly blocked. This is too stupid.It was indeed too stupid, so Downs also changed. His ball was in a low position, so he wanted to play Tang Qian in a low post and singles!When Tang Qian saw it, he was amused, and he didn't post it on purpose to prevent the opponent from getting in. Instead, he always put a step to half a step, so that Downs could make a low-level shot calmly.Compared with the face-up basket, Towns' low-post shots are actually less eye-catching. Unless he turns his back to the face-up basket, it will basically end with a hook.This is also related to his lack of stability in the chassis after entering the inside confrontation, and the lack of confrontation. He tried to avoid violent physical contact.

This ball... Of course Tang Qian put it on purpose, just for this one.

Rush into the sky, flying volleyball hot pot.

With a slap, the ball flew out. Rubio ran out of time after picking it up, so he hurriedly shot a three-pointer, and his three-pointer ability has always been weak, so the shooting rate in such a hurry is even lower. If you miss, the Lakers team rebounds.

In one round and three offenses, Towns was blocked three times, and he was stunned in the first quarter.

He finally thought of watching the news that day, the tragic experience of the 76ers rookie Okafor in the same year, who suffered 9 hats in the halftime, this guy is really not an ordinary person!His basket defense is monster level!
Seeing the fear in Downs's eyes, Tang Qian smiled and said, "What? Are you still playing? Didn't you say that the future is yours, and you refuse to accept me? How do you feel now?" Downs didn't answer, because He was capped three times this round, and if he wanted to force him, he would humiliate himself, and he didn't have such a thick skin.Desperately went back to the defense.

On the offensive end, Butler played so many balls in a row, and his physical strength also declined. The Lakers made an empty cut and ran, and Bosh shot into the net.The Timberwolves suspended again.It's too embarrassing to play like this. Is the opponent's defense impregnable?It's unlikely that the first quarter will enter "garbage time", right?

After the Timberwolves returned to the court, they relied on Kevin Martin, the master of touch porcelain, to score consecutively. In addition to the Timberwolves' home court, the Lakers could only suffer from the whistle.Martin also maintained a 20+ output ability last season. The original time and space was the Timberwolves' victory in this game, scoring 37 points and helping the team win.

As a player who will be traded this season, his performance made the two "champion picks" feel shameless.

This is a 33-year-old veteran. The two looked at each other and decided to regroup in the second quarter and play more resolutely.

It is precisely because of this decision that the data of the two players hit a new high at halftime tonight.

For Tang Qian and the Lakers, I wish they could continue to play. If the singles ability cannot penetrate the defense, then the singles will become the stupidest and most easily defended offensive mode.And obviously, it is really very difficult for these two people to break through Butler and Tang Qian. Sometimes this thing has something to do with determination, and sometimes it has nothing to do with it.

Determination can make you explode, or it can make you lose face even more.

PS: The first update, the 5k chapter, continue, it will break out tonight~~~There are still in the early morning~~~~~~~
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