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Chapter 1219 7 consecutive victories, the end of the legend

Duncan is really old, and this is the first time Tang Qian clearly felt a huge decline in the historical level of a generation.

If Duncan in the past few seasons was only accumulating strength and didn't exert much strength in the regular season, then Duncan now only has so much strength to really exert strength.To use a favorite saying in the NBA, the No. 21 of the Spurs, Tim Duncan, is out of gas.His gas tank is almost bottomed out.

The myth of immortality is about to end here.

Tang Qian found that Duncan was not as good as before and after this season, and he no longer had any scruples. He started to attack freely, and instantly hit the Spurs' basket and inside line to become riddled with holes.To be honest, seeing Duncan's big sweat dripping non-stop, and seeing No. 21 playing professional basketball for so many years, for the first time showing the feeling of powerlessness, many people at the scene felt a little sad for no reason .Bill Rand, the on-site commentator of San Antonio's home court, said in the microphone: "Tim has tried his best in this game, but he still can't stop the Dongfang Hot. It's not that the Lakers' Dongfang Hot is too strong, but our Tim. Mu finally began to be affected by the magic power of Old Man Time."

Tim Duncan, the No. 97 pick in the NBA in 19, finally slowed down and chose a place to stop and rest after 20 fierce seasons.People thought that he would play for 19 years, but he still chose to leave after 14 seasons, aging, sometimes it is really a momentary thing.Although last year's Duncan could only get about 9+3+2+18 data in the regular season, he was revived as soon as the playoffs came, and became an average of about 11+3+1+1+[-] per game. The hit rate has also increased a lot.Coupled with the Spurs' tradition of "playing dead", people naturally think that Duncan's strength is still there, but he just doesn't want to waste time in the regular season.But in just one season, Duncan really failed.

This is the natural aging of the body, one year is not as good as one year.

No matter how you practice and maintain it, this day will always happen. If Tang Qian has watched this season in his previous life, he will definitely know that the Spurs only have 21+8+7+3 data left in the regular season on the 1st. , and the most important thing is... He who should be "resurrected with full blood" in the playoffs every season, fell completely, with 5+4+1+1 data, and his shooting percentage was only 4%.To be honest, Duncan has never averaged such a playoff average in his career, so he also knows very well that it is time to say goodbye.

Don't think that Duncan has no pride and self-esteem because his face is as immobile as a mountain. As one of the representatives of old-school players, as the number one power forward in history, and as one of the strongest No. 20 picks in history, he can tolerate himself "playing dead" in the regular season , but can't bear to be the same in the playoffs.Similar to Kobe in the original time and space, the [-]+ average per game is gone, so he chooses to leave. This is the final bottom line of the top super scorer in history. What about Duncan?If he can't exert his strength in the playoffs and can't help the team, he will reach the bottom line of his self-esteem.When it arrives, it will go, and it is time to go.

He has put in all his strength in this game, but now he can't even do a good job in the defense axis on the weak side inside. He can only watch the No. 29 of the Lakers turn the tide in the inside of the Spurs, open and close, and kill the Quartet .And now he is helpless.

When Tang Qian played so prestige under his defense, Duncan finally had the idea of ​​retiring.

It's time to hand over the torch.

If this is Duncan at his peak, he will definitely have something to play with. Unfortunately, this Duncan is the twilight Duncan in the last season. Duncan who has no oil, no matter how rich his experience and consciousness are, it will be empty.Because basketball is still a competitive sport, and it is still a sport that requires strong physical function to do well.

The older you are, the more popular you are. This may be the case in other fields. In the field of competition, it is almost impossible.

Stronger than Jordan, when he gets older, he can't go against the sky anymore.

Tang Qian finally played the role of the reaper in this game. When he discovered that Duncan was no longer the Duncan in his impression, the only concern left disappeared, and once he exerted his strength, he strangled the inside of the Spurs.What about the Spurs?At the last critical moment, the tactical ball was completely blocked by the Lakers, the team could not function, the "Flow" was gone, and the disadvantages of the Spurs were highlighted.

Their single-point offensive ability is still not good, especially when facing a strong defensive team, they are almost out of breath.

Aldridge and Leonard are indeed current star players, but they also have obvious flaws.

Leonard is still immature, and this season is also the season when he really starts to play the leading role on the offensive end. Before that, he was a dedicated defensive gate in the team, and scoring was a secondary matter.None of the previous four seasons scored more than 4 points, with a maximum of 17, which proves that his offensive role in the Spurs is not so important.So for the first time this season, he has become the core arrow of the outside offense. He feels that there are still many places in himself that need to be re-polished and adapted.In this game, when the Spurs couldn't play tactics and needed him to single-play and single-shot, his performance was as follows, 16.5 of 4 shots.

Only one fake back hit suddenly swayed left and cut a jumper to get points, and the rest were all defended by the Lakers.

Compared with Tang Qian's side, he was naturally pressed to the ground, and the difference was huge.

Aldridge?The Lakers finally used substitutions to defend, and Tang Qian went to mark Aldridge, which made the Spurs' core offensive arrows almost useless.In fact, Duncan still has a chance, but I don’t know if he spent too much energy and physical energy on the defensive end in this game. He repeatedly missed shots on the offensive end, including open mid-range shots and low-post shots. , is definitely a rare thing.Therefore, the Lakers finally used the "giant planet" to win 90-80.

Tang Qian scored 29 points, 26 rebounds, 8 blocks and 1 assist. Among them, he scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and scored 5 points in the last 15 minutes, making the Spurs completely hopeless.Except for him, the rest of the players played relatively averagely, and the statistics can only be said to be relatively average.Butler has 9 points, Bosh has 9 points, Rondo has 7 points, Ariza has 5 points, Pierce has 7 points... The shooting percentage is not good, because the Spurs are also a strong defensive team in the league this season, with an average of only 92 points per game. Points, defensive efficiency is also a proper top three in the league.Playing against such a team, it is not surprising that the hits are not good.

If Tang Qian hadn't shown his strength in the last quarter and scored 17 points with a high shooting percentage, the shooting percentage in this game would have been even uglier.

For the Spurs, Aldridge scored 14 points, but he took 14 shots and his shooting percentage was only in the early 3s.As an inside player, his shooting percentage is undoubtedly ugly.Rebounds are even rarer, only 4 times. Although he got 5 assists, he did not take on the heavy responsibility of the Spurs' inside scoring.Leonard made 12 of 4 shots in this game and scored 12 points together with free throws. It means that the two of them combined only scored 26 points, which is not as much as Tang Qian of the opposite Lakers alone.In addition, the hit rate is lower than 4%, which is a lot worse than Tang Qian's close to 7%.

In contrast, it can only be said that Tang Qian beat the Spurs by himself tonight.

No, it's not appropriate to say that it's the top, it should be used to blow up 2 people from the Spurs.

Or the core players inside and outside. You said that no matter how well the rest of the Spurs play, how many chances do they have to win?

吉诺比利倒是比较稳定，拿到了10分，帕克这场比赛表现不佳只有5分4个助攻1次抢断入账，马刺队的21号蒂姆.邓肯呢？只拿到了3分3个篮板球3次助攻的数据。还不如打替补的伯瑞斯.迪奥和大卫.韦斯特好。

After this game, everyone can see that the "GDP combination" is really a bit old, and they are no longer the most stable anchor in San Antonio.It is a very correct decision for Popovich to replace old and new players.

After the game, Duncan directly said that the No. 29 of the Lakers will be the hope of the revival of the league's insiders, and he is the undisputed number one insider.

If I was still young, I would definitely fight him. Unfortunately, time is not forgiving, maybe the old man will lose to the young one day.Duncan said this with a slightly joking expression, but only he knew that apart from joking, there was also a bit of seriousness, a bit of unwillingness, and a bit of loneliness.

Popovich said very politely that Mr. Larry Brown is still in style, and the league will undergo major changes and reshuffles this year.

I am so happy for his return!Just hope next time it's best for our San Antonio Spurs to win!
Popovich's typical "Pippy Talk", he and Larry Brown have a very good relationship, and for the former, he didn't take it too seriously during the regular season. Anyway, he would win around 60 in casual games. , Entering the upper competition area is enough.The key is the playoffs, and the playoffs are his focus.As long as the Spurs don't play without rules and discipline in the regular season, then losing the game will not cause too much fluctuation to him. After coaching for so many years, he will not be so easy to lose his temper.

The focus of the Lakers is on Tang Qian. Tonight he can be said to be a "superstar demeanor". The peak of the All-Star can no longer accommodate his status.He jumped over the quasi-superstar in one step and became a superstar player recognized by more and more people.

He is one step closer to a higher level.

When Larry Brown was asked whether Tang Qian was considered a superstar in the league, he pushed his glasses and said: If Dongfang Tang is not a superstar in the league this season, I think no one in this league will dare to say that he is a superstar. superstar.Didn't you all see the performance in the fourth quarter tonight?He is one of the best players in my opinion.

He is definitely more than tenth in the league.

He should be a top five or even a top three player in the league.

After defeating the Spurs, the Lakers won their 18th victory of the season, with 18 wins and 6 losses, still sitting firmly in the fourth place in the league.

There is only a handful of wins left from the third-ranked Thunder team in the league.

7 straight wins!

It was too late to take a breath, and the Lakers entered the next game.This game is a back-to-back Western Conference game against the Houston Rockets, who have played muddled this season.The Rockets seem to be in a daze this season. They didn't play well at the beginning, and now they are only 11 wins and 12 losses. To put it simply, they can be seen in the top eight teams in the West.As usual, it shouldn't be. Their book lineup is not weak. Harden + Howard's combined internal and external team has not changed much. At the same time, the team has also strengthened some people. .Lawson.For example, Eric Gordon, who transferred from the Pelicans.Such as Dante. Cunningham and so on.It stands to reason that this lineup doesn't mean that it can rank in the top three in the West, and it doesn't mean that it can't even make it to the top eight in the West.The key problem still lies in the contradictions of the core players.

The conflict in the locker room made this team, which should have achieved results, now play in a mess.

Coupled with the turmoil of the coaching change, do you think the Rockets can still be peaceful this season?

It's hard.

The Rockets' offense is okay this season, but their defense has regressed to a certain extent, losing an average of 6-7 points per game more than last season.Come on, this is the average points per game. It's really hard to win after losing so many points.Losing more points than scoring, this is a representative of poor play in the large-sample regular season.Originally, their team was known as the "blind playing system", but now without McHale, there is only a temporary J.B. Bickerstaff, which is useless.Simple data, defensive post-up singles, the lowest efficiency in the league.Defensive screen moves, the league is last.Defending a setter or a pass above a setter is the worst in the league.The defense cuts inside without the ball, and the bottom of the league.Defensive off-the-ball cuts are the worst in the league.

This is no different from the data of the original time and space, but looking at it now, it is still shocking.

A team with Howard actually has such a bad defense?It seems that starting from the Lakers, Howard's defensive core ability has been degrading step by step.His defensive core is strong, as if he has never been brought out of Orlando.

Coupled with the intensified locker room problems, both Harden and Howard had zero communication on the court. At this time, it is basically child's play for the Rockets to bottom out and rebound.

So, McHale, he's just a victim of this "Magden combination" burning out.

Whether he goes or not, the Rockets will not be able to perform particularly well this season.

But the Lakers are back-to-back away games, and the Rockets still have some physical advantages.

However, that's about it.

This team basically does not change coaches, blood, or lineups, so there is no future and future to speak of.This point, none of the top executives of the Houston Rockets is not aware of it.Morey even said this when McHale left:

In the West, we can't afford to wait, and we can't.

To wait is to die.

Therefore, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Rockets should make relatively big moves during this offseason.

At least not without some cleaning, that is impossible.

(End of this chapter)