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Chapter 1473 Midfield Call
The first day of the new year, January 2017, 1, New Year's Day, as the saying goes, a new year with a new atmosphere, it seems that the same feeling in the NBA.Everyone felt that there was a little joy in the alliance atmosphere.On the first day of the new year, the Lakers will have a game against the pseudo-powerful Toronto Raptors.The current record of the Raptors is really good at first glance, 1 wins and 22 losses, already ranked very high in the Eastern Conference, as if announcing that this perennial mediocre team is about to rise.

The two All-Star outsiders in the team also make this team a good configuration in the East.

In addition, Dwayne Casey is very good at tactical settings, and this set is very effective in the regular season, which allowed them to sit first in the Eastern Conference.Even now, they are only one and a half games away from the first place.I have to say, the Eastern Conference is so messy. If this record is in the Western Conference, it means that the playoffs can be guaranteed, but it will definitely not make it into the top five.

Facing the Raptors, the entire Lakers team did not have much emotion, why no emotion?Isn't it just that I think this team is very easy to play, and there is no pressure at all.As far as the scoring ability of their two All-Star perimeters is concerned, they can't turn the sky.The Lakers are now very confident about their overall defensive system.

At the beginning of the game, the Lakers played like an old driver, with continuous passing of the ball, stable offense, and strong defense. This allowed the Raptors to score no points within 5 minutes.It was DeRozan who made a strong mid-range shot, which broke the point for the Raptors.The Lakers have led by 12 points at this time.The Raptors team, in fact, has a strong head coach's control. To put it bluntly, it is a bit similar to the NCAA league and the nature of a college team.The head coach's tactics are greater than the players themselves.

This is why the Raptors have such a good record in the regular season.

Seeing the head coach of the Raptors, Dwayne Casey, call a timeout, he knew that it was time to set up a tactical ball, but the Lakers were not afraid. They had an attitude of soldiers coming to cover the water and soil, and even had a little expectation.Because of the defensive tactical ball, our Lakers really have never been afraid of anyone.The Raptors' arrangement is to play one big and four small ones. They want to solve the problem of positioning in positional battles, increase the team's offensive space, and increase the Lakers' defensive range in order to create more defensive gaps.

For ordinary teams, one big and four small ones are the ultimate space configuration, such as the Rockets, this is also the case.The Golden State Warriors are the only ones who can really play with infinite space and make it routine.The rest are just wishful thinking.It's a pity, as the Raptors said before, there is a big fatal injury, that is, their three-pointers are not enough.Look at their lineup tonight. Except for Lowry and DeMarre Carroll in front, the other three are... not capable of three-pointers.DeRozan made around 26% of his three-pointers this season, rookie Pascal Siakam made 14% of his three-pointers, and center Jonas Valanciunas has no three-point ability.

In this way, how much space do you want to open up?Please take a look at the Rockets, the German coach directly puts the person at a position of 8 to 9 meters.And there is also a stable range, which is called limit stretching, okay?

Practicing three-point strikes is also a compulsory course for D'Antoni's team. He even wanted Tang Qian to practice it at the beginning.

So, Dwayne Casey's idea is good, and there is no major problem with his thinking, but there is a problem with his staffing on the field.Of course, it's also possible that he didn't dare to replace the rest of the team, because the Raptors' one-point defense is not good, and most of them are functional players.

Seeing that this lineup had no way to break the game, Casey changed another move. Lowry made an arc, DeRozan was in the waist, Valanciunas cut out from the middle to respond, and then DeMarre Carroll looked for an opportunity to go around the far shoot.This tactical idea is still good, but it's a pity...it was seen through by the Lakers, and then they were defended to death.Once again, the defense stopped.

This is considered to be a complete failure of the tactical ball, and it can only be a strong shot. Damn, I was lucky and went in.

But this kind of goal has no impact on the Lakers, because everyone knows that you can't score a few goals in a game.Really rely on such a ball to score, the Raptors will lose their pants tonight.Coach Casey wants to do another off-the-ball round to clear the right flank, because in this area, DeRozan has the strongest scoring ability and the highest shooting percentage.As a head coach, how to make his players attack in the most confident attacking area is also a science, not just pure tactical coaching.

But the Lakers made a fake substitution, and then quickly double-teamed them!

DeRozan didn't expect the ball a bit. He wanted to pass the ball, but found that once he passed the ball, it was not good.Because the person standing there is, center, Jonas Valanciunas.This guy has no three-point range at all.How could he appear in this position?It's very simple, Tang Qian pushed him out directly, and he himself was a bit smart, he wanted to go to a high position to attract, and then cut in, who knew that the Lakers suddenly double-teamed, and DeRozan could only give him the ball.

All of these seem simple and separated, but they are actually a whole, and it is also a manifestation of the Lakers' overall defensive system.Otherwise, if you think about it, why did such a thing happen by such a coincidence?This is the difference between having a defensive system and not having a defensive system.Seeing that he was completely isolated in the high position, he wanted to shoot directly, but Randall suddenly replaced him, making him unable to advance or retreat.

Don't give them any more chances.

This ball, if DeRozan has a strong single-team breaking ability and a strong scoring ability, he can also work hard to make the Lakers' defense invalid. Instead, he can find more opportunities to lead the offense.But he couldn't do it.Even this season, his scoring average has reached a career high, 27+ points, which is still not enough.He has a big weakness, that is the ability to break double teams, no.And the ability to break double teams is not good, which means that your giant planet moment is not stable enough.Especially in the playoffs, when the defensive scale is up, double-teaming and assisting defenses are common. If you can't break the game, then the team will fall into a passive position.

Even if the coach's tactical ability is good, it is useless, because the stronger the defensive scale, the harder it is for the team to run out.Unless you can reach the level of the Spurs in 14, but...how many times in history?So superstars, superstar moments, this is what any team needs.The Raptors lack this, and they are destined to not go far in the playoffs.

DeRozan's playoffs in the original time and space this season is a good example. He scored 27+ points in the regular season, and he was a top scorer. In the playoffs, he suddenly languished and became 22+ points. 5+ points per game, that is tantamount to losing gear directly.From a first-rate scorer to a quasi-first-rate scorer, what the hell?The Raptors are not far in the playoffs. In fact, their stars need to bear a lot of responsibility!The playoffs are the stage for superstars and superstars.

No, you just want to reveal your true colors.

Therefore, under the high-energy tacit defense of the Lakers, the Raptors can't play the tactics they want to implement at all. They want to rely on stars to break the game and temporarily drag the score.Both DeRozan and Lowry couldn't do it. Although it can't be said that they didn't score at all, their efficiency and shooting percentage were appalling.On the other hand, for the Lakers, Rondo is firmly in control of the ball and the scene. He is now the champion point guard of the two teams, and his control of the scene and rhythm is getting more and more sophisticated.A team like the Lakers that gave him absolute possession of the ball also made him extremely comfortable, so when he saw the opportunity, he took the ball, and Ariza scored a layup.

Because he also believed in No. 29, he didn't have a chance when the ball came out, but when it got there, the chance had already come out.Because Tang Qian's low position helped Ali firmly block the defender.Ariza scored and Rondo got an assist. Everyone was happy, but Tang Qian, who had no data, seemed a bit unremarkable.

But this is very important in a team system. Tang Qian is willing to do this, and he can do it well. It is also the key point for the Lakers to sweep all the way in the playoffs last year.Otherwise, do you really think that all balls are giant planets, all balls are singles and tough?That's not realistic.With so many points in a game, most of them are actually scored in this humble way.

Tang Qian has become more and more aware of how to help the entire team become stronger, instead of being like "Brother Thick Eyebrow", who only has beautiful statistics, and he can't bear to look directly at the team's statistics.

There was no other way. Seeing that the score difference was getting bigger and bigger, Casey could only choose to take a slant and start using some more risky tactics in order to break the game.This is, he asked Valanciunas on the inside to come over and make the wall all the way, don't think about the inside cut after the pick-and-roll, just do your seven-foot meat wall, and then create opportunities for the outside line.

Casey's move should be simple and straightforward. Since the more complicated running tactics can't be used tonight, it needs to be changed.

Lowry played around the screen wall of his teammates, and if he wanted to get out, it was a three-pointer. In terms of hard three-pointers, he was the first in the entire Raptors team.However, the Lakers are not the Cavaliers. Their defense is tight. Even if Lowry bypasses the first opportunity, the Lakers will immediately switch over, and Ariza will block the shot with his hand.So fast?Lowry was also a little surprised. The overall defensive ability of the Lakers is too scary. Any loopholes can be quickly filled by them.

No wonder...the Cavaliers are beaten by them every year.Well, not without reason.

Bang~ hit the iron~ Tang Qian protected the rebound, the Lakers spread out on the line, Rondo cut in, Tang Qian covered, fake, false block, and then went straight to the other side to cut in, Rondo made a layup and passed the ball, Gao Throwing, Tang Qian raised his arm to catch the ball and hit the net violently with one hand.

Alley-oop~~~ There are statistics, Tang Qian has the most number of alley-oops in the 5th position in this league.

It is not worse than No.1 a few times, this is really a burst of athletic ability.

As a point guard, how many people don't want to have such a monster who can easily fly into the sky and escape from the ground?It's also convenient to collect assists like this.If you look at Paul and Kidd, you will understand that if you are surrounded by floor drains, you are empty-handed.Throwing it into the sky is also embarrassing for teammates.

Tang Qian will not have this problem. Even if the opportunity is not particularly good, he can rely on his personal ability to forcibly get it back and help Rondo forcibly get an assist.

This feeling is so cool, as the point guard of the Lakers, what a bliss.

In this way, at halftime, the Lakers entered the locker room with a 51-25 lead of 26 points.

At this time, the Internet is still discussing whether there will be another 50 points in a single game tonight.

Even below 50 points?Last time the Cavaliers suffered such a big deflation.

In the locker room, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed at first, until someone came in and called Tang Qian, and then gave Tang Qian his personal phone number: "Tang, someone is looking for you, it seems very urgent, take a look .”

Tang Qian was still discussing waiting for this call, but was interrupted by this, he was stunned for a while, and then answered the phone, it turned out to be his college classmate, Lu Yang, who was on the phone. "What's the situation? Lu Yang? So anxious? I'm in a competition." As soon as Tang Qian finished asking, the person inside said in a low voice: "I really don't want to keep this from you, and I can't help it anymore, even if It was specifically explained, and I don’t want to endure it now.”

"What do you mean? You are talking nonsense." Tang Qian frowned.

"I'm not good at talking about this. Anyway, you can call and ask yourself. I just tell you that there is such a situation."

"Call? To whom?" Tang Qian asked in a daze.

"Call Zhou Zhiru's parents."

"Then I'll play after the game is over. It should be noon over there."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

"it is good."

After Tang Qian hung up the phone, he was a little puzzled. He and Zhou Zhiru's parents knew each other, but shouldn't he go to Zhou Zhiru directly?What does it mean to call her parents by yourself now?Tang Qian sent Zhou Zhiru a text message, but there was still no response.He was still thinking about it, and the teammates of the Lakers asked. After all, he was still in the game, and his professionalism and professionalism should be discussed after the game.

What's the matter?Tang Qian suddenly became a little irritable for no reason.

What the hell is she doing!I don't answer the phone!No text messages!Even if there is something, there is no need to do this, right?Really!You have to teach her a lesson later, this little girl doesn't take her boss seriously!Do you still think I will deduct her money?It's too much! ! !

With something in mind, Tang Qian followed the team into the player channel a little depressed.

PS: It’s time to fill in this pit, it’s not that simple, don’t be surprised, maybe it’s not the same as what you think.

(End of this chapter)