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Chapter 263 Do you want to lie down and win?
"Hello, audience friends. This is Chao.Ting Sports Station. The NBA game I'm bringing to you today is the seventh game in the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. I am the host Meteor Shower."

"I'm Zhang Weiping."

"Zhang led the Lakers and Nuggets to the tiebreaker. I'm afraid this is something most people didn't expect before, right?"

"That's right." Zhang Weiping nodded and said, "From 3-1 to 3-3, it can be said that the Lakers have lost a good game. If they are reversed, it will be the ninth team in history to be eliminated after a 3-1 lead. The team that was eliminated. In the first eight major reversals in history, the Lakers occupied two seats, one as the reverser and the other as the reversed. In the Western Conference semifinals in 1970, the Lakers led by Chamberlain and West 1-3 behind the Suns, Chamberlain and West both scored 36 points in the fifth game, turning the tide and saving the team. Afterwards, the morale soared, and they won two more games in one go, and defeated the Suns to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Most Lakers fans probably have the impression of the role of the reverser.” After Zhang Weiping paused, he continued: “36 years later, in the first round of the Western Conference in 2006, the Lakers still played against the Suns, but this time they failed. Became the winner, but lost three games in a row after leading 3-1, and lost a good game. If the Lakers are reversed by a big score this time, then Kobe will become the only leader in history who has been reversed twice player."

"I see. I didn't expect the Lakers to have so many 3-1 ties. From this point of view, Kobe has already stood on the edge of a cliff and has no way out." Meteor Shower nodded while admiring "Zhang Reasonable"'s profound knowledge.

"That's right, no leading player is willing to taste this kind of record, so for the sake of dignity, Kobe will try his best to fight tonight. Otherwise, the Lakers will stop in the first round, and the future will definitely start a big cleanup."

"Can that guide predict the performance of the Chinese player Tang Qian?" Meteor Shower asked a "conventional question".

"It's hard to say." Zhang Weiping said: "After Tang Qian entered the playoffs, his performance has fluctuated greatly. Sometimes he can play very beautiful statistics, but most of the time, he is struggling. I hope this game He can work hard, break through himself, and fulfill the expectations of Chinese fans."

……

The game started, and because it was a tiebreaker, the emotions of both sides were very tense.

No one wants to lose.

However, for Lakers fans, there is still good news, that is, Charity. World. Peace, who was injured in the previous games, will come back tonight. His return will undoubtedly increase the defensive strength of the Lakers' flanks several times.It's not that I look down on Matt Barnes, but when it comes to defensive ability on the flanks, Ci Shiping is much better than him, especially when dealing with opponents who are not "Little Kuailing", Ci Shiping's defensive energy is terribly tyrannical .Once you get into "hand-to-hand combat" with him, even if the "Iron Blood and Green Shirts" come, you won't be able to get any advantage.

As an outside player, having won DPOY, Ci Shiping's defensive skills need not be repeated at all.

This can be regarded as a shot in the arm for the Lakers before the tiebreaker.

beep~
The referee threw the basketball high, and the tiebreaker of the Lakers VS Nuggets series officially kicked off.

Since it was a tiebreaker, the players on both sides played a little "tight" at the beginning. In the first 3 minutes, neither team succeeded in scoring.Kobe made 2 shots in the opening game, all of which missed the basket. He frowned, as if slightly annoyed.Ty Lawson of the Nuggets took the lead in breaking the deadlock. He made 3 consecutive shots, including a corner three-pointer. He scored 7 points in a row. The Denver Nuggets started 0-7 and led the Los Angeles Lakers. .

The overall shooting percentage of the Lakers is quite bad. Kobe made 2 for 0 shots, Metta Shiping made 3 for 0 shots, Sessions made 2 for 0 shots, and all seven attacks failed. The touch of outside players is a mess.You can't predict the shooting feel before the game. You may feel hot when you just warm up, and you will be "beaten back to the original shape" as soon as you enter the official game time, which is terrible.This situation is very common in the NBA, and as an outside player, once you lose your shooting touch, it will become very simple for the opponent to prevent you.

Mike Brown had no choice but to call a timeout within a few minutes of the opening.

In the NBA, there seems to be an unwritten unspoken rule that whichever team calls a timeout first will lower the team's overall morale.Competitive sports, sometimes not just a physical contest, but mental factors are also indispensable.

Looking at the first eight major reversals in history, and the final tie-breaker, the reversers are always in full swing, while the previous leaders suffered a bit in terms of team morale.This is also human nature. When a good situation is turned upside down, who can have no change in their hearts?The current Lakers are like this. The entire team is misfired on the outside.Seeing this situation, Mike Brown's heart almost went cold, because the inside twin towers didn't feel good before, and the offense was hindered, but the outside offense can generally overwhelm the Denver Nuggets.In the seventh game tonight, even the outside line is no good, so what else can we do?Could it be that he can only bow his head and accept his fate?
Mike Brown felt like he was sitting on pins and needles thinking about this, because he could figure out what his final result would be if he brought the Lakers out of the first round.Straight to get out of class?Get bought out directly?It's all possible!He clearly remembered the scene when he came to the Lakers to apply for a job. Mitch Kupchak had only one request, to win the NBA championship, and no matter how bad he was, he had to reach the Western Conference Finals. This was the bottom line.

But at that time, he fully agreed.

If this cannot be done, the end can be imagined.

It is not easy to be an NBA head coach, but it is even more difficult to be a head coach of an NBA giant team!Otherwise, the owner's money is not picked up. If you are given a much higher salary than other teams, the requirements are naturally strict. This is a very normal and proportional event.

"Everyone, don't worry, take your time, play slowly, and break the deadlock with one goal first!" Mike Brown said with his crappy motivational words, but obviously, it didn't play the slightest role in the team.

At the critical moment, the Black Mamba spoke. He said, "Coach Brown, let's play inside. The success rate of inside offense is higher." "Bryant, you mean, give the ball to Bynum to finish ? Well, now it seems that this is the only way to do it.” Before Mike Brown finished speaking, Kobe shook his head and said, “No, that’s not what I meant.”

"That's not what you meant, then what you said just now was..." Mike Brown wondered.

"I mean to Paul, let Paul preside over the inside offense." Kobe replied, and the host's expression instantly turned ugly when he heard the words, because this season, he is the core of the Lakers' inside offense, the axis of inside offense, suddenly It's a ghost if he can be happy with the substitution!But Kobe turned a blind eye to his expression and continued: "This is the best plan for the team to win."

Mike Brown hesitated and said: "But Bryant, you are not unaware of Paul's performance during this period. His shooting percentage and average points per game have dropped drastically, and his stability is far inferior to Andrew's. Suddenly replace him. Is it a bit too risky to focus on the inside line?" Hearing this, Gasol lowered his head. He actually had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, but he was relatively gentle, so he didn't want to fight to get red-faced.But immediately, Kobe's words shocked him, and he only heard the former say: "Coach Brown, isn't there a reason for this? If it weren't for Paul's offensive distance getting farther and farther away from the basket, you think he would be like this." Dog shit hit rate?" Without waiting for Mike Brown to answer, Kobe went on to say: "If you put him on average at a distance of 10 feet to attack, I believe he can't even hit 40% of the shots. If there is 30%, it is God’s care.”

"Bryant, what do you mean? Do you look down on me?" Anzhu heard Kobe say this about himself, and immediately said angrily: "My average data in this round of the series is far better than his! Can't you see ???"

Kobe listened, expressionless, and said flatly: "Your average shooting distance is only 4.6 feet per game, but your shooting percentage is about the same as mine. What is there to be proud of? You hit so many easy.balls, but your shooting percentage Not even 5 percent, what a good stat. Do you know Paul’s shooting percentage at your shooting distance?” Kobe looked at An Zhu lightly and said: “At least 53% shooting percentage, easy.ball even your 3 points None of them! So."

Kobe turned his head to look at Mike Brown and said, "I ask Paul to go inside and attack."

As for the Nuggets, Ty Lawson said proudly, "The Lakers are not as good as they are year after year. Win them tonight, so easy!"

……

"The Lakers' offensive power, oh, they seem to have changed their formation?" Zhang Weiping said on the screen: "Paul Gasol is in the low post, received a pass from Kobe, and hit Kenneth Faried hard, beautiful The little hook! This shot is very reasonable. If you can’t attack from the outside, you should use the inside to score points.”

"However, Director Zhang, from the data point of view, when Gasol played against Kenneth Faried in this round of the series, he could hardly take advantage of it. The average data per game has almost declined compared to the regular season." Meteor Shower finished. , Zhang Weiping shook his head and said: "That's different. The reason why Gasol struggled in the first six games of the series was because his active area was all near the free throw line, and a 7-foot big man was far away from the basket. It is very difficult to fight against a short insider who is only 203cm tall. It is completely based on his own shortcomings and his strengths in attacking the enemy. How can he take advantage? But as long as Gasol enters the waist position in the three-second zone, then he must hold the ball It's much easier to single out Kenneth Faried, because Kenneth Faried is so short, so it's hard to give Gasol enough interference in the low post."

"So that's the case, but if this is the case, what about Andrew Bynum? The interior space can't accommodate two low-post offensive players?" Meteor Rain asked. "Indeed, so we can see that the ball just now, Bynum was pulled out of the three-second zone, there is no way." Zhang Weiping said.

……

After the Lakers changed their tactics in the first quarter, the offensive end improved immediately. Gasol succeeded in frequent singles, which greatly relieved the pressure on outside shooting. Through the combination of inside and outside, Kobe also made the next two shots. .After the first quarter, the Lakers 2-25, but led the Nuggets by one point.

Seeing this, George Karl immediately changed his offensive tactics and used Danilo Gallinari, who had a good touch in the first 6 games, as the main attack point.But it turns out that Ci Shiping is not Matt Barnes. Although he is only 201cm tall, far inferior to Gallinari's 208cm, Ci Shiping's defensive ability is much better than Barnes's, plus Some "necessary" small moves made Gallinari's first 3 shots all miss.Seeing this, Gallinari changed his strategy. He is different from ordinary European strikers. He not only has precise shooting, but also has a straight-line breakthrough.So when he saw that the shot was inaccurate, he immediately changed his offensive strategy, and made a straight breakthrough for a layup after a fake shot.

Perhaps this trick is usually very good, after all, Gallinari is also so tall, and his weight of 230 pounds is not outstanding, but he is also a pass, and it is enough to form a considerable impact against strikers who are shorter than him.But tonight, the Italian is doomed to be deflated, because playing straight-line breakthrough in front of Mercy World Plane is tantamount to courting death.The "beast" over 260 pounds is not so easy to deal with.

slap~
Gallinari's straight-line breakthrough was only halfway started when he felt that he hit the steel bar, his body shook violently, and almost fell to the ground.And what about Ci Shiping?Taking advantage of the opponent's "unsteady body", he made a decisive move and cut off Gallinari's dribble cleanly.Then he dribbled the ball directly, stumbled and sent the basketball in his hand into the Nuggets' basket.

Throughout the first half, the Italian seemed to have encountered a demon, making only 6 of 1 shots, and there were also 3 personal turnovers.

Gasol continued to take all the shots, catching the ball and hitting Kenneth Faried in the low post. The "orc" who was alive and kicking in the first six games disappeared and completely became a "wooden pile". Hit a quasi.Throughout the first half, Gasol made 10 of 6 shots, scored 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block.The Lakers also had a blossoming offense because of his inside conduction of the ball, 23-18 in a single quarter, leading the Denver again by 5 points.Adding up the entire first half, the Lakers took a 48-point lead 42-6.

Things are going well.

Tang Qian didn't get a chance to play for a minute in the entire first half, but this is normal, because the team is going to tie the game, and the head coach is usually "ruthless. Fuck" the main force, so it is inevitable to reduce the playing time of substitute players. .

Could it be... that I can "lie down and win" tonight?
Tang Qian looked at the scorer above his head and thought to himself.

PS: There is a bit of a delay today, but there will be no shortage of updates, Xiaozi can still guarantee this~ and Xiaozi seldom makes a small chapter, everyone knows~ Huhu~
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