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Chapter 325 Defeated

This is a very "sad" fact.

The "Galaxy Battleship", which was advertised before the start of the game, encountered "Waterloo" in the preseason and suffered a crushing defeat.

Failure is actually not terrible. After all, this is just a preseason game. Winners and losses are not included in the team's record in the regular season.But one thing, Mike Brown has forgotten that the eight-game losing streak in the preseason brought the Lakers more than just "unfavorable training results". It made the head coaches of the other 29 teams in the league see the Lakers. Weakness and weakness, that is the deadliest answer.

A wave of eight-game losing streak in the preseason directly broke the Lakers' aura of "the four kings are invincible". Even some strong NBA teams have begun to analyze the shortcomings and shortcomings of the Los Angeles people.In this way, at the beginning of the game, the "invincible" momentum was broken.

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"Don, have you received what I sent you?" This was Taylor Swift's voice.

"Well, I got it, it's your new album, right? I saw it, thank you~" Tang Qian replied absent-mindedly, Taylor seemed to have noticed this, and said, "Don, don't be discouraged, pre-season Eight-game losing streak doesn't mean anything, does it?"

"What? You also know?" Tang Qian knew that Taylor was usually very busy and didn't have much time to watch the game.

"Of course." Taylor Swift said, "This matter has been aroused in Los Angeles, and it has been reported in major newspapers. How could I not know about it? So Don, don't think too much, you will slowly It's getting better." "It turns out that things have become such a big mess~ I used to think why the Lakers players have such a poor ability to withstand pressure, but now I have experienced it personally, and I know that Los Angeles is simply the center of a storm~" After listening Tang Qian was talking to himself, Taylor Swift was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Tang, are you okay?"

"Well, it's okay, it's just that I suddenly feel empathy." After finishing speaking, Tang Qian added: "I wish your new album a big hit!"

"Haha~ Tang, do you need to talk about this? This is a must, okay!" Taylor Swift was attracted to the phone and immediately waved her small fist and said.

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"Boy, this year's offseason special training is over. Let's see you next offseason! Don't forget!" On October 2012, 10, US time, Rodman and Don Qian "admonish" said.Looking at his appearance, people who don't know really think that he is a "good teacher and helpful friend" who is extremely responsible for Tang Qian's future.But only Tang Qian knew that he was so "enthusiastic" for the sake of his "little brother's happiness".

"Don't worry, I won't forget you even if you forget it!" Tang Qian replied a little "sexily".

"Haha~ Don't worry about this~ I, Dennis Rodman, even forgot the American Independence Day, so I won't forget this~ Okay~ The training is over~ I should continue my unfinished trip~ Let's take a break next time See you during the game~bye~" After finishing speaking, Rodman left without looking back, leaving only Tang Qian to complain silently: "Cut~ What unfinished trip~ That's really grand~ No Is it just to drink and pick up girls? You can really put gold on your face! I hope that I can see you again during the offseason of the next season, that's great!!!"

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On October 2012, 10, US time, at 30:7 p.m., the Staples Center was crowded with people.

Because tonight is the opening day of the NBA 2012-2013 season, and there will be 3 teams each receiving this honor.

Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers, which formed the "Four Kings" this summer, are one of these three teams.

For this game, all the major sports media rushed to the game, because in the regular season, the "Four Heavenly Kings" would no longer be able to retain their strength, and would no longer be able to make excuses.Facing the Dallas Mavericks in the first game, the Los Angeles fans were optimistic.Many people even thought that it was just a question of how many points to win, and there was no suspense in the result.

Because of the Dallas Mavericks, this season has faded away, and the sun is setting.

So taking it down should be easy.

And in this game, their leading star "German Chariot", Dirk Nowitzki, also missed due to injury.

No matter how you look at it, it gave the Lakers an opportunity to win a good start.

Not only the fans, but also the surrounding media almost all think so.

After all, it is the "Four Heavenly Kings" team, no matter how poor their combat effectiveness is, how bad can it be?They didn't play much in the preseason, so this so-called eight-game losing streak cannot be regarded as real.

This was the idea of ​​almost all American fans at the time.

Before the start of the game, Kobe Bryant went to Germany for another platelet-rich plasma treatment, and Tang Qian knew that the effect this time far exceeded expectations.The Lakers, No. 24, will return to their peak form.

At least on the offensive end, that's true.

The number of dunks in the season of more than 50+ is also a proof of the "rejuvenation" of Kobe's legs and feet. You must know that the "Black Mamba" has only 30+ dunks for several seasons, and it fell to the bottom last season. The number of dunks in the regular season is only 28 times, falling below the 30+ mark.When was the last time Kobe had more than 50 dunks?That was still a matter of the 08-09 season.

So this season, known as Kobe Bryant's final peak, is not just talking.

In the first quarter, the "Four Kings" of the Lakers were really not covered. Gasol made 6 of 3 shots and a 50% shooting rate. Kobe made 4 of 3 shots and a 75% shooting rate. Howard made 4 of 3 shots and a 75% shooting rate. , Nash made 2 of 2 shots and hit 100%.Four people scored 29 of the Lakers' 24 points in the first quarter, and without exception, they were all super efficient and showed their personal abilities.

29-25, leading with 4 points in a single quarter.

Tang Qian played 1 minute and 25 seconds in the first quarter and got 3 rebounds.

It seems that everything is on the right track.

It seems that together, the situation is very good.

But in the second quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

With Antawn Jamison and Jody Meeks on the bench, Tang Qian's status in the team was weakened again.This is a perfectly normal thing. Jamison has averaged more than 20+ points per game for many seasons in his career, and has been selected to the All-Star bench twice. He was able to maintain a stable output of 17+ last season. Such a person Now that the Lakers are here, he is naturally the sixth man.Because regardless of qualifications or ability, Antawn Jamison is an impeccable candidate.

As for Jody Meeks, he is also the main player in the Philadelphia 76ers. It is already very "wronged" that he came to the Lakers to play on the bench.So it is no problem to say that they are the sixth and seventh men of the team.But fortunately, the Lakers' inside players have been laid off a lot, so although Tang Qian is not as good as Jamison and Meeks in terms of team status, his turn time has not been shortened too much compared to last season. few.

There is almost no conflict in different positions in the NBA. This is the "truth" summed up by countless players for more than 60 years.

Unless, you want to fight for the boss.

But there is a strange situation, that is, the salaries of the two of them this season are not as good as Tang Qian alone.

This also shows how eager they are for the championship.

At least the veteran Jamison is willing to come to the Lakers for this reason, otherwise he was still a league star player with an annual salary of 1500 million+ last season.Not for the championship, the devil is willing to come to Los Angeles to get the "ultra-low" annual salary of 135 million!
Looking at it this way, the Lakers' lineup on paper is exaggerated enough and strong enough. No wonder ESPN directly rated Mitch Kupchak's offseason operations as S-level, which is not unreasonable.

Two main-level players came to the Los Angeles Lakers to play on the bench and off the bench. The depth of this lineup seems scary.

But none of this can fool Tang Qian.

He deeply knew what the problem of the Lakers was.

And immediately, all the teams in the league will know about it.

First, the problem of lineup running-in has begun to be exposed.

For the "Four Heavenly Kings", it may be possible to rely on personal ability to make up for it temporarily, but for ordinary players, they don't have this ability.Jamison, Meeks, Blake, there is no tacit understanding between the three, they are all doing their own thing and fighting alone, so it is strange that the hit rate can be maintained.As for our Tang Qian, with his poor offensive ability, he can't be ranked on the court at all, so the team's offensive end suddenly misfired, and he can only be anxious.

He didn't score much for a long time, and when the score fell short, he was overtaken by the Dallas people.

There is no way, Mike. Brown can only be replaced by Kobe Gasol Nash again, in order to stabilize the situation on the court.

In fact, that was the result of Tang Qian's defensive efforts.If he also relaxes, it is not impossible for him to be beaten in the blink of an eye.Cooperating with Kobe Gasol and Nash, Tang Qian immediately felt a lot easier. Relying on Kobe's 2 of 2 shots and Gasol's consecutive kills to the basket, the Lakers finally scored 17 points in a single quarter before the end of the second quarter.

On the opposite side, the Dallas Mavericks scored 23 points in a single quarter. In this way, 46-48, at halftime, the Lakers fell behind their opponents by two points.In this quarter, Tang Qian played for 5 minutes and scored 4 rebounds and 1 block.

After a short halftime break, the game began to enter the "weird" third quarter.

Why do you say "weird"?Because the Lakers were collectively inaccurate in this quarter, and the bench was fine, Steve Nash made 3 of 0 shots, which is a bit weird.Coupled with 4 free throws and 0 free throws, the Lakers began to enter the "weak scoring" stage.The score was poor, and he was pulled away again.

Fortunately, Kobe stood up and saved the Lakers with a super efficient performance. He made 5 of 4 shots in a single quarter and scored 8 points. In an instant, the Los Angeles Lakers stabilized the situation.

20-26 in a single quarter, the Lakers lost a full 6 points.

Except for Kobe in this quarter, none of the players who shot more than 3 times in a single quarter had a shooting percentage of more than 40%, and the team's shooting percentage in a single quarter was only 38.1%.With this shooting percentage, the Lakers can only lose 6 points, which is already quite lucky.After all, on the opposite side, the shooting percentage in a single quarter is as high as 63.2%.Almost double that of the Lakers.

After three quarters, the Lakers trailed by 66 points 74-8 and entered the decisive quarter.

Tang Qian didn't get playing time in this quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers set off a massive counterattack. The team's overall shooting percentage exceeded 50%, but helplessly, they still failed to tie the score. The single quarter was 25-25, and the audience was 91-99. This should have been an easy first game.

Here, the second problem of the Lakers was exposed.

The offensive firepower is sufficient, but the defensive strength is insufficient.

In the future, this problem will become more and more obvious and magnified.

Tang Qian played 12 minutes and 19 seconds in this game and got 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

The Lakers still tasted defeat when they surpassed the Dallas Mavericks in terms of team shooting percentage, total team rebounds, total team assists, and total team blocks.No matter how you look at it, it is an extremely "weird" data sheet.However, it can be seen that the "Four Kings" of the Lakers are all adjusting.Especially Kobe Bryant, who only took 14 shots in a single game, but hit 11 goals, and scored 78.6 points with a super high shooting percentage of 22%.This is very different from his previous style of holding the ball.

After getting Nash, Kobe obviously changed his style of play and began to enter the off-the-ball running air cut mode, and it turns out that in this mode, Kobe's efficiency is extremely high, terrifyingly high, and outrageous.However, if they failed to win in the end, it was still inevitable.

That night, Mike Brown said at the post-match press conference that this was just an ordinary game, but everyone on the Lakers got along pretty well. As long as we are given a little more time, we can reach the level we expected.

Howard also said: This is only the first game, but I feel pretty good, 19+10 data is not bad, is it?Hearing this, Tang Qian secretly despised it, because even though Howard only took 12 shots, he had more than 14 free throw opportunities.So to put it all together, in this game, he took no less than 19 shots, which is already the highest number of the entire Lakers team.Much taller than Kobe.

If he can score a few more free throws, wouldn't the Lakers win this game?

This guy still has a smile on his face, it really makes people angry just looking at it!
Tang Qian watched the video channel of this press conference after the game.

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"What??? The Lakers lost??? How is this possible??? Didn't they have a lineup of 'Four Kings'??? Didn't Dirk Nowitzki, the head player of the Mavericks, not play?? ? Why did you lose???”

"It must be Kobe's cancer! Can't play off the ball! It's because of occupying a lot of ball power!" Some people began to "take it for granted".

"Idiot! Does it cost electricity to watch the game? If you don't watch it, don't f**k nonsense!" Immediately, some netizens stood up and testified: "Kobe only took 14 shots in this game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 78%. You What else is there to say?"

"Kobe shot more than 78%??? Is this true??? I'm going!!! Is this still Kobe Bryant???"

"Of course it's true. I didn't read it. Go check the data yourself. It's no good for me to lie to you!"

"It's nothing surprising. Kobe already possessed top-notch off-the-ball strength, but he used to play with the ball all the time, so everyone couldn't feel it. Now that the team has a passing master Steve Nash, he is just in transition, easy Efficient scoring."

"Top without the ball??? Are you talking too much??? James can't do without the ball, let alone Kobe!"

"Are you kidding me? James can't do without the ball, which means Kobe can't do without the ball? Facts have proved that Kobe is much better than James without the ball!"

"A theory! People like Kobe will show their true colors sooner or later. It's just luck tonight!"

"Okay, then I'll bet with you to see if Kobe's off-ball will work!"

"You two, Jamie Comey, are going to quarrel! You're so drunk! There are fans of these two people everywhere!"

"The Lakers lost. I think the key is Ci Shiping and Nash's poor hand feeling. One of them shot only 12.5% ​​and the other shot only 33%. In this case, it is difficult for the Lakers to win. of."

"Yeah, let's forget about Ci Shiping, why is the 'Son of the Wind' who has always been stable, wrong? If the two of them are a bit more accurate tonight, the Lakers are sure to win! It's a pity! "

"What about Tang Qian? How is Tang Qian doing?"

"It's not bad. Although I didn't play much time, I still got 10 rebounds and 2 hot pots. Personally, I think it's pretty good."

PS: Thank you everyone for the monthly pass~ Xiaozi exploded as soon as she came home~ Thank you~~~
When Kobe played without the ball in the early stage, his shooting percentage was super high, approaching 50% at one point, do you still remember?Xiao Zi checked this game, and the hit rate was indeed over 78%~
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