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Chapter 333 All-Star Qualifications (Having a High Fever~)

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets changed their tactics as soon as they came up.

This scene left the Lakers dumbfounded.

"This...what's the situation?" Dwight Howard was also confused, because he was fouled by the Houston Rockets just at the beginning.But if you want to send yourself to the free throw line, it’s not so early. You must know that the NBA has rules of the game. There is no offensive action or offensive intention. Fouls are only counted as team fouls, and the team fouls more than 4 times. Penalty counting can begin.Unless the opponent is preparing...

When the Lakers served, Dwight Howard immediately blew the whistle again.

If you foul someone off the ball twice in a row, you're going straight to the free throw line.

This can be regarded as bypassing the team's 4-offer rule limit.

Howard made 2 free throws and the Rockets took the opportunity to make a three-pointer.

Then repeat the same trick, continue to let Howard go to the free throw line, and made 2 free throws again, and the Rockets continued to chase points.

In this case, all the members of the Lakers team feel extremely helpless, because they are just looking for fouls without the ball, what can you do?Do you want to replace him?This point is Mike D'Antoni's stubbornness. He seems to be preparing to make Howard look ugly, and then solve this problem by himself.

It is a good "spiritual education" to know the shame and then be brave, but unfortunately, not everyone can drink this bowl of "chicken soup".At least in Tang Qian's impression, Howard, he can't do this.

Bang~
He failed another free throw, and made 8 of 1 free throws. The opponent hacked him wantonly, which doubled Howard's psychological pressure.

And our "Happy Beast" happens to not have this kind of mental power, so the more pressure he has, the worse he will play.

This is especially evident at the free throw line.

This is not the most important thing. The damage to morale caused by consecutive free throws is far less than the one below.

Anyone who plays basketball knows that there is something called game state. Why do you have to warm up before professional games?This is not just to move the muscles and bones and make them "awake", but also has a larger purpose.That is to let your body gradually enter the competition state.

Yes, this is the state of the game. It is extremely important for the official performance of the players at night.

The Rockets are now frequently "cutting Huo", and the entire Toyota Center has become a one-man show for "Warcraft" Howard. The eyes of nearly 2 people are constantly focused on No. 12 of the Lakers.If the performance is good, of course I enjoy this kind of gaze, but if the performance is not good, people will subconsciously have the idea of ​​resistance and escape.

Howard is like this at the moment, the more he wants to make a penalty, the more he can't make it.

The Rockets' basket has already added a big cover to him.

Going back to the question just now, the worst thing is all the Lakers players, because they have been "watching a movie" for a long time, and they have been inactive for a long time, not to mention that their bodies are cold, and the entire game state also slowly passes over time until The competitive rhythm is fragmented.Why in the NBA, both players and fans instinctively resist this "tactic"?In addition to the fact that the game will become "ugly" and "unsightly", it also has both mental and physical damage to the sport itself.

Needless to say mentally, watching Howard "perform" alone for a long time, everyone will feel irritable, depressed, and lose their senses.

Physically?Since there is basically no activity, the body will gradually "cool" down, which will increase the risk of injury.So in fact, both athletes and fans feel instinctive disgust and dislike for this kind of "tactics".

Unless it is a particularly important game, even if you win the game by doing this in the regular season, you will become a "rotten egg" tomorrow. The fans' saliva is enough to drown ten Houston Rockets.This kind of thankless thing is usually not proposed by the head coach, and few NBA players are willing to take the initiative to do it.

But I have to say that Kevin McHale's "tactic" has worked.

Because the entire game rhythm and game state of the Lakers are all under "cutting" and falling apart.

Including Tang Qian, they all felt a burst of "irritability" and "cold hands and feet".

But after thinking about it, what can I do?Who told Howard that he can't make free throws by himself? If he made free throws more accurately, who would use such a "disgusting" "tactic" to attack him?so……

Under the Rockets' "cutting tactics", the Lakers lost the offensive round and only had the defensive round, so the Rockets' handling of the game became more comfortable.By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers only scored a measly 4 points.Among them, Howard made 15 of 2 free throws and laid a solid foundation for the Lakers with an ultra-low shooting rate of 13%.

The Rockets had already overtaken the score in the second half of the third quarter, so it was not considered a "cut off" for the whole quarter.But there was not much activity for most of the quarter, and the Lakers players were suddenly asked to attack, and his overall condition had long since disappeared. Even Kobe only made 4 of 1 shots and scored a 2-pointer.The final score became 64-74, but the Rockets overtook the Lakers by 10 points.

You can't say that Kevin McHale is "treacherous", you can only blame "Warcraft" himself for not living up to expectations.

Coming to the bench, the expression of the Lakers was terribly silent, but Mike D'Antoni still patted Dwight Howard on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Dwight, believe in yourself, you will definitely overcome this difficulty!" .Perhaps in many cartoons and comics, this "chicken soup for the soul" has an incomparably magical effect, but Howard, he is not the protagonist.

Not before, not now, and not in the future.

Since he chose to leave the Magic, it is difficult for him to really sit back in the position of "big master".

Because he lacks a heart to be a leader.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers had just caught up to the score, and Kevin McHale immediately "repeated the same trick" and began to use "cutting tactics" to maintain the lead.In the end, the Lakers "suffered and lost", and the Rockets won the victory against the Los Angeles people.

Dwight Howard made a total of 30 free throws in the game, but only hit a poor 3 free throws. In this way, the 10% free throw percentage directly caused the Lakers to collapse and became an "inexplicable" loser.

In the interview with reporters after the game, Kobe expressed great dissatisfaction and anger. He bluntly said that some people on the team did not work hard, which caused the team to lose one after another.And the spearhead of this passage is naturally aimed at Dwight Howard.To be honest, Kobe has this kind of "straight nature", and he is the boss of the Los Angeles Lakers. There is nothing wrong with expressing this kind of complaint.But Dwight Howard was still the "big master", "leader" and "boss" of the Magic last season, so he himself has not gotten used to this change of identity and role, and was so "publicly accused" by Kobe, the heart of "Warcraft" , Feeling great "humiliation" and "indignation".

The old man came to the Lakers to give you Kobe face!Do you really think that you are the boss of the team doing your part?What the hell!You don't even look at your virtue! ! !Old arms and old legs, still pointing fingers at me here! ! !

Howard was not idle, and immediately spoke through the reporter: "My back injury is still not healed. I came back early because of the Lakers fans and the Lakers' record! But now some voices are accusing me, This hurts my heart!" Tang Qian immediately shook his head slightly when he saw this interview news, because this is the usual style of "Happy Beast", pretending to be pitiful and injured, in the previous "2012", he It was this step by step that consumed the patience of Los Angeles fans.

Then it went to Houston, and it was all over again, all over again.

This kind of pretending to be pitiful, it’s okay if you do it once or twice, if you do it too much, the public will get tired of it, and not only will they no longer have any sympathy for you, but it will arouse even greater disgust.But Dwight Howard, including his agent team, never tired of this.

As a superstar in the league, as a center insider, you always pretend to be injured and pitiful, which makes people feel awkward and sissy, and lacks the rigidity and iron blood of an inside player.What's more, you are still the current "League's No. [-] Center". Doing this is really out of style.This is Tang Qian's opinion on Howard's voice.

If you are dissatisfied, you can solve it on the court, and then go to slap your face. This is what the center should do inside.

Besides, you and Kobe are fighting against each other, hehe, don't forget, this is Los Angeles.

Do you think it's still Orlando?
It is said that early the next morning, Kobe and Howard had a fierce dispute in the general manager's office, but no one has figured out whether it is true or not.

8 wins and 10 losses are the current record of the Los Angeles Lakers, ranking No. 12 in the Western Conference.

This means that if the playoffs are calculated now, the Lakers cannot enter the Western Conference playoffs.

But not all teams do this. For example, the New Orleans Hornets, who basically have no hope of entering the playoffs, have nothing to resist.It can be seen that this game and even this season, the Hornets are working hard for attendance, so what they want is viewing and box office. As for what wins and what makes the playoffs, it is not the Hornets this season. Something the team should consider.

And anyway, next season, the New Orleans Hornets will disappear from the league, and will be replaced by a new team, the New Orleans Pelicans.Therefore, from the management to the players, there is an attitude of indifference, as long as everyone is having fun, it will be done.

There is nothing to be happy about the Lakers winning this kind of team.

Because this season, few teams can't beat them.

This is a downright bad team.

On December 2012, 12, the Lakers challenged the Oklahoma City Thunder away, and today is also the opening day of the All-Star voting.Unexpectedly, the Lakers have 7 players who are shortlisted for the All-Star voting qualification area.They are Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and Tang Qian.

Yes, Tang Qian, not Paul Gasol and Steve Nash.

As for the reason, NBA officials also gave a simple explanation. The two have missed too many games this season, so after comprehensive consideration, they will not enter the voting area.But there is another factor that is not clearly explained in this sentence, that is, the data of the two people this season is really not very good-looking, but in order to protect the face of the players, the NBA office is also very humane.

At this moment, in the NBA office, Stu Jackson, one of the vice presidents of the NBA, said: "Mr. Stern, is it really appropriate to do this? If he can't get out, then the league's face..." Standing The person in front of Stu Jackson is David Stern, the current helm of the NBA. David Stern looked at Stu Jackson, smiled and said: "He is Asian, and he is Chinese, this can play a big role in promoting the NBA. The league has not had any Asian All-Star faces for some years.” “But Mr. Stern, you can’t just make this decision just because of the Chinese market. He and Sun are also Chinese, why don't you do this?"

David Stern was not angry, but just opened his mouth and said: "Because I am optimistic about him, I think his potential is stronger than Yi Hesun, maybe... he can reach the level of Yao back then, maybe that's it." "Yao? How is that possible!!!" Stu Jackson retorted in disbelief: "It's not that I don't believe your vision, Mr. Stern, it's just that Yao was the No. An undrafted player, how could he possibly be comparable to Yao back then?"

"It doesn't matter, it's okay even if it's not as good as it is." David Stern said: "As long as he can reach half of Yao's level, that's enough for me to push. You don't know how much the Chinese contribute to overseas ratings. How much? It accounted for more than half, and even reached about 80% during the peak period. I can't help but swallow such a big cake." "Then it's too risky for you to choose hot. He doesn't have any All-Stars at the moment." The potential of the player, look at his scoring last season, he only averaged 2.9 points per game in the regular season, such a statistic, it’s not as easy as holding a bunch of it back then!” After hearing the vice president’s words, David Stern smiled again : "Stu, sometimes you look at things too one-sidedly and too narrowly. Although your work ability is very strong, when you are the president of the league, sometimes you pay more attention to vision than work ability. In this regard, you Not as good as Adam."

"Don't think you can become an All-Star player only by scoring. Look at Mutombo back then. Didn't he have 8 All-Stars? So, if you can't score, you still have to defend. Basketball just needs to do both. One item, that’s enough~ Don’t you think so?”

Stu Jackson was taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded silently and said, "Yes, Mr. Stern, I remember."

PS: Xiaozi had a high fever for no reason today, and it went straight up to 39 degrees. It took a whole night of writing to squeeze out such a little thing. I am really sorry. I will take a medicine tonight and an injection tomorrow. I'm going to explode~ Otherwise I'll be so sorry to everyone~
Let Xiaozi relax for a while today, she is so dizzy that she can’t type at all~~~
(End of this chapter)