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Chapter 340 Kobe Bryant's Oath
This game was a very strange game. The total number of rebounds and total assists of the Lakers surpassed that of the Jazz, but in the end they lost for no reason.It is not the first time that this situation has appeared on the Lakers. This season has gradually changed from "strange" to "habit", or "normal".That night, the Lakers held a team-wide summary meeting, because after losing to the Jazz, the Lakers felt a little bit forced onto a cliff.

If this season fails to make the playoffs, then the "Four Heavenly Kings" lineup will become one of the most ridiculous jokes in history.

No one wants to take the blame, so an emergency team meeting has become a matter of course.

The one-and-a-half-hour meeting passed quickly. Mike D'Antoni collected the game video during this period and summed up 1 big problems that need to be solved urgently.First, the 3-117 defeat to the Jazz, including the losses in the previous games, is a common problem, and that is a defensive problem.There is nothing wrong with the offense of the Lakers. The offensive efficiency and total points are both at the forefront of the league. That is, the defensive end ranks the bottom of the league. They are scored 110+100+ or even 105+ points every game. It's strange to win.So the first thing to solve is the defensive problem.Mike D'Antoni observed quite a few videos and claimed that the control of the No. 110 position is currently the weakest part of the Lakers' perimeter defense. So he glanced at Kobe at the meeting and said that he hoped that the No. 1 Lakers would take the initiative to defend the opponent. The team's ball handler.This is one of the best methods for source control.

This is indeed a temporary way to stop the bleeding, but in Tang Qian's view, it cannot solve the fact that the Lakers' perimeter defense is generally weak.

But at this time, if you want to ask him what "tricks and tricks" he has, he can only shake his head and smile wryly.

Kobe, Du Hong, Ci Shiping, such a group of outside defenders are basically a group of defensive lines that have lost their athletic ability. To put it bluntly, the strongest, fastest and most agile defender is not Ci Shiping Duhon, but the oldest Kobe Bryant.Let’s talk about the substitute outside line, Antawn Jamison + Jodi Meeks + Darius Morris, this is also a bluffing outside line combination, there is no problem with the offensive ability, it can score 7~8 points, but the same Yes, the defensive end is almost useless, and 10 points can be scored with 2~3 points at most.The current outside line of the Lakers is in such a state of outside defense, not to mention the "Warcraft" who has not recovered from his back injury guarding him. ".

The endless outside gaps are enough to consume 200% of Dwight Howard's game energy.

This is why the Lakers have a Gasol + Howard-level All-Star twin-tower lineup, but they have been repeatedly deflated on the defensive end and repeatedly exploded.There is no defensive threat from the outside, and relying on the inside to fill the gap is simply a whimsical dream.

Why does Tzapo Sefoloza have mediocre statistics in the Thunder, but sit firmly as the main force?Why does Sean Battier win the attention of the head coach no matter which team he is in?Why is Bruce Bowen an unstoppable main player in the Spurs except for the last year?Why did Andre Iguodala finally win the FMVP?The reason is the same. They are all perimeter defensive leaders, and the value of the defensive end is far greater than the value of the offensive and data ends.So no matter which team they are in, they are popular.

Don't think that by stacking stars, you can win the NBA championship, which is better than the "old F4" of the Lakers, and the 4 Hall of Famers, didn't they also fall short in the end?What's more, what about the "so-called F4" in front of you?Without a reasonable lineup, no matter how strong the paper lineup is, it is meaningless empty talk.In other words, in exaggerated terms, if the Lakers can make up for the lack of defensive ability of the wing players, they will immediately "beat all the invincible players in the league".

But it is a pity that this problem is an unsolvable shortcoming, and it is also the gate of life.

For this arrangement of the head coach, Kobe nodded and agreed on the spot. It can be seen that in order to win and not become the laughing stock of history, the "Black Mamba" is also determined to go all out.

With Kobe's support, Mike D'Antoni asked the second question.

Harmony and tacit understanding of the team.

This problem is indeed a big problem at present, but Mike D'Antoni wants to solve this problem through a simple summary meeting, that is a dream.Facing this Lakers team with internal problems, let alone Mike D'Antoni, even if it is an ordinary NBA champion coach, it will not help.Even Tang Qian thinks that apart from the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson who is good at "cooking superstar lineup", other famous coaches will come, and the effect will not be too obvious in a short period of time.

The third is to speed up the run-in and wait for Nash to return.

Mike D'Antoni naively believes that the uneven handling of the Lakers' possession of the ball is due to the lack of a top No. 1 position. As his "personal disciple", Steve D. Nash, is the perfect person to solve this problem.Regarding this point, Tang Qian could only respond with a wry smile, because it wasn't that Steve Nash was not strong enough, it was just that the current Lakers team's problem was too big.It's so big that it can't be settled with "two MVP No. 1 positions".

But still the same as the first point, Tang Qian couldn't stand up and refute it. The first is inappropriate, and some of his prophetic words are inconvenient to publish publicly.The second is that Tang Qian has no good way to solve the current Lakers team.Even if you have seen countless solutions on the Internet, you will realize that those ideas are too naive and taken for granted when you are actually there.It really needs to be so easy to solve, it really needs to be so simple, you can imagine it, the hundreds of professional uniforms of the Lakers can't think of it?

In this case, the Lakers lost another game, 11-94 on the 100th, and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers without James by 6 points.

Although Kobe was on the offensive end, he severely taught Kyrie Irving, who once "challenged himself" in the Olympics, and blasted 57.1 points with a 42% field goal percentage. Unfortunately, apart from him, no one on the Lakers can exceed 42%. hit rate line.In this situation where one person hits high, the Lakers can't beat the opponent.Even if the Lakers scored another 54 rebounds and led their opponents by more than a dozen, it would not help.

This season, Tang Qian understands that it is a season in which the traditional style of play has completely changed to a small ball style of play. Starting from this season, the famous theory of "dominating rebounding is dominating the court" is no longer applicable in the NBA.Because of the Lakers, he is a typical example. He rebounds more than his opponent most of the time, but he just can't lead and can't win the ball.

However, it can still be seen that Kobe took the initiative to lead the defense, which had a certain effect. At least in the 1st position, the opponent's team passed the ball in series, and it was no longer as easy and comfortable as in the previous dozen games. On the 13th, the Lakers lost another game, 107-116, away to Madison Square Garden.Antawn Jamison and Chris Duhon were the biggest "culprits" in this game. They made 3 of 1 shots and 6 of 1 shots, which directly ruined the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers ending their losing streak.

With another 44-33 rebound count, the Lakers took a big lead, but they still lost in the end.

"To dominate the rebound is to dominate the court", this traditional theory of winning inside the ball is becoming more and more vulnerable in the NBA.

Due to the losing streak of the Lakers, the ranking in the Western Conference dropped another place, from No. 12 to No. 13.

With this bullshit record, all members of the Los Angeles Lakers were pushed to the forefront.

Various sports channels have launched the "real-time discussion" of the Lakers one after another, and without exception, they are all pessimistic.This is very different from the optimism before the start of the season, and the attitude is completely opposite.

Among them, ESPN has done the most "unfeeling", directly ranking the Los Angeles Lakers in the last issue of the latest NBA power list.The reason is very concise, only two words, disappointment and ridiculous.After the release of this power list, a large number of reporters began to "siege" Kobe. There is only one question, what does he think?Will the Lakers miss the playoffs in the Western Conference, as predicted by the outside world, and go out directly to fish.

Finally, under the stimulation of this huge pressure, the "Black Mamba" became furious, and he immediately said with a stern face that almost froze: "I promise, the Lakers will enter the playoffs this season! You all understand Is it? I promise!!!"

This is a very dangerous word. If it is not completed, it will be a lingering shadow and joke for Kobe's playing career.But he didn't care about these at all, and announced loudly on the spot like a bet.However, there is also an advantage, that is, the Lakers team has finally become quieter, and all the turmoil from the outside world has been sucked away by a man named Kobe Bryant for the time being.

In terms of ability to withstand stress, this man is definitely at the top of history.

And his doing so also rekindled the confidence of the Lakers fans.

Tang Qian used to always think about why the power of one person can affect a city, a province, or even a country?In wartime, he can still understand, after all, it is a special time and special time, but in peacetime, why do you do this?Kobe gave him the answer, which is the spirit, will, and the achievements and majesty left over the years.

Taken together, only one sentence of yours can produce this kind of power.

Only then can it be convincing for a while.

But for Kobe himself, it is tantamount to putting on an indelible cruel shackle.

If it is not done, the prestige accumulated in Los Angeles for more than ten years will be weakened by more than half.

It is difficult to build something like trust, but it is extremely simple to destroy.

On the afternoon of the 14th, the Lakers' pre-game training.

"I don't want to talk nonsense to everyone! I just want to say, this game must be won, must be won! Do you understand?" Kobe's voice carried through the training hall: "If you can't win, I will take the lead , Practice for 2 hours after each game until you win!!!”

The Lakers players all understand that the man in front of him is definitely not just talking. If he loses, he will definitely put it into practice.In order not to carry out such cruel self-punishment, the whole Lakers cheered up for the time being.

But during the training process, an extremely unpleasant thing happened.

Howard and Tang Qian got together again.

After the "Five Embarrassing Incidents" last time, the conflict between the two has become public and clear, so there is nothing to hide. Once a problem occurs, it will be a direct conflict.

"Stinky boy! You are shameless, right? Do you snatch this kind of rebound like this? Can your movement be bigger? Ah???" Dwight Howard lost because of a rebound protection , and it happened to hit Tang Qian's elbow during the landing process, so when he burst into anger, he walked towards Tang Qian angrily. "Are you an idiot? As long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle on the basketball court, it's a legal move. Didn't your primary school coach teach you that? Besides, do I move more or you move more? You think it through before answering for me! All-star center, you didn't protect your defensive rebounds, do you want to blame your opponent? This is really the funniest joke I've heard this year!" How could Tang Qian be polite with Dwight Howard, anyway, the Lakers' No. 5 , He is bound to win in the future, and being polite to him is useless, it is better to be tough and confront, so that he will be respected by the whole team instead.

"What???" Howard was furious, pointing at Tang Qian and yelling loudly: "Are you laughing at me? You dare to laugh at me for a small role worth 400 million dollars? What are you???" "You're close to 2000 million in a season, that's amazing? Didn't you just get a rebound from me? From this point of view, you are just a guy with high salary and low ability! If you can't bring victory to the team, what kind of superstar player are you? "Tang Qian immediately retorted, and in this way, the contradiction became irreconcilable.Dwight Howard quit immediately. If his teammates hadn't stopped him, he would have desperately staged a "full martial arts" with Tang Qian.But even though it was stopped, the "Happy Beast" still yelled relentlessly: "Chinese guy! Aren't you a drag? Compete rebounding with me if you have the ability! The loser lifts the opponent's shoes in the team , do you dare??? Ah!!!"

When Tang Qian heard this, a cruel smile appeared on his mouth and said: "Okay, what am I afraid of? As long as you dare to play, I will accompany you to the end!"

Dwight Howard?

Since you want to dig a hole for yourself, then I won't stop you either!
Anyway, you're here for the Lakers, you're just here for a trip and a vacation, aren't you?

Then I don't need to be polite to you!

Just wait!
Tang Qian looked at this "happy beast" with a very cold heart.

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