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Chapter 367 End of Streak

"Hot, yes, your pick-and-roll proficiency is getting better and better, and your tacit understanding with me is gradually heating up, keep working hard~" Steve Nash and Tang Qian said with a smile, "Zonda" generally speaking He is still a very easy-going and gentlemanly person, so the time spent with him is not cold. "No, Steve, I feel that I can do better." Tang Qian shook his head and said, "Can you tell me more about the problem I had in that pick-and-roll just now?"

"Hot~ Your thirst for knowledge is very strong~" Steve Nash said with a smile.

"No way, the Lakers have too many strong players. I can only work harder to get to the next level." Tang Qian replied.

"Are you going to the next level?" Steve Nash looked at the Great Eastern man in front of him, and something seemed to flow through his mind. After a while, he smiled and said: "Well, indeed, if you want to go to the next level, just You need to work harder."

"Then let's continue." Tang Qian said.

"Okay~" Nash said.

Christmas Day is a day off for ordinary Americans, but it has nothing to do with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Because the Lakers are frequent visitors to the Christmas game almost every year, it is impossible for Los Angeles Lakers players to spend Christmas with their families.But for Tang Qian, Christmas is of little significance, because Chinese people celebrate Christmas purely for fun and fashion, and there are not many people who really understand the meaning of Christmas in the traditional sense.Moreover, only young people know about this festival. The number of Chinese people over 40 years old who know the exact date is much smaller.When I am 50-60 years old, I am afraid that I will not know which month this festival is in.

After all, Eastern festivals are the most popular among Chinese people, and many people also celebrate Western festivals, but the meaning is completely different from the former.At least for Tang Qian, Christmas is an ordinary day, and there is nothing that must be done.He had spent last Christmas with Tyler, but this one, it was impossible to spend together.Because of the first point, the Lakers have arrangements for the Christmas game tonight, so Tang Qian must also participate.The second point is that Taylor is going to attend a very important performance tonight, so her people are no longer in Los Angeles at this moment.

This is the price of celebrities, and Tang Qian will slowly taste this price in the future.

However, acquaintances still came to the scene, and they were sisters Sophia Rose and Sestin Rose.

Now Sophia has entered the university, and the school she chose is the University of California, Los Angeles.

That is to say, in a sense, she and Zhou Zhiru have formed a relationship between a senior and a junior.

Sestin Rose is in her final year of high school.

But whether it is a high school student or a college student, Christmas school is already on holiday, so they have a lot of time to watch the game.

But tonight, Tang Qian, who just won the best of the week, returned to the bench from the starting lineup because the Spaniard Pau Gasol returned from injury.In this way, the four kings have reunited, and people's expectations for the Lakers have been rekindled again.

These are the real NBA star players. Their qualifications and background are not comparable to Tang Qian, a second-year rookie.So sitting on the bench has become an inevitable result.However, Mike D'Antoni had discussed this matter with Tang Qian a long time ago, so when it actually happened, Tang Qian didn't feel much, and he was well prepared psychologically.

What the Lakers will face tonight is the Denver Nuggets. I don't know what the league thinks. They actually put the grudge team in the playoffs of last season on the big stage so quickly.The Nuggets also performed tough this season. Although they lacked a large number of main players at the beginning, through the kneading of the famous coach George Karl, they abruptly scored 15 wins and 14 losses.At present, the Lakers have 14 wins and 14 losses, ranking tenth in the West, and the team above the Lakers is none other than the Denver Nuggets in front of them.If they can kill their opponents tonight, the Lakers will be one step closer to the top eight in the Western Conference.

In this game, except for Kenneth Faried, who was suspended for 48 games, everyone else has returned, so the game situation should not be one-sided.

At least the fans at the Pepsi Center Arena think so.

Don't look at the current record of the Nuggets and the Lakers, but the current record of the Lakers is 5 consecutive victories, which is a rising trend. What about the former?Before the Christmas battle, they had already lost three consecutive games.So most people think that the Lakers are sure to win.

Pau Gasol's return from injury also gave Los Angeles fans a shot in the arm.

After all, Mrs. Jia is one of the main contributors to the Lakers' two consecutive championships, so there are still a good number of fans in the City of Angels.

Under such circumstances, the game started.

This game was broadcast live nationwide on ESPN Channel [-]. Although the host, Jay Williams, had a tendency to "black the Lakers", he also chose to be neutral in the face of the general momentum, and he was no longer so blatantly black.Being an ESPN person, playing with the wind is a very important survival skill. If your skin is too thin, you won't be able to get along here at all.

But the result of the first quarter was unexpected.

Although the Lakers scored a good 26 points, they had no choice but to score more on the opposite side, a total of 29 points. So after the first quarter, the Lakers were 26-29, temporarily behind the Denver by 3 points.What the Lakers didn't do well in the first quarter was the rebounding. Gasol and Howard's twin-tower lineup didn't know if they hadn't played at the same time for too long. The coordination was obviously a bit rusty and the tacit understanding was insufficient, so there was no reason. Missed several defensive rebounds that should have been easily protected.

After a single quarter, Dwight Howard had 4 rebounds and Pau Gasol had 2 rebounds. What about the opponents?JaVale McGee alone scored 9 rebounds, the Nuggets had 18 rebounds in a single quarter, and the Lakers had 12 rebounds.Tang Qian played for 3 minutes and 44 seconds and got 4 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist.It seems that even without the ability card, after hard training during the offseason, Tang Qian's rebounding ability has also made a qualitative leap.

Ordinary main players, he can be evenly divided, and even faintly suppressed.

Not to mention the inside center against the bench lineup.

After a crazy week, Tang Qian is currently ranked third in rebounds per game this season.

The second place is the Swiss center Nikola Vucevic of the Magic. This season, he came to Orlando without "Warcraft".Especially rebounding and scoring, almost doubled, so he is the biggest dark horse figure in this year's rebounding list.Currently averaging 12.1 times per game, 1 rebounds per game less than No.0.5.Tang Qian's teammate, No. 12 Dwight Howard of the Lakers, occupies the top spot in rebounds per game this season.He is currently averaging 12.6 shots per game, temporarily leading Nikola Vucevic by a narrow margin.

Here we need to mention why "Warcraft" averages only 0.5 more rebounds per game than Nikola Vucevic.The culprit was none other than Tang Qian, No. 29 of the Lakers.Originally, a week ago, Howard's rebounding data per game was still around 13+, but after not grabbing a few rebounds for a whole week, he plummeted instantly, and his average dropped by more than 1 per game.Although there is only one more player, the competition for the rebounding champion is extremely fatal.Because this means that he can no longer sit firmly on the throne of the season's rebounding leader.A few random explosive performances in the future may threaten his No.1 position.

Therefore, Dwight Howard has no appreciation or approval for Tang Qian, only annoyance and resentment.

In the second quarter, the inside of the Lakers began to work hard. Gasol made 6 of 5 shots and 2 free throws. He scored 83.3 points with a shooting percentage of 12%. Howard was not far behind. He made 3 of 3 shots and had 1 free throw. , got 7 points.But this free throw was made in exchange for 4 free throw opportunities.Bryant scored 7 points in a single quarter, Nash 2 points.The four kings of the Lakers took all the points scored by the Lakers in this section, with a total of 28 points.

28 points in a single quarter, this score is not bad in the NBA, and it can even be said to be not bad.But it's still the same old problem, the defensive end can't guard against people, and they also scored 28 points.At the same time, rebounding was another disastrous defeat, 10 to 15, and lost 11 rebounds in the entire first half.The Lakers haven't tasted this kind of taste for a long time.

This is the strategy of the famous coach George Karl. In order to win, he tried to avoid playing positional battles with the Lakers. Moreover, in the sports battle, he also used the "random shooting" method. One person shot, and the other four fought for rebounds with all their strength.This seems to ignore the defense, and it is easy to be hit by the Lakers for fast breaks and defensive counterattacks, but George Karl happened to take advantage of this to increase the speed of the entire Nuggets, full of "track and field team" style .

In this way, due to the old perimeter of the Lakers and the height of the inside players, many balls have already played fast breaks and defensive counterattacks, but they are still caught up by the Nuggets, interfered or directly blocked.Seeing this, Mike D'Antoni called a timeout, ready to adjust his tactics.Don't think that he can only play fast break and defensive counterattack, that is an insult to this "small ball master".Because Mike D'Antoni's "small ball" is actually "7 seconds or less", what he pays attention to is decisive shots, no hesitation, and smooth offense, rather than just running around blindly.

On this point, as long as you read his book, you can clearly understand it.

The focus of Mike D'Antoni is not actually "small ball", but a decisive and direct offensive method and offensive concept.

It's a pity that his arrangement didn't work, because when some people played tactical ball, they procrastinated and procrastinated, which made Steve Nash, who was the number one, extremely uncomfortable and uncomfortable to organize. .

In this case, the Lakers trailed by 54 points 57-3 at halftime and entered the second half.

Tang Qian played 5 minutes and 15 seconds in this quarter and got 4 rebounds and 1 block.

Since the lagging behind is not large, the overall atmosphere on the Lakers side is still relatively relaxed.

But they didn't know that the second half was the beginning.

The Lakers obviously strengthened their offensive firepower in the third quarter. They scored 33 points in the whole quarter. Everything seemed to be beautiful. The shooting percentage was as high as 63.2%, 10 assists, and the rebounding also regained the feeling. 12 vs. 12 , tied with the opponent.But when you look back, you find that instead of being able to narrow the score difference, the Lakers were stretched even wider by their opponents.Why is this?The reason is simple. The Denver Nuggets scored a terrifying 39 points in this quarter.More than 33 points than the Los Angeles Lakers' 6 points, and 14 free throws, also gave Denver a huge scoring advantage.

The Lakers did not have free throws in this quarter. Although it was not as good as the opponent's 14 free throws, there were still 9 free throws. It's a pity that they only made 9 of 3 free throws, of which Kobe made 2 of 2 free throws and Howard made 7 of 1 free throws...

And aside from the problem of free throws, the Lakers' defensive problems were fully exposed in front of the "track and field team" Denver.

George Karl doesn't play cards according to common sense at all. It's not a "small ball tactic" in the traditional sense. Anyway, it's more like, covering the head, attacking, covering the impact, covering the head to shoot, and then adding a whole team to grab the rebound. .This look, if it wasn't for an NBA game, it would look like a high school game or an amateur league game.

It seems that there are no tactics at all, no rules at all, just punch and dash, play with you, play with you, play with your speed, and fight with you for physical strength.I don't care about conceding the ball, making mistakes, being hit fast break, just mobilizing the offensive enthusiasm and defensive enthusiasm of the five Denver players on the field to the greatest extent.And then... there seems to be no more.

In this case, the Lakers were messed up, because the opponent basically disrupted the rhythm of the Lakers' game, and gradually made the Los Angeles people lose their rules.During this period, Mike D'Antoni and Nash actually controlled it deliberately. Unfortunately, someone's disobedience to command, procrastination, and low tactical execution directly destroyed their game rhythm adjustment.

In this way, the fight became more and more chaotic, and in the end, the Denver people were completely charged. From the first position to the fifth position, they all ignored them, took the ball and rushed towards the Lakers' basket.Howard and Gasol, all in this quarter, accumulated 4 personal fouls, which shows how powerful the Lakers' basket is.Tang Qian also wanted to change the trend of the game after the substitute time came up, but the opponent had already completely risen, and it was not something he could suppress if he wanted to.Even if he got 3 personal blocked shots in this quarter, he still couldn't reverse the overall situation.

Because the Denver people have almost gone crazy, even Tang Qian, under the high-frequency impact, got his third foul on his back.

In the last quarter, Kobe wanted to turn the tide, so he turned on the personal scoring mode and tried to take over the game. Unfortunately, his 15 points in a single quarter still couldn't save the final fate of the Lakers.Because of this quarter of the game, the Denver people are still full of firepower, scoring 30 points in a single quarter, completely cutting off the Lakers' hope of a comeback.

In the end, the Lakers 114-126, with a 12-point difference, ended the longest five-game winning streak this season.

The team's winning percentage fell below 50% again.

科比本场比赛得到了40分4个篮板6次助攻2次盖帽2次抢断，命中率超过54%，可即便是这样，也还是阻止不了湖人队败走丹佛百事中心。加索尔复出战表现不错，交出了19分6个篮板球5次助攻1次盖帽成绩单。纳什也数据尚可，拿到了控卫标准的两双成绩。唯独德怀特.霍华德表现一般，只拿到了12分7个篮板1次盖帽的数据。

Do you think his stats are not good because he takes too few shots?On the surface, it seems that there are only 6 shots, and the hit rate is not bad, with 4 shots.But looking at his free throw statistics, he made 14 of 4 free throws, and everything is understood. "Warcraft" tonight, the number of shots is definitely not low, but the free throw percentage is really too bad.But it's not impossible to get a little better and get a score of 20.

But even if he hits all free throws, it won't help, because the biggest problem for the Lakers tonight is not here.

Tang Qian came off the bench in this game and got 12 rebounds, 6 blocks and 1 assist.

The Los Angeles Lakers ended their five-game winning streak on Christmas Day.

PS: The outbreak is complete, let’s vote~~~ Wow~~~
Oh, by the way, Xiaozi seems to have made a typo earlier. D'Antoni's tactical philosophy should be "7 seconds or less", hereby Xiaozi hereby corrects it~
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