basketball purple front

Chapter 383
Mike D'Antoni set up three sets of offensive tactics, but in the end they all came to nothing, because the Heat's defense was almost impeccable.So in the end, I still relied on Kobe to force the outside line to pull up, hard against the two strong players of James and Wade, and make a fallback jumper. Duang~, the lights are on, and the game is over.

110-111, the Lakers regretted losing to the Miami Heat by 1 point, ending their winning streak.

In the evening, Kobe, Nash, and Tang Qian all appeared at the post-match press conference, because the performance of the three of them was the best in the entire Lakers team.Kobe scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Although his shooting percentage in the first three quarters was extremely poor, his performance in the fourth quarter could be called redemption. If James hadn’t made the winning goal in 5.3 seconds, he would have been the leader of the game. Terminator.Steve Nash didn't score a lot in this game, only 13 points, but he got 14 assists. This statistic is quite good for him now.Tang Qian's statistics in this game are impressive 23 points, 7 rebounds, 12 blocks and 1 assist. Especially his shooting percentage exceeded 75%!Among the inside players in the NBA, this can be regarded as an extremely good shooting percentage.

However, tonight, the three of them all looked gloomy, and their expressions were not very good-looking.

what is the reason?It's very simple, the Lakers lost, so no matter how good the personal data is, it's useless.

But an ESPN male reporter deliberately asked Tang Qian how he felt when he was killed by James, and the latter said:
"In my opinion, the Heat's hero tonight is Dwyane Wade, because if he hadn't hit that offensive rebound desperately, we would have won." Tang Qian knew that ESPN was James' "queen media" ", so he continued: "As for LeBron James, he just did something that should be done."

"After all, that open shot, even Shaq O'Neal can make it?"

The next day, Tang Qian's remarks appeared on ESPN's homepage.

"It's not a big deal for China to call King, he likes Dwyane Wade even more!" - ESPN.

"Confidence? Or arrogance? The Lakers No. 29 bluntly said that James is not very good!" - ESPN.

"He is a lunatic! Luck is the only thing he relies on to survive in the league!" - ESPN expert Henry Abbott.

But apart from ESPN, the rest of the sports media still gave the game relatively unbiased reports and opinions.

"The Lakers regret losing! The Heat narrowly won! This is a very exciting game!" - TNT official website.

"Despite the loss, the Lakers also showed their strength! They are not underdogs!" - Los Angeles Times.

"Just need to run in! The Lakers will get stronger and stronger!" - Lakers Nation.

"The Emperor! This is the new nickname given to China by former Heat player Alonzo Mourning!" - Bleacher.

"Oriental fighters! The Lakers' strongest defensive barrier inside!" - FOX sports reporter Abby Hornacek, and he also added a photo of the game to this title. Tang Qian stepped forward and faced the LeBron James, who is about to fly, has captured the former's face and expression very vividly, as if he could feel the strength and perseverance through the photos.

Facts have proved that this photo captured by Abby Hornacek in this game will appear frequently in the future until it is finally included in the official NBA photo collection.

On the Internet, today's hottest basketball video is the collection of Tang Qian's blocked shots, 6 big blocks, and completely blocked Zhan Huang.

Of course, LeBron James also saw these news and reports, his eyelids tightened, and then he called the NBA league office and said: "Hello, is this Mr. Stu Jackson, I want to report something to you, Is such that……"

Three days later, on January 1, US time, the Lakers played their 20th game of the regular season against the Toronto Raptors in the East.Just when everyone thought that the Lakers could eliminate their opponents, the Zijin Army once again got into trouble.For some reason, Tang Qian, who performed well in the last game, was restricted a lot of playing time, and his playing time of 40 minutes also hit the lowest point during this period.In this game, Howard played 10 minutes and took 44 shots, but his shooting rate was astonishing. He only hit 18 goals, shot 4 times, and shot 14%. This also equaled Dwight Howard's career shooting recorded.And this is the number of shots on the surface, plus the number of 22.2 free throws. In this game, Howard occupied most of the Lakers' shots.

How many of the 30 free throws were made?He hit 15, but he still hit 15, almost tying Chris Dudley's embarrassing record of missing 1990 free throws in a single game in 17.With this perfect shooting percentage, even if he scored 23 points, it would not help. The Lakers lost to the Toronto Raptors by a big score.

In doing so, he stepped into Kobe's minefield. As I said before, Kobe didn't care about the ball, only the shot.You Dwight Howard occupy so many shots in one game, how can I play?So at the post-match press conference that night, Kobe directly named Howard, claiming that he needed to practice his shooting skills, otherwise it would be fine if he didn't make free throws. His low post and basket shooting percentages just exceeded 20%. It's ridiculous.

When Howard heard this, he retorted in the post-match interview: "Some people only allow themselves to shoot, but they don't allow their teammates to shoot. This is purely the behavior of a ball bully!"

Then it is said that the two men were in the dressing room and another violent argument broke out.

The content is unknown, but it can't be a good word.

And what Tang Qian cares about is himself, why is his playing time suddenly reduced?
He first found Mike D'Antoni to inquire, but the latter hesitated and talked about him, and then found Steve Nash to inquire, and here he finally got a little clue: It turned out to be Dwight Howard and the management put pressure on him, claiming that he and himself could not coexist peacefully, asking the management to either choose him or the latter.Of course, the Lakers management will not hesitate. One has an annual salary of close to 2000 million, the other is only 400 million, and one is a 6-time NBA All-Star, 4-time NBA rebounding champion and the best defensive player for three consecutive years. What about one?He has never been selected to the All-Star team, and his offensive ability is extremely low. Although he also has a block leader and a best defensive second team, compared with the former, it is still a world of difference. It is not an exaggeration to say that the crow is better than the Phoenix .

Therefore, the Lakers management, represented by Mitch Kupchak, quickly made a statement, suggesting that Mike D'Antoni increased Howard's shots and roles, while reducing Tang Qian's playing time and performance opportunities.In this way, there was only 10 minutes of playing time against the Raptors.

Hearing this, Tang Qian was a little annoyed. He was not annoyed by the team management. After all, the purpose of the management is to optimize the strength of the team lineup. The difference in honor between him and Howard is too big, no matter which team's management Come, I'm afraid they will all make choices like this.Was he annoyed that Dwight Howard, as an NBA superstar player, played such an insidious trick?
But before he could find Mitch Kupchak, Kobe approached the door first, and then asked loudly, "Say, what do you think? Do you want me or him?" Facing Heyman in a rage Bar, Mitch Kupchak immediately adopted a soft policy: "Of course it's you, what's the point, Bryant, you are the face and symbol of the Lakers now, how does Howard compare with you? Hearing this, Kobe's face softened a little bit, but he was still very embarrassed and said: "Then why did he tell me that this is what you agreed to? This is what you ordered?"

"come.on~Bryant, this is the United States, and everything must be based on evidence." Mitch Kupchak said: "If Howard can produce evidence, then I will nod and admit it, otherwise this is pure blindness Make up nonsense, talk nonsense!" "Really?" Kobe obviously didn't believe everything, but he knew that the other party's words were correct. In the United States, everything must be based on evidence, and he knew 90.00% of Dwight Howard had no such evidence of.

After all, Mitch Kupchak is also an old man, and such low-level tricks will never be left behind.

"Well, let me believe that you can too, but Tang's playing time must return to normal! He is the best sixth man in the Lakers now. You put him on the bench, both public and private, for the Lakers Unfavorable!" Kobe is no longer a stunned young man who just entered the league. He has been in the NBA for more than ten years, so he has long been aware of these things.The other party's answer was similar to what he expected, saying: "Hot? What's wrong with it? Bryant, you should know that it's the head coach's business to allocate players' playing time. This is not playing 2K games. Our management is It won’t interfere too much in this regard.”

Not too good at interfering?It's a ghost if you don't know how to interfere!But these things, Kobe will not say it bluntly, because the head coach was originally one of the props used by the management to shirk responsibility, which is completely different from pure college basketball. "Okay~ I'm glad to hear you say that. I hope everything you said is true." Hearing Kobe's meaningful words, Mitch Kupchak also laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we The purpose of the management is to strengthen the team, and it is impossible for us to do anything that hurts the team. Bryant, you just need to play with all your heart."

"You don't need to remind me about my affairs." Kobe said: "But anyone who dares to disregard the interests of the team, then I will never end with him."

After finishing speaking, Kobe turned around and left, the door was not closed softly.

This scene made Mitch Kupchak explode with anger. While he resented Kobe's attitude, he also resented Dwight Howard's ineffectiveness.I just secretly supported him, and he played a game like shit. This kind of reward really made him very angry.If you can give a little bit of effort in this game, then labor and capital still need to suffer this kind of uselessness?Why are you beating such a shit?Thanks to me for helping you and supporting you, you useless idiot! ! !
Mitch Kupchak had always been at odds with Kobe, and the harmony on the surface was just a play on the spot for outsiders to see.So he has always wanted to cultivate a new leader to succeed Kobe and replace Kobe. Originally, Andrew Bynum was his favorite, but now Dwight Howard has been robbed, and the latter has naturally become the first in his heart. One chooses.Moreover, Howard is famous enough and has enough honor to replace Kobe. The attack he will receive will be far less than that of Bynum replacing Kobe.

He has always been very optimistic about Dwight Howard, after all, he is not at the same level as Andrew Bynum in terms of career history.But tonight, Dwight Howard slapped him again, making him lose face both above and below.And after such a bad game, it is temporarily impossible for him to support the former.

Otherwise, things will get serious, maybe old Bass at the last moment...

Outsiders may not know it, but Mitch Kupchak knows everything about it. According to Jim Buss, Jerry Buss' physical condition has been getting worse and worse recently.As of yesterday, the latter even showed symptoms of moderate respiratory disturbance.All this seems to indicate that the supreme controller of the Lakers is about to die soon.And at the last moment of a person's life, he often makes some amazing moves.Mitch Kupchak doesn't want anything about himself in this "amazing move".

Moreover, he spent a lot of money to inquire about some information from the outside world that is currently unknown.

Why did he turn to Jim Bass so early?In addition to wanting to be a "Yuan Cong Department", there is another point, that is, he found out that Jerry Buss has cancer, and it has reached an advanced stage, and it is basically impossible to cure it.With the old man at the helm running out of time, the shrewd Mitch Kupchak naturally made plans for the future early on.

So at this critical moment, he would not allow himself to make any mistakes.

After all, he is only 59 years old now, and he still has a lot of time to enjoy life. He is absolutely unwilling to lose the high-paying position of general manager of the Lakers.It's not just a salary issue, but also the spotlight, contacts, and... In short, everything about him is in Los Angeles, so he doesn't want to lose his status at the last moment.

But what is the butterfly effect? ​​It won't take long before the answer will appear.

On the plane to Chicago, Tang Qian whispered to Kobe, "Thank you."

Kobe glanced at him, with the same expression, and just said: "Play well, don't be distracted, I am the boss of the team, and I will take care of things outside the game." "Well, thanks~" Tang Qian nodded , He is no longer a cabbage who just came to the Lakers, so he can also receive some rumors and gossip in advance.But Kobe can speak for himself, which still makes Tang Qian slightly flattered.

After all, this kind of thing is extremely rare in the Lakers. It is estimated that only the veteran who won the championship can get this kind of help from Kobe.

On January 1, U.S. time, the Lakers played back-to-back at the Chicago United Center. In this game, it was obvious that there was a cold war between Kobe and Howard.In this case, no matter how much Nash did, it was useless. It was another loss, and the Lakers suffered a three-game losing streak.

Tang Qian's playing time in this game has picked up, and he scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 9 blocks in 3 minutes, but for the overall game tonight, it is a drop in the bucket.Although the head of the Bulls, Derrick Rose, was injured and missed the game, someone stood up tonight. He was Kirk Hinrich, who made 11 of 9 shots and extinguished the Lakers' victory with 80% shooting hope.

You must know that in this game, both teams were caught in the iron fight, shooting around 40%, and suddenly a person who shot 80% of the shots came out. Who can bear it? 17 wins and 24 losses, ranking No. 13 in the West, is the current record of the Lakers.

The outside world is crazy, predicting wildly whether the Lakers will make it to the playoffs this season.

A group of ESPN experts headed by Henry Abbott, naturally desperately underestimated the Lakers, and even claimed that only Jesus and God can save the current Lakers! ! !Regardless of whether they like it or not, admit it or not, this group of people represents the mainstream opinion of the current NBA.

Under the huge external pressure, the Lakers lost their mentality. On January 1, when they played away against the Grizzlies, they actually shot 23 of 14 three-pointers.In this game, Howard performed poorly and fell into the quagmire of fouls early on. He made 0 of 8 shots and only scored 0 points and 2 rebounds. He was completely defeated by the opposite Spaniard Marc Gasol. .

After the failure of this game, conflicts broke out in the Lakers locker room. Kobe pointed out that some people were not active in playing, did not play pick-and-rolls, and were unwilling to pass the ball. This was the biggest problem for the Lakers.Because the Lakers lost nearly 20 rebounds to their opponents tonight, in this case, it would be strange to win.And Tang Qian knows that Marc Gasol is the winner of DPOY this season, and his inside line suppresses his opponent's shooting percentage, ranking first in the league.Howard was originally injured, and Marc Gasol is the kind of European big pyrene he fears most. Although his physical fitness is mediocre, his chassis is terribly stable, which happens to be one of his low-post nemesis attributes. .So Howard's pot in this game cannot be escaped.

However, Howard didn't admit defeat, and sarcastically said that some people only think about shooting and don't pay attention to the team's connection and organization at all. This is a proper "big cancer"!Seeing the public infighting finally erupted in the Lakers, the ESPN gang immediately became excited, and quickly issued a statement in support of Howard, saying: Kobe has a big cancer, and his excessive shots completely hurt the team and the players! ! !In fact, this is a nonsense article, not to mention that Howard still has close to 11+ shots this season. The "Four Kings" combination would have taken some of each other's shots.Look at Kobe, compared to last season, didn't he also drop nearly 3 shots per game?If it is true, Kobe dropped 2.6 times and Howard dropped 2.7 times, only 0.1 times difference.So what Kobe shot crazy, Howard shot too little, sacrificed too much, it's completely nonsense, just open your mouth.

However, because of the authority of ESPN, many fans still believed them, sprayed Kobe on the Internet, and sympathized with Dwight Howard.Seeing this, Kobe was furious. He stood up and said, "I guarantee that the Lakers will make the playoffs this season. Can some people do it? Can some people dare?"

As soon as this remark came out, it did not bring the understanding and respect of the outside world. Instead, the overwhelming ridicule, sarcasm, and ridicule intensified. Some ESPN experts even directly claimed that Kobe Bryant was "brainless speech". The "sorrowful vent" after becoming angry from embarrassment.Because according to their predictions, the probability of the Lakers entering the playoffs this season is only 6.8%, and the West is not the East. If they win more than 30 games, they will definitely not be able to enter the playoffs. If they want to enter the top eight in the West, At least 45 wins or more.The Lakers are now in the middle of the schedule, with only a poor 17 wins and 25 losses. How difficult is it to get 42 wins in the remaining 28 games?The winning rate should be more than 60% at least.As far as the current state of the Lakers is concerned, it is difficult to get a 4% winning rate, let alone 6%?
So the ESPN experts clamored even more happily, because they all agreed that this matter is almost impossible to complete.

Dwight Howard of the Lakers also responded positively: "I never tell meaningless lies!"

Immediately, Los Angeles, the city of angels, surged violently.

PS: A new wave of plots is coming soon, please look forward to it~~~
(End of this chapter)