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Chapter 391 Paul Gasol

Everyone in the Lakers team may not have noticed that among the five figures in the next game, there is one who is very confused and hesitant.

He is Paul Gasol.

This is the most bewildering period since he entered the NBA, even more bewildering than when he was a rookie. The scoring data is a career low, the shooting percentage is a career low, and the rebounding is a career low. Not very satisfied, so I want him to sit on the bench as a substitute.Bench substitute?When was the last time?In addition to recovering from injuries in the 04-05 season and the real substitute period, Pau Gasol only had a pure rookie year in the 01-02 season.

So he couldn't figure it out.

He lost his love last year, and his career seems to be in jeopardy this year. The media in Los Angeles is harsh, and the fans are even more outspoken. If he doesn't adapt, he will be criticized wantonly, as if he has completely forgotten his two consecutive championships.This hurt the sensitive heart of the slightly gentle Spaniard.

He looked up at his stats for the game, and his eyes became more and more dazed, as if... It was another bad night... Right...

Turning to look, on the side of the Jazz, there are people who are eager to fight, and their eyes are full of brilliance.

He is Gordon Hayward in the third grade.

Gordon Hayward is different from ordinary white players. He is a man with hidden ambitions. As long as he has the opportunity, he doesn't mind showing himself well.The Lakers, which are strong on the outside but weak on the inside, are the best opponents to play.Although the head coach Tyrone Corbin doesn't particularly appreciate him, he doesn't care because he has the courage to play cards not according to tactics.

Moreover, deep down in his heart, he was unwilling to sit on the bench and be a younger brother.

He aspires to be the nucleus, even the leader.

So before playing, he had already decided not to play according to Tyrone Corbin's tactical arrangement. He wanted to take advantage of his opponent's reputation and weak strength to show off his presence in the newspapers.Of course, there is another factor that makes Gordon Hayward so bold, that is, this year is his contract year. On the surface, he signed a 4-year contract, but it is in the form of 3+1, that is to say, this After the season, there is no certainty whether the team will want him or not.Hayward doesn't want to be in a completely passive situation, so playing a beautiful data sheet is his top priority right now.

And tonight, he felt it, his hand felt very good.

Both sides play.

The Jazz attacked from the bottom line, and the Lakers hadn't set up their formation yet. The Jazz pressed No. 20 and forcibly went inside.Nash was wiped away without paying attention. Facing the Spaniard in front of him, Gordon Hayward didn't dodge or dodge. He took off directly and headed up hard.

The two collided, and Gordon Hayward barely threw the basketball, brushed~, and hit the board into the basket.

beep beep~
The referee blew his whistle, it was a valid goal, and it also caused a defensive foul on No. 16 of the Lakers.

Yes! ! !

Seeing that he had become an And.one, Gordon Hayward waved his fist excitedly after landing, watching the Spaniard, who failed to defend, show off his strength.After hearing the boos from the Staples Center, the head of No. 16 of the Lakers gradually lowered.

When did I become this unpopular at Staples Center?

brush~
Hayward added a free throw and the Jazz overtook the score as soon as they came up.

72-74.

The offensive state of the Lakers is also good. Kobe + Nash + Tang Qian continue to show off their power, like a three-cut fork, and the offensive success rate is quite high.However, after playing for 8 minutes, looking at the scores of the two sides, there was still no difference, and the difference was almost the same. Instead, the Jazz led the Lakers by 1 point.This is called a lively scene, but the actual effect is not good.

Because while the Lakers are attacking, they can't defend on the defensive end.

No matter how strong Tang Qian's defense is, there is a limit. He can basically only stare at one person, and then make up defenses for breakthroughs from the outside. If he really wants him to kill the penalty area, that is impossible.After all, this is the NBA, and everyone is a professional player who selects the best from the best. Even if you play 2k games, you can't do this, can you?And the people on the Jazz team are not stupid. I know that you have a strong defensive ability, so I will try to avoid you as much as possible.

The problem arose with Pau Gasol on the other side of the Lakers paint.

I don't know why tonight, Gasol's defense is very bad, the overall rhythm is slow, not to mention, he is also soft, very easy to be eaten raw by the opponent, and he scored 2+1.Including the first time with Gordon Haywood, Gasol has already been beaten 3+3 in this quarter.Fortunately, he basically didn't foul much before, so he caught 1 times, and now he only has 3 personal fouls.

But this problem is really fatal for the Lakers.

Because the outside line of defense was already weak, and now the inside line has collapsed. It is definitely a pipe dream to rely on one person to completely support the defense of the entire team.At least the current Tang Qian is far from having this ability.

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Hayward didn't know what medicine he took in this quarter, and he almost scored a 2+1 again. Fortunately, this is the Staples Center, the home court of the Lakers, so the referee gave the Spaniard a little break.The comparable score has become 85-88, and the Jazz's lead is getting bigger and bigger.

At the beginning, the head coach of the Jazz was a little unhappy, because Gordon Hayward obviously didn't listen to orders and acted arbitrarily.But after looking at the score for the last time, Tyrone Corbin gave up his plan to lecture.This is an unspoken rule of the NBA. As long as you win the game and play well, then it is an excellent performance, and the head coach can't say anything more.

After all, what is the purpose of the game of basketball?Isn't it just for victory?If you win everything, what else do you want to say?
What else can you say?

Many role players try to gain performance in this way, but the risk of doing so is also great. If they miss, they will be unanimously disgusted by the head coach, management, fans, and teammates.Good out of line, that is called personality, that is called ability, bad out of line, that is called disobedience, that is called selfishness.Good and bad are actually on the line. The starting point is similar, but the key is the result.For example, in the "Linsanity" back then, Anthony and Stoudemire didn't like him no matter how upset they were, and it was inconvenient to express it on the surface.

This is the good and bad in the NBA league, scoring is good, not scoring is bad, winning is good, not winning is bad, polarized, there is no middle.Obviously, Gordon Hayward made the right bet tonight. As long as he wins, no matter how unhappy the head coach Tyrone Corbin is, he will have to brag about it in front of the media. The former went to heaven.

Are you lying?Against your will? come.on~ Dude~ Let alone the NBA, what place in the world is not like this?
The NBA is part of this world too, isn't it?

The Lakers' offense hit the iron, and the Jazz attacked again, with Gordon Hayward breaking through and scoring, and then Marvin Williams making a corner three-pointer.

brush~
85-91, with less than 3 minutes left in the game, this score is very unfavorable for the Lakers.

"Paul, what's the matter with you? Why didn't you save that ball?" Kobe was a little anxious, because the pressure on him was greater than that of anyone in the Lakers team, and he was not mild-tempered, so he was dissatisfied. written directly on the face.

Gasol's head lowered even lower, but his introverted temperament made him not say a word of explanation.

This made Kobe angry and annoyed.

If you want to say who in the Lakers most hopes for Gasol's recovery, it must be No. 24, because his friendship and bond with Gasol surpasses any player in the Lakers, so the Black Mamba urgently needs the Spaniard to cheer up .However, in Tang Qian's memory, Gasol didn't wake up in the last 2012-2013 season. He didn't know what to do until the Lakers were swept 0:4 in the playoffs until the end of this season.

Tang Qian has the memory of the next few years, so he knows very well that it's not that Pau Gasol's strength has really declined, but that he has gradually lost himself in the Lakers.

In essence, Spaniards are not the kind of people with particularly strong self-confidence.

So he is not suitable to be the boss, only suitable to be a support, to be the best second in charge.

But the pressure on the Lakers this season is too great, and everyone is devastated by the poor record, so basically no one cares about pulling Pau Gasol. On the 24th, he tried this way, but unfortunately his method was wrong, so it didn't work.And Tang Qian knew that if the Lakers want to continue to reach the top in the future, this Spanish big man is absolutely indispensable.

He had to help him out.

Just like last season, he helped himself.

After Kobe left, Tang Qian walked up to Gasol and said, "Paul, don't worry, Kobe is doing it for your own good, and he has been under a lot of mental pressure recently." Seeing that it was Tang Qian, Gasol moved slowly. head, and replied in a low voice: "Well, I know."

But no matter how you listen, the tone is full of despair and frustration.

"Paul, cheer up, we need you." Tang Qian continued.

"Well, I know." Gasol still replied mechanically.

"Paul, cheer up, we all need you." Tang Qian took the trouble and said it a second time, completely different from Kobe's anxiety.Because he knows that Gasol needs to refuel and encourage, and he cannot accept pure stimulation and pressure.Everyone's personality is different, and the right medicine must be prescribed.As a "memory carrier", Tang Qian knew exactly what the Spaniard needed.

What he needs is understanding, and... respect.

"Is it?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"Because we can't win without your help, the Lakers can't win."

"Hehe, you are exaggerating too much. I might go to the bench right away, don't you know?" Gasol said with a dejected look on his face, "How can I help you like this? Can I help you?" What is the team doing? Is it not helping?"

"Paul...you look down on yourself too much." Tang Qian knew where Gasol's heart knot was, so he said, "Don't be influenced by Dwight Howard. Your sacrifice for the team is everyone's fault." You can see it." "But I... may not be suitable for this Lakers team anymore, here, I am just a big pitcher, a burden that can't keep up with small balls." The Spaniard still shook his head and said.Ordinary people may give up persuasion when they hear this, but Tang Qian has the memory of the next few years. He knows that the man in front of him who is in a trough can still return to the All-Star level in the future, so he will be patient and continue to treat him. Gasol said: "There is nothing suitable or not. Your athletic ability is above the level among 7-footers! Besides, if you don't want to give Howard the right to shoot in the low post, just take it back. Anyway, he is five blocks worse than Bynum in low-post singles, why do you take the initiative to back down? Is it because he is a so-called league superstar?"

"But……"

"What's so good about it?" Tang Qian interrupted Gasol and said, "I won all the opportunities by myself. Do you think you are not as good as Howard in low-post singles? If not, then grab it yourself, and he didn't either." Isn't that scary?" Tang Qian said: "Besides, think about it, Paul, why am I standing by your side now, not Dwight Howard?"

"This is the result of my hard work!"

"In my opinion, you are 100 times more suitable for the Lakers than Howard. You have made excessive concessions, which is completely unnecessary."

"Maybe you think you are taking the overall situation into account, but have you ever thought about it, Paul..." Tang Qian stared at Gasol and said, "Your behavior, in a way, is actually hurting the ball." Hurt the team, hurt the fans." "Hurt the team? Hurt the fans?" Gasol was stunned when he heard this, because just as Tang Qian said, he always believed that he was sacrificing for the overall situation and compromising for the interests of the team, so The latter's words made him a little unacceptable.

"Yes, it's hurting the team! Hurt the fans!" Tang Qian blurted out without hesitation: "Because if you really think about the team, then when you see Howard playing in the low post is a mess, you should stand up bravely and take over. The low singles right in his hands; because if you really care about the fans, then you should perform well and don't sacrifice your personal data for the so-called overall situation. Have you ever thought about it, if you do this, will your fans Sad? Will you be sad? Will you not be able to lift your head and chest when facing other fans?"

"Have you really thought about it, Paul?"

Faced with Tang Qian's series of questions, Gasol was stunned, because this point of view was something he had never thought about.

His gentle temperament made him subconsciously choose to give in, and subconsciously choose to compromise. He never thought about resisting, fighting, or competing to the end.

Yeah, did I really think about the team?Am I really thinking about the fans?I...does this count as a form of selfishness?
Through Tang Qian's guidance, Gasol finally began to think about this issue.

"But I don't agree with Mike D'Antoni's tactics. His tactical philosophy and tactical essence, I'm afraid it is..."

"I'm afraid you are? What are you afraid of?" Tang Qian knew that Gasol's heart began to throb when he heard this, and he only needed to continue to add fuel to the fire. "You haven't done it, you haven't tried it, how do you know it's not suitable or in tune? How do you know you can't fit in?" Tang Qian said: "Whether it's small ball tactics or running and bombing tactics, big men have their own existence. It's worth it, don't you even doubt that?"

"After all, we...are the group of people closest to the basket."

"I……"

"I understand your worries, but I can assure you." Tang Qian said in a loud voice: "You just need to run to the front court as hard as you can, and return to the defense in the back court, and leave it to me. In this way, you Don’t worry about physical fitness and transition. Of course, you still have to help me with rebounding and low-post defense, after all, I don’t have superpowers.”

"You..." Gasol looked at Tang Qian for a while, and then said, "What's the benefit of doing this?"

"Benefits?" Tang Qian smiled and said, "Of course there are."

"One I want to win."

"Secondly, I hate No. 12 on that bench."

"Three I want to play with you on the court."

"These three points alone, I think they are good enough for me, Paul."

Tang Qian said sincerely.

This made Gasol feel warm and shocked for the first time after half a season.

PS: Gasol is Xiaozi’s favorite player all the time. He left the Lakers, which was actually a huge loss for the Lakers, because his sister-in-law’s battery life was much stronger than the judgment of the world at the time, so the future , he plays a very important role in the Lakers~~~
The 5000-word burst is completed, and each chapter of Xiaozi is full of sincerity. A large chapter of nearly [-] words should be regarded as a pseudo-second update, right?The outbreak will continue tomorrow, I hope everyone will continue to work hard ~ Ho Ho Ho ~ let's fight ~ everyone ~~~
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