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Chapter 407 Escalation of Dispute

February 2, before the Heat.

Tang Qian made a transoceanic phone call to his family, because February 2th is the traditional Chinese New Year's Eve. This day is also commonly known as "New Year's Eve", which is a unique plot in the hearts of every Chinese.In the United States, in Los Angeles, there is no "new year flavor", except Chinatown, because Americans care about Christmas, Easter, New Year's Day, etc. As for this day, few people care about it.

When he was in China before, Tang Qian still felt that the taste of the new year was "light". After he came to a foreign country, he realized what the real "lightness" is.So he made the call resolutely.

Normally, when Tang Qian was in the United States, he rarely took the initiative to contact his family. It wasn't because he didn't miss home, but...he was afraid.That's right, it's just fear. He's afraid of hearing his parents' voices, and he's afraid of hearing familiar people or things. All these make him feel uneasy for a long time.

Those who go to other places to work hard should understand this feeling very well. It's not that they don't want to, but they don't dare.

There is an old saying that goes well, it is timid to feel close to the country, but what about the far country?Love is more timid.

But today, Tang Qian has to make this call no matter what, because today... Missing is ten times more common.

But as soon as he dialed the phone, Tang Qian's expression suddenly became "crying and laughing", all because of Tang's mother's words:

"Son, you don't have a fever, right? It's the 10th today. What kind of New Year's Eve is it? That was yesterday!"

Holding the microphone, Tang Qian couldn't help shaking his head, yes, he had forgotten that there is a time difference of more than ten hours between Los Angeles and China's East Eighth District.That is to say, now, American time is "yesterday" in Chinese time, and he has already missed "New Year's Eve" in Chinese time.

As if sensing Tang Qian's mood swings, Tang's mother softened her voice and said, "Son, your dad and I watched you have a match yesterday, so I didn't call you to bother you. , your body is the most important."

"Mom... Happy New Year, I miss you very much."

Thousands of words, only merged into a simple sentence.

Tang Qian originally wanted to ask Zhou Zhiru to spend "American New Year's Eve" together. After all, the latter is also Chinese, but Zhou Zhiru rejected him with one sentence: "Sorry, I'm busy with work now and I don't have time." Hearing this After answering, Tang Qian was a little speechless, because it seemed to him that Zhou Zhiru was really trying too hard, even a little too much. I don't know where she came from with such energy.But since people have given the answer, I can't force myself, I can only sit in the room by myself and finish this "American New Year's Eve".

On February 2th, US time, the Lakers went to Miami Beach to challenge the defending champion, the Heat, away.

This game is very eye-catching, because it is still the gimmick "Four Heavenly Kings" VS "Big Three", there is no need to change it at all, and it will automatically become the game that the audience pays most attention to that day.

none of them.

The game is broadcast exclusively nationwide on ESPN One.

"All American basketball fans, welcome to watch tonight's game, Lakers VS Heat, I am the host Rachel Knicks."

"I'm Brad Doherty."

"I'm Moses Malone."

"Good evening, gentlemen. You are all famous figures in the NBA. I don't know how to view this game?" Rachel Nix began to throw out the topic familiarly.

"Does this still need to be said? Of course the Miami Heat won." Brad Doherty was the first to speak.

"Okay~Moses, what do you think?" Rachel Nix turned her head and asked Moses Malone.

"I think the Heat have a better chance of winning, but the Lakers are not completely without a chance." Moses Malone's voice was very slow, and it sounded like it was slowed down by 0.5 times.But Rachel didn't care, nodded and said: "Then can I ask, Moses, where do you think the Lakers' chances are?"

Moses Malone still spoke slowly, and replied, "Inside."

Moses Malone's opinion is also the opinion of Mike D'Antoni in this game. The Miami Heat currently have the strongest perimeter combination in the league, James + Wade.With the two of them around, any team that wants to confront it head-on on the outside will end in misery, including the "Thunder Double Young" in the West, who also hit it hard.So from the beginning, Mike D'Antoni never thought about making a fuss on the perimeter.

"Tonight's game focuses on Dwight. The Heat's strength around the basket is weak, and their height and weight are not enough. It happens to be the time for Dwight to show off his skills. So from the beginning, Dwight was the focus of attack." Listen Seeing Mike D'Antoni's arrangement, "Warcraft" expressed that he was very happy and satisfied. He thought to himself, the old thing has finally come to its senses, you know my importance, right?
The actual situation is that the Heat have Chris Bosh at the 4th position, so only the 5th position is the weakest. Mike D'Antoni also made such a pre-match arrangement from the standpoint of the team's victory .It's definitely not what Dwight Howard thinks, how much he wants to rely on him, rely on him.

Throughout the first quarter, Howard did indeed achieve this. He frequently singled Udonis Haslem in the low post and succeeded. He is taller than his opponent by a large margin and weighs the same, so there is almost no difficulty in advancing violently. .But this is intentional by the Heat. Erik Spoelstra will experiment with a new tactic tonight, giving up the strong point of defense inside, and the whole team is always ready to protect rebounds, promote movement and fast break .

The essence of this tactic is that the single defender must be able to stand up, be able to entangle, or be afraid of confrontation, it doesn't matter whether he can block shots, as long as the attacker does not have an open space in front of him when he shoots.It is also commonly known as "floor stalking".In this way, whenever a shot is missed, the Heat can get the defensive rebound as soon as possible, and then push the whole court.First, it reduces the ratio of the opponent's offensive rebounds, second offense, tipping and dunking.Second, it reduces the team's defensive rotation consumption and can defend more efficiently in the rest of the time.The third is to increase the possibility of fast break and mobile warfare, and reduce the opponent's strong inside defense rounds.

What are the Heat most afraid of?The biggest fear is the strong inside line, because no matter whether it is offense or defense, a strong inside line is a containment point.Therefore, reducing positional warfare and increasing mobile warfare is Eric Spoelstra's current offensive topic, and his idea has also been approved by Pat Riley, the "magic operator" above.Don't think that Eric Spoelstra is a pure "nanny type". He has played in the finals twice. Even if his qualifications are only moderate, he has honed his thoughts, opinions, thoughts, and vision , have risen to a new height.

Furthermore, the meaning of using Dwight Howard to practice is self-evident.

Although he is well-known, his efficiency in back-up and low-post singles is the lowest in the league, so he was selected by Eric Spoelstra as the first experimental subject.In the first quarter, Howard felt okay and succeeded in attacking frequently, so he didn't see any major problems. In a single quarter, he scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, and made more than 85% of his field goals. Everything looked good.

The Lakers were also "led" by "Warcraft" in the first quarter, leading the Miami Heat by 29 points 25-4.

However, Eric Spoelstra didn't care about this score, because the reason why the opponent was able to lead his team was not because of proper tactics and excellent cooperation.It's just because of the 5th position, Dwight Howard feels good in the low post tonight.On the other hand, for the Heat, he felt very satisfied. Not to mention his shooting percentage reached 62.5%, the overall tactical cooperation was obvious, and he was definitely not comparable to the Lakers' "single-player hard work".

Besides, there was another reason why he was so relaxed.

That is, Howard is not a "low post killer", so this kind of touch, unless it explodes, he cannot continue for a whole night.At that time, it's time for your team to make a splash.Well, even if Howard really broke out tonight, it doesn't matter, because no matter how bad it is, he can still "cut Huo", right?

Such "double insurance" is the reason why Eric Spoelstra took the Lakers to "practice".

And using you to "practice" and experiment with tactics is definitely an insult to the Los Angeles Lakers.

What kind of team will get this kind of "treatment"?It can't be a strong team, so the answer is ready to come out.

Eric Spoelstra thinks the Lakers are weak, bad, and bad.

Tang Qian played 1 minute and 39 seconds in the first quarter and got 1 rebound and 1 assist.

It didn't take long for Howard's problem to be exposed in the second quarter. After the Heat replaced Joel Anthony to defend him alone, he began to be disturbed by the latter's small moves and trash talk, and his shooting touch declined sharply.By the time he reacts and wants to make a proper adjustment, it is already too late, because he is not a real "low position killer", so once he loses his form, it will be difficult to find it back.Otherwise, his post-up efficiency would not be the bottom of the league.

Furthermore, Howard has exposed his weaknesses too thoroughly this season. Many teams have discovered the secret of his lack of strength in the bottom plate, so they began to send people to defend him in a targeted manner.You may not believe it, but a short and stocky insider can often play a relatively good role in defending him.For example, Hayes is a typical example. The "Warcraft" ball is so sour that it is hard to believe the authenticity of these shots without watching the game.Don't look at Howard's weight has increased to 280+ pounds this season, and his bench press strength and muscles have reached new career heights, but don't forget what I said before, bench press strength and muscles are only part of the strength attribute and cannot Represents the entire "power family" in its entirety.However, due to his height, Hayes originally had a low center of gravity and a stable chassis. Coupled with his good top defense ability and weight, this allowed the "Warcraft" who was not good at the bottom to completely expose his flaws in his rough offensive skills.

Why don't you just turn around and step past Hayes?Come on, Hayes' bare feet are at most between 196MC-197CM, not even 2 meters. You, a 6-foot-11 big center, compete with him for footwork and speed?That's what's wrong with the brain.Howard's quick turning speed and quick footsteps are still in the range of a center forward or an insider. Hayes' height determines that. Their footsteps and lateral movement are naturally stronger than taller insiders.After all, he is also a genuine NBA player. Do you really think he is just like us passers-by, so easy to get blown off?Howard's agility is more than enough to fight opponents of the same height, but if he wants to rely on this to force Hayes, the difficulty level may be even more difficult than direct low-post singles.

Who told him to have no handwork?Who told him that he didn't have delicate footwork skills?If he has the same, then players of Hayes' type will die one by one without blinking an eye.If you don't believe me, let Gasol face Hayes in a low position and try to score at least 10 out of 8 goals.Joel Anthony, who is currently playing for the Heat, is a bit like Hayes. He is not tall, has a low center of gravity, and a stable chassis. enough.The task assigned to him by Erik Spoelstra before he played was to allow the opponent to score less than 10 out of 4 goals, which would be regarded as the completion of the goal.

Joel Anthony kept this point in mind, so the center of gravity was very low, which made "Warcraft" extremely painful and weak when hitting back.

If it was Yao Ming, not much to say, even if he didn't go deep into the reasonable collision zone, as long as he entered the restricted area, he could shoot with confidence, hitting Joel Anthony so hard that even his mother didn't know him.Howard doesn't have this ability. His hook range and attack range are actually pitifully small.So why did Stan Van Gundy position him as a "nominal core", but in fact he was doing a "super blue-collar" job?Herein lies the problem.

Because Van Gundy has long seen that the offensive ceiling of "Warcraft" is limited, at most it is "super blue-collar peak", averaging over 20 points per game, and it is absolutely impossible to exceed the average of 23+ per game.Even if you want to average 20+ points per game, you need to design tactics specially for him. It is completely impossible to change the defensive tactics of the opposing team by yourself.However, "Warcraft" himself seemed unaware of all this, and instead believed that Van Gundy was suppressing him and not giving him the real No.1 tactical treatment of the team.

After playing 3 straight irons, the Lakers couldn't hold back anymore, because the Heat's fast push ability is too strong. Often, Howard has not run back to the inside of the Lakers, and the opponent has already finished shooting.In this way, Howard's huge deterrent power at the basket has also become air, and the illusion is nothing.

If there are too many rounds like this, the Lakers will enter the rhythm of the Miami Heat. The more they play, the more difficult it becomes.

Instead, Tang Qian, who came off the bench, played for about 3 minutes and helped the Lakers get back some points. It's not that he scored a few points in offense, but his defense, his rebounding, and his concentration. , Let the rest of the Lakers get a certain degree of energy liberation.Furthermore, Tang Qian does not play low post at all, which also maximizes the speed and time for him to return to defense. After all, whether there is a 7-foot center inside or not, the pressure and deterrence are not the same thing at all.

Tang Qian scored 4 rebounds and 1 block in the second quarter.

Got 5 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist in the half.

The Lakers 53-63, 10 points behind the Heat, entered the visiting team's locker room.

A low-pressure storm is gathering in the player channel.

PS: I’m really sorry to get it up to now, because the supervisor has been arranging things all the time today, and didn’t give Xiao Zi any time to rest at all. He even called it: young people, they just want to exercise more and rest less. Only in this way can we make greater contributions to the company~ Well, the words are true, but Xiao Zi wants to ask, why don’t you give me overtime pay?Isn't the lunch break not overtime?Oops, one word, vampire~
Complaining a little bit, tonight's update will continue, Xiao Zi went to "serve" the old man in charge~~~~(>_<)~~~~
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