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Chapter 417 Defense Improvement

February 2, US time, the third day of the Chinese New Year.

Zodiac sign, from dragon to snake.

After a short day off, the Lakers finally returned to Staples Center for their three games of the season.After losing to the Miami Heat in the last overtime game, the Lakers' record became more and more dangerous, becoming 24 wins and 28 losses. Even the outside world has begun to advocate that the Lakers are destined not to enter the playoffs this season.

Some extreme people loudly "declared" that, let alone entering this year's playoffs, whether the Lakers can tie the 50% winning percentage is a big question.Kobe Bryant is destined to become the "historical sinner" and the biggest "word breaker" of the Lakers.

The public opinion of the entire outside world has almost become one-sided for the Lakers.

It's uncomfortable, it's suffocating.

Howard seemed to be a little more honest. After the game, there was an episode. In order to avoid Tang Qian's "private chat after the game", "Warcraft" left the locker room early and flew back to Los Angeles in advance.So he didn't know about Tang Qian's injury at all. He didn't see the news until he got off the plane, and immediately shouted "mistake", and he should have stayed in the locker room.

If you don't leave, you can prove your courage; if you leave, it is an act of complete cowardice, and you will lose your reputation on the Lakers.So when he heard the news that Tang Qian needed to recuperate, Howard not only showed no worry on his face, but could not hide his joy. This scene made all the Lakers players feel dissatisfied and faintly cold.

Don't even want to do scene work?If this kind of person becomes the boss of Los Angeles in the future, one can imagine what will happen to the Zijin Army.

Being the boss and being a leader is not all about ability.

Ordinary teams don't aim to win the championship, that doesn't matter, but in the Lakers, doing so will sooner or later make the fans burn out their patience and turn against each other.

Los Angeles fans are the most impatient and unscrupulous representatives.

Unless you can do what you did on the 24th and stick to one city in the next 20 years, no matter who you are, including the "Shark" O'Neal who helped Los Angeles win 3 consecutive championships, you will also be booed and run.There is a problem now, and Kobe is standing in front of it. When Kobe is gone, how long do you think the "joyful" mentality of "Warcraft" can last in the city of Los Angeles?

Escape, that is sooner or later, once he finds himself unable to withstand the spotlight in Los Angeles.

Therefore, after seeing Tang Qian's miraculous return to the team, "Warcraft" Howard was also the only one who instantly turned bitter.

It can be seen how obvious and deep the conflict between him and Tang Qian is now.

Coupled with the conflict with Kobe, Howard is indeed not "happy" or "happy" in Los Angeles now.

Tang Qian's average blocked shots per game has risen to 2.9 after the last game, which is only 1 behind the No.0.1 Ibaka.In fact, if Tang Qian hadn't played too little time in the first half of the season, he would have surpassed Ibaka long ago, so why should he be second?But this is not what Tang Qian cares about now. The battle with the sun tonight is what he should pay attention to.

Must, win.

Because the time behind is really tight and really not enough.

Before this game, "Different Space" released the "Today in History" challenge task. The challenge data object was Theo Ratliff on February 2004, 2. The challenge data was 12 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.Don't think that Theo Ratliff is an inconspicuous little guy. In fact, he entered the All-Star lineup in his peak period and won the league's block leader three times. He can be regarded as a member of the "blue-collar All-Star family".Fans who like Iverson should be familiar with this person, who was later taken over by Uncle Mu, and then gradually faded out of people's sight.And his last stop, coincidentally, is Los Angeles, the Lakers.

This set of data is actually not difficult for Tang Qian. As long as the offense and Nash cooperate well, he can completely surpass this set of data.

在湖人队已经“输不起”的意志下，西部排名垫底的太阳队崩盘了，仅仅抵抗了不到半场，就进入了“垃圾时间”。而唐潜也得益于“垃圾时间”好好“刷”了一把数据。最终101-85，湖人队拿下了这三场比赛。其中纳什以19分17次助攻2个篮板球2次抢断的个人数据，成为了全场最佳。科比20分3个篮板球6次助攻，霍华德18分18个篮板球3次盖帽，加索尔10分7个篮板球3次助攻，唐潜15分15个篮板球5次盖帽2次助攻。

In this way, Howard was still "mumbling" after the game, complaining that Mike D'Antoni didn't give him more playing time.

In fact, this "complaint" is a bit unreasonable, because as an older team, the game has already been spent, and the head coach replaced the main force. This is understandable, and it is really a normal thing.But Howard was "very upset" because he only played 29 minutes to get this set of data, which shows that he is in a hot state tonight and is very likely to break his personal record.But because of Mike D'Antoni, he couldn't "take that step" in the end.

So "Happy Beast" is not happy anymore.

Of course, Mike D'Antoni chose to ignore such stupid complaints. What are you kidding? Now that the Lakers are at a critical point, how can I have time to deal with your "cracking things"?Finding ways to continue to win is what he cares most about right now.

Otherwise, it's hard to say whether he can stay in Los Angeles next season.

On February 2th, Valentine's Day in the West, the Lakers have a home game on this day and will face the Los Angeles Clippers in the same city.

Now that the season has progressed, the gap between the Lakers and the Clippers has clearly appeared. The former is still No.13 in the Western Conference, while the latter has already soared to the fourth position in the Western Conference.And barring accidents, they've locked up a spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

On this night, the Staples Center was full of stars and celebrities.

Taylor, the Rose sisters, Ajali Ranadive, and Karlie Kloss all gathered at the scene, but no one will pay much attention to them tonight, because the most indispensable thing in the Staples Center is celebrities .What's more, tonight, besides them, there are also many American singers, movie stars, and celebrities who came to the scene, so at most, it just takes up a few more halftime shots.

Regarding the post-match invitations, Tang Qian rejected them all, not because he was unreasonable, but because tonight, he really didn't want to be distracted.The Los Angeles Clippers are very strong, very strong, and in Tang Qian's memory, in the next few years, they will be the strong teams in the Western Conference and the seat bookers for the playoffs.So this game will not be easy to win.

Kobe also paid great attention to this game, because the "Derby in the same city" was still at home, and he didn't want to end in failure.

Competitive mentality, all of a sudden up.

But the Clippers didn't care. Blake Griffin even said directly that the current goal of the Clippers is the playoffs.

This sentence sounds nothing special on the surface, but if you think about it carefully, you can find the problem.

The Clippers' only goal is the playoffs?Isn't that a playoff team?Doesn't it need to be a target?Don't you need to take it to heart?After hearing the words, most of the Lakers secretly held their breath, because for Los Angeles, the Lakers are the king, what is the Clippers?In the past, the role of "accompanying the prince to study" all the year round, but this year they want to "turn over and become the master", of course the Lakers will not easily agree.

The match hadn't even started yet, and there were sparks in the open and in the dark.

There is some rivalry on both sides.

But in the first quarter, it became the Clippers' "alley-oop show" time. Under the instigation of Chris Paul, the whole team played an alley-oop, which immediately became "old arms and old legs" The Lakers, in a mess, were instantly stunned.In particular, Blake Griffin, who was not selected for the All-Star starting lineup, put all his strength into it and made a big killing, because the Lakers were the "culprit" that caused him to be dropped from the starting lineup.

Damn the Lakers, No. 13 in the Western Conference, why do they occupy the three All-Star starters?
And the most unforgivable thing is...you have taken my place!

Just accept my anger tonight!
Tang Qian was sitting off the court. Even so, he also felt a vague "sense of brutality". He made 10 of 9 shots in a single quarter. Blake Griffin scored 90 points and 18 in the first quarter with 5% shooting. 1 rebound, 1 assist, [-] block.As an inside player, getting this kind of single-quarter data without free throws and three-pointers is not unreasonable.

Coupled with Chauncey Billups' 2 three-pointers, the Clippers scored 31 points in a single quarter, which caught the Lakers by surprise.For the Lakers, except for Kobe who made 5 of 4 shots, the shooting percentages of the others were all terrible. Nash made 3 of 1 shots, Metta Shiping made 3 of 0 shots, Gasol made 2 of 1 shots, and Howard made 5 of 1 shots. Jamison made 4 of 1 shots... and the rest of them all missed the Clippers' basket.

17-31 in a single quarter, almost half of the points were lost in the first quarter.

Seeing the difference in the score, Kobe almost became angry, because if he lost again, he would not be able to hold his head up in Los Angeles.

As the king of Los Angeles, he was "beaten" by others in the first quarter, which made Kobe burn with anger.

Lose, lose, lose... When will it be big? ? ?
Kobe didn't wait to go back to the locker room this time, and said directly to Howard, "If you can't make it, pass the ball, ok? Will you pass the ball? Do you understand?" The "pure blue-collar" in this eyes almost got zero, and was "irritated alone". When Kobe's words came, he also got hairy, and said back: "Why are you in a hurry? It's not normal to feel bad in one section. Is it about you? When you play for me, can you be smarter and widen the range, otherwise I will be tied up, and the hit rate will not be high!"

"What?" Kobe was furious, and said to Howard: "Do you want to fight? If you don't want to fight, I will end! Get out of here!"

"Bryant, what are you talking about? Who do you think you are? Jordan? What are you dragging???" Howard responded with a firm expression at this time. "Silly X!!! Say it again??? See if I don't tear your mouth apart!!!" This time the situation is not good, because the anger on both sides is on the rise, and they even seem to ignore it.

Mike D'Antoni was about to stand up to dissuade them, but was stopped by Nash, saying: "It's useless, we can't stop them."

Seeing that it was Nash, Mike D'Antoni was stunned for a moment, and then he said anxiously: "Then we can't let the situation develop, right? If there is a fight, the consequences..." "Don't worry, we can't help you, someone is good Make." Nash was not in a hurry, turned his head to Tang Qian who was on the bench, and said, "Hot, please, go and suppress Howard's anger."

Tang Qian nodded when he heard this, and then stood up from the bench.

Nash's words are actually a bit "exaggerated", because his original words were, "Go suppress Howard's anger" instead of "Suppress the anger of the two of them."The difference between a few words and the extended meaning are completely different.

So Tang Qian went straight to Howard, then bowed his head and said, "Hey, can you be quiet, did you not remember what I said last time?" Howard wanted to get angry, but when he turned his head, he stopped his anger , after murmuring a few words in his mouth, he turned and walked towards the end of the bench on the right.

In fact, the more he is in public, the less he dares to conflict with Tang Qian, otherwise this "beating" clip will definitely be circulated for decades, or even 100 years.Thinking that he might live under this kind of "video shadow" for the rest of his life, "Warcraft" Howard wisely chose to "temporarily retreat" and not engage in a temporary "emotional battle" with Dongfang No. 29.

From this point of view, he is indeed slightly better brained than Andrew Bynum.

Seeing that Howard went quiet for a while, Mike D'Antoni immediately arranged the general tactics for the second quarter, Jamison on, Ci Shiping off, Tang Qian on, Howard off.Howard didn't seem surprised by this result, he only glanced at Tang Qian, and didn't look any more.

But what he thinks in his heart is unknown.

The second quarter is the regular rotation time. Compared with the Lakers' substitutions, the Clippers directly replaced 4 people, leaving only one veteran Chauncey Billups to control the scene.There is a saying that Blake Griffin is right. The main goal of the Clippers this season is to hit the Western Conference championship or even the championship. It is meaningless to entangle with the No.13 team in the Western Conference like the Lakers. , In the eyes of Clippers head coach Pooh De Nagro, it is pure waste.

In this quarter, the Lakers played very well, Tang Qian + Kobe + Nash + Gasol, almost arranged the first 30 points, and the shooting rate was astonishingly high, reaching more than 75%.What about the Clippers?After Barnes and Crawford ate a few blocks for a layup, they also learned to behave and tried not to go in. The cat made mid-range and long-range jumpers outside.Barnes is actually okay, he seems to have known Tang Qian's power, and he doesn't go to his side at all. Jamal Crawford is different, as the "Super Sixth Man" in the league , He has his own self-esteem and self-confidence.How can I say that my brother is also a man who averaged 20+ points per game in his peak period, is he still afraid of you as a small backup center?So at the beginning of the second quarter, he chose to be provocative and attacked the Lakers' basket head-on.

What Eastern block king?What Tangyrant?What emperor?
I don't believe Asians can play basketball well.

So he attacked Tang Qian's direction 4 times in a row, scored 1 goal, got a cap once, and failed to hit the iron twice.

At this moment, Crawford was a little annoyed, but when he was about to continue attacking, the head coach of the Clippers yelled from the sidelines and said, "Jamal, if you keep hitting, get out of here." Make a bench!" Immediately, Crawford became honest, and said silently in his heart, Humph, Eastern guy, you are lucky!

However, Tang Qian was not particularly satisfied with his defensive performance, because it seemed to him that the opponent challenged him head-on and forced him hard, but he only missed one?This kind of performance is undoubtedly a bit unsatisfactory. At least two or three players must be blocked, and that would be right.Fortunately, these "heartfelt words" were not heard by Crawford, otherwise the latter would be furious and wanted to "shopping" with Tang Qian.

In fact, it's not that Tang Qian's defense is bad, but that Crawford is not an ordinary person. Although this guy is just a substitute in name, he is essentially at the level of "half fairy, half ghost".The offense is tyrannical. Even as a bench, he will have the ability to average 19+ points per game in the future. Even this season, if converted into 36-minute efficiency, he will average 20+ points per game.Not to mention that he is a player with "convulsion attributes". He has scored 3+ points in a single game three times in his career, which is the strongest proof.

Do not understand the meaning of 3+ 50 times?Let's take a look at some great names, Vince Carter has 50 times in his 2+ career, Kevin Durant has 2 times (the third and fourth times are in 2014), Dwyane Wade is currently Three times, three times in Shaq O'Neal's career, Russell Westbrook's current absence (both after 2015), Nowitzki's career is currently twice, Tracy McGrady's career is four times, Duncan's career is once, Chris Paul Zero times, three times in David Robinson's career... So this data sheet is Jamal Crawford's firepower guarantee.He is the kind of person who is afraid of himself once he becomes "crazy".

So just talking about offense, Jamal Crawford's ability is already comparable to that of an All-Star player. It is normal for Tang Qian to find it difficult to defend.As for the so-called "half ghost", that is his defensive end, which is almost useless, with poor confrontation, poor attitude, and poor ability. "Three differences in one" means "half ghost".Therefore, if you want to make good use of his double-edged sword, a head coach who has no courage and no morals can't do it.

However, after Tang Qian played for 8 minutes and 37 seconds, Howard came on the court. Immediately, the Lakers entered the stagnation mode again, and the overall basketball was running and struggling.For 3 and a half minutes, only 3 points were recorded. Howard made 3 of 1 shots and 6 of 1 free throws. This is the source of all the points for the Lakers in the remaining 3 and a half minutes.

Seeing this scene, all the Lakers players almost became numb.

Howard has completely turned into a "black hole of ball possession". As long as the basketball is in his hands, then don't even think about passing it out.

In fact, in the last 2012-2013 season, although he didn't like to pick and roll, rolls and cuts, he always had a degree.In the current season, that has intensified and become very prominent.

what is the reason?
A large part of it is because the Lakers team has an extra Chinese center named Tang Qian.

He caused "Warcraft" Howard to undergo a huge "negative change".

PS: The agreed-upon addition will explode, and it will not change. Xiaozi will continue to code words~
Here is a big chapter first~ Book friends who can’t wait, you can read it tomorrow when you get up~
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