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Chapter 421 The first challenge (please recommend the big chapter~)

"Wilt??? What are you doing??? Why are you standing on the inside and running out again???" After an afternoon training session, the head coach Bill Sharman finally couldn't bear it. Stopped, and said angrily.But Tang Qian also looked innocent, because all of this... was caused by the incompatibilities of the rules.

In the era when Tang Qian played, the NBA implemented the 16-foot penalty zone defense three-second rule, but this era is completely different.From the original 1966-foot block defense for three seconds in the 1967-16 season, it became... completely cancelled.In other words, during this period of time, the NBA's inside defense rules are similar to FIBA's inside defense rules, allowing centers to stand up.

So Tang Qian is used to playing modern basketball, so he is naturally not used to this style of play.

Even if you give him a little time, he can get used to it. After all, three seasons ago, the NBA still had a three-second defense in the penalty area. Didn't these NBA players also get used to it?But the problem is... there is no time for him now.

The first NBA Finals game against the Knicks will be held tonight. No matter how much Tang Qian pays attention, the habits in his bones will not be reversed all at once.Therefore, he was severely criticized by the head coach Bill Salman without mercy.At least in the eyes of Bill Salman, this is Chamberlain's "nonsense" and he doesn't care at all.

Chamberlain is a well-known "loose family" in the NBA. He only plays for money and fun, so this abnormal situation has been attributed to the former's "carelessness" by Bill Sharman.

"Sorry, Mr. Salman." Tang Qian was helpless, so he could only bow his head and apologize.

"Jerry, what's going on with Wilt? Was there a woman in his room last night?" Bill Salman secretly called Jerry West and asked.Jerry West shook his head and said: "Probably not. I knocked on the door today, and he was alone in his room. If there was a woman staying overnight last night, according to Wilt's habit, wouldn't it be Let her go halfway."

"That's right." After thinking for a while, Bill Salman lowered his head and said, "Then why is he so strange today? He always runs out involuntarily... This..." Bill Salman didn't finish his sentence, Jerry West said, "Mr. Salman, does Wilt's situation look like the three-second rule for defense that was canceled just two or three seasons ago?"

"Huh? What you said." Bill Salman looked aside and said, "It is indeed a bit similar."

"But... isn't the 3-second defense canceled long ago? He has already adapted to it? Why today..."

Facing Bill Salman's question, Jerry West also shook his head and smiled wryly: "I don't know, sir. Wilt seemed a little strange when he woke up this morning, but I can't say why."

"Well, that's right." Bill Salman pondered for a while, and said, "No matter what, get him back to normal as soon as possible. In tonight's game, without him, there is no way to win. Jerry Luka Stanley and Dave DeBusschere are going to tear up our box."

Hearing this, Jerry West's expression darkened in an instant, and he said, "Fortunately, Willis Reed was injured early and couldn't participate in the Knicks playoffs, otherwise we..."

"Don't think so much, Jerry. The priority now is to restore Wilt. Without him to run the inside, our inside will be vulnerable." Bill Sharman said with a very clear head.

This afternoon was Tang Qian's most painful day since playing basketball.

Because after entering the United States, his first class was to familiarize himself with American basketball, abandoning the original domestic FIBA ​​habits and playing style, and after finally adjusting it, now he is asked to change back. This kind of awkward feeling is really Not one or two.In fact, give Tang Qian a week or so, and he will be able to fully adapt, but now, time waits for no one.

In the 70s, many rules were really different from those in 2013. For example, dribbling, over-the-shoulder, wrist turning, walking, etc., are all completely different penalty standards.Fortunately, Tang Qian's position is center forward, so he saved a lot of trouble. Otherwise, even if Jordan crossed over, he would be deflated, and he might not even be able to dribble well in a short time.

So the first problem is to overcome the habit of "defending for three seconds", which is the first priority that Tang Qian must solve.

During the prime time in the evening, the Great Western Forum Arena was packed.

This is the old arena used by the Lakers from 1967 to 1999. It was not until the appearance of the new home Staples Center that the Zijin Army left this old home that has witnessed countless histories.But now it is only 1972, and this stadium is still a new stadium. The equipment, seats, environment, attendance, and sound effects were all second to none at that time.

"Tang Qian" has now entered such a "historical venue".

Everything is like a dream.

The famous commentator Chick Hearn is sitting in the commentary seat, explaining passionately and humorously.

If you are a senior Humi, then it is impossible for you not to know this person. Since 1965, he has been rain or shine for 36 years, and he has explained 3338 games for the Zijin Army. He was severely injured and the treatment was ineffective, so he bid farewell to the Los Angeles Lakers, the love of his life.From the combination of Jerry West + Elgin Baylor + Chamberlain, to "Show.Time" in the 2002s, to "OK" at the beginning of the new century, he can be said to be the "most loyal fan" of the Lakers .

Look at the retired jersey with no number but a microphone on the top of the Staples Center, look at the brass statue outside the Staples Center, this is the highest respect the Los Angeles Lakers give him, and best rewards.

A Laker for a lifetime, a Laker for a lifetime, got the best testimony from Chick Hearn.

The Bath family's tradition of preferential treatment of "heroes" has become more and more famous.

So when he saw this "living fossil" with his own eyes, Tang Qian still couldn't help being a little excited. If he hadn't been identified as Wilt Chamberlain, he might have rushed over to ask for an autograph and a group photo.This is not uncommon in the United States, and it is not shameful. Many famous players have experienced this.

Because, it's just pure respect and love, that's all.

Unfortunately, in the end, Tang Qian lost any mood.

Due to his "mistakes" inside, the Lakers were bloodbathed by the New York Knicks. In the end, the latter 114-92, with a net difference of 22 points, made a good start in the away game.Seeing the loud cheers from the Knicks players on the opposite side, the Lakers players all lowered their heads and walked into the player tunnel of the Great Western Forum Arena without saying a word.

Why are you in such a low mood?

Because last season, that is, the year before last, the Lakers also fell into the hands of this opponent, with a big score of 3-4, losing the tiebreaker and losing the championship.So after losing again today, the Lakers felt a bit of depression, a bit of panic, and a bit of anger.

In the player tunnel, Jerry West couldn't bear it anymore. He began to explode: "Wilt! What are you doing tonight??? No offense! No rebounds! No blocks! No defense! You know the opponent How many points did you score in the paint? 81 points! It’s 81 points!!! Are you sure you want to win like this??? Ah??? Wilt???”

Although there was no 1971-point line in 1972-3, the proportion of interior offenses would naturally increase, but it was still a bit horrible to let the opponent score 81 points in the finals. "Tang Qian" bears the brunt and should take this responsibility.Because everyone knows that he is the "guardian of the penalty zone" of the Lakers. With him, outside players can play defensive counterattacks with confidence. Now that "Tang Qian" is in a downturn, the Lakers have lost their advantage inside all of a sudden. . Hairston, the Knicks pose no threat.

Happy Hairston's rebound protection ability is good, but he is at least [-] blocks away from Chamberlain when it comes to protecting the rim and intimidating the inside line. That's why the Knicks can "eating" and "fighting to their heart's content" in the penalty area in Los Angeles tonight.

"Tang Qian" bowed his head and remained silent, because he had nothing to explain. No matter what the reason was, a problem was a problem, and the biggest problem for the Lakers tonight was none other than "Tang Qian" himself.

The second game was still played in the Great Western Forum Arena. The Lakers lost again. Tang Qian finally recovered a little on the defensive end, but he still didn't quite adapt to the overall rules. He only scored 2 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. The data.If this is "Tang Qian" himself, then it is not ugly to get this data in the Lakers, and it is even not bad, but the problem is... his current identity is not "Tang Qian" but the famous "Wilt. Chamberlain" Ah.In this way, handing over this kind of data is simply shocking.

Jerry West's face was ashen after the game, and there was no smile in the entire press conference.

The next day's newspapers also lashed out at "Tang Qian"'s performance. No matter whether it was the 70s or the new century, Los Angeles people seemed to be merciless, and their words were more "seeking truth from facts" than "seeking truth from facts" .

Under this kind of difficult adaptation, "Tang Qian" and his team went to Madison Square Garden for the third game of the finals.

Although the Lakers only lost their opponents by 9 points, which is much better than the previous two games, but a loss is a loss. The difference is a few points, which is meaningless at all.Because one point is also a loss, and one hundred points is also a loss, there is no difference in essence.

The total score suddenly became 3:0.

What does this group of big scores represent in the playoffs?Anyone who knows a little bit about NBA history knows that this means despair, which means early exit.Not to mention 1972, even in 2013 when Tang Qian lived, there was no example of a comeback from a 0:3 deficit.So for a while, the momentum of the Lakers fell to the bottom.

Two days later, with a big score of 4-0, the Lakers lost this round of the finals. Tang Qian watched the Knicks revel in Madison Square Garden to win the trophy.

If you fail the first challenge, you have two more chances.

A string of messages without warning suddenly appeared in Tang Qian's mind, and then Tang Qian's eyes went dark and disappeared into Madison Square Garden.

dong dong dong~
The knock on the door awakened Tang Qian on the bed, only to hear someone outside the door say, "Hey~ Big Dipper~ have you woken up yet? Or is there a naked blonde in the room?"

With the same beginning, I seem to have returned to the original point.

But the opportunity to challenge has already been used up once.

Only 2 times left, if you fail again...

Tang Qian adjusted his clothes, opened the door and said, "Jerry, let's go, we must win tonight's game!"

"Hey~ I said Big Dipper~ Your fighting spirit is very high today! Did you get stimulated yesterday?" Jerry West was slightly surprised, but soon said with a smile on his face.Originally, it was just a joke and joke, but unexpectedly, "Wilt Chamberlain" replied with a serious face: "Yes, I was stimulated, so I must win tonight, and I am not allowed to lose!"

Although he doesn't know what happened to the big guy in front of him, Jerry West is very happy because he has worked with Chamberlain for a long time, and he knows that this guy is a "player" "The prodigal son", the desire to win has never been so strong.

This is also a good sign.

Jerry West thought.

During the training session in the afternoon, Lakers head coach Bill Sharman asked in surprise: "Jerry, what's wrong with Wilt? Why is he suddenly so active in training? Is he on drugs? Jerry West shook his head and said, "I don't know, sir, but it's a good thing after all."

"That's right." Bill Salman nodded and said, "Although Willis Reed of the Knicks is not here, the newly joined Jerry Lucas should not be underestimated. We must tell Wilt not to underestimate the enemy." Okay."

"Okay, I will, sir." Jerry West replied.

However, Tang Qian tried his best, and the Lakers still lost in the first game, 111-114 points, a 3-point loss.

Tang Qian played very awkwardly in this game. Although he worked hard, there was still a big gap between the strength of Chamberlain and the real Chamberlain, both defensively and offensively.We must know that this season's Chamberlain is already Wilt Chamberlain, who was overhauled after both knees were scrapped, but even so, Tang Qian still can't reach his level. The average rebound data per game in the post-game can kill Tang Qian to death.

Averaged 21 rebounds per game in the playoffs! ! !right! ! !You read that right! ! !That's 21 rebounds per game, not scoring, just rebounding! ! !And it is the average rebound data per game that has gradually ebbed in the "data explosion era"! ! !
In this season's playoffs, except for Clifford Ray, who got lucky and played the best moment of his career, the average rebounds of the rest of the team returned to normal levels.Outside of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Nate Thurmond, no one is averaging 14+ rebounds per game.As for the former Clifford Ray, it was a "round tour". In 4 games, he averaged 16.5 rebounds per game. Yes, but look at his regular season rebounds, this season is only 10.6 times, so he is clearly a burst seed.

But Wilt Chamberlain's average rebounds per game is still at a level of 21+, and he is the only one with a level above 20+.

For Tang Qian, this is almost impossible to achieve. You must know that he is still in the playoffs, and he is still affected by "inner demons".So even if he "worked 100%", in the eyes of outsiders, he still didn't try his best and was the "culprit".

At this moment, Tang Qian finally understood a little bit of Chamberlain's situation back then. Everyone took it for granted if he won, but if he lost, he would become "accused by thousands of people".It doesn't matter whether he is working hard or not.So it's no surprise that Chamberlain felt lost a lot of the time.

"Wilt, you need to do more, just like we play in the regular season, the New Yorkers can't beat us!" Head coach Bill Sharman said to "Tang Qian", because 4 points and 13 2 rebound and 13 blocked shots are not at all the data standards that the Lakers should get at No. [-] in his mind.

Although he allowed Wilt Chamberlain to greatly reduce the offensive drama this season, the defensive burden has increased instead of decreased.Don't look at Bill Sharman as the head coach for only the third year, but he is very capable. He took over the San Francisco Warriors in the first year and brought the Warriors to the NBA Finals.Although they lost to the 76ers led by Chamberlain in the end, it did not hinder Bill Sharman's "genius" coaching ability.This year's 33-game winning streak in the regular season established his status as the "best head coach" in one fell swoop.So this season he is very eager for the championship bonus, 33 consecutive victories + best record in history + best head coach award + NBA championship, the addition of this series of honors is a complete and perfect end.Otherwise, if you lose the championship ring and all the previous honors, your quality will plummet, and it will even become ridiculous.

He is a member of the most orthodox "Cardinal faction" or "Auerbach faction". In the player era, he has countless honors and 4 rings, which can be called brilliant.So after he came to the Lakers, the first thing he did was to turn "Giant God" Wilt Chamberlain into his old teammate "Bill Russell".And history has proved that his idea is not wrong. The Lakers don't need a scorer now, but need "Bill Russell" even more. Therefore, the Lakers system with Chamberlain as the core of defense began to take shape. The team lacked Elgin Baylor, and even though Chamberlain was 35 years old, he still allowed the Lakers to play an invincible and brilliant winning streak.

While the team's overall structure has not changed much, and even lost its starting general, the Lakers have completed a qualitative change. In this process, the biggest X factor is none other than Wilt Chamberlain.The regular season scoring dropped by a full 5 points, and the average number of shots per game fell below double digits for the first time, but the Lakers took on a new look and became "unbeatable" in the blink of an eye.These are the great changes brought about by Bill Salman's coaching philosophy.

"Super defensive counterattack", using a powerful center forward as the axis, and the other four players rush down with all their strength, catching the opponent by surprise. This set...isn't the Celtics' set back then, what is it?In fact, in Bill Salman's view, Chamberlain is an upgraded version of Bill Russell. Not to mention his mentality, he is definitely better than him in terms of personal ability.Including Bill Russell's strongest points, rebounding and blocking shots, they are not as good as the big man in front of him, not to mention his ability to assist and pass the ball. The No. 13 of the Lakers is in the center class in history. The presence.

Therefore, as long as this kind of character is willing to listen to himself, there is absolutely no problem in copying the Celtics' victory mode.

Facts have proved that, at least this season, Chamberlain, who has maintained his championship desire, has directly "reborn" the Lakers.

The first is the scoring average, from the seventh place in the league last year, to the undoubted first place in an instant.Then there is the team's total rebounds, which has also risen from No. 11 last season to the first place.In the end, the number of assists also jumped to the top of the league.How can others play such a team?How to play?Therefore, when most teams saw the Lakers this season, they were timid for three points, and then their strength was greatly reduced.

Averaged 121 points, 56.4 rebounds and 27.2 assists per game, ranking first in the league. This is the original appearance of the 1971-1972 Lakers team.It's a pity that the current "Chamberlain" has become "Tang Qian", and he can't afford the court task assigned to him by Bill Sharman.

PS: This chapter really took Xiao Zi countless painstaking efforts. Just looking over the wall to check the information is confusing, because the domestic NBA information of that era is almost equal to zero.So Xiao Zi really worked hard, and it took almost 0 hours to code this word.The purpose is to let everyone see an authentic NBA appearance in the 8s, instead of making it up at random.

As for the three-second defense, Xiao Zi went to check the original English version of the history of NBA rule changes. The first time it appeared was in 66-67, but it seemed to be "cancelled by default" after two seasons.Then in the 2-81 season, it became a three-second defense of the 82-foot penalty area weakened to a 16-foot small penalty area on the weak side.But there is a problem here, that is, since the official text of the 12-81 season is weakened, it means that before the 82-81 season, the rule of three seconds of defense was restored, but when it was restored, Xiao Zi has not yet. Check out the official rules.

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