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Chapter 422 A Second Chance (There will be benefits later~)

In the second game, the Lakers still lost. Although Tang Qian had gotten used to the basic rules of this era, he still couldn't win.

First of all, the New York Knicks in the 70s were a very strong team. Being able to enter the finals several times is a proof of their strength.Furthermore, their accounts are star-studded, not inferior to the Lakers at all, and even slightly better than the Lakers this season.For example, this season the Lakers seem to be a bit too aggressive in the regular season. Jerry West, one of the core of the team, hit a career-low shooting percentage in the playoffs.In fact, except that he only played 1 of 14 shots in 9 minutes in one playoff game in the last season, his playoff performance this season is the worst and worst in the history of Jerry West's entire NBA playoff career. Poor.

To put it bluntly, "lying to win" is not an exaggeration.

why?Because in the history of West's entire NBA playoff career, as long as he played more than one game in a single season, he made the worst hits, with 1%, which was still a matter of the 44.2-64 season.In addition, most of the time, his shooting percentage in the playoffs is above 65%, even when it exceeds 46%, it is not uncommon.But this season, in the great season of 50 wins and 69 losses, Jerry West, who is the absolute core of the backcourt, is extremely abnormal. To what extent is the abnormality?In the regular season, the league's assist leader who maintained a super strong shooting percentage of 13%, in the playoffs, in 47.7 games, he only surrendered a shooting percentage of 37.6%.

Compared with the regular season, the hit rate has dropped by 10.1%.

Don't understand what this means?Similar to Kobe's shooting percentage in the last two seasons, and what was Kobe's nickname in those two seasons?Not called "Black Mamba" but "Iron Mamba".You must know that this hit rate data is still played in the playoffs. If it is put into modern times, it will definitely be "hacked into a dog". There is absolutely no other way.So first of all, the Lakers' absolute outside force is far inferior to Walter Frazier on the opposite side.

West's opponent, Walter Frazier, compared to the regular season in the playoffs this season, his data efficiency has been improved in an all-round way, and his shooting percentage has exceeded 53%, which is higher than the former playoff shooting percentage. A full 16%!In other words, intuitively speaking, Walter Frazier surpassed Jerry West in scoring average with only 17 shots.

First of all, at position 1, the Lakers were completely suppressed.

Look at position 2, Gail Goodrich VS Earl Monroe.

Although Goodrich is only 185cm tall, his style of play is No. 2. It can be seen from the average assists per game in the regular season. 4.5, doubling is not as good as the league's assist king Jerry Wei this season. ster.So he is a proper No. 2 fighter.But it’s almost the same as his teammate Jerry West. His basic statistics in the regular season showed great prowess, but in the playoffs, they also fell across the board. From the field goal percentage to the average points per game, everything is far from the regular season .What about Earl Monroe?Because he just transferred from the Baltimore Bullets to the New York Knicks this season, he is still not used to the tactics and style of play here. The offensive end is far from being played, but he has made contributions on the defensive end. The height made Goodrich very uncomfortable.

Compared with the regular season, the core of the Lakers' backcourt has declined to varying degrees, which has increased the pressure on the shoulders of the rest of the Lakers players.Let's talk about the 3rd position. The main SF of the Lakers is Jim McMillan. He is a black forward whose peak period is very short and most of them stay in Los Angeles.His basic stats in the playoffs are not much different from those in the regular season, but they are similar to West and Goodrich, and his shooting percentage in the playoffs also dropped by nearly 3 percentage points.But with the previous two guys "at the bottom", his slips and falls are nothing.The No. 3 position of the Knicks was later a well-known political figure, Senator Bill Bradley who participated in the US presidential election in 2000.Although this white dude is not as good as his opponent Jim McMillan in terms of scoring average in the playoffs, he is stable and his scoring and shooting percentage have improved slightly, so it is not considered a matchup loss. Comprehensive consideration, he can compete with Opponent McMillan was flat and had a slight disadvantage.

When I got here, I believe everyone can see that the three outside players of the Lakers have fallen across the board after entering the playoffs, especially Jerry West. The score was even.The low efficiency of offense is evident.

With the overall decline of outside teammates, only Wilt Chamberlain and Happy Hairston are left on the inside of the Lakers.

Fortunately, in the original time and space, both of them played normally. Happy Hairston's playoff statistics were basically the same as those of the regular season. This is very commendable against the backdrop of his outside teammates.Then there is the "Big Dipper" Wilt Chamberlain. His 71-72 playoff data averaged 14.7 points, 21 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a shooting percentage of 56.3%. The decline in rebounds has increased, but the 56.3% field goal percentage is completely sufficient. It can only be said that Chamberlain himself "played" too high in the regular season.

But in the finals, Chamberlain played a big role, averaging 5 points, 19.4 rebounds, 23.2 assists and 2.6% shooting in 60 games.Especially in the last game of the finals, he made 14 of 10 shots, scored 24 points, 29 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 blocks.In other words, a quasi triple-double.So Chamberlain, who has been hacked as a "playoff softie", saved the Lakers and personally solved the New York Knicks.Here's an episode where people are wildly exaggerating Reid's "playing through injury" in 1970, when in fact his real contribution was pitifully small, because the hero of the night was Walter Frazier, and if it wasn't for his seventh He scored 17 points, 12 assists and 36 rebounds on 19 of 7 shots in the game. Reid's brief appearance was more like a show.

And what about Wilt Chamberlain?In the conference finals of this season's playoffs, he injured his wrist, resulting in a fracture, and later in the third game, he injured his other hand.The result of the X-ray examination at that time was "broke.bone", which is often called a fractured bone.In Game 13 of the Finals, Chamberlain's hand injury worsened, and he was not sure if he would be able to continue playing until the day of the game.At that time, the well-known magazine SI even printed the title "Trust Withered" on the cover. The person on the cover was the Lakers No. [-], Wilt Chamberlain, whose hands were wrapped in thick white bandages.However, in order to ensure that the Lakers won the championship this time, Chamberlain forcibly returned to the field before the start of the game and returned to the team roster. In order to ensure his competitive state, he chose not to use any medication, including Painkillers and such.

As a result, everyone has also seen that in the last game, he scored a large quasi-triple-double data, and his shooting percentage exceeded 70%.

And he deservedly became the FMVP of the finals that year.

If you just look at the data of the playoffs, then of course you can't imagine why Chamberlain won this FMVP, but few people are willing to seriously understand the real situation.Talking nonsense has become something accepted by everyone and the public.

In that round of the finals, Wilt Chamberlain also got the nickname "Boxer Man", which means that his hands are thickly bandaged, and he looks like a fighter.But all of this, with the passage of time afterwards, was gradually forgotten in the long river of history, and Chamberlain himself never mentioned it, so as time passed, it was the "Reed incident" that became more popular.

Perhaps, this is the "binding clause" for becoming a "Giant Goliath".

Still the same sentence, if you win, it is a matter of course, if you lose, you will be blamed by thousands of people.

But having said so much, don't forget one thing, that is, the current Lakers "Wilt Chamberlain" is no longer that "Wilt Chamberlain".And it became the Eastern center "Tang Qian" in 2013.

With the whole team in a downturn, it is simply a fantasy to rely on "Tang Qian" to win the championship.

So even though he tried his best, he was easily defeated by his opponent, leaving no room for bargaining.

After the game, Tang Qian was so tired that he almost collapsed, because the "hand-to-hand nature" of the 70s was almost exaggerated, and the foul actions of countless later generations were "routine actions" in this era.Coupled with the intensity of the finals, Tang Qian almost fell directly on the court.Even though he has played in the NBA for more than a season, he has never played more than 35 minutes, usually around 20+ minutes.Suddenly, the game time was increased to more than 40+, which was still the competitive intensity of the finals. After only 2 games, Tang Qian couldn't take it anymore, and his muscles and bones all appeared in a state of strike.

Although you can fully recover after a night of sleep, what about during the game?

Tang Qian felt that under this intensity, he could support up to 2 knots, or even 2 knots, 4 knots?That was really a bit of a challenge.What's more, with the weakening of the "inner demon", Tang Qian suddenly fell into a huge predicament.

If you can't win...then you can only stay in this "circulation space" for the rest of your life.

This kind of thing...how could it be allowed? ? ?

In the third game, Tang Qian suffered a sprained ankle, but it still didn't help. The Lakers still lost by 15 points.

Another 0:3 series situation, the Lakers... lost.

Tang Qian's face was also extremely gloomy for the first time.

PS: The more she researched, the more Xiaozi felt that she knew less before. Many historical truths have been blinded by time. If you don’t dig deeper, maybe few people will mention it in your life.So hearsay is not advisable!
There will be benefits later~ hehe~ Everyone, after reading this chapter, don't rush away~
(End of this chapter)