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Chapter 435 The Meaning of the Ring

Unexpectedly, it was breached?this……

Tang Qian felt astonished for a while, because this kind of thing is really extremely rare.

In the case of activating the silver defense card, he was still forcibly beaten into an AND.ONE by the opponent.

The man known as the "Brave Handsome" really lived up to his reputation, he was far more tyrannical than ordinary All-Star players.

brush~
There is no doubt that Walter Frazier scored this extra free throw with his free throw percentage exceeding [-]% this season.

Damn it, I won't lose!I can't believe I blessed a silver defensive card, and I can't handle you!

Now in terms of defensive ability alone, I will not be worse than the 35-year-old Chamberlain!

Tang Qian thought this way, but he forgot that he is indeed blessed with a silver defensive card right now, and his defensive ability even slightly surpasses the 35-year-old Wilt Chamberlain, which is also true.But he forgot that even the real "Dashuai Zhang", who can "shoot the sky hook" this season, may not be able to defend the explosive New York No. 10.Otherwise, in the G2 battle 7 years ago, the opponent would not have scored 36 points, 19 assists and 7 rebounds.

Any super-giant or quasi-super-giant explosive species is an extremely terrifying thing. If you can't also improve your competitive state, then it will be a matter of time before you are suppressed or even blown up.If it is the real 35-year-old Wilt Chamberlain, then adding a silver defensive card, which improves the defensive ability by 50%, can indeed easily suppress Walter Fraser's "explosive arrogance", but Still the same sentence... The current number 13 of the Lakers is just a "young Eastern center" in the shell of Chamberlain.His raw ability is far inferior to that of the 35-year-old Chamberlain, so even with a silver defensive card, he still can't deal with the explosive Walter Fraser.

This is not surprising, this season, the 35-year-old "Dashuai Zhang" can also block the "Sky Hook Stunt" consecutively. It is almost a dream for Tang Qian to do it now.So the ability card was "broken", and Tang Qian was a little "dizzy".

In the next series of offensive and defensive duels, Tang Qian lost more than he won, and the New York Knicks once again widened the score difference between the two sides.

With a lag, the Lakers entered the fourth quarter.

At this moment, Bill Sharman did not blame the Lakers' No. 13 much, because Walter Fraser's "explosion", he also discovered, and wanted to fight against this situation, unless "Wilt Chamberlain "The same outbreak is almost the same.But now it is clear that this is a bit "demanding".Because No. 13 finally recovered his "normal defensive level", and now he is immediately required to "defend explosively", which is really a bit difficult.

As for the New York Knicks, Walter Frazier's "brave performance" gradually awakened the hearts and morale of the Knicks, and the blow from the previous game was finally dissipated.Seeing this, coach Reed Holzman was also a little happy, and at the same time, his gaze towards Walter Fraser also changed slightly.

The "super team" is certainly good, without selfishness, cancer, and ball dominance, but what if it encounters a stalemate or even a dead end?At this time, "team combat" may not be as simple and efficient as "individual combat".Because the more complex and difficult the situation, the more taboo "complex" and "redundant". At this time, the advantage of the "super team" may become a disadvantage.So... Does my own tactical concept need to be slightly modified and revised?
After Reed Holzman and other players came on the field, they took out a small notebook from behind, and then recorded this "sentiment" sporadically in the small notebook.And all of this was seen by one person, impartially.

He is the substitute insider sitting next to Reed Holzman, No. 18, Phil Jackson.

At this point, the oldness and fatigue of the Lakers are revealed again. It is not obvious when playing with the wind, but once it is played against the wind, the physical consumption seems to be multiplied.The main players of the Lakers are all too old. Except for one Jim McMillan who is only 24 years old, the youngest of the rest is 29 years old.Most of them are over 30 years old.Among them, Chamberlain is the oldest and has reached the "senior age of sports" at the age of 35.You must know that this was in the early 70s, and the medical level and sports system were far less developed than in 2013. Basically, people over the age of 30 are the age when the decline begins.The super giant has amazing physical energy and can continue to peak for a few more years, but at the age of 33, he has also reached the period of a cliff-like landslide.What about the Knicks?The oldest, Jerry Lucas, is only 32 years old. There are far more people in the "golden age of sports" than the Lakers, so the further they play, the greater their physical advantage.

A few minutes later in the fourth quarter, Tang Qian also fell out of the silver defensive card.

In this way, his defensive ability returned to normal levels again, and even physical problems were incidental and highlighted.

The New York Knicks took the opportunity to attack, and a small climax wiped out the possibility of the Lakers counterattack.

105-115, the Lakers lost to their opponents again.

The big score in the finals was also tied 3-3 by the New Yorkers. Two years later, the Lakers once again entered the finals tiebreaker.

And until the 21st century, the Los Angeles Lakers were not very good at "tie-break games", let alone the current "maligned" era.On the New Yorkers side, the next day they were all "joyed" and published reports, "The finals are stable", "The finals are no problem", "The finals will teach the Los Angeles people a lesson again", etc., etc. news.The Los Angeles media was directly suppressed. The confidence before yesterday was thrown into the Mariana Trench in an instant.No way, who called your team's "tie-break record" very unfavorable and ugly?

The newspapers in New York made a fuss about this, so that there is nothing wrong with it in Los Angeles.

Because the "tie-break" data in the history of the 60s and 70s is simply a great disadvantage to the Los Angeles people.

The Lakers began to fall into a kind of "weird dullness" again. Leaving aside other rounds, just talking about the "tie-break history" of the finals in the early 60s and 70s made the Los Angeles people have to be covered with haze. Lost to the Celtics in the tiebreaker of the 62 finals, lost to the Celtics in the tiebreaker of 66, continued to lose to the Celtics in the tiebreaker of 69, and lost to the New York Knicks in the tiebreaker of the 70 finals s.In less than ten years, four tie-breakers were lost in the finals. This kind of "historical pressure" made it impossible for the Great Western Forum Arena to laugh.

On the day before the game, Jerry West kept practicing shooting without saying a word to others, as if he had become a cold training machine.But the shooting was not satisfactory.The rest of the people are similar, especially the "old people" of the Lakers, who are worried about the upcoming "tie-break" tonight.

Tang Qian is also training hard, but the basketball level basketball ability is a process of accumulation step by step, and the effect of cramping for a while has little effect. In addition to increasing his psychological burden and physical fatigue, the harm outweighs the benefit.Seeing this situation, Bill Salman immediately called a halt to the training, and then forced the whole team to take a short vacation, allowing them to take a good rest in the afternoon and recharge their energy so that they can fully cope with the finals G7 in seven or eight hours. .

After all the team members dispersed, Tang Qian saw Jerry West who was in a daze.

After thinking about it, he still stepped forward and asked, "Jerry, what are you in a daze for? The final finals will be held tonight." West was taken aback when he heard this, and saw that After "Tang Qian", he opened his mouth for four or five seconds and said, "Wilt, you said that if we lose this round of the series, what will the outside world say?" The son became the "interrogator", Tang Qian was stunned, and replied: "Why do you say such frustrating words? Isn't the game not started yet, we..."

"You want to say that we still have a chance, right?" Jerry West interrupted "Tang Qian" suddenly, and said, "But Wilt, think about it for yourself, we really have Is there a chance to win this round of the series?" Without waiting for "Tang Qian" to speak, he continued: "We have used the new tactic of 'high pick-and-roll', but we still haven't won the opponent. , the opponent's adaptability to our 'new tactics' is getting better and better, and the effect and power are much weaker than at the beginning... Do you know, Wilt, sometimes I even think, what would happen without you? With this set of 'new tactical theory' proposed, can our Lakers survive until the seventh game? Will we be out in embarrassment after 5 or 4 games?"

"Jerry, you..."

"You don't need to comfort me. You also understand what it feels like not to win a championship, right? But you are better than me. You ended the Celtics' eight-game winning streak. This achievement alone is enough for you to be recognized in the future." Thousands of fans admire and adore it."

Tang Qian, who played the role of "Wilt Chamberlain", said, "But Jerry, I only have one ring, which doesn't count..." "One? I have one too." Jerry. West's eyes suddenly showed great envy and even jealousy: "You know what? How did Elgin tell me before retiring? He is willing to use half of his career honors in exchange for even one gold medal." The championship ring, even if it is a role player, it doesn’t matter. What about me? I can also tell you Wilt, your ring is what I am willing to give everything I get! When I was young, my eyes I always only focus on various personal honors and data records, but in the end? I realized that I was in the wrong direction and the wrong goal~ Isn’t this extremely sad and ridiculous?”

"No, Jerry, you've been very successful, you..."

"A player who has not won a championship ring can never be called a 'successor'! It is only a title given to us by outsiders, who are sympathetic and pitiful. In fact, who in the NBA is not clear? The person with the championship ring is a 'loser', a complete 'loser'! You will never understand this, Wilt!" Jerry West changed his usual "personable", Shouted towards "Tang Qian" almost out of control.

In the end, it even turned into a roar.

This scene shocked Tang Qian's mind.

What is an NBA championship?Why do older players yearn for it so much?
At this moment, Jerry West told him "authentic" and "[-]%".

Championships, rings, and championship banners, for an NBA player, this is everything in his career!
Although Tang Qian understood this truth before, he was still too young, too young, and the future was too long, so he didn't have a deep understanding of what a "championship ring" is.But at this moment, he understood a little bit... As an NBA player, the goal you will pursue for the rest of your life is not statistics, not records, not contracts and advertisements, not even dollars.Because of the lack of these, your career can continue, you can still waste time, you can still get lost, but you lack the NBA championship ring... your career will always be blank.

The more you love this sport, the more you will understand what a ring means to a professional basketball game.

It is said that "heroes should not be judged by success or failure", but when it comes to selecting historical status and team status, who is looking at it, and it is not this "gadget"?Even some role players in later generations dare to make jokes about Charles Barkley. Why?Isn't it because the latter is empty-handed and doesn't have a championship ring that can live on?

Especially after seeing the "old comrades" regretfully retiring, this "ring plot" is roaring and boiling in Jerry West's heart.On the eve of the last match, he finally couldn't suppress it, and completely burst out the desire in his heart.

"You know how it feels every time you walk off the Finals floor sadly?"

"Do you know how you feel every time you see your opponent holding a cup in front of you?"

"Do you know how hard it is to have worked so hard for a whole season, 82 games, and to end up falling short at the last second?"

"You don't know because you have a ring! Because you have a ring!!!"

It turns out... this is the "meaning of the ring". I used to see it too shallowly.

What's wrong with 2 failures?Do you have someone who failed 7 times, so sad, so pathetic?

This mission, perhaps the greatest treasure, the greatest wealth, is not the "mission reward", but this, this experience, this feeling... let you truly understand the "meaning of the ring" from the failure... …Only with this memory can you become clearer about the difficulty of winning the championship, the glory of the ring, and the desire to win.

These things, if there is no "this mission", Tang Qian may not be able to feel it until after two or even three finals.But passing this trial made him a little bit faster.

What is a real professional player?

What is the real ultimate desire?

What is the biggest regret in your life?

Including struggling in the NBA, what is the biggest motivation?Through this roar of Jerry West!Through this consecutive finals loss!Tang Qian faintly felt something expensive.

This will have an unpredictable and major impact on his future.

"I see, Jerry. Compared with you, my depression and troubles are nothing but waste paper, not worth mentioning." Tang Qian seemed to understand something in an instant, and said seriously: "Tonight's game , We must win, even if we break our legs from running and our hands from fighting, we must win.”

"Because we are..."

"Professional player for the Lakers."

PS: Xiaozi just wants to say that Xiaozi wrote all of this with her heart. I believe that book friends who have read it seriously will think so. If you want to write nonsense, why bother to find data and information? Materials from the 60s to 70s cannot be found in China at all. The reason for the effort is to write well, yes, that’s how it is!
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