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Chapter 468 The Fifth Battle

Because the Eagles were caught off guard and lost a general, both morale and strength were seriously affected.In this case, the Lakers easily cleaned up their opponents in the second half, 99-81, leading by 18 points and cutting off their 4-game winning streak after the All-Star break.Tang Qian scored 7 points, 24 rebounds, 13 blocks and 2 assists in this game, but due to the sudden incident between him and Josh Smith, in order to appease the "injured fans" of Atlanta, the best player in this game It was given to Kobe who only scored 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

But Tang Qian didn't care about this formal honor, because the Lakers won, that's the last word.

Otherwise, if you lose the game, even if you give yourself another best of the week, it will be meaningless.

At the post-match press conference, Kobe Bryant once again expressed his determination to "vow" and at the same time satirized ESPN, saying that they probably had been experts for a long time and had forgotten that basketball is not a data game.Of course, he once again expressed his affirmation to Tang Qian, but after the audience, he didn't hear Dwight Howard's name at all. It seemed that the Lakers kept silent about this person and reached some unknown invisible agreement.

Howard scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks in this game. It seems that the statistics are good, at least excellent, but people who have actually watched this game will not have such a feeling.Because at the critical moment, the inside line of the Lakers is not guarded by his "Warcraft", but by someone else. In addition, most of his data comes from garbage time, so the data is not bad, but it still does not bring him a lot. Come any attention and cheers.

This made "Warcraft" feel very unhappy and unhappy!

And what the Lakers said on the 29th after the game made his face even more gloomy.

"Hey~ this is the fourth round~"

Game four!Damn Game [-]!Damn Orientals!Why did the Lakers suddenly seem like a different team? ? ?Why didn't they work so hard and seriously when I played before? ? ?damn it! ! !It must have been planned long ago! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !It must have been planned long ago to deal with me! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Seeing the improvement of the Lakers' situation, Dwight Howard was not happy, but depressed and depressed, as if he would only be happy if the Lakers lost all 4 games, preferably all 5 games.It can be seen that the current "Warcraft" has completely "broken" with the Lakers.And the "gamble" in the locker room that day also made him nervous and anxious.

Annoyed, "Warcraft" looked at the next opponent of the Lakers, and this look made him feel better.The next opponent is finally not a weak chicken!The No. [-] team in the Western Conference, let's see how you can handle it!Oklahomans, don't let me down! ! !

Under the strong "persecution paranoia", Dwight Howard finally found the sustenance of his soul. He didn't think the Lakers could beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was alone this season.Well, if there is an accident, then I can also "release water" properly, right?Anyway, if you want to win five consecutive victories, you are dreaming! ! !

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4 consecutive victories!The Lakers are gradually getting back on track?Kobe Bryant said, we never fell out of the ranks of competitors! —Los Angeles Times.

Pick up!Is the Lakers running-in period over? — the bleachers.

The dumbest scene ever!Josh Smith's sneak attack was fruitless, but he fainted from anger!China Hot said that Smith is actually a pretty good player, and that was just an accident! — Lakers Nation.

6 hats in a row, no, 7 hats!Count down the absurdities of Josh Smith's court! — Lakers Nation.

Topped the double list!Is the China hot game Mitch Kupchel's most successful team operation this season? — FOX Sports.

Substitute all-stars to make a name for themselves!Maybe he can get out of the center version of Kobe? ——TNT official website.

Don't be fooled by the numbers!China Hot is the "Kevin Love effect", most of his data is full of water! — ESPN.

I think this kid is good, I admire his way of playing -- Moses Malone.

China hot signed AND1, is this a trick or a way to turn the tide? —Orange County Register.

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On March 3th, the Lakers held a team warm-up match. Tang Qian and Howard fought in the dark, but the team members chose to ignore it tacitly, allowing them to confront each other.Howard is really suffering and can't tell. In fact, his comprehensive ability is still better than Tang Qian, but who makes him not play solo and eat low positions?In this way, Howard has no way to pick out Tang Qian's weakness and let everyone see clearly.On the defensive end, Tang Qian has not lost to the "Warcraft" this season. He even outperformed his opponents in terms of rebounds and blocks. On the offensive end, he also has self-knowledge. If it is not a perfect opportunity, then pass the ball first. Anyway, the Lakers don't say anything else, that is, there is no shortage of scoring points and firepower.

One more Tang Qian is not much, and one less Tang Qian is not much.

In contrast, Howard hit Tang Qian hard, and his hit rate was not high, so Tang Qian's offensive problems were not exposed, but Howard himself exposed himself completely.Now if anyone in the league still thinks that Dwight Howard is a superstar center with all-round offensive and defensive skills, then he must have not watched the game for a whole season.Because fans who have watched the Lakers games this season will silently pray in their hearts that the No. 12 should not go to low singles, and don't go back to eat.

This also fully shows the change of Dwight Howard's image in the eyes of fans this season.

It can be said to have plummeted.

However, he himself doesn't know how to reflect on himself, he only knows how to blame others, blame this and that, and there is no mentality of correction at all.Still continuing to make his "low post killer" dream bubble.This made Mike D'Antoni further lose his patience and confidence in him.

That's right, the core players generally want to coax, hold, and confess, but now the Lakers, is it the normal situation of TMD?Let Howard mess around again, then he will probably be "cut in half" by the management next season.Thinking of this, Mike D'Antoni's worries are much less. After all, he is also a human being, and he has to work and support his family.

You want to make me unemployed, is that okay?
Do you really think that I am a tumbler without a temper?
In fact, some fans who have observed carefully have already discovered the problem. Although Tang Qian is a substitute, his playing time is almost the same as that of the starting center.Howard's playing time has been less than 4+ in the last 30 games, which is why "Warcraft" feels a little bit of crisis.

This is not counting.

Howard suddenly thought, if Gasol also returns from injury, will his playing time be reduced even more?
no!You can't swipe the data without playing time!This is absolutely intolerable!

Whatever he wanted, Gasol finally made his comeback in this game.

For Gasol's return, all the Lakers are enthusiastic, only No. 12 is neither salty nor weak, and I feel a little unhappy.Gasol looked at Howard's expression, and he was also unhappy for a while, saying:
What the hell are you looking like?Could it be that I am not welcome to come back from injury?
Gasol this season thinks he is the person who sacrificed the most among the "Four Kings" of the Lakers. All statistics are career lows, and he also took the initiative to give up the low post to let Howard play in it.But it seems that such a sacrifice did not bring the favor and gratitude of "Warcraft", which made the Spaniards feel uncomfortable and unhappy.

Why did Howard become a "vagrant" in the end, and he couldn't even stay in Houston?

In addition to his strength and skills, his character and emotional intelligence are also important factors.

If it weren't for an even more brain-dead "Anzhu" at the bottom of the league's No. 5 position, "Warcraft" Howard might be in the first place.This sounds good as a "big boy", but it sounds bad that he has no brains, has not grown up, and is still a "little kid" with a relatively immature mental age.

"Paul, welcome back, tonight we are going to blast the Oklahomans and let them know how great Los Angeles is!" Tang Qian walked up to Gasol and said with a smile. "Of course, hot, you've been very eye-catching these days ~ Zhou Jiayi ~ tsk tsk tsk ~ I'm a little bit jealous~" Gasol greeted Tang Qian with a smile, because for this Dongfang center, he still admires and likes it in his heart. After all, he has no reason to dislike the "blue collar" who does not overlap with his own functions and can concentrate and not complain.

In fact, what Gasol needs most in the interior is a "black, tough, and thick". This is also his biggest weakness and deficiency as the fourth and fifth positions in Europe.Of course, Howard is also possible, but it is impossible for him to come and do such dirty work. He is a "low-level killer", isn't he?
"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. Tonight's game is the touchstone. If we can win, we can break the contempt and ridicule of the outside world and show that Los Angeles has really stood up! Everyone, prepare well and work hard!" Mike D'Antoni also It is very important to know this game, because although they won the previous games, the outside world generally believes that the gold content is not high, so the Lakers urgently need a victory against a strong team to prove themselves.The No. [-] seed in the Western Conference and No. [-] in the regular season in the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder are undoubtedly the best choice.

Of course, if they lose unfortunately, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Lakers.

"China Hot, I will beat you tonight, and I won't let you succeed again!" Tang Qian was warming up, and a Thunder player came over to "greeting" and said, he is Oklahoma No. 9, Sergey Yi Baka.Serge Ibaka has been brooding over the fact that the former took away the title of block leader with a slight advantage last season. Coincidentally, he and Tang Qian are currently the top two in the block list this season.The former just surpassed him yesterday and took the top spot in blocks per game in 2012-2013.

Although it seems that both of them are averaging 3.0 blocks per game, Tang Qian's decimal number has already surpassed Ibaka, so he is now ranked ahead of Ibaka.Seeing that this Easterner surpassed himself in the blocked shots again, Ibaka was very panicked. Therefore, before the start of today's game, he secretly vowed to perform well and let the fans all over the United States know that in the end Who is the truly veritable shot-blocking king in the NBA.

But he also didn't think about it, if it wasn't for the limited playing time of Tang Qian in the first half of the schedule, how could the latter only average 3.0 blocks per game now?He has already opened the gap with him!So Tang Qian just smiled at what Serge Ibaka said, and then replied: "How many can you cover? Your highest single-game record is 11 times, right? Do you think I will be afraid of you in this regard? "

Tang Qian didn't say this clearly, but Serge Ibaka could still hear it. The oriental man in front of him was mocking himself, because the former's highest blocked shots in a single game was as high as 17 times, and the Lakers predecessor Elmo Smith Share the honor of 'NBA Single Game Block King' together.Not to mention, Tang Qian has recently posted a series of double figures in blocked shots, which made Serge Ibaka unable to refute and was speechless.

Competitive sports are so cruel, there are no ifs, no ifs, you are qualified to pretend to be forced if you have achieved it, otherwise you can only endure it, and you will be eligible to fight against the court when you have achieved it.

"I, I won't lose to you! Orientals!!!" After thinking for a while, Serge Ibaka still didn't have the confidence to challenge Tang Qian and Elmore Smith's record of 17 blocked shots in a single game. So it seems tough, but in fact Ibaka's heart has weakened, not as confident as in the first sentence.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Tang Qian nodded, and then began to enter the warm-up state again. This indifferent attitude made Thunder 9 extremely depressed.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Howard failed to scramble for the ball. It seemed that Serge Ibaka's self-esteem was slightly stimulated by Tang Qian's words.So the most unlucky person in the first quarter was none other than Dwight Howard, because he was defended by Ibaka, who was desperately defending, and made a 3-for-0 shot in a single quarter.If you count the 2 blocked balls, Serge Ibaka completely blocked "Warcraft" Howard's offense in a single quarter.

This made Howard suddenly lose face. Even if he blocked his opponent on the defensive end, it still seemed to have suffered a big loss.

Because Ibaka's role in the Thunder and Howard's role in the Lakers are very different. If he can exchange with Howard, in the eyes of Thunder coach Scott Brooks, it will be a big profit.This made the Lakers extremely struggling and passive in the first quarter. The team's 36.8% field goal percentage was far inferior to the Thunder's 48.1%.

37-28 in a single quarter, leading the Lakers by 9 points, entering the second quarter.

Obviously, after the experience of last season's finals, the Thunder team has become more sophisticated and more tacit, which makes them play the Lakers with ease and without any difficulties on the scene.

The Lakers have completely entered the "bitter mode" since they played against the Thunder, and it is difficult to have the winning percentage before 2010.

Howard's performance was sluggish at the beginning of this game, which just gave Tang Qian an opportunity, because the worse the former performed, the better he performed.It is most simple and intuitive to compare with the same opponent.

"Hot, you go to the second quarter, are you ready?" Mike D'Antoni looked at No. 29 of the Lakers on the bench and said.

"Of course, sir, I've been ready for a long time." Tang Qian took off his long training sleeves, then stood up and said.

PS: Chapter 1, there is another chapter in the early morning, I will not break my promise~
Also, everyone, it’s Chinese New Year now, it’s normal for relatives to come to visit, definitely not a big aunt~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~~
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