basketball purple front

Chapter 535

Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, and his magical performance in the fourth quarter saved the Lakers! —Los Angeles Times.

Paul George claimed that Kobe is still the same Kobe, he is still the top three players in the league! —Los Angeles Times.

Chinese perm perfect replacement!World of Warcraft ends, he supports the Lakers with 5X5 data! — the bleachers.

China Tang should definitely join the DPOY campaign this season! — the bleachers.

Kobe played the whole game, and he claimed that he would never miss the next home game back-to-back! — Lakers Nation.

There are still the last 3 games, can the Lakers create a miracle? — Lakers Nation.

After the post-match press conference, D'Antoni decided to rush back to Los Angeles overnight to prepare for the battle. The Zijin Army is in high spirits? ——TNT official website.

Full of fatigue!The probability of the Lakers winning the last three games is only 14%! — ESPN.

It was an extremely tiring night, and the scary thing was that the Lakers had back-to-back games at home the next night!For the first time, Tang Qian felt the tightness and cruelty of the NBA schedule.But he is fine, although the "total physical fitness" is not too deep, but he can fully recover after a night's sleep, so he is the most energetic person in the entire Lakers team the next day.

In the daily training of the Lakers in the afternoon, everyone is generally not in good spirits. It is no wonder that since Nash and Metta Shiping were injured, look at the main lineup of the Lakers: Kobe is close to 35 years old, Gasol is close to 33 years old, Blake 33 years old, Jamison is close to 37 years old, Howard is 27 years old, Tang Qian is 19 years old (outsiders think he is 22 years old), Meeks is 26 years old, Jordan Hill is 26 years old, and Du Hong is 31 years old.And Meeks, Jordan Hill, and Duhon are all role streamers, and it is impossible to entrust them with any important tasks. Especially at critical moments, their ability to withstand pressure is not good, which makes them in Mike D'Antoni's heart, dispensable.At any rate, Meeks still has a three-pointer, which can help the Lakers get some points from the bench, but the latter two, the current Lakers, hardly need them.

If Howard and Tang Qian can play and coexist, it will have a certain relief effect on the Lakers' lineup.However, within the Lakers, everyone knows that Howard and Tang Qian have serious personal conflicts. It is even more difficult for them to play together and cooperate seamlessly.Therefore, most of the time, the Lakers need to send Kobe + Gasol + Blake + Jamison to combine Howard and Tang Qian. The aging trend is too serious.

I didn't feel it at the beginning of the season, but at the end of the season, a lot of problems emerged one after another.

Physical reserves, injury problems, conflicts within the team, degree of running-in, chemical reactions, defensive deficiencies, pressure from public opinion... D'Antoni's head has become three big.This is definitely a situation that cannot be experienced in the "Phoenix City" Phoenix.

Alas, just hope to make the playoffs first, and then think about the next question.

Mike D'Antoni sat in the head coach's office, rubbing his forehead with his hands and saying.

But the real test, the real crisis, has just begun.

This is far from over.

……

On April 2013, 4, US time, the Los Angeles Lakers played back-to-back games against the Golden State Warriors at home.

After Tang Qian changed his clothes and walked through the physical therapy room, he saw Kobe sitting on the bed. His upper body was being massaged carefully by Judy Seto, and his lower body was divided into two parts. One was covered with an ice pack, and the other was soaked in an ice bucket. .This is a very scientific recovery method, but Tang Qian tried it once, and it was very cold, even close to biting.But Gary Vitti said with a smile that he doesn't need to do this kind of recovery now, let's talk about it in 10 years.

It's a daily lesson for veterans, especially ones who want to stay productive, with a massive recovery schedule that exceeds practice time and game time.Tang Qian is still young, so he doesn't want to think about that day that seems to be a long time away.

But Kobe will be 4 years old in 35 months, and he has reached this day.

"Hi~hot~ what are you doing? Go to the field to warm up first, don't waste this time, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee your state tonight!" Kobe looked up and saw Tang Qian, and the first sentence he said was this.Tang Qian nodded, but after walking a few steps, he turned back and asked, "Mr. Mamba, you..."

"I look like a 100-year-old man, right?" Kobe made a rare joke. You must know that this is not 2015, this is not 2016. In the 2012-2013 season, he is still the original him, rarely Just kidding.Especially joking around with a young player is rare.

Tang Qian was taken aback, not knowing how to answer.

Kobe smiled and said: "This is a compulsory course for veterans. When I was young, I thought it was a fool's act, but when I get older, I need a little maintenance. It is the same as a classic car."

"Of course, I hate this stuff in my heart!"

After finishing speaking, Kobe returned to his normal state, as if he just traveled through time: "Go and warm up, hot, tonight's game is very important, we can't make any mistakes."

Tang Qian nodded and left.

Kobe Bryant used to enter the game 2 to 3 hours early for each game and practice shooting until he felt hot.

But this season, he seems to be unable to do that.

To be honest, Tang Qian has seen "Los Angeles at four in the morning" with his own eyes this season, not many, very few times.

The Golden State Warriors are currently 45 wins and 34 losses this season, ranking 6th in the Western Conference. Although they played very "chaotic" in the early stage, after getting used to Curry's return, this young pitching team gradually got on the right track.They have won 8 of the last 6 games, including [-] road trips, and the day before yesterday, they overthrew the top seed in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder.So now, the morale is high, and everyone's eyes are full of intense fighting light.

The final closing schedule of the Warriors is relatively easy, with a game every 2 to 3 days, which is completely different from the compactness of the Lakers.

Therefore, their physical strength, everyone maintains relatively sufficient.

Tang Qian completed the silver completion in the last game. Although he did not reach the gold completion of comprehensive surpassing, it was enough to satisfy Tang Qian.After all, the 5X5 data was originally an extremely difficult data in the history of the NBA. I am very lucky to be the ninth man, and I really dare not ask for more right now.

One silver shard obtained is combined with the other two to synthesize a silver block card.

This can be regarded as a little comfort to Tang Qian's current "short inventory".

The game started step by step like this.

The Lakers were directly beaten in the first quarter.

Because someone on the Warriors, from the first second, got into the game.

He is number 30, Stephen Curry.

His scoring average this season is actually only 22+, but in the first quarter of tonight's game, he scored 22 points.And it only took 8 minutes, 13 shots, 69.2% shooting, almost 70%.What is this hit rate called?Even if it is an inside player, if he can get more than 55% shooting, that is considered excellent, and more than 60% is a monster, 70%?If you are not the type of Jordan who never shoots unless it is open, basically you can't do this.

This is already a shooting percentage that super insiders look up to, but unexpectedly it appeared on a thin and small outside player.

32-15 in a single quarter, the Lakers felt cold, and Howard was also restricted miserably. As long as he made a strong attack inside, the Warriors' inside line would definitely pull him down. Anyway, they won't give you a comfortable shot.As for the foul?As for getting to the free throw line? ok, as long as you can make a penalty.

Howard made 7 of 1 free throws in this section and fell into the free throw circle again.

After the "hot-headedness" of the last game, Mike D'Antoni publicly and seriously criticized him in the team, telling him to stop doing such "stupid" behavior, otherwise it would be a kind of harm to himself and the team. great harm.Howard was frustrated and angry when he heard the words, wondering why labor and capital were so "desperate"?Isn't it for the team?Are you so "ignorant" and so "unhuman"?Want to criticize me in public?What kind of shit are you!

Does an old man with nothing but empty hands dare to pretend to be a champion coach?

I'm so bah! ! !

In the second quarter, Tang Qian came off the bench, and the moment he came on the field, he felt the oppression of his opponent.

"Zen Master" Jackson once said that a game is a game of "potential", and the total amount of this potential is constant, similar to the law of conservation of mass, so if one party grabs too much, the other party will inevitably lose "momentum".

Now, Tang Qian feels that this is what it means.

The overall momentum of the Lakers was completely suppressed by the Golden State Warriors.

There was no sign of confrontation at all.

It's not that the Lakers didn't work hard, it's just that the opponent is too strong tonight.

Under the leadership of the No. 30 "cute baby", from the first second, they firmly suppressed the direction of Los Angeles, and did not give the Lakers any chance to breathe.At the end of this season, the Warriors actually showed extraordinary shooting ability. Their growth was silent, but the momentum was terrifying enough.

By the time the entire league woke up, the Warriors had become irresistible.

And you must know that this is still an incomplete version of the Warriors, and the "Five of Death" has not yet formed, but the firepower has already become like this. In the future...

Forget it, now is not the time to think about the future, how to win this game is the key.

However, the inside of the Warriors is not strong. Whether it is Andris Biedrins who came off the bench or Festus Ezeri in the starting lineup, they are all at the level of a substitute. , none of them will have too much playing time.And when dealing with Tang Qian, they also lost strength on the defensive end, because Tang Qian is not a "monster", so he wouldn't be stupid to play low singles with the ball and wait for someone to foul.

Although his free throw percentage is much better than that of "Warcraft", it is only in the early 6s, so there is nothing to be proud of.

So the core task of Tang Qian playing is to defend.

It's best to completely control the inside line.

Even without the ability card, Tang Qian still has the confidence tonight.

Because the Warriors' inside No. 5 position is too weak, but the impact of the No. 4 position requires more attention.Golden State's No. [-] starter is David Lee, and the substitute is Carl Landry. They are both powerful players and should not be underestimated.

At least compared to their No. 5 and No. 4 positions, their offensive ability is much stronger.

A few minutes passed, taking advantage of Curry's absence, the Lakers allowed Gasol to attack the inside continuously, and then narrowed the score difference step by step.However, when Curry returned to the court, the Lakers' scoring was a little bit behind their opponents.Throughout the second quarter, even if Tang Qian scored 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 4 points, he couldn't stop the Warriors from continuing to lead the Lakers.

58-42, the Lakers scored a lot of points in the second quarter, and the shooting percentage was not bad, but it was still difficult to catch up with the Warriors.

In the third quarter, Howard played and took advantage of the Warriors' lack of insiders to score 11 points, including several 2+1s. Of course, the +2 after the 1 usually came out of the basket.This season, the Warriors are indeed a mess inside, and the 5th position is useless, but their offensive firepower is enough to cover up this problem.At least facing the Los Angeles Lakers, their inside disadvantage will not be so obvious.Why?Because before the game, the head coach of the Warriors, Mark Jackson, said that if Howard attacked the inside, he would directly foul. As long as the opponent does not make a 2+1, then sending to the free throw line is also considered a victory.

Under the guidance of this strategy, the Warriors have no fear of Howard. Anyway, no matter whether it is a big man or a small man, as long as they can get the latter, it will be a straight foul.This made Howard's offense very unsatisfactory, and the Lakers fans were also terrified. After all, the season has progressed to this level, and the advantages and disadvantages of "Warcraft" have been clearly seen at the Staples Center.

How many games this season have you lost directly or indirectly to Howard's free throws?

This made some extreme Staples fans, as soon as they saw Howard standing at the free throw line, they couldn't help but blindfolded, with an expression that they couldn't bear to watch anymore.It can be seen what attitude Lakers fans have towards "Warcraft" Howard's free throws this season.

Gasol performed very well. He has scored 15 points so far, and he has far fewer shots than Howard, and his shooting percentage is high.But you can't stand it, you managed to get back some points, and you were hit by your opponent three times, five times and two times, and a few three-pointers were wiped out.This kind of situation is quite detrimental to morale on the professional basketball court.

Because the opponent makes you invisible, it is possible to tie the game.

For the Lakers players, this is no less than a torture.

With about 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Mike D'Antoni took the initiative to replace No. 12 Dwight Howard.

"Why did you replace me? The third quarter is not over yet!" Howard stared at Mike D'Antoni and asked loudly.After hearing this, the latter just responded dryly: "Now you are too easy to be targeted by the Warriors, come down and rest first, let's talk about it."

"I've been targeted? Could it be that if you change to this Chinese...Chinese kid, can you not be targeted?" Howard continued, with a very unfriendly attitude.But D'Antoni only had one sentence, and said: "He can not shoot for a quarter, can you?"

"I……"

"Okay, you come down for a while and take a break, wait for a while." D'Antoni is too lazy to talk nonsense with Howard. There are only the last 3 games of this game, and he has no time to "nonsense" with the latter.Right now everything is about winning and ensuring that the Lakers can enter the playoffs.

This is also the top priority assigned to him recently.

As long as they can make it to the playoffs, the pressure of public opinion on the management will be much smaller and eased. Of course Mitch Kupchak knows this, so when he sees that the Lakers still have hope of making the playoffs, he can't wait Give D'Antoni orders.As for how D'Antoni coached in the last few games, he didn't bother to care about it for the time being. He squeezed into the playoffs first.

When Tang Qian appeared again in the third quarter, the score had become 78-59, a full 19 points behind the opponent.

The Lakers' defense, due to physical exhaustion and severe physical exertion, has gotten worse and worse since the second half.

This made it easier for the Warriors to score.

"Paul, concentrate on attacking. The opponent's interior is a piece of shit! I will be in charge of rebounding and interior defense!" Tang Qian said to Paul Gasol after entering the court: "Now the team, We need someone to score."

PS: It's another key plot point, let's vote for it~
Xiao Zi wanted to take a nap in front of the computer desk for 10 minutes last night, but... she took a nap for nearly 4~5 hours, and it was already dawn when I opened my eyes. I'm really sorry, so I didn't post until this time~
Xiao Zi went to work first, and I will apologize to everyone when I come back at night~ woo woo woo~
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