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Chapter 597
"That kid can still shoot 3-pointers??? Is this a mistake???" Boris Diaw from the Spurs couldn't help complaining loudly. "Who says it's not?" Matt Bonner also said: "Several of them are strong shots. You must know that I may not be able to make those kind of shots! This is not a shit. Luck. What is it again??? It’s really unlucky!!!”

On the Spurs bench, there was a lot of complaints.

Popovich also found it difficult. He really didn't expect that the Los Angeles Lakers, such an injured and disabled team, could still play with his team for this sake.Now that Duncan has 4 fouls and the team is empty inside, who can stop No. 29 from grabbing rebounds?
It's strange to say, why did No. 29's rebounding ability become so strong after the third game?This is not the rebounding ability that a modern center should have at all.It is estimated that the peak Duncan is not his rebounding opponent.This situation, perhaps only before the 21st century, has ever appeared. In the late 90s, super insiders gradually disappeared.Including Super Rebounder.

So the rebounding ability of this guy in front of him made Popovich vaguely think of someone.

He is "Bug" Dennis Rodman.

Because Rodman is the last super rebounder, starting from him, no one can afford the title of super rebounder.The same goes for Dwight Howard at his peak. He is still far from a super rebounder.Without an average of 16+ per game, it is simply not enough to look at in history.So people often say that Howard took advantage of the times, which is not unreasonable.

If it were really in the 90s, what statistics do you think a person like him could produce?Take his peak season, 22.9+14.1+2.1+1.4, not to mention a while in the 90s, how many 3 teams can be mixed is a problem.Do not believe?Back then, Ewing averaged 24.5+11.2+2.7+2.3 per game, but he didn't even touch a third team. Which one of the "four major centers" do you think Howard could handle in the 3s?

You said Howard is better at rebounding?Come on, that's because the world is weak on the inside, okay? The opponent is weak. Of course he stands out from the crowd and is easy to grab rebounds.Let him grab rebounds with Olajuwon, O'Neal, Robinson, Ewing, and Rodman to see if his average rebounding data can still be so good?Therefore, many people who don't like "Warcraft" jokingly called Howard's 5 for a while, they all drank "Felix Elixir", and they were so lucky.

Don't know what "Felix Elixir" is?Just look at Harry Potter.

So suddenly this kind of rebounding monster appeared, and Popovich was a little unprepared, which is normal.

While Popovich was thinking about countermeasures, someone on the Spurs bench said, "Greg, let me play later, I will control the number of fouls." , frowned slightly and said: "Tim, is it too risky for you to play now? You know, this is only the third quarter."

Duncan didn't look up, just took a big gulp of his sports drink and said, "Greg, if we lead by 30 points and are caught up, what will happen?" The meaning of the number is that in a basketball game, a big lead is certainly a matter of boosting morale, but once a big lead is caught up, or even overtaken, it will be a huge blow to the confidence of the team that was leading before.This is not a joke. Yahoo Sports once counted that once a large score difference of more than 21 points is caught up, the probability of winning the game for the laggard in the end will be far greater than that of the previous leader.

So what Duncan said is not groundless.

And this battle is a G7 battle. If morale collapses, there will be no chance of a comeback.

"It's just Tim, your number of fouls and physical fitness..." Popovich didn't finish speaking, and No. 21 of the Spurs said: "Don't worry, Greg, I will take care of everything." Said, Tim. Duncan raised his head and smiled and said, "The Lakers are very strong, but it is absolutely impossible to beat the Spurs this season. At least with me, they can't win."

Although Duncan was smiling, Popovich could clearly see the passionate desire to fight in No. 21's eyes, and that smile was also a smile that was aroused to be competitive.

Hehe, I didn't expect this kid to actually excite Tim?It's not easy!

However, since Tim has come to this kind of energy, I don't have to worry too much. The nickname "Stone Buddha" is not just for fun.

Lakers, I really don't know if you are lucky or unlucky.

The timeout time passed quickly, and the Spurs arranged a tactical ball, which is also one of Popovich's habits, not wasting any timeout opportunity.A beautiful Hammer.Action tactic, the basketball entered the left three-point line, but Tang Qian made a quick save, causing the Spurs to change the original tactic immediately.

The basketball was sent directly into the paint.

Tim Duncan made a shot under the basket.

The basketball... With a "snap", it was slapped down hard by a chasing cap. The basketball hit the backboard and finally fell into Pau Gasol's hands.

So fast?Is he moving so fast?

The Lakers made a fast break, and Meeks made a three-point shot. Finally, he didn't hit the iron this time and hit a beautiful hollow ball.

69-60, the Lakers caught up to only single digits left.

"Did you see that? Dude? Now there are only 9 points left. Is it garbage time?" After Tang Qian finished speaking, he lightly sprayed at Duncan: "Tim, I'm sorry, I'm going to win. If you want to win the championship, I think it’s better to join the Lakers next season, we just need an experienced big man.” This is a mockery of Duncan’s previous words, but Tang Qian never thought that he would A "devil" was released and said: "Okay, Dongfang boy, let's talk if you can really win the ball."

Tang Qian looked back and was slightly stunned, because on the face of this man known as "Stone Buddha", he saw a kind of war... and long-lost excitement.

It's as if... the blood of the strong is rapidly waking up.

"Tim off the ball, Parker breaks the pass, Ginobili misses the layup, Tim grabs the rebound, Tim makes the second attack, Tim dunks under the basket! YES!!! The ball went in, caused The Lakers made a defensive foul on the 29th!!!" After Duncan scored the goal, he looked at the surprised Tang Qian and said in a faint voice, "How is it? Is my old bone okay? Tangyrant?"

brush~
With an additional free throw, Duncan regained the 3-pointer for the Spurs in one go.

72-60.

"Hot, we..." Gasol was about to say something, but was directly interrupted by No. 29 of the Lakers: "Interesting, interesting, Tim, do you want to fight me now? On the offensive end, I Not as good as you, but on the defensive end, that's not necessarily the case." Tang Qian's eyes also had the same type of light and said: "I just want to see the real strength of the number one PF in history."

"Let me open my eyes!"

Gasol missed a shot, Tang Qian made a dunk, and with a "bang", the basket seemed to be bent, with a painful and distorted expression.

"72-62, come on, Tim, let me see how much energy you have now!" Tang Qian said directly to Duncan after landing.Spurs No. 21 licked his lips and said, "Not much, but it's worth it and enough to deal with you."

"Tim plays singles at the basket, the defense of No. 29 of the Lakers tonight is not easy... oh~yes~ really deserves to be Tim Duncan! Really deserves to be the soul of San Antonio! He scored this goal! One-on-one score This hook!" After Duncan scored, he looked at Tang Qian and said, "How is it? Do you think my remaining abilities are okay? Tangyrant?"

Duncan frequently called Tang Qian "Tangyrant", which is definitely not a respect, but a sarcasm and mockery.

This is the complete confrontation between Shengcheng No. 21 and Tang Qian.

74-62.

Tang Qian didn't expect that Duncan could score this goal, because honestly speaking, he had already defended the goal very well, and there was no problem except that he didn't block it.But... this guy still made the shot!

Can this kind of ability be possessed by the current Tim Duncan? ? ?Wait... This guy... Did he enter "The.Zone"?No, it's not just that, if he just entered "The.Zone state", then the 37-year-old Duncan still couldn't break his own iron wall. …

"Amazing? ? ?

This was the only answer Tang Qian could think of.

Because according to Michael Jordan, the "Super God Realm" is the most elusive. No. 23 himself has not fully figured out what its upper limit is.Anyway, this state is the most amazing and terrifying state on the basketball court. It is not enough to say that it has a hundred possibilities and a thousand mysteries.

That's why he was able to forcibly break his own iron wall defense?Hook points?
Looks like you can't take it lightly anymore, you have to concentrate and give it your all!
Tim Duncan?I don't believe that you can beat me on the defensive end tonight!
For the rest of the third quarter, the two sides entered a "single kill battle". The No. 29 of the Lakers and the No. 21 of the Spurs were indistinguishable.Because now we are about to enter the era of small ball in an all-round way, there are many wonderful confrontations on the outside, but the inside has been broken for many years.

Tonight's duel evokes people's long-lost memories of fighting inside.

At the end of the final three quarters, 81-69, the Spurs led by 12 points and entered the fourth quarter.

During the break, on the Lakers' bench, Tang Qian's expression was gloomy, because his confrontation just now did not reach the level he imagined.Although he also blocked Duncan and scored 3 goals in defense, but in addition, he was still thrown in several goals, including a 2+1.For others, Duncan, who has entered the "Super God Realm" in defense, has long been "rejoicing" to achieve this result, but the Lakers' No. 29 is not satisfied at all, not happy at all.

Mike D'Antoni was afraid that Tang Qian would walk into the horns, so after setting up the countermeasures, he approached and comforted him: "Hot, don't blame yourself too much, you have done a good job, if Tim Duncan is 'Super God', There are not many people in the league who can defend. If you can block 3 balls, you have already completed the task with full marks." But D'Antoni did not expect that the Lakers' No. 29 replied:

"Sir, but he's 37 now, he's not at his prime anymore, is he?"

Mike D'Antoni was at a loss for words for a moment. Of course he knew what Tang Qian meant, but this guy's request...is it too high?Defending the 37-year-old "Super God" Duncan, there is nothing to be surprised about, nothing to be happy about, and it should even be...should be?Is this really something a 2nd grader should think about?
"But he is Tim Duncan after all..."

"No." Tang Qian shook his head and said: "I must defeat him! I can definitely do it! I must have something that I haven't done well!"

Playing in the fourth quarter, Tang Qian's defense of Duncan became more concentrated, and he adopted "Rocket blocks" defense all the time, just not taking advantage of Duncan's fake moves and time difference. The team took the opportunity to counterattack and quickly extended the score to 81-74.Seeing this, Duncan smiled even harder. The Spurs looked at it, and said with a "click" in their hearts: Now it's time to play big!Tim wants energy on full blast!

Nonsense, "Stone Buddha" usually doesn't laugh very much, but once he laughs, there must be nothing good.

This is something that everyone in the Spurs knows.

Sure enough, in the next offensive round, Duncan's state improved again. This is the power of the "Super God Realm".Of course, the premise is that you can improve to the top.

As the number one PF in future history, Duncan's strength is beyond doubt.

So another goal was scored!

83-74, it looked like it was just a ball, but Tang Qian felt uncomfortable and said: "I won't let you score goals so easily again, I will do my best to guard you! Tim Duncan!!!" Duncan heard the words , smiled lightly and said: "Okay, but wait until you do it, Tangyrant! Now you can only accept it silently!"

Steve Blake made a three-pointer and missed. Tang Qian transferred the basketball to Gasol. Gasol made a shot under the basket, but was blocked by No. 21 of the Spurs, saying: "Don't even think about it. Go in." The Spurs made a fast break, Tony Parker made a three-step layup, and the basketball easily fell into the Lakers' net bag.

85-74, the "real fan" in the front row of the Spurs laughed and said: "How is it? Orientals! This is the real strength of our San Antonio, do you think you are really O'Neal, want a People turn things around? Go ahead and dream! Hahahaha!!!"

The Lakers called a timeout. Fortunately, Tang Qian blessed "Demigod Descends" and "Rage", otherwise this kind of high-intensity confrontation would consume too much physical energy too quickly, and he would not be able to support it until now.After playing, in order to chase points as soon as possible, Tang Qian began to throw three-pointers from the outside, so that he could use his super rebounding ability to compete for rebounds.

But Duncan immediately let him understand what a "super god" is. Duncan didn't fight for rebounds, but directly dialed out the rebounds!Everyone knows that this way will touch the basketball faster and earlier, but it's just that they don't have the ability to control it.But what Duncan wants now is not control, he just wants to destroy the Lakers' No. 29 offensive rebound, and that alone is enough.

But even so, he sometimes can't touch the rebound, which shows that the Lakers No. 29 rebounded very well tonight.

After Tim Duncan became "Super God", he still felt struggling and felt that he could not face-to-face on the rebounding end.

It's not that old Duncan's "super god" is not strong, it's just that tonight's No. 29 state is too strong, so he is on the rebounding end, so embarrassed.But later Duncan said publicly, thank you Tang Qian for only making him "worry" instead of "embarrassing". The rebounding ability of No. 29 of the Lakers is unmatched by anyone in modern times.

就这样又来来回回了3~4分钟，双方比分89-81，仍有8分的差异。

After Duncan became "Super God", his help to the Spurs is almost visible to the naked eye.

And in order to preserve their dignity, the rest of the Spurs also went berserk. Parker and Ginobili both exploded, and began to bombard the Lakers' basket indiscriminately.This time the Lakers' perimeter weakness is obvious, because Blake and Meeks alone are not enough to defend these two experienced veterans.

However, there is still one person on the Lakers who is holding on and will not give up the game.

"The Lakers dunked Matt Bonner on the 29th. Bonner didn't even jump up and was hit with a dunk. He was knocked out by the brute force of China Hot! The referee whistled and gave the Lakers The team has a 2+1 chance!" In the voice of the Spurs' Bill Rand's commentary, Tang Qian scored the goal and the 2+1 was successful.

89-84, the Spurs quickly cooperated with tactics and scored an open half-stop, 91-84.

Tang Qian looked at the time and said loudly: "Don't worry about so much! Shoot three-pointers! Grab three-pointers! I'll grab rebounds!"

The Lakers Meeks took a shot, but the Spurs were strictly guarded. This is the cruelty of basketball. If you are weak on the inside, then the outside will inevitably bear heavier defensive pressure.And the Lakers' three perimeters don't have the ability to force shots. Don't look at Meeks and Blake's three-point shooting percentages this season are good, around 4%, but they are basically open shots, just open It's just a matter of size.The success rate of strong betting, top betting, and distance betting is not good, far less than 3%.

This reflects the meaning of a tough player. If the Lakers have Kobe now, then Tang Qian doesn't have to think so much about it.On the offensive end, carte blanche on the perimeter will do.

Duncan didn't relax, and Tang Qian went to the basket, and they were stuck together in an instant.

It's a pity that Tang Qian's current ability is too perverted. Even if the 37-year-old Duncan is a "super god", it is difficult to beat him.

Tang Qian scored another offensive rebound.

Tang Qian's second offensive shot was still aimed at Duncan, but the current Duncan is not just Duncan. After entering the "Super God Realm", the old Duncan's competitive state has increased in violence.Soon cap off the former this forced on the basketball.

Duncan adopted a side block approach, which is to prevent the possibility of the Lakers No. 29 violently pushing himself away.

After so many confrontations, Duncan felt that the opponent's competitive state was the strongest tonight, so he didn't dare to take it lightly. He focused on the whole process, and the degree of concentration reached the highest level this season.Tang Qian used the promotion bonus after "Furious" to get the rebound again, and then continued to strengthen.

This time the confrontation was very intense. Strictly speaking, it should be a defensive foul, but I don’t know if Greg Popovich’s "technical foul protest" had an effect. Said that this made Tang Qian hit the iron in vain.

Why not whistle?Tang Qian glanced at the referee, but the referee didn't show any expression.

Tang Qian was a little annoyed, but he didn't say much, and ran towards his own half.

Gregg Popovich nodded with satisfaction off the court, as if he felt worthy of his "technical foul".

Duncan forcibly killed the inside line, made a breakthrough, turned his back sharply, and made a cross-sliding shot. Gasol had nothing to do. His state tonight was terrible, both on the offensive end and on the defensive end.And this ball Duncan played very tricky, just to avoid the Lakers' No. 29 block.However, Tang Qian still flew high into the air, even if his head slightly touched the bottom edge of the backboard, he did not hesitate.

slap~
The fingers of No. 29 of the Lakers touched Duncan's basketball, and then suppressed its upward momentum.

The basketball fell weakly in mid-air, but the rebound was grabbed by Duncan again. Tang Qian hadn't landed yet, so he lost to the former due to the time difference and lost the chance to compete for the rebound.

Tang Qian was a little angry, and shouted: "Paul, what are you doing? You still haven't cheered up! Do you want to be blown up by Tim Duncan?" But Duncan is unusual now, a collision, and then a low-handed quick throw, the basketball hit the board, and flew into the Lakers circle.

Damn it, don't try to get in this ball! ! !
An astonishing scene appeared, Tang Qian bounced up directly after landing, as if stepping on a spring under his feet, with a "crash", he exploded instantly.The whole person is similar to the Rockets, rushing to the high altitude of the Lakers basket.

He jumped really high with this ball, and the final cap point reached at least about 390+CM, which made everyone on the scene gasp.

Without it, the scene is too shocking and exaggerated!
Including the shooter Tim Duncan, they were all slightly out of focus for half a second, as if their brain nerves hadn't reacted.

After Tang Qian landed, he rushed straight to the frontcourt. This foot strength was enough to get rid of all No. 4 and No. 5 positions on both sides.

In the end, he received a lob pass from Steve Blake, jumped high, and succeeded with violence!

91-86, only 5 points behind the opponent.

Mike D'Antoni, who was off the court, couldn't hold back his palms when he saw this, and he began to sweat slowly.

I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that it was possible to achieve this level, and to be able to catch up. That's a full score of 30 points! ! !While D'Antoni was thinking about it, the Spurs played a tactical coordination. Duncan blocked Tang Qian's supplementary defense and assist defense without the ball, and Ginobili made a successful mid-range shot.

93-86, Tang Qian's inside attack was obviously a suspected foul, but the referees still didn't blow the whistle.

This made No. 29 of the Lakers very annoyed. He turned around and yelled at the referee: "This is not a foul? He was not only blocking, but also thugs and intruders just now!!! You can't turn a blind eye to it, can you? ??" Seeing the referees set their minds on ignoring him, Tang Qian also lost his temper, and raised his voice again: "If you judge and punish like you, what's fair in the NBA???"

The referee immediately blew his whistle and faithfully implemented the "zero tolerance" policy.

Hearing the whistle, Tang Qian's face became more serious, and he lowered his head in a low voice: "What a home whistle, what a star whistle, but I sincerely hope that you can enforce the law well, otherwise... the situation will get out of control later, let me see who can take responsibility !"

The semi-sarcasm and semi-threatening voice of No. 29 of the Lakers reached the ears of several referees, especially the fierce eyes, which made the group of new referees a little at a loss, a little nervous and flustered.It is said that the No. 29 has a bad reputation, but when I saw it today, it is true. How can someone who can be influenced by the referee be an ordinary substitute?
Mike D'Antoni addressed this issue in his postgame press conference a few previous games:
Hot is now... the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers!
Hot is now... the absolute core of the Zijin Legion!

PS: Using technical fouls to influence the referee's penalty is a small trick often used in the NBA.

Then, regarding the question of why Popovich didn't cut Tang Qian, first of all, Tang Qian's free throw percentage in the regular season still exceeded 6%. probably know.Secondly, the Spurs have been leading by more than ten or even twenty points. In this case, use the "shark hacking tactic". Know what the result is?It will only cause conflicts and fights, as if leading by a big score, but also slaughtering the main force, which is unacceptable.For details, you can look at Area21, a personal interview program opened by Garnett on TNT TV after he retired. There is an episode in which this aspect is talked about, which should be a relatively authoritative explanation.

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