basketball purple front

Chapter 712 The next game will make people desperate

On January 1th, US time, in the 20nd game of the regular season of the Lakers, just halfway through the season schedule, Kobe Bryant, No. 42, fell down.Although it is in the United Center in Chicago, it still directly lifts the hearts of many Lakers fans.

Everyone knows that if this Lakers team lacks Kobe, everything will be over, 33 wins and 8 losses, third in the Western Conference, this has become a result that will soon be obliterated.At present, the Lakers really seem to be cursed by injuries. First, Nash + Gasol have not returned from surgery, and the recovery time is prolonged or uncertain. Fall down one after another.Unknowingly, the Los Angeles Lakers have experienced an "employment shortage", and they have to go to the Development League and the free market to sign some cheap personnel to make up for it.

And now Mitch Kupchak is also in a state of distress, because of Tang Qian's outstanding performance, his "brilliance and martial arts" suddenly became a thing of the past, and everyone made fun of and ridiculed him about it.Coupled with the Bynum incident later, his reputation and fan support rate dropped sharply, which was greatly reduced.To make matters worse, Jim Buss began to lose ground in the Lakers' boardroom, which made the latter spread some anger on him invisibly.

If he can't come up with a good deal, then Jenny Buss won't let him go, and neither will Buss Jr.

Decades of Lakers career will come to an end.

Draw a full stop in embarrassment.

How could Mitch Kupchak bear this?So he is actively operating and actively starting the horsepower!

He couldn't let that Bonnie Laughlin go one step further.

Furthermore, it is to replace oneself.

So no matter what dissatisfaction He Zhenni's faction has, he must first resolve the immediate crisis, and must make a little change of blood, otherwise the dissatisfaction of the Lakers fans will soon erupt.

Before and after the All-Star break, before the free market closes, he must complete a successful transaction.

At least it has to look bright and look good.

Otherwise, a word from Jenny can make him fall to the bottom.Who told him to make frequent tricks this offseason, and his luck was extremely bad. First, he was given a trick by Dwight Howard, which caused the Lakers to not sign new players to reinforce him until the start of the preseason.Later, he wanted to find Andrew Bynum to save the situation, but he still said "you can't steal the chicken and lose the rice".At this moment, the Lakers are gradually full of injuries, and Kobe has played many games in a row. This makes him, the general manager of the team, suddenly become a "barbecue on the charcoal fire", without much time to think and buffer.

What status?What contradiction?What family struggle?Let's keep your position first.

Otherwise, if he leaves the position of general manager of the team, he will not have any ambitions.

How to do it?How to do it?Be sure to let the Lakers fans see their initiative, their positivity, and their role!

Facts have proved that in many cases, people are forced out. If Kobe hadn't made a "forced palace" in 07, it is estimated that Gasol would never have come from Memphis.Because what Mitch Kupchak said back then was, wait a few more years, and when Andrew Bynum becomes an All-Star player, we should be revived.He will mature soon, give him a little more time.

At that time, Kobe was already between 29 and 30 years old. You asked him to wait?Can he still afford to wait?

Once any star passes the age of 30, it is difficult to say what will happen next, and the decline will be something that has to be faced. Even if Kobe is full of confidence and thinks that he can at least last until the age of 35, but that is just maintenance, no May be improved.And there is another very important point, if it drags on, it is very likely that he will give up power to the young Bynum and become the "second master"?
The word Come.on~ may not matter to others, but Kobe, this is a word he never wants to hear again in his life.

So he had no choice but to "force" the management. From the attitude of the Lakers players afterward, it can be seen that most of them supported Kobe's "forced palace".That's why Gasol joined later.Otherwise, it is really necessary to follow the "original plan". It is estimated that Kobe will not be able to win the next two championships.

Because history has proved one thing, Bynum is a big man with a limited upper limit and impatient body.

You have to wait for this kind of person to mature, but in the end, he was injured again and turned into a glass man. What's the point of waiting in front of him?This time there is no other way, Mitch Kupchak became extremely active, but do you think Gasol has a second?Do you think other teams have Jerry West "undercover"?

Sometimes it is the complete opposite, and it becomes a rush to the doctor.

Kobe fell down. Looking at the slow-motion replay, he was unsteady when he landed, then he tilted his body, and accidentally stepped on Mike Dunleavy's instep... which caused the injury.The Lakers team of doctors headed by Gary Vitti rushed up quickly, first checked Kobe's basic situation, and immediately put the Lakers No. 24 on a stretcher without further ado.

There is nothing to say about this posture, it is to carry Kobe back to the locker room.

Generally speaking, it is not a good situation to carry it directly back to the locker room.

The hearts of the Lakers fans seemed to have been punched suddenly. Could it be... the tragedy of last season is about to repeat itself?
Because there will be overtime, the Lakers players cannot follow them back to the locker room.After arriving in the locker room, Kobe endured the pain, tilted his head to look at Gary Vitti who was checking himself in detail, and whispered: "How is the situation? Can I still play?"

Gary Vitti didn't answer immediately, but continued to check with the help of several assistants.

Seeing that Gary Vitti didn't speak, Kobe's heart suddenly turned cold. He said, "Have I been reimbursed again? Is that so? Gary, please tell me the truth." Gary Vitti asked the assistants behind him to record After collecting some information and data, he looked up at Kobe and said, "If this is the finals, believe me, Kobe, I will find a way to continue to let you play, but now, but tonight, no."

"You have to stay in the locker room and wait for the more detailed equipment inspection tomorrow night."

Kobe heard the implication of this sentence, and immediately said: "That means the injury is not serious, right? It's just an ordinary sprain, right? Gary?" As if guessing what Kobe wanted to say later , this time Gary Vitti rejected the Lakers very decisively and said on the 24th: "Kobe, the current examination may be just a common sprain, but you are 35 years old now, and you will be 36 in half a year. Do you think your recovery ability Can it still be compared to when you were 20 years old? Besides, last season was because you were injured continuously and did not rest, so your body collapsed and caused a torn Achilles tendon. I will never allow this to happen a second time .”

"Gary I..."

"Needless to say, Kobe, I'm a doctor now, unless you let Mitch Kupchak fire me, otherwise I will never let you continue to play tonight! Don't even think about it!" Gary Vitti said with a rare and extremely tough attitude: "For us doctors, the body is not a separate individual, it is a complete whole, do you understand? Don't look at you may just have a sprained ankle, but it is also A physical warning, think about how you hurt your Achilles last season."

"Gary, are you exaggerating, my own body, myself..."

"Exaggeration?" Gary Vitti said: "If you could listen to me last season and take a rest when you suffered a hard injury in the front, do you think you will tear your Achilles tendon? For a regular season, you are very likely Give up your future career time. Understand? Besides, Kobe, think about why you were injured just now? If you didn’t have a decline in leg strength and waist and abdomen strength, how could you land unstable in the end? How could you Stepping on the opponent's instep?"

"If you have enough strength to stabilize your landing figure, you won't be injured at all."

"So, you have to rest now, listen to me, Kobe, it's not last season, a game is lost, it's not that big of a loss. Our Lakers are still third in the Western Conference, not last year's Western Conference Tenth. For the rest of the schedule, for the playoffs, you can't be arrogant!"

When Gary Vitti dissected the detailed words, No. 24 fell silent. He didn't speak, but the former already knew what he meant.

"Take a good rest. You've done enough in this game. Leave it to your teammates." Gary Vitti said and left the locker room with people, because they had to go to the scene to watch, in case Another injury occurred.

Kobe took a deep breath, then half-lyed on the massage sofa chair and watched the live TV in the locker room.

For some reason, No. 24 suddenly said in a low voice, "Tan, next, it's up to you."

Kobe was injured and left the game. Although it was something beyond the calculation, it allowed the Bulls to win the game and instantly increased their chances and chances.Because everyone knows who the Lakers are usually responsible for key shots and key moments, especially this season when they are extremely short of attackers.

Without No. 24, the current lineup of the Lakers this season is not a threat, not worth mentioning.

Victory without force?That's not something the head coach should consider. How many times in NBA history have he won without a fight and finally became a hero?The details of history can be ignored, but the honor itself will not be washed away.

Seeing Gary Vitti and his group come back, the Lakers players including Mike D'Antoni asked anxiously: "How is it? Gary? How is Bryant's injury?" Gary Vitti's words made his heart hang It fell halfway and said: "The preliminary examination is just a common sprain. If there are no other problems after the equipment examination tomorrow, I estimate that it will be fully recovered within a week."

"Huh~" Mike D'Antoni breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, otherwise he was really afraid that the Lakers fans and Kobe fans would make trouble for him. In the history of the NBA, this kind of situation has not happened before.

"Well, since Bryant's problem is not too big, let's worry about him later, let's solve the immediate problem first." Mike D'Antoni said: "Without Kobe as the key point, we will The offense is based on moving the ball, but everyone should not lose confidence, because the strongest core of the Bulls is also lying on the hospital bed now, they are the same as us, don't have the illusion that they can't beat in advance."

After speaking to stabilize the morale of the army, D'Antoni took out the tactical board and began to arrange tactics: "We will play No. 45 tactics later, Jordan, you dribble to the top arc and the rest..."

In the direction of the Bulls, Tom Thibodeau said loudly: "Kill them! Without Kobe, they are lizards without teeth. There is nothing to stop our Chicago horns! 5 minutes later! I hope we can go back to the locker room and have a good time." bath!"

"By the way, defense, don't relax the defense! We want to beat the opponent 100%! Not 80% 90%! Understand?"

"Understood, sir, don't worry, it couldn't be easier to kill the Lakers without Kobe." Several Bulls players said so.Judging by their appearance, they should feel that the overall situation has been settled.

After playing, Tang Qian easily overwhelmed Joakim Noah and helped the Lakers get the offensive right after scrimmage again.

81-81, the two sides continued the competition for the last 5 minutes.

For this sake, everyone is very tired, but no one dares to be discouraged, otherwise the previous 48 minutes will be tantamount to wasting all previous efforts.

Bryant's replacement was recently signed Manny Harris from the G League's Los Angeles Defenders, but he was a low-shooting offensive player.Most of the time in his career has been played as a substitute, but in the Cavaliers, his shooting percentage is still shit, and the average is less than 4%.Now let him face one of the strongest defensive teams in the league, or the main lineup, what statistics do you think he can play?
The current lineup of the Lakers is Jordan Farmar, Wesley Johnson, Manny Harris, Jordan Hill, and Tang Qian.

God, this lineup is really "LOW" to a certain extent.

Even without Rose, the Bulls are much more gorgeous than them.

Except for Tang Qian, there is no one who earns another 400 million US dollars. If Jordan Hill is removed, it will be two basic salaries + a ten-day short contract, and the total of the three people will be less than 250 million US dollars.With this lineup, it would be a joke to say that he is weak.

The Bulls succeeded in stealing at the beginning, and then made a mid-range shot. The Lakers' perimeter defense almost completely collapsed.

It turns out that there is at least one Kobe who can kill a point. Now, from the 1st position to the 3rd position, it is tantamount to being fully blossomed, and you can pick it. 81-83, the Lakers trailed by 2 points.

In the offensive round, this time he carefully protected the ball and went to the frontcourt, but in the end he didn't find a chance. Manny Harris forcibly threw one, but he was not Kobe, not even Nick Young.If this kind of ball is scored, there will be ghosts.

Bang~ turned into a rebound.

Tang Qian fought hard against Joakim Noah to get the offensive rebound, then he passed the ball, and Wesley Johnson shot.

Did not vote!The Bulls' defensive formation is very neat, there are no breakthrough masters, no superscorers, don't try to break through easily, under the entanglement of Jimmy Butler, Wesley Johnson made a shot.

Didn't go in again!Without Kobe, the offensive firepower at the last moment, the Lakers are really horrible!
When D'Antoni was really worried, a big hand came out of nowhere and grabbed the offensive rebound again.

Tom Thibodeau, who was so angry, shouted loudly: "Jokin! Are you sleepwalking? Can't you even protect the defensive rebound? Block! Block! Block this Eastern center!!!"

Joakim Noah was also very wronged. He had been playing basketball for so long, and it was the first time he saw an insider with such a strong rebounding ability!
To say that he also averaged 11+ rebounds per game this season, this is the top ten rebounding level in the league, and he is the absolute mainstay of rebound protection.But when he met this Easterner, it was as if his bones had been taken out. He had only grabbed 8 rebounds so far, and more than half of these 8 rebounds were taken in the second quarter while No. 29 was away. arrived.

This shows that in front of the Lakers center, he has not won a few times at all, and the audience is firmly suppressed.

Tang Qian passed the ball out, and Jordan Farmar scored a 2-pointer to tie the game 83-83.

Later, the Bulls passed the pick-and-roll and scored 2 points. Tang Qian could only watch with his eyes open, unable to make any effort.

But fortunately, on the offensive rebound, Tang Qian exploded, saw the opportunity, took off and made a dunk, bang~, and tied again.

85-85.

This made Tom Thibodeau angrily called a timeout, and he immediately reprimanded loudly: "What's going on? How did you grab the rebound? Can the Lakers still win without Kobe? Ah???" Mr. Thibodeau, that Easterner, is very powerful, and he feels that he should be in a state of explosive growth." Boozer interjected, which was actually an excuse, a cover for himself and Joakim Noah. "Is it explosive? So what? Is it an excuse that you can't protect your defensive rebounds? Let me tell you, one person can steal two people. In my opinion, there is only one reason!" Tom Thibodeau didn't follow Boozer's tricks at all. Instead, he said louder: "Carlos, Jokin, tell me, who was sacrificing and who was blocking people just now?"

The two were silent, because no one did it just now.

"We are not a team that needs to play defensive counterattacks, so offensive rebounds don't matter, and defensive rebounds must be protected, understand?" Seeing that he has shocked Boozer, the "old fritter", Thibodeau Arranged directly: "I know that Dongfang center is very strong, but the rebounds belong to five people. If one person can't grab it, we can grab him with two or three people!"

"Do you know why Dennis Rodman's rebounds dropped so much in the playoffs? It's because no matter how strong his rebounding ability is, he can't match the opponents!" Thibodeau drew on the tactical board: "The next game , We adopt a rebounding style of play, we don’t need defensive counterattacks and fast breaks, we just need to protect the rebounds.”

"Jokin, you stand here, Carlos, you stand here, Jimmy, you stand here, Mike, you stand here..."

Thibodeau immediately pointed out the problem of the Bulls' defensive rebounds. The offensive team needs to retreat, so at most 1~2 people should fight for rebounds. The opponent played a defensive counterattack with a high success rate.Therefore, it is not difficult to deal with Tang Qian's offensive rebounds. It is only necessary to let all 4 or even 5 of the Bulls enter the rebound, block people, and protect the rebound.

In this way, no matter whether you are Tang Qian or Rodman, don't even think about grabbing rebounds easily.

The price is to basically abandon defensive counterattacks and play positions and positional warfare throughout the process.

But is this problem a problem for the Chicago Bulls?not a problem!Because they play slow-paced and strong confrontational basketball, they usually don't have any defensive counterattacks and offensive and defensive transitions.Otherwise, do you think that in this era, you still only let your opponents average about 91 points per game, how did you do it?In addition to the fact that the defensive system is really strong, another way is to reduce offensive and defensive rounds and play more positions and positioning battles.

This season, the Bulls themselves can only get about 92-93 points in the long stick, and this is an example.

What is this concept?It's just the team with the fewest points per game in the league.

The number of offensive and defensive rounds is naturally the lowest in the league.

In fact, this is the form the Lakers want to learn the most at present, but there is no tacit understanding, the overall defense is too weak, and the head coach is not a defensive coach, so he has no power to do so, so he can only follow the gourd and play with form and spirit.

The outside line all depends on Kobe, and the inside line all depends on Tang Qian. This is the so-called positional tactics of the Lakers.

With the Bulls, completely different.

To put it bluntly, it is far from it.

After the timeout was over, the Bulls attacked again, brushed~, and scored again. The Lakers' outside line was really like paper, completely losing their defensive threat.Three players whose defensive levels are all below the league level, plus there is no tacit understanding and tactical cooperation, can you still expect them to play a defensive front that is above the standard?Thank goodness for being able to reach the average level.

87-85, none of the three perimeter points could defend anyone, which gave Tang Qian a big headache. He is an insider and he is the core of defense, but this does not mean that he can defend five by himself.Well, it's not impossible, but you have to give him a chance?People hardly enter the restricted area, what can he do?It can only be served cold!Because going out means that the Lakers will lose rebounds.

Then you lose.

Let’s take a step at a time. After the Lakers hit the ball a few times, Manny Harris made another shot. This guy really dared to shoot. Unfortunately, this is not the Defenders team, and the NBA is not NBDL. Tang Qian There is only prayer for this old development league teammate, and pray that he can make a blind shot.

It's a pity that God didn't go to work today, and couldn't hear Tang Qian's prayers. Dang~, he shot the iron again.

Although in the Defenders team Manny Harris finally changed his attitude and showed his favor to Tang Qian, but in the NBA, in order to gain a foothold, he can only show his best as much as possible.And his strongest point is scoring, that is, shooting, organization and connection, defense and steals, all in a mess.Therefore, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and throw it.

In fact, to be honest, Tang Qian thinks that Nick Young should be replaced at this time. The singles ability of the "single player king" is still much more reliable than this "old teammate", but D'Antoni doesn't like Nick Young, so he gave Mann Nick Harris Chance.

It's a pity that he didn't grasp it. With this style of play and this shooting percentage, he can only say "goodbye" to the Lakers after the 10-day contract ends, and continue to go to the Development League to seek life.

Now is not the time to pity others. Tang Qian didn't grab the rebound and was taken by the Bulls.

It's not that he's not strong enough, it's just that the Bulls have 2 people stuck in him, and he can't move forward and move at all.

Unlike the Warriors' 2-man block last time, the Bulls gave up defensive counterattacks, and their lineup did not guarantee 5 players, consolidate rebounds, and at the same time ensure the ability to defend and counterattack.So the rebound was grabbed, but we can only watch the Lakers complete their retreat and form a complete defensive line.

But Thibodeau believes that the Bulls' defensive task is completed, because the Lakers' perimeter is full of loopholes, and the offensive position can also guarantee a high shooting rate.Sure enough, swipe~, Jimmy Butler scored another one, and Manny Harris, who defended him, was not at the same level at all.It's a long way off.

85-89, if this continues, the Lakers have no hope of winning.

The overtime game that Kobe finally moved back was about to be ruined.

Tang Qian's physical fitness is also declining rapidly. If... Fortunately, Tang Qian replaced D'Antoni with Robert Thackeray, and then he himself entered the "rebound The.Zone" situation with a high degree of concentration, and then stopped After a downturn, he dunked a goal and caused Joakim Noah a defensive foul at the same time.

Tang Qian contemplated for a long time to increase the penalty time, and swiped~ until he really voted in.

All of a sudden recovered 3 points.

88-89, which made Thibodeau stand up again, and shouted loudly: "Stuck! Concentrate on the spot! Those who are stuck don't think about rebounding! Don't think about rebounding, understand!!! Just concentrate Kazuo concentrates on top people!!!”

The Bulls took a shot, Dang~, and finally missed a shot. No matter how bad the Lakers' outside line is, the Bulls can't make every shot. There is no suspense on the defensive rebound, so Tang Qian grabbed it.So far, Tang Qian has grabbed 28 rebounds, only 2, and will reach 30 again.

But the offense, the Lakers really can't do it, bang~, a three-pointer, and a high rebound, Tang Qian has no possibility of fighting for it.The Bulls made an offensive screen shot, swiped ~, hit a three-pointer, 88-92, and the score difference returned to 4 points all of a sudden.

Now fools can see the offensive firepower of the two teams. If they want to win, they must think of other ways.

On the offensive end, Tang Qian made his own choice. He started to go up the line to help the Lakers players pick and roll, and then made a false block and went straight down to attack.Farmar almost made a wrong pass on this ball. After all, he is not a passing master like Nash. Many balls in his hands are no longer passing opportunities.

Fortunately, Tang Qian still hit the ball by mistake, caught the ball, and then took off for a dunk. Joakim Noah took off and blocked the shot. He was late and was dunked by No. 29 of the Lakers.In fact, the latter is a bit suspected of fouling the ball, but this is overtime and the Bulls' home court, the referee did not give the whistle.

90-92, Tang Qian has tried his best, and he has no chance to play this kind of ball again. Farmar's passing ability is too far behind Nash. If he tries again, he will definitely be targeted by the Bulls, which will directly cause a steal or mistake.

The Bulls made another one, and they've only missed one so far in overtime.

90-94, and obviously, the Bulls scored much easier than the Lakers, and the scene was completely different.

what to do?No chance yet?At this moment, Noah, who had been depressed for the entire game, gave Tang Qian behind him a hard elbow when he was stuck. To be honest, this may be intentional or unintentional, but this elbow changed the situation. The overall situation of the whole game.

Tang Qian successfully entered the "moderate rage", and then started to play aggressively with his strength on the offensive end. With his current strength and tonnage, after adding "moderate rage", he did not know how much stronger than before.There is no reason at all, just grind it in, and then get up and dunk the basket!After two consecutive defensive fouls, Noah fouled six times and was directly sent off the court by the referee.

All of a sudden, the Bulls' defense weakened by several percent.

In the end, the Bulls "died unjustly and tragically" under Tang Qian's brute force. After the game, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said:
That oriental dinosaur finished us off with a dunk!Game over!What can I say?I can only ask the alliance to check whether he has taken banned drugs!

Tang Qian did have a urine test after the league game, but there was no problem, so the Lakers were lucky to win the game.Successfully continued the winning streak.

But this made Tang Qian unable to laugh, because after Kobe was "forced to suspend the game to recuperate", his opponent in the next game was terrifyingly strong.

Why do you say that?Because the next game is away to challenge the defending champion Miami Heat!
And it's back to back!
Meanwhile, something even worse is happening.

PS: There is one more chapter, the [-]D explosion tonight~
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