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Chapter 786 This is my last season

At the start of the fourth quarter, they were still 20 points behind their opponents.

The Lakers played very aggrieved in this game, and they were aggrieved from the beginning to the end. They were always pressed and beaten by their opponents, and they never overtook.

Not once.

It's not that Tang Qian has no contribution on the offensive end, but compared to the previous period, he is a different person.This is also very normal. Peak O'Neill doesn't have that kind of inside scoring ability. Without the blessing of the ability card, it is useless for Tang Qian to fight himself.

It's not a matter of courage and determination, or your lack of ability and strength.

That level is too abnormal, even if it is a historical super giant insider, it is difficult to play continuously.

So you ask Tang Qian to keep that state forever, that is a luxury.

That is dreaming.

Ability cards are just a fantasy. If you want to rely on them for the rest of your life, you may end up with no ball to play.Because according to Tang Qian's personal guess, it will become more difficult to obtain ability cards every season, and the opportunities will decrease, so... this is a rootless duckling, and there is nothing to rely on.

If you want to achieve a historical status that meets your expectations in the future, personal strength is the kingly way.

However, now it is a bit "far away can't quench my thirst", which can't help the current situation.

Even if the Thunder abide by the "garbage time rule" and send all the main players to chase after them without humiliation, as long as Durant is there and has a 20-point advantage, the Lakers will be difficult to shake.What's more, the Thunder have scored a lot of points this season. Even if Westbrook and Ibaka go down, the people who come up to the top are not rookies.The lineup of the Oklahomans in the fourth quarter was Durant + Steven Adams + Caron Butler + Reggie Jackson + Derek Fisher.

First of all, the three-point shot of this lineup is guaranteed. Needless to say, Durant and Fisher, even Caron Butler, who originally had a relatively average three-point shot, also practiced a precise three-point shot during the Mavericks period. .This season's three-point shooting percentage has exceeded 39%, approaching 40%!This is already a very stable three-point shooting ability in the base of more than 4+ shots!

The worst Reggie Jackson also has 3+ shots with a shooting rate of more than 33%. Compared with previous years, his three-pointers have increased a lot. At least the open space is no longer an existence that can be let go.In other words, the Thunder's current lineup includes three high-quality shooters. Except for the 3th position, the rest are all three-pointers.This is definitely not to be underestimated in terms of peripheral firepower.

If the Lakers have such an excellent shooter lineup, it is estimated that Kobe and Tang Qian will wake up laughing from their sleep.

But this lineup is not completely flawless, the inside line is a big flaw.

Because the defensive champion, Serge Ibaka, just relying on a pure rookie, Steven Adams, is really not that good.Against Tang Qian, his rebounds will be fully compressed, and because there are no long-range baskets, he can only attack from the basket and low positions.This is in front of No. 29 of the Lakers. With his scoring ability, it may be difficult to score a few even if he tries his best.But his defense is still okay, very tough, not the kind reflected in the statistics.

Tang Qian can beat him now, but it is a bit difficult for you to beat him up.

Because his offensive skills are still not good, and the combination of skills is also poor. He is not Moses Malone just by attacking hard at the basket.So you can fight, but the best way is to let the technology flow inside to blast the opponent.Tang Qian is not very stable, and his hit rate is not too high.If Gasol can wake up now, recover his form, and cooperate with Tang Qian without needing to explode, he can completely blow up the inside of the Thunder.only……

So the Spaniard's desire to attack now is very poor.

Tang Qian can score alone, but he is far from being able to use the inside stable scoring points.

Gasol, alas, should have been the best choice.

Just like last season, he mainly attacked inside and Tang Qian mainly defended. Now that the latter can cooperate with the attack and kill, the power of the twin towers will be even more amazing.

only……

After 4 minutes of the game, the Lakers only recovered a poor 3-pointer and were 17 points behind their opponents, and Gasol's pass was intercepted by the Thunder. Kevin Durant made a chasing three-pointer, brushing ~, the score difference returned to 20 points again.

The first 4 minutes of the fourth quarter were a waste of time.

The color on Kobe's face was more gloomy, and more sweat was secreted from his pores.

He was tired, and this was the first time he felt tired since the start of the season.

To be honest, it wasn't that he played for too long in this game, but that his body was exhausted after spending more than 60 consecutive games with such high intensity.This is a continuous erosion. There have been many quantitative changes. It seems that it will not take long before qualitative changes will begin.

No way, D'Antoni called a timeout.

Low-level mistakes, this kind of mistakes, the Spaniard is not the first time tonight.

He was about to say something to Gasol when he saw a person take the first step, walked up to Gasol, and said directly face to face: "Paul! Why don't you go inside and ask for the ball??? Why don't you go inside? Leading the offense???" Seeing Tang Qian, Gasol replied angrily, "I'm not in good shape tonight, besides, isn't your tyrant hot on the inside?"

This is an obviously sour and sarcastic answer. Gasol has lost the friendship he once had with Tang Qian.

In fact, it is also normal. As Tang Qian gradually grows up, he can't just be used as a blue-collar worker. If he wants to improve his personal ability in the future, he must start with offense.And if you want to exercise and hone your offensive end, what you must do is to encroach on the possession of the ball and the right to shoot.Moreover, they are all insider amounts.

In this way, a conflict with Gasol is inevitable.

Coupled with the limelight some time ago, and Gasol's poor condition after his comeback, hidden thorns have long been formed between the two.

Of course, this thorn was born by Gasol, but now it has also passively affected Tang Qian.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean?" Tang Qian frowned, and he finally found out that the other party was wrong about him.No, it should be said that this was finally affirmed. "It's not interesting." Gasol said: "Even without me, you can handle it. You and Kobe are a 'KQ combination', right?"

"What does this have to do with it?" Tang Qian frowned and asked, "What's your nerve? Is it because you've rested for too long that you don't have your brains?" Tang Qian's tone was also a bit aggressive. Annoyed by Gasol's attitude, the second is that the game is so far behind that he has no time to "tangle" with Gasol here, and the third is that with the improvement of strength, Tang Qian is not satisfied with the original team status and The team is positioned.Yes, last season, he was indeed a pure blue-collar player, and he had no intention or attempt to develop an offense. It is the right way to do his best to consolidate his defensive end.The route of defending first and then attacking is also the path that many superstars in the league have traveled.In addition, there is still Howard competing in the same position, so there is no conflict between Gasol and him.

But this season, things have changed a lot.

The first is ability, which is the most important thing. Ability breeds ambition. In fact, if Kobe hadn't entered his full peak state, it is estimated that the first person who would have a team conflict with Tang Qian would be No. 24.This is also an inevitable part of the transfer of kingship.It doesn't make sense that I have to be a role as a substitute all my life. Tang Qian is not a person without ambition.And even if it wasn't that strong before, so many things have happened, and the ability has improved so much, people's mentality will also change.

There is nothing to blame for this. The so-called people go to high places and water flows to low places. I insist that I can't fight for something?

This is the United States, the country with the most developed capitalism, and the unbalanced supply of resources is extremely obvious.you want?Then you can only fight, or even grab.Fortunately, Tang Qian used that special card to solve the most troublesome problem. He and Kobe had reached some kind of tacit understanding and agreement, and there was no doubt about each other.But for Gasol, not so lucky.

Having said that, Gasol felt that he had sacrificed enough a while ago. He believed that he still had the strength of an All-Star insider. He could accept being the second-in-command, but he absolutely could not accept being the third-in-four.And what about Tang Qian?Pretty much the same.

Kobe has reached the peak state this season, and his personal ability has reached the peak of Jordan, so it doesn't matter if Tang Qian is the second in command for a year.Anyway, he still has some areas to sharpen and polish, and on his own, he will definitely not be able to enter the finals this season. No, the Western Conference finals are all pipe dreams.Coupled with the idol aura of his boyhood, he can temporarily sit in the second place of the Los Angeles Lakers.But if he wants to make his team status lower than Gasol?It is absolutely impossible to be the third master or the fourth, fifth and sixth masters.

In this way, there is an overlap and conflict with Gasol's personal expectations this season.

"What? Did you finally show your teeth?" The Spaniard seemed to have expected it, and sneered: "Do you think your status in the Lakers team has surpassed mine? Ah?"

Seeing that Thackeray wanted to dissuade him, Tang Qian raised his hand to stop him, then fixed his eyes on Gasol and said, "This is the NBA, please speak with your ability. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

"Ah~ha~ Speak with ability? Are you mocking my ability to decline, and I don't deserve to sit in this position?"

"I don't mean that, but you do have to look at yourself, don't you Paul?"

"Don't judge me! My achievements in the Lakers are far greater than yours! When I and Bryant teamed up for consecutive championships, you didn't know where you were!!!"

"That was before, not now! Now we are in a very dangerous situation!!! Don't you understand???"

"I don't understand? Do you understand? Don't think you can lecture me!!! Dongfangtang!!!"

Tang Qian really never thought that he would argue with Pau Gasol one day. The real basketball court is far more complicated than reading novels and playing games.However, he didn't intend to retreat, and said directly, "If you do what you should do, I will naturally not say anything, but if you can't do well, then I must say it!"

"Don't talk to me like that! Do you understand???"

"You must be sober!!! If you continue like this, you will harm yourself and everyone else!!!"

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Chris Webber said: "The Lakers' bench seems to be arguing? What's going on?"

"Haha~ Do you still need to guess? It must be internal strife!!! As I said earlier, the internal disharmony of the Lakers team is full of contradictions and problems!!!" Henry Abbott said, "Lao. Are you right?" expression, very unworthy of beating.

"Well, if it's true, the next game of the Lakers will probably collapse."

"The Lakers are a pseudo-strong team this season, and there is nothing surprising about the collapse. Look at the statistics..."

The Thunder fans at the scene also gloated, they hoped that the Lakers would fight well.

……

"Paul! Can you stop being a bullshit? We all need you now!!!"

"Why didn't I see it? And I'm really not in good shape recently, and I still need to adjust and rest..."

Still adjusting?Rest?Then why are you making a comeback?Why not go to the bench to find the feeling?
Tang Qian was a little angry at Gasol's attitude, and blurted out: "Then why do you want to come back??? Just don't come back!!! In this way, everyone will not count on you at all!!!"

"Haha~ Have you finally spoken your truth? You want to replace me and become the second man of the Los Angeles Lakers?" Gasol also said a little nervously: "Why didn't I see it before! You hide It's so deep!"

second person?Sorry, my future goal is to be No.1, to be the master, and it will start next season.

Seeing Gasol like this, Tang Qian was so angry that he grabbed his jersey collar and said, "Can you stop spending your time on such a ghostly place? What we have to do now is to win! To win a better regular season ranking in one breath! It is to enter the finals! It is to win the championship trophy!!! Don’t you want to??? Ah??? Paul??? Gasol???”

Calling him by his full name directly shows that Tang Qian is really angry. He doesn't know why Gasol thinks this way. Now there is no room for "civil turmoil" in the team.

"Finals? Championship? You really dare to say! You really dare to think! With our lineup, do you think it is possible?" Gasol sneered: "Have you watched too many Hollywood blockbusters? Inspirational short video Have you seen too much?"

Just when Tang Qian was furious, someone came over and said, "He's right."

What?Gasol turned his head and looked at the person who came. He suppressed the devil in his heart and said, "Bryant, do you think the same? This is not something to say to the outside world. Our lineup is too flawed this season. , It’s not for building a championship lineup at all, don’t you understand…” Before finishing speaking, Kobe interrupted: “Of course I know.”

"But, isn't this the goal of our Los Angeles Lakers every season? Paul?" Kobe said: "Forget what I said to you when you just joined the Lakers? These words were when I joined Los Angeles. Irvin said it, and he said he heard it from older Lakers."

"In this league, apart from winning the championship every season, it is regarded as a failed team. There are only two teams."

"One is the Celtics."

"One is the Lakers."

"That's why we're called a basketball giant."

Gasol was taken aback, he didn't expect Kobe to say that suddenly.

Of course, Tang Qian didn't expect it, and if Tang Qian lived beyond 2017 in his last life, he would know that the man in front of him was actually a master of "cooking chicken soup".In the future, many famous players and jokes will come from his mouth.

This is a side that Kobe Bryant rarely revealed in his playing career.

Because of his playing career, he prefers to lead by example rather than say these "false words".

"You remember, Paul?"

"Well, I remember, but Bryant, we have to consider the actual situation, this season we really..."

"When you transferred to the Lakers in the middle of the year, would you have thought that we could reach the league finals from the previous round? You would have thought that after we lost, we could make a comeback. 2 times?" Kobe said: "Basketball is round, believe in yourself, there will be miracles. Not to mention..."

Tang Qian looked at Kobe, and seemed to have noticed what the Lakers No. 24 was trying to say.

It's just that he wasn't sure if now was the time.

Will it have the opposite effect of shaking the morale of the army?

Everything is unknown.

Kobe suddenly said in a language that Tang Qian and everyone else couldn't understand:
Paul, this is my last season, you understand?
So, I have no coming year.

I only have this season left.

If you lose, it's all over.

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