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Chapter 804 The Happy Days Are Gone Forever

32 consecutive victories! ! ! 32 consecutive victories! ! !The Lakers top the Western Conference! ! !League number one! ! ! —Los Angeles Times.

32 consecutive victories! ! ! Can the 33-game winning streak be far behind? ? ? Witness a miracle in 2 days! ! ! — the bleachers.

The Lakers' offensive power has reached the MAX level recently! ! !Averaged over 120 points per game! ! ! ——Dennis Adam, Yahoo data expert.

Who can stop them? ? ?From Memphis? ? ? --New York Times.

Will it be a 33-game winning streak? ? ? The game after 2 days has attracted worldwide attention! ! ! --Washington post.

Our goal is only one, and that is the championship! ! ! — Lakers Nation.

Kobe Bryant rises to No. [-] in MVP mock voting. ——TNT official website.

You know, I've always had a special affection for the Lakers! I will definitely go to watch the match on the 13th!I wish Mr. Bill Salman was still around!If he can live another half a year, maybe he can also witness the grand event with his own eyes! —Jerry West, legendary player and general manager of the Lakers.

This is simply a historic day worthy of attention! ! !I think the lads can do it! ! ! LAL! ! ! GOGOGO! ! ! ——NBA legend "Magic" Johnson.

I really hope the Lakers lose this damn game!I don't know how to watch games, but a record is a record. If they did it, then I can only admit it. ——Boston legend Larry Bird.

The Grizzlies never imagined that it was just an ordinary regular season, but it would gather so many media and so many eyes.Even if the Grizzlies make the playoffs, they have never received so much attention.However, they were just incidental, because the only ones that everyone really wanted to watch were the Zijin Lakers.

Rookie coach Dave Jogel is also very low-key, claiming that the Lakers are very strong and they will fight hard.

This game is still held at the Lakers' home court, the Staples Center. The recent consecutive home games also gave the Zijin Army a chance to rest and adjust.And since it is the home court, there are many layouts and tricks.Before entering the arena, you can see a large promotional slogan hanging outside the Staples Center arena:

33 consecutive victories! ! !Just tonight! ! !
Before the game even started, the Lakers players were surrounded, and countless reporters came to interview. Looking at this posture, at least hundreds of media came to "block people."This is generally in the regular season, which is extremely rare.Even if it is live broadcast across the United States, the Christmas War, the sky is the top, that is, seventy or eighty media, breaking a hundred?This may only qualify for the conference finals.

But indeed, just tonight, it appeared.

Because of the 33 consecutive victories, this is not only the highest winning streak in the history of basketball, but also the winning streak of the entire four major leagues in North America.Of course, the entire North American record is counted, and tennis tied this record in 2013.But the influence of tennis in the United States is not as great as that of basketball, rugby, baseball, and ice hockey, so it is often ignored.

Therefore, this night, for many people, is a night to witness history.

But the Lakers were not dazzled. Kobe made another "dark tradition" before the game.Kobe said in an interview: The 33-game winning streak is of course valuable, but the focus of the Lakers season is the playoffs, and winning the championship is our ultimate goal!
Tang Qian also said: 33 consecutive victories without a championship is meaningless.

This night, the Staples Center specially invited the surviving members of the 33-game winning streak that year, which is not too many, but there are still seven or eight.This group of people are all gray-haired, but looking at the promotional video on the big screen above their heads, they can still vaguely see the sharpness in their eyes.

In this game, the Lakers applied to be kicked off by Jerry West, the main member of the 33-game winning streak, and David Stern immediately agreed, because this kind of topic with historical precipitation is exactly what he wants needs.Well, the United States lacks history the most, and it also values ​​history the most.

The word history has great attraction and magic for them.

During the warm-up, Tang Qian looked at Kobe and smiled and said: "Mr. Black Mamba, the battle is so big, if you lose, wouldn't it be embarrassing?" Kobe shot a three-pointer, turned his head and said: "You Think we're going to lose?"

"No." Tang Qian shook his head and said, "It's just that I can't win."

"Yes." Kobe shot again: "To win, kill the opponent."

Swipe~ The basketball is hollowed into the net.

The Lakers still start with the "Four Kings" of Kobe + Nash + Meeks + Gasol + Tang Qian, while the Grizzlies are Mike Conley + Mark Gasol + Zach Randolph + Courtney. Lee + Tyshawn Prince.Similar to the Lakers, the Grizzlies are also a team with a strong interior, and their defense is as tough as ever, with a lot of physical contact and physical confrontation, coupled with low-tempo and slow rounds. Playing with them, the average team wins. peeling skin.

The Grizzlies wanted to rely on Prince to limit Kobe at first, but the Lakers ignored it at all. Under the leadership of Nash, Gasol and Tang Qian kept scoring, which disrupted the Grizzlies coach Dave . Jogel's pre-match preparations.And when he called a timeout to strengthen the inside defense, the Lakers' outside line began to show off again, brushing up ~ Nash made 1 three-pointer, Meeks made 3 three-pointers, 35 points in a single quarter, let the Grizzlies Unexpected.What about the Lakers' game on the 24th?Not a single point, no, not a single shot.

This made Prince become a spectator. If you say leave and help defend, this is simply courting death. Kobe is a monster averaging 40+ per game this season!You let him go?If this isn't a brain flood, what is it?But don't let it go. You didn't even get the ball a few times in the quarter on the 24th. Why do you say you defend so fiercely?Isn't this a waste of your physical and energy?

The Lakers set is completely different from the previous ones.

Even if you stare at Kobe, you can't stop them from scoring.

In the second quarter, Tang Qian originally only planned to rest for 7 to 8 minutes, because he rested a lot in the first quarter, and his physical fitness is still relatively abundant.But... the Grizzlies are not good enough, don't give him a chance.Even if they were not on the court, they still did not narrow the score difference as soon as possible, because they were scoring, and the Lakers were also scoring, not even weak at all.

After the game, Kobe also went to rest, and Nash and Gasol were playing with a group of shooters.

Yes, defense is full of problems, and Gasol doesn't have Tang Qian's mobility and defensive ability, but... so what?Under Nash's needlework, Nick Young, Meeks, and Jordan Farmar all scored 3 points. This is clear, it is a lineup that only pursues firepower and does not pursue defense.The Grizzlies have a slow pace. Even if they scored a lot of points in the inside quarter, they are equal to or slightly higher than the Lakers.But, they are basically the main lineup, what about the Lakers?Finally, Gasol went down to rest! ! !
This is totally bullying! ! !
In addition, the outside players of the Lakers felt really good tonight. At halftime, they led the Grizzlies by as much as 16 points.

A defensive team like the Grizzlies has averaged 96+ points per game this season, and scoring 50 points in the half is pretty good, but on the other side, that's 66 points.The Grizzlies were a little speechless. In the second half, Dave Jogel reacted and immediately deployed a defensive expansion to expand the defense.After all, the Grizzlies have been a strong defensive team for many years. They are very confident, and their rotation and tacit understanding are also good. It seems that they have contained the Lakers for a while.At this time, the Lakers began to "play tricks" again, simply and rudely, the audience pulled away, and then quietly watched No. 24's single kill performance.

Prince once became famous in the 04 Finals and was known as one of Kobe's best defenders.

But that was that year, and this season he is already 34 years old. Facing the super peak Kobe this season, it is impossible to continue to write the legend like he did back then.And except for the finals that year, Prince really didn't limit Kobe at any time. At his peak, Kobe scored 39 and 40 points in a row on his head.Furthermore, that year's finals really had a lot to do with Kobe's lawsuits throughout the season and lack of systematic training. Not only against the Pistons, but except for the Spurs, Kobe played in a mess throughout the playoffs.And what the hell is 4.6 three-point shots and 0.8 hits in the finals?You must know that before this, the average three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs in the first three seasons was 32.4%, 37.9% and 40.3%, which has steadily increased year by year.So Kobe's own state is terrible, and this is probably the key to the key.

"Yes! Got it again! Prince is no longer Prince! Kobe is still Kobe!"

Kobe made 6 of 4 singles and Prince made 4 of 4 free throws, which forced the Grizzlies to make substitutions and let Tony Allen defend.

The Grizzlies also made a mistake similar to the Spurs. They relied too much on the defense of the outside line, and then consolidated and strengthened the inside defense, allowing the opponent to enter the inside line and the defensive pressure increased sharply.Indeed, this set is very effective. Outside Tony Allen has been in charge of the defensive team in recent years, and his defensive ability is absolutely strong.However, when the defensive leader on the outside line can't defend against the opponent, the inside line of defense can only look good and be aggrieved to death.

Kobe has entered the highest level of singles this season, and anyone in the league who faces him one-on-one will be deflated.

So did Tony Allen.

When Kobe was still scoring consecutively, the Grizzlies were a little anxious. They hurriedly changed their defensive formation and wanted to double-team Kobe.But Kobe immediately stopped his singles at this time and passed the ball to Nash again. Nash broke through the high pick-and-roll, entered the penalty area and scored suddenly. Kobe caught the ball from the right and rushed to the inside of the Grizzlies.

Randolph wanted to use his body and strength to fight against No. 24, but in the moments before contact, Kobe took the ball.The basketball passed through Randolph's armpit and directly into the hands of Gasol at the basket.Gasol was about to make a shot. His younger brother Gasol Jr. seemed to be very familiar with his brother's offensive mode, so he blocked it in a timely manner. If he shot like this in basketball, it would be easy to be defended.

This should be fixed!Gasol still has confidence in his defense. After all, it was DPOY last year. It has only been a year. Even if it declines, it is not as eye-catching as last season. He is definitely an excellent inside defender.He is better defensively than Gasol, there is no doubt about this.

But Gasol didn't shoot the ball directly, but waited for a while, and then threw his hands up. The basketball was actually lifted into the air by a "helicopter" and flew high inside the Grizzlies.

What's this?This can't be a shot, could it be... Jr. Gasol's reaction is not slow, but his physical fitness is limited. Turning around and wanting to take off immediately, the speed is much worse than some physical fitness men.This time, it was enough to score a goal.

"Pau Gasol made the ball? No, his ball was hot! Hot rolled from the high pick-and-roll, and then...catch the ball and dunk!!!"

"Yes!!! This is a beautiful alley-oop!!! The whole attack went through the hands of each of the four kings!!!"

"People of Memphis, just surrender obediently, you are destined to be the background and footnotes tonight!!!"

The words of the Lakers' home commentator are annoying, so Zach Randolph really wants to score, and uses scoring goals to curb these annoying commentary voices.However, he is not Nowitzki, and he does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers from the outside. Suddenly the mid-range shot is very stable, strange guy), but obviously his killer is still attacking with his back to the basket.Using his body and tonnage, he shot under the basket.

Because he is a left-handed general, generally speaking, he will make defenders a little uncomfortable.

But at the basket, Tang Qian is different from most of the league's rim protectors. He is the owner of the Rockets' blocks. Since both the blocking crystal brick and the defensive crystal brick have reached nine yuan, he has become more and more fond of this kind of inside blocking method.Without it, there are too many advantages. First of all, you can ignore the attacker's fake action. No matter how you twist it, I will block your shot anyway.And because there is little physical contact, it is not easy to foul.

So, what does it matter to me whether you are left-handed or not?

It's a pity that Tang Qian is the only one in this league who can use rocket blocks as a conventional defensive weapon.

Well, even if you look at the entire NBA history, there is basically no third person.

Apart from the creator Wilt Chamberlain, the one who can use it proficiently and use it routinely is the current Tang Qian.

It's rare to see someone who can do it so easily.

That's why the peak Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was blocked by Chamberlain, who was about to retire, and blocked the Skyhook head-on at high altitude!Before Chamberlain's knees were scrapped, although there were very few matches, they all properly and comprehensively suppressed their opponents.After losing his superhuman athletic ability in the later period, he still dominated Kareem in rebounding, blocks and field goal percentage.Therefore, this defensive skill is really easy to use.

Tang Qian is not yet ready for fire, and it will be terrible when he is really perfect.

If you are not at the level of a super scorer, you can easily come in and shoot inside, just wait and see.

As for other superstar superstars, they must at least explode before they can continue talking.

The deterrent ability of the inside line, Tang Qian has only just begun this season, and it is definitely not the peak.

"A block! Randolph's shot was blocked!"

Randolph didn't believe in evil, and continued to shoot in the next round, this time...

"Another block! The basketball was slapped out of the sideline! Randolph, I advise you not to challenge the tyrant under the basket!"

This guy, why is he so good at blocking shots? ? ?An average of 7+ blocks per game is not fake.

Me, I'd better go for a mid-range shot from outside the penalty area. There are no misplacements and open spaces, and less shots into the basket.

Randolph thought in his heart, it wasn't that he was too timid, it was just that these two rounds made him realize that with his 17+ points per game, there was no possibility of breaking the opponent's iron wall.Unless he enters "The.Zone" no, at least he needs to be "super god", maybe it is necessary to try.

This season is not too obvious, and this trend will become more and more prominent in the future.Whenever you play against the Lakers, the percentage of inside players on the opposite side will be greatly reduced at the basket, and the percentage of shots outside the penalty area will be greatly increased.

And all of this is caused by the Lakers' No. 29 overlord-level basket protection performance.

Hey, Zach Randolph, don't go, keep having fun~ Hey, why did you fly a kite outside the restricted area so quickly?
Tang Qian shook his head. Now the inside players in the league are more and more afraid of him. It is a thing of the past that he wants to brush blocks as happily as before.

The happy days are gone forever.

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