basketball purple front

Chapter 883
In Game 2014 of the 6 Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers finally defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 89 points, avoiding their fate of being swept.The game was 83-44, and the data of this game was quite "uneven".Not to mention Kobe scored 23 points, Tang Qian also scored 5 points, and most of them came from the last 10 minutes of the third quarter.In the end of the Lakers' 7 points, Tang Qian scored 23 points alone.Without exception, all of them are...successful in singles with the ball.He scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 50 blocked shots, and his shooting percentage finally exceeded [-]%.This is another kind of deception of the data, because this is the final hit rate of the whole game, that is, Tang Qian's N strikes in front of him are all calculated.If you just look at the back, you will find that his shooting percentage will be quite amazing.

Kobe and Tang Qian scored 67 points combined, compared to the team's 89 points, that is to say, the rest of the players, combined, only scored 22 points.Only accounted for 24.7% of the total score.

However, the victory of only one game did not attract too much attention from the media and sloppy walls. The overall public opinion is still completely biased towards the San Antonio Spurs.After all, it is a nonsense thing to look at the 3-0 situation and want to turn it around.Therefore, compared with this side, more space and reports of the American media are devoted to the Eastern Conference Finals.The Heat and the Pacers over there played more intensely. People claimed that there was finally a series that the East could watch.

But in fact, the overall trend of the series has come out, and the Heat obviously still have the upper hand.

Therefore, some experts and reporters have begun to lay the groundwork and advocate the Heat and Spurs' "back-to-back finals" in advance.

It feels like the Lakers and Pacers have already been eliminated.

Only the local media in Los Angeles said a few beautiful words "weakly", but they didn't have much momentum.

In the training hall, only Kobe and Tang Qian are extremely devoted to training, even more devoted than before. This feeling... At least for now, it seems that it is very "show" and very "ridiculous".We're all set to lose, so what are you doing so hard?What are you doing with an expression that seems to be reversed and promoted?
It's not that there hasn't been talk about improving morale these days, but the persuasion is still very poor.

At least until the Lakers win another game, few people can listen to the simple "chicken blood".

Including Nash and Gasol, they are also a bit "dull", feeling "dead" during training.It seems that the nearly 70-year history of the NBA has locked their thinking.Comeback?This is really something I never thought about.

Patronizing on "back injury", "depressed" and "sad in advance".

Don't blame the rest of the Lakers for being like this, because overall, their behavior is probably "normal" in people's eyes.Those like Kobe and Tang Qian are "crazy" and "abnormal".But... Aren't the vast majority of people who want to create miracles and are able to create miracles "crazy" and "abnormal"?

It is difficult for "normal people" to create miracles, because they bowed their heads too quickly to reality, and they succumbed to the so-called "common sense" and "common sense".The former Tang Qian may also be this kind of ordinary person.If, in the past few years, so many things have not happened, and there have not been such "weird" experiences.

After everyone left, Kobe and Tang Qian were still practicing. After practicing alone for about ten minutes, No. 24 spoke first: "Tang, are you serious? Do you really think we can do this?" Win? Can you come back?" Tang Qian also stopped the training movements in his hands when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "What? The majestic black mamba, have you retreated?"

I don't know when, Tang Qian and Kobe's way of getting along has added a "new style", that is "daily mutual confrontation" and "daily provocation".This was not deliberate, everything is a natural change.

"Of course." Bryant said: "I think it's over, can the team still have 0.000001% hope?"

Kobe's words also have another meaning, which is to satirize the latest ESPN comeback probability. The comeback probability given to the Lakers by this group of "advanced keyboard warriors" is exactly 0.000001%.

"That's fine." After Tang Qian threw a ball, he said, "If I think it's over, wouldn't the 0.000001% chance of a comeback be gone?" "You really dare to say it." Kobe also shot After throwing a ball, he said: "But we need to talk about something practical. I can be the main offensive point on the outside, the team's main attack point, the strong point on the outside to block the gate, what about the offense on the inside and the team's second scoring point? Paul If you can regain your mind, it’s okay, um, this Spurs team is probably still a little bit worse in dealing with this situation.” Who knows that after Kobe finished speaking, Tang Qian answered the next second: “I’ll come That's fine, it's not a big problem."

Ha?Kobe was taken aback for a moment, although Tang Qian did play well in the fourth quarter of the last game, but... that was not a routine operation.Do you really think that No. 29 of the Lakers can "extraordinarily perform" every game as the main offensive point inside?

Seeing Kobe's expression, Tang Qian knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Bryant, don't you believe me? If so, I will let the words out." Tang Qian stopped shooting the ball , said: "I can be the main offensive point inside, the team's main offensive point, and the defensive core of the whole team." Kobe felt a little "funny" when he heard this, and said: "The main offensive point? Or the strong team's main offensive point? You won't Don't know what that means?"

"I know." Tang Qian said, "That's what I mean."

Kobe was actually a little surprised, because this position has always been his, and this season's own state, the Oriental man on the opposite side is the most clear, so...

"Do you really want... to be Shaq?" Kobe urgently needs support now, so he doesn't care much about these things right now.He just needs to know if the Eastern teammate on the opposite side is joking with him.

"Hmm. True." Tang Qian nodded and said, "Didn't I just say that in the last game?"

"What O'Neal at the peak can do, I can do, and what O'Neal at the peak can't do, I can do too."

Kobe paid special attention to the word "Peak". After all, who doesn't know that O'Neal has been in the selection of historically low positions because of the super destructive power of the peak, occupying a large number of votes and a large number of subjective opinions.As the person who knows this matter best besides O'Neill himself, he clearly understands what "Peak O'Neill" means.

Although not reconciled, but still have to say.

He couldn't grab the FMVP for the championship in those three years, because this "big shark" was too dominant. Even Michael Jordan had difficulties in those years.And playing teams that are not strong inside, this point is a nuclear weapon, with a 3% shooting rate, there is no reason to abandon it.Besides, he was far from his strongest state that year, so he couldn't compete.

But now someone tells him, "He can do what the peak O'Neal can do, and he can do what the peak O'Neal can't do"?
How does this sound a bit "nonsensical"?A little "talking nonsense"?
If it weren't for Tang Qian, Kobe would have turned a cold face directly.

"I hope you will do what you say." After Kobe finished speaking, he paused and added: "At least don't let us just fall outside the finals like this, that's too useless."

"Don't worry." Tang Qian said: "My state has reached the extreme, and I'm just waiting for the next game to start."

……

On May 5, US time, the Los Angeles Lakers VS San Antonio Spurs, the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals, was moved to the Lakers' Staples Center.It seemed that the Staples Center was full of excitement and tension. Although no one said much, every fan understood why it felt like this.

They can't afford to lose.

Half of their feet were suspended outside the cliff.

In this case, if you are not nervous, there will be ghosts.

In China, many people have been waiting in front of TVs and computers, waiting for the start of this crucial battle.

Spurs fans, on the whole, still have a relatively relaxed mentality. After all, historical probability and a big lead are their confidence.The fans of the Lakers are all kinds of "impatient". They want to know the result of the game quickly, but they don't want to start the game so quickly, lest the team be eliminated today.

After the warm-up between the two sides, the Spurs formed their own starting lineup: Duncan + Splitter + Danny Green + Kawhi Leonard + Tony Parker.The Lakers are Kobe + Nash + Gasol + Tang Qian + Jodi Meeks.

At the beginning, the Spurs continued to focus on Parker, allowing him to attack the Lakers' No. 1 position, which is 40-year-old Steve Nash.This problem has always caused Mike D'Antoni a headache, because Nash is the engine of his system. Without Nash, his influence on the Lakers almost fell back to "single digits" all at once.But, after all, this is not the Nash of 10 years ago. With limited physical ability, he can only take care of one end, and the defensive end is tantamount to complete scum.

This is actually a major reason why Nash decided to end his contract early and quit the league after finishing this season.

His physical fitness and body have really reached a critical point, and every game is "specially targeted" by the team with a strong No. 1 position. His mood is actually very bad and very uncomfortable.His defense wasn't that good before, but at least he's still at the league average.Now... it's almost useless.The No. 1 position with a little bit of ability can score with high efficiency and high shooting percentage under his defense.

For a person who was a quasi-super giant at his peak, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit cruel.

So soon Nash was replaced and replaced by Jordan Farmar as the No. 1 position.

More than half a quarter has passed, and the Spurs are 19-10, leading the Los Angeles Lakers by 9 points.

Gasol missed consecutive inside attacks, which allowed the Spurs to seize the opportunity to expand the score.Gasol is obviously not the kind of player with particularly strong willpower, so after falling behind by a big score of 0-3, his state and morale plummeted, and he became greatly weakened and inferior compared to the regular season.And the more the Lakers can't open the inside, the more the Spurs' defense will focus on the Lakers' outside, making it impossible for Kobe to even get a one-on-one shot.

This is also a major reason why the Lakers fell behind by 9 points at the beginning.

D'Antoni called a timeout, but he couldn't come up with any more solutions. Obviously, after the lack of Steve Nash and a reliable No. [-] position, D'Antoni's control over the Lakers is no longer Back to the early and mid-season.It is simply that the situation of the display is greater than the actual situation.Every time there is a timeout, there is no good solution.

At this time, Tang Qian stood up and said without hesitation: "Mr. Mike D'Antoni, later, let me focus on the inside line."

As soon as these words came out, some people actually looked at Paul Gasol more, because Gasol has always been very concerned about his own main offensive power.This is also a key to the constant friction between him and the Lakers in recent years.Howard was there last season, so forget it. After all, he is famous and recognized as the "League's No. [-] Center" at the time, so he can bear it if he can bear it.But as soon as Howard left, Gasol publicly asked the Lakers for the main offensive power inside. At that time, there was no problem. Tang Qian's offense was not good, and he had no intention of fighting for this on the offensive end of the inside.Coupled with Kobe's support, this is almost a matter of course.

But right now, some changes have to be made.

At least for this round of the series, some changes need to be made.

Otherwise, the original "rules" must be followed. Most likely, the Lakers will kneel in this game.

Even if these external factors such as low morale and low scores are removed, when Gasol is healthy, he has never faced the No. 21 of the Spurs and taken advantage of it.The regular season was alright, the Spurs players like to hold back, play dead or be lazy, but in the playoffs, Gasol's matchup data was completely suppressed immediately.What's more, despite the regular season data, the Spanish tower has been strong until the age of 36, but it can fight against the fierce playoffs... There was a big decline in the competitive state early on. Since the beginning of the 10-11 season, it has never returned to its peak, especially scoring And tackling this end, the diving is serious. 14+ became his limit.Not to mention the sharp decline in shooting percentage, which has never reached the career average playoff shooting percentage.

Averaged 14+ points per game, which is actually not good for a team's main inside attacker.

At least for the current Lakers team, it's not enough.

It takes more, more, more.

Therefore, Tang Qian can't care so much right now. If he doesn't "grab the class and seize power", the series will probably be over.

As for Gasol's emotions, let's talk about it after catching up with the big score and reversing the situation in the series.

"Hot, you..." D'Antoni wanted to subconsciously refuse when he heard the words. He has been the head coach of the Lakers for so long. He has a deep "impression" or a deep "impression" of the Lakers' No. 29 offense. "prejudice".With Nash, off-ball offense is still very good, and it can be used as a relatively stable output point.But you want him to be the main attack point with the ball inside?From the perspective of Mike D'Antoni, it is really a bit "whimsical".

You said the fourth quarter of the last game? Come.on~ Playing in the NBA, who hasn't eaten "dumplings" a few times.

Depending on the entire round of the series, Tang Qian was still suppressed by Duncan on the defensive end, okay?
Let him "play a hero" at this time, wouldn't that harm the team?

But at this moment, No. 24 of the Lakers stood up and said, "Mr. D'Antoni, let him try it. If it doesn't work, let's talk."

"But Bryant, isn't this a bit too..." Before D'Antoni finished speaking, Kobe cut off and asked:

"If you don't take more risks, you will lose."

"And..." Kobe looked in the direction of the Spurs and said, "I trust him."

D'Antoni was stunned, and his voice didn't come out again.

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