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Chapter 996 The winning streak will be torn apart?no, please see mine
Vote for Tang Ji!Everyone move!Be sure to bloody LeBron James! ! !

Domestic votes seem to be insignificant!Is there any way to cast it out?Seek the guidance of the great God! ! !
There is a way!For details, please refer to this post. Although it is a bit troublesome, the real Tang Mi will definitely do it, right?

Your vote is the underlying motivation to help Emperor Tang Ji suppress KING!Come and vote, it's up to you!I'm missing you!

Domestically, Jamie was also not to be outdone, and launched a similar voting action:

Don't lose to the opponent!We must help Zhan Huang recover the lost points!We must help Zhan Huang get back the votes!

James is the strongest in the league!He should be the king of votes!
Help Lao Zhan become a vote king!Kill the opposite one!Everyone rise up!Now is the time to test everyone!
Because the first round of All-Star voting surprised many people, in order to prove the energy of their favorite star, the canvassing war on the Internet suddenly became fierce.This feeling is really a little scary.It's quite similar to Janco's posture when he competed for the MVP in 09.This shows that Tang potential in the country has completely gained a firm foothold, which makes Yao Ming's "focus on star building" and "focus on publicity" strategies have a very good effect.

And this is domestic, in the United States, the Lakers are welcoming their No.30 five games in the regular season this season.

In this game, they finally ran into a hard stubble, and they were the Portland Trail Blazers.

Don't underestimate the Trail Blazers this season. Although they drove high and low in the original time and space, there are reasons for that. There are two main reasons.First, injuries, and second, internal conflicts suddenly became acute.It's really not blowing, so far, the Trail Blazers have surpassed the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers, and once climbed to the third place in the Western Conference.Second only to the Warriors and Lakers.And their current record is also similar to the original time and space, as high as 3 wins and 26 losses!
So it really can't be underestimated.

In addition, this game is another back-to-back game for the Lakers themselves, so it is not that the Trail Blazers have no chance of defeating the invaders at home, cutting off the Los Angeles Lakers' 21-game winning streak this season in one fell swoop.A very simple external change, it can be seen that the Trail Blazers are actually full of confidence in themselves this season.They think this season is the time for them to show their talents.

The team boss Aldridge even said bluntly: Nine years later, it is now.

But they will eventually be defeated by internal strife and internal friction. Such a strong start will eventually lead to the fourth and fifth positions in the West, which is equal to the latter. They lost most of the games.Anticlimactic, this is the Trail Blazers.Moreover, the contradiction between Aldridge and Lillard has become increasingly prominent. This is a bit like the feeling of the OK combination back then. The insiders have gradually begun to age, and the outside players are still very young. In addition, the former also has some "psychological problems", so this combination , just like that.

But that's all something later, and they are still working closely together for the time being, putting their future on this season.

The Moda Center, the home of the Trail Blazers, can seat more than 2 fans. This season, the Trail Blazers finally have a sense of being a strong player. Fans, rekindled love and love for basketball.This is not difficult to understand. He has been a soy sauce role for a long time. After finally waiting for Roy, he was abolished within a few seasons. After finally waiting for Emperor Oden, he was also ruined by injuries.Repeatedly, it was not until this season that they finally saw the opportunity to compete for the NBA championship in the vertical and horizontal alliance.

It's a pity that Tang Qian's entry intensified the time and speed of the Portland Trail Blazers' infighting.

Facing a team with 26 wins and 8 losses, the current top six teams in the league, if you say it is weak, it would be a bit too much.Not many fans will buy it.So in this game, ESPN hoped that the Lakers would lose the game from the beginning.

Well, it better be a big fiasco.

Starting lineup, the Lakers are still Tang Qian + Bosh + Ariza + Jimmy Butler + Jeremy Lin.The Blazers are Damian Lillard + LaMarcus Aldridge + Batum + Chris Kaman + Willis Matthews.The lineup is still good, no wonder the team has claimed to be a team that specializes in "beating" modern combinations in recent years.

The basketball was thrown high, and the person competing with Tang Qian for the ball was not LaMarcus Aldridge, but Chris Kaman, who just came to the Trail Blazers this season.The reason is well known, Aldridge is not willing to play center, playing the 5th position.He even publicly said in 2011 that he didn't like his teammates to call him the C position. In addition to his own unwillingness to purely fight inside, there is another point that he is very taboo and even a little superstitious. "Portland curse".

Well?What is the Portland curse you ask?This is a good question.

The so-called "Curse of Portland" is a "curse" for the center position. From a long time ago, there were Bill Walton, Sam Bowie, and then Oden, Prizbilla, Cam Bi's knee seems to be anyone who has been in the 5th position here.Nothing too good.So this is why Aldridge is very resistant to the 5th position.This is also an element of why Yuan Shikong was willing to play center immediately after arriving in San Antonio.

Of course, speaking of "dominant aura", whether it is Chris Kaman or Aldridge, it is actually the same for Tang Qian. He is not afraid of anyone when he is fighting for the ball.

Kaman's athletic ability was mediocre at first, but now he is getting older, so of course there is no chance of success at all.The basketball was lightly tapped by Tang Qian's wrist, and the basketball flew into the hands of the Lakers.Jeremy Lin pushed forward and played a fixed cooperative push of the Lakers, taking the lead in helping the team grab 2 points.

2-0.

But this game was more difficult than the Lakers imagined. The Trail Blazers played very well. At least when there were no obvious internal conflicts, their performance deserved the third place in the Western Conference.

The Lakers were played a bit scattered in the first quarter, and the tacit understanding of the Trail Blazers made them feel a little pressure.

As I said before, the current Lakers' single defense is actually not bad at all, even very strong, but the overall defense is not very good.That is to say, the defensive system is not good, or basically there is no system.There is no way, D'Antoni has this coaching style, it is impossible to run and shoot at high speed while taking into account defense, D'Antoni can't do it.He and Thibodeau of the Bulls are vivid representatives of the two extremes.Compared with the previous teams, the Trail Blazers have really played well overall this season so far, with patient offense and strong defense. There are also external and internal defenses for individual players, and Batum is also a defensive champion on the wing.In this way, it is the short board that is not obvious.Once the Lakers feel down, they will suffer a bit.

The Lakers scored 21 points in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 24 points, and entered the second quarter behind by 3 points.

In the second quarter, D'Antoni obviously wanted the team to strengthen their offense, but this was also anticipated by the Trail Blazers, so they took a period of strong defense, waited for a few minutes for the Lakers' offensive momentum to vent, and immediately restarted Turning from defense to offense, Aldridge attacked facing the basket, Lillard made a breakthrough, Batum made a three-pointer from the right, Wesley Matthews made a three-pointer from the top arc, and even Kaman made consecutive shots from the inside Got 2 balls.The Lakers were immediately hit into a timeout.

You underestimated your opponent!Although the Trail Blazers have always had limited heights in the league, they were really strong in the early part of this season.

And it can also be seen that without Tang Qian, the Lakers' interior defense has suddenly become the strongest in the league, and it has dropped by an unknown number of grades.Thackeray can do so much. His main task is to use his body to help the team block. It is enough to do his duty on the defensive end. But to be honest, he can't even defend Kaman.Kaman was an All-Star player a few years ago, but now that he's older, he still has the basic skills and abilities. It's not a big problem to play Thackeray.

But Mike D'Antoni had to let Tang Qian rest, because if it is overused, the Lakers may lose more than they gain in the future.Besides, Tang Qian's physical fitness is about 33~34 minutes, which is a little better than last season, but not too much.Of course, this is because of the rapid increase in his weight during the offseason. Otherwise, if he maintains the weight of last season, he should have at least 38 minutes of standard star fitness.

At this time, D'Antoni felt the importance of the Lakers No. 29 to the team.

It is both offensive and defensive.

With him, I won’t talk about the defensive end. Idiots know how far the Lakers can improve inside. Let’s talk about the offensive end, because Tang Qian’s current offensive ability is attractive enough to work alone, so even if it’s his passing ability and ability to play the ball Not good, that can also create opportunities for the whole team when they can't play.In particular, in fact, D'Antoni also discovered that this No. 29 actually has a very good ability to shoot and pass the ball.At least in the current league, he is a quasi-first-rate insider.

Maybe he is not good at supporting and making the pivot, but he can directly shoot and pass the ball to let his teammates shoot. In this regard, he is already the best.

The six and a half assist crystal bricks were not built.

So unconsciously, the importance of Tang Qian to this team and to Mike D'Antoni has become more and more profound.With him, the Lakers are the second strongest team in the Western Conference this season, a 21-game winning streak team. Without him, although it is okay, it is absolutely impossible to reach this height.After all, at the No. 1 position, Jeremy Lin's performance can basically satisfy D'Antoni, but after all, his ability is limited, and he can't reach the level of the peak Nash back then. Strong team, very difficult.It is very delicious.

Now, that's it, and many teams have specifically studied this point, and they have roughly figured out the approximate distribution of Tang Qian's rest time in each game.Therefore, the impact on the inside of the Lakers will usually be weakened, but once No. 29 is off the court, he will immediately increase the intensity of the inside attack without hesitation, and take the opportunity to score a large number of points.

But now the time is not up, and the Trail Blazers are a strong team, and D'Antoni can't take the risk of letting Tang dive up now.

Otherwise, there is no physical fitness in the crucial fourth quarter, so what should I do?That is really unfair!
D'Antoni is still a "small ball master" after all, and he also quickly arranged offensive tactics. In the process of pushing quickly, he added a change between the 5th and 4th positions.That is to say, Jeremy Lin held the ball outside the right three-point line, and Bosh took the opportunity to kill. Jeremy Lin passed it to Bosh and immediately moved to the top arc. Of course, the opponent could not let Jeremy Lin pass so easily. At this time, the 3rd position is needed. That is to say, Landry on the field now proposes to make a wall to help Jeremy Lin move as a cover.This is a dynamic lineup, with Bosh as the 5th position, Ryan Kelly as the 4th position, and Randall as the 3rd position.Why not the other 2 insiders?This is because in terms of enthusiasm, Randall, a pure rookie, is the most obedient and active. He is willing to do anything. This kind of strong enthusiasm cannot be compared with the previous two.Furthermore, Randall does not have an outside basket, so he can only use his strong body to help build a thick "wall". He does not participate in any offense.

The name of this set of tactics is translated as "inside boldness". Sometimes the name chosen by the United States is so straightforward. For example, Phil Jackson, the most famous tactic in the Bulls back then, translates to be similar to "stupid pig".It is surprising, but it is a very normal tactical name on the other side of the ocean.

"Inside bold" means designing an offensive tactic in which inside players pull out to attack. Naturally, this has rigid requirements for inside players' shooting ability.So this is why both Bosh and Kelly are brought up.Both of them are big men with mid-range and long-range and three-point shooting capabilities. One is on the left and the other is on the right. They are very capable of pulling space.Moreover, once the Trail Blazers' rotation is not timely, it will become empty inside, so that the Lakers' outside players can take advantage of the vacancy and get into the basket more easily to get a shot.

The tactics are very good, and the effect has come out, but it is a pity that Bosh did not make this 3-pointer, and the outside line feels bad, not just talking.If your inside player goes to the outside, it will become like this, there is no difference.The high shooting percentage of inside players is because they are close to the basket. If they are not close, then they cannot be so high.

And this "inside bold" tactic also has a big drawback, that is, it is all called out, and no one inside can snatch offensive rebounds.The Trail Blazers Lillard made a breakthrough and made a throw. It was very difficult for Jeremy Lin to defend him.After all, Lillard this season has already begun to have a clear star atmosphere.He was selected as an All-Star for the first time last year when he was only in the 2nd grade, which shows how extraordinary he is.

It's not surprising that Jeremy Lin couldn't guard against him.

The score has been stretched, and D'Antoni's team is prone to this problem. If the supply of touch is not enough, then it will have to stop.Unless there are single-kill masters who break the game in the team, such as Kobe Bryant and the future Harden, this problem can be alleviated to the greatest extent.When the team's outside firepower cannot be supplied, they will do solo kills. After overcoming this low tide, they will sweep away their opponents in one breath.

Now the Lakers' outside line lacks such a person.

Whether it is Jeremy Lin, Butler, Ariza, Nick Young, etc., they are not enough to complete this task stably.

So what to do?Do you want to use an internal line?
Inside solo kill?D'Antoni really hasn't thought much about this situation, but how do you know if you don't try?

When the peak Suns were actually unable to start the game and the overall feel was not in shape, there were also Nash and Stoudemire who killed alone.

Just don't know if Bosh can stand it.

Bosh also knows that the team now needs someone to stand up. When the tactics are not working well, the core of the team is needed, and a single carry is needed.

He plays singles with the ball, but the opponent also has Aldridge to defend him.

Although the latter's defense can't be called an elite level, it can't be played casually.

Bosh hit 3 shots, only scored 1, and his shooting percentage was not high. At the same time, he made a mistake in the confrontation and was hit by the Blazers with a defensive counterattack.In fact, Bosh had a lot of experience in dealing with Aldridge before, but now he has more energy than energy, and he just felt a little discomfort in his lungs. This feeling came suddenly, but it went away. It was quick, but it was this moment that distracted him from his attack.

With 3 minutes and 48 seconds left in the second quarter, when Tang Qian re-entered the court, the Lakers were almost 11 points behind their opponents!
This point, from the beginning of this season to the present, is actually not very common.

So, is the Lakers' winning streak finally ending in "Tear City"?
So, are we, the Portland Trail Blazers, finally going to hold our heads up this season?

So, this year, do we really have a chance to hit the championship?
The Lakers struggled in the first half, making the Moda Center fans seem to have a hallucination.

It feels like they have risen strongly this season, and they are unstoppable.

However, some people disagree with these Blazers fans.

He is No. 29 of the Lakers, Tang Qian.

Tang Qian stood up and said to D'Antoni: "Hey, sir, don't be so anxious, believe me, our winning streak will not end here."

"We will continue to win."

"It will definitely win more and last longer than Cleveland."

D'Antoni looked at him and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Tang Qian said: "It's very simple, play, and then, break the illusion of the city of tearing."

The words were not loud, but there was a power that made D'Antoni subconsciously feel at ease.

Has this kid, his mental state, grown up again?
Maybe Kobe and I really discovered a pearl-like character by accident.

"Okay then, let me see what you're capable of, hot."

"No problem." Tang Qian took off his thermal training long-sleeved suit and said, "Look at mine."

PS: Here comes the big chapter~ I finally caught up~ See you all tonight, there will be more tonight~
Xiao Zi has something to eat, and then she is ready to go out to do some work, see you soon~
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