Chapter 464: Battle
Kevin. Durant, the league's super shooter, super wing, super scorer, before "Kuhao" appeared, he was the league's best shooter. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info has already won the honor of 3 scoring champions in the sixth year of his career, and even many people think that he may reach the level of Qiao Shen's ten scoring champions. Putting these possibilities aside, the discerning person sensed that he was about to truly enter the peak of his career.
The 6-year NBA baptism has long made Durant's personal scoring ability reach the top of the league, and the selection of the "180 Club" this season is also a proof of super efficiency. What is called "180 Club" is that the sum of the three shooting rates of shooting percentage + three-point shooting rate + free throw shooting rate reaches 180%. The people who can join this club are all super efficient in the league, but Durant is still different from them, that is, his average points per game is as high as 28+. This is an extremely rare situation in the past decade.
Who was the last person to do it? He is the famous "Big Bird" Larry. Bird, that is to say, for 25 years since Bird, the Thunder No. 35 is the only player who has made it to the "180 Club" and can also average 28 points per game. So this season's Kevin. Durant clearly has signs that he is about to enter his peak.
The Lakers made a three-point shot, when ~, hit the iron collapse basket, the rebound was picked up by Tang Qian, and then passed to Gasol, Gasol hooked into the net, and there was still 7 points missing. But turning his head, Durant scored another 2-pointer, and there was no preparation for it, just relying on his height and reach, he forced it out.
The margin again became 9 points.
The Lakers couldn't shoot, and the rebounds were protected by the Thunder, after all, it is not an ability card, and it is impossible to grab every low-post rebound, not to mention that rebounds are always beneficial to the defender. Kevin. Durant shot high again, Kobe Bryant quickly let go of his defender when he saw this, and pounced vigorously, but at this time Durant hit the ground, and the basketball quickly stuffed Kobe Bryant's missed defender, Sapo. Soflosa. Sovlosa made a three-point shot, brushed ~, and after the basketball drew a parabola in the sky, he fell into the Lakers' net impartially.
A difference of 12 points.
These two seasons were the pinnacle of Soflosa's three-point shooting, with a shooting percentage of over 40 percent, which is enough to be called a reassuring long-range battery. He also shared the defensive pressure of the double less, attracting some of the opponent's defensive attention.
Don't underestimate this, a stable 3-pointer with more than 4 percent in one hand is exactly what the Lakers are missing right now.
And he also has excellent defensive ability, 3D players, counting the Lakers, I can't find any of them.
This is the future wing trend of the league, and apart from the stars, it is this kind of wing player who is the most popular.
It's useless to think so much, because now what White is in front of the Lakers is how to contain Kevin. Durant.
Ci Shiping is a year older than last season, so he wants to guard against Kevin. Durant became more difficult, but apart from him, the rest of the Lakers were not tall enough to defend their opponents. Unless it is the playoffs now, Ci Shiping can also use the penalty scale to increase the intensity of physical confrontation, so that Durant feels uncomfortable, and he can use the playoff defense method in the regular season, which has only one ending, that is, being whistled for a foul and sending the opponent to the free throw line.
What to do? Who can come out and break this game?
Originally, Tang Qian wanted Ci Shiping to break through and go all out to prevent the opponent's shooting space, but unfortunately this was easy to use in others, and when he put it on "Du Qichi", it became a little "powerless". Because with Durant's height and stretch and elasticity, he is enough to continue to shoot, and he will not lose the possibility of shooting because of your closeness.
This is also the root cause of the Lakers players being a little helpless.
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant finally scored a rollover and back-to-back jumper, and then Durant raised his hand again to hit, that kind of calmness and simplicity, as if this was not a game, but a training. Kobe's efforts were reversed on the spot.
There are still 12 points, and the game time is running out.
But that's not the main thing, the main thing is that the Lakers face Kevin. Durant can't think of a way to control this point at all. So it means that no matter how you score, the opponent can also redeem it, and your efforts will be wiped out in an instant.
After seeing this situation, Mike. D'Antoni's face was gloomy, and Howard's expression was one of joy.
Diametrically opposed, very different.
And this scene was also captured by careful reporters on the sidelines, and a photo called "Warcraft Happy Laughter" after the game was quoted by major media, and then understood and annotated.
However, 90% of people didn't guess Howard's mood at this time:
Come on, well done, Kevin! Let's shoot the Lakers' basket in this quarter!!
In order to avoid losing his bet, Howard completely disregarded the interests of the team.
It can't be like this anymore! Something has to be done to make a change!
After seeing that the Lakers missed the shot again, Tang Qian silently calculated in his heart.
After a thousand thoughts, he turned his head to Gasol and said something, and then he strode out of the inside area.
Yes, you read that right, it's out of the inside zone.
This scene surprised all the players in the field.
What does he want to do? Why did he run out?
It's a question that puzzles everyone, but thankfully, the answer will soon be revealed.
"oh~my~ what did we see??? China Scalding actually ran near the top arc, and he wanted to defend Kevin alone??? "Thunder's live commentator Brian. Davis said, "I think he's crazy, right?" "Grant beside him. Lang also said: "This Chinese kid is full of self-confidence!" That's why he did it! But trust me, Kevin will teach him how to be human! How could the league's three-time scoring champion, Mr. 180 Club this season, be blocked by a No. 5 on the outside? China's hot has been too smooth recently, do you think you have become an All-Star player when you win the best of the week? Soon Kevin will let him know what a real superstar is! ”
Brian. Davis actually found his partner's slip of the tongue, because the All-Star player, this Chinese is already this season, and he is also an All-Star starter. But he and Kevin, who is about to step into the road to superstardom. Compared to Durant, the moment is not worth mentioning. Besides, blue-collar players are born dwarfs in the league, even if you're an All-Star blue-collar player. Throughout the history of the NBA, with the exception of Beal. Russell, the rest of the blue-collar stars, all disappeared in a flash, and they were not favored and affirmed by the public.
Even if it's Bill. Russell, that's also because his dry goods are too hard, so it is difficult for the sunspots to get started, otherwise he only has one or two championships, you see if he will be belittled, you see if he will be hacked into a dog by the little fans? It's a pity that he wears more rings on his fingers, this is the strongest reliance, the strongest reliance.
Because that means he's always a winner.
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Tang Qian to defend the quasi-superstars in the No. 1, 2, and 3 positions on the outside, because letting a big man over 7 feet go to the outside defense is originally to take the short and give up the long, and give up the last. But the current Tang Qian is not an ordinary Tang Qian, under the effect of "demigod descending to earth", he has the pinnacle defensive ability of the "Basketball Emperor", and the object of his defense is not an ordinary outside line, it is Kevin, who is known as "Du Qichi". Durant.
So, it gives him the opportunity to challenge the impossible.
Because Durant's height is too tall, it is the biggest obstacle to poor breakthrough ability.
Although he is a three-time league scoring champion, Durant's breakthrough has never been listed in the top, and even being first-class is enough. Even if he specially practiced a "super-large body forward change of direction" this season, it only pushed the original second- and third-rate breakthrough ability to the quasi-first-class level. Moreover, this is Durant's height and size, the strongest limit that he can reach, and if he wants to improve, it is difficult and difficult, anyway, in Tang Qian's impression, he has not broken this boundary.
In the end, Durant's change of direction and lateral movement are quite "sluggish" because of his height.
The "sluggishness" here is relative, for his own height of "Du Qiqi", it is already very terrifying and powerful, but compared with the outside players who are more than 1.9 to 2 meters old, it is a "scum level". It's not that Durant's speed is not fast and his physical fitness is not good, it's just that you are too tall, and the traverse and change of direction will be naturally suppressed by the rules of physics, and the person who can break this restriction has not yet been born in the human race.
Considering these factors, Tang Qian decided to take a risk and took the initiative to go up to guard the opponent one-on-one.
After all, although Durant's height and arm span are long, if he can compare with himself, it will be a big deal.
But the premise is that you have to be able to keep up with this Thunder 35.
After Durant saw this scene, his expression also froze for half a second, because since he played basketball until now, he has been marked by a big center of more than 7 feet, and that opportunity is simply a handful. So when he saw Tang Qian's figure, the whole person couldn't help but be slightly sluggish. But soon, he recovered, and his eyes kept looking at the Lakers No. 29, as if he had a strong playful nature.
You dare to run out of me alone if you are so tall? Do you really think of yourself as the Hulk? Do you really think I'm an insider?
That's good! Tonight, you are the Lakers' defensive barrier, as long as you can be defeated, then the Lakers will naturally be self-defeating! Just let me Kevin. Durant will teach you what it means to score without a solution!
Durant was full of confidence, and Tang Qian was also focused, bending over and bending his knees, waiting for the opponent's attack.
Damn it! How can China play something out of the tactical system again??? Run out to defend Kevin alone. Durant, what the hell is going on in his head??? Mike. When D'Antoni saw this, he was extremely annoyed, because it was obviously an "unequal misplaced defense". Of course, the inside line is the world of the center, but go to the outside line, come on, does O'Neill have any deterrent power on the outside? Does Yao Ming have any deterrent power on the outside? In fact, the big center who is more than 7 feet tall is almost an insulator on the outside, you say Olajuwon? I'm sorry, Olajuwon doesn't have 7 feet in his shoes, and his bare feet are actually 6 feet 10 inches, but they are only 208 cm, so he can't be counted among the real 7 feet long.
This is also Mike. D'Antoni felt that Tang Qian was in Hu Lai.
You're a big guy with more than 7 feet barefoot, and you don't stay on the inside, what are you going to do on the outside?
When this ball fails defensively, I must replace him on the field to calm down! You can't mess with him every time!
Durant saw that it was the big center who was marking the outside line, so he didn't make any technical moves, and he bent over and stepped forward, wanting to break through Tang Qian's defense in one step. Pity...... He didn't succeed.
On the contrary, because his breakthrough was too casual, he was touched by Tang Qian's body, and the whole person almost lost his balance, and the left pan moved out. Just kidding, Tang Qian is now a serious 258 pounds, Kevin. What about Durant? At most, it is 230+ pounds, and as for the 240 pounds at his peak in the future, he has not grown to it yet, so in a head-on confrontation, Durant did not control his body and basketball, and was stealed by the Lakers' No. 29 with one hand.
This scene, I don't know how many players and how many viewers I watched.
It's not that they don't have much knowledge, it's mainly that this kind of offensive and defensive ending is too unexpected, so the audience is in an uproar.
"I, I'm not mistaken, am I? Kevin was actually cut off by the oriental center? What's going on? Thunder live commentator Brian. Davis said with his mouth slightly open. "I don't know, okay, now the big screen gives a slow motion, you can take a closer look at what's going on." Grant. Lang stared at the big screen above his head and opened his mouth.
In slow motion, the momentary details of the two people's offense and defense began to become clear, and it turned out to be Kevin. When Durant broke through, he happened to have a reasonable physical contact with Tang Qian, who was moving sideways. It was a blocking foul that could be awarded or not, and the referee saw this rare defensive scene and decided not to give Kevin. Durant, the "star whistle".
So that is to say, it's Kevin. Durant suffered a big loss from Tang Qian in terms of physical confrontation.
The No. 3 and No. 5 positions, of course, can't be compared with physical confrontations, but the question is, how does the Lakers' No. 29 keep up with Kevin. What about Durant's breakthrough pace? Shouldn't that be impossible, right?
All the mysteries are on Tang Qian's "demigod descending to earth", and his defensive awareness and defensive state have been greatly improved, so he can successfully block Kevin. Durant's breakthrough.
PS: This is the first chapter, and there is one more chapter~