Chapter 528: Warrior (I)
Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, and a miraculous performance in the fourth quarter saved the Lakers! -- Los Angeles Times. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Paul. George claims that Kobe Bryant is still that Kobe, and he is still the top three in the league! -- Los Angeles Times.
Chinese perm is the perfect replacement! Warcraft is down, and he uses 5X5 data to prop up the Lakers! -- Bleachers.
China Hot should definitely join this season's DPOY campaign! -- Bleachers.
Kobe Bryant played the whole game, and he claimed that the next home back-to-back game will definitely not fall! -- Lakers Nation.
With the last 3 games to go, can the Lakers pull off a miracle? -- Lakers Nation.
After the post-game press conference, D'Antoni decided to rush back to Los Angeles overnight to prepare for the game. -- T.N.T. official website.
Exhaustion! The probability of the Lakers winning all three games is only 14%! ββESPNγ
It was an extremely tiring night, and the scary thing was that the Lakers had back-to-back games at home the next night! For the first time, Tang Qian felt the tightness and cruelty of the NBA schedule. But he's okay, although the "total physical fitness" is not too deep, but as long as he sleeps, he can fully recover, so the most energetic person in the entire Lakers team the next day is none other than him.
The Lakers' daily training in the afternoon, everyone is generally not in good spirits, and it is no wonder that since Nash and Ci Shiping were injured, take a look at the main lineup of the Lakers: Kobe Bryant is close to 35 years old, Gasol is close to 33 years old, Blake is 33 years old, Jamison is close to 37 years old, Howard is 27 years old, Tang Qian is 19 years old (outsiders think 22 years old), Meeks is 26 years old, Jordan. Hill is 26 years old and Dujon is 31 years old. And Meeks, Jordan. Hill and Dujon are both character streams, and it is impossible to entrust them with any important tasks, especially at critical moments, their ability to withstand pressure is not good, which makes them difficult to work with. In D'Antoni's heart, there is dispensable. Meeks still has a three-point shot that can help the Lakers score points on the bench, but the latter two, the current Lakers, hardly need them.
If Howard and Tang Qian can coexist on the court, it will have a certain alleviating effect on the Lakers' lineup. However, now within the Lakers, everyone knows that Howard and Tang Qian have serious personal contradictions, and it is even more difficult to want them to play together and cooperate seamlessly. Therefore, most of the time, the Lakers need to send Kobe Bryant + Gasol + Blake + Jamison to combine Howard and Tang Qian, and the aging trend is too serious.
At the beginning of the season, I didn't think that at the end of the season, a whole bunch of problems followed.
Physical reserves, injury problems, intra-team conflicts, run-in level, chemistry, defensive deficiencies, public opinion pressure...... Let D'Antoni's head become 3 big. This is definitely a scenario that you can't experience in "Phoenix" Phoenix.
Alas, I just want to make the playoffs first, and then think about the next questions.
Mike. D'Antoni sat in the manager's office, rubbing his forehead with his hands.
But the real test, the real crisis, has just begun.
This is far from the end.
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On April 12, 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers played back-to-back home games against the Golden State Warriors.
Tang Qian finished changing his clothes and walked through the physiotherapy room, only to see Kobe Bryant sitting on the bed with his upper body accepting Judy. Seto's careful massage, the lower body is divided into two parts, one is an ice pack, and the other is an ice bucket. This is a very scientific recovery method, but Tang Qian tried it once, and it was very cold and even close to biting. But Gary. Witti laughed and said that he didn't have to do this kind of recovery now, and that he would talk about it in 10 years.
It's a daily lesson for veterans, especially those who want to stay productive, and even more so with a lot of recovery schedules that even outstrip training and game time. Tang Qian was still young, so he didn't want to think about the day that seemed to be a long time.
However, Kobe Bryant will be 35 years old in 4 months, and he has already reached this day.
"Hi ~ hot ~ What are you doing? Go to the field to warm up first, don't waste this time, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee your state tonight! After Kobe Bryant looked up and saw Tang Qian, the first thing he said was this. Tang Qian nodded, but after taking a few steps, he turned back and asked, "Mr. Mamba, ...... you?"
"I look like a 100-year-old man, don't I?" Kobe Bryant made a rare joke, you must know that this is not 2015, this is not 2016, 2012-2013 season, he is still the same person, rarely joking. Playing a joke with a young player in particular is a rarity.
Tang Qian was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Kobe Bryant smiled and said: "This is a compulsory course for veterans, and I thought it was a fool when I was young, but when I am older, I need to maintain it a little, and it is the same as a classic car." β
"Of course, I hate this stuff in my heart!"
After speaking, Kobe Bryant returned to normal, as if he had just traveled through time: "Go warm up, hot, tonight's game is very important, we can't make any mistakes." β
Tang Qian nodded and left.
Bryant. Bryant used to enter each game 2~3 hours in advance and practice shooting until he felt hot.
But this season, he doesn't seem to be able to do that.
To be honest, Tang Qian has seen "Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning" with his own eyes this season, and there are not many times.
The Golden State Warriors, currently 45-34 this season, ranked 6th in the West, although they played very "chaotic" in the early stage, but after getting used to Curry's return, this young team of pitchers gradually got on the right track. They have won eight of their last ten games, including six on the road, and the day before yesterday, they upset the top seed in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder. So now, morale is high, and every eye is shining with a strong battle light.
The final closing schedule of the Warriors is relatively easy, all of which are 2~3 days a game, which is completely different from the compactness of the Lakers.
So their physical strength, everyone is relatively adequately maintained.
Tang Qian completed the silver completion in the last game, although he did not achieve the gold completion of the comprehensive surpass, but it was enough to satisfy Tang Qian. After all, the data of 5X5 is originally the extremely difficult data in the history of the NBA, and he is very lucky to be the 9th person, but he really dare not ask for more at the moment.
The resulting Silver Fragment and two other copies are combined to form a Silver Cap Card.
This can be regarded as giving Tang Qian's current "scarce inventory", a little comfort.
And so the game began.
In the first quarter, the Lakers were directly defeated.
Because someone on the Warriors, from the first second, got into the groove.
He's No. 30, Stephen. Curry.
This season, he is actually averaging only 22+ points per game, but tonight, in the first quarter of the game, he scored 22 points. And it only took 8 minutes, 13 shots, and a shooting rate of 69.2%, close to 70%. What is this called hit rate? Even if you are an interior player, you can get a shooting rate of more than 55%, which is considered excellent, and more than 60% is a monster, 70%? If you're not the type of Jordan Jr. who doesn't shoot in an open position, you basically can't do that.
This is already a shooting percentage that the super interior has to look up to, but I didn't expect it to appear in a skinny and small outside player.
32-15 in the single quarter, the Lakers felt cold, and Howard was also limited miserably, as long as he attacked inside, the Warriors' interior line would pull him down, anyway, they wouldn't give you a chance to shoot comfortably. As for fouls? As for getting to the free throw line? Okay, as long as you can get the penalty in.
Howard made 1 of 7 free throws in the quarter and was once again caught in a free throw arc.
After the "brain fever" of the last game, Mike. D'Antoni publicly and seriously criticized him in the team, telling him not to do such "stupid" behavior again, otherwise it would be a great harm to himself and the team. When Howard heard this, he was both frustrated and angry, and he wanted to work. What is the reason for such "desperate"? Isn't it for the good of the team? You are so "ignorant" and so "unkind"? Still criticizing me in public? What kind of bullshit are you!
An old thing with empty hands, can he dare to pretend to be a champion coach?
I'm really !!
In the second quarter of the game, Tang Qian came on as a substitute, and the moment he came on the court, he felt the strong momentum of the opponent.
"Zen Master" Jackson once said that the game is a game of "potential", and the total amount of this potential is constant, similar to the law of conservation of mass, so if one side grabs too much, the other side will inevitably weaken the "momentum".
Now, Tang Qian feels that this is what it means.
The overall momentum of the Lakers was completely suppressed by the Golden State Warriors.
There was no sign of confrontation at all.
It's not that the Lakers didn't work hard, it's just that the opponent tonight was too strong.
Under the leadership of the No. 30 "cute baby", from the first second, he suppressed the direction of Los Angeles and did not give the Lakers any respite at all. At the end of the season, the Warriors showed extraordinary projection ability, and their growth was quiet, but the momentum was terrifying enough.
By the time the league woke up, the Warriors were unstoppable.
And you know, this is still an incomplete version of the Warriors, and the "Death Five" has not yet taken shape, but the firepower has become like this, and the future is ......
Forget it, now is not the time to think about the future, how to win the current game is the key.
However, the Warriors' interior line is not strong, whether it is Andries who came off the bench. Biedrins is still the starting Festus. Azeri is all bench level, and if it weren't for the Warriors' lack of availability on the interior this season, they wouldn't have played too long. And against Tang Qian, they also lost their strength on the defensive end, because Tang Qian is not a "Warcraft", so he will not be stupid to hold the ball and play in the low post, and then wait for someone to foul.
Although his free throw shooting percentage is much better than that of "Warcraft", it is in the early 60s, and there is nothing to be proud of.
Therefore, Tang Qian's core task on the field is still defense.
It's best to have complete control of the inside line.
Even if he doesn't use the ability card, Tang Qian has this confidence tonight.
Because the Warriors' interior No. 5 position is too weak, but it is the impact of the No. 4 position, which needs more attention. Golden State's No. 4 starter was David. Lee, the substitute is Karl. Landry is a powerful general and should not be underestimated.
At least compared to their No. 5 position, the No. 4 position is much stronger.
A few minutes passed, taking advantage of Curry's absence, the Lakers continued to let Gasol attack the interior, and then narrowed the score gap step by step. However, when Curry returned to the court, the Lakers' scoring was a little unable to catch up with the opponent. Throughout the second quarter, even if Tang Qian scored 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 4 points, he couldn't stop the Warriors from continuing to lead the Lakers.
58-42, the Lakers scored a lot of points in the second quarter, and the shooting percentage was not bad, but it was still difficult to catch up with the Warriors.
In the third quarter, Howard came on the court and took advantage of the Warriors' lack of interior line to score 11 points, including several 2+1s, and of course, the +1s behind 2 generally collapsed out of the basket. This season, the Warriors are indeed sparse inside, and the No. 5 position is useless, but their offensive firepower is enough to cover up this problem. At least against the Los Angeles Lakers, their interior disadvantage will not be so obvious. Why? Because the former head coach of the Warriors, Mark Brown, took the court. Jackson said that if Howard attacks the inside, he will directly foul, as long as the opponent does not play 2+1, then sending the free throw line is also a victory.
Under the guidance of this strategy, the Warriors have no fear of Howard, anyway, whether it is a big man or a small man, as long as they can catch the latter, it will be a foul with a head and a face. This made Howard play very uncomfortably on the offensive end, and Lakers fans were also frightened, after all, the season has reached this point, and the advantages and disadvantages of "Warcraft" have been clear at a glance at the Staples Center.
How many games this season have been lost to Howard's free throws?
This made some extreme Staples fans can't help but be blindfolded when they see Howard standing at the free throw line, with an expression that they can't bear to look at anymore. It can be seen what kind of attitude Lakers fans have towards "Warcraft" Howard's free throws this season.
Gasol has been outstanding, scoring 15 points so far and shooting far less than Howard. But I can't stand it, and I finally recovered a few points, and was divided by the opponent by three three-five by two, and a few three-pointers were wiped out. This situation is quite demoralizing on the professional basketball court.
Because the opponent makes you invisible, you can catch up with the possibility.
This is no less than a torture for Lakers players.
With about 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Mike. D'Antoni took the initiative to replace No. 12 Dwight. Howard.
"Why replace me? The third quarter is not over yet! Howard glared at Mike. D'Antoni asked loudly. After hearing this, the latter just responded dryly: "Now you are too easy to be targeted by the Warriors, let's go down and rest first." β
"Am I being targeted? Do you want to replace this Chinese ...... Can the Chinese kid not be targeted? Howard continued, with a very unfriendly attitude. But D'Antoni only had one sentence, saying: "He can play a game without shooting, can you?" β
"I ......"
"Alright, you can come down and rest for a while, and then go back later." D'Antoni is too lazy to talk nonsense with Howard, there are only three games in the season, and he simply doesn't have time to "talk nonsense" with the latter. Everything is about winning and making sure the Lakers can make the playoffs.
This is also the first task that has been given to him recently.
As long as you can make the playoffs, the pressure of public opinion on the management will be much less and more relaxed. Kupchak certainly knows this, so as soon as he saw that the Lakers still had any hope of making the playoffs, he couldn't wait to give D'Antoni instructions. As for how D'Antoni will coach in the last few games, he doesn't bother to care about it for the time being, and will squeeze into the playoffs first.
By the time Tang Qian reappeared in the third quarter, the score had become 78-59, 19 points behind the opponent.
The Lakers' defense, because of physical exhaustion and serious physical exhaustion, has been getting worse and worse since the second half.
This makes it easier for the Warriors to score.
"Paul, concentrate on the offense, the opponent's interior line is a mess of dogs. Excrement! I'll take care of rebounding and interior defense! "After Don sneaked on the field, he faced Paul. Gasol said: "Now the team urgently needs someone to score." β
PS: It's another key plot point, let's smash the tickets~
Xiao Zi wanted to lie down in front of the computer desk and take a break for ten minutes last night, but the result was ...... I took a short nap for nearly 4~5 hours, and it was already dawn when I opened my eyes, so I was sorry that I didn't send it until this time~
Xiaozi went to work first, and then came back in the evening to make amends to everyone~Woowoo~