Mike. D'Antoni set up three sets of offensive tactics, but in the end, all of them ended up in failure, because the Heat's defense was almost impeccable. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info So in the end, he still relied on Kobe Bryant, forced the outside line to pull out, and forced James and Wade to shoot backwards. Duang~, the lights are on, and the game is over.

110-111, the Lakers lost to the Miami Heat by 1 point, ending their winning streak.

In the evening, Kobe, Nash, and Tang Qian all appeared at the post-game press conference, because the performance of the three of them was the best in the entire Lakers team. Kobe Bryant got 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, although the shooting rate in the first three quarters was extremely poor, but the performance in the fourth quarter can be called a redemption, if it wasn't for James who scored the 5.3-second killer shot, he would have been the finisher of the game. Steve. Nash didn't score a lot in this game, only 13 points, but he got 14 assists, which is quite good for him now. Tang Qian's statistics in this game were dazzling, with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 12 blocks, and 1 assist, especially his shooting rate, which actually exceeded 75%! This is an extremely good shooting percentage among NBA interior players.

However, tonight, the three of them all had gloomy faces and their expressions were not very good-looking.

What is the reason? It's very simple, the Lakers lost, so no matter how good the personal data is, it's useless.

But a male reporter from ESPN deliberately asked Tang Qian how he felt when he was killed by James, and the latter said:

"In my opinion, tonight's Heat hero is Dwayne. Wade, because if he hadn't desperately clicked that offensive rebound, we would have won. Tang Qian knew that ESPN was James' "queen media", so he continued: "As for LeBron. James, he just did what he was supposed to do. ”

"After all, that open shot, even if it's Shaq. O'Neill can vote for it, right? ”

The next day, Tang Qian's remarks were on the homepage of ESPN.

"It's nothing to call King Chinese, he likes Dwayne even more. Wade! ”――ESPN。

"Confidence? Or hubris? Lakers No. 29 bluntly said that James is not very good! ”――ESPN。

"He's a fanatic! Luck is the only thing he relies on to survive in the Alliance! - ESPN expert Henry. Abbott.

But except for ESPN, the rest of the sports media still gave the game a relatively impartial report and opinion.

"The Lakers are disappointed! The Heat narrowly won! It was a great game! - T.N.T. official website.

"Although they lost, the Lakers also showed their strength! They are not underdogs! —Los Angeles Times.

"Just waiting to run in! The Lakers can get stronger and stronger! - Laker Nation.

"Emperor! This is Alonzo, a former Heat player. A new nickname given to China by Mo Ning! - Bleachers.

"Warriors of the East! The Lakers' strongest guard barrier on the inside! - FOX Sports reporter Abby. Hornacek, and he also captioned a photo of the arena with Don diving forward and facing LeBron head-on as he took a flight. James, the former's face and expression are captured very vividly, as if you can feel the strength and perseverance through the photo.

And it turns out that Abby. The photo captured by Hornacek in this game will be featured frequently in the future until it is finally included in the NBA's official photo reels.

On the Internet, today's hottest video of basketball is Tang Qian's cover highlights, 6 big hats, and Zhan Huang.

These news and reports, LeBron. Of course, James saw it, his eyelids tightened, and then he called the NBA league office and said, "Hey, it's Stu. Mr. Jackson, I'm going to reflect something to you, it's like this......"

Three days later, on January 20, US time, the Lakers played Game 40 of the regular season against the Toronto Raptors in the East. Just when everyone thought the Lakers could wipe out their opponents, the Purple and Gold were out of the basket again. I don't know why, Tang Qian, who performed well in the last game, was limited to a lot of playing time, and his 10-minute playing time also hit the lowest point in this period. In this game, Howard played 44 minutes and made 18 shots, but the shooting rate was astonishing, only hitting 4 balls, hitting iron 14 times, and shooting 22.2%, which also tied Dwight. Howard's career iron record is set. And this is still the number of shots on the surface, plus 30 free throws, in this game, Howard occupies the vast majority of the Lakers' shots.

How many of the 30 free throws were hit? He hit 15, but he still hit 15, and he almost tied Chris. Dudley's 1990 record of 17 missed free throws in a single game is gone. With this **** shooting percentage, even if he scored 23 points, it didn't help, and the Lakers lost to the Toronto Raptors by a big score.

By doing so, he stepped on Kobe's minefield, and as I said before, Kobe doesn't care about the ball, only about the right to shoot. You Dwight. Howard has dominated so many shots in one game, how else can I play? So at the post-game press conference that night, Kobe Bryant directly named Howard, claiming that he needs to practice his shooting skills well, otherwise he won't make free throws, and the shooting rate in the low post and under the basket is just over 20%, which is really ridiculous.

When Howard heard this, he retorted in the post-game interview: "Some people are only allowed to shoot themselves, but not their teammates are allowed to shoot, which is purely the behavior of the ball bully!" ”

Then it is said that the two men were in the locker room and again had a violent quarrel.

The content is unknown, but it can't be a good word.

And what Tang Qian cares about is himself, why was his appearance time suddenly reduced?

He was the first to find Mike. D'Antoni asked, but the latter was at a loss to talk about him, and then found Steve. Nash asked, and here he finally got a clue: it was Dwight. Howard and management put pressure on him, claiming that he and he could not live peacefully with him, and that management should either choose him or the latter. Of course, the Lakers management will not hesitate, one has an annual salary of nearly 20 million, one is only 4 million, one is a 6-time NBA All-Star, 4-time NBA rebounding champion and the best defensive player for three consecutive years, and one? Never made to the All-Star team, the offensive ability is extremely low, although there is also a block king and a best defensive second team, but compared to the former, it is still a world of difference, it is not an exaggeration to say that the crows are better than the phoenix.

Hence the Mickey. The Lakers management, represented by Kupchak, quickly made a statement, hinting that Mike. D'Antoni increased Howard's shots and scenes, while reducing Tang Qian's playing time and performance opportunities. As a result, there was a situation where there were only 10 minutes of playing time against the Raptors.

Hearing this, Tang Qian was a little annoyed, he was not annoyed by the team management, after all, the purpose of the management is to optimize the strength of the team's lineup, the gap between his honor and Howard is too big now, no matter which team's management comes, I am afraid he will make such a choice. He was annoyed by Dwight. Howard, as an NBA superstar player, actually played such insidious tricks?

But he hasn't gone to find Mickey yet. As for Kupchak, Kobe Bryant came to the door first, and then asked loudly: "Say, what do you think?" Do you want me or him? "In the face of the black mamba in a rage, Mickey. Kupchak immediately adopted a soft policy and said: "Of course it's you, it doesn't need to be said, Bryant, you are now the face and symbol of the Lakers, how can Howard compare with you?" Hearing this, Kobe's face softened a little, but he still said very unpleasantly: "Then why did he tell me that you agreed?" Did you order this? ”

"come.on~ Bryant, this is the United States, everything must be evidenced." Mickey. Kupchak said: "If Howard can come up with evidence, then I will nod and admit it, otherwise this is pure fabrication and nonsense!" "Really?" Kobe Bryant obviously didn't believe it all, but he knew that the other party's words were right, in the United States, everything has to be based on evidence, and he knew that Dwight. Ninety-nine percent of Howard has no such evidence.

After all, Mickey. Kupchak is also an old man, and this kind of low-level handle will never be left.

"Okay, let me believe you can too, but the hot playing time must return to normal! He is the best sixth man on the Lakers team right now, and if you press him on the bench, it will be bad for the Lakers in public or private! Kobe Bryant is no longer a stunned young man who has just entered the league, and his more than ten years of NBA career has made him aware of these things for a long time. And the other party's answer was similar to what he expected, saying, "Hot? What's wrong with the scalding? Bryant, you should know that allocating player playing time is the manager's business, it's not playing a 2K game, and our management won't interfere too much in that aspect. ”

Not very intrusive? There are ghosts who are not very good at interfering! However, Kobe Bryant will not say anything about these things, because the head coach was originally one of the props used by the management to shirk responsibility, which is completely different from pure college basketball. "Okay~ I'm glad to hear you say that, I hope everything you say is true." Listening to Kobe's slightly meaningful words, Mitch. Kupchak also laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, rest assured, the purpose of our management is to strengthen the team, and we can't do anything that hurts the team." Bryant, you just have to play with all your heart. ”

"I don't need you to remind me of anything." Kobe Bryant said: "But anyone dares to ignore the interests of the team, then I must be over with him." ”

After speaking, Kobe Bryant turned around and walked away, and the sound of closing the door was not soft.

This scene made Mickey angry. Kupchak was blown up, and he resented Bryant's attitude and Dwight. Howard doesn't give up. He had just secretly supported him, and he played a dog. The game, this kind of reward, really made him angry. If you can give a little more effort in this game, then Rao. Do you still need to suffer from this kind of? Why are you hitting such a dog. Excrement? It's a shame that I'm helping you so much, supporting you, you useless idiot!!

Mickey. Kupchak has always been not very good with Kobe, and the harmony on the surface is all played on the spot and played for outsiders. So he has always wanted to train a new leader to succeed Kobe Bryant, instead of Kobe, originally Andrew Bryant. Bynum was his favorite, and now the robbery is over to Dwight. Howard, the latter naturally became the first choice in his heart. And Howard is famous enough and honorable enough to replace Kobe, and the attack he will receive will be far smaller than replacing Kobe with Bynum.

He's always been bullish on Dwight. Howard's, after all, on the career resume, he and Andrew. Bynum is not on the same level. But tonight, Dwight. Howard slapped him again, leaving him both above and below, losing face. And after such a bad game, it is impossible for him to support the former so much for the time being.

Otherwise, things will get bigger, maybe old Bass will ...... at the last moments

Outsiders may not know that he Mickey. Kupchak is a clear one, listen to Jim. Bass means, Jerry. Bass's physical condition has been getting worse and worse lately. By yesterday, the latter had even shown symptoms of moderate respiratory disturbances. All this seems to show that the top controller of the Lakers is about to die soon. And at the last moment of a person's life, he often does something amazing. Mickey. Kupchak didn't want this "amazing move" to contain something about himself.

Moreover, he spent a lot of money to find out some information from the outside world that is not known for the time being.

Why did he start taking root with Jim so early? Bass? In addition to wanting to be a "meta-slave system", there is another point, that is, he inquired, Jerry. Bass had cancer, and it was at an advanced stage, making it almost impossible to cure. With the old helmsman running out of time, the shrewd Mickey. Kupchak naturally made plans for the future early on.

So at this critical juncture, he doesn't allow himself to make any mistakes.

After all, he is only 59 years old now, and he still has a lot of time to enjoy life, and he is never willing to lose the high-paying position of general manager of the Lakers. It's not just the salary, it's the spotlight, it's the connections, and the ...... In short, everything he has is in Los Angeles, so he doesn't want to miss his position at the last moment.

But it didn't take long for the answer to what is called the butterfly effect.

On the plane to Chicago, Tang Qian whispered to Kobe, "Thank you." ”

Kobe Bryant glanced at him, his expression was still the same, but he just said: "Play well, don't be distracted and think about it, I'm the boss of the team, and I'll take care of things off the court." "Well, thanks~" Tang Qian nodded, he was no longer a cabbage who had just come to the Lakers, so he could also receive some rumors and gossip in advance. However, Kobe Bryant can help himself speak, which still makes Tang Qian a little flattered.

After all, this kind of thing is extremely rare in the Lakers, and it is estimated that only the veteran who won the championship can get this kind of help from Kobe.

On January 21, US time, the Lakers visited the Chicago Union Center back-to-back, and it was obvious in this game that there was a cold war between Kobe and Howard, and the two not only did not pass the ball to each other much, but also did not even make eye contact. In this case, Nash no matter how much he did the glue, it was useless, and it was another loss, and the Lakers faced a three-game losing streak.

Tang Qian's playing time in this game has rebounded, and he got 9 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in 19 minutes, but for the overall situation tonight, it is a drop in the bucket. Although the Bulls star Derrick. Rose is out injured, but someone stepped up tonight, and he was Kirk. Hinrich shot 9-of-11 from the field and extinguished the Lakers' hopes of victory with an 80% shooting rate.

You must know that in this game, both teams are caught in the iron, and the shots are around 40%, and suddenly a person who hits 80% of the shots comes out, who can withstand it? With 17 wins and 24 losses, the 13th place in the West is the current record of the Lakers.

The outside world is like crazy, crazy prediction, whether the Lakers can still enter the playoffs this season.

Take Henry. A group of ESPN experts led by Abbott naturally desperately looked down on the Lakers, and even claimed that only Jesus and God could save the current Lakers team!! Whether they want to or not, admit it or not, their group of people represents the mainstream opinion of the current NBA.

Under huge external pressure, the Lakers were a little mentally unbalanced, and when they played away against the Grizzlies on January 23, they actually shot a miserable 0-of-14 three-point shot. In this game, Howard performed badly, fell into the foul quagmire early and couldn't extricate himself, shooting 0 of 8 from the field, only getting 2 points and 2 rebounds. Gasol.

After the defeat of this game, the Lakers locker room conflict broke out, and Kobe Bryant pointed out that some people are not active in playing, do not play blocking, and are unwilling to pass, which is the biggest problem of the Lakers. Because the Lakers lost nearly 20 rebounds to their opponents tonight, it would be strange to win in this situation. And Tang Qian knows that this season Mark. Gasol is the winner of DPOY, and he is the first in the league to suppress opponents' shooting percentage on the inside. Howard was originally injured and sick, plus Mark Brown. Gasol is the kind of European big white bear he fears the most, although his physical fitness is mediocre, but the chassis is terrifyingly stable, which happens to be one of his low-post back play nemesis attributes. So Howard's pot in this game can't run away.

However, Howard did not admit defeat, and sarcastically said that some people only think about shooting and do not pay attention to the team's tandem and organization at all, which is a proper "big tumor"! Seeing that the Lakers finally broke out into public infighting, the ESPN gang became excited and hurriedly issued a statement in support of Howard: Kobe Bryant had a big cancer and overshot, which completely hurt the team and the players!! In fact, this is a nonsense article, not to mention that Howard still has close to 11+ shots this season, and the "Four Heavenly Kings" combination would have taken away some of each other's shots. Look at Kobe Bryant's average of nearly 3 shots per game compared to last season? If you really want to be more serious, Kobe Bryant is down 2.6 times, and Howard is down 2.7 times, with only a difference of 0.1 times. So what Kobe Bryant shot madness, Howard shot too little, sacrificed too much, it was complete nonsense, and he came as soon as he opened his mouth.

However, because of ESPN's authority, there are still many fans who believe them and spray Kobe Bryant on the Internet to sympathize with Dwight. Howard. This made Kobe Bryant angry, and he stood up directly and said: "I guarantee that the Lakers will make the playoffs this season, can some people?" Do some people dare? ”

As soon as this remark came out, it did not win the understanding and respect of the outside world, but the overwhelming ridicule, ridicule, and ridicule intensified. Bryant This is "brainless speech", a "sad vent" after being embarrassed and angry. Because according to their predictions, the Lakers will enter the playoffs this season, with a probability of only 6.8% left, and the West is not the East, more than 30 wins will definitely not enter the playoffs, and if you want to enter the top eight in the West, you must have at least 45 wins. The Lakers are now more than halfway through the season, with a measly 17-25 record, and how difficult is it to win 28 of the remaining 42 games? The win rate should be more than 60% to say the least. And in the current state of the Lakers, it is difficult to get a 4 percent win rate, let alone 6 percent?

So the ESPN experts are even more cheerful, because they all agree that this thing is almost impossible to complete.

Lakers Dwight. Howard also responded positively: "I never tell meaningless lies! ”

Suddenly, Los Angeles, the city of angels, swelled in waves.

PS: A new wave of plots is coming, everyone is looking forward to it~~~ (To be continued.) )