Chapter 318: Defeat

This is an extremely "miserable" fact. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The "Galaxy Battleship", which was advertised before the start of the game, suffered a "Waterloo" in the preseason and was defeated.

Defeat is actually not terrible, after all, this is just a preseason, and winning or losing will not be counted in the regular season team record. But a little bit, Mike. Brown forgot that the eight-game losing streak in the preseason brought the Lakers more than just "unfavorable practice results", so that the head coaches of the other 29 teams in the league saw the weakness and weakness of the Lakers, and that was the most fatal answer.

A wave of eight consecutive defeats in the preseason directly broke the aura of the Lakers' "four invincible kings", and even some NBA powerhouses have begun to analyze the shortcomings and shortcomings of the Los Angeles people. In this way, at the beginning of the competition, the momentum of "invincibility" was broken.

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"Don, did you receive what I sent you?" This is Taylor. Swift's voice.

"Well, I got it, it's your new album, right, I saw it, thank.you~" Tang Qian replied a little absent-mindedly, Taylor seemed to be aware of this, and said: "Don, don't be discouraged, eight consecutive defeats in the preseason don't mean anything, does it?" ”

"What? You got it? Tang Qian knew that Taylor was usually very busy, and he didn't have much time to watch the game.

"Of course." Taylor. Swift said: "How could I not know that this incident was making a lot of noise in Los Angeles and was reported in the major newspapers? So Don, don't think about it, it'll get better. "It turns out that things are so big~ I used to think that the Lakers players had such a poor ability to resist pressure, but now I know that Los Angeles is simply the center of a storm~" Listening to Tang Qian's self-talk, Taylor. Swift was slightly stunned and asked, "Don, are you okay?" ”

"Well, it's fine, it's just that I suddenly feel empathy." After speaking, Tang Qian added another sentence: "I wish you a big hit on your new album!" ”

"Haha~ Tang, do you still need to talk about this? It's a must good or not! "Taylor. Swift was attracted to attention, and immediately waved his little fist on the phone and said.

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"Boy, that's the end of this year's offseason training, we'll see you next offseason! Don't forget! On October 29, 2012, U.S. time, Rodman "advised" Tang Qian after training. Looking at his appearance, people who don't know really think that he is a "mentor and friend", and he is extremely responsible for Tang Qian's future. But only Tang Qian himself knew that he was so "enthusiastic" for the sake of his "little brother's happiness".

"Don't worry, I won't forget if you forget!" Tang Qian replied a little "unlucky".

"haha~ You can rest assured about this~ I'm Dennis. Rodman just forgot about Independence Day, so he won't forget this~ Okay~ The training is over~ It's time for me to continue my unfinished trip~ Let's see you next offseason~bye~" After speaking, Rodman left without looking back, leaving Tang Qian alone and silently complained: "Cut~ What an unfinished trip~ It's really lofty~ Isn't it just drinking and picking up girls?" You can really put gold on your face! Hopefully next offseason, I'll be able to see you again!! ”

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October 30, 2012, 7:30 p.m. U.S. time, Staples Center was crowded.

Because tonight is the opening day of the NBA2012-2013 season, there will be three teams to receive this honor.

Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers, who formed the "Four Kings" this summer, are one of these three teams.

For this game, the major sports media have rushed to the game, because in the regular season, the "Four Heavenly Kings" will no longer be able to retain their strength and will no longer be able to make excuses. Facing the Dallas Mavericks in the first game, Los Angeles fans have an optimistic attitude. Many people even think that it is just a matter of how many points to win, and there is no suspense in the outcome.

Because of the Dallas Mavericks, this season is no longer glorious.

So it should be easy to take it down.

And in this game, their star "German tank", Dirk. Nowitzki is also out due to injury.

No matter how you look at it, it gives the Lakers a chance to win a good start.

Not only the fans, but also the surrounding media, almost all think so.

After all, it is the "Four Heavenly Kings" team, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness is, how bad can it be? They didn't play much in the preseason, so this so-called eight-game losing streak can't be true.

That's what almost all fans in the United States thought at the time.

Before the start of the game, Kobe Bryant. Bryant went to Germany for another platelet-rich plasma treatment, and Tang Qian understood that the effect this time far exceeded expectations. The Lakers' No. 24 will return to peak form.

At least on the offensive end, that's true.

The number of dunks in the season of more than 50+ is also the proof of the "rejuvenation" of Kobe's legs and feet, you must know that the "Black Mamba" has only dunked 30+ for several seasons, and it fell to the bottom last season, with only 28 dunks in the regular season, falling below the 30+ mark. When was the last time Kobe Bryant dunked more than 50+? That was the '08-09 season.

So this season, known as Kobe. Bryant's final pinnacle is not just talking.

In the first quarter, the Lakers' "four kings" were really not covered, Gasol shot 3 of 6 and shot 50%, Kobe Bryant shot 3 of 4 and shot 75%, Howard shot 3 of 4 and shot 75%, and Nash shot 2 of 2 and shot 100%. The four of them scored 24 of the Lakers' 29 points in the first quarter, and without exception, they were all super efficient and showed their individual abilities.

29-25, a four-point lead in the first quarter.

Tang Qian played 1 minute and 25 seconds in the first quarter and got 3 rebounds.

It seems that everything is on the right track.

It seems that together, the situation is very good.

But in the second verse, the situation changed abruptly.

As the bench came up Antoine. Jamison and Jodi. Meeks, so Tang Qian's position in the team has been weakened again. This is a normal thing, Jamison has averaged more than 20+ points per game for many seasons in his career, and has been selected to the All-Star bench twice, and he can maintain a stable output of 17+ last season. Because both seniority and ability, Antoine. Jamison is an impeccable candidate.

As for Jodi. Meeks, who is also the main player in the Philadelphia 76ers, has come to the Lakers to play on the bench, which is already very "aggrieved". So they're the sixth and seventh man in the team, and that's no problem for the time being. But fortunately, the Lakers' interior players have been cut a lot, so although Tang Qian is not as good as Jamison and Meeks in terms of team status, it is his turn to play time, which is not too short compared to last season.

There is almost no conflict between different positions in the NBA, which is the "truth" summed up by countless players for more than 60 years.

Unless, you have to fight for the boss.

However, there is a strange situation, that is, the salaries that the two of them get this season are not as good as Tang Qian's alone.

This also shows how eager they are for the championship.

At least the veteran Jamison is willing to come to the Lakers because of this, otherwise he was still a star player in the league with an annual salary of 15 million + last season. Not for the championship, the ghost is willing to come to Los Angeles to get an "ultra-low" annual salary of 1.35 million!

Looking at it this way, the Lakers' lineup on paper is exaggerated enough and strong enough, so it's no wonder that ESPN put Mitch. Kupchak's offseason operation, directly rated as S-class, is not unreasonable.

Two main level players came to the Los Angeles Lakers to play on the bench and on the bench, and such squad depth seems to be scary.

But all this can't fool Tang Qian.

He deeply knows what the Lakers' problems are.

And soon, the teams of the whole league will know one by one.

First, the run-in problem of the lineup began to be exposed.

For the "Four Heavenly Kings", they may be able to rely on their personal ability to make up for it temporarily, but for ordinary players, they don't have this ability. Jamison, Meeks, and Blake, there is no tacit understanding between the three of them, they are all working on their own and fighting alone, so it is strange that the hit rate can be maintained. As for our Tang Qian, in terms of his lame offensive ability, he can't rank on the court at all, so the team's offensive end is suddenly dumb, and he can only be in a hurry.

He didn't score much for a long time, and when the score was different, he was overtaken by the Dallas.

No way, Mike. Brown had no choice but to bring on Kobe Bryant and Sol Nash again in an attempt to stabilize the situation on the court.

In fact, that's it, that's the result of Tang's potential defense and trying his best to defend. If he is also lax, then it is not impossible to be beaten in the blink of an eye. With Kobe Bryant Gasol Nash, Tang Qian suddenly became much easier, relying on Kobe Bryant's 2 shots and 2 hits, Gasol continued to kill the basket, and the Lakers finally scored 17 points in a single quarter before the end of the second quarter.

On the other side, the Dallas Mavericks scored 23 points in a single quarter, so that at 46-48, at halftime, the Lakers fell behind their opponents by two points. In this quarter, Tang Qian played for 5 minutes and scored 4 rebounds and 1 block.

After a short halftime, the game began to enter the "weird" third quarter.

Why do you say "weird"? Because the Lakers are collectively inaccurate in this quarter, the bench is also forgotten, Steve. Nash made 0 of 3 shots, which is a bit of an oddity. Coupled with a 0-of-4 free throw, the Lakers began to enter the "scoring weakness" phase. The score difference was suddenly pulled away again.

Thanks to Kobe Bryant, he saved the Lakers with a super efficient performance, shooting 4 of 5 in a single quarter, scoring 8 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers stabilized the situation in an instant.

At 20-26 in the first quarter, the Lakers lost by a full six points.

In this quarter, except for Kobe, none of the players who shot more than 3 times in a single quarter had a shooting rate of more than 40%, and the team's single-quarter shooting rate was only 38.1%. With this shooting percentage, the Lakers were lucky to lose by only 6 points. After all, on the other side, the shooting rate in a single quarter was as high as 63.2%. It's almost twice as big as the Lakers.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed by eight points at 66-74 and entered the deciding quarter.

Tang Qian did not get playing time in this quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers launched a massive counterattack, and the team's comprehensive shooting rate exceeded 50%, but helplessly, they still failed to equalize, 25-25 in a single quarter, 91-99 in the whole game, and lost the first game that should have been easily won.

In this, the second problem of the Lakers is exposed.

There is more than enough offensive firepower, but insufficient defensive strength.

Later, this problem will become more and more obvious and magnified.

Tang Qian played 12 minutes and 19 seconds in this game, and got 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The Lakers still tasted defeat when the team shot percentage, the team's total rebounds, the team's total assists, and the team's total number of blocks comprehensively surpassed the Dallas Mavericks. No matter how you look at it, it's an extremely "weird" data sheet. However, it can be seen that the Lakers' "four kings" are all being adjusted. Especially Kobe Bryant. Bryant hit 11 shots in just 14 shots in a single game, scoring 22 points with a super high shooting rate of 78.6%. It's a far cry from his previous style of playing with the ball.

After getting Nash, Bryant clearly changed his style of play and began to enter the no-ball running and cutting mode, and in this mode, it turned out that Bryant was extremely efficient, frighteningly high, and outrageous. However, in the end, he didn't win, and that's still true. Combine. Eggs.

That night, Mike. Brown said in the post-game press conference that it was just an ordinary game, but the Lakers were doing a good job, and as long as we were given a little more time, we could reach the level we expected.

Howard also said: It's just the first game, but I feel pretty good, 19+10 data, it's not bad, is it? Hearing this, Tang Qian secretly despised it, because not to mention Howard's 12 shots, but he had more than 14 free throw opportunities. So all in all, in this game, he made no less than 19 shots, which is the highest number on the Lakers team. Much taller than Kobe.

If he could have made a few more free throws, wouldn't the Lakers have won this game?

This guy is still smiling, it's really infuriating to look at!

After the game, Tang looked at the video of this press conference.

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"What??? The Lakers lost??? How is this possible??? Don't they have the lineup of the 'Four Heavenly Kings'??? The Mavericks' dominant player, Dirk. Didn't Nowitzki get on??? Why did you lose??? ”

"It's definitely Kobe Bryant's tumor! Won't play without the ball! For the sake of dominating a lot of balls! Some people are starting to "take it for granted."

"Idiot! Does it cost to watch the game? Don't mess around with X.J.B if you don't see it! Immediately, some netizens stood up and testified: "Kobe Bryant only made 14 shots in this game, and the shooting rate was as high as more than 78%, what else do you have to say?" ”

"Kobe Bryant shot 78 percent or more??? It's true??? I'll go!!! This is still Kobe. Bryant??? ”

"Of course it's true, I didn't read it, check the data yourself, it's no good for me to lie to you!"

"It's not surprising that Kobe Bryant already has the strength of the top without the ball, but he has been playing with the ball before, so everyone can't feel it. Now the team has a master of passing, Steve. Nash, he's just transitioning, scoring with ease and efficiency. ”

"Top off the ball??? You're talking a lot??? James can't do it without the ball, let alone Kobe! ”

"Are you kidding me? James can't do without the ball, which means Kobe Bryant can't do without the ball either? It turns out that Kobe Bryant is much better without the ball than James! ”

"A Theory! People like Kobe Bryant will show their original form sooner or later, and tonight is just luck! ”

"Okay, then I'll bet with you to see if Kobe Bryant's no-ball will work!"

"You two Jammy, you're going to quarrel out! What a drunk! There are fans of these two people everywhere! ”

"The Lakers lost, I think the key is caused by Ci Shiping and Nash's poor hand, the two of them only shot 12.5% from the field and only 33% from the other, in this case, it is difficult for the Lakers to win."

"Yes, even if Ci Shiping is fine, why does the 'son of the wind', who has always been stable, feel inaccurate? If the two of them are on time tonight, the Lakers will win steadily! It's a pity! ”

"What about Tang Qian? How is Tang Qian doing? ”

"It's not bad, although I didn't have a lot of playing time, I still got 10 rebounds and 2 big hot pots, I personally think it's quite okay."

PS: Thank you for your monthly pass~ As soon as Xiao Zi went home, she immediately broke out~ Thank you~~~

Kobe Bryant played without the ball in the early stage, and the shooting rate was super high, once approaching 50%, do you remember? Xiao Zi checked this game, and the hit rate did exceed 78%~ (To be continued.) )