Chapter 523: Old Laker (I)
5X5 data is a representative of an all-around data in NBA history, since the recent data statistics have been perfected, as of April 11, 2013, only 15 games have been sampled, and 8 people have completed it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Among them, the most is Tang Qian's challenge object tonight, "Big Dream" Olajuwon, who has completed this feat 6 times in his career, which is extremely amazing. The April 11, 1992 game against the Mavericks was one of his "5x5 games." Who did it last time? He was none other than the Trail Blazers at the end of last year. Batum, his stats are 11 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 blocks. Who was it last time? It was "AK47" Kirilenko.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult for Tang Qian to complete this record, because his shortcomings are too obvious.
Rebounds and blocks are okay to say, scoring? Steals? Assists? These want to go to 5, and the difficulty is amazing.
Otherwise, so far in history, there are only 15 samples, and 8 people have ever done it?
How difficult it is to become the ninth.
After losing Nash and Ci Shiping, the Lakers' lineup became C, Howard, PF, Gasol, SF, Jamison, SG, Kobe, PG Blake. Compared to the luxury at the beginning of the season, the degree has plummeted. And the most so much that Mike. D'Antoni's concern is that the Lakers don't look like much on the outside, but the interior is actually on the verge of collapsing and falling apart, and the atmosphere inside the team is chaotic.
In this case, if you want to win all 4 battles left, you can only pray together.
There wasn't much tactical set-up, and after the absence of Nash, Mike. D'Antoni's system thruster is gone, and the former is one of the reasons why D'Antoni dared to join the Lakers halfway. Now without Nash, the rest of the people simply can't afford his system and tactics. As we all know, D'Antoni's tactical system does not need the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, or even No. 5 position the most, what he needs most is a strong No. 1 position. In addition, the Lakers have a lot of veterans, and at the end of the season, their physical reserves have been exhausted, not to mention additional training, it is enough to maintain a normal training intensity.
Especially in consecutive away games, D'Antoni has no choice but to reduce his training time as appropriate, or even take a break directly.
In this urgency, you still want to instill a tactical system? It was a dream.
So, Mike. D'Antoni also has nothing to arrange, he is wholeheartedly and can only rely on the players on the field.
Hopefully, they can explode and create miracles.
This situation, as far as Tang Qian is concerned, is even worse than the previous 2012-2013 season. Even if the injuries continue, the internal rifts in the team are far greater than imagined, and the key is the key. There is a saying in the NBA that no matter how strong the lineup is, no matter how strong the tactical system is, no matter how strong the head coach is, if the team is not evenly matched, it is also a weak team and vulnerable. This is a bit of an exaggeration, but there is nothing wrong with one thing, people are not aligned, and it is absolutely impossible to win the championship.
You say the O.K combo? Please, just look at the autobiography of the "Zen Master" and know that every time there is a critical moment, they will abandon their previous suspicions and merge with each other, which is the basis of the 3 consecutive championships. Once you can't do this, then even if it is a luxury F4, it will be defeated, beaten to the ground by the grassroots team, lose your armor, and and urine.
What's more, the current Lakers team is far more complicated than the O.K era, this is not a problem of one person or two, but the entire team, there are many large and small contradictions. Mike. It was precisely when D'Antoni saw this that he had little confidence in his heart, and he felt that it would be difficult for the Lakers to create a miracle.
On the court in the first quarter, Howard changed his previous appearance, and seemed to be a little outrageous, cutting 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in a single quarter, and the shooting percentage was also terrifyingly high, more than 7 and a half. But the Lakers still trailed their opponents. Because the Pacers were stronger and played evenly overall, they beat the Lakers 34-32.
Of course, Kobe Bryant's cold hand in the first quarter is also an aspect, with 0 of 5 shots and no points, which is really rare.
Playing the second away game every other day, Kobe's old arms and legs obviously haven't eased up a bit.
Howard asked to continue playing in the second quarter, and D'Antoni gave it a moment of thought and agreed. Because Kobe Bryant has a bad hand, he can only rely on the inside line to score points, although Tang Qian's defense is very good, but on the offensive end, there is still a clear gap with "Warcraft". Moreover, Howard performed bravely in the first quarter, and he had no reason to ignore the team's victory or defeat, life or death.
Howard also performed eye-catching in the second quarter, and continued to play strongly in the first quarter as soon as he went up, hitting 2+1 in a row, although he rarely hit the free throws, but it was still extraordinary, making it difficult for the Pacers to parry inside. In this game, Howard played not badly, you must know that the Pacers are the second strongest team in the league this season after the Grizzlies in defense, only conceding about 90 points per game, and the defense is balanced from the inside out, basically without loopholes and shortcomings. But Howard still scored 23 points in less than 20 minutes, which made the Pacers a little unbearable.
Pacers head coach Frank Brown. Vogel suddenly gave the order to carry out the "chopping tactics".
Trained as a basketball cutter, Frank. Vogel has a great grasp of technical moves and detail, and he must win every game in the future for the Pacers to get a better playoff spot.
This year is also Frank. In Vogel's fourth year as head coach in the NBA, he feels that the team has matured in every way, so it's time to go further and prove his coaching skills. Not to mention the championship, the Eastern Conference Finals, it's Frank. Vogel gave himself the basic requirements.
For the Lakers, he is actually sympathetic from the bottom of his heart.
If he is given the command of this team, it will be at least at the level of the Western Conference semifinals. D'Antoni's defensive skills and tactics are not at the same level as him. He's a true Kentucky graduate, and his defensive foundation is Kentucky's basketball motto. But the most important thing is that this Lakers team has no shortage of offensive ability at all. In Vogel's eyes, even if they don't arrange any offensive tactics, the Lakers don't have to worry about 100+ points per game. So what they lack the most is actually defense, defense, defense.
That's it.
It's a pity that the Pacers' team talent is too far from the Lakers as a whole. Vogel also knows that championships are hard to pull off. But no matter what, the Eastern Conference Finals, he's going to be decided! Otherwise, if you are neither a professional nor a player, and you don't have good coaching results, you will definitely be eliminated by the NBA quickly!
Not to mention the players, for coaches, why is the NBA league not a highly competitive "commercial unit"?
As for whether "cutting sharks" or "cutting Huo" is a bit unkind, whether it is a bit unfair, that's not at all in Frank. Vogel's considerations. He is a pure "wild road" background, this kind of person, for professional face, has never been the same thing.
If you have the opportunity to seize it, and then get closer to your goal step by step, it is Frank. Vogel's working motto.
So don't say much, when I saw that Howard of the Lakers was about to get up, he immediately ordered to beat the dogs with sticks!
This tactic once again worked wonders, and the overall momentum of the Lakers was immediately suppressed until it was extinguished.
The more Howard is punished, the more angry he becomes, and the more he is punished, the more impetuous, so that there are ghosts who can still be punished!
After missing the 6th free throw in a row, Howard got angry, and the action became bigger, and the Indiana was also smart, so he fell with the trend, making the "Warcraft" inexplicable and in foul trouble again. A simple change of tactics allowed the Lakers, who were in the lead, to quickly fall behind and then slump.
The reason why the league later "banned the shark cutting tactic" is actually because of Howard's "indiscriminate chopping" behavior, more and more. The 2012-2013 season is just the beginning, and in the end, as long as it can't be beaten, it will come to "cut Huo", so as to reverse the general trend, which seriously affects the enjoyment of the game. So the new official took office with three fires, and was Adam. Silva cut it all.
But that was in 2016, and it's still very early.
No matter how annoyed Howard was, he could only endure it, and he could only hold it back.
Finally after missing the 10th free throw, Howard was angry, and in the process of grabbing a rebound, because of Hibbert's fake fall, he completely exploded emotionally, rushed up and yelled at Hibbert: "You coward!" Bad seeds! No eggs. Eggs of dog beasts! ”
Hibbert waved his hands to the referee and said that he was innocent, and the referee immediately blew the whistle and sentenced Dwight to the penalty. Howard had a technical foul and the Pacers added a free throw. As soon as this punishment came out, not only did it not calm Howard's heart, but it made the "Warcraft" even more angry, saying: "You guy! Did you sentence that way? He obviously faked a fall, didn't you see it? It's all like you, the NBA will be over sooner or later! Bastard thing!! ”
When the referee heard this, he said in his heart: If you want to finish the game, you will finish it first!
So without saying a word, the implementation of the "zero tolerance rule" gave the Lakers No. 12, the second T of the game.
Get 2 T's in a game, the consequence is simple, direct eviction.
In such a key battle, the Lakers' main center, the No. 5 position in the league, just like that, he kicked himself out of the banker's life arena ahead of schedule.
Mike. D'Antoni looked dazed and before he could react, Howard was forcibly ejected by the referee.
D'Antoni couldn't help but complain, because the Lakers lacked scoring points in this game, and finally woke up a Howard, but he was so confused that he was "taken" out of the court by the referee. How he is not depressed.
But the referee was also a "temper tantrum", and after seeing D'Antoni's behavior, he turned around and raised it above his head with a big "T" shape.
It was given to the head coach of the Lakers, Mike. D'Antoni also had a technical foul.
So between a round, the Los Angeles Lakers ate 3 T's in a row, which can be described as a heavy loss.
Moreover, there are three free throws.
The Pacers' George made three free throws to give the Pacers' lead to 11 points.
At 58-47, the Indiana Pacers led the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mike. D'Antoni, rightfully so, called a timeout.
D'Antoni was angry and had nowhere to go, because Howard was directly ejected, so he didn't even have a chance to be reprimanded.
At this moment, the situation of the Lakers team was suddenly ugly, and a personnel crisis appeared.
There are no subtle tactics, because the Lakers' current lineup can't play any subtle tactics. So the purpose of this pause is just to let the aging Lakers lineup take a breather.
Tang Qian replaced Howard and played again.
There are 3 minutes and 15 seconds left until the end of the second quarter.
For D'Antoni's approach in the second quarter, Tang Qian didn't have any trouble, because from the perspective of the former, it is understandable that D'Antoni is just trying to ensure the Lakers' maximum winning rate. And at the most critical moment, the former supported him, which was enough to make Tang Qian grateful. There are many protagonists with the halo of saints, all of whom keep saying that they are grateful and dignified, but in fact, they can't stand a little grievance and ups and downs in their hearts, and once there is a little bit of dissatisfaction, they have to vent and forget all the good things that a person has.
It is also said that it is necessary to follow the original heart and the original intention.
Tang Qian has never been able to see the protagonist of this kind of novel, and D'Antoni's starting point is for the Lakers rather than himself, which is enough for Tang Qian to understand and understand.
Seeing that Tang Qian didn't mind at all, D'Antoni nodded inwardly again, feeling that he didn't support the wrong person.
He decided to talk to Tang Qian after this continuous away trip to express his appreciation and apologies.
The Pacers, much tougher than the Knicks the day before yesterday, have formed a monolithic force this season.
And the scoring points are scattered, so you don't have a legal point to block.
In the playoffs this season, they were able to take out the New York Knicks and play 7 games with the Miami Heat. So as soon as Tang Qian came on the court, he was fully alerted and prepared to deal with the strong Pacers.
"Oriental boy, I heard you're crazy, the best block king in NBA history? How dare you say it! "Roy. As soon as Hibbert came up, he talked to Tang Qian. When Tang Qian heard this, he blurted out: "Crazy or not, don't you know if you try it yourself?" ”
"I'm afraid some people won't dare."
"I don't dare?" Hibbert laughed and said, "I'm one of the top five centers in the league." ”
Tang Qian looked up at the other party and said, "I heard that you have a nickname called 'Hei Yao Ming', right?" Top five in the league? Is that what you're aiming for? Tang Qian said: "Is there anything to be happy about?" You must know that Yao Ming was the first center back then, and he abused Howard once when he saw Howard, so you can't afford this nickname. ”
"You can't afford it, but you don't say it with your mouth, you bench guy who averages less than 5 points per game!"
"Don't worry." Tang Qian said: "You can't get 5 points in front of me, really, you can try it." ”
Jamison shot short and the Pacers attacked.
"Give me the ball, George." Hibbert's inside card position opens his hand to the fairway.
George. Hill passes the ball and the basketball hoists into Hibbert's hands.
"Oriental boy, wait and see, see how I defeat you!" After Hibbert finished speaking, he moved one by one, wanting to hit Tang Qian in a low position. But...... The result was rather miserable, because whether it was flexibility or athleticism, he was completely exploded by Tang Qian, so this ball, there is no doubt that Tang Qian covered it with a big hot pot.
"Your ability to play in the low post is not good, at least you can't beat my defense." Tang Qian said a word before landing on the ground, and then when Hibbert came back to his senses, the former had already rushed to the front court and participated in the team's fast attack.
Kobe Bryant shot at a middle distance, brushed ~, and finally hit! In the first quarter, his shooting percentage was really miserable.
58-49。
In the second round, Hibbert didn't believe in evil, and once again used his lame low-post singles technique to attack Tang Qian, although he didn't take a hat, but the sound of "bang" has said it all. Gasol defended the backcourt rebound, and then the Lakers continued to attack. Blake wanted to have an air relay with Tang Qian, but ...... The basketball flew straight out of the baseline.
After Tang Qian saw this ball, he shook his head again and again, because the quality of the pass was too poor, and the intention was obvious, and it was vigorously interfered by the opponent before it was transmitted. The Lakers were credited with a direct turnover.
For the third ball, Hibbert still wanted to continue to ask for the ball, but the Pacers chose to give it to the "post-90s" Lance. Stevenson. Reims. Stephenson is a player with a strong streetball imprint and an eye-catching style of play, but he also has a bad habit of over-holding the ball, over-handing and then playing himself into the pit.
Moreover, this guy's outside basket is extremely inaccurate, and he has never been a reliable outside battery, even if it is empty, his shooting percentage is worrying. Completely incapable of shooting three-pointers on the move.
So Tang was accurate, and he would come in and make a move.
Sure enough, Steve. Blake defended hard, but was still broken through by the young Stephenson, and then this guy, without passing, rushed into the Lakers' interior with the ball, trying to "smash the Yellow Dragon". This is a typical Bron-Ready.swag offensive mode on the streets of New York, which is very flashy and eye-catching.
However, Tang Qian watched this guy's movements, but his face was calm, and he let the opponent fight.
Look at me handsome!
He had just finished thinking about it when a heavy slap flew him to basketball, and the Lakers took advantage of it to launch a defensive counterattack.
Damn it! It's actually covered! Stephenson was a little annoyed, turned around and fought to catch up, not to mention, the Lakers' defensive counterattack that was finally pushed up was held down by the Pacers and suppressed. The second strongest defensive team in the league this season is definitely not a parallel team. This simple quick return defense shows a huge gap with the Lakers.
If the Lakers can have this kind of defense this season, hehe, even if there is no strategy on the offensive end, it will be a guaranteed Western Conference Finals.
It's a pity, Mike. D'Antoni can only be greedy.
He's never been a defensive coach, and if he wants to get to that level, it's pretty much the same if he goes back to his mother's womb and rebuilds.
The Pacers' style of play this season is actually a retro style of play, which is completely contrary to the league's small-ball trend, and follows the way of the nineties of the last century. Be tough, fight more, and slowly take you out with a knife and a shot head-on.
Frank. Vogel's success is not accidental, he chose such a seemingly "opposite" approach to build the team, but it was surprisingly successful. At least in the NBA coaching world, he has made a name for himself.
No way, Steve. Blake shifted the basketball to Kobe Bryant on the wing, then stood aside to watch the show.
This is the overall microcosm of the Lakers this season, except for Nash's presence, which can temporarily mobilize the offensive energy of the whole team, and the rest of the time, either in singles or singles. Role players, like puppets, watch the whole play and have a very low sense of participation. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the Lakers' change of coach in the middle of this season, the last Brown system has not been digested, and another D'Antoni system has come, so that the Lakers players are basically chaotic and cannot find a good system to operate.
Star players, can rely less on the system, but what about role players?
If you don't have a mature and stable team system, then you can only play soy sauce thoroughly.
Kobe Bryant passed to Gasol, and Gasol made a shot, but was interfered with by Hibbert and was not able to release the Walker into the basket.
Don't look at Hibbert's rapid demise in the back, in fact, in recent seasons, he is still very fierce and can afford the title of "defensive core". The Pacers can be inseparable from the Heat in the playoffs, and he has contributed a lot.
Offensive end Reims. Stephenson tried inside layups again, but unfortunately he was served by the Lakers' No. 29 hat again.
Now Tang Qian is already 8 defensive crystal bricks and 8 block crystal bricks, if you want to come hard in front of him, you don't have an average of 20+ points per game, basically don't want to retire. Especially Reims. Stephenson, a player who does not have an outside basket, is Tang Qian's favorite, and he wishes he could break through a hundred times in a game.
You're only averaging 8.8 points per game, so you dare to force yourself in front of me? You're so daring!
Damn it! It's capped again! This abominable Oriental Yankee!!
See Reims. Stephenson's eyes, Tang Qian couldn't help but speak: "Are you not convinced? Then you are welcome again, my palm, never caring how much it is covered. "You...... What are you angry about? I'll let you know awesome! "This guy is a standard black guy from the streets of New York, so he speaks very hard and not subtle at all.
"Okay~ I like the hard style, but if you want to attack the inside, you need to put in a little more effort." Tang Qian nodded.
This sentence is true, he likes tough players, if you soften in a few clicks, it will only make Tang Qian look down on you.
The second quarter came to an end in this environment, except for Paul. George threw in a 15-foot mid-range shot, and the Pacers never scored a single point. However, the Lakers' scoring situation was not good, and they only scored 3-pointers later.
60-52, trailing by eight points heading into the second half.
Tang Qian played three minutes and 15 seconds in the second quarter and got 4 blocks and 3 rebounds.
But this game was even more difficult than Tang Qian imagined, and in the third quarter, the two sides entered hand-to-hand combat at the beginning.
For a full 5 minutes, the Lakers only scored 4 points, what about the Pacers? Even worse, with only 2 points.
62-56, the game went into the official timeout.
Tired, this is the overall feeling of the Lakers' bench area, and the one-day recovery period is completely insufficient for this group of older players to resurrect at full blood. Especially the continuous away trip, the rest on the plane is not very comfortable. Needless to say, Kobe Bryant only rested for 1 minute and 29 seconds the day before yesterday against the Knicks, which is too heavy for a body that is still 4 months and 35 years old. Gasol also played 38+ minutes the day before yesterday, and now he is constantly hand-to-hand with the Pacers, and there was a big gasp of exhaustion in the third quarter. Jamison's situation is not much better, after Ci Shiping's injury, he was forced to rise from the bench to the starting lineup, not to mention the playing time has greatly increased, the intensity of confrontation and competition have also surged, which is still in the adaptation period for him who has not played a starter for a whole year, and don't forget that he is more than 2 years older than Kobe, and he is about to turn 37 years old in 2 months. Including starting point guard Steve Brown. Blake is also a 33-year-old veteran, so if you count it, the Lakers get rid of Tang Qian, and the average age of the starting lineup is close to 34.5 years old, what is this concept? The starting lineup of any team is more than 4 years younger than the Lakers.
34.5 years old, which seems to ordinary people, is still in the prime of life, but in the NBA, he is already a full old man.
There are not many stars who are over 35 years old and can still be active, let alone ordinary players.
In addition, the Lakers have too many injuries and no one can be replaced, so the physical crisis is highlighted.
And what about the opposite Pacers? There are two "post-90s" alone, the biggest David. West was not yet 32 years old. The average starting age is only around 26.4 years old. Fighting hand-to-hand with them, the old bones of the Lakers are undoubtedly standing in the downwind direction.
Mike. D'Antoni was also at his disposal.
The physical crisis, the lack of people, these are all hard injuries, and they can't be changed by force.
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