Chapter 577: Heavenly King Mountain (I)
The battle of Tianwang Mountain, that is, the term that appeared after the two sides of the series fought to a 2-2 draw. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
If anyone can win it, the hope of advancing to the next round will be greatly increased.
According to ESPN's big database, the probability of promotion is as high as more than 80%.
But this kind of thing, originally a cold data, if you completely count on it, it will definitely die a miserable death, a complete failure.
Before this game, the Spurs released the words: The Lakers are a strong team, so they will also readjust in order to meet the full force. The subtext of that was that well, I'm ready, I'll be real for the next one!
In order to improve the morale of the team, Tang Qian also said: In the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Lakers are bound to win, because they have found a way to deal with the second strongest team in the West!
Way? What's the solution? Tang Qian didn't find any way at all! He just said this so so that he didn't fall behind in momentum. Otherwise, it is usually not a good thing to decline before fighting. Moreover, this game was still held at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, and the Lakers challenged away from home, and the pressure was not light.
At the pre-match press conference, someone provoked trouble:
"Hot, what do you think of the league's best defensive second team? Are you happy with your vote rate? ”
Tang Qian glanced at him, and said in a salty voice: "It's ESPN's guy again, so racking his brains to do things for the owner, it seems that ESPN's treatment and food are really good." After that, he began to answer the former's question, saying, "I don't think much about what has already settled, and it won't be useful to complain and complain anyway, will it?" ”
Who knows that this ESPN reporter didn't skip it easily, and continued to ask: "Is it hot, are you satisfied?" Dissatisfaction can be said, we are a democratic society, democratic politics, freedom of speech. Tang Qian saw that he was unrelenting, and he looked like he would not give up until he reached his goal, and he was also angry, so he blurted out directly: "If you want me to give a controversial answer, just say it, don't give me any democracy or freedom of speech, anyway, if I say it, you also want to process it, and you also want to polish it, right?" In that case, I'll help you. ”
Tang Qian's eyes locked tightly on the ESPN reporter, and then said in a slightly cold tone: "I'm very dissatisfied with the vote rate this time, because I think I should be stronger than 'reluctantly' squeezing into the second defense, right?" But well, well, most NBA head coaches don't like me, and I can't help it, right? But ......"
"I'll make them regret it in the future. Well, that's it. After speaking, Tang Qian turned around and left the interview seat, and the press officer of the Lakers also announced in due time that the interview time was up, and if there were any questions, he could wait for the game to end and ask questions. Tang Qian's attitude was shocking, and there was a lot of discussion on the Internet for a while.
This Oriental kid is too arrogant! What does it mean that he is not satisfied with the percentage of votes this time? It's all squeezed in, what do you want to do with the second defense? Do you still want to become the leader of the second defense?
I'm afraid that the leader of the second formation will not be able to satisfy his appetite, and people may want more than just the second defense!
Still want to take precautions? He's too self-righteous! Do you really think that your defense has become the No. 1 in the No. 5 position?
The funniest thing is the last sentence, "The future will make them regret it", how to regret it? Do you still want to get into the first defense to slap your face? There is no precedent for the yellow race to enter the first defense, right? Yao didn't do it at his peak!
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Regarding the remarks on the Internet, Tang Qian is too lazy to deal with it, because as long as he comes up with the results, the data, and the honors of competitive sports, then these "online reviews" will naturally die down and drop in a straight line. But to say that there is no fire in your heart, that is also a lie, with your performance this season, not to mention the first defense, is it so difficult to enter the second defense?
reluctantly squeezed into the second defense, this kind of vote rate made Tang Qian unhappy.
But the head coach has no choice, the No. 5 position in the best defensive team is actually the position with the rarest number of places and the highest gold content. Why? Unlike G and F, C has only one place. This is also why the competition for the No. 5 position was so fierce in the 90s, when there were too many strong Cs, resulting in frequent times when the pearl was lost in the sea. Patrick. Not to mention Ewing, he only has 2 best defensive teams in his career, and they are both second defenses. O'Neal is strong enough, but he didn't have a defensive lineup in the entire 90s, and the first one didn't come true until the 1999-2000 season, with only one more career than Ewing, and both of them were second-defense.
Basically, the defensive lineup of the 90s was dominated by Olajuwon and David. Robinson took over, and the two were either one defense or two defenses, which directly led to other excellent centers not being selected, and they could only regret their old age. In addition, there is also Mutombo, a defensive strongman, who is a strong disruptor, so throughout the 90s, no matter how good you are, as long as you play the No. 5 position, you almost have no chance to play the best defensive team. Think about it another way, what if C's position is the same as F or G, and there are four places for one defense plus two defenses?
Then maybe there wouldn't have been so many "human tragedies".
This year's second defense, the original winner was DPOY Mark. Gasol was alone, and it took a lot of effort for Don to reluctantly get along with Avery . Bradley was tied by the vote and, according to the rules, could be named to the All-Defensive Team at the same time. But if you think about it carefully, DPOY is the second defense of this season, and it is not surprising that Tang Qian almost lost the election. The head coaches are not blind, but Tang Qian's competitors are too strong.
In the 89-90 season, Ewing cut an average of 28.6+10.9+2.2+4 super luxury data per game, but the result was not the best defensive team, and he didn't even get a second defense. This is the real blood mold. It's not about Olajuwon and David that year. Robinson didn't deserve this honor, but it was a bit "excessive" to omit Ewing.
The average 4+ block data per game, in any era, is a top data group, but because there are too few places in the center position, it can only regret to "take the blame" and become one of the most unjust cases in history. Tang Qian almost "copied" it this year, which made people feel slightly annoyed.
That's why he said it in the interview.
Jamison once again revealed the "grapevine" to the "media", and the Lakers felt "regret" about the almost loss of the 29th.
It seems that he is now determined to go against Tang Qian.
Because of jealousy, his relationship with the Lakers' No. 29 was completely broken.
On April 30, 2013, U.S. time, the Lakers challenged the San Antonio Spurs away from home, and the latter's win rate exceeded 80% at the AT&T Center this season. In fact, looking at the entire history of the NBA in the last decade or so, the Spurs have one of the best home win percentages, so San Antonio people are full of confidence, and Los Angeles people are worried.
Before the start of the game, the Lakers submitted their starting lineup for tonight, with the following names: PG Duhon, SG Meeks, SF, Jamison, PF Gasol, C...... Tang Qian. This is the first time that the Lakers' No. 29 has overtaken the Lakers' No. 12 without an injury so far. In the locker room, "Warcraft" Howard's face was gloomy as water, and he looked at the back number of the 29th, and his eyes flashed.
Mike. D'Antoni certainly knows what it means, but he has already made the final decision, so he doesn't have to worry about it before. As for what will become of the relationship between the 29th and the 12th, this is not for him to deal with, because for the 29th, why not be a test? If it can withstand it, it will make his state of mind stronger.
Howard walked out of the players' tunnel with great anger, walked into the AT&T center, and saw the leading No. 29 in front of him, and he seemed to remember certain clips and scenes from the All-Star Game. At that time, it was the first time he played as a substitute for Tang Qian, and now it is the second time.
Although it is said that it is born once and cooked twice, Howard at this time is eager to blow the former's head with a punch.
This kind of platoon makes Dwight. Howard felt a hot humiliation.
At the end of the warm-up, Duncan and Don sneaked past and said, "Boy, we won't show mercy tonight." ”
Tang Qianyan replied when he heard this: "I woke up after losing 2 games, is it too late?" ”
"It's not too late, Oriental boy, our culture in San Antonio is to play steadily, as long as we win in the end." Duncan's words made Tang Qian feel unhappy for a while, and said: "Then let's talk about it after you win, now we are still standing on the same starting line, who loses and who wins, not necessarily!" Duncan smiled, didn't say anything more, and walked straight to his bench.
ESPN Live Room, Radio 2.
"The Los Angeles Lakers actually replaced Dwight with an Oriental rookie. Howard? Are they crazy? "Host Jay. Williams pretended to exaggerate. "It's impossible to say crazy, but it's a bit underconsidered, for the sake of the team's winning percentage, Mike. D'Antoni shouldn't have done that. The person who spoke was Tang Qian's "old acquaintance" Jerry. Lucas, who was in a suit at the moment, sat on the guest seat and said: "The data proves that the more critical the game, the worse the game state of the rookie and the substitute, D'Antoni gambles too much, which is easy to make the coaching team suffer a big loss." ”
"That's right, Jerry, I think so too." Jay. Williams began to stinky and said: "The defensive end of the East Hot may be okay, but the offensive end is worse than Dwight. Howard is too far away, and he averages less than 5+ points per game in the regular season, such a pure blue-collar worker, let him replace the 'Warcraft', I'm afraid the next game will have to be a mess. The Spurs are not soft persimmons, and when they return to their home court, they will definitely go all out and win Tianwang Mountain. ”
"Well, whoever loses Tianwang Mountain, the following series will be passive." Jerry. Lukes nodded: "I predict that the Spurs will advance 4-2 and eliminate the opponent. ”
"I think so too, Jerry, we heroes see the same thing!" Jay. Williams forcibly brushed the presence sense.
AT&T Center.
Before Don dives on the field, he walks past Mike. D'Antoni's side whispered, "Mr. D'Antoni, rest assured, I won't make your choice a joke." D'Antoni smiled and said, "Come on, I also have confidence in you." ”
Number 29 nodded, and strode towards the center circle.
Before the Spurs came on the court, Popovich glanced at everyone and said, "Did you hear the layout clearly?" There can be no more mistakes and any contempt in this game, otherwise whoever doesn't play well will not be able to play in the following series! Do you understand? "Understood, sir!!" The Spurs replied loudly.
Tang Qian won the jump ball without surprise, which seemed like a good start, but in fact it was not.
The Lakers missed the first shot, the Spurs dribbled forward, and Parker passed to Tim. Duncan, Duncan dribbled and pressed to get himself closer to the Lakers' basket and quickly ...... Feint the ball, and the basketball flies straight to the free throw line area. Tang Qian quickly made up for it, but at this moment, a figure moved out from the side, blocked the former, and said, "Don't think about it, just stop here." ”
When you look closely, it's not Dejuan. And who is Blair? In this game, Popovich pushed the former to the starting position, and he and Duncan were jointly responsible for the Spurs' interior. Moreover, one of his tasks is now.
Use your agility and body weight to help offensive players cover and block.
Don't underestimate this matter, high-quality blocking and covering is not something that anyone can do, but in the Spurs, from the bench to the core, there is no one who is not proficient in this technique. The team with the highest tactical literacy in the league is no joke. So Tang Qian didn't pay attention, and the road ahead was blocked by De Juan, and De Juan weighed more than 260 pounds, and in his height of 201CM, he was already a very "exaggerated" figure.
At least in terms of "horizontal meat", this is the case.
Tang Qian wanted to break it in an instant, but there was no other way but to foul.
So he missed the opportunity and could only watch the Spurs No. 9 break through in the middle.
"Tony. Parker! ”
The AT&T Center sounded the name of the Spurs No. 9.
Lakers Jamison made a three-point shot, and his shooting options were getting worse and worse, as if he was gambling all the time. D'Antoni stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Antoine, what are you doing with this kind of ball?" You also shoot this kind of ball? The basketball really missed, Tang Qian wanted to grab this offensive rebound, but was strongly stuck by the Spurs' No. 21, and No. 21 didn't want this rebound, so Leonard came in and picked it up.
The Spurs quickly launched a defensive counterattack and eventually scored with a dunk by Leonard.
4-0, Tang Qian smelled a hint of crisis.
A full first quarter passed, and the Lakers trailed the San Antonio 25-37 and 12 points.
Why do you lose so much? Because the Spurs are serious, the tactical coordination and concentration are far greater than the previous 4 games. And Popovich's tactical targeting is more detailed and obvious. The Lakers were led by the nose for the entire quarter, and they couldn't get up strongly.
Howard finally found a "breakthrough" and said: "Mr. D'Antoni, let me go, now the team is in danger." ”
Who knew that less than half of the second quarter was played, Howard shot zero of 6, and Duncan's single defense was obviously stronger tonight than the first four games. This made the "Warcraft" of the "long-lost battle array" disgraced and almost didn't explode.
"Damn Duncan! They are all old and still use small movements??? I want to complain!! I'm going to talk to the Coalition Office!! As Howard was yelling, the 29th got up and said, "Mr. D'Antoni, let me play, I'm ready." ”
"Have you figured out a way?" Mike. D'Antoni asked.
"I thought of it." Tang Qiandao.
"What is it?" D'Anthony Road.
"Get serious." Tang Qian said slowly.
PS: In the future, try not to stay up late to write, it's too tired, the efficiency is too low, it's just torturous, alas, Xiaozi went to work~