Chapter 113: Fighting the Raptors (I)
This is Tang Qian's third game, and it is also the most difficult one.
Why? Because the team plays inside rotation, Troy. Murphy is back.
Compared with Tang Qian from the NBDL, this veteran who has played in the NBA for 11 years is undoubtedly more popular with Mike. Brown's attention. And don't look at his current data, he was also a 10+10 master for many years, and at his peak, he could get an average of 15.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
So in this game, in the first three quarters, there was no part of Tang Qian's play.
However, in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers were still 6 points behind.
The score was 67-73.
Why did it take all the effort to fight a Raptors team without a "Dragon King" like this? This is because of a guy called Jose. Calderón's players suddenly rose to prominence. Jose. Calderón, who is familiar with European basketball, must know something about the name. The European Basketball Man of the Year in '07 ranked third, beating Tony. Parker, only lost to the "German tank" Nowitzki and the "AK47" Kirilenko. In European basketball, the strength is extremely strong. However, in the NBA, his situation is not as good as in Europe, due to physical limitations, he has almost become a pure shooter, and some of the advantages and changes in European basketball have almost never appeared in the NBA.
But compared to Musk Jaske and Jasco Visius, he, a star guard from Europe, mixes quite well in the NBA. Not to mention anything else, at least this season's salary, he has reached the level of 9.78 million US dollars, which is only one line away from the 10 million level. Jose. Calderon doesn't usually take many shots in a game, and he's the type of defender who only shoots when he gets the chance. Therefore, the career score has been hovering around 10 points. But obviously tonight is an exception.
Also blame the Los Angeles Lakers for being unlucky, Jose. Calderon has never touched a 30-point night in the NBA in his life.
The only time was on February 12, 2012, against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight.
Since landing in the NBA in the 05-06 season, he has finally accumulated strength, and the "small universe" has exploded.
And this kind of "explosive" thing, not sooner or later, was caught up by the Lakers.
In the first 3 quarters of the game, this gentleman scored 20 points, you know, this was done without a free throw.
The shooting rate is as high as more than 70%, including the three-point shot is even more exaggerated, shooting 3 of 3, none of which deviated from the Lakers' basket.
On the other hand, Kobe, the excessive consumption some time ago, now has some faint signs, the shooting rate in the first three quarters is less than 40%, and the three-point shot is 4 shots 0 hits, which is terrifying. Fortunately, the Lakers' interior twin towers played normally, which allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to not be stretched too far.
"Bryant, you need to adjust yourself, if the outside line lacks your offensive firepower, the opponent's inside line will shrink and shrink, causing Paul and Andrew to lose space to shoot." Mike. Brown after the end of the third quarter to Kobe Bryant. Bryant said.
Kobe Bryant didn't say a word, just nodded with a blue face.
"Troy, you're not doing well, keep up your 3-point shooting percentage!"
"Don't worry, coach, I feel very good today!"
Troy. After Murphy finished speaking, he deliberately picked Tang Qian's glance and said.
Although he was out due to injury some time ago, he has been concerned about the information of the Lakers.
Tang Qian's two performances undoubtedly made him feel threatened, so as soon as he came back, he worked hard to suppress Tang Qian.
Strange to say, Troy. Murphy is obviously a tall 211CM insider, but he likes to go to the outside, shoot three-pointers, play mid-range shots, and grab the work of guards and forwards. I have to say that the people who came out of the Golden State Warriors back then, no matter how tall or short, whether fat or thin, seem to have practiced a good ability to shoot from the outside. This can be clearly seen from Murphy's career resume, when he first entered the league, he averaged only 0.1 three-point shots per game, but after 4 years in Golden State, there was an immediate change. The average of 3-point shots per game skyrocketed from 0.1 at the beginning to 2.1 in an instant. If it's just an increase in shooting, that's all, the problem is that his three-point shooting percentage is still very impressive, and it has increased to 39.9% in his fourth year in Golden State. At its peak, it even reached 45%! Oh my God, what kind of 3-point shooting percentage is this, is it completely among the best in the league? Let's ask who can hit 2.2 shots in 4.9 shots, looking at the NBA, how many people can there be? What a high shooter! Even Nowitzki, who is known for his shooting, has never hit more than 43% of his career three-point shots, and his best season was just over 42.1%.
However, this person's ability to "fight tough battles" is not enough, and once he is targeted by key targets, he will immediately "be exposed" and "fall apart".
And Troy. Murphy, with very little playoff experience, don't look at him joined the NBA in 2001, but in fact, it wasn't until the 10-11 season that he got his first taste of the playoffs, and this was still obtained by hugging the thighs of the Green Army. In the playoffs, he averaged 3.0 minutes per game, 0 points, 0 assists, and 1 rebound. It's very different from the regular season.
Fortunately, his ability has been "half-wasted" as early as the 10-11 season, compared to the 09-10 season, he can still average 14.6 points per game, and the 10-11 season has quickly dropped to 3.1 points, and even the rebounding skills that he used to be proud of have also shrunk significantly, from an average of 10.2 per game to an average of 3.2 per game. A large number of sports injuries have made this New Jersey native lose his former glory.
Actually, Troy. Murphy also knows that his competitive state is not good, but in order to mix in the Lakers for a few more years and get a salary for a few more years, he does not allow anyone to "step in" and replace his position on the team!
So even at the risk of "unhealed injury", Troy. Murphy also wants to return to the team as soon as possible, the purpose of which is to suppress Tang Qian, so as to maintain his "status"!
The NBA league is not so easy to mix, the competition is fierce, the law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, here, all apply.
Seven minutes before the fourth quarter, Tang Qian was still nailed to the bench.
But the Los Angeles Lakers are losing more and more.
Due to Kobe's touch, there was no recovery, relying on a Troy alone. What can Murphy do? He and Fisher have little ability to create scoring opportunities on their own, so the Lakers' interior offense is becoming more and more difficult.
Mike. Brown had no choice but to call another timeout.
"Andrew, didn't I tell you? So that you don't have to be afraid of physical confrontation, directly kill the basket, the Raptors' interior line is not your opponent at all! Why don't you listen??? "Mike. Brown didn't want to suffer a two-game losing streak, so he caught Andrew Brown. Bynum said.
The owner of the nunnery is probably also injured and afraid, so now he is very resistant to physical confrontation.
This game is a portrayal, even Gasol's "sister-in-law", who has always been known for being "soft", won 6 free throws. Bynum was 35 pounds heavier than "Sister-in-law" but didn't make a single free throw, which undoubtedly made Mike . Brown was furious.
As the team's main center, with a super weight of 285 pounds, he doesn't like to fight inside? What's going on?
Besides, I told him just now, and told him to kill more inside lines, and if there is no physical confrontation, he must find a physical confrontation, but what is the result? There is no !! for farts The owner of the nunnery still goes his own way, and still plays "Uncle Ball".
"Coach Brown, why are you just staring at me? Paul's shooting percentage in this section is obviously very poor, why don't you talk about him? The owner of the nunnery said, "bite back".
Fortunately, the Spaniards are gentle, otherwise they would not be happy to be talked about like this.
"Paul hits poorly? Why is he bad? It's not because of you! "Mike. Before Brown could answer, Kobe Bryant interjected and said.
"Me? He can't make it! It's my business! The owner of the nunnery said with a blank expression.
"What the hell is going on with you?" Kobe Bryant's eyes rolled and said, "If Paul hadn't given you all the interior space, would you have scored 14 points?" If you go out for a mid-range jumper, I'm afraid you won't be able to score 1 of 13 balls! ”
Who is Kobe? He has been in the NBA for a long time and has long seen the whole story, so he has no blame for Gasol's low shooting percentage. Because any tall insider, except for Nowitzki's top-notch, is willing to stand close to the basket and catch the ball. Gasol is of course no exception, but in order to take care of the An's playing style, he can only "sacrifice" himself, the reason is simple, the An's master has no mid-range offensive ability, and he has some.
For the "sacrifice" of the Spaniards, Kobe Bryant naturally took it to heart, so he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the "uncle ball" of the owner of the nunnery!
How did you know that the owner of the nunnery actually "didn't know what was wrong", but looked at Kobe Bryant and said: "Bryant, don't talk about me tonight, look at your own shooting percentage, it's miserable!" ”
was exposed by the "little brother" like this, and the black mamba suddenly became angry and said, "What did you say? Tell me again??? ”
"Wait, wait, Bryant, now is not the time for infighting, let's deal with the Torontons first!" Mike. Brown saw that Kobe Bryant was about to go crazy, and hurriedly stopped him.
"Against the Torontonians? Coach Brown, how do you deal with it? There is such a pustule standing on the inside line, and there is only a ghost if you don't lose!! "Kobe Bryant didn't perform well tonight, and when he met the head of the nunnery again, he was furious.
"Bryant, who do you say is the pustule?" When the owner of the nunnery heard this, he was not happy, and he made up again.
“shi.t!!! Small-footed chicken !! You've got wings??? I'm telling you, this is the Los Angeles Lakers, and it's not your turn to confront me!! As soon as Kobe Bryant stretched out his hand, he was about to "move" the owner of the nunnery, but fortunately Gasol and Ci Shiping pulled it up, otherwise the headline in the newspaper tomorrow would definitely be the phrase "Lakers infighting".
"Coach Brown, I'm going to make a substitution, let this idiot get down and rest, don't get in the way of my eyes!" Kobe Bryant looked at Mike with a cold voice. Brown Road.
Mike. Brown originally had the intention to refuse, but when faced with Kobe, a superstar who was even older than James, he instantly flinched, and in desperation, he could only nod in agreement.
TMD!!! Phil. How did Jackson stop the Buddha??? It's unimaginable!!
Mike. Brown said as he grumbled inwardly.
"What about Bryant, how are you going to make a substitution?" Mike. Brown asked.
"Replace Bynum and Murphy, let China play center, and Meta go to guard Calderon!" Kobe Bryant seems to have a draft, and without thinking, blurted out.
“what?” Mike. Brown was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Bryant, I'm not surprised that you want to replace Andrew, but why should you replace Murphy with you?" With his outside three-point ability, we can still ......"
"Coach Brown, is a big man who only floats outside? He thought he was Nowitzki? Besides, I want to be kind to the world, just to win! Because of this Troy. Murphy, the movement is so slow, he can't retreat many times back to defend, so who do you expect him to defend against? Why don't you let him go inside? Kobe Bryant said sarcastically.
In fact, when the team first brought in reinforcements, Kobe Bryant was more in favor of this deal, because in his opinion, Murphy still averaged 14.6 points per game in the 09-10 season, and rebounded well, averaging 10.2 per game. Such a person is used to fill the bench strength of the Lakers, and that is just right! Because this season, they lost Lamar. Odom, signing a Murphy to come over to reinforce, is not a big loss. After all, Lamar. Odom's stats last season were 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds. The point is that Murphy is also very cheap, and Mickey. Kupchel took it for just $1.35 million. To know that in the 10-11 season, he Troy. Murphy is still an NBA's "Mr. Tens of Millions", and he needs 11.97 million US dollars a season.
Therefore, this deal, no matter how you look at it, is a great bargain.
Kobe Bryant himself is also pleased with this recruitment, otherwise Odom will lose this strong point, and it will be even more difficult for the Lakers to regain the championship this season.
But it turns out that people are not as good as heaven, and neither Kupchak nor Kobe Bryant thought that in just one season, Troy. Murphy became a "classic car on the verge of being scrapped". Don't say anything to replace Lamar. Odom's team position, even a normal rotation lineup, put him in, it was "barely enough". And, as soon as he arrived at the Lakers, he also had an "injury attribute", which made the Lakers' bench strength instantly difficult and dropped to freezing point. Of course, what annoys the "Black Mamba" the most is that he does not have a heart to pursue victory, and coming to the Lakers is the same as entering a nursing home, this attitude of competition and training has made Kobe Bryant lose confidence in him a long time ago.
"That inside line...... Mike. Before Brown finished speaking, Kobe Bryant said bluntly: "Leave it to Paul to control." ”
"I trust him, I can handle everything."
PS: About this Troy . Murphy, Xiao Zi Yao Ming didn't like him in the era, because the earth kiln faced him and was repeatedly deflated, for no other reason, this guy always floated on the outside to shoot, causing the earth kiln to pounce out, not to pounce out, it's really infuriating! Then came to the Lakers, Xiao Zi thought he could fill Odom's vacancy, at least he could be a bench bandit on the bench, but he was good, and directly became a "semi-scrapped" state, not to mention 3.2 points, and the rebounds became 3.2, completely losing the desire to attack and shoot! That season, the Lakers needed people a lot, this guy didn't fight!!
Regarding the issue of updates, some book friends say that Xiaozi updates too little, but look, Xiaozi's recent update has a word count of close to 6000+, right, but Xiaozi doesn't like to cut chapters, so it's generally sent in big chapters, such as this chapter, Xiaozi can be divided into 2 chapters, isn't it? Of course,Everyone wants me to speed up the update is also to look up to me.,Xiao Zi in addition to work hours,It must be used to code words.,Please rest assured!!
Thanks to the thick accumulation book, the skeleton half-orc is big, and the evil little fat man is a big reward, Xiaozi thank you~~~
Besides, Calderon really scored a career-high 30 points that night, which is undoubtedly ~~~