Tiredness is the current rhythm of this Lakers team, and in the second half of the third quarter of the game, although Tang Qian's performance was not bad, he still couldn't stop the score difference from being gradually widened. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info To be honest, the Pacers didn't shoot a lot of shots, just 33.1 percent, but the Lakers shot even worse in the quarter, just around 18.9 percent. If Gasol hadn't scored five points in one go, the Lakers would have fallen into a scoring drought in the second half.

Well, as far as Tang Qian is concerned, the scoring drought has begun.

72-61, trailing by 11 points heading into the fourth quarter.

Tang Qian got 1 block, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in this quarter.

Under the shock of Tang Qian's interior line, the Pacers slowed down their offense on the interior in the third quarter.

"Bryant, would you like to come down and rest? You've not had a break for 3 quarters. "Mike. D'Antoni asked, but in fact, his heart was very tangled and complicated. Because of the dismissal of Kobe, then in the face of the Pacers, who have a strong defense, the Lakers are basically finished. It is impossible to catch up again.

With the No. 24 on the court, the Lakers have the possibility of a miracle, but ...... This is bound to be more serious for Kobe's physical overdraft. So Mike. D'Antoni was very "conflicted" in his heart.

I hope that Kobe can come down and take a rest, and I hope that Kobe can continue to play and break out a wave to help the Lakers reverse the decline.

Kobe Bryant took a big gulp of water, shook his head and said, "Don't use it for the time being, I can still support it." ”

"Bryant, you better go down and rest for a few minutes, if you play for a long time in a row, your body will not be able to stand it." Tang Qian also spoke, but he was also rejected by Kobe Bryant: "It's only 12 minutes, just grit your teeth, I'm fine." ”

"But ......"

"I'm fine, everyone hurry up and rest, we must fight the Indians tonight!" Kobe interrupted Tang Qian's words, shouted a word of encouragement, and then closed his eyes and continued to drink sports drinks.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, at this moment, Tang Qian had already given up any "challenge task", because winning was the key.

The rest is nothing.

The rest is secondary.

And he endured it until now, and he can finally ......

Gold Defend Card Activation!

In 12 minutes, the defensive ability is increased by 100%!

A few minutes later, the Pacers were almost stunned. It's forced, because the Lakers' interior line is too difficult to break, right? This is simply Shura Hell, once you enter it, you will die for a lifetime!

For a full 3:39, the Pacers didn't score a point.

The Lakers scored 4 points on free throws under Kobe's forced breakaway.

At 72-65, the Lakers still trailed by seven points.

"That guy, is it a monster? It seems that no matter which way I cut in, I will run into him! "Lance. Stephenson was the first to complain, his expression was extremely depressed, because he was originally an outside player who was good at breaking through, and if the breakthrough shot was blocked, then immediately, the offensive threat would be reduced by 6~7%.

"It's a bit of an exaggeration." The oldest in the starting line-up, David. West also said: "I have several shots under the basket, and they have all been blocked, even if I go to Gasol's side, he seems to be with him, ready to appear under the basket to protect the basket!" If nothing else, tonight alone, he is enough to be called a defensive core player! ”

"Try to break through the ball!" Pacers head coach Frank Brown. Vogel suggested that this was a simple but effective solution. No matter how strong you are, you always have a defensive limit, right, I attract your defensive attention and let my teammates play the time difference, right?

"Yes." George. Hill and Paul. George nodded their heads, thinking that this solution could be tried.

Because the Pacers are a "retro style of play in the 90s", it is very important to attack inside and score points on the inside, and it is difficult to kill people by hitting from the outside from a distance, just supporting. If you want to win this game, open the inside, that's the key.

But in less than 2 minutes, the Pacers called another timeout, for no other reason, even if they used the breakaway shot, they couldn't penetrate the Lakers' interior barrier. And tonight, I don't know what medicine the Eastern center took, but the steal smell was far beyond usual, and it was only less than 2 minutes before he got his third steal. The Pacers broke through and didn't dare to shoot the ball casually.

"This oriental center is not simple, even if the state breaks out, it is a little too fierce." George. Hill's words represent the voice of the entire Pacers team now, and everyone thinks that the No. 29 defense is too scary. In the end, it was the head coach Frank. Vogel opened his mouth and said: "After all, he was the one who only fanned out 32 big hats the day before yesterday, and he can't be taken lightly, maybe his defensive ability can already compete with the peak Howard." ”

"So what do we do? Mr? You can't let your opponent catch up step by step, right? "Lance. Stephenson asked with some impatience. Frank. Vogel smiled and said, "There's no need for this, after all, it's still us who is leading now, isn't it?" We just need to move the offensive point out in the next time, focusing on mid-range shooting and three-point shooting......"

"But Mr. Vogel, our team's strength is not mid-range shooting and three-point shooting, isn't it too risky to play like this?" The oldest of the five starters, David. West interjected. "Yes, mid-range shooting and three-point shooting are not our Pacers' strong points this season, but ...... Frank Brown. Vogel's eyes flashed and he replied, "Is scoring inside the basket our strongest point?" NONONO~Our strongest point is never to score, but to defend, defend, guys~"

A word wakes up the dreamer.

Indeed, the Pacers are averaging just 94+ points per game this season, which ranks at the bottom of the league.

But conceding only 90+ points per game, who else can beat them except the Grizzlies?

So Frank. Vogel's words are not wrong at all.

Seeing that the players have understood, Frank. Vogel smiled, "As long as we let them score fewer points and shoot from the outside, it's enough to keep the win, right?" ”

"That's right! Mr. Vogel!! The whole team of the Pacers said with a strong sense of confidence.

In less than 3 years, a turbulent ordinary team has been replaced, rebuilt, restructured, reborn, and become the top three seeded teams in the East. Vogel's coaching ability is still extremely good. So his prestige within the Pacers is far greater than that of Mike. D'Antoni is much bigger with the Lakers.

This is also Frank. Vogel's ideal team is convincing and orderly.

It's a pity that the Lakers only scored 1 point in 2 minutes, and Kobe Bryant made 1 of 2 free throws, missing the best node to equalize the score difference. Later, the Lakers were in huge trouble.

72-66, the score started from this place and quietly changed.

The Pacers have stepped up their overall defensive intensity!

If it was always B-level just now, now Huo Ran has jumped to A, or even A+ level.

This made the Lakers, who were already weak in offense, even worse and miserable.

This is the strength of a strong defensive team, which can strengthen the defensive intensity at any time, such as the current Lakers, if they want to strengthen, they can't do it, they can only play more and more chaotic.

The third ball in a row smashed out of the basket!

The Lakers' shooting percentage is dropping dramatically!

Tang Qian also felt a lot of pressure, in the frequent physical confrontations, if he hadn't used a golden ability card, then his physical fitness would definitely have decreased now, and his defensive state would have been greatly reduced. The high-intensity confrontation at the starting level made Tang Qian's physical fitness more and more stretched.

Thankfully, for now, there's no need to worry about it for the time being.

Tang Qian also took out 100% defensive focus, trying to make the Pacers' interior shots, and all of them were dumb.

But soon, he found out that there was a problem.

The offensive firepower of the Pacers has been shifted!

This is definitely not a good news sign, because as a center forward, only in the penalty area, can he exert the greatest deterrent power, and can "defend five with one", if he is fished out, no matter how strong he is, he can only "defend one". And in this way, there is a possibility of losing the protection of the rebound, and the gains outweigh the losses.

The usual situation is okay, Tang Qian can make up for it more, anyway, he has firepower on the offensive end, and he doesn't care about one or two rebounds.

However, the current Lakers team, lacking Nash to thread the needle to deliver shells, coupled with the overall physical problems, has long cooled down the firepower and greatly reduced. Against the Pacers, who are fierce in defense, every ball is more difficult to attack, which makes the score difference invisibly widen.

Obviously, a 10-point deficit against the Suns is a completely different meaning than a 10-point deficit against the Pacers.

The former is just difficult, and the latter can make you hopeless.

What is called a defensive team, this season's Pacers is that the advantage of 10 points in their hands is enough to be like a chasm.

Focusing on the outside shots, the shooting rate is certainly not too high, and the Pacers are not a team that is famous for projection, and the shooting rate does not exceed 30% during this time, which is not standable...... People can still score goals.

No matter how low the shooting percentage is, it can still score, right? And what about the Lakers? Within minutes, it was almost dumb and didn't score a single point under the Pacers' strong defense.

At this time, there are only 2 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game time.

At 77-66, the Lakers still trailed their opponents by 11 points.

The situation is enough to make people desperate.

Mike. D'Antoni called a timeout to allow the team to breathe a sigh of relief and rest, but that was all there was to it.

He doesn't have the magic to make the Lakers collectively regain their physical strength, improve their defense collectively, and burst out collectively.

This is the manager's "weakness zone".

In another minute, although the Lakers' Kobe Bryant forced an attack on the inside and hit 4 free throws, he had no choice but to drop too much in physical fitness, and only hit the Pacers' basket 2 times out of 4 free throws.

At 77-68, the Pacers led the Lakers by 9 points.

Don dive desperately pounced out and covered Paul. George had one shot, but the clock was just 57 seconds left.

After Tang Qian got the ball, Mike. D'Antoni's application for suspension is effective immediately.

But the bright red score is dazzling.

Compared to the joyful Pacers bench, the Lakers bench is silent.

The pressure on the Lakers this season is too great, first the halo is added, as if one person is above 10,000 people, and then the halo is broken, becoming a laughing stock for thousands of people, and in the end, they have to fight hard for a playoff spot. The ups and downs, endless rumors and gossip, and the intensifying intra-team contradictions have long made the Lakers exhausted, no, exhausted. The only belief that sustains this team is to make the playoffs and make the playoffs! But now, tonight, at this very moment, it seems all disillusioned.

The faith is gone.

It's all gone.

Losing this game, the Lakers are completely out of the playoff contenders.

Even Tang Qian was confused, 57 seconds, what else could he do in the face of the terrifying Indiana Pacers?

Like some Y.Y novels, wear panties over and transform into Superman? In the real world, that's completely impossible.

Moreover, he also sacrificed a "trick", the gold defense card.

He also made the Pacers shoot less than 30 percent from the field in the fourth quarter.

He did his best.

What else could he do?

Rushing to chase points in a short period of time? This is not something that a center forward can do in the first place!

It's not within the range of the center forward.

So Tang Qian was also in a dilemma.

Mike. D'Antoni, as the coach, still has to make a statement, he forcibly put away his disappointed look, and opened his mouth to comfort: "Everyone has done a good job~ Your efforts, I see in my eyes, I am proud of you, the team has become like this, it is not entirely everyone's fault~ The time and place are favorable, we don't occupy it, so we just need to do our best in the process~"

It sounds like a consolation word, but in fact, it fell on the ears of the Lakers, more like a "season finale", as if to prove it...... They've finished the season.

It's over.

Unwilling, useless.

If you lose, you lose.

"Bryant, you can get out of the game, you've been fighting for so long, and it's enough, no one will question your efforts." Mike. D'Antoni had just finished speaking, and No. 24, who had been drinking sports drinks with his head bored, suddenly spoke up and said, "I won't get off the field, there's still time, isn't it?" The game isn't over yet. ”

"Bryant, I understand your competitive spirit, but ......"

"No, Maddie was able to recover 13 points in 35 seconds, and we still have 57 seconds left, why not?" Kobe interrupted Mike in one bite. D'Antoni said: "And chasing 9 points and chasing 12 points are completely different in difficulty, isn't it? ”

"Bryant, that's a situation that can only happen if God is moved, doesn't Maddie's life only appear once? I know you're unwilling, I know everyone is unwilling, but basketball is a competitive sport, and if you lose, you lose, you lose, you lose!! "Mike. D'Antoni shouted in a rare way, why doesn't he have high hopes for himself and the Lakers this season? Moreover, the NBA has always had a tradition of head coaches taking the blame, so his mental pressure is definitely not small.

It's just that it's been suppressed all the time, and it has never exploded.

As the head coach of the team, you must not be one step ahead of the team members, one step ahead of the team, one step ahead of the vent.

So, D'Antoni also endured it for too long.

After a few seconds of silence, Kobe Bryant threw away the drink cup in his hand, then stood up and said in a deep voice: "Everyone play." ”

"Get on the field!"

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