Chapter 590: Duncan is a supergod
"That kid can still shoot 3-pointers??? Is this a mistake??? "Let's take a look at Burres of the Spurs. Dior couldn't help but complain loudly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info "Who's to say it's not?" "Matt. Bonner also said: "Several of them are forced to shoot, you must know that I may not be able to throw that kind of ball!" This is not a lackey. Excrement. What is luck??? It's really bad luck to get home!! ”
On the Spurs' bench, there was a lot of complaining.
Popovich also felt tricky, he really didn't expect that the Los Angeles Lakers, such an injured and disabled team, could still play this part with his own team. Now that Duncan has 4 fouls and the team is empty, who can stop that No. 29 rebound?
It's strange to say, why did the rebounding ability of the No. 29 become like this after the third game? This is simply not the rebounding ability of a modern center. It is estimated that Duncan at the peak is not his rebounding opponent. This situation may have only occurred before the 21st century. In the late 90s, the super inside line slowly became extinct. Including super rebounders.
So the rebounding ability of this guy in front of him made Popovich vaguely think of someone.
He is "Big Bug" Dennis. Rodman.
Because Rodman is the last super rebounder, starting with him, no one can afford to be called a super rebounder. Including Dwight at the pinnacle. It's the same with Howard, who is still a huge gap from a super rebounder. There is no average of 16+ per game, which is not enough to see in history. So it's not unreasonable to say that Howard took advantage of the times.
If it was really in the 90s, what statistics do you think a person like him could play? Take his peak season, 22.9 + 14.1 + 2.1 + 1.4, not to mention a while in the 90s, it is a problem to be able to mix a few 3 formations. Not convinced? Ewing played an average of 24.5 + 11.2 + 2.7 + 2.3 per game, but he didn't even touch the hair of 3 formations, which one do you think Howard can get in the 90s with the "Big Four"?
You say rebounding Howard is going to be strong? Please, that's because it's a weak world on the inside, the opponent is weak, of course he stands out from the crowd and grabs rebounds. You let him try to grab rebounds with Olajuwon, O'Neal, Robinson, Ewing, and Rodman to see if his rebounding averages can be so good? Therefore, many people who don't like "Warcraft", jokingly calling Howard's 5 for a while, are all drinking "magic elixir", and their luck will be so explosive.
Don't know what the "Elixir" is? Look at Harry. Potter understood.
So suddenly there was a rebounding monster like this, and Popovich was a little unprepared, which was normal.
Just as Popovich was thinking about what to do, someone on the Spurs bench said, "Greg, let me play later, I'll control the number of fouls." Popovich looked over when he heard this, frowned slightly, and said, "Tim, will you be too risky if you play now?" You know, this is only the third verse. ”
Duncan didn't look up, just took a big sip of sports drink, and said, "Greg, if we lead by 30 points and are all caught up, what will the result be?" Popovich was stunned, he understood the meaning of the Spurs' No. 21, in the basketball game, a big lead is certainly a morale booster, but once the big lead is caught up, or even overtaken, then it will be a huge confidence blow to the team that led before. This is not a joke, Yahoo Sports once calculated that once a large score difference of more than 20 points is caught up, the probability of winning the final defeat will be far greater than that of the previous leader.
Therefore, Duncan said this, and it is not groundless.
And this battle is a G7 battle, and if morale collapses, there will be no chance of a comeback.
"It's just Tim, your foul count and fitness ......" Popovich didn't finish speaking, and the Spurs' No. 21 said, "Don't worry, Greg, I'll take care of everything." "Say, Tim. Duncan looked up and smiled: "The Lakers are very strong, but they will definitely not be stronger than the Spurs this season, at least with me, they can't win." ”
Although Duncan was laughing, Popovich clearly saw the fierce desire to fight in the eyes of No. 21, and that smile was also a smile that was aroused.
Hehe, I didn't expect this kid to make Tim excited? It's not easy!
However, since Tim has this kind of momentum, I don't have to worry too much, the nickname of "Stone Buddha" is not for fun.
Lakers, I really don't know if you're lucky or unlucky.
The timeout passed quickly, and the Spurs laid out a tactical ball, which was also one of Popovich's habits, not to waste a single timeout. A beautiful Hammer.Action tactic, the basketball went beyond the left three-point line, but Tang Qian pounced quickly, making the Spurs suddenly change their original tactics.
The basketball went straight into the inside.
Tim. Duncan makes a layup.
The basketball ...... "snapped", and was slapped down by a chasing cap, and the basketball smashed on the rebound, and finally fell into the hands of Pau Gasol.
So fast? Is he moving so fast?
The Lakers broke fast, Meeks made a three-point shot, and finally this time he didn't hit the iron and hit a beautiful hollow shot.
At 69-60, the Lakers chased down to single digits.
"See? Buddy? Now there are only 9 minutes left, is it still garbage time? After Tang Qian finished speaking, he whispered to Duncan: "Tim, I'm sorry, I'm going to win, if you want to win the championship, I think it's better to join the Lakers next season, we just lack an experienced big man." This was a mockery of Duncan's previous words, but Tang Qian never expected that he would release a "devil" and said, "Okay, Dongfang boy, if you can really win, let's talk about it." ”
Tang Qian looked back and was slightly stunned, because on the face of this man known as the "Stone Buddha", he saw a kind of war...... and long-lost excitement.
It's as if ...... The blood of the strong is waking up rapidly.
"Thiem responded without the ball, Parker broke through the pass, Ginobili missed the layup, Tim grabbed the rebound, Tim attacked twice, Tim dunked under the basket! YES!!! The ball went in, causing a defensive foul on the Lakers' No. 29!! After Duncan scored, he looked at Tang Qian with a surprised face, and said faintly in his voice: "How is it?" I'm okay with this old bone, right? Tangyrant? ”
Brush~
With a free throw, Duncan gave the Spurs a 3-pointer in one go.
72-60。
"Hot, let's ......" Gasol was about to say something, but was directly interrupted by the Lakers' No. 29: "Interesting, interesting, Tim, do you want to fight with me now?" I'm not as good as you on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, that's not necessarily. Tang Qian's eyes also flashed with the same type of light and said, "I just want to see the true strength of the No. 1 PF in history." ”
"Let me blow my mind!"
Gasol missed, Tang Qian made a dunk, and with a "bang", the basket seemed to be bent, and his expression was painful and distorted.
"72-62, come on, Tim, let me see how much energy you have now!" After Tang sneaked to the ground, he and Duncan directly confronted the road. The Spurs No. 21 licked his lips and said, "It's not much, but it's worth it and enough to deal with you." ”
"Thiem singled the basket, and the Lakers' No. 29 defense tonight was not easy...... oh~yes~ is really worthy of Tim. Duncan! It's the soul of San Antonio! He scored this goal! One-on-one into this hook! After Duncan scored, he looked at Tang Qian and said, "How is it?" Do you think my remaining abilities are okay? Tangyrant? ”
Duncan frequently called Tang Qian "Tangyrant", which was definitely not a tribute, it was completely sarcastic and mocking.
This is the Holy City 21 and Tang Qian completely scolded.
74-62。
Tang Qian didn't expect Duncan to score this goal, because this ball was honestly defended to death, except for not blocking it, there was no problem. But...... This guy still scored this goal!
This ability is now Tim. Can Duncan have it??? Wait a minute...... This guy ...... Could it be that you entered "The.Zone"? No, it's not just that, if you just enter the "The.Zone state", then the 37-year-old Duncan still can't break his own iron wall, after all, it's "demigod descending to earth" + "moderate rage", so it's ......
"Supergod"???
This was the only answer Tang Qian could think of.
Because according to Michael. Jordan's statement, the "supergod realm" is the most elusive, and what its upper limit is, No. 23 himself has not fully figured out. Anyway, this state is the most amazing and terrifying state on the basketball court, and it is not enough to say that it has a hundred possibilities and a thousand mysteries.
That's why he was able to force his own defenses? Hook up to score?
It seems that you can't take it lightly anymore, you have to concentrate and give it your all!
Tim. Duncan? I don't believe you're going to beat me on the defensive end tonight!
For the rest of the third quarter, the two sides entered a "single-kill battle", with the Lakers' No. 29 and the Spurs' No. 21 being inseparable, which made the AT&T Center Arena addicted and feasted their eyes. Because now that we are about to fully enter the era of small ball, there are a lot of wonderful confrontations on the outside, but the inside line has been broken for many years.
Tonight's showdown evokes people's long-lost memories of inside fighting.
At 81-69, the Spurs led by 12 points heading into the fourth quarter.
During the break, on the bench of the Lakers, Tang Qian's face was gloomy, because the confrontation he had just had just had not reached the realm he imagined. Although he also covered Duncan and defended 3 balls, he was still thrown in several balls, including a 2+1. For others, Duncan, who has entered the "supergod realm" in defense, has long been "happy" to achieve this result, but the Lakers No. 29 is not satisfied at all and is not happy at all.
Mike. D'Antoni was afraid that Tang Qian would walk into the tip of the horns, so after arranging the coping strategy, he approached and comforted: "Hot, don't blame yourself too much, you've done a good job, Tim. If Duncan is a 'super god', there are few people in the alliance who can defend against it. If you can block 3 balls, you will have already completed the task with full scores. But D'Antoni didn't expect the Lakers No. 29 to reply:
"Sir, but now he's 37 years old, and he's no longer in his prime, isn't he?"
Mike. D'Antoni was speechless for a while, of course he knew what Tang Qian meant, it was just this guy's request...... Wouldn't it be too high? Defending the 37-year-old "Super God" Duncan, there is nothing to be surprised about, nothing to be happy about, and it should even be ...... You're welcome? Is this really something a 2nd grader should think?
"But he's Tim after all. Duncan ......"
"Nope." Tang Qian shook his head and said, "I must defeat him!" I'll definitely be able to! I'm sure there's something left undone! ”
On the court in the fourth quarter, Tang Qian's defense of Duncan was more concentrated, and he used the "Rocket Block" defense, that is, he didn't eat Duncan's feints and time difference, so that the latter missed consecutive shots, and the Lakers took the opportunity to counterattack and quickly expanded the score to 81-74. Seeing this, Duncan smiled even more on his face, and the Spurs saw it, and said with a "grunt" in their hearts: Now it's time to play Dafa! Tim wants to be energized!
Nonsense, "Stone Buddha" usually doesn't laugh much, but once he laughs, there is definitely nothing good about it.
This is a well-known thing in the Spurs.
Sure enough, in the next offensive round, Duncan's state improved again, this is the power of the "Super God Domain", and theoretically at this point, it can increase its power without limit. Of course, the premise is that you can move up the ladder.
As the first PF in future history, Duncan's strength is undoubted.
So another goal was scored!
83-74, it seems to be just a ball, but Tang Qian felt uncomfortable, and said: "I won't let you score so easily again, I will do my best to guard you!" Tim. Duncan!!! Hearing this, Duncan smiled lightly, "Yes, but wait until you do, Tangyrant!" Now you can only accept it silently! ”
Steve. Blake made a three-point shot, missed, and the basketball was dialed into Gasol's hands by Tang Qian, and Gasol shot under the basket, but was served by the Spurs' No. 21 with a big hat, saying: "Don't think about going in." "Spurs fast break, Tony. Parker made a three-step layup, brushed ~, and the basketball easily fell into the Lakers' net pocket.
85-74, the Spurs' front-row "true fan" laughed at this: "How's it going?" Oriental Yankees! That's the real power of San Antonio, do you think you're really O'Neill, and you want to turn things around alone? Dream on! Hahahaha!! ”
The Lakers called a timeout, but fortunately, Tang Qian blessed "Demigod Descending to Earth" and "Fury", otherwise this kind of high-intensity confrontation would consume too much physical energy too quickly, and he would not be able to support it until now. After getting on the court, in order to chase the points as soon as possible, Tang Qian began to let the outside throw three-pointers, and he used his super rebounding ability to compete for rebounds.
However, Duncan immediately made him understand what is called "super god", Duncan actually did not compete for rebounds, but directly dialed out the rebounds! Everyone knows that this will hit the basketball faster and earlier, but they just don't have the ability to control it. But what Duncan wants now is not control, he just wants to destroy the Lakers' No. 29 offensive rebounds, and that's enough.
But even so, he sometimes can't touch the rebound, which shows how powerful the Lakers are on the 29th tonight.
Tim. After Duncan's "supergod", he still felt struggling and felt that he couldn't fight head-on on the rebounding end.
It's not that the old Duncan is not a "super god", it's just that tonight's No. 29 state is too strong, so he will rebound, so embarrassed. However, Duncan later said publicly that thanks to Tang Qian, he only made him "embarrassed", but did not "embarras" him, and the rebounding ability of the Lakers' No. 29 is unmatched in modern times.
In this way, it went back and forth for 3~4 minutes, and the score of the two sides was 89-81, and there was still an 8-point difference.
After Duncan's "supergod", the help for the Spurs is simply visible to the naked eye.
And in order to maintain their dignity, the rest of the Spurs also went berserk, Parker and Ginobili both exploded, and began to bombard the Lakers' basket. At this moment, the Lakers' outside line is weak, and there is no doubt about it, because if you want to defend these two experienced battlefield veterans, Blake and Meeks alone are simply not enough.
However, the Lakers still have one person who is holding on and not giving up the game.
"Lakers No. 29 hard dunk Matt. Bonner, Bonner didn't even jump up when he was hit by a slam buckle, and he was knocked out by the brute force of China's scalding! The referee blew the whistle and gave the Lakers a 2+1 chance! "In the Spurs Beal. In Rand's commentary, Tang Qian scored this goal, and 2+1 was successful.
89-84, the Spurs quickly played a play-and-match and scored an open half-volley, 91-84.
Tang Qian looked at the time and said loudly, "Don't worry about so much!" Shoot three points! Grab a three-pointer! I'm going to grab a rebound! ”
The Lakers' Meeks shot, but was defended by the Spurs, this is the cruelty of basketball, if you have a weak interior offense, then the outside line is bound to bear more defensive pressure. And the Lakers' three outside lines do not have the ability to force shots, don't look at Meeks and Blake's three-point shooting percentages are good this season, 4 percent, but that is basically an empty shot, it's just a matter of the size of the empty space. The success rate of strong investment, top investment, and split investment is not good, far less than 3 percent.
This is where the significance of the attacker comes in, if the Lakers have a Kobe Bryant now, then there is no need for Tang to think about so many things. On the offensive end, the outside line is given carte blanche.
Duncan didn't let up, and he and Don were basketed up and instantly stuck together.
It's a pity that Tang Qian's current ability is too perverted, and even if the 37-year-old Duncan is a "super god", it is difficult to have a strong opponent.
Tang Qian slashed an offensive rebound again.
Tang Qian's second attack was still aimed at Duncan, but the current Duncan is not just Duncan, after entering the "super god realm", the old Duncan's competitive state has increased violently. Soon the hat came down and the former forced on the basketball.
Duncan adopted a side-blocking approach, which was to prevent the Lakers from violently pushing away the possibility of the frontal 29.
After so many confrontations, Duncan felt that tonight, the opponent's competitive state was the strongest, so he didn't dare to take it lightly, and the concentration and concentration throughout the whole process reached the highest level of the season. Tang Qian used the promotion bonus after "rage" to get this rebound again, and then continued to get stronger.
This time the confrontation was very intense, strictly speaking, it should be a defensive foul, but I don't know if it is Greg. Popovich's "technical foul protest" had an effect, and the referee didn't blow any penalty or indication, which made Tang Qian's ball hit the iron in vain.
Why not blow the penalty? Tang Qian glanced at the referee, but the referee didn't have any expression.
Tang Qian was a little annoyed, but he didn't say much, and ran to his half.
Greg. Popovich nodded in satisfaction from the sidelines, as if he felt worthy of his "technical foul".
Duncan forced the inside, a breakthrough sharp turn, a cross-sliding shot, Gasol had nothing to do, he was in terrible form tonight, both on the offensive and defensive ends. And Duncan played this ball very tricky, as if to avoid the Lakers' No. 29 block. However, Tang Qian still soared into the air, and even if his head touched the lower edge of the rebound slightly, he did not hesitate.
Syllable~
The Lakers' No. 29 finger touched Duncan's basketball and then suppressed its upward momentum.
The basketball was powerless to slide down in mid-air, but the rebound was taken down by Duncan again, and Tang Qian had not yet landed, so he lost to the former in terms of time difference and lost the opportunity to scramble for this rebound.
Tang Qian was a little angry and yelled, "Paul, what are you doing?" Don't cheer up yet! None other than you want to be Tim. Did Duncan blow up? The Spaniard was a thriller and wanted to pounce with all his might, but Duncan was not ordinary now, a collision, and then a low hand and a quick toss, a basketball board, and flew to the Lakers' circle.
Damn, you don't want to get this ball in!!
An astonishing scene appeared, Tang Qian actually bounced up directly after landing, just like stepping on a spring under his feet, "bang", and exploded instantly. The whole person is similar to the Rockets, rushing to the high air under the Lakers' basket.
He really jumped high in this ball, and the final hat point reached at least about 390+CM, which made everyone at the scene gasp.
Without it, the scene is too shocking and exaggerated!
Including Tim the shooter. Duncan was slightly out of focus for half a second, as if the cranial nerves had not reacted.
After Tang Qian landed, he rushed straight to the frontcourt, and this foot strength was enough to shake off all the No. 4 and No. 5 positions on both sides.
Eventually, he received a message from Steve. Blake's empty pass, high leap, violent into the bottle!
91-86, only 5 points behind the opponent.
Mike off the field. Seeing this, D'Antoni couldn't hold back his palms, and slowly sweat kept secreting.
I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, I could do it to this extent, I could catch up, it was a full 30 points!! D'Antoni was thinking about it when the Spurs played a tactical combination, Duncan blocked Tang Qian's defense and assistance defense in the off-ball strategy, and Ginobili made a successful shot.
93-86, Tang Qian's inside attack, obviously a foul suspect, but the referees still did not blow the whistle.
This annoyed the Lakers' No. 29, turned around and yelled at the referee: "This is not a foul? He's not just blocking, he's a thug, he's an assaulter!! You can't turn a blind eye, can you??? Seeing that the referees ignored him, Tang Qian also lost his temper, and raised his voice again: "It's all like you, what fairness is there in the NBA league??? ”
The referee immediately blew the whistle and faithfully enforced the "zero tolerance" policy.
Hearing the whistle, Tang Qian's face became even more gloomy, and he bowed his head in a low voice and said: "What a home whistle, what a star whistle, but I sincerely hope that you can enforce the law well, otherwise it will ...... later." The situation is out of control, I see who can be responsible! ”
The half-sarcastic and half-threatening voice of the Lakers No. 29 reached the ears of several referees, especially the fierce eyes, which made this group of rookie referees a little overwhelmed and a little nervous and flustered. It is said that this No. 29 murderer is famous, and when I saw it today, sure enough, how can even the person who can be influenced by the referee be an ordinary substitute?
Mike. D'Antoni has pointed out this issue in his previous post-match press conferences:
The hot is now...... Leader of the Los Angeles Lakers!
The hot is now...... The absolute heart of the Purple and Gold Army!
PS: Using technical fouls to influence the referee's decision is a small method often used in the NBA.
Then on the question of why Popovich didn't cut Tang Qian, first of all, Tang Qian's free throw shooting rate in the regular season still exceeded 6 percent, and as for the impact of demons in the playoffs, it will be reduced a lot, but Popovich can't know. Secondly, the Spurs have been leading by more than a dozen or even twenty points, in this case with the "shark cutting tactic", know what the result is? It will only cause conflicts and fights, just like a big lead and a slaughter of the main force, which is unacceptable. For details, you can take a look at Garnett's personal talk show Area21 opened on T.N.T TV after his retirement, which has an issue that talks about this aspect, which should be a more authoritative explanation.
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