Chapter 285: Scene 5
But this is precisely Andrew. Bynum can't do it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Therefore, the upper limit of his growth has long been doomed.
What's more, this gentleman has also been playing soy sauce in long-term training, which is lackluster, so with the increase in weight, his body and physical fitness have long been on the verge of collapse. Let's put it this way, since Tang Qian called the Lakers, he has never seriously weighed this guy. There is no other reason, and a person who is about to be half-crippled, which is more powerful?
The owner of the nunnery is not Tang Qian's opponent in his heart, his opponent is still playing in other teams.
Throughout the first quarter, Tang Qian played 59 seconds and got a rebound. Bynum and Kobe Bryant played the entire quarter.
Attacking so fiercely? Mike. Brown, Mike. Brown, I want to see if your firepower can hold up!
Thunder head coach Scott. Brooks thought to himself, because of the physical exertion of back-to-back playoffs, he knew that young teams would be slightly affected, let alone an older team? In this way, it will not take half a game to concentrate, and the vitality of the team will be reduced, and then the frequency of attack and defense will be greatly weakened.
Since you Lakers are so eager for quick success, then I will fulfill you!
Taking advantage of the gap at the end of the first quarter, Scott. Brooks and the Thunder players on the court gave a basic second-quarter playbook.
In fact, before the second half, the Lakers' overall offensive efficiency began to decline, especially in the last 2 minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers continued to hit iron, and everyone lost their crosshairs. Fortunately, Kobe Bryant worked hard in this quarter, although his shooting percentage was average, only 33.3%, but he grabbed 5 rebounds, 3 of which were frontcourt rebounds.
Just looking at this, Tang Qian saw Kobe's terrible, if he wants to grab rebounds, there are absolutely few opponents in the No. 2 position. That kind of smell and judgment is hardly something that a No. 2 position can have. After all, there was a season when Kobe Bryant played 82 games, averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, close to the 7+ inside passing line. This number, Carter has not come close, and neither has Wade, let alone Ray. Allen they're up, inside modern basketball, probably except for Michael. Jordan, there are not many people in the No. 2 position who have achieved such average data per game.
Instead, the No. 1 position is a little better to brush the rebound, because they are usually the initiators of the backcourt offense, so they have more backcourt rebounding opportunities. The No. 2 position is more inclined to flank offense and fast down, so relatively speaking, there are a lot fewer opportunities for rebounding in the backcourt.
It was precisely because of these 3 frontcourt rebounds that Kobe Bryant broke the scoring drought in a single quarter, shooting 2 of 6, and only 2 of them relied on secondary offense. In addition to making 2 of 3 free throws, Kobe Bryant scored a Lakers-high 6 points in a single quarter. Bynum was more miserable, and in the second quarter, the Thunder strengthened the protection of the interior, so compared to the first quarter, his offensive efficiency has declined dramatically. In the first quarter, he shot 5 of 5 and shot 100 percent, and in the second quarter, he shot 1 of 6 and hit five offensive balls under the basket in a row, and the overall shooting rate plummeted. However, the Lakers scored 7 points in this quarter, and under the convergence of many forces, the Los Angeles Lakers led 27-22 in a single quarter and 56-46 at halftime, leading by 10 points into the second half.
The home fans were enthusiastic and everyone seemed to see an opportunity to equalize.
If the big score becomes 2-2, then everything is possible, at least back to the same running line, right?
Tang Qian played 2 minutes and 45 seconds in this quarter of the game and got 1 rebound and 1 block.
And in this game, he was replaced by Paul most of the time. Gasol, because Bynum tonight, "fighting spirit boiling", has been asking himself to stay on the field. Don't look at the conflict and contradictions last night, but at this critical moment, Mike. Brown still didn't dare not let the owner play, otherwise the team would lose and let the Thunder get the match point, and he couldn't afford that kind of outside pressure.
He's a decent NBA head coach, and it's not within the reach of this Columbus man to push forward against the pressure. So even if you don't like the owner of the nunnery in your heart, then Mike. Brown can only be submissive for the time being, and there is no room for truth and refutation.
Intermission, in the Thunder locker room.
"Mr. Brooks, is this really going to work? Isn't it too risky? Now we are 10 points behind our opponents, and if the score difference continues to widen, it will probably ...... "Sergi. Ibaka hasn't finished talking about it, and Thunder head coach Scott Brown. Brooks said, "I'm afraid? So what are you afraid of? I'm afraid I'm going to lose again, right? ”
Sergi. Ibaka blushed slightly, but nodded anyway.
"It's okay, they won't be able to do it in the second half, that's when it's time for us to counterattack." Scott. Brooks said confidently.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the situation really made him right, the Lakers' offense was collectively dumb, and the Thunder took advantage of the situation to launch a strong counterattack. Durant hit two top-arc three-pointers and two free throws, and in two minutes, he scored 8 points alone, and the difference between the two teams was only 2 points. Gasol made two defensive fouls in a row, making 4 of 4 free throws to recover four points for the Lakers. Not to be outdone, Ibaka received a breakthrough pass from Wei Shao, and scored under consecutive baskets. Bynum was like a stake, standing stupidly in place, allowing his opponent to score four points in a row with little interference. This scene made Mike angry. Brown scolded at the time, claiming that the main thing was that the nunnery was not defensive, so he immediately rolled down and sat on the bench.
When the owner heard this, he was furious in his heart, and his rebellious psychology suddenly rose, and his offensive shots became more casual, but tonight, his hand seemed to have been used up in the first quarter, and he shot iron 3 times in a row, further reducing his comprehensive shooting percentage.
The Thunder took advantage of this opportunity to attack wildly, surpassing the Lakers by 1 point in the blink of an eye.
Staples Center, fans agitated, live commentator Stu. Lanterz even said directly that the Lakers' life and death have arrived, and if they can't withstand the Thunder's offensive climax, then there is a high probability of losing at home. At this time, someone from the Lakers team stepped up, and he was the king of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant. Bryant! After a short low ebb in the second quarter, the Black Mamba made a difficulty, leaned back continuously, turned over and made jumpers, shot 5 of 7, and scored 10 points with a single-quarter shooting rate of more than 70%. When the Thunder team saw Kobe Bryant's strength, some people were not convinced, he was Russell, who was extremely suppressed in the previous games. Westbrook. The latter held the ball and slammed into the Lakers' interior line, and several times Kobe Bryant was forced to break through by the opponent before he could stand in a good position.
With 5 of 10 shots and 3 free throws, Westbrook scored 14 points with a 50% shooting rate, and his personal single-quarter score quickly overtook Kobe. In this way, the black mamba also came to the fighting spirit, and after a slight decline in his hand, he continued the scoring mode of the previous game, and made a big sudden, using his height and rhythm to create Sergi in a row. Ibaka was fouled twice in defense. In the end, Bryant's free throws in a single quarter, 5 of 7 free throws, and 15 points in a single quarter, overshadowed Westbrook's strong performance.
However, in this quarter, Kobe Bryant's physical consumption was huge, and the integration of offense and defense almost collapsed, and Wei Shao scored 14 points in a single quarter, which is a sign. After several consecutive high-intensity offensive and defensive battles, the black mamba was a little unable to support it, and his body instinctively protected itself.
And the direct manifestation of this self-protection is the weakening of defense and the decline of single defense control.
It is impossible to stage the "outside gate" of the previous games.
But relying on Kobe's individual performance, the Lakers finally overtook the score, 80-72, and entered the fourth quarter with an eight-point advantage.
The advantage of 8 points seems to be very optimistic, but the crisis broke out at the same time.
In the fourth quarter, Scott. Brooks's prediction really showed that the Lakers' hand felt a collective plummet, which was not only reflected in the offensive end, but also the transformation failure on the defensive end due to the decline of physical fitness, and the overall collapse, including individual single defense, was gradually weakened.
And what about the Thunder? At this time, the advantages of the young team are fully highlighted, and the abundant physical strength allows them to still maintain a very high level of attack and defense. Especially with Scott. Brooks raised the pace of the game at the right time, and the high-speed offensive and defensive transitions made the Lakers dizzy. Seeing this, Kobe Bryant continued to step up and wanted to replicate the third quarter and ride the Savior alone again, but this quarter, he was about to let himself down.
In 5 consecutive shots and 0 hits, the sound of "Bang Bang Bang" was endless.
This stimulated not only the fans at the Staples Center, but also the Black Mamba itself.
The No. 24 of the Lakers began to compete with themselves.
The more you can't throw, the more you have to fight, and the more you have to fight, the more you can't throw.
Tang Qian sat on the bench and watched, Kobe Bryant's leg strength in this section has greatly decreased, so his jump shot height and time in the air have dropped significantly. And at this time, Scott. Brooks changed his tactics again, he adjusted the offensive and defensive alignment on the court, and put Kevin in the No. 3 position. Durant took it to guard Kobe.
This move was placed in the past, when Kobe Bryant was full of energy this season, that was the rhythm of death, and the Black Mamba would use his feet and breakthroughs to beat Kevin, who was too high. Durant. But right now, it's working wonders, Kevin. Durant kept provoking Kobe, but Kobe did not flinch, and frantically held the ball to the opponent alone.
This is his usual style of play in the past ten seasons, with this seemingly simple and crude style of play, the Lakers' No. 24 has won 5 O'Brien Cups, won countless honors, and won the closest to god status in the No. 2 position.
But this season, he has really declined, whether it is physical fitness or physical fitness, there has been a huge decline, which directly leads to the weakening of the "killer attribute" of the Black Mamba, and it is no longer the frightening thing it used to be. Maybe people have been accustomed to Kobe Bryant's strength for so many years, so they subconsciously forgot the fact that he is almost 34 years old.
Duang~
Shot backwards again, and the basket flew out, because the physical decline was too much, Kobe Bryant couldn't make a high-quality breakthrough in front of Durant, and shooting in front of "Du Qiqi" was almost suicidal. To put it mildly, Qiao Shen is here, and simply playing a backward jumper in front of "Du Qichi", the hit rate is not much higher. Durant's height, speed, elasticity, and arm span are all nightmares for outside players, and it is ridiculously difficult to jump in front of him.
Kobe Bryant feels like he is jumping through the inside player, he has to jump higher than usual and lean back more to get the space to shoot, and at this moment, where can he do this? So dragging his heavy legs, Kobe Bryant got worse and worse the more he shot, and he shot 2 out of 10, which is the data sheet he handed in in this section. The 20% shooting percentage directly buried the possibility of a reversal in Los Angeles.
The final score was 100-103, and the Lakers lost Game 4 of the series.
Bryant scored a game-high 38 points, but he still couldn't stop the Lakers from losing at home.
Tang Qian played 13 minutes and 55 seconds in this game, consumed a bronze eraser, and the total data was 1 block, 5 rebounds and 6 points, and in the final period, he had no chance to touch the ball at all.
After the game, all kinds of sharp questions bombarded Mike. Brown and Bryant, the latter grim-faced, barely said a word throughout the press conference.
1-3, the Lakers were forced to the brink of elimination by the Thunder.
After the game, ESPN first revealed the updated title:
L.A. is not here! The Lakers only have a 3% chance of qualifying?
ESPN's famous analysts, famous experts, famous Kehei, Henry. Abbott wrote for the first time that Kobe Bryant is no longer good! His time has completely passed! In the final quarter, he shot 2 out of 10, and it was the Lakers' former hero who shot his home team to death!
Immediately someone chimed in with Henry. Abbott, who is the host of ESPN, Jay. Williams, the former NBA player, wrote in his column: Kobe Bryant should take fewer shots, he is not Michael. Jordan, so should abdicate as soon as possible and do what a veteran should do!
Represented by these two people, ESPN set off a "small climax of black Kobe", a large number of well-known or unknown ESPN experts, analysts, reporters, and critics have joined the ranks. Bryant was hacked into a dog.
Lakers fans have also been guided to a certain extent, and have faintly expressed various dissatisfaction with Kobe's "dictatorial" approach at critical moments.
This is the role of well-known media, authoritative media, to guide public opinion, and they are good at it.
Of course, it cannot be denied that the Black Mamba did play poorly at the last moment.
During this period, a "famous gun. Hit. case", 17-year-old black teenager Trevor . Martin was selected by the local association. The police shot was killed, and soon, it caused a sensation in American society.
On May 20, the NBA announced the 2011-2012 All-NBA Second Team, and the winner was Blake. Griffin, Kevin. Lefou, Andrew. Bynum, Tony. Parker, Russell. Westbrook, the owner of the Lakers, was selected to the NBA All-NBA Team for the first time in his career, but Tang Qian knew that this was also the last time he was selected in his career.
That night, the Lakers flew to Oklahoma, where they would play Game 5 of the series.
If you win, you will return to the Staples Center, and if you lose, you will simply disband the whole team and go back to your own home to find your own mother.
The series was 1-3, and the Lakers were on the verge of elimination.
Before the game, a large number of media surrounded Kobe. Bryant, they only have two kinds of questions, one is to ask Kobe Bryant if he has the confidence to turn the tables, and the other is to ask Kobe Bryant's reaction to the outside world.
For these two types of questions, Bryant has answered.
"The victory must belong to Los Angeles."
"I don't like to talk to people who haven't played professional basketball."
Under tremendous pressure from the outside world, the Lakers opened the fifth game of the series.
Tonight, destined to be different.
When Tang Qian stood on the field to warm up, his eyes were blazing and said:
This series must not be over with just five games!
I'm here in Los Angeles, I'm here for the Lakers, just to make a difference!
Change ever!
Change history!
PS: I mention it here, in fact, in real life, Barkley did not open Twitter and any kind of social software, Xiaozi wrote this for the needs of the plot. Of course, because of Xiaozi herself, she likes this "Humpty Dumpty" more! (To be continued.) )