Chapter 718: Starting with the Timberwolves (Finally Home~)
Oriental hot super basket under the shocking power! James was covered with 10 big hats in a game! —Los Angeles Times.
20 big hats, that's still not counting those blocks that are more than 24 seconds, otherwise it would be astronomical! - Bleachers.
The Emperor's !! Mo Ning directly called Dongfang Yan the nemesis of Emperor Zhan!! - Lakers Nation.
Oriental Center Tradition! From Yao to hot, James will decline when he meets a Chinese center! —Orange County Chronicle.
The newspapers in Los Angeles are all positive, but the rest are less friendly, such as the Herald in Miami:
Savage Oriental Hot! He made Michael. Beasley has a slight fracture in his right rib!
He's a thug on the pitch! Rely on violence to deter the coalition! Such people should be expelled from the field! Never play in the NBA!
James said after the game that he was a good player, but he didn't appreciate the latter's style of court, which was not positive for the civility and politeness of the NBA!
In addition to this, ESPN also made a lot of negative reports:
The violent factor of oriental perm! He is the one who deserves a lifetime ban!
Many players are reluctant to play against the Lakers because they hate Dongfang hot!
With the blessing of defensive ability by force, such a person can also take DPOY? Then it's better for the league to introduce heavyweight boxing champions!
Famous Wes. Unselde said: He will never abuse force! That's not what NBA players should do!
For these, Tang Qian has long been indifferent, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, this kind of "black" is a test that any star must withstand. Not to mention superstars and supergiants.
That's what the media does, how to attract attention if they don't stir up trouble? How do you get attention and click-through rates?
Tang Qian is not a novice back then, he has gradually become accustomed to the American sports circle.
The next day, the NBA office issued a penalty notice, and the Lakers were banned for four games on the 29th, fined $2 million, and served in the community for 45 hours. The Lakers were suspended for two games at No. 0, fined $350,000 and served 20 hours in the community. The head coach of the Lakers is suspended for 1 game.
The punishment is mainly because the ban is not large, which makes the Miami Heat very angry, Wade and Riley even directly bombarded: This is special care, giving the Lakers a "star whistle"! However, it is still Stern's tenure, and the latter directly punished with an iron fist, giving Wade and Riley a small "mouth cannon" ticket.
Riley wanted to unite with other teams across the league to resist at this time, but unexpectedly, the joint action ate "closed", because except for the Nuggets, it seems that the rest of the teams are not interested in this proposal. So in the end, even the joint board of directors of the owners was not successfully held, and the Heat team could only suffer this "dark loss".
In fact, if you think about it, the Heat is now the dominant player in the league, at least for now. Two championships in 3 years, and this year it is even very likely to win three consecutive championships, the super honor of the combination, and the establishment of the fourth dynasty team in the history of the league. How can such an achievement not attract resentment and jealousy?
Therefore, most of the teams in the league are actually "gloating" in their hearts now, wishing that the Lakers No. 29 would directly abolish the Miami Big Three. In this way, how can it be possible to collude with Riley to convene a general meeting of shareholders of the alliance?
This incident eventually became one of the major unsolved cases in NBA history, and many people compared it to the New York Draft that year.
But David. Stern didn't care at all, he was about to retire, and he also caught the careful thinking of these bosses in the league, so he dared to issue such a painless ticket. And then David. Stern once again used the penalty standard of "heavy fines and light bans" to punish Tang Qian, which shows his IQ. You say I'm unfair? Last time Madison Square Garden brawl, how much did I fine Anthony? It's just 640,000! This time, the Lakers' No. 29 penalty is 2 million, isn't it enough?
Besides, the Lakers are now extremely small in number, and if they continue to be punished, they will almost not be able to put together a complete lineup, so why should they be a little merciful and humane, right?
After seeing the final punishment, Tang Qian breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know that David. Why Stern "treats" himself so much, but compared to money, reducing the number of penalty games is the key, and he doesn't feel sorry for the knife like those black stars.
"Hot, I'm sorry, you were fined 2 million!" Nick. After Yang saw the ticket, he immediately called Tang Qian.
"It's okay, Nick, 2 million in exchange for a good teammate, I think it's worth it." Tang Qian replied like this, it can be seen that over the years, he has slowly grown to the level of a leader or quasi-leader, and he is improving in all aspects.
"Thank you, hot, I'll remember your shot yesterday." Nick. Yang Dao.
The next day, he challenged the Orlando Magic away, missing Tang Qian + Kobe + Nick. After Yang, the Lakers' lineup was simply the worst in the league, and they were directly bloodwashed by the Magic, the third-to-last team in the East, and finally lost by 29 points.
2 losses in a row.
In Game 45 of the regular season, the Lakers continued their back-to-back road trip in the East, losing to the New York Knicks again by 19 points.
Lose in a row of 3.
In the 46th game of the regular season, Kobe Bryant returned from injury and faced the Indiana Pacers, the first in the East, even though he scored 39 points, it was still difficult to prevent the Lakers from losing by a big score, and the Lakers continued to decline.
Lose streak of 4 matches.
In the last game of January, the Lakers hosted the Charlotte Hornets, and Kobe Bryant scored 58 points in this game, but due to the comprehensive loss of the inside and outside, the Hornets finally beat the Lakers by 7 double-doubles, 110-100, 10 points. Gave the Lakers a five-game losing streak of the season.
Lose streak of 5 matches.
So far, the Lakers have slipped to 6th place in the West, only half a game away from the Grizzlies in seventh in the West, only one game away from the Dallas Mavericks in eighth place in the West, only one and a half games away from the Suns in ninth place in the West, and only three and a half games away from the Timberwolves in 10th place in the West. This means that if the Lakers lose 2 more games, they are likely to fall out of the top 8 in the West, or even the top 9 in the West, and if they lose more than 3 games, they are likely to fall out of the top 10 in the West. The situation is unusually dangerous.
This season's Western Conference is also a devil's division, except for the top 2, the Spurs and the Thunder, the difference between the wins behind is very small and not big. Kobe Bryant looked at the team's record that was declining little by little, and was anxious, could it be that he wasted a season peak that he had exchanged for the rest of his career? And that's the end of it?. D playoffs can't even get in???
After a few days of rest, the Lakers entered the regular season for 48 games, and in this game, the team's main center Tang Qian finally returned, facing the Timberwolves who were eyeing the Timberwolves, and the Lakers were ready to go.
"Hot, are you ready? There's no time for you to get used to it, you have to get into the groove right away! The Timberwolves didn't have a big win difference with us. "Kobe Bryant doesn't believe anyone now, only No. 29 who sits next to him and ties his shoes. Because of these few solo fights, he was extremely depressed, and he couldn't see any hope of winning.
I don't know when the Lakers No. 29 has become an indispensable and irreplaceable figure in Los Angeles.
During this period, the team's deputy general manager, Bonnie. Laughlin bought out Marchand outright. Brooks' team contract made the latter roll out of the Los Angeles Lakers. This is tantamount to giving the general manager Mitch again. Kupchak hits hard.
Because this player was replaced by him, and after a few games, he was openly boycotted by the team. Laughlin grabbed the handle and kicked it out in one go. In this way, Mickey. Kupchak was once again saddled with a cauldron of "unknown people".
"I heard that Paul is already in the final stages of recovery and it won't be long before he can join the team, right?" Tang Qian asked. "Yes, but I'm worried that we're going to collapse in the meantime, and then Paul's return will be meaningless." Kobe Bryant's worries are not untargeted, the Lakers are currently demoralized, and they are plagued by 5 consecutive defeats, which can be described as their own malaise, and then there are strong opponents chasing soldiers, so it is no wonder that he is not anxious.
"Let's take the Timberwolves first and end the losing streak." Tang Qian said: "Leave the defense to me, you can just attack, we still play a slow-paced low-round play, the Timberwolves can't play positional battles, this is a point that can be exploited." Kobe Bryant nodded and said, "Please, defend under the basket, otherwise I really can't concentrate on scoring points." ”
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the defense." Lakers No. 29 stood up and said.
There weren't many highlights in this game, so it wasn't selected to be broadcast live in the United States, which was good enough to save too much pressure on the Lakers players.
"Welcome back, hot." Nick. Yang took the initiative to come over and give Tang Qian a slap.
"Yes, after so many days of rest, my body is going to grow calluses, I must have a good time tonight!"
"How do you want to play?" Nick. Yang asked.
"Of course it's playing to death." Tang Qian said "hehe".
The Timberwolves haven't had a bad record against the Lakers this season, and they've won games, so they know how to break the game. Adelman's Princeton tactics are beginning to emerge in this team, but unfortunately, the team was dismantled just after a little fame, which made the "thousand-win coach" in NBA history reluctant to choose to hang the seal.
The Timberwolves were still fast Princeton, and they used a flexible running and equal-chance shooting strategy to keep the Los Angeles Lakers at bay from the start. At 20-33 in the first quarter, the Lakers lost by 13 points. Trailing in the first quarter, it seems like this season has become the norm for the Lakers, and there's nothing to be surprised about.
Tang Qian's "Demigod Descent" was activated in this game, because he needed to stay on the field for the entire game, and after the "Demigod Descent" was activated, it could ensure that his physical fitness was not limited by the original. Tang Qian thought that after his cap crystal brick and defensive crystal brick were both capped, he was almost the same as the peak Chamberlain, but when he activated the "Demigod Descending to Earth", he found that he was outrageously wrong.
If in the first quarter he barely managed to suppress the entire interior of the Timberwolves, in the second quarter, he became completely dominant.
In other words, Thackeray doesn't need to be on the floor, and he can dominate the Timberwolves' 2 interior players alone.
This surprised the entire Timberwolves.
Just kidding, what does it mean to be at the top of the board Chamberlain? It's all the strongest!
That's about 27+ rebounds per game! 13+~14+ caps! Moreover, the defensive oppression is far stronger than Tang Qian's normal state!
Why is this happening? It's not because Tang Qian's current physical fitness is not good, his strength is not enough, and his tonnage is insufficient! If he can't improve these things, then he won't be able to achieve this level in his whole life. All of a sudden, Tang Qian's desire to transcend was aroused, and his previous slightly complacent and arrogant psychology disappeared without a trace.
Timberwolves interior Turiaf and Kevin. Lefu is going crazy, both of them are suppressed to death! There is no way to break free! It's like a giant spider's web! Don't move! All that's left is struggle! Especially the latter, he is the man who has won the rebounding king! He's the man who is currently averaging 12+ rebounds per game! But in this game, he entered the "The.Zone", but it was still to no avail, and he was easily cleaned up and ravaged by that Dongfang No. 29!
This is a huge blow to Lefou's self-confidence.
He even shouted loudly in the last quarter, but he still didn't get anything, and he only got 5 rebounds in the whole game, which was the result of relying on his teammates to block people and fight Tang Qian. Otherwise, if you count the frontal one-on-one grabbing board, Lefu has never gotten an offensive rebound from Tang Qian's head.
This...... How is this possible???
Is he a monster???
Entering "The.Zone", he could only protect the backcourt rebounds, and he missed many times, which was the first time since Lefu played basketball.
He felt a deep sense of despair.
Standing with that oriental, he felt like a goblin, no momentum at all, no presence at all.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that his 15+ rebounding champion in the 10-11 season is known as the most watery 15+ rebounding king in NBA history, because his non-confrontational rebounding is as high as 61.3%! This is also an alternative record for the NBA's rebounding champion. So when the Timberwolves' interior players are no longer willing to be "wedding dresses" for nothing, Lefou's rebounding has lost its magic, and it is not as good as year after year.
Tang Qian didn't pay attention to this kind of person at all, whether or not he activated the "demigod descending to earth", it was all abuse of him without discussion.
Because Tang Qian's non-confrontational rebounding is the lowest in the entire NBA league. However, this data did not count the inside line before the 90s, so it can only be said that since the statistics were available, the Lakers No. 29 is the strongest confrontational rebounding king.
Not one of them.
After Tang made his second dunk on his head, the latter actually withdrew directly from the inside line, allowing teammates Turyaf and Cory. Brewer goes to the top. Why did he go? He went outside to fly a kite and shoot a three-pointer!
PS: I want to take a break today, adjust my state, and tomorrow 10,000 words will explode~
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