Chapter 1096 Western Semifinals, Derby in the Same City (Plus is here~)
Before the start of the divisional semifinals, the NBA officially released the All-NBA Second Team for the 14-15 season. The inductees were 6 people, Chris Clippers of the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul, Russell of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook, Chicago Bulls' Paul. Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies' Mark Gasol, LaMarcus of the Portland Trail Blazers. Aldridge, Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus. Cousins. Cousins was selected for the forward position. Not a center.
The Gasol brothers had the same number of votes, so they were selected for the second team of the best team at the same time, which is also a beautiful talk in the NBA, but only Tang Qian knows that this is probably the reason for his "little butterfly". Because originally in the 14-15 season Mark. Gasol should be in the season for a while, and it seems that he was robbed by himself for a while. It's a pity that Bosh has missed too many due to injury, so he may not be selected for the All-NBA selection this time. The competition in the front court was just as fierce. At least James has a solid spot, and unless they are tied and selected, it is hard to say.
Bosh looked a little depressed, but he was still professional, and he finished the first series with the Clippers.
In this series, the outside world predicts that the Lakers should have a higher winning percentage than the Clippers, after all, whether it is the regular season winning percentage or the first-round winning rate, the Lakers are completely victorious. The outside world is more optimistic about the Lakers, and there is nothing wrong with it. There is also a consensus in China that unless the Clippers break out collectively, it is not unlikely that the Lakers will advance to the Western Conference Finals.
The Clippers were not so cowardly, and also replied to "Magic" Johnson and Kobe Bryant. Bryant's tweet:
This series will definitely not be that simple, and we will fight you to the end.
Staples Center, May 4, the Lakers and Clippers showed up at the same time.
This series is also star-studded in the end, at least far more star-studded than the East, and you see how many All-Stars and All-Star All-Star teams the Clippers have in the Clippers alone? The fighting in the west is really not covered.
Many people were present at the game, including the Ross sisters, Carly. Klaus, as well as Taylor. Swift.
Tang Qian will turn off his mobile phone in the playoffs, not contact anyone, and at most contact his agent Zhou Zhiru when necessary, and ask her to help him send a few tweets. In this way, these American girls really have little contact with him, and it is a bit exaggerated to say that they "want to wear it", but at least they are "looking forward to it". However, they were all hidden in the crowd, there were so many people, and there were countless celebrities, so Tang Qian really couldn't see it all at once. Well, if you see it, you won't make any next move, because now that he's in playoff mode, he won't let anything outside affect his state of mind until he wins the championship or goes home to fish.
For basketball, he is destined to be persistent in this life.
He has lived a few years again, not to live in the city, but to realize his basketball dream.
Before the game, the strongest cores of the two sides began to greet each other or spit trash talk, and the Clippers naturally had Chris. Paul, the Lakers undoubtedly stood up with No. 29 Tang Qian. The two symbolically touched their palms, and then the latter took the lead in speaking: "Hot, meet again, this time it's the playoffs, by the way, have you bought fishing equipment?" "Paul is also an absolutely tough old-school player, don't look at his small size, but his temper, it's not small at all, and he doesn't talk ambiguously. Tang Qian enjoyed this kind of pre-game confrontation very much, and he smiled and said, "Yes, we met again." We've bought the fishing equipment, but we're going to give it to you. We don't need it yet, do we? ”
"Then I'll see who used it." Paul said.
"It has to be your Los Angeles Clippers." Tang Qian didn't dodge, and directly scolded.
These two people had friction and fighting spirit at the beginning, and even Tang thought to himself, it would be good if he could get Paul over, not that he didn't like Jeremy Lin, or to tell the truth, the gap between Jeremy Lin and Paul is still visible to the naked eye. Two people are not on the same level and level. It's not that he looks down on his teammates, it's just that Tang Qian has a natural sense of closeness in the face of this kind of old-school player. You could say he doesn't give Paul any face on the court, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like this kind of strong player.
However, this only if Paul was willing to come and play himself as a second leader.
Otherwise, there is no need to talk about it.
He definitely does not accept any multi-core arguments, which is a source of instability for a person who aspires to win a championship or even a consecutive championship or more, and is far less united than a team led by one person. And now Paul has no intention of playing the "second master", the latter is also a senior NBA superstar, the No. 1 artificial high-level data king, not a, so even if he wants to transfer, he has to find a place to play "dual-core".
At least, nominally.
Otherwise, he can't get over this hurdle in his heart.
It was still early in the morning, so many people got up and sat in front of their computers or TVs, eagerly waiting for the live broadcast to start. Among them, the Lakers' support rate has exploded the Clippers, and on the other side of the ocean, the Lakers are now the home team, and they have to work together to support them. The Clippers? Three star players? Well? So what?
Should China support the Lakers or support the Lakers.
Celestial Empire Sports Station.
"The warm-up is over, let's look at the starting lineup that was sent, the starting lineup of the Clippers is Chris. Paul + Blake. Griffin + DeAndrew. Jordan + Matt. Barnes + J.J. Reddick. This year's Clippers lineup is really good, they have three All-Star level players in the team, specifically 2 All-Star teams + 3 best teams + 2 best defensive teams, this configuration is definitely a very good book strength this season. What do you think? After the meteor shower finished talking about the basic situation of the Clippers, he asked Zhang Weiping on the side to provide advice, Zhang Weiping was not ambiguous, and opened his mouth and said: "It looks good, but I think there are still big flaws." ”
"Oh, that guide means ......"
"I mean, the Lakers have No. 29 Tang potential, and one inside can top the opponent two." Zhang Weiping, however, whenever the Lakers plays, there will be obvious personal emotional biases, which is not strange as a regular partner meteor shower. Besides, the former means, and he agrees that since Tang Qian can get Howard, at least he can get one of the Clippers' All-Star insiders.
At the beginning of the game, Tang Qian and Jordan Jr. competed for the ball, won, and the Lakers scored a quick push, 2-0.
Jordan Jr. and Don are basically hopeless in their regular state.
J.J. Redick broke through, but was interfered with by Tang Qian, missed a layup, and the Lakers rebounded and continued to attack. Jeremy Lin saw the opportunity and actually threw it high. The two of Bosh completed an aerial relay dunk, and with a "bang", the Lakers got the second goal of the game. The Clippers gave Griffin, Griffin sat on Bosh, turned around and broke through, Bosh is not as strong and tonnage as Griffin, but his arm span is much stronger than Griffin, so it can be regarded as a reluctant interference.
This ball, missed, Tang Qian accepted the low-post rebound, and Jeremy Lin held the ball and attacked again.
Jeremy Lin gave a right hand push to Ariza, who wanted to shoot, but didn't have a chance, and he gave it to Chris on the other wing. Bosh. Bosh singled Griffin, missed, Griffin's body thickness is still very strong, and Bosh won't have a good chance of hitting it so hard. Jordan Jr. was about to take the rebound, but was preempted by a person in the back of his head.
He is......
"Scald gets an offensive rebound, what will happen to Hot? Oh? came by himself, hit the basket with a shooting percentage, and the Lakers once again widened the score difference. Since taking out Howard in the last round, he has become a brave pattern on the inside. This is really amazing, I wonder how long this state can be kept hot? "Lakers live commentator Bill. McDonald said.
At this time, the score was 6-0, and the Clippers made another mistake in passing and receiving the ball, and Jeremy Lin successfully converted the offense and defense, 8-0. The Lakers poured a wave of Clippers at the beginning of the game, which made the on-site commentators even more bold, as if the Clippers were no match for the Lakers at all. If Paul hadn't stepped up and scored one at this time, the Clippers' scoring drought might have continued. But in the first quarter, the Lakers overwhelmed the Clippers as a whole, 35-24, with an 11-point lead going into the second quarter.
The Lakers scored evenly in this quarter, no one scored particularly much, but no one scored particularly little. Such a multi-point flowering mode makes the Clippers a little difficult to handle. On the offensive end, the Clippers actually have only one inside, and that is Blake. Griffin. Little Jordan, it's not that Tang Qian looks down on him, his offensive ability needs to be strengthened, and with 11+ points per game this season, it is almost impossible to break Tang Qian's defensive dominance under the basket one-on-one.
But as soon as Tang Qian got off the court, he was chased by the Clippers for a wave of points, and this situation continued until the second quarter, when the Lakers were killed by the Clippers because the interior line changed from Tang Qian to Thackeray, so the Clippers began to kill and injure them continuously. The Clippers didn't shoot well in the first quarter, but how to play most effectively when they didn't feel good? Of course, the closer you get to the basket, the better. That truth remains the same, on the basketball court, the closer to the basket, the less dependent on the feel, and the higher the success rate.
This makes Tang Qian anxious, but there is no way, his physical strength can only be distributed like this, and he is forced to stay on the court, and the final decisive quarter is the fourth quarter, and he will greatly reduce the efficiency of the court, so the gain will outweigh the loss. Without Tang Qian, the Clippers' interior offense was opened up all of a sudden, and Griffin and Austin. Rivers' back-to-back attacks allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to tie the game with just five minutes into the second quarter. Tang Qian couldn't sit still a little and began to invite Ying to play.
But De Antoni's opinion still let him endure it for the time being, and as a head coach, his consideration is still more holistic.
In the end, when Tang Qian returned to the court, the score difference was expanded to 5 points, and of course, the Clippers took the lead. The Lakers offense was a little unstable in this period, and the point guard Famar who came off the bench made 2 consecutive mistakes, which also made the score difference overtaken by the opponent and made a lot of "contributions". In terms of control turnovers, there is almost no No. 1 spot in the league that can be compared to the No. 1 position of the Clippers? Don't say Fatmar, is it useful to replace the main Jeremy Lin?
You can't disagree with Paul, his No. 1 style of play is indeed strong.
Tang Qian returned to the court, and it had an effect as soon as he came up, mainly because the defensive end was instantly firm, and the rebounds were no longer easily given by the opponent. This has made the Lakers' offensive times a lot more stable. And obviously, as soon as he came up, the Clippers' interior impact was significantly less, especially the team's No. 4 position, All-Star player Griffin changed the most, leaving the basket on the offensive end directly, and choosing more mid-range projection to solve the problem. Don't say it, don't underestimate the Clippers' "White Monster", it's hard to say before, this season's middle range is open, the regular season has reached 3 into 8, 2 points from a long distance can reach more than 4 percent, and in the last round of the playoffs, he shot 2 points and 4 percent in the middle distance, and a shooting rate of 2 points and 4 into 2 in the long distance, and he is currently shooting 4 of 6 in this quarter, which also helped the Clippers overtake.
But Tang Qian is not afraid of Griffin's mid-range at all, he doesn't believe that this guy's mid-range can be like those mid-range shooting masters, and he relies on shooting to kill the Lakers. When the latter's shooting percentage drops, it's the Lakers and their own chances.
Sure enough, the good times didn't last long, Griffin's shooting percentage went down, and he missed the iron continuously, Tang Qian took the opportunity to make trouble and scored two goals in a row. Although Little Jordan can't get a defense in this time and space, he still has the strength of a defense this season, but he is just occupied by Tang Qian, a "little butterfly". As a result, the Lakers quickly closed the score gap, and the Clippers called a timeout.
But it didn't work, because at this time the Lakers' outside basket also opened, and at halftime, they regained the lead with a 59-49, 10-point difference, and returned to the locker room. Paul was furious and said, "Cheer me up, okay?" Do you want to stop there? ”
But this voice did not play the expected role, and as soon as the third quarter came up, the Lakers were still scoring. It's already a full 13-point lead over the Clippers. Chris. Paul was a little angry, and he, as the leader of this team, decided to step up. Use your own personal ability to activate the overall style of the team.
And the first thing he has to do is to find the right person to make a fuss and disrupt the Lakers from the team's system.
Who is at the heart of D'Antoni's system? It's not Tang Qian, it's Jeremy Lin, so Paul's decision is still very correct. The so-called beating a snake and hitting seven inches is what it means. Besides, it's either that he looks down on Jeremy Lin, or that he feels that he has the ability to be invincible in the No. 1 position in this league.
This kind of self-confidence is Chris. Something Paul was born with.
A superstar who integrates offense and defense, he is an absolute veteran.
So......
PS: I'm sorry, I started to fall asleep, but fortunately I woke up, and this chapter was not delayed ~shame~
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