In the first quarter, the Lakers played comprehensively, Gasol scored 13 points on 5 shots and 1 free throw, Nash scored 5 points and 3 assists, Kobe Bryant had 7 points and 4 assists, Ci Shiping scored 5 points, Meeks scored 3 points, Tang Qian scored 4 points, and the Lakers scored 37 points in the first quarter. 37 points, which is definitely a very good scoring number in a single quarter of the game, with a shooting rate of more than 68% of the whole team, which also made the Timberwolves confused.

Not only that, but the Lakers' other stats also make Minnesotans feel a little cold.

12 team-wide assists in a single quarter.

15 team-wide rebounds in a single quarter.

What does this mean? Look at these two stats of the Timberwolves, 4 times out of 4, which add up to less than the Lakers.

In this way, it is reasonable to be blown up by a single section.

37-24, of which Tang Qian got 4 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.

This looks at Mike on the sidelines. D'Antoni nodded frequently, because as a manager, he looked at things in more depth, not only the basic data, but also the implicit data contribution of the 29th. The Lakers' outside defense line is actually as sparse as ever, but Tang Qian's active defense and active defense have largely made up for this problem. Moreover, Tang Qian's "coolie spirit under the basket" also made Mike. D'Antoni appreciated. Don't think that "coolie spirit under the basket" is a derogatory term, in fact, every team wants to win, not only the core and main work, division of labor and cooperation, is the king.

And what the Lakers lack most now is not the offensive point, not the initiation point, not the end point, but the point that is willing to do "hard work", "dirty work" and "tiring work". Because this kind of point is inconspicuous and very physically demanding, most people who play basketball are reluctant to do it. Ke Mike. D'Antoni found that on the 29th, there was no such attitude problem, as if as long as he could help the team win, help the team win, and let him play whatever he wanted.

It's definitely an excellent work ethic and career orientation, and if he can keep it up all the time, then Mike. D'Antoni can guarantee that the Lakers' No. 29 will have a long career and won't just be an average four-year average. The NBA league is originally a league with cruel competition, and there are many people who fall if star players are not careful, so it is also a skill to survive in the league for a long time. Mike, who has played professional basketball and been a head coach for more than a decade. D'Antoni knows very well that good data does not mean that your career is long, and poor data does not mean that your career is short, the key is to see that your positioning and professional attitude do not meet the needs of the entire league.

The current general trend of the alliance is that "dinosaurs are extinct" and "mammoths are buried", so the real strong inner line is almost invisible. And in this case, tall blue-collar workers who can defend, can defend, and are willing to defend have become fragrant and sweet, and it is not unusual for them to get an annual salary of tens of millions. He has been in charge of the Oriental for almost half a season, and he feels that he should be able to become a top blue-collar player.

Maybe the opportunity is a little better, and the future will become the next one. Wallace, or even DiCambe. Mutombo is not impossible.

All-Star blue-collar players, it may sound a little strange, but it's not uncommon in NBA history, and the above two are typical examples. have received an annual salary of tens of millions a year, which is definitely a first-class salary level before 2010. Both have been All-Star at least four times, and Mutombo has even been selected eight times. He has won 4 DPOYs, which is the Defensive Player of the Season. All have been selected for the first defense, and all have been selected for at least the second team. They have all won rebounds and blocks...... With this string of honors, who would dare to say that they are just ordinary blue-collar players? The so-called star players are better than them in their lives, I'm afraid there aren't many of them, right? So Mike. D'Antoni's expectations for Tang Qian are very high.

However, he did not know that in the future, the ceiling of the 29th would exceed the expectations of all basketball fans around the world.

Most of the second quarter is the time for the two sides to play off the bench, and generally speaking, the team with the most leads will send a substitute lineup, and then let the main lineup have time to recover and rest. After all, the NBA league schedule is the most and most dense among the four major sports leagues in North America, so the reasonable allocation of playing time of key players is one of the key performances to test the coaching ability of the head coach. Otherwise, "die" all the time. the main force, not to mention the playoffs, the regular season is not over yet, I am afraid that the camp will be full of injuries and the physical collapse will collapse.

Which head coach is really going to do this, the season is not over yet, and the fans and management are almost angry, telling him to roll up and get out!

However, tonight, the Lakers' bench players attacked very well, scoring 26 of the 31 points with a shooting rate of more than 60%, which also provided a large period of "full protection" for the rest of the main players. But why only say that the offense is powerful? This is because in addition to the offensive end, the defensive end is still leaking around, and in the end he scored 31 points in a single quarter, but the opponent also scored 29 points. It is equivalent to the fact that although the field is lively, it is a 2-point lead in a single quarter.

But even so, Mike. D'Antoni is still more satisfied, because he knows that the Lakers' defense is a big problem, and the main lineup has not been solved, do you still expect the bench lineup to solve it perfectly? That's not realistic. So now this ratio, he feels that he can already score eight or nine points out of ten.

Not all teams are Spurs, the bench and the main team, all have strong ability and smooth operation, for the Lakers, the role of the bench is to buy time for the main team, as long as you can do that, then it is completely qualified, completely sufficient.

In the third quarter of the game, there was "drama" again, and the Lakers, who were originally flat, suddenly became collectively dumb. It's almost the same as the last game against the Suns. The team shot just 15.8 percent from the field in the entire quarter, barely hitting four shots, and the three-pointers were even more measly 1 of 10 shots, with a 10 percent shooting rate. Fortunately, the free throw shot was quite powerful, and he made 10 of 12 free throws in the single quarter, so he also scored 17 points. What about the other side? Facing the Lakers, who feel collectively sluggish, will the Timberwolves, like the Suns, take the opportunity to turn over the game? The answer is NO. Because of the Lakers' No. 29, he brushed 10 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single quarter, and it was precisely because of his strong performance that he blocked the Timberwolves' counterattack.

17-23, when the Lakers felt cold as a whole, they only trailed the opponent by 6 points in a single quarter, and Tang Qian's credit is absolutely indispensable. After three quarters, the score was 85-76, and the Lakers still led by nine points into the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers' hand finally warmed up. Gasol hit three inside shots in a row, plus Kobe Bryant and Nash each had an outside three-pointer, and in an instant, the Timberwolves completely collapsed.

Match, spent, Mike. Seeing this, D'Antoni immediately changed the main lineup and used the substitute lineup to consume the remaining time.

The Lakers won the game 111-100, and the Lakers finally won by 11 points, ending the possibility of losing to the bottom team in the West.

Gasol was named Man of the Match at 22+10+2+3, and he was the perfect replacement for Dwight. Howard is in the low position.

Even Mike. D'Antoni saw clearly that the Spaniard's low-post offensive efficiency was actually far stronger than the so-called "No. 1 center in the league". The premise is that there must be a "black. Hard. Thick", oh, no, "yellow. Hard. It's the same with "rough", which can help him take the pressure off the defense and let him focus on the offensive end. Bynum was reluctant in the past, and Howard is even more unlikely now, both of them are pretentious people, so it is absolutely impossible to help Gasol do these blue-collar jobs. Why did the afterlife go to the Bulls, Paul. Gasol quickly glowed with a "second spring"? The main reason is that the Bulls have configured him with a super blue collar, and that is Joaquin. Noah. Say it's blue-collar, but Joaquin. Noah is also a double-team player, and he also won the fourth place in DPOY and MVP votes. It stands to reason that he should be only stronger than his sister-in-law, and he is also a good passer, not weaker than the Spaniards. But this guy has a fatal problem, that is, he is weak on the offensive end, and he doesn't have a little bit of mid-to-long-range ability. As a center, the perennial shooting rate is less than 50%, which is a strong proof of this. It proved that even if he stayed in the box, he was an inefficient attacker.

So Gasol went to the Bulls, nominally at the No. 4 position, but was actually replaced by head coach Fred. Hojberg was placed in the No. 5 position, which was tantamount to squeezing out the original Noah's position. This also laid a foreshadowing for the later discord between the two.

In fact, in addition to Noah, the Bulls also have Ty. Gibson and others helped Gasol "escort", so after the pressure on the defensive end was greatly reduced, the overall efficiency improvement became inevitable. Because Gasol is a type of player, if he engages in a twin-tower strategy, he really needs a "black. Hard. Rough "or" white. Hard. coarse", otherwise the efficiency will be greatly reduced, and even become sluggish and nondescript. The Bulls, who have always been extremely good defensively, will provide him with a "second spring" space in the future, while the Lakers basically do not have such conditions.

So in the last 2012-2013 season, Gasol was so sluggish and at a loss, not because his ability really declined, but because the team's positioning and tactical settings were not in line with Gasol's personal performance. But now, everything has changed subtly, because Tang Qian has arrived, and his attitude, his athleticism, and his defensive shock are all a great relief for Gasol. Even now, Gasol counts the first twelve years of his career, and now, the feeling of being on the inside is the simplest, most relaxed, and most efficient. The functionality of No. 29 does not overlap with him at all, but greatly makes up for his shortcomings on the defensive end.

Kobe Bryant had 17 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds, Nash had 18 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds, Ci Shiping had 11 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, and Tang Qian had 17 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 assists. After the Lakers lost Howard's low-post brainless singles, the overall became very smooth, and the sharing of the ball gradually became reasonable, which was several times better than the performance at the beginning of the season. And Tang Qian also did one thing that night, that is, he took the initiative to challenge the challenge task of "Today in History" on the calendar board, and the object was DiCambe on February 1, 1996. Mutombo's stats, 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist. In addition to the score, the rest were exceeded, and finally received a task evaluation of silver completion. Although I didn't get gold completion, the silver shards were good.

This was his first "initiative".

It ended in success.

At the press conference that night, Kobe, Gasol, Nash, and Tang Qian attended together, and Gasol praised Tang Qian for his performance, directly claiming that he was an indispensable member of the Lakers. And this passage fell to Dwight, who was resting in the locker room. Howard's ears were not a taste, he watched the post-game press conference through the TV in the locker room, and vaguely remembered the "face" of the Spaniard.

Hmph, Spaniard, you wall-header! Wait for me! I won't make you comfortable in the future!

If this inner monologue was heard by Tang Qian, he would definitely laugh, because Gasol had never "taken refuge" in Dwight. Howard. Gasol just has a softer personality, so he doesn't directly express his inner feelings. In fact, the Spaniards don't like this "monster" very much, he thinks that this guy is not much different from the original Lakers No. 17, they are all black big men with only a body and no brain. Perhaps, it's just a "black giant" with a better body. So says Paul. Gasol is a wall-to-wall grass, that's all Howard's imagination, he thinks too highly of himself.

The next day, Howard's injury examination report came out, a minor strain in the groin of the third degree, and he needed to rest for 5~7 days.

So in the second game in February, Howard couldn't play.

The opponent is the Eastern Conference Rebuilding team, the Detroit Pistons, which has a worse record than itself. Since the disbandment of the "Five Tigers" at the beginning of the 21st century, the Detroit Pistons have been the role of "accompanying the prince to study" in the league. The 07-08 season was their final glory, but unfortunately they fell at the feet of the "Hulk". It can be seen that the Lakers' recent schedule is relatively easy, and the opponent is not very strong, which is a good time to improve the team's confidence and record.

However, fans are still too optimistic, because this season's Lakers team has become a "target of the public", and any team that sees it wants to make a big profit, win to earn popularity, and win eyeballs. It's not a big deal to lose, after all, they are the "Four Heavenly Kings" lineup, isn't it? Playing with this kind of momentum and mentality often doesn't have much pressure, which is undoubtedly beneficial for the athlete's ability release. Sure enough, tonight, like the previous games, although the opponents are not strong, they are all brave, and they have the momentum to take the Lakers as a "vote". In the entire first half, the Lakers were defended to only score 36 points, and the team only hit 15 of the team's 41 shots, with a shooting rate of less than 37%, and the opponent fought fiercely, with a posture of "winning Lao Tzu earning, losing Lao Tzu not losing", which made the Lakers as a whole extremely uncomfortable.

In the second half, Steve. Nash exploded, even if he had already dropped the superstar's abilities and status, but when he really exploded, it was no joke. He assisted wildly alone, 11 times in a single quarter, and he couldn't feed Tang Qian and Gasol without scoring. Brush brush brush ~ In the third quarter, a wave of 15-2 small climax came out, 32-27 in a single quarter, and a lot of score difference was recovered. But that wasn't enough, because the Lakers trailed by a full 10 points in the first half, and they recovered 5 points in the first quarter, which was still 5 points behind.

At this time, Tang Qian and Kobe Bryant stepped up, one main defense, one main offense, and the first time, the Jazz's starting center, Grieg. Monroe discovered that Asians can also play basketball so strongly. This big oriental man is not inferior to himself in terms of strength and physique, and even his explosiveness, agility, and bounce have overwhelmed him by a large margin. And he grabbed the rebound, Greg. Monroe felt like he had run into Dwight. Howard the same.

Very depressing, very uncomfortable.

It's not surprising that since Tang Qian's rebounding crystal bricks broke through to 7 and a half pieces, interior players who average less than 10+ rebounds per game are not his opponents at all. Besides, this Greg. Monroe was only 10.2 rebounds at his peak, and he didn't even have 10+ this season, so he was tough with Tang Qian, and he only had to eat deflated. And this guy's peak period was unusually short, only maintained for 5 seasons before he was reduced to a bench player. It's really a shame that he dared to shout the top salary in 2015, and the "Zen master" Phil. Jackson also saw his true potential early on, so he dropped the offer at the final point of contention in the 2015 offseason and "surrendered" him to the Milwaukee Bucks. On this matter, the "Zen master" was also criticized by the famous reporter of the New York Daily News, Frank Brown. Esola's bombardment, claiming that the "Zen Master" was in a daze before letting Monroe go, so he didn't give Monroe a top salary! And facts speak louder than words, only in the second season after going to the Bucks, he degenerated into a bench player, and his competitive state declined across the board, even if he can glow with a "second spring" in the future, it can only be a "second spring", because his peak state has passed, and it is more difficult to break through and improve than to ascend to the sky. But in this game, Tang Qian also found another potential opponent, that is, the 2012 rookie rookie known as "Zhuang Shen" in the future, Andre. Drummond.

This guy came off the bench and actually snatched 2 defensive rebounds from his own hands, although they were all served by his own hat in the end, but this rebounding potential should not be underestimated. Tang Qian secretly remembered the No. 1 of the Pistons, and he may be a fierce rival on his way to rebounding in the future. After all, and the "big brush of data" Kevin. Lefu is different, Zhuang Shen's rebounding ability is real, while the former brushes data for the sake of data. I don't believe it, Love has a famous saying on the Timberwolves, and it is said that he was talking to Michael at the time. Beasley said something like this: You are not allowed to go to the basket to grab a rebound, you just have to be ready to shoot and go to the basket. Feeling like it's not enough? Well, let's take a look at the dry goods, in the 2013-2014 season, Lefu averaged 12.5 rebounds per game, and in terms of his height, it seems to be very awesome. But looking at ESPN's statistics, he got such a dazzling rebounding average per game, in which the non-confrontational rebounding ratio reached 61.3%, and the average rebounding per game created for teammates was only 2.8. This is the worst in the average of 10+ rebounds per game, many interior players who average only 6+7+ per game, these two statistics are a big cut above Lefou. So scoring aside, first of all, his rebounding is unquestionable.

This is also why as soon as he arrived at James's side, the average rebounds per game immediately declined, leaving only about 9+, and the largest decline reached an average of 5+ per game. 5+ rebounds? What is the concept? This equates to a drop of more than 10+ points per game. You say he's not a "data brush" with the Timberwolves, and no one believes him.

Why didn't he say that in front of James, you ask? Quite simply, status and prestige, the two are worlds apart. Don't think James is a good gentleman on the court, it's all appearances. In fact, Zhan Huang is a dictator, and the whole team and even the management must listen to him, so that's the case. So Lefu dares to say this, James makes him look good every minute!

But at the moment "Zhuang God" Andrei. Drummond is still a pure rookie, and he is still in the process of adapting to the NBA arena, so his rebounding ability is not enough for Tang to watch for the time being. Therefore, the real confrontation between the two will come next season, not this one.

The Lakers won 2 in a row, and such a huge external pressure finally subsided a little.

After this game, the Lakers moved up one place in the West standings to 12th in the West.

22-26, but that's not enough, and it's not enough to make the playoffs in the competitive West.

On Feb. 5, Howard continued to miss the game due to injury, and the Lakers faced the Brooklyn Nets, who had just moved to a new location.

This season's Nets can be regarded as having assembled a luxury roster, with a salary of nearly $85 million, exceeding the league's salary cap of $27 million and exceeding the luxury line of $70.307 million this season, so they also need to pay a large luxury tax penalty. However, their new owner is a big Russian tycoon, who spent $223 million to buy the team the year before last, and then began to spend money on a luxury roster. But Tang Qian understands that this person named Mikhail. Prokhorov's local tyrant is about to be pitted, because of Ju Tangqian's recollection, the Nets will not have much success in the next few seasons, and the loss rate is still the first in the entire league, as high as $144 million a year.

Therefore, it is a huge stupid thing to say that a local tyrant comes to play basketball and thinks that he can win the game by throwing money at it.

Countless examples prove this, basketball is not something you can easily do with waving a check.

The Bass family of the Lakers, looking at the entire NBA league owner circle, has a particularly "poor" financial resources, but they manage it with their hearts, and they still beat those big tyrants with a net worth of tens of billions, with blue noses and swollen faces.

That's one of the charms of basketball.

Money is indispensable, but it's not the only truth.

And this seemingly ordinary game hides wild waves, hidden terrifying waves, and even a faint touch of blood and violence.

PS: 6k big chapter presented, I hope you like it, it's a new week, let's cheer together~gogogo~ (to be continued.) )