Chapter 341: He's Actually a Defensive Player (4/10)
After a two-day break against the Warriors, the Spurs returned home for a game against the Heat.
The Heat currently have a 10-2 record, which is not much worse than the Spurs.
The two teams with the best records in the East and West, as well as opponents in last season's Finals, have attracted a lot of attention.
This time it was the Heat who had the last laugh.
The team's new signing, Ray Allen, was the biggest winner of the game.
He hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final minute to help the Heat win 103-97.
The Spurs' 12-game winning streak was ended, but Tang Tian's performance was still very eye-catching, and he scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
Mini five-doubles for three games in a row!
Winning or losing is not so important at this time.
Mini five doubles, which is very rare in the entire history of the NBA, can even be counted on the fingers!
There are only 2 players who can complete it more than 2 times!
One is "AK47" Kirilenko, who has completed a total of 3 times in his entire career.
The other is Olajuwon "Big Dream", who has completed it 6 times.
But now, Tang Tian is not a career, but has played a mini five-double in 3 consecutive games!
The Spurs' post-game press conference, Popovich brought Tang Tian to attend.
At the beginning of the press conference, a reporter mentioned this matter.
"Really?"
This was Tang Tian's real first reaction.
He was now preoccupied with how to maximize the capabilities of the no-fly zone, and he really didn't notice the data.
"That's really good."
After receiving an affirmative response from the reporter, he said with a smile.
"Will you continue that record in your next game against the Lakers?" The reporter asked.
"Continuity? No, no, I don't care about the stats, I only care about the team winning or losing, we just lost the game, that's not something I think about. ”
Tang Tian said modestly.
However, he is also telling the truth, this no-fly zone has just been exchanged, and the opponent may not have imagined that his blocking ability will suddenly become so strong.
The reason why there are so few mini five-doubles in history is not that those people's defensive ability is not as good as Tang Tian's, but that their defense is already very good.
It's not difficult to steal 5, but with a block, the opponent knows that you can cover very well, who will be stupid to challenge you?
So in the next game, it will be difficult for him to get this kind of data again.
This can be seen from the fact that the Heat can be full of 5.
Popovich glanced at Tang Tian at this time, this guy is very low-key tonight.
"Coach, are you surprised by Don's performance? Played 3 games in a row with such stats. At this point, the reporter turned his question to Popovich.
"No, he's actually a defensive player." Popovich spoke.
"Defenders?" The reporter asked.
"yes, don't be fooled by his scoring performances in the previous games, the best defensive player is his most likely target." Popovich said with a smile.
There was a commotion among the reporters in the audience,
There are very few outside players in NBA history who have won the best defensive player, and there are only four people in the entire NBA history, "Glove" Payton, Michael Jordan, Elvin Robertson (the only guard player in NBA history to have a quadruple-double), and Ron Artest.
Popovich really dares to say this!
And it was also the first time he had said such big things in front of the media!
It seems that Tang Tian wants to keep a low profile, but Popovich doesn't let him keep a low profile!
However, Popovich's words are actually a pun, on the one hand, it is to affirm Tang Tian's defense, and on the other hand, although the defense is loved by the coaches, it is not valuable.
When the defensive label overwrites Donkey's crazy scoring performance in the first ten games, his value in the free market will be relatively low.
Popovich's words in the post-match interview also became the headline of ESPN's post-match coverage of the game.
"Best Defensive Player, why not?"
Such a title is also full of gimmicks, compared to scoring 20+ in a row, and the topic brought by 3 consecutive mini five-doubles is obviously much greater.
The day after the game against the Heat, the Lakers flew to San Antonio.
The two sides will meet for the second time of the season in a day's time.
This season for the Lakers can be described as an absolute "legendary" season.
The composition of F4 was infinitely favored, but as a result, Nash was injured and could not play, and all the preseason games were lost.
At first, the fans said that it was a run-in affair and that the preseason was irrelevant.
But the 1-4 loss to the Spurs in the opening game became the last straw that crushed Mike Brown.
Brown was fired by management, and interim head coach J丨B Bickerstaff served as interim head coach with a 4-1 record.
The team just seemed to be on the right track, and then the management found the former Nash's mentor, "Running Master" Mike D'Antoni, who was fired by the Knicks not long ago.
D'Antoni went to the Lakers to fight the run-and-bomb tactics, but the Lakers started with four old arms and legs, and Howard could keep up alone.
The team has a 6-8 record so far and is teetering on the brink of the playoffs.
There are many big and small injuries, the team has a big run-in problem, and the defense is not the same at all......
It was not a whim for reporters to ask questions at the press conference, and in the face of such a Lakers team, Tang Tian really had a chance to continue his mini five-double performance.
The Lakers' poor situation has become the focus of attention of media reporters.
Their pre-race training attracted a lot of media attention, including ESPN and TNT.
Bryant applied ice to his ankle on the sidelines half an hour before the end of practice.
When the training was over, he took the ice pack and got up to say hello to his teammates.
After the training, reporters quickly gathered around him.
"Is the team confident of winning against the Spurs tonight?" The first question that the reporter asked was quite normal.
'Of course, we haven't been doing very well lately and we need a win like that.'
"You mentioned that the team hasn't been doing well lately, so how are you going to win this game?" But then the second question is very aggressive.
"Fighting spirit, no matter who the opponent is, in my dictionary, this team does not have the word "defeat."
Kobe Bryant's eyes lit up when he said this.
"You're going to play against Don tonight, he's been really good on the defensive end lately, and Popovich has said publicly that he can compete for Defensive Player of the Season, what do you think of playing against him?"
The reporter then asked.
"Don?"
After seeing the reporter nod, Kobe smiled, and the scene of playing the Drew League together unconsciously came to mind.
"Yes, I know him, he has the quality to compete for the best defensive player, but he can't guard me." Kobe Bryant said with arrogance in his eyes.
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