Chapter 757: Old Man Becomes Good (2/4)
The difference between Tang Shuai and Cousins is that he knows how to grasp his body and use his strengths, and he will not attack easily and will not be blindly confident. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This makes him feel that when he plays the No. 5 position, he moves quickly and decisively, but he doesn't foul much.
In the Warriors' next offensive round, Curry broke through and gave to Faried under the basket.
Faried received the ball in the three-second zone, held his breath and turned around to dunk Tang Shuai to clear his name.
However, after he jumped, he soon found that something was wrong, and after Tang Shuai jumped up, the two of them collided, and his body directly lost his balance.
Tang Shuai stood in a reasonable collision zone, and there was no downward pressure, and the referee on the sidelines did not mean to blow the whistle.
Faried lost his balance and could only throw the ball upwards with his hands.
"Bang!"
The ball had no angle and hit the rebound.
Tang Shuai bounced faster, turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound directly.
The scene burst into cheers.
Tang Shuai, the No. 5 position, played even better than Cousins.
Some fans got up excitedly and danced directly.
When Tang Shuai first came to the Lakers, he played the No. 1/2 position, played the No. 4 position last year, and directly played the No. 5 position this year, and the only thing left that did not play was the No. 3 position, but the No. 5 position can be played, what is the difficulty of the No. 3 position?
For the rest of the fourth quarter, in the cheers of the fans at the scene, Tang Shuai showed his absolute strength in the No. 5 position.
The frenzied training in the offseason has escalated Rodman's rebounding package to a normal exclusive, which gives him a big advantage in interior play.
The Warriors' outside feel hot, which is not the norm, only appeared after the crucial sixth game against the Spurs, which made the Lakers always suppressed when using normal play, and Billups used extraordinary methods, and the effect was immediate.
The Lakers launched a 22-6 super attack wave in the second half of the fourth quarter, directly closing the point difference, and finally reversed to win the game.
Tang Shuai was undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the victory in this game, he scored 36 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, and 12 rebounds set his career rebounding record, which also allowed him to get the first triple-double of his career.
At the press conference after the game, some reporters inevitably asked about Tang Shuai's No. 5 position in the game.
A height of less than 2 meters plays the No. 5 position, which is a unique thing in the league.
Tang Shuai was calm, and said to reporters with a smile: "In other leagues, it seems that it is common to see a center forward of more than 1.9 meters? ”
After a burst of laughter from reporters, he followed up and said, "Actually, Chuck Hayes is a precedent. ”
Hayes is only 1.98 meters tall and just over 2 meters tall when he wears shoes, which is indeed a unique precedent in the NBA.
After winning the first game, the morale of the Lakers was greatly increased, and the Warriors were deflated by the beating.
Having lost the way they relied to score for their survival, they were also at an absolute disadvantage in the series.
In the fourth game, the Warriors relied on the combined performance of Durant and Curry to score 80 points, and the Warriors made a thrilling comeback, but this was the limit of what they could do in the series.
4-1, the Lakers showed even better dominance than last year, eliminating the Warriors for the third year in a row to advance to the Finals.
The last game between the two sides was played at the Staples Center Arena, and Durant and Curry lost control of their emotions directly after the game.
Tang Shuai didn't comfort them, or chat with them or anything, everyone has their own choice, since they have made a choice, then they need the courage to face the results of their choice.
At this moment, the players of the Lakers and Warriors, one to the left and the other to the right, to the left to go to a higher stage, and to the right, can be ready to fish.
The Lakers made it relatively easy to advance, and their old rivals, the Cavaliers, who swept all the way from the playoffs and defeated the Celtics in straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals, with the two teams meeting in the Finals as expected.
Although they lost 0-2 to the Lakers in the regular season, the Cavaliers' morale has increased after a sweeping trip in the playoffs, and several veterans are also full of confidence, holding back their motivation to win another championship this year.
The first match between the two sides was played at the Staples Center Arena.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers played with great momentum, and with the cheers of the home fans, they quickly took the initiative on the court 13-5.
But just when fans thought the Cavaliers were no longer good, James, Anthony and Wade showed everyone what it means to be a veteran.
The three of them frequently hit the inside, and their tacit cooperation with each other allowed the Cavaliers to catch up with the score little by little.
By the end of the first quarter, they had tied the score at 26.
There is a medicinal herb called ginseng, which is called old and mature, and these three veterans of the Cavaliers can be regarded as a lesson for these young people of the Lakers.
And under the leadership of this momentum, the Cavaliers came from behind and played even better in the second quarter of the game, and Bosh dreamed of returning to the top, facing Ibaka to hit several turns and shots inside, and by halftime, the Cavaliers led the Lakers by as many as 10 points at 56-46.
However, veterans have advantages and weaknesses, experienced them, they are a little unable to keep up in terms of physical fitness, if these people are at their peak, the Lakers really can't beat, but everyone knows that if these people are all at the peak, they can't be in a team.
This physical disadvantage was revealed in the second half of the third quarter, when Lue was forced to replace the bench early, and the game was taken away by the Lakers in waves.
In the final stage of the game, several veterans desperately wanted to win the game, but Tang Shuai's dominant performance at both offensive and defensive ends made them feel the ruthlessness of the years.
4-0, the fierce competition between the two sides that was expected did not come, and almost every game was a stalemate for three quarters, and then Tang Shuai faced a wave of veterans with physical problems in the last quarter, and then took away the game in waves.
Only one young Owen, who played well in the previous series, was as explosive as ever in the face of Tang Shuai at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
In the final game of Cleveland, when the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers did not cry or be depressed or anything like the Warriors, but felt a sense of relief, and several old guys slapped each other in encouragement, and then laughed in unison.
The 03 generation is a golden generation, and now if the representatives of the 4 golden generations form a team that can't stop the Lakers, it's time for the 03 generation to fade out of the league stage.
(To be continued.) )