Chapter 254: Wearing a top hat
"I'm 13 points ahead now, but why don't I feel shaky at all?"
"I also think it wasn't like that last season. In the second half of last season, especially in the playoffs, even if I was 13 points behind, I felt that it was okay to recover it. ”
"In the playoffs, as long as you lead by four points or more, the game is secure."
"The lead of four points is properly stable, and the penalty shootout at the last moment is unbreakable."
"I think it was a mistake to let Hibbert go, and although Hibbert is attacking scrap, it really works to squat on the inside. My sister-in-law is really old, and she can't protect the basket. ”
In the third quarter, the Lakers took the lead.
However, at the forum, fans expressed their opinions.
I feel that the Lakers are leading by more than a dozen points, but they are not stable at all.
In this regard, it is very different from the impression given by the Lakers in last season's playoffs.
The horror of the Lakers back then was that.
Once in the lead in the second half.
As long as you are 4 or 5 points ahead, you can grind your opponent to death.
Grind until the end of the game.
It's still a difference of 4 or 5 points.
"At that time, the Lakers had Kobe, and now that Kobe is gone, the Lakers' style of play can't support it at all."
"I don't think it has so much to do with Kobe, it has something to do with Wang Shuang's style of play and the Lakers' overall tactics. It doesn't have much to do with Hibbert either. ”
"Agreed, it's a matter of play, the kind of play that the Lakers played in the playoffs last season wasn't sustainable. The pressure is too strong, and the rhythm is extremely slow. Now that the regular season is playing like this, is it possible? It's not '04 or 05 again, can you still learn pistons? ”
"It's useless to learn the Pistons, and the Pistons at that time still have to shoot threes."
"Fart, if you have the kind of defensive ability of the '04 Pistons, what are you going to shoot threes?"
"Big brother, the rules are different, the rules in 04 are completely different from now. And this year's rules are different from last year's, and I think the change between the Lakers and Wang Shuang is the general trend. Last season's Lakers are unlikely to replicate it. ”
There are fans who watch the excitement.
There are also those who can see the doorway.
The NBA has been speeding up in recent years.
Teams are also constantly improving the role of the three-point shot in team tactics.
The success of the Warriors in 2015 was the result of three-point play.
The Lakers' 2016 championship was more like a throwback to the old days.
After all, even the Spurs of 2014.
None of them have played as retro and sluggish as the Lakers.
And tactically highly dependent on the individual performance of a particular player.
The reason why a miracle is a miracle is that it is not reproducible.
Wang Shuang himself knows that it is difficult to play in the regular season like the finals.
The current three-point "Hu Throw" is paired with the "AI Intelligent Passing" strategy.
It is the best solution for regular season encounters.
Plus there is Durant, a super scorer.
There are old balls like Gasol and Joe Johnson.
There is no problem at all with offense.
Again, the main problem is on the defensive end.
Tony Allen is back in the starting line-up.
It's just a relief for the defense.
After all, Tony Allen is a bit old.
It's good that he's doing his job now.
The inside line Gasol is a matter of ability and age.
And not a matter of attitude and awareness.
Moreover, Gasol's poor defense is only relative.
In the current tactical environment, his ability to expand his defence is insufficient.
Just talking about pulling down the stump to protect the basket, Gasol can still do it.
Originally, Wang Shuang could actually assume the defense of the big forward position.
Especially if he equips Ranbill's Death Mask.
He can even go up to the center position.
Become the three-second killer that everyone fears.
The problem is that Wang Shuang is in order to attack.
The conflict between the Death Mask and the Golden Left Eye is irreconcilable.
Wearing the [Death Mask], Wang Shuang will return to the traditional all-round style of play last season.
You can win with that kind of play.
But on the whole, the offensive style of play is more favorable.
In the regular season, it's the offense that comes with the encounter.
At the same time, using [Golden Left Eye] is also beneficial for yourself and your teammates to farm data.
You can win enough games.
I can make beautiful numbers by myself.
Teammates can also play good stats.
Kill three birds with one stone, why not
So, when the third quarter of the game was officially suspended.
Scott asked Wang Shuang to go inside.
When you improve your team's defense in the three-second zone.
Wang Shuang shrugged his shoulders and said he disagreed with Scott.
Scott's face stiffened.
But he's used to it, too.
Now his status in the team is basically the same as that of a nanny.
When Kobe Bryant was there, Kobe Bryant could still come out and talk.
Now Wang Shuang is the only one, and what he says is what he says.
It has the absolute right to decide the tactical style of play.
Wang Shuang wiped his sweat with a towel and thought: "Lao Tzu has scored 40 points in every game, and he is tired and tired, and he wants me to play center to wipe my ass inside?" Am I really an iron man? ”
When you become a superstar, the mentality is different when you get a big contract.
Used to be role players with small contracts.
That's everything, there's a figure everywhere.
Now that the ability is strong, the contract is big, and Wang Shuang has also begun to "pick jobs".
Although Wang Shuang picks jobs, some jobs must be done.
Some dirty work on the field that can't generate data is tiring.
Someone has to do it.
There's Tony Allen on the outside.
Inside line defense, card position, foul making, etc.
Someone also needs to step up.
Originally, Nance Jr. was a good choice.
But Nance Jr. has two problems.
The first is that his offense is lame.
Can only be topped occasionally.
And Nance Jr. played well in the finals.
More than half of the credit should be given to Wang Shuang.
Wang Shuang refused to work as a coolie on the inside.
With the size of Little Nance, it is also given for nothing.
The second problem is Nance Jr.'s body.
Nance Jr. has been suffering from an incurable terminal illness: Crohn's disease.
It is a gastrointestinal disorder of unknown cause.
There is no cure for this disease, and it does not kill people.
But it can make people have diarrhea, can't eat, and have joint pain.
It is difficult for ordinary people to live a normal life when they have this disease.
And Nance Jr. got it at the age of 15.
It must have felt like the sky was falling.
Because he has always wanted to be in the NBA.
Fortunately, he made it to the NBA with his hard work and his dad's genetic talent and connections.
And played well.
Unfortunately, the disease also limited the further development of Nance Jr.
His condition made it difficult for him to make great progress.
It's nice to keep it the way it is.
Wang's eyes swept around the bench.
Then he pointed at Kevin Durant and said, "Kevin, let's change positions, you come to play power forward!" ”
Durant is drinking water in a daze.
was a little stunned by Wang Shuang's words.
What's wrong, you Wang Shuang has become a coach again?
"Why?" Durant asked.
"Because you're the second tallest player in the starting line-up. And I think you're very good defensively, and you have the potential to be a good interior protector. ”
Wang Shuang doesn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one.
slapped Durant on the back first.
Durant is still very useful in this regard.
Durant's personality dictates that he is sensitive to criticism.
Especially in this special period, he is in great need of praise.
Wang Shuang's compliment sounded fake.
But come to think of it, who's to say it's not?
Don't look at Durant, who looks thin and tall, like a bamboo pole.
It looks like it will fall down if you push it.
In fact, Du Durant is just visually skinny.
Because his shoulders are narrow, plus he is tall and has long and thin arms.
When he first entered the league, Durant was as thin as a pole.
On the 84kg bench press in the rookie physical test.
Durant didn't succeed in pushing any of them.
Suffice it to say that he is really skinny.
But now Durant is definitely not thin.
He is around 210 tall.
It's already 240 pounds.
That's the weight of a standard strong striker.
LeBron James is a notoriously super-heavy forward.
During the Heat, he had to play inside.
At one point, his weight soared to 280 pounds.
This is already the weight of a big center.
After returning to the Knights, his weight dropped to around 250 pounds.
At the moment, he is also around 250 pounds with the Warriors.
And Wang Shuang is about the same as Durant in weight.
Wang Shuang can carry the basket on the inside.
Then the taller, longer-arm Durant is perfectly fine.
"Kevin, you can contribute more on the defensive end, can't you? I believe you. ”
Durant knew that this was a pit dug by Wang Shuang for himself.
Lao Tzu made a bigger contribution on the defensive end.
Hello sprinkling on the outside line for a walk.
And then score more on offense, right?
However, Wang Shuang's high hat is very comfortable to wear Durant.
It is not easy to get Wang Shuang's approval.
"That's it! Kevin, you help a bunch more when you're defending! ”
Scott stood aside and didn't speak.
Anyway, whatever Wang Shuang says is what it is.
Durant averaged 1.2 blocks per game last season.
Truth be told, with his height and reach.
That's a bit low.
At the Thunder, there were a lot of times when Durant wasn't very involved defensively.
Because in the offense, you have to participate in the fast break.
So his defensive stance won't be very inside.
Now let him go inside and protect the basket.
First of all, it's a problem from the point of view of defensive habits.
I haven't developed good habits since I was a child.
As a result, the game resumes after a timeout.
The Nets relied on Bogdanovic's breakaway layup to score two points.
followed, Wang Shuang's outside three points did not score.
The Nets fought back again.
Durant quickly went to the basket to help defend.
But there was a lack of communication with Gasol.
The two collided directly.
Da Lopez received the ball and easily countered with his left hand and made a layup.
Wang Shuang looked at Durant's defensive awareness and shook his head.
"Kevin, I think I'm asking a little too much of you. We should be practicing how to defend in practice after the game, and then let you take on the burden of protecting the basket under the basket. ”
"Less nonsense! I don't need you to teach me how to defend? ”
Wang Shuang pressed Durant.
It made Durant very irritable.
"You know that defense wins championships?"
Of course, Wang Shuang will not let go of the opportunity to stimulate Durant.
When it comes to championships, Durant has nothing to say.
yes, this damn championship.
It always leaves people speechless.
Wang Shuang hopes that Durant will go to the interior to help defend more.
The idea is actually very good.
Durant's physical condition is indeed great.
But there's a lot going on in the NBA.
If you just think about it with your brain, you can do it with your mouth talking.
The championship won't be so hard to win.
In the third quarter, the Nets gradually closed the score.
However, Wang Shuang and Durant stabilized the situation with consecutive scores.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the two sides continued to see-saw.
The Nets' desire to win is really not very strong.
Because of the big deals for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and others.
The Nets' draft picks have been drained.
So the Nets don't care if their record is good or not.
How to play, anyway, the draft pick is not to think about.
The main point of the team is to train the newcomers.
Let's see if we can cultivate a few "fish that slipped through the net" like Wang Shuang.
You know, since Wang Shuang was born.
Nowadays, NBA teams are paying more attention to the discovery and development of marginal players than in the past.
In the fourth quarter, the Nets once again opened the 11-man rotation.
It doesn't matter if you're behind or in hot pursuit.
Developing new players and spotting fringe players is the most important thing.
Wang Shuang is a role model for all fringe players.
Since they have met the Lakers, they are naturally eager to try and go all out.
The Nets kept chasing the score.
However, Wang Shuang and Durant are indeed strong.
When the score was only 4 points away.
Wang Shuang hit an ultra-long-distance three-point shot from the outside.
Follow the defense, Durant big hat Bogdanovic!
Clarkson counters with the ball.
Rush to the basket and return the ball to Wang Shuang.
Wang Shuang was caught in the bag and gave the ball to Durant, who was following up.
Durant catches the ball and hits a three-point shot!
The difference of 4 points came to 10 points in an instant.
The talent gap between the Lakers and the Nets is evident.
And these two three-pointers also broke the Nets' heart of resistance.
Anyway, this season everyone is not for the record, but for free play.
So what are you doing so desperately?
Eventually, an offensive battle came to an end.
The Lakers beat the Nets by 131-120, 11 points.
Avoided a losing streak.
Wang Shuang and Durant scored 77 points again.
Among them, Wang Shuang scored 35 points.
Durant scored 42 points.
The power of the Wang Fried combination is becoming more and more apparent.
On the other side, the Warriors lost to the Spurs in their first game.
It's already a wave of 10 consecutive wins.
And every game is a big win of more than 10 points.
It is no exaggeration to say that sweeping the alliance.
Both teams were very strong.
Overall, the Warriors are superior.
But the Lakers are just as chilling.
Now the whole west has a feeling that there are only two heroes in the world, you and me.
The Lakers only have the Warriors in their eyes.
And the Warriors only look at the Lakers in their eyes.
However, the rest of the NBA is not a lamb to the slaughter.
Let's not talk about the east for the time being, because there is really no one who can fight.
In the West, the San Antonio Spurs, who have been enduring for a long time, definitely have something to say.
On Nov. 18, the Lakers rested for two days.
At home, they welcomed the challenge of the Spurs.
This game is definitely a hard-fought match in the West.
In everyone's opinion, a championship will be born between the Lakers and the Warriors.
All summer with eyes drawn away by the Warriors, Lakers, James, Durant and others.
Without Duncan, the Spurs are still maintaining their strong competitiveness.
The game on the night of the 18th was also highly anticipated.
You must know that Wang Shuang's famous battle last season was played against the Spurs.
And Durant can also be regarded as the "Spurs nemesis".
The unreasonable style of play often gave Popovich a headache.
However, this time, the Spurs captured the Lakers' problem - the disjointed problem of the court.
So far, the Lakers still have a lot of problems with roster rotation.
Including the use of Joe Johnson.
Rotation issues with interior players.
Compatibility issues between Randolph and Gasol.
These all led to the end of Wang Shuang.
Or Wang Shuang didn't play 100% enough on the field.
The Lakers' offense would come to a standstill.
Popovich said before the game:
"The Lakers could have a double dependency, even if they had Kevin Durant."
This kind of behavior of praising Wang Shuang and belittling Durant at the same time.
Durant was of course angry when he heard this.
So, the Grim Reaper is holding back his strength to give the spurs some color and see.
However, after the game actually started.
The Spurs' tactical discipline and defensive intensity immediately made Wang Shuang and Durant uncomfortable.
The battle ahead was a bit too much.
Suddenly encountered the regular army, and the Wang Fried combination was really a little unbearable.
Popovich, as an old fox, did research on the Lakers' lineup and style of play.
He came to the same conclusion as his apprentice Cole:
The key to containing the Lakers is to contain Wang Shuang.
Stuck Wang Shuang's neck, and the Lakers lost more than half of their combat effectiveness.
As for Durant, it can't be both.
Let's fight each other.
The battle begins in the first quarter.
The Spurs decisively let Leonard defend the king double.
At the same time, others took an attitude of unlimited defense towards Wang Shuang.
That is, as long as the king has the ball in both hands.
Whoever is near Wang Shuang will have to give up his defenders to help defend Wang Shuang.
Such a defense certainly comes at a cost.
Wang Shuang's pass was no joke.
But this kind of defense also greatly disrupted Wang Shuang's rhythm of the game.
At this time, Wang Shuang gradually realized the huge pressure that a big core with the ball had to bear.
This kind of pressure is what Kobe Bryant has been withstanding for many years.
"Another huge problem for Wang Shuang is that as a ball-holding core, his ball-holding offensive ability is not good. It's just ridiculous. ”
Off the court, Popovich raised Wang's second question.
Bryant was the ball-carrying core when he was there.
Wang Shuang became the pivot point of the tactic without the ball.
Now in turn, Wang Shuang has become the core of the ball.
Durant became an important point of attack without the ball.
That Wang Shuang's ability to withstand pressure is not as good as Kobe's.
"Wang Shuang, a player, is also too anxious, and he wants to complete such a huge transformation in less than a season. But it's terrible for him to be able to do this. ”
Popovich was half thinking about the game.
Half of my mind was thinking about Wang Shuang's question.
The Spurs were also very coveted last season.
See him god-level in the playoffs.
Popovich even regretted that he didn't trade Wang Shuang earlier.
Otherwise, it would not be Durant who is now the king of Wang Shuang.
It's Leonard.
The battle between the two sides ended at 24-25 in the first quarter, with the Lakers trailing the Spurs by one point.
The 24-point score was the lowest in the first quarter of a Lakers game in recent times.
In the second quarter, the two sides were even more entangled in hand-to-hand combat.
Wang Shuang's AI intelligent tactics have come to a standstill.
Because the state of his teammates is blue.
In the second quarter, the two sides were even more mired in a quagmire battle.
At halftime, 45:44, the Lakers overtook by 1 point.
The Lakers couldn't attack, but the defense was on the edge.
The reason is that Durant is preoccupied.
Strengthen the inside basket from the first quarter.
When Durant is fully committed to defense.
The Lakers' crumbling and unbalanced defense inside and outside is finally slowly taking shape.
Unfortunately, by the third quarter, the house still collapsed.
Because of the disjointed problem of the second lineup.
Hit an 11:3 offensive shockwave by the Spurs' second team.
For the first time, the two sides opened up a little gap in the score.
And this gap is very fatal for the master's tricks.
Wang Shuangyi played very hard throughout the game.
Because Leonard is self-inflicted a thousand.
Give up your fitness on the offensive end.
I also have to fight with Wang Shuang to the end.
And Leonard's all-out defense did create big problems for Wang Shuang.
Two passes were broken.
Two dribbles were broken.
There was also a passing error.
Leonard alone made five turnovers.
These small details add up.
Put it into the middle of a whole game.
It is very appreciable and terrifying.
It was a critical moment in the fourth quarter.
Wang Shuang still stood up and still used his old tricks.
The basket grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a layup.
There was also a 2+1 tie.
At one point, the score was very close.
But Leonard hit a solid mid-range jumper in the middle of the offense.
Then, Durant made a mistake on offense and made a bad pass.
The Spurs won the game 98-93, with a six-point advantage.
The Lakers with their eyes on the Warriors.
At this time, I found out that there was a spur in front of me.
This old thing from 1999.
It's like a nail household.
Firmly nailed to the playoffs and the fight for the championship.
It is an object that no team in the West can avoid contending for the championship.
The Lakers didn't play the Spurs last season because they finished eighth.
And no matter how you look at the Lakers and Spurs this season, they are strong contenders for the 2nd and 3rd places.
The first is not to think about it, and it will not fall to the fourth.
Therefore, the playoffs between the two sides are almost certain.
It's time for the Lakers to think more about how to cross the Spurs again.
After the game, Wang Shuang hurriedly took a shower in the locker room.
I briefly participated in the post-match press conference.
Then I left the arena and drove home.
The mood to lose is definitely bad.
But what's worse is that after the game, Wang Shuang received a text message from Jessica Chen:
"I'm home, you come back quickly, I have something to talk to you about."
The tone of the text message is very different from the tone in which the two have spoken in the past.
This made Wang Shuang feel very bad.
During this time, the two got along less and less.
Feelings also tend to be indifferent, even a little indifferent.
Wang Shuang was busy with the game, flying everywhere in the United States.
Jessica Chan continues to delve into her fashion business.
A lot of time is spent in Europe, South America, etc.
Spending less time together makes them talk less and less.
Therefore, after the game, Wang Shuang hurried home.
He had a bad premonition.
When he entered the house, Wang Shuang saw that there was only one light on in the house.
Jessica Chan stands in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows.
She was wearing a white business attire and looked very sassy.
But it lacks a little bit of the charm of the past.
When she looked back at herself.
There was a strange feeling in his eyes.
Wang Shuang swallowed his saliva, he didn't know why, he was a little nervous.
In the finals, he didn't have this mood.
Jessica Chan approached, took out her phone, opened the webpage and asked, "What's going on?"
Wang Shuang glanced at it, it was the news of dating An Jiali two days ago.
Wang Shuang consciously had a clear conscience and said: "I had a meal with her, she was smashed by an egg, and then... I sent her home, and that's it. ”
Miss Chen's eyes cut around Wang Shuang's body like a knife.
It was as if to cut his skin so that he could see what it was like.
Whether he is telling the truth or not.
Wang Shuang relaxed at this time.
If that's it, he's not sorry.
He didn't care about it, and he really didn't do anything.
Wang Shuang turned on the light in the living room, "Why don't you turn on the light at home." ”
The dark home suddenly lit up.
Wang Shuang suddenly found that there was a big cake on the table in the living room.
The sofa is decorated with balloons, streamers and bright red roses.
Wang Shuang was puzzled, what is this? Birthday?
No, it's not my birthday.
At this moment, Jessica Chen, who was originally cold-faced, suddenly became smiling.
She stepped forward and hugged Wang Shuang and kissed him lightly on the chest.
Then he raised his face and looked at Wang Shuang, and said, "Wang Shuang, let's get married." ”
"Huh? Tie the knot? ”