Chapter 1016 The cry of the little people ends the losing streak The big chapter is here~
Tonight, we played No. 12 of the Magic, our Tobias Vucevic, and he felt that he was in good condition.
This is even his best and best form since joining the NBA.
It felt so good, which made him more confident tonight, feeling that a night of his own was about to come.
The background board is the famous Los Angeles Lakers.
At this time, he discovered that after resuming the game, the Lakers had changed players.
He was replaced by someone whose name he didn't even know.
This is normal. The NBA is a league with a lot of personnel mobility. Unless it is the core and fixed rotation, how can it be possible to remember the marginal people like the water cooler with so many comings and goings? Besides, before this, Luo
Porter Covington only played 7 regular season games in the NBA, playing a total of 34 minutes. This amount of time is still garbage time. Who can remember him?
Seeing this guy walking towards him, Tobias Harris immediately spat out trash talk: "Are you the savior brought in by the Lakers? They can't guard me, do you think you can?"
A rookie?" In fact, in terms of age, Tobias Harris is more than one year younger than Robert Covington, but because he joined the league earlier, he has already played a certain role in the NBA.
He has a great reputation. There is no way Robert Covington can compare with him in this regard.
But Covington didn't say a word. He just stared at the person, ready to attack and defend at any time.
However, the match between the two did not come so soon, because before that, the two teams took the lead in several offensive and defensive battles, which all ended in a blackout. Seeing that the situation was not good and the touch was not good, the Magic started to give the ball away again.
Tobias Harris, let him help the team break this situation and suppress the Los Angeles Lakers in one breath.
At the Amway Center, the Magic's on-site commentator David Steele said: "The basketball was given to Tobias again. This young man who is less than 23 years old was in good condition tonight. Giving him the basketball was the right decision.
Decision. Come on, New York boy, seize the opportunity, seize tonight, and then become famous in one fell swoop!"
The fans at the scene also followed suit, asking the Magic to kill this unknown opponent on the 12th.
Just listen to the jeers of various home fans from a closer position:
Where did this idiot come from? Beat him up, Tobias, and let him know how powerful you are!
Boy, have you played in the CBA? Why have I never seen you in the NBA?
This is not the place you should come, you piece of shit, just wait to be beaten!!!
You must be a ten-day short-term contract worker, right? After you finish playing, leave tonight crying, because you are not suitable to play in the NBA! You can only go to the lower leagues to play, you know?
Look at your hairstyle, it’s really ugly. Are you a carrot head? A dead novice???
Tianchao Sports Station also said:
The Lakers actually replaced a water-cooler player? Look at his data, it's really appalling. Why do they do this? Is it a ploy by D'Antoni or is he just out of his depth?
Oops~ At this time, a new rookie was brought in to practice. It’s unreasonable, unreasonable~ D’Antoni was a little confused with this ball.
Amway Center.
"Hey~ don't look at me like that~ You can't eat people with your eyes~ You and I both know this, don't we?" Tobias Harris held a basketball in his hand and teased the Lakers players who were bending down and spreading their hands in front of them.
Said: "Do you also hate the team? I want you to face me at this time? I want you to make a fool of yourself? But... this is the fate of a player of your level."
"Being beaten up by me is your fate tonight."
"Are you ready? Actually, I really don't want to massacre the rookies, but who made you catch up? So." Tobias Harris made a breakthrough and said: "I'm sorry, just admit defeat."
Although Covington's defense on this ball was passable, it was still close. The former broke through and threw the basket and scored.
"The defense is good, but if you want to guard me, it's still not enough." Tobias Harris was actually a little surprised by the defense of the rookie who didn't even know his name in front of him, because to be honest, that ball
He thought it was a bit of luck when he scored. Why? Because he had already lost his balance a little before taking the shot. The opponent's defensive confrontation was not bad at all, even very strong.
In fact, Covington's weight and tonnage are not as good as Tobias Harris, but his physical fitness is better and faster. Another very important thing is that his core strength is better, coupled with tough defense.
It was his mentality that made this goal almost successful in defense. But it was almost impossible. The winner of this goal was still Tobias Harris.
Tang Qian walked past Covington and said: "Work harder. It's not enough. It's not enough to change your team's status. You need to do better."
Well, I know, I know, perm, I can do it.
In the next round, the Magic played a tactic of quickly moving inside to the high post. This tactic was used against the Lakers who lacked Bosh before, and the effect was very good. It could make the Lakers lose their temper every time. And as long as No. 29 comes out
, once he leaves the basket, he will immediately pass the ball, allowing others to attack the inside and attack in large numbers.
This is not surprising. In the Lakers' lineup, Tang Qian is the entire defensive fulcrum. Without him inside, and without Bosh and Randle, what use can Sacre and Ryan Kelly alone be?
Isn't that nonsense? The Magic are not a strong team and their defense is average, but their offensive firepower has never been weak.
Wouldn't it be relaxing and enjoyable to play against Thackeray or Ryan Kelly?
Therefore, once the fourth position is lost, the Lakers have to move Tang Qian up, but the price is that the inside advantage is completely lost, including defensive rebounding and basket shock, and they have returned to the pre-liberation level overnight.
.This is why Zhang Weiping said from the beginning that Bosh is very important. It is not only the offensive end, but also the defensive end. This is also a very important thing.
Only by being able to defend the 4th position can Tang Qian stay at the basket most of the time.
Now Covington is here to do this. He needs to complete Bosh's work and guard the Magic's No. 4 position.
Especially the 4th position with that kind of long-distance shooting.
Whether this can be controlled well is particularly important for the Lakers' game.
And who ran out from the inside to catch the ball if it wasn't the Magic's No. 12?
He has already made two three-pointers tonight. This is only the first quarter. He is going to explode tonight.
Tobias Harris feels this way himself.
But as soon as he shot the ball, a long black arm poked the basketball. Then, the ball changed its flight path, lost its strength, and fell directly from mid-air.
Ariza jumped up to get the ball first. The Lakers attacked and Tang Qian dunked down. Magic center Nikola Vucevic didn't even jump up, but Tang Qian pushed him away.
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This guy's explosive power is so powerful, I'm still shocked every time I watch it!
Mainly on the defensive end, you have to control people on the defensive end, otherwise it will be difficult to overtake if you continue to play like this.
The entire Lakers team is in a sluggish state, so the outside can't open up, and Tang Qian is also playing very hard inside. Now if you want him to open one-on-one with the intensity of the regular season, then he really has a lot of potential.
Sure. But once the opponent turns to a double-team or zone defense, Tang Qian can only bite the bullet and his shooting percentage is absolutely impressive.
Tang Qian can't do it by himself and with multiple defensive controls, so he really needs his teammates to open up and help him open up space. Otherwise, he won't be able to do it by himself.
The Magic are still an NBA team after all, and they still have basic overall defensive capabilities. The most fearful thing for players who attack the basket is multi-person double-teaming and joint defense. They dive in head-first, with three heads and six arms.
They have to be pressed down for you. So if the rest of the team can't open up now, then they can only do some work on the defensive end and make it difficult for the opponent to score first. Otherwise, what's the point of playing? Just surrender.
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Tianchao Sports Channel.
"Should we let this newcomer defend? Can he do it? The block just now was very good, but it doesn't mean anything."
"Unreasonable~ D'Antoni's goal is more like a gamble because the team is short of someone at the 4th position~ Tobias Harris is averaging 17+ points per game this year no matter what. Tonight's touch started tonight
It’s even hotter. It’s too risky to defend with a rookie who has only played 34 minutes in the NBA before.”
The Magic's home commentators were also joking, as if they felt that the rookie the Lakers had just replaced was overestimating his abilities and bringing humiliation upon himself.
But Covington held back. He forced himself to calm down, looked at his opponent, and was ready to move at any time.
This is not a fantasy novel. How could it be possible to face this kind of ridicule for the first time and not have any inner fluctuations?
If Covington can suppress his negative emotions, it is already a success. And this ball, he does not intend to do what Mike D'Antoni said during the previous timeout, try to defend the side closer to the center and let it go.
On the side of the baseline, let the opponent head in, thereby creating a "defensive trap". This can make Tang Qian's shot-blocking ability better utilized.
It's not unreasonable, but... Covington really doesn't intend to do this.
His ball, his game, his night, he will seize the opportunity and prove himself!
At the very least, we have to strive for a chance to win playing time in the future.
In the Rockets, he was fed up with being a water cooler. Basically, he could only watch games on the bench and be what the outside world called a "SSSVIP fan." When he came to the Lakers, it had been half a season, and he basically had no choice.
How much playing time, how many consecutive seasons on the bench, to be honest, he was a little scared to sit there.
Therefore, after Tang Qian said what he said to him yesterday, he made up his mind at that time. In this game, he must give full play to the maximum defensive energy. You must know that this is not for beauty, nor is it
What a big contract, this is just to... be able to play games.
For this wish, he can't do anything without fighting!
Iron bench? Water dispenser? Go fuck yourself! I will seize this opportunity! This is the time!!!
I, Robert Covington, want to make all those who support me and those who think highly of me feel happy and feel that they have made no mistake in trusting me!
I want to guard you, no matter who you are! No matter if you have 15+ scoring ability, 17+ scoring ability, or 20+ scoring ability! I will guard you tonight! No, I want to completely freeze you
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I...must win tonight!!!!!!!!
Seize this hard-won opportunity!!!!!!!!!
Otherwise, who knows when the next time will be? Who knows if there will be a next time???
He is still a little person now, a true super little person. Even his opponents don’t know him, the fans don’t know him, and his teammates may not be very familiar with him. Therefore, his roar is a real little person’s roar, representing a
How eager and urgent are the little people to seize the opportunity?
Driven by this extremely strong desire, Robert Covington's condition improved, and not even a little bit.
His defensive status is constantly improving like a sprint.
However, No. 12 of the opponent Magic team did not know this. He still wanted to use the breakthrough to hit one, but the basketball was directly cut away by the former.
The Lakers fast break, Jeremy Lin scored a one-handed dunk.
"Okay, good job, keep going, beat your opponent, Roberto!" Tang Qian stretched out his finger towards Covington to encourage him.
Okay, I must continue. I will use all my defensive energy tonight to completely attack the Magic team's No. 4 position.
On the next ball, Tobias took three slow steps to break through and shoot, but was successfully interfered by Covington and missed the shot.
On the next ball, Tobias wanted to hit a cut-in, but was interfered with at the moment of his release.
At the end of the first quarter, he continued to attack after re-entering the court in the second quarter. However, after choosing a top-arc three-point shot, he was finally interfered by Covington of the Lakers rushing out. He missed the shot and the Lakers
The team caught a defensive rebound.
Attacking again, Tobias forced a breakthrough and shot, but missed.
The triple threat broke through the basket, but Tang Qian jumped up and blocked it with a palm. Covington caught the ball and ran all over the court, and finally succeeded in a solo dunk.
At this time, Tobias was already a little angry. He looked at the "pineapple head" in front of him and wished he could take his head off. With anger, Tobias hit another one, and the ball turned around
Then... okay, he was halfway through the turn when the latter reached out and touched it off.
After successfully stealing the ball, the Lakers attacked again, Farmar missed a layup, and Tang Qian followed up and scored a dunk.
The score difference was tied.
But the Magic's No. 12 made a turnaround and fadeaway shot. It was said to be a fadeaway, but in fact the range was still limited. However, the fact that he was able to do this in the game means that he still has certain abilities. On the offensive end, he is
He can often serve as the No. 3 player, so many of his offensive skills are more focused on the outside.
But the ball was still defended and almost blocked!
This made Tobias Harris of the Magic truly feel how extraordinary the rookie in front of him was. Even if he was in an explosive state tonight, it was quite exaggerated to be able to defend himself like this.
The fans at the scene started to boo, which made Tobias even more unstable, and he started to play a lot of reluctant singles.
And this is exactly what Covington of the Lakers wants. He is also afraid that this forward swingman will suddenly stop playing, and then he will be depressed.
Why are you depressed? If the opponent stops attacking, then his chances of performance and defensive appearance are all gone.
How can this work? I am in perfect condition tonight! I absolutely cannot let it go to waste like this! So...
"Keep going, you must not stop fighting." As soon as Covington said these words, Tobias Harris almost collapsed. He yelled and began to prepare to use the small forward.
techniques to deal with opponents. Generally speaking, this trick is very good and effective. Many well-known insiders in the league have suffered a little loss. However, they are still trapped by the rookie rookie of the Lakers.
Yes! How is this possible?
Haha~ Nothing is impossible. Tobias Harris can play the technical characteristics of a small forward, and then Robert Covington can also defend from the inside to the outside. This process of switching is smoother than silk.
.So the Magic's No. 12 made another mistake and underestimated his opponent. He almost got a big hit when he took a shot.
At this time, Covington also began to help Tang Qian lose 3-pointers. His three-pointers were more powerful tonight, especially when the entire Lakers team had a mediocre touch, which highlighted his outstanding ability.
Eye-catching.
This guy is really an excellent 3D player, but I don’t know if he can keep it up in the future. After all, Tang Qian doesn’t know what happened after September 2015. He will also begin to officially become a part of this world.
Member.
In this game, Tang Qian and Covington's three-pointers were able to withstand the Magic's offensive climax. Of course, the Magic also intended to counterattack, but it didn't matter. Because their inside breakthrough was now blocked.
Limit it, and the rest of the Lakers on the outside are not vegetarians. Therefore, the score difference gradually began to tilt towards the end of the third quarter, and the Lakers began to reverse the overall situation and became the upper hand.
In the end, the Lakers defeated their opponents 108-104 with three points. Tang Qian scored a game-high 31 points, 19 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 assists and 1 turnover. When Bosh was away, he also
He showed a strong inside deterrence, whether on the offensive or defensive end, everything was the same. What about Robert Covington? He scored 12 points in the game, without exception, all three-pointers.
This is what Tang Qian wanted.
He just needs players with three-point shooting ability. Since this can open up the space, it can also make his scoring relatively easier. Otherwise, if they are all crowded inside, he also feels that one is bigger than the other.
What’s interesting is the Magic’s No. 12 Tobias Harris. He made 7 of 21 shots tonight, including 5 in the first quarter, and he almost hit every shot. After that, his shooting percentage plummeted.
It has reached the point where it is almost impossible to watch. Of course, this is not because he suddenly lost his condition. If you watch this game, you will know that he was really defended to this data. Just from containing the No. 12 on the opposite side.
Say, this is an extremely successful defense case.
It’s almost ready for books and tutorials.
Robert Covington finally proved himself for the first time. He will also attend the team's post-game press conference with Tang Qian tonight. And this is also the first time for him.
The Lakers had 40 wins and 9 losses, and their five-game losing streak was finally ended.
PS: Extra update is here~This is a big chapter~Okay~Xiao Zi went to bed~I have to go to work tomorrow~Good night everyone~
Let’s continue making appointments tomorrow~~~~la la la~~~~~~~~