Chapter 1234 Fighting alone will break out tomorrow~~
During the substitute time, because the Lakers' Pierce and Nick Young have not yet returned to the team, the team's offense is somewhat weak, and the defense is not as strong as in previous games. Although the Thunder's substitutes have left Harden and Reggie Jackson, there are also newcomers to make up for it.
Dion Waiters, the fourth pick in the first round in 2012, averaged more than ten points per game. He is also the main outside scoring point on the bench for the Thunder. Don't look at the Thunder's defense this season, but their defense has plummeted.
The offense has improved, averaging 110+ per game. Except for the Warriors, few teams can beat them. It is impossible for a team to score such a high score with just one Thunder player. And the Thunder
In the main lineup, the rest of the team's scores are relatively average, and the contribution from the bench is crucial.
The Thunder are playing well on the bench. Dion Waiters + Enes Kanter in front. The two of them are the main scoring guarantee for the Thunder's bench lineup. And they are one inside and one outside, complementing each other.
Without containing the ball, the Lakers wouldn't be afraid if Pierce and Nick Young were here, and their defense would be much better. But now that they are not here, the offensive and defensive strength of the bench lineup is greatly reduced, which is why the Thunder were suppressed during the bench time.
Hit.
Enes Kanter had nothing to do when he met Tang Qian, but as soon as Tang Qian got there, he immediately became lively and energetic.
Various scores helped the Thunder level the score quickly.
When Tang Qian saw it, he didn't want to rest anymore. Anyway, it didn't matter if he rested or not in the "god descended to earth" state. He just rested as usual and didn't want to appear too obvious. But the opponent caught up with the score, and Tang Qian couldn't sit still.
Directly applied to play. Larry Brown initially disagreed, but Tang Qian said that he was in good condition today and was not tired at all. After a minute, Larry Brown reluctantly agreed to the former's request to play.
This is the "stubbornness" of an old school like him. He always spares no effort to protect his players during the regular season.
Seeing Tang Qian play early, the Thunder were slightly surprised, but their head coach was calm. Instead, he said to all the Thunder players on the bench: It's a good thing that the Lakers have the 29th so early in the morning. The Lakers lacked autonomy in this game.
To score points, we just need to guard the rest. When he gets tired, that's our chance.
There is really nothing wrong with saying this under normal circumstances, but right now this... is definitely a wrong estimate.
Tang Qian started attacking continuously and beat Enes Kanter. He made 4 of 4 shots and 2 of 4 free throws, scoring 10 points. At the same time, he also brought a huge advantage to the Lakers on the defensive end after he came on the court.
First of all, Enes Kanter "wilted" again. Without long-distance shooting range, he can only be so good at attacking inside. It is extremely difficult to beat Tang Qian's defense at the basket.
All of a sudden, the Thunder's main substitute scorer is Dion Waiters. Dion Waiters scores well when coming off the bench, but his shooting percentage is low, and his career rate is only 40%. This season
It's even more miserable, only 39%. This may be passable as a substitute, but to compete with the Lakers' No. 29 in success rate, it is really self-destructive. After the substitute time passed, the Lakers began to gradually replace the team.
The main force, the Thunder, started to run out of steam, immediately paused, and began to replace the main lineup.
The two young men of Thunder are back again.
Dion Waiters was okay, but Enes Kanter, the main substitute inside, was eager to get off the field immediately. He was panicked when he saw Tang Qian coming on. This is an "absolute suppression" that can be felt physically. What is he?
All gone. All rebounds and points have become data that is hard to get even once. He thinks so. Why doesn't Steven Adams think so?
He thought to himself, how much better do you think brother is than you? Look at brother, as a starter, his statistics are even worse than yours. Is that true?
You can still score points during substitute time, but what about me? I don’t even have this chance.
But when it was time to play, he still had to play. Slowly, the Thunder's head coach began to realize that something was wrong. Because this Easterner was actually scoring all the time, and he also insisted on high-quality defense and rim protection on the defensive end. This is not a joke.
?
Can an ordinary person do this? Can he last for so long? His physical fitness is at a historical level?
Thunder head coach Billy Donovan looked at Tang Qian's per-game statistics and found that he didn't play that much. He couldn't even play 40 minutes. So, how is this possible? He must be overpowering.
That’s right! Yes! That’s definitely the case!
We just need to hold on a little longer!
Then in the third quarter, Billy Donovan's mentality was also unstable, because in the third quarter, the Oriental was still leading the Lakers' scoring. As long as he didn't help defend and double-team, No. 29 on the opposite side
Just play decisively inside. It’s not long since the third quarter, and he has already scored almost 40 points, okay... Wow, it’s already 40 points!!!
Nonsense, if you play one-on-one defense against a historical scorer, aren't you looking for death?
Tang Qian's current state is still one of the strongest scorers in history. If you use a defensive formation with no one to defend alone, you really think too much. If you really do this for the whole game, Tang Qian will be a loser in this game.
The scoring will be sky-high. Don't implement a one-on-one defense strategy against a historical scorer. Billy Donovan made a big mistake tonight.
But he really doesn’t believe that someone can be like this, integrating offense and defense, and still be so continuous? This is an inside line. The defense of inside players, especially the center, almost every time someone comes in, must be defended, unlike the outside line.
When you can be lazy, the number of defenses and the intensity of defense are far higher than those of outside defenders. Therefore, no matter how strong the outside defenders are, they cannot become the core of a team's defense. That's what it means. Even Jordan Leonard
The same goes for this super master of perimeter defense.
The difficulty is obviously different.
But what did he see now? He couldn't see any fatigue or decline in physical fitness on the oriental man.
Is this scientific? It’s not scientific! So it must be forced! If you wait any longer, it will definitely kill him!
This is really unlucky for the head coach of the Thunder. After "God descended to earth", Tang Qian's physical fitness reached Chamberlain's peak physical condition. Chamberlain himself may not be able to maintain this state for long. Although he has the highest physical fitness in history
The best, but there are always ups and downs. Therefore, playing inside in the declining era of centers and playing Steven Adams is really not too easy.
Tired? It doesn’t exist. Tang Qian is not tired at all.
At this time, Westbrook said during a timeout: Coach, don't we have to double-team? At least we have to provide strong help defense, right? That Oriental center is not easy to mess with. But Billy Donovan chose to shake his head.
, because he stubbornly believed that he was not wrong and there could not be such a person. It was only a matter of time before the other party declined and collapsed. Popovich actually played this trick on Tang Qian back then, and it worked wonders, but...
...How many physical crystal bricks did Tang Qian have at that time? How many do he have now? Besides, it is still a time when "Gods descend to earth". Doing this is really self-destruction.
Tang Qian had about 3 minutes left in the third quarter and had already scored 50 points. He made it clear that he would not take a rest. What about the Thunder? They played a bit confused. It seemed that it was affected by Tang Qian's personal performance and was a little absent.
State. The Lakers have now scored a total of 70 points, and the Easterner scored 50 points in one breath. This is equivalent to more than half of the team's points, and he scored them.
At the same time, he also has so many rebounds and a lot of blocks, which makes the Thunder head coach feel...
Was the decision wrong?
Among the players he has coached and the opponents he has played against, there is no such person, but that does not mean that there is no such person in the whole world. Maybe the physical and mental state of No. 29 tonight is really special.
Okay? This kind of situation is not uncommon. Seeing Tang Qian commit another inside foul, Westbrook finally couldn't help it and asked directly: Coach, you still haven't changed your tactics? You haven't changed your defensive strategy? You still haven't.
How long do you want to wait? Do you want to be scored 80 points by him?
These words made many Thunder players agree. They also felt that continuing like this was not the answer. Maybe they really just needed to persist a little longer, but... they couldn't wait in their hearts. Being hacked so violently was too much.
It affects the team's morale. Haven't you seen that the morale of the Lakers is getting stronger and stronger?
Well, let's change our tactics. Billy Donovan couldn't resist the players' joint request, so he could only nod in agreement. After all, this is not the NCAA, and he is not the meritorious coach of this team, and he does not have such great prestige.
To make everyone convinced of him. As soon as he saw the Thunder team changing their tactics, in the T.N.T live broadcast room, "Big Shark" Onik said:
It should have been like this a long time ago. If you choose an ordinary one-on-one defense against a superstar center, isn't this looking for abuse? Mr. Billy Donovan, this is the NBA, not the NCAA. If others are in good shape, you should actively cooperate with them.
Defense, double-team defense!
In fact, O'Neal is also very scared. This guy really goes crazy and scores 60 points again. Then Tang Qian's 60+ times in his career will exceed him. After all, O'Neal is so strong, and he doesn't score super high points many times. 60+
, only once in his career. He only had 61 points, which was not as good as Tang Qian’s 64 points that night against the Timberwolves. Even he only scored 50 points three times in his career.
By this season, O'Neal began to gradually understand why he disliked No. 29 of the Lakers so much, and he didn't like it from the first sight. The reason was that his intuition told him that this man could possibly replace him in the 21st century.
The title of the greatest center. This is absolutely unacceptable to Shaquille O'Neal. Because he is proud of this in many interviews.
So in this game, he had no hesitation in his heart and sided with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Seeing that the Thunder kept allowing the Lakers' No. 29 to score, he became anxious. His partner Reggie Rice
Le didn't have that many thoughts. He just felt that Billy Donovan underestimated the NBA. The individual abilities of players in this league can sometimes defeat a team or a system.
Fortunately, Tang Qian missed two free throws from the free throw line, which gave the Thunder a little peace of mind.
The head coach of the Thunder also began to change horses and arrange tactical changes for the team. He arranged a "V-shaped" running position at the waist. It seemed that the whole team was participating in the offense, but in fact it was also a way to create mid-high positions for the stars.
The tactics of attacking space. And if there is no chance, he can also let others take advantage of the situation. After all, he is one of the recognized tactical masters in the NCAA. After he began to gradually accept the reality, he immediately made adjustments.
Through the "V-shaped" movement at the waist, Westbrook got the offensive space, but this ball was defended by Rondo. Rajon Rondo's defensive skills have almost returned to their peak this season. If Westbrook hadn't
It was not that easy to kill him with an explosion like in the last match. Rondo's several defensive bursts were not in vain. Unfortunately, the basketball hit the edge of the circle and was missed by the Thunder's
Andre Robertson grabbed the ball. Andre Robertson is a typical defensive player. His position happened to be that of the previous defensive general, Thabo Sefolosha. This type of player is very active and unusual.
Being positive is also a label that enables them to survive in this league.
Josh Smith was careless with the ball. He still has the old habit of being easily distracted on the court. So this kind of situation that shouldn't happen often occurs. Andre Robertson quickly gave the ball to the side.
Durant, Durant pulled it up and took action, brush~, hit.
To defend Durant, it is not easy to just protect the rim. He is a super-large shooter who mainly shoots and scores. Sometimes he can not even get to the basket once, but just shoots to kill his opponent. Furthermore,
He is tall enough, has strong impact and athletic ability, and it is no accident that he was once regarded as the "second child of the millennium".
It is impossible to block a scorer of this level. Only through exhaustion, physical combat, and increased defensive intensity and defensive actions can the effect be effective. Unfortunately, this is the regular season, so it is difficult to implement super intensity against Durant.
Defense. If you do this forcefully, you will definitely get a foul. So, I don’t expect to be able to defend this point. Ariza’s defense is not weak, but he just wants to defend Durant, so he still thinks too much. If the opponent at this point
If you don't behave particularly abnormally, then it's best to be a cheater.
The Lakers failed to hit a 3-pointer. Tang Qian got the offensive rebound and was quickly surrounded by the basket. Tang Qian decisively shot the ball and tried another outside shot, but he still missed! The Thunder's defense was obviously much tighter during this period.
With their team's ability, it is impossible to maintain this season for long, but during this period, the rest of the Lakers players cannot score easily. In this case, role players and functional players cannot open up, so they need to have autonomy.
Players with scoring ability step up and break the game.
The Lakers used to have three points: Tang Qian + Butler + Bosh, which was very sufficient and could also create defensive constraints for each other. But now, Bosh has been reimbursed and Butler has not returned from injury, leaving only Tang Qian. The opponent is naturally
You can use double-teaming and multi-person defense to reduce Tang Qian's shooting rate. The rest of the players only need to take turns to cover the position and defend almost the same.
Brush~ Durant scored another shot. Ariza tried his best to defend, but the effect was not good.
At this time, Westbrook intercepted another pass from the Lakers. He quickly went down alone and exploded to the basket.
Larry Brown was about to apply for a timeout, but was interrupted by No. 29 on the court waving his hands. This meant...
Very good, then I will come and meet you.
Thunder Twins.
Let's try it?
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