On April 9th, US time, the Lakers challenged the New Orleans Hornets away.
Kobe was still recovering from the flu, so he was left in Los Angeles and did not follow the team to New Orleans.
There is nothing to say about the New Orleans Hornets. They are ranked last in the Western Conference and are one of the teams destined to miss the playoffs this season. Therefore, the Lakers still have a huge advantage on paper against them.
Even if the core of the team, Kobe Bryant, is not present, it is not bad.
Gasol was the best performer for the Lakers in this game. He scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. An Zhu also performed well, scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes.
1 assist and 1 block. Ramon Sessions also had a small explosion and handed over a data sheet of 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. However, in the final battle, the Lakers were very close to winning.
In fact, the Lakers were behind in the first three quarters. If it weren't for the 28-19 score in the last quarter, the Lakers would not have won.
The Hornets may have no pressure on the entire team, so they played lightly. Marco Belinelli scored 20 points, which was nearly half of his average points per game this season. Greves Vasquez also performed well.
, 18 points, 11 assists and 2 steals, which is far higher than his average data per game this season. But the most surprising thing is that they have a dark horse on the bench, and this dark horse is Karl
.Landry.
In this game, Carl Landry changed his "dunk bird" style. He made 6 of 7 mid-range shots and 8 of 12 shots from the field, plus 4 free throws. He scored 20 points and 11 baskets in 30 minutes.
5 rebounds and 5 assists. It was him who made Tang Qian, who also came on the bench, suffer a big loss tonight. Facing such a "small inside man" with accurate shooting, Tang Qian was very uncomfortable. He let the opponent hit the mid-range shot.
Well, the opponent really scored a goal. Let him defend. Although Carl Landry's registered height is 6 feet 9 inches, in fact he is at most 6 feet 8 inches. His height of about 203cm allows him to move quickly inside.
Extremely fast, with extremely flexible steps. Seeing him "jumping" in the paint, Tang Qian was so depressed that he vomited blood. He is obviously the height of a swingman, so why should he come in and play in the paint? Tang Qian's speed is between 7 feet and 7 feet.
Among the big men who are over 10 feet tall, he is absolutely top-notch, and even in the power forward world, he is invincible. But no matter how top-notch he is, there are limits. For example, in terms of lateral speed, he cannot compete with outside players.
.Otherwise, it’s not a basketball player, it’s Captain America, it’s the Hulk.
Perhaps Tang Qian didn't think he would be much worse on the outside when comparing straight-line speed, but when comparing lateral speed, he felt "guilty".
This is the law of physics. He is not a superman and cannot change this.
The so-called inertia, the so-called center of gravity, the so-called gravity...ahem, I'm going too far. They are all unavoidable disadvantages of "giants".
As the ancient Chinese often said, you can't have your cake and eat it too, which means that if you have superhuman height, you cannot have superhuman lateral speed.
The taller you are, the slower your lateral movement speed is. This is an eternal truth that no one has ever been able to break.
To give an inappropriate analogy, why does Ultraman move so slowly? It’s because he is too tall and has too much mass!
The "truth" that even Ultraman can't resist, Tang Qian is naturally not exempt from it either.
Moreover, in this game, Carl Landry shot accurately and rarely entered the paint area, so it is understandable that Tang Qian was "at a loss".
No wonder this guy got a one-year contract worth US$6.5 million at the age of 33 in the 2015-16 season. He really has his way.
The 11-12 season happened to be the season where "Magic Bird" Landry completely transformed. From this season on, he entered the field of "Uncle Huo" back then, and the CIC became more and more "stable as a dog". 42.7
%, that is, Landry's shooting percentage from 10-16 feet this season has increased by 6 percentage points from last year. 40% of mid-range baskets are already at an excellent level.
But what’s even more frightening is that next season, his mid-range shooting percentage will reach 46.2%, exceeding 45%, and mid- and long-range shooting will soar to 43.5%, a full 11 percentage points higher than this season! In the 15-16 season,
His mid-range ability will skyrocket, reaching 55.2%, more than 55%! Although most of them are open shots, you can't resist his super high shooting percentage!!! As a veteran who only played about 15 minutes, his comprehensive shooting
The shooting rate reaches 55.6%, he can score nearly 10 points in less than 7 shots, and he also averages 4+ rebounds per game. This kind of character is simply a super role player!
At the age of 33, the PER efficiency value has reached 22.5. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is terrifying.
Even this season, Carl Landry's PER efficiency value is 18.2, which is the highest in the entire Hornets team.
This first highlights Carl Landry's extraordinary and efficient performance, and secondly it highlights the strength of the New Orleans Hornets' lineup, which is really weak.
In a period of "extreme depression", Tang Qian only scored 0 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block in 18 minutes of the game.
The Lakers narrowly defeated the New Orleans Hornets 93-91, 2 points.
They obviously won the game, but the "verbal and written criticism" after the game was frightening.
ESPN was the first to bear the brunt. It wrote on the home page of its official website that it narrowly defeated the Hornets, although it was a victory, it was still a defeat!
There is also a column below that says, The Los Angeles Lakers are a sinking ship!
Current ESPN commentator and former NBA player Jay Williams wrote that although Kobe Bryant, the core of the Lakers, was absent from this game, I think even if Kobe was on the court, the effect would not be great! Because the era of the Los Angeles Lakers has already
Gone! By the way, the future of the league belongs to LeBron!!!
Tang Qian was not "let off" after the game. An ESPN "famous commentator" named Mark Stern wrote in his column, oh~0 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, this is
The true strength of China’s perm~Our Asian friends are finally showing their true colors!
"Just looking at data" is the characteristic of ESPN's work, from football to ice hockey to baseball to basketball, and "big data theory" is proof of their authority.
In China, many Tang Qianqian also took the opportunity to "grow up momentum" and started "blackmailing" in post bars and forums. Almost instantly, Tang Qian was turned into an "African charcoal worker" and became "worthless".
"Haha~ I knew this guy was a parallel import. Now he has finally shown his true colors. He can't even beat a guy like Carl Landry. Do you still want to be a starting team member? It's so whimsical!" "Tang Qian is a squib." First of all
Fire the cannon.
"That's right, scoring 0 points angrily is really hilarious! It's comparable to Emperor Yi back then!" Tang Hei immediately echoed his remarks.
"The most interesting thing is that even the rebounds that Tang Mi are proud of were lost to Landry! Tsk tsk tsk tsk~ How can this make Tang Mi live? Hahaha!!!"
"Tang Qian is just an overrated player. If he hadn't been Chinese, I would have been laid off by the Lakers long ago!"
"Please don't insult Landry, okay? Does a guy like Tang Qian deserve to be compared with Landry? After all, he was the cornerstone of the team during his peak period, okay! A coolie like Tang Qian can be caught in the NBA.
There are a lot of them, but none of them are the same!"
"Hey, don't go too far. How can Landry be as bad as you say? His efficiency value this season is as high as 18.2. In general, many of the main players of the team are not up to this standard, okay!!!" Tang Mi couldn't see it.
After passing by, he couldn't help but retort, but he forgot that most fans are "one-game theory" and "win-win theory" people. Tang Qian did not perform well in this game, and he was destined to be "thrown around" by others.
"Fate.
"Hey, why don't you let people talk about your poor performance? Who is Tang Qian? Is his father Li Gang?"
"You are so eager to protect the Lord~ Tang Qian deserved to be scolded for playing so shitty in this game!"
"I think he is not as good as Yi Di! At least Yi Di has a long-range shot, doesn't he? What about Tang Qian? What can he have? A standard blue-collar worker, a standard coolie. I don't think he will join the national team or not.
Difference!"
In Los Angeles, Tang's mother was calling Tang Qian at home and said:
"Son, are you okay? I see people are scolding you on the Internet, how about we stop playing basketball, okay?" Tang's mother said with some "concern leads to chaos". As a mother, she can't stand outsiders talking about her child.
.
"Mom? Why are you online too? Do you understand English?" Tang Qian asked in surprise.
"Oh, Mom can't understand English, but Johns can. Mom asked him to translate."
"So that's it, that's what I'm saying." In order to reassure Mother Tang, Tang Qian said with a smile: "Mom, those commentators on the Internet are paid to live. If he doesn't write some eye-catching articles, why?
How do you live a casual life? How do you get paid? So Mom, you should never look at these things in the future. They are all gimmicks and have no nutrition."
"That won't work, son. Mom has asked Johns to apply for an online account for me, so that I can go online and speak for you! Don't worry, your mother's fighting ability is not guaranteed!!!" Listening to his mother's words, Tang
Qian felt warm in his heart, so he nodded and let her go.
After the game against the Hornets, Tang Qian did not return to Los Angeles because the Lakers needed to rush to San Antonio without stopping to compete with the veteran Spurs at the AT&T Center Arena.
And it was this game that made Tang Qian enter the category of "ESPN black".
PS: This is the second update, additional chapters will be added~ Good night everyone~