Chapter 2159 The people of the West, Sanyangguan, have no acquaintances
Utah Jazz?
Tang Qian looked at his opponent's lineup, well, Mitchell + Royce O'Neal + Gobert + Bogdanovic + Mike Conley.
What do you think of this lineup? You say Mitchell is not good? That can't be said. After all, he is averaging 26 points per game in his fourth grade, 26+5+5. Although he is a bit tough in this era, his performance is definitely not bad.
.But if you look at his cards and star power, it’s not enough.
Two All-Stars, then one All-Rookie First Team selection, and then nothing more.
This card is the leader of this team. To be honest, compared to the previous MVP-level games, or even several MVP-level Western Conference finals, this is simply——
This was the least nervous Western Conference finals that Tang Qian had ever played in.
You said Gobert should not be ignored?
It's a pity that at this time, his honors have greatly depreciated. For example, he can't win the DPOY Defensive Player of the Year. It's also impossible to win the first defense. After all, there is only one center position.
Therefore, his honor so far is that of a defensive blue-collar star, and it seems that there has been no qualitative change at all.
Moreover, with Tang Qian, any insider is a piece of cake. Gobert has never thought about defending Tang Qian by himself.
Unless he wants to die.
As for Conley, who is now 33 years old and has a five-year, $153 million contract, ushering in the Mr. Billionaire era of mediocre players, what else is there? Who do you think he can deal with among the current group of Lakers players?
Yes, he is probably the best No. 1 position in the history of the Grizzlies, but what is the historical level of the Grizzlies?
Looking at the entire league, even at his peak, he was still a quasi-All-Star.
The only All-Star appearance was this season, and it was because Booker was injured that he was temporarily named as his replacement.
Otherwise, he will never be an All-Star in his lifetime.
So as an All-Star, he is very good. At his peak, he was just a quasi-All-Star with good defense.
When he got the league's super fat contract, he was also in the Grizzlies and no one signed him, which made him cheaper. Otherwise, it would be impossible to change teams.
A representative figure whose ability is lower than his salary.
It's not that he can't do it, it's mainly because his salary is too high.
No matter how good his defense is, he still plays the No. 1 position, but the Lakers' current No. 1 position is the bulldozer, LeBron James.
With Conley's size alone, he would be rushed by King to the point where his mother wouldn't even recognize him.
When switching defenses, none of Butler, George, and Ingram can defend well. The latter two have too big a height advantage. Conley’s shooting is the hardest to guard against. Butler, after being in top form last year, is in his best form this year.
In the training games, it was just like the Western Conference Finals. He always toughed James, letting everyone see that even if James came, he would not give in easily.
Really, Dad Daji is not kidding.
As for the rest of the people, they are not at the star level or even quasi-stars, so there is no need to introduce them at all.
The five-star Lakers are truly super powerful. This year, the Lakers spent a terrifying luxury tax to acquire the team just for this six-consecutive championship.
Once completed, there will be a qualitative improvement in the players and the team.
In addition, the Lakers have an advantage in the bench lineup. Tang Qian simply feels that this series is too boring.
It's not that I look down on the Jazz, but it's just that their level is too low and they can't compare with their previous opponents.
In previous Western Conference Finals, which team was not a super strong team?
The Spurs in 2014 were originally the championship team, but they won after a super 0-3 super comeback.
The original 2015 championship Warriors.
70+ win Warriors in 2016.
17 years of cosmic courage.
18 years of hellfire.
19 years of cosmic courage.
20 years of super ships.
21 years…
Utah Jazz.
This is the first time in Tang Qian's life that he has played in such a Western Conference finals without any suspense.
ESPN gave this series a comeback probability of 0.001%, which shows how much it looks down on the people of Salt Lake City.
But what can be done?
Even Mitchell knows that the opponent is too strong. There is no need to think about it. With 80 wins this year and all five stars on the line, this——
And play a ball.
Even if Mitchell shows up in last year's playoff form, where he is insanely awesome and averages thirty-six or seven points per game, that's it.
There is a monster on the opposite side, thirty-six or seven points, which is not enough for one person to cut.
37+20+7+5 is Tang Qian’s regular season data, which is claimed to be caused by “playing with ease” and “a significant drop in playing time”.
this……
How to compare?
When the playoffs began, No. 29 indeed regained his identity as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He scored a total of 287 points in the four games of the first round.
Mitchell's eyes felt dizzy when he saw it. Is this playing 2k?
In the second round, he began to do more pivots. The so-called reduction of personal shooting performance was better to let his teammates take advantage of it. Then he averaged a quadruple-double of 45+30+10+10 per game.
Mitchell:…
Averaging a quadruple-double per game, are you telling me that you just perform for your teammates?
So Mitchell, the leader of the Jazz, said before the game——
This is our first time playing in the Western Conference Finals. We are still a young team. We are here to learn and observe at the top of the Western Conference.
Good guy, this is tantamount to directly saying that we can't beat us and losing is normal. Fans should not have any undue fantasies and expectations for us.
But now in the west, all the super strong teams have been broken up by Tang Qian, and it is these stragglers who are holding on.
At the press conference before the start of the game, before Tang Qian said anything, his second, third, fourth, and fifth bosses all stood up and showed off their skills.
Do you still need Boss Tang? Just let me tell you, 4-0, sweep without negotiation. - Butler, the veteran of the Six Dynasties said.
I will perform well this year, and I will definitely stay in the team next year. I have this confidence. Please pay attention to my performance in the finals. - I told the management before it even started that I played well this year. Remember to take a rest.
George renewed my contract immediately during the season.
I never thought that it would be as easy to enter the playoffs in the West as it was in the East. - King is indeed a master of pretense now. He not only points out his former king of the East, but also highlights the invincibility of the Lakers this year.
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When it comes to the art of speaking, if Tang Qian doesn't agree with anyone, he will obey King.
I hope to get a second ring, a third ring and a fourth ring with this team. As long as Mr. Tang is here, I think I can look forward to it. - Ingram, the younger one, is just a flatterer. Anyway, there is no one behind him.
Take the Jazz seriously.
No, Tang Qian could only stand up and say a few official words, why should we not underestimate the enemy? The Jazz are still very good. There is no weak team among the teams that entered the Western Conference finals.
Then--
Tang Qian was "slapped in the face" by his own words.
Because, there really is such an "underdog" that reached the Western Conference Finals.
In the first game, the Jazz, who were in a state of sightseeing and learning, were still a little energetic at first and wanted to have a good fight with the so-called five-star Lakers. Then James led the whole team to run and bomb, and they started with a wave of 48-
29 come.
Jazz Mitchell's touch was not good tonight. Well, he was not a very efficient person to begin with, and his shooting percentage has been around 43% for a long time. This is not a good look in this space era. After all, not everyone is "
"Brother Deng" can score 20 or 30 points in a few shots.
Ordinary people can't learn that kind of efficiency.
I thought I would regroup in the second quarter and start fighting again, but I didn’t expect that the first quarter was just a warm-up for the Lakers, and they started to show their strength in the second quarter. From the substitutes to the main players, they all took off with three-pointers, and they were all three-pointers, and they were just warming up—
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Scored nearly 60 points in a single quarter.
The game has 110 points in the second quarter, how can we still play like this?
The key is that they couldn't stop the opponent at all, and they couldn't beat the offense miserably. Tang Qian didn't do much to defend or provide support. He just stood in the low post and occasionally hit, which made the Jazz "disturbed" and didn't know how to defend.
good.
Throughout the season, Tagobert, the great inside man who can defend one or even two opponents by himself, was turned into a glutinous rice cake by the Lakers No. 29 one-on-one. He was rubbed and squeezed and shaped into whatever shape he wanted. This kind of
Tang Qian didn't pay attention to the lightweight insiders at all. Those who didn't weigh 260 pounds were all referred to by the same word in front of Tang Qian——
Paper figures.
Gobert was almost beaten to tears. Tang Qian beat him with all kinds of violence. Now Tang Qian's 2.0 rules are gone. If he doesn't pay attention, he will overturn and fall to the ground, and then watch the opponent's soles fly over his head and dunk.
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temper?
nonexistent.
Who dares to lose temper with this No. 29 now?
Someone told the truth, that is -
If you want to kill the tyrant Tang, the court becomes your only chance.
This is...
Tang Qian clocked in in the third quarter and easily scored 35+27+11+6. When he was interviewed after the game, he hardly broke a sweat.
However, within the team, a very interesting situation has occurred, that is, the second, third, fourth and fifth leaders of the team have begun to secretly "fight" for the team's ranking and top spot in the team.
In a word - they all want to be the second-in-command of the Lakers.
So even after three quarters, the Lakers still scored 179 points, which was simply terrifying to their opponents.
Won the Jazz by a full 66 points.
At this time, the Jazz completely lost their temper. Mitchell said after the game——
I've said it before, I'm still a rookie in the playoffs, and I'm here to learn and observe up close how the best teams and players in the world play in the playoffs.
Anyway, he scored almost 30 points in the game, which is not bad.
Gobert said——
He has tried his best, but no one has broken a sweat, so what else can he do? This is the difference between Earthlings and Kryptonians.
Well, now the people on earth can't satisfy Tang Qian anymore? Just kill a Kryptonian?
There is no suspense in the second, third, and fourth games. How you play in the first game will be how you play in the rest.
In the last game, Tang Qian only played for 19 minutes before going down. Now he doesn't need to use data to prove anything.
What? You mean the finals?
Well, you still have to fight hard to avoid being robbed of the FMVP, which would be bad.
When asked why Tang Qian went down so early, Tang Qian choked to death with one sentence——
Is there any difference if it's me or not? All I can think about right now is the championship.
Well, didn't you say before that the Jazz are a good team and are considered underdogs if they can enter the Western Conference Finals?
Did you forget it so quickly?
Well, human nature has double standards. Don’t you understand this? At the level of the Jazz, Tang Qian is really about to doze off.
Suddenly, he even missed the opponents who fought bloody battles in the Western Conference Finals every year.
Alas, the people of Xijuesi are scattered, and there is no old friend in Yangguan.
Western Jue is lonely.
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ESPN conducted the most boring Western Conference Finals game poll, ranking first in history. One vote, this year's round, decisively topped the list.
In this round of the Western Conference finals, Tang Qian generally scored 31+25+7+4+1, but he was the second in command of the Lakers, and the battle was fierce.
James scored 25+ points and was close to a triple-double, Butler scored 25 points, George scored 23 points, and Ingram scored 19 points.
This intensity made King almost overturn. Fortunately, I was able to hold on. Otherwise, would I really have to become the third boss?
James would never accept that.
I, LeBron and King James, are not worthy of anything other than working for the best in history.
Third boss? That's impossible.
Tang Qian also saw this situation, but he did not interfere, because with him, the team could not mess up, so it was okay to have healthy competition and cause trouble. What the consecutive championship teams lacked most was excitement. Find some yourself, then
It couldn't be better.
In this way, the Utah Jazz, who had a sightseeing and learning attitude, were swept out by the Lakers, who averaged 150+ points per game.
Then with the power of victory in the Western Conference, Tang Qian waited for the Eastern Bucks or Nets to come to the finals to be beaten.