Chapter 23 The first victory on the professional court
Although he decided to do the task, Tang Qian had no confidence whether he could complete it or not.
This damn "different space" didn't even give me the option to refuse. It was really frustrating!
Tang Qian cursed secretly and exited the "different space".
Los Angeles Defenders vs Reno Bighorns begins.
NBDL is different from ordinary basketball games. The pace here is extremely fast, and the defense is usually loose. Everyone's focus is on brushing up data. In NBDL games, 120 points in a game is common.
Like the NBA, generally speaking, if the score exceeds 100, the pace is quite fast.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Los Angeles Defenders: C Brandon Costner, PF, Mario Moon, SF Andre Ingram, SG Kareem Rush, PG Manny Harris
Reno Bighorns: C Abigail Francis PF Marcus Landry SF Allen Brown SG Brandon Ramstrong PG Gayle Jones
"Marcus Landry?" Tang Qian looked at the Norey Bighorns' starting power forward, thought for a moment, and asked Hyman next to him: "Does he have an older brother? Playing in the NBA?"
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"Yeah, hot, it seems you know a lot!" Travis Heyman replied.
"Is it Carl Landry?" Tang Qian asked again.
"Yes, I remember his brother was the No. 1 pick in the second round, and he seems to be playing for the Houston Rockets now." Heyman said, seeming to remember something, and continued: "Speaking of which, his brother
He and Yao are teammates, and you are also Chinese, no wonder you remember him."
"No, Carl Landry is no longer with the Rockets a long time ago. He was traded to the Kings and should be with the New Orleans Hornets now." Tang Qian said in a familiar tone.
"Oh my god, hot, I find you so scary! You remember such a small character so clearly, were you struck by lightning when you were a child?" Travis Heyman said exaggeratedly.
"No, I just happened to remember it." Tang Qian shook his head and said.
That...who is SG? Why does he look so familiar?
The game is progressing, and both sides are playing very fast. Although there are only a few thousand spectators in NBDL, because the game is very fast-paced, some wonderful goals can often win the audience's cheers from time to time.
Throughout the first half, Tang Qian had no chance to play. After all, he was a "pure rookie" and the team could not give him a lot of playing time all at once. If Phil Hubbard really did this, he would definitely get into trouble.
People get angry, then pack up and leave.
NBDL is also a place that depends on “qualifications”.
At least that's what it looked like at the beginning.
After two quarters, the score reached 65-71, with the Los Angeles defenders temporarily trailing by 6 points.
"Brandon, you feel good today, you hit several mid-range shots!"
"Haha, Manny, you just need to feed me more balls. Judging from my touch today, it won't be a problem to score 30 or 40 points!"
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it, but you have to treat us after the game and let us have a big meal!"
"It's a joke, as long as I, Uncle Brandon, get high, I can treat you to three meals!"
"Is this the atmosphere of the game for the Defenders? I went back to the locker room at halftime not thinking about how to overtake the score, but instead openly talked about 'brushing data' here???" Tang Qian raised his eyebrows as he listened to the conversation of this group of people.
Pick the higher road.
"Hot, you just came to the team, so you don't know. Our defenders are at the bottom of the league every season anyway, so no one cares much about the record. Instead, what they care about is whether the data is 'brushed' well or not."
"The focus." Travis Heyman said unsurprisingly.
For this kind of thing, even the head coach has no way to change it, because the focus of the NBDL is to 'brush data'! In the minds of most NBDL players, data is definitely greater than the outcome of the game. After all, what is the record?
You can't bring it to them, but the data can.
In this way, it is clear at a glance which one is more important.
Really? It seems that Jeremy Lin’s documentary is true. The NBDL is such a data-first league.
Tang Qian was too lazy to talk to this group of people. He walked directly to Phil Hubbard who was standing aside and said, "Mr. Hubbard, when can I start the second half?"
"Oh, it's hot. You are a newcomer. You have to take your time in everything. Young people will have many opportunities in the future..."
But before Phil Hubbard could finish speaking, Tang Qian interrupted: "No, no, no, sir, I don't want to take my time. My time is very tight and I don't have time to waste."
"Really?" Phil Hubbard asked: "Why are you so anxious to play? Do you want to improve the data?"
"No, it's not." Tang Qian shook his head.
"what is that?"
"I want to win, I don't want to lose, that's it." Tang Qian said firmly.
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In the fourth quarter, with 7 minutes left in the game, Tang Qian and Yigan came on the bench.
Although this time is short, it is still more than a minute earlier than the normal substitution time.
And this minute or so is the result of Tang Qian's "fighting".
Since Tang Qian was not a regular rotation player, when he came on the court, the game was completely wasted.
80 to 105, the defenders were completely behind by 25 points.
"Travis, the two of us will use our height to guard the inside later. I think the entire Reno Bighorn Sheep's outside firepower is insufficient. As long as we block the inside, they will be in a hurry and lose their rhythm." Tang Qian came on the stage.
Then he said to Travis Heyman.
"Why? Hot? We should reduce our defensive energy and try to attack as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the data will be ugly after one game." Travis Hyman said.
"It doesn't matter." Tang Qian said, he knew that Travis Heyman's approach was the "usual style" of the Defenders. Everyone could get good statistics, but they just couldn't win. Regarding this approach, Tang
Qian is rejected from the bottom of his heart. What is basketball? Basketball is a competitive sport, not a stunt. And what is the essence of competition? The essence of competition is to win, is victory!!!
If you don’t want to win or lose, why play basketball?
"What doesn't matter? Hot, without good data, the team will not renew our contract next season, don't you know?"
Of course Tang Qian knew what Travis Heyman said, but he remained unmoved and said, "I said I wanted to help the Defenders win the championship. Do you believe it or not?"
"Win the championship? Oh, mygod! Hot, don't you have a fever? Our Defenders have only made it to the playoffs once since we started the team, so why are we talking about winning the championship?" Travis Heyman looked at it.
Tang Qian thought the latter was suffering from paranoia!
"Step by step, it will come true." Tang Qian said: "Are you willing to do it with me?"
"I...oh, mygod! Oh, mygod! I must be crazy, I must be crazy, hot, if I lose my job, I will hate you to death!"
"You will definitely not hate me, because NBDL will remember my and your names in the future." Tang Qian said.
"I hope so, I hope so." Travis Heyman actually crossed himself as he said it. It seemed that he was already a little regretful before taking action.
Defender Josh Maggot is controlling the ball. He is six feet one inch tall and likes to shoot pull-up jumpers off the dribble. However, his shooting percentage is a bit erratic. When he is good, he is very good, and when he is bad, he is very poor.
Tang Qian's opponent is Andy Davis. This is a mini center who is only 6 feet 8 tall. However, he has very good athletic ability and a stable base, so he can occupy a place in the Reno Bighorn Rams.
Tang Qian tried it with him. Although this man's strength was not bad, he was far behind compared to himself. In addition, he was too short, so he did not pose any threat to him at all.
"Pass!" Tang Qian got out of position and reached out for the fairway.
However, Josh Maggot ignored Tang Qian. He first used his luck on the spot, then saw the opportunity and made a three-pointer.
Sure enough, there is no passing awareness.
Tang Qian looked at Maggot's three-pointer and thought to himself.
Forget it, if you don’t pass it on, won’t I grab it myself?
As the saying goes, you can make enough food and clothing by yourself.
Against Andy Davis, Tang Qian had no trouble. He turned around and blocked the former behind him. Then he saw exactly where the basketball was going to land, stretched out his long arm, and easily tipped in the ball.
Two points and one board, all in the account.
"Great job." Heiman said to Tang Qian.
82 to 105.
"Travis, remember what I just said, guard the inside." Tang Qian said.
"Okay, but..." Before Heyman could finish speaking, Tang Qian said, "Don't worry, I'll feed you the ball later."
"Haha, hot, you can't keep your word!" After hearing Tang Qian's promise, Haiman also had an idea.
When the Reno Bighorns attacked, as soon as their shooting guard Barrow got the ball, he immediately advanced to the frontcourt. Without even looking at the position of his teammates, he lowered his head and rushed into the defender's penalty area.
"Get over here, Travis."
"Okay!" Hyman stepped out with a big step and opened his arms to block Burrow's attack. However, Burrow was not a "cripple". Facing Hyman's defense, he was not nervous and put the basketball with his right hand.
He moved to his left hand, then with a sway of his body, he penetrated Hyman's defense and ran directly towards the defender's basket.
Watch me take one!
Barrow said with great pride.
"Want to dunk? Get off here!!!"
Barro's body had just reached halfway in the air when he was blocked by a black wall. When Barro was trying to see the opponent's face clearly, a huge palm had quietly pressed down on the basketball in his right hand.
Pa~
The next second, a huge force came, and Barrow's right hand was bounced back.
Dunk failed.
In terms of Tang Qian’s statistics, let’s add another one.
boom!
The Defenders' Josh Maggert succeeded in a solo fast break with a split dunk, which was quite exciting.
84 to 105, the Defenders chased two more points.
Damn it, the shot was blocked by this yellow guy! It’s so annoying! I must regain my face with this shot!
Barrow of the Reno Bighorn Sheep attacked again. He feinted and once again penetrated the defender's inside line.
"Do you still want to get slapped?" Tang Qian looked at Barrow and said without any nervousness on his face.
"Orientals, I must get back the last ball! Watch it!" Barrow was a little angry. He used the flexibility of the small man to try to get rid of Tang Qian's defense. However, after only one step, he found that he was still in the body just now.
Tang Qian next to him had already disappeared.
Damn! It’s such a useless thing! I was thrown into the Pacific Ocean in one step!!!
Burrow relaxed his vigilance and chose a three-step layup, but as soon as the orange basketball was released, it changed its trajectory out of thin air.
Pa~
Another hot pot.
The ball was caught by Josiah Turner of the Defenders. Like Josh Maggert before him, he went straight to the fast break without looking at anyone else. But this time, he didn't have Josh Maggert.
With Gert's good luck, the Reno Bighorn Sheep players returned to defense very quickly. Josiah Turner had just advanced to the opponent's three-point line, and someone in the Bighorn Sheep's inside line had already taken a position in advance.
"pass!"
Josiah Turner ignored the voice. Without thinking, he pushed against the opponent's defender. As a result, he used too much force and the layup crashed out of the rim.
Andy Davis was about to jump to get the backcourt rebound, but unfortunately someone got in front of him and took the rebound away one second early.
Tang Qian made a shooting motion, and Bighorn Sheep's power forward Butz immediately came over to cover up the defense. But the moment he moved, Tang Qian pushed the basketball out, and the position was impartial, and it happened to land on the other side of the penalty area.
In the hands of Travis Heyman.
"It's so beautiful, so hot!"
Heyman, who had no one in front of him, could not be polite. He grabbed the basketball and dunked it into the basket with both hands.
boom!
86 to 105.
"Barrow, what are you doing? Are you giving me a big gift? I'll attack the next ball!" the sixth man of the Reno Bighorns spoke. He is Buckton, a two-meter-tall swingman.
The main players of the Reno Bighorn Sheep may still have some cooperation and tacit understanding, but their substitutes definitely do not have this quality. Fighting alone and playing alone are the moves of most NBDL team benches. If the opponent
If you can't defend it, then you can "brutally" brush up the data. If your opponent can't defend it, then you can only misfire and become wet gunpowder, which won't collapse even after half a blast.
"Hot, be careful. This Buckton was a strong contender for the best sixth man in the NBDL last year. Although he was not selected in the end, his skill and strength cannot be underestimated!" I saw Buckton rushing with the ball in person.
Come here, Hemanton reminded.
"Yeah, then let me see if he, a strong contender for the best sixth man, is worthy of his name." Tang Qian made a mistake and stepped into the paint area.
PS: Xiao Zi is really touched when I see the support messages from book friends. After all, Xiao Zi is not a great god. He does not have the calmness and calmness to be calm. He will be affected when he sees bad things. But for any well-intentioned opinions
, Xiao Zi will consider it, thank you for your great support!!!
By the way, the abbreviation of NBDL has changed. Xiao Zi remembers it as NBA.D-League, but for convenience, Xiao Zi still uses the old name of NBDL.