Chapter 326 The qualification for the All-Star selection is running high~
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets changed their tactics immediately.
This scene left the Lakers stunned.
"What...what's going on?" Dwight Howard also looked confused. Because he had just started being fouled by the Houston Rockets. But if he wanted to get to the free throw line, it wouldn't be so early.
Well, you must know that the NBA has game rules. Without offensive actions and offensive intentions, fouls will only be counted among the team's fouls, and the team must commit more than 4 fouls before the free throw calculation can begin. Unless the opponent is preparing...
When the Lakers served, Dwight Howard's whistle suddenly sounded again.
If you foul someone without the ball twice in a row, you will go directly to the free throw line.
This can be regarded as bypassing the team's 4-foul rule limit.
Howard made 0 of 2 free throws, and the Rockets took the opportunity to score a three-pointer.
Then he repeated his old trick and continued to let Howard go to the free throw line. Once again, he made 0 of 2 free throws. The Rockets continued to chase points.
In this situation, all members of the Lakers felt extremely helpless, because they just found the right person without the ball to foul. What can you do? Should you replace him? This is Mike D'Antoni's stubbornness.
, he seemed to be preparing to make Howard look bad and then solve the problem himself.
Knowing shame and then being brave is a good "spiritual education", but unfortunately, not everyone can drink this bowl of "chicken soup". At least in Tang Qian's impression, Howard, he can't do this.
Bang~
Another free throw failed, and he made 1 of 8 free throws. The opponent attacked him wantonly, which doubled Howard's psychological pressure.
And our "Happy Beast" happens to not have the mental strength in this area, so the greater the pressure, the worse his performance will be.
This is particularly evident on the free throw line.
This is not the most important thing. The damage to morale caused by consecutive missed free throws is far less than the following.
Everyone who plays basketball knows that there is something called game state. Why do you need to warm up before a professional game? This is not only to move the muscles and bones and make them "awake", but also has a big purpose. That is to make the muscles and bones "awake".
My body gradually enters the state of competition.
Yes, this is the game state, which is extremely important for the players' official performance at night.
The Rockets are now "killing Howard" frequently, and the entire Toyota Center has become "Warcraft" Howard's one-man show. The eyes of nearly 20,000 people are constantly focused on No. 12 of the Lakers. If he performs well, of course he will enjoy it.
This kind of attention is given, but if the performance is not good, people's hearts will subconsciously have thoughts of resistance and escape.
Howard is like this at the moment. The more he wants to make free throws, the more he can't make them.
The Rockets' basket has a big cover added to it.
Going back to the previous question, the worst thing is for all the Lakers players. Not only did their bodies become cold due to "watching the show" for a long time and being inactive for a long time, the entire game state also slowly passed over time, until
Until the competitive rhythm is fragmented. Why do players and fans in the NBA instinctively resist this "tactic"? In addition to the game becoming "ugly" and "ugly", there are also mental and physical consequences for the sport itself.
Double devastation.
Needless to say, mentally, anyone who watches Howard "performing" alone for a long time will feel irritable, depressed, and out of touch.
What about the body? Since there is little activity, the body will slowly "cool" down, which will increase the risk of injury. So in fact, both athletes and fans feel instinctive about this "tactic"
Dislike and displeasure.
Unless there is a particularly important game, if you do this in the regular season, even if you win, you will become a "rotten egg" tomorrow, and the fans' saliva will be enough to drown ten Houston Rockets. This kind of thankless job
Things like this are usually not brought up by the head coach, and few NBA players are willing to take the initiative to do them.
But I have to say that Kevin McHale's "tactic" worked.
Because the Lakers' entire game rhythm and game state were all under "cutting" and falling apart.
Including Tang Qian, everyone felt "irritable" and "cold hands and feet".
But then I thought about it, what can be done about this? Who told Howard that he couldn't shoot free throws? If he was more accurate in free throws, who would use such a "disgusting" "tactic" to kill him? So...
Under the Rockets' "killing tactics", the Lakers lost the offensive round and only had the defensive round. In this way, the Rockets' way of handling the game became more comfortable. By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers
The team actually only scored a pitiful 4 points. Among them, Howard made 2 of 15 free throws. With an ultra-low shooting rate of 13%, the Lakers laid a solid foundation for losing.
The Rockets had already overtaken the score in the second half of the third quarter, so it was not considered a "kill" for the entire quarter. However, there was not much activity for most of the quarter, and suddenly the Lakers players were asked to attack, and their whole body condition had long since disappeared.
Even Kobe only made 1 of 4 shots and scored a 2-pointer. The final score became 64-74, but the Rockets overtook the Lakers by 10 points.
We cannot say that Kevin McHale is "treacherous", we can only blame "Warcraft" himself for failing to live up to expectations.
When they came to the bench, the Lakers' expressions were terrifyingly silent, but Mike D'Antoni still patted Dwight Howard on the shoulder and encouraged: "Dwight, believe in yourself, you will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty!"
.Perhaps in many cartoons and comics, this kind of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" has an extremely magical effect, but Howard, he is not the protagonist.
It was not the case before, it is not the case now, and it will not be the case in the future.
Since he chose to leave the Magic, it has been difficult for him to truly return to the "big boss" position.
Because he lacks the heart to become a leader.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers had just caught up with the score. Kevin McHale immediately "repeated his old tricks" and began to use "killing Huo tactics" to maintain the lead. In the end, the Lakers "suffered defeat" and the Rockets
Won this victory against the Los Angeles people.
Dwight Howard made a total of 30 free throws in the game, but only made a measly 3 free throws. As a result, the 10% free throw shooting rate directly caused the Lakers to collapse and become an "inexplicable" loser.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Kobe expressed great dissatisfaction and anger. He bluntly said that some people in the team did not work hard, causing the team to fall into defeats one after another. The target of this passage was naturally the German-oriented
Dwight Howard. To be honest, Kobe has this kind of "straight temper", and he is the boss of the Los Angeles Lakers. There is no problem at all in expressing this kind of complaint. But Dwight Howard was still the "big boss" of the Magic last season.
"Leader" and "boss", so he himself was not used to this change in identity and role. Being "publicly accused" by Kobe, "Warcraft" felt great "humiliation" and "indignation" in his heart.
I came to the Lakers to give you Kobe face! Do you really think that you are the boss of the team? What the hell! You don’t even look at what kind of character you are!!! You have old arms and legs, and you are still here.
Pointing fingers at me!!!
Howard was not idle and immediately spoke out through reporters: "My back injury is actually not healed yet. I came back early for the fans of the Lakers and the record of the Lakers! But now some voices are accusing me,
This hurts my heart!" When Tang Qian saw this interview news, he immediately shook his head slightly, because this is the consistent style of "Happy Beast", pretending to be pitiful and injured. In the previous "2012", he
Just like this step by step, the patience of Los Angeles fans was exhausted.
Then I went to Houston and it was all over again, all over again.
This kind of pretending to be pitiful can be fine if you do it once or twice, but if you do it too many times, the public will get tired of it. Not only will they no longer have any sympathy for you, but it will also arouse greater disgust. But Dwight Howard
, including his agent team, are all happy with this routine.
As a superstar in the league and a center inside, you always pretend to be injured and look pitiful, which makes people feel awkward and effeminate. You lack the toughness and iron-bloodedness of the inside players. Not to mention you are still the "league's number one center" now.
, it’s really out of style to do this. This is Tang Qian’s view on Howard’s voice.
If you are dissatisfied, you can resolve it on the court and then speak out to slap him in the face. This is what a center forward should do most inside.
Furthermore, you and Kobe are going against each other, haha, don’t forget, this is Los Angeles.
Do you think it's still Orlando?
It is said that Kobe and Howard had a heated argument in the general manager's office early the next morning, but no one is sure whether this is true or not.
8 wins and 10 losses is the current record of the Los Angeles Lakers, ranking 12th in the Western Conference.
This means that if the playoff spots are calculated now, the Lakers will not be able to enter the Western Conference playoff area.
But not all teams do this. For example, the New Orleans Hornets, who have basically no hope of entering the playoffs, have nothing to resist. They went straight up and down with the Lakers and went head-to-head, and ended up being defeated by a huge score. It can be seen that
Come on, in this game and even this season, the Hornets are working hard for attendance, so what they want is viewing and box office. As for winning and making the playoffs, that is not what the Hornets should consider this season.
s things.
And anyway, next season, the New Orleans Hornets will disappear from the league, and will be replaced by a new team, the New Orleans Pelicans. Therefore, everyone from the management to the players has an indifferent attitude.
As long as everyone is having fun, that's fine.
There is nothing to be happy about when the Lakers beat this kind of team.
Because this season, there are very few teams that cannot win against them.
This is a completely bad team.
On December 7, 2012, the Lakers challenged the Oklahoma City Thunder away from home, and today was also the opening day of the All-Star voting. Surprisingly, three players from the Lakers were shortlisted for the All-Star voting.
Qualifying area. They are Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and Tang Qian.
Yes, it's Tang Qian, not Pau Gasol and Steve Nash.
As for the reason, NBA officials also gave a simple explanation. The two missed too many times this season, so after comprehensive consideration, they were not allowed to enter the voting area. However, there is another factor that was not clearly explained in this sentence, and that is that the two
Personal statistics for this season are really not very good to look at, but in order to protect the players' face, the NBA office is also very user-friendly.
At this moment, in the NBA office, Stu Jackson, one of the NBA vice presidents, said: "Mr. Stern, is this really appropriate? If he can't come out, then the league's face..." Standing
The person in front of Stu Jackson was none other than David Stern, the current head of the NBA. David Stern looked at Stu Jackson, smiled and said: "He is Asian, and he is
"Chinese people, this can play a big role in promoting the NBA. The league has not had Asian All-Star faces for some years." "But Mr. Stern, you can't just make this decision just because of the Chinese market. Then it was easy to
He and Sun are both Chinese, so why don’t I see you doing this?”
David Stern was not angry. He just opened his mouth and said calmly: "Because I am optimistic about him. I think his potential is better than that of Yi Hesun. Maybe... he can reach the level of Yao back then. That's not sure.
." "Yao? How is that possible!!!" Stu Jackson retorted with some disbelief: "It's not that I don't believe in your vision, Mr. Stern, it's just that Yao was the number one pick back then, and this one is hot? It's just that
He's just an undrafted player, how can he compare to Yao back then?"
"It doesn't matter, it's okay even if he can't compare." David Stern said: "As long as he can reach half of Yao's level, that's enough for me to give him a push. You don't know how much the Chinese have contributed to overseas ratings.
How much? It accounts for more than half, and even at its peak, it was as high as about 80%. I can't help but swallow such a big cake." "Then it would be too risky for you to choose perm. He currently has no All-Stars at all.
Regarding the player's potential, look at his scoring last season. He only averaged 2.9 points per game in the regular season. Such data is not as easy as getting a handful of it back then!" After listening to the vice president's words, David Stern smiled again.
: "Stu, sometimes your view of problems is too one-sided and too narrow. Although you have strong work ability, as the president of the league, sometimes you value vision more than work ability. At this point, you
Not as good as Adam."
"Don't think that you can only become an All-Star by scoring. Look at Mutombo back then. Didn't he make the All-Star team 8 times? So, if you can't score, you have to defend. In basketball, you only need to do both.
One of the items, that’s enough, don’t you think?”
Stu Jackson was stunned when he heard this, then nodded silently and said: "Yes, Mr. Stern, I remember it."
PS: Xiao Zi had a high fever for no reason today, it went up to 39 degrees. I wrote all night and managed to squeeze out this little thing. I’m really sorry. I’ll take some medicine tonight and get an injection tomorrow. Regardless of whether it’s good or not, I’ll give it a try tomorrow.
It needs to break out~ Otherwise I will be so sorry to everyone~
Let Xiao Zi calm down for a while today. I’m so dizzy that I can’t code at all~~~