The first quarter was a very strange game. The Lakers' shooting percentage was either high or low. Why do you say that?
The shooting rate in the whole quarter was 43.5%, 10 of 23. The performance was very ordinary, but if you look closely, the shooting rate was frighteningly high.
Kobe Bryant and Ci Shiping made 5 of 7 shots and 5 of 6 shots, which means that the two of them took all the Lakers' points in the first quarter. The remaining shots, without exception, all missed the basket.
On the opposite side, the field goal percentage was as high as 55%, but they only scored 24 points in the entire quarter, which was even worse than the Lakers' 28 points.
Finally, this weird data comparison appeared on the opposing team.
Why is this happening?
Because the Lakers grabbed 15 rebounds in the first quarter, while the Philadelphia 76ers only grabbed 5, which is a full 10 points short of the Lakers' total rebounds in a single quarter. What does this mean? It means that the Lakers' offensive rounds and
There are at least 20% to 30% more offensive opportunities than the opponent. Defensive rebounds prevent the opponent's second attack, and offensive rebounds increase one's own second attack. Therefore, under the large-scale defeat of rebounds, no matter how high the 76 team's shooting percentage is,
Seems much weaker.
Yes, we are about to fully transition to the small ball era. Rebounding more than the opponent is no longer a stable guarantee of victory. But it is the same as a theory mentioned before, everything must be limited to a suitable "degree"
Here, the so-called rules and principles can only take effect. Your physical fitness is only 10~20% higher than that of most players in the league. If your skills are not good, you will still not be able to play in the NBA. As an assumption, if your physical fitness reaches
When you reach the level of Captain America and are 100%, 200% or even 1000% higher than everyone in the league, even if your skills are as bad as a dog, you can still become the target of various teams in the league and become the new king of basketball.
God. This is what the Lakers mean right now. If you only have a few or ten more rebounds than your opponents, it is still difficult to maintain the victory. But when you have more than a dozen or even dozens of rebounds than your opponents, what will happen?
It's completely different.
Just like wearing Superman's underwear outside, it's hard to lose.
The number of rebounds in a single quarter exceeded the opponent's 3 times. If it weren't for the 76ers' extremely accurate three-pointers, they would have been defeated by the Lakers in the first quarter. The biggest contributors on the offensive end were naturally Kobe and Ci.
Shiping, what about the defensive end? Tang Qian deserves it. He swept 10 rebounds in the first quarter, leaving the 76ers with almost nothing inside.
And who is Philadelphia's main inside combination?
The famous Kwame Brown + Thaddeus Young.
Although Kwame Brown is only 30 years old, he is already a veteran who has been in the league for 12 years and 7 teams. However, his status as a high school player does not give him a longer career. Because Tang Qian knows that this is
The final season of "the first No. 1 overall pick in high school in history". After the end of this season, he was waived by the 76ers due to a right leg injury. Then he was never able to return to play in the NBA. 30
The golden age of 3 years should have been the peak period for basketball players, but for Kwame Brown, it has become the time to retire. It cannot be said that it is not regrettable, because his reputation seems to have only remained in high school basketball.
As for the other Thaddeus Young, he is not good at fighting for low-post rebounds. Although he has averaged nearly 6 rebounds per game in his career, most of these data come from high-post rebounds. Because he has averaged nearly 6 rebounds per game in his career.
His height and weight have limited his ability to thrive in the paint.
Of course, for Tang Qian tonight, it is useless whoever comes, because with the silver rebound card, 42 rebounds in a single game cannot be escaped. Silver rebound card + silver weekly card, this is simply a nightmare combination
, Tang Qian’s excitement has just begun in the league.
What? You ask Dwight Howard? Because he is also a low-post player, the number of rebounds in the entire first quarter was "0". On the contrary, Kobe Metta and Duhon and the others grabbed several high-post rebounds that bounced away.
ball.
0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 blocks, and 1 assist are all Howard's statistics for more than 8 minutes in the first quarter. If Ci Shiping hadn't caught the ball and scored a 3-pointer, Howard's first quarter statistics would have been 0 points.
0 rebounds, 0 blocks, 0 assists, 0 steals, zero points across the board. It can be said that Ci Shiping has saved the only face of the league's number one center.
Isn't Howard very good at rebounding? Isn't he No. 1 in the NBA rebounding rankings this season? Why was the game so "ugly" in the first quarter? The reason for this all depends on Tang Qian, because
The reason for the silver rebound card, let alone Dwight Howard, even if the "four major centers" of the 1990s come, they can only look at it with big eyes and small eyes, but it will not help.
Therefore, all the low-post rebounds were swept away by Tang Qian, leaving none for Dwight Howard.
In this case, "Warcraft" is also like "a clever woman can't make a meal without straw", and can only feel depressed and aggrieved.
The second quarter was similar to the first quarter. The Lakers' overall feel improved and the team scored 32 points. But what about the opponent? They also scored 26 points. Tang Qian went one step further in this quarter and scored 32 points.
12 rebounds almost caused the opposing 76ers team to collapse. Fortunately, Jesus favored the Philadelphians, allowing them to make 8 of 8 three-pointers in a single quarter, and scored 24 with a 100% three-point shooting rate.
The team collapsed without halftime. But this half of the game highlighted a problem, traditional team VS small ball team. Because the 76ers' style of play in the first half was completely small ball.
, the outside shooting is so high, even to the point where inside rebounds no longer matter. Under normal circumstances, the Lakers may have been beaten. But unfortunately in this game, the Lakers had Tang Qian, and they had this
A "rebound monster", so the traditional style of play once again suppressed the small ball style, and even gave 76ers head coach Doug Collins the illusion that there was nothing he could do.
There is no other way, what more do you want from outside players on the court? Isn't it enough to make 8 of 8 3-pointers in a single quarter?
So the key is still...
Doug Collins walked up to Kwame Brown and Thaddeus Young and said, "What's going on with the rebounds? Why are there so few low-post rebounds?" "Mr. Collins, I'm sorry, I'm working hard!" Thaddeus
Yang's answer was quite positive and he didn't have too many negative emotions. After all, he still has the playing style and size of a small forward. It's just that the 76ers have no one available, so he was temporarily moved to the power forward position. Therefore.
He didn't feel very frustrated that he couldn't steal the Lakers' interior twin towers. As for the other person, Kwame Brown, he was completely insensitive and indifferent. No matter what Doug Collins said, how he scolded, how he stimulated him, he couldn't.
He has a "poker face", as if he has completely lost his facial reflex nerves.
Looking at the former No. 1 high school draft pick in the United States, Doug Collins secretly shook his head in his heart. Although he didn't have any impressive results as a head coach, he still had the basic ability to see people. He was the only one who had the ability to see people.
It seems that Kwame Brown's state of being "out of touch" and with empty eyes is a sign that he has lost his enthusiasm and passion for the sport of basketball. It may not be long before this contract ends.
He will choose to leave the alliance.
Although...he has just turned 30 years old.
This is the cruelty of competitive sports. No matter how brilliant you have been, once you are not used to it, you can only choose to quit.
Fans are cute, but at the same time, fans are also the most cruel.
This is what Doug Collins has learned over the years of coaching.
He has watched Kwame Brown's high school game videos, and he is indeed talented and full of spirituality. But why didn't he become a star player in the league like Garnett, Kobe, and McGrady after entering the NBA? It stands to reason.
High school students should have more time to grow in the NBA. Plus he is very talented, so there is no reason for him to be so miserable. Here Doug Collins thought of a person, the strongest disciple he has ever coached, from
Chicago's Michael Jordan.
Perhaps few people know that the head coach of the 76ers once coached the Chicago Bulls for the first time, and during his coaching period, the Bulls happened to have the young No. 23, Michael Jordan. Although he only coached the Bulls for three seasons.
coach, and then gave way to the famous "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, but as one of the head coaches who coached Jordan, he knew very well that the red No. 23 was "harsh" on people.
He glanced at Kwame Brown, and his heart was suddenly filled with sympathy and said: My child, you are overwhelmed by pressure and expectations.
In the third quarter, Doug Collins chose to make substitutions. He replaced Kwame Brown with 216CM backup center Spencer Hawes, and then replaced the No. 4 position with second-year rookie Lavoy Allen.
Lavoie Allen is 206cm tall and has tonnage, so he can free up Thaddeus Young's tasks in the paint and let the latter return to his familiar No. 3 position. However, Lavoie Allen's skills are relatively poor
He is rough, and his low-post rebounding ability is very mediocre. If it weren't for his decent defense, he would have been eliminated by the NBA long ago.
Doug Collins's substitution seems a bit desperate.
There's no way around it, the Lakers' twin-tower inside lineup is so capable that it's the best in the league.
However, this substitution did not bring any improvement to the 76ers. Due to the decline in outside shooting percentage, the Lakers were completely stretched in this quarter. 90-73, Tang Qian had another 13 rebounds in a single quarter.
, all of a sudden, the 76ers can't help but collapse.
After three quarters, he had another 35 rebounds.
During the break after a single quarter, Ci Shiping looked at Tang Qian as if he were a monster and said, "Hell, you got 35 rebounds again? Are you going to heaven???" Tang Qian smiled politely,
He said: "I can't help it, I still feel very good tonight, so I accidentally got this number. Of course..." Tang Qian glanced at Howard and said: "The bet with certain people also has something to do with it.
"
"You look like a different person! T.N.N.D~ Tell me honestly, you are not going to get 40+ rebounds tonight, are you? Hot?" Faced with Ci Shiping's question, Tang Qian could only
Neng smiled and replied: "Maybe~ who knows~ It depends on whether your God will give me this opportunity~"
The fourth quarter begins.
The 76ers' home commentators have long lost the relaxation and calmness they had at the beginning.
"This Oriental center is really terrible." Malik Rose looked at the data sheet on the screen and said somewhat dullly: "It's only the end of the third quarter, and there are still 12 minutes left, but he has already got 35 rebounds.
Could it be that today at the Wells Fargo Center Arena, he will perform another miracle of 40+ rebounds?" Not to mention Malik Rose, who was born in 1974, even the much older Mark Zumov is now
At this moment, he also looked surprised, because he had witnessed the NBA history from the 1970s to the 1980s. Although he had not entered this industry the last time he had 40+ rebounds, but... no, starting from December 14, 2012,
All Americans have witnessed 40+ rebound performances.
This oriental young man gradually attracted all his attention.
"40+ rebounds? This is something that never happened in the 1970s! If he can appear twice in three days, then..." Mark Zumov pushed up his glasses and said slowly: "I
Just go buy his jerseys and buy 100 of them at once."
In the NBA, only die-hard fans will buy 100 jerseys of a certain player in one go.
What Mark Zumov means is now obvious. If Tang Qianqian does all this in his eyes, then he will become the "hardcore fan" of the Lakers No. 29. You must know that in the United States, they want to capture
For an elderly fan, that is an extremely difficult thing. Because in the minds of this group of people, they already have a fixed "strongest era" and "strongest player".
"Mark, do you want to be his die-hard fan?" Malik Rose was stunned when he heard this and asked quickly.
"If he can rebound 40+ times in a row, then why not?" Mark Zumov looked at the Lakers players who were back on the court and opened his mouth and said: "You know me, I actually prefer the old way of playing in the NBA.
, rather than the small ball style that is becoming more and more popular in the league now."
"If he can lead the league basketball back on track, that kind of achievement will be enough for me to recommend him to be inducted into the NBA Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame." Mark Zumov lowered his voice and said, "I'm not here.
joke."
In the fourth quarter, only 5 minutes had passed, Tang Qian had collected 42 rebounds, and then the 76ers seemed to have given up resistance, completely collapsing on both offense and defense. Mike D'Antoni saw that the game was set.
, immediately replaced all the main players, not giving Tang Qian a chance to get a few more rebounds.
In the final game, the Lakers won two consecutive away games 109-89, with a huge margin of 20 points.
The Lakers' record also changed from the previous 10 wins and 14 losses to 11 wins and 14 losses.
The Western Conference ranking rose from 13th to 12th.
Although there is still a gap from the 50% winning rate, as long as the winning streak is going on, it is good.
The way Mike D'Antoni looked at Tang Qian started to change this time, because he rebounded 40+ points twice in 3 days. This is definitely not something that can be achieved by just being lucky. This young Oriental center may have potential to fill the gap.
An opportunity for his own tactical philosophy. In this game, Kobe played 30 minutes and scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Ci Shiping scored 19 points, Duhong scored 14 points, Jamison scored 15 points, and Meeks
Scored 12 points, Tang Qian scored 8 points, 42 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 assist. As for the league's number one center, Mr. Howard, his performance continued to be "sluggish", with only 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 29 minutes.
Blocked shots and 2 assists data.
Once again, no data was in double figures.
At the post-game press conference, Mike D'Antoni praised Tang Qian, who once again had 42 rebounds, calling him an ideal puzzle piece for his team and an indispensable important role. Kobe was also in a good mood because of his winning streak.
Shang Ke agreed with Mike D'Antoni's point of view: Yes, Perm is an important role for our Lakers team.
For a time, Tang Qian's name once again resounded throughout the NBA.
PS: This is the first chapter, and there will be another chapter in the early morning. I said I would break out, and I will not break my promise. I hope everyone will continue to support Xiao Zi and support Tang Qian. Hohohoho~