Chapter 360: The winning streak ends and the 4D outbreak is completed~
"Hot, not bad. Your pick-and-roll proficiency is getting better and better, and your tacit understanding with me is gradually warming up. Keep up the good work~" Steve Nash and Tang Qian said with smiles. Overall, "Son of the Wind"
He is still a very easy-going and gentleman, so the time spent with him is not cold. "No, Steve, I feel that I can do better." Tang Qian shook his head and said, "Can you give me more details?
Tell me, what was the problem with my pick-and-roll just now?"
"Hom~ You have a very strong thirst for knowledge~" Steve Nash said with a smile.
"There is no way, the Lakers have too many strong players. I can only work harder to get to the next level." Tang Qian replied.
"Going to the next level?" Steve Nash looked at the Great Eastern man in front of him, and something seemed to go through his heart. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Well, indeed, if you want to go to the next level, just
You need to work harder."
"Then let's continue." Tang Qian said.
"Okay~" Nash said.
Christmas Day is a day off for ordinary Americans, but it has nothing to do with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Because the Lakers are a frequent visitor to Christmas games almost every year, it is impossible for Los Angeles Lakers players to spend Christmas with their families. But for Tang Qian, Christmas does not mean much because Chinese people celebrate Christmas
The festival is purely fashionable and fun, and there are not many people who truly understand the meaning of Christmas in the traditional sense. Moreover, only young people know about this festival. The base of Chinese people over 40 years old who know the exact date is much smaller.
When you are 50-60 years old, you may not be able to figure out which month this festival falls.
After all, Eastern festivals are the most popular among Chinese people. Many people also celebrate Western festivals, but the meaning is completely different from the former. At least for Tang Qian, Christmas is an ordinary day, and there is nothing that must be done.
. He spent the last Christmas with Taylor, but this time, it is impossible to spend it together. Because of the first point, the Lakers have arrangements for the Christmas game tonight, so Tang Qian must also participate. The second point,
Taylor is going to attend a very important performance tonight, so her people are no longer in Los Angeles at the moment.
This is the price of being a celebrity, and Tang Qian will gradually taste this price in the future.
However, acquaintances still came to the scene. They were sisters Sophia Rose and Sestine Rose.
Now Sophia has entered college, and the school she chose is the University of California, Los Angeles.
In other words, in a sense, she and Zhou Zhiru formed a relationship between seniors and juniors.
Sestin Rose is entering her final year of high school.
But whether they are high school students or college students, school has already closed for Christmas, so they have a lot of time to watch the game.
But tonight, Tang Qian, who just won the best of the week, returned to the bench from the starting lineup because Spaniard Pau Gasol returned from injury. In this way, the four kings have reunited, and people
The expectations for the Lakers have been reignited again.
These are the real NBA star players. Their qualifications and background are not comparable to that of Tang Qian, a second-year rookie. Therefore, sitting on the bench has become an inevitable result. However, Mike D'Antoni has already discussed this matter with Tang Qian.
It had been discussed, so when it actually happened, Tang Qian didn't feel much and was fully prepared mentally.
The Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets tonight. I don’t know what the league is thinking, but they actually put the team that had a grudge against last season’s playoffs on the big stage so quickly. The Nuggets
This season has also been tough. Although a large number of key players were missing at the beginning, through the help of famous coach George Karl, they managed to achieve a record of 15 wins and 14 losses. Currently, the Lakers have 14 wins and 14 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.
Ten, and the team above the Lakers is none other than the Denver Nuggets. If they can defeat their opponent tonight, then the Lakers will be one step closer to the top eight in the Western Conference.
Except for Kenneth Faried, who was suspended for 48 games, everyone in this game has returned, so the game should not be one-sided.
At least that's what the fans at the Pepsi Center think.
Even though the Nuggets' record is still one step ahead of the Lakers, the Lakers currently have a five-game winning streak and are on the verge of rising. What about the former? Before the Christmas game, they had already lost three games in a row. So most of them
I think the Lakers are sure to win.
Pau Gasol's return from injury also gave Los Angeles fans a shot in the arm.
After all, she is one of the major contributors to the Lakers' two consecutive championships, so she still has a good number of fans in the City of Angels.
It was under such circumstances that the game started.
This game was broadcast nationally on ESPN 2. Although the host Jay Williams had some "Lakers black" tendencies, in the face of the big momentum, he also chose to be neutral and no longer so blatantly black. As an ESPN
Being able to adapt to the changing circumstances is a very important survival skill. If you are too thin-skinned, you won't be able to survive here at all.
But the result of one quarter of the game was unexpected.
Although the Lakers scored a good 26 points, the opponent had no choice but to score more, a full 29 points. Therefore, after the first quarter, the Lakers were 26-29, temporarily trailing the Denverites by 3-pointers. In the first quarter, the Lakers
What they didn't do well was rebounding. I don't know if the twin-tower lineup of Gasol and Howard hadn't played at the same time for too long. They were obviously a bit rusty when it came to cooperating with each other and lacked tacit understanding, so they missed several players for no reason.
A defensive rebound that should have been easily protected.
After a single quarter, Dwight Howard had 4 rebounds and Pau Gasol had 2 rebounds. What about the opponent? JaVale McGee alone had 9 rebounds, and the Nuggets had 18 in a single quarter.
Rebounds, 12 times for the Lakers. Tang Qian played 3 minutes and 44 seconds and got 4 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist. It seems that even without the ability card, through hard training in the offseason, Tang Qian
His potential rebounding ability has also made a qualitative leap.
He can evenly defeat ordinary main players, or even faintly suppress them.
Not to mention playing against the center inside the substitute lineup.
After a crazy week, Tang Qian currently ranks third in the season's rebounding average.
The second one is the Magic's Swiss center Nikola Vucevic. This season he came to Orlando without "Warcraft" and instantly felt like a fish in water. Compared with his rookie season, his data has improved significantly across the board. Especially rebounds.
His goals and points have almost doubled, so he is the biggest dark horse figure in this year's rebounding list. He currently averages 12.1 times per game, which is 0.5 rebounds per game less than the first place. The person who dominates the season's rebounds per game ranking is Tang
His potential teammate is Lakers No. 12 Dwight Howard. He currently averages 12.6 times per game, slightly ahead of Nikola Vucevic.
Here we should mention why "Warcraft" only averages 0.5 more rebounds per game than Nikola Vucevic. The culprit is none other than No. 29 of the Lakers, Tang Qian. Originally a week ago
, Howard's average rebound data per game is still around 13+, but after not grabbing a few rebounds for a whole week, he suddenly dropped sharply, averaging more than 1 rebound per game. Don't look at it, it is only more than 1 rebound, but for
The competition for the rebounding leader is extremely fatal, because it means that he can no longer sit firmly on the throne of the season's rebounding leader. A few explosive performances in the future may threaten his first position.
Therefore, Dwight Howard has no appreciation or recognition for Tang Qian, only anger and resentment.
In the second quarter, the Lakers started to work hard inside. Gasol made 5 of 6 shots and 2 free throws, scoring 12 points with a shooting rate of 83.3%. Howard was not behind, making 3 of 3 shots and 1 free throw.
, and scored 7 points. But this free throw was made in exchange for 4 free throw opportunities. Kobe scored 7 points in a single quarter, and Nash scored 2 points. The Lakers' four kings swept all the Lakers' points in this quarter.
, a total of 28 points.
28 points in a single quarter, this score is not bad in the NBA, it can even be said to be pretty good. But there is still the same old problem, the defensive end cannot guard people, and they also scored 28 points. At the same time, the rebounds again
It was a disastrous defeat, 10 to 15, and they lost 11 rebounds in the entire first half. The Lakers have not experienced this feeling for a long time.
This is the strategy of the famous coach George Karl. In order to win, he tries to avoid positional battles with the Lakers. In sports battles, it is also a "shooting and shooting" method, where one person shoots and the other four people fight for rebounds.
This seems to ignore the need to return to defense, which makes it easy for the Lakers to knock off fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. However, George Karl happened to take advantage of this and increased the speed of the entire Nuggets team. It was a full "track and field team" style.
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In this way, because the Lakers' perimeter players are old and their interior players are too tall, many of the balls have obviously been played on fast breaks and defensive counterattacks, but they are still blocked by the Nuggets, who come from behind, interfere with them, or directly block them. See here
, Mike D'Antoni called a timeout and prepared to adjust his tactics. Don't think that he can only play fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. That would be an insult to this "small ball master". Because Mike D'Antoni's "small ball"
In fact, it's "7 seconds or less." What he emphasizes is decisive shots, no hesitation, and smooth attacks, rather than just running around.
As long as you read his book, you will understand this clearly.
Mike D'Antoni's focus is not actually "small ball", but a decisive and direct offensive method and offensive concept.
It's a pity that his arrangement was not effective, because some people were procrastinating and procrastinating when playing tactical ball. This made Steve Nash, as the No. 1 position, extremely uncomfortable when organizing.
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In this case, the Lakers trailed by 3 points 54-57 at halftime and entered the second half.
Tang Qian played 5 minutes and 15 seconds in this quarter and got 4 rebounds and 1 block.
Since the margin of lagging behind is not large, the overall atmosphere on the Lakers' side is still relatively relaxed.
But they don't know that the second half is just the beginning.
The Lakers clearly strengthened their offensive firepower in the third quarter, scoring 33 points throughout the quarter. Everything seemed beautiful, with a shooting percentage of 63.2%, over 10 assists, and regained their sense of rebounding, 12 vs. 12.
, tied with the opponent. But when you look back, you find that instead of narrowing the score difference, the Lakers were widened by the opponent. Why is this? The reason is very simple. The Denver Nuggets played in this quarter
He scored a terrifying 39 points, which was better than the 33 points scored by the Los Angeles Lakers. He also made 14 free throws, giving the Denverites a huge scoring advantage.
The Lakers did not have no free throws in this quarter. Although it was not as good as their opponents' 14, they still had 9 free throws. Unfortunately, they only made 3 of 9 free throws, including 2 of 2 free throws by Kobe and 1 of 7 free throws by Howard...
And putting aside the free throw issue, the Lakers' defensive problems were fully exposed in front of the "track and field team" Denver people.
George Karl doesn't play his cards according to common sense at all. It's not a "small ball tactic" in the traditional sense. Anyway, it's more like, head-covered attack, head-covered impact, head-covered shooting, and then a whole team rush to rebound the ball.
.This look, if it weren’t for an NBA game, would look like a high school game or an amateur league game.
It seems that there are no tactics at all, no rules at all. They just hit hard, collide with you, play with your speed, and compete with you for physical strength. They don't care about conceding the ball, making mistakes, or being hit by others on the fast break.
Ah, just to maximize the offensive and defensive enthusiasm of the five Denverites on the field. And then...it seemed like there was nothing more.
In this case, the Lakers were miserable, because the opponent basically disrupted the Lakers' game rhythm and gradually made the Los Angeles people become disorganized. During this period, Mike D'Antoni and
Nash had carefully controlled the situation, but it was a pity that someone did not listen to instructions, was procrastinating, and had poor tactical execution, which directly destroyed their adjustment of the rhythm of the game.
The fight became more and more chaotic, and finally the Denverites were completely shocked. From position 1 to position 5, everyone ignored them and took the ball and headed towards the Lakers' basket. Howard and Gasol were all there.
In this quarter, 4 personal fouls were accumulated, which shows how powerful the Lakers' impact at the basket was. After Tang Qian came on the bench, he also wanted to change the trend of the game, but unfortunately his opponent had already fully gained momentum, and it was not him.
If you want to press, you can press. Even if he got 3 personal blocks in this quarter, he still couldn't reverse the overall situation.
Because the people in Denver were almost crazy, even Tang Qian was hit with a high frequency and got his third foul.
In the last quarter, Kobe wanted to turn the tide, so he turned on his personal scoring mode and tried to take over the game. Unfortunately, he scored 15 points in a single quarter, but he still couldn't save the Lakers' final fate. Because in this quarter of the game, the Denverites still had strong firepower.
30 points, completely cutting off the Lakers' hopes of a comeback.
In the end, the Lakers ended their longest five-game winning streak of the season with a 114-126 score difference of 12 points.
The team's winning percentage once again fell below 50%.
Kobe scored 40 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in this game, with a shooting percentage of over 54%. But even so, it still couldn't prevent the Lakers from losing to the Pepsi Center in Denver. Gasol's return performance
Not bad, he handed over 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. Nash also had acceptable statistics and got a double-double according to the standard of a point guard. Only Dwight Howard performed mediocrely and only scored 12 points.
Data of 7 rebounds and 1 block.
Do you think his poor statistics are because he took too few shots? On the surface, he only took 6 shots, and his shooting percentage was not bad, and he made 4. But look at his free throw data, 4 of 14 free throws.
Now I understand everything. The number of shots taken by "Warcraft" tonight is definitely not low, but the free throw percentage is really bad. If it is a little better, it is not impossible to score 20 points.
But even if he makes all the free throws, it won't help, because the biggest problem for the Lakers tonight is not here.
Tang Qian came on as a substitute in this game and got 12 rebounds, 6 blocks and 1 assist.
The Los Angeles Lakers ended their five-game winning streak on Christmas Day.
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Oh, by the way, Xiao Zi seems to have made a typo earlier. D’Antoni’s tactical concept should be “7 seconds or less”. Xiao Zi hereby corrects it~