"The Los Angeles Lakers actually made a substitution? Howard didn't show up in the tunnel, he was left in the locker room? What's going on? Is he injured?" As soon as I saw the Lakers changed their lineup in the third quarter, I asked
Brad Doherty said with sharp eyes. Because logically speaking, players should change their rhythm normally. At the beginning of the third quarter, all starting players should be sent. But the Lakers' center is not Dwight Howard.
. Instead, it was changed to No. 29... Tang Qian.
"Maybe something unexpected happened during halftime." Rachel Knicks said. She has attended many Lakers games this season, so she is no stranger to No. 29. "That's it.
Once this happens, the Lakers will probably be in danger." Brad Doherty said: "Without Howard, a strong inside player, the Lakers' already few advantages will be even more missing. I estimate that the third quarter may be a direct hit.
Let’s enter garbage time.”
"Well, what do you think about Moses?" Rachel Nix turned around and asked.
Moses Malone paused for a moment, and then slowly said: "Howard's exit is of course a loss, but I personally think that there is a loss, but it is not as big as Brad thought. Howard's performance tonight, as far as I'm concerned,
It seems that he is very unqualified and unworthy of his title of 'the league's number one center'." Moses Malone is older now. In fact, when he was young, he was a "madman" with a bad temper, the best in the NBA.
One of the famous playoff slogans "FO.FO.FO" is his masterpiece. Moreover, he was also the first high school player in NBA history and the number one center candidate in the 1980s.
You ask where did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar go? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's peak was in the 1970s. Although he was getting older and stronger in the 1980s, he was never the number one center. Moses Malone won two MVPs and one FMVP in the 1980s.
Proof, let alone five consecutive rebounding titles. And most importantly, in the 1983 NBA Finals, he defeated the top three centers in history, "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, averaging 25.75 points and 18 rebounds per game.
, successfully won the only FMVP trophy in his life, sweeping the Lakers with a big score of 4-0. And what about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? His performance in these games has been dismal, only averaging 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. His scoring is not bad.
, did not lose to Malone too much, but in terms of rebounding, it can only be described as being beaten. The average difference was a full 10.5 rebounds per game. So the failure of this matchup was also the reason for the Lakers that year.
One of the main reasons for defeat.
Moreover, in the 1980s, the so-called "four major centers" by fans had not yet grown up, which gave Moses Malone a sense of outstanding prominence in the early stage. He is different from Brad Doherty, the latter is just statistics.
Not bad, the 5-time All-Star team is also scum in the eyes of Moses Malone, not to mention that there are no hard honors such as MVP, FMVP, and championship rings. In a word, Moses Malone has been the "league's first center"
People are definitely qualified to comment on Howard like this, and it's not because of his seniority or relying on his seniority. Three regular season MVPs are enough to make "Warcraft" breathless and look up to him for a lifetime.
"Oh? How do you say that?" Rachel Nix knew that Moses Malone was the kind of person who was not afraid of trouble, so she deliberately started the conversation and continued to ask. Moses Malone is already old, how could he know that Rachel
What was the "little girl" Knicks thinking? But he still opened his mouth and said: "The low post offense was a mess in the second quarter. I had a bad touch and forced a single. This is one of them."
"The second thing." Moses Malone said in a unique way of slowing down his speech by 0.5 times: "The awareness of rebound protection is too poor, and the awareness of returning to defense is too poor. I remember that he was not like this before. It seems that 'Warcraft'
His physical ability is going downhill." After hearing the former's answer, Rachel Nix's eyes lit up and she thought, as expected, he is a person who speaks "without scruples" as rumored. And such a person,
Exactly what the media likes now.
Of course, when he was a player, his bad attitude towards the media has been reduced a lot now, so ESPN will gradually invite him to come out as a special commentator. Otherwise, he will still be the same as before, and he will probably be regarded as a "big man"
"Like ESPN, it didn't end well either, and its reputation plummeted.
"So Moses, what do you think of this Eastern substitute? Can he replace the 'Warcraft' tonight?" Rachel Nix asked. Moses Malone seemed to have thought of her asking this question, and slowly
He opened his mouth and said, "Yes."
able???
Such a sure answer made Brad Doherty and Rachel Nix stunned at the same time, and then the former asked: "Moses, is your answer too sure? He is just a small substitute.
, how can he possibly replace Dwight Howard's position on the team?" "Normally, it's hard to say, but tonight, he can." Moses Malone looked at the screen and said: "Because what the Lakers need most right now is not the inside line.
Scoring in singles, but inside rebounding, inside defense, and inside blocks. Comprehensive comparison, he is definitely not as good as Dwight Howard, and his offensive ability is much worse. But just talking about the above three points, I personally think that he has already compared with Dwight Howard.
Dwight Howard is almost the same, and maybe even better than the latter on some nights."
Facing the evaluation of "old-timer" Moses Malone, Brad Doherty was a little dumbfounded, because he clearly remembered what Moses Malone said about him back then. If he had met himself before 1985, he would not even have rebounds.
You can't even touch it. After all, Malone is a "brutal style of inside play", so it is very harmful to the body. It is normal for him to decline a little quickly in the later period. But the so-called decline is only compared to himself. A person in 1990 could still get close to
Averaging a double-double of 19+10 per game is almost the same as Brad Doherty's peak period. Therefore, it is normal that he does not see the latter.
And such a guy with a "venomous tongue" gave that Oriental guy such a high evaluation tonight? Did he...did he forget to take his medicine when he went out tonight? Brad Doherty peeked from time to time.
He looked at Ma Long as if he wanted to figure out why.
His rebounding ability has always been mediocre and can only be considered above average, so of course he cannot see the "spot" that Moses Malone saw.
Moses Malone has been the rebounding champion for six times, including five consecutive times. He has a more thorough and profound view of Tang Qian. Especially when the latter was the most popular, during that "magic week", he averaged 40+ rebounds per game.
, he also carefully watched and analyzed it afterwards. The final conclusion was that this Oriental has first-class positioning skills and rebounding ability, and his protection of the basket and assisting defense are also super first-class. He can stand out under the eyes of a rebounding dominance like Moses Malone.
If you get a "first-class rating" in it, that's already very high. As for super-first-class and top-tier, Tang Qian doesn't have this ability for the time being.
Why do you say that? Could it be that Tang Qian’s current rebounding ability and shot-blocking ability can’t aspire to the top three in the league? Can’t he still enter the super-class or top level? The reason is very simple. Moses Malone’s evaluation standard is the standard of his era, that is, inside.
The 1970s to 1990s were the years when strong men emerged. So to put it bluntly, even Dwight Howard has never been favored by Malone, because in the former's eyes, Howard's rebounding ability can only be used in this "dinosaur extinction" era.
Showing off one's majesty would have been greatly reduced in their time.
There is no problem for Moses Malone to think this way, because the more strong people there are, the greater the pressure and the difficulty for the insiders to "brush data". If it were him, he felt that in this era, at least one game
There is no explanation for the average rebounds of 17+. This is the difference in vision, so it determines the difference in evaluation standards. In fact, if Moses Malone really wanted to compare his rebounding ability, he would not be worse than "The Big Bug" Rodman. Why do you say that?
Rodman only focused on rebounding, while Moses Malone was also the core of the offense and needed to protect the basket. These would undoubtedly distract Malone from his energy on the court. If he had focused on rebounding, he would have been better than Rodman at his peak, let alone
Deman, there is no problem with the performance. As for offensive rebounds, is there still any doubt? In Moses Malone's heart, he is the first player after the 1970s, even if he joins Bill Russell!
Unless it was...that "Zhang Twenty Thousand", he might still be a little scared.
But this cannot shake his honor as the dominant offensive rebounder. He is definitely not ranked among the top two players in history.
That's why he saw things that many people didn't see.
The third quarter of the game officially started. At the beginning, the Lakers kept hitting the iron and the Heat poured in a few more goals. The score difference further widened, sometimes as much as 15 points. But at this time, something happened
In a "dramatic" scene, the Heat suddenly fell into a scoring drought.
Yes, you didn't misunderstand. It wasn't just one person, but the whole team was in a scoring drought.
Why is this? The answer is that Tang Qian was a little too aggressive and blocked 10 crazy shots in a single quarter!
10 blocks! What is this concept? Since the NBA began to collect statistics, this is the most blocks in a single quarter! No one else!
There were five members of the Heat on the court, and each one of them was blocked by Tang Qian at least once. Even the unlucky ones like Chris Bosh and LeBron James were blocked three times. This situation was simply too unnecessary.
It was so sudden! Not only the Heat, but also the Lakers were also a little confused.
At the end of the single quarter, Ci Shiping even grabbed Tang Qian's hand, looked up and down, and asked: "Tang, why are you so crazy today? 10 blocks in a single quarter? Oh~god~
Did you go see Satan again today? This is really scary! Didn't you see that the Heat were so stunned in the end that they didn't even dare to rush in after getting the ball! I really admire you!" Tang Qian
He touched his nose and said with a smile: "Haha, luck, this is all luck."
Why is it so strong? Because Tang Qian activated a silver block card, so 16 blocks in a single game is unambiguous.
No matter who you are, if you dare to shoot in front of me, you will only receive a big slap!
The Heat's on-site commentators Tony Florence and Eric Reid said at the same time: "10 blocks in a single quarter? Come on, do you still remember this kind of game? This Eastern center, in the third quarter, is simply a Nordic giant.
,No, it’s the Giant from the East!”
"I checked and found that the previous record for blocks in a single game belonged to Mutombo. He set 8 times against the Chicago Bulls on December 1, 2001. At that time, the Bulls only scored 8 points in a single quarter, and it was no coincidence.
, also in the third quarter." After saying that, Tony Florence continued with a wry smile: "However, tonight, we were even worse. We only scored 6 points in a single quarter, 2 points less than the Bulls that day, 6 points in a single quarter.
points, this is almost Miami’s lowest score record in a single quarter.”
"And everything... is just because of that Easterner, Lakers No. 29."
In the third quarter, the Lakers overtook their opponents 73-69, 20-6, leading by 4 points entering the final quarter.
This is undoubtedly exciting for the Lakers, because a 15-point reversal in a single quarter is very encouraging and refreshing, so the Lakers' bench area is filled with laughter. In contrast, the atmosphere of the Miami Heat is
It was very depressing, everyone had their heads lowered and were unwilling to speak more.
Regarding this "special situation", the Heat's head coach Erik Spoelstra is not too panicked, because he believes that the Heat just caught up with the explosion of blocks on the 29th, and that's it.
It's not that the Lakers played well and the Heat played poorly. The fact is just the opposite. If Kobe hadn't stepped up and scored consecutively in the third quarter of the Lakers, the situation might not have been much better. On the contrary, the Heat didn't cooperate very well.
It was a good game, but in the end, the shot was blocked by that Oriental guy.
But Erik Spoelstra doesn't think this state can last long, so as long as the situation returns to normal, the victory will eventually belong to Miami. As for the data, he doesn't care, as long as the Heat can win in the end
That's enough. Because Miami aims to defend its title this season and will never compete with a team ranked 12th in the Western Conference.
But later Tang Qian will prove that Eric Spoelstra is a little too optimistic.
His shot-blocking frenzy... is clearly not over yet.
There are also a total of 6 large hot pots, which are hidden by me.
This seems...enough to continue squandering at the end of the day.
The Miami Heat’s “Hot Pot Feast” is still in progress.
PS: Thank you for the big reward from Dust in the Wind. Xiaozi will add another chapter tomorrow~Thank you~
By the way, regarding the question of who is the historical offensive rebound leader, Xiao Zi still prefers "Dashuai Zhang". Although Moses is already amazing, but in real terms, Dashuai Zhang's offensive rebounds are probably even more.
One point. Why not mention Bill Russell? Because Xiaozi went to the Internet to watch a few game videos of that era. Russell really didn’t have many offensive rebounds. It can even be said that his total rebounds were
The proportion is very small. Chamberlain has more, probably because of frequent tip-ins and secondary attacks. Xiao Zi did a rough calculation (I can only estimate), and he probably had 20+ rebounds in those games, 7~
8 offensive rebounds. Of course, Xiao Zi’s energy is limited and the samples he watched are relatively small. Maybe in those games, the coach happened to play well in offensive rebounds and Russell did not play well, but Xiao Zi always saw it with his own eyes
Those who have seen it are much better than some people just opening their mouths, right?
If you are interested, you can check it out on You.Tu.be~
By the way, the coach's fadeaway jumper is really smooth. It's completely different from a free throw. He should be regarded as the originator of the fadeaway jumper~~~