Back to the original scene, Jerry West knocked on the door.
"Hey, Big Dipper, are you up? Or is there a naked blonde in the room?"
Tang Qian took a deep breath, then sat up and opened the door.
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"Wilt took the wrong medicine? He didn't even smile during training? By the way, has he spoken since he started training?"
"I don't know, it doesn't seem to be true, shi.t~ Today is not his 'menstrual period', right~ Then I have to stay away~"
"Wilt must have been dumped last night, so his self-esteem has been frustrated and he is practicing hard to anesthetize himself!"
The Lakers players are all whispering, talking about today's unusual "Wilt Chamberlain".
Head coach Bill Sharman pulled Jerry West and asked in a low voice: "Jerry, what's going on with Wilt? Why does he look so serious? It's rare to see him look like this.
.Do you know what happened?" Jerry West shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Salman, Wilt's private life has always been very rich. How do I know what happened to him?"
"But it's a good thing that he can take it seriously, isn't it?"
"Well, that's right. The Knicks are not easy to deal with." Bill Sharman nodded.
That night, the Great Western Forum Arena, with more than 17,000 seats, was packed. The on-site commentator Chick Hearn was explaining loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Great Western Forum Arena. I have
I have a feeling that you will witness history tonight! Please cheer for our boys!"
After the two sides finished warming up, "Tang Qian" walked up to the center circle. Because he is the Lakers' No. 13, so of course he should start the fight for the ball. Before he walked up to the center circle to fight for the ball, "Tang Qian" whispered.
Jerry West said something:
"Jerry, now I know and understand your feelings very clearly."
"It feels terrible to compete on the highest stage of basketball many times but never become a winner."
"It's simply more shameful and disgusting than not making it to the playoffs."
"So tonight...I will fight to the end!"
Hearing this, Jerry West was slightly stunned because he didn't know why No. 13 said this to him, but soon, West recovered and said with a smile: "You finally understand.
?I thought you would be so carefree until you retire."
After hearing this, Tang Qian shook his head and said, "I see New Yorkers holding cups one after another. I'm about to vomit."
Ah? Seeing New Yorkers holding trophies consecutively? The New Yorkers have only held the championship trophy once in front of you, right? What?
The words of Lakers No. 13 made Jerry West a little confused, but the former did not explain much and walked directly to the center circle, preparing to fight for the ball with his opponent Jerry Lucas. There was no suspense.
In the competition for the ball, because Jerry Lucas is only about 203cm tall, it would be easy for "Tang Qian" to defeat him.
"Hey, Wilt, look at your "frustrated" face, have you expected that you will lose again?" Jerry Lucas is not a fuel-saving lamp, and he is a "memory expert".
He has the so-called "photographic memory" memory ability. Therefore, he is also very good at talking trash in a variety of ways.
But for this person, "Tang Qian" is no stranger at all, because the two of them have actually fought against each other 8 times. Therefore, "Tang Qian" is very calm and calm in the face of his routine. No one was angry or annoyed. The appearance of Lakers No. 13 surprised Jerry Lucas slightly, because Wilt Chamberlain was not known for his calmness on the court. He had played against him before. I also find it easy to stir up the other person's emotions. But tonight, the other person seemed to be deaf and didn't shake him off at all.
However, Jerry Lucas was not someone who gave up so easily. He took advantage of the referee to prepare to throw the ball and continued to spit at "Tang Qian": "yoo~ It looks like tonight's 'Mr. Stilts' is not." Bring your ears to the Great Western Forum~"
'Mr. Stilts', this is one of Chamberlain's most annoying nicknames. Usually when someone mentions it, he will be annoyed and angry. But tonight, Jerry Lucas' words only made him angry. "Tang Qian" has a poker face.
No expression, no emotion, no fluctuation.
First, "Tang Qian" is not the real "Wilt Chamberlain", so he doesn't have much feeling for this "word".
Secondly, "Tang Qian" doesn't want to use his words now, because he can't win the ball with his words, and it can't save the Los Angeles Lakers.
All his thoughts must be focused on the court.
He knows better than anyone now how difficult this series is.
So after losing 8 games, he just wanted to win, and his desire to win was so strong that it was almost overflowing.
It can even be said that until now in basketball, there has never been a game where my desire to win is greater than now.
As expected, people are all forced out.
If you are ravaged once in one place, you may not feel deeply, and you will forget it in a few days. But what if you are ravaged 8 times in the same place? How will you feel, that overwhelming external accusation?
Lu Wenhao said it well, if you don’t die in silence, you will explode in silence.
For the first time, Tang Qian felt that he wanted to win, not just the previous hope of winning.
A difference of one word means a thousand miles of error.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the NBA Finals has begun, and our 'Big Dipper' won the ball!"
"Jerry scored his first sports goal, and his posture was as standard as ever."
But Chick Hearn's words were considered "poisonous milk". In the entire first quarter, Jerry West made 1 of 5 shots and hit the opening goal. The rest of the Lakers also felt bad. , except for Gale Goodrich, no one else's field goal percentage exceeded 25%. On the opposite side, the touch was incredible, and the field goal percentage reached a terrifying over 70%. 39-20, leading in the first quarter. The Los Angeles Lakers are almost halfway to the point.
And this is not beyond "Tang Qian's" expectation, because he has played the "first game" twice, and the opponent's overall feel in the first quarter has always been surprisingly high. But as for himself, because of his "inner demon" As a result, the competitive status dropped by 14%, which made the situation worse.
It's not that he doesn't fight hard, but the opponent's overall strength is too strong. With tacit cooperation and skillful tactics, the team's chemistry seems to be much stronger than that of the Lakers. Moreover, the New York Knicks in the 1970s were known for their "iron-blooded" "Defense" is famous, and there are almost no defensive loopholes in every position. The worst "Black Pearl" Monroe gradually became normal defensively due to the vigorous training of Knicks head coach Reid Holzman. It's above the league average.
Who is Reed Holzman? As a player, he had nothing to say and no highlights. He was a solid bench substitute and he was never a part of the team's main lineup. But as a coach, he was in the Bucks and Hawks.
The team worked hard for 4 years, and then quietly dormant for 10 years. In the 1967-1968 season, he suddenly "enlightened" and became one of the most popular "Mesozoic" head coaches in the league. And he returned to the NBA "coaching circle"
The essence of it is defense, iron-blooded defense, and even hand-to-hand defense.
No matter who you are, no matter what style of play you had before, as soon as you get into his hands, you will immediately turn into a defensive tough guy and a hand-to-hand expert. This is really not a boast. At the time of the Knicks, it was almost like a human being.
Seeing how scared people are, many players will frown when they hear that they will play the Knicks that night. Some extreme cases will go to a nearby hospital to reserve a bed in advance.
It can be seen from this that Holzman's defensive training skills are here, and it is from his hands that the Knicks' iron-blooded style has officially entered people's impressions. Later, this man was successfully elected to the Coaches Hall of Fame.
, and was rated as "one of the top ten head coaches" in NBA history. So in terms of head coaching level, the Knicks are not worse than the Lakers at all, and on par with Bill Sharman.
"Damn, the opponent's defense is just messing up! Can't the referee see it?" Even Jerry West couldn't help but get angry. He complained as soon as he returned to the Lakers' bench. Indeed.
, looking at the scratches on his arms, you can see how fierce Walter Frazier's defense is. He has been selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team 7 times in his career. This season's "double team" has actually been slightly overpowered in terms of hard power.
It's Jerry West. Although the latter is also the winner of the "double team" this season, the direct confrontation on the highest stage has said everything.
He was a little confused about his opponent.
And he is the Lakers' "outside leader" and the league's assist leader this season. If he messes up, the Lakers' "super defensive counterattack" will be somewhat ineffective. This is no wonder that West, opposite Walter Vernon
Razor is almost 7 years younger than him, which is enough to replace two generations of players in the NBA. So when it comes to physical fitness and athletic ability, he suffered a big loss in the hands of Walter Frazier.
After lagging behind his opponents in terms of height, physical fitness, and athletic ability, it's not surprising that West struggled.
In fact, Reed Holzman conducted serious and detailed research on Bill Sharman's coaching system and tactics before the series started. After nearly a week of hard work, he found out in the game video and game statistics
, finally found a way to deal with the "33-game winning streak" team. It's very simple, there is nothing else to do, just implement and strengthen your own team's tactical system.
Because the most commonly used tactic of the Lakers this season is "super defensive counterattack", which is the original Boston method. The strong center serves as the pivot, and the other four people try their best to get down quickly and run and gun to increase the opportunities for open shots and sports shooting.
Number of times. The "pretentious" Reed Holzman believes that this tactic is "outdated" and "outdated". He only needs to resort to "hand-to-hand defensive tactics" and stick to the defense as hard as possible to break through.
Lose the Los Angeles Lakers' seemingly "fluent" offensive model.
In the original time and space, this plan should be considered half a success and half a failure, with mixed reviews.
But in this current time and space, it is almost as if the Lakers have found their "vital gate".
Just press "Team with the best historical record" and beat them hard.
What is the reason? The reason is that "Wilt Chamberlain" has become non-"Wilt Chamberlain", so the Lakers' original tactical system can no longer be played. In addition, "Tang Qian" cannot copy "Chamberlain"
"With their explosive performance in this series, the Los Angeles Lakers fell into a huge crisis in just the first quarter.
In the second quarter, although Bill Sharman deployed several effective tactics and Lakers players also scored these tactical goals, it was still a "drop in the bucket" and a bit "futile". After the second quarter,
The Lakers trailed their opponent, the New York Knicks, by a full 18 points, 49-67. This means that Bill Sharman's brainstorming of tactical balls only allowed the Lakers to recover 1 point in a single quarter.
This situation made the atmosphere in the Lakers bench area seem a little dull.
Tang Qian scored 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block at halftime. The statistics were not good. There was no way. The main reason was that the opponent's competitive state was really good. With the influence of his "inner demon", he played very poorly.
Comfortable. Tang Qian has already figured out this "defensive system" with him as the main player. At present, he simply cannot support it.
That's why the Lakers were tied up and extremely uncomfortable in the first half.
After all, this defensive system was tailor-made by Bill Sharman based on "Chamberlain", not "Tang Qian". So it is normal that he is temporarily unable to control it. After all, he is not "Will" yet.
Chamberlain. The gap in hard power is basically all-round.
After fully understanding this issue, No. 13 of the Lakers took the initiative and said for the first time:
"Mr. Salman, I think we need to change our style of play."
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