Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers got a little anxious.
Because the No. 10 on the opposite side is like a "human scimitar". Although his movements are not very good-looking, he can stuff the basketball into the basket. Whether he is a substitute insider or Tang Qian, it is difficult to resist his outside attacks.
At this moment, Tang Qian could tell that the other party should have exploded.
Being able to break out and stand out at such a critical moment is something that ordinary All-Stars simply cannot do.
Because the defensive intensity and pressure in the finals are unusually high, generally speaking, it is rare to be able to maintain a normal state, not to mention an explosive drama. However, based on the finals tiebreaker two years ago, the Lakers players
This fact can still be accepted. After all, 2 years ago, it was this New York No. 10 who almost single-handedly destroyed the luxury battleship, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Looking at the scoreboard, 82-85, Tang Qian made a decision.
Use a silver defense card to defend against enemies.
This is also the strongest support that keeps him mentally stable until now.
The Silver Defense Card is activated, and within 7 minutes, the user's defensive ability increases by 50%.
I couldn't compete with the 35-year-old Wilt Chamberlain before, but now?
Sorry No. 10, I have to let the Lakers win tonight!
Tang Qian looked at Walter Fraser and said secretly in his heart.
"Oops, West was broken through, and Frazier jumped up in the penalty area again for a layup! Can we stop him?" Chick Hearn, the Lakers' on-site commentator, shouted, but within a second, the speakers in the audience were all over the place.
His voice sounded again: "This.is.wonderful! Well done! Wilt slapped Walter Frazier into the wall!"
"The Lakers immediately launched a defensive counterattack. Jerry dribbled the ball. Jerry passed it to Jim, and Jim passed it to Gale. Gale scored a layup! This is a typical Lakers scoring template!"
Of course, the so-called "hitting the wall" is an exaggeration. The purpose is to describe the Lakers' No. 13 defense as if it was a high and thick wall. It does not mean that Frazier was actually photographed against the wall.
84-85.
"This is a restricted area that I guard. Don't think about taking anything you want easily!" After Tang Qian landed, he looked at New York No. 10 and said.
"Really? Let's wait until the next ball." Walter Frazier didn't have much expression and just ran back to his own half calmly.
In the next round, the Knicks attacked again. After Walter Frazier broke through, he passed the ball to Dave DeBusschere. The latter immediately jumped up and dunked, trying to help the team improve their morale. However, Tang Qian was blocked.
Due to defensive interference, the basketball bounced out of the basket, and substitute Leroy Ellis protected the defensive rebound.
Okay, it looks like Wilt's defense is back to normal! This way the game will be much easier to play!
Bill Sharman was sitting on the coach's bench, thinking to himself.
The Lakers launched a defensive counterattack again, but the basketball was directly intercepted by Walter Frazier, and then launched a long-distance attack alone. Come on, I will guard against your ball! Tang Qian did not run over, so he stood alone
Under the basket, waiting for the Knicks' 10 to arrive.
"The Lakers still have Wilt under the basket, so the ball will be played by Walter Frazier against Wilt Chamberlain! Everyone, let us cheer for Wilt!"
Bang~
Walter Frazier and Tang Qian collided, and then the former forcibly avoided the latter's shot blocker and shot.
Unfortunately, Tang Qian, who was blessed with the Silver Defense Card, was not so easy to defeat, so this single fast break was barely intercepted by the Lakers' No. 13.
The basketball slid out of the hoop.
Tang Qian got the rebound, and then immediately launched a long pass from the backcourt. The basketball flew to the frontcourt, and Jerry West made a low layup.
With a score of ~86-85, the Lakers turned the score over again.
"You can't break my defense." Tang Qian took advantage of the momentum of his successful defense and immediately criticized his opponent's mentality.
This is not "secondary", it is just a necessary quality for normal professional players, because everyone knows that with the momentum of success, your words can be strengthened and doubled in intensity. This is undoubtedly perfect for hitting the opponent's heart.
But it's time.
"Trash talk" has been a part of professional basketball since ancient times. It may seem a little unfair, but its role cannot be underestimated. If someone "sees himself as noble" and never uses "trash talk", then he will definitely not be able to play professional basketball for long.
Just because you don't use it doesn't mean that others don't use it. People will have emotional fluctuations. If you lose one weapon and others have one more, the impact on the outcome of the game may sometimes be fatal.
After all, basketball is a competitive sport. Since it is a competitive sport, winning and victory are the keys.
Any "gray means" allowed by the rules are not "dirty", but wisdom and part of strength.
Because "spiritual blows" are sometimes more severe than "physical blows".
Bill Russell once had a famous interview in the 1980s. He believed that a large number of players in the NBA were very insecure and mentally fragile. So when he was not in good shape that night,
He will activate the "mental attack method". Take Walter Bellamy as an example. This is a super player in NBA history and a Hall of Fame inductee. He has scored more than 20,000 points and 14,000 rebounds in his career. Lord of the Rings
In a special interview with Janey Kennedy, a beautiful reporter in the 1980s, she once revealed a small detail. Since the former was five years younger than him, when competing on the same field, the King of the Rings had many times felt that he and he were the same.
There is a slight physical gap between him and his opponent (this shows how good this guy is physically, because apart from Chamberlain, he will not easily praise ordinary inside players). So what should we do? We must defend him again.
He can do it, otherwise it would be difficult for Boston to win. So the King of the Rings used the "mental attack method", and he was madly pestering and spraying on the field, saying: "Hey, little guy, why don't your teammates pass the ball?"
ah?"
"Hey, little guy, do your teammates always treat you like this? Never pass the ball to you?"
"Wow~ I know~ you were isolated by them~ Oh~ you are so miserable, little guy~ I really sympathize with you~"
After a round of crazy ridicule, Walter Bellamy finally "disarmed" and said in frustration: "Yes, yes, you seem to be right, they are isolating me, they don't take me seriously~"
Then the Lord of the Rings breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart and said: Hehe~ It’s stable tonight~ I’ve defeated my opponent~
This is all real interview data, so whether it is "Lord of the Rings" or "Magician" or "Air Jordan", they are all loyal fans of this set. It can even be said that the top ten figures in history,
There is no one who is not proficient in this.
Therefore, Tang Qian has been practicing the skill of "trash talking".
But we must make it clear, don’t exaggerate the power of “trash talk”. If you are a “weak chicken”, then no matter how strong your “trash talk” is, it is still a joke and you will only be slapped in the face and humiliated.
.Larry Bird once said that "trash talk" must be based on strength. If you don't have strength, then you don't have "trash talk."
This summary is very simple, but at the same time it is also very insightful.
It can be said to hit the nail on the head.
"Wilt Chamberlain? You are indeed very powerful~ But actually I want to experience you at your peak. After all, after your legs have lost their vitality, you have fallen off the altar." Walter Frazier is also the same.
"Trash talk" bullies people, so they don't give in and push back as soon as they open their mouths.
"Humph, even if this is the case, it's not difficult to deal with you!" Tang Qian said.
"Really? Then let me ask Mr. Stilts, what happened in G7 2 years ago? Could it be that you have lost your memory?"
"Two years ago was two years ago. You can't replicate that part tonight!" "Tang Qian" also replied forcefully. Because he was blessed with a silver defense card, he was extremely confident in his defensive ability.
I simply don’t believe that the other party can defeat me!
"I like you very much because you are strong enough. The stronger you are, the more I like you." After speaking, Walter Fraser turned and left, not at all affected by Tang Qian's "trash talk".
This guy... has such a stable mentality~ None of the people who seem to be able to become the top 50 NBA superstars are fuel-efficient.
This is Tang Qian's thought after the conversation. Where is New York team's No. 10?
I don't know why, but he actually shrank his eyes, and then his fighting spirit increased instead of decreasing, and said:
Wilt Chamberlain, I'll let you know about my 'copying power'.
Just wait and see.
The Knicks once again dribbled the ball to attack. Jerry West looked at No. 10 in front of him, concentrated on his posture, and defended seriously.
But the next moment, No. 44 of the Lakers suddenly became wary, because he seemed to see a faint momentum flowing from his opponent. Based on Jerry West's experience on the court, he suddenly thought of
What? Before he could say anything, a black shadow quickly passed through his defense line.
"New York No. 10 broke through Jerry. He was very fast, like a black arrow, hitting the Lakers' restricted area basket!" With Chick Hearn's commentary, Tang Qian jumped up on the spot, trying to block this shot.
But Walter Frazier did a half-turn, and then made a layup. He knew his advantages and disadvantages very well, so he didn't do the "outside flying" trick at all, and directly shot "floor flow"
.
This kind of "floor ball" is difficult to block because it is difficult to judge the point and timing of the shot. However, Tang Qian added the Silver Defense Card at this moment, and his overall defensive ability increased by 50%, so he kept up with his opponent keenly.
"Okay! Successfully interfered with Fraser! Fraser's layup failed!" Chick Hearn said happily.
Seeing that he missed another layup, Walter Frazier's eyes were stunned at first, and then quickly changed, becoming more...excited. Yes, not fear, nor fear, but excitement, a kind of joy and excitement.
A feeling of excitement mixed with excitement.
It's amazing. Wilt Chamberlain can react so sensitively and make such accurate judgments~ He deserves to be the number one super center in the league~
On the offensive end, the Lakers were once again hindered. Jerry West's shot was frantically entangled by New York's No. 10. With a "dang" sound, the iron collapsed. In this era, Walter Frazier is a well-deserved defensive No. 1.
King, even if the DPOY award hadn't been created in 1982-1983, he would most likely have won a best defensive player trophy in his career like "Glove" Payton.
At this point, Jerry West, who was also on the All-Defensive Team that year, was much weaker. For comparison, look at Payton's defensive win shares when he won DPOY, which was a career-high 5.6. Let's take a look again.
Kawhi Leonard, who will be the Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive years in the future, has a defensive WS of 4.4 and 5.5 when he won DPOY. And what about New York No. 10 Walter Frazier? I’m afraid I’ll scare you if I tell you, but his career peak is basically maintained.
Around 5+, and even as high as 6.7 at its peak!
Don’t understand what this concept is? For example, Mr. Joe is the best representative of offensive and defensive perimeters, but his highest defense was WS6.2. In the season when he won DPOY, his defensive win shares ranked second in his career.
,6.1. This is also the only two seasons in which Joe God has defended WS above 6. But it is still not as good as Walter Frazier.
It can be seen that this New York No. 10 is terrible.
Jerry West, who was selected during the same period, had a defensive WS value of 4.9 in one season, and his defensive WS value in any other season fluctuated between 2 and 3. This is already very strong for an outside player, but it is true.
If you want to compare with Walter Frazier, he is far behind.
In addition, he is nearly 7 years older than his opponent, and his athletic ability and physical fitness have declined, which also made it difficult for West to defeat Walter Frazier in singles. Therefore, he also failed in this attack.
It was the Knicks' turn to attack again. It was obvious that during this period, both sides had entered a defensive mode and struck frequently. As is often the case, the score seemed to be frozen and did not move at all for a long time.
Reed Holzman stood on the sidelines, looked at Walter Frazier and said:
What now? Do you still want to continue?
Continue? Of course!
On this ball, Walter Frazier's condition improved again.
Seeing this situation, the opponent Jerry West was "frightened". Because he is also a basketball superstar, he is very sensitive to subtle changes in this state. A bad premonition began to surface.
The heart of Lakers No. 44.
Not enough status explosion? What about explosive seed?
Walter Frazier is also an offensive and defensive superstar, and with a big heart, once he explodes, his energy will be extremely terrifying. Jerry West originally had some difficulty facing him this season.
Well, if the opponent explodes again...
"With a drastic change of direction and dribbling, Walter Frazier once again broke through Jerry's defense. It seems that either Jerry's defense is not in good shape tonight, or the former's offense is too good." Chick Hearn saw it.
The commentary continued: "But our Lakers' inside line still has the last barrier, and that is 'Goliath' Wilt Chamberlain! Wilt has defended Frazier's breakthrough attack before, and this time he still has
Will it be OK?”
Here we go again? This guy has such a tough heart! However, you are destined to fail tonight! You will be defeated!
Tang Qian was full of confidence and took a step forward, preparing to meet New York No. 10's breakthrough attack.
And what about Walter Frazier’s eyes? They became sharp in an instant. He looked at the tall body of No. 13 of the Lakers and moved forward firmly. Real super giants are such strong men, how can they kneel down after a few moments?
, just lying down? If that was the case, how could he become a super giant? This identity is not one that can be sealed by oneself, but comes from the recognition and affirmation of others.
As for why Frazier, as a super giant, did not have FMVP, it can only be said that the league was too deliberate in promoting "Reed's greatness". In fact, in the 1972-73 season, Reed was a "sick man" in the regular season, with average statistics per game.
It also dropped to about 11+8+2. There was still no change in the playoffs, with an average of about 12+7+2 in 17 games. Some people have said that poor performance in the regular season and playoffs does not matter, anyway.
The finals FMVP only depends on the statistics and results of the finals. There will be no examples of role players taking away the team leader FMVP in the future. Well, let’s just look at his average data per game in the finals, 16+9+2
, based on this data, he was also elected as the FMVP in 1973, and this kind of data is really not as good as Walter Frazier's personal data contribution. Whether it is the regular season, playoffs or finals, it is not as good as Walter Frazier.
Lei Ze, but he just "win" and won the second championship + FMVP award in his career.
This is because Walter Frazier doesn’t fight for anything, and his personality off the court is relatively indifferent to fame and fortune. If he had been replaced by someone else, he would definitely have a quarrel and even fall out with the team. So in terms of pure strength, Walter Frazier
Lei Ze definitely deserves the word "super giant". Of course, if you feel that he is "not qualified" and "cannot be partial", then you can just call him "quasi super giant".
But all the real old New York fans know that at the critical moment, No. 10 is the backbone and the big heart, not Willis Reed, who is praised as amazing by the outside world.
The pace of this attack is so fast! It also combines a virtual and real half turn + an underhand layup! If I hadn't been blessed with the silver ability card now, I would definitely not be able to judge the ball and prevent this attack.
But...you still can't escape my defensive circle!
Has he judged all this? Why is this guy's defensive intuition so accurate and terrifying?
However...will I just give up?
New York No. 10's eyes narrowed and he yelled in his heart:
Of course it’s impossible! I give up so easily, and my name is Walter Frazier???
Wilt Chamberlain, you are very powerful, but I will still break through you!!!
Break through your defense!!!
Break through your defense!!!
In an instant, Tang Qian seemed to feel the person in front of him, and his momentum changed slightly. Then in an instant, New York No. 10 actually twisted his body and made a low hand layup at a point where it was almost impossible to make a shot. He leaned completely against Tang Qian.
Dive, then pull the right hand as far away as possible, and rely on the strength of the wrist alone to trigger the hand.
This kind of ball is extremely difficult to score, let alone a confrontation. Even if there is no confrontation, it is extremely difficult to score a goal or get into the basket.
Therefore, although Tang Qian's ball did not cover his opponent, he subconsciously believed that this shot would collapse.
But the result shocked him...
Because of the "swipe" sound, the basketball actually bounced off the board and into the Lakers' net.
Walter Frazier scored, and the referee also gave Tang Qian a defensive foul. The former needed to add a penalty kick.
86-87, the New York Knicks overtook the score again.
"How's it going? Big Beidou? Do you still think that I can't break through your defense?" Walter Fraser got up from the ground, then looked directly at "Tang Qian" and asked.
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