At the beginning of the second quarter, the direction of the entire game seemed to have reversed, because the New York Knicks were shocked to find that they suddenly couldn't get rebounds. Yes, they just couldn't get rebounds. The second quarter was over.
In the first half, my team only had 2 rebounds, and they were all high-post rebounds. As for the low-post rebounds, I'm sorry, they were all taken by the Lakers' No. 13.
After seeing this situation, the confidence of the rest of the Lakers naturally increased greatly. Is there anything more reassuring to the attacker than the word "rebound guarantee"? The more relaxed the mentality is, the softer and more relaxed everyone's shooting movements will be, and the hits will be
Naturally, the shooting rate increased significantly. The New York Knicks were in trouble. The more worried they were that they would not make a shot, the more they hesitated to take action. In this way, they "looked ahead and looked back", and their shooting rate did not increase but fell. Halfway through the second quarter, they
The field goal percentage in a single quarter was only 30.5%, which is a bit low by any means. What's more, this 30.5% is just the beginning.
Another missed shot, Tang Qian powerfully collected the rebound, and then directly passed the ball with his hand. The Lakers successfully counterattacked.
Although Tang Qian did not record any data in this offensive round, his first long pass was also indispensable. Anyone who watched the game will understand the significance of the existence of this big guy No. 13. Immediately, the New York Knicks'
Head coach Reid Holzman called a timeout, and both sides went off the field to rest.
"Get rebounds! Get rebounds! This is the top priority! Without rebounds, we will only get worse and worse!" As one of the top ten future NBA head coaches, "Zen Master"
Phil Jackson's teacher, Reed Holzman, had a very precise vision, and he immediately revealed the essence of the problem. But seeing it is one thing, and whether it can be reversed is another matter.
With the blessing of the golden rebound card, let alone the Knicks' inside players, even if Boston's No. 6 comes, it will be the same, there is no chance of survival.
With 16 rebounds in a single quarter, the Lakers' score was greatly guaranteed. 51-48, Los Angeles took the lead.
Back in the locker room, the atmosphere of the Lakers team returned to high spirits. Jim McMillan said loudly to "Tang Qian": "Wilt, how are you? I made 4 of 4 shots in a single quarter. My shooting percentage is high enough."
Right? Do you have anything else to say?" "Tang Qian" shrugged and said: "No." "Haha~ But Wilt, your rebounding is really strong, 16 rebounds in a single quarter, half a game.
20, you really want to go to heaven!" "Tang Qian" said: "This is nothing, everyone will continue to shoot in the second half and defeat the New Yorkers in one go."
"Do you need to say this?" Gail Goodrich also said: "Beat them all as b.itc.h~ Only then can we relieve our hatred~"
As the Lakers regained the lead, the players' minds began to gradually wake up. They roughly guessed the intention of No. 13, so their "anger" immediately disappeared, and instead they became excited and grateful.
He got up. No. 44 Jerry West said: "Wilt, I'm sorry, I was a little..."
"No need to say this." "Tang Qian" interrupted West and said: "Tonight we have only one goal, which is to win G7 and then win the championship trophy. The rest are secondary.
Yes, isn't it?" "Well, that makes sense, Wilt, thanks~ you saved the Lakers tonight~" Jerry West said sincerely.
"Haha~Jerry, you are exaggerating~Savior? Isn't this your nickname?" "Tang Qian" also joked.
"Okay, everyone, please calm down. After all, the game is not over yet. Let's play for another 24 minutes, and then we can have fun!" Bill Salman silenced the locker room, then turned around and asked: "Will
Te, can you still maintain your rebounding status? If you can't, then..."
"No problem, Mr. Salman, I will continue to take away that damn rebound!" "Tang Qian" immediately replied.
"Very good." Bill Salman was happy to hear this, and he was also very happy that Wilt Chamberlain did not miss the key moment. After all, in the past, the critical moment on the 13th was never so reliable.
"Then I'll leave the rebound to you. Did the rest of you hear that? You only have one task left, which is to attack, attack, and attack again! Until you completely defeat the New Yorkers! Do you understand?"
"No problem, sir!!!" There was a uniform response in the locker room.
The New York Knicks locker room is a completely different scene.
Head coach Reid Holzman is furious because he emphasized rebounding so many times in the second quarter, but it still didn't have the slightest effect. Why isn't he angry? So the first one to bear the brunt is the Knicks.
The main insiders are Jerry Lucas and Dave DeBusschere.
"What happened? Jerry? Dave? Could it be that neither of you can handle a 35-year-old guy?"
Jerry Lucas and Dave DeBusschere both lowered their heads and did not dare to make any more excuses, because in the New York Knicks, the authority of head coach Reid Holzman is supreme.
After a lot of scolding, Reid Holzman finally calmed down a little and opened his mouth to order: "You must win the initiative in rebounding in the second half. If Chamberlain knocks over two more, then you will all get off the bench."
do you understand?"
"Yes, sir, we understand." Lucas and DeBusschere nodded at the same time.
"It's really irritating!" After training the two inside players, Reid Holzman faced the outside players and said: "Go head-on! Remember to go head-to-head with them! Don't you understand the spirit and tenacity of the Lakers? As long as
If you overwhelm them in terms of momentum, they will be fragile, collapsed, and vulnerable! So later, the outside players have to improve their defensive strength, even if the movements are slightly larger, it doesn't matter! Because this is the finals,
The referee will not blow the whistle casually, so everyone must remember it clearly!"
After explaining this, he walked up to the other substitute players and ordered: "You guys are all ready to play. It won't be long, but you must be ruthless when you start. Do you all understand?"
"We understand, sir." The substitute players who were named also nodded, indicating that they had received the order.
"Okay, in the second half, let the glass-hearted Los Angeles people completely fail!" Reed Holzman has maintained the spiritual creed of serving in the Navy for so many years, which is why he "looks down" on Los Angeles and the Lakers.
team. Because in his opinion, Los Angeles people are not tough, not tough, and not iron-blooded. He will never allow his team to lose to a city without spiritual will.
"Everyone must remember that we are tough New Yorkers!"
"So G7 will definitely not lose!"
"We are tough New Yorkers!!! We will not lose!!! We will win!!!"
With this spiritual belief in mind, the New Yorkers reopened the door to the locker room and walked toward the tunnel.
As soon as he returned to the court in the second half, Tang Qian noticed a difference, because the New York Knicks' mental state seemed to have completely recovered, and they were completely different from the way they were at the end of the second quarter. It seemed that the opponent could enter the game several times in this era.
The NBA Finals is not an easy game to defeat, so you can’t take it lightly in the second half either!
The third quarter had just begun, and the two sides were getting angry because the New York Knicks' defensive actions were astonishing. Several fouls were even directed at people. This made the Los Angeles Lakers players very angry.
.However, because it was the seventh game of the finals, the referee did not "interfere too much" and just let the athletes on the field solve the problem and find their own solutions.
This is of course a great good thing for the New York Knicks, because this rhythm and scale are exactly what they like. As for the Lakers, generally speaking, they play more elegantly and gorgeously, so against such a fierce game
The rhythm was very inconsistent and unaccustomed to it. But they didn't complain too much because this was the NBA's "hidden rule" over the years. In the end, unless it was a fight, it would be very difficult to relax the scale of physical confrontation.
It's a normal thing. Because of this, the Lakers suffered countless unlucky losses in G7.
This method has indeed had a certain effect. The Lakers' offensive flow was interrupted instantly, and the comparable score still maintained the lead without being overtaken by the opponent. Why? Because the Lakers also have a "giant" No. 13 on the inside.
, trying their best to protect the boards, especially offensive rebounds, and never lost a single one in the low post. This makes the Lakers' shooting percentage ugly, but they can still score points and score goals.
If you miss the first shot, there will be a second shot. If you miss the second shot, there will be a third shot...
After doing this, the head coach of the Knicks became furious and ran to the sideline and roared: "Jerry! Dave! What are you doing??? Rebounds!!! Protect rebounds!!! Stop the Lakers from 13
No. Grab the rebound!!!" Under his "prodding", both Jerry Lucas and Dave DeBusschere gritted their teeth, and their rebounding status improved a lot.
But what's the use of this?
In front of the current Lakers No. 13, eggs are useless!
It's still the same thing: every time I grab a rebound, I'm sure, and every time I pinch, I'm in!
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