However, it is easy to shout slogans, but difficult to actually do it.
This is also the reason why those big ESPN experts "look down upon" Kobe and the Lakers so much.
Because from a probability calculation, more than 70% to 80% of things are worth a gamble, so it is not difficult to choose this team preference. 27 wins and 29 losses, this is the current record of the Lakers, and the opposite Mavericks are also
The record is terrible, with only 25 wins and 29 losses, even worse than the Lakers. I really didn’t expect that the Dallas people, who were the championship last season, would suddenly return to before liberation. Everything that happened two years ago seemed to be the same.
The market bubble is colorful, but it cannot last long.
He and the Lakers are both "suffering brothers". The current trend of the team is all the way down and down.
Therefore, in order to enter the playoffs, both teams are firing on all cylinders and preparing to fight hard.
In the first quarter, the Mavericks, led by their core figure Nowitzki, scored 30 points in a single quarter. This is definitely a good single quarter data. After the Lakers' starting PF Gasol played for one quarter,
He felt discomfort in the soles of his feet, and was taken back to the locker room by Gary Vitti. This immediately made "Warcraft" accept more attacks, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply.
1 of 4 shots in a single quarter was his report card. Fortunately, he made 3 of 4 free throws and barely scored 5 points. Otherwise, his reputation as the "league's best center" might have been lost. Why is this so?
You say? The main reason is that the Mavericks' starting lineup is not strong in interior defense. Chris Kaman + Dirk Nowitzki, the athletic ability of this interior combination is honestly relatively weak. The former is 30 years old and the latter is close to 35.
They are both white, so even at their peak, their athletic ability was never that good. Therefore, it seems that Dwight Howard should be the one who makes a difference in Dallas' interior.
But the reality is shocking.
Dwight Howard, who is known as the "Warcraft", actually missed many shots under the joint defense of the two, and the game was extremely tangled and difficult. There was no meaning of "Warcraft" at all. Why is this? This is Howard's injury
Caused by illness and technical movements. In the past, Howard was healthy and young, so he could still rely on his super explosive power to force away opponents and score in singles. But as his physical condition gradually declined, it was difficult for him to squeeze out
When the opponent is attacked, coupled with the impact of the back injury, the explosive power is further weakened, so it gives people the illusion of "not being able to use force" in the paint.
Chris Kaman is also a 7-foot big man. Although his athletic ability is far inferior to that of Dwight Howard, his defensive attitude and playing style are generally relatively tough. He uses his height advantage to hit "Warcraft"
", which immediately amplified the roughness of "Warcraft" in singles. Moreover, there is another 7-foot No. 4 Dirk Nowitzki to help defend at any time. The two long men can cooperate well, so "Warcraft" Howard is trapped
In the quagmire of the inside line.
After losing his superhuman explosive power, he was completely unable to stand up to others, and his weaknesses in the lower body were fully exposed.
This is something teams across the league have used against Howard this season.
If he doesn't fight you physically and physically, he will just use a defensive inside lineman to stalk you and fight you hand-to-hand. Facts have proved that this kind of defensive effect is surprisingly good. Sometimes even if he is shorter than Howard,
It can also be used to contain and weaken. Representative figures such as "Haiye" Hayes are the best among them. His height and data ability are all at the level of ordinary NBA benches, but they can contain the current Howard and let the latter perform in his own way.
Basically every time during the season, I have never had an easy time.
This does not mean that Howard's offense has really declined to the point of being "not worth mentioning." If he gives up the so-called center dignity and plays more pick-and-rolls, running positions, and air cuts like the Magic, then he will be next to Nash.
It is not easy to average 20+ points per game. With these offensive skills, he is definitely the leader in the league.
But unfortunately, it took him several years to understand this truth even after he went to Houston.
At least for now, he still stubbornly believes that he has this low-post ability, but the head coach does not believe in him and does not design more low-post singles tactics for himself, and his back injury has not healed, and it is difficult to exert force, etc. These objective factors have led to
This is the reason why his low post singles play is "relatively sluggish" now. It's not that his own low post skills are poor or that his low post abilities are limited.
Seeing Howard still "messing around" like this, Mike D'Antoni was so angry that his nose almost exploded, but what can you do? No matter how well the tactics are arranged, the players under him just won't listen to the command! In the record
Under pressure, Mike D'Antoni once again had a verbal conflict with Howard. Fortunately, Tang Qian and Kobe stepped forward to stop it in time, so that the conflict did not escalate. However, this scene was caught on camera by reporters on the sidelines.
It is conceivable that headlines similar to "Lakers internal strife" and "general feud" will soon appear on the Internet.
When Howard saw that Tang Qian and Kobe were both "steering off against each other", he was immediately furious, and his favorable impression of Los Angeles, a hellish place, became even less favorable. This mentality directly made him "selfish", and he could no longer think about it in his mind.
There is no team record, only yourself, only data, and only the future of leaving the Lakers to make a fortune.
Tang Qian scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist in the first half. Although he is not as good as Howard, looking at his efficiency and playing time, it is not necessarily much worse than the latter. Second
Originally, the Lakers had some chance to comeback, but it was a pity that Tang Qian and "Warcraft" were on the court at the same time, and they were almost strangers. The former could still abide by professional ethics and barely cooperate with Howard. It was not a tacit understanding, but he was not cold either.
But the latter went his own way and regarded Tang Qian as his opponent and enemy. Looking at the data, in the entire second quarter, he did not take the initiative to pass the ball to No. 29 even once.
This kind of "zero contact" is simply unbearable for Mike D'Antoni!
Back in the locker room, he couldn't help but scold the two loudly, hoping that the two could temporarily put aside their personal grudges and work together for the sake of the team's record. But Tang Qian was okay, Howard looked away and said arrogantly, "No.
Maybe! Such an attitude not only surprised D'Antoni, but also made the entire Lakers team angry.
How long has it been since T.M.D., and you still refuse to compromise and make small sacrifices for the team? Is your Dwight Howard still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers? But Howard has the exact opposite idea. He wants to
The thing is, the labor and management will leave the Lakers and Los Angeles next season anyway. If we don’t improve the data, how will we raise the price for ourselves? How will we make a lot of money for ourselves? The labor and management are different from small characters like you.
, labor and management still have several illegitimate children to raise! If I don’t get a few more big contracts while I’m young, what will happen to my future? Can you be responsible?
Even if there is nothing wrong with wanting to increase statistics during the "contract year", after all, professional players are also human beings and they also need money to protect their future retirement life. But the so-called "enhancing statistics" also has a certain limit. A person like Howard is desperate.
There are still a minority of people who just want to do a big job and a special job.
Such people lack professionalism and professional ethics.
Well, although Howard's professionalism and ethics "have never been good", why else would he be nicknamed "Huo Zhongcheng" and "Happy Beast" by fans? The Lakers want to regard him as their savior and core.
That was definitely a major decision-making mistake in Mitch Kupcher's life.
As for the eyes of his Lakers teammates, Howard also thought about it. As long as he is a little thick-skinned and is not afraid of boiling water, it will be no big deal, and there is no need to worry about or take into account their personal emotions. Anyway, he will not be in the future.
Staying in the Lakers, what do you care about the mood of these benches and characters? The right way is to quickly improve the data and make a lot of money comfortably in the future. To sink with the broken ship of the Lakers is what only a fool would do!
His playing attitude directly caused Kobe's eyes to narrow into a thin line, and the light inside became colder and colder.
"So you can't cooperate and play well with Fang, right?" Mike D'Antoni finally asked. The off-court factors of the big city team have consumed too much of his energy. Now the team has entered
The playoffs are so precarious that he feels his emotions and it is difficult to control them. "Yes, let me tell you directly. I hate him, so he wants me to cooperate with him. That is a dream."
!" Howard also went all out, not even bothering to maintain the pretense of the first half of the season. At this moment, his true nature as a ball dominant player was clearly revealed.
Ball dominance is a very negative word in the NBA, but it does exist.
For example, Carmelo Anthony of New York is recognized as one of the ball bullies. It is common for him to teach his teammates, yell at them or even intimidate them. However, due to his background, few people in the NBA dare to openly challenge him.
There are many examples. He was more restrained during the Nuggets period. After all, it was not his own territory. When he returned to New York, he immediately felt like a fish in water. His temper and personality exploded. In 2014, he had a quarrel with the team's second-year player Tim Hardaway.
He threatened to beat the opponent to death, and later even cursed teammate Vujacic and other bad incidents. At one point, he even angered the "Zen Master" and angrily criticized him for being too attached to the ball and being a ball bully. In fact, last season, New York collectively expelled Jeremy Lin.
Anthony was involved in the incident, and Mike D'Antoni said it himself. So don't think that the NBA locker room is clean. Things that can't be seen on the court don't mean they don't exist off the court.
In the early days of "Warcraft", there was no tendency to dominate the game. He played hard and conscientiously. Apart from occasionally comforting the prostitute's soul, he was also very law-abiding. But as he became more famous in the later period, his mentality gradually changed.
He felt that being a super blue-collar worker was too unfair for him, so he gradually began to take credit and be arrogant, often using his status as the "boss of the team" to pressure others. The Orlando players didn't care, but this made Van Gundy unhappy, because he found that "Warcraft" was getting better and better.
He increasingly refused to listen to his own tactical instructions and was obsessed with low-post singles. As the head coach and "mentor", he kindly wanted to wake up the latter, but unexpectedly provoked a tit-for-tat confrontation from the latter. After many persuasion, he couldn't win.
The annoying "Warcraft" directly made suggestions to the management, hoping to fire Van Gundy. At this time, Van Gundy quit, and counterattacked, asking the Magic to trade Howard. However, the "Warcraft" self-esteem was greatly damaged.
What's more, Orlando is undergoing a "comprehensive cleanup". Not only Van Gundy but also himself, and even the team's general manager Otis Smith, are all "packing up and getting out"!
You must know that struggles between superstars and head coaches are common in the NBA, but generally speaking, the former has a greater chance of winning and the latter has a greater chance of losing. So just when he was complacent and ready to wait for the team to compromise with him, the Magic
The team boss gave him a fatal blow. You want to make a noise or make trouble, right? Then get out of here! Don't bother me!
It seemed like a lose-lose situation, but for Howard, it was a loss because he drove away Van Gundy but failed to keep himself. The Magic's decisiveness and ruthlessness made him extremely depressed and angry. So here he comes.
The "Warcraft" of the Lakers is no longer the "Warcraft" of the past. His selfishness and ego are his trademarks on the Lakers.
What is most important in his heart now? Not winning, not record, only data, only dollars!
This is also the reason why Howard will get worse and worse in the future. Even if he goes to the Rockets, he will still be the "second boss". If he had known this, he might as well stay in the Lakers and take over Kobe's job honestly. So Tang Qian heard
Here, he also stood up and said: "Mr. D'Antoni, I hate playing with him too. He is a black hole of ball rights. Whoever encounters him will be unlucky."
"What are you talking about??? Chinaman!!! Who do you think is a black hole for ball rights???" Howard yelled subconsciously after hearing this, but Tang Qian didn't give him face at all. He took a step closer and replied in a low voice: "You
What do you mean? Who else are you? A selfish person who doesn’t even care about the team’s record. What is he but a black hole of ball rights? Also, you’d better keep your mouth clean, otherwise my fist will not
Long eyes!" "You Chinese...China is hot! What qualifications do you have to say that to me? Don't think that you can be arrogant just because you cheated and entered the All-Star team! In this Lakers team, you are just a bench, and you will always be just a player.
Bench! Do you understand?" Howard didn't want to lose his momentum, so he bit the bullet and counterattacked.
"Bench?" Tang Qian was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly smiled and said: "Since you are so awesome, why can't you lead the team to victory? Are you not even as good as me as a bench?" Howard said angrily: "Bullshit!
!!You think you can lead the team to victory? You really don’t know the heights and heights of China...the Chinese people!!!"
As soon as Howard finished saying this, Tang Qian choked on his words and said, "I can."
"What did you say?" Howard thought he heard wrongly.
"I said of course I can help the team and win." Tang Qian repeated.
"Hahahaha~ It's so ignorant~ It's so childish~" Howard suddenly burst into a loud sneer and said: "With the current state of the Lakers, how can you help them win? With your black hair? Or with your eyes that can never open your eyes?
"You can't open your eyes???" When Tang Qian heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, because "can't open your eyes" is just a typical discriminatory term, specifically referring to most of the eye characteristics of Orientals and Asians.
In addition, Tang Qian's eyes were not small, so the meaning of the other party's words was obvious.
"GA guy, I can make the Lakers win consecutive games, can you? If not, just shut up!"
"Winning streak? Now this team still wants to win in a row???" Howard once again showed contempt and said: "If you can achieve 3 consecutive wins, then you are great!" Tang Qian shook his head after hearing this.
Then he stretched out his right hand and said: "3 consecutive wins is too few, at least 5 consecutive wins!"
"Five consecutive wins? I think your brain was eaten by zombies!" Howard said in complete disbelief: "If you can do it, I will carry your shoes!" "Carry your shoes? No, no, no." Tang Qian said:
"You failed to do it when you lost to me last time. How can I trust you again? With a character like yours, I just want to give you a slap in the face to relieve my anger! Huh? By the way, why not just do this?
How about it?"
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