"You, why did you come to practice? You're not..." When Howard saw Tang Qian at Toyota Sports Center, he was stunned and couldn't believe it. Tang Qian smiled and said: "I
Of course you have to come to practice after you recover. This is the professionalism of professional players, do you understand?"
"Recovered? Doesn't that mean..."
"Oh, I heard from Gary that there was a problem with the inspection equipment. In fact, it's not a big deal for me. What? Are you sorry?" After hearing Tang Qian's words, Howard had no answer, because if he answered such words, it would be a big mistake.
It's so stupid that it will completely cut you off from the entire team.
Lakers general manager's office.
"Recovered? Misdiagnosis? Instrument problem? Shi.t!!!" Mitch Kupchak thought that Tang Qian was injured and everything would be calm. Unexpectedly, the plot reversed so quickly that it was hard for him to accept it.
. This means that he has to explain to Howard again and find a way to "trouble Tang Qian".
As a team general manager, he is very reluctant to do this kind of thing, but for the sake of his team's status, he has to do it.
Because he had finally figured out that Dongfang Fang had gone to Jenny Bass's side, and it was impossible for him to have any good impressions of him anymore.
However, what can I do? Do I really want to completely break up the relationship and forcefully use my power to "suspend" the other party?
Especially after Tian Tian played a "milestone" game before the 29th, it has become extremely difficult for him to "wantonly suppress". If it is too explicit and the outside world sees it, then what will happen to him?
The general manager's position may soon be unstable.
Moreover, the Lakers are in terrible shape this season, and they are in need of a scapegoat. If such a big thing is revealed, then the anger of the Los Angeles fans will be like a volcano erupting, roaring towards him!
If this really happens, he will lose more than he gains by "stealing the chicken but losing the rice"!
Thinking of this, Mitch Kupchak forced himself to calm down, and he began to sit in the general manager's office chair, thinking hard.
After some intense weighing, he made a call to Howard...
In a mansion somewhere in Los Angeles.
"It's okay? Gary Vitti has been working for decades, and this kind of thing is extremely rare." Jenny Bass also seemed a little surprised when she first heard the news, but her expression soon calmed down.
He opened his mouth and said: "Publish an article right away. Congratulations to China Permanent for breaking the NBA block record, and at the same time point out our appreciation for him."
"Is it going to be made public so soon? Didn't you say you have to wait until next season..." Before Bonnie Laughlin finished speaking, Jenny Bass said: "Don't wait any longer, I admit my father's
Your vision is indeed extraordinary. If you are too late, you will miss the opportunity. Do it immediately."
"Yes, I understand, little sister~" After Bonnie Laughlin said that, she respectfully stepped back.
When Jenny Buss was alone in the room, she murmured in a low voice: "Blue-collar All-Stars? Did my father really only see that much? Is there something else that I didn't expect or guess?"
In bed at night, Tang Qian began to answer the phone calls one by one:
"Oh, Mom, I know, I know, I will pay attention next time when I play~ Yes, yes, I won't work so hard, I will save it, don't worry, just~ Well, okay, okay, I understand.
, I will, I will~ Don’t worry~ There is nothing wrong with my health. Really, the team has given me a comprehensive examination. If you don’t believe me, I can take a photo of the physical condition report and send it to you~”
"I'm fine, Taylor. I just felt a little unwell during that game. I'm fine now. Really, don't worry~"
"I'm fine, Sestin, you don't need to come over here to see me~"
"Sophia, that's just a rumor from the outside world. You know, they like to exaggerate and deliberately make the title eye-catching~"
"Carly? Oh, I'm fine. Are you filming a commercial in the UK? That's great, keep working hard, I'm optimistic about you~"
"Well, I'm fine, it was just a misdiagnosis. Where are you? Are you helping me look at the sneaker design? Well, I'm sorry to bother you. I'll treat you to a big meal when you come back. No, I'll give you a salary increase~"
After replying to these missed calls and text messages one by one, Tang Qian lay on the bed, preparing to go to bed early, because tomorrow's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies will definitely be a fierce battle that should not be taken lightly. As for whether he is tired from answering these calls and text messages,
Tired, the answer is, not tired, not at all! Only when you are really alone in a foreign country, you will understand the importance of these cares and concerns.
They can make your lonely soul as nourished as sunshine.
Back in the Lakers general manager's office, Dwight Howard's answer pleased Kupchak and said:
"Really? Dwight? Do you really not care about this?"
"Well, I've figured it out sir, I don't care anymore, you are also doing it for the benefit of the Lakers, I can understand."
"That's great, Dwight, you are really more tolerant and generous than I thought! But I have my own thoughts! But don't worry, I will send him away as soon as this season is over.
This is my faithful promise to you!"
"Well, okay, I understand, sir, I need to go to bed early. There is still a game to play tomorrow."
"Okay~ Go to bed early~ I won't disturb you~ Good night, Dwight~"
"Good night, Mr. Mitch Kupchak."
After Kupchak hung up the phone with relief, Howard stood in the room with a distorted expression on his face and said, "Mitch Kupchak, you have played tricks on me over and over again. Do you really think I am easy to bully?"
?When the time comes, I will definitely kill you and make you lose face in the entire league and the United States!!!"
"Wait, you all just wait for me!!! I, Dwight Howard, will make you all pay a heavy price!!!"
On April 5th, U.S. time, the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Memphis Grizzlies at home. This was the seventh to last game of the season for the Lakers. And compared with the Timberwolves, Bucks, Kings, Mavericks and the like, this is the support team.
A truly strong team.
Even though the Grizzlies are only fifth in the Western Conference, but just looking at the record, they are still above the fourth-ranked Clippers. They were only beaten by the division rules. So the Grizzlies this season are
An absolutely tough team to beat.
Although the offense only averages about 93 points per game, its defense is top-notch in the league, allowing only 89 points per game to the opponent team. Looking at the entire league, it is also the only team that can suppress the opponent's average score to 90 points per game.
The following teams are very similar to last year's Chicago Bulls. Moreover, in the simulated installment voting list for the best defensive player this season, the Grizzlies' Marc Gasol has been dominating for many periods. If nothing else, he should be
I have secured this award.
Although Tang Qian currently ranks first in the blocks list and second in the rebounds list, he still does not get the favor of many experts and reporters. Overall, he is not even in the top ten, with a vote rate of only 1.02%. The first-choice vote is even worse.
It’s 0%, which means he didn’t get a single first-choice vote. Not as good as Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley, who still had 1.65% of first-choice votes.
From this we can also see how big a prejudice American sports people have against yellow people.
However, Marc Gasol is indeed very capable this season and deserves this award. Even though his data is average and even a bit subpar. However, there are many things that are not shown in the basic data and are exemplified by the high-level data, such as
Among players who have defended at least 800 rounds this season, Marc Gasol's defensive efficiency ranks first in the league, allowing opponents only 0.759 points per round, with a suppression shooting rate of nearly 39%. If he continues to dig deeper, he can still
Seeing some more powerful statistics, Marc Gasol is even more terrifying when it comes to defending low post plays, allowing only 0.665 points to the attacker per round, with a suppression shooting rate of nearly 35%!
Now we know why Howard will be finished when he encounters the Grizzlies this season, and will change from a "Warcraft" to a "Milk Beast". This is the reason. The Grizzlies' starting center Marc Gasol is very good at low post backs.
His defensive efficiency is astonishing. Even some masters of post-up play will be in a hurry if they encounter him this season. Not to mention the "number one center" who ranks first in the league in post-up efficiency? That night, in the first quarter
Marc Gasol made Howard, who was trying to avenge his past humiliation, feel disgraced and almost lose his mind.
1 of 7 field goals, 0 of 4 free throws, and 2 points in a single quarter were Howard's results.
It can be seen that this season, Gasol is really the nemesis of back-up play. It would be unlucky to have a last-last player like Howard bump into him.
Howard threw the towel as soon as the game came, but few people on the Lakers team were willing to pay attention to him.
Because of Howard's poor performance, the Lakers scored only 15 points, far less than the 28 points of the Grizzlies.
They fell behind by as much as 13 points right from the start, and it was obvious that falling behind by 13 points in front of the Grizzlies was completely different from falling behind by 13 points in front of other teams. The difficulty of chasing points was completely different. How could it be that the top defensive team in the league this season?
Covered?
Tang Qian came on the court in the second quarter and scored a lot of rebounds and blocks, with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks respectively. However, in terms of scoring, he could not provide much help, only 2 points. Because of the overall defensive nature of the Grizzlies,
Extremely outstanding, even if Tang Qian wants to score points, it will be difficult. Besides, he is not the Lakers' first offensive point. He can only get 2 to 3 shots in one quarter, which is too much.
This is also normal. Centers usually don't take too many shots per game and are far less efficient than outside players.
Howard only took 13+ shots this season. Although it was much higher than the previous 2012-2013 season, it was still not comparable to the number of shots taken by outside players. At the end of the single quarter, the Lakers scored 22 points and the Grizzlies only scored 18 points.
, but because of the score advantage in the first quarter and halftime statistics, the latter still leads the Lakers.
37-46, Memphis entered the locker room with a 9-point lead on the road.
In the third quarter, even though D'Antoni gave many instructions in the locker room, asking Howard to play more pick-and-rolls, play more downfield and share the ball, once the "Warcraft" came on the court, he returned to his own way, continuing the infinite low position in the first quarter.
Isolation play. And obviously, by doing this, he played into the hands of the Grizzlies. With Marc Gasol, the league's "strongest low post defender" this season, even if Howard wanted to play in low post singles, the Grizzlies would
The team would beat drums to greet each other, and they would always smile.
There was no need to "cut Huo" at all, relying on Gasol's single defense, allowing "the league's number one center" Dwight Howard to make 2 of 6 shots in a single quarter, and finally only scored 4 points. This made Howard greatly
Guanghuo once even wanted to explode because Gasol made a reasonable move and roared loudly at the latter.
But this did not scare the opponent. On the contrary, because of this stupid behavior and behavior, "Warcraft" got a T, causing the Lakers to give away an extra point.
The Grizzlies attacked well in this quarter and scored a high score of 30 points. 30 points in a single quarter is indeed very good for a team that only averages 93 points per game. However, the Lakers are not bad either. With 24
He scored consecutively and scored 25 points. He didn't lose too much in a single quarter because of Howard's stupidity.
76-62, when Tang Qian came on the court again, the Lakers were already 14 points behind.
The Grizzlies are not the Mavericks. They are so far behind. Basically, it will be difficult to come back in this game.
What Tang Qian did well was defensively. Facing the league's strongest defensive team, his offensive ability was not enough to support a continuous burst of energy. Just when Tang Qian had no choice but to continue using ability cards, the Lakers
Someone on the team stood up, and he was No. 24, "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant.
For the first time, Tang Qian saw what true "scoring explosive power" means. With 25 points in a single quarter, he almost surpassed the score by himself. The Lakers scored 31 points in a single quarter, except for Nash's 1 three-pointer.
Sol's 3 points on the 24th took up almost all of the Lakers' points. This state is really unimaginable. He will soon be 35 years old.
If this is the peak period, how can it be done???
However, under the cover of victory, no one noticed the Lakers' violent gasp on the 24th.
The game was 93-91. The Lakers narrowly defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by 2 points. Kobe played for 45 minutes and scored 44 points, which was almost half of the Lakers' points in this game. Therefore, he deservedly was crowned the player of the game.
Best player, because if it weren't for Kobe's explosion, the Lakers' game would have been a disaster.
But the entire Lakers team did not expect that a bigger crisis would quietly come in the next game.
On April 7, in the same city derby, the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Los Angeles Clippers for the last time this season.
PS: The following plot needs to be reorganized, because it involves too many things~ So I will update it temporarily for today, and I will pay for it with more updates tomorrow~
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