Careful people can find that the Lakers have been falling behind by many points in the fourth quarter recently, and have struggled to complete comebacks and overcome dangers.
This time is no exception, but the situation is more dangerous than in the previous games.
Because the Clippers obviously still feel like they are not trying their best, but looking at the score, they are already leading the Lakers by more than 20 points.
This made Mike D'Antoni shout loudly in the bench area: "Cheer up! Cheer up! It's not impossible to overturn 20 points! It's not impossible to make up 20 points! As long as we unite in the fourth quarter and focus on playing
, you can definitely overtake the opponent and kill the opponent!" But this kind of motivation is obviously too straightforward and simple. NBA players have probably heard hundreds of similar words since they were young. Plus Mike D'Antoni.
Without the blessing of a championship title, he is still a "half-way monk" head coach, which makes the former's sense of prestige with the Lakers throughout the season not too high.
Moreover, D'Antoni's defense has never been a strong point. How difficult is it to chase points like this, especially if he wants to catch up with 23 points in one breath? Even NBA fans know that "offense buys tickets, defense wins". If you want to
Chasing points, without defense, is nothing! Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Lakers players have a cold attitude towards Mike D'Antoni's motivational words.
"Mr. D'Antoni, let me play in the fourth quarter. I have the defensive ability to attack and beat the opponent's center, so please make sure to let me play in the fourth quarter!!!" Howard said this beautifully, but Mike D'Antoni didn't do it at all.
I could see the desire to win in his eyes, so he just nodded, opened his mouth and said perfunctorily: "Dwight, I can understand your mood, but you have also seen that the other party is obviously deliberately killing you and using you.
It disrupts the offensive rhythm of our Lakers team, so you can sit on the bench in the fourth quarter and wait until the time is right before you go on the court." It sounds like there is nothing wrong with this answer, but even a fool can tell that this is a hindrance.
The former is casually perfunctory, and the so-called "time is ripe" probably won't happen even when the final whistle sounds.
Howard was also turned purple by Mike D'Antoni's words. He wanted to say something, but found that there was no strength.
There is no way, you are bad at free throws, who can you blame? The season's free throw shooting percentage is 49%, which is not even 50%. This game is even more shocking, only 19%. If people don't try their best to kill you, who will kill you?
Therefore, by not letting him play, Mike D'Antoni is complying with the public opinion of the Lakers.
The final roster is Nash, Kobe, Gasol, Ci Shiping, and Tang Qian.
Tang Qian originally wanted to use a golden ability card to make a comeback as soon as he came on the field, but unexpectedly he broke out again on the 24th and dropped 3 consecutive three-pointers as soon as he came on the field in the fourth quarter. This scene not only confused the Clippers, but also the Lakers.
I felt shocked, even incredulous.
What on earth is this guy made of? Doesn’t he know what fatigue is? Doesn’t he know what adversity is?
79-93, this made the head coach of the Clippers immediately call a timeout, and then sent out all the main players, not daring to take anything further.
After all the main lineup came on the court, the Clippers started to score. Chris Paul was very cunning. He seemed to have noticed Tang Qian's amazing defensive ability at the basket, so he specifically targeted Gasol to shoot the ball. This made Tang Qian
Every dive missed. Gasol's athletic ability was far inferior to Jordan and Griffin, so he was attacked and dunked from the basket. It was common for him to do so.
Why is Gasol said to be a bit soft? In fact, he is a killer on both offense and defense in the international arena! But as he gets older, his physical fitness declines, so he is often violently forced to "strong" in the confrontation (@#￥%&
)". This leaves people with the illusion that Gasol is too soft and frail, and has been buckled and even buckled by others for a long time.
But in fact, Gasol's defensive awareness and defensive attitude are top-notch among insiders. It's just his physical and dynamic qualities that have greatly delayed his retreat. If he had the physical fitness of KG Garnett, he might have achieved a lot.
, will not be worse than Garnett. After all, Garnett has never had a big championship in his life, right?
The Clippers, who played again, have obviously strengthened their control over the Lakers' No. 24. Former Laker player Matt Barnes only received one order, and that was to follow Kobe to the letter without asking for any performance on the offensive end.
As long as the latter can be greatly consumed on the defensive end. Matt Barnes is familiar with Kobe and has a strong playing style, so he is indeed suitable for this job.
In this way, after a few rounds, the score difference widened again, 79-98, and the score difference returned to 19 points again.
Kobe Bryant's strong start to the fourth quarter immediately subsided. The Clippers have indeed experienced a lot against the Lakers this season.
"Paul, don't be too frustrated. I didn't guard against these few goals and it has nothing to do with you." Seeing Gasol's mood was a little low, Tang Qian comforted him. But Gasol's low mood does not mean that his IQ is also low.
Of course, he could tell that this was the latter trying to comfort him, because he was frequently attacked by his opponents, and strictly speaking, he had nothing to do with the latter.
It's just that his air defense ability is not good!
Throughout Gasol's career, his blocking data has always been good. Even at the age of 37, he can still average about 1.2 blocks per game. This is a bit incredible to many "quality men". But
In terms of air defense attributes, even in Gasol's strongest season of 2006-07, when he averaged 2+ blocks per game, he was not particularly outstanding. In other words, Gasol could easily be beaten by his body against an insider with excellent athletic ability.
And there is no mistake at all.
Just talking about the Clippers, how many scenes of Jordan and Griffin dunking on Gasol have been produced? A short video is enough. So against "high-flying players", the Spaniard
It has always been a weakness and a shortcoming. Howard could have made up for this shortcoming perfectly, but he came to the Lakers to be the boss and the uncle, so he was in no mood to pay attention to this kind of blue-collar dirty work that cost money.
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Why is it that Tang Qian's shot-blocking ability is so much better than Howard's, but not many experts and reporters agree with him? The reason is simple. They all believe that the former does not have the ability to be a defensive core. Howard, on the other hand, is a complete defensive core, regardless of
No matter which NBA team he went to, he basically couldn't run away. This is where Tang Qian still lacks.
In addition to not being able to build a defensive system around him, his ability to supplement defense and assist defense is also the biggest disadvantage compared to Howard.
This is not something that can be summarized by a simple block data. If you have really played in the league, even the most amateur league, you can feel the difference between having a defensive core and not having a defensive core. Defense in the field is all about
When standing on defense, unless there is fighting spirit, there is rarely a sense of fierce confrontation. Even if it does occur, it is a matter between two people, and the rest are still the same. There is no state and spirit in defense. In this way, there is no core defense.
But in any level of league, if your inside line, help defense and supplementary defense are excellent, then your team will definitely not be too weak. Note, this is not talking about blocks, just help defense.
In the NBA, for example, Garnett's highest block season in his career was only 2.2 times per game. However, his assist defense and supplementary defense capabilities in the NBA far exceed those of ordinary superstar insiders. Even Tim Duncan
, in this regard, it is much less tyrannical than him.
Therefore, this kind of interior defensive player is easier to become the defensive core of the team than the rim protector.
There are many shot-blocking idiots in the NBA, but to say they are the core of defense will definitely make people laugh.
In a sense, Howard's physical fitness is much better than that of Tim Duncan, but if you look at the blocking data? Whether it is an average per game or a single game, they are almost the same as Duncan. Even in the playoffs, they are far inferior to Duncan.
He is powerful in blocking shots. But he is different from Duncan. His superhuman body, on the defensive end, is closer to Garnett's core method. However, his blocking momentum is too strong and spectacular, so it is often easy for people to ignore his defense.
and defense capabilities.
In those years in Orlando, it was really amazing. It seemed that there was no place within the three-point line that he could not cover. And the most important thing was that in the paint, Howard had almost no blind spots to cover and assist in defense. What is the inside line?
There are no blind spots in defense and assisting defense. Just like tonight's game, Tang Qian failed to help Gasol defend successfully. It was easy for the master guard to attack the east and west and distract the tiger from the mountain. This is not because his physical fitness is not as good as Howard, but entirely because of his consciousness.
His judgment and habits are not well understood, which is why Gasol is bombarded indiscriminately, but he is often beyond his reach, unable to help, and unable to exert his strength.
In terms of blocking shots and protecting the basket alone, he is indeed better than the current Howard. Even the "peak monster" has to be defeated by the current Tang Qian. But if he wants to become a true defensive core, he has to do
There are many other things, and one block cannot be used to generalize.
Do you want to use ability cards? But behind...the Lakers still have several extremely strong opponents!
Now I don’t have much inventory. If I use it all, what will the strong team behind me do?
In the remaining games, the Lakers cannot make any mistakes!
Tang Qian fell into some entanglements, and this kind of choice was sometimes the most painful.
Nash withstood the pressure and made a top-curving three-pointer, but soon Griffin caught the ball and hit Gasol's head successfully, and also scored an extra free throw.
Brush~the ball goes in~
Nash's three-pointer was in vain.
82-101, the score difference is still 19 points unchanged.
Kobe forced a breakthrough, causing a defensive foul on Griffin, and made 2 of 2 free throws, helping the Lakers score another 2 points.
But in Chris Paul's eyes, this is nothing, because he is sure that he can get it back easily.
The huge loophole in Gasol's weak air defense allowed him to take advantage of it. It was best to make consecutive attacks and directly make the Spanish big man lose his confidence in the game. As a strong point guard, he can judge the timing.
Amplifying the opponent's vitality is a basic quality. There is no such thing as being ruthless or cold-blooded. Paul has excellent talent in this regard. After Nash, he can be regarded as the number one player.
And just when he passed the ball to Griffin, preparing for the latter to fly into the sky for a dunk, Tang Qian was collided by Matt Barnes who moved past the baseline, and then he used the collision force to magically hit the ball.
By mistake, he floated to Gasol's side. Although he was still far away from Griffin, his elasticity and wingspan were enough to create shadows and pressure.
Without thinking much at the time, Tang Qian jumped up and stretched out his arms. With a bang, a ball that Blake Griffin had scored safely inexplicably missed.
The basketball collapsed high and out of the sideline behind him.
Tang Qian didn't listen carefully to Griffin's small words and curses, because at that moment, he seemed to have caught something and fell into a period of thinking and "sluggishness".
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