Curry's face seemed to have a short sentence written on it:
We're going to cum in you tonight!
And he did it.
So far, the Lakers have indeed been shot. Nearly 60 points have been taken away from the outside by their opponents. Excluding free throws, only 8 of the 78 points come from the inside, from the paint area. This is an epoch-making team.
Original prototype.
Now in the entire league, no one can guess the future of the Warriors, except No. 29 of the Lakers.
It's the 80th game of the regular season, and it's back-to-back games. The "old bones" of the Lakers have long been on the verge of physical exhaustion. Including the Spaniard Pau Gasol, who has been playing well just now, has also begun to suffer from physical problems.
The problem is, his shooting percentage is gradually declining, and he can no longer impress his opponents.
Taking into account both defense and offense, Gasol really can't do it now. You know, yesterday he also played 43 minutes, second only to Kobe. The next day, back-to-back, he was a little overwhelmed, which is very normal. He still has
He will turn 33 in three months, and his recovery ability is not as good as when he was younger. Therefore, at the beginning of the third quarter, Gasol's offensive and defensive power plummeted, visible to the naked eye.
Gasol's endurance, performance, and attributes are actually among the best among white Europeans, but he can't hold on even if he plays like this.
Therefore, as soon as Tang Qian comes up, he must fully liberate the Spaniard's defensive end, so that his remaining energy can be focused on scoring. Everyone can see that the Warriors' interior defense is not good, and the Lakers' interior defense is occupying them.
He has an absolute advantage. Moreover, Gasol is not afraid of being violated or free throws. He has excellent skills at the basket. He is really the best choice to replace Howard as the main attacker inside.
But the premise is that he cannot be distracted from the defensive end any more.
One-on-one defense is OK, but if he is still required to expand defense, assist defense, and supplement defense, it will inevitably further reduce the Spaniard's physical energy. As we all know, what will happen if you don't have physical strength when playing basketball? Even Jordan Kobe
This type can allow the mind to surpass the body in a short period of time, but it also has a limit and cannot be maintained forever. Therefore, the decline in hit rate is the primary loss on the offensive end.
"Hot, you..."
"Needless to say, Paul, there are only three games left. After working hard for so long, how can the line be disconnected at this time?" Tang Qian interrupted Gasol and said: "I will control the interior defense, and you will share the offensive tasks with all your strength.
That’s it!”
"We don't want to lose in this game, we just want to win!"
Gasol's character is naturally hesitant and weak, so he needs people to give him confidence and cheer him up. Tang Qian grasped this very keenly, so the Spaniard nodded heavily and said: "Then inside defense
I’m leaving it to you, Tong~ I’ll do my best on the offensive end!”
"Okay, let us dominate the inside line on both ends of the offense and defense! Paul!" Tang Qian added another sentence, which slightly aroused Gasol's sense of responsibility and honor. Kobe valued Gasol very much, but
He is sometimes too "cold" towards the Spaniards. Because he always feels that his "good brothers" and "good partners" can be as strong as himself and can survive any storm like him, but he ignores Gasol
Some of your inner needs.
Of course, it’s no wonder that Kobe is the one with the greatest pressure on the team this season.
Because the whole team can leave and leave the Lakers, but he is completely stuck with this big ship.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
Furthermore, during this period of time, Kobe's life was probably forced out and he really didn't have time to care about other things.
A little bit of negligence and slackness will cause his concentration, which he finally managed to reach the limit, to collapse immediately.
In the remaining 4 minutes of this quarter, Tang Qian tried his best to grab rebounds. As long as the Warriors missed defensive rebounds, none of them were missed. They were all taken by No. 29. As for interior defense, the Warriors center
After two fruitless attempts, he could no longer receive passes from his teammates. This is because the core of the Warriors' team building has never been the center or interior line.
In the remaining 4 minutes, Gasol took 9 shots, hit 6 goals, and caused 2 2+1s. Unfortunately, he only scored one. In the end, he struggled to score 13 points, plus Jamison's three-pointer.
During this period of time, the Lakers' offense scored 16 points by dividing the ball. 16 points in 4 minutes is already very good, and it is a very efficient offensive number.
But the Warriors are not weak either. Although not as good as the Lakers, they still made 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.
87-75, the Golden State people still led the Los Angeles people by 12 points entering the fourth quarter.
Tang Qian had 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal.
Including the data in the second quarter, Tang Qian has contributed a total of 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 points for the Lakers. If the Warriors had not initiated too few inside attacks, his data would still be
It can rise a bit. But think about it, with Festus Ezeli averaging 2+ points per game and Andris Biedrins averaging 0.5+ points per game, if he really wants to attack Tang Qian, he will definitely do it.
They were blown away by Tang Qian. Warriors head coach Mark Jackson was not stupid, and there was no way he would let the two of them take action like this.
Therefore, all their inside shots are concentrated on position 4, that is, David Lee and Carl Landry.
We are talking about the 4th position, but when they rarely attack the basket, David Lee and Carl Landry both choose to use mid-range shots to solve the problem. But to be honest, their mid-range shooting ability
, are very strong, enough to ensure a relatively stable scoring value. This may be a bit bad against other teams, but against the Lakers' inside line, it is an excellent "blueprint for the future."
During the break, the Lakers as a whole were exhausted. Starting from the 4th position, even though Gasol freed up the defensive end, his physical fitness had not been well recovered due to yesterday's back-to-back, plus the wave of continuous low-post attacks just now.
It also consumed his few final reserves. Jamison at No. 3 has obviously not fully adapted to the intensity of the starting lineup, and he is close to 37 years old, making him the first person on the Lakers to run out of physical fitness. No. 1
Blake is slightly better. After all, in this lineup, he is mainly responsible for dribbling through the half court and shooting at fixed points. He does not need to be responsible for too much organization and connection, so he still has some physical strength. However, the sad thing is that Steve
The person Blake was facing in this game was none other than Stephen Curry, who was in "hot" form. This made him useless even if his physical fitness was at full strength.
Again, it’s not that Steve Blake doesn’t play hard or has a serious attitude, it’s just that there’s a huge difference between his ability and his opponent. Curry easily scored 22 points in the first quarter, which is the epitome of it.
, is an example.
As for the No. 2 position, Kobe Bryant continued his poor touch in this game. He only made 4 of 18 shots in the first three quarters. How similar is this to the previous games? This illustrates a problem. Kobe is now
It takes a long time for the body to be fully activated and fully enter the game state, which means... his body is gradually losing control and being out of control.
Except for Tang Qian, all four of them had red lights on their physical fitness gauges.
The head coach of the Lakers, Mike D'Antoni, is also mentally and physically exhausted at this time, because it is difficult for him to make a decision whether or not to replace the substitute players. Howard and Paul inside are difficult to deal with, let alone working together, thank God if it can not be a mess.
. Then the Lakers only have one Jordan Hill who can be replaced inside. Use Jordan Hill to replace Gasol? This is simply a disaster! Not to mention that Hill has not played much playing time this season and has no tacit understanding with the team.
Even when it comes to mid- and long-range open shots, his shooting percentage has been low this season, just over 32%. Of course, the most important point is that he does not have the ability to create scoring opportunities like Gasol. If no one feeds the ball,
, his offensive methods will not be much better than No. 29. Defensively, due to his lack of height, he is easily beaten, and is far less powerful than Gasol's intimidating power under the basket.
Replacing him is simply an act of "not needing to be beaten".
As for Jamison, he had to take a break for the time being, because after Gary Vitti's examination, his right calf showed signs of slight spasm. He would need to recover for at least a few minutes before looking at the situation. Then who can play?
There are only Duhon or second-year student Darius Morris. Both Duhon and Morris are too short to hold up the No. 3 position, and the two of them are too poor on the defensive end.
It is almost impossible to watch Harrison Barnes at 203CM.
Jamison was quite successful in restricting Harrison Barnes in the first three quarters. If Duhon and Morris are absent defensively, it will free up another long-range turret point for the Golden State Warriors. Although Harrison Barnes is still a
He is a first-year rookie, but when he comes to the Warriors, how can outside players not be able to shoot three-pointers? His shooting rate of more than 35% from open positions is considered relatively good.
The Lakers were already beaten to death by the Warriors' perimeter shooting. Mike D'Antoni's little heart simply couldn't imagine releasing another Harrison Barnes. So at this moment, he was frowning.
, constantly analyzing the comprehensive pros and cons in his heart.
But the rest time was limited, so D'Antoni finally chose to let the younger and more athletic Darius Morris come on to replace Jamison at the No. 3 position.
As soon as they entered the fourth quarter, the Warriors poured a lot of cold water on Staples fans.
It came from Harrison Barnes stealing Darius Morris, and then dribbling the ball for a fast break. Not only did he score, but he also caused the defender Darius Morris to receive an extra defensive foul.
Brush~
2+1 tie~
90-75, just 10 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Golden State Warriors widened the score difference to 15 points.
This made all the Lakers players look gloomy.
PS: Xiao Zi needs to write this plot slowly, because there are many things involved later, and April 12, 2013, US time, I believe many Lakers fans still remember it~