Jamison eventually ended up reluctantly, and the person who replaced him was Darius Morris. Logically speaking, such a substitution would weaken the offense and defense to varying degrees. First of all, Morris' height
It is much shorter than the former, which is nothing less than a flaw in basketball.
10CM, coupled with the difference in wingspan and reach, the defensive shock and effective defensive range will be greatly weakened.
This is also the reason why Mike D'Antoni did not agree to replace Antoine Jamison before.
However, under repeated requests on the 29th, D'Antoni chose "trust" or "gamble".
Before going on the court, Tang Qian had only one requirement, which was to defend as best he could and then pass the basketball to himself on the offensive end.
The offensive end passes the basketball to him? What is going on???
Duhong, Meeks, and Morris were all confused, but after thinking about it, it was better not to contradict the "current boss", otherwise what happened to Jamison just now will serve as a lesson to others. The three of them are small roles, so really
I can't blame the Lakers No. 29 for this issue.
Since there is no need to "take the blame" myself, there is nothing to hesitate in giving him the ball.
If he wins, he might be able to get some assists and act like a green leaf. But if he loses, it has little to do with him, and it won't involve much verbal criticism. Thinking of this, the three of them looked at each other and immediately settled their minds.
"Boy, is there internal strife in your Lakers team? Why are the two main players not playing, but sitting on the bench?" Duncan believes that this game is about to reach the "final" stage, although the process is a bit more difficult and tortuous than expected.
, but you still have to enter "garbage time". You can also leave enough "energy reserves" for yourself.
"This is our team's own business, Tim." Tang Qian replied stiffly.
"It seems that you are incompetent as a temporary leader." Duncan deliberately teased a few times, but unexpectedly the former replied like this: "Tim, are you still in the mood to take this into consideration? You should think about how to defend the home court.
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Defend the home court? When Duncan heard this, he raised the corner of his mouth and said without any pretense: "Then you must have this ability, right, kid."
"Yes, keep an eye on it." After Tang Qian said that, he walked into the low post and opened his hand for the ball.
"Okay~ I'll keep an eye on it~" Duncan didn't take it too seriously. After all, people who are about to be "losers" often say something with a sense of "funnyness". It seems.
It is cruelty. In fact, from a psychological point of view, it is just an instinctive reaction to feel that the face has been damaged and to rush to make amends. Duncan has heard such "cruel words" countless times in his career, and most of them are "self-inflicted"
"Slap in the face" eventually became more and more embarrassing.
Basketball, unlike writing articles and poems, is a competitive sport with absolute winners and losers.
So as long as you enter "garbage time", even if you don't say anything, just smiling at the other party can have a huge killing and mocking effect. Duncan knows this very well. In the original time and space, he was "critically hit" like this.
No. 12 was ejected, Dwight Howard's.
The real "silence is better than sound".
It's a pity that Tang Qian is not the Howard of the original time and space.
And the reason why he took the initiative to block the position and asked for the ball just now was not because of "convulsions", but...
"Give it to me!" shouted Du Hong from the outside and handed the basketball in his hand.
Tang Qian got the ball from the waist position in the penalty area, which is also the middle post, which is the best ball-holding point for offense in the penalty area. But Duncan did not stick too closely, because based on the offensive level of No. 29's career and series,
He simply does not have the ability to kill in a low position. Therefore, in order to save energy and reduce physical exertion, Duncan chose low-intensity defense.
This is also a normal thing. A person's energy and physical ability are limited, especially after "aging". Reasonable allocation of one's physical energy has naturally become a very important knowledge. Is this knowledge good?
, will directly determine the length of your career and competitive life. Tim Duncan, No. 21 of the Spurs, is one of the best.
A career spanning 19 years is long enough and great enough.
But with this ball, he will receive a "cold knife" from Tang Qian.
Brush~
Without much preparation, Tang Qian turned around and hooked, and... he even scored!
46-60, the Lakers trailed by 14 points.
Duncan was only a little surprised, and then didn't think much about it. After all, they are all professional basketball players. It is normal to score a few goals occasionally. Basically few people can do such a thing as an absolute ban, which consumes energy.
If you don’t talk about it, it would be extremely difficult and the gain outweighs the loss.
However, it was from this score that the situation of the game reversed.
It seemed as if the goddess of victory suddenly came to Los Angeles to "act coquettishly and coquettishly".
Because Parker is resting, the Spurs' main outside attacker is now Manu Ginobili.
Ginobili is still quite experienced this season. In terms of stability and lethality, he surpasses the second-year Kawhi Leonard by a lot.
A "snake break" and then a small throw to the basket, the basketball... was interfered with! The Lakers' No. 29 jumped high. Although he did not block the ball, it caused a lot of defensive interference to the shooter.
Even though Tang Qian was a bit regretful personally, judging from the nature of the defense, this defense was already a success.
Gasol protected the rebound and then passed the ball to Duhon. The Lakers wanted to counterattack defensively, but with this group of people at the moment, it was difficult to make a big deal. The San Antonio Spurs' defense was in place all of a sudden.
As a result, the Lakers could only stop the ball, wait for everyone to get into position, and conduct a positional battle.
The Spurs' defense in the playoffs was much stronger than in the regular season. They suddenly dropped from 96.6 points per game to 93.3 points per game. A full 3.3 points difference, which ranked first in the league.
Triple A. Even the Memphis Grizzlies, who had the best defense in the regular season, had to increase their points allowed per game in the playoffs, from 89 to around 94. But what about the Spurs? Instead of rising, they fell. This state is probably what people call it.
The playoff status I’m talking about is a playoff team.
In a sense, it is not unfounded for you to say that the Spurs "played death" during the regular season.
Encountering such a strong team, the Lakers' average net loss per game in the original time and space is as high as 18+, which is not unreasonable. Now that they have taken away Howard and Jamison, they are even more starved, and their firepower is exhausted. In any case, these two people are also in the playoffs.
The main contributors per game were 17+ and 10+, but suddenly there were no 27+ points. The Lakers must have someone who can top them.
But the question is, who can top it? Who can top it?
With a gap of at least 27 points, who can do it?
Counting on Duhon? Meeks? Morris? The probability is simply lower than winning the lottery. As for the Spaniard Gasol, he can do his job well. Any more allocation will only exhaust the latter, both physically and mentally.
Collapse. Now the Lakers have long been out of players. If they lose another Pau Gasol, then they will have no choice but to admit defeat.
So... I can only do it by myself.
"Give me the ball!" Another low-post call for the ball, Du** ball, and then...swipe~, the ball went in again!
Hollow into the net!
48-60, the score difference is only 12 points.
"How's Tim? How's my hook?" Tang Qian deliberately asked Duncan behind him after scoring a goal. This was the simplest and most straightforward "trash talk", which made Duncan's poker-like expression look slightly brighter.
A bit serious. The Spurs were not to be outdone. Duncan shot the ball inside and Leonard made a mid-range shot, 48-62.
"Now it's 14 points again." Duncan spat before returning to defense.
Tang Qian smiled, confidently ran across the half court, and then started to ask for the ball inside. However, because of the two consecutive hits just now, Tim Duncan behind him obviously increased his defensive intensity and intensity. Under normal circumstances, how does Tang Qian play in singles?
They can't break Duncan's defense. After all, he is "getting stronger with age". He is over 37 years old and he averages 2.7+ blocks per game. It is really scary. But the Lakers on the 29th continue to ask for the ball at this moment, and they have no intention of backing down.
mean.
Du Hong received 2 assists in a row and tasted the benefits, so he passed the ball again and the basketball was hoisted into the Spurs' inside waist. The receiver was undoubtedly Tang Qian, and then he made a stiff shot without any fake moves.
The basketball flew directly to the Spurs backboard.
Snap~brush~
Hit the board and hit the net! The Lakers scored 3 goals in a row on the 29th! Scored 6 points in a row!
50-62.
"Hey, it's 12 points now." Tang Qian finished speaking and imitated the sentence.
The Spurs attacked, but Ginobili missed a three-pointer and the basketball hit the back edge of the basket.
"Rebound!"
"Get a rebound!"
The Spurs worked very hard inside, but under the long arms of the Lakers' No. 29, they were all defeated.
This is also Tang Qian's 21st rebound of the game.
Then it was a repeat of the previous scene. The Spurs contained the Lakers' mobile attack, but they lost again in the positional battle.
Tang Qian scored his fourth hook! This hit made Duncan a little unhappy. He was obviously not out of position defensively, but he was frequently "hooked". This feeling is really depressing and unpleasant!
"52-62, it's only ten points away now, Tim." After Tang Qian scored, he opened his mouth and headed towards Spurs No. 21.
At this moment, No. 21 of the Spurs had a taste of "receiving the consequences of one's own actions" and "making a cocoon of one's own actions", because the person who first said this was either Tang Qian or the former himself. The Spurs' Ginobili made a breakthrough layup and was blocked.
With a big shot, Ginobili has indeed declined a lot compared to his peak period. Of course, this is also related to Tang Qian's current defensive ability.
It is almost impossible to break the "demigod" if you don't average 30+ points per game. Even if you average 30+ points per game, your game will not be too smooth and you will still be restricted. Not to mention at this time
At this moment, Manu Ginobili is only averaging 11+ points per game. Unless he has entered "The Zone state", this level will not cause any trouble to Tang Qian now.
When the Lakers attacked, they still handed the basketball into the hands of No. 29. At this time, Gasol also saw that his Eastern teammate had a touch. So he proactively chose to pull out inside to leave space for No. 29's convenience.
display.
In terms of personality, Gasol really has the attributes of a top second player. If it were Dwight Howard, he would probably have to "dally" for a long time before moving out "reluctantly". Duncan also became serious about the ball.
, the whole person pushed up hard, preventing the Lakers No. 29 from having a leisurely shot.
In this case, the action is usually forced, and the hit rate is absolutely low. Therefore, unless there is no time, no one is willing to attack like this. Not only lowering the efficiency and lowering the hit rate, but also easily putting oneself on the back of "unity".
.The evil cry of "force".
But right now, Tang Qian was so unconventional. As soon as he received the ball, he wasn't even sure about it and just hooked it out with a big hook.
What? All this action??? Duncan was shocked, but still relied on his rich experience and defensive instincts to follow the jump.
Duncan has never been the type of "high-flying shot blocker". Even when he was young, his shot points were not high. The most common thing is that he has just taken a shot and was touched by the Spurs No. 21.
Then he slapped his hand down. On the surface, this method of blocking shots may not look exciting and passionate, but it is simple and practical and does not rely so much on physical fitness and flexibility.
That's why Duncan is still able to average 2.7 blocks per game at the age of 37. This kind of endurance is really awesome.
To be clear, Duncan's highest single-season blocks average in the regular season was only 2.9. In the 2012-2013 season, he still maintained 2.7. The level of stability is simply "terrifying". Therefore, it is described as "same day" for more than ten years.
There is absolutely no problem with No. 21's interior defense in the Holy City.
But the angle at which Tang Qian shot the ball was very tricky and even weird, as if...as if the first purpose was not to aim at the basket but to...avoid the block!!!
But no matter how you think about it, it feels "impossible", doesn't it? How could someone's first goal of taking a shot is not the basket, but to avoid the block? How many percent of the field goal percentage can be maintained with such a shot? Duncan believes that even if he is an amateur
There are definitely not many basketball lovers who would do this! Besides, the number 29 in front of me is an NBA professional player!
But...why can't I stop this "weird idea"?
Forget it! Blocking shots is just the last step of defense. I just need to make his shot deform and lose his sight! His posture was severely distorted on this shot, and his defense was also very timely. The chance of scoring is not...
Brush~
The basketball hits the net!
54-62, the Lakers narrowed the score difference to single digits.
And this was also the Lakers' fifth consecutive goal in the second half of the third quarter on the 29th.
Tang Qian scored 10 points in a row! And without exception, they were all low-post single attacks and low-post kills. The most important thing is...
The person defending him is still the mainstay of the Holy City, No. 21 Tim Duncan!
Score 10 points in a row on Duncan's head??? No one has done this before, but Lakers No. 29??? Isn't this a bit nonsense??? He is a pure player who only averaged 4.9 points per game in the regular season.
Blue collar??? Do you think it’s Dwight Howard???
The fact is, if Dwight Howard scored ten points in a row, the Spurs would still be able to figure it out and Tang Qian would score ten points in a row...
It's all a bit depressing and confusing.
Seeing that the score difference was only 8 points, the Spurs called a timeout.
As soon as the players came down, Popovich asked: "Tim, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell or injured?"
Duncan was silent for a while, and then he opened his mouth and said: "Greg, that kid must have entered the realm of 'The.Zone', or...became a super god." As soon as he said this, Popovich said in surprise: "
'The.Zone?' 'Super God'? Tim, do you really think so?" If someone else said that, Popovich would definitely not believe it, but since it was San Antonio No. 21 who said so...he would
I had to pay more attention. After all, without Duncan, the Holy City would not have the league status it has today, nor would Gregg Popovich have the status of a famous coach he has today. That’s why the latter asked back.
"It shouldn't be wrong." Duncan looked at the Lakers' bench and then said: "Greg, I want to apply. I want to improve my competitive status."
"Does this really need to be like this? Tim? Are you already at your best?" Popovich still knows his "personal disciples" very well. Spurs No. 21 wiped the sweat on his head with a towel.
He whispered: "It's true that it broke out, but it's not enough, so I want to go one step further."
"Otherwise, I may not be able to bear the 29th tonight."
Duncan looked at Gregg Popovich and said.
PS: I’ll give a big reward to Hong Fen tonight and I’ll probably finish it in the early morning~~~