On the eve of this game, the NBA announced this season's best third team.
The winners are Paul George, David Lee, James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard... Tang Qian.
Among them, Tang Qian and Howard tied for votes, so they were included in the best team of the 2012-2013 season.
This is also the first time Tang Qian has been selected to the NBA All-NBA Team.
The promulgation of this award was beyond Tang Qian's expectation. After all, he didn't even enter the first defense, so how could he dare to expect the best lineup? You must know that the center position of the best lineup is extremely "valuable". At least every time
There is only one center spot in the lineup. He was selected with a tie vote this time. To be honest, he has earned a profit.
Because the best team is different from the best defensive team, it is an award that takes more comprehensive considerations. The scoring ability was too poor, and it was not even qualified to be selected in the past. Fortunately, it is the last decade of the 21st century, and now the inside line is generally withering.
, the rising stars are not taking over, so Tang Qian can barely squeeze into this lineup.
This at least means that the name Tang Qian has begun to rise to prominence in the league.
Of course, Tang Qian got the right to open the box once. This time he was not too unlucky, and a bronze 3-point card was opened. But when Tang Qian looked at this card, he felt depressed, and even couldn't laugh or cry.
A bronze 3-point card allows you to score 3 three-pointers in a game with a 100% hit rate...but looking at it now, it's too useless.
What's the use of 9 points? It's better to have a bronze agility card and a bronze power amplification card to be effective.
What a damn lucky deal.
At the beginning of G7, Howard and Jamison continued to be "missed due to injuries", which made the Lakers' lineup extremely difficult to watch.
Except for one Pau Gasol, a team with all regular season substitutes and a full substitute lineup playing in the playoffs. I am afraid that if you look at it, the entire league is just the Los Angeles Lakers. For such a team, it still has the same relationship as the Los Angeles Lakers.
The game was tied at 3-3, and they were about to play a tiebreaker. There was an invisible flame burning slowly in the hearts of San Antonio people.
The atmosphere at the Spurs' home court was high, and San Antonio fans seemed to be cheering and cheering with a hint of anger.
"Tim, we will win this game. Victory belongs to Los Angeles!" Tang Qian said before jumping the ball, looking at Duncan in front of him.
"Haha, Dongfang boy, I should be the one to say this." Spurs said on the 21st: "I admire you for resisting to this point due to lack of troops, but everything will end tonight."
"We in San Antonio will win!"
Tang Qian soon knew what Duncan meant by "must win", because the Spurs entered the "must win mode" from the beginning. They used a lot of "tactical ball" to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers. After one quarter
He threw away his armor and fell into disgrace.
It’s not a lie. When the Spurs used a lot of "tactical ball" in their regular operations, the Lakers' "temporary army" temperament was suddenly contrasted and highlighted. What is a "professional player"? What is a "professional player"?
"Professional quality"? In comparison, the Lakers are really pitiful now.
From rotation to positioning, from supplementary defense to assisting defense, the Lakers' disadvantage was immediately completely magnified, and the "stragglers" atmosphere was clearly visible.
This is not a matter of working hard or working hard, it is simply a matter of "hierarchy" and "grade".
Compared with the powerful San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers are naked "singles".
Playing with pure energy, it's okay in low- and mid-range situations, but if you really put it in the NBA, you will instantly fall into the inferior category. Just like tonight, the entire first quarter was a "tactical training ground" for the Spurs.
", that exquisite and tacit understanding of running and movement made the Lakers feel not only envy but also hatred.
There is no way. This is either a gap in talent or a gap in tactical literacy. The Spurs have been as stable as a dog for 20 years. What else can you do besides envy, jealousy and hatred? You can only play "tactical ball" with others.
Bringing self-destruction and self-disgrace.
Really, this is not an exaggeration. Not to mention the current Los Angeles Lakers, even the defending champion Miami Heat, if they try to compete with the Spurs in a "tactical ball", they will lose completely and have no chance of winning. If nothing else,
The Spurs' entire system has been in a stable state since the mid-to-late 1990s. This is an advantage that any NBA team cannot match.
So in the first quarter, the Lakers were completely beaten, 38-20, losing by a full 18 points in the first quarter.
How was Tang Qian's performance? Not bad, he got 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal, but he couldn't restrain the Spurs' mercury-like offense at all. And a very important point is...the Lakers' own offense was too weak.
The problem of lack of core attack points was fully revealed tonight.
At this moment, Tang Qian understood what basketball is for five people.
Defending one-on-one by yourself, no one on the Spurs team can easily break through, but one person against five people? It’s simply impossible!
Human reactions have limits, and human abilities also have limits. If someone blocks you, diverts you, or passes the ball to you, what can you do? Don’t you defend? If you don’t defend, they will shoot.
!For example, Duncan, because he discovered that Tang Qian was a good rebounder, simply gave up his plan to fight for offensive rebounds, and went to the free throw line to provide support, and then stretched out from the mid-to-high post to shoot fixed-point jumpers.
Tang Qian tried to let go of Duncan, but the result was disastrous. Tim Duncan already had a good fixed-point shot, and if you let him go, he could really throw it in. This left Tang Qian in a dilemma and couldn't help but let him go.
Guard against people.
Why don't Gasol go out? OK~ It's not that I haven't tried the defense switching strategy, but the effect is meager.
Because the Spurs' current lineup is Duncan, Matt Bonner, Parker, Ginobili, and Manu Ginobili. What are the strengths of this lineup? Obviously, every point has mid-to-long range shots.
The ability, even except for Duncan, can throw three-pointers.
In this way, the Lakers are very passive. Even if Gasol saves to defend Duncan, Duncan can also take a shot to Matt Bonner. And the most terrible thing is that Matt Bonner, an inside player, can shoot three-pointers.
The ball is not generally accurate. He has made more than 40% of his three-pointers in his career, and this season his three-pointer percentage has reached 44.2%. So if you give him an open shot and don't expand the defense, it is suicidal.
They'll hit you with a three-pointer!
In this way, as long as Tang Qian pulls out, the Spurs will attack the inside. If No. 29 does not go out, they will use long-range shots to attack the opponent, forcing the opponent to stay away from the basket and away from the basket. Then cooperate with a series of tactical shots
, which can be said to expose all the shortcomings of the Lakers. If you only watched this one game in this series, you must think that these two teams are not at the same level.
It's like a master versus a newbie.
It's all textbook-like guidance.
Tang Qian felt depressed, but there was nothing he could do. His teammates couldn't guard him, and the opponent used long-range shots to force him to expand his defense and leave the basket. Even if the defense was forced to rotate, the Spurs could still use "tactical ball"
, forcefully create space, forcefully tear apart space, and obtain a certain degree of open shooting opportunities.
No wonder O'Neal, even at his peak, found it extremely tiring and difficult to play against the Spurs. Don't you believe it? O'Neal played more than 30 times with the Spurs during the regular season, averaging only 21.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.7 blocks per game, with a combined shooting percentage of
It is 54.9%. Doesn’t it look good? In fact, this is already a very poor data list for O’Neal at his peak. Compared with Duncan’s 22 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 blocks, both scoring and shooting percentages have declined to varying degrees.
He only has the advantage in the number of blocks. You said that O'Neal was lazy in the regular season and his ability deteriorated seriously in the later period. OK, just look at the playoffs with the Spurs. This is always the peak period. You must know that after the Sharks traveled east, it will be in the playoffs.
He has never faced the Spurs again.
O'Neal and the Spurs also played against each other 30 times in the playoffs, which was almost the same as in the regular season. This shows how intense the West Division competition between the Holy City and Los Angeles was during that period. O'Neal averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.2 times per game.
Assisted 2.8 times and blocked shots, and the overall field goal percentage was 52.6%. It seems that except for the field goal percentage, everything has improved? Wait, look at the playoff data of Tim Duncan, the core of the Spurs, averaging 25.6 points and 13 rebounds per game.
3.8 assists and 2.4 blocks, with a comprehensive field goal percentage of 48.5%. Except for the fact that his shooting rate is not as good as that of O'Neal at position 5, he is almost completely suppressed and surpassed in all aspects. Even the number of blocks that is slightly inferior to the regular season is all in the playoffs.
A strong counterattack, not much different from O'Neal. Although the two of them are not direct opponents, and the data comparison is a bit nondescript, it can still reflect a fact.
After all, the inside line is no better than the outside line. The area is smaller and there are more direct collisions. Therefore, the number of times both sides can defend individually is limited, but the number of times they can assist in defense is definitely many. This is why O'Neal's performance against the Spurs in the playoffs was relatively sluggish. Duncan's
The interior defense, from top defense to single defense, from single defense to supplementary defense, and from supplementary defense to assist defense, is really of a historical level. So even the top sharks can hardly take advantage.
You must know that during that period, O'Neal's playoff statistics were legendary. Except for the F4 year, when the ball rights were dispersed, he only averaged 21.5 points per game. In the other years, he averaged more than 26.5 points and 30+ points in the playoffs.
There are a lot of games, as many as 3 times, and the center wants to average 30+ per game in the playoffs. I think it goes without saying that after the beginning of the 21st century, few people can do it.
Only O'Neal, this man, can do it three times, the only one in history.
For such a powerful center, he almost never had a "climax" against the Spurs. No matter how you look at it, it's a bit incredible.
That's why Popovich said that he is not afraid of overpowering the inside line, but is afraid of overpowering the outside line, especially the unreasonable kind.
In the future, Kobe, Curry, and Durant all became the "sufferers" of the Spurs, and that's what it meant.
Because generally speaking, against the Spurs, the star data will be "shrunk", and those who can not "shrink" are really strong. Therefore, in a sense, the San Antonio Spurs have remained the same for 20 years.
It’s really a touchstone for stars from all walks of life.
If you want to win the championship, if you want to clear your name, if you want to be famous, if you want to raise your worth, haha, just look for the Spurs.
Of course, the premise is that you must have enough strength and be strong enough.
In the second quarter, the Spurs hadn't made any substitutions yet, and they were still playing with the same lineup. This made Mike D'Antoni's "take the opportunity to chase points plan" aborted before it was implemented. Only half the time passed, and the Spurs
The team led the Lakers by as much as 25 points, which forced D'Antoni to call a timeout.
50-25, the Lakers' defense has collapsed, has collapsed. Popovich has played so many games and can see the Lakers' strengths and weaknesses, so he has specially designed a response strategy to maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and only kill his opponent's weaknesses.
.This is the case in the playoffs, because there are 4 to 7 games played, the secrets of both sides are already clear, and there are not many trump cards to hide.
Unless it's a sweep-type game, where you're already lying down before I even do anything serious, that kind of series is the exception.
To be able to fight each other for seven games, the level of understanding and arrangement must be far greater than during the regular season.
After Tang Qian's amazing game, he seemed to be given a clear look by the famous Gregg Popovich.
What chances do the Lakers have of winning?
This is also what Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni is thinking about.
PS: I wrote this chapter several times. Because it involves some important plots later, I revised it for a long time~
Let me put it another way, the Rockets are so strong and yet they are eliminated. The Spurs' 20-year streak will not turn into a 30-year streak. I guess that would be a sour experience~~~