Chapter 718 Starting from the Timberwolves and finally returning home~
Dongfang Fang’s super intimidation under the basket! James was blocked 10 times in one game! - Los Angeles Times.
20 big shots, and this does not include those blocks that lasted more than 24 seconds, otherwise it would be an astronomical number! - Bleachers.
The Emperor!!! Mourning directly called Dongfang Fang the nemesis of James!!! - Lakers Nation.
Oriental center tradition! From Yao to Tang, James will definitely decline when he encounters a Chinese center! - Orange County Chronicle.
The newspapers in Los Angeles all reported positively, but others were not so friendly. For example, the Miami Herald reported this:
Brutal Oriental perm! He caused Michael Beasley to have a slight fracture on his right rib!
He is a thug on the court! He relies on violence to shock the league! This kind of person should be expelled from the game! He can never play in the NBA!
James said after the game that Feng is a good player, but he does not appreciate the latter's court style, which has no positive benefits for the civilization and politeness of the NBA!
In addition, ESPN also reported a lot of negative reports:
Dongfang Bang’s violent factor! He is the person who most deserves to be banned for life!
According to insider information from many teams, many players are unwilling to play against the Lakers because they hate Dongfang Hot!
With force and defensive ability, can such a person win DPOY? Then the alliance should simply introduce a heavyweight boxing champion!
Famous player Wes Unseld said: He will never abuse force! This is not what NBA players should do!
Tang Qian has long been indifferent to this. If anything is better than Lin Feng, it will be destroyed. This kind of "blackness" is a test that any star must withstand. Let alone superstars and super giants.
This is what the media does. If you don’t stir up trouble, how can you attract attention? How can you get attention and click-through rates?
Tang Qian is no longer the novice he was back then. He has gradually become accustomed to the American sports world.
The next day, the NBA office issued a penalty announcement. The Lakers on the 29th were suspended for 4 games, fined 2 million US dollars, and required to serve 45 hours of community service. The Lakers were suspended for 2 games on the 0th, fined 350,000 US dollars, and required to serve 20 hours of community service. Lakers
The team's head coach was suspended for 1 game.
The main penalty was that the suspension was not severe, which made the Miami Heat very angry. Wade and Riley even directly criticized: This is special care, giving the Lakers a "star whistle"! But now it is still Stern's
During his term of office, the latter directly punished Wade and Riley with an iron fist and issued a small and medium-sized "talking" ticket to Wade and Riley.
At this time, Riley wanted to unite other teams in the league to resist, but unexpectedly the joint action was rejected because except for the Nuggets, it seemed that other teams had little interest in this proposal. So in the end, even the bosses and the board of directors were not interested in this proposal.
None of them were successfully held, and the Heat could only suffer this "hidden loss".
In fact, if you think about it, you will know that the Heat are now the dominant team in the league, at least for now. They have won 2 championships in 3 years, and are even very likely to win three consecutive championships this year, tying the O.K. team at the beginning of the new century.
Super honor, establishing the fourth dynasty team in the history of the league. How can such an achievement not attract resentment and jealousy?
Therefore, most teams in the league are actually "gloating" in their hearts now, wishing that the Lakers could directly destroy the Miami Big Three on the 29th. In this way, how could they collude with Riley to convene the league's shareholders meeting?
This incident eventually became one of the major unsolved cases in NBA history, and many people compared it to the New York draft case of that year.
But David Stern didn't care at all. He was about to retire, and he also caught the little ideas of the league bosses, so he dared to issue such a painless fine. Furthermore, David
Stern once again used the punishment standard of "heavy fines and light suspensions" to punish Tang Qian, which shows his intelligence. You say my punishment is unfair? How much did I fine Anthony for the last fight in Madison Square Garden?
It’s just 640,000! This time the Lakers’ penalty on the 29th was 2 million. Isn’t that enough?
Moreover, the Lakers team is now extremely small in number. If they continue to impose penalties, they will almost not be able to put together a complete lineup. Why should they be a little more merciful and humane, right?
After seeing the final penalty, Tang Qian breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know why David Stern treated him so "preferentially", reducing the number of penalties was more important than money. He didn't feel as distressed as those black stars.
Beautiful knife.
"Tang, I'm sorry, you were fined 2 million yuan!" Nick Yang immediately called Tang Qian after seeing the fine.
"It's okay, Nick, I think it's worth 2 million in exchange for a good teammate." Tang Qian replied. It can be seen that through these years of experience, he has slowly grown to the level of a leader or quasi-leader.
, all aspects are improving.
"Thank you, Fang, I will remember what you did yesterday." Nick Yang said.
The next day, they challenged the Orlando Magic in an away game. Without Tang Qian + Kobe + Nick Young, the Lakers' lineup was simply the worst in the league. They were directly beaten by the Magic, which was third from last in the Eastern Conference, and ultimately lost by a score of 29 points.
2 consecutive losses.
In the 45th game of the regular season, the Lakers continued their consecutive road trip in the Eastern Conference and once again defeated the New York Knicks by 19 points.
3 consecutive losses.
In the 46th game of the regular season, Kobe Bryant returned from injury and faced the Indiana Pacers, the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference. Even though he scored 39 points, it was still difficult to prevent the Lakers from losing by a huge margin, and the Lakers continued to decline.
4 consecutive losses.
In the last game of January, the Lakers faced the Charlotte Hornets at home. Kobe Bryant scored 58 points in this game. However, due to the complete loss of both inside and outside defense, the Hornets ended up with 7 players in double figures, 110-100, and defeated the Lakers by 10 points. Send
Give the Lakers five consecutive losses this season.
5 consecutive losses.
So far, the Lakers' ranking in the Western Conference has dropped to sixth place, only half a game away from the seventh-place Grizzlies in the Western Conference, only one game away from the eighth-placed Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference, only one and a half games away from the ninth-placed Suns in the Western Conference, and only one and a half games away from the eighth-placed Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference.
The top ten Timberwolves are only three and a half games behind. This means that if the Lakers lose two more games, they are likely to fall directly out of the top eight in the Western Conference, or even the top nine in the Western Conference. If they lose three more games, it is very likely that they will fall out of the top eight in the Western Conference.
It is possible to fall directly out of the top ten in the Western Conference. The situation is extremely dangerous.
This season's Western Conference is also called the devil's division. Except for the top two, the Spurs and the Thunder, the difference in wins behind them is very small, not big. Kobe looked at the team's record, which was declining bit by bit.
I was so anxious, could it be that the peak season I had spent the rest of my career in exchange for was wasted like this? Is it over like this? Can’t even make it to the T.M.D playoffs???
After several days of rest, the Lakers entered the 48th game of the regular season. In this game, the team's main center Tang Qian finally returned. Facing the eagerly awaiting Timberwolves, the Lakers team was ready to go.
"Hot, are you ready? There is no time for you to adapt, you must get into the state immediately! The win difference between the Timberwolves and us is not big." Kobe doesn't believe anyone now, he only believes in the system sitting next to him.
No. 29 in the shoelaces. Because of these few separate battles, he was extremely depressed and could not see any hope of winning.
I don’t know since when, Lakers No. 29 has become an indispensable and irreplaceable figure in Los Angeles.
During this period, the team's deputy general manager Bonnie Laughlin directly bought out Marshon Brooks' team contract, allowing the latter to pack up and leave the Los Angeles Lakers. This was equivalent to giving another opportunity to general manager Mitch Kupche.
One hit hits hard.
Because this player was replaced by him, and after only playing a few games, he was openly boycotted by the team, allowing Bonnie Laughlin to seize the opportunity and kick him out in one go. In this way, Mickey Ku
Puchek once again faced the problem of "unknown people".
"I heard that Paul has entered the final stage of recovery and will be able to join the team for training soon, right?" Tang Qian asked. "Yes, but I am worried that we will collapse during this period.
Then Paul's return would be meaningless." Kobe's worry is not unfounded. The Lakers are currently in low morale and are suffering from a five-game losing streak. It can be said that they are in a state of depression, and they are being pursued by powerful enemies. It would be strange for him not to be anxious.
"Let's win the Timberwolves first and end the losing streak." Tang Qian said: "Leave the defense to me, you can attack as much as you want, we still use a slow-paced, low-round style of play. The Timberwolves can't play positional warfare. This is an opportunity that can be used.
Points." Kobe nodded and said: "Please just defend the basket, otherwise I really can't concentrate on scoring points."
"Don't worry, I will take care of the defense at the basket." Laker No. 29 stood up and said.
There wasn't much to watch in this game, so it wasn't selected to be broadcast live across the United States. This was a good thing, so as not to put too much pressure on the Lakers players.
"Welcome back, hot." Nick Yang took the initiative to come over and exchange a palm blow with Tang Qian.
"Yes, after so many days of rest, my body is almost covered with calluses. I must have a good time tonight!"
"How do you want to play?" Nick Young asked.
"Of course I'm going to die." Tang Qian said "hehe".
The Timberwolves' record against the Lakers this season is not bad. They have also won, so they know more about how to break the game. Adelman's Princeton tactics are beginning to take shape in this team, but it is a pity.
, the team was dismantled just after making some achievements, which made this "Coach of Thousands of Wins" in NBA history have no choice but to choose to hang his hat.
The Timberwolves still played the fast Princeton style. They adopted flexible running and equal opportunity shooting strategies and suppressed the Los Angeles Lakers from the beginning. The Lakers lost 13 points 20-33 in a single quarter. They fell behind in the first quarter.
It seems that this season has become the norm for the Lakers, and there is nothing surprising.
Tang Qian activated "Demigod" in this game because he needs to stay on the court for the entire game, and activating "Demigod" can ensure that his physical fitness is not subject to original limitations. Tang Qian thought that his shot-blocking crystal
After both the bricks and the defensive crystal bricks were capped, he was almost the same as Chamberlain at his peak. But when he activated "Demigod", he realized that he was terribly wrong.
If in the first quarter he just barely suppressed the Timberwolves' entire inside line, by the second quarter, he completely dominated.
In other words, Sacre doesn't even need to be present. He can dominate the Timberwolves' two inside players by himself.
This surprised the entire Timberwolves team.
Just kidding, what does Chamberlain mean at the all-round peak? He just wants to be at his strongest!
He averages about 27+ rebounds per game! 13+~14+ blocks! And the defensive pressure is much stronger than Tang Qian's normal state!
Why is this happening? It's not because Tang Qian's current physical fitness is not good enough, his strength is not enough, and his tonnage is not enough! If he can't improve these things, he will never be able to reach this level in his life. This time, Tang Qian was once again excited.
The desire for transcendence arose, and the slight complacency and arrogance he had felt before suddenly disappeared.
Timberwolves insiders Turiaf and Kevin Love were going crazy. Both of them were suppressed to death! There was no way to break free! It was like they were stuck in the web of a giant spider! They couldn't move.
!Only struggling! Especially the latter, he is the man who has won the rebounding title! He is currently averaging 12+ rebounds per game! But in this game, he entered "The.Zone", but it still doesn't help.
, was easily taken care of and ravaged by that Dongfang No. 29!
This was a huge blow to Love's self-confidence.
He even shouted loudly in the last quarter, but still got nothing. He only got 5 rebounds in the whole game. This was the result of him relying on his teammates to block people and attack Tang Qian. Otherwise, it would be considered a positive.
In one-on-one rebounding, Love never got a single offensive rebound from Tang Qian's head.
This...how is this possible???
Is he a monster???
Entering "The.Zone", he could only protect the backcourt rebounds, and he also missed many times. This situation was the first time since Love started playing basketball.
He deeply felt what despair was.
Standing next to the oriental man, he felt like a goblin, without any momentum or presence at all.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand. His 15+ rebounds leader in the 10-11 season is known as the best 15+ rebounds leader in NBA history, because his non-confrontational rebounds are as high as 61.3%! This is also an alternative record for the NBA rebounds leader.
. So when the Timberwolves' inside players were no longer willing to work as a "wedding dress" in vain, Love's rebounding lost its magic and became worse every year.
Tang Qian didn't take this kind of person seriously at all. Regardless of whether he activated the "demigod descending to earth" or not, he was still torturing him without any discussion.
Because Tang Qian's non-confrontational rebounding is the lowest in the entire NBA. However, this data does not count the insiders before the 1990s, so it can only be said that since the statistics are available, the Lakers No. 29 is the strongest confrontation
Sexual rebounder.
none of them.
After Tang Qian completed his second make-up dunk on Love's head, the latter actually withdrew from the paint, leaving his teammates Turiaf and Corey Brewer to attack. Why was he there? He went outside to release the ball.
Kite, go shoot the three-pointer!
PS: I need to take a rest today and adjust my condition. I will explode with 10,000 words tomorrow~