Chapter 797 The happy days are gone forever The chapter is over~~
32 consecutive wins!!! 32 consecutive wins!!! The Lakers reach first place in the Western Conference!!! First place in the league!!! - Los Angeles Times.
32 consecutive wins!!! Can 33 consecutive wins be far behind? Witness the miracle in 2 days!!! - Bleachers.
The Lakers' offensive power has reached the MAX level recently!!! Averages exceeded 120 points per game!!! - Yahoo data expert Dennis Adam.
Who can stop them???Memphisians???—The New York Times.
Will it be a 33-game winning streak? The game 2 days later will attract the attention of the whole world!!! - The Washington Post.
We only have one goal, and that is the championship!!! - Lakers Nation.
Kobe Bryant MVP mock voting rises to first place.——T.N.T official website.
You know, I have always had a special affection for the Lakers! I will definitely go to watch the game on the 13th! I really hope Mr. Bill Sharman is still here! If he can live for another six months, maybe he can also witness the grand scene.
Got it! ——Legendary Lakers player and legendary general manager Jerry West.
This is simply a historic day worthy of attention!!! I think the boys can definitely do it!!! LAL!!! GOGOGO!!! - NBA legend "Magic" Johnson.
I really hope the Lakers lose this damn game! I won't watch the game, but records are records, and if they did it, then I can only admit it. - Boston legend Larry Bird.
The Grizzlies never expected that what was originally just an ordinary regular season game would attract so much media and so much attention. Even if the Grizzlies made it to the playoffs, they had never received so much attention.
Pay attention to them. However, they are just in passing, because what everyone really wants to see is the Purple and Gold Lakers.
New coach Dave Joerger also kept a low profile, claiming that the Lakers are very strong and they will work hard to compete.
This game is still held at the Staples Center, the home court of the Lakers. The recent consecutive home games have also given the Purple and Gold Army a chance to rest and adjust. And since it is the home court, there are many arrangements and tricks.
Without even entering the arena, you can see a large promotional banner hanging outside the Staples Center arena saying:
33 consecutive wins!!! Just tonight!!!
Then before the game even started, the Lakers players were surrounded. Countless reporters came to interview. Looking at this situation, at least hundreds of media came to "block people." This is usually an extremely rare situation in the regular season. Even in the United States
The live broadcast, the Christmas game, was overwhelming, that is, 70 or 80 media outlets, breaking 100? This may only be qualified for the conference finals.
But indeed, it appeared tonight.
Because of the 33 consecutive wins, this is not only the highest winning streak in basketball history, but also the winning streak in the entire four major North American leagues. Of course, the entire North American record is included, and tennis tied this record in 2013. But tennis
Its influence in the United States is not as great as that of basketball, football, baseball, and ice hockey, so it is often ignored.
Therefore, this night, for many people, is a night to witness history.
But the Lakers did not get carried away. Kobe also deliberately performed another "dark tradition" before the game, which was to let the Lakers players calm down and not be carried away by the words of the outside world. Kobe said in an interview: 33 consecutive winning streak
Of course it's valuable, but the focus of the Lakers' season is the playoffs, and winning the championship is our ultimate goal!
Tang Qian also said: 33 consecutive victories without a championship are meaningless at all.
This night, the Staples Center specially invited the living members of the 33-game winning streak that year. It wasn’t too many, but there were still seven or eight. These people were all gray-haired, but they could watch the promotion on the big screen above their heads.
film, you can still vaguely see the sharpness in their eyes.
In this game, the Lakers requested Jerry West, a key member of the 33-game winning streak, to kick off the game. David Stern immediately agreed, because this kind of historical topic is exactly what he wants.
What is needed. What the United States lacks most is history, and what it values most is history.
The word history has great attraction and magic for them.
During the warm-up, Tang Qian looked at Kobe and said with a smile: "Mr. Black Mamba, the battle is so big. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we lose?" Kobe shot a three-pointer and turned around and said: "You
Do you think we will lose?"
"No." Tang Qian shook his head and said, "It's just not enough if we don't win."
"Yes." Kobe shot again and said: "To win, kill your opponent."
Brush the basketball into the net.
The Lakers still start with the "Four Kings" of Kobe + Nash + Meeks + Gasol + Tang Qian, while the Grizzlies start with Mike Conley + Marc Gasol + Zach Randolph + Courtney.
Lee + Tayshaun Prince. Similar to the Lakers, the Grizzlies are also a strong inside team, and their defense is as tough as ever, with a lot of physical contact and physical confrontation. In addition, the rounds are low and slow, and
When they play ball, usually the team has to shed its skin even if it wins.
The Grizzlies initially wanted to rely on Prince to limit Kobe, but the Lakers ignored him at all. Under the leadership of Nash, Gasol and Tang Qian kept scoring, which immediately disrupted Grizzlies coach Dave
.Joger's pre-game preparations. And when he called a timeout to prepare to strengthen the inside defense, the Lakers' outside line began to show off again, swishing, swishing, swishing~ Nash had 1 three-pointer, Meeks had 3 three-pointers,
The 35 points in a single quarter caught the Grizzlies by surprise. What about the Lakers' game on the 24th? They didn't score a point, no, they didn't take a single shot.
This turned Prince into a spectator. You said you should leave to help defend. This is simply seeking death. Kobe is averaging 40+ per game this season! You let him go? Isn't this because you are out of your mind? But
Why don't you let it go? You didn't even get the ball a few times in the quarter on the 24th. Why did you say you defended so fiercely? Isn't this a waste of your physical energy and energy?
The Lakers' approach is completely different from the previous one.
Even if you target Kobe, you can't stop them from scoring.
Tang Qian originally only planned to rest for 7 to 8 minutes in the second quarter, because he rested a lot of time in the first quarter and was still relatively stamina. But... the Grizzlies didn't give him a chance. Even if he
Off the court, they still failed to narrow the score difference as quickly as possible, because they were scoring, and the Lakers were also scoring, and they were not even weak at all.
After the game, Kobe also took a break, while Nash and Gasol were playing with a group of shooters.
Yes, defense is full of problems, and Gasol doesn't have Tang Qian's mobility and defensive capabilities, but... so what? Under Nash's guidance, Nick Young, Meeks, and Jordan...
Farmar scored 3 points, which clearly shows that they are a lineup that only pursues firepower and not defense. The Grizzlies have a slow pace. Even if the inside scored a lot of points in this quarter, it is the same as the Lakers, slightly higher.
Just a little bit. But, they are basically the main lineup, what about the Lakers? In the end, Gasol went to rest!!!
This is totally bullying!!!
In addition, the Lakers' outside players felt really good tonight. At halftime, they led the Grizzlies by a full 16 points.
A defensive team like the Grizzlies averages 96+ points per game this season. 50 points in halftime is already pretty good, but on the opposite side, it was 66 points. The Grizzlies were a bit speechless. In the second half, Dave Joe
Ger reacted and immediately deployed an expanded defense to widen the defense. After all, the Grizzlies have been a strong defensive team for many years. They are very confident, have good rotations and tacit understanding, and seem to have contained the Lakers for a while. At this time
, the Lakers started to "cheat" again, simply and crudely, the whole audience opened up, and then quietly watched the solo performance of No. 24.
Prince once became famous in the 2004 Finals and was known as one of Kobe's best defenders.
But that was back then, and he is already 34 years old this season. Facing Kobe, who is at his peak this season, it is impossible to continue to write a legend like before. And besides that year's finals, Prince really has nothing.
Time restricted Kobe, and Kobe still scored 39 and 40 points in a row on his head at his peak. Furthermore, in the finals that year, Kobe was really in a lawsuit all season. The lack of systematic training had a big impact.
Relationship, not only against the Pistons, except for the Spurs, Kobe played in a mess throughout the playoffs. And what the hell is 4.6 three-pointers and 0.8 hits in the finals? You know that before this, the playoffs in the first three seasons
The game's average three-point shooting percentage is 32.4%, 37.9%, and 40.3%, which is steadily improving year by year. Therefore, Kobe's own condition is terrible, and this is probably the key.
"Yes! Hit again! Prince is no longer the Prince he was back then! Kobe is still the same Kobe he was!"
Kobe Bryant made 4 of 6 singles against Prince and 4 of 4 free throws, which forced the Grizzlies to make substitutions and let Tony Allen defend.
The Grizzlies also made a similar mistake to the Spurs. They relied too much on the outside defensive elite to defend individually, and then consolidated and strengthened the inside defense, so that the opponent's defensive pressure increased sharply after entering the inside. Indeed, this set is very effective.
Tony Allen on the outside has been the master of the defensive line in recent years, and his defensive ability is absolutely strong. However, when the defensive leader on the outside cannot guard against the opponent, the inside defense can only look good and is frustrated to death.
Kobe has reached the highest level in singles this season, and anyone in the league who faces him one-on-one will probably suffer.
The same goes for Tony Allen.
When Kobe was still scoring consecutively, the Grizzlies became a little anxious. They hurriedly changed their defensive formation and wanted to double-team Kobe. But Kobe immediately stopped playing singles at this time and passed the ball to Nash again. Nash broke through the high pick-and-roll.
, entered the penalty area and broke out. Kobe received the ball and rushed towards the Grizzlies' inside line from the right side.
Randolph wanted to use his body and strength to fight against No. 24, but the moment before the contact, Kobe shot the ball. The basketball passed through Randolph's armpit and was directly sent to Gasol's hands under the basket.
Gasol was about to take a shot. His younger brother Gasol seemed to be very familiar with his brother's offensive mode, so he blocked the ball in a timely manner. If the basketball was shot like this, it would be easy to be defended. Even if the shot was barely made, the hit rate would not be guaranteed.
This should be guarded! Gasol is still confident in his defense. After all, he was last year's DPOY. It has only been a year. Even if he is declining and not as eye-catching as last season, he is definitely an excellent inside man.
Defender. He is better defensively than Gasol, there is no doubt about it.
But Gasol didn't take the ball directly. Instead, he waited for a moment, then threw his hands upwards. The basketball actually lifted off like a "helicopter" and flew high in the Grizzlies' interior.
What is this? This can't be a shot. Could it be... Gasol's reaction is not slow, but his physical fitness is limited. When he turns around and wants to take off immediately, his speed is much slower than that of some physically fit men. This
All of a sudden, it was enough to score a goal.
"Gasol plays the ball? No, he plays the ball for Hot! Hot picks and rolls from the high post, and then... catches the ball and dunks!!!"
"Yes!!! This is a beautiful alley-oop!!! The entire offense passed through the hands of each of the four kings!!!"
"People from Memphis, just surrender obediently. You are destined to be the background and footnote tonight!!!"
The words of the Lakers' home commentator are irritating, so Zach Randolph wants to score and use scoring goals to curb these annoying commentators. However, he is not Nowitzki, and he does not have an outside three-pointer.
Although the mid-range ability is good (actually, it is not accurate to say this, because the data shows that Randolph's fixed-point mid-range is very poor, on the contrary, the triple threat and the sudden mid-range shot after the test step are very stable, strange guy), but obviously he
His trump card is to attack hard with his back to the basket. Use his body and size to shoot from the basket.
Because he is a left-handed general, generally speaking, it will make defenders a little uncomfortable.
But at the basket, Tang Qian is different from most of the league's rim protectors. He is the owner of rocket blocks. Since the number of shot-blocking crystal tiles and defensive crystal tiles has reached nine, he likes this kind of inside blocking method more and more.
It has too many advantages. First of all, you can ignore the attacker's fake moves. No matter how you twist, I will block your shot anyway. And because there is little physical contact, it is not easy to get fouled.
So, what does it have to do with me whether you are left-handed or not?
It's a pity that Tang Qian is the only one in this league who can use Rockets blocks as a regular defensive weapon.
Well, even if you look at the entire history of the NBA, there is basically no third person.
The only person who can skillfully use it and activate it regularly is Tang Qian, except for the creator Wilt Chamberlain.
It's rare to see someone perform it so easily.
That's why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was about to retire at his peak, was defeated by Chamberlain who was about to retire and blocked sky hooks from high altitude! Before Chamberlain's knees were scrapped, although there were very few games, he could completely suppress his opponent. In the later period, he lost his superhuman athletic ability.
After that, he still dominated Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in terms of rebounds, blocks, and shooting percentage. Therefore, this defensive skill is really easy to use.
Tang Qian is not yet at his best. When he really becomes proficient, that will be called terrifying.
If you are not a super scorer and you easily come in and take shots, just wait and see.
As for other superstars, they must at least be in great condition before we can continue talking.
As for Tang Qian's ability to intimidate the inside, this season is just the beginning and definitely not the peak.
"A block! Randolph's shot was blocked!"
Randolph did not believe in evil and continued to take action in the next round. This time...
"Another block! The basketball was blown out of the sideline! Randolph, I advise you not to challenge the tyrant under the basket easily!"
Why does this guy have such a strong sense of blocking? The average of 7+ blocks per game is not fake.
Me, I'd better shoot mid-range shots from outside the penalty area. There will be no mismatches or openings, and less shots will go into the basket.
Randolph thought to himself, it wasn't that he was too cowardly, but these two rounds made him realize clearly that with his 17+ points per game, there was no way he could break the opponent's iron wall of defense. Unless he entered "The
.Zone” No, you have to be at least “Super God”, maybe it’s necessary to try.
It's not obvious yet this season, but this trend will become more and more prominent in the future. Whenever we play against the Lakers, the opponent's inside players will have a significantly lower shot rate at the basket, and a significantly higher rate of shots outside the penalty area.
And all of this is caused by the Lakers' No. 29's dominant rim protection performance.
Sigh, Zach Randolph, don’t leave, keep coming and have fun~ Sigh, why did you fly the kite outside the restricted area so quickly?
Tang Qian shook his head. Now the fear of the league's inside players towards him has become more and more obvious. It has become a thing of the past for him to block shots as happily as before.
The happy days are gone forever.
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