"What should I do?" Tang Qian looked at Kobe and asked.

The current situation is unfavorable and the score is behind, so it makes no sense to talk nonsense.

"I need your support." Kobe said.

"Rebounds? Defensive end? I will try my best Bryant, you don't need to explain these things." Before Tang Qian could finish speaking, No. 24 interrupted and said: "No, no, no, not just

These." Kobe said: "I need more support."

"More?" Tang Qian was stunned and said a little confused.

"In addition to rebounding and defense, I also need your offense, offense, more offense!"

"Bryant, you, are you kidding? Are you sure? Me?" Tang Qian asked again and again with some uncertainty.

"Do you think I'm kidding?" Kobe didn't smile at all. Instead, he looked at Tang Qian more seriously: "If you want to defeat this Spurs team, I can't do it alone. The third grader who is guarding me

He is not a rookie. His single defense ability is extremely strong. Even I can't reach my expected state. Therefore, I, the Lakers, need new points to stand out." "But me?" Tang Qian

I felt a little abrupt, even a little unprepared: "Why not Paul? This aspect of him..."

"Paul was out of form tonight. Didn't you see that he played poorly throughout the series?"

"Bryant, everything else is easy to say, but this one, are you sure it's me? I don't have much confidence myself." Tang Qian was telling the truth, because the so-called "offense" means offense and offensive.

Kobe wants to attack by himself? Or the playoffs? Or the Spurs? Isn't this crazy? And if Paul doesn't play well, how can my offense be any better?

Because even in the regular season, Tang Qian's independent offense is extremely limited. Even if he starts to attack hard at the basket, it will only strengthen the original blank, and it does not mean that he is a reliable attacker and offensive point.

Judging from Kobe's meaning and those words, he completely wanted Tang Qian to temporarily shoulder the offensive responsibility of the Lakers.

At least one of them.

Isn't this something that is difficult for someone to do? You know, he is still in a state of competition that has been weakened by 25% due to the "inner demon".

On the defensive end, he activated "Demigod" and temporarily entered the "Defensive The.Zone". This is negligible. One man is the master, so the problem is not too big. But on the offensive end, he has nothing to do.

This is a state that has actually been weakened by 25%. It was not a very strong offensive state in the first place.

At this moment, Tang Qian felt even less confident.

This is not a lie. The Spurs' defense, especially the low-post defense, has always been the best in the league. Ever since Popovich coached, the inside has been their strong defensive area. Therefore, even O'Neal back then didn't

When you want to play against the Spurs, you get too many favors. Therefore, outside players will become more popular when playing against the Spurs.

"Tang, do you know why I didn't find Paul?" Kobe said when he saw Tang Qian was a little hesitant.

Tang Qian shook his head. After all, the pressure was so great that he did not have the confidence to bear it.

This is not a question of whether you have courage or not. It is equivalent to asking you to use your weakest point to compete with other people's strongest points. If you can still be confident, then there is a problem. Well, even if you can really do it

As for self-confidence, what about the result? What about the ending? This is not something that can be solved with full confidence and courage, right?

Now if Tang Qian is asked to be the main offensive point inside, he will most likely be guarded until he can no longer take care of himself.

Tang Qian was not without this self-awareness.

"Because now, we need a miracle." Kobe's words were not a joke at all: "I think you are more suitable for the word miracle than Paul."

When the timeout ended and the Lakers came back on the court, Kobe patted Tang Qian on the shoulder and then went to the backcourt to hold the ball. However, on the 24th, Tang Qian still felt "dizzy."

Miracle? Me? Offense? Can that be done?

In fact, he didn't know that Kobe had no choice. No matter how strong a person was, even if he scored 50 points or even 60 points, it would be difficult to win in the playoffs. His special opponent was San Antonio, which was good at team offense and defense.

The Spurs, that's even more so. You have to know that the playoff scoring record is 63 points, but they didn't win! The important thing is that they didn't win, okay?

This is true for Jordan. Even if Kobe scores 60 points, the Lakers still can't win.

This situation has become obvious by now. This Spurs team cannot be handled by one person.

Moreover, too much energy has been consumed in the past, and it is difficult for Kobe to ensure the best offensive efficiency at the last moment. Therefore, the top priority is to let other players step up and destroy the Spurs' perfect team defense. Otherwise, Kobe

Even if he plays hard by himself, Leonard, who is the main attacker, will have little effect on the Spurs' overall defense.

When two people break the situation, the best situation is that the inside and outside blossom and the inside and outside echo.

This has been tried and true in NBA history.

Kobe missed this shot, which is normal. No one can really maintain 100% shooting. In fact, in the playoffs, it is a luxury for an outside player to get 50% shooting. Especially Kobe.

A type that combines sudden shots. The proportion of direct attacks at the basket is not as good as that of players who focus on breakthroughs, so the shooting rate is not as good as the former ones, which is normal. In fact, if you look closely, except for this round, Kobe's shooting rate is very scary.

It's a pity that Nash was strongly targeted in this series, and the Spurs also have Leonard, a super perimeter defender, which caused No. 24's shooting percentage to drop a lot.

Otherwise, Kobe, who played without the ball at his peak, had sky-high efficiency.

This has been proven again in this year's playoffs.

But right now, Kobe Bryant alone is not enough, someone else needs to step up.

Kobe's choice was none other than No. 29, center Tang Qian.

"Rebound!!!"

Tang Qian jumped up high and grabbed the ball. Then he jumped on the spot and was about to attack again.

but……

"Oh~ What a pity~ Our Dongfang Hot offensive ability still needs to be honed~" the Spurs' on-site commentator couldn't help but joked. Because of this ball, Duncan of the Spurs interfered with it and directly shot a

Crossing the bridge, the basket was not touched.

Damn it! Tang Qian cursed in his heart, turned around and quickly returned to defense.

Not long after, he received another pass from Kobe. He wanted to jump up inside and hit hard, but... he was knocked down by Duncan of the Spurs. It was clean and crisp, and you couldn't find a trace of it.

Suspicion of foul play.

"Tang, I admire your defensive end and rebounding, but what about your offense~" After Duncan blocked the ball, he said with a blank smile on his face: "You still have a lot to do."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Tang Qian was a little annoyed, but what can be done? He really can't complete the inside attack now, and he can't break the Spurs' low defense. Roaring and venting, sometimes, can't help.

People bring something surreal, just like now.

Seeing that Tang Qian failed to score even after two shots, Kobe was also a little anxious. Although it was only the second quarter, the Lakers could no longer afford to lose. He started to play a few more singles on the next ball, but his hit rate was only

It can be said to be okay, but it has never exceeded 50%. This is already an unqualified singles shooting rate this season. Because on the 24th of this season, the regular season singles shooting rate exceeded 50%, reaching 50%.

Above 1. In other words, if Kobe's comprehensive shooting percentage in singles this season does not exceed 50%, then his performance is abnormal.

What's more, he has been thinking of ways to improve his offensive status.

This further illustrates that Leonard's defense is strong. After all, the Spurs' No. 2 has also entered the "Comprehensive The.Zone". This improvement in status is enough to show that his future potential is extraordinary.

A singles hit rate of less than 50% is already incredible, but for the game at this moment, it is still a bit insufficient.

That's why Kobe turned his attention to Tang Qian, hoping that the inside players could achieve a higher shooting percentage. However, the situation seemed a bit too optimistic. The Spurs' low-post defense was still so tight and would never let anyone

Easy goal.

Duang~ After scoring a few goals, Kobe scored 2 consecutive irons, and the Spurs quickly seized the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack.

Brush ~ With the help of the screen, Leonard made a hit from mid-range.

Leonard's mid-range has been fully developed this season. Although there are still not too many back-up and pull-up shots, he has reached a very stable level in the open mid-range and the mid-range behind the screen.

superior.

In the regular season, the long-range basket shooting rate reached an incredible 48.7%! In the playoffs, it also reached a stable 48%!!!

This shooting rate has not been achieved by Nowitzki in several seasons. Of course, the mid-range lethality and difficulty of the two are different. It is like comparing an open shooter with an outside star, and the comparability is not high.

The former's 3-point shooting rate is around 40%, which is normal, but for the latter, more than 30% is enough. Because if you want the former to play the main offense, you probably won't be able to shoot 20% of the 3-pointers. And in NBA games, basically

From a high probability point of view, the easy balls in a game are limited, especially in the playoffs. We are not yet in the all-out attack era in a few years. The faster the tempo, the more easy balls there will be, and the transition between offense and defense will occur.

There will be more, so the best way is for the role players to share the easy balls, and the stars mainly play tough balls and non-opportunity balls.

At least this was the case from the 1990s to 2010.

To give a simple example, why do some stars have a strong sense of presence after watching a game, but in the end they only score 30 points. And some stars feel that there are not many highlights. When you look at the statistics at the end, they actually have 30 points.

This is why.

In short, the sense of existence of easy.ball is far inferior to that of offensive and non-opportunity balls. In fact, if you have watched the ball for a long time, you will at least have a vague feeling. Therefore, the defense has been lost after using open shots and screens.

Comparing shooting percentages with attackers' shots from different positions is definitely the behavior of super ball blinders and pseudo-fans.

The difficulty of defense is completely different from the difficulty of offense. What can be compared?

You say it’s a matter of basketball IQ? Come on, the easy balls in a game are limited. You are a star and you have shot all the easy balls. Do you want role players to attack tough situations and play non-opportunity balls? This kind of behavior is the real

It's selfish.

But even so, Leonard's long-range shooting percentage this season has reached 48% in both the regular season and the playoffs, which is extremely scary. Basically, it is as blind as if you let it go.

What's interesting is that just last season, his shooting percentage from 10-16 feet in the playoffs was still up to 40%. From 16-23 feet, which is the mid-to-long range, his shooting percentage was only over 20%. In one season.

The improvement is so big that it is staggering.

This is also the reason why Leonard is expected to become a new generation of offensive and defensive super giant in the future.

After all, in the future, integrating offense and defense will already be a very luxurious thing. Most stars can only take care of both offense and defense. So Leonard is a rare anomaly. His growth rate and potential are also
To be continued...