Chapter 972 Double-killing rockets and stepping on Warcraft again~ Oh~
"Xiao Qian, are you okay over there? I see everyone on the Internet is treating you badly..."
"It's okay, Mom. Netizens are generally not very calm. After this period of time, it will be fine when we win." Tang Qian is no longer the "little newbie" who just came to the United States back then. He is now
He knew very well what he should do to calm down and reverse the team's decline. Besides, the country was quite polite to him now. If Tang's mother saw the online reports in the United States, she would probably be even more angry and worried.
"Then you have to win quickly. Your dad said that you are now the top player in the team. Your status in the team is different from before, so the pressure and attention will increase exponentially. Xiao Qian
Ah, you have made so much money anyway, if it doesn't work, just stop fighting. You can still live a good life when you come back." Uh, this mother, really caring will lead to chaos. I have signed a contract, and I don't want to fight.
It doesn’t work. Besides, what does this downturn mean? If you can’t stand it, why are you playing in the NBA and being the boss of a team?
"Don't worry, Mom~ I will take care of these things. You and Dad have to take care of yourselves in China~ Buy more good things for yourself to eat and wear. If you have nothing to do, don't keep looking at the flower shop and go out to report.
A group tour or something like that." Tang Qian said this, and Tang's mother came and complained: "Xiao Qian, you don't know, your dad is always telling me to hire more people to watch.
shop, and then he can go out and be cool by himself! Tell me what this old man thinks! If he doesn’t care about his own shop, what’s the point? You need to talk more about this matter with your dad, and start with
Correct his idea of being indolent and indolent at the root of his thinking..."
After a phone call with his family, Tang Qian felt much better. Although most of the thoughts were from Tang's mother, Tang Qian, who was in the United States, did not feel upset at all.
Humph, the four major media? I will remember your faces! Just wait! I will make sure you are not embarrassed!
In the Lakers' 12th regular season game, their opponent finally let the Lakers breathe a sigh of relief.
Because the name of this team is, the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers have never lost against the Rockets recently. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, they are always winners. In this game, ESPN began to advocate the "modern combination" of Howard and James Harden, and now it has gradually
Even if he is in a good state, it will not affect Tang Qian's condition in any way.
Not at all.
Because Howard, a monster, is on their team.
It just so happens that you should vent all your depression during this period. Who told you to have Howard and who told you to be unlucky?
Because it was broadcast live across the United States, Tang Qian was very decisive and answered reporters' questions before the game:
I don't care what they say because they only have one mouth, but I can shut them up.
At this time, many reporters were "joyed". It seems that our Dongfang Hot has no intention of bowing to ESPN. Who was the last player with such a distinctive personality? It was the 24-year-old who has retired from the Lakers.
No. Kobe Bryant.
T.N.T once said that Kobe is the last "super character" of this era.
Because the rest of the people are good kids, only No. 24 speaks, doesn't think about the consequences so much, and follows his own heart more.
I thought that after Kobe Bryant retired and without the protective umbrella, the Lakers' No. 29 would be restrained. Who knows, this is not the case at all. This No. 29, he seems to be more direct than last season. This is completely
He has inherited Kobe's "personality superstar" approach.
Many media are actually secretly laughing, because in addition to the four major media, there are many media who want to gain a foothold in the sports circle and become new "authorities". However, although these four media also have internal conflicts, they can
Once they encounter external pressure, they will immediately stick together to keep warm. They will remain monolithic for the time being and will never divide the pie.
T.N.T has chosen to side with Tang Qian a long time ago, and even more so now. Kate Marin has almost become a reporter for the Lakers. Whenever there is a Lakers game, he will basically be there. For
Tang Qian was very impressed by this person with a "smart eye", so Tang Qian would try his best to answer the questions he asked patiently.
As for ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the like, Tang Qian is now air-conditioned in and out, and he doesn't look good to them at all. This makes these four media outlets secretly angry and determined to continue to "smear" Tang Qian.
Tang Qian must be allowed to bow his head to them and admit his mistake.
It was taken up at once. Unfortunately, Tang Qian was not an American in the first place, and he had no intention of staying here in the future. Therefore, the media's so-called "obliteration of his commercial value" is purely non-threatening nonsense. Because retreating
As far as Wan Bu is concerned, now China has given him the green light. As long as he wants, domestic advertising and endorsements are enough. He is not the kind of person who spends money like water. In this way, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and CBS are all yours.
Well, Tang Qian doesn't care.
He just has to play well and the rest, he just needs to be himself.
There is no need to be friendly with the media who look down on you.
For the Lakers, Howard and Harden really wanted revenge and they high-fived each other at the beginning, trying to cooperate sincerely tonight.
But these are just beautiful fantasies of two people.
From the beginning of this Lakers game, well, it was mainly because Tang Qian entered the "excitement mode" from the beginning.
He scored 12 points in the first quarter with shots and free throws, while the Lakers only scored a total of 25 points in the first quarter.
The Rockets didn't expect that the Lakers would attack Tang Qian to break the game at the beginning. Their pre-game defensive arrangement was still aimed at the Lakers' overall small ball and run-and-gun. Therefore, they stumbled in the beginning. The key is
On the offensive end, they were also in a mess.
Tang Qian was in great form tonight. Howard was blocked by him in the first quarter, and he missed 0 of 5 shots. This made Harden's face change with anger. In the second quarter, he took advantage of Tang Qian's absence and attacked like crazy.
He scored 15 points in a single quarter! McHale couldn't help but boast after seeing this, and Harden also felt good. However, all this changed after the Lakers came back on the court on the 29th.
In the words of Barkley in the T.N.T broadcast room, Tang Qian's game was a venting one.
As soon as Harden came in, even if Tang Qian was fouled, he could just slap him away hard, or hit Harden's hand hard. In short, he had to send out a signal.
, If you want to get into the Lakers' basket, if you want to score points in front of my tyrant Tang, you must pay the price!
In the second half, the Lakers resumed their run-and-gun tactics and began to attack from a distance as a whole, but the Rockets also withstood this period, and their three-pointers continued to respond. Both teams scored nearly 40 points in a single quarter! This is
The small ball is played beautifully, with emphasis on offense and less emphasis on defense. The game scene is very lively, and the ball is constantly rubbing against the baskets and nets of both sides to generate electricity.
But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers restarted the interior defensive isolation tactics. Tang Qian lured Howard to attack, but he missed consecutive shots. It seemed that Howard would be difficult to get 5~6 points tonight. Tang Qian's state all night
, the more you fight, the better. This pressure makes the "Warcraft" almost out of breath.
One state was good and the other was declining. Tang Qian not only completely suppressed the Houston Rockets on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end and rebounding end. Harden tried to stand up and be the savior again, but in this quarter his long-range shooter
The feeling has weakened a lot. Jimmy Butler's defense is not that easy to break. After all, he is a player who has been selected for the defense during this period. This means that Butler is among the best in the league in terms of perimeter defense ability.
.At least Ariza, who is also a strong defensive player, cannot compare to him. Whether it is single defense or assist defense, or defensive IQ and awareness, they are far behind.
So D'Antoni naturally arranged for Jimmy Butler to guard the Rockets' outside arrow James Harden.
Harden's speed and explosive power are not strong to begin with, and his long-range shots are not the top shots of Joe Comer's style. Therefore, after being closely guarded, his shooting space is not that much, and his shooting percentage drops to
It's inevitable. However, Harden has also grown a lot this season. After seeing that his shots were restricted, he immediately adopted the method of attracting shots and then breaking through the defense. Not to mention, this method really worked. Because the pressure was too tight.
, thus giving Harden a more convenient opportunity to break through.
After Harden changed from a shooting fake to a breakthrough, he relied on his arm to push forward a little, stuck Jimmy Butler, and successfully broke through. Butler wanted to pursue, but it was too late. Harden broke into the Lakers
The team's restricted area basket.
Howard is so bad. He is restrained by the Lakers' Dongfang perm every time! It's really useless!
Let’s look at my performance on this ball!
Harden was thinking this, but after bumping into Lakers No. 29, he received a "spicy hot pot" from the latter.
"Howard can't do it, do you think you can do it?" Tang Qian dropped a sentence after landing: "The same goes for you."
"no."
After saying that, he ran forward quickly and threw himself into the Lakers' new attack.
Howard was guarding Tang Qian alone, but the latter broke through directly. Then with a fake move, he pulled up from the basket and dunked with one hand.
The action of this ball dunk is actually very ordinary, but it looks very touching, because it was a hard dunk in a confrontation with Howard. The overall feeling of the confrontation is very beautiful and very touching.
But because it was the Rockets' home court, the referee spared Howard's life and did not whistle a 2+1 penalty.
"Good luck, Warcraft, you succeeded in letting me score one less point. Keep up the good work."
When Howard heard this, his nose was about to burst into flames, but what could he do? Now Harden has full control of the ball. This is not the Orlando of yesteryear, so he won't ask for the ball again and again.
Every ball comes to his hands. In fact, starting from this season, his role in the team will gradually weaken. The decrease in the number of shots is a signal.
McHale will completely begin to correct Harden, instead of the "modern dual-core" previously promised.
Blue-collarization? This kind of thing, at least for now, Howard cannot accept.
Therefore, the conflicts between him, Harden and McHale gradually became larger and larger, becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile.
Harden got inside, but the shot was interfered by Tang Qian, and Bosh jumped up to protect the rebound.
In addition to Howard, who is also Tarik Black who averages 4+5 per game, the Rockets also have a Lithuanian center who is 24 years old this year and his name is Donatas Motiejunas. But they have no abilities.
He is as strong as an ordinary bench player. Coupled with his thin body and shape, he cannot stop the Lakers No. 29 who is in great shape.
They were unlucky to have encountered such an insider overlord who "will explode whenever an animal encounters".
Tang Qian, the Rockets' inside men were overwhelmed, and they were killing each other like crazy, and these Rockets' inside players were almost crying. They really didn't understand why this Oriental center got so excited when he beat the Rockets? Was he in good shape?
Originally, Tang Qian was no longer weak now, and he was still in explosive form. This caused the Rockets' inside line to fall apart.
Originally, their internal strength was not strong enough this season, and it was only Howard who supported them. Now Howard cannot protect himself, and the lack of depth in the inside has been magnified all of a sudden.
Tang Qian caught the ball and flew high into the air. Facing Tarik Black who was about to reach out to block the shot, he showed no mercy at all. He raised his right hand high and smashed past Tarik Black.
Enter the basket in response.
If Yu Jia was playing the live broadcast of this ball, he would definitely shout: Good ball! Look at the tyrant Tang Bu fear of the road ahead, and his performance will smash Huashan!
"You are very courageous. If you keep it up, you will have a place in the league." Tang Qian actually has a certain natural affinity for this kind of player who never retreats and has a strong defensive mentality. In addition, he himself is not a draft pick.
Players join the league, so for Tarik Black said: "I am also a person who came out of the Development League, don't underestimate yourself."
In fact, this guy... isn't as bad-tempered as people rumored, and he just roars no matter what.
Harden of the Rockets still wanted to struggle and lead the team to a desperate counterattack. However, after another layup was blocked by Tang Qian, his heart fluctuated. He did not get past the Lakers for most of the quarter.
In the team's paint area.
Flying a kite like this, the shooting rate cannot be high. In addition, Howard's rebound was also suppressed by Tang Qian. The Houston Rockets finally lost the game 81-119, a big score of 18 points. Tang Qian scored in the whole game.
With a high of 40 points, 26 rebounds, and 9 blocks, he almost got a triple-double in blocks tonight.
Compare Howard's 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. It's really too miserable. There's no way to compare it with Tang Qian.
Once again, Howard was defeated again by Tang Qian and was bloodied again.
At the end of the game, Howard's eyes turned red when he stared at Tang Qian. However, if he lost, he lost, and there was nothing he could do.
As for taking action or using force to solve the problem? That is something he will never do in his life.
In the past with the Lakers, he had been forcibly taught a lesson by the Oriental center. This memory reminded Dwight Howard all the time that he had been dealt with many times. No matter whether he tried his best or not, the results were in vain.
Bad. So Howard is not that stupid or has the courage to use force.
Harden did score 27 points in this game, but it was still a drop in the bucket. He couldn't save the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers are currently double-killing the Houston Rockets.
Tang Qian also said this at the post-game press conference: "40 points, 26 rebounds and 9 blocks. I think my number should still be worthy of my 31st ranking in the league, right? You said next week's MVP list
Will I break into the top ten again? Leave your name." Tang Qian looked at the ESPN reporter with a look that looked like a fool and said: "Is there any need to say this?"
"This is necessary."
"How can the league's top big man not be in the top ten on the MVP list?"
"No, no, no, I'm not kidding, I promise I'm serious, just as serious as the fat guy who saw the donuts."
After ending their consecutive road trips, Tang Qian and the Lakers finally returned to their home court, back to Los Angeles. And here, people have been waiting for him for a long time.
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