lakers championship

Chapter 151 Experienced
The official timeout of the third quarter, the Lakers bench.

Wharton didn't say anything, and only asked Tianyang to share his experience with everyone.

How to score 33 points in a row is such a valuable experience that other players, especially young players, do not have at all.

At the end, Walton said with a smile: "The whole team will help you play later, and try to get 70 points."

In Wharton's view, the Lakers are currently leading by less than 20 points, and the game has not yet entered garbage time. Letting Tianyang continue to play does not count as a deliberate statistic.

Even if the king defends desperately, with Tianyang's current state, there should not be a situation where stars such as Tracy McGrady and Iverson break out in the first three quarters and then go crazy in the fourth quarter. They are very likely to score 23 points. After all, in the first quarter, God Yang came off the bench at the end and was very energetic.

If he really gets 70 points, still as a rookie in the first 20 games, it will definitely shock the entire league, and it will be a great encouragement to Tianyang and other Lakers players.

Unexpectedly, Tianyang waved his hands, "I'm a little tired, I need to take a rest."

All fools understand this, and it's just a humble resignation.

Louis Williams quickly persuaded: "70 points, don't miss this opportunity! Don't worry about me, I don't have to play!"

Tianyang waved his hand again, "There is still a chance next time."

Wharton was taken aback when he heard the words, "You are quite similar to Kobe, crazy and confident! I hope you can do what you say!"

What Wharton said was that when the Lakers played against the Mavericks in 05, Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters and one player scored more than the Mavericks. The Zen master asked Kobe if he would continue to play.

As a result, Kobe really scored 81 points in the subsequent game against the dinosaurs!Really walk the talk.

Now that Tianyang said so, Wharton didn't force it, and directly replaced it with the substitute lineup.

I never thought that the substitute lineup would completely disrupt the king's defensive plan. The double-teaming, assisting defense, and supplementary defense they prepared for Tianyang were like punching cotton.

Although the Lakers still maintained the lead, the fans quit and kept shouting for Tianyang to play. Walton could only shrug.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neill and Kenny were also very unhappy. First, they felt that they were at a disadvantage because they couldn't see Tianyang's crazy performance. Second, Cousins ​​scored crazy points in the fourth quarter, chasing 40 points. , the two are very likely to lose the bet.

最终，湖人以111比102战胜国王，天洋狂砍47分6次助攻，英格拉也姆拿到20分4助攻5篮板。

On the king's side, Cousins ​​scored 44 points, only 3 points less than Tianyang, helping Barkley win the bet.

……

At the post-match press conference, Tianyang, Walton, and Ingram attended the press conference.

The first person to ask a question was EPSN reporter Julie: "May I ask why you didn't play in the fourth quarter and missed the chance to score 50, 60, or even 70 points. The decision is the coach's arrangement or your own choice."

Tianyang took the microphone, shook his head and said: "Neither, this is the team's choice, when we really need points, when these points are really meaningful, I will go to get them, but we were in good condition at that time, It should be played according to the normal rotation."

The second question was from CBS reporter Pittman: "May I ask, your performance in the previous three consecutive games was a disaster. How did you adjust in this game?"

Before Tianyang could answer, Wharton hurriedly said, "I'll say it for the third time, his previous performance was not bad, so don't ask nonsense."

"The coach is right. In the previous three games, our team's performance was sluggish. We missed Tianyang's pass. We missed the shot, and the opponent shifted all the defensive pressure to him, causing him to miss the shot. The final score and assist data are not good. Today's game, we played well, the king did not dare to double-team, so he returned to the strongest state, understand?"

Wharton and Ingram answered consecutively, Pittman was dumbfounded, and the reporters on the scene had the same idea: this team is not easy to fool.

The third question was NBATV reporter Russell: "Just now you mentioned that when you need points, you will go to get them. Can I understand that it is when you are against a strong team? For example, the Spurs you are about to face, or the end of the month. Warriors who played 2 games in a row?"

There was a pitfall in this question, and Wharton quickly winked at the sky.

"Hehe, there are no strong teams or weak teams in the NBA. There are only good and bad teams. I never watch the opponent's performance, and I can't watch the opponent's performance. As Ingram said just now, the good play is the credit of the whole team. .”

……

On the night of the game against the Kings, the Lakers flew to Minnesota overnight.

On the second day of the game, the Timberwolves started Bjelica because Zach LaVine missed the game with a knee injury.

Unexpectedly, this guy is in surprisingly good form. He is proficient in everything from post-ups, face-ups, mid-range shots, support, pick-and-rolls, and assists to everything. Randall is in pain.

Coupled with the fact that the Lakers are fighting back to back, the Timberwolves have a very obvious advantage in physical fitness.

The rigid Thibodeau, with Wiggins as the core, temporarily resorted to quick offensive and defensive tactics, which made the Lakers exhausted and led by as much as 18 points at halftime.

In the second half of the game, the Lakers adjusted their strategies and used pick-and-rolls and off-ball screens to create opportunities for Tianyang. However, when they narrowed the point difference to 1 point, the referee Tony Brother showed his power and called Tianyang two consecutive offensive fouls.Tianyang refused to accept and wanted to make a theory, so he got a technical foul.

Fortunately, after Tianyang was off the court, Ingram led the team to continue chasing points, and ended up overtaking by 5 points to enter the fourth quarter.

Unexpectedly, in the fourth quarter, the referee Tony Brother made another shot and called the Lakers for illegal screens, defensive pushes, and fouls for rebounding, which directly wiped out the Lakers' 5-point advantage and fell behind by 4 points.

But such a poor point control method did not stop Tianyang. After he returned to the field, he did not pick and roll, do not cover, did not protrude inside, did not make physical contact, and completely and thoroughly singled out Wiggins at the top of the arc. .

After he hit 3 points in a row, Wiggins also went up to the head, but he didn't press at all.

But Wiggins played too much time in the first three quarters, and his physical strength was a little bit behind. His three-pointers, mid-range shots, and layups were all terrible, and Tony Brother couldn't force him to find a foul.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly beat the Timberwolves 102 to 98, and Tianyang scored 40 points and 5 assists.

In the subsequent game against the Nets, although the Lakers played at home, but because of the 4 games in 3 days, the home-away-home flight, the whole team was exhausted, the whole game was crazy, and finally lost the game.

However, to the delight of the Lakers fans, Tianyang only made 42 of 18 shots and 7 turnovers, but still scored 40 points and 2 assists.

With 3+ points in 40 consecutive games, it is no problem to call Tianyang the strongest rookie in history.

If you consider that such an excellent performance was played after 3 consecutive sluggish games, you will understand that Tianyang's adjustment ability is also extremely terrifying.

His performance has aroused heated discussions in various media, but among the endless praise, ESPN experts still claim that Tianyang's data is just to beat weak teams with unlimited firepower. Even if they beat the Warriors and Rockets with high scores, It was also the lack of preparation of the two teams that made him succeed in picking up the leak.

This argument met crazy opposition from fans, but ESPN experts said that the next game between the Lakers and the Spurs will be Tianyang's true level, because the Spurs with Kawhi and Aldridge will limit Tianyang in all aspects.

……

At 11 a.m. on November 17, Tianyang and Kobe arrived at the Lakers training base together.

"Director Ke, why did you suddenly ask me to practice football?"

"The day after tomorrow will be your positioning battle. Play against the Spurs. I have rich experience. Come and help me!"

(End of this chapter)