The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Tang Tian chose to tell the truth.

After hearing what Tang Tian said, Saige gave him a thumbs up and gave him a very appreciative look.

modesty!

Young people are so humble!

Tang Tian was a little embarrassed, Sege really misunderstood what he meant.

But at this time, it seems that there is no use in explaining it.

He simply didn't bother to explain.

Tang Tian was too lazy to explain, but the ESPN news report after the game made him dumbfounded.

"Most humble best defensive player, best defender."

This news headline makes people want to complain.

"He defended Kobe in the Western Conference semifinals with 30 of 7 shots, but he modestly said that his defense still has room for improvement, and said that it was just because Kobe didn't feel good. When a second-year rookie can have such a mentality, he The future is worth looking forward to…”

Looking at the content of the news report, Tang Tian could only smile wryly and shake his head.

This was really the first time he encountered such a situation.

It also prevents people from telling the truth.

It made him seem really humble!

Although he is indeed relatively low-key, but this time he really didn't want to deliberately low-key!

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Chapter 378 Drinking on the Plane (Sixth Change! Ask for a Monthly Pass!)

The second game of the series between the two sides will continue in two days.

Losing the first game, and it was still the Spurs' home court, is not an unacceptable result for the Lakers.

After all, if the Lakers win, it is tantamount to taking the home court advantage of the series.

However, after the loss, the Lakers' training session on the second day was closed and not open to the public.

From this move, it can be seen that the impact of this game on the Lakers is greater than expected.

In the training hall, the Lakers were playing a full match, and Kobe's shouts were endless.

In Kobe's words, the harshness of his teammates is one of the highest in the league.

Of course, the reason why he is like this is because he is more demanding on himself and can lead by example.

After the training match, the teammates all went to the locker room one after another, but no one communicated, and the atmosphere was very dull.

Kobe did not go back to the locker room with other players, but practiced alone in the training hall.

Shot again and again, sweat continued to flow down his forehead.

He also knew very well that the team's loss in the first game had a lot to do with his poor touch.

After practicing for more than an hour, he habitually lay down on the floor and began to meditate.

This is also part of his daily training, letting himself go.

But after a while his meditation was interrupted by footsteps.

He sat up and found Gasol going back and forth from the player tunnel.

Compared with the two consecutive championships, there are not many people left in this Lakers team. The one who has the best and most important relationship with him is Gasol.

The two are not only teammates on the court, but also have a good relationship off the court.

"Excuse me?"

Gasol said with a hint of apology.

"No, I'm finishing training."

Kobe stood up.

"You have something to do with me?"

He stood up and asked directly, it was more than an hour before the end of the team's training, and Gasol didn't practice any more, so he should have left long ago.

Gasol nodded, then motioned for Kobe to sit down and said.

"I think the key to our victory after the All-Star Game, including the first round of the regular season, is to share the ball, which we didn't show in the last game."

Gasol and Kobe have a good relationship, and he dares to say what others dare not say.

Kobe was silent and didn't speak, only sweat dripping down to the floor.

"Kobe, don't we want to win? This season, we can't afford to lose."

Gasol continued.

The outside world doesn't know, but several of them know very well that before the All-Star Game, the conflict between Kobe and Howard was once irreconcilable, and Howard had already been put on the shelf.

Later, Kobe himself asked the management not to trade Howard, and then traded for Livingston and CJ Myers, and then held a team meeting to say that they couldn't afford to lose this season. This is how the Lakers are now.

Gasol's words are not questioning, but reminding.

"I see."

Kobe nodded, then stood up, ignoring Gasol, and walked back to the locker room by himself.

Gasol looked at Kobe's back and sighed.

Kobe has been suppressing his desire to score for the team this season.

Forming F4 this season is under tremendous pressure, and they really can't afford to lose.

Two days later, the game between the Lakers and the Spurs continued at the ATT Arena.

On this day, Kobe showed the fans his different adjustment ability. He only took 15 shots in the game, and his touch of 15 of 6 shots was still average.

但是他除了得到17分之外，送出了7篮板8助攻，还有2次抢断和1次封盖。

The Lakers played one of their signature games of the season.

霍华德得到全队最高的21分13板，纳什11分10助攻，大加索尔16分7篮板4助攻，迈尔斯12分，阿泰斯特10分5板2抢断。

湖人队全队6人得分上双，以104比100战胜马刺队，把系列赛的比分扳成了1比1平。

This is also the first time the Spurs have lost in the first two games of the series since Tang Tian joined the Spurs.

"The Lakers showed their competitiveness, and they proved that they are still the favorites."

ESPN ran a news report with such headlines after the game.

Obviously, the victory of this game not only boosted the morale of the Lakers, but also restored confidence in them from the outside world.

If F4 is neat, their strength should not be underestimated.

After the two games, the two sides will move to Los Angeles for the next two games.

Although they lost the second game, the Spurs players seemed to be in a good mood, talking and laughing on the plane.

Tang Tian also talked to Green about the best general manager announced by the league not long ago.

Ujiri defeated Morey and became the best general manager in the 2012~2013 season.

Although the Nuggets were upset and eliminated by the Warriors in the first round, their record of breaking team history in the regular season cannot be erased.

Except for special cases like averaging a triple-double, most of the league's honor awards are linked to record.

"Don, come."

While chatting, Tang Tian turned around and found that it was Popovich calling him.

NBA teams fly away games on chartered flights, and the coaches and managers all sit in business class.

Tang Tian got up and followed Popovich to the business class.

There is already a bottle of red wine and two glasses on Popovich's seat.

Obviously, the old man was addicted to alcohol on the plane, so he came here as a companion.

Because of the compression of playing time before, the two were somewhat separated, and Popovich didn't ask him to drink much.

Now that things have passed so long, the estrangement has long since disappeared, and the party among drunkards is inevitable again.

After sitting down and drinking, the two of them inevitably talked about the loss in the last game.

I don't know when it started, Popovich has already treated Tang Tian as half an assistant coach.

"When that guy Kobe came into the league, I just became the head coach of the Spurs and I was really impressed the first time the two teams played that year, he was playing against Dominique Wilkins, you know Although Wilkins is old, he is still the team's leading scorer.

Kobe hit him 2 times and was blocked 2 times. One time, he was a big cap on the head and face. The head coach of the Lakers at the time, Del Harris, was so angry that he almost came off the field, but he was stunned for the third time. It was Wilkins' foul.

At that time, I knew that guy was a super paranoid, but you said that there is only such a person, and he is already 35. Why did he suddenly change his gender? "

While complaining to Tang Tian, ​​Popovich was also wondering.

"No, old man, he hasn't changed his gender, he's just suppressing his desire to score."

Tang Tian put down his wine glass and spoke.

Kobe is good at scoring, but the problem is also that he loves scoring too much.

The three consecutive championships of the Lakers at the beginning were due to Phil Jackson's suppression of Kobe's desire to score.

Phil Jackson specifically mentioned this when he gave Kobe Bryant's autobiography "Mamba Mentality".

379+ Chapter Ten Young Spurs (Seventh + Eighth! Two in one!)

Popovich froze for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"You guy."

Yes, you guy, why do you know better than an old man like me.

Sometimes in front of Tang Tian, ​​he actually felt as if he had been a coach for more than 20 years for nothing.

"I think we should play a small lineup to speed up and play defensive counterattacks with them."

Tang Tian continued.

"Ok?"

Popovich looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

What Tang Tian said just now was completely contrary to what the coaching staff thought before.

D'Antoni is good at offense, running and bombing, playing positions with them, suppressing the number of rounds, and restraining their strengths. This is a very correct decision.

Tang Tian now says he wants to speed up?Isn't this in the hands of the Lakers, so that they can play to their strengths?

"Howard's strength is far worse than before after being injured, and you should also know, old man, that he has never been a center who likes to run. Even in the Magic period, he always hit the ground and grabbed the second offensive board. .”

Popovich nodded, and that was true.

D'Antoni's running and bombing was the most successful during the Suns period. Apart from Nash, it was Stoudemire and Diaw. Both insiders love to run and fly to the sky.

But Howard is different. Howard can also fly and escape, but he just doesn't like to run, which is the same as he doesn't like to pick and roll.

Moreover, he has suffered from back injuries, especially the decline in strength, and it is very difficult to even play against Split.

"Besides, we are younger than them, and our defense is better. The advantage of playing defensive counterattacks is not small. In contrast, with the hammer tactics, we have played for almost two seasons, and our opponents have been mixed. The efficiency may be even higher. Lower."

Tang Tian continued.

In the previous life, the peak of the Spurs was in the 13-14 season.

Most people only remember the super high shooting percentage of the Spurs team, but they will automatically ignore that it took the Spurs three full years to have that tacit understanding.

Just like a hammer hitting a rock in the locker room, the 101st time to break the rock presented to everyone is the result of the previous 100 knocks.