godfather in black

Chapter 111 112: The winning streak ends! ! !

112: The winning streak ends! ! !

In the next game, the Los Angeles Lakers will travel to San Antonio, where they have their biggest opponent in the past decade, the Spurs.

The Silver and Black Army once suffered a defeat at Staples, and they were even beaten by Qin Tao at the last moment. This time they vowed to give the Zijin Army a serious blow at home.In an interview before the game, Duncan said: "I am looking forward to fighting Chris Webber again, and I am also looking forward to being able to complete the revenge against the Los Angeles people at our home court."

Parker said: "Now Los Angeles' record is 47 wins and 23 losses, only 3 wins away from us. They want to surpass us, and we will not let them do so."

"I'm very excited to play against Kobe again. He is the greatest player in the league. I am looking forward to playing against him again. But I don't think I will have the opportunity to defend him. Bruce will kill him before that," Manu Ginobili said.

The marshal of the Silver and Black Legion, Gregg Popovich, said, "We will definitely win this game at home. You must know that we have won 10 consecutive victories before. Although we have not played well for a while, but Recently, we have regained the feeling of competing for the championship again. This time, if we can’t end the Los Angeles people’s winning streak, then the Los Angeles people will end our winning streak.” When asked what he thinks of Lakers coach Qin Tao’s God’s left hand, He said: "If his God's hand appears in San Antonio, we will let his so-called 'myth' end." The Spurs have expressed their determination to win the game. Prepare for a desperate fight.

Qin Tao repeatedly emphasized a well-spoken saying during training, "This is not an ordinary regular season, we need to maintain our winning streak, and we have to fight for honor."

Before the game, the hype of the media once again added a clichéd definition to this game-"offensive and defensive contest." The biggest highlight of this game is people's debate on the form of basketball. Is defense able to bring victory and championships to the team, or is offense more powerful?So far, in the Lakers' all-out game, they haven't lost to any opponent. The defensive-oriented Spurs failed to get cheap at Staples. And another team in the league that pays more attention to offense than the Lakers now ranks first in the league with an overwhelming advantage.

The Phoenix Suns, after trading for Steve Nash, rose from the West to the top of the sky this season. Their record of 56 wins put them in the league.The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are like the two sharp knives of the West, able to pierce any opponent's defense.However, today the sharp knife of Los Angeles will be tested again.

In the afternoon in San Antonio, the AT&T Center welcomed guests from Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers won the jump ball, and the moment Bryant touched the ball, it was activated.Bowen is still closely following Kobe. He will let Kobe add up his speed, and he dare not let Kobe show his full speed in front of the three-point line. If Kobe's speed is fully open at this time, it is equivalent to Give the Lakers two points, the Spurs team is not stable, it is impossible for them to prevent this black mamba whose breakthrough is very incomprehensible in the entire league.

At the AT&T Center, the Lakers were like a purple bulldozer, with Fisher, Kobe, and Butler advancing side by side, with Kwame Brown behind and Chris Webber in the middle.Bryant took the ball all the way to the realization on the left, he flicked the ball behind him, and the ball was in Webber's hands.Weber flicked his left hand, grabbed the ball with his right hand and sent it straight forward.Butler's body leaned against Ginobili, and the movement of catching the ball and turning around was perfect.In the three-second zone of the Spurs, a one-on-one match between Butler and Ginobili was formed, and Butler still had a half-body advantage.A feint followed by a fadeaway jumper.The Lakers won the first and two points of the game.

"Crack! Crack!" Qin Tao clapped his hands on the sidelines and shouted, "Caron, come on!!! Your fadeaway jump shot is no worse than Bryant's." Of course he was encouraging Butler, Butler His fadeaway jumper is learned from Kobe, but it is only somewhat similar.

"His shooting skills have improved a lot!" Brown-Xiao whispered beside Qin Tao.

Qin Tao looked at Butler, who was defending Ginobili, and said, "It's okay! They still have a long way to go." After a pause, he continued, "So do we." Brown-Xiao Qing Nodding lightly, he focused his attention on the field again.

The two of them have been communicating with each other, nodding from time to time, and what happened on the court did not attract the two of them's special attention.The fog of the competition was slowly lifted as time went by.

T/NT faced the national broadcast of the game, and Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith appeared on the field. "There should be no suspense in this game." Smith said.

Barkley pondered for a while, then nodded, "It's really hard for the Lakers to come back after the game has reached this level!"

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"Qin, we lost." Brown-Shaw shrugged and said very easily.

Qin Tao looked at the score of 65 to 76 on the electronic scorer and there were more than 2 minutes left. He spread his hands and said, "I didn't plan to win this game, and we also discussed it before. After that, we don’t want the third in the West, we want the fourth in the West, so that we can survive the first round, and it’s better for us to play against the Suns than directly against the Spurs.”

"Yeah!" Brown-Shaw said flatly: "In the first season of the team's replacement, we'd better seek stability."

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"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game." Kenny Smith said with a little regret: "We originally wanted to see a dialogue between offense and defense, but Mr. Qin Tao may be ready to give up the game before the game gone."

The fat on Barkley's face trembled, and said: "Actually, at the beginning of the game, we saw the Los Angeles people stabbing into the heart of the Spurs like a sharp sword, but facing the impregnable defense, the Lakers had no choice. Letting their swords fall in two, they strategically gave up the game. But we have to say, in the first quarter, we saw the Lakers' quicksilver offense and rocky defense match up."

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After the game, Qin Tao turned around and walked into the player tunnel. He refused the reporters who wanted to interview him, and went directly into the locker room.The final score of this game was fixed at 70-81, Qin Tao had nothing to say about such a game.It is impossible for him to make the team fight for some inexplicable things in the regular season. What if some team members are injured?Although he has the magic tool to restore Shenshui, he doesn't want his players to be troubled by injuries.And he has already made a detailed plan for the Lakers' trip to the playoffs before.

In order not to meet the Rockets in the first round and the Spurs in the second round, he chose the fourth in the West.He's going to play the Dallas Mavericks first, and then the Phoenix Suns, so there's no need to win this game if it's not a hope of winning the first-quarter rush.In fact, the Lakers' ranking is basically fixed at fourth in the West. Even if their record eventually surpasses the Spurs, if they can't surpass the Suns and rank first in the Pacific Division, then the Spurs will eventually have to rely on the top position in the Southwest Division. Second in the West.And not only the second, even the third Lakers don't even think about it.The Sonics are unbeatable in the Northwest Division. They have basically booked the third place in the West. That is to say, as long as the Lakers have a better record than the Mavericks but cannot surpass the Suns in the end, they can only rank fourth in the West.So Qin Tao just needs to ensure that he will not be overtaken by the Mavericks in the next games. In fact, it doesn't matter even if he is overtaken. The home court advantage against the Mavericks in the series is dispensable to him. He is most confident against the Mavericks.

After all, the Spurs are a hard bone. If they want to gnaw them away, they will have to break a few teeth.This is not worth the candle!The declarations he made before the game that he must win were mainly to confuse his opponents.In the first quarter, he saw Duncan defending Webber like killing his father and enemy, and Bowen tried his best to defend Kobe, so he wanted to laugh.The Lakers kept a three-pointer, but the Spurs took out a twelve-pointer.In the middle of a game, he wanted to laugh when he saw Popovich's visibly contorted face.

Walking into the locker room, Qin Tao couldn't hold back all of a sudden, burst out laughing, "Brown, have you seen Greg's face?"

"It's okay!" Brown shook his head, obviously holding back a smile!

"Forget it, let's go back and talk about it. You can go to the press conference for me! I won't go, those sons of bitches will definitely ask me about the game again, just say that I am not reconciled to losing the game Alright." Qin Tao patted Brown-Shaw on the shoulder, and handed over to him the heavy responsibility of attending the press conference.

"Okay! Who made you my boss?!" Brown said helplessly.

"I'll let you see Greg's face, I'll make you happy, and you'll be content!" Qin Tao stopped giving Brown-Shaw a chance to complain, and went to chat with Kobe.

The winning streak was terminated, but none of the Lakers expressed disappointment. On the contrary, the atmosphere in the team was very relaxed. On the plane, they talked and laughed and returned to Los Angeles. Qin Tao announced his disbandment as soon as he got off the plane. The rest was canceled by him. He has to prepare for the game against the Suns in advance. From now on, he must prepare.Although it is more difficult for the Lakers to play the Spurs than the Suns, the Suns are not a bone to chew on.

(End of this chapter)