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Chapter 156 160: Death reprieve

160: Death reprieve

Losing again in the second game, the Lakers seem to be slowly advancing towards the bottom of the cliff.However, after the second defeat, the media did not put pressure on Qin Tao, because they focused more on Duncan's last block.Because no matter from which point of view, it was a foul, but the referee didn't call it.

The media in Los Angeles directly pointed the contradiction at the referee. The Los Angeles Sun used the title "Referee Steals the Lakers' Victory" and pointed all the blame at the referee.The Los Angeles Sports Daily also pointed the finger at the referee this time. Under the title of "This Man Ruled the Game" is a big photo, and the protagonist of the photo is the referee of the game.

It is said that the change of the Los Angeles Sports News is very strange, but after the death of Buck Sr., his son Buck Jr. made a change when the newspaper was about to close down.He realized that the man from China would reach an unimaginable height in the hearts of Los Angeles fans. This height may surpass Pat Riley's overwhelming response.So he made a 180-degree change in the focus of the newspaper's reports, and they began to support the Lakers and Qin Tao without limit.The angle of their articles is sometimes very unique, which is different from the angle of analysis of the Los Angeles Sun, so that their newspaper has once again made a name for itself in Los Angeles.At the same time, they did not neglect the Clippers, and the Clippers' special reports have never been less.

In fact, it is not that there are no reporters who are famous for scolding Qin Tao.But in Los Angeles, Qin Tao is heading towards the position of god, whoever ran to criticize him, did he feel uncomfortable?For Qin Tao, the only good news is that in Los Angeles, his enemies are almost extinct.

In Los Angeles, the media reported on the referees, but this time the reporters finally did a good job.They did not continue to satirize Qin Tao, and many reporters pointed to the sixth game of the Eastern Conference finals between the Pacers and Bulls that year, when Reggie Miller pushed Jordan away and hit the lore goal.There are indeed similarities between the two games.But the media's analysis was the same as Hua's, but Qin Tao was going crazy.

This is a question of style of play. The Spurs' style of play almost completely defeated the Lakers. Their overall defense completely restrained the Lakers' counterattack.In the Lakers-style victory, which one didn't have a huge advantage in backcourt rebounds?Because there are backcourt rebounds, there is a chance to counterattack, but what about the two games between the Lakers and the Spurs?

In the first game, the Lakers had 38 backcourt rebounds and 8 frontcourt rebounds.The Spurs had 34 backcourt rebounds and 6 frontcourt rebounds.The difference in the number of rebounds between the two teams is only 4.In the second game, the Lakers had 40 backcourt rebounds and 9 frontcourt rebounds.The Spurs had 37 backcourt rebounds and 6 frontcourt rebounds.In the two games, the Lakers' lead in rebounding data can be said to be negligible.This is almost fatal to a team that relies on counterattacks to win.

Through these two games, Qin Tao also knew that they were always lacking something, but he couldn't figure out what was missing.In these two games, the players worked very hard, and Odom didn't show any sleepwalking phenomenon. Even Vujacic, who had some complaints about Qin Tao, performed quite well, but the Lakers were so short of breath.With the controller, Qin Tao's advantage is much greater than others, not to mention the issue of equipment improvement, every time the Lakers use the potion, they can always lead the opponent in score.A sudden increase in speed is a very scary thing.Some "bricks" have calculated that every time the Lakers enter the "convulsion" moment, it takes about four minutes and 30 seconds to five minutes and ten seconds, which is already very accurate.In addition, during this "convulsion" moment, the Lakers averaged 9.6 points better than their opponents this season, which is almost a decisive influence on the trend of a game.However, even with such an advantage, the Lakers still can't beat the Spurs.

Don't say that the second game is because the referee ruled the game, Qin Tao believes that there is an inevitability behind every chance.When the Lakers lead their opponents by more than 13 backcourt rebounds, the Lakers' winning percentage is 5%.And it's only 40.00% when their backcourt rebounds lead their opponents by less than [-], which is too telling.What the Lakers lost was not the referee, but themselves.Qin Tao has been trying his best to strengthen the protection of the rebounds, but he has tried everything he can think of, but it is still useless.In the next game, he plans to let the "three highs" start at the same time, and he must hold the advantage of rebounding in his own hands.

The biggest difference between the Lakers and the Suns is that the Lakers must rebound to keep up with the speed.What the Suns need is Nash's organization. Nash's breakthrough is very strong, but the Lakers do not have this kind of talent who can both break through and organize.However, the Lakers' inside advantage has advantages for most teams in the league, so their problems have not been exposed.In fact, they have a common characteristic with the Suns. After the positional battle, there are few options. The Suns rely on Nash's breakthrough, and the Lakers can only rely on strong inside.

Qin Tao lay on the hotel bed and sighed deeply.He put down the materials in his hands and rubbed his temples. He was too tired for the past two days, and the game was going to be tonight. He was going to simulate the third game now, but he was still not sure.In the last game, because of the referee, the controller also rewarded him with a "dodge scroll" - avoiding the referee's penalty within a certain range.This scroll is very useful, but it is far less important to Qin Tao than a victory.

After clicking the button to start the game, Qin Tao suddenly thought that the last moment of the last game was a good opportunity to use the reversal scroll, but he didn't use it.Because there is only one scroll, and the last game was far from the critical moment, maybe the team can come back!Or maybe he was swept out by the Spurs 4-1 after using the reverse scroll.Because of the preciousness of the reversal scroll, Qin Tao gave up using the reversal scroll when he was not absolutely sure of advancing to the next round.

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On June 6, this is the Lakers' first home game in the Western Conference Finals.The Staples Center has long been filled with fans. Before the game started, they began to cheer for the team with their shouts.They believe that the team will win, but the team also needs their shouts at this time.In a corner of the stands, less than 1 Spurs fans were violently attacked. They wanted to fight back, but the huge gap in the number made these Spurs fans silent.

In the locker room, Qin Tao didn't talk about the truth, and he also arranged the tactics that should be arranged.What he has to do now is to stir up the emotions of the players. Although the players are very motivated to face the Spurs, Qin Tao feels that it is necessary to increase the fire. "I still believe that we can beat our opponents to advance, do you believe it?" Their voices were small, but there was a huge power in them, which was an inner power.

"Believe it!" The players yelled at the same time, Qin Tao nodded, "Because the first two games were away games, it's okay to lose. From this game on, cheer me on and kill them."

"Kill them." The players shouted in unison again, Qin Tao didn't want to encourage too much, he carefully explained the tactics arranged in yesterday's meeting.Although he had no idea in his heart, the shouts of the players gave him some confidence.

At this time in the locker room of the visiting team, Popovich also began to mobilize after arranging the tactics, "There is one more game, and we can basically be sure to enter the finals if we win. No team can win 3-0. [-] behind, and Los Angeles can’t do it.” It has to be said that Popovich is not suitable for this kind of pre-war mobilization, but his iron-blooded style makes the Spurs players dare not relax in the slightest.

After the game started, the fans cheered even louder. They wanted to use their loudest cheers to welcome the Lakers' first home game in the Western Conference Finals.Qin Tao is very satisfied with the atmosphere of the home court, but he still stands on the sidelines... It seems that this can explain the problem.

"Half the first quarter, the Lakers suddenly picked up the tempo and beat the Spurs 5-16 in the past 5 minutes. But Qin Tao still has no intention of returning to the coaching bench, could it be..." the commentator Some clues can also be seen from Qin Tao's performance.In all the games the Lakers lost, Qin Tao always stood on the sideline very anxiously from the beginning of the game.

The game has been played so far, amidst the cheers of the fans, the Lakers are playing smoothly.At the beginning of the game, Kobe showed superior strength, and his desire to attack was particularly strong.He hit two three-pointers in a row, one of which was a super-long-range three-pointer. It seemed that Kobe planned to crush the Spurs to death by himself before the game started.

29 to 21 The Lakers scored a relatively high score in the first quarter and also led the Spurs.But Qin Tao's heart was always hanging in his throat, "Exactly the same, female horse, exactly the same, is God going to play me to death like this?" He really wanted to punch the chair on the coach's bench, but he didn't. Doing this kind of thing at this time is too demoralizing.

But the next game seemed to be carried out according to the script, and Kobe, who scored 46 points, was frozen in the final quarter.Manu Ginobili of the Spurs began to work hard. He hit the shots again and again, and Duncan grabbed a key rebound.In the end, the Spurs relied on their strong performance in the final quarter and narrowly beat the Lakers 109 to 108. The Lakers finally failed to pull back a victory at home.A dignified atmosphere spread out from the City of Angels. Could it be that the day after tomorrow is the day when the City of Angels falls?The always confident fans stopped talking, the players were silent, and Qin Tao was even more silent...

"Lost again. The Lakers were turned over at the last moment. Don't they have any hope of defeating the Spurs? Are the Spurs going to sweep their opponents without any sympathy? Unknowingly, three games have passed, and the Spurs directly sentenced the Lakers Death reprieve..." With the heavy voice of the commentator, the third game of the Western Conference Finals also ended, and the Lakers have not yet won.

Is it just like what he said, the Lakers were sentenced to death with a reprieve, and the execution will be executed the day after tomorrow?
(End of this chapter)