champion heart

Chapter 10 10. Hard to Win
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers are basically playing from the bench. Tang De has already played for 30 minutes tonight, and if he doesn't rest, he will be overwhelmed!
The Spurs also replaced the bench lineup.

The two sides played like this for more than 3 minutes without pain. D'Antoni took the initiative to call a timeout this time and took the main lineup.

Seeing this, Popovich also changed back to the starting lineup!
There are still more than 8 minutes before the end of the game, and the two sides have entered the decisive stage ahead of schedule.

Before Tang De came on the court, D'Antoni still took the trouble to repeatedly tell him to take more three-pointers.

Tang De knew very well that D'Antoni used him as an experiment. If the experiment proved feasible, D'Antoni would even let him play the starting point guard!

"Don't worry, coach, I know what to do!"

Tang De smiled at D'Antoni.

The game restarted, the Lakers still led by 4 points, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

To be honest, Tang De really wanted to shoot wildly and score crazy points, but he didn't dare to do that, because he wanted to win the game more than anyone else, and the team was not leading by many, so he couldn't tolerate his wild shots.

After all, Tang De is not perfect!

But having said that, as long as there is an opportunity, Tang De will definitely make a move without hesitation.

Tang De's current dribbling and breakthrough ability is not very good, at most it is only the average level of the league, or even below.

So Tang De didn't expect himself to be able to score through breakthroughs, as the turnover rate would be too high for him.

Take tonight as an example, almost all of Tang De's 30 points so far came from three-pointers and post-up singles!

"It seems that the skill card about breakthrough has to be obtained as soon as possible!"

Tang De sighed in his heart while slowly advancing with the ball.

After halftime, Leonard defended like a candy!

"Post your back, dribble, turn around, take off, shoot!"

All the actions were done in one go, and Tang De made a decisive shot against Leonard's defense!

The action is chic enough!
It's just a pity...

The ball was politely rejected by the basket!

The ball bounced on the basket several times, and finally came out of the basket!

The moment the ball bounced off, a black shadow suddenly appeared in the crowd and forced down the offensive rebound.

After landing, he bounced for the second time in an instant, filling the basket vigorously with both hands.

"Domineering Huo" went online and bombed the basket.

Hard on the hoop at Staples Center...

"Didn't I just reject your teammate Tang De once? Why do you fucking hate me so much?"

So said the hoop at Staples Center!
After landing, Howard beat his chest and roared!

"Nice job Don, you've passed me a good pass!"

Howard is still giggling.

But why does Tang De feel that there is something in what Howard said?

Are you mocking yourself for not passing the ball directly to him?Or are you despising yourself?
Tang De didn't know, as long as the goal was scored anyway, everything else didn't matter!
Because of Kobe's absence, Howard naturally regarded himself as the boss of the team. Tang De didn't care, but it was a pain for Gasol.

Gasol is definitely a super useful power forward, but now it seems to have become non-existent.

The sad thing is that Gasol's good-natured character makes him never complain. When his teammates give him the ball, he will play it. If he doesn't give him the ball, he doesn't mind running back and forth with the team!

Tang De saw all this in his eyes, so Tang De deliberately passed the ball to Gasol tonight, but he was helpless, the feeling of "Jiasao" tonight was really cold.

Tonight, the Lakers seem to be a duo between Tang De and Howard!
Because apart from the two of them, everyone else is indeed out of shape.

The point difference was expanded by the Lakers by 6 points!
Seeing that the team lost points again due to defensive problems, Popovich roared angrily on the sidelines, signaling the players to seriously defend.

But despite this, Popovich did not call a timeout!

Great coaches all have one thing in common, that is, they have absolute trust in their players.

Popovich is of course an excellent coach, so he believes in the self-adjustment ability of his players on the court.

The Spurs players did not live up to Popovich's trust, they played the team basketball to the extreme!

Excellent ball running, precise pass and cut coordination!

In less than 3 minutes, the Spurs hit a whirlwind and tied the score in an instant.

The pressure is on the Lakers!
The Lakers are playing at home tonight, and the team has played well enough, especially Tang De and Howard, who have teamed up to score almost 60 points.

But even so, the team still did not take the lead!

It was only at this time that Tang De realized how good the Spurs are, far beyond what the current Lakers can match.

The Spurs' main lineup is basically all rested, but even so, they can still rely on their excellent tactical qualities to fight against the Lakers.

Now Tang De understands that if the Lakers meet the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers will have no chance of winning!

Even though Duncan is old, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. If Duncan is on the court, the Lakers' inside line will definitely not take advantage!
With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game, the two sides tied again.

It seems that no one can take the other. If you want to win the game, defense is the most important thing!

When it comes to defense, the Lakers definitely have the upper hand without a doubt!
Because of this advantage, the outcome of the game was established.

At the last moment of the game, Howard first blocked the Spurs' offense, and then made another foul!
The most important thing is that Howard made these two free throws!
This is definitely big news. Everyone knows Howard's free throw difference.

It can be said that if Howard's free throws are more accurate, then his career average score can be at least 5 points more, or even more!
Because of Howard's two free throws, the Lakers took a two-point lead at the last minute!

At this moment, there are 50 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Lakers lead by 2 points!
The pressure came to the Spurs in an instant. The game time is now enough. For the Spurs, the most important thing now is the success rate!
Once the Spurs score another goal, the pressure will come to the Lakers!

It's just a pity that the Spurs didn't catch the next attack!

Mills got an open three-pointer and didn't score!
On the other hand, the Lakers played steadily, and Gasol completed the mid-range shot. This goal almost guaranteed the Lakers' invincibility!
With 16 seconds left in the game and the Lakers leading by 4 points, Popovich hurriedly called a timeout!

Although the game is not over yet, the Staples Center is completely boiling at the moment, which means that they are getting closer to the playoffs!
Back from the timeout, the Spurs failed to grab two points, Tang De hit a three-pointer at the buzzer for the Lakers, and the game ended!

The Lakers struggled to win the game at home, half a foot into the playoffs!

In the whole game, Tang De scored 37 points, made 8 three-pointers, and had 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks!

Among them, points, blocks, three-point hits, and shots all set career records!
Howard scored 28 points and 21 rebounds with a super-large double-double!

(End of this chapter)