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Text Chapter 341 The Lakers Surrounded by Tragedy

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    Defeating the Clippers in the first round of the regular season is just the first step in Wang Dapao's plan. It will take the entire season to complete the entire plan.  First, Wang Dapao must rack his brains to find a way to get the Lakers into the playoffs.  This matter is not that easy.  Although the current Lakers are not that bad in terms of lineup alone, the trio of Wang Dapao, Nash, and Gasol can barely be considered the Big Three, and they are not much worse than those mid-range teams in the league, but the ball  The team's strength can't be reflected just by looking at the players on the panel. Otherwise, the Lakers' F4 lineup last season was so abnormal, how could they even make it to the playoffs and be eliminated in the first round?  The Lakers currently lack a suitable tactic for this team's lineup, and the cooperation between Wang Dapao and others is also very unfamiliar. It is almost impossible to gain an advantage in the game with such cooperation.  Wang Dapao is indeed very good and can single-handedly reverse the entire situation, but this does not mean that he can score as high as 88 points in the remaining 81 games of the regular season and forcefully lead the Lakers to victory.  So from the very beginning, Wang Dapao set his sights on a lower seat in the playoffs.  Wang Dapao can accept sixth, seventh or even eighth.  But in the fiercely competitive Western Conference, even if you are ranked eighth in the playoffs, you still need to win more than half of the total season.  Wang Dapao remembers that the ninth place in the Western Conference last year seemed to have won 50% of the entire season, but failed to enter the playoffs.  This is a quite sad story.  You know, even the seventh place in the Eastern Conference playoffs last year.  They failed to win even half of the regular season games.  In the fiercely competitive Western Conference, it is undoubtedly very difficult for the Lakers to reach the playoffs. This makes even Wang Dapao, who has already pushed his hang-up to the extreme, feel a little confused.  To make the Lakers feel more comfortable during the game, the support of teammates is a must. If Gasol and Nash can be more powerful, plus Wang Dapao.  It may be possible to bring the Lakers into the playoffs, but in Wang Dapao's view, this is almost impossible.  It¡¯s not that he underestimates Gasol and Nash, it¡¯s just that he is so unlucky.  The day after the game against the Clippers, on the 31st, during the game against the Warriors, Nash was tragically injured.  In this game, Wang Dapao scored 52 points and grabbed 23 rebounds.  But the Lakers still lost to the Warriors, who had more bloom on the outside.  What bothers Wang Dapao the most is the Warriors, a team that uses run-and-gun tactics and likes to shoot three-pointers from outside the three-point line.  After all, Wang Dapao is only one person. He can completely defend the inside line, but he can only guard one point from the outside line.  Losing to the Warriors was not the main point. Then Nash¡¯s examination report came out and he was injured for a month.  Nash missed more than a dozen games a month.  Now the only people the Lakers can use are Wang Dapao and Gasol, and it becomes more difficult to win.  Wang Dapao never expected that the current Lakers would be so unlucky. It can be said that he was so unlucky that even when he drank cold water, his teeth were blocked, and Nash was injured.  The only point guard the Lakers can use is Blake. Blake's level is more than enough to serve as a backup point guard.  But being the starting point guard is obviously not enough.  But even so, the Lakers can only bite the bullet and come like this.  So, the Lakers lost their third game against the Spurs again.  In this game, Wang Dapao also scored 50+ points, but he still could not save the team's fate of failure.  ??Then in the fourth game, an away game against the Atlanta Hawks on November 4, Wang Dapao scored 64 points, and the team once again lost the game with a slight disadvantage of 1 point.  This time the problem becomes a bit serious.  You know, the current lineup of the Hawks is completely different from a few years ago. The core of the team, Josh Smith, left the Motor City. The only player the Hawks can take action on is Al Horford, but even this team may not be able to do anything this year.  The team that may enter the playoffs is also breaking ground on the Lakers.  What¡¯s even more terrible is that the Lakers¡¯ starting point guard is injured again.  Sorry, this starting point guard is not talking about Nash, but Blake, who replaced Nash as the starting point guard.  Yes, both Lakers point guards are injured.  D¡¯Antoni was so angry that he almost pulled out his hair, but even if he turned himself into a rabbit, the problem of the team¡¯s lack of available point guards would still not be solved.  The Lakers uniform staff quickly selected a guard from the Development League to join the team lineup, but the effectHow many can there be?  In the first four games, except for the first game against the Clippers, which they won, the Lakers lost all the other three games.  Everyone knows that Wang Dapao is definitely not to blame for this matter, because in the four games, Wang Dapao averaged 63.5 points per game, with a shooting percentage of 57%. At the same time, he also averaged 19 rebounds per game. His performance was already  It's beyond human description, but the team still suffered a three-game losing streak.  Who can you blame for losing?  I can only blame my teammates for their incompetence.  Many people have started to troll the Lakers on the Internet.  "No wonder Kobe always complains that his teammates are not good enough. Now it is true. Wang Dapao is averaging 60+ points per game, but he still can't help the team win. This is obviously not Wang Dapao's problem.  What are the other players on the Lakers doing? You know, as long as each of them scores 5 points in a game, the Lakers can easily score 100 points in a game. "Kobe's wish for many years has finally come true!"  He finally found the teammate he hoped for, but the tragedy is that because of his injury, he could only watch Wang Dapao repeat his past pattern on the sidelines. Is this the so-called karma? "  Many of the people who said these words were supporters of Wang Dapao, and many were loyal fans of the Lakers. No matter what, they all hoped that the Lakers could win.     Facing this circumstances.  Lakers superstar player Kobe Bryant also made it clear publicly that Wang Dapao now lacks some powerful helpers.  He is disappointed with the current state of the Lakers. He bluntly said that if the Lakers continue to be in this state, even if he comes back in December, he will not achieve much.  The same words also appeared in the mouth of Lakers head coach D'Antoni, but he and Kobe are different. Kobe is the type who can stand and talk without back pain.  But as soon as D'Antoni spoke, he was immediately scolded by many Lakers fans who knew the game.  "You should stop saying a few words. The biggest reason for the current situation of the Lakers is because of you as the head coach!" A veteran fan in his fifties yelled directly during a street interview on a local sports channel in Los Angeles.  He got excited and said, "Look at what the Lakers you led are doing. They have to defend but not defend, they have to attack but not attack. The offensive end is okay, even if there is nothing. Just relying on one Wang Dapao is enough, but on the defensive end  You should at least put in more effort, right? You still think this is the original Suns? " This old fan's complaint is not random. One of the important reasons why the Lakers have such a bad record is that the Lakers are coached by D'Antoni.  What he did on the defensive end was too little.  According to the current internal configuration of the Lakers, Gasol and blue-collar Jordan Hill should have good defensive capabilities.  But after actually playing, the Lakers' defense looked extremely bad. This situation actually happened last year when Howard and Gasol partnered inside.  At that time, perhaps D'Antoni could still use the position conflict between Gasol and Howard as an excuse, but now that Howard is gone, the Lakers' defense is still the same.  It's totally unreasonable.  So, after four games.  Lakers fans started chanting for D'Antoni to be fired.  Without Wang Dapao¡¯s performance, people¡¯s reaction might have been smaller. After all, the Lakers themselves were full of injured soldiers and didn¡¯t have much to think about.  But Wang Dapao is now performing so well, so incomprehensibly, and the Lakers are playing so poorly, which is unacceptable to the fans, especially the Lakers' beautiful victory over the Clippers in the opening game, which has made many Lakers fans  We saw hope for this season, but not long after this hope was raised, it was immediately suppressed, which is very unacceptable.  But no matter how much noise the fans make, it is all the fans¡¯ business. Any changes in the team¡¯s personnel are the responsibility of the team¡¯s general manager. To be precise, it should be the team¡¯s boss who has the final say.  Although the fans were clamoring for D'Antoni to be fired, the Lakers' front office staff held firm and did not express anything.  In this case, what needs to be done still needs to be done.  The Lakers¡¯ regular season continues.  "It's just that the Lakers' fifth opponent is a little special.  Houston Rockets.  There is no particularly big grudge between this team and the Lakers themselves, and it is different from rival teams such as the Celtics.  But starting from this season, these two teams can be regarded as enemies to a certain extent.  Because the Rockets¡¯ most famous player now is Howard, who played for the Lakers last season.  Stayed with the LakersAfter 2 seasons, Howard irresponsibly left everything behind and went to the Rockets, which caused a great deal of trouble for the Lakers. If Wang Dapao hadn't taken the initiative to contact the Lakers and asked to join, the only move the Lakers could make this season would be  Gasol is alone.  Lakers fans were extremely angry about Howard's departure. Many radical fans even marched on the streets of Los Angeles after Howard announced that he was joining the Rockets, holding up signs with the words "Coward! Runaway!"  So for the Lakers, the Rockets can also be regarded as enemies.  In addition, the Lakers and Rockets are the only teams in the league with yellow players.  Wang Dapao of the Lakers, Jeremy Lin of the Rockets, a Chinese and a Chinese-American, the game between the two will also attract a large number of Chinese spectators.  But the current status gap between the two is very large.  Jeremy Lin couldn't find his rhythm after joining the Rockets, and was slowly moved to the bench. It turned out that his substitute Beverley started more and more times, and on the other side, Wang Dapao was the well-deserved core of the Lakers.  As long as he is on the court, the ball is basically in Wang Dapao's hands.  Except Howard.  In addition to Jeremy Lin, there is another reason worthy of attention.  But it is another main force of the Rockets, James Harden.  Since joining the Rockets last year, Harden has soared, instantly going from a first-class star to a hot superstar in the league. Especially when Kobe was injured and Wade was in a slump, Harden has been recognized by the league with his outstanding performance.  Many fans call him the number one shooting guard in the league.     To know.  The name of the league's No. 1 shooting guard almost belonged to Kobe alone in the previous ten years. Even Carter and Wade at their peak could not snatch this title from Kobe even once.  For Lakers fans, the title of the league's No. 1 shooting guard has become accustomed to their own home.  Suddenly, the first shooting guard was inexplicably snatched away by a bearded man who only knew how to brush statistics. How could Lakers fans tolerate this?  Because Kobe is injured and unable to play.  Lakers fans can only hope that the Lakers' defense will prevent Harden to death to prove that Harden is not worthy of being the first shooting guard. This title can only belong to Kobe.  Fans often have beautiful thoughts, but the reality always makes them sad.  How strong can the Lakers' defense be?  Although Harden is always questioned, his scoring ability is absolutely indisputable under the Lakers' defense.  Harden was just like visiting his own back garden, scoring and scoring.  Before the first quarter of the game was over, he had already scored 14 points, which was frighteningly efficient.  And this time.  Wang Dapao just scored 18 points.  However, Wang Dapao and Harden did not match up. The Rockets' arrangement was to let Howard defend Wang Dapao throughout the game.  Howard is different from other centers. He is very explosive and can sprint as fast as most defenders in short distances, so he can barely keep up with Wang Dapao's speed.  But even so, when faced with Wang Dapao's offense, Howard, who had won several Defensive Player of the Year awards, was helpless and Wang Dapao scored consecutively.  Howard was extremely depressed on defense, but his partner Harden on the other side was having a lot of fun. There was nothing more satisfying than being able to keep scoring in front of Kobe and proving that he was the best shooting guard in the league. Although Kobe  Just sitting on the sidelines.  After the first quarter of the game, Harden looked at the technical statistics and found that he was only 4 points lower than Wang Dapao's score, Harden's thoughts began to come alive.  Although Kobe is a veteran superstar and was once the league's number one shooting guard, that is already the past after all.  And Wang Dapao is truly recognized as the most perverted and unsolvable player in the league. What could be more satisfying than being able to suppress Wang Dapao?  Although it is not a direct confrontation and there is no head-on intersection, Harden feels that if his score can be higher than Wang Dapao, it will be quite happy.  His idea was quickly realized.  After the second quarter, Harden succeeded in two plus one fouls from outside three-pointers and inside, scoring 6 points in a row, surpassing Wang Dapao's score in one fell swoop. He also improved his personal score less than 1 minute into the second quarter.  Got to 20.  Harden was happy now. He retreated happily. In the process, he did not forget to glance at Wang Dapao and grin.  What he means is, look, my scoring ability is not weaker than yours. If I want, I can score 88 points in a game.  But unfortunately, his actions were unluckyWang Dapao happened to catch his eye.  Wang Dapao was baffled by Harden's expression, but although he didn't know why, he felt that there was definitely nothing good about this expression.  "No matter what the reason is, I'll crush you to death first!" Wang Dapao didn't think too much. He said hello to his teammates and left Parsons, who was about to cry after being bullied by him.  Run to Harden.  Harden is still thinking about finding an opportunity to score two points, trying to break his personal scoring record today.  But he was still thinking about it when a rather stout figure stood in front of him.  Looking up, Harden was shocked to find that Wang Dapao was already standing in front of him happily.  In this situation, Harden naturally understood that Wang Dapao was trying to defend himself.  There are only a few teams in this league. Harden has experienced how abnormal Wang Dapao's defensive ability is more than once.  He knew that according to his own ability, he would never get any benefit from Wang Dapao's defense.  However, the previous comfortable offense had already built up a lot of confidence for Harden, so in the blink of an eye, Harden decided to give it a try. Maybe Wang Dapao was negligent and he actually hit a ball on his head.  ?  As soon as he thought of it, Harden took possession of the ball and immediately accelerated, trying to pass Wang Dapao from one side.  Wang Dapao followed closely, and Harden was not surprised. His action was just a fake move. Seeing Wang Dapao's center of gravity shift, Harden immediately pulled the basketball back to the other side, jumped off his feet and shot directly.  What Harden wanted was to create a time difference so that Wang Dapao was caught off guard and had no time to let go.  He thought well, and the effect was good. Wang Dapao, whose center of gravity was shifted, braked much slower. When he turned around and caught up with Harden again, Harden had already released the basketball in his hand.  Seeing this, Harden couldn't help but smile confidently, but his smile soon turned into shock.  "Holy shit? Is this okay?" Under Harden's dumbfounded expression, Wang Dapao came from behind and jumped high, pointing his fingers to the basketball that had already flown into the air and had a higher arc due to Harden's deliberate decision.  edge.  Although it is just a slight click, the entire movement trajectory of the basketball has changed due to this, and it is naturally impossible to hit!
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