Chapter 757 Old Comes and Becomes Fine (2/4)
The difference between Tang Shuai and Cousins is that he knows better how to grasp his body and take advantage of his strengths, and will not attack easily and will not blindly be confident.
This made him feel when playing No. 5 position, he was quick to move and decisively took action, but he didn't make many fouls.
In the Warriors' next offensive round, Curry broke through and gave him to the basket after Faried.
Faried received the ball in the three-second zone, and he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to dunk him down. Tang Shuai was going to justify himself.
However, after he took off, he soon found something wrong. After Tang Shuai jumped up, the two of them collided, and his body lost balance.
Tang Shuai's standing position was in the reasonable collision zone, and there was no downward movement, and the referee on the sidelines did not mean to sound a whistle.
Faried lost his balance and could only throw the ball up.
"Bang!"
The ball had no angle and hit the rebound.
Tang Shuai's speed was faster and turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound.
A burst of cheers suddenly broke out at the scene.
Tang Shuai plays the No. 5 position even better than Cousins.
Some fans stood up excitedly and danced.
When Tang Shuai first came to the Lakers, he played the 1/2 sway position. He played the 4th position last year, and this year he played the 5th position directly. The only one who didn’t play was the 3rd position, but he could play the 5th position. What’s the difficulty of the 3th position?
In the rest of the fourth quarter, amid the cheers of fans at the scene, Tang Shuai showed his absolute strength at the No. 5 position.
The crazy training in the offseason has upgraded his Rodman rebound bag to a normal exclusive, which has given him a great advantage in the inside competition.
The Warriors' outside touch was hot, which was not a normal situation. It only appeared after the critical sixth game against the Spurs. This made the Lakers always suppressed when using their normal style of play. Billups used extraordinary methods, and the effect was immediate.
The Lakers played a 22-6 super attack wave in the second half of the fourth quarter, directly filling in the gap and finally reversed and won the game.
Tang Shuai is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the victory in this game. He scored luxurious data of 36 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals in the whole game. While setting a record for his career rebounds, he also won his first triple-double in his career.
At the post-match press conference, a reporter inevitably asked about Tang Shuai's playing No. 5 position in the game.
A height below 2 meters is a unique thing in the league.
Tang Shuai was calm and said to the reporter with a smile: "In other leagues, there are many centers worth about 1.9 meters?"
After a burst of laughter from reporters, he followed and said, "Actually, Chuck Hayes is a precedent."
Hayes is only 1.98 meters tall and is only over 2 meters tall in shoes. He is indeed a unique precedent for NBA.
After winning the first game, the Lakers' morale increased greatly, while the Warriors were beaten to the point of being deflated.
Losing the scoring method they rely on for survival, they are also at an absolute disadvantage in the series.
In the fourth game, Durant and Curry scored 80 points in a combined performance, the Warriors narrowly scored a goal, but this is the limit they can achieve in the series.
4-1, the Lakers showed better dominance than last year, eliminating the Warriors for the third consecutive year to advance to the finals.
The last game between the two sides was held at the Staples Center Arena. Durant and Curry lost control after the game. They were crying with their heads in their arms, and they probably knew the complexity.
Tang Shuai did not comfort them or chat with them. Everyone had their own choices. Since he made a choice, he needed the courage to face the results brought by the choice.
At this moment, the Lakers and Warriors players, one to the left and the other to the right, one to the left, one to the higher stage, and the one to the right, can prepare the fishing rod to fish.
The Lakers advanced relatively easily, and their old rival, the Cavaliers, were even more relaxed. They swept all the way since entering the playoffs, and also defeated the Celtics in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals. The two teams finally met in the finals as expected.
Although he lost to the Lakers 0-2 in the regular season, the Cavaliers' morale has increased greatly after the playoff sweep journey, and the veterans are full of confidence, and they are holding back their encouragement to win another championship this year.
The first game between the two sides was staged at the Staples Center Stay.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers played with great momentum. Amid the cheers of home fans, they quickly gained an active advantage on the field 13-5.
But just when fans thought the Cavaliers were no longer able to do it, James, Anthony and Wade showed everyone what the veterans are.
The three of them frequently hit the inside line, and their tacit cooperation allowed the Cavaliers to catch up with the score little by little.
By the end of the first quarter, they had already tied the score to 26.
There is a medicinal herb called ginseng, which is called the old and the spirit. These three veterans of the Cavaliers have taught these young people from the Lakers a lesson.
And under the leadership of this momentum, the Cavaliers came from behind and played even better in the second quarter. Bosh even dreamed of returning to the peak. Facing Ibaka, he turned around and hit several times in the inside. By the end of the half, the Cavaliers led the Lakers by 56-46 by as much as 10 points.
However, veterans have advantages and weaknesses. With rich experience, they are no longer physically irrelevant. If these people are at the peak, the Lakers really can't beat them, but everyone knows that if these people are at the peak, they will not be in the same team.
This physical disadvantage was revealed in the second half of the third quarter. Lu was forced to replace him with a substitute in advance and was taken away by the Lakers.
In the final stage of the game, several veterans tried their best to win the game, but Tang Shuai's performance at the dominant level at both offense and defense made them feel the ruthlessness of time.
4-0, the fierce competition between the two sides that was originally expected did not come. Almost every game was stalemate for three quarters. Then, Tang Shuai faced a wave of veterans with physical problems in the last quarter, and then took away the game in a wave.
The only young Irving, who performed well in the previous series, was also as popular as ever in the offense and defense of Tang Shuai.
In the last game in Cleveland, when the final whistle sounded, the Cavaliers did not cry or feel depressed like the Warriors. Instead, they felt relieved. Several old guys slapped and encouraged each other, and then they all laughed at the same time.
Generation 03 is the golden generation. If the four representative figures of the golden generation form a team, it is time for Generation 03 to fade out of the league stage.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!