5X5 data is a representative of all-round data in NBA history. Since the completion of modern data statistics, as of April 11, 2013, there have only been 15 samples, and 8 people have completed them. The most among them is undoubtedly Tang Qian’s challenge tonight.

, "Big Dream" Olajuwon has completed this feat 6 times in his career, which is extremely amazing. This game against the Mavericks on April 11, 1992 was one of his "5X5 games". The most recent one

Who did it? He was Nicholas Batum of the Trail Blazers at the end of last year. His statistics were 11 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 blocks. Who was it last time? It was undoubtedly "AK47"

Kirilenko.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for Tang Qian to complete this record, because his shortcomings are too obvious.

Rebounds and blocks are okay, but scoring? Steals? Assists? If you want to get 5 in these, it's surprisingly difficult.

Otherwise, so far in history, there are only 15 samples, and 8 people have done it?

It is so difficult to become the ninth person.

After losing Nash and Ci Shiping, the Lakers' lineup changed to C Howard, PF Gasol, SF Jamison, SG Kobe, PG Blake. Compared with the luxury at the beginning of the season, the level has dropped sharply. And

What worries Mike D'Antoni the most is that the Lakers don't look like much on the outside, but on the inside they are actually almost collapsed and falling apart, and the atmosphere within the team is extremely chaotic.

In this situation, if you want to win all the remaining 4 games, you can only pray with your hands together.

There are not many tactical arrangements. Without Nash, Mike D'Antoni's system promoter has disappeared. The former is also one of the reasons why D'Antoni dared to join the Lakers midway. Now that Nash is missing, the others cannot afford it at all.

As we all know, what D'Antoni's tactical system needs most is not the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, or even No. 5. What he needs most is a strong No. 1.

Furthermore, the Lakers have a lot of veterans. At the end of the season, their physical reserves have been exhausted. It is difficult to maintain normal training intensity, let alone extra training.

Especially for consecutive away games, D'Antoni has no choice but to reduce training time as appropriate, or even take a vacation directly.

Under such urgency, you still want to instill a tactical system? That is simply a dream.

Therefore, Mike D'Antoni has nothing to arrange. He can only rely on the players on the court.

I hope they can break out and create miracles.

From Tang Qian's point of view, this situation is even worse than the previous 2012-2013 season. It doesn't matter that there are constant injuries. The internal cracks in the team are far beyond imagination, which is the key. There is a saying in the NBA, no matter how strong the lineup is,

No matter how strong the tactical system is, no matter how strong the head coach is, if the people of the team are not united, they will still be weak and vulnerable. This is a bit extreme, but one thing is true. If the people of the team are not united, it is absolutely impossible.

Win the championship.

Are you talking about the O.K combination? Come on, just read the autobiography of "Zen Master" and you will know that every time at a critical moment, they will abandon their previous differences and join forces with each other. This is the basis for three consecutive championships. Once this is not possible, then even if it is...

The luxury F4 also suffered a complete defeat. It was beaten into disgrace by the grassroots teams, disgraced and disgraced.

What's more, the current Lakers are far more complicated than in the O.K. era. This is not a problem between one or two people, but the entire team. There are many large and small conflicts. Mike D'Antoni also saw this.

I have little confidence in my heart and feel that it will be difficult for the Lakers to create a miracle.

In the first quarter, Howard changed his previous appearance and seemed to be a bit violent. He scored 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks in a single quarter. His shooting percentage was also terrifyingly high, exceeding 75%. But the Lakers

The team still lagged behind their opponents. Because the Pacers were stronger and their overall performance was even, they defeated the Lakers 34-32.

Of course, Kobe's cold touch in the first quarter was also part of the problem. He made 0 of 5 shots and didn't score a point, which is really rare.

Playing his second away game the next day, Kobe's old arms and legs obviously still haven't recovered.

Howard asked to continue playing in the second quarter. D'Antoni thought about it for a moment and chose to agree. Because Kobe's touch was not good, he could only rely on the inside to score points. Although Tang Qian was very good defensively, he still struggled with "Warcraft" on the offensive end.

There is a clear gap. Moreover, Howard performed bravely in the first quarter, and there is no reason for him to ignore the team's victory or death.

Howard also performed well in the second quarter. He continued his strong performance in the first quarter, hitting 2+1 consecutively. Although he rarely hit extra penalties, he still did a lot of damage, making it difficult for the Pacers to parry inside. This game

, Howard's performance is not bad. You must know that the Pacers are the second-best defensive team in the league after the Grizzlies this season. They only give up about 90 points per game. They have a balanced defense from inside to outside. Basically, there is no

Loopholes and shortcomings. But Howard still scored 23 points in less than 20 minutes, which made the Pacers a little bit intolerable.

The head coach of the Pacers, Frank Vogel, suddenly ordered the implementation of the "Huo Huo tactic".

As a basketball film editor, Frank Vogel has great control over technical movements and details, and in order for the Pacers to get a better playoff ranking, he must win all subsequent games.

This year is also Frank Vogel's fourth year as NBA head coach. He feels that the team has matured in all aspects, so it is time to go further and prove his coaching ability. Not to mention the championship, the Eastern Conference finals, that is

Frank Vogel’s basic requirements for himself.

He actually sympathizes with the Lakers from the bottom of his heart.

If he were to coach this team, it would at least be at the level of the Western Conference semifinals, because Mike D'Antoni's defensive skills and tactics are not at the same level as his. He is an authentic graduate of the University of Kentucky. Based on his defensive foundation, he is Kentucky.

Basketball motto. But the most important thing is that this Lakers team does not lack offensive ability at all. In the eyes of Frank Vogel, even if they do not deploy any offensive tactics, the Lakers can still average 100+ points per game.

Don't worry. So what they lack most is actually defense, defense, defense.

It's just this word.

It's a pity that the overall talent of the Pacers is too far behind that of the Lakers. Frank Vogel also knows that it will be difficult to win the championship. But no matter what, he has to decide on the Eastern Conference finals! Otherwise, he will not be able to win the championship.

If you are not a professional or a player, and have no outstanding coaching results, you will definitely be eliminated by the NBA quickly!

Not to mention players, for coaches, isn’t the NBA a highly competitive “commercial unit”?

As for whether "cutting sharks" or "cutting Huo" is a bit unkind and unfair, that is not within the scope of Frank Vogel's consideration at all. He is purely a "wild man", and this kind of person,

I never take professional reputation seriously.

If you have an opportunity, you should seize it and approach your set goals step by step. This is Frank Vogel's work motto.

So without further ado, when I saw Howard of the Lakers trying to get up, he immediately gave the order to beat the dog with a stick!

This tactic once again worked wonders, and the Lakers' overall momentum was immediately suppressed until it was extinguished.

The more Howard takes the penalty, the more anxious he becomes, the more he takes the penalty, the angrier he gets, and the more he takes the penalty, the more impetuous he becomes. In this way, it would be weird if he could still score a penalty!

After missing the 6th consecutive free throw, Howard became angry and his movements suddenly became larger. The Indianapolis was also smart and took advantage of the situation. The "Warcraft" inexplicably got into foul trouble again. A simple tactical change allowed the leading team to

The Lakers quickly fell behind and then failed to recover.

Why the league later "banned the tactic of hacking sharks" is actually because of the increasing number of "hacking" behaviors by Howard. The 2012-2013 season is just the beginning. In the end, as long as you can't beat it, you will "hack Howard"

, thereby reversing the trend, seriously affecting the enjoyment of the game. Therefore, the new official took office and was cut off by Adam Silva.

But that was in 2016, so it’s still very early.

No matter how angry Howard was, he could only endure it and hold it in.

After finally missing the 10th free throw, Howard was furious. During a rebound, he completely exploded because of Hibbert's flop. He rushed up and yelled at Hibbert: "You

This coward! What a coward! What a bastard without eggs!"

Hibbert showed his hands to the referee and expressed that he was innocent. The referee immediately blew the whistle and awarded Dwight Howard a technical foul. The Pacers added a free throw. This penalty did not calm Howard's heart.

, but made "Warcraft" even more angry, saying: "You guy! Is there anyone who calls penalties like you? He obviously just flopped and you didn't see it? If you call penalties like you do, the NBA will be over sooner or later! Bastard stuff!!

!”

When the referee heard this, he thought to himself: If you want to finish the game, you must finish it first!

So without saying a word, the "zero tolerance rule" was implemented and the Lakers were given No. 12, the second T of the game.

If you get T twice in one game, the consequence is very simple, you will be kicked out directly.

In such a crucial battle, the Lakers' main center, No. 5 in the league, kicked himself out of the Bankers Life Arena ahead of time.

Mike D'Antoni was stunned, and before he could react, Howard was forcibly ejected by the referee.

D'Antoni couldn't help but come forward and complain. Because the Lakers lacked scoring points in this game, they finally woke up a Howard, but they were so confused that they were "taken" off the court by the referee. How could he not be depressed?

But the referee also had a "bad temper". After seeing D'Antoni's behavior, he turned around and made a big "T" above his head.

Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni also received a technical foul.

Therefore, in one round, the Los Angeles Lakers took three Ts in a row, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

Moreover, there will be three free throws.

The Pacers' George made a good free throw and made three of three free throws, which directly increased the Pacers' lead to 11 points.

58-47, Indiana Pacers lead Los Angeles Lakers.

Of course, Mike D'Antoni called a timeout.

D'Antoni was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. Because Howard was directly ejected from the game, he didn't even have the chance to be scolded.

Suddenly, the Lakers' situation suddenly became ugly, and a personnel crisis emerged.

There are no subtle tactics deployed, because the Lakers' current lineup cannot play any subtle tactics. Therefore, the purpose of this timeout is just to let the aging Lakers lineup take a breather.

Tang Qian replaced Howard and played again.

At this moment, there are still 3 minutes and 15 seconds left before the end of the second quarter.

Tang Qian had no grudge against D'Antoni's actions in the second quarter, because from the former's point of view, it is understandable that D'Antoni was just trying to ensure the Lakers' maximum winning rate. And at the most critical moment, the former survived.

He, this is enough to make Tang Qian feel grateful. There are many protagonists who wear the halo of saints. They all claim to repay their kindness and act sanctimoniously. In fact, they can't bear any grievances and frustrations in their hearts. Once something goes wrong, they have to vent.

Forget all the good things a person has.

It is also called euphemistically: follow your heart and your original intention.

Tang Qian has never seen this kind of protagonist in novels. Besides, D'Antoni's starting point is for the Lakers and not himself. This is enough for Tang Qian to understand and consider.

Seeing that Tang Qian didn't mind at all, D'Antoni nodded inwardly again, feeling that he was not supporting the wrong person.

He decided to have a talk with Tang Qian after this consecutive away trip to express his appreciation and apology.
To be continued...