Chapter 325 He Is Actually A Defensive Player (4/10)

Chapter 325 He Is Actually a Defensive Player (410)

After the game against the Warriors and two days of rest, the Spurs returned to their home court for a game against the Heat.

The Heat currently have a record of 10 wins and 2 losses, not much worse than the Spurs.

The two teams with the best records in the Eastern and Western Conferences were also opponents in last season's finals. Such a matchup has attracted much attention.

This time it was the Heat that had the last laugh.

The team's new aid Ray Allen became the biggest winner of the game.

He hit 2 consecutive three-pointers at the last moment, helping the Heat win 103-97.

The Spurs' 12-game winning streak was ended, but Tang Tian's performance was still very eye-catching. He scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks.

A mini five-double in three consecutive games!

Winning or losing is not so important at this time.

Mini five-doubles, which are very rare in the entire history of the NBA, and can even be counted on the fingers!

And there are only 2 players who can complete more than 2 times!

One is "AK47" Kirilenko, who has completed 3 times in his entire career.

The other is "Big Dream" Olajuwon, who has completed 6 times.

But now, Tang Tian is not a career player, but a mini five-double in 3 consecutive games!

Popovich brought Tang Tian to attend the Spurs' post-match press conference.

As soon as the press conference started, a reporter mentioned this matter.

"Really?"

This was Tang Tian's real first reaction.

He is now concentrating on studying how to maximize the ability of the no-fly zone, and he really didn't pay attention to the data.

"That's really nice."

After getting a positive response from the reporter, he said with a smile.

"Will you continue this record in the next game against the Lakers?" the reporter asked.

"Continuation? No, no, I don't care about the statistics, I only care about the team winning or losing. We just lost the game. That's not what I think about."

Tang Tian said very modestly.

But what he said was also true. This no-fly zone had just been redeemed, and the opponents might not have imagined that his ability to block shots would suddenly become so strong.

The reason why there are so few mini five-double data in history is not that those people's defensive ability is not as good as Tang Tian's, but that their defense is already very good.

It is not difficult to steal more than 5 times, but blocking shots, opponents know that you are good at blocking shots, who would foolishly focus on challenging you?

So it will be very difficult for him to get this kind of data in the next games.

This can be seen from the heat to 5.

Popovich glanced at Tang Tian at this time, this guy is very low-key tonight.

"Coach, are you surprised by Tang's performance like this? He has played such data in three consecutive games." At this time, the reporter turned the question to Popovich.

"No, he's actually a defensive player," Popovich said.

"Defensive players?" the reporter asked.

"Yes, don't be fooled by his scoring performance in the previous few games. The best defensive player is his most likely target." Popovich said with a smile.

There was a commotion among the reporters in the audience.

There are very few outsiders who have won the best defensive player in NBA history. There are only four people in the entire NBA history. double guard), Ron Artest.

Popovich really dare to say this!

And it was also the first time he said such big words in front of the media!

It seems that Tang Tian wants to keep a low profile, but Popovich won't let him keep a low profile!

However, Popovich's words were actually a pun. On the one hand, he affirmed Tang Tian's defense. On the other hand, although the defense was loved by the coaches, it was worthless.

When the label of defense covers Tang Tian's crazy scoring performance in the first ten games, his value in the free market will relatively decrease.

What Popovich said in the postgame interview also became the headline of ESPN's postgame coverage of the game.

"Best defensive player, why not?"

Such a title is also full of gimmicks. Compared with scoring 20+ points in a row, the topic of 3 consecutive mini five-doubles is obviously much greater.

The Lakers flew to San Antonio the day after their game against the Heat.

The two sides will usher in the second match of the season in a day.

The Lakers this season can be described as an absolute "legendary" season.

The formation of F4 was infinitely optimistic, but in the end Nash was injured and couldn't play, and the preseason was completely defeated.

At the beginning, the fans said that it was a matter of running-in, and the preseason was irrelevant.

But following the start of the game with 1 win and 4 losses, the final loss to the Spurs also became the last straw that crushed Mike Brown.

Brown was fired by management, and interim head coach J丨B Bickerstaff served as interim head coach with 4 wins and 1 loss.

The team seemed to be on the right track just now, and then the management found Mike D'Antoni, the former mentor of Nash who was fired by the Knicks not long ago, the "running and bombing master".

D'Antoni went to the Lakers to play run-and-gun tactics. As a result, the Lakers started with four old arms and legs, and Howard was the only one who could keep up.

The team has a record of 6 wins and 8 losses so far, hovering on the edge of the playoffs.

There are constant injuries, big and small, the team has a lot of running-in problems, and the defense is completely out of shape...

The reporter asked questions at the press conference not on a whim. Facing such a Lakers team, Tang Tian really had the opportunity to continue his mini five-double performance.

The poor situation of the Lakers has become the focus of media reporters' attention.

Their training before the game has attracted a lot of media attention, including ESPN and TNT.

Bryant iced his ankle on the sidelines half an hour before practice ended.

After the training was over, he took off the ice pack and got up to greet his teammates.

After the training, reporters quickly surrounded him.

"Is the team confident of winning the Spurs tonight?" The first question the reporter came up to ask was quite normal.

"Of course we haven't been playing very well lately and we need a win like this."

"You mentioned that the team has not performed well recently, so how are you going to win this game?" But the second question is very aggressive.

"Fighting spirit, no matter who the opponent is, the word admit defeat is not in my dictionary, nor in this team's dictionary."

When Kobe said this, his eyes lit up with fighting spirit.

"You're going to be playing against Don tonight. He's been playing very well on the defensive end recently, and Popovich has also publicly stated that he can compete for the best defensive player of the season. What do you think of the matchup with him?"

The reporter then asked.

"Don?"

After seeing the reporter nodding, Kobe smiled, and the scene of playing the Drew League together unconsciously appeared in his mind.

"Yes, I know him. He has the strength to compete for the best defensive player, but he can't guard me." Kobe said with pride in his eyes.