Chapter 256 Harden vs Shane, Durant vs Tony Allen!
Harden assumed a three-threat stance, stepping out with his left foot to break through.
But the experienced Battier saw through it immediately. This was just a trial step, so he remained unmoved.
Harden's plan failed and he immediately changed his tactics.
This time, he stepped out with his left foot again in the same posture as before.
But this time Harden did not take his feet back, but lowered his center of gravity and dropped the ball to break through.
Shane quickly moved sideways to block.
In a flash of lightning, their bodies collided.
Thanks to the interaction force, Harden suddenly dribbled back with his hips, followed by a step back.
In an instant, there was a step and a half distance between the two (he took a step back, and Battier was forced back half a step by him).
This statement may not be intuitive enough. If you use the step length of NBA players to convert, one and a half steps is about three meters!
In other words, Harden steps back and puts himself in an almost undefended position.
He paused briefly, adjusted his rhythm, and then took the shot.
Battier raised his right hand high and rushed forward.
It is worth mentioning that the right hand he extended was not directed at the basketball, but at Harden's eyes.
This is the eye-covering method that was later banned by the NBA!
However, perhaps due to the long absence from the battle formation, Battier's movement speed was too slow.
It wasn't until Harden had finished taking the shot that his hand belatedly appeared in front of Harden's eyes.
That's not the worst...
Because Battier was seriously out of position, he didn't hold back when he pounced on Harden and went all out.
The bearded golfer discovered this when he took off.
So he took advantage of the situation and chose to lean forward when shooting.
The result is not difficult to imagine...
Battier couldn't control his body and bumped into Harden, who was falling. The latter fell directly to the ground.
"Beep!"
The referee blew his whistle and the Rockets committed a defensive foul.
At the same time, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net!
If you score a three-pointer, there will be an additional penalty!
Harden, who was sitting on the ground, hammered his chest excitedly.
At the same time, on the Thunder bench, Westbrook ejected from his seat.
While shaking the towel, he muttered something, and his excitement was palpable!
Battier, who failed to defend, raised his right hand and apologized to his teammates, his face full of self-blame.
Harden walked to the free throw line amid the cheers of the fans and made the free throw easily.
At 35:34, with his "four-pointer", the Thunder narrowed the point difference to only 1 point.
In the CCTV broadcast room, Zhang Weiping sighed: "Twice 31 in just over one quarter... It really echoes the old saying - talented people emerge from generation to generation. Young people like Harden and Danny Green
, he will definitely become an important role in the alliance in the future!"
............
In transition between offense and defense, Shuhao holds the ball and organizes the offense.
Facing Maynor's defense, he has a huge physical advantage.
Brother Hao knew this very well, so he dribbled the ball to a 45-degree angle on the right side and waved to his teammates to come over for a pick-and-roll.
Meno was very cautious, and while defending, he used his peripheral vision to determine the direction in which Scola was coming.
But at the moment when his attention was distracted, Shuhao moved!
He lowered his head, accelerated, left Maynor behind, and went straight to the basket.
Facing the Thunder veteran Collison, who was covering the defense, Brother Hao didn't panic at all and went straight to meet the man.
One is a point guard who is over 1.9 meters tall, and the other is a center who is 2.08 meters tall.
But after the two fought in the air, it was Collison who was bounced away!
It is true that as a defender, he passively jumps on the spot, while Shu Hao has the kinetic energy bonus of sprinting.
But given the disparity in size between the two, it is surprising enough for Brother Hao to accomplish such a "feat"!
Relying on his strong core strength, Shuhao still maintained his balance after the confrontation.
With a flick of his wrist, the basketball hit the backboard and hit the net.
37:34.
Jeremy Lin made a contribution as soon as he came on the field. Zhang Weiping in the broadcast booth excitedly shouted: "Jeremy Lin's shot was reasonable! He used a fake pick-and-roll to get past the opponent's defender, and his finishing at the basket was also very good.
tough."
"If you didn't look carefully, you would have thought it was Westbrook wearing a Rockets jersey!"
The more Zhang Weiping talked about it, the happier he became. In the end, he even said: "With Shuhao, the biggest shortcomings of our Chinese men's basketball team have also been made up. From now on, we will be absolutely invincible in Asia, hahaha~"
Changing sides and fighting again, Maynor passed the half court with the ball.
Durant was on the baseline, playing a pick-and-roll without the ball with his teammates.
He originally thought that with the help of Collison's broad arms, he could get rid of Tony Allen's defense.
But the latter's ability to squeeze through the pick-and-roll really surprised Durant.
As soon as Adu got around Collison with his front foot, Tony Allen caught up with him with his back foot.
Durant frowned, but still opened his hand for the ball.
At this time, the two of them were near the free throw line.
As soon as kd lowered his center of gravity and prepared to get into position, Tony Allen "trickled" behind him - he put his arm on Durant's waist and pushed him away from the three-point line.
Although Durant is much taller than Tony Allen, the latter is superior in terms of strength.
Pushing against the ball, when kd received the basketball, one foot was already outside the three-point line.
This is not over yet!
Teacher Tony was unreasonable. The moment Durant caught the ball, he stepped forward and continued to exert physical confrontation.
This extremely aggressive defense made Adu very uncomfortable.
[The defense of this guy and that rookie is completely different!]
He thought secretly in his heart.
But Durant is Durant after all.
In such a passive situation, he still remained calm.
Soon, kd discovered that Tony Allen's right hand seemed to have invaded his "cylinder."
The next moment, Durant suddenly lifted the ball from under his body, drawing a small semicircle on the way and touching Tony Allen's hand.
Teacher Tony realized that he had fallen into a trap and quickly retracted his hands to his chest, but it was too late.
Following the referee's whistle, Durant threw the ball and shouted: "and.one!"
After the ball circled the basket a few times, it really fell into the net.
Two points scored, plus a penalty!
"bullshit..."
Tony Allen complained, feeling very unhappy.
Durant relied on his signature "big loop" to draw fouls and successfully narrowed the point difference.
............
A minute later, the two faced off again.
In order to avoid fouls, Tony Allen deliberately reduced physical confrontation this time and controlled his hand movements more strictly.
Durant was afraid of his stealing ability and did not dare to attack with the ball head-on. Instead, he chose to play with his back.
But Teacher Tony's foothold was very stable, and kd tried to rely on hitting several times, but failed to shake it at all.
In desperation, Durant could only retreat to collect the ball and shoot in an independent way.
Although Tony Allen is not tall, he has excellent jumping.
He jumped up hard and almost completed the block.
Although Durant successfully threw the ball, his movements were deformed.
"Duang!"
The ball hit the edge of the basket hard and bounced out of the frame.
Birdman Anderson jumped high and grabbed the rebound.
The Rockets took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.
During the fast attack, Shuhao rode straight into the enemy's hinterland.
As for the Thunder, Harden retreated at full speed and stayed in front of Brother Hao!