Chapter 798 Xiao Dengden is a bit fierce at playing point guard.
After calming down, an unprecedented burning flame appeared in Harden's eyes.
No matter what, he must play well tonight and prove himself once again!
Proving his nickname as the league's No. 1 shooting guard, he proves that he can bring a bright future to the Houston Mosaics.
Looking at the Trail Blazers No. 36 not far away, Harden gritted his teeth. No matter what, he must beat that guy once!
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After the opening ceremony, the @ lineups of both sides were released one after another.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard and Barton are on the outside, Batum is on the small forward side, and Wang Zelin and Aldridge are on the inside.
Still a familiar recipe, still a familiar taste.
On the Mosaic team, the lineup has changed a lot.
The lineup of James Harden, Marcus Thornton, Trevor Ariza, Michael Beasley, and Dwight Howard is on the field.
Bearded Harden is going to play the one position tonight?!
After Jason Terry was injured, the Mosaic team's reserve of defenders has further shrunk. Ty Lawson, the third giant originally introduced, has been showing off from time to time. Now the Mosaic team really lacks a real defender.
Field boss.
Therefore, the team's new coach D'Antoni chose to boldly put Harden at the No. 1 position tonight, and then let Michael Beasley, who has better running and jumping abilities, take the power forward position to increase the mobility of the team's lineup.
In this game, D'Antoni's tactics for the team were just one word - quick!
Not only does the shooting speed need to be fast, but the counterattack speed and fast break speed must also be fast. It feels a bit like the Suns' running team.
Fast break and run and gun are exactly D'Antoni's special skills.
Of course, the prerequisite is to give him a reliable field control master.
As luck would have it, James Harden, No. 13 of the Mosaic team, is one of the top court masters in history.
Maybe it was because I was too excited about the holiday, maybe I was a little too relaxed in the process of killing the Mosaics twice before, or maybe I didn't expect that D'Antoni could play so well when he put Harden in the No. 1 position.
The team played for 5 minutes, and the players on the field were completely out of shape.
Only Wang Zelin scored some points through singles under the basket to avoid being widened by his opponents.
On the other hand, for the Mosaic team, Harden gave his teammates two wonderful assists at the beginning, and Thornton and Ariza each made a three-pointer.
Harden started the game with 5 points and 3 assists. Thornton and Ariza each scored 3 points. Beasley took the cake through air cuts and frequently dunked under the basket, scoring 4 points.
Only Howard was a little pitiful. Facing Wang Zelin's defense, he failed to score on the offensive end, but fortunately he did his job and protected the backcourt rebounds very well.
After the official timeout, the Trail Blazers trailed by 10 points at 9:19. The Blazers fans on the court were in disbelief.
This is a hammer!
The opponent's outside shots are all good, their own players are very tough, and the rhythm on the court is gradually out of control.
Coach Terry was also shocked by the performance of the guard version of Harden, and accidentally lost the opportunity at the start.
Okay, it's still early and it's not too late to change the strategy.
During the timeout, Coach Terry made adjustments to the lineup, asking Beverley to replace Lillard to go crazy on Harden, and asked Connett Lee, who had a better three-pointer, to replace Button. The other three positions remained unchanged.
The main force goes into battle.
In his opinion, this lineup of three main players and two substitutes should be enough to cope with the situation on the court.
But when the game started, Coach Terry and the two assistant coaches around him were dumbfounded, because Harden's talent once again refreshed everyone's understanding of him.
Harden, who switched to the one position for the first time, played like a fish in water. Maybe even D'Antoni didn't expect that Harden was more suitable for playing the one position than he thought.
When he originally played the second position, Harden could rely on his strong body to beat most current players at the same position, and even beat some forward players. Now that he has moved to the first position, he suddenly has no natural enemies.
Even if the outside defense is as strong as Beverley, Harden can't beat him one-on-one. But once the Trail Blazers use double teams, Harden can always find an opening immediately.
teammates and distribute the ball.
The key is that Ariza and Thornton felt really good today and seized most of their open opportunities.
After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were 18 points behind at 17:35.
The home fans were agitated.
At the beginning, the Trail Blazers actually fell behind!
Falling behind by 18 points in the first quarter, in their minds, this was something that had almost never happened during the Trail Blazers' two consecutive championships.
When could the Mosaics push the Trail Blazers into such a situation?
According to the script, shouldn't the Trail Blazers take whatever they want?
Is that big beard playing the No. 1 position so naughty?
All the fans at home had shock and confusion written all over their faces.
At this time, everyone on the Trail Blazers bench fell silent.
Even Wang Zelin didn't expect that Xiao Dengdeng would be so powerful as a point guard, and even made him feel like he couldn't be restricted.
Before the game started, who would have thought that the team would have such a bad start today.
Being 18 points behind the opponent right from the start was something that would have been unimaginable before...but it happened today.
With the All-Star Weekend approaching, coupled with the previous eight-game winning streak and the record of defeating the Mosaics several times, the team subconsciously felt that it was impossible for the Houston Mosaics to defeat the Trail Blazers.
It's impossible for those Houstonians to kill him.
It was precisely because of this idea of underestimating the enemy that the Trail Blazers paid a heavy price for it.
This is the first time since their championship season that they started at such a disadvantage.
The Mosaic team is obviously well prepared for this game. Especially the leader Harden, who is determined to prove himself once and for all, and wants to shatter the ridiculous remarks from the outside world that "Trail Blazers No. 36 is the Mosaic team's nemesis"
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Sure enough, entering the second quarter, Harden volunteered to fight again.
With a lead of nearly 20 points, the confident Harden took the lead and quickly led the team to continue to open up the score.
I have to admit that from Wang Zelin's impression of Harden's career history, in many cases, Harden can be described as the god of downwind balls.
Perhaps due to family factors, Harden has always lacked some self-confidence and decisiveness in his character along the way. This is a bit similar to his elder brother Durant during the Thunder period, which resulted in him always being unable to withstand the test of headwinds.
But if it's a downwind ball, it's different. Harden, who plays with confidence, definitely wants to win more than anyone else!
In the blink of an eye, Harden helped the team build a 24-point lead through a breakthrough pass.
Beep~~
Less than two minutes into the second quarter, the Trail Blazers were stopped.
Damn it, did that guy take aphrodisiac today? He just changed his position. Why is he so perverted?
Coach Terry was a little annoyed. They thought that the rotation, led by Lillard and Patton, could be sustained for a while. However, they never thought that the team's offensive end was quickly overwhelmed by the Mosaic team.
Chapter 798
Xiao Dengden is a bit fierce at playing point guard.