Damn it, if Bosh hadn't come out to disrupt the situation, we would have won this game in one go!
Harden was a little annoyed. As his status in the league improved, he began to despise Bosh more and more.
But the Rockets' No. 4 was also a scumbag tonight. The entire league has been involved in a wave of injuries this season. The Rockets' Howard and Terrence Jones will basically be out for more than a month. In this situation
, caught Rockets head coach McHale a little off guard. But surprisingly, without these people, the Rockets' record was sluggish in the first few games, but it soon returned to normal. The team's No. 13 became a little bit worse with each passing game.
I mean brave. The last few games have been high scoring and accurate triple-doubles, almost perfectly leading the team forward. Such Harden made McHale too lazy to care about him, nightclub girls or the Kardashians for a while.
Things like that. Although now Kardashian is still Odom’s legal wife.
He is just the head coach and has no time to care about these private life matters. It is enough for the players to perform well on the court.
This is one of his coaching shortcomings. His concern for the players is limited to the court. In fact, he has forgotten that some players have strong self-discipline and he can ignore it off the court, but some players have poor self-discipline and need the head coach to serve as their elder.
And the role of mentor. This is McHale's biggest dereliction of duty. Look at the original time and space that D'Antoni went to the Rockets. Not only did he push Harden to the level of the league's strongest MVP competition, but also made him quit playing cards off the court.
Dai Shan played a positive role, which is something McHale had to accept.
It's okay for him to be a legendary player, but if he wants to be a legendary coach, he still has a long way to go.
But Harden is bound to win this game. This spiritual belief has never been stronger, as if he was blessed by God today. Harden's fighting spirit and state are very brave. For example, at this time, he relied on continuous
The injury caused Lakers defensive general Jimmy Butler to get into foul trouble, and he went off the court to rest in the first quarter.
Without Butler's control, Harden can score and connect the team more easily.
This Rockets team played very little from the outside tonight, especially after Harden knocked down Tang Qian. They looked like a drugged Bull. The first thing they felt when holding the ball was to hit it inside. This
The Lakers, who were not fully prepared tonight, were overall a little overwhelmed. The defensive rhythm was basically completely disrupted by the Rockets.
In addition, many of the main players were in foul trouble, and there were some problems with the team's operation.
In the first quarter, Bosh was carrying the ball.
Bosh did his best and scored 14 points in a single quarter, which was enough to seal the score difference, leaving the Lakers only 5 points behind entering the second quarter. 20-25, when the whole team was in trouble, this
The score difference is not that big.
Many Lakers fans commented on Bosh online:
Bosh weighs 380 tonight! Steady!
Tonight is a real wave giant! Come on! The Lakers are not unfair at all in signing him!
Bosh still has some ability, averaging 23 points per game this year, and his shooting percentage has reached a career high, which shows that he has been buried in Miami.
Yes, compared to James, Tang Ji is less useless to his teammates.
During the break, Tang Qian also said to Bosh: "Well done, buddy, you did a great job during this period."
"That's not true." Bosh gasped: "I'm not a little scumbag. There should be a place for me at the No. 4 position in the league, right?" "With your performance tonight, absolutely, we
The whole team is calling you, Chris." Nick Young still liked to join in trouble, so he walked over and said.
"You should make a call. Let's see how I save you tonight and beat that unknown No. 4 position." Bosh said arrogantly.
However, there is still one detail that aroused Tang Qian's doubts, that is, it is only one quarter of the game, why is Bosh panting so much? This shouldn't be the case. Even though Bosh's physical fitness is not as good as when he was in his twenties, he is still out of breath.
He also averaged 35+ minutes per game without any pressure. How could he be out of breath so quickly? Did he not get a good rest last night? Or did he catch a cold?
But Tang Qian didn't think too much about it, because he appeared again in the second quarter. After all, he basically didn't play much in the first quarter. The time on the bench can be regarded as a reserve of physical energy for him. There is no problem now this morning.
Be flexible.
After Tang Qian came on the court, the situation improved a lot, and the Lakers quickly caught up with the score difference.
The Rockets called a timeout. McHale originally wanted to make a tactical change to allow the Rockets to take more shots from the outside in order to unleash the potential of their current lineup. There seemed to be nothing wrong with this ball.
The team's main players are now injured inside, and the penalty area is very weak, so turning to the outside to stimulate maximum firepower is a way.
The Rockets also followed this pattern when they won the previous few games.
But this time Harden raised objections and said: "This system will not work for the Lakers. Their inside line is too strong. Now our team does not have Dwight and Terrence. Once the start is not good, it will be difficult."
No chance to win again." "Oh? So what do you think we should do? James?" McHale asked.
"We should continue to attack the inside as much as we did in the first quarter and kill their basket. As long as we can knock down the Lakers' inside, then even if we lose by 10 points, we still have hope of catching up."
"But that Easterner is not easy to deal with. Who in the league doesn't know how awesome he is at the basket?"
"Sir, it's because he is too strong that I have to do this."
"If we don't let him go, do you think we have a chance to win?"
"Then who will be the main attacker? The impact of ordinary players is likely to be effective..."
"I'll do it. I'll do my best to put him down. I promise."
Tianchao Sports Channel.
"The Lakers have caught up with the score. It looks like this will be a close game again. The Lakers' previous low period should be over."
"32 consecutive wins! This is really an unimaginable number! Even if there is a certain amount of luck as ESPN said, it still has flaws. It is not easy to win until now."
"You said that if the Lakers really achieve another 33-game winning streak in a single season, will Tang Qian be awarded the MVP this season?"
"It's really hard to say now. In fact, at first I was not optimistic that Tang Qian would win this award in recent years, but facts have proven that I was wrong. The Lakers No. 29 who has developed offensive capabilities already has it.
With his ability to integrate offense and defense, once this biggest shortcoming is filled, he will automatically be qualified to compete for MVP."
"What about the ability to lead a team? What do you think?"
"There is nothing to say. If you insist on leading the team alone, there is no way to prove it now, but if it is a normal team leadership ability, hasn't the current 31-game winning streak already proven it? How many people can lead the team? Unless
If you say Tang Qian isn’t the boss of this team, then that doesn’t make any sense.”
Regarding the game, even the host and commentator didn't pay much attention to it, and began to extend it to other aspects. This can only show that during this period, the Lakers had a huge advantage against the Rockets. Someone has calculated that,
In the past two years, the winning rate has been 100%, and the average point margin per game has exceeded 9 points, which is infinitely close to double digits.
This situation will of course make people subconsciously feel that it is difficult for the Lakers to lose.
Including the Lakers themselves feel so.
Harden looked at the overtaken score and did not hesitate at all. He just held the ball and continued to hit the inside basket. He wanted to do what he just said. Even if the process was a bit bumpy, he would do it.
Everyone has something called state, and this thing is different every day. For example, tonight, No. 13 of the Rockets seemed to have taken a powerful pill. How can I put it, he became more and more courageous with every setback.
Indomitable.
"Beautiful cover! Although Harden has indeed improved a lot this season, claiming to be the first point player in the league, but if he wants to challenge our Eastern Tyrant, it still seems a bit unsatisfactory." Bill Mack
Donald said: "Oh? Mr. Harden, you should go to the nightclub to show off your power. Don't even think about our Staples basket."
Normally, Harden would have gotten mad and given up long ago, but tonight, he was determined to do just that. He wanted to fight to the bitter end with No. 29 of the Lakers.
Big deal... risk my honor as the "Porcelain King"! I'll kick you off too!!!
Harden's condition has improved again. For him who is still "nightclub" and "Kardashian", this is really something that happens only a few times in a season.
Tang Qian didn't expect that Rockets No. 13 would be so persistent tonight. On the next ball, he accidentally fell into Harden's way. Harden's ball was deliberately aimed at Tang Qian.
Tang Qian didn't give up much space in front of him with the ball, so...he was "intervened" by Harden with the ball.
At the moment when Harden broke through with the ball, he deliberately found Tang Qian's hand from bottom to top, and then applied force, making his whole body look like he was being violated, and yelled, and then he really got the referee's whistle.
Sound reward.
Among the new generation of players, Harden is probably the one who has studied the rules most thoroughly. He knows that his physical explosiveness cannot be compared with the previous four major points, so he found another way to "cheat the whistle".
He has found his own path to becoming a king. Well, it is actually within the rules to say that he is cheating, but he is just using the rules reasonably. Based on Harden's physical fitness, this is a very good decision.
Smart approach. When the scale of the regular season is not wide, it is true that in many cases, it can have the power of "one-hit kill" or "high-explosive damage".
Although Tang Qian's ball was deliberately "rubbed" by Harden, according to the rules, there was no problem in penalizing him for a defensive foul.
So Tang Qian didn't bother to argue with the referee. He just gave Harden a cold look and said, "You can."
"Hot, you are very strong, but now, please go off the court and rest, otherwise you will probably be sent off tonight." Seeing that his strategy was successful, Harden also showed the attitude of a winner, as if
The previous offense was blocked and all disappeared.
There is nothing to say. It has not been long since the start of the second quarter. It is impossible to continue to take the risk of letting Tang Qian, who has three personal fouls, stay on the court. Tang Qian and D'Antoni have been coaching until now, and it is rare to encounter such a situation, so he also
A bit unexpected.
As soon as Tang Qian was replaced, the Rockets started to counterattack vigorously as if they were beaten to death. In addition, Harden still "touched" and "touched the porcelain" from time to time. The Lakers' defense was completely broken.
Scattered posture.
There is no way, Harden is in very good condition tonight, and the feeling of drawing fouls is a bit stronger than usual. So not only Tang Qian, but also almost half of the Lakers' starting lineup was affected by "The Rockets Hit the Porcelain King".
Many people at the Lakers scene couldn't stand it. For example, the Rose sisters took the lead and shouted on the sidelines: "Can you be a man? You look like a coward!!!" Their words were approved by many people.
A lot of trash talk began to be directed at Rockets No. 13. The most frequently used word was "touch porcelain".
Harden has become accustomed to being scolded during this period. He is no longer as excited and angry as he was at the beginning. Now he only thinks that he has achieved his goal and will lead the team to win when the time comes, ending the Lakers' 30+ winning streak. Look,
Who can force me to do anything blindly?
The winner takes all, what do you ordinary fans know?
Because most of the main players have foul problems, the entire state of the Lakers has been greatly affected. At first, it was only on the defensive end, but it soon extended to the offensive end. In one sentence, the Lakers' current situation is,
Beaten to a pulp.
It seems that in order to maintain the winning streak, the previous pressure is also accumulating. Now the entire team actually feels a deep sense of fatigue. This problem is not a problem of the Lakers alone. It will be like this if there are too many consecutive wins. Mentality
And the mental pressure is sometimes even greater than the physical pressure.
Why did D'Antoni allow the team to win 33 consecutive games last season before giving up on continuing to strive for the winning streak? Isn't it because the price is too high? In the same way, in order to surpass the 72 wins of the Bulls, the original space-time Warriors actually also
Excessive consumption in the regular season. These are all obvious examples, so what the Lakers need most now is not to continue to strive for records, but to rest.
Or maybe you understand that you need to lose to eliminate this kind of snowballing internal and external pressure.
But D'Antoni is also a bit selfish. He wants the Lakers to win 33 consecutive games this season, and then rest a group of main players before adjusting the team's status. Anyway, they have now won 31 consecutive games, and this opponent has another
It's the Rockets, so it would be a waste and a pity not to take it down.
In this way, the combination of multiple factors has resulted in the Lakers' current game state.
But it was Bosh who stood up. He used a three-pointer and a 2+1 to help the Lakers expand the score. The tense moment just now was temporarily over.
Since Tang Qian was not present in this game, Bosh had a lot of roles. If he won this game, he would probably get the best player of the game.
But for some reason, Bosh suddenly felt that his breathing... seemed to be getting more and more unsmooth.
He took a deep breath and asked with some confusion: What happened? Is it because I didn't rest? Or was it an illusion?
Soon the fierce competition made him forget about this matter and once again devoted himself to the competition.
After all, now, the Lakers also need him to carry for a while.
There is no time for desertion.
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