After defeating the Bucks, the Lakers' record continued to improve, now reaching 20 wins and 6 losses, with 9 consecutive wins.
It's a pity that the Warriors, Spurs, and Thunder also won in the Western Conference, so the Lakers' ranking did not change.
But except for the Warriors, the previous teams all felt a lot of pressure, especially the Thunder. They now felt "like a light on their backs", as if they might be "exploded" at any time. Two days later, the Lakers
We once again welcomed the Houston Rockets. But this time it was held inside the Staples Center. The Rockets' record was still a mess, with 12 wins and 14 losses, still not reaching a 50% winning rate. This was simply not possible a few years ago.
I dare not think about it. Do you dare to think about a team with Harden + Howard, still in their prime years, the team cannot make the playoffs?
This is Harden who is 25-26 years old, and Howard who just turned 30 a week or so ago.
In addition, the team configuration is not bad, which is a bit incredible no matter how you look at it.
Tang Qian did not expect that the Rockets would be in such a state of decline this season, completely turning into an underdog in the Western Conference. If this continues, I really don’t know if they will be able to enter this year’s Western Conference playoffs. But despite this, Tang Qian has no clue.
With sympathy, he faced the Rockets with a knife and gave them a clean break.
The Rockets only scored 9 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers scored 30, leading by as much as 21 points in the first quarter. Of course the Rockets wanted to counterattack, but the Lakers' bench was also defensively tough, but the Rockets
It's not that good, and it's caught in a lot of positional battles. On the contrary, the Lakers' bench lineup takes advantage. Pierce and Nick Young's shooting percentage is not high, but they can attack tough situations. Secondly, they are not high, but their opponents are more difficult.
Just enough.
This is the essence of Larry Brown's positional warfare.
Harden seemed to have received orders from his girlfriend in this game, so when he saw something was wrong, he started to play a lot of singles with the ball. Especially during this period when Tang Qian was not on the court, the Rockets also asked Harden to play. Harden played
The advantage came out of the bench lineup. Obviously, a large number of "touching porcelain" skills caused the Lakers' defense to fluctuate to a certain extent.
Speaking of Harden's outburst, we cannot fail to mention that before the game started, the women behind the two players started fighting. First, Khloe and Kardashian took the initiative @Taylor, saying that Harden will definitely show off his power in this game! Her man will definitely
Not a weakling! Taylor is obviously on a global tour and is very busy now, but she also took time out and replied to the former's tweet:
Whether your man is weak or not depends on who he compares with. A pug is much stronger than an ant, but if you compare him with a giant, then...
These words were not spoken, but the more they were like this, the more people could think about it.
It is conceivable that it is very scary for women to get into each other. Kardashian must have told Harden before this game, telling him to definitely play well in this game and definitely break out! Otherwise, just don’t do it for a week.
Touch your own big ass!!!
Harden was also anxious when he heard this. Who doesn't know Harden's "special hobby"? He can't touch it for a week, so what's the point?
For the sake of his own "sexual well-being," Harden is preparing to go it alone, trying to single-handedly help the Rockets survive.
Harden is also very good. He is a quasi-super scorer this season. He is not blocked at all. The substitute players are simply dreaming if they want to block him. Seeing that the number of fouls has been rising, the game has not gone far because of the stop watch.
Larry Brown called a timeout. It wasn't that there was something wrong with the Lakers' defense. Because of the situation just now, there was obviously no loss of position, so why was it still beaten like this? It's because Harden is too strong.
The quasi-super scorer + the greatest hit player in history really makes the Lakers' bench lineup a bit difficult to deal with.
Larry Brown originally wanted to switch to a full forward lineup to strengthen defense, but unexpectedly Harden became more and more courageous, which brought out his state. This season's Harden is really not the Harden he used to be.
Well, he is already a very powerful scorer in the league. If Curry hadn't been so scary and ridiculous this season, he would have ranked first in the scoring list.
After such a person accumulates status through continuous scoring, it is not easy to suppress him.
The most important thing is that Harden's style of play will cause the Lakers' game rhythm to fall apart, which will greatly affect the overall performance. Just when Larry Brown was still trying to adjust, Tang Sitting next to him
Qian said directly: "Don't be so troublesome, sir. You have also seen that this guy broke out. There are not many people in the Lakers team who can suppress him in this situation."
Larry Brown turned around and said, "You mean, you are an exception?"
"Of course." Tang Qian nodded: "He is not a super scorer yet. Although it takes a little effort for me to get up, I am still sure to hold down."
Before Larry Brown could say this, Rondo, who was sitting next to Tang Qian, said, "Don't talk big, I know you're talking about it, but you can't brag like that." Now Rondo was slow.
He overcame his previous worries when he joined the team and began to really get to know Tang Qian. This situation made many people in the management agree with Tang Qian's personality charm. As a Zijin legend, "Magic" Johnson was very clear-minded.
.What kind of charisma is there on the basketball court? It’s all about strength.
Without strength as a basis, would Rondo's thorn in the side go away so quickly?
When I went to the Mavericks last year, there was Dirk Nowitzki, one of the top 20 players in history. His qualifications and honors were much higher than those of Tang Qian. Didn't I see how much Rondo respected him? How smoothly he integrated into the team? So don't talk nonsense.
Those who are weak, on the basketball court, strength is the key. If you don't have strength or the strength is not enough, no one will be convinced for a long time because of your so-called "charm".
The "magician" is a true expert, so he sees this point far more clearly than others.
Tang Qian looked at Rondo and suddenly smiled: "Do you think I'm bragging? Let's make a small bet. If I do it, you will be responsible for the cleaning work of the team's three daily trainings. How about it? Of course.
, you are the only one." Rondo saw the Rockets No. 13 playing more and more fiercely on the court, and he also became interested. Anyway, it was a small gamble, and it did not involve beautiful swords. He nodded happily and agreed: "Okay, you
If we lose, how about taking our whole team out for a big meal? Of course, I want something expensive. Hehe."
Seeing Rondo's "cheesy smile", Tang Qian also nodded. A substitution came on the court at the dead ball moment, and the Lakers served out of bounds.
"I say everyone, you all have to thank me. I helped you get a high-end meal." It can be seen that Rondo doesn't think Tang Qian can have a miraculous effect as soon as he comes on the court. Harden is also in good shape now.
, seeing Tang Qian come on the stage, he immediately said: "Tonight, I will not be so easy to deal with! Dongfang Hot!"
"Yes, I guess it will take a little extra effort."
"You are still so confident." Harden said, "I will let you know how powerful I am tonight."
"Okay. I'll wait for you. Then why don't you try to defend me on the offensive end?" As soon as Harden said this, he almost stumbled. Damn it, you are a monster center, and you are still violent and physical, you let me
A man in his early 190s defends you? Don’t you want my life? I was stupid to agree to it.
Seeing Harden's appearance, Tang Qian smiled. He deliberately squeezed Harden and made him suffer forever.
The Lakers served, but Harden intercepted the ball. Harden quickly dropped the ball with the ball. Although his speed was not particularly top-notch, it was pretty good. He planned to dunk the ball himself and hit the Lakers by the way.
The team's morale. Bill McDonald, the on-site commentator at Staples Center, said: "This shot was too careless. It's like giving away points. Although we are still leading, we can't be so careless. I hope to play tonight."
After this is over, Coach Larry Brown can have a good talk with the person who made the wrong serve."
As soon as these words came out, Randall, who had made a mistake in serving from the sideline, had a bad look on his face. He secretly glanced at Larry Brown on the sidelines, but happened to see the latter looking at him too. He felt terrified inside. No.
Just kidding, basically nothing good will happen once Larry Brown talks to you. Take my own example as an example. The last time he was "talked to", he had to practice basic dribbling for an extra week before he was let go.
Yes. That was really... a super boring thing.
But who told him that one round, it was obviously a good opportunity, but he made a mistake while dribbling the ball.
This time, this old man won't let me practice a lot of sideline serving. That would be really miserable.
It's really embarrassing for a professional player to practice like this.
Harden took off, preparing for an easy one-handed dunk, but when he was about to touch the Lakers' basket, he was suddenly hit by a huge black shadow. He was about to yell for a foul on this ball.
But the basketball in his hand was blocked by his opponent at some point. With a "pop" sound, he failed to dunk, and the basketball was successfully chased by Lakers No. 29.
Harden was also knocked out by this ball and could not stand up immediately to defend. The Lakers took the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack, 5 on 4, Tang Qian cut the ball in the middle and hit the ball into the net.
When Tang Qian returned to defense, he looked at Harden who was about to catch the ball and said, "Hurry up and show me how good you are."
Harden has a black face, catches the ball in the top arc, has a strong rhythm, changes direction to break through, and makes an emergency stop.
Brush ~ Basketball 2-point hit.
"How is it!" After Harden scored, he didn't care about the defender in front of him and shouted towards the Lakers' basket.
For the Lakers, Butler missed a screen shot. Because Howard was not on the court, Tang Qian easily took away the offensive rebound. Although Houston's backup center is also as tall as 213cm, his rebounding ability is too poor, averaging only 2+ per game.
With such a level and a tonnage of only 222 pounds, it was really vulnerable to Tang Qian.
There is also a very legendary thing about this guy, that is, Yuan Shikong was tricked by the general manager of the Rockets. If you don't sign with the Rockets, you will not be able to go anywhere. And his agent is also a fool among fools.
He actually didn't even bother with the basic "poison contract" and the specific operating rules of the restricted free agent matching contract. In the end, he could only join the Pelicans with a minimum salary of 580,000. And you have to know, how much should he have paid to join the Nets? 3,700 in 4 years.
Thousands. In addition, he was injured in the Pelicans, and his condition plummeted. In the end, he had to go to my CBA in the Big East to make a living. Look, how miserable this is. How many dollars were lost?
At least it's more than 30 million before tax. It's really unlucky.
However, he was injured on the Pelicans' minimum salary because his body is too fragile. If a player like this wants to compete with Tang Qiangang, in a word, it will be a dead end.
After Tang Qian got the ball, he pulled it up and dunked, ignoring Donatas Motiejunas who came over to defend and dunked successfully.
Bang~
The ball was blocked because he didn't stand firm at all. Tang Qian added a free throw and hit the ball.
After Tang Qian tied the game with one, he said to Harden: "I have one more point than you."
Harden gritted his teeth. In the past, he used to break through and step back for a three-pointer. This was also his signature trick. It was very accurate. According to statistics, he shot a three-pointer with this action much more accurately than a normal shot. Brush~
Three point hit.
"I'm also three points! Let's see what you do!"
What did Tang Qian do? He turned around and hit a downhill attack after a pick-and-roll, which once again caused a defensive foul on Donatas Motiejunas. Moreover, his character is really good. After the ball rolled for several times, it was still
It fell into the Rockets' basket. Tang Qian pondered for a while at the free throw line, took the shot, and oh, he actually scored again. At this time, Tang Qian also complained a little happily: "I accidentally hit another three-pointer."
Wow."
Harden was so angry that his beard exploded. He wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but failed. After all, he was still facing Butler, a player who has been defensive in recent years. You don't take him seriously?
Impossible. It was a low-post high rebound. Tang Qianqian squeezed Motiejunas away from the basket and easily grabbed the defensive rebound.
The Lakers attacked, Tang Qian attacked with his back, passed inside and outside after a breakthrough, and Farmar fired from the outside, but unfortunately he didn't score.
"Protect the rebound~ah~I'll wipe it~" Before the Rockets' head coach finished shouting, he saw No. 29 of the Lakers jumping up and dunking into the basket with the ball. As for his opponent, the 213CM Lithuanian center
Donatas Motiejunas, the ball was almost knocked over by the car, and he was swaying wildly. The tonnage difference is too big, it is almost 90 pounds, and the center of gravity is high, so it is more prone to core instability.
Unable to stand still.
"I scored 2 points again. Come on, I'm waiting for you to show me how awesome you are."
Harden was anxious to shoot, and missed the shot again. Fortunately, the long rebound was obtained by the Rockets, giving him his second offensive opportunity in one round. Harden found that he couldn't play like this, and his touch dropped a bit, and he continued to
He is shooting from the outside, and his opponents are getting closer and closer to his defense. If he continues to play like this, he will easily become "cold" suddenly. Harden is much more mature than in previous seasons, and he immediately chose to break through. At the same time,
Get ready for a 2+1.
The quasi-super scorer is here, and he is still at the top of his game. Butler is also a little bit overwhelmed. If it were anyone else, the Lakers would use help defense and zone defense, but Harden is not afraid of you having too many people. He even wants you to
The more people the better, it will be more convenient for him to perform the "Porcelain Touching Technique", right?
Butler felt a little suffocated when he saw this. Sometimes he really wanted to slap the latter on the head, making him play so "disgusting". Beep, the whistle sounded after all. Harden's touch of the ball was very standard.
, I can’t find any faults in the rules. It’s okay if the referee doesn’t make a penalty. This is the standard for penalties in the regular season.
Harden wanted to make a 2+1 with this ball, but in the process of twisting the shot, he found that the basketball was slapped away and flew across the air.
"Sorry, you don't have a chance for 2+1." Tang Qian said after landing: "Go to the free throw line and shoot your ball."