Chapter 1248 Continue like this, you are destined to be a regular season player~Please support~
On January 17, 2016, U.S. time, the Lakers played back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets are completely ruined this season, with a current record of 20 wins and 21 losses, and a winning rate of less than 50%. In the Devil's West, this is equivalent to saying goodbye to the playoffs. In the East, there is still a chance to enter the playoffs.
possibility. In the team, the conflict between Harden and Howard is getting worse and worse. The exchanges between the two on the court are almost zero in a game. Compared with the "hot energy" in the past, it has now basically become
It's completely different. Coupled with the change of coach, the team system was in chaos. This game turned into a performance contest for the Lakers. Because the Rockets didn't defend much at all, the Lakers hit their highest half-time score of the season in the first half.
68 points. The Rockets' offensive arrangement is to use outside attack as the main arrow. They will play small coordination first. If they can't open up, the players will play alone, and then "fly kites" wildly outside.
Don't tell me, after Harden led the Rockets' outsiders to start shooting three-pointers wildly, he actually got the score within 20 points. 50-68, "only" 18 points behind the Lakers. At least that's it.
If so, there is still some hope in the second half. It is not considered garbage time. Therefore, the Lakers naturally put in a normal rotation lineup at the beginning of the second half, which laid the groundwork for the tragic start of the third quarter.
After all, the Rockets are not the Warriors. Without the historic "Splash Brothers" sitting on the outside, it is impossible to maintain a stable outside touch for a long time with just these people. Even if the league's first point guard is now in the Rockets, his
Three-pointers are not the kind that can kill people just by shooting them. This is true. The NBA league can really rely on three-pointers to kill people now. The only ones who can rely on three-pointers are splashes. In the future, the Rockets will
Why is it hard to say? Anyway, it is impossible now.
Harden's three-point shooting this season is about 35% per game. With such a shooting rate, it is basically impossible to maintain the feel of the first half for the entire game against Butler. Butler is a very good player.
Serious and hard-working, although there were some minor conflicts with Tang Qian before, he definitely has the thinking and behavior of an old-school player. Since he saw that the team leader is so strong and takes the lead in team training, he said nothing. Of course, he
There were also times when he challenged Tang Qian's defense, but the results were never easy.
Such a person, when he saw Harden put up such good numbers in the first half, he directly took responsibility in the locker room, thinking that it was his defensive mistakes that allowed the team to only lead a bad team like the Rockets by 18 points. Listen.
It sounds a little funny, but now, it seems that the Lakers have thought that if they play against an ordinary team and don't have a "three-quarter check-in", they are not playing well. In fact, they are leading by 18 points at halftime. You
What else can I do?
Alas, the strength of the team determines the level of thinking, maybe. A weak team will never feel it.
The Rockets' feeling in the first half was obviously not particularly normal. It couldn't last.
But what Butler said made Tang Qiangao take a look. He admires people with this kind of personality. But just talking without practicing is just a lie, and it still depends on actual actions. In the second half, Butler was on defense from the beginning.
Harden, this attitude is good. He is not the kind of person who just talks. Harden's touch has dropped, and he is not a real marksman, that is, he relies on one hand to shoot three-pointers with step-backs. Otherwise
He's not good at shooting against people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have failed every time in the playoffs.
Not only Harden, but also the entire Rockets' three-point shooting percentage has dropped significantly, or this is normal. As a result, the score difference has been rapidly widened. However, the Rockets head coach also went out of control at this time.
"Trick" actually allows the Rockets players to attack the basket more and take more close-range shots. If the Lakers defend tightly inside, they will be like Harden and "learn" and do some "touching" and "acting".
", make some fouls.
It would be best to knock down Dongfang No. 29.
Well, what a beautiful thought. The result of this is that the Rockets' shooting percentage dropped extremely, to the point of being miserable.
The Lakers didn't perform very well in this period, but if you can't hold them back, you can still give Tang Qian a try in the low post. This game is the last game of "gods descend to earth", and with the metaphysics of "eating, sleeping and fighting World of Warcraft", Tang Qian
So far, Qian has never missed a shot. This ability and stability in scoring are scary. In the first half, the rest of the Lakers players felt okay, and Tang Qian didn't attack too much on his own. Now everyone has some skills.
When it got cold, Tang Qian immediately stood up, took over the banner, and continued to attack.
In this game, the Rockets' inside line seemed to be useless. After only a few shots, the Rockets' substitute No. 5 position couldn't resist, and repeatedly called the Rockets' starting center to come on. Howard was not willing to come so early. First of all, he saw that
The state of the Oriental center in this game is extraordinary. Secondly, after so many times, how many times has he come to the Rockets to win? The last time the Rockets defeated the Lakers, that was when he happened to be absent. So, facing
Tang Qian, when he came to the Rockets, the truth is that he never won a game.
This probability, this winning rate, is simply incredible.
Therefore, Howard is now increasingly unwilling to match up with Tang Qian offensively and defensively.
Ambition and the like have long since disappeared without a trace.
At least that's what it looked like against No. 29 of the Lakers.
After discovering that playing like this was not going to work, Harden began to enter singles mode, hoping to learn from Kobe and use his singles ability to save the team from disaster. However, Harden was disappointed with his ability.
Without Anthony, when he arranged the singles mode of "infinite mismatch singles" for him, his singles were not as powerful as he imagined.
The so-called singles data are not that good-looking. It was not until he started to perform "infinite mismatch singles" under D'Antoni's arrangement that his singles skyrocketed. The data looked very bluffing. In fact, this kind of data was not able to
Distinguish the difference between mismatched singles and undifferentiated singles. So Djoko is as strong as ever in the playoffs, and Harden... the chain has fallen off.
Playing alone against Butler, he changed direction in front of his body and stepped hard with his right foot, but Butler kept up with him. Harden improved a lot and immediately made a change, stopped to adjust with a short step, and suddenly cut to the left.
Breakthrough. The rhythm of this ball is very good. With Harden's strong body, many people will be suppressed by him, forcefully break the defense and occupy the breakthrough position. But this is not a problem for Butler. His tonnage
He is bigger than Harden and has stronger strength. The key is to defend very hard, very hard. When James was with the Bulls, he always defended hard, let alone this "James"?
Harden's shot did not expand his positional advantage like in the past. On the contrary, his positional advantage became smaller and smaller during the physical confrontation. Harden had no choice but to forcefully collect the ball and take off on one leg.
A small one-handed left-handed throw. He is a left-handed player, which makes many defenders not used to it. Butler is also good at it, otherwise Harden would not have a chance to make this shot.
But the basketball didn't hit, and Butler's interference had an effect. The Lakers got the ball, and on the offensive end Tang Qian cut through and hit, causing Howard to foul and made 1 of 2 free throws. Turning around, Harden was in singles again, and this time he took
A breakthrough from the left wing, a right-footed tentative step rushed out instantly, and he suddenly made a cross step. His explosive power was not particularly strong, but he had a good sense of rhythm. Ordinary defensive players would be passed by him in this moment. But Butler is obviously not ordinary.
A defensive player, so a lateral shift and a slight adjustment of the center of gravity blocked Harden's breakthrough path.
Harden made a turn to open up the space again, dribbled the ball under his crotch, then broke to the left, and then used a small jump step. This ball made his leg strength and core strength reach a very good level.
Harden took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation. However, the ball was jumped directly by a black figure. Although his wingspan was not long, even a little short, he still used his body to resist Harden, and then slapped it with a hard palm.
Blocked shot! Harden was blocked by Butler and missed the shot!
Harden was stunned. He didn't expect that this seemingly inconspicuous person could be so tough and strong in defense. It was actually difficult for him to break him in singles. Harden played another accelerated close-up in the next round.
He took a shot, but still missed. Once his sense of rhythm is caught up by the opponent, he can't shake Butler with his naked body just by relying on his physical fitness and explosive power.
Butler received the next ball from Tang Qian and threw it into the net.
Harden came again, and Butler once again stood in front of him, waiting for the former to take action. Harden was very serious this time. After taking a tentative step, he immediately swayed his center of gravity twice. After squeezing near the free throw line, his steps suddenly stopped.
The whole person is like a piece of paper, crossing the defense and entering the paint area. This is the European step! One of Harden's unique tricks. People who are not good at rhythm and body control on the court cannot use this ball smoothly. Tang Qian
He was ready to come over to cover up the defense, but who knew that Butler was not shaken away. As soon as he made a wrong step, he used his strength to follow closely. Harden had no choice but to shoot close to the defender. Butler
He reaches out to block the shot, but his wingspan is not enough, but his attitude is first-rate and perfect.
Harden missed the ball again.
Harden is not an efficient player to begin with. His field goal percentage this season is less than 44%, only a little over 43%. If it weren't for his amazing power of "touching porcelain", he would probably become a "poison in Houston"
"Everyone hates everyone. Therefore, Harden often delivers eye-catching shooting percentages in games.
"Do you think you are Kobe or Jordan?" After guarding the ball, Butler directly hit Harden on the offensive end. Harden's defense is still eye-catching this season. After all, he is still "nightclub boarding" with Kadai.
Shan's big butt is mixed together, so once the offensive end fails, it is difficult to achieve anything, and his defense is a disaster level. In the playoffs last season, it was because he couldn't guard Butler at all, so the Lakers blossomed inside and outside.
, the Rockets had no room to fight back. Harden's scoring ability has improved again this season, but it seems that the defensive aspect is still the same as before, with no progress.
"Offense and defense are not integrated, are you sorry?" Butler himself is currently playing the No. 2 position, so he feels in his heart that Harden is not that strong. As long as he can defend himself, he can perform better on the offensive end and break through more.
Second to the latter's defense, not to mention the first point position in the league, at least the top five and top three can get into it. The offense and defense are integrated, and I am at least an "accurate" level. Unlike the Rockets' No. 13, who has two feet,
Not usually long.
Harden was a little angry. After all, he was legitimately the first point guard. He was being called such "trash talk", and he couldn't help it. He asked for the ball directly, and made a gesture to spread the audience, and wanted to beat Butler hard.
The rest of the Lakers still wanted to help, but when they saw Butler becoming more determined, he also made a gesture, telling the other players not to come over, because he wanted to kill his opponent.
First place? Come and try.
Harden dribbled the ball slowly, and when he got closer, he suddenly increased the intensity of dribbling in his hands. Butler thought in his heart, it's coming. Sure enough, Harden came over, switched his right hand to his left, and stopped suddenly.
, a big step to cut to the right, Butler moved sideways and was blocked. He immediately took a step back, regained the space for acceleration, took a second step, shook his body, and smashed to the left. This was a grab for position, against a defensive master.
, a simple pass is rarely effective, and Harden is not the kind of person who has a great first step, so seizing the breakthrough position has become the top priority. Butler knows what he is thinking and steps on it.
Take a flat step, quickly pull to the right, and block the opponent hard.
Butler's defense has always been this rigid defense, which has something to do with his basketball philosophy.
Therefore, he rarely used the "touching porcelain" method to win the whistle, which Tang Qian liked very much.
Although two people have had conflicts before, the relationship can be changed, especially if they are both so rigid and love basketball, things can gradually fade into nothingness. Cole even fought with Jordan back then. This impact
What? Odom and Kobe also had a fight in the locker room, and then, the two people have a deep friendship. Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and the relationship off the court are not so harmonious. What impact does this have on Chamberlain?
He even had a conflict with the team's head coach when he won the first championship. As a result, after winning the championship, he claimed that the coach he admired most was Alex Hannum. The jokes between the two of them that were almost physical in the training camp ended up being...
It turned into a beautiful story.
Tang Qian appreciates Butler's tough personality on the court more and more. At least it is much better than the "good boys", "good gentlemen" and "mask faces" in the league today. As long as the two people have no principled conflicts, he is willing to help him.
A handful of teammates.
He is not a narrow-minded person either.
Capela of the Rockets wanted to go from the baseline to help, but was blocked by a tall figure, saying: "It's a duel between the two of them. Don't go over and interfere. Stay here." Capela's body
It was so far behind Tang Qian that he gave it a try and gave up the struggle.
Harden's European step landed and changed direction! The inertia was controlled very well. With a rhythm fluctuation, he stepped into Butler's side. This was half a body position. Harden still has a few brushes after all.
But he was very unlucky. Tonight, Butler seemed to be getting more and more courageous as he fought. His defensive state suddenly improved again. He slid back and forced himself on Harden's side.
This makes Harden unable to use his Euro-step. Although his Euro-step layup is powerful, it can still continue in this situation. That is not him, it is a writhing snake. Ginobi
It can be done only by sharpness. Harden's body cannot twist to that extent. If he forcefully adjusts, he will not break the opponent, but he will sprain himself first.
Looking at his European step that had been contained, and then looking at the attack time, there were only 3 seconds left. Harden suddenly gritted his teeth and continued to increase his speed. He rushed up as if he was out of control.
.What the hell is this? Butler was stunned for a moment. He heard the referee's whistle a few seconds later. He looked down and saw that the opponent's hand had inserted into his left arm at some point.
Damn it~~~hit porcelain!!!!!!!!!!
After Harden succeeded with the ball, he still had to take advantage of the situation and try to hit a 2+1, but after the ball was thrown, it was slapped by a big yellow palm in the air, and the possibility of and.one was lost.
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"Very good defense, Jimmy. It's just that some people have the magical power of touching porcelain to protect their bodies. It's hard to prevent them. Don't worry about it." After Tang Qian landed, he patted Butler on the shoulder, and then turned to look at himself with some annoyance.
"Nosy" Rockets No. 13 said: "You know, the gap between you and Kobe is not that big, let alone Michael. If you continue to play like this, you are destined to be just a regular season player."
"I won't take you seriously either."
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