NBA: Bind the ability of Sakuragi Flower Road at the beginning

Howard and Harden cooperated more tacitly and achieved six consecutive victories, including the Clippers and Spurs.

Therefore, this Rockets team is not that bad, and the Lakers must not underestimate the enemy.

The Lakers are well prepared before the game.

Three days later, the playoffs officially started!
Staples Center, the Lakers played against the eighth Rockets in the Western Conference.

At the press conference before the game, Xu Feng and Kobe were interviewed by reporters.

"Mr. Xu Feng, the Lakers lead the Rockets 3:1 in the regular season, will they easily advance to the playoffs?"

Xu Feng shook his head and said, "The regular season and the playoffs are two different things, and there were many black-eight incidents in the past, so the Lakers are not sure of defeating the Rockets. We have to fight game by game."

Seeing Xu Feng's modesty, the reporter asked curiously: "The cooperation between Harden and Howard is indeed very tacit, but you and Kobe seem to be more dominant. You should be very confident."

Kobe rushed to answer: "We are indeed full of confidence, but the Rockets are a very resilient team, especially Harden, who has a variety of offensive methods. Howard is very ordinary, we will not care."

Xu Feng sighed in his heart. Although Kobe's personality has become much milder in the past two years, the conflict between him and Howard is still irreconcilable.

Every time the topic about the two will cause fans to quarrel.

The reporter is waiting for this, because the media needs to focus on it. With Kobe's statement, the reporter can make a big fuss.

"Mr. Kobe, Howard was the No. [-] center before, don't you guys be afraid?"

Kobe snorted disdainfully: "He is the No. [-] center in vain. He doesn't have Cousins' ability to attack the basket, and he doesn't have the ability to shoot. What can he do? Apart from jumping like a rabbit, he is useless!"

Xu Feng almost laughed out loud, Kobe was really ruthless, he didn't show mercy at all, he lashed out at Howard.

The reporters were very excited. They finally found the breaking point of the news and continued to ask: "When Howard played against the Lakers in the regular season, he averaged 12 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds. You Lakers have a way. deal with him?"

Kobe shrugged: "We don't need to find a way to deal with him. In the playoffs, we can handle him with any insider, McGee, Chandler, Tucker, whatever."

The reporters all laughed. They knew the conflict between Kobe and Howard, but before the game, Kobe belittled Howard mercilessly, which was really unexpected.

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At [-] o'clock in the evening, the Lakers and Rockets officially started playing.

The Lakers' starters are still Xu Feng, Kobe, McGee, Tucker and Lin Shuhao.

The Rockets' starting five are Harden, Howard, Trevor Ariza, Beverly and Motiejunas.

With a jump ball in the middle circle, Howard grabbed the first wave of the ball for the Rockets.

Although Howard is not as good as before, he is still better than McGee.

Harden dribbled the ball past half court, and Kobe stepped forward to mark it.

Although Kobe praised Harden, but in terms of defense, Kobe never thought that Harden could be compared with himself.

Facing Kobe's almost biting defensive strength, Harden staggered a little. He called a pick-and-roll, and Motiejunas came out to block Kobe.

Harden used the cover to break into the paint, and Xu Feng immediately came to help defend.

The Rockets had been prepared for a long time, and Harden passed the ball to the open Ariza without hesitation.

Just as Ariza was about to shoot, Kobe rushed over again. This is the overall defensive formation of the Lakers.

Although Ariza is a very good 3-D player, he basically takes open shots, and top-man shooting is not his strong point.

He had to hand the ball to Howard who wanted the ball in the low post.

Howard is very efficient in low-post singles this season. Facing McGee, he used his strength to go to the basket, and then made a small hook and hit the board.

Not to mention, the first singles was a success.

The Rockets lead 2:0.

The Lakers attacked, Xu Feng asked for the ball at the waist, the Rockets did not double-team, but used Ariza to defend alone.

For Xu Feng now, defense alone is equivalent to giving points, and no one can do it well.

Not even Leonard, Tony Allen, Ibaka!

With a feint and a feint, Xu Feng threw Ariza behind him and killed him in the penalty area.

Howard has been waiting for a long time, and his defensive range is still terrifying.

Xu Feng knew the importance of this goal, he had to score it, because this was the first game of the playoffs, the first offense of the Lakers.

Xu Feng let his teammates pull away. Facing Howard, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket from the right. Howard quickly moved laterally to block him.

But Xu Feng suddenly pulled the ball back and turned his head to the left.

Howard thought that Xu Feng was about to change direction, so he moved sideways hastily and quickly.

As expected of the former No. [-] center, Howard's mobility is too strong, which doesn't seem like the speed a center should have at all.

You know, during the years when Howard was in the Magic, he really carried the defensive system alone.

And it was the same Magic team that prevented the 23-24 meeting.

Although Howard's state has declined due to back injuries and age, his deterrent power is still there.

Xu Feng set fire to the sky and made a layup. Howard couldn't allow others to be presumptuous in his penalty area, and immediately jumped up to block the shot.

But this was Xu Feng's fake move. After seeing Howard jumping up, Xu Feng quickly retracted, turned half-turned, and made a layup from the left.

Unexpectedly, Howard bounced too fast. After landing, he jumped up again and blocked the shot again!
If Xu Feng really made a layup, he would be blocked. After all, there is a difference in height between the two.

Unexpectedly, Xu Feng made another fake move, centered on the pivot foot again, turned around and made a layup.

Those who know the ball are familiar with it, this is Olajuwon's "dream footsteps"!
Before Xu Feng could only use this trick from the system's big gift package, but after Xu Feng's hard training, he can now use it freely.

Howard jumped twice in a row, all of which were swayed. He looked helplessly at Xu Feng's easy layup, helpless.

The fans at the Staples Center immediately cheered and cheered for Xu Feng's wonderful layup!

On the big screen above, Xu Feng's layup was played repeatedly, and at the same time, the director also showed the scene of Dameng playing with General Robinson for comparison.

From the perspective of perception, Xu Feng's goal is more exciting and more difficult. After all, the height difference between Xu Feng and Howard is here.

Kobe was also very excited. He had taught Xu Feng this move, but Kobe himself only understood [-]% to [-]% of the essence of this move.

But after Xu Feng's own hard training, he has been able to master ten percent, which is not inferior to Olajuwon, the big dream back then!
Howard was so angry that his face was gloomy.

Judging from the competitive spirit on the court, Howard surpassed Harden.