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

O'Neal believes that Curry's invincible projection is the master of the future.

However, Xu Feng's shooting is actually not bad, but O'Neal feels that he is the dominant person at the basket.

But after two consecutive championships, O'Neal has completely changed his impression of Xu Feng. Now every time he explains a Lakers game, he praises Xu Feng.

"Hey, Barkley, the Lakers took the Rockets under control again today, haha, did you see that, with a little effort, the Rockets can't stand it anymore!"

Barkley was originally "Xu Chuan". He nodded and smiled and said: "Of course, the Lakers still have an advantage against the Rockets. The Rockets have too few tactics to initiate. As long as Harden is strangled to death, the Rockets' offense will be useless."

O'Neal sighed and said: "The most regrettable thing is that Harden's off-ball ability is too poor. As long as he is taken care of, he basically has no effect on the team. This is different from Xu Feng and Curry. Switching off the ball mode at will can be of great help to the team."

"So, the Rockets have always been stagnant in the playoffs in recent years. They can enter the playoffs steadily, but they can't go far. They are poor in tough battles!"

"The big core with the ball has this shortcoming. Although the data is beautiful, but its influence on the game is weak. James is actually the same. He needs more powerful helpers. When he is locked, he needs his teammates to come out to control the game. .”

"That's right, James started looking for a strong helper after 11 years. This idea is correct, and he helped him win two championships." When Barkley said this, he was a little sour.

Does he regret it a little?There was no grouping phenomenon back then, but some stars would hold together for a few years in their later years and then retire.

O'Neill said: "In fact, James' early teammates were not bad, but... well, let's not talk about it."

Barkley almost forgot that O'Neal was once James' Cavaliers teammate before James went to the Heat.

Before going to the Cavaliers, O'Neal was also an 18+8 center.

But after passing the Cavaliers, O'Neal's data began to decline, mainly because the center had to make way for James to break through.

Therefore, the data of the insiders who have worked with James are not as good as each year.

……

In the Rockets locker room, Harden's face was gloomy. He is not a person who is good at talking.

So usually he doesn't communicate much with his teammates, and as for tactical communication, there are even fewer.

Basically, teammates stand in position, ready to receive his pass.

As for covering each other, running positions, and tearing up the defense, Harden can't do this.

But there must always be someone who can speak in the locker room, that is, the boss of the locker room.

The Rockets lack such a veteran, helpless, only Beverly can take on this role.

But his qualifications are not enough.

So only Beverly was chattering in the locker room, and he was encouraging his teammates.

But the teammates all lowered their heads, no one communicated with him, and no one echoed him.

The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit awkward.

Harden coughed and finally spoke.

"Brothers, when I was double-teamed in the second half, I would run to the bottom corner and destroy the Lakers' defense by interspersed running. You have to move. I believe you will be able to do it."

The eyes of the Rockets teammates lit up. Is this Harden lying?
Harden actually made such a big change!
In fact, what Harden just said is what players must do, but Harden has been obsessed with holding the ball for so many years, with the ball in hand, so all those off-ball skills are lost.

Now he himself realizes that as long as he has the ball, it will not help the team.

If you want to realize the rhetoric you said before the game, you must make changes!
The teammates were also excited, and they came over and stretched out their hands. Everyone folded their hands together and shouted loudly.

"Fireball Champion Jun!"

"The torch will win!"

"We are the best!"

……

The second half of the game began.

Harden's change not only shocked his teammates, but the Lakers players were even more shocked.

Xu Feng's targeted training before the game was to find that Harden could not play off the ball, so he carried out the double-team strategy.

And in the first half, great results were achieved.

Who would have thought that in the second half, Harden seemed to be a different person suddenly. He would not only deliberately stand in the bottom corner to open up space for his teammates.

And from time to time, he will suddenly intersperse and run, cover for his teammates, and even grab rebounds.

Such a change disrupted the Rockets' defensive formation at once.

Although Xu Feng was still defending everywhere, Harden's running inspired the vitality of the Rockets.

All the players were running and covering the field. Even if Xu Feng could put out the fire, he couldn't put out so many fires.

The Rockets were revitalized by Harden.

Just over 3 minutes into the third quarter, the Rockets tied the score.

Seeing that the situation was not good, D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.

This is completely different from the pre-match arrangement!

Harden can play off the ball?

this is too scary!

Xu Feng frowned. He didn't expect Harden to play off the ball, and he played so well. He activated the Rockets by himself.

How to do this?
D'Antoni had no choice but to look at Xu Feng.

Xu Feng suddenly thought that the reason why Harden didn't play off the ball before was because of his mediocre physical strength.

As we all know, Harden's figure is very prominent among shooting guards, that is, he is strong enough, but it comes with a large weight, which makes running very tiring.

Curry can run very well, but he is also light. In addition, I heard that Harden has asthma since he was a child, so he cannot exercise vigorously.

Being able to play in the NBA is already a miracle for Harden.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng's eyes lit up, he stood up and said, "Since the Rockets have made changes, we have to change too!"

The teammates all looked at Xu Feng, and Wade asked, "How do we change it?"

"We have to speed up, play fast, and consume the physical strength of the Rockets, especially Harden's physical strength!"

When Wade heard this, he nodded again and again, he knew what Xu Feng meant.

Harden does have physical problems, as it did before, and in the fourth quarter, his shooting percentage will drop sharply.

Harden made a change today, which is respectable, but his size and weight probably don't allow him to do so many off-the-ball runs.

The timeout ended, and the Lakers started to speed up in an all-round way according to what Xu Feng said!
At the beginning, Harden went through a timeout and rested for a while, and he was very energetic. The Lakers' speed-up had no effect on him.

The Rockets are still in full bloom, playing smoothly, and the Lakers are struggling to catch up, but the point difference is still widening a little bit.

战至第三节的7分45秒，双方比分78：66，火箭队领先了12分。

If this continues, the Rockets will beat the Lakers in the third quarter.