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Chapter 509 Harden is down (that loli plus more)

The timeout ends quickly and the game continues.

Terrence Jones replaced Josh on the Rockets side, and Covington replaced Antetokounmpo on the King's side, with 4 minutes and 33 seconds left in the first quarter.

All the members of the Sleep Train Arena shouted for defense in unison. The Rockets kicked off in the backcourt.

Seeing this, Su Yang guessed that Harden was about to start exerting force, and immediately shouted at the court to remind him to press, and Turner immediately followed suit.

The Rockets then launched an early screen, obviously prepared, Jones strode to the center line, and used a back screen to block Turner.

Harden took the opportunity to get rid of Curry and went straight to the top of the arc. Green did not step up to grab, and calmly lowered his center of gravity and waited for contact.

In the blink of an eye, Harden rushed in front of Green, took a hesitant step to test, then changed direction before reaching the body, and went left to forcefully rush to the basket.

Seeing that Harden started with the ball and it was difficult to pass the ball to Terry on the left wing, Curry immediately moved laterally from the left side to double-team, but Harden was brave and invincible, ignoring the double-teaming of Curry and Green, and even raised his hand to find a confrontation , seems to want to make a foul.

In the blink of an eye, Curry raised his hand to slap the basketball, and quickly retracted it, just a little bit colliding with Harden's arm.

The basketball was forced to fly out of the baseline.

The referee whistled and whistled for a violation, and gave the Rockets the right to kick off the ball from the bottom line to re-kick off the organization, with 16 seconds left to attack.

The generals of the Rockets hurriedly set up their formations, and Su Yang simultaneously instructed all the Kings to target Harden. After all, Harden started the main attack.

In a moment, Harden received the ball again from the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, took advantage of the opportunity to assume a three-threat posture, and took the lead to get stuck on the left.

Turner had to step back to make room on the left, Harden immediately put the ball to the left to start, raised his right hand to clear the way, lowered his center of gravity and rushed.

That momentum was quite ferocious.

Turner calmly slid sideways to catch up, only raised his right hand to create a blocking threat, and did not really try to cut the ball.

Suddenly, Harden made a sudden stop and retreated, switched hands with his left hand under his crotch, collected the ball, took off and made a mid-range shot, and even leaned back a bit.

But that action failed to get rid of Turner's interference. In order to avoid blocking the shot, he deliberately adjusted the angle of the shot, and the mid-range shot sounded like iron.

"It has appeared, it has appeared, Harden's rare mid-range shot, used it on the night of the Christmas game, it is very face-saving!"

Mike Brown laughed jokingly, and Su Yang and McMillan chuckled in agreement, knowing in their hearts that it was Turner and other Kings players who were closely defending, forcing Harden to take a mid-range shot. Although it was not Harden's will, it did show that Harden Make up your mind.

While talking and laughing, Covington grabbed the rebound, Curry rushed to catch the ball, and reached 45 degrees on the right side of the frontcourt in three seconds, ignoring Harden's potential defense, and continued to hit the right waist. Seeing Jones move laterally to intercept, He stopped decisively and turned around and threw the ball to the right wing.

Covington received the ball and turned to pass to the top of the arc. Green received the ball and passed it 45 degrees to the left. Turner hurriedly passed to the left waist again.

Jason Thompson held the ball up high to make a play, but Turner then ran to the top of the arc, pretending to make a cross screen for Covington, who was running from the top of the arc with the help of Green's screen, and tricked Ariza into delaying the early grab. Turned sharply and headed straight for the basket.

At this time, the Rockets' basket was empty, and Thompson hit the ball to the ground when he saw it, and a pass and cut routine was formed. Turner caught the ball and dunked in three steps.

The basketball went into the net, 22 to 14.

Cheers erupted in the Sleep Train Arena, and Van Gundy sighed: "The Kings don't have complicated tactics, shifting from the strong side to the weak side, followed by continuous cross-blocking screens, and false screens. In the end, relying on Turner to read the defensive changes, and the pure dynamic offensive system, the Rockets can only adopt an infinite defense strategy, but they are always behind the king's rhythm..."

The offense and defense transitioned on the court, Harden ran across the center line with the ball, turned around and gestured to Jones to command, signaling to make a screen.

Jones hurriedly rushed towards Ariza, ready to cooperate with the RAM cover routine, and the Kings hurriedly communicated to change defenses.

I once thought that Harden voluntarily gave up or didn't want to, or that it was just a cover to cover up, and he went straight to the left to force his way.

"Oops, this big fat, smart ghost..."

Su Yang guessed that Harden just wanted to cover just to confuse the king's defense, and hurriedly reminded everyone in the field to prepare to encircle.

While shouting, Harden had rushed to the left waist, did not get rid of Turner, suddenly slowed down and took off again, and the rhythm was poor.

However, Turner's explosive power is average, and the normal take-off time just corresponds to the end of Harden's fake action rhythm difference, and the rookie beats the master.

Shooting space is almost entirely blocked.

The basketball bounced back with a clatter.

Green jumped high to catch the rebound, landed and dribbled the ball straight forward, jumping from the center line and making a long pass to the left wing.

That pass was pretty risky.

Because after jumping up, the direction of action is very clear.

In a hurry, Curry received the ball, stepped sideways, pretended to shoot for Jones, and released the ball to break through the basket to attract the attention of the Rockets. In fact, he passed the ball behind his left hand, and Turner received it at 45 degrees on the left. The ball, point to Terry, strode to the basket.

It's disgusting if you don't have three points!

Turner quickly rushed to the basket, faced Howard and forced a layup. With a bang, he encountered a pegboard cap and the basketball flew to the bottom corner.

Curry was about to return to defense. Seeing the basketball fly over, he caught it casually, ignored Terry's flying dive, and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.

Three points is a big deal!

Cheers resounded throughout the arena, the Kings led 25 to 14, and Rockets coach McHale applauded vigorously.

As for tactics, there really isn't one.

Easy side Rockets attack, Terry advances with the ball in the backcourt, runs two steps and suddenly shoots a long pass with both hands, the basketball goes straight to the frontcourt.

Jones took off from the left wing to catch the ball, landed and dashed down, but couldn't get rid of Green, so he had to stop at the free throw line.

Howard, who followed up in the middle, took the basketball, turned around and split to the left. Terry caught the ball and made a shot, and then used the cover of Howard to break through the sideline. However, Thompson stood in front of him, like a towering mountain, trying to climb over It's too difficult.

Terry recalled that he rushed to the basket before, but was pressed down abruptly, and hurriedly passed the ball to Harden who was waiting for the opportunity to cut into the paint.

Seeing this, Su Yang applauded Harden in his heart. Harden had suffered consecutive setbacks before, and he was also very tough in actively looking for opportunities.

Turner didn't react in time.

In a hurry, Thompson and Green intercepted Harden head-on, while Turner interfered with Harden from behind, and the three of them attacked together.

Harden was not afraid, and forced the basket against the three of them.

With a bang, the basket hits the iron.

Thompson picked up the rebound, held it tightly in his arms to protect it, and handed it to Curry. The King launched a counterattack and the audience cheered.

Harden took the initiative to meet Curry, singled out and eager to fill up.

Curry didn't care. He dribbled the ball all the way to the right wing, gesturing to cooperate with Turner, but actually raised his hand and passed the ball to Thompson on the right waist. Get rid of Harden, jump off the ground, and hit the board with a backhand.

The basketball slammed into the net, 27-14.

The Kings led by 13 points, and the Rockets were a little confused. However, they called a timeout for a while, and it was a bit strange to call again.

McHale was poor in command when he came to the scene. When he encountered this situation, he was anxious and shouted to hand over the ball to Harden.

The Rockets followed suit, and the fans at the scene seemed to sense some critical moment, and followed the DJ to shout defense in unison.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Harden slowly brought the ball to the top of the arc and passed it to Ariza who was raised from the left corner with the help of a screen.

The tactics were too direct, Covington was not half a step behind, Ariza was poor in handling the ball himself, and was forced to make an emergency stop at the free throw line.

The basketball was passed to the right wing in a hurry, and Jones caught the ball and used Ariza to cover and break through, but he also couldn't get rid of the defense.

"Good guy, don't listen to McHale's command..."

Su Yang was a little startled, thinking that McHale really lacked tactics, but the Rockets players were too shameless.

It can be thought of that McHale hates Jeremy Lin so much, and even let Jeremy Lin draw tactics on the spot, it seems that it doesn't matter if he doesn't listen.

Anyway, it's all about luck.

Between emotions, Covington single-handedly defended Ariza and shot the basketball out of the baseline, and the referee whistled to give the Rockets the right to attack the ball again.

This time, the other Rockets players chose to listen to the command, and after the whistle blew, they quickly passed the ball to Harden and used it as a screen.

Harden hit the basket with a bang, skillfully performed a European step to shake Thompson away, and made a layup on the left side.

Green flew out, slammed the cap on the board, and knocked Harden to the ground by the way. Turner got the rebound and counterattacked.

Harden fell!

The King quickly played four and three, the basketball passed back and forth from left to right, Covington made a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the basketball went into the net hollowly.

30 to 14, the king led by 16 points, McHale gritted his teeth and asked for a timeout again, but it was only a short timeout.

In the ESPN commentary, Van Gundy was a little distressed: "Harden has the ability to reverse the situation, but he needs more tactical support. He can't just simply cover because he is very strong in singles. The Rockets coaching staff needs to find more ways. Help him…"

The content of the live broadcast was quickly spread to the United States and even the world through TV and the Internet, and soon sparked a big discussion among fans.

Some fans think that Van Gundy is not qualified to blame McHale, because Van Gundy himself is also a coach who does not know how to attack. He coached the Knicks in 90 and directed the guards to pass the ball directly to Ewing. When coaching the Rockets in the 00s, he also commanded the guards to pass the ball directly to Yao Ming, which also caused Yao Ming to suffer from a lot of going around and getting stuck...

There are also fans who support Van Gundy and suggest that the Rockets fire McHale as soon as possible. Mike Malone who is at home is very good.

But all fans understand that the Rockets will lose this game.

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