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Chapter 662 Jen Harden, Center of the Universe (Addition)

After Van Gundy made his prediction, Jackson followed.

"I agree with Jeff's point of view! Although the Rockets are tied with the Kings, they have a potential hidden danger, that is, Ariza has accumulated 3 fouls. It is not because of Ariza's poor defensive choices. Helping Harden defend, was targeted by the king, causing him to be unable to take care of both at the same time, making wrong choices in a panic..."

In a blink of an eye, the halftime break came back and the game continued.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the king attacked first.

Curry ran across the halfway line with the ball and implemented the strategy that Su Yang emphasized in the locker room, looking for Harden, hitting Harden, and cheating Harden.

Based on statistics from the first half, Harden is the absolute core of the Rockets. Although his performance is very efficient, everyone knows that Harden's physical strength can't handle four quarters in a row. As long as Harden's physical strength is slowly consumed, it will play an important role in winning the game. very big.

That's not Harden's fault, either.

After all, those physical monsters, such as Iverson, Kobe, LeBron, and Butler, are rare in history.

After some cover, Harden continued to hide and did not participate in the defense change. He would rather stagger his height in the low post to defend Antetokounmpo.

The Rockets' coaching staff are not fools either. Knowing Harden's physical shortcomings, and then studying the King's first-half strategy, there must be a response.

Seeing that appearance, LaVine decisively lobbed the ball to the waist, while Antetokounmpo took the ball, lowered his center of gravity very tacitly, and saw Ariza raised his foot to dig out, and immediately passed the ball back to LaVine, which wasted anyway. The task of boarding physical fitness has been completed.

LaVine took the ball again and was about to call the pick-and-roll when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Antetokounmpo running back to the basket, but Harden lagged behind.

The basketball flew straight above the basket, Antetokounmpo jumped into the air, smashed the dunk vigorously, the basketball exploded into the net, and the audience cheered.

In the live broadcast, Van Gundy raised his hand helplessly: "James Harden was very good in low post defense just now, and he can be called a DPOY level among defenders, but the old problem of lack of concentration in off-ball defense has occurred, and Giannis is very patient."

During the conversation, the Rockets continued to conduct in the frontcourt. After the strength shifted, Ariza took the ball and faced Curry.

It is said that the counterpoint advantage is great.

However, the starting position is at the three-point line, and Ariza's poor ability to hold the ball, Curry just needs to step back.

Seeing that he would lose the ball in a strong charge and could not beat Curry, Ariza stopped in a hurry, passed the ball to Tucker too much, then received the pass back, and started again from the right wing to force Curry, but his dribbling level could not be improved suddenly , A confrontation will dribble the ball.

It's really not how strong Curry is against.

The main thing is that Ariza's pass is too good.

In the chaos, Tucker picked up the basketball. With only 1.8 seconds left in the attack time, he hurriedly took off and made a strong shot, and the basketball clanged like iron.

The Rockets are obviously also further consuming Curry's physical strength.

Su Yang didn't care about it. The king didn't only have two people in the backcourt to break through the attack.

Turn around, and the king starts a fast break.

Curry didn't shout tactics, and found that George had stuck Harden with his back on the left waist, and passed the ball without hesitation.

George received the ball and turned to face the basket. Without any probing, he released the ball and made a strong charge, forcing Harden to layup.

The end didn't score, and the audience sighed.

It doesn't matter if Su Yang clapped his hands to encourage him, as long as he reaches the goal of consuming Harden, there is still time.

Easy side Rockets counterattack.

Harden slowed down at the top of the arc and waited for the cover. First he pretended to find Capela as a pick-and-roll, but in fact he spent time recovering his strength. When Ariza ran to the top of the arc with the help of the cover and Curry who changed defenses, he really lowered his shoulders and lowered his center of gravity to prepare for a breakthrough. Make it clear to find Curry.

Unexpectedly, Ariza first flopped and successfully induced the referee to call Curry for a foul, causing the ultimate damage.

Curry laughed on the spot.

Nima, with my strength, I can push Ariza who is firmly on his heels as a screen, not when he is dribbling.

But the referee doesn't care so much.

The Rockets reorganized the offense, Harden took the ball again, and he was determined not to play against Antetokounmpo. He had to wait for the cover to be misplaced and hit Curry. He would rather start the attack with 5 seconds left, hit Curry all of a sudden, and stride into the paint. , Facing the supplementary defense throw.

Antetokounmpo was prepared for a long time, and the take-off interference was very successful. The basketball was bang, but Capela made a tip-up.

Curry waved his hands in annoyance, and Su Yang shouted with his hands like a trumpet: "It's okay, you continue to defend!"

Curry was indeed consumed and targeted. In the first half, he made 8 of 4 shots and only scored 9 points, but he had 6 assists, more than Harden and Paul combined. If this continues to consume each other, the king will definitely win Ball, sacrifice point data does not matter.

The two teams switched offense and defense.

The king shifted from right to left in the frontcourt, pretending to continue to target Harden, which successfully caused a loophole in the Rockets' rotation, and finally passed the ball to George who came out of the screen, and George caught the ball and made a wide-open three-pointer. Hit the circle and enter the net.

The rocket generals were a little confused.

Not about martial arts.

It is agreed that you will play Harden and I will play Curry!

The defensive shouts sounded all over the field, and Harden ran to the right wing of the frontcourt with the ball, forcibly finding mistakes and hitting Curry.

When facing Curry, the attack time was only 9 seconds left. There were not many options. He buried his head and just rushed, but successfully broke through Curry, but met Cousins ​​who was eyeing him in the penalty area. Bang Dang strike iron rebound.

Van Gundy said sadly: "Usually, when Harden encounters similar situations, he must pass to the open first. This time, he forced to find Curry and lost the offensive rhythm. It is a bit dazed. Unlike the last round, the King still gave priority to the open. Prioritize easy scoring, the key is that Harden continues to play like this, so that Paul's joining becomes just to save his energy..."

Jackson also shook his head: "Actually, he was able to make a mid-range shot just now. Harden has such skills, but under the guidance of Rockets general manager Morey's magic ball, he has voluntarily given up using it. The Rockets coaching staff is also affected. It can be seen from the opening tactic that they have a wealth of tactical reserves, but the game time was prolonged, and only Harden was left looking for Curry..."

During the conversation, the King passed his hand on the left side of the front court, and the right side pretended to split to cover the run, and made a gesture to hit Harden again.

Harden hurriedly grabbed the body position, and Ariza followed suit to prepare for the cover, but Antetokounmpo suddenly ran back to the basket, and George, who had the ball on the left, raised his hand and put the ball straight into the paint.In a hurry, Ariza was unable to return to defense, and subconsciously grabbed Antetokounmpo's body.

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul, and the basketball bounced into the net at the same time. Two points are valid, and an additional penalty will be given.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Antetokounmpo made an extra penalty.

The Rockets then launched a counterattack.

It may be tactical arrangements, or it may be that Harden is tired. This time, Paul finally dribbled the ball across the half court, and he still dribbled the ball in the direction of Curry, but he did not force the match to find Curry. Immediately bury his head and rush to the paint area.

When Cousins ​​and Antetokounmpo saw this, they decisively shrunk to close the siege, and Paul might want to try. He didn't pass the ball, so he stopped and retreated to make a strong shot.

The basketball clanged like iron, Antetokounmpo jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around on the ground and glanced at the position of the audience, and found that the middle was empty, and immediately accelerated one-stop, as fast as jumping lightning, and reached the free throw line on the front court in three seconds, sacrificing Europe step.

Ariza moved laterally to intercept almost simultaneously, and he saw through Brother Antetokounmpo's intentions, but he was still so slow.

Beep!The referee whistled for a blocking foul.

Ariza fouled a total of 5 times, so he had to leave the field early to rest, and Ryan Anderson was replaced on the field.

Ariza is not guilty of war, mainly because he takes too much care of Harden.

It's really not good if you don't take care of it. The Rockets' offense depends entirely on Harden.

After returning from the free throw, Harden seemed to wake up. He didn't continue to forcefully find Curry. The screen was formed and he directly initiated a breakthrough. Score, with quite smooth.

It's a pity that Ryan Anderson's defense is too poor, the Rockets' overall defense has also been affected and declined, and the Kings' scoring efficiency has improved.

After the three quarters, the Kings lead the Rockets 89 to 80, clearly in control of the situation, and the Rockets have no power to break the game.

During the timeout, the statistics of each player in a single quarter were released. Paul has 4 points and 0 assists. It is a waste of all-star strength, which has provoked many fans and commentators. .

The fourth quarter started immediately, and the situation did not change much. With LaVine hitting a three-pointer, the Kings led 106 to 96. The Rockets requested a timeout, arranged for Paul to come on stage, and sacrificed five small lineups. There were 3 points left in the time 54 seconds.

(End of this chapter)