super small forward

Chapter 294 294. The First Three-Point Team
As the saying goes, people feel refreshed and happy when they have a happy event. Even watching Harden, a guy who commits two crimes, feels so festive.

"Congratulations boss, when will you get married? You must inform me when the time comes." Harden said with his standard sinister smile.

"Still discussing, why, James, you also want to come to our team? But you are not bad, you have hooked up with women from the Kardashian family." Liu Ren laughed.

"No, no, no, I like Houston very much. I think Swaggy-P makes you think it's cool. Hey, I just dated Kohler a few days ago, how do you know?" Harden was surprised.

It turned out that they just started hooking up, Liu Ren laughed and said, "Of course, this is Los Angeles, so don't you know any gossip here?"

"Hahahaha, how about it, I am very strong, even the women of the Kardashian family, they have several sisters, do you want to find one to try? Tell you, the women of their family are too alive Great," Harden said braggingly.

"James, I think you should be worried about today's game, we have to answer you again." Kobe came out to interrupt the conversation between the two.

Kobe didn't want Liu Ren to get involved with members of the Kardashian family. It was too unlucky. The NBA players who had a relationship with Kardashian were more unlucky than one.

"It must be us who won today, we are stronger than last year!" Harden said with a glance at his teammates.

"Haha, you have no chance, with Howard, you are bound to lose!" Kobe said maliciously.

"Kobe, you are really stingy..." Harden said speechlessly.

Liu Ren affirmed Harden's words in his heart. The Rockets are indeed very strong this year. In his memory, the Rockets even reached the Western Conference Finals.

Howard has been recuperating for several years. Although it is impossible to return to the top, as he approaches 30, Howard's physical fitness has declined a lot. Without technical support, he cannot be stronger than before, and will only become weaker every year. , but healthy, he is still a top five insider in the league.

The first-generation 3D player Ariza, Motiejunas who learned a hand from Olajuwon, defensive giant Beverly, Corey Brewer who scored 50 points against the Rockets last season, swinging at the third and fourth positions The man Garcia, the big mouth Jason Terry... a group of powerful role players can be counted in the league.

Morey, a statist, saw that the Lakers and Spurs, which turned out to be so strong with high-quality role players, became so strong, and he also started to collect high-quality role players to build a team.

Liu Ren knows that this is the way the league will be popular in the future. The top players in each era are about the same in strength, but in the new era, the middle-level players will become stronger than in the past, because their physical fitness is getting stronger day by day. Science Sports, training, and food are all stronger than in the past. Top players may not have much influence, but they will become stronger and stronger for the core players in the NBA. In the future, the Spurs' team building method will become more and more popular.

As the saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang, and there are only twenty or so superstars, and some of them are grouped together. For many teams, superstars can't get a bunch of high-quality role players, which is a good way out.

The two opening games between the Spurs and the Lakers are broadcast live across the United States. The Spurs game is played before the Lakers, so the game between the Lakers and the Rockets will not start until after the game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies.

Finally, after an overtime game, the Grizzlies relied on Conley's key three-pointer to beat the Spurs and win the first NBA victory of the season.

The game between the Lakers and the Rockets also started.

Lakers starting: Nash, Kobe, Liu Ren, Gasol, Whiteside.

Since the opponent has Howard, Green's defense is good, but his body is too far away. Now the Lakers pay attention to defense, so D'Antoni uses Whiteside as the starting center to deal with Howard.

Rockets starting: Beverly, Harden, Ariza, Motiejunas, Howard.

jump ball!

Whiteside relied on his wingspan advantage to push the ball back.

Nash received the ball and advanced, and Beverley stepped forward to interfere from the beginning of the game.

Tight-pressing?Nash took a look at the opponent's defense, and felt really sad for the Rockets players. So many excellent defensive players are so loose and poorly positioned, with no defensive system at all.

After a month of training by Bickerstaff, Nash was originally a tactical master. His defensive ability may still be subpar, but his defensive concept has become stronger, and he has become more experienced in how to dismember the opponent's defense.

Nash decisively passed the ball to Kobe after halftime, and then quickly entered the opponent's three-point line.

Although Nash is old, his feet are still fast, leaving Beverly behind, and Kobe returns immediately after Nash enters the three-point line.

Nash went inside, and Whiteside came out for the pick-and-roll. Sure enough, the Rockets' defense was really lacking. Howard and Motel rushed out together to defend the two pick-and-rolls. All three of the Rockets were attracted away.

At this time, Nash threw the ball to the basket, and Liu Ren, who relied on Pau Gasol's off-ball pick-and-roll to block Ariza from entering the paint, made an easy alley-oop.

Liu Ren and Nash clapped hands to celebrate this alley-oop. The opponent's defensive level was so poor that they didn't even have the most basic defensive rotation. It was worse than the Lakers last season!
Rocket attack.

Beverly was shipped to the frontcourt and handed over to Harden.

It was Liu Ren who was defending Harden. When Liu Ren let go of a step to prevent the opponent from rushing inside, Harden received the ball and made a half-step shot across the three-point line!
"Swish"

Hollow hit!

"Damn!" Liu Ren just remembered that this year the Rockets are three-point accurate!It was the strongest three-point team in the world except the Warriors!

Now that the Warriors have lost Green, they may have shot fewer three-pointers relying on Green's instigation, so the Rockets are likely to be the number one three-pointer team in the NBA this year!

Actually forgot about it!

Sure enough, the Lakers relied on the excellent organization of Nash and Gasol to easily tear apart the Rockets' defense. Liu Ren's impact at the basket, Kobe's mid-range shot, Nash's three-pointer, and Whiteside's high-level inside shots all played out. up.

Howard on the inside is very helpless. He guards the inside to defend against Whiteside. The other teammates have nothing to do with Liu Ren and Nash who are rushing in. He goes to make up the defense. I don't know where I can interfere with my opponent.

But on the other hand, the Rockets' throwing three-pointers are really incomprehensible, and they can't defend against them when they feel better!Beverly, Harden, Ariza, and Motiejunas all have three-point capabilities and dare to shoot. The insider Howard tried his best to compete with Whiteside for rebounds. The rebounding ability of the two is basically the same. Pulled out by the Rockets' four turrets, Howard can always grab offensive rebounds by relying on his bullet speed advantage and rebounding awareness that is not weaker than Whiteside's.

After all, three points are one point more than two points. After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Rockets by 28 points 36 to 8!
(End of this chapter)