super small forward

Chapter 609.
Clarkson really didn't expect the superstar to be so shameless, to bully a rookie in the second grade like this!

Boss help me kill him!Clarkson passed the ball decisively to Liu Ren after dribbling halfway.

Harden has an interesting nickname called "the first shooting guard maker", which means that he is the first shooting guard against everyone.

Usually Harden's coaches will let him guard the weakest part of the opponent's offense, but even Steve Blake can play the peak Wade-like performance against him.

Therefore, the new Rockets coach John Bickerstaff played a new trick, letting the best defensive Beverly and Ariza defend other perimeters, and use Harden to defend the opponent's best offensive perimeter. Anyway, Harden It was about to be blown up, so since Ariza and Beverly defended the other two, only Harden was blown up.

The ideas of young coaches are always so strange, but it seems that neither the fans nor the management can find fault.

So it was Harden who defended Liu Ren.

However, Liu Ren did not single Harden. D'Antoni will focus on the inside in the opening game today. The biggest problem for the Rockets this year is the inside.

Disappointing Clarkson, Liu Ren lobbed a lob into Green's hands.

Josh Smith is not tall enough, and he doesn’t even have an advantage when facing Green. He can only make a hard top below. Green takes the ball and makes a fake move to attract Josh Smith’s attention. Josh Smith can’t help standing on tiptoe. Feet, Green took the ball again, cut a step forward and made a small throw.

"Swish"

Easy hit.

The most weakened point of Josh Smith is not just the offense. He used to be a defensive player at the level of the best defensive team. The Pistons originally signed and traded him after renewing his contract with a three-year 3 million contract because of his defense. Can help Drummond defend, just like Anthony Davis and Asik, who knows that his defense has completely become a sieve.

In the beginning, the Rockets played from the outside, and the Lakers played from the inside. The styles of the two teams were completely different.

The game started, both teams played with their own intensity, and in the second round, Harden returned the ball.

But the Rockets' offensive routine was different. Harden came up and called Howard's screen. cover.

Beverly ran out all of a sudden and got an open spot. Harden really has the potential to be a point guard. Beverly just picked and rolled. In fact, before the pick and roll was over, Harden had already passed the ball, as if using a pass. The feeling of guiding teammates to move.

Harden hit the ground and passed the ball to Beverly on the wing. Although Beverly's offensive ability is clumsy, he has a good open three-pointer and made an open three-pointer.

The Rockets opened with a 6-2 lead.

D'Antoni's eyes lit up when he saw Harden's pass. Harden used the pass to guide his teammates to run, and sent an assist, which reminded him of his number one favorite student-Steve Nash...

In the Rockets' half, the Lakers still focused on attacking the opponent's inside line.

Who made the Rockets' two insiders now become defensive sieves.

The Lakers played Green in the last round.After this round, the Lakers started to play Whiteside.

Raised high and played relaxed and comfortably, Whiteside was half a head taller than Howard, and he was still standing still. Howard was pressed and rubbed on the ground just like Yao Ming.

Harden advanced slowly in the first two rounds. At this time, he suddenly accelerated and Clarkson did not follow.

Liu Ren hurriedly chased to help defend. At this time, facing Liu Ren who was catching up, Harden crossed and dribbled the ball in front of his body, then immediately took a step in the opposite direction, and then got up to the other side for a layup.

Harden was running fast, and suddenly came a European step. The left-handed European step is too difficult to defend, and he has to be careful not to foul at all times. Liu Ren has no choice but dares to post it, but he is catching up Yes, there is no frontal defensive position, I can only watch Harden hit the layup.

8 to 4, the Rockets lead by 4 points at the start!
The fans at the scene were a little embarrassed. They thought they would push the Rockets down. Once again, they vented their anger on Howard and mocked Howard in general. Who knew that the Rockets seemed to be unable to hold back at the beginning!
All because of one person - James Harden!

Why don't you beat Harden first?
Liu Ren thinks this is better, this time Liu Ren didn't continue to pass the inside line, and after receiving the pass from Clarkson, he gestured and opened the singles!

Liu Ren wants to deal with him in his own way, and wants to make Harden foul!
Liu Ren dribbled the ball, accelerated to pass Harden, and Harden was parallel to the bottom line, and then slowed down.

Liu Ren's thinking is this, Harden will definitely chase back and stick to him if he is passed. This is the best way to defend the player who has passed him. It can interfere with the breakthrough and shooting of offensive players to a certain extent. Liu Ren Prepare to be like Harden, as long as someone posts it, he will take the initiative to post it and cause a foul.

Then something happened that left Liu Ren speechless. After being passed, Harden turned his head and took a look...

There is no other action...

Liu Ren rushed into the inside line just like that...

Whitesidera went out to avoid being accidentally injured, and Liu Ren faced Howard directly.

Speechless thoughts are just fleeting thoughts. The game is changing rapidly, and anything can happen. When Liu Ren found himself facing Howard, he immediately focused on Xiao Dada.

There is only one thing left in Howard's current defense, which is jumping!

In addition to jumping, Howard's body resistance can't hold a giant center, and his explosive power will drop when facing Jordan.

After Liu Ren got to the inner line, he made a slow three-step walk with a feint in his right hand. After tricking Howard into jumping up, Liu Ren jumped up in the third step, facing Howard who fell from the sky. Howard had no choice but to watch Liu Ren dunks the ball into the basket through himself!

The fans at the scene finally hit the high point and began to cheer loudly.

6 to 8, the Lakers turned the point difference into two points.

The center was dunked, and the Rockets didn't respond from the outside line at all. What to do, but Josh Smith was very upset. After he came to the frontcourt, he said that he wanted to avenge his brother and kept asking for the ball.

Harden reluctantly passed the ball to Josh Smith.

Harden felt desperate for the management's trade and signing that was considered crazy at the beginning of the last offseason. One Lawson and one Josh Smith, two people are not wanted by other teams, which shows that there is a problem. Even if it's picked up for nothing, you can't pick everything up blindly!
Just when Harden was about to despair when he saw Josh Smith dribbling the ball under his crotch outside the three-point line, Josh Smith really made a straight shot because he couldn't shake Green.

This is Josh Smith. No matter how good his physical fitness is, he is still a power forward, and he is still a relatively heavy power forward. His physical fitness is at the crushing level against most insiders in the league, so he should go inside. .

But he likes to dribble and sway people to break through, but he is an insider after all, he can't break through nine times out of ten, and then he doesn't know why he doesn't like passing the ball, he just pulls up and shoots...

"Swish"

To everyone's surprise, Josh Smith hit Green's strong three-pointer and hit it hollow!

11 to 6, the Rockets also led the Lakers by 5 points, and the Lakers were suppressed at home, which is a bit unbelievable.

The Rockets hit another three-pointer, and the Lakers seemed to be a little bit overwhelmed. At this time, D'Antoni finally called a timeout.

"Don't worry, don't be chaotic, don't be chaotic, can't get into their rhythm, let's take the lead if they lead a little bit, we still plan to play inside, don't worry, we can't be led into a chaotic situation by them." It turned out that D'Antoni felt that When the time came, the players were a little irritable because they were unexpectedly behind. They were worried that the players would start to chase points impatiently and enter the rhythm of the Rockets.

The rhythm of the Rockets is a very beautiful landscape in the NBA. Whoever enters their rhythm will become pregnant...

This year's Rockets are very strange. Their record is mediocre, with a winning percentage of less than [-]%, but they actually beat the Cavaliers and Thunder because these two teams have players who are prone to impatience like Irving and Westbrook.

The Rockets' offense is still the blind tactics of the McHale period, and Bickerstaff Jr.'s coming to the Rockets has not changed anything.

But Bickerstaff Jr. is still the head coach of the NBA after all, at least he can see that the current situation is beneficial to them, because the previous opponents want to start chasing points regardless of this situation, or give up their previous focus on the inside The slow scoring method, but use the outside to fight them recklessly.

Bilang cast... The Rockets said that the teams in the NBA are hot chickens, and even the Warriors dare to be tough!
However, after returning from the timeout, the Lakers were still playing with a rhythm, slowly advancing, slowly reaching the frontcourt, and passing the ball to Green after a while.

Green singled Josh Smith. After Green made a feint this time, Josh Smith seemed to have learned the lesson from last time and took a decisive step back this time to prevent Green from turning around and facing the basket.

But Green really shot straight this time, hitting a close-range shot.

The Lakers' pace is very slow, but the Rockets don't care about the tempo. When they get to the frontcourt, they play a few games.

At this time of the game, everyone has already seen that the Lakers ignored the Rockets' various speed increases and various waves today, just not following the waves, but playing the inside strategy.

Today the Lakers seized the inside of the Rockets to play, which made Bickerstaff Jr. a little depressed, because the Lakers bit them so hard and did not give them a chance to disrupt the situation.

The Lakers play inside and have a high shooting percentage. Whether it is Liu Ren, Green or Whiteside, they can basically score inside. Although the rhythm is slow, the scoring also rises slowly.

If the Rockets can make outside shots, they will naturally have an advantage, but the Lakers' defense is not a vegetarian. The Rockets can maintain scoring continuity with the strong Harden and today's convulsive Josh Smith. The hit rate of outside shots will definitely drop, and the scores of the two sides will gradually become evenly matched.

As the game progressed, both teams gradually replaced their rotations, with Antetokounmpo, Nick Young and Gasol as the core substitutes for the Lakers.There are also Korver and Monroe, and the Rockets have Jason Terry, Corey Brewer, Eric Gordon, Harrell and Capela.

Not to mention, the Rockets' bench lineup is really good. Although it's not as explosive as the Lakers' talent, they are all powerful players, that is, super powerful, and Brewer, who can score 50 points in a single game Super counterattacker, so the Lakers continue to press the rhythm, just not to give the Rockets a chance to disrupt the rhythm!
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams drew 25 to 25. Although the Lakers were suppressed by the Rockets in the first quarter, they slowly caught up.

The Rockets played really well, but the Lakers insisted on the tactics they had already formulated. When the Rockets were not so accurate in their shots and only Harden was left to make fouls tirelessly, the Lakers' advantage came up.

Break between festivals.

D'Antoni emphasized to continue to play at a slow pace. D'Antoni must play slowly... This has been encountered many times over the past year, but the Lakers players still feel weird, but the effect is really good. The Lakers have enough With a tall and fast lineup, even the Warriors dare not easily fall into position with the Lakers. Often speaking, the Lakers have a great chance of winning in this slow-paced game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers continued to deploy the second team, and Monroe took Capela alone in the paint.

Monroe's basic skills are really good. It's not without reason that Popovich took a fancy to him. If it weren't for the fact that Aldridge, who is seriously the number one power forward in the league, was interested in the Spurs during the offseason, Popovich Vecchi will definitely give Monroe the contract that was dropped on Aldridge.

It's not that Monroe is not good enough, but that Aldridge is too good. No matter which team Aldridge wants to go to, as long as he is willing, that team will regard him as the first choice.

However, according to people familiar with the matter, Popovich is still very interested in Monroe. If the Lakers are willing, Popovich is willing to trade with the Lakers for some high-quality three-pointers, but the Lakers are not interested. They didn't want to send Monroe to the Spurs.

Popovich didn't complain when he saw Monroe playing as a substitute, and he seemed to enjoy it. He scored ten points per game, had a super high shooting percentage, and had organizational skills on rebounds. Although his defense was not very good, but that Where is the body, and there will be poor defense in the Spurs system?Moreover, he is not greedy for merit, works hard, does not complain about ball possession and playing time, and is willing to cut his salary if necessary. For Popovich, Monroe is simply the perfect successor to Duncan.

Capela is a jumping man, similar to the bankrupt version of Jordan, not even the bankrupt version of Howard. Defense relies on bounce, rebounds rely on bounce, everything depends on bounce, and Monroe's solid body easily resists billing Basket in hand...

The strength is a bit big...

Let the basket fly...

Monroe was a little embarrassed, and the rebound was grabbed by Harrell.

Jason Terry took the ball and advanced. Because the Rockets' substitute played a small ball, the team's positions were very scattered. All four players stood outside the three-point line and only one Capela was inside the three-point line.

Jason Terry passed the ball to Capela, and then Jason Terry himself used the cover of Capela holding the ball to run to the baseline all at once, and Harrell came up to Jason Terry in this position. After a block, Jason Terry easily received the ball when he ran from the baseline to the wing, and Jason Terry, who got the ball, immediately broke into the penalty area with a fierce step.

Jason Terry left a deep impression on the Lakers. In the 2011 playoffs, he helped Nowitzki sweep the Lakers with his explosive three-pointers. He broke through in one step, and the Lakers naturally When shrinking, Jason Terry passed the ball directly to Harrell who stretched to the bottom of the foot. Harrell took the ball at this time and made a three-pointer.

This tactic is very smooth!
D'Antoni took a look at the old Bickerstaff who was there today and didn't express any tactical opinions. A tiger father has no dogs!Although Bickerstaff Jr. has little coaching experience, his tactical guidance ability is still good.

It's a pity that Harrell's three-pointer is not particularly good, and he missed an open shot.

Harrell missed a three-pointer, and Antetokounmpo, who had shrunk back, leaped high and grabbed the rebound. Whiteside was off the field, and it was finally his turn for Antetokounmpo's rebound.

Antetokounmpo himself steadily advanced to the frontcourt and continued to press the rhythm. After the Lakers won the championship, they became stronger and more confident, and they became one of the best teams in the league in controlling the rhythm.

Antetokounmpo pushed forward, the Lakers quickly opened up the space, Nick Young and McCollum stood firmly in the two bottom corners, Gasol was stuck under the basket, Monroe went up to Antetokounmpo Take cover.

Antetokounmpo took advantage of Monroe's cover and quickly passed the ball to Gasol. It was Harrell who defended Gasol.

Gasol runs the pass to Nick Young, but the Rockets shrink and expand so quickly that Corey Brewer comes out immediately.

At this time, the benefits of the Rockets' small lineup are reflected. Although the Rockets' lineup is small, they are really fast.The same goes for rotation defense.

The Lakers have played quite well from the high pick-and-roll to the combination of inside and outside, but they have not yet gotten rid of the Rockets' rotation. Nick Young is holding the ball when he wants to pass.

Who is Nick Young?Singles king!

He is the only one in the second team of the Lakers who can play casually. Who cares who is going to defend him, if he gets the ball in his hand, he won't even think about going out.

"Bang" struck the iron.

It was a bit sudden. Three of the Lakers were caught by the Rockets' four small men, and Capela grabbed a defensive rebound.

The Rockets attacked and played almost the same position and style of play as in the first round. Four people spread out in the middle of Capela to support, and Jason Terry held the ball on the baseline after continuous off-ball pick-and-rolls.

In the last round, Jason Terry took the ball and attacked directly. This round, Jason Terry came up and got the ball, walked half a circle around the high post and passed the ball back to Eric Gordon who ran out of space.

Eric Gordon makes an open jumper... and then sees Antetokounmpo's giant body flying over, fast, with long hands, and picks the ball up in the air!
"Depend on!"

The Lakers fans at the scene were shocked. The first round of the draft who traded the team's precious three-pointer Meeks back in the past, has grown into such a powerful all-around ball-handling "big player" over the past two years. Center!"
Today's game has attracted a lot of attention in China. The Lakers are playing against the Rockets. It has always been a very popular game in China. Although Kobe didn't play, it's the same with Liu Ren.

In the United States, the attention of this game is not low. Howard returned to the Staples Center again. People want to see how the Lakers will deal with Howard, or Howard's explosive performance at the Staples Center.

Even if it wasn't Howard's performance, it should be Liu Ren or Gasol's performance. Unexpectedly, it was Antetokounmpo who began to show his talent on both ends of the offense and defense.

The quick footsteps and excellent judgment of the ball just now after shrinking from the inside and expanding to defend, made many bottom teams lacking cores begin to prepare for next year's high draft picks to negotiate with the Lakers.

Antetokounmpo directly grabbed the ball, which will cause headaches for the official staff of the technical table. Is this a steal or a block? How about a blocked rebound?Said it was a steal but it was Eric Gordon's shot...

Antetokounmpo did not rush to counterattack after catching the shrimp ball, but continued to press the rhythm frantically, which made the Rockets very uncomfortable.

If the Lakers counterattacked the ball directly and the Rockets attacked immediately, they would not have any thoughts at all because they were blocked just now, but now the Lakers are playing slowly, making them unconsciously think of Antetokounmpo's abnormality A strong defense has a big impact on their morale.

Antetokounmpo advanced to the frontcourt, and after his team was in position, he took a big stride and easily passed Jason Terry, attracting Corey Brewer who was defending Nick Young, and then Antetokounmpo Kumbo looked at Nick Young, as if he was going to pass to Nick Young, and deceived Harrell, who was defending Gasol near the free throw line.

As a result, Antetokounmpo was passed to Gasol at the top arc!
Gasol's slowly adjusted three-point shot hit!
Gasol has also been improving himself. Last season, he occasionally shot three-pointers. This year, he started to shoot a little more. Basically, he shoots two in every game. The shooting rate is not bad. Three can make one. This year has broken the career single-season three-pointer record, plus this three-pointer, Gasol has made 10 three-pointers this season.

The Rockets' offense was still so decisive. The Lakers didn't react when they scored a goal and continued to attack.

The speed of the Rockets is very fast. As soon as the ball came over, Jason Terry immediately took the ball and singled Nick Young at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Jason Terry is old after all, and his physical strength began to decline in the second half of the first quarter and the first few minutes of running in the second quarter.

But Jason Terry has always been very confident, directly making three-pointers...

This shot feels crooked. Jason Terry's height is much lower than Nick Young's. Confidence is good, but you have to be old!Jason Terry's jumping point is not as high as Nick Young's standing and stretching his hands, so he can only lean back a lot, which is scary at first glance.

Antetokounmpo leaps high for a rebound...

Monroe wants to rebound too...

McCollum also wants to grab rebounds...

As a result, Jason Terry didn't stick to it...

Monroe collided with Antetokounmpo and McCollum, but the ball fell into the hands of Gasol, who hadn't planned to compete for this rebound.

Antetokounmpo is very resentful. We are a substitute who often takes turns, and we are pointing to the good data this year to renew our contract early next summer.

Monroe is also very resentful, you Gasol has already won so many honors, he has already become famous, and he also got the Lakers' retirement contract extension, which has a non-tradable clause, and actually grabbed the rebounds of himself, a small substitute.

McCollum is also very resentful, his thinking is similar to that of Antetokounmpo, how can he be worthy of himself if the data delivered to him is not rushed...

The three chose to ignore Gasol and ran directly to the Rockets halfcourt. Nick Young was almost out, leaving Gasol alone in the backcourt.

The Rockets thought that the Lakers were going to fight back and quickly returned to defense, but saw Gasol slowly pushing the ball forward...

The Rockets players didn't see Gasol's messy expression in the wind when his team's three outsiders and another center directly made a move to not catch the ball, but the fans at the scene saw Gasol's messy expression. Arrived, Gasol's next move of a point guard commander while advancing and gesturing to direct the movement made the fans burst into laughter...

(End of this chapter)