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Chapter 832 Awaken, Harden~! ! (superior)
Since Lan Shengli went to Arizona State University more than a year ago and saw Harden's college game with his own eyes, he has become more and more convinced that Harden can become a superstar and a cornerstone player.

Because the Clippers hold the No. [-] pick, it can be said to be randomly selected for any player.

Although Lan Shengli's ideal candidate for the No. [-] pick is Davidson College's Stephen Curry, maybe even if the President of the United States makes such a request, the Clippers management will not agree.

So Lan Shengli finally selected Harden for the Clippers.

But in the eyes of other team scouts, the Clippers is an extremely "retarded" and "brainless" operation.

They gave up the talented Blake Griffin, the inside monster Thabeet, and the all-around guard Tyreke Evans, and finally chose a Harden.

This also allows other teams to take advantage of it.

Harden's subsequent performance did not "disappoint" other teams.

The unstable performance of the preseason has been brought to the regular season.

Facing the defending champion Lakers, they were able to score 20+5+5, and they were able to score 6 points in the game against the Mavericks.

Such a precipitous decline is a state that a champion should not have.

But even so, Lan Shengli still supported Harden without hesitation, and continued to let him play the starting position.

Harden now urgently needs to use good performance to support Lan Shengli's trust.

After the game started, Harden did exactly that.

Facing Martin, the opponent's defensive weak point, Harden made a shooting foul by forcefully killing the basket and made two free throws.

Harden played a strong performance that he didn't have in the last game.

"Tonight's game, it's my turn to win for the team~!!!"

Here Harden focused on Martin, thinking to himself.

Soon, the Rockets' first offense hit.

I saw Brooks dribbling the ball, and made a pick-and-roll cooperation with Scola. The tacit understanding between the two was sufficient. Scola went down, Brooks jumped up and passed the ball, and gave Scola the ball.

Facing Gooden, Scola caught the ball and began to perform dreamy steps~.

Continuous back hits, continuous shoulder shaking and shifting of the center of gravity made Gooden a little unsure what to do.

I saw that Scola directly shouldered Gooden away, and with a hook gesture with his right hand, he wiped the ball towards the backboard.

Although Gooden lost some defensive positions, he still caused some interference by using his height advantage.

"Tap, clang~"

After the ball hit the backboard, it missed a lot. Although Jordan has a height advantage, he is not as stable as Hayes in the lower plate. Hayes just stuck Jordan in this way, making the latter unable to use his strength and jumping at all. .

"Damn it, it sticks like glue~!"

Little Jordan raised his head, looked at the rebound that was close at hand but could not be picked off, and said angrily.

If the ball comes below the basket, it's really hard to tell whose ball it will be.

At this time, Harden suddenly came out.

Jumping high along the baseline, under the watchful eyes of Jordan and Hayes, he took off the ball with both hands.

Protected this backcourt rebound.

"Crack clap clap!!!"

"Okay, take your time, don't rush, don't rush~!"

Lan Shengli clapped his hands and immediately reminded him.

Here Harden is also very calm, because he is very close to the baseline after landing, and there is a risk of going out of the baseline at any time, so he directly passed the ball to the safer Thornton.

Thornton soon found Hill again.

"It seems that Harden's physical fitness is indeed very abundant. It is rare to rush to protect the rebound in the backcourt like this before~~"

Lan Shengli sighed.

"But having said that, I really didn't expect that Hayes could restrain Jordan, who is so much taller than him, to grab this rebound. He is tall enough to play a center, and he has no offensive ability, so he must be able to stand in the NBA~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

While talking here, the Clippers' offense started again.

Harden held Martin to catch the ball, and Hill saw it and quickly passed it.

Martin still refused to give Harden a left hand.

Here Harden didn't play hard, but started a pick-and-roll cooperation with Jordan.

After the pick-and-roll, Harden broke through with his right hand, attracting the right-hand defensive player Brooks.

Harden, with a very focused expression, saw Brooks come to defend from the corner of his eye, and saw Hill near the baseline asking for the ball. He immediately hugged the ball and passed the ball over Brooks' head.

"Strike the ball, this passing vision is definitely an ability that Harden possesses~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli immediately spoke excitedly.

Hill received the ball, aimed at the basket immediately, and threw the ball directly before Brooks returned to the defense.

Although Hill's three-point shooting rate is not very high, and the three-pointer is not the best, but the shot under the open, and the "forget the scoreboard" shot, of course, is more efficient.

"Dangdang~swipe~!!!"

Although the ball was crooked a bit, it didn't affect the hit.

Harden sent an assist, and the Clippers played a 5:0 offensive.

"Don't double-team easily~!! Just guard against your own people~!!!"

Adelman stood up from his seat and shouted at Brooks.

Obviously, the coach is not satisfied with the player's defense this time.

"It turns out that forgetting the scoreboard is really so effective. Although you may subconsciously know that it is 5:0 now, you don't take the initiative to think about it anymore. You just want to complete a good defense and then score a goal~ !!"

Harden was thinking as he returned to defense.

The Rockets quickly attacked.

Unlike the previous emphasis on defense when Van Gundy led the team, today's Rockets pay more attention to offense.

After all, Adelman is an offensive master.

So the Rockets are not worried about the team's offensive problems at all.

Brooks and Scola continued to play pick and roll, this time Brooks did not pass the ball, but chose to break through.

The Clippers also made defensive mistakes here.

Thornton went to double-team Brooks in an attempt to steal the ball, but Battier was left wide open in the key corner.

Brooks immediately passed the ball.

Battier received the ball in the corner he is most familiar with and favorite, and directly shot a three-pointer.

"Swipe~!!!"

The ball hits hollow.

Let Battier shoot an open three-pointer from the bottom corners on both sides, which is basically the same behavior as sending points.

"Thornton's defensive habits still haven't improved~, this ball ruined the opening wave of strong attacks that we are likely to play~!!"

Lan Shengli shook his head and said in a regretful tone.

"Look at Harden, as long as the good state shown by the previous two balls can be continued~!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Harden and continued talking.

(End of this chapter)