The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Harden did exactly that, driving into the middle and the Pelicans didn't defend.

But when he broke into the three-second zone, Jokic on the inside came out.

Harden European step squeezed Jokic shot.

"boom!"

Davis on the weak side was in place to help defend, and directly gave Harden a big cap!

Jokic received a defensive rebound, the Pelicans counterattacked, and Holiday made a long pass from Jokic for a layup.

4 to 0, the Pelicans got off to a good start.

The Rockets' offense, Paul continued to give the ball to Harden.

Ariza is still the same defensive style.

Bzdelik rose from his seat, his eyes fixed on the Pelicans halfcourt, a defense he had never seen before.

Harden continued on the right and made a mid-range shot.

Ariza jumped up from behind and blocked the shot directly!

Harden shot after dodging in the air.

The ball avoids the block, but the rhythm of the shot is obviously gone.

"Dangdang!"

The basketball hits the frame!

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans played another fast break. This time it was Tang Tian, ​​who received a pass from Holiday and scored with a one-handed dunk.

The fans cheered endlessly. Although they didn't quite understand the tactics on the court, the Pelicans' 6-0 start was the same as the first game, and they were going to beat the Rockets!

Harden was a little unbelieving. After he dribbled the ball for half the court, he walked left on the sidelines, but Ariza refused to give him life or death. He could only go the right given by Ariza.

He drove to the basket, Jokic continued to grab it, and he slid the ball directly to Morris on the baseline.

But the two made a mistake in cooperation. Harden passed the ball early, Morris didn't get the ball, and Harden passed the ball directly out of bounds.

There were constant cheers at the scene, Harden's performance tonight was exceptionally bad!

Bzdelik and D'Antoni whispered for a while.

After Tang Tian made an emergency stop and fell back and hit his second goal to help the Pelicans get off to an 8-0 start, D'Antoni stretched out his hand and called a timeout.

The cheers and whistles on the scene lasted for a long time.

Everyone, including them, thought it would be difficult for the Pelicans to play against the Rockets.

But these two games so far, this is no different from the regular season!

Stevens looked at Tang Tian who was on the stage, and gave him a look with a smile.

They stayed up all night to develop a defensive strategy against Harden, and it worked, and the effect was even better than they imagined!

On the Rockets' bench, D'Antoni is arranging tactics, and Bzdelik is pulling Harden to analyze the Pelicans' defense.

This trick of the Pelicans is really a bit ruthless.

Harden is a left-handed player, and the Pelicans blocked him from breaking through from the left and forced him to go to the right.

Harden is the core of the magic ball. He likes three-pointers and breakthroughs, and the Pelicans will guard against his step-back three-pointers and baskets.

Harden also has a skill in the mid-range, but his shooting speed is slow, and Ariza is chasing behind him. There is a high probability that his mid-range shot will be interfered or even taken off as before.

Moreover, Harden has not yet reached his peak, his throwing shots are not so stable, and his passing is not so stable.

The Pelicans are really targeting him to death.

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Bzdelik doesn't have many ways to deal with it, after all, Harden's current technical characteristics are like this.

He is more about reading the Pelicans' defense, and then letting Harden hit more points and hit the basket more resolutely.

After all, Jokic is not a defensive champion.

Pause back.

The Rockets did not continue to attack Harden, but Paul organized a move.

The Pelicans are also very strong in execution. If Harden doesn't hold the ball, they will be man-to-man normally.

Cousins' back hit at the basket was assisted by Davis, and the ball was given to Morris, who made a mid-range jumper and finally broke the scoring shortage for the Rockets.

Tang Tian suddenly gave Davis a mid-range chance, and he missed the shot slightly.

Cousins ​​protected the defensive rebound.

The Rockets' chance.

Paul continued to pass the ball to Cousins.

This time Cousins ​​​​faced double-teaming and re-divided the ball, but Davis predicted and intercepted it.

The Pelicans counterattacked, and Tang Tian assisted Ariza to score a dunk.

10:2.

The Pelicans got off to a good start.

The Rockets had to hit Cousins ​​when they got to the frontcourt, and Jokic didn't give him a chance.

Paul didn't have a chance to rush to the basket, and he could only give the ball to Harden when he came out in a circle.

As soon as Harden holds the ball, Ariza will go around the left to defend. Harden is forced to go to the right, and he has to beware of Ariza behind him at all times.

He went to the basket and met Jokic's throw.

Jokic stretched his long arms to interfere.

"Dangdang!"

His float shot was a little behind, hitting the back edge of the basket and popping out!

4 of 0 shots!

The opening rounds became the epitome of the first quarter.

Harden and the Rockets have never been able to find a way to crack the Pelicans' defensive strategy.

In this quarter, Harden made 7 of 0 shots and only relied on Jokic to make two fouls and scored 4 points, playing the worst quarter of the season.

After the first quarter, the Pelicans led 28 to 18.

Thanks to Morris and Paul's performance, otherwise Harden's performance would have cost one quarter of the game.

In the second quarter, Jokic led the team on the Pelicans side, and Paul led the team on the Rockets side.

Paul didn't rest in the first quarter, and he didn't play very efficiently at the moment, while Jokic on the Pelicans left the field early, and then came up alive and well.

After this transition from the bench, the Pelicans have already led the Rockets by 37 points 22 to 15.

The Rockets' bench is still weak.

"Harden has to play, they can't lose two games in a row so easily, man, this is your team!"

Barkley is very dissatisfied with the performance of the Rockets. He is a famous Rocket, and this kind of dissatisfaction is normal.

The best team in history is playing like this, he really can't wait to play himself.

The main force returned in the second quarter, and the Rockets' offensive focus shifted to the inside.

But Davis was very resolute in shrinking the defense. Morris missed consecutive three-pointers from the outside. Instead of narrowing the point difference, it was further widened.

Harden took three consecutive shots in this quarter, but without exception, all of them ended in iron strikes.

On the one hand, it is the defensive strategy of the Pelicans. On the other hand, his mentality has also fluctuated after repeated missed shots.

After halftime, the Pelicans led the Rockets by 55 points 35 to 20.

哈登半场10投0中，罚球7罚5中，得到5分3助攻3失误。

Ten shots in the half without a goal in a sports game, Harden also set a new record for himself.

This is obviously not a good thing.

For Rockets fans on the hotline, they can only hope that Harden can find his touch in the second half.

"If it was me, I'd find a hole to drill myself, man, this is the playoffs!"

Barkley slammed the table at halftime, he really couldn't stand Harden's performance.

"Tang Du hasn't exerted his strength yet, and the Rockets have already fallen."

O'Neill laughed and said beside him.

"Stevens' tactics are too targeted, and we can only hope for the Rockets' halftime adjustment."

Smith did not gloat like O'Neill, but analyzed it professionally.

Back in the second half, the Rockets really made adjustments. D'Antoni replaced Morris with Mbah a Moute, which was clearly creating space.

In the first round, Harden broke through with the ball, and then passed the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.

It was too late for Davis to shrink and go back, and Tucker hit a three-pointer.

Tang Tian's reaction was quick. Before Stevens could speak, he signaled Davis not to shrink in the next round.

Davis hit Tucker with a low back and turned around and hit back.

D'Antoni changed to a lineup of one big and four small, and the defense at the fourth position is very problematic.

Harden went to the frontcourt and continued to rush, Davis did not shrink, he directly used his foul-making ability to make Jokic's third personal foul.

With two free throws, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 17 points.

Judging from the effect of the offensive end, the adjustment effect of the Rockets in this half is not bad.

Stevens called Biyombo off the bench after seeing it.

The Pelicans are currently in a misplaced fourth position, and the offense is not a big problem. On the contrary, Jokic's defense is a bit slow.

Davis continued to attack Tucker in the frontcourt, turned around and shot Tucker's defensive foul.

With the game dead, Biyombo replaced Jokic.

Davis made two free throws to help the team maintain a 19-point lead.

The Rockets still played Harden, Davis had no help defense, and Harden faced Biyombo's counter throw.

"boom!"

Biyombo is not Jokic, his offense is N blocks worse than Jokic, but his defense is better than Jokic.

Using his long arms, he directly gave Harden a big hat that covered his head and face.

11 of 0 shots!

However, Harden's reaction was quick. After catching the ball, he leaned on it before shooting.

Biyombo didn't cover it, but his hands were really long, which gave enough interference.

"Dangdang!"

The basketball hits the right edge and pops up, but it still doesn't go in!

12 of 0 shots!

Harden still has no sports goals!

D'Antoni runs his hands through his hair, going a little crazy.

Davis missed a fadeaway jumper, Harden didn't believe in evil, and tried to draw a foul against Tang Tian's defense during the defensive counterattack, but Tang Tian avoided it and failed.

"Dangdang!"

13 of 0 shots!

Smith covered his face and couldn't bear to watch.