The superstar killing is also the most anticipated moment, to be honest, although most of the points scored in a game are the kind of balls that have no sense of existence, but those balls are the key to the score going up little by little. But superstar time is the final word.

How to defend Harden??? In fact, the Lakers really can't find any good way now, and even the whole league, there is no good way. If it was so easy to prevent him, then he wouldn't be able to get this kind of data, and he wouldn't be able to be the first point after Kobe.

Butler has a good defense, many years of second defense, but the defensive style has been restrained by Harden, which is not a blind break.

If you look at the duel record of the two people, Harden is the one who comprehensively suppressed Butler, and the two of them played the same position, and the data reference is very representative. As of 2019, Harden has averaged almost 25+4+7+2 in 19 games against Butler, what about Butler? The average is only 16+5+3+1 data per game. The playoffs are even more terrifying, and Harden is tantamount to blowing up Butler.

With an average of 29+4+7+2 data per game, Butler only has 16+6+4+1 data, so there is no need to say much after this set of data...... Can't hold down Harden. It doesn't matter if it's the original plane or this plane, it's the same. His defensive style was restrained by Harden. In order not to be "touched", Butler has a bit of a "frightened bird" now. This defensive mentality has fueled Harden's offensive arrogance.

Looking at these key shots, Harden doesn't even want a misplaced block, what does that mean? This means that James. Harden felt that playing Butler was his best choice for this game. Butler's generation of defensive titans was targeted by the "Porcelain King" like this, and he also fell into blood mold.

But the defensive style was restrained by the opponent, and there was no way, Butler played very hard at this point, and even ...... Nearly blown up.

This is something that the Lakers didn't expect before, Butler has always been very solid and tough defensively, how do you know that this game is so ...... for the Rockets Prim. I didn't play at all.

This is the energy of the "Porcelain King", which makes the opponent jealous and does not dare to press too much, which makes his offensive opportunities and offensive space naturally bigger and stronger. The Lakers saw that Butler's point was broken, so they could only make adjustments, but there was a problem. You go to help defend and pack, is Harden afraid? Don't be afraid! After D'Antoni successfully activated his master pass skills, he is now not afraid of the bag at all.

Don't you see an average of 11+ assists per game this year? Harden won the assist king!

The passer's life is completely different from what it used to be.

Therefore, as soon as the defense is closed, Harden can quickly find the Lakers' defensive holes and accurately deliver shells to the past. No wonder D'Antoni is so confident, just with offense, the Warriors also dare to be straightforward! Just attack, they are too strong. You basically can't do it against restraint and prevent killing. Of course Larry. Brown still made adjustments, it is impossible to look at it like this, and it is not in line with Larry. Brown's style. He used Beverley to defend Paul, because Paul was too stable, and Rondo's defense was very good, but not aggressive enough, so he went directly to Beverley to "bite the mad dog". At the same time, Randle was replaced and Josh, who was better at defending his feet and athleticism. Smith went up.

By the way, let Josh. Smith was involved in the opponent's tearing up defense and quickly stepped back to make up for the defense.

This is what he does best. It's a pity that his three-point shooting is extremely brave compared to last year's supergod, and the average three-point shooting rate per game in the playoffs has reached 50%, which has suddenly dropped to the ...... so far in the playoffs this season About 13%!

Damn, it's such an exaggeration, which is not unusual in his career.

Look at his playoff resume like this, good year after year, bad year after year, you can't predict it at all.

After last year's Super God was completed, this year he directly entered the Super Blacksmith mode.

That three-pointer, look at Larry. Brown didn't even dare to let him shoot. It's an "undercover agent" sent by the other party.

But defensively, Josh. Smith still has no problem, use him over, just right.

In addition, a rotation delay was also made, mainly to pinch the offensive line of the opposite "cake king" Capela eating cakes.

The layout seems to be very good, but to say, the Rockets are not afraid of pinching now, Harden and Paul are too strong to shoot the ball, you go over, a little bit of gap, they can shoot accurately. Directly find the gaps and openings in your defense to strike.

This is really ruthless.

Coupled with their three-point shooting being too violent, the only team that averaged more than 45+ three-pointers per game this season was even more ferocious than the 40+ projection of the original space. You see, do you dare to give them too many opportunities? This ball is not timely at all, and it was passed by Harden and was missed, and you saw the Rockets player raise his hand to shoot, brush~, three-point hit!

Damn the Magic Ball!!

These role players are all like they have eaten gunpowder, they are not afraid to shoot at all, and they are even so decisive that they get the ball so decisively that they don't think about anything else at all. This is also D'Antoni's system, you have to project if you have the opportunity, you dare not to shoot, then it's good, you just get down and sit on the bench for me. I've got the kind of guy who dares to shoot up.

The Lakers were not like this back then?

It's the same with Paul's side, Harden needs to slow down for a while, that is, Paul is on. This is also a big trend in modern basketball, that is, because there are many stars in a strong team, they can take turns to show their individual abilities. Greatly reduce the physical consumption of the main attacker, so that you can save the best state and continue to fight the enemy. Because as I said, physical fitness is a hard issue. There is no physical fitness, physical fitness has declined, and basically no one can escape the trend of a big decline in state.

Even Jordan is the same, such a thing as spiritual transcendence is still rare in the end.

I cannot rely on it as a regular practice.

If Harden keeps playing like this, he doesn't have that kind of ability now, and he will soon be completely targeted, and his physical fitness will decline rapidly. It's different now, with Paul opening up space for him, he needs a little bit of a breather, and there's Paul on the side to support him, and that feeling makes Harden feel perfect at the moment.

He went to rest on the side, and by the way, he wandered, and his mind went through which nightclub in Los Angeles was more fun tonight.

How to suppress Paul? This question is too difficult to think about now. In fact, when Paul had not aged significantly due to injuries and age, he was basically having a hard time holding it down. The upper limit of leading the team is not enough, that is, he needs a strong attacker by his side, in the end, he himself, personal attack, or limited strength. Constant fire is not enough. But this doesn't mean that he can't lead the team to the upper limit to the Western Finals, it's how badly he played and how suppressed.

This issue is not the same thing and should not be confused.

Paul is extremely good at playing small and big, and is good at making a quick stop in the open position after blocking and dismantling, which is too ripe, and the Rockets' system supports him to play like this. So even if it's on Josh. Smith was still beaten by Paul one by one, seizing the opportunity. Josh. Smith has a big problem, that is, his defense is too impulsive, and his natural ability is naturally explosive, otherwise how can an outside player average blocks per game be so scary? But he also has a problem with defensive habits.

It's just too impulsive and likes to jump too much, so a grade, it was continuously teased by Paul.

Paul came to the Rockets and was also touched by Harden, so a block was made and then a right cut was drizzled, and then Josh was seen. Smith flew high and wanted a block. All this is exactly what Paul wanted, Paul closed the ball slightly, and then saw the time difference, which was to lean on. Then the referee blew the whistle and Paul comfortably went to the free throw line to throw two shots.

So it was obviously a targeted tactic, but it was broken by Paul in a few strokes, Josh. It didn't even take long for Smith to eat back-to-back fouls and only to be fouled by Larry. Brown switched. Well, then just don't switch defenses!

I don't believe you, Paul can...... Well, people are really decisive, and it seems that after coming to D'Antoni's system, it is an individual who makes three-point shots that will become very decisive. Paul's shot is, seeing Beverley blocked, it's a three-pointer.

Shoot directly, brush ~, hit.

Paul's three-point shooting percentage this season is a career-high 41.1%, and the number of shots he has taken so far is also the highest in his career. In the past, it was rare for Paul to fight like this. Now, this season, it has become a regular tool.

So what to do? simply chose to let Beverly squeeze and dismantle!

How does it work?

But it turns out that it still doesn't work well, because if you do that, you give the blocker a chance, how good Paul's pass is, there's no doubt about it, a little bit of a cover delay, Paul can see the whole game. At this time, he often has several options, the first is to pass the ball and let the attack go straight down, or disrupt the opponent's defensive line. The second is ......

That's the ball, Beverley originally thought Paul would pass the ball, but Paul directly made a stop-and-go shot, brushed, and hit. Paul's mid-range shooting is terrifyingly stable, with a very high shooting percentage, and his career has exceeded 4 into 5, and this season it has soared directly to nearly 5 percent! This is also a killer feature.

Yes, the Lakers have a little problem with the light bulb combinations that are playing better and better.

However, this is also because it is the first game, and the Rockets have something new, which catches the Lakers off guard.

But let's also talk about it, if they can't stop the light bulb, can Team Rocket stop it......

ps: And ~~~