The Rockets were beaten a little blindfolded in the first quarter, and the Lakers poured out a 38-point score in the first quarter, while they only scored a measly 19 points themselves. He lost by 19 points in the first quarter. But Kevin. McHale still told the team not to worry, because in his opinion, although the Lakers' offense in the first quarter was fierce, there were also many problems, and it was inevitable that the turnover rate would increase if they played so fast. And what kind of character is Jeremy Lin, he has been coaching for a few years, and he knows that he has a lot of contempt in his heart, so he doesn't think the Lakers' offense can continue.

"Defend well, don't worry, let's attack steadily, the Lakers are looking for death when they play so fast!" Kevin. McHale said: "When the time comes, when they mess up themselves, we will take advantage of the situation and overtake them in a wave!" Do you understand? ”

In the second quarter, Tang Qian spent more time off the court, although it was not like last season, almost all of the second quarter stayed off the court, but at least half of the time was absent, during this time, the Rockets' offense was not weak, and they blossomed inside and outside, scoring almost 29 points in 8 minutes. This is already a high success rate, but looking at the score difference, they haven't narrowed it too much. Because even if the Lakers are on the bench, the offensive ability is not bad, Nick. Young, Meeks, Landry, Bosh and Hinrich all played a very good offensive wave. Within 8 minutes, the Lakers conceded 29 points, but they also scored 21 points, so it seems that when Tang Qian plays again, the score difference is still not small, and there are still 11 points.

This is D'Antoni's substitution time play, not thinking too much about defense at all, still attacking fiercely, attacking instead of defending, which can not only stimulate the enthusiasm of substitute players on the field, but also attack and score, so as not to be crazy to chase points as soon as they reach the bench stage. As long as they can successfully top Tang Qian's play, then the Lakers' defense will stand up again.

For Tang Qian's interior defensive ability, D'Antoni is very accustomed to being relieved, so the task he assigned to the substitute is to try to maintain the score difference against the attack, and then wait for the main force to come up and solve the problem. He's not Popovich, and he doesn't have the kind of intention to rely on the bench to play a surprise effect, D'Antoni himself still likes to use the main force to solve the game.

Winning anyway is the last word.

As soon as Tang Qian came up, he looked at Howard and said, "Okay, your good days are over, and the next games are all time for you to suffer." "You're still so arrogant! Orient...... Oriental hot !! Howard's data in the second quarter is very cool, and now it is not worse than Tang Qian, and even better in terms of scoring, so he also has some confidence and said: "But it's not last season, everything I suffered last season, I want you to spit it out to me this season!" Double it back to you! ”

Tang Qianyan just smiled when he heard this: "I've always been so arrogant to you, don't you know?" Double it back to me? Don't talk about this season, I bet you'll never be able to! ”

"You...... Wait for me! "Howard went to the basket to return to defense, this ball Jeremy Lin made a pass mistake and was won by the Rockets, originally Harden wanted to push a fast break, but he suddenly found that the Lakers' defensive speed this season is much stronger than the game season. It doesn't matter if it's Ariza or Jimmy. Butler, they are both very strong defensively, and their defensive awareness is not weak, so it is not a problem to return to the defense to contain the Rockets' fast break in the first place. After all, Harden has never been a particularly fast person.

He's still playing with power and rhythm, and at least for now, his projection isn't as strong as it will be in the next few years.

Just kidding, what was the Lakers' outside defensive lineup last year? Except for Kobe, the rest are almost below the level and vulnerable. The most important thing to curb the fast break is the defensive ability of the outside players, because compared with the inside players, their position is more biased towards the three-point line, so the speed and distance of the defense are shorter than the inside players. No matter how strong Tang Qian's physical fitness is, he also needs to run back from under the basket, so he basically can't catch up. Last year, the Lakers were beaten by opponents and were difficult to suppress, and the biggest drawback was here. The outside defense is too weak. This season, though, things have changed dramatically, with Ariza and Jimmy. Butler is a defensive strongman, both in their twenties and less than thirty, and his athleticism is also at the peak, so the wings are withdrawn, and the speed is not much stronger than last season's Lakers. And the defensive fast break only needs to delay the starting point, and when the first attack opportunity is contained, then you can wait for Tang to sneak back to the defense, sit on the inside, and greatly improve the defensive attributes of the Lakers.

Sure enough, Harden was entangled in Butler, and he didn't have the opportunity to play a quick counterattack at the first time.

With this delay, the rest of the Lakers team basically fell back into position, and the Rockets fell into a positional battle.

There are not many ways for the Rockets to play positional battles, and McHale's tactical ability is not enough, except for the basic small cooperation, what can be used is Howard's singles and Harden's singles or pick-and-roll attacks. This kind of attack power is obviously not enough to deal with the Lakers.

The basketball passed to Howard, who is still not sober, and he is still addicted to the illusion that he is a "low-post killer". He didn't come to his senses until he left Team Rocket. Therefore, he singled Tang Qian.

Singles Tang Qian, now he basically has no advantage, although the weight is still slightly heavier than Tang Qian, but it is no longer the same crushing feeling as before. Besides, Howard's body also can't bear this 290+ pound weight, Tang Qian clearly remembers that this season, Howard will be unable to bear because of his body, and he will recuperate from injuries for nearly half a season before coming back.

And this time he made a comeback, and his first task was to lose his weight.

At this point, the 290+ pound Howard no longer exists, and he has also lost his absolute advantage because of his tonnage and strength, and his lethality under the basket has been greatly reduced. That kind of rough offensive technique, without a huge physical advantage to support it, his offense is slipping more and more. Since then, it has basically collapsed, and the offensive end has degraded to the "blue-collar level".

took a trajectory that was almost completely opposite to Tang Qian's career.

has changed from an offensive and defensive player to a blue-collar player, while Tang Qian has changed from a blue-collar player to an offensive and defensive player.

Howard wanted to enter the basket and use his body to fight against Tang Qian's basket, but this time, the effect was very poor, and Tang Qian, who also weighed 290+ pounds, would no longer be so easily beaten by Howard. Look at this one, there is basically nothing out of place.

In order to avoid attacking for three seconds, Howard could only continue to shoot, and in this way, what else is there to say, Tang Qian fanned it out with a big hat. Basketball rolls out of the Lakers' sideline.

"No wonder you're getting worse and worse, your physical fitness is declining, and you still want to attack like you did when you were younger, aren't you dreaming?" Howard listened to Tang Qian's words, and said a little embarrassed: "Don't think that you can build one, I don't need you to teach me how to play!" "I'm too lazy to teach you." Tang Qian walked past Howard unhurriedly and said, "Anyway, after your body can't hang this body, your scoring ability will inevitably decline again, in that case, I can shoot you to death with one foot." ”

"You're crazy! You're going to be slapped in the face by me! Someday! You're going to get swollen in the face from me! In the face of Howard's shouting, Tang Qian only hooked his fingers and said, "Come on, come if you have a kind, I'll wait for you, as long as you can do it, come here." ”

The Rockets wanted to play a no-ball slip bottom, but were interfered with again by Tang Qian, the basketball slid out of the basket, Bosh got the rebound, and then quickly passed to Jeremy Lin, and the Lakers were the whole team impact. This is a typical D'Antoni system that can no longer be typical D'Antoni style of play, reducing positional warfare, defending and counterattacking when there is a chance, but what if there is no chance? If you don't have a chance to forcibly create an opportunity, you have to go on! Anyway, as long as you can avoid positional warfare, you can throw it if you have the slightest chance.

This is also a key reason why role players are prone to "data overflow" in this system, not to talk about offensive rhythm and offensive rounds and other things, just to say that you can make decisive shots like this, can improve the player's self-confidence and shooting rate.

The Lakers' Ariza made a three-pointer.

Basketball hits.

On the Rockets' side, Harden wants to stand up and break the scoring difficulties of the Rockets, and this season because of Kobe's retirement, Harden has begun to shine brightly and has become the league's signature first percentile. This season, there is finally no objection. Harden is also glad that the Lakers' No. 24 is injured and retired, otherwise, in the state of last year, he estimates that he will not be able to get out for several years. He didn't want to be like Wade, who hadn't consumed Kobe Bryant yet, and he had aged first.

That's a bit too miserable.

However, Harden himself has indeed grown a lot this season, and Tang Qian remembers that his basic data this season has improved to almost 27+6+7+2 data, which is quite remarkable. The scoring ability has firmly been at the level of a first-class scorer, and it is no longer at the level of last year and the year before that. After becoming a first-class scorer, it is not easy to improve every point per game, and Harden has gone from 25+ to 27+, which is not a big improvement. Now even Butler, who is in the second defense, can hardly say that he is completely blocked and makes it difficult for him to score. With an average of 27+ per game, even if it is a defense, it will feel like a big head when it is right.

Harden's future does have the potential to be a super scorer.

This is rare, because super scorers, within a few years of the league, can reach the goal, is only a handful of people. If you don't compare it to Kobe, Harden is still very good. As for blowing his assists...... Well, let's see if his assists are better than the turnovers. The assist-to-turnover ratio of up to 2:1 is simply miserable compared to Paul Nash Stockton "Magic" Johnson, the real No. 1 position. To put it simply, this is the number of assists piled up by the ball, and the statistics of the all-encompassing style of play will inevitably improve. Look at Westbrook, look at LeBron. James, basically, is this model, high stats, high turnovers, and not a real point guard master, high stats, low turnovers.

The gap inside, how much do you need to elaborate? Even if it's Rajan. Rondo, he is a representative of high numbers and low errors.

After all, it's not a pure point guard, and the ability is not enough to pile up the ball, just look at the data, the higher the assist data of the big package play, the higher the error data, the more significant the error data. The strongest spokesperson for the big bag style of play, LeBron. James, after he actually averaged 8+ assists per game, also had a 2:1 turnovers ratio, and the real point guard master, who is like this? That's why Jordan's stats are only going to be stronger than these guys if he were going to play like that. Smell a rat? For example, Jordan had the highest assists in a season, averaging 8+ assists per game, and the turnovers ratio was less than 2:1. Don't look at the difference of a few tenths of a percent, but the more you have the ball, the more exaggerated the difference between the numbers will be.

So if you let Jordan average more than 5+ turnovers per game, then he can easily brush up on 10+ assists, and 11+ is easy. In the same way, Kobe Bryant played point guard in that section and increased the possession of the ball, and he could easily brush out triple-doubles and quasi-triple-doubles. Therefore, it is normal for high mistakes and high data to play with a large package, high data, and there are not a few external superstars with comprehensive abilities who can do it. And the real test of organization and tandem ability should be high data and low errors, which is the real ability.

Just looking at the data, it is too much of a pseudo-fan, and there is no consciousness of really being a "data party" at all.

But this season's Harden has not yet started a complete all-encompassing style of play, and his identity is still a little more of a pure No. 2 attacker. Harden forced a break through Butler's defense and was about to go to the basket when he got inside, but how could Tang Qian agree so easily? He's not the same guy he was last season, and as he gains weight and strength, his defensive ability and defensive pressure are starting to show up even more. The power of the nine defensive crystal bricks and the block crystal bricks has also begun to be truly revealed.

Harden crashed into Tang Qian, but he didn't fight against the gap and space at all, so in the end, he took a big hat from Tang Qian.

Smack~ The basketball flew directly out of the Lakers' restricted area.

How did he get physically strong this offseason? Has this completely turned into a heavy center???

Harden himself is actually in the guard line, and his strength and tonnage are relatively prominent, which is also a basic weapon for his survival. Coupled with decent acceleration and explosiveness, when it comes to impact, he can almost make a little cheap on the ordinary inside. Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that there are no heavy centers in the league at the moment, they are all interior lines of more than 250~260 pounds.

The former Tang Qian will also be knocked back or knocked away a lot by this time, but only by relying on his extraordinary arm span and physical fitness, he can barely fill it and exert his defensive power. Now, that's not the case anymore. After the opponent can't hit him, he has more space and time to adjust and block, why do you say that there are nine crystal bricks, but it still can't reach the defensive ability and cap number of Zhang Dashuai at the peak of the year, this is the reason.

The Lakers attacked quickly and missed, but Tang Qian came from behind and won from Terrence . Jones picked up this frontcourt rebound in his head. At the same time, as soon as he landed, he pulled out his hand, pressed the latter with his body, and easily scored the second offensive goal under the basket.

The Rockets Harden split the ball, Beverley missed the shot, and the Lakers grabbed a high rebound and started to play fast again.

In fact, the Rockets retreated very quickly, but the Lakers persistently implemented the "sports war" strategy, Jeremy Lin passed the ball to Tang Qian, who was attacking down, and Tang Qian hit the inside, and Howard immediately came over to block. At the same time, he said: "This is the offensive end, don't be arrogant!" ”

But Tang Qian's ball still caused Howard a defensive foul and stood at the free throw line.

"I know it's the offensive end, but you can't stop me, so if I want to be arrogant, I'm not arrogant." Hearing this, Howard was so angry that he sneered: "It's just that your referee takes care of you, a home whistle, are you still serious?" I'll see if you can get your free throws in! Oriental hot! As a result, Tang Qian made free throws, 2 free throws, after all, there is no "heart demon", after all, this is the regular season, and his free throw shooting rate is still between 6 into 1 ~ 6 into 3. In this range, it is not impossible to hit 2 free throws. The famous Tim. Duncan has also been in this shooting range for four seasons or even lower. As long as it doesn't deduct 2~3 percent of the free throw shooting rate all at once, in fact, Tang Qian's free throws are not too bad on the inside.

This is also the reason why few people cut him in the regular season, more than 6 percent of the free throws, cutting people, not cost-effective.

In the playoffs, he was mischievous because of the "demons", in fact, he made 3~4 free throws for a long time, and such free throws were of course impossible to be accurate. But now that his "inner demons" have dissipated, if anyone cuts him in the playoffs, he will make people pay the price they deserve.

"It's a pity that I'm all in, do you think I'm you? Free throw black hole. Tang Qian said something before retreating, so that the corners of Howard's mouth couldn't help twitching. Mother. Egg! Do I make free throws in a black hole? You think you're not? Look at how you were targeted and cut in the playoffs, do you think you have the qualifications to talk about me? Damn Oriental!!

On the Rockets' side, Harden scored one, he made a move to shoot with a gun, and it seems that with Kobe's retirement, his first quartile is getting more and more stable, and almost no one can compare with him. The more he fought, the more confident he became.

"It's okay, Jimmy, you just have to defend well, he won't be able to jump for long." Butler nodded a little depressedly, he still wouldn't be in a good mood after being eaten so hard. Tang Qian saw his appearance, smiled, patted his shoulder, and then ran to the front court.

The Lakers missed the shot, and the rebound was grabbed by Howard, who now knows very well that his offensive rebounds can't beat the Eastern center, so he simply protects the defensive rebounds wholeheartedly, so that the statistics are not too ugly. The Rockets didn't feel very good at this time, so under the "divine guidance" of McHale, they handed the ball to James at No. 2 position. Harden.

Harden holds the ball, and the Rockets open up space for him to make a solo kill.

It's really ironic, when Kobe Bryant was in the past, the Lakers were an absolute strong point, and no matter who they met in the league, they had an advantage. Now this position has been pulled away and eaten, which also makes many Lakers fans feel embarrassed.

Harden relied on his step-back skills to shoot another one, and his state was obviously played, and Butler's defense was either bad, lazy, or unguarded. Harden is happy with his form and progress, and he is starting to get more and more proud, and his gestures are becoming more and more pompous.

However, Tang Qian knows that at least Harden in the past few seasons is a typical type of offense and defense. McGrady is similar. Obviously, the defense still has skills, but in order to save physical energy on the offensive end, the defensive end automatically weakens the energy investment, and even many times, it is the eye defense, and the work is not effective.

The Lakers missed the shot, it seems that this feeling has come down, but Howard did not protect the rebound, and the rebound was taken down by the Lakers' No. 29 and said: "Pay more attention, you are the weak end now, if you don't take it seriously, you will be robbed by me, you know." ”

"Bastard!" Howard scolded, but the ball Tang Qian didn't hit by himself, he passed the ball to Jimmy, who was moving. Butler said, "Jimmy, go on, blow him up." ”

hat？ Beat him up? Who's going to blow it up? Jimmy. Butler was slightly stunned when he heard the words, but he quickly reacted, it was the Lakers' No. 29 who asked him to play "response ball" and attack James. Harden is up. But can I? Harden is the No. 1 in the league this season from ESPN. But Tang Qian's words made him dispel his hesitation: "Offense, don't hesitate, Harden is a porcelain doll, in addition to touching porcelain on the offensive end, the defensive end is also a touch!" Just do it! ”

This is the first time someone has said this since Harden became famous, and others don't know, but Tang Qian himself knows that Butler is a piece of jade on the offensive end. Don't look at his scoring statistics in the first three years, but this season, it will be his explosive season, the offense that has been hard in the offseason, and has received feedback from the court. Butler is no longer the Butler who only had 13+ offensive ability last season, nor is he the Butler who only had 8+ offensive ability last season, his real offensive ability can reach a full 20+ level! Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in smashing Harden, who is still defending Harden, who likes to be lazy.

Sure enough, Butler broke through to the layup and scored the ball, and he suddenly discovered that in fact, James. Harden is not as terrible as he imagined. At least on the defensive end, it's enough to break down on your own.

And this is also the biggest problem of modern stars, no matter how ESPN blows, there are very few stars who integrate offense and defense. This is also a major factor why watching football is becoming more and more boring. Previous stars have a "dark competitive mentality", which Kobe Bryant has mentioned in many of his self-directed (voiced) short films, I don't just want to score 40 points on your head! Get the big reversal! Get the lore! Moreover, I want you to only score 20 points, 15 points, 10 points or even less under my defense!

Therefore, the mentality of competition has caused a change in the nature of competition.

The nature of the league's commercial performances is getting heavier and heavier, and the true essence of competition is becoming less and less.

For example, Harden is typical, he actually has defensive ability and highlight shots, but he is "lazy" and "self-made", and he has never had this "dark competition mentality" from beginning to end. So look at his game, the statistics are gorgeous, there are a lot of points, the assists are not low, and then, the opponent also got a lot of points, and there are N times of distraction and poor defense in a game.

You say they really don't have the ability? Maybe not as good as the defensive lineup, but if you try your best, it's definitely much better than it is now. Look at Harden in the Thunder era, look at Maddie in the Raptors era, they are all representatives of the upper reaches of the defense. But then they all fell. And what is most often overlooked when comparing data? It's defense! What did Kobe Bryant really crush his contemporaries on the outside? What made him stand out more and stand at the top was his defense, which was a cut above the rest.

For example, if you think about Maddy, you have to think about Maddy having 9 times of first defense, and you have to think of Harden having 12~13 times of the best defensive team......

Do you think their career achievements will be like this? Of course, in addition to this, what affects their offensive and defensive integration is resistance. and physical fitness, but you are not even conscious "lazy", what kind of patience do you talk about. Gymnastics and fitness?

When you put the resistance. After exercise and physical fitness become the eternal shield for poor defense, the so-called defensive awareness will naturally fade. And when it really comes to that time, it's not the former who are influencing you, it's the latter that is the deciding factor.

Modern stars can't tolerate their poor stats but do well defensively, but they can tolerate their stats being good and their opponents are good.

All kinds of differences, savoring them, you can always find something.

And once the habit is formed, you want to change, it's not easy.

Sure enough, after Harden was scored one, he didn't feel anything, he just wanted to get it back on the offensive end.

Anyway, you're in good shape tonight, aren't you?

He broke through with the ball and wanted to lean on Butler for a layup, and when it was, Butler only heard someone shouting behind him:

"Get out of the way, Jimmy."

Butler subconsciously turned to one side, and then he saw a black shadow rushing out from under the Lakers' basket, and then slapped Harden's ball off with a solid slap.

"Brothers, don't be stunned, let's start the first knife in Houston in the new season."

"Extinguish the fire!"

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