In the first quarter, Howard played a very awesome statistic, shooting 0 of 5. Not a single free throw. A total of 0 points were obtained. And look at the back, well, 0 rebounds, 0 blocks, 0 steals, 0 assists. This data makes Rockets fans and Howard fans a little "eye-catching". After all, it's a bit too bad. In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, McHale replaced Howard, and seeing this, the Lakers also took Don Qian.

"Good job, hot, good tonight." D'Antoni was very satisfied with Tang Qian's state of play tonight, so he smiled and said. Who knew that the latter turned around and said: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as it's a monster, even if I'm dehydrated, I'll have to help me up." D'Antoni only thought that No. 29 was joking with "mouth flowers", so he didn't say anything else.

Tang Qian went off the court to rest, and the Rockets finally seized the time to chase the points, but at this time, the gap between Bosh and no Bosh was reflected. Some time ago, without Bosh and without Tang Qian, the Lakers would be prone to fall into a crash when the overall game could not be opened and the tactics were not working. Lack of a truly stable autonomous point of attack. Now that there is Bosh, the situation has changed greatly, even if Tang Qian is not there, there is an offensive core here, and he is not afraid of scoring problems. This Jimmy. Butler is a little bit closer, and he's still adjusting to the scoring pressure of the playoffs. After all, he is also an outside offensive point now, he doesn't "coax", Tang Qian still treats him equally. will give him the number of shots he deserves.

As a result, it is difficult for the Rockets to catch up with the score difference, although Harden is good, but in the regular season, his state in the playoffs is almost worse than good. The more critical it is, the more it can't be opened. For example, in the first playoff game of the Rockets in the 14-15 season, Harden played a very low shooting percentage, only more than 3 percent. Tonight, he's in a similar situation, because Butler's main mission, this series is to keep an eye on Harden. The current Harden is not the Harden of the future, and his singles ability is still a big piece behind, and, again, no matter how well he plays, it is still the regular season, and the singles in the playoffs are a try?

Misplaced singles haven't caught on this season, so Harden's singles can't be much better.

If you're a long-time fan who has been following NBA games, you know the difference between the misplaced singles that will be popular in the future and the indiscriminate singles of the past. The representative of the misplaced singles is Harden, and the representative of the indiscriminate singles is Kobe Bryant and other waves, and it seems that Harden is also very strong in terms of data, so why don't you feel like watching the game? That's why. Any stats need to be seen in conjunction with the game for that to be meaningful. Indiscriminate singles are tantamount to nuclear weapons, and the real disregard for tactics, while misplaced singles is actually a kind of tactics, and has not completely become an unsolvable way. So once it gets to the playoffs, Harden is immediately magically gone.

If you really can't understand this, well, you can go and whiten it out. (Is this a typo if this is written on purpose.) ）

Speaking of the current Harden, the current Rockets do not have a misplaced singles system, this system is researched by D'Antoni based on Harden's technical characteristics. At present, D'Antoni is on the Lakers, of course, it is impossible to give Harden this kind of point and help. So, Harden wants to hit Jimmy hard. Butler, there really isn't any advantage. From height to his proudest tonnage of power, Butler was to surpass him. If you want to beat someone like Butler, either you have super athleticism and explosive power, or you have super comprehensive skills and gorgeous connection to break the game. Neither of these is available to Harden, and most of his singles are built on using the rhythm of his body. This Butler, who wants to play last year's second defense, is estimated to be the second defense this year, and it is really not easy.

The shooting percentage has dropped, that's because I don't have to run, this is far from the peak of Harden, and Butler is not so good at the defensive lineup.

Since Bosh's return, the Lakers' defense has reverted to a lineup with a strong single defense, even if it is Jeremy Lin, the single defense is not easy to be eaten. Where is his large tonnage, unless you rely on super explosive power to get rid of it in one step, otherwise Jeremy Lin will not be afraid of a breakthrough. He has now transitioned to a heavy No. 1 position in order to solve the previous problem of poor confrontation.

Do you think it's blowing? Take a look at a 2016 analysis article in the New York Times, where Jeremy Lin ranked 20th out of 81 point guards on the list despite the fact that the Hornets often defend the No. 2 position, which is the shooting guard. Although it cannot be said to be top-notch, there is absolutely no problem in the middle and upper reaches.

Therefore, there is no need to hack his single defense, in fact, it is not bad at all. Of course, if you have to ask for it with a defensive formation, then there is no way.

In this way, from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, they basically have a strong single defense ability, and Bosh's worst fear of large-tonnage attackers has also disappeared because of Tang Qian. On the contrary, his defense and mobility have strengthened the Lakers' overall defense a lot, so that they will not be easily pulled out by the opposing team and exploded. In this way, the Rockets' offense is like playing constipated, and there is no sign of the level of having the league's first percentile and the first center.

Although this is all sealed by ESPN.

The Rockets scored just 20 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers led by nine points in the first quarter. After 4 minutes in the second quarter, Howard was substituted, and as soon as he saw Howard on the court, Tang Qian didn't think much about it and applied to D'Antoni to play. D'Antoni also nodded in agreement, because he could see that his team's No. 29 would come as soon as he hit the "monster".

Of course, he will not let go of this state.

On the Rockets' side, Harden pulled one up, but didn't hit it at all, Butler defended successfully, and this kind of close defensive master who was better than him in physical fitness gave him a headache. Without D'Antoni to give him a point, he simply fought by himself, no. If you want to take off, you have to use the dislocation single after the pick-and-roll cover. Now, however, he had no idea how to do it.

I didn't have that idea at all.

I don't know how suitable I am for this singles style.

The basketball hit the iron, bounced high, and the position should be a low-post rebound, Tang Qian jumped up and got the ball. The Lakers attacked, and Jeremy Lin passed a pass that looked good, but Butler couldn't shoot it and rebounded in the low post.

"Grab the rebound !!"

"Protecting the !! Rebounding Ball"

Howard was stuck, but he was blocked by a figure larger than him, and then he was blocked by a horse with an open hand, and our Mr. Warcraft was immediately suppressed behind him. This anti-card position is very beautiful, and it can be seen by the Lakers' live commentator Beal. McDonald said that this is called a textbook anti-card position.

is indeed a textbook anti-card position, and now the gap between Howard and Tang Qian's rebounding ability is not the time of the 12-13 season, at that time, even if he is trapped by a back injury, his strength is reduced, but he can also be compared with Tang Qianzhong. If you look at the data that Tang Qian won the title of season rebounding champion that year, you will know that he only surpassed Howard by a little bit, specifically a gap of 0.1. So Howard felt that he had lost unjustly, but he had lost on a back injury, and if his back had recovered, that would definitely not be the case. But it turned out that he was thinking too much.

As time went on, he had a bulldozer-like gap with the Lakers' No. 29 in his second season.

Averaged 21.3 rebounds per game! In an instant, everyone was a little silent about the rebounding king, not that they didn't have a competitive mentality, and they wanted to defeat Tang Qian. But the comparison of the whole season, so forget it. 21+ rebounds per game? This super rebounder is coming, and it's also a rhythm to kneel. This guy has begun to set foot in the field of the "God of Rebounding", okay?

Seeing this, Howard's heart was cold, because he averaged 21+ rebounds per game, he couldn't catch up. It is also impossible at the peak. There was no hope at all. This is the real chasm gap. At that time, he scolded in his heart, how did that damn "flower worm" teach this oriental, and made him improve so much at once? Do you think you're riding a rocket? It's nearly doubled from 12+!! That's a doubling from 12+!! Didn't it go from 2+ to 4+!! The difficulty is unimaginable, okay?

And he thought that 21+ rebounds was the limit of the Lakers' No. 29, in fact? It's not wow, this season, people actually increased this average rebounding data to 23+ per game!! This! Buddhist nun! Cornelian! Still! Let! No! Let! Person! Live!??????? At this height, not to mention improving, it is even more difficult to maintain it, and he has improved by 2+ in one breath??? Is this a rebounding genius??? The bottleneck ceiling is so high???

Tang Qian's regular season statistics this season are 28 points, 23 rebounds, 6.5 blocks, 3.5 assists and 0.2 steals per game, all of which are only one digit after the decimal point. This is also the basic algorithm of the NBA league's average data per game. It seems that through the recent "7 consecutive explosions", Tang Qian's average points per game have increased to 28 points. Even if there is a D'Antoni system bonus, there is a lot of water, but after all, it is also an average of 28+ points per game, which is a very good first-class scorer, okay?

However, Tang Qian himself knew that he was two pounds, and after squeezing out all this water, he should not be a first-class scorer.

But the quasi-first-class scorer is proper, and the interval of 20+ scores above and 25+ points below is the quasi-first-class scorer range. It's okay to even work hard and step on the threshold of a first-class scorer. This is already a very strong internal data in the entire league, and among the internal lines, how many people dare to say that their scoring ability is stable over Tang Qian? Looking at Howard's stats this season, how much worse? What's more, he has only come back now, and his state and body have not been found, and it is normal to be beaten by Tang Qian.

After getting the rebound, Tang Qian made 2 strong moves, causing Howard to foul defensively, making 2 free throws and 2 of 2.

Well, yes, there is no "playoff demon" anymore, it's just his grandmother's cool crookedness.

Otherwise, when he saw that his own free throw-like shooting rate was about to be slashed, he was so depressed that he could vomit blood.

But all of this disappeared after last year's victory, and there will be no more problems with him.

"You really haven't made any progress in rebounding, you went to Houston every day and nightclubs, right?" Tang Qian's "trash talk" taunt made Howard's face turn blue, but he really didn't protect this defensive rebound, what else can he say? You can only protect a few before counterattacking the opponent. But he didn't expect that he wouldn't have this opportunity tonight.

No, it's the whole series that doesn't have that chance.

At halftime, the Lakers led by 14 points, and it was the Rockets' Jason. Terry made three key three-pointers in the quarter, which allowed the Houstonians to bite off and not be pulled into "garbage time" all at once. However, this kind of scoring does not solve the real scoring problem of the Houston Rockets. No matter how stupid McHale is, he is still an NBA head coach, let alone an NBA playoffs, even if it is an NBA regular season, without the regular output of core players, it is impossible to last only by relying on role players. A role player can shine at a key point, but it's definitely just a "point" and not a "line". So what really worries McHale is the team's core "modern combination".

Howard has only played 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in this game so far, which is simply frustrating, and this data output is already worse than that of a bench player. On the other hand, what about No. 5 and No. 29 on the opposite side? I don't know how much better the data is than the former. Forget it, the problem is that the team's other "Hakishi" also played poorly in this game. So far, he has made 2 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and has 4 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds.

So, do you say that McHale can not be in a hurry?

At halftime, Tang Qian's fans were also frantically swiping the screen, sarcastically mocking Howard fans, and talking about the league's No. 1 center?

And Howard's statistic just made his fans speechless.

When the second half came, the Lakers scored three points in a row as soon as they came up, and the score difference opened up instantly. So, it's still time for a superstar to step up. Howard made a shot, but was interfered with by Tang Qian, missed, and the Lakers wanted another three-pointer, but they flew away.

High rebound, protected by the Rockets.

At this time, the head coach of the Rockets, McHale, shouted loudly on the sidelines: "James, it's up to you, don't hesitate, go!" ”

Indeed, at this time, the only thing they can rely on is James, who is known as the league's first point to succeed Kobe. Harden is up. Since it's the first percentile in the league, scoring is what you should do. Your position is that of a shooting guard. Harden nodded, and he began to hold the ball on his own, but Butler had been causing him problems in the first half tonight, and he had to admit that the fourth-grader from Texas in front of him had a strong defense, and he felt a little unable to play it now.

And tonight, he felt it, and his hand didn't feel good.

Playing hard and throwing is never his strong point.

However, Harden still thought of another way, that is, to start performing his unique stunt, "Touching Porcelain Dafa".

Now that's the only one that can save him. Otherwise, the first percentile of the league was pressed into this ghostly appearance, and after this game, he estimated that he would not be able to read the post-game comments and his personal Twitter. This trick had a certain effect, Butler began to hit the tricks in a row, although not as many whistles as the home court, but relying on his already completed "porcelain Dafa", he can still win a lot of whistles. But just as Harden breathed a sigh of relief and saw that his score began to rise, Tang Qian pulled Jimmy. Butler whispered a few words to him, and the latter was stunned at first, then nodded in understanding.

Tang Qian forced the basket and attacked the basket successfully, and Howard was pressed and beaten again tonight, from defense to offense, it was a miserable ending. On the offensive end, the Rockets' Harden still repeats his old tricks, why did he score more than 20 points in the first game of the playoffs in the 14-15 season? Didn't you rely on 17 free throws in the game?

So when you watch Harden's game, you can often see a situation where the shooting percentage is more than 30% or less, but when you look at the data at the end of the game, hey, there are still more than 20 points. This situation is also unique to the "Harden phenomenon". However, it's not the regular season but the playoffs, isn't it? The scale is changing, and if you break through, you can also "insert your arm" to deliberately find a foul, and collide directly with the inside, but it is not easy to get the whistle. Tang Qian also took advantage of this, so he just talked to Jimmy. What Butler said was: he wants to break through the defense, he just stops, don't cling, let him pass, let him in.

When he comes in, I'll take care of it.

Since Butler's last time, he has learned a lot and started executing without objections, and Harden obviously broke through easily at once. Well? It's so easy to pass? Is he distracted defensively? Still out of fitness? Harden was thinking about it, he went inside and was about to make a layup, and then he had just thrown the ball when he was slapped out by a big hand.

As soon as Harden looked at it, he knew what was going on, the Lakers' No. 29.

Hum.

hummed in his heart, the Rockets sent the frontcourt baseline ball, which was still given to Harden, and Harden easily passed Butler again, because it was obvious that Butler was worried about his "porcelain touching skills", and deliberately opened a lot of distance, not daring to stick too tightly. Once again, Harden has successfully entered the interior line. He went straight to the Lakers' basket for this ball, and, apparently, wanted to find physical contact and continue to lie to the whistle. But he didn't have this opportunity at all, Tang Qian was completely contactless, his long arm was extended, and the cap dropped his shot this time, while the Lakers defended and counterattacked, Jeremy Lin broke through and scored a layup.

"Whistle trying to trick me? Can you keep coming? That's all you're going to do right now, isn't it? ”

"You don't want to sway me! Oriental hot! That's how I play! ”

"Yes, if you think your way will allow you to win, please continue."

Harden waited with a cold face for the ball to dribble past half court, and after giving it to him, he passed Butler without saying a word, and then, unlike the previous two balls, he didn't mean to slow down at all, but accelerated towards the Lakers' basket. This ball, to paraphrase a favorite phrase of fans on the Internet to ridicule Harden, is not towards the basket, but towards people.

I'm going to face you with this ball, and see how you don't have physical contact!

When Tang Qian saw Harden, he didn't retreat at all, he stood under the basket, jumped vertically, and then collided directly with Harden.

The ball didn't go in, but there wasn't any whistle blowing.

Harden looked at the referee, a little incredulous, he didn't even retreat, and asked the referee directly: "This ball is fouled, why don't you give me a whistle?" ”

The referee ignored him and directly announced that the Lakers' Ariza had scored to the basket and caused the Rockets to foul the defense.

Free throws 2 goals.

Tang Qian walked slowly past Harden's side and said, "This is the playoffs, and this is also the Staples Center, you want a whistle like this?" Do you think it's the regular season? You're really sorry for the name of the first quartile in this league. ”

In this game, the Lakers basically won more than three quarters, and the playoffs got off to a good start.

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