Without leader James Harden, the Rockets beat the Orlando Magic and lost to the Golden State Warriors by double digits.

116 to 98, 114 to 124. One league is bottom, one NBA is first, and the Rockets' own scoring hasn't changed much, but the opponents are too different.

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If the Rockets' score is used as a benchmark, the winning Golden State Warriors can win by nearly 30 points against the losing Orlando Magic. In fact, the Warriors won the two games against the Magic, with an average of 15.5 wins, which is not as good as using the Rockets as a reference.

In fact, most sports competitions are like this, if you calculate the relationship between the wins and losses of all teams, to speculate on the future trend, you will find that even the Chinese men's football team may be able to launch a crushing advantage over five-star Brazil through a series of victories. The teams win and lose each other, and at this time, they are like Kong Ming's locks that cannot be unlocked, intertwined and hugged together.

And the real fierce battle is also like unlocking the locks, which seem to be interlocking, but in fact, unraveling a section, pumping and pushing, it doesn't take much effort, but the whole thing is alive and the dead end is flexible.

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On a fishing boat in the East China Sea in Orlando, Yang Yiming listened to Carl Malone's words in the same way:

"A chirp. Naruto, can I call you Naruto? I'm an old guy, and Chinese is so hard to learn that I can't get it. I also fought with your predecessor Da Yao back then, and it was not easy for me to be able to call him Shun the Great Wall that moved. Your Ming pronunciation is the same as his, so if you don't mind, I'll just call you that. ”

"I'm following your game, well, of course. I work as an interior coach in Utah, and I mainly teach the big guys to play, which you saw last time I was here. I watched your play, your game footage, your rookie evaluation report. To be honest, you played with a lot of character, something special. Maybe one day you'll come to Salt Lake City to play, or go to a big club. But that's all unknowns, it's a matter of the managers, and I don't care. I only care about the basketball part, like the first day I set foot on the court in the backyard of Sumfield (Carl Malone's hometown, in Louisiana), I only have basketball in my eyes. Inside, I'm still the 200-person farmer in the small town, and the world outside of basketball is so complicated that I probably can't tell you more. Those are the ones you need to experience for yourself. ”

"But if you're wondering how to play basketball, you've probably got the right person. You're 208 tall, a little taller than me, but you're playing further out than I am, and to be honest, sometimes I feel a little embarrassed when people praise me for being the best power forward in history. The power forward, a name that seems to be spoken of by basketball antiques, is hidden in some unknown prehistoric basketball textbook, and dust accumulates in the far corners of the room. The world of basketball is changing so fast that my retirement seems to be just around the corner, but the big man in the league who actually plays inside and shoots is gone. It seemed to blossom overnight, and everyone started shooting from beyond the three-point line. ”

"Probably that's why I'm still at Jazz. After all, we still have a big guy who can only play on the inside Gobert for me to teach, or I'll be out of work, hehe. ”

"But even though the world of basketball has changed and there are many things that I can't understand, there are some changes that I'm happy to see. I'm probably an old man too, and I probably haven't experienced as many changes in my 20 years in the league as I have in the past few years, so I'm always nostalgic for those old things. For example, there are too many pick-and-rolls in the NBA now. I think about the fact that in the past, it was just me and John (Stockton) playing blocking, and every game would come and go over and over again, and at the end of the game we all joked that it was too annoying, and it was really annoying for two old guys to play chess and understand each other's every move. Unlike this sea, dealing with the fish under the water is ever-changing, and you can't touch it even if you want to. You'll never know which direction the next one will come from, what the volume will be, how fast or slow, or how much time it will give you to deliver that fatal touch. ”

"It's kind of like a change in pick-and-roll tactics right now. Now John's and I two-man pick-and-rolls are about to become as old as the power forwards. Pick-and-roll, now it's a whole team thing, the person with the ball does the two-man three-person block, and the person without the ball is also doing it, several people do it together, running from one direction to the other diagonally, or suddenly turning back again; Blocking hand to hand, the guard blocking the center, dazzling to watch, like a trick. ”

"But when you're really dazzled and attracted by the trick, the opportunity comes out. Boom, open shots, or layups, like a magician pulling a rabbit out of his top hat. You're going to play against the Warriors the day after tomorrow, they're just a bunch of masters of this kind of magic, never stop covering and blocking, never stopping. Of course, I'm not saying that your team's pick-and-roll tactics are bad, but the strong have their own strong players, and if you're a magician who conjures up rabbits, then the Warriors really have to count the Harry Houdini of basketball pick-and-roll. ”

"So, my advice. What do I recommend? Naruto, don't you think you don't contribute enough to the team? You can shoot, you can shoot threes, you can defend, you can protect the rim and block, but you don't feel like you have the power to change the game. Without the tactics that surround you, you're just fighting alone, and you can't create too many tactical opportunities, so you feel frustrated. I can understand that, especially at the end of my career. After all, even if you do so much, you still can't touch the ultimate glory and get a ring engraved with your name. I've tried huddles, too, but it's more like a crazy game of rejuvenation, so I don't want to mention it... But you're still at the beginning of your career, and you could have understood these truths earlier. ”

"Pick-and-roll. It's a pick-and-roll. The best way you can create a presence for the team is to get involved in the pick-and-roll. With an off-ball block, you have a thick body that can provide enough cover for the shooter and create a time difference in shooting. If you play with a guard and James Harden is injured right now, it might not necessarily be a bad thing for you. Harden is a leading scorer, but in terms of pick-and-roll, he still seems to prefer singles, and there are not many variations in execution. Of course, hopefully he will recover and get back into the ring soon. And Chris Paul is different. He's the best point guard in the league, even better than John, and his strength is that he can call anyone, and if you take the initiative to give him a pick-and-roll, he'll definitely reward you, and even if the ball doesn't come back to you, there will be other opportunities. And if you have the chance, I'm sure you won't question that guy will feed you the ball. ”

"That's the essence of pick and roll. That's how I fought with Stockton, so would you like to try it too? ”

"Maybe you'll find a solution to your problems."