With this lineup of the Rockets, the weaknesses could not be more obvious, and any team knows to storm their guard line. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The Houstoners' two guards simply don't have the strength to play starters, but the Rockets had to use them to play starters, who told them to trade all four starters and important rotation players to the Suns last season.

In the opening scrum, Mutombo won against Olajuwon.

The two men seem to be older than Mutombo, but the official age is three years older than Olajuwon. However, this year, it is true that Mutombo has a slight upper hand in athleticism, which also shows in disguise that even if Mutombo's age is fake, at most he will falsely report that he is two or three years old, which is definitely not as exaggerated as four or five years old.

Van Exel dribbled the ball past midfield and handed it to the coach as usual.

The Lakers' first offense of the season was almost always executed by Zhang Mao, who had to let him fire the first shot first.

The Rockets naturally focused their attention for the first time, Zhang Mao's performance in these 6 games is really terrifying, and if he continues to play like this, he is afraid that he is qualified to compete for MVP, and it is likely to occupy a big advantage, Jordan has a downward trend in personal data this season, so who can hold him down?

But today, Zhang Zhu didn't execute the first attack himself, his breakthrough was just a perfunctory start, and then he used a fake move that could be called "fake" to pass the basketball to Van Exel, who used Mason's cover to run out of a small vacancy.

Mason is clearly stronger than Van Exel's in terms of overall vision and passing awareness, and it can be seen that he runs to the weak side as soon as he completes the screen. Zhang Mao is also moving quickly after passing, and at this moment, a closer look can show that Mason's movement is very particular, as long as Van Exel throws his hand to pass the ball to him, and then continues to pull away from a distance, then Mason will have several options for open passes in an instant, and he has enough awareness and skill to pass the ball again.

But Van Exel does not have such awareness, he can't think so far, this season he only has some progress in controlling the rhythm, and at the same time is much better in moving without the ball, but in the momentary situation judgment, his awareness and reaction are still not good enough, this ball in his eyes is only his own use of cover to attack a choice, other opportunities he can't see.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with that, because Matt Maloney, who was opposite him, was too good for Fan, and it was easy for him to burst near the line of the box and then hit an easy jumper.

Harris and Zhang Qi like their players and teammates to think more and deeper, smart people definitely don't like to be friends with stupid people, it's not that they think you're stupid, but your thinking can't keep up, and you will definitely be very irritable after a long time.

Zhang Yu and Mason's attack this time is a trip for nothing, it doesn't matter if you run once or twice, but no one wants to be ignored every action with deep meaning, so why should I use my brain so much?

If the Lakers' offense is against the supersonic this time, Van Exel's offense is so simple, it is very likely to be stopped.

What if it was Kassel? As you can see from the video, this person's passing awareness is much better than Van Exel's, and it is believed that he will choose to pass the ball to Mason, and then run himself to make a better scoring opportunity to shoot directly, so that even in the face of Payton, the Lakers can be more confident to complete the score.

Van Exel is actually quite pitiful, his style is inclined to attack directly with the ball, and now in order to accommodate Zhang Mao, he has begun to play without the ball, what do you want him to do?

In the first five minutes of the first quarter, Van Exel's continued to receive Zhang Qi's balls in this direct style, almost alone penetrated the Rockets' defense, and the shooting rate of 4 of the 5 shots in the opening game made the mentality of the Rockets players almost exploded, and they couldn't accept the reality of being beaten by a three- or four-master master.

Olajuwon's performance after the opening was average, and his pace on the defensive end this season is still not to be underestimated, but the problem is that Matt Maroni, who is opposite Van Exel, is a dog, he can't even get a little time to help defend, and he is directly killed by Van Exel, plus this guy is used to stopping at the edge of the penalty line to complete the shot, even if he is replaced by Kemp to make up for the defense, he is also powerless.

Zhang Zhu didn't seem to have much desire to score in the first quarter, not only did he keep feeding Van Exel, but when the Rockets began to strengthen the encirclement of Van Exel, he began to use the advantage of his vision to continuously pass a wide range of transfer balls to Finley at the far end, helping the sophomore of his level to create a lot of scoring opportunities.

Although this kind of pass is difficult to get assists directly, it can keep the Lakers' scoring efficiency high.

The Lakers' offense after the opening is very targeted, which is to bully your two guard scumbags!

The Rocket has only one old "glider" on the outside this season to defend himself, but what he has to face today is Zhang Zhu's monster-like opponent, not to mention helping his teammates do something, he can take care of himself, this is already the reason why Zhang Qiu did not exert his strength, how can he still have the energy to care about his teammates.

Ninety percent of the Lakers' two interior tasks are defense, and the interior line composed of Barkley and Olajuwon is extremely critical to the Rockets on the offensive end today, if they can't "break up" the defense of Mutombo and Mason and make up for the points lost on the outside, there will be only a dead end today!

The Lakers naturally know this, so the two interior lines only need to defend, and the offensive task can be handed over to the outside line.

Can the Rockets blow up the Lakers' interior?

Of course, this is unlikely, and it is okay to beat, but if you want to blow up Mutombo and Mason, it would be too much to underestimate the Lakers' interior line.

Even if these two can't hold the penalty area, at least they won't be blown up by the two former superstars in their thirties, and the 28-year-old Barkley and Olajuwon are about the same, but the two are almost 34 years old, and their athleticism is unlikely to remain at their peak, and their impact power is at most eighty percent of their peak.

Although Mutombo has falsely reported his age, he is about the same age as these two, but Mason is much younger, and the Lakers' interior line is not inferior in athleticism and experience, as long as the outside line gives them some assistance, blocking the restricted area is not an impossible task.

Zhang said "I can support you", and today he didn't contribute on the offensive end because he knew that Van Exel and Finley alone were enough, and he could put the extra energy on the defensive end, which would be enough to be a key force to crush the Rockets.

In the first quarter, the Rockets didn't feel much pressure from Zhang Mao, and the score was 29:24, and the Rockets trailed by 5 points, and the situation didn't seem to have reached a bad point.

Zhang Mao only played 10 minutes in the first quarter, made only 3 shots, contributed 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and it can be seen from the data where he put his energy.

Van Exel had a game-high nine points and two assists, Finlay also scored seven points, and even Mutombo had four points on the rebound.

In the second quarter, Zhang Yu reappeared after a three-minute break off the court, and Starks was killing on the court during this time, and the score had been expanded to 38:28.

This situation is not unexpected, the Rockets' main outside line is so bad that Houston fans want to vomit blood, and the bench is really unwatchable.

Starks, as the Lakers' second-best player, has become 85 (+4) at the moment, and his performance today is even more impressive than Van Exel, from the end of the first quarter after he came off the bench, he has cut 10 points in less than 6 minutes, quickly helping the Lakers to widen the gap to double digits.

Zhang Qi admires this New York abandonment very much, and he is also a direct offensive role with the ball, but his sixth-man position is suitable for this style of play, Van Exel is the team's main control, and it is obviously inappropriate to play like this, the big coach is not the later No. 23, Zhang Zhu likes to play more and more finely and gorgeously, because he has such a talent.

Starks is now the Lakers' biggest fluctuating internal state, his basic attributes have dropped from 83 last season to 81 this year, but every time he plays a weak team or a team that is not strong on the guard line, the ability value of this product will skyrocket, and the highest has even risen to 85, and it has increased on both offensive and defensive ends.

What is called "abusing vegetables as fierce as a tiger", Starks should be the best portrayal, but this is not a bad thing for the Lakers, anyway, they don't rely on Starks to decide the winner in the playoffs, this kind of person is really too suitable for Zhang Zhu and the Lakers, especially Zhang Zhu, who must get 70 wins in the regular season this year, he very much needs this kind of abuse master to increase the winning rate against weak teams.

After Zhang Zhu came on the court again, he finally began to give defensive support, which also made Barkley and Olajuwon more and more uncomfortable on the inside, and it was already tricky for them to deal with Mutombo and Mason, plus a guy who should have played the No. 4 position, it was really a bit unbearable!

This season, many people are complaining that Zhang Zhu should play the No. 4 position, although this kind of complaining itself is very unreasonable, people can play whatever position they like, but when he and Barkley stand together, the height that is half a head taller than the small one, the body shape is not inferior, coupled with the advantage of arm span, even Lakers fans are joking to complain that Zhang Zhu should indeed play inside.

Zhang Zhu is now 204cm tall, you must know that the average height of the NBA's No. 4 position is only 203cm, so he can completely dislocate to the No. 4 or 5 position, and at this time frequently come to the restricted area to participate in defense, at least Barkley is no longer able to get offensive opportunities, his lack of height causes Zhang Zhu to easily complete the block from behind or on one side, it can be said that the current Zhang Mao is Barkley's nemesis.

Olajuwon is a little alone, in the second quarter, he and Barkley came up and missed shots under Zhang Mao's sneak attack, but the Lakers used the double small combination of Van Exel and Starks to attack the basket frequently, and the efficiency was amazing, and the home fans of the Rockets gradually couldn't cheer, this is the rhythm of being blown up!

At 4 minutes and 10 seconds in the second quarter, Zhang Zhu was actually let go on the outside, such a big vacancy, no matter how bad Van Exel's consciousness was, he would not be able to pass the ball, and easily assisted Zhang Zhu to hit an empty three-point shot.

"Most of my scores today seem to be open."

Zhang Zhu was so happy that he couldn't do it, almost all of his three shots in the first quarter were empty, and the Rockets couldn't take care of him in the second quarter, although everyone knew that letting go of Zhang Zhu was definitely irrational behavior, but they really couldn't prevent the attack of the Rockets guards, especially Van Exel and Starks had good ball-holding ability, which was too hurtful.

With a score of 58:40, Zhang Zhu's three-pointer made the difference between the two teams begin to widen towards 20+, but the Rockets still had no way to defend the Lakers' guards, and they also had trouble on the interior offense.

Barkley has been forced to pull outside the three-point line to attack from the middle of the second quarter, otherwise he and Olajuwon are shrinking under the basket, Zhang Zhu dares to follow and lean in, and Drexler is completely locked by Zhang Zhu in 4 shots 0 from the outside today, and the Rockets rely on two inside lines to score points, but in terms of efficiency, they are far from the opponents of the Lakers.

"Are the Lakers so strong?"

"Are we so weak?"

"Why did we send away the three main players?"

"yes, even if Kassel and Horry can keep one."

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Rocket fans never dreamed that they would be pressed and beaten by the Lakers all the way at home today, everyone is obviously a 6-0 team, how could there be such a disparity?

TV commentators and professional media people watch more, Zhang Zhu is obviously playing today, or he is playing as an auxiliary position today.

But that doesn't mean Zhang Qi won't attack, as long as he wants to score, then he can do it at any time, and the Rockets' defense can't stop him at all.

This is equivalent to the Lakers playing four 2s and four A's, and they still have two kings in their hands just in case, and the Rockets don't look like they have a chance at all today.

Zhang Fu also thought that he had won, the Rockets didn't look as strong as he imagined, and the Lakers seemed to even underestimate their own strength.

I don't know, does this count as milking yourself?

Drexler, who had been sluggish in the first half, finally came back to life at the end of the second quarter, taking advantage of the opportunity for Zhang Yu to run inside to make trouble, hitting two consecutive shots from beyond the three-point line, and immediately narrowed the gap to 12 points.

"Sure enough, you still can't take it too lightly!"

Zhang Wei knew that he was a little careless, 87's ability value is not low, after the Lakers scored an 18-point gap, he should take it back and stabilize it, so that the Rockets are in a hurry to chase the score, which will definitely expose more loopholes.

But even Barkley has pulled to the outside, and he continues to wrap Olajuwon on the inside, so ignoring the existence of the "glider", there should have been such retribution a long time ago.

In the final stages of the first half, Ross Barkley voluntarily left the box to give up his position, and the big dream stepped up his offense under the basket, repeatedly scoring on Mutombo or attracting the ball to his outside teammates.

It can't be said that Mutombo's defense is not good, but the whistle is starting to find balance, plus Olajuwon's offensive space is too comfortable, which makes his dream footsteps unstoppable, and once the body contacts too much, Uncle Mu is easy to foul, plus the rules that cannot change the defense in this era, the outside line can't frequently kill the inside line to help, Zhang Mao has already paid the price.

No way, that's the way it is in this era, a singles invincible outside line can become a BUG, a singles invincible inside line is also a BUG, you have to leak people if you don't pack, and if you don't pack it, you will be blown up by one person.

"I thought I could try it!"

Mason took the initiative to come up with his idea, having previously defended Olajuwon in the Finals. Of course, judging by the personal data at the time and the final result, he belonged to the party who was hanged. But Olajuwon was really unhappy with his defense, otherwise in that round of the series, Da Meng would not only play an average of 30 points per game. On top of that, he freed Ewing on the defensive end, which is a strategy of inferior horses against superior horses.

But you know, the current Lakers are not the Knicks, and Mason's role at that time was to allow Ewing to concentrate on offense, but Mutombo doesn't need to keep any energy, and he defends well, do you really think that the best defensive player will definitely be able to prevent Olajuwon?

If the Rockets don't have Barkley, then Mutombo and Mason should be able to limit Olajuwon.

But in the second quarter, Barkley basically kept moving on the outside in order to let Olajuwon have space to play alone, and gave the restricted area to Olajuwon to play alone.

It's not that Mutombo's defense is not strong, whoever puts such a large space to fight with Da Meng, I believe that they can't be prevented, and changing Mason will only die worse!

The Lakers will be embarrassed to refuse his offer, and as a result, the effect of replacing Mason to defend is really worse, and his lack of height makes Lakers players even more afraid to help, otherwise Olajuwon can easily pass the ball.

Mason's mentality is a bit impatient right now, he's too eager to perform, he's eager to prove that he can be the second best player on a championship team, he's eager to show his all-round skills, he's eager to prove that he's a better fit for the Lakers than Barkley......

But the problem is that these things can't be rushed, and everyone has to rely on their brains to play well to have a good performance.

And in this regard, Mason is a lot worse than Barkley, maybe it is more suitable for Mason to go to a weak team, it is not unreasonable for the Lakers to give priority to Barkley in the summer, just like today's tough battle, the ball quotient is very important, Barkley can give up the inside line to the big dream in time, and he came to the outside to play a supporting role, which activated the big dream all of a sudden, and by the way, let the big dream activate Drexler and other shooters, this change has a great impact on the situation, which is the embodiment of the ball quotient.

"Other shooters" refers to Emmanuol Davis, who is an inconspicuous little character who has no other skills than shooting three-pointers, but under the pass of Big Dream, he hit two three-pointers before the end of the first half, helping the Rockets chase the score to 62:52 in the first half, and the difference that was originally heading towards 20+ almost reached single digits in a few minutes.

At halftime, Harris did not criticize the players for underestimating the enemy, they are not underestimated, they can only say that the Rockets played their own advantages, and they are not easy to bully.

Olajuwon's stats have slipped to 90, but he is still a bit unsolvable on the court, and once he is given space to attack, this is still the existence that can barely be defended by a single defense, even if he is not as good as he was two years ago, and he is the best defensive center in the current team, but still don't expect this to limit his dream footsteps.

In a word, the Rockets still have strength, and the Lakers have to show a better performance if they want to win, such as a guy who thinks he can win the game by paddling, what did he seem to say before the game?