On January 5, the Lakers flew to Houston to take on the Rockets on the road. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Last season, the Rockets had the second-best record in the West, and this season, the Rockets have retained the trio of Howard, Harden and Parsons, and have unearthed the likes of Isaiah Kanan on the point guard, and McHale has reassigned Asik to the starting center.

Such a lineup gives full play to the strength of the two Morden to a greater extent, and highlights the technical characteristics of Morden. And with Morden's excellent performance, the Rockets are still very competitive this season.

So far, the Rockets have an 18-16 record, which ranks eighth in the West.

The Lakers are the first in the West, and if they play in the Finals from now on, then the Rockets and Lakers will undoubtedly meet in the first round.

It's not impossible. Because of the roster upgrade of the Western team, the competition for the record ranking in the West this season is very large, and the Rockets do not have the strength to play last season's ranking. According to ESPN's predictions, the Rockets could end up in the playoffs in seventh or eighth place.

In this case, the possibility of the Rockets and the Lakers becoming opponents is still very high.

And in the regular season, the two teams played each other as a warm-up for potential playoff matchups. Coupled with the popularity of the Rockets in China, today's game is still very much concerned.

Sina chose to broadcast today's game live, and the anchor is Ke Fan, who is well-known to many people, and the commentator is Wang Meng, the two are old partners, and it is certainly not a problem to be responsible for commenting on this game.

"In the last game, the Lakers went through double overtime to beat the Spurs, and now they are playing back-to-back games against the Rockets, which is undoubtedly a very big test for the Lakers. Of course, the Lakers' roster depth is very good, and even back-to-back, I still think the Lakers have a big win level. ”

Ke Fan is a fan of the Lakers, and his willingness is simple, because all the Chinese players currently in the NBA are included in the Lakers, and as a Chinese, he has no reason not to support the Lakers. Otherwise, he will face attacks from fans across the country......

As Ke Fan said, the Lakers do consume a lot, and the situation is not optimistic when playing the Rockets.

Chu Xuan had a careful plan for this, and he decided to try to integrate tactics in this game.

It's definitely not easy to knead together a run-and-gun and a transition offense. However, Chu Xuan is very interested now, after thinking about it one night, he probably has some ideas, and in today's competition, he is ready to put it into practice.

"Do you understand? I hope that after a month of hard work, our new system will take shape, and then we will be the most feared team in the playoffs. ”

Toyota Center, Chu Xuan looked around, with a faint expectation on his face.

The player responded in the affirmative at the same time.

On the way to Houston, they had already read the documents given by Chu Xuan and had a certain understanding of the new style of play.

As for why Chu Xuan did this, they can also understand it, the reason is very simple, it must be because of the Spurs.

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The game begins.

The starting line-ups for both sides appeared.

Rockets: Kanan, Harden, Parsons, Howard, Asik.

Lakers: Kobe, LaVine, Knoll, Gasol, Whiteside.

Judging from the lineup comparison, the advantage of the Rockets is only in Harden, and the Lakers' threat to this side, the three interior players in the mid-range is absolutely deadly. Moreover, Bryant's organizational skills are completely beyond Kanan's reach.

In the first quarter of the contest between the two sides, the Lakers' style of play was exactly the same as that of the Spurs, that is, to use the rapid transition between players to get the best shots possible.

In this regard, the Rockets are not doing so well. McHale's arrangement makes it impossible to see what tactics they are fighting according to.

The Rockets' offense isn't as well-defined as the Lakers' approach, and their offense is simple, just a few simple passes from the perimeter, followed by a flurry of shots from Parsons, Harden and Kanan, and there's nothing threatening at all.

In this way, the Lakers immediately played an advantage in the first quarter, and at 30:19, the Lakers led the Rockets by 11 points.

In the second quarter of the game, Chu Xuan made a surprising scene, he sent a lineup that had never been sent before, Payton and Jeremy Lin teamed up as the backcourt, and Zhang Yang served as a small forward, and the two interior players were Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhelin.

When such a lineup was dispatched, the fans watching the NBA in China were completely excited. In the NBA, it is absolutely unprecedented that a lineup composed almost entirely of Chinese players can appear.

"If you don't know that this is an NBA game, I think many people will think that this is a friendly game between the Chinese team and the United States team. Chu Xuan was really bold enough to send three rookie ......"

"This lineup is quite weak in defense and offense, what is Chu Xuan's starting point for doing this? Isn't he worried about ruining his team's lead? ”

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Chu Xuan's arrangement like this certainly had his purpose.

The Lakers' main players consumed too much last game, and reducing their playing time is undoubtedly a wise thing to do.

As for arranging four Chinese players to be present, Chu Xuan certainly wanted to test the power of switching offense in a general lineup.

With such a lineup, the offensive focus is on Yi Jianlian, Jeremy Lin and Zhang Yang.

The individual strength of the three is not very strong, but under the tight and smooth transition, the Lakers' offense is still quite good.

The five players were on the floor at the same time for about five minutes, and during that time, the Lakers and Rockets played 10-12. This result made Chu Xuan quite surprised, so that he was even more determined in the Spurs' system.

Obviously, in such a system, the individual strength of the players is not too important, the important thing is the tacit understanding of the players and the execution of tactics.

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After that, the Lakers played completely around Noll. Mainly because Knoll is in good shape, and secondly, because of tactical needs.

Noll's mid-range is quite dangerous right now, and Howard isn't particularly good at defending him, which gives the Lakers an advantage.

In the third quarter of the game, Knoll scored 15 points in a single quarter, once again showing his ability.

Obviously, Knoll definitely has a bright future, and Howard, who is opposite him, is somewhat overshadowed.

Because they were trying a new style of play, the Lakers' performance was not very consistent. In the final quarter, the Rockets once launched a counterattack to narrow the point difference, but in the end, the Lakers still won the game 103-91.

In this game, Bryant hit his fourth triple-double of the season, and he contributed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

And it was Knoll who was voted the best player after the game. He made 14 of 27 shots, including one three-pointer, and added free throws to a total of 35 points and 11 rebounds and three blocks. Howard, who was opposite him, had only 12 points and 13 boards. (To be continued.) )