"Knoll beat Dwight Howard, which was a real surprise. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"McHale is definitely going to cry, his team tactics are not working at all, and the Lakers are still suppressing the Rockets with the play of their stars."

"The Rockets' defense can only be described as bad, is such a team the dark horse team that James Harden said can eliminate the Lakers?"

"If you look at the game right now and think back to what James said a while ago, it was a big joke. Now I prefer to believe what Chu Xuan said, are the Lakers really going to sweep the Rockets? ”

"If the Rockets are as weak as they are now, then it's really hard for them to win even a game."

The whole world is talking wildly, all the voices are unanimously aimed at the Houston Rockets, and many people talk about James Harden, and that voice definitely seems to be mocking, after all, the Rockets have not shown any convincing performance so far.

Judging from the first quarter of the game, the Lakers really didn't give the Rockets any chance. At the beginning of the game, the Lakers completed the suppression of the Rockets, almost beating the Rockets.

Chu Xuan's plan is also very simple, that is, to continue to use the team's performance to slowly disintegrate the morale of the Rocket team and the confidence of the players, and at that time, it will only be a matter of time before the Rocket team is eliminated.

However, it is obviously impossible to break the confidence of the Rockets in one quarter of the game.

In the second quarter, the Rockets began to change their offensive tactics, McHale had a clearer head, and he began to let James Harden break through and kill, and then Kanan and Parsons ambushed on the outside to catch and shoot. As for Howard and Asik, they were pulled more into the high and low posts to block Harden.

Defending Harden is LaVine's task, and it's no small challenge for a rookie. Therefore, the outside world still pays considerable attention to the two people.

For head coach Chu Xuan, he is also a little worried about LaVine's defensive performance. However, since the end of the regular season, he has been personally training LaVine to help him decipher the skills of defending Harden. So, LaVine's preparation is still quite adequate, except that he needs to test the results with defensive effectiveness when facing Harden in person.

In fact, in the first quarter of the game, LaVine and Harden played each other a few times. But because Harden himself has a bad hand, LaVine's defensive level cannot be experienced. Because on two or three occasions, Harden inexplicably lost the ball and caused a mistake when LaVine didn't defend much. So, really speaking, in this festival game, after McHale changed tactics, the confrontation of the two finally entered everyone's field of vision and became the focus.

Under the whistling sound of the audience, the position of the focus of the magnesium lights.

Harden was dribbling the ball unhurriedly, and in front of him, LaVine was putting on a defensive posture with a serious face, staring at Harden's movements with his eyes.

At this time, it was Harden who took the initiative to single out LaVine, and the Rockets players had already opened up the space at his signal.

When witnessing such a situation, the atmosphere of the fans at the scene must have been unprecedentedly hot.

And on the sidelines, the heads of the two sides also looked different. McHale frowned slightly, obviously a little unhappy with Harden's willingness to play heads-up.

As for Chu Xuan, Chu Xuan was full of calm at this time, and his complexion did not change at all from beginning to end.

However, Chu Xuan is still looking forward to the battle between LaVine and Harden, and he wants to see how much potential LaVine has on the defensive end.

Harden's breakthrough threat lies primarily in the change in his center of gravity as he travels, as well as his pace. Harden's physical coordination is very good, and he can often take advantage of his footwork to create fouls from defenders. So, defending Harden, the ability to read the game and adapt is something that needs to be strong.

With the world watching, Harden moved, and he started up quickly, which was his strength. Harden lunged forward, his hands constantly changing and swinging in the process, making very deceptive feints.

However, LaVine was not deceived by Harden, and his reflexes and defensive pace adjustments still seemed rhythmic. And LaVine gives people the feeling that he is very calm and unhurried in defending Harden.

Under Harden's continuous change of direction, he was about to break through to the layup as usual.

It should be noted that Harden's arm position with the ball is very subtle, and defenders can often easily hit his arm and get fouled by the referee. Of course, top defenders do a good job of this, like Kawhi Leonard, who is definitely very good at defending Harden.

Syllable~

The crisp sound reached everyone's ears, and people couldn't help but feel shocked.

Immediately after, though, there was no favorite whistle.

LaVine cut off Harden's ball in the moment of his layup, and then ran straight to the front court with lightning speed, ending the fast-break counterattack with a gliding one-handed slam.

"Absolutely fantastic defending, Zach was very accurate, and I think if he hadn't been accidental, we would have won very easily today." Chu Xuan clapped his hands and turned his head to look at Nash who was sitting beside him.

The Son of the Wind has now surpassed Phil Webber to become the Lakers' No. 1 assistant coach, and his talent in coaching is absolutely strong, and his 20 years of experience as a point guard gives him the ability to read the game that is difficult for ordinary people to match.

Nash smiled and nodded, "James' threat is nothing more than a breakaway to make a foul, and then his step-back shot." If Zach can have some experience in both aspects of defense, then the Rockets will really be a mess. ”

Many people are wondering if LaVine's successful defense is an accident.

The answer is no, and it's no accident at all, LaVine did find some tips for defending Harden.

In the next few minutes, Harden also seemed a little unconvinced, and he made consecutive breakthroughs to create a foul on LaVine, but LaVine avoided them. Moreover, LaVine was always able to take advantage of the defensive opportunities when he was quick to shoot at the end. Interference or direct steals or blocks, which put Harden in a great predicament immediately.

But Harden, as a first-line star in the league today, is not just a player who can only break through, his shooting is still quite accurate. However, what frustrated Harden was that under LaVine's defense, his two three-point attempts were all missed.

McHale's expectation of playing Harden was disappointed, and the Rockets fell into a scoring drought for a while, and the situation on the court was becoming more and more passive for the Rockets. However, fortunately, Parsons played very well today, so he did not let the Rockets encounter the embarrassing situation of not being able to score.

The Lakers were in high spirits, and the halftime ended quickly, with the Lakers leading the Rockets by 18 points at 53:35.

Knoll contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds in the half, and Bryant contributed six assists. (To be continued.) )