Chapter 144: Why Pass
The pause ends and comes back.
The Rockets' pause not only did not play a role in calming the morale of the army.
On the contrary, because of the quarrel between Harden and Howard, the team's offense and defense have become more disjointed.
In basketball, when players are not in harmony, the first thing that affects the defense is the defense.
Because offense can be played with just one or two players.
Rely on the individual ability of the players to solve problems.
Defense is not good, defense is necessary to communicate.
Howard would have been the heart of the team's defense.
He was in the center and shouted to everyone.
Set up your team's defensive formation.
Remind to replenish defense, remind rotation.
This is the basic role of an inside defensive gate.
But when Howard's words didn't work.
Internal and external communication failed, and the Rockets' defense was frequent.
As soon as the timeout came back, the Rockets hit a three-pointer from the outside.
It was Harden who assisted Ariza in the shot.
But Wang Shuang immediately returned to color.
After the block of high post and Kobe.
Cut to the top of the three-point arc and hit Kobe's pass.
This ball is wrong with the Rockets' defense.
Kobe Bryant was wrapped in a bag.
But no one came to rotate Wang Shuang.
gave Wang Shuang a big vacancy.
"Wang Shuang's three-point shot! Entered, nice three points. The Rockets came back from a timeout, and the defense didn't improve. ”
It is true that the Rockets' defense is not improving.
Serve quickly at the back and focus on attacking.
Expect to close the gap with great firepower.
Harden singled out Kobe Bryant after a one-on-one change of defense from the outside.
The breakthrough in the middle goes straight to the basket!
But the Lakers are shrinking quickly on the inside.
Harden could only break through and split the ball.
Motaiyunas catches the ball in the bottom corner.
Missed mid-range jumper.
This ball is very aggrieved.
Howard was on the court, but the low post didn't make a difference.
Harden wants to break through, and Howard is the one who stands in the way.
He moved to the outside line, without any threat.
The Lakers pursued a strategy of shrinking the basket tonight.
Harden has the ability to share the ball after breaking through.
However, the Rockets only have two shooting points on the outside, Ariza and Beverley.
These two projections are also particularly unreliable.
Ariza is an iron tie, and Beverly has a match.
In short, it is not a stable and threatening three points.
There's also a Motel in the power forward position.
The magic ball theory of the rocket is matched with such a traditional number four or five position.
It's out of place.
A forward who shoots threes.
A center forward who doesn't occupy the low post.
is the configuration that suits the Rockets and Harden.
Motai misses mid-range and the rebound is taken by Hibbert.
The ball was given to Kobe Bryant and he dribbled steadily across half court.
Halfway through the third quarter.
The Lakers still have the rhythm of the game firmly in their hands.
Still giving the ball to Randolph in the low post.
Facing Howard, Randolph did not force the fight.
Instead, the ball was distributed to Tony Allen, who cut into the air.
Allen hit the basket in the middle and caught the ball and made a layup!
Another chicken steal.
Suffice it to say that the Rockets' defense is not focused.
The difference widened again.
The Rockets didn't get a chance to fight back.
His positional attack was difficult.
The ball was finally in Howard's hands.
Howard forced Hibbert in the low post.
Hibbert fouled.
Send Howard to the free-throw line.
It's a great option.
Because Howard's free throws really didn't hit much.
"Howard went to the free throw line and missed the first free throw, which is still very stiff...... The second penalty is returned to >>
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didn't score, Wang Shuang got the rebound! These two penalties were missed, which is equivalent to the attack just now. ”
Wang Shuang grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
Glancing at the frontcourt, forget it.
Tony Allen was half-time though.
But his finishing ability and speed are not enough.
There is a high probability that the long pass will be wrong in the past.
Or give the ball to Kobe Bryant and play the position slowly.
Some players are more ahead and start to play risky.
All kinds of long passes, difficult passes, and difficult shots.
It's easy to get caught up in a scuffle.
And for such a backward side as the rocket.
Chaos is what they want.
Probably a quick switch between offense and defense.
The difference will be reduced to single digits.
But Wang Shuang was very steady and did not mess around.
After halftime, Kobe Bryant and Wang Shuang's high block.
This time, Wang Shuang walked in and stretched out his hand to ask.
Kobe Bryant hit the ground and passed to Wang Shuang.
Wang Shuang's left-handed low hand layup!
Two more points!
15 minutes.
Kobe Bryant can actually shoot this ball by himself.
But he still opted for passing.
Is it because Kobe Bryant is generous?
No, it's because Wang Shuang used the [Admiral's Assembly Post]!
As soon as this equipment is used, it has properly become the core of the field.
Even Kobe Bryant desperately fed Wang Shuang the ball.
The Rockets also realized that they couldn't grind with the Lakers.
After Wang Shuang scored, he served quickly in the backcourt.
Harden holds the ball and goes straight to the basket.
The layup also caused a foul on Tony Allen.
Impose penalties.
"Ouch, rocket, it's really rocket speed. The Rockets have to play fast, otherwise really, you and the Lakers are really hopeless. Be sure to raise the speed, hit fast, fight back, and the wind can catch up. ”
Commentators like Yang Jian still have feelings for rockets.
After all, it used to be the home team of Chinese fans.
At the forum, the TV set was paid, and the Chinese fans who watched the game in the live broadcast room.
Emotions are complex, and at the same time there are constant quarrels.
Because of the existence of Wang Shuang, plus Kobe's popularity.
The number of Lakers fans has completely outnumbered the Rockets.
But the Rockets still have a lot of "old and young" who are used to watching football.
The two teams are fighting for a playoff spot.
It's just that the performance of the Rockets is really not good.
The third quarter of the game is not over yet.
A lot of Rockets fans can't sit still anymore.
"Playing without any energy, what a garbage defense! It's off. ”
"What kind of playoff ranking battle is this, can it be a little bloody?"
"What kind of bloody is not bloody, anyway, if you enter the playoffs, you will be swept away."
"Last season's Western Conference finals, this season's playoffs can't be made, what happened?"
"Howard is a waste, the offense is completely gone, the defense can't be prevented, hey, it's really a calf."
"I said it a long time ago, when Howard came to lose weight, I knew that he couldn't do it."
"God Tm has said a long time ago, who are you, when did you say it? When Howard came, which one was not excited? ”
It's a lot of noise on the Internet.
The situation on the field has not changed in the slightest.
In the second half of the third quarter, the game turned into a show for Wang Shuang.
After a pick-and-roll layup.
He received another pass from Randolph inside-out on the outside.
45-degree three-point shot on the left side!
The second three-pointer of the game.
Then, he received a pass from Kobe Bryant in the fast break.
Powerful dunk with both hands!
This is one of the few moments when Wang Shuang participates in the fast attack.
This goal was scored, and Wang Shuang had already scored 20 points in the third quarter!
surpassed Kobe Bryant in points and was the highest on the team.
After Kobe Bryant passed, he was still a little stunned.
Looking at his hands, he thought, "Why should I pass the ball to this kid?" ”
(End of chapter)