Wang Feng's move can be regarded as a kind of conspiracy to some extent.

Even if Harden knows that his long-range shooting rate is not high today, in the face of Wang Feng, who is defending with his backhand, he can only keep shooting!

In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets' side was basically Harden's one-man show.

In this quarter of the game, Harden scored 16 points in a single quarter, but the price paid was nearly 18 shots!

18 shots in a single quarter! Even in the regular season, it is extremely rare, and only 16 points from 18 shots has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency!

In fact, except for Harden, the rest of the Rockets players got very few shots in the first quarter of the game, and in most cases could only grab offensive rebounds and score second-time offense.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 36:22. The Warriors built a 14-point advantage in the first quarter!

"Unexpectedly, Wang Feng actually used this unheard-of defensive method to successfully limit Harden's play, thereby helping the team establish an advantage in the first quarter."

Yang Yi shook his head, not knowing how to describe it at all. "This really opened my eyes, and Wang Feng is really a very bold player to dare to make this kind of attempt on such an important stage as the NBA Western Conference Finals."

"However, after suffering a loss in the first quarter of the game, Harden should probably come to his senses, and make 18 crazy shots in a single quarter, which is not at all a strong team in the league, what an MVP-level player should do, if Harden can adjust back to his state in time in the second quarter, the Rockets are not completely out of chance in this game, after all, the Rockets have an absolute advantage on the inside."

On the bench, Harden wore a towel over his head, bowed his head and said nothing.

McHale shook his head helplessly: "James, you should also be aware, right?" You really can't feel good today, if you continue like this, we can only lose, don't you want to beat Stephen. Curry? Don't want to prove to the league that you're the more deserving player for the MVP? ”

Harden was silent for a moment, then finally spoke.

"Coach, I know, it's my fault, I'll calm down in the next game and help the team win!"

Hearing Harden's promise, McHale's expression softened slightly.

"That's good, I believe that with your ability, you will be able to adjust as soon as possible, and then I want to talk about the tactics of the second quarter, now we are in the stage of falling behind, we must strengthen the outside defense, ensure the success rate of every attack, and reduce the chance of being formed by the opponent to form a fast attack counterattack because of missed shots......"

……

Soon, the second quarter of the game began, and the players of both teams appeared one after another, and some adjustments were made to the lineup.

Bogut was substituted and substituted by Andre Iguodala.

Kerr put up the Death Five at the start of the second quarter.

Wang Feng's defense against Harden was very successful, allowing the team to successfully establish an advantage.

And in the second quarter of the game, the Rockets will inevitably make adjustments, and even find a way to attack the Warriors' weak interior!

In this case, Kerr's choice is to replace Bogut and replace the more mobile Death Five.

The presence of heavy center Bogut can increase the Warriors' ability to protect the frame, but it also slows down the team to a certain extent.

Now this lineup, while sacrificing the ability to defend inside, maximizes speed.

Obviously, when it comes to arranging troops, Kerr is a cut above McHale.

The Rockets do have an advantage on the inside, especially after the lineup adjustment, Howard and Smith are facing Green and Iguodala respectively, and they have an overall advantage in height and weight, but in terms of speed, the situation is different!

Although they are much more mobile than Gasol of the Grizzlies, Randolph is much more mobile in black and white, and can often pull out to the outside to help defend and supplement.

But if that alone can limit the Warriors' small roster, how can the Warriors go on a 73-win regular-season winning record next season?

Only 3 minutes into the second quarter, McHale had to call a timeout urgently, because if there was no timeout, there would be no need to play the game again!

In just 3 minutes, the difference between the two teams has not narrowed due to McHale's adjustment of lineups and tactics, but has further widened!

44:25！ The score difference is about to widen to more than 20 points!

"Is this the offensive ability of the Warriors' Death Five? It's so strong! The Rockets couldn't resist at all, and the two interior players, Howard and Smith, were completely lost in the non-stop switchback run, and even the offensive rebounding advantage we expected before the game had no chance to take advantage of it! ”

"It's a team with 68 wins in the regular season, and the Warriors are clearly better than the Rockets in terms of roster depth and tactical rationality! Now the Rockets are in trouble, and if McHale doesn't have any good countermeasures, this game may be dangerous! ”

A good response?

What are the best measures to deal with this situation?

McHale is just a head coach, how can a gap in the squad be such an easy problem to solve?

In the face of the Warriors' death five, all McHale can do is replace the slow-moving interior lineup and send an equally high-mobility lineup to solidify the defense.

Howard and Josh. Smith was substituted for Corey. Brewer & Terrence. Jones.

Although Brewer and Jones are both big men at 2.06m, they are both sporty insiders with excellent maneuverability.

With these two substitutions, the Rockets were finally able to keep up with the Warriors in terms of speed, but it was just a drink to quench their thirst.

Brewer and Jones don't have the dominance of Howard on the inside, and there is no way to build an advantage on the inside like Howard.

The Rockets under this lineup can only continue to rely on offensive scoring from the outside...... That is, continue to play around Harden!

At this time, Harden is no longer limited to fighting alone with Wang Feng, so Wang Feng is not defending Harden in a provocative way with his backhand.

But the situation in the first quarter obviously caused a certain psychological shadow on Harden, and even made him wonder if his hand in this game was really bad.

He began to deliberately cut back on his shots, passing the ball frequently in an attempt to get his teammates to score.

But the question is, as the team's No. 1 scoring point, who else can Harden count on if he doesn't attack?

The Rockets in the 14-15 season are far from the Rockets that won the Best Resistance Award later, and Harden does not have the legendary point guard Chris by his side. Paul shares the pressure without Eric. Gordon, PJ. Tucker and other excellent players escort!

This Rockets team is not strong in the first place, and even Harden can't step up, so how can there be hope?