Wang Feng didn't just stare at Harden and didn't care about the game at all.

Without Harden's firepower, how could the Rockets have beaten him with the offensive firepower of just a bunch of role players?

Although Harden's performance in the playoffs is always very disappointing, anyone must admit that Harden was the team's most critical core scorer in the regular season.

His position with the Rockets is irreplaceable, not good for Paul, not good for Gordon, not so bad for others.

What's more, even if Wang Feng and Rondo wrap Harden, the Lakers have not completely lost their defensive ability on the court.

Jimmy. Butler himself is a strong defensive striker, and he is very good at intercepting and stealing passes from the side.

And at this time, the Lakers have replaced McGee, and the ability to protect the frame has also been improved to a notch, and it is not so easy to score under the basket.

As for the Rockets' ability to score from the outside...... To be honest, Wang Feng really didn't see it.

Last season, the Rockets at their peak averaged 42 three-point shots per game, hitting 15.3 shots per game, with a shooting rate of about 36%, and the average number of shots per game was the highest in the league, but the shooting rate could only rank in the middle of the league.

For comparison, last season's Warriors averaged 28.9 three-point attempts per game and could hit 11.3 shots, a 39% shooting percentage.

And this season, the Rockets got off to a bad start, and D'Antoni's solution was to make the players shoot three-pointers even more frantically.

With the accumulation of massive shots, the Rockets' average of three-point attempts per game has risen to 45, and the shooting percentage has slipped to 35.4%.

Among the starters, Harden shot 36.8 percent from three-point range. Gordon 36%, Chris. Paul 35.8%, P.J. Tucker 37.7%, Gerald. Greene 35.4%.

"Hehe, a school of stinky fish and rotten shrimp."

Wang Feng is not underestimating the Rockets, but compared with his three-point shots, including Harden, who averages 13.2 shots per game, all of them are unqualified.

In terms of the average number of three-point shots per game, Wang Feng is no less than Harden, with an average of nearly 12 three-point shots per game, and in terms of shooting percentage, the two sides are not at the same level at all.

Wang Feng has a three-point shooting rate of more than 45%, and can hit at least 5 three-pointers in every game, and looking at the whole league, only the peak of the 16-17 season can be matched by Ku Ritian.

has reached the three-point shooting ability value of 96, plus Wang Feng with the blessing of badges such as bottom corner three-point shooter, hot zone hunter, long-range battery and sharpshooter, the lethality of three-point projection is so great!

Therefore, the Rockets after removing Harden, or Gerrard, who will be selectively vacated on the wings. Green and PJ Tucker are completely unable to compete with Wang Feng in terms of scoring ability, even if they are completely vacant shots, and Wang Feng has to face the defensive shots of defenders many times, and the shooting rates of both sides are at most equal.

The Lakers' double-digit lead has never been chased back even a bit.

Soon, Harden couldn't take it anymore.

Don't you play with me?

Harden, who could only pass the ball to his teammates for several rounds in a row, was a little anxious.

At 3 minutes and 27 seconds into the second quarter, Harden, who received the pass, finally did not raise his hand to call for a pick-and-roll cover, holding the ball and staring at Wang Feng with a pair of eyes.

"Don't you want to touch me 1v1? Okay, then give it a try! ”

Being targeted like this, even a clay man has three points of anger, not to mention a top superstar in the league for many years.

Harden avoided Wang Feng to play, but he didn't want to reduce his scoring efficiency too much, and he didn't really feel that he couldn't even score a point under Wang Feng's defense.

In fact, Wang Feng really can't completely prevent the league's top scorer of Harden's level.

The effect of the defensive deterrent badge is to reduce the opponent's shooting percentage, not to make the opponent's shooting percentage zero, at the level of Harden, even if he shoots indiscriminately, he can eventually score a few goals, but this probability is a bit ......

Continuously dribbling under the crotch, Harden's eyes were firmly fixed on Wang Feng.

Suddenly, Harden's shoulders shook from side to side continuously, and then quickly broke through with the ball to the right side, and Wang Feng immediately moved his feet to keep up.

But at the same time, Wang Feng had already guessed what Harden wanted to do.

Sure enough, the breakthrough Harden stopped suddenly, and then quickly withdrew to the three-point line in two consecutive steps and shot directly.

The signature step-back three-pointer with quite a bit of bits and pieces at his feet.

Relying on this move to step back, the distance between Harden and Wang Feng widened slightly, but Wang Feng relied on the advantage of speed and bounce to successfully raise his hand to interfere with Harden's vision before Harden made a move.

The Defensive Shock badge is activated, the Purple Hall of Fame-level defensive deterrent, the reduction in the player's shooting percentage is quite large, Harden's three-point shooting rate is not very high, affected by the Defensive Shock badge, the shot bounce is missed, and the rebound is protected by McGee.

In the next few rounds, Harden held the ball and singled Wang Feng many times, using various techniques, but obviously with little effect.

Originally, Harden didn't shoot a lot in the first quarter of the game, and his hand felt average, and now he has to attack under Wang Feng's defense, which is really difficult for him.

About 7 minutes into the game, Harden was substituted, and at this time, his statistics in the second quarter were 1 of 5 shots, counting free throws to score 3 points, plus the 7 points scored in the first quarter just double-double.

Wang Feng also went off the court, and in the first half of the second quarter of the game, he still led the team's offense, scoring 11 points with sudden shots, plus 19 points in the first quarter, and scored 29 points in the half.

The Lakers replaced Wang Feng and Rondo with Rose and Ingram, and Butler began to take over the remainder of the second quarter.

The Rockets are starting to lose their hold.

After all, Paul is old, and his scoring ability has deteriorated greatly, averaging only about 15 points per game this season, and he still uses his experience to connect the team with the passing organization more often on the court, but when the whole team has a poor hand, the passing is not very useful.

In the last 4 minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers launched a wave of 12:4 attacks, completely breaking down the Rockets' defense and widening the difference to more than 25 points in one fell swoop.

At halftime, the Lakers scored 73 points as a team, while the Rockets scored just 48.

The difference between the scores of the leading stars of the two teams is also obvious, Wang Feng scored 29 points in the half, but Harden only scored 10 points.

The game seems to have lost its suspense early.

"It can be seen that the Lakers are a better team than the Rockets, their roster structure is reasonable, Wang Feng, Butler, Rondo are all selected for the best defensive team, the defensive end is very tough, and the offensive end has Wang Feng, a sharp knife that can pierce any defense, and there are not many teams in the league that can deal with them."