In the whole game, the highest scoring was James, who shot 13-of-28, 4-of-8 three-pointers, and 8-of-11 free throws, and scored 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Wang Chao shot 10 of 18, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, got 31 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, the data is far from the explosion of the finals, in fact, this season has been played in the regular season so far 7 games and won seven consecutive wins, Wang Chao's scoring data is "much more mediocre" than last season, currently averaging only 29.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game.

The average points per game has dropped significantly from last season, but this is not because his scoring ability has decreased, but because the number of players with scoring ability has increased for the Rockets.

Whether it is Garnett on the inside, or Leonard and Butler on the outside, they all have a certain ability to score.

Especially Leonard and Butler, originally at the beginning of their rise with the Spurs and Bulls, both of them focused on off-ball tactics, Leonard was more like a standard 3-and-D player in the early days, relying on three-point shooting and defense to gain a foothold in the Spurs.

Butler, on the other hand, didn't have the ball in the early days, and his main way of scoring was to rely on his mobility advantage to run outside the ball, cut inside to catch the ball, and hit the rim and mid-range jumpers.

One of the benefits of this style of play for point guards is that it is easy to pass the ball to him and then directly form assist stats.

The four teammates who started all have offensive ability, which allows Wang Chao to put less pressure on the offensive end, while also allowing him to devote more energy to other aspects, such as playmaking and defense.

These things that can't be reflected in the data have made the Rockets' combat effectiveness stronger, and they have also created the Rockets team with seven consecutive wins in the opening game.

After beating the Heat at home, the Rockets followed up with victories over the New Orleans Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers.

Because of the butterfly effect, the Hornets lost the champion Anthony. Davis, who only used the list to select a little-known Michael. Kyd. Gilchrist, the future is uncertain.

And the Trail Blazers have a good lineup now, with Lilard and Wesley on the outside. Matthews and Batum, Aldridge on the inside, but Lillard, who is still a first-year rookie, is still very young, especially in this game against Wang Chao, who was only 4 of 14 shots defended, and there was no way to score normally.

After two games, the Rockets' record has reached nine straight wins, just one game away from the opening ten-game winning streak, and the Rockets' opponent in Game 10 of the regular season is the other team that won the championship at the beginning of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers.

The current situation of the Lakers is not good, after a 1-4 start, the Lakers finally found some form, defeated the Warriors, Kings and Suns successively, and the record also came to 4-5.

Although the winning rate has improved, the problem of insufficient run-in of the team still exists and has not been improved and solved, and the three teams defeated are only recognized as the bottom weak teams in the league.

Encountering the Houston Rockets on November 18 was also a huge test for the Lakers.

The Heat had already lost to the Rockets, and if the Lakers also lost the game, there would be no suspense that the Rockets, who had won ten in a row and killed two rivals in double, would be at the top of the power rankings.

Of course, the Lakers at home really want to win this game, but this kind of thing is not something that can be done just by thinking about it.

As soon as the two teams met, the Lakers were immediately defeated.

That's right, it's not an exaggeration to describe it as a rout, the Lakers, who claim to have the most luxurious supercarrier F4 in the league, are like a balloon that blows up too much, and it explodes in an instant just by a slight poke by the Rockets.

In the first quarter, the difference was double-doubled, the Lakers were behind at home for more than 30 minutes at halftime, and in the third quarter, the Rockets replaced the main lineup and let the substitutes play, and Kobe Bryant, who was unwilling to fail, was still on the court, and then fought with the Rockets' bench lineup in full view.

In such a situation, what is the need to play in the fourth quarter of the game?

119:105, which was the score at the end of the final game, the 14-point margin didn't look that ugly, but Lakers fans who watched the whole game at the Staples Center realized how desperate the game really was.

The Lakers' main players, including Kobe, Howard and Gasol, played about 8 minutes against the Rockets' bench lineup, and the point difference was only recovered by less than 5 points.

What is this? The Rockets relied on Thomas Jr., Kidd, Chandler. Can the bench lineup formed by Parsons and others wrestle with the Lakers' main lineup?

Before this game, Howard also swore in an interview that they were getting better, and even if the opponents were Wang Chao and the Rockets, they had the confidence to win the game.

But the result?

Da Yao once again told Howard that your uncle is still your uncle after all.

In the whole game, Da Yao played less than 25 minutes, 8 of 10 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, 20 points and 7 rebounds, and the offense was almost always scored in front of Howard.

On the other hand, Howard's side, only 3 of 5 shots were made during the confrontation with Da Yao, and Da Yao was forced to go down, and the substitutes O'Neal Jr. and Whiteside began to show their might after they came on the court, and finally shot 7 of 13 in the game, 4 of 8 free throws, and got 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Bryant was taken care of by Leonard and Butler, shooting 50% of his 9-of-18 shooting from the field, and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, scoring 24 points.

Even Kobe Howard is like this, and the rest of the Lakers can imagine.

The last time the Rockets played so well at the start of the regular season was in 1993-94, when the Rockets, led by Olajuwon, started with a hearty 15-game winning streak and won the championship in the playoffs.

The Rockets are currently five games away from equaling the Olajuwon record set by the Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder.

It's a coincidence that the opponents in the first four games are not weak, but they are not top-notch, the Knicks are typically strong on offense and weak in defense, the Bulls are reimbursed for the Ross season, and the Jazz and Raptors are just foils.

But the opponent in the fifteenth game is the opponent of the Rockets last year, and it is also the biggest favorite to win the championship under the top three of the Rockets, Heat and Lakers.

Stuck at this critical juncture, the Thunder team is also quite embarrassed.

At home, they naturally don't want the Rockets to tie the league's all-time record of 15 consecutive wins, in which case they will become the backdrop for the opposing team.

But looking at the way the Rockets blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas all the way in the previous games, the Thunder team really didn't have that certainty of winning the game.

At the end of October, before the start of the regular season, the dispute between the Thunder and Harden over contract extension issues also came to an end.

The Thunder eventually gave up the promising sixth man in the future.

To Wang Chao's surprise, it was the Dallas Mavericks who took over.

In order to get Harden, the Mavericks sent the newly signed OJ Mayo and Chris Carman, plus a future first-round pick.

The deal is seen as a win-win situation, and Harden has the potential to be developed as the centerpiece of the Mavericks in the post-Nowitzki era.

The Thunder's acquisition of OJ Mayo and Carman, two instant players, especially Carman, can greatly improve the Thunder's weak interior strength, and the Mavericks' first-round pick also ensures the Thunder's future talent pool and replenishment.

But in the eyes of Wang Chao, who is a traverser, this deal is naturally a blood loss for the Thunder team.

Harden is one of the top superstars in the league in the future, and Thunder management gave up a top superstar at the level of a regular season MVP for a difference of $8 million between 52 million in four years and 60 million in four years.

Whether it was the Rockets' original chip, Kevin. Martin + two first-round and a second-rounder, or the Mavericks' Mayo + Carman + a first-round chip, it must be a blood loss.

However, this kind of thing is not incomprehensible to do without foresight, after all, the Thunder, as a small ball city, is normal to consider the issue of salary space and saving money.

It's just that the Thunder without Harden is like cutting off an arm, how can the newly signed OJ Mayo and Carman fill the vacancy of Harden?

By the way, after joining the Mavericks, Harden, just like in the Rockets, quickly showed strong offensive ability, scoring 32 points in his debut, and after more than a dozen games so far, he averaged 27.4 points per game, becoming the team's scoring champion, and his offensive ability is stronger than Nowitzki, which surprised both the Mavericks and the team's owner Cuban.

On the Thunder's side, the Rockets ushered in the Rockets, who won four games and won 14 consecutive games on November 28.

The pressure is pouring in, and the Thunder must stop the Rockets from winning 15 straight games at home to tie the all-time record.

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"The Rockets and the Thunder in this game, the probability of winning is at least 80%, on the one hand, the Rockets are like a rainbow, even the battle is victorious, the team members cooperate with the tacit division of labor, fully showing the quality of a championship team, on the other hand, the Thunder team has not fully adjusted from the impact of losing Harden, Mayo and Carman also need to continue to run in with the team, the most important thing is that the two teams themselves have a huge gap in strength, last season without Da Yao, Wang Chao can still lead the team to defeat ...... single-core"

Turning off the TV irritably, Durant's expression was very ugly.

Durant, who has always been small-minded, is now tired of Wang Chao to the extreme.

Since the beginning of his career in the NBA, Wang Chao has been suppressing him, scoring the title of the champion of the score, defeated in the West Finals, and lost to Wang Chao twice in the 10 World Championships and the 12 London Olympics.

Now many media say that if there is no Wang Chao, Durant will be the best scorer in the league.

Without Wang Chao's words......

It's really both Yu and He Shengliang!

"No! This game, no matter what, can't let them win! ”

Durant was determined in his heart, and at the same time, he skillfully logged on the trumpet and pressed wildly on the keyboard......

However, there are some things that cannot be done without the strength of the heart.

On November 28, the Thunder, led by Durant, was ruthlessly run over by the Rockets.

Durant really did his best in this game, and under Leonard's defense, Durant scored 37 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 13-of-22 shooting.

But it's not enough for him to play alone.

Westbrook had nothing to do against Wang's defense as he did in the preseason, finishing with just 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-15 shooting.

And even so, Wei Shao is the only player on the Thunder team other than Durant to score in a double-double.

Ibaka 9, Carman 8, Mayo 8......

The Thunder scored just 88 points in the whole game, and there was nothing they could do in the face of Garnett and Dayao's ironclad defense on the inside.

At 97:88, the Rockets defeated the Thunder, bringing their winning streak to 15 consecutive wins!

On December 1, the Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz 116-101 at home, winning 16 in a row, officially breaking the record of 15 consecutive wins in the regular season set by the Rockets themselves.

The whole league was shocked, just adding a 36-year-old Garnett, the Rockets would become so strong and dominant!

In the new season, the Rockets' defense is too strong, in these 15 games, the Rockets have conceded only 91 points per game, while the average points per game is 102, and the goal difference can reach an exaggerated 11 points, which is the best in the league.

Garnett has contributed a lot to this, Garnett, who came to the Rockets, basically gave up on the offensive end, and his average points per game came to a new low since his rookie season, averaging only 12.1 points per game, but the energy saved on the offensive end, Garnett invested all his efforts in defense, averaging 8.4 rebounds per game is the second on the team, second only to Wang Chao, and at the same time has 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks, which is a dream back to the 07-08 season when he was elected as the best defensive player.

It's like being "inspired" by Garnett, the Rockets' overall defensive system is terrible, Da Yao is responsible for guarding the basket and protecting the frame, and all players who dare to rush into the restricted area will be rejected by big hats, and the average of 2.3 blocks per game is a career high.

What's even more exaggerated is the outside defense, Wang Chao, Leonard and Butler's outside defense line is simply exaggerated, which can be reflected in the steal data.

The steal ability value has broken through the 90 mark, and Wang Chao, who has the talent of an interceptor, is currently averaging 2.2 steals per game, ranking among the best in the league steal list, plus Leonard's 1.9 steals and Butler's 1.5 steals, the three outside alone have a total of 5.6 steals per game, plus Garnett's 1.2 and other substitute players, the Rockets average 10.8 steals per game, ranking first in the league and the only team in the league with a double-double number of steals per game!

Not only that, but the Rockets also have the highest scoring rate in the league for turnovers to fast breaks, second only to the Heat and Thunder.

As a team with a heavy center like Da Yao, such a fast-break scoring ratio is quite outstanding, of course, this is also directly related to the team's excellent steal data and the talent of Wang's super fast-break master.

(End of chapter)