The entire league can see that the Warriors are copying the Rockets' tactical play, and they are still imitating it.

Curry + Green can barely achieve the effect of the king's super, one has extremely accurate shooting ability and shooting percentage outside the three-point line, and the other can play a playmaking forward, and the tandem strategy of the team is also the backbone of the team's defense within five hours.

And Thompson, Barnes, Iguodala and others play the position of Leonard, Butler and other players.

It has been proven that not only the Rockets are strong with such tactics, but the Warriors' successful replication of the style of play is also good in the league, and the super mobility of the small-ball lineup gives them an advantage against most teams in the league, and they can often quickly open up the score gap with their opponents with a wave of onslaught.

The success of the Rockets and Warriors in the new season has made it increasingly clear to the league that the league seems to be about to enter an era of fast offense and defense, with a large number of mid-to-long-range shots, especially three-point shooting.

The stark contrast is that of the Eastern side, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had high hopes before the start of the regular season.

The start of the Cavaliers was a big disappointment, and the Cavaliers, who originally thought that they had formed a super lineup, would at least have the dominance of the Rockets, but the newly formed team obviously had the problem of running-in.

By the end of November, the Cavaliers had a 10-7 record and had lost a lot of games they shouldn't have lost.

As the team's point guard, Irving was extremely uncomfortable at the beginning with the team parachuting in a James who was more capable of holding the ball than him, after all, in previous seasons, the Cavaliers' ball control was basically concentrated in his own hands.

Now, the most Irving does is dribble the ball past half court and pass the ball to James to deal with.

This can't be helped, James as the core of the offense with the ball, no matter who his teammates are, it is impossible to give up the ball to play offensive, and the current Wang Chao is the same, as long as he is on the court and has abundant physical fitness, basketball must be handed over to them to deal with, such efficiency is the highest, that is, the so-called self-brought system players.

Players with their own system cannot blindly comment on whether the team is good or bad, and this style of play is highly dependent on the individual ability of the star itself, which not only determines the minimum floor of the team, but also curbs the ceiling of the team.

But if you ask any team in the league, if there is a chance to get players like Wang Chao and James with their own system, whether they are willing or not, the answer is yes.

Doesn't it smell good with its own system? Restricting other players? Not conducive to the development of team tactics?

Are you kidding? How many Popovichs are there in this world? How many Coles are there?

Is it true that 29 out of 30 teams in the league can win the championship with excellent team tactics?

The head coach of the Cavaliers, that is, the legendary coach David Murphy, who was hired from Europe with high salaries. Blatter didn't even hesitate, and directly arranged James as the team's main ball-holding core, so that Irving could try to adapt to the team's second-in-command and off-ball style of play.

Similarly, the Cavaliers' two Pauls, Paul. Gasol and Paul. Pierce will also have to adapt to their new identities, as they are no longer the core players of the Lakers and Celtics, and their tactical position within the Cavaliers is still below the top three.

As for Embiid, no matter how loud he has been after the draft and what kind of bizarre remarks he has made on Twitter, he is still a first-year rookie at the end of the day.

This is not Embiid, who will not be officially on the field until the third season of his career after two seasons of injury reimbursement due to injury.

Embiid, who made his brief comeback debut in the 16-17 season, can efficiently cut down 20 points and 7.8 rebounds in 25 minutes per game, and has become the league's top interior center in just two years, and seems to be full of talent and strength.

But one thing must be taken into account, that is, even during the injury period, Embiid still spent two years in the NBA team, daily training, tactical courses and team games are all with the team, even if he does not play on the court, he still has enough game experience, although the 16-17 season is his NBA debut, but he is not as ignorant of the NBA as other rookies who have just joined the league.

To play well, it is undeniable that Embiid's talent is indeed strong, but when he first arrived at the Cavaliers, he not only had to learn and adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game from scratch, but also learned to play next to James.

Embiid, who has the title of "The Great", is still half a cut short in front of "Emperor" James.

Since the beginning of the regular season, Embiid has averaged 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and his statistical performance is remarkable, but it is limited to remarkable, and Andrew Wiggins, who was selected by the Bucks, is currently averaging 16+4 per game, which is the team's second scoring point, and the scoring data is even higher than that of Brother Alphabet, especially the amazing talent he showed in the game, and his performance is not inferior to Embiid.

The Cavaliers' new roster will take a long run-in period to adapt to the new season, and the result is that in the first dozen games of the regular season, the Rockets and Warriors are far ahead, followed by the Atlanta Hawks in the East and the Spurs, Clippers, Grizzlies and other teams in the West.

The situation seems to be gradually becoming clear after the start of the new season in the league, and the two teams that have led the way in the previous games are also the two teams in the league that typically play small ball, the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors have finally met for the first time since the arrival of December!

On December 3, the Rockets set off to challenge the Golden State Warriors on the road.

The two teams, who had lost only one game before, officially met, and the whole league was curious to see who was stronger and who was weaker.

Before the game, the Warriors were very low-key, and Curry, the core player of the team, said modestly in an interview: "The Rockets are the most successful team in the league in the past few years, and Wang Chao has always been my goal of hard work and learning, it is an honor to be able to compete with them, and I very much hope to win this game." ”

And this season, Drummond was supported in the starting forward position. Green, on the other hand, said in a pre-game interview: "I am in charge of defending Wang Chao in today's game, and I will do everything possible to limit his scoring, this is my job, and I am confident that I will do my job well." ”

As a second-round pick, Green's previous two seasons with the Warriors were not very satisfying. Jackson's tenure didn't pay much attention to this second-round rookie, but with Kerr's arrival with the Warriors, Green began to be heavily used, and his ability to play offense and defense with the ball was developed and very useful.

Green became the starting point of the Warriors in this way, and Green, who was already flamboyant, once dragged himself to the sky, and swore in front of the media that he would limit Wang Chao in the game.

This naturally aroused the curiosity of many people and the desire to watch the excitement.

On the night of December 3, the Oracle Arena, the home of the Warriors, was packed, and the focus of attention was very high, not only directly determining the top position in the league, but also confirming which of the two teams has the stronger small-ball lineup.

The Rockets' starting five: Wang Chao, Middleton, Butler, Leonard, Da Yao.

The Warriors started five: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, Cousins.

The game is about to start and the starters from both sides stay on the pitch and wait for kickoff.

Green deliberately ran over and said to Wang Chao defiantly: "I will completely target you in this game, and I won't let you have any chance to shoot outside the three-point line!" ”

Wang Chao raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Green.

The newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, this kid is really not afraid of death, you must know that he is now the first person in the league in the real sense, even James would not dare to say such things to him.

He understands that Green wants to use this to step on himself to play a higher value.

Green, a second-round pick, is already in a contract year this season and will have to negotiate a contract extension with the team next summer.

Having managed to make his way off the bench, Green certainly wants a max contract, so he will have to prove his worth this season to be eligible to negotiate with the team.

Wang Chao, as the strongest player in the league, is naturally the best stepping stone.

The smooth sailing of the Warriors' previous games has allowed Green to build up great self-confidence, and perhaps deep down he really believes that he can defend against Wang Chao.

Indeed, Green, who was at his peak in the 14-17 years, was indeed quite strong defensively, was selected to the best defensive team for three consecutive years, and won the best defensive player DPOY, which can be regarded as one of the best defensive players in the league.

But even so, he didn't want to prevent anyone from dying.

Whether it's James or Thunder's Durant, Green has nothing to do with the other side, and the Warriors always rely on a better team than the other side to win.

Even James and Durant are still like this, let alone Wang Chao?

"Interesting."

Wang Chao smiled slightly, and said to Green: "Today I want to cut at least 50 points on your head, if you have the ability, stop one and show me." ”

In the Future League, if you want to vote for the most hated NBA star, Green is definitely on the list, or Green, Bogut, and Pachulia are all on the list for the merits of the three Warriors during the championship.

The reason is simple, dirty enough.

Green, who kicks eggs, Zaza, who prefers his feet, and Bogut, who constantly makes all kinds of dirty moves, are unavoidable and heavily relied on by the Warriors on the road to winning the championship.

Originally, this kind of thing is understandable, the NBA league has never lacked such elements, Jordan Bulls have Oakley in the previous three-game championship, Rodman in the last three-in-a-row championship, and the Spurs also have Bowen.

However, it is really rare for a player like Green to do something bad and still take it for granted, or even deliberately applaud and celebrate and provoke the home fans.

And Green's disgusting is not only reflected in the opponents on the field, he is so ruthless that even his teammates are disgusting.

The NBA's most famous Green formula, "We were champions before you came." "It's Green's best gift to Durant.

This sentence can make Durant, who is already cautious, angry, TM was not like this when you licked your face and invited me.

Another of Green's victim teammates is Jordan. Poole.

The specific reason is unknown, but in the Warriors' training match, Green directly gave Poole a set of combination punches to knock him to the ground, which directly led to internal conflicts within the Warriors and shattered the dream of the defending champion in the second round.

Wang Chao himself likes the Warriors team before Durant joins, but he only dislikes Green and Bogut, which is why Wang Chao did not cut off Hu Green before.

and Clay. Thompson's pick is too high to intercept the difference, Green Wang Chao really looks down on him, as a player, his level is quite good, but it has not reached the level that Wang Chao's Rockets team urgently needs.

And Wang Chao also had the intention of letting Green play on the Warriors at that time, and then teach this thing a good lesson on the court.

Now he has got his wish.

Da Yao and Cousins competed for the ball, and with the advantage of height, they won the ball, and the basketball was directly handed over to Wang Chao.

Wang Chao dribbled over the half court without hurrying, and Green stopped in front of him for the first time.

From the serious expression on the other party's face, it could be seen that Green was really engrossed in trying to prevent him.

Wang Chao couldn't ask for it.

Standing at the top arc of the three-point line, Wang Chao made a gesture to pull away the singles.

The Rockets players spread out one after another, providing enough space for Wang Chao's singles.

Wang Chao is 2.06 meters tall and weighs 105 kilograms, and Green is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 104 kilograms.

The two are of the same weight, and there is not much difference in strength.

According to Green at his peak, his strength should be above 90, slightly inferior to James, but there are few opponents in the forward line in the early 2 meters.

Wang Chao's strength has not improved since reaching 88, not that he can't continue to strengthen his strength, but the improvement of strength will affect his shooting ability, at present, Wang Chao's close-range, mid-range and three-point shots are all 99 full value, and there are even ability values to break through the critical value to reach 100, such as empty three-point.

As we all know, it takes a lot of time and effort to improve through training when the ability value reaches more than 90, and rashly improving the strength leads to the decline of many shooting ability values, but the gains outweigh the losses.

Moreover, the strength of 88 is enough for Wang Chao, because in addition to the strength and ability value, Wang Chao also has the talent of a fighting maniac, which can enhance his confrontation ability.

After all, Wang Chao, whether it is scoring or defending, does not rely on strength, with his style of play, the pursuit of extreme strength like James is to put the cart before the horse.

Just like now, holding the ball in the face of Green's defense, Wang Chao raised his hand slightly to make a gesture to shoot.

Green, whose nerves were highly concentrated and tense all over his body, immediately stepped forward to block and resolutely did not give Wang Chao a chance to shoot.

But this step forward is exactly the effect that Wang Chao wants to play.

Wang Chao didn't shoot, but kicked the ground to accelerate and start, and his super explosive power and speed made him seem to catapult to start, and instantly rushed past Green, rushing straight to the basket at an extremely astonishing speed.

(End of chapter)