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Chapter 1089 The opening shot of the 14-15 playoffs (Da Zhang asks for tickets~)

In the first quarter, Howard played a very good stat, 5 of 0 shots.Not a single free throw.A total of 0 points were scored.And look at the back, well, 0 rebounds, 0 blocks, 0 steals, and 0 assists.This data makes Rockets fans and Howard fans a little bit "eye-catching".After all, it sucks.In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, McHale replaced Howard. Seeing this, the Lakers also took Tang Qian down.

"Good job, hot, good form tonight." D'Antoni was very satisfied with Tang Qian's game state tonight, so he smiled and said.Who knows that the latter turned around and said: "It's okay, as long as I'm playing World of Warcraft, even if I'm dehydrated, you have to help me up." D'Antoni only thought that the number 29 was a joke, so he didn't Say something else.

Tang Qian went off to rest, and the Rockets finally seized the time to catch up with some points, but at this time, there was a gap between having Bosh and not having Bosh.Some time ago, without Bosh and without Tang Qian, the Lakers would easily fall into a crash when the overall tactics were not working well.Lack of a truly stable autonomous attack point.Now with Bosh, the situation has changed drastically. Even if Tang Qian is not there, there is still an offensive core, and he is not afraid of scoring problems.This is where Jimmy Butler falls short. He is still adapting to the scoring pressure of the playoffs.After all, he is also an outside offensive point now. If he doesn't "booze", Tang Qian still treats him equally.Will give him the number of shots he should have.

In this way, it is difficult for the Rockets to catch up with the score difference. Although Harden is good, but in the regular season, his state in the playoffs is almost always worse than good.The more critical it is, the harder it is to open.For example, in the first playoff game of the Rockets in the original 14-15 season, Harden's shooting percentage was very low, only more than 3%.Tonight, his situation is similar, because Butler's main task in this round of the series is to stare at Harden.The current Harden is not the Harden of the future, and his singles ability is still a lot worse. And, again, no matter how good he plays, it is still the regular season. Try a singles in the playoffs?
Mismatched singles have not yet become popular this season, so Harden's singles cannot be very good.

If you are an old fan who has been paying attention to NBA games, then you must know the difference between the popular dislocation singles in the future and the previous indiscriminate singles.The representative of misplaced singles is Harden, and the representative of indiscriminate singles is Kobe and other people. It seems that Harden is also very strong in statistics, so why don't you think it when watching the game?That's why.Any data needs to be viewed in conjunction with the game to be meaningful.Indiscriminate singles are equivalent to nuclear weapons, truly ignoring tactics, and misplaced singles are actually a type of tactics, and have not completely become an unsolvable method.So once it's the playoffs, Harden is miraculously absent.

If you really can't understand this, um, you can go to Baidu for a while. (Written like this on purpose is not a typo.)
Besides the current Harden, the current Rockets do not have a dislocation singles system. This system was researched by D'Antoni based on Harden's technical characteristics.Now that D'Antoni is in the Lakers, it is of course impossible to give Harden this kind of advice and help.Therefore, if Harden wants to hit Jimmy Butler hard, he really has no advantage.From height to the tonnage of strength he is most proud of, Butler is going to surpass him.If you want to beat someone like Butler, you must either have super athletic ability and explosive power in one step, or you have super comprehensive skills to break the game with gorgeous connections.Neither of these two types is available to Harden. Most of his singles are based on the rhythm of the body.It is really not easy for Butler, who wants to play the second defense last year and is estimated to be the second defense this year.

The shooting percentage has dropped, so there is no need to run. This is Harden, who is far from his peak, and Butler, who does not have such a good defensive lineup.

Since Bosh's return, the Lakers' defense has become a lineup with a strong single defense. Even Jeremy Lin, single defense is not easy to be overwhelmed.Where is his large tonnage? Unless you rely on super explosive power to get rid of it in one step, Jeremy Lin will not be afraid of confrontation and breakthrough.He has now transformed into a heavy No. 1 position, the purpose is to solve the previous problem of poor confrontation.

Do you think it's blowing?Take a look at an analysis article in The New York Times in 2016. When the Hornets often defend the No. 2 position, that is, the shooting guard, Jeremy Lin still has DRPM, which is the comprehensive statistics of personal defensive data, ranking 81 point guards on the list. Ranked 20th.Although it cannot be said to be top-notch, there is absolutely no problem in the middle and upper reaches.

Therefore, there is no need to hack his single defense, in fact, it is not bad at all.Of course, if you insist on using the defensive formation, there is no other way.

In this way, from the 1st to the 5th positions, they basically have a strong single-defense ability. Bosh's worst fear of large-tonnage attackers disappeared because of Tang Qian.On the contrary, his supplementary defense and mobility have strengthened the overall defense of the Lakers a lot, so that they will not be easily pulled out by the opposing team to blow up shots.In this way, the Rockets' offense seems to be constipated, and they don't seem to have the level of the league's first point and first center.

Although this is all blocked by ESPN.

The Rockets only scored 20 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers led by 9 points in the first quarter.After 4 minutes of the second quarter, Howard was replaced on the court, and as soon as he saw Howard was on, Tang Qian applied to play with D'Antoni without thinking much.D'Antoni also nodded in agreement, because he could see that his team's No. 29 would be excited when he hit the "Warcraft".

Of course, he will not let go of this state.

On the Rockets' side, Harden pulled one out, but missed at all. Butler defended very well. This kind of defensive master with better physical fitness than him gave him a headache.Without D'Antoni giving him advice, he simply played by himself, no way.If you want to take off, you must rely on the misplaced singles after the pick-and-roll screen.Now, however, he simply doesn't know how to do it.

Didn't even have that idea at all.

I don't even know how suitable I am for this singles style.

The basketball hit the iron and bounced high. Judging from the position, it should be a low rebound. Tang Qian got the ball as soon as he jumped up.The Lakers attacked, and Jeremy Lin passed a pass that looked pretty good, but Butler failed to make it, and it was still a low rebound.

"Grab a rebound!!!"

"Protect the rebound!!!"

Howard was blocked, but he was blocked by a figure that was bigger than him, and then blocked him with his hands on his horse and his hips. Our Mr. Warcraft was immediately suppressed behind him.This anti-card position is very beautiful. Bill McDonald, the live commentator of the Lakers, said that this is a textbook-like anti-card position.

It is indeed a textbook-like anti-blocking position. Now the gap in rebounding ability between Howard and Tang Qian is not the time in the 12-13 season. Potentially between siblings.Looking at the statistics of Tang Qian winning the season's rebounding title that year, you will know that it only surpassed Howard by a little bit, specifically the gap of 0.1.So Howard felt that he was unjustly lost, but only because of his back injury. If his back recovered, that would definitely not be the case.But it turned out that he was thinking too much.

As time went on, he bulldozed the Lakers' No. 29 in his second season.

Averaged 21.3 rebounds per game!In an instant, everyone felt a little quiet about the rebounding king. It's not that they don't have a competitive mentality. Compared with each other, of course they also want to beat Tang Qian.But for the comparison of the whole season, forget it.21+ rebounds per game?This super rebounder is here, and it's also the rhythm of kneeling.This guy has already started to set foot in the field of "God of Rebounding", okay?

Seeing this, Howard felt cold, because he averaged 21+ rebounds per game, and it was impossible for him to catch up.Even at its peak, it's impossible.There is no hope at all.This is the real chasm gap.At that time, he was cursing in his heart, how did that damned "flower bug" teach this oriental guy to make him improve so much all at once?Did you think you were riding a rocket?It has nearly doubled from 12+! ! !This is doubled from 12+! ! !Not from 2+ to 4+! ! !The difficulty is simply unimaginable, okay?

And he thought 21+ rebounds was the limit of the Lakers' No. 29, in fact?No, this season, they actually increased the average rebounds per game to 23+! ! !this!Ni!Ma!return!let!No!let!people!live! ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Let alone improving at this level, it is even more difficult to maintain it. He has improved by 2+ in one breath? ? ?This, this, is this a rebounding genius? ? ?The upper limit of the bottleneck is so high? ? ?
Tang Qian's regular season data this season is 28 points, 23 rebounds, 6.5 blocks, 3.5 assists and 0.2 steals per game, all of which only take one digit after the decimal point.This is also the basic algorithm of the NBA's average game data.It seems that through the recent "1 consecutive bursts", Tang Qian's scoring average has increased to 7 points per game.Even with the addition of D'Antoni's system, there is a lot of moisture, but after all, he averaged 28+ points per game. This is considered a very good first-class scorer, okay?

But Tang Qian knew his own weight, and after squeezing out the water, he should not be a first-class scorer.

But it is appropriate to be a quasi-first-class scorer. The range of 20+ points and 25+ points is the quasi-first-class scorer range.Even with a little effort, it is possible to step on the threshold of a first-class scorer.This is already a strong insider stat in the entire league. Among the insiders, how many people dare to say that their scoring ability can stabilize Tang Qian?Looking at Howard's data this season, how much is the difference?What's more, he has just come back from the fire line now, and his state and body have not been found. It is normal to be beaten by Tang Qian.

After getting the rebound, Tang Qian forced himself twice, causing Howard's defensive foul and making 2 of 2 free throws.

Well, yes, there is no "playoff demon" influence, just his grandma's coolness.

Otherwise, he would be so depressed that he could vomit blood when he saw that his free throw percentage had been slashed.

But all of these disappeared after winning the championship last year, and this problem will no longer bother him.

"Your rebounding really hasn't improved at all. You went to the nightclub in Houston every day, right?" Tang Qian's "trash talk" taunt made Howard turn blue, but he did not protect the defensive rebound. Ah, what else can I say?You can only protect a few and then counterattack the opponent.But he didn't expect that he would never have this opportunity tonight.

No, the whole series didn't have that chance.

After halftime, the Lakers led the opponent by 14 points. This is because Jason Terry of the Rockets contributed 3 key three-pointers in this quarter, which allowed the Houstonians to bite and not be pulled in." Garbage time".But this kind of scoring cannot solve the real scoring problem of the Houston Rockets. No matter how stupid Kevin McHale is, he is still an NBA head coach. Let alone an NBA playoff game, even if it is an NBA regular game In the game, without the core players to show off their regular output, it is impossible to last long by relying on role players alone.Role players can shine at a certain key point, but they are definitely just "points" and cannot be "lines".So what really worries McHale is the core "modern combination" of the team.

Howard has only scored 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in this game. He is simply insane. This data output is already comparable to that of a bench player.On the other hand, what about No. 5 at No. 29 on the opposite side?The data does not know how much better than the former.Forget it, the problem is that the team's other "hardcore stone" also played poorly in this game.So far, he made 8 of 2 free throws and 3 of 2 free throws. He scored 4 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Apart from assists, they are basically unqualified performances.

So, do you think McHale can take it easy?

During the halftime break, Tang Qian's fans were also frantically swiping the screen, satirizing Howard's fans, what about the league's number one center?
And Howard's data just made his fans speechless.

The second half came, and the Lakers scored consecutive three-pointers from the perimeter as soon as they came up. The score difference was instantly widened.Therefore, it is still necessary for superstars to stand up.Howard made a shot, but was interfered by Tang Qian, and missed. The Lakers wanted to make another three-pointer, but they missed it.

High rebound, protected by the Rockets.

At this time, the Rockets coach McHale shouted loudly from the sidelines: "James, it's up to you, don't hesitate, go!"

Indeed, at this time, the only thing they can rely on is James Harden, the league's No. 4 player who claims to succeed Kobe.Since you are the first in the league, scoring is what you should do.Your position is shooting guard.Harden nodded, he began to hold the ball by himself, but Butler kept causing trouble for him in the first half tonight, he had to admit that the fourth grader from Texas in front of him was very defensive, and he was a bit strong now The feeling of not being able to open it.

And tonight, he felt that his hand feeling was not good.

Strong hits and strong shots have never been his strong point.

However, Harden still thought of another method, which is to start using his unique skill, "Porcelain Touching".

Now this is the only way to save his data.Otherwise, the league's No. [-] position would be suppressed like this. After this game, he probably couldn't read the post-match comments or his own personal Twitter.This trick had some effect. Butler started to get tricks one after another. Although he didn't have as many whistles as at home, he could still win a lot of whistles by relying on his already mastered "Porcelain Touch".But just as Harden breathed a sigh of relief and saw his score start to rise, Tang Qian grabbed Jimmy Butler and whispered a few words to him. The latter was stunned at first, then nodded, expressing clear.

Tang Qian made a strong kill to the basket and succeeded in attacking the basket. Howard was beaten again tonight. From defense to offense, it all ended in a miserable way.On the offensive end, Harden of the Rockets is still repeating the old tricks. Why did he score more than 14 points with such a poor shooting percentage in the first game of the playoffs in the 15-20 season?Rely on, isn't it the full 17 free throws in the game?
So watching Harden's games, you can often see a situation where the shooting percentage is more than 20% or lower, but after the game, you look at the statistics, hey, there are still more than [-] points.This situation is also a unique "Harden phenomenon".But, it's not the regular season but the playoffs now, isn't it?The scale is changing. When you break through, you can "put your arms" on purpose to find fouls and directly collide with the inside line, but it is not easy to get the whistle.Tang Qian also took advantage of this, so what he said to Jimmy Butler just now is: If he wants to break through the defense, he can just stop immediately, don't stick close, let him pass, let him come in.

After he comes in, I'll take care of it.

Butler has learned a lot since the last time, and started to execute without any objection. Harden obviously broke through the ball easily.Um?It passed so easily?Was he distracted on defense?Still out of stamina?Just as Harden was thinking about it, he went inside and was about to make a layup, but he had just thrown the ball when he was slapped by a big hand and flew out.

Harden knew what happened when he saw it, the number 29 of the Lakers.

Humph.

Humming in my heart, the Rockets sent the frontcourt baseline ball, which was still given to Harden, and this time Harden easily passed Butler, because Butler was obviously concerned about his "touching skills" and deliberately pulled the ball away. There is a lot of distance, so don't dare to stick too tightly.Once again, Harden successfully entered the inside lane.The ball went directly to the Lakers' basket, and, obviously, he wanted to find physical contact and continued to lie to the whistle.But he didn't have this opportunity at all. Tang Qian had no contact at all. He stretched out his long arm and blocked his shot. At the same time, the Lakers counterattacked defensively and Jeremy Lin made a breakthrough layup.

"Whistle that you want to lie to me? You can continue to come? Anyway, you are only doing this right now, aren't you?"

"You don't want to control me! Dongfang Tang! This is how I play!"

"Okay, if you think your way can make you win, please continue."

Harden waited for the ball to dribble past half court with a cold face. After giving it to him, he passed Butler without saying a word. Then, unlike the previous two balls, he did not intend to slow down at all. Instead, he accelerated towards the Lakers. The team rushed to the basket.This ball, to paraphrase a saying that fans on the Internet like to ridicule Harden most, is not going towards the basket, but towards people.

I'm coming at you with this ball, let's see why you don't have physical contact!

When Tang Qian saw Harden, he didn't retreat at all. He stood under the basket, took off vertically, and then directly collided with Harden.

The ball could not be scored, but there was no whistle sounded either.

Harden looked at the referee in disbelief. He didn't even retreat, and asked the referee directly: "This ball is fouled, why didn't you give me the whistle?"

The referee ignored him and directly announced that Ariza of the Lakers went to the basket and caused a defensive foul by the Rockets.

2 free throws.

Tang Qian walked slowly past Harden and said: "This is the playoffs, and this is also the Staples Center. You want to whistle like this? Do you think this is the regular season? You play like this, it is really I'm sorry for the title of the league's first tier."

In this game, the Lakers basically won the game after more than three quarters.

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