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Chapter 1255 Continue like this, you are destined to be a regular season player (add more to ~please support~)

On January 2016, 1, US time, the Lakers played back-to-back against the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets have been completely ruined this season, with a current record of 20 wins and 21 losses, which is less than 50% of the winning percentage.In the Devil's West, this is tantamount to saying goodbye to the playoffs.In the East, there is still the possibility of entering the playoffs.In the team, the conflict between Harden and Howard can be said to be getting worse.The communication between two people in a game is also close to zero.Compared with the "hotness" in the past, it is completely different now.Coupled with the change of the coach, the team system was in chaos, and this game became a performance contest for the Lakers. Because the Rockets didn't defend much at all, the Lakers scored 68 points in the halftime, the highest halftime of the season. Come.The offensive arrangement of the Rockets is that the outside attack is the main arrow. First, they play small cooperation.

Don't tell me, after Harden led the Rockets to shoot three-pointers from outside, they actually kept the score within 20 points. 50-68, "only" 18 points behind the Lakers.At least if this is the case, there is still hope for the second half.It's not garbage time anymore.Therefore, the Lakers also put up a normal rotation lineup at the beginning of the second half, which paved the way for the tragic beginning of the third quarter.

After all, the Rockets are not the Warriors, and there is no historical-level "Splash Brothers" sitting on the perimeter. With this person alone, it is impossible to maintain the stability of the perimeter for a long time.Even if the league's top scorer is now in the Rockets, his three-pointers are not the kind that can kill people just by shooting.This is the truth, the NBA league can really rely on three-pointers to shoot people to death, only the Warriors, only the splash.It's hard to say what the future Rockets will be, anyway, it's impossible now.

Harden's three-pointers averaged about 35% per game this season. With such a shooting percentage, facing Butler, it is basically impossible to maintain the feel of the first half throughout the game.Butler is a very serious and hard-working player. Although he had some minor conflicts with Tang Qian before, he is definitely an old-school player's thinking and style.Seeing that the team leader is so strong and the team training is also taking the lead, he didn't say anything.Of course, he sometimes challenged Tang Qian's defense from time to time, but the results were not good.

Such a person, seeing Harden put up such good statistics in the half, he directly took the responsibility in the locker room, thinking that it was his own defensive mistakes that made the team only 18 points ahead of a bad team like the Rockets.It sounds a little funny, but now, it seems that I don’t know when it started, the Lakers already think that playing an ordinary team, if they don’t come to a "three-quarter check-in", they are not playing well.In fact, you led by 18 points at halftime, what else do you want?

Alas, the strength of the team determines the height of thinking, maybe.The underdogs will never feel it.

The Rockets' touch in the first half was obviously not particularly normal.It won't last.

But when Butler said this, Tang Qiangao took a look, and he admired people with this personality.But just talking without practicing is a fake move, and it still depends on actual actions.Butler defended Harden from the beginning of the second half, which was a good attitude.Not the kind of person who just talks about it.Harden's touch has dropped, and he is not the kind of real marksman, that is, he relies on one-handed step-back three-pointers to shoot.Otherwise, he is not good at shooting against people.Otherwise, the playoffs will not drop the chain every time.

Not only Harden, but the entire Rockets' three-point shooting percentage has dropped sharply, or this is normal.In this way, the score difference was rapidly expanded.However, the head coach of the Rockets made a "faint move" at this time, and actually asked the Rockets players to attack the basket more and shoot more close to the basket. ", do some "touching porcelain", do some "acting skills", and make some fouls.

It would be best to beat Dongfang No. 29 down.

Well, what a beautiful idea, the result of this is that the Rockets' shooting rate has dropped extremely, to a point of misery.

The Lakers didn't perform too well during this period, but if you can't stand them, they can still give Tang Qian, who is in the low position.This game is the last game of "Avatar", and with the metaphysics of "eating, sleeping, and fighting monsters", Tang Qian has never missed a ball so far.The ability and stability of scoring points is scary.The rest of the Lakers players felt okay in the first half, and Tang Qian didn't attack too much by himself. Now everyone is a little cold, Tang Qian immediately stood up, took over the banner, and continued to attack.

In this fight, the Rockets' inside line seemed to be useless. After a few shots, the Rockets' substitute No. 5 was overwhelmed and called the Rockets' starting center to play again and again.Howard didn't want to come this morning. First of all, he saw that the Eastern center was in a very good state in this game. Secondly, he came so many times. How many times has he come to the Rockets to win?The last time the Rockets beat the Lakers, that was when he happened to be absent.Therefore, facing Tang Qian, he came to the Rockets. The truth is that he has never won a game.

This probability, this winning rate, is simply unparalleled.

So Howard is now more and more unwilling to match up with Tang Qian offensively and defensively.

Ambition and the like have long since disappeared without a trace.

At least against the Lakers' No. 29, it looks like this.

After discovering that this kind of play is not enough, Harden began to enter the singles mode, hoping to learn from Kobe back then and use his singles ability to save the team from fire and water.But Harden is going to be disappointed with his ability. When the absence of Anthony arranged for him the "infinite dislocation singles" singles mode, his singles were not as powerful as he imagined.

The so-called singles data is not so good-looking.It wasn't until he started to perform "infinite dislocation singles" under the arrangement of D'Antoni that his singles soared, and the statistics seemed to be bluffing.In fact, this kind of data does not distinguish the difference between dislocated singles and undifferentiated singles.So Joko, the playoffs are as strong as ever, Harden... the chain is off.

Singles against Butler, take a forward change of direction, step on your right foot, but Butler can keep up.Harden still improved a lot, and immediately made a change, stopping and adjusting in a small step, and then cut left and broke through.This ball has a good sense of rhythm. Relying on Harden's strong body, many people will be suppressed by him, forcibly breaking through the defense and occupying a breakthrough position.But this is not a problem for Butler.His tonnage is larger than that of Harden, and his strength is also strong. The key is that his defense is very tough, very tough. When James was in the Bulls, he always defended toughly, let alone this "James"?
Harden's position advantage did not expand more and more like before, but the position advantage narrowed in the physical confrontation.Harden had no choice but to forcibly collect the ball, take off with one leg, and shoot with a small left-handed one-handed throw.He is a left-hander, which makes many defenders not used to it, and Butler is also a little bit, otherwise Harden would not have a chance to shoot the ball.

But the basketball missed, and Butler's interference had an effect. The Lakers got the ball, and Tang Qiankong cut down on the offensive end, causing Howard to foul and made 2 of 1 free throws.Turning around, Harden played singles again. This time he took a breakthrough from the left wing, rushed out with a right-footed tentative step, and suddenly made a cross step. The explosive power was not particularly strong, but the rhythm was good. Ordinary defensive players like this It will be passed in one go.But Butler is obviously not an ordinary defensive player, so a lateral shift and fine-tuning of the center of gravity blocked Harden's breakthrough.

Harden made a turn to re-open the space, dribbled the ball under the crotch, then slammed to the left, and then used a small jump.This ball brought his leg strength and core strength into a very good state, and Harden took advantage of the situation to get up.But the ball was jumped directly by a black figure. Although the wingspan was not long, even a little short, he still resisted Harden with his body, and then slapped hard.

block!Harden was blocked by Butler's frontal defense!
Harden was stunned. He didn't expect that this seemingly inconspicuous person would be so tough and strong in defense.It was actually very difficult for him to break him in singles.Harden made another accelerated personal shot in the next round, but it still missed.Once his sense of rhythm is kept up by the opponent, he can't shake Butler naked just relying on his physical fitness and explosive power.

Butler received Tang Qian's pass with the next ball and put it into the net.

Harden came again, and Butler stood in front of him again, waiting for the former to make a shot.Harden was very serious this time. After a tentative step, he immediately swayed his center of gravity twice. After squeezing near the free throw line, he suddenly stopped his pace.Here it is, the Eurostep!One of Harden's great tricks.People who are not excellent in rhythm and body control on the court cannot use it smoothly.Tang Qian was about to come over to defend the ball, but he didn't know that Butler was not shaken away, and when he made a wrong footstep, he followed closely with all his strength.In desperation, Harden could only stick to the defender and shoot, but Butler reached out to block the shot. His wingspan was not enough, but his attitude was perfect.

Harden missed the ball again.

Harden is not an efficient player in the first place, and his shooting percentage this season is less than 44%, just over 43%.If it weren't for the amazing power of his "Pengci Dafa", he would probably become the "Houcheng Poison".Everyone hates it.Therefore, Harden also often surrendered eye-catching shooting percentages in the game.

"Do you think you are Kobe or Jordan?" After defending the ball, Butler directly hit Harden on the offensive end. Harden's defense is still at the eye level this season. Shan's big ass is mixed together, so once the offensive end misfires, it is difficult to achieve anything, and his defense is a disaster level.In the playoffs last season, it was because he couldn't defend Butler at all, so the Lakers blossomed inside and outside, and the Rockets had no room to fight back.Harden's scoring ability has improved again this season, but it seems that the defense is still the same as before, and he has made no progress.

"It's not a combination of offense and defense. Are you embarrassed?" Butler himself is also playing the 2nd position now, so he feels that Harden is not that strong.As long as you can defend yourself, perform better on the offensive end, and break through the latter's defense a few more times, not to mention the first position in the league, at least the top five and top three can get in.Combining offense and defense, he is at least at the "quasi" level.It's not like the Rockets' number 13, which has two feet and is unusually long.

Harden was a little angry, he was the number one position after all, and he couldn't hold back when he was thrown "trash talk" like this.Asked for the ball directly, made a gesture to open the audience, and wanted to beat Butler.The rest of the Lakers still wanted to help, but seeing Butler also made a strong effort, he also made a gesture to ask the other players not to come over, and he wanted to just lose the opponent.

first rank?Come and try.

Harden dribbled the ball slowly, and when he got close, he suddenly increased the strength of the dribble in his hands.Butler said in his heart, it's coming.Sure enough, Harden came over, switched his right hand to his left, stopped suddenly, made a big step to the right, and Butler moved laterally and was blocked.Immediately took a step back, regained the acceleration space, took a second step, swayed his body, and slammed in the direction of his left hand.This is grabbing the body position. Against the defensive masters, a simple dribble is difficult to be effective. Harden is not the kind of person who is very good at the first step, so seizing the breakthrough position has become the top priority. .Butler knew what he was thinking, stepped flat, quickly pulled to the right, and blocked his opponent hard.

Butler's defense has always been this kind of rigid defense, which has something to do with his basketball philosophy.

So he seldom uses the method of "touching porcelain" to beat the whistle, which Tang Qian likes very much.

Although the two people had conflicts before, the relationship can be changed, especially if they are both so rigid and love basketball like this, things can gradually turn into nothingness.Kerr had a fight with Jordan back then, did that affect anything?Odom and Kobe also fought in the locker room, and then, the friendship between the two is very deep.Jordan Pippen Rodman, the off-court relationship is not so harmonious, what does this affect?Chamberlain had conflicts with the team's head coach during his first championship. After winning the championship, he claimed that the coach he admired most was Alex Hunnam.The almost hands-on jokes in the training camp between the two turned into a good talk in the end.

Tang Qian appreciates Butler's tough on-court personality more and more, at least it is much better than those "good guys", "good guys" and "mask faces" in the current league.As long as there is no principled conflict between the two, he is willing to help his teammates.

He is not the kind of narrow-minded person.

Capela of the Rockets wanted to help from the bottom line, but was blocked by a tall figure, saying: "It's a duel between the two of them, don't go over and get involved. Stay here honestly." Capela's body It was too far behind Tang Qian, so I tried it and chose to give up struggling.

Harden's European step changes direction!The inertia was well controlled, and with a rhythmic fluctuation, he stepped into Butler's side, which meant he had captured half of his position.Harden still has a few brushes after all, but he is very unlucky. Tonight, Butler seemed to be getting more and more courageous. The defensive state suddenly rose again, and he made a slippery step, forcing Harden side.

This makes Harden's Eurostep impossible. Although his European step layup is powerful, it can continue under such circumstances. It's not him, it's the twisting snake, Ginobi Li can do it.Harden can't twist his body to that degree.If it is forced, it does not break the opponent, but it sprains itself first.

Looking at his already restrained Eurostep, and looking at the attack time this time, there were only 3 seconds left. Harden suddenly gritted his teeth and continued to increase his speed. He rushed up as if out of control. .What the hell is this?Butler was stunned for a moment, and he heard the referee's whistle a few seconds later. He looked down and saw that the opponent's hand had inserted into his left arm at some point.

Hemp egg~~~ touch porcelain! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
After Harden succeeded with the ball, he still wanted to take advantage of the situation and try to play a 2+1, but after the ball was thrown, it was shot by a big yellow palm, and he lost the possibility of and.one .

"Jimmy is very good at defending, but some people have touched the porcelain magical body armor, so it is inevitable that they will not be able to defend against it. Don't worry about it." Tang Qian patted Butler's shoulder after landing, and then turned his face to face himself a little annoyed, "How much?" Nosy” Rocket No. 13 said: “You know, the gap between you and Kobe is not so big, let alone Michael. If you continue to play like this, you are destined to be just a regular season player.”

"I won't take you seriously either."

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