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Chapter 295 29 vs 10 at Halftime
Wang Feng didn't just stare at Harden with all his heart, and he didn't care about the game at all.

Without Harden's firepower assistance, how could the Rockets match him with the offensive firepower of a group of role players?

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

His position in the Rockets is irreplaceable, Paul can't, Gordon can't, and others can't.

What's more, even if Wang Feng and Rondo double-teamed Harden, the Lakers did not completely lose their defensive ability on the field.

Jimmy Butler himself is a striker with strong support and defense capabilities, and he is very good at intercepting and stealing passing routes from the side.

And at this time, the Lakers have replaced McGee, and their ability to protect the frame has also improved to a higher level. It is not so easy to score at the basket.

As for the Rockets' outside scoring ability... To be honest, Wang Feng really didn't pay attention.

Last season, the Rockets in their peak state averaged 42 three-point shots per game, 15.3 goals per game, and a shooting rate of about 36%. Ranked in the middle of the league.

For comparison, the Warriors averaged 28.9 three-pointers per game last season, and they could hit 11.3 goals, with a shooting percentage of 39%.

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

With the accumulation of massive shots, the Rockets averaged 45 three-point shots per game, and their shooting percentage dropped to 35.4%.

Among the starters, Harden made 36.8% of his three-pointers, Eric Gordon 36%, Chris Paul 35.8%, PJ Tucker 37.7%, and Gerald Green 35.4%.

"Hehe, a bunch of rotten fish and rotten shrimp."

Wang Feng is not the one who underestimates the Rockets, but compared with his three-pointers, including Harden, who averaged 13.2 shots per game, all of them are unqualified.

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

Wang Feng's three-point shooting rate exceeds 45%, and he can hit at least 5 three-pointers in every game. Looking at the entire league, only Ku Ritian, the peak during the 16-17 season, can match it.

With a three-point shooting ability of 96, plus Wang Feng, who is blessed with badges such as corner three-point shooter, hot spot hunter, long-range turret, and sharpshooter, the lethality of three-point shooting is so great!
Therefore, after removing Harden, the Rockets, or Gerald Green and PJ Tucker, whose wings will be selectively emptied, cannot compete with Wang Feng in terms of scoring ability, even if they are completely open. However, most of the time, Wang Feng has to face the defensive players' defensive shots, and the shooting percentages of both sides are at most equal.

The Lakers' double-digit lead has never been recovered even a little bit.

Soon, Harden couldn't take it anymore.

You fucking don't play ball and don't play with me?
Harden, who could only pass the ball to his teammates eagerly for several rounds, was a little anxious.

At 3 minutes and 27 seconds into the second quarter, Harden finally didn't raise his hand to call for a pick-and-roll after receiving the pass, and stared at Wang Feng with the ball in his eyes.

"Don't you want to have a 1v1 with me? Okay, then come and try!"

Being targeted in this way, even a clay figurine would be a little angry, let alone a top superstar in the vertical and horizontal alliance for many years.

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

In fact, Wang Feng can't completely prevent the top scorers in the league at Harden's level.

The effect of the defensive deterrence badge is to reduce the opponent's shooting percentage, not to make the opponent's shooting percentage become zero. At Harden's level, even if he makes a random shot, he will eventually be able to score a few goals, but the probability is a bit...

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

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

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

Sure enough, Harden, who broke through, stopped suddenly, and then quickly withdrew to outside the three-point line in two consecutive steps, shooting directly.

The iconic step back three-pointer, with quite a lot of fragments under his feet.

Relying on this move to step back, the distance between Harden and Wang Feng increased a little, but Wang Feng, relying on his advantages in speed and jumping, successfully raised his hand to interfere with Harden's sight before Harden made a shot.

The Defensive Deterrence Badge is activated, and the Purple Hall of Fame-level Defensive Deterrence reduces the player's shooting percentage quite a bit. Harden's three-point shooting rate is not very high. Affected by the Defensive Deterrence Badge, his shots miss the frame. Rebounded by McGee.

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

Originally, Harden didn't have a lot of shots in the first quarter and his touch was average. Now he has to attack under Wang Feng's defense, which is really difficult for him.

About 7 minutes into the game, Harden was replaced. At this time, his data in the second quarter was 5 of 1 from the field, and he scored 3 points including free throws, and the 7 points he scored in the first quarter were just in double figures.

Wang Feng was also off the field. In the first half of the second quarter, he still dominated the team's offense. He scored 11 points in a row, and with the 19 points in the first quarter, he scored 29 points in the half.

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

The Rockets began to lose their hold.

Paul is old after all, and his scoring ability has degraded greatly. This season, he averaged only about 15 points per game. He used his experience and passing organization to connect the team more often on the court, but the team's touch is not good. Under the circumstances, passing the ball is not very useful.

In the last 4 minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 12:4 attacks, completely defeated the Rockets' defense, and widened the point difference to more than 25 points in one fell swoop.

At halftime, the Lakers scored 73 points, while the Rockets only had 48 points.

There is also a significant difference in scoring between the stars of the two teams. Wang Feng scored 29 points at halftime, while Harden only scored 10 points.

The game seems to have lost its suspense ahead of time.

"It can be seen that the Lakers are a better team than the Rockets. Their lineup structure is reasonable. Wang Feng, Butler, and Rondo are all players selected for the best defensive team. The defensive end is very tough. With Wang Feng, a sharp knife that can pierce any defense, there are not many teams in the league that can handle them."

(End of this chapter)