From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 141
The game on the field is still going on.

The current Houston Rockets have a very simple style of play, with a large number of singles being their main style of play.

2014年5月1日，德安东尼辞去了湖人教练的职务，2016年6月他才重新出手执教这支火箭队。

In the two years since he left the head coaching position, D'Antoni's coaching philosophy has undergone tremendous changes.

In the past, he basically only coached one style of play, offense or offense, non-stop running, quick shots, non-stop transfers, and continued fast offense is his label.

People think that he and the "basketball scientist" Don Nelson are in the same genre. Only when he has a guard with strong offensive ability can he make some achievements, and nothing else.

The current Rockets are such a team. Their guards are very strong, not ordinary, but the top of the league, one of the best among the [-] teams.

But the difference is:
Now D'Antoni has changed from the Suns' style of play where the whole team cooperates closely on offense, but instead plays a lot of singles with some simple coordination.

The Rockets' offensive routine is a lot of singles plus some pick-and-rolls and double-teams and three-pointers. Harden plays Paul and Paul plays Gordon.

And only these three people have the permission to play unlimited singles, no one else has.

Even with the exception of these three, the others are strictly restricted from mid-range shots and must strictly abide by the "magic ball" style of play. Role players can only shoot efficient baskets and three-pointers.

The rivers and lakes have heard: Rockets power forward Anderson was once in the game, because he made a mid-range shot in the presence of Harden and Paul, and was scolded by D'Antoni in the locker room.

The Rockets, whose singles frequency is infinitely elevated, do not seem to have the smooth and tight cooperation of the Warriors, but their success rate on the offensive end is maintained very high, and the ball is always in the hands of two excellent ball handlers, Harden and Paul. Here, it is destined that their number of mistakes will not be many.

And singles is not a tactic.

To put it bluntly, the triangle offense is Jordan, Kobe, and O'Neal's strongest point in singles opponents, giving up weak opponents to teammates.

The roll call tactic is unlimited singles against the opponent's defensive weakness.

The James system is that James singles to attract flanking attacks, and then pass the ball to open teammates.

The dislocation tactic is to let the center play the guard alone, and let the guard play the center alone.

A team doesn't have to be a crazy pass to be called a team. The Spurs were a good team in 14. Isn't the 96 Bulls a good team with a lot of singles?

As long as the whole team performs their own duties and does their own work well, and don't worry about playing time, contracts, or being traded, then it is an excellent team.

The game continued, and Jianghu reappeared after a 6-minute break.

The two sides played for half a quarter, and the point difference between the two sides remained the same, with the Celtics 45 to the Rockets 45.

After the opening, the Rockets had the ball.

James Harden attacked with the ball and continued to start his work and gain.

The bearded Harden, who regarded Kobe as his idol when he was young, has already embarked on a completely different path from his idol Kobe, creating his own way of basketball.

Facing Smart's defense, two consecutive crotches, and went straight in. Horford stretched out his long arms to defend. Harden was unafraid, holding the basketball tightly with both hands, and slammed into it with powerful arms.

Before the referee blows the whistle, Harden, who is familiar with the road, has already consciously walked to the free throw line.

"Beep."

The referee looked at Harden in a daze for a while before blowing the whistle in his mouth.

A free throw was made, the Celtics 45 to 47 the Rockets, and the Rockets once again overtook the score.

Jianghu really can't stand it anymore, Xiaodengzi, it's a bit too crazy.

Coming to the frontcourt, Jianghu faced Ariza and called Irving's pick-and-roll again. After the pick-and-roll, Irving went to the bottom corner, and Jianghu faced Paul again.

Jianghu came to the low position, and started back hitting Paul.

With a fake shot to the left, Paul was directly fired.

Jianghu adjusted his movements, leaning on Paul's arm while making a shot.

"Shu~"

"beep~"

The basketball hit also caused Paul's defensive foul.

Jianghu also walked to the free throw line naturally, and smiled mysteriously at Harden.

Celtics 48 to 47 Celtics.

On the defensive end, Jianghu faced Paul again.

Paul didn't feel intimidated by being deflated here in the arena, but continued to choose to single out the arena.

Continuous footwork, a lot of fake moves in the form of possession of the ball, I have to say that although many people are black Paul, such as:
"183 masked to steal the floor of the Western Conference Finals!!"

"The god of point guards, but never made it to the Finals!!"

"58!!"

But it is undeniable that on the offensive end, Paul is also an absolute master.

Paul lowered his body's center of gravity and continued to feint, making Jianghu think he was about to break through, but in the end he withdrew and made a more difficult extreme fadeaway jumper.

His fake moves all over his body made Jianghu accidentally fall for his tricks, and he used his singles mid-range shot to hit a goal.

The Celtics beat the Rockets 48 to 49.

"Paul's state determines what height this rocket can reach in the end"

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this sentence that the media often talks about.

It is Harden who decides how far this team can go, but it must be Paul who determines how stable this team can go, and there is no second candidate.

Paul's style of play is not worried. For a defender, such a single is very exhausting.

Jianghu even hopes that Paul will play more of these balls and consume more energy. In this way, the game will be easier.

The Rockets' defensive method is actually infinitely changing defenses, forcing you to play singles.

"Let's take turns playing singles too, you and me one by one!!"

In the process of dribbling forward, Jianghu secretly talked to Owen.

"is this okay??"

Owen said that it was not very good, and then turned his eyes to Stevens, seeing Stevens frowning with his hands folded, apparently also thinking about how to deal with the Rockets.

Jianghu smiled: "I think it's pretty good!!"

"Okay, I listen to you!!"

After all, Irving came to the frontcourt and started to singles Paul directly.

Paul, who had just been fouled, was a bit wary at this time. Owen's mid-range was not disturbed and he hit easily.

The Celtics beat the Rockets 50 to 49.

Harden still wanted to play singles. This time, he was directly flanked by Smart and Irving at the top of the arc, and Paul made an open three-pointer.

Paul shot confidently and missed.

The Celtics continued to attack.

Jianghu quickly transported to the frontcourt, called Smart to come up for the pick-and-roll, and named Harden.

Just now, he had already made up his mind to challenge his weakness.

If there is anything unqualified in the current arena, it is undoubtedly his ability to draw fouls.
It's not that he can't make fouls, but he subconsciously resists this style of play. He prefers to shake people away and then shoot easily.

Harden eagerly stood in front of Jianghu.

"Dengzi, I heard that you are very good lately?"

"It seems that you really want to fight with me?"

Jianghu dribbled the ball leisurely with his right hand, and had a friendly and cordial exchange with Harden in front of him.

"That's right, come on, I've been waiting for today for a long time."

"I Harden came out to play, and I haven't been afraid of anyone."

"The MVP is mine, and the victory in this game will be mine too!!"

Harden blew his beard and stared, with a look of disbelief, refusing to admit defeat and spitting wildly at Jianghu.

Jianghu wiped away his saliva in disgust, looked into Harden's eyes and said seriously:

"Big beard, you are disgusting!!!"

"This ball, I will fake breakthroughs and jump shots in a row, and then point you up and cause your foul."

Harden pouted, his expression full of disdain:

"Did you think you were Larry?"

"Jiang, Brother Deng has a word of advice for you."

"Young people come out to hang out, don't be too high-profile!!!"

Yo, have you taught me yet?

Then it depends on whether you have the ability! !

"Take it, bearded man!!!"

The two had been spraying wildly for 14 seconds on the court, and Jiang Hu was too lazy to continue to ink with him.

Put the ball down directly, lower the center of gravity of the body, dribble the ball continuously under the crotch, and wait until Harden also lowers his body to defend.

The rivers and lakes quickly picked up another little Buddha, Harden was a little dizzy, staggered with small steps, and was at a loss like a lost child.

Jianghu accelerated, walked left and made a breakthrough. Although Harden was a little unsteady, he still retreated to keep up.

Jianghu took another step back to the left back, pulled away one meter in an instant, and made a move to make a shot. Harden's face changed when he saw this, and he quickly got up and flew over to block the block with a big crotch.

Harden jumps very high. A 100kg man pounces on him. His aura looks like a tiger descending a mountain. If he hits him hard, it will be very painful.

But Jianghu didn't care about this, after pointing Harden up, he made a three-pointer with a slight backward touch.

Harden straightened his arm and just hit Jianghu's elbow.

The sound of "snap" was heard not only by the referee, but also by the fans in the front row.

"brush."

With a handsome lean back and a domineering kick, the basketball draws a beautiful arc along with the picturesque posture of the rivers and lakes, embracing the Nets.

"beep."

The referee's whistle blew decisively. He was not blind. This was a real foul. Even if he was not a quack, he would still blow the ball.

Worship Buddha + step back and lean back for three points + hit four points.

Jiang Hu stabilized his figure in the air, relying on his strong body control ability, he slid back one meter after falling, while his upper body remained straight

"It's boring, it's too simple."

"You're a marionette, James."

Jiang Hu sat on the ground, opened his palms and pouted and shrugged.

The classic Jordan celebration and the murderous trash talk almost made Harden angry.

Harden clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and stared at Jianghu.

But when he saw the referee not far away, he couldn't help persuading himself crazily: "Calm down, calm down, give him one back later."

Toyota Center Instant Fryer....
Even though this is an away game, there are still many people who express their amazement.

Morey, who was sitting in the second row, had a fake smile on his face, and then he pretended to stick out his thumbs and gave Jiang Hu a thumbs up.

Seeing his actions, Jiang Hu also responded with an extremely hypocritical smile.

But Jianghu, who was smiling on the surface, was thinking in his heart: "You son of a bitch, don't get caught by me!"

Jianghu calmly walked to the free throw line.

He took the ball from the referee, threw it casually, and hit a free throw.

The Celtics beat the Rockets 54 to 50.

Looking back, the Rockets continued to attack.

Jianghu came in front of Harden, smiling: "Hello, James, welcome to the NBA."

"Today I will take you to experience what a different kind of happiness is."

Harden: Nick Young with a black question mark face? ?

Harden, who dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and prepared to continue to launch, was still wondering, what kind of nonsense was the brat in green in front of him talking about?

Suddenly, there was a strange feeling in his waist, as if the pain in his waist was hit in an instant, flowing through the whole body like an electric shock, Harden squatted involuntarily, and lost control of the ball in his hand.

"Damn it, you're playing dirty!!"

"Bye-Bye……"

Hearing a terrified sound, Harden looked up, and Jiang Hu had already picked up the basketball, rushed to the frontcourt, and went straight to the basket.

"Hey referee, are you fucking blind?"

Brother Deng who lost the ball yelled at the referee, was glared at by the referee again, and got a technical foul.

Brother Deng was dumbfounded: why? ?You obviously hurt me, right? ?

Of course the referee saw what Jianghu was doing, and he wasn't blind.

It’s just that some time ago, some time ago, Xiao Hua called all the referees to have a meeting. He mentioned in his words that he should take care of the new generation of stars and not let his opponents make foul actions against them. He even mentioned Jianghu’s name alone. , request to protect him well, don't let him get hurt by the big move...

The referee has always been Xiao Hua said one, they will do 10, Xiao Hua said 10, they will do 100.

Therefore, it is inevitable that occasionally a bit of a whistle blows on Jianghu.

After all, in the NBA, sometimes basketball isn't just basketball, it's the way of the world.

So Jianghu completed another dunk from the free throw line, and hit a 2+1 by the way
It's just that this 2+1 1 is a bit disgraceful.

The big screen at the scene kept replaying the dunk and the steals of Jiang Hu.

The commentators from various countries closed their mouths tacitly, pretending to be blind.

Only the upright Director Zhang is still grinning and explaining endlessly:

"Good shot, Jianghu played him, beautiful, posted it.

"To break, to break."

"Broken, broken."

"Yes, run, fast-break and counterattack, take off directly from the free throw line of Jianghu, and directly gliding for dunks, Huo, this dunk is strong enough, and the basket clatters."

Yu Jia said embarrassingly: "We watched the replay of the scene. Before the steal, Jianghu seemed to have some additional actions. He secretly gave Harden an elbow, but the referee didn't blow the whistle."

Players of the older generation will not think that there is any problem with this ball. They have always played like this throughout their careers, and there is nothing to make a fuss about.

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "Yes, just play like this. The style of play in Jianghu is what we often call aggressive. That is to say, you must play aggressively. The ball is broken beautifully."

Ball made a goal and made a technical free throw.

The Celtics beat the Rockets 57 to 50.

And Harden's technical foul allowed the Celtics to gain the ball again. With the help of Smart and Horford's double screen, Jianghu came to the right for a three-pointer to receive a pass from Irving, and then made a three-pointer.

The Celtics beat the Rockets 60 to 50.

In just two rounds and 40 seconds, Jianghu scored 10 points in a row with shots and penalties.

With McGrady's scoring efficiency and the referee's strong support, Harden was stunned and completely felt the fear of being dominated.

Paul patted Harden on the shoulder and comforted:
"Take it easy, Dengzi, this is the guy that the NBA praises so much. I have encountered worse whistles than this."

"I think back then, your elder brother and second brother were taken care of much more than him."

Xiao A Pao looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, thinking of those days when he played against the Thunder in the Clippers.

The "May 514 Massacre" is the ultimate black whistle that Paul will not forget even when he is 70 years old.

The game continued, and Jianghu began to lead the defense against Harden. He did not want to let Harden go on both ends of the offense and defense. On the defensive end, he faced Harden, who was slower than him.

Just don't give space for shooting. Arden's fouls are somewhat ineffective in front of Ball. No matter how he shakes, the rivers and lakes are as motionless as a mountain. He just straightens his arms but doesn't jump.

Anyway, when he makes a move, even a slight jump in the world can interfere.

On the contrary, either stick to him tightly, or don't give him a quick start.

In addition, Jianghu has committed two crimes, and the referee doesn't want to blow the whistle at all, for fear of blowing the whistle for the third one.

Harden, who had forgotten the middle distance, lost power suddenly under Jianghu's defense.

第二节的后6分钟，登哥贡献了6投2中，砍下7分3失误的豪华数据，而江湖的第二节则是在6分钟的时间里拿下了12分1助攻。

At the end of halftime, the Celtics led 65 to 60 in the away game. The reason why the Rockets were only 5 points behind was because Paul broke out in the second half of Harden's silence.

Unlike Harden, who has lost the mid-range, Paul completely regards the mid-range as his back garden. More than half of his shots are made in the mid-range, and he still has a hit rate of more than 50%. Xiangwei's necessary skills have been cultivated to the level of proficiency.

Paul shot from inside and outside, made 5 of 5 mid-range jumpers, 3 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, and 8 of 7 in a single quarter. He scored 16 points in the second quarter, making up for Harden's lack of firepower.

Regardless of whether the defender in front of him is Irving or Jaylen Brown, or even Jianghu, he has always treated him as nothing.

These people, whose wingspan and height were much longer than him, seemed like cute babies in front of him, being played around by him.

At halftime, Jianghu scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Irving scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Rozier had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Harden scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers.

Paul had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Gordon had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

(End of this chapter)