basketball kingdom

Chapter 413

Chapter 413

Harden's body strength is stronger than most guards in the league, and he will even defend against the opponent's center when necessary, but he is restricted by his weight and his movement speed is not top-notch.This is his weakness on the defensive end, which restricts his possibility of becoming an offensive and defensive star.

Kobe lost his mobility and jumping at his peak, and Harden, who did not suffer from post-up singles, tried to trick him by using rhythm and footwork.It's a pity that not only did it fail, but it was almost cut off by Harden.

Harden is a star with strong learning ability and adaptability. He knows that his advantage is almost unsolvable arm strength, so he cleverly added two hands to the offensive and defensive rounds.But trying to steal the experienced Kobe Bryant still failed.

Seeing that Kobe didn't break through Harden's defense, he quickly returned to Xu Tian, ​​who was standing at the top of the arc, and let the latter organize another attack.

Ariza has already switched defenses with his teammates while running, sticking close to Xu Tian and not giving him room to break through.He once boasted to his teammates that this round of the series will limit Xu Tian's scoring average to less than 20 points per game, but after personal experience, he found that Xu Tian is really not easy to deal with.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball easily in the confrontation with Ariza. Seeing that George had a chance, he hit the ball and passed it.

George just slipped the baseline and borrowed Thackeray's cover, ran a good mid-range shooting position, caught the ball and turned around, and shot the shot. The whole process was done in one go.

If the peak Howard was here, he could run two quick steps to complete the block, but now that his movement speed has decreased, he cannot complete such a physically talented defense.Turn around and trap Blake behind him, waiting for the defensive rebound.

George's shooting stability is much worse than Xu Tian's. Even if the opponent did not exert physical confrontation on him, he still failed to make a shot.

Howard occupies a favorable position, takes off easily, grabs the ball with his left hand, and protects the defensive rebound.

Harden stopped in the backcourt and wanted the ball, but Howard didn't seem to see it and passed it to D'Angelo Russell running upfield.

Howard and Harden decided to temporarily put aside their festivities and try to play in the playoffs, but they couldn't do without all kinds of complicated emotions like their new teammates, so they chose to pass it to D'Angelo Russell, who has always remained neutral.

Thackeray quickly rushed to Howard's side, hugged him, and directly started the hacking tactics.

Xu Tian knew that this move was a common tactic against the Rockets, but it was somewhat beyond his expectation to use it so early.This made him look at the coaching staff with admiration, thinking that they are not particularly bad.

The referee understood that this was a tactical foul, without favoritism, called the foul, and let the players serve from the sideline of the frontcourt.

Terrence Jones walked to the sideline and gave the ball to Harden.He believes that Harden is the boss of the team and should be given the right to dominate the ball first.

The defender Harden faced was Kobe, who was quite a challenging defender. He continuously dribbled the ball under the crotch to change the rhythm, and wanted to use the same moves as in the regular season.It's a pity that the physical confrontation allowed today has been adjusted up, causing Kobe to completely block his left.

Kobe has done a lot of research and knows that Harden is a left-handed player. He deliberately made a defensive strategy to block Harden's left side and force him to go to the right side for an unfamiliar offense.

Harden is a player who is very good at using the rules. Unfortunately, the intensity of confrontation in the playoffs has increased, which has caused him to get the ball fouled by the opponent before, and now he may eventually be blocked.

Harden dribbled for nearly ten seconds, saw the clock running out, and passed the ball to D'Angelo Russell like a hot potato.

D'Angelo Russell played exceptionally well during the end of the season, averaging 21.1 points and 4.3 assists per game in those games, which really showed a strong improvement.In addition to playing next to Harden, he has also developed the ability to catch and shoot.

The ball was shot by D'Angelo Russell, with a little spin, and fell straight into the net.But the referee blew his whistle and the goal was invalid due to Thackeray's previous foul.

There are no players with too strong a character on the Rockets field, no one argues with the referee, and no one fights for anything. The frontcourt serves and Harden organizes the offense again.

Bryant showed the energy he used to defend Anthony in the playoffs, entangled Harden with his arms, and did not give him room to break into the paint and draw fouls.

Harden dribbled the ball looking for an offensive opportunity. After searching for a long time, he still failed to break Kobe's defense.With less and less offensive time, he can only choose to force a shot.

The basketball flew over the rim, touched the backboard slightly, changed its course of fall, and missed the shot.

Howard squeezed Blake away from the basket, exploded on the spot, grabbed the offensive rebound, and took advantage of the opportunity to point the ball into the basket.But his hand feeling is not soft enough, and the strength of his use is a bit too strong, so he failed to make up for it for the first time.

Black can't threaten Howard at all, so he can only foul behind him to prevent him from making up the ball.

Since Howard had a coherent shot when he was fouled, he didn't need to wait until the cumulative number of times was full, and stood directly on the free throw line.

Howard has been targeted almost every night of the season with hacking tactics, and he has a kind of resistance to standing at the free throw line.This affected his touch, and he missed two free throws.

Barkley said: "Dwight Howard's free throws are similar to Shaquille O'Neal's. Both of them are muscular and rough-skilled types, but Howard is not as tall as O'Neal, and he still can't achieve that kind of influence on the game."

Kenny Smith said: "Shaq still has his advantages, otherwise he would not be able to suppress or even blow up the opponent's center almost every night. Howard still has a long way to go in this regard. "

The Lakers lost three fouls in a row, causing the team's fouls to accumulate rapidly, which made Howard feel a hint of being about to be targeted.

Harden received the serve again and took the initiative to play a pick-and-roll with Terrence Jones, allowing the two defensive players to swap, looking for Josh Smith's loopholes, and trying to complete the offense with small plays.

Josh Smith's athletic ability is very good, but Harden still found a breakthrough, and then broke through to the penalty area in an instant.

Black moves very slowly and cannot make up for it, so he can only take off on the spot and try to complete the block.

Harden likes this defense against him best, with Blake in the air and soft throws.

The referee blows the whistle and calls a foul on Black's thug.

Harden felt very good, the basketball spun twice on the hoop, and fell softly into the net.

2+1!

Xu Tian walked to the top of the arc and quietly watched Harden make free throws.

The reason why Harden is often criticized is because of his defense. His free throw level is among the top in the league, and he will naturally not miss it.

2-5!

Xu Tian received the serve in the backcourt, and when he came to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to stand two steps away from the three-point line, and pulled the hesitant Ariza out.

(End of this chapter)