rpbooks Chapter 417 Smart Harden
Chapter 417 Smart Harden
Chapter 417 Smart Harden
There are many foul masters in the league, but Harden is probably the only one who is strong enough to make the league change the rules.His playing style is quite smart, and he is very good at using the rules. During the physical contact with Xu Tian, he pretended to be violated by the cylinder, and exaggeratedly fell to the floor.
Xu Tian understood that Harden was very strong, and such a collision would never knock him down. Sure enough, he heard the whistle.The referee believed in Harden's acting skills and whistled Xu Tian for blocking a foul.
Scott was right next to the referee, expressing his dissatisfaction with the penalty with an exaggerated expression, putting pressure on the referee in disguise, asking him to relax the penalty scale as much as possible.
The referees have a strong ability to resist pressure and are completely unmoved.Due to the accumulation of too many fouls by the Lakers in the early stage, Harden went directly to the free throw line.
Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc, recalling the defensive round just now in his mind, thinking about whether there was room for improvement.
Harden made a steady free throw and made two free throws!
16-10!
With the help of Harden, the Rockets gradually stabilized their morale and began to compete with the Lakers on both offense and defense.Although there is a gap in hard power between the two sides, the Rockets still maintained the point difference by virtue of Harden's consecutive fouls.
With 4 minutes and 25 seconds left in the first quarter, Xu Tian was replaced by George and sat on the sidelines to rest.
Kobe and George led the team and Harden led the Rockets to attack each other, but due to the tough physical confrontation, the efficiency of the players on both sides decreased compared with the regular season, and the score increased very slowly.
Howard replaced Capela at the end of the first quarter and made his debut again, leading the team to play this stage of the game.
Xu Tian sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, with a warm towel on his knees, and focused on observing the Rockets' general offensive moves.He has extremely deep tactical reserves and can read the Rockets' offense to find a way to deal with it.
The first quarter was spent smoothly, the difference between the two sides was not widened, and the Lakers led the Rockets by 29 points with a score of 22-7.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Tian went into battle and led the second team to play.
Bickerstaff had no better way to deal with it, so he could only send Harden and Beverly to let this backcourt partner deal with Xu Tian.
Clarkson has no experience in the playoffs. He was a little lost under the strong physical confrontation.This is a real playoff game, any small mistakes may cause very serious consequences, and the loss of both offense and defense is even more serious.
The game between the Spurs and the Clippers is tomorrow night, so Popovich turned on the TV to watch the game after preparing the tactics against the Clippers.The team he focuses on is the Lakers.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand and used Nance Jr. to cover and break through, directly attracting the defensive attention of the three Rockets players, breaking the Rockets' overall defense and creating space for his teammates to attack.
Nance Jr. received the pass, took a mid-range shot and scored easily.
The Lakers are one of the few teams that still insist on mid-range shooting. This offensive method accounts for a large proportion, giving people a feeling of retro basketball.But Popovich doesn't pay attention to these. He mainly pays attention to how many people the Lakers have in rotation, and except for the three outside stars, how these people perform is what he really cares about.
Popovich is good at cultivating stars, and even better at cultivating role players. Many ordinary players who are willing to obey can improve their competitive level in the Spurs. This is due to the tacit division of labor and cooperation of the Spurs coaching team. It will be welcomed by the management of all teams in the league.
Harden started quickly again, failing to complete the breakthrough from the left, he caught Xu Tian's right hand stretching forward, directly hung his arm on Xu Tian's hand, and made an exaggerated shooting motion.
Xu Tian reacted quickly this time. He didn't want to challenge the referee's standards at all. He immediately retracted his hand lightning, which made Harden's performance look a little funny.Since Harden's purpose of the ball is to make a foul, if he fails to succeed, it will lead to poor shots.
McGee took off easily, took off the defensive rebound, and handed it directly to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball to speed up, and deliberately ran in the direction of Beverly, tricking him into fouling.This trick against players with low golf quotients has been tried and tested.
Seeing that Xu Tian wanted to push for a quick counterattack, Beverly rushed over to hug him without thinking too much, delaying the Lakers' attack.As a result, he received a second personal foul.
Scott was very relieved about Xu Tian, and he was a little tired standing on the sidelines, so he sat back on the coach's bench and quietly watched the players attack and defend.Players with high IQ will understand tactical intentions faster, and in many cases can find their own way to deal with it, so it will make it easier for the coach.
Xu Tian received the serve in the frontcourt, only to see that Harden had sunk to a low position and switched to McGee near the penalty area.Harden has the upper body strength no less than that of an inside player, and he is excellent in top defense, but his mobility is slightly weaker. It is very difficult to mark Xu Tian, so he chooses to defend the inside player in the low post.
Xu Tian didn't let go of this opportunity, and passed the ball to McGee, asking him to single-play Harden behind him.He understands that Harden's top defense ability is quite strong, but in order to consume, he still has to take the initiative to attack.
McGee's back-up skills are not good, he just confronted Harden slightly, turned around and staggered his position with Harden, and raised his right hand high to hit.
Capela is not as tall as McGee, and he took off a bit late, so he failed to interfere.
With his height advantage, McGee easily scored two points.
Harden received the serve in the backcourt and no longer tried to challenge Xu Tian, but asked Beverly to cooperate with him in a pick-and-roll for a defense change.
Clarkson's strength and experience were far inferior to Xu Tian's. Facing Harden, he was extremely disadvantaged and was soon successfully broken through.
Harden didn't want to go straight to the layup, so he kept his speed so that Clarkson could keep up with him. He stopped and dropped the shot without warning, causing the latter to make a pushing foul.With his ability to press his body, he once again stood at the free throw line.
Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc and shook his head helplessly.The inside and outside core of the Rockets, one is afraid of free throws, while the other often uses this technique as an offensive option. Such a completely different mentality can be described as magical.
Harden's mentality was very stable, and he was not affected by the boos at the Staples Center. He made two free throws again.
Scott knew that Clarkson could not adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs in a short time, so he called Kobe to his side and asked him to replace Clarkson.
The playoffs are crucial games. For a team that wants to win but does not have enough lineup depth, the playing time of the stars in the team must increase. This is something that cannot be done.After all, the Lakers' bench is mainly composed of young players, and it is difficult to perform in such a high-intensity game.
Xu Tian is an exception.He dribbled the ball with his steady right hand to the frontcourt, observed the defense at the top of the arc, and immediately passed the ball to Kobe on the left.
Bryant switched directly to post-up mode, as he did in the opening game, and the isolation was responsible for defending his Harden.
(End of this chapter)