Chapter 321 Pengcideng (9/10, Xiaobai with a Dark Heart Will Be Rewarded with More Rewards)
Chapter 321 Pengcideng (910, Xiaobai with a dark heart will be rewarded with more rewards)
Asik jumped to win over Split, giving the Rockets a chance to take the lead.
Jeremy Lin held the ball for half court and then gave it to Harden.
Before the official start of the regular season, the Rockets signed Jeremy Lin with a poison contract in order to make him the core of the team's backcourt.
But with the windfall of Harden, Jeremy Lin can only be a role player now.
Harden signaled for tactical cooperation, and after a sudden point, he gave it to Parsons in the bottom corner, but Parsons' shot missed.
The Spurs cooperated with the hammer tactics in the frontcourt, and Parker's top layup avoided Asik's hit.
Looking back, Harden's sudden score went to the high position Patterson.
Patterson's mid-range jumper was slow, and Duncan interfered and didn't make it.
Split's rebound, the Spurs play a fast break, Parker is followed by Leonard, who made a layup.
Harden made a second pass with Asik's pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, but Asik's buttery hand missed.
The Spurs cooperated with the hammer tactics in the frontcourt, and Duncan also scored from the basket.
Three minutes into the game, the score was 6-0.
"Well, the current Spurs are a bit strong." Barkley sighed in the commentary booth.
The Spurs have 10 wins and 0 losses, and the Rockets have 3 wins and 7 losses. The strength gap between the two teams is still there.
"Now it depends on how Harden will respond." Kenny Smith continued.
Whether it is Jeremy Lin or Asik, they can only be regarded as very good players, and they are still far from the All-Stars.
But Harden's performance this season is at the All-Star level, and the Rockets can only rely on him to break the deadlock.
Sure enough, when Harden took the ball to the frontcourt again, he had already signaled his teammates to pull away, and then asked Asik to put on the pick-and-roll.
This is an obvious signal to attack yourself.
Asik played as a substitute for the Bulls, but that was because Noah was the starter. Although he was a bit of a buttery player, his strength was not bad.
This pick-and-roll quality timing and range are very good.
However, Green has improved a lot this season and managed to bypass Asik's pick-and-roll.
Popovich nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines.
If Green can do what Tang Tian can do on the defensive end, then what Holt said is feasible.
The pick-and-roll failed, Harden didn't stop, and directly chose to force Green.
Green's defense is in place.
If it weren't for Tang Tian, he would have the strength to play the starting shooting guard for the Spurs.
"beep!"
However, Green's jump defense at the basket was called a foul by the referee.
After hearing the whistle, Green jumped the ball, turned to the referee and explained that he did not hit Harden.
The referee was unmoved.
Popovich didn't get angry at this time, but lowered his head and reached out to rub his forehead.
Also a young player, although Green has improved a lot compared to last season, his experience is much worse than Tang Tianzhen's.
There is a professional name in basketball called a cylinder.
Most people only know the shooting cylinder, but in fact, a player has his own cylinder standing on the court.
The size is an imaginary cylindrical space determined by the palms of the hands in the front, the buttocks in the back, and the outer sides of the arms and feet on both sides.
So in addition to the extra physical contact that will be whistled by the referee for a foul, there is also a foul caused by violating the cylinder.
According to the rules, when a defensive player leaves his cylinder and makes contact with a player who has already established a cylinder, then the defensive player will be whistled for a defensive foul.
Just now Harden broke through to the basket and made an emergency stop. Although Green's block was missed, his body had contact underneath and had already violated Harden's cylinder, so he was whistled for a foul.
This is different from when Tang Tian was fouled by Martin. Martin stepped up on his own initiative, while Green went up by himself.
Harden got to the free throw line.
Made two free throws.
Harden opened the scoring for the Rockets.
Parker's layup in the front court, this time Asik didn't move, standing under the basket and putting pressure on him to successfully defend the next ball.
Harden went to the frontcourt and continued to hold the ball to signal to pull away.
It was still Asik who put on the pick-and-roll.
Green still went around.
But this time, Harden made a sudden move in advance, and at the moment Green raised it back, he directly made a signature step back and made a three-pointer.
Green was a little out of step.
"Shua!"
Harden's three-pointer went into the net.
"James~~Harden!!"
Accompanied by the live DJ's long-pitched shouts, the Toyota Center fell into a boiling sound.
Scoring 5 points in a row within 1 minute, tonight is Harden's night again!
With the Spurs' AI hammer tactics in the frontcourt, Green got a completely open chance in the bottom corner, and Parker's sudden pass was also given immediately.
"boom!"
However, Green's open three-pointer failed to hit.
The consecutive failures on the defensive end made him fluctuate in his mentality.
For pitchers, no matter how subtle the fluctuation is, the impact on the hit rate is also obvious.
Popovich was a little helpless at this time.
That kind of opportunity, in Tang Tian's words, if it occurs ten times, ten of them can be invested.
The Rockets have the ball, and Harden continues to attack with the ball in the frontcourt.
This time Green didn't bypass Asik's pick-and-roll.
Harden misplaced against Splitter, and after an accelerated breakthrough forced Duncan to help defend, he hit the ball to Patterson on the bottom line.
Patterson made a mid-range jumper from the baseline.
7 to 6.
Harden led the team to play a wave of counterattacks and directly overtook the score.
"Oh, this is the James Harden of this season!" Barkley shouted in the commentary booth.
"If I were Presti, I would definitely not choose to turn on the TV at this time, it is really cruel."
At this time, O'Neill duly hacked the Thunder management from the side.
"Danny Green is good enough, but he can't guard Harden." Kenny Smith said a fact.
At this time, the scene also gave a shot to Tang Tian on the sidelines.
But Popovich didn't mean to make a substitution.
At this time, let Tang Tian go to the rescue, and Holt will definitely have to talk to him later.
Duncan's frontcourt rebound was interfered by Patterson and Asik grabbed the defensive rebound.
"Let's. go, Rockets!"
The live DJ began to drive the fans to cheer.
The Rockets are on the move.
Popovich stood on the sidelines at this time.
The old man looked unhappy, and the Spurs' defensive strength on the field also increased a lot.
The Rockets had no chance to cooperate continuously. With less than 10 seconds left, Harden held the ball and signaled everyone to pull away, choosing to single Green.
Continuous cross steps, but Green was not shaken.
Green's improvement this season is really obvious.
The offense can only take 4 seconds, and Harden chooses to step back and take a three-pointer.
Green successfully predicted and blocked the block.
Harden waited for a while at this time, waited until Green entered his cylinder, jumped up and actively leaned up, and then shot a three-pointer.
"beep!"
The sideline referee whistled, Green's second personal foul in the first quarter!
"Shua!"
The ball went in after the referee whistled!
3+1!