NBA: I can see real-time shooting percentage

Chapter 127

"So, audience friends, welcome to the fifth game of the life-and-death battle. At this moment, the Clippers lead the Rockets with a big score of 3:1. This Rockets is known as a team that can compete with the Lakers and stand at the top. The performance this year is not very good. Their second star Westbrook performed very poorly after being traded to the Rockets. And James Harden's performance this year is no longer the same as the peak against the Warriors."

"Also, the Rockets' lineup has been revised this season. They have lost a lot of powerful players, and Westbrook's chemical reaction is not as good as Paul's."

"Yes, they once missed their best chance to win the championship. Will they go home this year?"

During the warm-up, Westbrook rejected all the interviews and concentrated on shooting on the court.

At this time, his face was full of seriousness, and he wanted to return to his state of last season.

In order to do this, he has to focus more on the game.

The game is on!

"Let's wait and see. The game has already started. The Clippers' starting lineup is Qin Ming, Paul George, Mann, Leonard, Morris, or put their own five small lineups at the beginning."

"The Rockets also put out their own starting lineup, Westbrook, James Harden, Eric Gordon, Robert Covington, PJ Tucker."

"There are five small lineups on both sides."

Morris and Tucker jumped the ball at midcourt.

Morris won the jump ball and Qin Ming came to organize the attack.

Westbrook's defensive strategy was to stick close to Qin Ming, and he also made a lot of contributions on the defensive end, mainly because he has good physical fitness and fast speed, so he can keep up with Qin Ming.

This was the first time Qin Ming met a star player who could match him in the playoffs, and he didn't let his guard down in the slightest.

Qin Ming played the ball cautiously, waiting for his teammates to move.

The Rockets are very handy in facing the five small lineups. They have already experienced the test from Yu Yuyong in this regard, and their infinite defense explanation is very clear.

They faced Durant, a top attacker in the league, which caused them to lock up the Warriors' system, but they couldn't beat Durant's unsolvable singles.

But now without Durant, everyone believes that the Rockets will be a strong contender to win this season.

But Westbrook's performance here is no better than Paul.

Because of the unlimited defense changes, the Clippers' pick-and-roll tactics didn't work. Qin Ming passed to Leonard who stepped forward to ask for the ball. The latter faced Covington, the Rockets' best single-defense player.

After three threats, Leonard dribbled a direct jumper, but missed.

After Westbrook got the rebound, he directly advanced the fast break. The Clippers returned to the defense very quickly, basically not giving him any chance to advance the fast break.

Westbrook saw a bad opportunity and passed it to Harden.

The latter dribbles outside to find rhythm, and the man who defends him is Paul George.

Let Paul George defend for a while to see how effective he is in defending Harden.

Harden's iconic double step-back shot from outside the three-point line, the basketball hit the basket accurately.

The Rockets' home court set off a sea of ​​cheers.

Qin Ming held the ball in the backcourt, they had to play more calmly.

If the defense is changed infinitely, Rivers can actually take Harrell earlier, because Harrell plays a very important role in the five-small system. If the opponent does not have the position of power forward, then Harrell is an ice-breaking player.

Rivers sat below and watched how the players would choose.

Qin Ming held the ball from the outside, Westbrook's center of gravity was very low, and kept sticking to Qin Ming, preventing him from dribbling comfortably.

Qin Ming's non-deceleration change after a brief acceleration threw off Westbrook's defense. At this time, Gordon came to help defend, and the basketball was quickly passed to Paul George, who was open at 45 degrees.

The latter made a decisive three-pointer.

Basketball hit.

This is the beginning of the first quarter.

What the audience can see is that the Rockets don't plan to play against Qin Ming as soon as they come up. This will destroy their system, and the Clippers also show unlimited switching defenses. The Rockets are more likely to let Qin Ming switch defenses to Harden.

When Harden singled out Qin Ming, Qin Ming was basically unstoppable.

The opponent is an All-Star and an MVP-level player. His step-back poses a great threat. As long as you take a step back, he will shoot. If you don’t retreat, a forward change will carry you in.

Qin Ming's defense was very difficult, but the Clippers quickly found a way to limit Harden.

After Qin Ming let Harden simply break through, he followed the opponent all the time, preventing him from throwing shots and feeding cakes, while the other Clippers players were responsible for assisting defense when Harden made the layup.

James Harden, a player who rarely passes the ball at the end, is very confident in his ability to finish.

The one who came to help defend Harden was Mann, who could run, jump and do dirty work.

The effect of Mann's assisting defense was not bad, containing Harden's two rounds.

In these two rounds, Qin Ming gave the Rockets his own response.

With the help of Morris's ultra-long three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, Westbrook made a mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll was opened by Qin Minghuang. The consecutive five points made Harden's series of singles go to waste.

The Clippers are such a team this season. Compared to defense, they are not weaker than anyone, and compared to offense, they are stronger than anyone.

As long as you can't kill the Clippers with a wave of offense, then they will use their continuous small offense to destroy your defense.

So from the first quarter until the first regular timeout, the Clippers trailed the Rockets by 12 points by 3 points.

This three-pointer was scored by Harden against Qin Ming.

In this game, the Rockets can be described as a last stand, and they have no room to retreat.And this game is their home game, so their fighting spirit is high and they are bound to win this game.

After the ball came back, Westbrook held the ball again. In this game, D'Antoni had nothing to say to the players. All he wanted was for these players to be themselves and find their own rhythm of the game.

And this is the rhythm Westbrook has always wanted.

He held the ball from the outside, facing Qin Ming, stepped forward and pulled the ball together. This move has been used by Qin Ming countless times, but he just couldn't defend it.

No matter who comes to this ball, it is enough to prevent it.

Because Westbrook's breakthrough threat is not comparable to ordinary people, his physical fitness and first step, any player in the league must pay attention to it.

When the ball came back, Qin Ming was closely defended by Westbrook.

The latter played the most focused defense of his life. No matter what the result is, he cannot just fall in this round of the series.

Wei Shao's fighting spirit aroused Qin Ming's paranoia.

(End of this chapter)