I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 173 Li Yang vs No. [-] Shooting Guard "Nightclub Deng"

Less than 3 minutes into the first quarter, Rockets coach D'Antoni requested a timeout.

The score on the court was 2:7, and the difference of 5 points was basically nothing at the beginning.

What D'Antoni worried about was not the score, but that Harden was stimulated by Li Yang and lost his mind, falling into a vicious circle of infinite singles.

Li Yang's aggressive method is very effective. He keeps running without the ball to catch and pass the ball. Harden passes the ball when he catches up. Harden shoots directly when he doesn't catch up.

With Harden's strength, there is no need to play any offensive and defensive chasing battles with Li Yang.

Harden can easily break through Li Yang and score under the basket. Although Li Yang's physical fitness is good enough for the back line, he is still not enough to face the sharp offensive beard.

Harden was very upset at this time, and he was interrupted by D'Antoni's timeout before he sent Li Yang the greeting from the old bird.

"Is Li Yang already this strong?"

"Li Yang's off-ball movement is excellent, and his passing ability is too strong. After the timeout, Harden will definitely change his style of play!"

The famous rocket glider in the auditorium held his forehead. He originally wanted to watch the scene of Harden teaching rookie Li Yang, but instead saw Harden frequently deflated in front of Li Yang.

The Chinese fans who watched the game through the Tencent live broadcast room were completely excited. Li Yang can now compete with Harden. In two years, he will not be able to compete for the No.1 title in the league.

Rockets bench.

D'Antoni patiently arranged the tactical arrangements.

"Young's off-the-ball running position is really good, and his passing ability is stronger. Later, PJ will do a single defense, and everyone else will delay PJ and block Yang's passing route at the same time."

"James, the offensive end is more direct and consumes more Li Yang. As a rookie who has just entered the league, his physical fitness must not keep up with the intensity of the NBA game."

Clippers bench.

Rivers also arranged corresponding tactics, and at the same time told his disciples to increase their defensive strength.

The timeout ended, the game restarted, and the Rockets changed their tactics.

The Rockets' first attack after the timeout, Harden was going to single-handedly hit Li Yang with the ball.

Harden was outside the three-point line. After continuous dribbling fakes, Li Yang was thrown off his center of gravity. Harden seized the opportunity and took off for a three-point shot.

The moment Harden made a shot, Beverly assisted in the defense. He knew that Harden would definitely return a ball to Li Yang and regain the field.

Under the defense of Li Yang and Beverly, Harden made a difficult three-point fadeaway jumper this time.

After scoring the goal, Harden turned around and roared wildly. He had held his breath, but finally let it out.

When retreating, he did not forget to run to Li Yang's side and express his cordial greetings.

When Li Yang saw Harden running over with his ass pouted, he knew that he was going to start swearing, so he said to himself before Harden could speak: "James, do you want to say to me: rookie, welcome to the NBA!!"

After Li Yang finished speaking, before Harden could react, he quickly ran forward.

Harden came to his senses, and slapped his thigh depressedly: "Fack! He stole his lines again!! This rookie's IQ is a bit crazy!!"

After Li Yang's interruption, Harden's previous depression was swept away instead, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly felt that this kid was interesting.

Beverly controlled the ball and advanced to the top of the arc, and completed the pick-and-roll cooperation with Gortat, using small to play big, directly using speed to hit the basket from the right, making an emergency stop and shaking Capela's defense, turning around and shooting a jumper, scoring 2 points in one go.

The next round, the Rockets attack.

After round-faced Deng dribbled the ball across half court, he quickly passed the ball to Harden.

Harden held the ball at the top of the arc, took consecutive tentative steps, and made a fake move to shoot.

Li Yang remained unmoved, as long as he defended against Harden's breakthrough. Tonight, Harden's touch was mediocre, and he could not defend against breakthroughs. This was a temporary defensive strategy Li Yang made after Harden made adjustments.

Harden is going to break through Li Yang's defense this time, and intends to confront Li Yang physically.

But seeing Li Yang's defensive style, Harden is under a bit of pressure now. If he fails to make a shot, he will be embarrassing. He dribbles towards Li Yang, intending to use his strongest scoring method to break through Li Yang from the left.

Beverly quickly came to help defend, and double-teamed Harden with Li Yang. Facing the defense of two excellent guards, Harden was unmoved, stepping back and shooting a jumper against the defense of Li Yang and Beverly.

"Bang" sound!
Brush again!
This time Harden failed to make a difficult shot, and the Clippers' defensive strategy succeeded.

Gallinari grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Beverly to advance quickly.

Li Yang made a fast break, followed by Harden.

Without a chance for a fast break, Beverly slowed down, dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and handed it to Li Yang at the 45 corner.

Li Yang was two meters away from the three-point line, holding the ball one-on-one to face the tough guy Tucker's defense.

Tucker is one step away from himself, and he should also be unwilling to let go.

However, Li Yang could not be fooled by Tucker, he made tactical gestures, and let Gallinari step up to cover just to be on the safe side.

Tucker was struck by lightning immediately: "Uh... I let you vote, what cover do you need? Why don't you trust my brother's character so much?? I'm not a certain Deng!!"

Tucker, who was only one and a half steps away from him, looked back at the basket.

Even though he knew that the opponent had a good three-point shooting ability, Tucker still chose to prevent the breakthrough or not to prevent the shot. After all, the opponent's passing ability was too threatening.

But even so, he only put a step away, defending both inside and outside as much as possible, but he never thought that Li Yang would directly pull out.

"Shh!"

The basketball crossed an arc in the air, entered the net crisply, and a beautiful white net flower appeared.

Really advanced!
Amidst the burst of cheers from the home fans, Tucker was speechless.

Li Yang gestured for a three-point goal, and then happily returned to the backcourt, shaking his head and humming.

"It's raining all the time, the atmosphere is not harmonious..."

I just sang this sentence back and forth, and I just became addicted to singing, when I was interrupted by Harden who had arrived behind me at some point.

"Yang, what the hell are you singing? I've been listening for a long time, and I can hear everything, but I found that you can only sing this one line, and it's so ugly!!"

Li Yang looked back at Harden with a serious face, he smiled mysteriously, and said, "This is my spell for three-point shooting, a secret technique from the East, you don't understand."

"I believe in your evil!"

Harden glared at his back, with a look of disdain on the surface, but he was thinking secretly in his heart.

"It's no wonder I don't feel good when shooting today. It shouldn't be caused by kidney deficiency. It seems that I will learn some other days when I have time!!"

Looking back, the ball was in Harden's hands again, but this round, he gave up his strong attack and fed it to Capela in the penalty area.

Capela got the ball, leaned on Gortat, pushed the opponent away with all his strength, and then made a strong dunk.

When he slowly ran back to the backcourt and leaned in front of Li Yang, he showed his strong unicorn arms to Li Yang, as if to say: Boy, I am stronger!

For the Clippers' offense, this time Tucker was a little tight against Li Yang, almost completely blocking the latter's breakthrough route, while also paying attention to Li Yang's shots at all times.

There was no chance, and Li Yang didn't force the attack. He passed the ball back to Beverly and cut to the basket empty-handed.

How could Tucker let him in so easily?Follow him directly.

Relying on the cover of his teammates, Li Yang received the ball near the free throw line on the other side. Seeing that Tucker was still holding on tightly behind him, he suddenly turned around and made a jump shot, prompting the opponent to retreat. At the same time, he took a step outside the three-point line and shot.

"Shh!"

The touch seems to be good, and the three-pointer is scored again.

In the ensuing game, both sides scored.

In the next game, Li Yang made a three-pointer without the ball, and used his precision guidance skills to assist Beverly to hit a three-pointer. The Clippers always maintained a weak lead.

The Rockets' offense allowed Harden to handle the ball, but Harden still chose to play mostly singles, with few passes.

As long as Harden holds the ball head-on and prepares for singles, Li Yang will let him shoot mid-range and long-range jumpers, and will not let him break through if he does not confront Harden.

As long as Harden holds the ball and breaks through forcefully, Beverly will come up to help defend against the attack.

Harden's offensive style was extremely embarrassed by the Clippers' defensive strategy in the first quarter!

Harden's offense was not smooth, but fortunately Capela's output was stable, and he relied on empty cuts under the basket many times to eat cakes and bite the score.

……

At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 24:29.

The Clippers, who were playing at home, were full of momentum and ended the first quarter with a 5-point lead.

The NBA's first shooting guard Harden made 7 of 3 shots in the first quarter and only scored 8 points.

Li Yang, who was facing Harden, scored 6 of 4 and scored 11 points and 4 assists in the half.

Not only did the rookie Li Yang not lose against the first shooting guard Harden, but Li Yang's performance in the first quarter was even better than Harden's.

Even the fans who watched the game in front of the TV would not have thought of this result!
Last season, the Rockets reached the Western Conference Finals. This season's lineup has not undergone much adjustment, and their strength is still strong.

In the first quarter, it is really impressive that the Clippers can hit this level under the bombardment of the rockets!

(End of this chapter)