The edge of basketball is compelling

Chapter 353 353 Three young nemesis, this is Hao Qiang!

"The Rockets' tempo switch is amazing!"

"Yes, running and bombing for a while and fighting for a while, the rhythm of the Blazers was completely messed up!"

"The most important thing is that they have fully grasped the essence of running and bombing: fast but not chaotic!"

"This is the legendary way to bring the enemy into your own rhythm and beat him!"

During the intermission, fans on the Internet had a lot of discussions.

Especially the Rockets fans are about to go to heaven, clamoring to end the Blazers' eight-game winning streak!
In their opinion, the current state of the Rockets can abuse any team in the league!
62: 56.

The Rockets really hope to win this game and prove their strength!
In the Rose Garden Arena, the spectators were still chatting and laughing, those who should go to the toilet, as if the lagging team was not theirs.

They are also full of confidence in the Blazers!
In the away locker room.

Howard did not forget to be a leader when he was resting, and kept cheering for his teammates.

"James, you did a great job in the first half! If you score 18 points or more in the second half, we will help you hit the scoring champion with all your strength this season!"

"Chris, your shot wasn't firm enough today, Millsap is so short, you can pull him straight away!"

"Josh, you did a great job against Zhou's restrictions in the first half of today. This game has wronged you. In the next game, I will feed you the ball as soon as I grab the rebound and let you shoot three-pointers!"

"Ty, don't blame yourself for letting Lillard score. His offensive ability is strong, but his defense is not good. In the second half, I will help you pick and roll more and create opportunities for you to attack the frame!"

Seeing this scene, D'Antoni nodded in satisfaction.

From the Lakers to the Rockets, he can be regarded as witnessing Howard's growth all the way.

Howard matured as he got older.

He cut down on post-ups and put in more drives to the rim, pick-and-rolls and screens.

He will encourage his teammates loudly when they do a good job;

He will point it out when his teammates do not do well, but he will not criticize, but give advice to help his teammates become better!

With such a leader, it's time to hit that gold cup this year.

On the other side, in the Blazers locker room, Coach Stotts frowned.

Because Zhou Si had told him just now that he would not use singles to resolve the battle in this match.

Just when Coach Stotts was in trouble, Assistant Coach Campbell gave a life-saving straw:
"Mr. Stotts, Courtney's defense against Harden was not effective today. Should Zhou be defended against Harden in the second half?"

Stotts frowned immediately, and at the same time he was in a good mood. That's right, just ask Zhou Si to guard against the arrow figure on the opposite side.

Before the halftime break, Zhou Si did not object to Coach Stotts' decision to let him play the scoring position, and he was even a little happy.

Coach Stotts has grown up!
It will start to improvise.

Although Courtney Lee is good defensively, his slender body is more suitable for defending those speed breakthrough players or off-ball catchers.

Courtney Lee, a player like Harden who has a rich arsenal and relies on his body, will be very difficult to defend due to his limited talent.

The Rockets did open from Harden in the first half.

In Zhou Si's view, using him to strangle Harden is indeed an option.

In the second half, the game continued.

The two sides fought in different places. The Big Three of TNT quickly discovered the adjustment of the Blazers and replaced Courtney Lee with James Johnson. However, James Johnson played the third position, and Zhou Si replaced the second position from the third position. bit!

"Haha, Harden is going to be unlucky."

Barkley laughed directly.

He has always been confident in Zhou Si's defense, and in fact Zhou Si has never let him down.

"Hard performed well in the first half, and maybe he can continue his good touch in the second half."

"By the way, don't forget his free throws."

Kenny Smith and O'Neal reminded.

With Kobe's decline and Wade's injury in the past two seasons, Harden has become a veritable number one in the league!

Harden's skills are comprehensive, but the most terrifying weapon is to break through and draw fouls, and even won the reputation of "Pengci Deng", which is why O'Neill mentioned this point.

Although many fans disdain Harden's playing style and even made a moving picture of the first-ranked offensive style in each era for comparison.

Jordan and Kobe were flying all over the place, and Harden... kept making free throws at the free throw line.

Zhou Si knew that Harden's personal ability was extremely strong, even more difficult to guard than Durant, so he was a little excited.

On the court, Harden dribbled the ball across half court. After seeing Zhou Si in front of him, he did not choose singles, but chose to pick and roll.

Harden, who is good at calculating shots, will not waste his energy trying to break through Zhou Si.

Howard stepped up to the high-quality pick-and-roll.

Zhou Si walked around, but was still affected.

Harden seized the gap and shot a three-pointer directly.

"boom!"

Although affected by Howard's pick-and-roll, Zhou Si still interfered with Harden by virtue of Superman's bounce and wingspan!
McGee absorbed the previous lesson, stuck Howard, and Millsap steadily protected the backcourt rebound!
A chance for the Blazers to close the score.

Zhou Si advanced quickly after receiving the pass.

Fighting back, their Blazers are no worse than the Rockets!
Soon, Zhou Si broke into the restricted area!
Facing Bosh's defense, Zhou Si looked back at the moon and threw it high to McGee who followed up!
"Bangdang-!"

62: 58!

There were cheers everywhere.

McGee beat his chest and roared after completing the dunk!

In the first half, he has been pressed and beaten by Howard, and his anger has long been full!

"Zhou Mingming can play this ball by himself!"

Barkley said with a regretful face.

Playing Bosh, in Barkley's view, Zhou Si can completely force him.

The Rockets attacked, and Harden passed the pick-and-roll and half-supported Zhou Si to break through for a layup.

Zhou Si didn't jump until Harden stretched his arms to interfere.

"boom!"

The basketball slammed out of the frame again, and Harden's foul was not fooled.

Zhou Si grabbed the defensive rebound before Howard, who wanted to make a dunk, and then directly threw a long throw to find Lillard, who was about to make a dunk.

"Shh!"

There are also three-point chases from hooligans!
62: 61!

It took just over a minute to play in the second half, and the Rockets' halftime lead was about to be wiped out.

Harden looked at Zhou Si with hatred, this guy is really the nemesis of his three brothers.

Kevin, Russell, and myself have never been courted by him.

It seems that Kevin's contract is about to expire this year. Let's see if we can persuade him to join our Rockets!

The Rockets attacked, this time it was replaced by Lawson holding the ball, and there was no running and bombing.

D'Antoni once said that if the opponent is fast, they must be slow.

After consecutive screens, Josh made an air cut and scored against James Johnson.

The Rockets' lineup is indeed a bit buggy. Among the starting five, Lawson, Harden, Josh, and Bosh all have the ability to attack independently, and Howard's ability to eat cakes is even more extraordinary.

They can play the league's second-best offense really not by blowing it out.

Zhou Si defends Harden, and the Rockets can also make gaps from Josh, Bosh, and Lawson!

That's it!
Harden was restrained by Zhou Si, but the other four tigers still played well, and they fought the Blazers until the last moment of the fourth quarter!
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(End of this chapter)