Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 161 163 [Boss, let me come]

The game against the Dallas Mavericks is the third game of the new season for the Houston Rockets, and in the first two games that have ended, they have all won, and it seems that they are still the same Rockets in the regular season last season.

Although Carmelo Anthony's performance in the first two games was somewhat unsatisfactory, it seems that he has not yet integrated into the Rockets.

But as long as James Harden and Chris Paul are there, the Houston Rockets maintain a very strong combat power.

On this point, many people agree.

Therefore, most people are more optimistic about the game against the Dallas Mavericks, including some Mavericks fans.

It's not that they are spineless and want to watch the Rockets, instead of standing on the side of the Mavericks. It is really that there is a certain gap between the two teams on paper.

Of course, they are not completely hopeless about the Lone Ranger.

"It still has to be the bayonet. If the bayonet can show the state of the Houston Rockets in the playoffs last season, we don't necessarily have no chance of winning."

Some fans said so.

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At the American Airlines Center Stadium, the game has already started for a while, and judging from the cheers from the scene, at least the Lone Ranger played well in the opening stage of the game.

Focusing on the court, it's hard to believe that DeAndre Jordan, who has never been known for scoring, is killing a lot.

As of 5 minutes into the first quarter, Jordan had already scored 10 points. For Jordan, he made five of five shots in the opening game and felt really good tonight.

And if Jordan's hot scoring must be attributed to a hero, then this person can only be the bayonet.

Because among these five shots, he sent two.

When the game started, Jiang Hao took the initiative to tell Jordan that the inside line in this game will be our opportunity. The advantage of the Houston Rockets is the backcourt. Capela in the inside line can't compete with you DeAndre Jr. Jordan, so you will Is the key to dealing with the Houston Rockets, at least initially.

Little Jordan was a little flattered. He didn't expect that Bayonet, the leader of the team, would take the initiative to make the ball for him. Therefore, even if he tried his best, he had to form a deterrent inside.

And everything was fine, God was on his side without accident.

When the game started, the Lone Ranger passer led by the Bayonets gave the ball to the inside as much as possible, which really caught the Houston Rockets by surprise. In the eyes of Houston Rockets coach D'Antoni, the Bayonet After being called the core of the Lone Ranger, he will definitely hold the power, play very alone, and try to let himself complete the finish.

In this case, the package he prepared for the bayonet is the wheel battle defense. That is to say, in D'Antoni's tactical arrangement, as long as they limit the bayonet in this game, the game will become very simple.

However, what I didn't expect was that the bayonet did not affect the game in the way he had imagined, but instead acted as the axis of the team rather than the terminator.

D'Antoni's face darkened on the sidelines. The bayonet was too cunning, and he was caught off guard in the beginning.

25: 17!

When the game was officially suspended in the first quarter, the Lone Ranger at home actually took an 8-point lead, which many people did not expect before the game.

Because it is recognized by the league that if you want to win and beat a team like the Houston Rockets, then the first game must not be played by the Houston Rockets on the offensive end.

"The bayonet is playing with his brain. Although his style of play is sharp, he is very smart. In other words, his golf quotient is very high. On the court, he is very cunning like a fox."

"The Houston Rockets rarely met them at the beginning of the game. There is no way. For them, it is difficult to expect Capela to have an advantage in the confrontation with DeAndre Jordan. Therefore, this game is not for them. It’s not as easy as you think it can be won.”

Kenny Smith made a relatively fair review.

During the timeout, Rick Carlisle praised and affirmed Jiang Hao's tactical arrangements at the beginning of the game. He felt more and more that Jiang Hao was amazing. A 21-year-old second-year rookie was able to show such a terrifying ability to read the game on the court. It's really incredible.

After the timeout, the game continues. With the Dallas Mavericks replacing Harris Barnes with Trevor Ariza, the Houston Rockets can only completely shift their offensive hopes to the outside.

Because for D'Antoni, although he replaced Carmelo Anthony on the court, he will never pin the team's offensive hopes on Anthony.

Sure enough, as the game continued, James Harden gradually acted as an offensive terminator, and he frequently exerted force on the outside.

Faced with this situation, both Luka Doncic and Dwight Powell are a little helpless.

Because as we all know, James Harden is not only one of the top scorers in the league, but also his foul-making ability is superb. In front of him, ordinary defensive players obviously seem to be giving him points.

Driven by James Harden, the Houston Rockets quickly played a wave of offensive climax, and the 8-point lead disappeared in a blink of an eye.

As a last resort, Rick Carlisle also requested a timeout.

During the timeout, Rick Carlisle asked about Trevor Ariza, who he hoped could defend James Harden.

Because as a very good defensive player, Trevor Ariza is a man who has defended Kobe Bryant, and he has been teammates with James Harden in the Houston Rockets. As far as I know, letting him defend Harden is a good choice.

Trevor Ariza nodded, defending the opposing offensive arrow, which is what he has done the most in his entire career.

"Boss, let me come"

However, at this moment, the bayonet opened his mouth, and he even volunteered to defend James Harden.

"There is no need to change the offense. You should give the ball to DeAndre as much as possible, and you can also give the ball to Trevor for Luka. Trevor, you should try to find open balls on the outside as much as possible."

Since Jiang Hao took the initiative to defend James Harden, Rick Carlisle is [-]% natural, because Jiang Hao has top-level defensive ability, which was fully reflected in the defense of Stephen Curry in the Western Conference Finals last season.

And he knows that Jiang Hao's defense is very flexible, and it is really useful to face a player like James Harden who likes to make fouls.

(End of this chapter)