Chapter 14 Opening game! vs. Houston Rockets (1)

Author: Xiaoshu Xiaoshu Xiaoshu

Chapter 14 Opening game! vs. Houston Rockets (1)

Beep----

As the referee blows the whistle, wait for the jump ball.

Zheng Long's opponent is Eric Gordon, and the two are stuck in the center line, close to each other.

Gordon has spent the past four years with the Pelicans, and was once the team's scoring leader.

Injuries caught up with him in the 14-15 season, and he was reimbursed for the season.

He only played 45 times last season.

Of course, Gordon, who has already proven himself, will pass the physical examination.

He successfully joined the Rockets in the off-season.

Signed a 4-year contract worth $53 million.

Gordon, who has excellent scoring ability, not only relies on offense to make a living, but his tenacious defense is also his label.

for example.

Before the ball even jumped, he had already worked up enough energy to milk Zheng Long.

As a result, Zheng Long didn't move at all.

Zheng Long still looked at him calmly.

This frustrated Gordon a little.

I haven’t played much competition in two years. Are young people so energetic now?

The basketball was thrown into the air by the referee!

Lakers center Mozgov, who is 2.16 meters tall, took off hard.

But he could only watch Capela, who was 8cm shorter than himself, use his terrifying wingspan of 2.25 meters and explosive jumping ability!

He even touched the basketball first and threw it toward his own backcourt!

Harden successfully put the basketball into his arms, and the Lakers quickly retreated to the backcourt to set up defense.

Just a jump ball success.

This caused a burst of cheers from the Rockets fans on the court!

“The King of Cards is awesome!”

It's enough to show how excited they are tonight.

Under Harden's organization, Anderson and Gordon moved to the side.

Ariza, as a space power forward, has already squatted in the bottom corner.

Capela squeezed to the side of the penalty area.

Harden slowly lowered his center of gravity, dribbled the ball with his hips, changed hands, and adjusted his rhythm.

Bubble eyes and a big beard can perfectly describe his appearance.

Before growing a beard, he only had bubble eyes.

Some people say it's natural, while others say it's because he went to too many nightclubs and stayed up too late.

But there is no doubt that his image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If it weren't for Curry's incredible scoring performance last season.

Averaged 29 points per game, enough to make Harden the scoring champion.

Harden is the league's strongest offensive player.

His counterpart, D'Angelo Russell.

Russell ranked last in advanced defensive statistics last season.

Russell was already very nervous.

Facing Harden makes me even more nervous!

Faced with Harden's dazzling dribbling movements and sudden changes in rhythm, Russell was like a toy, quickly out of position.

Harden's iconic step-back three-pointer.

Whoosh!

Basketball hits the net!

Rockets 3:0 Lakers!

"A three-pointer from Harden! The Rockets easily took the lead."

Walton on the sidelines smiled bitterly and sighed, but D'Antoni next to him breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and talked to Walton.

"You're not going to let Russell guard Harden alone today, are you?"

Walton ignored D'Antoni and turned to shout at Russell, who was receiving the serve from his teammate.

"Go up and fight him! Let him break out! Don't let him shoot three-pointers!"

As the second-leading scorer last season, head coaches across the league are studying Harden's offense.

This kind of star has superstar-level offensive ability.

Rely on ordinary defensive players.

You can only limit him, but you can't lock him.

Way to limit Harden.

Just focus on sudden changes but not on throws!

A shot is worth 3 points, a sudden shot is worth 2 points, and there are teammates inside the line who can cover the defense!

Russell brought the ball to the frontcourt. He was shot in the face by Harden and was eager to find an opportunity.

His ball handling is still up to standard, and Harden's current defense has not yet evolved to the point where it can match his offense, so he carefully guards Russell.

The Lakers players started running quickly.

It's different from the four Rockets players watching Harden play alone.

Under Wharton's guidance.

The Lakers' offense emphasizes speed, passing, and shooting!

Take advantage of the speed and the rapid transmission of the basketball to send the basketball to the players who run out of space!

Then, vote!

Gordon stayed close to Zheng Long, even though it was the first time in his career that he saw this kid on the court.

But the highlights I saw before the game were real.

The speed of this kid's movement without the ball.

Ridiculously fast!

However, Gordon overlooked one thing.

Some are fast and you can keep up with them; some are fast and you can't keep up!

When Zheng Long started running.

Only then did Gordon realize that he could barely keep up with the man's taillights.

The moment the basketball fell into Randall's hands.

Zheng Long walked around behind him

"ball!"

Zheng Long received a pass from Randall.

Take the leap without hesitation!

Before Gordon rushed to take off, Zheng Long had already sent the basketball out!

At the same time, Gordon also discovered the height at which Zheng Long took off.

Really outrageous!

I'm afraid even if he and Zheng Long take off at the same time.

You may not even be able to play basketball at all!

"Mid- and long-range jump shot from Zheng Long!"

"Hollow into the net!"
To be continued...