Chapter 295: Victory over the Rockets and continue to lead
In the second half of the game, Wang Feng still kept an eye on Harden throughout the game. Whenever Harden came on the court, he would come on the court with him. If Harden chose to call a pick-and-roll screen, he would double-team Harden with his teammates without being too obvious.
Facts have proved that this tactic is correct.
This season, the Rockets have become more and more dependent on Harden's offense. If Harden cannot score, the Rockets' offensive rhythm will be seriously hindered.
As long as Harden can be killed, the Rockets will have no resistance.
If this trick is used on the Warriors, whether it is double-teaming Curry or Durant, the other of the two can use offense to make the double-team doubt their lives.
Even against James, it was average. First of all, James did not call for pick-and-roll coverage as frequently as Harden, and the timing of double-teaming was difficult to choose. Secondly, even if James called for pick-and-roll and was double-teamed, with his strong strength, he
You can also pass the basketball before being pressed.
Harden can't do this, which is one of the reasons why he always stretches his hips at critical moments in the playoffs.
In the third quarter, Wang Feng took fewer shots and only scored 7 points, raising his personal score to 36 points, while Harden only scored 4 points with Wang Feng accompanying him throughout the game.
After the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams was close to 30 points.
By the fourth quarter of the game, D'Antoni no longer wanted to struggle, so he replaced the main lineup and all came on the bench.
On the Lakers side, Walton saw this and changed to the substitute lineup. However, before leaving the game, Wang Feng made two more three-pointers and scored 6 points, pushing his personal score to 42 points.
The behavior of collecting points during garbage time is somewhat unethical, but how can Wang Feng, who is bound to win the scoring title, care about you?
128:100.
This is the final score of the two teams at the end of the game.
The Lakers defeated the Rockets by 28 points on the road and won a great victory!
Not only did the Lakers win this game, Wang Feng also won.
Wang Feng scored 42 points and successfully limited Harden's score to 14 points.
This game was quite depressing for Harden. He was double-teamed as soon as he called for a pick-and-roll. After getting anxious, he started to play Wang Feng in isolation. However, he still couldn't score under Wang Feng's defense. He was blocked by Wang Feng's various shots.
, it can be said that you lose both games and people.
Originally, the Rockets had a poor record this season, but Harden's personal scoring ability has exploded, making many people think that regardless of defense, Harden can be comparable to Wang Feng in terms of offensive ability. Now it seems that it may be a problem.
Discussed.
"The Lakers defeated the Rockets by 28 points, avenging their early-season defeat. Butler's joining has indeed brought about a qualitative change in the Lakers' lineup, but it is obvious that Wang Feng's strong performance is the direct reason why the Lakers are so good now.
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"So far in the regular season, the Rockets' record is less than 50% and they are only ranked 12th in the Western Conference. If the team does not adjust as soon as possible, it is very likely that they will not be able to enter the playoffs in the fiercely competitive Western Conference. If this is really the case,
The Rockets may become the first team to win more than 65 games in the regular season last season and miss the playoffs without significant changes to the team's core lineup in the new season."
Wang Feng thinks there is not much suspense about whether the Rockets can participate in the playoffs.
Harden's real breakthrough came in January, when he would have averaged an insane 43.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. By February, Harden could still maintain a score of 37.6 points, relying on his super scoring ability.
Single-handedly lead the Rockets into the playoffs.
This is why Wang Feng cares about suppressing Harden's performance in this game.
Harden's performance later was indeed too exaggerated. Even Wang Feng was not sure he could surpass the opponent. He might be snatched away from the scoring title if he was not careful.
If the Lakers played the Rockets every game in January and February, Wang Feng would not worry and let him guard Harden. He would be confident that Harden's scoring average would be kept below 25 points per game.
But the problem is that the Lakers and Rockets will only have two opportunities to compete in the regular season, so every opportunity to lower Harden's scoring average must be seized.
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After the Lakers defeated the Rockets on the road, they then ushered in a wave of consecutive road games, playing back-to-back away games against the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets.
The three teams are all from the Eastern Conference. The long journey and the fatigue of traveling and back-to-back made the entire Lakers team exhausted. Although they successfully defeated the Hornets and Wizards 115:107 and 109:102 respectively, in the last away game
Facing the Brooklyn Nets, they still couldn't hold on and lost the game 110:114.
After losing an away game, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and finally had three days of rest. After recharging their energy, the Lakers immediately defeated the New Orleans Pelicans at home 112:104 to defend their home victory.
On December 23, the Lakers faced the Memphis Grizzlies at home and won another victory.
So far, the Lakers have achieved a record of 27 wins and 6 losses in 33 games, leading the league, even far behind other teams.
Currently the second-ranked team in the league is the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 23 wins and 8 losses.
Ranked third and fourth are the Golden State Warriors with 23 wins and 11 losses and the Milwaukee Bucks with 22 wins and 10 losses respectively.
Who could have imagined such a result before the start of the regular season?
The Golden State Warriors, with five All-Stars, can only rank third in the record list, and their performance is even worse than last season.
Originally, Cousins joined the Warriors with an ultra-low-cost contract of 5 million, which made the entire league think that the end had arrived early. Who would have thought that the Warriors with such a strong lineup would actually struggle so much in the new season?
Cousins is injured and has obviously not fully recovered from the injury. At the same time, the team's defensive core, Draymond Green, has declined in competitiveness, and his average points per game have dropped to about 7 points.
, his three-point shooting percentage has dropped to an outrageous 28%. Now he is standing in the top arc position and no one is coming to defend him. He has become a complete liability on the offensive end.
If he wasn't able to shine on the defensive end, his role on the court would be completely negative.
The Warriors' situation is very bad, but even so, they are still the favorites to win the championship. They always top the list of NBA championship odds in Sports Lottery, even far surpassing many other competitors.
Obviously, the Warriors' strong lineup makes everyone think that even if they are in bad shape, they will still show strong dominance against other teams, especially after entering the playoffs.
In this case, the Lakers finally met the Warriors.
December 25th, Christmas.
The NBA's traditional Christmas showdown, the league's arrangement this year is the Warriors VS Lakers.