Harden's position on the court is shooting guard. According to the position, his opponent should have been Clay Thompson.
In fact, if there were no Wang Feng, the job of defending Harden would definitely be handed over to Thompson. After all, Thompson is also a player who has the ability to be selected for the All-Defensive Team and has outstanding defensive capabilities.
In terms of outside defensive ability, before Wang Feng appeared, Thompson was the best in the Warriors, far better than Barnes!
Wang Feng's outside defense is better than Thompson's. More importantly, as a 3D role player in the team, Wang Feng does not need to take into account the team's offense while defending like Thompson.
Cole had already set a goal for Wang Feng before the game. He has only one task for this game! Keep an eye on Harden throughout the game!
Looking at Wang Feng standing in front of him, concentrating on everything, Harden frowned slightly.
On the Rockets' side, before the start of the series, there was also a meeting to analyze the technical characteristics of the Warriors players.
Including Wang Feng, professional video analysts have conducted analysis reports.
"Wang Feng is the top perimeter defender, especially good at defending players who focus on shooting. However, the shooting percentage of any player he is marking is significantly lower than usual!"
"He is very fast. Although he is slightly behind those top-speed guards, his body coordination is excellent. He knows how to use his body to fight against opponents and disrupt the rhythm of the ball carrier! He can quickly form double-teams with his teammates.
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"He has a particularly keen sense of passing routes and is often able to judge passing routes in advance and intercept and steal!"
"In addition, he also has unique skills when defending pick-and-roll screens. It is difficult for inside players with a slower screen speed to completely block him. He must use high-quality pick-and-roll screens to completely get rid of him!"
"Based on the above characteristics, my suggestion is that offensive players who are facing Wang Feng should try to avoid one-on-one singles with him. The success rate will be very low."
If Wang Feng listened to the analysis report of the Rockets video analyst, he would definitely be in awe.
The system's 2K badge, a skill that sounds very fantasy, is described by analysts in professional basketball terms.
The paragraph just now corresponds to the effects of Wang Feng's several defensive badges, defensive shock, death coil, interceptor, double team master, as well as the random badge reward obtained from previous missions, the bronze pick-and-roll dodger.
The Rockets video analyst's analysis report is very detailed, but the coaching staff has a very headache.
Avoid one-on-one confrontation with Wang Feng?
How is this possible?
Even with their toes, they can guess that the Warriors will definitely let Wang Feng defend Harden. As long as Harden's performance is restricted, they will have no offensive rhythm at all!
Howard, who was inside, saw this and immediately ran out to screen for Harden.
The Rockets' inside line is a combination of Howard and Josh Smith.
Unlike the Grizzlies, both Howard and Smith are inside players with very flexible feet. They are very mobile and can keep up with the speed and rhythm of the defenders.
Compared with them, the Warriors' Bogut has become a slow-footed heavy center.
Howard blocked Wang Feng, and taking this opportunity, Harden immediately used the time difference to rush into the paint!
But just as he started to move his front legs, he immediately saw a figure approaching from the side out of the corner of his eye!
Harden's expression was slightly startled when he saw the figure clearly!
This person... is actually Wang Feng!
Although the effect of the copper-colored pick-and-roll dodger is far less than that of other gold and even purple effects on Wang Feng, the skills of the badge are real!
The moment he was blocked by Howard's screen, the badge took effect immediately, allowing Wang Feng to find the best opportunity to avoid Howard and seize the time to catch up with Harden!
Although Harden was already rushing towards the inside at this time, the position gap between Wang Feng and him was only half a step!
Death Coil and Defensive Stun Badge are effective at the same time!
Harden rushed to the basket and forcefully took off for a layup, but Wang Feng struggled with him, causing his movements to become slightly deformed. The basketball spun around in the basket and then came out.
"squeak--!"
At this moment, the referee's whistle sounded.
Wang Feng was slightly startled, and looked at Harden who staggered and fell to the ground, and was speechless for a while.
JDZ Porcelain King really deserves his reputation.
The physical contact he had with Harden just now was definitely a normal defensive contact, but Harden's acting skills were so good that it would be difficult for even the referee to make a correct penalty every time in such close and personal contact.
Wang Feng: "..."
It's a bit troublesome.
The defensive shock badge is okay, Wang Feng's other important badge for perimeter defense, Death Coil, must be defended at close range to be effective! Doesn't this play into Harden's plan?
Not even 20 seconds have passed since the start of the game. If he is called for consecutive fouls, he may be replaced soon. Why bother to keep an eye on Harden the whole time?
At this time, Wang Feng suddenly remembered the controversial defensive actions that many players deliberately made to protest Harden's body hair whistle.
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The Warriors attack here, the Rockets' main point of attack is Harden, and the Warriors' point of attack is naturally Curry.
Beverley is out for the season due to injury. The Rockets currently only have Jason Terry at the point guard position. This is a standard defender with strong offense and weak defense. He is only tall and 38 years old. How can he guard against the new guard?
Regular season MVP?
Curry used the change of rhythm and instant explosive power to easily pass Terry, and before Howard came up to cover the ball, he threw the ball and the basketball hit the net.
Facing Curry's offense, the Rockets have no good way to deal with it. All Terry can do is try his best to prevent Curry from calmly shooting from outside the three-point line. After all, compared to Curry's two
Point the ball, his three-pointer is the real threat!
Alternate possession of the ball, transition between offense and defense.
On the Rockets side, Harden dribbled the ball calmly across half court, scanning the players on the court with a stunned expression.
At the same time, other players on the field and even the fans off the field were also surprised.
"What's going on? What is he doing?"
In the CCTV sports live broadcast room, Yang Yi let out an exclamation.
"Oh! We saw! When Wang Feng faced Harden, he actually put his hands behind his back. What kind of defensive move was this? Does he mean, Harden, you can shoot whatever you want, and I won't guard you?"
"That's not right. In my opinion, this seems to be a silent protest against the foul that was called just now!"
"We all know that Harden likes to use the rules to cause fouls when playing. This style of play is also controversial in the league. Many players have expressed dissatisfaction with it, but Harden does have obvious advantages in these aspects.
With his talent, during the regular season this season, Harden averaged 10.5 free throws per game, the most among all players in the league! This is already one of his commonly used offensive methods!"