ATPnovel Chapter 424 Ace vs Ace
Chapter 424 Ace vs Ace
Chapter 424 Ace vs Ace
After the Clippers’ two big victories, the forum was cleared up. The point difference between the two games was more than 20 points. This is obviously the difference in strength. There are no other reasons. Among them, the Clippers do occupy a very important home court advantage, but returning to Houston, the Rockets, who have gained home court advantage, are not sure that they can directly reverse the 20-plus point difference.
The Rockets sitting in the Toyota Center in the third game can be said to be a last stand. After a few days, Kevin McHale finally reacted and made adjustments. This time the Rockets started with a new lineup. Jeremy Lin, Francisco Garcia, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik.
Kevin McHale, who has always used the inherent large lineup, also began to follow the trend of the league to play a small lineup at this time. He did not expect that he could beat the Clippers. He has acquired a core player, but Kevin McHale has a deeper understanding of his team. Is the gap between his team and the 73-win Clippers just an All-Star?
From the inside to the outside, the Rockets and the Clippers are all-round gaps, but Kevin McHale is not afraid of losing. What he is afraid of is being swept away. The verbal battle between the fans of the two teams before the game was called a fierce battle. , If one of the parties is swept away, I don’t know how it will be ridiculed. As a coach, in such a difficult environment, he may have to be pushed out by the management as a scapegoat.
The Rockets started off very well. After James Harden returned to the Toyota Center, his step-back mid-range shot recovered. As soon as he came on the court, he stunned Anson with two shots.
And Chandler Parsons, who is on the top of the power forward, has a little difficulty in defense, but he is also very good in offense. After sweeping the decline in the first two games, he hit an open three-pointer and then started again. After passing Anthony Davis, he completed a jumper from the mid-range.
11:5, just like the regular season, the Rockets had a certain advantage at the beginning, but the Rockets fans at home did not relax too much. The slow speed of the Clippers is well-known in the league. Now the Clippers’ offense has not Fully play out.
Anson holding the ball is now facing the defense from James Harden. It seems that Kevin McHale has given James Harden a lot of brainwashing during the rest of these days. When he was in the Thunder, he may be The player who is the best defensive player among the Thunder's three young players, he will also defend more of the opponent's perimeter core in the Thunder.But this season is still the first year that James Harden has just transformed into a core. It is difficult for him to balance offense and defense. In the regular season, his defense was criticized, but this time, he once again bravely met An Sheng The attack, ace-to-ace dialogue!
An Sheng didn't get rid of it several times in a row. An Sheng was a little surprised. The fat black man in front of him really didn't lose too much in defense this year. He felt like he was back when he played against the Thunder's three young men. But don't forget , When he faced the Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals last year, he played 50+ in the playoffs and averaged 35+ in the series. At that time, James Harden was also the main defense.
After stepping forward, he directly pulls up the jumper and makes a direct hit. James Harden's defensive height is not enough. There is a huge gap in height and wingspan. Although his bounce is not bad, it is affected by his weight, and his bounce speed is not high enough. Not good, even on the offensive end, this black fat guy is more of a floor player, and it is indeed a little difficult for him to defend An Sheng's jumper one-on-one.
And this goal is also James Harden's best fadeaway jumper. Obviously, this is the answer ball Anson gave to the two jumpers just now!
Although Anson has a lower pick than James Harden and is behind in the league than James Harden, he is one step ahead of him to become the core and superstar of the team. James Harden has become an All-Star player, 25+ 5+5 In addition to Anson this year, he is the only LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.As for the other three players, who dares to say that they are not superstars?
James Harden also wants to fight back in the offense, but his offense this time is far from as crisp and neat as An Sheng's offense. Facing the entire physical fitness, he is superior to himself, and his defensive skills and experience are exactly the same. An Sheng is an old fried dough stick.
After consecutive dribbles with no chance, he began to look for the pick-and-roll helplessly, but when he passed the "wall" of the pick-and-roll, he still had An Sheng's smiling face, and he couldn't get rid of it at all. The ball bounced out of the frame directly under An Sheng's interference.
There was a sound of regret at the Toyota Center. Everyone understood Anson's strength. If James Harden could play against Anson in such a crucial playoffs, then this time, even if they lost I also admitted it.
This miss made the Clippers counterattack again. The Rockets also had a small lineup, and their defense speed was very good. In just a few seconds, everyone except Omer Asik retreated to their own. Defensive position, but this is where the Clippers play. Anson runs at a constant speed, and James Harden can't stop Anson who is rushing.
In the league, two kinds of people are the scariest to charge. One is heavy and powerful. Although this kind of person is easy to cause offensive fouls, but until the critical moment, few people are willing to take their career. To make a joke about his career, let alone make such an offensive foul.
And the other is An Sheng, with absolute speed and absolute explosive power, even if he runs with the ball, he will throw you away. Le Parsons' help defense was completely useless in front of An Sheng, and was directly overturned by a dunk incidental action.
At 11:9, the Rockets still lead by two points, but facing James Harden's offensive performance at both ends and this dunk has begun to warm up the body of this Clippers.
"An is too strong! But we have to protect our home court!" Rocket DJ's voice seemed a little weak.They themselves don't have much confidence in the next game, but they have to defend the home court. The Western Lottery champions for three consecutive years finally entered the playoffs at the tail end. Even the 73-win Clippers have to Bite off a piece of meat.
(End of this chapter)