Chapter 280: Kobe's shrewdness

? This season, free throws have become a very important means of scoring James Harden.
In the regular season that has ended, he won a total of 792 free throws, ranking first in the league.
Dwight Howard used to occupy the top spot in free throws for a long time, but his shooting percentage is destined for his scoring efficiency will not be high.
Harden is different. Since 2006-2007 season, he is another defender who ranks first in the league in free throws.
The last one was Kobe Bryant.
Harden can score 8.6 points on the free throw court, second only to Kevin Durant, because Durant's free throw percentage is higher.
Behind the two is Kobe, and then Russell Westbrook.
Well, these three people are respected as "thunder whistle" still makes some sense.
Of course, fouling is a way of scoring with rules, any good NBA scorer is a master of each.
Far away is Adrian Dantley, and near is Paul Pierce and Kevin Martin.
Harden stood on the free throw line and made two free throws to allow the Rockets to continue scoring.
However, in the playoffs, it is not so easy to create fouls like the regular season.
Kobe has little interest in fouling. His goal is the rim, not the opponent's hand or body.
The main reason why he can get so many free throws is that his opponent is afraid of hitting him.
Kobe ate two fouls on Harden, apparently angry.
In the next round, Kobe Bryant received the ball from outside and used Li Liang and Howard's double screen to reach the inside line. He was hit by a master thrower of Asik!
At 37:26, the score difference is still in double digits.
For the Rockets, if the points difference cannot be reduced as soon as possible, then the game is a chronic death.
Grinding position warfare is not their specialty, the Rockets have to beat their speed.
After Beverley came on the court, the Rockets added a point to control the ball and a three-pointer.
They gave up the frontcourt rebounds.
Although Smith had a stunning performance before playing the Lakers, this is a playoff after all.
Jeremy Lin delivered the ball to Harden after halftime, and it was still Kobe against Harden.
Asik came out for a pick-and-roll screen, but Howard did not follow him at all. After the screen, Harden found a gap from the middle, and Nash came to block it.
Harden immediately gave the ball to Jeremy Lin, who had a free three-point shot!
But Li Liang rushed to the corner immediately, Jeremy Lin was disturbed by a three-pointer and missed the shot.
Asik got the offensive rebound and delivered the ball to Parsons.
Parsons took a step and didn't dare to go on his own, because Ci Shi came to defend himself.
After a few passes, the Lakers' defensive alignment was completely chaotic.
But it doesn't matter. Everyone plays their own role, even if they are misplaced. With the size and defensive experience of the Lakers players, they are not afraid as long as they are not Nash.
Parsons still passed the ball to Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lin still had a three-point chance.
He voted decisively, but unfortunately still missed.
Jeremy Lin's hands were too tight for the first time in the playoffs.
The ball didn't feel right as soon as it was shot, and the shooting was a bit out of touch.
Howard grabbed a rebound in the backcourt, Nash held the ball over halftime, Ci Shiping had a chance to single Harden in the low post on the left.
The two happened to be in position, not knowing if they were afraid of Ci Shiping's elbow greeting, Harden took a step back.
But Ci Shiping did not get rid of the power, he accepted the pass, turned inside to kill the layup, opened Asik for a layup!
39:26, this is how the playoffs play.
McHale called a timeout again, almost half of the second quarter, the Rockets' score has not broken 30.
In the regular season, the Rockets are based on the fast whirlwind. They are second to the Denver Nuggets in scoring per game, ranking second in the league with 106 points per game.
It is only 0.1 points less than the league's No. 1 Nuggets.
Their three-point shots undoubtedly led the league, tied with the New York Knicks.
Their assists also rank among the top five in the league, and it can be said to be an uncompromising offensive team.
Now they can't play their offense, they scored 26 points in the past one and a half, how to play?
Three-pointers Harden hit a goal so far, Garcia hit a goal.
Many other attempts, none hit.
Mike Brown undoubtedly noticed the Rockets' three-pointers in the pre-match preparation meeting, so the defensive strategy is mainly one-on-one, easily does not shrink, and maintains pressure on the three-point line.
In addition to Harden, the Rockets are not strong enough to hold the ball.
Relying on the rapid offensive and defensive conversion, playing unsteady, plus soaring three points to improve efficiency.
Once the speed is strangled, the rocket loses power.
McHale knows that this is a manifestation of the strength gap between the two sides, and no matter how it is adjusted, it is difficult to have an immediate effect.
However, he still made substitutions, allowing Delfino and Garcia two veterans to play, replacing Parsons and Jeremy Lin.
In the playoffs, the veteran is still more reliable.
Parsons and Jeremy Lin were almost alone in the first half.
He first posted Fang Linhao directly in the backcourt, preventing him from accelerating through the half.
After halftime, he changed defense with Nash.
Parsons held the ball at that point and couldn't catch the chance to play Nash in a misplaced position.
Once Li Liang changed back, Parsons couldn't even fight.
His fake shot of holding the ball also made Bitruns Jones look more realistic.
Li Liang didn't eat at all. He even had the energy to help defend the inside.
After Delfino played, Li Liang's pressure will be greater.
Delfino's play is more comprehensive and experienced, and is an important holding point on the Rockets' bench.
The Rockets must first score in the offensive position, otherwise, if they are constantly counterattacked, the gap will increase.
After Delfino debuted, it had an immediate effect.
After reaching the inside with the cover, he was cleverly passed to the basket under the pressure of the bag. Asik received the ball and dunked with both hands.
In comparison, the Lakers' position offensive routines will be much more.
There are at least five different tactics such as giving the ball to Kobe, giving the ball to Nash, giving the ball to Howard, giving the ball to Ci Shiping, giving the ball to Li Liang, and various tactics derived from it.
In this regard, head coach Mike Brown is almost ignorant.
Regardless of him, just grasp the general direction.
This time, Nash gave the ball to Kobe. Kobe's offensive choice in the playoffs was more cautious and meticulous than the regular season.
After Delfino and Garcia played, the Rockets slowed down defensively.
Harden is protected on the weak side and will not let him defend Kobe. The one-on-one with Kobe is Beverly.
This small, energetic little guard is a typical junk dog player.
The defensive end is extremely hard, the offensive end is very good at grabbing offensive rebounds, and has a good three-pointer.
It is a good choice to use him against Kobe, but his figure is not enough.
If you don’t have enough body, you rely on vitality.
Kobe Bryant caught the ball against him, and he kept pulling the ball with his hands to interfere with Kobe.
But how could Kobe be afraid of this interference, he made a glance towards the weak side.
Nash was on the weak side and ran to the middle to cover Bryant.
It is rare for point guards to cover, but not without.
For example, when Stockton was in the Jazz, he was very good at making pick-and-roll screens for Malone.
The significance of this cover is to bring Harden over.
If Beverly squeezed over, Kobe rushed to the basket to attack Harden.
If Beverly bypasses, then at the position of the free throw line, Kobe will definitely shoot directly.
Delfino wants to come to help defense? Li Liang lurks in the corner~EbookFREE.me~His three points are very fatal.
This is a dilemma for the Rockets' defense, they don't even have time to think.
Beverly chose to squeeze through and wanted to protect Harden in advance.
But Kobe entered the three-second zone like a spirit snake, and Harden could only defend.
Asik was pulled away by Howard.
As a result, Kobe pressed Harden into the layup and scored two points, causing Harden to foul!
Harden didn't make any mistakes. He couldn't watch Kobe layup.
Kobe is to induce Harden to foul, so the pace is adjusted just right.
A penalty will be added to the score. Kobe stands on the free throw line and hits the penalty.
Kobe looked at Harden and said that your kid wanted to fight me and was a bit tender.