Chapter 824: Rook chicken

Looking at NBA history, MVP in the regular season is definitely the most important personal honor.
In all regular season MVP picks, none of the players appeared on the bench.
You are all MVPs, and the coach has asked you to come off the bench. Isn't he a fool?
And, if a player has the strength of MVP, but comes off the bench, he will definitely win the best sixth man.
So far, only Bill Wharton has won both awards in history.
Wharton was not acquired in the same year, MVP won in 78, the best sixth man was in 86 years.
This season, Li Liang's best sixth man is nailed down, currently ranked second in the scoring list, second only to Curry.
In the MVP ranking, Li Liang also ranked second, behind Curry.
If the Warriors get the best record of the season, there will be no suspense in the MVP battle.
Just like the Clippers in 14 years, Li Liang finally won his first MVP trophy because of the Clippers' second 70 wins in the history of the Clippers.
If Li Liang wants to complete the unprecedented MVP+ sixth man this year, at least he must surpass the Warriors in the regular season record.
If the record can be broken, it is even more terrible.
Mike Brown is also very hard-working. In order to stimulate Li Liang, let him play well, exert his full strength, and brush the data, it is really a variety of methods.
In fact, Li Liang's attitude towards the game has always been serious and very caring.
But the strength of the Thunder is indeed too strong. In many cases, Li Liang does not need to exert force, or use any props or skills.
So it makes Brown feel "this guy is lazy".
Now that Brown has said that, Li Liang is really moving.
The game has already started.
Midfielder Howard and Adams jumped the ball.
Howard may not be able to do anything else, and the level of jumping is still quite high.
The Rockets took the lead in obtaining the opening offensive ball.
Beverly controlled the ball through the half, and the Rockets continued to pick and roll, pass, pick, and pass.
At the beginning of the season, the Rockets will also try to get Howard to play low in the opening game to open the situation.
In the middle and late of the season, Rockets coach McHale, who may be one of the best low-post attackers in NBA history, himself can't stand Howard's monotonous and inefficient low-level offense.
As a result, Howard was completely transformed into a cake man and a defensive gate, so feel at ease and eat cakes as a defensive core.
The main point of attack was still on Harden.
Compared to last season, Harden is fatter.
No, it should be said that Harden is stronger again.
This is his fourth season in the Rockets, has completely become the core of the team's leadership.
He is one of the league's most unstoppable means of scoring.
But he can become the core of the Rockets, more important is his excellent pass awareness.
After catching the ball and Mote Yunas completing the pick-and-roll, Mot down, Harden passed the ball to the inside without watching.
Motel Yunus drove Collison to the layup but was disturbed by Adams from the assists and missed.
In the rebound, the ball happened to fly beyond the left three-point line, and Beverly just stood there again.
After receiving the ball, a big three-pointer.
No one is three meters away.
The anti-Beverly should have been Westbrook, at this time Westbrook was squatting in the three second zone to prepare for a rebound...
The rebound was not grabbed, the ball fell too far, Beverly made a three-pointer and hit!
Li Liang didn't know what to say when he saw Westbrook's defense.
You are a point guard and so aggressive in rebounding!
Although Beverly is not a player who needs to target defense, then you can't be so empty!
Donovan's expression was the same as Li Liang's.
But this ball cannot blame Westbrook, who knows that the ball will fly so far under the scramble?
If you don't follow the routine, if you grab a rebound, isn't it a counterattack.
The Rockets' defensive thinking is also very clear.
Durant's resolute determination at the opening.
Durant can also pass the ball, and after crossing the cross, he found Collison 45 degrees to the right.
There was no one in front of Collison, and he hit a mid-range jumper.
The Rockets use a twin tower lineup. To be honest, this lineup is really a bit of the opposite when the league is one big, four small, and even five small.
In some games, the Rockets rely on the twin towers to really work wonders, but in some games the defense will face huge pressure.
As soon as the goal was reached, Motel was completely out of defense, giving Collison a chance to open.
Then, Harden beat Roberson with his back in the low post, turned and walked to the bottom line to make a strong break!
Suddenly force!
Did not get in!
Come out again and return the ball to Ariza on the wing.
Ariza's unlucky level of holding the ball is even worse. After two lucks, there is no chance, but only to Howard.
The Thunder's defensive lineup highlights a long hand and has a strong defensive pressure on the ball holder.
After Howard received the ball, a classic Ewing-style ball moved laterally and took a small hook from the left hand.
There was no hit under the interference of Adams.
This time Westbrook can control the rebound in his own hands.
In the first place, the ball counterattacked quickly, facing the defense of two Rockets players, one scored!
People passed, the ball passed, and then the ball was too big, and directly flew out of the bottom line...
Mistakes...
Li Liang shook his head straight on the bench.
Of course, this ball can't blame Westbrook, because Howard did not grab a rebound and pulled a bit behind, which interfered with Westbrook's dribbling rhythm, causing him to make a big trip. Can this be out of bounds? .
At the beginning, the two sides were a little confused.
Then, Ariza missed a three-pointer from the perimeter, the Thunder countered, and finally didn't know how, the ball was given to Collison again.
Collison turned around a hook, but also missed.
Immediately, on the Rockets side, Ariza caught the ball at the bottom corner, after the fake move, the bottom line of the ball broke through the layup!
Crashed with Adams, almost not killed, layup missed.
The Thunder easily got a chance to fight back, and Westbrook made an emergency stop jumper to hit the iron.
Li Liang really couldn't stand it anymore on the bench.
what's up?
Was it pulled to the same level by the rocket?
Durant has touched the ball once and has sent an assist.
Why not give Durant more balls?
The Rockets are clearly holding Durant. Using Durant's defensive appeal, they can better tear the Rockets' defense and create opportunities for others.
If the previous Thunder, Durant did not fight, it is to retain physical strength.
Now the Thunder has no pressure in this regard, there is still an MVP sitting on the bench, how hard do you stay.
Just can't get the ball.
The Rockets have realized that they can no longer give Ariza the ball.
The ball was still given to Harden.
Harden used Mote's pick-and-roll to make a strong attack on the left side of the basket. After being assisted by the defense, the beautiful pass to Howard inserted on the other side.
Howard catches the ball and dunks vigorously!
This is the Rockets' most common and classic way of scoring.
The Thunder also started to learn, giving the ball to Durant.
The Rockets did not hesitate to double-double Durant.
Durant can only give Collison, Collison then pass the ball to Robertson under the basket.
Robertson's position is very clever, but after receiving the ball, he has no offensive space under the basket~EbookFREE.me~ and then passed the ball to Westbrook on the left corner, and the ball still reached his. On hand.
Three-point shot from the bottom left corner!
This is a good opportunity, but the problem is that this point is not Westbrook's point.
He has few three-point shots in the bottom corner, mainly concentrated on the front and two 45 degrees.
This time he was a bit hasty and still missed.
Harden counterattacked the ball slowly, and looked at it with no chance, a sharp brake, dribble back to the three-point line, and then a three-point emergency stop shot!
"Wow!"
Still missed!
Li Liang poked Donovan next to him and said: "Coach, let me go, I'm afraid the audience is gone."
Donovan said: "Immediately, I will let you play as soon as there is a dead ball."