After scoring this goal, Harden felt that Chen Xiao was too suitable for him. He was much stronger than Howard, the center forward.
When Harden was playing solo with the ball, it was easy for him to attract a double team. However, when his teammates were playing CBA, he had no choice. Sometimes, he made more mistakes because of his lack of concentration, but a small part of it was because of his teammates.
There were all sorts of players on the team who did not have baskets. How was he supposed to assist? Howard, that big idiot, just took the ball and hit it blindly. When the ball passed to him, it was basically a meat bun hitting a dog. There was no return!
Sometimes, Harden wanted to mock Howard. Did he think Howard was still a monster at his peak?
As for Ariza, let alone this iron slag, Harden was even more disappointed. Last season, he had passed a lot of passes to Ariza after attracting the double-team, but the opponent had told him with his field goal percentage, what was called a flowing three-pointer, the iron shot Ariza!
Now that the team had a strong inside player, Harden felt that his cooperation with Chen Xiao would increase his assists. Look at this mobile inside player. Who could resist a single pass?
Chen Xiao took the lead in taking the first ball. Now, he could slowly carry out the ball attack. His dribbling proficiency was much better than before.
The main reason for this was that he had been practicing his basic dribbling skills recently. Now, if he was asked to play solo outside the three-point line, he would dare to play, but there was still the risk of being intercepted by the guard.
The second ball was the possession of the Blue Team. All the players holding the ball did not dare to go inside the paint because Howard and Chen Xiao were both experts in protecting the frame. Although Howard's choice on the offensive end was very poor, he was still very good at assisting the defense inside the paint.
They had started off with defense, but now that the team had four strong points in defense, they were able to drive up the overall defense.
Last season, Harden's defense was basically a stand-up defense, which was criticized by many fans."Harden's eyes are defensive!"
D'Antoni looked at the Red Team's defense and said with relief,""That's it. Every position is a defensive player. Even if you misplace your defense, you won't have to be afraid. This way, you can greatly make up for Harden's defensive loopholes!”
The blue team, Lawson, held the ball and began to constantly look for opportunities to attack. Facing Harden, although he easily broke through the opponent's defense and entered the paint, he did not dare to play inside.
Lawson had no choice but to pass the ball to Thornton on the outside. He was unable to make a smooth shot against Beverly's mad dog defense, so he had no choice but to pass the ball to Brewer.
Under the strong defense of the Red Team, the Blue Team almost used up 24 seconds of attack time. In the end, the ball returned to Thornton's body and forced the iron!
The rebound was taken down by Chen Xiao. Howard had no intention of snatching the rebound from his opponent. With his positioning and jumping skills, coupled with his good wingspan, he only needed to jump.
Howard didn't even need to look. He just had to play quickly, because no one on the Blue Team could snatch him.
Chen Xiao passed the ball to Harden. After the opponent dribbled past half of the court, he began the standard Harden-style single.
This was the so-called crotch step back. He kept dribbling the ball under his crotch. On the third kick, he quickly pulled back and shot a three-pointer.
Harden's three-point field goal percentage was quite good, and he had a 36 percent field goal percentage last season.
After Harden scored a three-pointer, he frantically made an OK gesture to celebrate. At the same time, he blew air into the OK gesture in his hand, which looked very funny.
The blue team's substitutes continued to attack the next goal, but it was difficult to score under the defense of the red team's starting team.
Even if Harden's defense was poor, he could not have the inside players to help him defend and make up for it.
Therefore, Thornton tried his best to play Harden at the three-point line, but the effect was not good.
As the Red Team's offense increased, it was all thanks to Chen Xiao. Not only did they get 10 defensive rebounding, but they also got seven offensive rebounding.
This kind of rebound data basically made all his teammates despair. One offensive rebound was an opportunity to attack.
This made Ariza and Harden very happy, because Chen Xiao's offensive choice was very reasonable. If there was no good opportunity to shoot, the players were happy to pass the ball out.
After all, Chen Xiao was not interested in playing with his teammates. He did not even play solo. The most important thing was to pass the ball to his teammates.
The game recorder was a little shocked because Chen Xiao's stats were too unusual. His stats from the inside lane were 10 points, 17 rebounding, 10 assists, and 5 blocked shots. This was a triple-double.
Was this a number that could be played by an insider? Why do you have more assists than Harden?
D'Antoni felt that this was a gift from the heavens. He wanted Chen Xiao to play as a small forward as soon as possible. How could he play inside with such a pass?
However, he still held back his thoughts because the other side's protective frame and defensive assistance helped the entire Rockets 'defensive efficiency rise to a higher level.
After the game, Harden took the initiative to look for Chen Xiao and said,""Boss, how about I take you to a nightclub tonight?”
After this game, Harden was convinced because Chen Xiao had basically snatched back all the rebounding he had done today. This made him more determined to play solo every time. With such a strong inside player, when would he not play?
Ariza walked up to him with a smile." Boss, it's great to play with you!”
Most of Chen Xiao's assists today came from Ariza. When he singled Capella in the low post, the small forward in the bottom corner of the Blue Team and Capella directly sandwiched Chen Xiao.
With his vision and reflexes, he would directly throw the ball to Ariza in the low post. If the opponent did not score in this kind of empty three-pointer, Chen Xiao would definitely press him to the ground and rub against him.
"Next time, remember to practice the empty three-pointer more accurately. Otherwise, I'll let you know what pain is!”Chen Xiao said fiercely.
There were four three-pointers in the open, and he actually missed two. This was the NBA. If he could even miss a three-pointer in the open, how could he be a 3D player?
" Yes, boss!" Ariza pretended to salute." I promise to complete the mission!"”
This made the surrounding players laugh. Howard still looked like a joker.
He had scored quite a lot today, 18 points and 7 rebounding.
As for the reason why he scored so many points, it was because Chen Xiao had given him the ball.
Not only did he pass the ball to Ariza, but Chen Xiao also passed the ball to Howard.
Because of Ariza's accuracy, the blue team's reserve small forward did not dare to let him go.
However, if he didn't team up, Chen Xiao's solo against Capella was simply relaxing and enjoyable!
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