"As for these two people, Jeremy Lin is well known to us.
Linsanity has just happened in New York, but I'm not very optimistic about whether he can grow into the core of the team. It's more like a flash in the pan.
Of course, he definitely has starting quality.
As for Asik, the same is true. The white big man does a good job in protecting defensive rebounds and defending, which is above the league average.
However, the movement speed is too slow, the ability to assist defense and pick-and-roll defense is very weak, and the offensive end lacks scoring methods. "
"Let's talk about Harden."
Yang Jian reminded.
"Haha, yes, I said it according to the timeline."
Su Kui explained.
"This season, the most critical part of whether the Rockets can rise is Harden's performance.
As the third overall pick in 2009, Harden has improved every season.
In the last year of the Thunder, he scored 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 31 minutes of playing time, with a three-point shooting percentage of 50+40+80. Converted to 36 minutes, that's 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists. "
"But in fact, this is inaccurate. Harden's status in the Rockets team is obviously higher than that in the Thunder period, and his number of shots will increase significantly.
The question now is, when the ball rights increase, the defensive pressure will naturally increase. Can Harden maintain such offensive efficiency. "
"Yes, thank you Teacher Su Kui for sharing. The competition will start soon. After the commercial, I will be back right away. We will see you later."
Yang Jian said.
The players come to the center of the field.
"Looking at the starting lineups of both sides, the Rockets have Harden and Jeremy Lin in the backcourt, and Asik plays 5. The forwards did not use Parsons, who was predicted before the game, but chose Patterson and Morris."
"This is a bit surprising. Although Parsons was a second-round pick, he replaced Zeiss Budinger as the Rockets' starting small forward in just 6 games last season. At the beginning of this season, he returned to the bench. Seat."
Su Kui was a little puzzled.
"Maybe Morris has improved. After all, he is also a lottery pick."
Yang Jian analyzed and continued to introduce the Pistons' lineup.
"The Pistons are as expected before the game, Monroe, Knight, Prince, Stuckey and Singler."
"The Pistons have an advantage in the interior, and the Rockets' athleticism and shooting skills are slightly better on the front line. The key point is whether Shu Hao can match Knight, and whether Stuckey can restrain Harden. I believe the game will be exciting. "
Su Kui revealed the key to the problem in one sentence.
On the field, players from both sides are ready and jump the ball in the middle circle.
Harden was stretching in his own backcourt with a determined look.
"Beep!"
At the beginning of the game, the referee threw the basketball high into the air. Monroe was even better. He relaxed his arms and passed the ball to Brandon Knight.
After Knight caught the ball, he slapped it down hard, made a wonderful street ball move, and dribbled the ball across half court.
Monroe mentioned that he set a ball-free screen for Stuckey at 45 degrees from the three-point line. Knight passed the ball to Stuckey who bypassed the screen. Unexpectedly, Harden squeezed through Monroe's screen and quickly broke the basketball with his quick eyes and hands.
Then he galloped towards the opponent's basket,
"state!"
A tomahawk dunk, scoring the first sports game score of the Rockets career.
It caused a burst of exclamation from the fans at the scene.
"Harden was very focused on the court today, and his energy and energy were different."
Su Kui sighed.
Starkey was confused and caught off guard. Unexpectedly, Harden, who seemed a bit lazy, was so active in following up this time.
Knight dribbled forward again, and the same tactic was used again. This time Stuckey successfully received the ball and passed it to Monroe who had just completed the back screen.
Monroe caught the ball and took a step inward. Asik was half a body behind and interfered with Monroe's dunk from behind. Monroe failed to dunk, but the referee's whistle sounded and Asik received the first foul. .
Monroe stepped to the free throw line, found rhythm by shooting the ball, adjusted his breathing, took a shot, and made one of two free throws.
Jeremy Lin organized the offense here, and Harden stood in the right corner, waiting for opportunities.
Jeremy Lin dribbled to the top of the key and looked at Harden. Harden understood and pretended to cut towards the basket.
Seeing Stucky's follow-up action, Harden smiled slightly, turned to run up the line, and found an open opportunity at 45 degrees on the right with the help of Patterson's screen.
The ball came to Shuhao's side. Harden didn't need to adjust after receiving the ball. He stretched his bow and arrow and hit a three-pointer!
Stucky was a little annoyed. He continued to face Harden in the offensive round and couldn't help but said:
"Brother, there's no need to work so hard, it's just the regular season."
Harden didn't answer and just shook his head.
This aroused Starkey's competitive spirit. After all, he is also the crown prince of the Pistons. He is so crushed on both offense and defense. Doesn't he want to lose face?
He opened his hand for the ball, signaling to open up space. He wanted to respond and beat Harden in isolation.
Harden chose his defensive position, opened his arms, and was ready.
Starkey held the ball with both hands, lowered his center of gravity, dribbled with his right hand and rushed forward to the right, successfully shaking Harden's center of gravity, then pulled back, and then changed directions to break through to the left.
Harden didn't react in time and was passed, but Morris recovered in time and blocked Stucky.
Prince in the bottom corner was left open and asked for the ball.
Starkey, who saw an opportunity with his peripheral vision, remained unmoved and insisted on going it alone. He faced Xiao Mo's defense, slowed down, jumped with all his strength, and took a shot.
"Bang!"
The shot missed and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
Asik gained the upper hand in the defensive jam with Monroe and collected the rebound. Pass to Jeremy Lin.
After Shuhao got the ball, he quickly counterattacked and rushed to the frontcourt.
Faced with Knight who returned to defense in time, he did not choose to attack the basket. Instead, he passed the ball to Harden who was following up on the right side. The timing of the pass was just right.
Harden didn't need to adjust his step point, he took three steps directly, faced Knight who was coming from the side to cover, and stood outside the reasonable collision area. He took a European step for a layup, successfully avoided Knight, and scored the ball.
7:1.
The Rockets got off to a dream start.
Knight grabbed the basketball and slapped it hard, feeling a little depressed. What is this Prince Ji doing? He knows that there are tigers in the mountains, but he prefers to go to the tiger mountains.
Head coach Michael Curry saw that the players were a little depressed and quickly called a timeout.
"Harden made three of three shots, scored the team's first 7 points, and stopped the Pistons."
Yang Jian explained very appropriately.
"Harden is in very good condition today. In fact, he just arrived in Houston yesterday and went on a non-stop trip to Detroit with the team. It is beyond my expectation that he can show such an excellent competitive state."
Su Kui admired.
"It seems that Harden has been really frustrated this summer and needs to vent out."
Yang Jian said with a smile.
Xu Xin was sitting in the box and saw Harden's perfect start. His heart was surging and he secretly made up his mind not to let Harden waste time in the Rockets and to establish a dynasty.
