Xu Xin said in the box that he had seen everything, and Ade was in good shape for today's game.
If we continue playing like this, facing Patterson tonight, it will most likely be a destructive game.
Then he no longer hesitated, entered the system interface, exchanged a "Hot Condition", and used it on Patterson.
A ray of light invisible to the naked eye flew towards Patterson in an instant, and then disappeared on him.
Patterson's body shook and he felt "energized". After serving the sideline ball, he ran to the frontcourt, his steps seemed to be a little lighter.
After Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball past half court, he continued to look for Harden's opportunities without the ball.
Matthews followed even tighter this time, squeezing through Asik's screen and appearing in front of Harden even before he took a shot, waving his arms to interfere with Harden's line of sight.
Seeing that there was no room to take action, Harden called for another screen.
This time Patterson put up the pick-and-roll, and saw Patterson tighten his steps and stretch his body as much as possible to make his cover more generous.
Matthews continued to "go over" (squeeze through the screen), but was undoubtedly affected by Patterson. After going around, he was already one position behind Harden.
Harden accelerated inward, Ade was strong and strong, and came over to defend in time. Matthews was also watching eagerly from behind.
Harden did not choose to force the shot, and passed the ball behind his head to Patterson who bounced outside the three-point line.
After Patterson caught the ball, he looked up at the basket and felt that the basket seemed a little bigger tonight.
Patterson was full of confidence, drew his bow and arrow, and shot a jumper.
When the three-pointer was hit, the Nets didn't seem to move at all. From a distance, it looked like they missed a three-pointer.
Aldridge took a deep look at Patterson. The scouting report before the game clearly stated that Patterson was very confident in three-pointers from the bottom corner, but his accuracy on the wings and top of the arc was average.
So Aldridge's supplementary defense just now was also intentional. But this shot made him a little suspicious. It didn't look like a performance that a person with average accuracy should perform.
Lillard continued to look for Aldridge, and this time Patterson significantly increased his interference with Aldridge's lower plate.
After Ade caught the ball, these two back hits caused him to lose his shooting rhythm. After turning over, his fallback shot could be shot out of the frame.
Asik collected the rebound and gave Jeremy Lin a quick break counterattack.
When Aldridge was about to complain to the referee that Patterson's ball fouled him on his lower body, he saw a black figure flying over from the corner of his eye. When he looked closely, it was Patterson Benson.
Ade didn't have time to complain, so he spread his legs and followed quickly.
But there was no rush at this time. The Rockets seized the transition opportunity. Jeremy Lin advanced at high speed and took three steps towards the basket.
Then the moment Batum jumped up, he passed the ball to Patterson who was following up. The ball was passed very cleverly, as if it was taken out of his pocket.
Patterson caught the ball, jumped up and dunked.
8:2.
Not to be outdone, Lillard called on Batum to quickly throw a baseline ball. After receiving the ball, he ran to the frontcourt and chased for a three-pointer.
The trajectory of the ball was very positive, but unfortunately it lost a little power during the high-speed running. The basketball hit the front of the basket, and Asik collected the rebound again.
The pace of the game between the two sides suddenly accelerated. In the two rounds, Asik did not even run past half court.
This time Jeremy Lin lowered the pace of the game and waited for his teammates to get into position before giving the ball to Harden.
Matthews showed his concentration in defending the gate and defended very tightly.
Although Matthews was undrafted in the 2009 class, he gained a place in the Jazz through his excellent defense and stable shooting.
After the season, the Trail Blazers offered a five-year contract worth 33 million yuan to grab the second-year Matthews.
In that era, this contract was quite exaggerated, even larger than the contract of Griffin, the No. 1 pick in the same draft.
Griffin only signed for 23 million for four years. Of course, this is the highest standard within the rules.
This is enough to show the excellence of Matthews. At that time, he was definitely a first-line 3D player in the league.
Harden is not easy to beat Matthews with a stick, as the height and weight of the two are almost the same.
After testing the ball twice, Harden decided to call the No. 4 pick-and-roll.
The game is still very long, and it is a back-to-back battle. He needs to distribute his energy reasonably instead of fighting with Matthews at bayonets from the beginning.
Patterson was squatting in the corner smoking a cigarette. When he saw Harden making a screen gesture, he reacted quickly and quickly put up the screen.
Ade was too busy to keep up and chose to defend Harden after the pick-and-roll.
There is no way, Patterson's screen is very solid, Matthews is firmly blocked behind him, if he doesn't cover Harden, then Harden can go straight to the layup.
But this supplementary defense gave Patterson, who was out of the pick-and-roll, a big opening of more than 3 meters.
Harden followed suit and passed the ball behind his head to find Patterson who was ready.
Patterson caught the ball, raised his hand from outside the three-point line, and hit again.
11:2.
Patterson made 3 of 3 shots in just three minutes and scored 8 points to shut down the Blazers.
Unfortunately, the timeout did not extinguish Patterson's hot touch. Although Aldridge and Lillard worked hard early to help the team score, the Trail Blazers still beat the Rockets' Harden and Patterson's weak sides 2-for-2. There is no way.
If Matthews expands to face Patterson after the pick-and-roll, Harden will directly use the change of rhythm to defeat Ade.
If Matthews pursues Harden and forms a double attack with Ade on Harden, Harden's ability to shoot the ball is too strong and he will accurately find Patterson who bounces out.
The latter's three-point shooting tonight was like a free throw, and his shooting percentage was too scary.
The Blazers tried to shrink Batum from the strong side to the weak side to form a local three-on-two defensive advantage.
But both Harden and Patterson release the ball too fast, and they can always find their teammates who are left empty immediately.
Jeremy Lin and Morris were also very competitive, hitting more than half of their open shots.
Faced with the explosive state of all members of the Rockets, the Trail Blazers were a little concerned about one thing and the other.
Physically and psychologically devastated.
Among them, the most tiring one is Batum, as the wing player with the fastest defensive ability and lateral speed in the Trail Blazers.
He had to constantly move between the strong side and the weak side. After seven or eight rounds, he only felt soreness in his legs, and his basketball shoes were almost worn out like skate shoes.
But even so, it still couldn't stop the Rockets' offensive momentum.
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Trail Blazers 36:20.
Harden scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and had 6 assists.
Patterson shot 6 of 8 from the field and 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, scoring 16 points.
The two took care of most of the team's scoring in the first quarter, and also successfully disrupted the Blazers' defensive arrangement.
In the second quarter, Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons led the team to continue their onslaught, which reflected the uneven depth of the team's lineup.
Although the Rockets' lineup is not thick, it depends on who you compare with.
When meeting the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers are obviously the worse team.
The Trail Blazers bench composed of Eric Maynor, Meyers Leonard, Will Barton, Luke Babbitt, and Ronnie Price is more like a bunch of childish players. The student army took off their clothes.
