pays tribute to Kobe
in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, James team beat Antetokounmpo 157-155.
The two sides did not play very real in the first three quarters. The league changed the game system to pay tribute to Kobe. There is no game time limit in the fourth quarter. There is only 24 seconds of offensive time. The leading side will win by first getting 24 points.
"The Moment For KOBE And GIGI" unexpectedly directed a very classic game in the history of the All-Star Game.
Harden got his name in the first battle
In the fourth quarter, Vogel put James, Davis, Leonard, Harden, and Paul on the court. In the starting line, he replaced Doncic with Paul, who is both defensive and experienced. All five members of this lineup, , have been selected to the NBA first team, and four of them have been selected to the best defensive team. The (Harden has not been selected to the defensive lineup) went from behind by 9 points to winning by 2 points, and the two sides played for more than 40 minutes. When talking about the team’s offensive strategy in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo said: “We are trying to find the person Harden is defending. We think we have a chance to score on him. And no matter who holds the ball in our team, Can create opportunities for people around us, because we are all great players."
It may be that Harden’s defensive image in the past few years is still affecting some people’s thinking, but attacking Harden has become the fourth quarter letter. A big factor in the team's loss.
James Harden may be the best defensive All-Star player in the fourth quarter. He played an epic defensive performance: 1 steals, 2 blocks and 5 commits, with the highest positive/negative value of +3.1 meters in the starting lineup. Height and weight of 220 pounds (approximately 199.58 kg), he has been humiliated for many years of defense, and finally got his name in the first battle. Harden has played a historical level of low defense ability, whether it is against Embiid or Antetokounmpo, Siakam , Harden defended one by one. Even Lowry came in and was stopped by Harden.
Harden’s defense in recent years is mainly due to his slow lateral movement due to his weight. It is difficult to prevent the rapid breakthrough of outside players. The low defense just avoids his "disadvantage", using lower limb strength and waist inside. Abdominal strength defends the big players, the success rate is very high, and the alphabet team is funny in the rotation, you actually turn Harden into the hands of the small guard, pull to the outside to attack him, use the inside players to play ha Den, only Siakam got a free throw for a foul that could or may not have been convicted in the past.
In the entire fourth quarter, Alphabet only scored 2 points. Under the general defensive strength of the finals, Antetokounmpo, like last year's Eastern Conference Finals, had no role in determining the outcome of the game, and it was even difficult to score.
The lineup of the dream team
The fourth quarter James’ play style truly represents the development of basketball in this era, as predicted by Pat Riley , five people on the court no longer distinguish positions, five are all small Forward, regardless of position.
has unlimited defenses at positions 1-5 on the field, and individual players are extremely offensive and defensive. Organization, breakthrough, passing, shooting, and defense are indispensable. As long as there is a shortcoming, it will be infinitely amplified by the opponent. The era of all-round player development has arrived. James, Davis, and Leonard are better on the inside and outside, and they are strong in defense, and Harden's criticized defense immediately became the pain point of the opponent's attack (who would have thought that Harden can reach the level of first defense when he is really defense).
said, isn’t this the main lineup of the Tokyo Olympics? American Dream Team.
Rockets play correctly
Judging from the game in the fourth quarter, the Rockets before the All-Star game traded Capella for the best 3D Covington, which is exactly what D'Antoni needs to develop in this direction. There can be no players without long-range shooting ability, and no players with poor defense ability. Clearing the penalty area can infinitely enlarge the end of the basket of Wei Shao , and reduce Wei Shao's weakness in long shots.
After losing to the Warriors' Death Five for two consecutive years, D'Antoni finally realized the subtleties of the five small lineup , using Covington, Tucker, House, Westbrook, and Harden to improve infinite conversion. With the flexibility and intensity of the opponent, the opponent will make mistakes. Under this intensity, if there are not multiple players who can take the initiative to attack the ball at the same time, it will be difficult to defend, unless there is something like Durant , Ha BoardSuch a deadly singles star.
So in the playoffs, if you encounter an opponent like the Rockets, if there are defects in the lineup, you will be beaten by the Rockets. Even if the lineup can match the Rockets’ five deadly players, it is also very good. The Rockets are hard to win. Because the Rockets have two singles masters who will take turns to attack your lineup.
to win the championship still need a puzzle.
Rockets’ ultimate five-small team has a shortcoming, that is, Tucker and House are a bit short and a bit iron. If Tucker is Davis, the Rockets’ five-small team can be great, even if House replaced by Morris Jr., so that the Rockets’ forward money would be the Beggar’s version of the three small forwards, and the Rockets could also win the championship. Of course, these ideas are now YY.
The Rockets’ five infinite rotations require a lot of physical strength. Hardenwei plays 37 minutes per game and cannot guarantee the offensive efficiency at critical moments. Therefore, the Rockets need to increase and upgrade the rotation lineup. House, McCola, and Losa are all in The Rockets cannot get a substitute for better players.
After Covington is perfectly integrated into the Rockets, it is now up to see if Durant Capoclo of Brazil can become an important rotation inside the Rockets, or if there is a big Morris in the market (I heard that there is a tendency to buyout recently), just continue Get a main rotation, do not require to be the main force, if the inside line is 15 minutes, and the unlimited rotation can be guaranteed to run as usual, let Westbrook and Harden play for 30-33 minutes, so that the unlimited defense of ten people can ensure both strength and To ensure efficiency, the Rockets entering the finals will no longer be a dream.
