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As a young team, the Rockets do not have much experience in the playoffs, from players to coaches.

Among the starting five, only Harden and Asik have playoff experience. Jeremy Lin, Parsons and Smith are all playing in the playoffs for the first time.

Even their head coach McHale led the team to the playoffs for the first time.

So in the first game, their offense and defense were in the process of testing.

In the regular season, the Rockets blindly played fast, with various 7-second offenses and quick shots from outside the three-point line.

In this game, McHale seems to want to play some cooperation, play some tactics and success rate.

But obviously, this made the Rockets lose their style.

Mike Brown is good at training the defense. The Lakers arranged the pick-and-roll cover for the Rockets outside, so that they couldn't get a chance.

After the timeout ended, the Rockets resumed the style of play they played in the regular season, shooting three-pointers whenever they had a chance from the outside line, and giving it a try.

But Parsons missed a three-pointer, and the Lakers fought back.

The Rockets retreated quickly, but it was chaotic in the fast.

Nash first passed the ball to the inside, and after Howard got the ball, the Rockets shrank.

As a result, Kobe missed the outside line.

Do you dare to miss Kobe? Who defended Kobe? stand out!

Howard immediately passed the ball to Kobe, and Kobe caught the ball at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer.

The Lakers made all four offenses in the opening game and were in excellent condition.

The Rockets need to score, or they will be crushed in the first quarter.

James Harden rushed to the basket with the ball from the outside, causing Kobe's foul and going to the free throw line.

Two free throws were made, which solved the urgent need.

Sure enough, scoring from the free throw line is the most stable, which Harden is deeply interested in.

The most stable scoring point for the Lakers is undoubtedly Kobe.

Kobe has improved his state to the best after recuperating from injuries and coming back to adjust.

After Harden made Kobe's foul, Kobe of course had to pay back.

Li Liang holds the ball from the outside, Kobe's back is stuck, and Li Liang lobs to Kobe.

Kobe caught the ball and observed the Rockets' defense. There was no double-teaming, and there was someone under the basket.

Asik moved to the strong side, and if he went to the baseline, he would hit the wall.

When Parsons' attention is concentrated, there should be a flank attack.

Kobe quickly judged the situation, and then pushed Harden away with his back.

Don't look at Harden's weight, but for Kobe, LeBron James can hit back, let alone Harden.

Kobe still walks the bottom line, but instead of turning inside, he takes a step outside, turning over and shooting a mid-range jumper!

The posture is quite beautiful, but I didn't enter.

After judging and interpreting for a long time, a strike came.

It's Kobe.

Jeremy Lin grabbed this backcourt rebound and directly launched a quick counterattack.

This is the familiar rhythm of the Rockets. Once Jeremy Lin crossed halftime and made a long pass to the basket, Parsons had already killed it.

Also an alley-oop!

But Parsons didn't expect that Li Liang followed up from behind and knocked the ball off his hand with one palm!

The ball flew out of the baseline, and the Rockets still had the ball.

A simple scoring opportunity for the Rockets was ruined.

The Lakers players all felt that it was inevitable to score, but they didn't expect Li Liangneng to destroy it.

Mike Brown on the sidelines couldn't help applauding. Before the game, Li Liang said that his defense had improved. Is it true?

The Rockets don't have many options for attacking the position. They still give the ball to Harden.

The Lakers' defensive strategy is very clear. Kobe defends Harden one-on-one. Let him play if he can, but never give him a chance to pass the ball to drive his teammates.

Mike Brown's strategy is correct, and Harden is the real reliable engine of the Rockets.

Jeremy Lin and Parsons are also very good, but if Harden does not open this point, the Rockets' offense will not be alive.

Facing Kobe, Harden went left after continuous dribbling, broke through Kobe's defense, and made a layup!

Harden has scored 7 points, and the Rockets' 7 points all come from him.

Li Liang couldn't see it, and said: "Boss, can you do it, if you can't, let me guard against it?"

Of course Kobe wouldn't let Li Liang defend him. After all, he could be beaten to death by Harden for so long?

Kobe, who was deflated on Harden, immediately returned one on the offensive end.

He catches the ball in the high post, uses a screen to get to the edge of the paint, and then pulls up and hits a jumper.

The Rockets' defense lacks stickiness, and Kobe's position between the three-point line and the three-second zone is free to come and go.

And their offense was suppressed by the speed of the Lakers.

Li Liang will immediately press the Rockets' ball handler in the backcourt and not speed him up.

After halftime, switch defenses to reduce Nash's defensive pressure.

Anyway, Greg Smith doesn't need Li Liang to spend much energy on defense, he can naturally help out.

His [Perimeter Basic Defense] reached 81 points, entering a new level.

[Follow defense/post defense] It was also at 71 points. Jeremy Lin found that it was difficult to get rid of Li Liang no matter whether he used speed or strength.

In the first quarter, the Lakers beat the Rockets 28:19, leading by 9 points.

If it weren't for Kobe's bad touch in the first quarter, the point difference would definitely be even bigger.

Li Liang scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in the first quarter.

His performance is quite perfect, the offensive end is reasonable, the defensive end is crucial, and he is not as reckless as a rookie.

At the beginning of the second quarter, he sat off the court to rest, and Mike Brown next to him couldn't help boasting: "Bruce played well, it's the first playoffs, and we must continue to maintain it."

Li Liangdao: "Brother, can you use some snacks on offense? Look at what you have set up, and you have to play from the inside. You haven't learned enough lessons from the regular season?"

Brown spread his hands: "In the playoffs, it's safer. Starting from the three-pointer, there will be risks. You see, we have controlled the rhythm."

Li Liang said: "You don't open the three-pointer, and you think you can open it later? We control the rhythm by defending, not attacking. But other teams will not be as easy to defend as the Rockets."

Li Liang gave Brown a supercilious look. His idea of ​​the playoffs was obviously an old idea, and it was the idea of ​​an Eastern team.

Regardless of the three seven twenty-one, seek stability, attack the success rate, and then fight defense.

It's no problem to play the Rockets, because the strength gap between the two sides is too large, and there will not be much chance to play the Rockets normally.

But there are still semi-finals and finals ahead, and the opponents will become stronger and stronger.

The end of the regular season doesn't mean the team's rotation, the style of play is finalized, and everything has been tested.

On the contrary, the playoffs are a process of constant change, growth and adaptation.

Many teams have evolved and reached their best form during the playoffs.

Li Liang's words made Mike Brown think, maybe he really should think of ways to attack.

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In the second quarter of the second team of the two sides, Gasol brought a substitute on the court, and the Rockets replaced Beverly, Garcia, and Delfino.

The Rockets' bench has been very strong in the regular season, and they often use the second team to pull points.

Gasol missed an outside shot in the opening game, and the Rockets counterattacked quickly. After passing the ball continuously, Garcia missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

After Gasol returned from injury, his state has been average. He needs time to find his feeling again.

The Lakers are also testing players and lineups, with Blake and Meeks coming off the bench at the same time.

The two made a cross-screen cooperation from the outside, and Meeks caught the ball and went straight to the basket!

Layup!

Three non-stick...

With this little short hand, it's not just once or twice that he doesn't stick to the basket.

The Rockets counterattacked, the ball passed to Terrence Jones, and after receiving the ball, he made a three-step layup!

walking...

The bench lineups on both sides are here to show the lower limit.

"Soak the ball! Soak the ball!"

Sitting on the bench, Li Liang couldn't help shouting, why are you beating so many blindly?

The two guards are lucky, either attack by themselves, or let Gasol go to the CIC in the end?

Meeks felt Li Liang's anger, and next time he attacked, he blamed Gasol for a low post.

This is Gasol's position. After he squeezed two steps in, he gave the ball to Jamison on the outside. Jamison made a three-pointer!

The second quarter finally scored.

The Lakers' substitute slowly found the tricks on the offensive end, and the Rockets played faster and faster, and it felt like they were fighting.

Garcia made a foul on the offense and went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

Gasol singled Jones in the low post and scored two points.

The playoffs are all about targeting, and your weaknesses will be infinitely magnified.

The weakness of the Rockets' second team is that no one inside can match Gasol in the low post.

Jones went up for nothing.

Li Liang couldn't be more aware of Jones' low-post defensive ability.

The two sides fought for another two minutes, and the referee's whistle began to sound frequently.

The score came to 35:24, and the Lakers led by 11 points.

The game entered an official timeout, and the main players had to reappear.

In the playoffs, the rotation will be shortened, and Kobe and Nash have to start adapting to longer playing time.

The Rockets also returned to the main force.

However, McHale made an adjustment, replacing Greg Smith with Beverly and playing a major and a minor.

Because of Li Liang's existence, Smith was almost useless.

At the same time, Beverley will defend Kobe to liberate Harden's offense.

Harden stroked his beard, as if to unseal him.

Returning to the first offense on the court, the Rockets stopped making meaningless conduction balls and gave the ball directly to Harden.

Harden took the ball, suddenly accelerated on the left to break through the middle, and Kobe followed.

Harden pushed Kobe away with his shoulder, and Kobe cut off the ball in Harden's hand!

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle.

Kobe looked at the referee, and the referee signaled that Kobe had fouled.

"Did I foul? Where did I foul?"

"You beat yourself up."

"Then why did he take the free throw?"

"He raised his hand and counted for a layup."