Hot-blooded basketball super guard

Chapter 194 Rocket, Death Five

Houston, the largest city in Texas, is the Space City, the world-famous energy capital. In the wild Texas culture of the United States, Houston is unique.

Houston is known as the space city because it has the Johnson Space Center, the Apollo moon landing program, and the launch of the Columbia space rocket are all commanded and completed here.

The United States has the most advanced and developed aerospace industry in the world, and every Houstonian takes this as pride. Even the NBA team in this city has a distinctive name—the Houston Rockets.

Since joining the NBA in 1970, the Rockets have ushered in many superstars, from Elvin Hayes, prophet Moses Malone to big dream Olajuwon, glider Drexler.

Among them, Olajuwon, the big dream, brought two O'Brien Cups to Houston with his unparalleled talent and breathtaking skills.

In 95, the Rockets joined the championship as the sixth in the Western Conference. The head coach Tomjanovich's phrase "never underestimate the heart of a champion" has become a symbol of an era.

In the 21st century, the Rockets continued their tradition of great centers. In 2002, they held the No. [-] pick and selected Yao Ming from China. This year was a special year for the Rockets and for Chinese fans.

Names like Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Francis, Mutombo, Battier, Scola, and Artest have special meanings to Chinese fans.

The appearance of Yao Ming built a bridge to China for the NBA on the other side of the ocean, and now the radar has become the key for the NBA to reopen the China market.

Radar and Yao Ming are presenting the world's most exciting and top events to Chinese people.

At that time, the red color of Houston seemed to be a symbol of Chinese people. Although Yao Ming failed to reach the top of basketball in Houston, he found his home team in the NBA for Chinese fans.

Countless Huaxia fans have a Yao-Mai complex, 22 consecutive victories, McGrady moments, countless classic scenes are unforgettable.

Today's Rockets have long been different. Yao Ming retired early due to injury. McGrady finally chose to leave shortly after being traded. The familiar faces he used to be are no longer there.

James Harden became the leader of the team, the Rockets have reinforced successively, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and others, the team's record has also improved significantly, but it has never been able to break through the Western Conference Finals.

Years of failures made the Rockets finally give up the old Chris Paul, traded for the Thunder's Westbrook, and the former Thunder's second young masters gathered in the Rockets.

The Rockets' starting point guard, Russell Westbrook, No. 0 jersey, height 1.91.Westbrook has a very violent physical fitness, and he is unstoppable when he breaks through, with speed and passion coexisting.

Westbrook, who entered the NBA in 2008, has received many honors, such as the best rookie first team, the best team first team, the second team, the All-Star starter, the All-Star MVP, the regular season MVP and so on.

Speaking of Westbrook's data, there are very few active players who can match it. The season's average triple-double is terrifying, comparable to the legendary Big O Robertson.

The triple-double data of 51+13+10 is terrifying to think about. Westbrook, who led the team alone during the Thunder period, was also known as a brush. How could this data be obtained without brushing.

The Rockets' starting shooting guard, James Harden.Wearing the Rockets' No. 13 jersey and with a height of 1.96, Harden has the league's top scoring skills and touch skills. He is also affectionately called "Pengci Deng" and "Big Beard" by fans.

James Harden, the 09 No. [-] show, the league scoring leader, the regular season MVP, the first team of the best team, the Olympic gold medal and so on.

How terrifying is Harden's touch technology, 20 free throws in a single game, not to mention how many points he can get, and the number of fouls is not something the opponent can bear.

Putting Harden and Westbrook together, averaging a triple-double, scoring champion, and double MVP, how does this make people play?
The Rockets' starting small forward Robert Covington, this man has nothing to say, don't ask, it's capricious.

Rockets starting power forward, PJ-Tucker, height 1.98
Height 1.98, power forward, no mistake, sure there is no mistake, this is one of the Rockets' death five!

Why is Tucker placed in the power forward position? He has a good defense and a very stable chassis, which can well limit the impact of tank players on the inside.At the same time, on the offensive end, Tucker has a very good three-point shooting percentage. In terms of shooting percentage alone, Tucker of the Rockets ranks first with a 58.2% shooting percentage.

The Rockets' starting center Klink Capela, a 14-year rookie, really played his worth when Chris Paul was in the Rockets.What Capela brought to the Rockets' five dead is defensive compensation.

The Rockets' substitute player, Eric Gordon, is a shooting guard with a height of 1.91 and is known as "Round Face Deng".

Gordon is the best sixth man. He has a very good three-point shooting and can shoot after catching the ball.

Austin Rivers is the son of the Clippers coach Old Rivers, a cheater!

Jeff Green, nicknamed "Nine Fingers Green" because he only has nine fingers, has a certain three-point ability, but he is not very stable and has relatively little playing time.

There are also role players such as Daniel House and boxing champion Tyson Chandler.

The general lineup of the Rockets is like this. Except for the center position, the other players are all shooters, and everyone can shoot three-pointers.

The scary thing about the Rockets is that you don't know when they will rain a wave of three-pointers. The touch is coming, and more than a dozen three-pointers in a single quarter will make you overwhelmed.Also, when facing the Rockets, a 20-point lead is really nothing. Maybe if you smoke a cigarette, the 20-point difference will be wiped out.

The Rockets also have bad hands. At this time, they still have magic weapons, such as the basket bombing of the turtle, Williams, Harden's touch, and the defense of Capela and the boxing champion.

Of course, this rocket is not invincible. They have a very terrifying scoring ability, but they also have a fatal weakness.

The Death Five basically have no hope in rebounding. Could it be that you rely on 1.98 Tucker to grab rebounds from Aldridge?
Another flaw of the Death Five is defense. Harden's defense on the outside has always been criticized, known as eye defense, although it has improved in recent years.The lack of defense on the back line and inside line allows other teams to have ways to deal with the Rockets.

All in all, the Rockets must be accurate for three-pointers. They are the sharpest spears in the league. They are not afraid of any shields.

The Rockets' lineup is not afraid of the Warriors' five minors, nor the Denver Nuggets' five major lineups. They are afraid of the Lakers and Clippers with powerful forward players.

Compared with three-pointers, the Rockets are not afraid of any team. With the Nuggets' five major lineups, the Rockets can dodge flexibly, and they will shoot you to death.

The Clippers' Beverly, Leonard, and Paul George are all players with height, speed, and defense. The same is true for others.

But today their opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, the silver and black army led by rookie Radar!
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