NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

Monty and Kaleman sat on the bench, watching Harden's unstoppable performance on the court, and smiled helplessly.

"It's really unlucky to meet Harden in a good game."

Monty also complained.

Seeing Monty's relaxed expression, Kaleman couldn't help asking.

"My head coach, although the situation of the Rockets this season is not right, it will be a big trouble for us if we meet in the playoffs!"

"Especially for Harden, it is very difficult for us to limit."

Monty suddenly laughed when he heard what Kaleman said.

"Karaman, do you know why you have never been the head coach!"

When Kaleman heard what Monty said, he was also very puzzled.

"Your defensive tactics, not to mention the best in the league, are also among the top five!"

"With your defensive tactics, you can be the head coach of a team!"

"But it's because your offensive thinking is too bad, and your overall view, this limits you!"

When Kaleman heard what Monty said, his doubts became even worse.

"Just tell me quickly, I know my shortcomings, and besides, being an assistant coach is pretty good."

Monty also burst out laughing when he heard Kaleman's words.

"Okay, then I'll tell you, Harden always has amazing performances in the regular season, but why is it good and bad in the playoffs!"

"It's because the Rockets rely too much on Harden!"

"The battlefield of the regular season and the battlefield of the playoffs are completely two concepts!"

"No matter how you play the regular season, there will always be a time for you to rest!"

"But the playoffs are different. With the arrangement of games every other day, how much do you think Harden's physical strength can recover."

Kaleman understood immediately after hearing this.

"That's why you were so angry about the Thunder game."

Monty nodded.

"The current Lakers are too dependent on Chen Tian!"

"Although Chen Tian's physical strength is amazing, but relying on it for a long time will cause them to be too lazy to defend!"

"The current Western Conference teams are getting stronger and stronger. If this happens to the Lakers again, then this season will be really hard to say."

Kaleman understood what Monty said, and felt how powerful Monty is now.

In fact, Chen Tian was the most surprised.

Because when the two of them were talking, Chen Tian was listening.

He didn't expect Monty to be so powerful.

You must know that Monty in his previous life was a very strong coach in offensive tactics and training newcomers.

Chen Tian chose Monty at the beginning because he was good at training newcomers.

If not, there are still many candidates for Chen Tian to replace.

But unexpectedly, Monty in this life was far beyond his expectations.

Chen Tian even felt that this guy was a bit like Popovich.

Even judging from Monty's arrangement, he kind of saw Pat Riley, the fortune teller.

Really found a treasure.

On the court, both the Lakers and Rockets played outside offensive tactics.

jr, Yi Jianlian, Gordon and others scored three-pointers one after another.

But the current situation on the court is too favorable for the Rockets.

After all, their three-point tactics are simply crazy.

Monty saw that the situation was wrong, so he quickly replaced Jokic.

It is to reduce the speed on the field.

Chen Tian was sitting on the bench, and Monty never called him.

Chen Tian understood that Monty did this on purpose.

It was to shorten Chen Tian's playing time.

And Chen Tian didn't reappear until there were 5 minutes left in the second quarter.

At this time, the Rockets are already leading by [-] points.

Because Harden came back a long time ago.

With Harden here, who can defend the Lakers.

When Chen Tian came back, he still defended Harden. After all, Harden only used pick-and-roll tactics when facing Chen Tian.

At the end of the half, the Rockets led the Lakers by eight points 59:51.

Although leading by eight points, Harden was really tired.

At the end of the halftime game, Harden had already appeared with his hands on his knees.

Chen Tian looked at Harden's back and shook his head helplessly.

Even if the Rockets have a different lineup from the previous life, Harden's fate remains unchanged.

Chen Tian shook his head. After all, he is not a player of the Rockets. He cannot interfere with these matters.

The halftime break is over, and the game is back in the third quarter.

The Rockets also brought Bosh back to the field.

Bosh came back, although the state is still not very good, but it is still possible to reduce some pressure on Harden on the offensive end.

But in the third quarter, Chen Tian showed his power again.

The retreating mid-range shot scored.

The defensive end blocked House's shot.

Then he received the pass and directly dunked with both hands.

In an instant, the Rockets' lead was only four points left.

Harden stepped forward quickly, and scored another three-pointer with a signature step-back.

When Chen Tian saw Harden's three-pointer retreat, he was really accurate.

Harden stepped forward in time to stop the decline for the Rockets.

After that, Chen Tian and Harden showed their talents.

Both are high-scoring players.

Therefore, the confrontation between the two also made the fans on the scene very excited.

And Harden abruptly responded every time Chen Tian scored.

It was also because of Harden's outstanding performance that the Rockets were not crushed by Chen Tian in the third quarter.

Now the third quarter with the Lakers is called God time.

As long as Chen Tian shows his power in the third quarter, there will be no game the Lakers can't win.

But this time the rocket blocked God's time.

Harden's performance in the third quarter surprised Chen Tian.

If this was any team in the Lakers or Spurs, Harden would have taken off long ago.

But it happened to be the Rockets team.

By the fourth quarter, Harden's firepower began to decline.

This gave the Lakers a chance to chase points.

But at this time Beverly stood up.

With his roar, the Rockets' defense improved.

That's what Beverly does.

The Rockets began to improve their defense, vowing to defend the victory to the end.

But a complete defense cannot withstand the pace of the Lakers' offense.

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Chen Tian scored another jumper, bringing the scores of both sides to the same starting line.

This makes the victory of this game blurred.

But at this time Harden stood up again.

His signature cheating foul was also given to Tucker.

Another foul by Tucker also made him very annoyed.

Harden scored both free throws at the free throw line.

Afterwards, Chen Tian himself made a mistake, and Beverly noticed it when he was passing the ball, and blocked the ball at once.

Harden immediately started, and Beverly also quickly passed the ball.

Chen Tian was chasing after him, and he was also planning to catch up with Harden.

But Harden suddenly slowed down and took off, and Chen Tian also jumped up.

But after jumping up, Chen Tian knew it was broken.

Sure enough, Harden scored 2+1 this time.

The goal was scored, and Harden shouted excitedly after landing.

Chen Tian shook his head helplessly.

It can only be said that this is entirely his problem.

The pass from just now has been wrong.

In the end, because of Chen Tian's mistake, the Lakers also lost to the Rockets.

At the end of the game, the Rockets narrowly beat the Lakers 123:119.

Harden scored 43 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the game. He is the well-deserved mvp of this game.

Chen Tian also hugged Harden after the game.

For Harden's ability, Chen Tian is very aware of it.

But the Rockets team did delay Harden's peak period.

Always letting Harden solve the battle alone is not what basketball should be like.

Even if they are as strong as Chen Tian and Jordan, they still have two to three All-Star players around them.

But regardless of past life or present, there are really very few superstar players around Harden.

The Lakers lost this game and returned to the third place in the Western Conference in terms of record.

The Warriors just won the game tonight and returned to the second position.

But the next game will be another collision between the two teams.

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