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The NBA regular season has entered the final stage, the two traffic teams of the Lake Yong don't think they are stable, the Rockets have opened the "Hurricane" mode with the help of 8 wins in the past 9 games, and it is still unknown whether they will counterattack which team in the Lake Yong will be pulled down. As for Green's continued outburst after Shin Jing's injury, the discussion of who should be the core of the team between the two has fermented again. The 25-year-old Doncic is playing his peak season, who is stronger between him and the peak Harden? 18-year-old Yang Hansen has become the hope of Chinese basketball, should he take advantage of this year's super year to sign up for the NBA draft? Welcome to Tencent News exclusively planned basketball topic debate program, March 22 at 19 o'clock "Three-person Basketball Question" The sixth issue, by Zhen Hai, Xu Jingyu and Kyogen three guests will take you to brainstorm.
1. Can the Rockets enter the play-offs with 8 wins in 9 games? Who will pull Hu Yong down? Who should be the core of Shen Jing and Green?
When the Rockets fell to the bottom four of the West, it seemed that they were going to join the swing army early, but they have tied the team's longest winning streak of the season with a six-game winning streak now. In the case of Shen Jing's injury, the Rockets became more and more courageous, which made people see Udoka's coaching skills, especially the rebound of 8 wins in the last 9 games, allowing them to closely chase the Lakers and Warriors, and regain the hope of hitting the play-offs.
NBA西部9-11名战绩：
The Lakers are 37-32
The Warriors are 36-32
The Rockets are 33-35
The Rockets are currently 33-35 and in 11th place in the West, 3.5 wins away from the Lakers and 3 wins away from the Warriors. The Rockets have 14 games left, the Lakers have 13 games left, and the Warriors have 14 games left. The Lakers have their own problems, so the Rockets have the possibility of counterattacking the play-off spots, and once the Rockets succeed in counterattacking, it is still unknown which team the Lakers and Warriors will pull down.
When the Rockets missed 4 consecutive games with Shen Jing's serious injury, Green instead ushered in an explosion and led the team to extend the winning streak to 6 games, but it also proved that Shen Jing and Green were not a good match between the two new stars. Although Shin Jing is extremely well-rounded and is known as "Jokic Jr.", he will reduce the offensive and defensive tempo of the Rockets when he is on the court, especially more positional battles.
On the other hand, now that Shen Jing is absent, Green and Thompson are speeding up in an all-round way, and the Rockets are bursting with powerful energy. Green has continued to run wild recently and won the first career honor of the week, so the Rockets will face the choice of "Shen Jing or Green" in the future, who should become the core of the team.
2, Doncic VS Peak Harden, the two "data masters", who is stronger?
The 25-year-old Doncic continues to improve, and he's been playing super stats so far this season, averaging 34.1 points per game for the league's top, plus nine rebounds and 9.8 assists per game for a quasi-triple-double, including third in the league in assists. Doncic also averaged 1.4 steals per game and eighth in the league, hitting 234 three-pointers and 3.9 three-pointers per game, both second in the league, and third in the league with 18 triple-doubles.
On January 27 of this season, Doncic became the highest single-game scorer in the current roster in the face of the Hawks' super data of 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Doncic has also previously had 7 consecutive 20+ triple-doubles, tying Jordan and Big O Oscar Robertson for the all-time first, 6 consecutive 30+ triple-doubles and 5 consecutive 35+ triple-doubles, both all-time.
Doncic is having a season of stats explosion, and he is expected to win the scoring title for the first time this season. Doncic is only 25 years old and could be the next face of the NBA, even if he's not an American player.
Doncic's super-performance is naturally reminiscent of peak Harden, who reached the pinnacle of his career achievements in more than eight seasons with the Rockets. Peak Harden has averaged 30+ per game for 3 consecutive seasons and won the scoring title for 3 consecutive seasons.
In the 2018-19 season, Harden averaged 36.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2 steals per game, which became the most explosive season of his career. As for the 2019-20 season, Harden averaged 34.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. It's just that in these two seasons, Harden missed the regular season MVP. On the contrary, in the 2017-18 season, he averaged 30.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and Harden won the first and only regular season MVP trophy at present.
Who is stronger Doncic or Harden at the top? Looking at the stats alone, it may be evenly matched, and both have led teams to the division finals (Harden has reached the Finals once with the Thunder as a three-in-command player). At his peak, Harden should be ahead of Doncic at the moment, after all, he has won the regular season MVP, scoring champion and assist king and other honors, and Doncic has little hope of winning the regular season MVP this season, after all, Jokic's individual performance and the team's performance are more consistent and outstanding.
Of course, if Doncic can lead the team to go further in the playoffs in the future, as the number one star to lead the team to the Finals, especially to lead the team to win the NBA championship, he will surpass the peak Harden.
3. Can Yang Hansen enter the NBA in the future?
When the Chinese men's basketball team has participated in the Olympic Games for 9 consecutive years to miss the Olympic Games for two consecutive years, it is a heavy blow to the development of Chinese basketball. In the post-Yi Jianlian era, the Chinese men's basketball team needs new leaders, and players such as Zhou Qi and Guo Allen have proven that they cannot carry the banner of the Chinese men's basketball team, and age and injuries are also important constraints.
The 18-year-old Yang Hansen has attracted much attention, and he has become the "darling" of the outside world, and is considered the future hope of the Chinese men's basketball team. Of course, the most high-profile thing for Yang Hansen at the moment is naturally whether he can become the next Chinese player to land in the NBA.
Since Zhou Qi was cut by the Rockets, no Chinese player has been able to appear on the NBA stage in recent years, Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin, Guo Haowen, and Yu Jiahao have all participated in the NBA draft. Now that Yang Hansen has given hope again, scouts from many NBA teams have come to the CBA to watch the game, naturally thinking that his talent and potential are expected to land in the NBA.
Yang Hansen is known as "Little Jokic", he made his debut in the CBA this season, and currently averages 15.1 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, including third in the rebounding league and first in the block league. Yang Hansen's height of 2.18 meters still has the potential to continue to grow taller, and his static talent and all-round attributes are worth looking forward to, but physical confrontation and ball quotient still need to be strengthened.
However, considering that this year is a super year for the NBA draft, Yang Hansen is undoubtedly worth considering signing up for the draft, after all, he is expected to be selected by NBA teams. What's more, there is no hard binding relationship between signing up for the election and going to play in the NBA next year, even if Yang Hansen is selected, he may not need to land in the NBA immediately, and he can also continue to stay in the CBA for experience.
As for waiting for Yang Hansen to dominate the CBA and then impact the NBA, the overall strength of Qingdao, where he is located, has not yet reached the level of being able to compete for the championship, and it is not easy for Yang Hansen to dominate the CBA in a short period of time. It is difficult for Yang Hansen to replicate the model of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian in the past, so he might as well sign up for a try in the super year.
In view of the above three issues, which viewpoint should be supported? Please pay attention to the sixth episode of "Three-person Basketball" at 7 p.m. on March 22.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)