The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Not only did he digest the rules well, but he also became the second beneficiary of the rules, and to be honest, he benefited much more than Stephen Curry.

After all, under the "Cylinder" protection, the shooting space is bigger than before; this isn't exclusive to Stephen Curry, every player gets this protection when shooting.

However...

James Harden averages 10 free throws per game, which isn't something every player can achieve!

He averaged only 6 free throws per game last season.

Suddenly increased by 4!

The League couldn't possibly give him special treatment just because he moved to the Warriors. And among the new generation of stars, he isn't the most prominent, so the League is unlikely to make him the "Porcelain King."

After analyzing his play style, the media realized that he is actually the first person to fully utilize the rules!

During his solo dribbles, James Harden likes to attract defenders to reach out and interfere. The moment the opponent stretches their hand, he immediately raises his hand to create contact.

As long as the defender's hand doesn't retract in time, the referee has to blow the whistle.

Because the defender has infringed upon James Harden's "Cylinder"!

Using this trick, even though James Harden has only attempted 17.1 shots per game this season, with a shooting percentage of just 43.8%, he manages to score 25.9 points per game, which is an increase of nearly 10 points compared to last season.

This is simply...

Additionally, James Harden has 4.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

He suddenly became a top guard in the League!

Many experts started mocking the Thunder for letting go of such a "future star"!

Looking at the stats alone, James Harden is already at the "superstar" level this season.

This isn't something Monta Ellis could deal with!

The Thunder lost out big time.

However, the Warriors' record this season isn't good so far; out of the 14 games played, they've only won 6, not even reaching 50%, otherwise, the criticism would be much louder.

Most media believe that the Golden State Warriors will become another excellent "Youth Army" in the future!

Because most of the current team's main players are rookies.

For example, James Harden, along with Klay Thompson, and "North Carolina Blackhawks" Barnes!

Adam Silver feels a bit frustrated looking at these emerging "rule beneficiaries."

Fortunately, LeBron's breakthrough has indeed become more aggressive with the change in rules.

Otherwise...

He might just go nuts!

On November 30, as the New York Knicks played an away game against the Hawks and won the match.

They finished all their matches for November.

Out of a total of 15 games, they won 13.

Sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference.

This season's standings were quite surprising compared to everyone's predictions before.

In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks ranked first, meeting expectations.

The Heat Team, with an 11-4 record, followed closely behind, which was unexpected for most media.

They originally thought Wade was aging, and the vitality of this team would start to fade.

But in the end...

The arrival of Holiday, paired with Battier as an outside defensive wall, allowed Wade to focus solely on offense without worrying about defense, relieving him greatly. He was able to put all his energy into offense, and his scoring didn't decline much compared to last season.

Additionally, after Chris Bosh was reactivated, he developed a great chemistry with Kevin Love.

Starting this season, Love, as usual, honed his three-point shot, making the space under the basket more open.

Furthermore, Love, who didn't lose weight, has the ability to defend firmly, and his post defense along with Chris's rim protection, is undoubtedly among the top 5 combinations in the League's interior defense.

This is just defensive ranking, if we talk about offense...

At least top 3!

So far, only the Pacers' combination of Zach Randolph and Little Gasol can make them frown.

Other teams' inside combos, including the Forest Wolf's Kevin Garnett and Howard, wouldn't surpass them either.

With this ace duo, the Heat Team started the new season with a 1-2 record but quickly achieved a 10-2 record!

Judging from their form after November, their momentum wasn't any worse than the New York Knicks.

Eastern Conference third is the Indiana Pacers.

The transition of power isn't an easy thing, Leonard's career trajectory significantly deviated from the original, as he would take on more offensive responsibilities next season, but with the Pacers, starting from the second season, he became the offensive core. This resulted in the Pacers, despite having Zach Randolph and Little Gasol's combo, only achieving a 9-6 record.

The Eastern Conference fourth is the Bulls, sharing the same record as the Pacers, but they lost to the Pacers once in November, so based on the head-to-head record, they're ranked fourth.

This is the new "Top 4" in the Eastern Conference.

It seems there's not much change from last season.

But the continuous strength of the Heat Team was unexpected for most media.

Moreover, the Bobcats are ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.