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How James Harden relentlessly attacks Steph Curry
James Harden如何持续不断的攻击Steph Curry
Wednesday night marks the 18th time the Golden State Warriors and Houston
Rockets have squared off since 2016-17, and looking back at the data from
those games provides a fascinating glimpse into one of the NBA's most
high-profile matchups: James Harden vs. the Warriors' defense.
星期三的火勇战会是2016-17赛季以来水火不容的两队的第18次碰面，而若是回顾过去双方
交手的统计资料，经过分析后有了有趣的结果，所以就来看一下NBA最刺激的对决：
James Harden vs勇士的防守
The Rockets love to isolate Harden, but when they play Golden State, it's
more accurate to say that they love to isolate him against Stephen Curry.
Over the past three seasons, nobody has switched onto Harden as much as
Curry, and that's no accident.
火箭很爱让Harden单打，但是当他们面对勇士时，更正确的说法是他们很爱让Harden去单
打Stephen Curry。在过去三季，没有人在换防后去守Harden比Curry更多了，而且那并不
是凑巧。
Aside from splashing all those 3s, the defining trait of the Warriors dynasty
might be the tendency to switch defensive assignments. The Rockets try to
exploit that tendency by hunting and isolating mismatches more than any other
rival.
勇士除了那如浪花般扑天盖地的三分球外，另外一个特色就是他们会做换防补位。火箭则
是利用勇士换防补位，找出比其他队伍来的多的多防守错位后单打。
Look at the switching data from last season's epic seven-game series in the
Western Conference finals. It's clear which defender Harden and the Rockets
were targeting:
来看一下去年西冠7战的统计资料，很明显的可以看出Harden跟火箭是在针对谁：
2018 West Finals: Defending Harden
DEFENDER(防守者) SWITCHES(换防)
Stephen Curry 83
Kevon Looney 26
Draymond Green 24
Jordan Bell 23
Klay Thompson 5
Nick Young 5
Curry switched onto Harden as many times as the next five Warriors combined.
Why? Because it works. The numbers are staggering.
Curry换防去守Harden的次数比其他五个勇士球员加起来的总数还要多，为什么呢？因为有
用，数据就是这么惊人。
Dating back to the 2016-17 season, more than 5,000 unique NBA player duos
have matched up at least 100 times. But within that massive sample, Harden
vs. Curry produces the most extreme stats.
从2016-17球季到现在，超过100次防守对决以上的话，总共有约5000对球员组合，而在那
5000多个组合，Harden vs Curry这组合的数据非常惊人。
Lest you think I'm exaggerating, consider these four factoids, via Second
Spectrum tracking:
看看下面四个状况数据：
‧No other matchup elicits a higher usage rate by the offensive player
‧No other matchup is more likely to include a drive
‧Only three other matchups produce free throws at a higher rate
‧Only six other matchups yield more points for the offensive player
‧没有其他的组合攻击方对防守方的球员使用率比Harden-Curry组高
‧没有其他的组合攻击方会运球切入比Harden-Curry组高
‧只有三组其他的组合比Harden-Curry组有更多的罚球比率
‧只有六组其他组合攻击方得分比Harden-Curry组多
Out of more than 5,000.
5000多组里面就是他们这组。
Harden vs. Curry is the wildest analytical matchup in the NBA, especially
when you consider the stakes involved. After all, these are two MVPs and
scoring champs battling for Western supremacy.
Harden vs Curry是NBA里最让人兴奋值得分析的组合，尤其考虑到整个NBA受到他们影响的
层面。毕竟，这两位都是MVP，都是得分高手，都为了登上西区巅峰。
When you compare Harden's key matchup numbers with other Golden State
defenders, you quickly understand why Houston designs sets to target Curry:
而当去比较Harden跟勇士主要球员的对决时，更可以了解为何Harden设计好要打点Curry:
Harden Vs. GSW (2016-17 To Present)
DEFENDER USAGE RATE DRIVE RATE FT RATE POINTS
(防守者) (使用率) (切入率) (罚球率) 得分
Stephen Curry 50.7 43.0 20.7 54.1
Draymond Green 36.4 21.0 4.8 33.3
Kevin Durant 34.1 15.9 6.5 37.0
Klay Thompson 26.5 20.4 5.9 27.9
Andre Iguodala 25.7 20.0 9.7 17.2
Harden is much more aggressive and much more fruitful against Curry than
against any other Warriors player. His usage rate surges to 50.7