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How James Harden relentlessly attacks Steph Curry
James Harden如何持續不斷的攻擊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.
星期三的火勇戰會是2016-17賽季以來水火不容的兩隊的第18次碰面，而若是回顧過去雙方
交手的統計資料，經過分析後有了有趣的結果，所以就來看一下NBA最刺激的對決：
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.
火箭很愛讓Harden單打，但是當他們面對勇士時，更正確的說法是他們很愛讓Harden去單
打Stephen Curry。在過去三季，沒有人在換防後去守Harden比Curry更多了，而且那並不
是湊巧。
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撲天蓋地的三分球外，另外一個特色就是他們會做換防補位。火箭則
是利用勇士換防補位，找出比其他隊伍來的多的多防守錯位後單打。
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:
來看一下去年西冠7戰的統計資料，很明顯的可以看出Harden跟火箭是在針對誰：
2018 West Finals: Defending Harden
DEFENDER(防守者) SWITCHES(換防)
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換防去守Harden的次數比其他五個勇士球員加起來的總數還要多，為什麼呢？因為有
用，數據就是這麼驚人。
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.
從2016-17球季到現在，超過100次防守對決以上的話，總共有約5000對球員組合，而在那
5000多個組合，Harden vs Curry這組合的數據非常驚人。
Lest you think I'm exaggerating, consider these four factoids, via Second
Spectrum tracking:
看看下面四個狀況數據：
‧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
‧沒有其他的組合攻擊方對防守方的球員使用率比Harden-Curry組高
‧沒有其他的組合攻擊方會運球切入比Harden-Curry組高
‧只有三組其他的組合比Harden-Curry組有更多的罰球比率
‧只有六組其他組合攻擊方得分比Harden-Curry組多
Out of more than 5,000.
5000多組裡面就是他們這組。
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裡最讓人興奮值得分析的組合，尤其考慮到整個NBA受到他們影響的
層面。畢竟，這兩位都是MVP，都是得分高手，都為了登上西區巔峰。
When you compare Harden's key matchup numbers with other Golden State
defenders, you quickly understand why Houston designs sets to target Curry:
而當去比較Harden跟勇士主要球員的對決時，更可以了解為何Harden設計好要打點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) (罰球率) 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