Super all-around point guard

Chapter 673 The only number one in the West!

This time against the Eagles at home, the Lakers not only suppressed their opponents in terms of score from the beginning, but also frequently played wonderful cooperation. The "showtime" that Xie Chen was looking forward to before the season is really slowly returning to the Lakers.

In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Atlanta Hawks. Howard was 20+10 and failed to prevent the Lakers from taking another victory.

The Lakers continued to lose one game just like the Golden State Warriors in terms of record. The two teams tied for first place. The Warriors have always disdained to tie for first place with the Lakers. They wanted to monopolize this first position, but they never imagined that when the Lakers won another winning streak without losing again, the Warriors encountered trouble first.

Houston Toyota Center Arena, the Warriors are here to challenge the Rockets. It’s already the fourth quarter, but the score is still close. The star of the Rockets, James Harden, played extremely bravely in this game. In the fourth quarter, he scored 40 points!
"James Harden is in really good shape today." On the court, Warriors star Kevin Durant looked tiredly at Harden, who was playing harder and harder. The two used to be teammates and had a good personal relationship. Durant even verbally attacked Dwyane Wade for Harden's ranking.

Durant has always admired Harden's skills. When Harden played well, he was also happy for his friends, but when his team met, he still wanted his team to win.

Curry was troubled by fouls early in this game. Curry was not on the court for a large part of the time and was completely supported by Durant and others. This also gave Harden the opportunity to chase points. The Warriors actually had several opportunities to open up points, but they did not grasp it.

Curry doesn't want to lose this game. Now the Warriors and the Lakers are tied for first place. The Lakers haven't lost yet. How could the Warriors lose earlier than the Lakers?

So, Curry started to show off and hit a domineering three-pointer, but today James Harden's touch was also extremely hot, and he immediately returned Curry a three-pointer!
"WOW, James Harden is really confident playing today!" Ingram was amazed. The Lakers players are also paying attention to this game at this time. The Warriors are the biggest opponent of the Lakers, and the Rockets are their next opponent.

Jefferson said with a smile: "Today's Rockets are terrible. It would be great if they could beat the Warriors. Our Lakers are the only No. [-] in the Western Conference."

"Oh, I don't want to be tied for the first place with their warriors!" Ci Shiping answered with a look of disgust.If the Warriors players heard it, I don't know how it would feel.

Without waiting for Curry to respond, Harden found Curry running to the basket when he was attacking, and immediately rushed over fiercely. Harden is the most foul-making player in the league, and now he is a small defense player, making fouls easier. Even if Curry wanted to hide in the end, he couldn't dodge.
Curry was sent off!

"Stephen Curry was sent off? The Warriors are really likely to lose this game!" Ingram was excited. As a rookie, he still attaches great importance to the team's ranking.

"Damn it!" On the field, Curry spat out his braces, feeling the malicious cheers on the scene. It's not that he can't lose to the Rockets, but he doesn't want to make Xie Chen's Lakers the only No. [-] in the Western Conference!

Curry glanced at Durant before leaving the court. Durant understood what Curry meant. He was the one who targeted Xie Chen the most. How could he succeed Xie Chen?
Durant forcibly responded to Harden with a goal, and said to him: "Sorry brother, I have to win this game, because I can't let Xie monopolize the first place in the Western Conference."

Harden has always been very grateful to Durant for his support. He is very familiar with Xie Chen and Durant, and knows the grievances between him and Xie Chen. However, Harden, who often wanders among the women, feels that Durant’s hostility towards Xie Chen is unnecessary. The woman I got", chasing the goddess depends on the ability, Harden doesn't feel wronged by Durant at all.

Moreover, he will not be merciful to the Warriors because of Durant's personal relationship with him. Harden is also very unhappy when the Warriors form this super team. The Warriors have such a good start. There is no problem in making the playoffs. Poor Harden's Rockets, it is not known whether they can make the playoffs. He has to fight for every victory.

So, next, the former members of the Thunder Three, representing the Rockets and the Warriors, launched a fierce confrontation!

Kevin Durant vs. James Harden!In any year in the past, I have never seen such a wonderful duel between the two. Both of them have super personal strengths. Needless to say, Durant, Harden’s performance tonight is particularly impressive. His score quickly reached 50 points, and he still can’t stop, 52, 55, 57!

"My God, James Harden is about to score 60 points!" The Rockets fans at home were also excited. James Harden has already tied the highest single-game score of 57 points by a Rockets player in history!If he can score more than 60 points in this game, he will become the first person in the history of Rockets players to achieve this achievement.

Olajuwon, McGrady, Yao Ming, none of them have done it!
Xie Chen couldn't help getting excited, he was very happy for Harden, he should show this kind of combat power when facing the Warriors!Except for Xie Chen, no one can score close to 60 points this season. Xie Chen is very happy, finally someone can get close to him!

Swish!
At the critical moment, James Harden once again shot a three-pointer in cold blood that was enough to decide the game!
60 points!The Rockets lead the Warriors by three points!

After making the shot, Harden once again made his iconic three-point celebration, but secretly said in his heart: "Thank you, I helped you win the Warriors and made your Lakers the only No. [-] in the Western Conference. How can you thank me!"

Durant really failed the lore, and the Warriors lost the second game of the new season!

"Haha, the Warriors lost! They lost another game!" Clarkson began to gloat. The last loss to the Warriors made these Lakers players still worry about it.

Xie Chen also smiled and said to his teammates: "Now we are the only No. [-] in the Western Conference. Only our Lakers have only lost one game!"

The players felt proud when they heard it. After playing for so long, even the Warriors lost two games, while the Lakers only lost one game!
Xie Chen looked at James Harden who was being interviewed by reporters after the game on the screen, and said with a smile: "Good job, buddy, wait for us in Houston, I will thank you very much!"

After the loss, the Warriors players were quite angry, especially Stephen Curry, Durant, and Green. The regular season was very long, and there were always unexpected situations in a few games. For example, Curry was sent off in this game, or someone was injured.
Coach Cole saw the mood of the outstanding players and said comfortingly: "We were unlucky in this game. We met James Harden, who played the best game of his career. We lost an important player at a critical moment, but I believe that the Los Angeles Lakers will not be very good when they meet this Rockets again. We will catch up again soon and become No.1."

In the past two days, Xie Chen has focused on practicing Ginobili's layup ability, hoping to improve the integration of this ability as soon as possible, because the opponent James Harden in the next game is a left-handed player, and Xie Chen also hopes to use his left-handed layup ability to have fun with the opponent.

Two days later, Xie Chen led the entire Lakers team to the Toyota Center in Houston!
As soon as we met, James Harden came over and asked Xie Chen for credit: "Hey, you are now the only team with the No. [-] team in the Western Conference. This is thanks to us beating the Warriors. You should thank me."

"Hahaha, you choose a place tonight, I will continue to treat you!" Xie Chen also said with a happy smile, the two of them would go to the nightclub every night after the game.

But Harden shook his head: "This is my territory, there is no reason for you to spend any more money, I have other requests, I don't know if you are willing to agree."

"Oh? Could it be that we are going to lose to you? I can't do that." Xie Chen knew that the Rockets' record was not as good as the Lakers', so they were very eager to win every game.

Harden said: "I have always been brooding about one thing in the past. You still remember the first time we met in a nightclub in Miami. We saw a beautiful woman, and then we made a bet. The bet was that if I lost, I would release water while defending you. Later, you won, and I did the same. But then I learned that you knew that beautiful woman a long time ago, and she has now become your wife and has a child with you. Brother, you won't be honored to win, and I lost very wronged!"

"Hahaha." Xie Chen laughed. I didn't expect Harden to be so concerned about this matter. At that time, Xie Chen and Harden met for the first time, and the two had no friendship at all. Moreover, Harden looked down on Xie Chen, who is a rookie, psychologically, so Xie Chen just wanted to tease him. In the end, Harden kept his promise. The irony of Harden is indeed "eye defense".

And not many people know the truth.

"Then what do you want?" Xie Chen asked.

Harden said: "I know that you Lakers really want to occupy this No.1. If I let you lose to me, you definitely don't want to. As a professional player, I won't let you do that. We will rely on our own strength and play to determine the outcome. However, I hope that when you defend me alone, you will also put water. I will make a three-point shot in front of you. You are not allowed to reach out and block the shot. Just take it as a thank you for helping you defeat the Warriors. How about it?"

Xie Chen thought about it carefully. This guy Harden obviously wanted Xie Chen to have the same embarrassment he had. He defended against the opponent alone, and the opponent shot, but he didn't even extend his hand. The fans would definitely not understand Xie Chen.

Seeing that Xie Chen hesitated, Harden didn't force it: "If you don't want to do this, then forget it, we are friends, and I don't want to make it difficult for you. After all, you are now the biggest star in the NBA."

Harden scored 60 points to defeat the Warriors, which really helped the Lakers. The Warriors have always disdain to tie for the first place with the Lakers. The Lakers have known for a long time, and Green has frequently satirized the Lakers on social networks.

Therefore, Xie Chen decided to agree to Harden: "Okay, I promise you, I will not reach out to block you when you shoot a three-pointer."

Harden was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Xie Chen to really agree!However, Harden also wondered if Xie Chen was playing some word games. If he didn't reach out to block the cover, would he just stretch out his feet at that time?
Xie Chen did have other ideas and countermeasures, but it was not what Harden thought.

The game started quickly, and Harden scored consecutively as soon as he came up, scoring more points than Xie Chen!
The fans at the Houston scene were also all excited!

"James Harden's touch is still so hot! The last time the two faced off, Harden scored 40 points. Will the two score 60 points each this time?"

"60 points vs. 60 points? My God, if it's true, what a matchup it will be! Both teams have only one superstar. If you play against a team with multiple superstars, you won't see such a personal duel!"

Xie Chen's guess is indeed correct. Harden's recent state is very strong. It's definitely not a good game or a bad game. This level is likely to continue. Harden has scored 50 points in a few games in a single game. Now, he has improved to a higher level, possibly because of the contract during the offseason.

Harden's original two-year guarantee contract has been extended to three years, and he has a player option in the fourth year, which upgrades his salary to the maximum salary every season.

The Rockets value Harden so much, and Harden has no other distractions, and he focuses on the game wholeheartedly. This has made Harden reach the peak of his career!

Morey, who was at the scene, also said after seeing this: "I have seen too many superstars. James Harden is 27 years old. If I read correctly, this will be the best year of his career. Unfortunately, it happened that this year, KD went to the Warriors!"

Can Xie Chen face James Harden, who has had the strongest year in his career, and even if he has to make a three-pointer, can he win?
(End of this chapter)