Start without the ball

Chapter 127 The Last Moment

At the end of the first half, Li Haoyu led the Thunder to a 57-point lead 44-13.

During the intermission, Li Haoyu was receiving physical therapy, and Grant asked:

"You know that Curry is going to fight you in the three-point contest?"

Li Haoyu: "I know, but the invitation list for the league's three-point contest hasn't been announced yet."

Grant: "Sooner or later, if you don't participate, the fans will not agree.

I'm not worried about your shooting percentage, but with the time limit, I'm afraid you won't be able to shoot all the balls with your shooting speed. Are you sure you can beat Curry? "

Li Haoyu still closed his eyes, enjoying physical therapy, while responding:

"I have my own way, and now I should focus on the game."

Ferguson: "Brother Li, we are all ahead by 13 points."

Li Haoyu: "Harden will play again in the second half, can you guard against him emotionally?"

Ferguson said wretchedly: "You get him down again~"

Li Haoyu sat up and patted Ferguson on the shoulder and said:

"You can't use the same trick a second time against a player like Harden. It's up to you in the second half to make the most of it. Just don't give it for nothing."

The rest time ended soon. Ferguson stepped into the court and saw Harden on the opposite side looking fierce. He unconsciously moved his throat and swallowed his saliva.

Ferguson: "Brother Li, that fierce bearded Yazi, are you really helpless?"

Patting Ferguson on the back, Li Haoyu walked away silently.

The game started quickly, the Rockets had the ball, and D'Antoni replaced Paul with Rivers Jr.

Harden received the ball in the backcourt, dribbled it to the frontcourt, and after reaching the top of the arc, directed Gordon to sink to the right corner. He didn't want to take a step back and be arranged by Li Haoyu.

Opening up the space, Deng's left leg was in front, and the basketball shuttled back and forth under his legs. Seeing that Ferguson didn't move, he immediately accelerated and rushed to the left.

Ferguson put his hands behind his back and slid to follow up. Due to his decreased balance, he couldn't keep up with Harden's speed.

Harden got rid of Ferguson, rushed to the basket, faced Adams' defense, dribbled the ball with his left hand to the right, and at the same time stepped his right foot to the right.

Adams moved to the right, Harden collected the ball and took a second step to the left for an easy layup.

57 to 46.
TNT commentary seats.

O'Neill: "Harden started chasing points, this is the strength of the scoring champion!"

Barkley: "The Thunder can't defend against Harden, it depends on whether Li Haoyu can continue the offensive momentum."

In the next game, Harden fired all his firepower, and Ferguson had no temper at all. In desperation, Donovan ordered Harden to flank.

This is right in the Rockets' arms, pinching Harden, and a bunch of forts on the outside will have a chance. Due to the away game, the Thunder players' defensive rotation is not perfect, and they can't take care of every point. Throughout the third quarter, all Rockets hit. 7 three-pointers!
On the defensive end, the Rockets resolutely changed players after every screen, and Li Haoyu could only let his teammates finish the offense.

But the teammate's touch is not as stable as his own. Grant is a little hard on the three-pointer today. So far, he is 3 for 0. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 5 points.

In the connecting period, the Rockets' substitutes narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

At 9 minutes and 20 seconds into the fourth quarter, the main force returned to the court. The two sides fell into a stalemate. The score remained at around 2 points. With 42 seconds left in the game, the score was 97 to 95. The Thunder led by 2 points and the ball was in the hands of the Rockets. .

Li Haoyu walked to Ferguson's side: "If Harden goes to the left in a while, you don't want to put your hands behind your back. That's no different from being in vain."

Ferguson: "Then what to do."

Li Haoyu: "Have you ever played whack-a-mole?"

Ferguson was a little anxious. The trend of the game is closely related to the defense in the next round: "You still mention this at this time."

Li Haoyu: "He came to grab your hand, react quickly, and slap him off with a palm."

Ferguson: "I'm not sure, why don't you guard him."

Li Haoyu: "My sliding speed can't keep up with Harden's breakthrough, only you have hope!"

Ferguson's eyes became hot, he was eager to guard against a superstar like Harden: "I will die!"

At this time, Harden had come to the frontcourt, and Ferguson stepped forward to defend.

Deng waited for his teammates to open up the space, and at the top of the arc, he changed direction in front of his body and accelerated to the basket with his left hand.

Ferguson obeyed Li Haoyu's instructions, did not put his hands behind his back, and followed Harden with his desperate sliding steps!

Harden stretched out his evil right hand to grab Ferguson's right hand.

This is what you've been waiting for!

Ferguson's motor nerves are very good. The moment he saw Harden stretching out his hand, he slapped Harden's sinful right hand and slid along beside him.

After failing to make a foul, Harden, who came to the basket, knew that if he shot at this time, he would definitely get a big cap from Ferguson, so he immediately distributed the ball to Gordon in the left corner.

Time was running out, and Gordon took off immediately after receiving the ball, aiming at the basket while lifting the ball.

Li Haoyu took aim at Gordon's movement of lifting the ball, and cut the basketball off with one palm!

Fight back! ! !

Li Haoyu yelled, and Schroder, who had received the order, stepped down quickly. Seeing his teammates start, Li Haoyu immediately threw the ball forward.

The Thunder guard was like a bolt of lightning. After receiving the basketball, he steadily advanced the ball!
99 to 95, with only 20 seconds left, the point difference came to 4 points!
D'Antoni asked for a timeout. After the arrangement, Harden missed a three-pointer, and the foul tactics sent Li Haoyu to Harden's line.

After adjusting his breathing, the perfect 2 hollow shots killed the Rockets' hope of counterattack, and the Thunder finally defeated the Rockets 101 to 95!
After the game, Harden accepted an interview with ESPN reporter Caitlin.

Caitlin: "It's a pity that you didn't win this game. Although you encountered foul trouble in the first half, you were fully fired in the second half and still scored 36 points in the whole game. Can you tell me the reason for the loss?"

Harden: "Don't mention the first half, Lee caused a lot of trouble, he completely disrupted our offensive rhythm, I basically spent the entire first half on the bench, I have to say, Lee is very smart players.

After the second half, I paid attention to controlling fouls. To put it simply, I tried to stay away from Li Haoyu. After the touch came up, we once caught up with the score. Unfortunately, Ferguson's defense was in place at the critical moment, which caused Li Haoyu to steal Gordon. Today, the Thunder played even better. for excellent. "

Caitlin: "Last time in Oklahoma, you won the game when Russell and George were both present. How do you think Lee, who led the team with a single core, played without them?"

Harden said with a smile: "Li Haoyu in this single-core battle used his way to control the rhythm of the game, I think his performance is very good!
But if we meet next time, we will win! "

　Thank you [Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing] for your reward.

　　Thank you [Water Blue Human] for your reward.

　　Thanks to the boss of [Not Envious of Immortals] for the reward.

　　Sorry dads, I am late. The second update is around 11:02, and the third update is at 00:[-].
　　
　
(End of this chapter)