Start without the ball

Chapter 192 After the game
In the last 15 seconds of the first quarter, the Rockets made the last attack. Faried sent a ground ball. As long as the ball is not touched, the timer will not run. Retired halfway, followed the rolling basketball and ran to the front court.

After halftime, Harden picked up the ball and pinched it to his side. Gordon led Li Haoyu to pick and roll. When Gordon touched Ferguson, Harden accelerated with all his strength. Ferguson had no time to squeeze through the screen, and Li Haoyu switched to Harden.

After the defender was replaced by Li Haoyu, Harden slowed down and retreated to the left 45 degrees. His purpose was to replace Ferguson, who was slightly stronger in defense.

Facing Li Haoyu's defense, Harden dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch. Li Haoyu had the ability to defend himself and did not rush forward to steal.

The offensive time was constantly consumed, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, Harden moved, and stepped back to one step away from the three-point line.

Li Haoyu rushed forward with all his strength, Harden stopped his shooting action with a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, and waited for Li Haoyu to rush to take off to meet Li Haoyu.

mmp, you're about to be hit!

Li Haoyu tried to brake, but in order to interfere with the forward rush, he finally hit Harden's body.

"Drip~"

The referee blew the whistle, and Harden exerted strength in his waist and abdomen, stabilized his figure, and shot.

The basketball spins backwards towards the hoop.

"Shu~"

With the whistle at the end of the first quarter, the basketball hit the basket accurately, and the scoring leader Harden scored 3+1.

Harden lost his balance and fell to the ground, saying:
"Young man, you are too young to make a foul. I am a professional."

TNT commentary seats.

Pierce: "James Harden taught the young Lee a lesson with experience, and Lee's defense still needs to be honed."

Barkley: "Time is running out. Any defender will jump forward. The difference lies in the speed and footsteps of the forward interference. Lee's steps are too large for timely interference, which is not conducive to braking. This gives Harden an opportunity."

Li Haoyu said to Harden:

"Maybe your foul-making ability is very strong now, but next time you meet, you have to be careful."

After completing the European Step, Li Haoyu decided to put down the [Attack Step] to complete the [Master of Porcelain Touch], and become the real King of Wanci. No matter who your Harden is, you have to give it to me for nothing.

Harden shrugged and said, "I will accompany you anytime, you are far behind."

The china mamba walked up to the free throw line, took a deep breath after taking the basketball, bumped a few times, and pulled out the basketball in his hand.

"Shu~"

Additional free throws were made, 30 to 33, and the Thunder led by three points.

Back on the bench, Ferguson leaned over and asked:
"Li, can you get Harden down? You scored enough just now, if it wasn't for Harden's point difference."

Li Haoyu: "The last time was a surprise. After the first few games, everyone was on guard against me. When I went to the low post, they would hide their hands behind their backs. My foul-making ability has not yet reached the point where I can draw anyone's foul."

At the beginning of the second quarter, the main players of both sides rested off the court. During this period, the Thunder’s substitutes opened up the point difference to 5 points. The main players returned to the court, and the two sides continued to fall into a stalemate. At the end of the second quarter, the two sides fought 53. 58, the Thunder still hold a 5-point lead.

After changing sides, the Rockets were still unable to match the offense organized by Li Haoyu, and the Thunder had nothing to do with Harden. Donovan replaced Li Haoyu at 5 minutes and 30 seconds. In the last 2 minutes and 05 seconds of the third quarter, the two sides fought 71 Compared to 76, when it came to the transition, Donovan sent a rotation lineup led by Li Haoyu.

For the Rockets, Harden, who had been fighting for a long time, was finally replaced. Li Haoyu scored 7 points in a row to match Morris at the end of the third quarter, rewriting the score to 75 to 85. The Thunder led by 10 points and entered the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Rockets tried to counterattack. When the score reached 5 points, George hit a three-pointer to open the gap again. In the end, the Thunder won the Christmas game at home 94-103.

In this campaign, Li Haoyu scored 32 points, George recovered and scored 27 points. Westbrook failed to win a triple-double this time, with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.

The scoring leader, Harden, scored 42 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. He was no match for the fierce offensive of the Thunder Trident. After the game, EPSN reporter Howard interviewed Harden.

Howard: "This time you performed well and scored 42 points, but you still lost. Can you talk about the reason?"

Harden: "We made sufficient preparations for today's game, and we didn't get into foul trouble like the last game. We basically tied with the opponent's main force.

But when it came to the transition period, that Huaguo Li was too difficult for us to deal with. At the end of the first quarter, I still had the physical strength to hold the score on the field. Tried to fight back, they didn't give us a chance, it was a tough game. "

Howard: "Do you mean that the loss of this game is mainly due to the inability to limit Li Haoyu?"

Harden: "Yes, due to the existence of Russell and Paul George, the Thunder can replace Lee in the middle of the game. Lee, who is physically strong in the transition period, has really strong offensive firepower. He is a good player in chaotic battles. When we play against each other, we will solve this and win the game."

Howard: "Thank you for the interview and good luck."

Before he finished speaking, Harden smiled and moved to the microphone and said:
"All-star voting is about to start, remember to vote for me~"

After drawing votes, Harden walked to the Thunder bench, hugged Westbrook and said:

"Dude, I'm so envious of you drafting a player as good as Lee."

Westbrook: "Didn't you also come from the Thunder? The management is good at discovering rough jade like us."

Harden said with a smile: "Although you are very strong, if we meet in the playoffs, we must win."

Westbrook: "Don't dream, the three of us will kick your ass like today."

After greeting Westbrook, Harden went straight to Li Haoyu who was talking to Wang Keying.

"Hey, excuse me."

Li Haoyu turned his head and saw that it was Harden, who came forward to say hello.

Harden smiled wretchedly and said, "I know the reason why you hit the iron at the beginning."

Li Haoyu: "Strike the iron? I made 11 of 6 three-pointers this time."

Harden patted Li Haoyu on the shoulder: "Stop talking, I understand, consider the Rockets for the next contract, we have a bunch of shooters, if you come, we can kill any team with only three points, and You like drawing fouls, don't you, we can share our experience in this area."

Seeing that Harden was doing ideological work for Li Haoyu, the tortoise on the side rushed to this side immediately.

When Harden found out, he ran away quickly, shouting as he ran, "Think carefully!"

Westbrook came to Li Haoyu and asked, "Did he just fool you into going to the Rockets?"

Li Haoyu: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously"

Westbrook said seriously: "I have been having nightmares recently, dreaming that you have transferred, you should renew your contract quickly."

Li Haoyu patted Westbrook on the shoulder: "Dreams are reversed, you can rest assured, I don't think about anything now, I just want to play well."

(End of this chapter)