I have a data panel in basketball

Chapter 236 Want to prove
Everyone in the Thunder team is fully prepared for this game, and they are eager to prove themselves in this game.

It's just that what they have to face is really not an ordinary team.

It is the Suns currently ranked first in the Western Conference.

More importantly, they are currently in good shape and just beat the Lakers by 13 points!
If you want to beat such a team, you don't just have fighting spirit, you have to have real strength.

Otherwise, even a lineup like the Lakers would not be able to defeat them.

Even, if it weren't for Kobe, the Lakers wouldn't even have a chance to counterattack on the scene.

This is the current horror of the Suns.

This is why, after the Suns defeated the Lakers, the reports all over the sky will say that "the Suns are the biggest enemy of the Lakers defending the title."

It is because the current Suns are too much like a championship team!

The Thunder quickly realized this, too.

3 minutes and 45 seconds before the start of the first quarter, the young Thunder team can still keep up with the rhythm of the Suns with their energy. They played back and forth with the Suns on both ends of the offense and defense, especially the offensive end.

Only after 5 minutes into the first quarter of the game, the Thunder gradually couldn't keep up with the pace of the Suns. Moreover, they were surprised to find that the Suns' firepower could continue to increase!
After playing together for a long time, we did our best. For this Suns team, it is just a warm-up!
What the hell, how can you fight!

Everyone in the Thunder gradually felt the strength of the Suns.

Is this the top power in the league?

For some reason, the head coach Brooks wanted to take a deep breath, hiss, it was so terrifying!
The Suns began to show more powerful firepower, and the Thunder were gradually suppressed, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end!
The difference gradually began to widen.

The Suns began to have some relatively large advantages. Before the end of the second quarter, the Suns suddenly opened the point difference to more than double digits.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, everyone in the Thunder team left the field during the halftime break, looking as if they had already lost the game.

Including Kevin Durant and Westbrook, both of them have their heads down.

Is the gap really that big?

And James Harden.

In this game, he once again deeply felt the huge gap that has now appeared between him and Lin Ri.

It's not just that there is such a big gap with Lin Ri.

He played in the substitute rotation stage, and he found that his performance on the court was gradually suppressed by Stephen Curry on the opposite side.

Stephen Curry has only started six or seven games so far in his rookie season, and he played as a substitute in other games.

It can be said that it has exactly the same starting point as James Harden.

In terms of prospects when he first entered the league, James Harden should be ranked ahead of Stephen Curry.

But in this game, Stephen Curry's performance is obviously better than James Harden's. Whether it's the cooperation with other players or other things, Stephen Curry has a feeling of faintly overwhelming him.

This frustrates James Harden a bit.

Even compared to the team falling behind, this is even more unacceptable to him.

After all, this means that not only Lin Ri has widened the gap with him, but even Stephen Curry has begun to widen the gap with him.

how can that be!

Throughout the intermission, James Harden was thinking so in his heart.

And when the second half started, there was obviously a little more intention in his eyes than usual!

Sitting on the bench, he looked towards Brooks more often.

He was thinking in his heart: Let me play, let me play quickly!
Yes, James Harden can't wait to play.

He had the idea just a few minutes into the second half.

At this moment, he was more eager than ever to go up and prove himself!

He wants to prove that the first half was just an accident, and he is still on the same level as Stephen Curry!
It’s just that the Suns, who were aggressively attacking before the end of the first half, changed their style from the third quarter. They kept guarding the two-digit point difference and did not force them again. Obviously they wanted to defend the point difference and play steadily for a while.

The Thunder therefore kept up with the Suns' offensive.

The two teams played back and forth in this regard.

They played back and forth, Brooks did not rush to change the lineup, and James Harden played much later than usual.

This made James Harden anxious, staring at the field with both eyes, as if he was about to be dazed.

"James, it's your turn to play!"

Finally, after the Suns replaced the main players, the assistant coach of the Thunder ran to James Harden and called him in a low voice.

James Harden stood up the first time he heard this, frightened the assistant coach who came to call him, and gave him a blank look.

What's wrong with the kid today?

Why are you so blah!

"James, keep this point difference, I believe you can do it!"

The assistant coach saw that James Harden was different than usual. Brooks didn't see it, and he yelled at him as the latter passed him.

James Harden curled his lips slightly when he heard this.

He glanced at the point difference.

8 points behind.

That means the starters recovered some points.

OK, next I have to catch up with some points too!
Just kidding, he came up to prove himself, just to maintain this point difference, so how can it work?
James Harden glanced at Stephen Curry, who was also preparing to play on the other side.

In the first half, James Harden scored 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and Stephen Curry scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. If he wants to prove that he is better than Stephen Curry, he must at least score 4 more points than Stephen Curry!Only in this way can he prove that he is no worse than Stephen Curry.

In this case, I must recover the point difference to 4 points before I leave the field!
I need to hurry up!

James Harden entered the court expressionlessly, glanced at Lin Ri who had just left the court and was high-fiving his teammates, and muttered in his heart: Next, you can watch my performance!
James Harden wants to perform in front of Lin Day.

As soon as he entered the court, he signaled his teammates to pass the ball to him, and then he dribbled and went to the front court.

Brooks' expression didn't change at this time, but when James Harden dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and caught Stephen Curry eager to play singles without waiting for his teammates to successfully position, his brow frowned slightly.

This guy's mentality today seems to be a bit different from usual!

Are you in such a rush to prove yourself?
Brooks was muttering in his heart, suddenly thought of something, glanced at the opposite Suns bench, and then nodded slightly.

Suddenly he is not surprised!

To have such a great college teammate around.

It's normal for him to feel stressed!
Maybe it can inspire his fighting spirit!
Let's do it first!
What if this can inspire him to a better state!
Isn't that how it's done in movies?
A guy with good talent is inspired by his friends to play in a better state, just like James Harden in front of Lin Ri now, he is in such a state.

It might explode!
Although what he told James Harden was to keep the current point difference, he didn't want to put pressure on James Harden. If he really wanted to say his own true thoughts, he must be thinking that he can continue to catch up with the point difference during the substitute rotation stage!

Of course, if he knew that the reason why James Harden is so excited now is because of his saying "just keep the current point difference", he would not think so.

Stephen Curry's defensive attitude is no problem at all, but James Harden's dribbling fake is really good. After a few confrontations, James Harden successfully deceived Stephen Curry, successfully entered the inside line, and then scored directly with a layup.

"Yes!"

After the first attack was completed, Brooks yelled at James Harden: "Great job, James! This goal is really beautiful, keep playing like this!"

James Harden did not respond.

Only then scored a goal, and now it is still the opponent's offensive round, he must concentrate all his attention on the court.

Stephen Curry wasn't affected by James Harden's goal.

The Suns' No. [-] position has always had defensive problems. This is not something Stephen Curry can solve, because he also has problems in this area.

Therefore, if you lose points in the first position, as long as it is to a certain extent, it is allowed. This is what Gentry said himself.

Of course, this is normal. Anyway, even if Stephen Curry and Steve Nash have defensive problems, compared to their contributions in other areas, their defensive problems can be ignored.

"Shh!"

No, Steve Curry hit a three-pointer with just one hand.

Not to mention chasing back the score that James Harden completed after breaking through him just now, he also scored 1 more point.

The point difference came to 9 points.

James Harden looked at the situation, took the ball in the backcourt again, and chased Stephen Curry again.

This time his attack was even more urgent!

It's completely chasing Stephen Curry towards the basket.

"Shh!"

Ball, hit again.

When James Harden returned to defense this time, he also made some more moves in his hands. He scored two goals in a row. He was still a little excited!

Brooks was also very excited, whispering in his mouth: Look, look, I knew it, I knew it, he can explode in such a situation!
No doubt, Brooks is excited because it means, in his mind, he knows James Harden pretty well.

Nothing excites a head coach more than "knowing his players"!

However, at the same time, Gentry took out his tactical board and looked at everyone on the field, frowning and muttering softly: This guy's desire to attack tonight is too strong!

The opponent's emotions are actually an aspect that the head coaches will use when arranging tactics. When a player is obviously impatient, it means that the traps set up can often be successful.

No, seeing James Harden's obvious desire to attack, Gentry suddenly had the idea of ​​​​wanting to use his mentality to attack.

He asked the assistant coach to discuss it with him, and in just a dozen seconds, the result of the discussion was: feasible!
Then he quickly arranged for the Suns players on the field to make changes on the defensive end.

The effect is immediate.

James Harden successfully broke through Stephen Curry, but was successfully blocked near the free throw line by the "human wall" that came behind the Suns.

"beep!"

The referee whistled and James Harden made an offensive foul.

"James, calm down, don't worry, you did a good job, now, hold on, hold on!"

Brooks didn't take this "offensive foul" seriously. In his opinion, it was just that James Harden didn't expect the Suns to change their formation like this. Now that he knows that someone will come to help defend, he will definitely handle it perfectly.

He knows what James Harden is capable of.

He's not just capable of breaking through and scoring.

"Dangdang!"

James Harden did not disappoint Brooks. He handled the "human wall" that the Suns added from behind very well, but the way he used it was a bit beyond Brooks' expectations. He still made a direct breakthrough, but before reaching the "human wall", he adopted a very reluctant "emergency stop jumper".

The ball hits the rim and pops out.

Did not enter!

After playing and scoring two goals in a row, James Harden soon missed consecutive shots after encountering the Suns' defensive changes.

This time Brooks also appeared a little restless.

It was only now that he realized that James Harden wasn't just more aggressive than usual.

It's more like he's proving something!
Otherwise, he wouldn't play like this!
You know, James Harden has always been calm in the team.

It has always been the most stable point of the substitute rotation.

But the current him, is there any trace of his normal style of play?
This is obviously the top!

This guy has to be calmed down a bit!
Brooks is in a hurry, he has to be in a hurry, because while James Harden has not scored a goal, the opposing Suns continue to score. At this moment, the point difference has reached 12 points, which has become a new high in the third quarter of this game between the two teams!

It was not easy to get back to a promising score at the end of the third quarter.

Now it's less than 2 minutes and it's fast forwarded to garbage time...

It is no exaggeration to say that if this guy is not James Harden, he has already asked the latter to return to the bench to reflect.

It is also because James Harden is one of the core of the team's future, he has endured until now.

After all, the losses they suffer on the field now will become their growth experience!

"Dangdang!"

Just in this way, he heard the familiar sound of iron striking again...

(End of this chapter)