The Basketball Court Swordsman

James Harden, it’s hard to imagine that last season, this guy was just a little follower behind Durant and Westbrook’s ass. The best sixth man is already the best compliment for this little guard. .

And this season, until two days before the start of the season, he didn't know that his life might have changed.

On October 28, the NBA officially confirmed that James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets. The best sixth man also changed and became the head star of Houston.

The sudden increase in exposure and attention not only did not make Harden feel more pressured, but instead made him more motivated.

In his first game with the Rockets, Harden scored a super double-double of 37 points and 12 assists, establishing his core position in one fell swoop. In the second game against the Eagles, Harden was another 45-point performance moment. People were amazed that the best sixth man could burst out such a terrifying power. Of course, the most surprising one must be the Thunder management.

Last season, Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists per game, starting twice throughout the season. In the Rockets this season, Harden has not played off the bench, and his average per game has skyrocketed to 25.9 points and 5.8 assists. The Thunder team's management estimates that the intestines are regrettable now. Who would have thought that the young man who was completely lost in the finals of last season has become one of the hottest stars this season.

It's like scratching a lottery ticket, seeing a "thank you" and giving it to someone else. As everyone knows, Morey picked it up and continued to scrape. What he saw was not "Thank you for your patronage" but "Thank you, you won the prize."

This is James Harden, he has found his belonging, and the Rockets have finally found their star.

It is precisely because of this that the Rockets' Christmas battle against the Pacers has become highly anticipated.

In the beginning, the league arranged this game mainly to respond to the Chinese market. After all, the Rockets have a huge fan base in China, and the Pacers have also accumulated a high popularity in China in recent years because of the Chinese coach of Henson Joe.

But the joining of James Harden has changed all of this. Now, not only Chinese fans are looking forward to this game, but even American fans think this is one of the matches worth looking forward to in the Christmas War!

The addition of Harden allowed the Rockets to finally return to the top eight ranks in the Western Conference. Moreover, they are absolutely capable of wrestling with the league's strong teams.

As for the Pacers, what fans like to watch most is all kinds of bizarre opponents to challenge the defending champion. The sudden rise of the rocket is simply a suitable candidate.

Watching the attention of the Rockets VS Pacers in the United States continues to soar, it is estimated that David Stern will wake up at night when he sleeps. Who doesn't like things like unintentionally inserting willows into the willow?

Of course, Henson didn't like it.

"Do you have any defensive suggestions for the next game?" On Christmas Eve, the day before the Christmas War, Henson asked Vogel helplessly from the sidelines.

The Rockets' offense has a characteristic, the number of singles of the stars is a lot. Harden's offense also has a characteristic, a lot of free throws. Last season, as the sixth man on the Thunder, Harden averaged only 6.2 free throws per game. But this season, this number has become 10.1 times.

The combination of these two characteristics gave the Rockets offense a headache for all coaches and players. Guard Harden is too dead, easy to be touched by Harden. Defend too far, Harden can really kill you when he feels it.

On this issue, the reporters also interviewed many players and coaches. And most people face Harden's problem, just shaking their heads.

"He is very good at using his body to fight tough. Many times when he meets you, your natural reaction is to knock back, and then you get fouled. So, he is so good, he knows how to master this. The trick is how to get the referee to make a penalty in his favor. This is why he can free 10 times a night. "This is Kobe's evaluation of Harden.

"If you slow a full step, Harden gets the chance to kill the basket. But if you slow a half step, he creates space for shots, and then leans against you to make a foul." Ronnie Bud Ruhr looked helpless when he said this.

"It's not easy to defend him. He is too good at fouling. I have to control my hands, but it's harder to defend without touching him, not to mention that he is still a left-handed player. If he feels good in his hand, then this night for us But it's blood mold." The Argentine Ginobili was also deeply affected.

Listening to the complaints of these people, you know how painful Henson is at this time. He studied for a long time, but still couldn't find a way to stop Harden.

Vogel shook his head. As a defensive coach, he seemed to have no coup, "What else? We can only raise our arms as high as possible without touching him. In short, don't let him relax. penalty."

Everyone knows that this is a no-brainer. Everyone knows how to do this, but Harden can still get as many points as possible.

"You can only watch while playing, Henson, you can only watch while playing."

Watching while playing, this is Henson's least favorite thing. Because he doesn't like to fight unprepared battles. But whether he is ready or not, Christmas will not be postponed.

On December 25th, Christmas night, the Bankers Life Arena was crowded with people. Henson certainly knows that being able to come to the Christmas War is a recognition of the strength of the team by the league and fans. But in comparison, Henson missed being able to spend Christmas at home more.

Before today's game began, the most popular person on the court was undoubtedly the daughter of the Pacers boss and the girlfriend of Coach Henson, Anjali Ranadivi.

Since An Jiali's identity was exposed, she has gained a large number of fans in an instant. I have to say that there are really some people in this world who can eat on their faces...

The live camera lens will give An Jiali a close-up every few minutes. After An Jiali's selfie in the arena was uploaded to the ins, it immediately attracted a lot of comments and reposts.

The Pacers management even came up with an idea, "Just let this little girl sing the opening national anthem in the future. It must be very popular."

Before the players enter the field, this field belongs to An Jiali. But when the players entered the field, the strong smell of gun smoke spread immediately!

The Pacers fans were still passers-by who admired beautiful women at first, but now, they all roared and cheered, and instantly became bloodthirsty fighters!

This is the end of the beauty of Christmas Eve, and until late at night, there will only be a **** fight!

"The Indiana Pacers played, and the defending champion won the cheers of the fans!" On the commentary stage, Shaquille O'Neal made the opening remarks for the game. Since today is the Christmas battle, all members of T.NT's "living treasure trio" are here. Of course, this kind of occasion, how could "Mr. Caiyi" Sage be missing.

"Henson, long time no see!" After seeing Henson, Sage greeted him very warmly.

When Sarger first met Henson a few years ago, he just thought this guy spoke a bit like Popovich's old bastard. Who knows, now Henson even has Popovich's grades.

"Sague, your red suit looks very nice today. Buy it according to mine." Henson smiled. Uncle Sague and the chick Leidlow are undoubtedly the only sidelines he has a good impression on. reporter.

"Let’s talk about clothes again in private, Coach Henson, everyone is very concerned about one issue. That is, how the Pacers plan to curb James Harden’s performance! Who will you play tonight against the Rockets’ strength? Point?" Sager is worthy of being an old fried dough stick, and he forced Henson to give it a bit.

"Who will play?" Henson didn't smile, but thought seriously, "The Rockets and Pacers players will play."

"Puff..." Fortunately, Sager's professionalism is good, so he did not laugh, "Thank you for your answer, Coach Henson, your answer is really useful."

"Don't thank Sager, if you really want to thank me, invite me to dinner tonight."

In front of the camera, Henson is still the same Henson, you can't see him a little nervous. But back to the bench, Henson completely changed.

"What did Sarger ask you?" Vogel asked casually.

"Some boring questions, don't worry about them. For this game, we have to take off the Rockets' panties. Focus on the game and see what they are going to do."

"What did you say?" Vogel, who had been watching the players warm up, looked back in surprise.

"I said, we have to take off the Rockets' **** and watch them all."

"Aren't you... the hooligan of Christmas..."