The Godfather of Basketball

Under Harden's brave performance, the Thunder took advantage in the second quarter and beat the Knicks 30 to 18, smoothing the 12-point difference.

At the end of the half, the two sides tied at 59.

Harden performed bravely in the second quarter, making 5 of 7 shots in the half and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 20 points.

20 points from 7 shots, the scoring efficiency is astonishingly high, and it also attracted a burst of ridicule from the on-site commentary.

"Man, you've never seen anything like this before, he always finds a way to get the whistle going and get to the free throw line."

"Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade don't score this way."

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The commentator's ridicule immediately attracted a burst of laughter from the fans.

The players of the two teams were walking towards the player channel at this time.

Tang Tian and Harden walked forward side by side.

Harden's eyes were a little confused at this time, maybe he himself didn't expect the game to be able to play like this.

"Don't care about other people's evaluations. Being able to score is a good way to attack, but you need to feel the referee's penalty scale, and don't attack just to make fouls deliberately." Tang Tian said with a smile.

He didn't encourage Harden to continue to do so, but he gave a positive signal.

It must be a good thing for the team to make fouls and get to the free throw line and cause damage.

But just like what he said, you need to be careful with the scale. If you deliberately aim at making a foul, it is very likely that the foul will not be drawn, and an offensive opportunity will be lost instead.

Harden nodded, as if realizing something.

Tang Tian didn't say much more.

In the previous life, Harden had a long growth process from Pengcideng to MVP. That process was actually making this kind of trade-off. When Harden grew to the point where he could pass the ball with the ball, break through and kill, and also be able to make three-pointers , he is almost completely evolved.

His reminder is a kind of early warning, but whether Harden can grow up in advance depends on his own understanding, and excessive encouragement may also be counterproductive.

Back in the second half, Tang Tian directly replaced Sefolosha with Harden and made him start.

Although Harden's performance was brave, the two teams were only tied after halftime. The Thunder still need to do more if they want to win the game.

The Thunder came up to attack first, and Kidd dribbled the ball to the frontcourt organization.

At this time, Harden and Durant are playing off the ball, Brown and Tucker are interspersed with screens, and they are alternately cutting back and running.

This is the first time the Thunder have played this way this season, and the effect is obvious.

Although Durant felt average in the first half of the game, he is Durant after all, and it is impossible for the Knicks defense not to keep up with him.

Under such circumstances, Harden's air cut got another chance. Kidd made a second pass. Harden held the ball and saw Chandler reaching out. Layup.

Chandler pushes Harden away.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded again, signaling Chandler's blocking foul.

There were boos at the scene. This is the fifth time Harden has hit the free throw line in this game.

Harden was about to make a free throw, and boos filled the sky.

He took a deep breath and made another free throw.

"Shua!"

Still go in.

He didn't waste any of the 9 free throw opportunities.

Regardless of the number of free throws, this psychological quality is really beyond the reach of ordinary players.

"Shua!"

The second free throw was also scored, scoring 10 points with 10 free throw opportunities.

"Come on! New York!"

Harden's consecutive free throws irritated the fans a bit. In addition to booing on the defensive end, they began to devote their energy to the offensive shouting.

Anthony's singles against Tucker in the previous scene, the three-threat face-to-face, passed Tucker and shot under the basket.

"boom!"

But at this moment, Brown assisted in the defense and slapped Anthony's shot away with a slap.

Seeing that the ball was about to go out of the sideline, Tucker flew to save the ball, Durant caught the ball, and then threw it to Kidd.

Kidd dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, saw that the Knicks were still guarding the defense of the previous round, threw the ball directly to Harden's organization, and ran to the corner by himself.

Facing Felton, Harden reached out to signal his teammates to open up space.

After waiting for the space, he made a continuous cross step, a thrusting movement.

Felton instinctively retreated back, but at this moment, he took a step back to the three-point line and shot.

"Shua!"

A three-pointer was scored.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Harden's kills in the interior forced the Knicks to guard against his breakthrough, but Harden was very smart. When he saw you defending against me, he immediately changed shots, and his touch tonight was already blocked in the first half. raised up.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing at this moment.

Harden's comprehension ability is better than he imagined, and he seems to have found a way to handle the ball after returning from the second half.

Harden's consecutive scoring drove the Thunder's offense, and even Durant was playing for him. Throughout the third quarter, he was in a superb state, with an almost perfect combination of dash, shot, and pass.

In this quarter, he made 4 of 4 shots and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 15 points again and added 3 assists.

Driven by him, Durant also began to regain his touch. The Thunder beat the Knicks 30 to 20 in a single quarter, opening the point difference to double digits.

Counting the 12 points behind in the first quarter, this is a direct turnaround of 22 points.

Woodson nodded a little.

Originally, in this Thunder team, Westbrook and Durant were the point of explosive scoring. , On the contrary, it makes people realize that Harden also has this kind of scoring explosive power.

Just like the previous 9-man Thunder dug out Middleton and Bazemore, the Thunder always has someone who can stand up in adversity.

He turned his head to look at Tang Tian, ​​with envy in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

The ability of the head coach is awesome, but the team members are also awesome if they can't stand up. This kind of strong alliance, the "big five" combination of the four young masters and the godfather of the dynasty is simply desperate.

You are angry, but there is nothing you can do.

The Four Young Masters were all chosen and trained by themselves!

Tang Tianxia's taking over also perfectly solved the problem of contract renewal!

The game continued in the fourth quarter. Anthony regained his touch, but it was a bit difficult to beat four hands with two fists. Harden and Durant threw in a few "boom" balls, and the home team was beaten helplessly.

107 to 91, the Thunder defeated the Knicks in an away game. While welcoming the return of the second youngster, they also won a wave of three consecutive victories.

Durant recovered his touch in the second half. He made 9 of 21 shots and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. Middleton made 3 3-pointers and scored 14 points.

But the most dazzling player in this game is undoubtedly James Harden. He made 10 of 13 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers and 20 of 20 free throws. He scored a career-high 43 points and 5 rebounds. Assists, only 2 turnovers.

Fantastic performance!