met free Chapter 339 James Harden
Chapter 339 James Harden
Chapter 339 James Harden
Not long after the start of the second quarter, James Harden, the best sixth man of the Oklahoma City Thunder, hit a long three-pointer from outside the three-point line to help the Oklahoma City Thunder The score was overtaken on the field.Though Indiana Pacers backup shooting guard OJ Mayo responded quickly with a layup, James Harden soon followed up with four more points, seven in a row at the start of the second quarter. At 30:27, the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder led the Indiana Pacers by three points.
"If James Harden is defended, then the Oklahoma City Thunder's bench lineup will lose a lot of offensive power. After all, it is difficult for other bench players on the team to make too much contribution to the team on the offensive end." Live commentator Reggie Miller said so.
"Nonetheless, backup point guard Derek Fisher and interior backup center Nick Collison have some scoring ability, and Thabo Sefolosha also has a good outside three-pointer. Although Kevin Du Rant and Russell Westbrook are not on the court, but this does not necessarily mean that the Oklahoma City Thunder will be at a disadvantage.” Mark Jackson, who is next to Reggie Miller, suggested own objection.
"However, the overall bench strength of the Indiana Pacers is far stronger than that of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Most of the reason why the Oklahoma City Thunder can reach the NBA Finals is due to the outstanding performance of the Thunder's three young men. Played, but the entire Indiana Pacers team played really well," retorted Reggie Miller.
"But anyway, the Oklahoma City Thunder is still three points ahead of the Indiana Pacers." Mark Jackson said with a smile.
As soon as Mark Jackson's words fell, the Indiana Pacers' backup small forward Rudy Fernandez hit a long three-pointer from outside the corner three-point line that he is most familiar with, helping the Indiana Pacers to tie the score.
"Heh, the outside three-point shooting of the two teams is very good!" Reggie Miller said with admiration.
Neither Reggie Miller on the sidelines nor Rudy Fernandez on the court expected that Fernandez's long three-pointer from the outside line completely aroused James Harden's fighting spirit.
"You actually want to compete with me for mid-range and long-range shots!" James Harden whispered to himself.
James Harden took the ball from Derek Fisher, faced OJ Mayo in front of him, shook OJ Mayo with a realistic shot fake, and rushed inside the Indiana Pacers in an instant.Rudy Fernandez quickly filled in but was fouled defensively by James Harden.At the same time, James Harden made a layup, and the referee Derek Stamford on duty immediately blew his whistle.
Rudy Fernandez looked at James Harden with his arms akimbo.
And James Harden and his teammates on the court clapped hands one by one to celebrate, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.
"James Harden really single-handedly withstood the entire Indiana Pacers team, and he did pretty well!" Mark Jackson said.
James Harden walked to the free throw line and made an extra free throw. After the start of the second quarter, James Harden, the best sixth man of the season, has scored [-] points in a row!
"It seems that Irvington is not in a very good state tonight!" Coach Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, said to Coach Larry Brown.
"Even if Irvington is difficult to guard James Harden, it would be good if he can contribute to the team on the offensive end." Coach Larry Brown said calmly.
However, after OJ Mayo's breakthrough, he made an emergency stop and missed a mid-range shot. Oklahoma City Thunder's backup center Nick Collison grabbed a defensive rebound, and the Oklahoma City Thunder immediately launched a quick counterattack.Fortunately, Derek Fisher missed a long-range shot after receiving a pass from James Harden, and the Indiana Pacers escaped.
"Coach Larry Brown should have figured out a way to stop the opponent's offense earlier, and now James Harden's shooting touch is really hot!" said Derek Williams, who was sitting in the auditorium beside the court. Said.
"It's been more than four minutes in the second quarter, why hasn't Xu Xu played?" Ellen Page said this while looking at the Indiana Pacers' bench.
But coach Larry Brown only replaced OJ Mayo with Paul George, and even the two core players, Danny Granger and David West, did not return to the court.But on the side of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the main center Kendrick Perkins returned to the court again.
"With neither Kevin Durant nor Russell Westbrook back on the court, it appears Coach Scott Brooks is still planning to rely on James Harden alone to compete with the Indiana Pacers. Contend!" Mark Jackson said.
"But Danny Granger and a group of Indiana Pacers' main players did not show up on the court." Reggie Miller said with some disapproval.
Compared with OJ Mayo, Paul George's physical fitness, including explosive power, is stronger, and he can use his body to limit James Harden on the defensive end.James Harden's driving layup missed the basket under the interference of Paul George, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched a quick counterattack after Tyler Hansbrough grabbed a defensive rebound.Point guard Darren Collison took advantage of his youth and speed to overpower the old "Old Fish" Derek Fisher and scored a layup.
And just after Darren Collison hit the ball, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks got up and asked for a timeout.The Oklahoma City Thunder are still just one point ahead of the Indiana Pacers despite James Harden scoring [-] points.
After this timeout, the head coaches of the two teams began to change players.Coach Larry Brown replaced three substitute players in one breath, only reserve power forward Tyler Hansbrough and reserve shooting guard Paul George remained on the court; and on the side of the Oklahoma City Thunder, The two leading stars, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, also returned to the court, while James Harden was not replaced, and the "Thunder Three" gathered on the court again.
Derek Williams raised his head and glanced at the timer above the backboard, "Halfway through the second quarter, the two sides have only started to adjust the personnel rotation, but they are really doing the same thing!" Derek Williams said so.
Ellen Page didn't listen to what Derek Williams said, she just cared about the performance of the promise.Soon after Xu Nuo came on the field, he assisted Danny Granger to make a mid-range shot, and Ellen Page couldn't help cheering excitedly.
Although the Oklahoma City Thunder's two superstars, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, are both back on the court, the center of the team's offense still seems to be the team's sixth man James. Harden.Kevin Durant relied on his personal containment on the offensive end to help James Harden open up the offensive space, passing the ball to James Harden when James Harden ran beyond the three-point line.
"Don't give James Harden an open shot!" Xu Nuo shouted, rushing towards James Harden outside the three-point line.Seeing that Xu Nuo had rushed towards him, James Harden raised the ball in his hand high, tricking Xu Nuo into jumping up to defend James Harden's shot.As a result, Xu Nuo knocked James Harden to the ground because of the huge inertia, and the referee on duty, Derek Stamford, immediately blew his whistle.
"Promise for a defensive foul, James Harden made three free throws!" Derek Stamford resolutely made a gesture, signaling for a defensive foul for Xu Nuo, and Xu Nuo had no choice but to raise his hand, and the Conseco Arena was immediately flooded with boos , Xu Nuo couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Amidst the boos and interference, James Harden went to the free throw line and made three consecutive free throws. At 37:37, the two teams returned to the same starting line again.
"Don't be discouraged by this foul, the best option is to continue to attack!" team captain Danny Granger patted Xu Nuo on the shoulder and said.
Promise dribbles downfield, and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook immediately blocks Promise's path.
"Hey, wasn't Harden's hand just now beautiful?" Russell Westbrook asked with a smile and promised.
"Get out of the way, I want to have a one-on-one with James Harden!" Xu Nuo said coldly.
"What did you say?" Russell Westbrook said, frowning.
At this time, center Roy Hibbert mentioned the high position as a pick-and-roll cover for Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo took the opportunity to get rid of Russell Westbrook's defense, bypass Roy Hibbert, and rushed forward with the ball.Russell Westbrook struggled to squeeze past Roy Hibbert, trying to keep up with Promise, only to find that James Harden was already standing in front of Promise.Russell Westbrook had no choice but to quickly come to Paul George while watching Promise and James Harden.
Xu Nuo looked at James Harden in front of him coldly, and slowly controlled the ball in his hand.
(End of this chapter)