Chapter 257 Harden, who evolved in advance, changed the fate of the Thunder Three Young Masters?
However, just near the free throw line, Shuhao suddenly changed direction and dribbled the ball while walking, instantly getting rid of Harden's defense.
Then, Brother Hao relaxed his arms, dunked with one hand, and sent the ball into the basket.
At 39:37, the Rockets took the lead again.
And this wonderful fast break caused the Thunder's home court to fall into silence.
Fans never expected that Harden would be passed so easily in a one-on-one situation.
A shirtless old man asked this question: "Huh? Why do I feel that Harden seems to have gotten a lot stronger recently, and his movements are not as light and graceful as before."
The friend next to him was stunned when he heard this. After a few seconds, he nodded repeatedly and said, "When you say that, it's true! Has Harden gained weight?"
"It's not common to gain weight in the second grade. And his resistance ability was also good before. Isn't it necessary?"
The shirtless old man said doubtfully.
At the same time, Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, also discovered this beauty.
In other words, in the round when Harden scored three plus one, he realized that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, Harden during the Thunder era still played in a more conventional star style.
Rather than drawing fouls, he prefers to send the ball directly into the basket.
But in the round when Harden scored three plus one, he obviously leaned forward when shooting.
And this action was a commonly used foul-making technique during his later Rockets days.
[Could it be that you played against Kevin Martin before and were inspired by Martin?]
This was Shen Fei's initial guess.
But just now, Shu Hao used his speed to pass Harden, and under the latter's defense, he easily completed a dunk.
Seeing this scene, Shen Fei became suspicious again!
Because, at this period, Harden's physical fitness is not inferior to Jeremy Lin's at all.
Whether in the NBA or in the international arena, Deng has contributed wonderful gliding dunks.
But in this round just now, Harden's pace was obviously slower!
This is not a matter of attitude, because Brother Deng started to retreat with all his strength when Shuhao started from the Rockets half.
Therefore, there is only one answer - Harden has gained weight.
But the problem is that in the original time and space, Harden joined the Rockets later and chose to gain weight in order to improve his hard-hitting ability on the offensive end.
For this reason, he lost a lot of mobility and explosive power, but he truly became the King of Houston who can stand alone!
But for some reason, in this current time and space, Harden seems to have started gaining weight in advance.
Not only that, his style of play has also developed ahead of schedule towards the Rockets era.
To put it simply... Harden in this time and space has evolved to his ultimate form ahead of schedule!
This kind of evolution will definitely do more good than harm to the Thunder's overall strength.
[Is it another butterfly effect caused by my time travel...]
[If Harden can evolve to MVP level in advance, will the Thunder not trade him?]
Such a bold idea suddenly appeared in Shen Fei's mind.
In the original time and space, Detonator chose to trade the already-played Harden to Houston in order to avoid taxes.
At that time, Brother Deng already had good strength, but he was still willing to play as the sixth man for the team.
Such a player does not get the respect of the management...
It’s no wonder that Thunder fans later complained about the detonator crazily!
"If the three Thunder young men had not separated, what kind of honor would they have in the end?"
Countless basketball fans have thought about this question but never got the answer.
But in this time and space, there seems to be a slight chance of happening!
............
Shu Hao's dunk did not give the Rockets the courage to open the score.
After the game, the two teams reached a deadlock.
On the Thunder side, the two major stars, Durant and Harden, are in completely different situations.
Durant was heavily guarded by Tony Allen, and every attack was very difficult.
But when Harden faced veteran Battier, he played with ease, not at all like a second-year rookie.
Therefore, the bearded player became the core of the Thunder's offense during this period.
The Rockets generals started from defense, creating a feeling that everyone is a soldier.
On the offensive end, in addition to Jeremy Lin, power forward Scola also showed good form.
He frequently succeeded in singles in the paint, and some of his footwork made the audience gasp in amazement.
Just like that, with 6 minutes left in the second quarter, the two teams were tied at 55.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of a dead ball, the coaches of both sides began to deploy their troops.
For the Thunder, Durant was replaced, and Harden continued to stay on the court. Westbrook, Ibaka and other main players took to the field one after another.
On the Rockets' side, Shu Hao still stayed on the court, while several other substitute players were all replaced.
On the bench, Lowry looked at Brother Hao on the court with complicated eyes.
He knew that the reason why the coach kept Shu Hao on the court was to match Westbrook's intensity.
Although the little steel cannon has a stocky figure, it is a little shorter after all, and its explosive power is also a little weaker.
Shuhao is different. Although he is of yellow race, he has speed and explosive power that can rival black people.
He feels like a low-end version of Westbrook on the court.
Mark Jackson doesn't ask Shu Hao to offset Westbrook, he only hopes he can limit the latter to a certain extent.
............
Soon, the game restarted and the Thunder served.
As soon as he came up, Westbrook planned to use his personal ability to carry out single-point blasting.
With the help of the screen, he accelerated away from Shu Hao's defense and went straight to the basket.
After a long rest, Oden returned with full health and immediately put the defense in place.
He crouched, waiting to reward Wei Shao with another hotpot.
But this time, Westbrook suddenly tightened his abdomen in the air and chose to pull up for a layup.
Auden didn't react in time and quickly stretched out his hand to block...
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded again and Oden's thug fouled.
Westbrook went to the free throw line and made two free throws, and the two teams were tied again.
Looking back, Roy held the ball from the outside and beat Harden in isolation.
I saw him make a beautiful crossover and pass the bearded golfer, and then hit a pull-up jumper from the mid-range.
At 59:57, the Rockets took the lead again.
But before the Rockets players had time to celebrate, the Thunder already had a baseline kick.
Harden advanced with the ball, opened his hand to Roy outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer.
The ball goes in!
answer.ball!
59:60, the Thunder took the lead for the first time in this game!
20 seconds later, Oden caught the ball inside.
Facing Ibaka's defense, he took full advantage of his size and strength.
Oden hit the ball hard, and Ibaka had to take half a step back.
Seeing this, the emperor turned slightly sideways, made a left hook, and easily sent the ball into the basket.
At 61:60, the Rockets took the lead again.
...
The scores of the two teams continued to rise alternately, and no team could widen the gap.
With two and a half minutes left in the second quarter, the Thunder replaced Durant.
Seeing KD walking to the technical stage and sitting on the Rockets bench, Tony Allen stood up almost reflexively.
"coach..."
Teacher Tony looked at Mark Jackson with hope, hoping to get a chance to play.
The Rocket Marshal smiled slightly and nodded in agreement with his request.
After Tony Allen came on the court, he lived up to expectations and still restricted Durant very well.
The team's ace is restricted, making it difficult for the Thunder to attack.
The point difference between the two teams has always remained within one round.
Soon, the time came to the last 30 seconds before the end of the first half...