I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 148 Back-to-Back Rockets (6)

"Let's win this victory! Leave the rest to me!"

Jiang Mu told his teammates to defend well, and started to advance with the ball.

After the timeout, the five players on the Rockets field are Harden, Josh Smith, Trevor Ariza and Terrence Jones.

The five Knicks are Jiang Mu, Lopez, Afflalo, Porzingis and Antetokounmpo, who performed well in the first half of the third quarter.

The Knicks have an obvious disadvantage in the lineup.

But now that the Knicks are 11 points behind—even when the game seems to have lost its suspense—everyone watching the game feels even more fun watching the game!

Because Harden's position at this time is a point guard.

In other words, Harden and Jiang Mu have to face each other all the time!
The ancestor of the Jiang family: "Many people say that Harden has no desire to win and only focuses on offense, but I don't think so. Harden must have taken the initiative to ask to play against Jiang Mu. He will beat Jiang Mu today!"

Adam Silver was very angry when he received a conflict call between the Rockets and the Knicks, and he was determined to punish the offending players.

But Xiao Hua was suddenly startled: that kid wouldn't be involved too, right?

Xiao Hua felt relieved after getting the confirmation.

Turning on the big screen also watched the game of the two teams.

In the third quarter, the Knicks were beaten by the Rockets, and Xiao Hua even thought that Fisher would give up this game.

But seeing Jiang Mu's performance off the court, and seeing the familiar desire in Jiang Mu's eyes, Xiao Hua was immediately interested in the rest of the game!
In the third quarter, the interaction between Jiang Mu and Harden did not appear. Although both of them passed the ball less and more often played singles, Jiang Mu's restriction on Harden was very effective.

Harden felt that it was very difficult for him to score!

This is also Jiang Mu's feeling.

Jiang Mu's defensive skills and awareness far surpassed Harden's, but Harden's body was much stronger than Jiang Mu's, especially his upper body strength.

Jiang Mu didn't expect that Harden would have such a level of defense when he was really serious.

Everyone who is used to Harden's playing is also very surprised. Jiang Mu is the first player to let Harden show such a defensive attitude.

Jiang Mu knew that if he really wanted to focus, Harden would definitely use his energy on offense, but Harden got enough rest and finished the fourth quarter without any problem.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks chased the score to 80:87.

Jiang Mu still underestimated the energy consumed by defending Harden.

Harden didn't expect to spend so much energy defending Jiang Mu, and he couldn't help but respect Beverly in his heart.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, after the two teams continued to fight for the first 4 minutes, due to Harden's physical strength declining, he consciously focused on offense. But the number of fouls by the Rockets team quickly reached 3 times.

Harden singles, misses!
Jiang Mu, who was on the offensive side, suddenly found that his defender had been replaced by Thornton.

"What? Your boss is tired? You don't have enough energy! Did you go to the nightclub again last night?"

Thornton: "How do you know. Shut up! My boss is not that kind of person!"

Jiang Mu laughed loudly: "Is there anyone who doesn't know the name of the nightclub?"

Thornton: "Don't insult me! You don't talk about martial arts?"

Jiang Mu suddenly accelerated and made a successful mid-range shot!

88: 90.

Yang Yi: "Excellent! Jiang Mu scored in the mid-range shot, and the score is only 2 points away."

Yu Jia: "The Knicks are closing in on the score. When both sides are not physically strong, it depends on which side can score!"

In the 7th minute of the fourth quarter, Harden made another three-pointer with Ariza's pick-and-roll.

After scoring, Harden showed more excitement than before.

Jiang Mu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and after switching defenses, he made a three-pointer against Harden.

Again!

At 8 minutes and 12 seconds of the fourth quarter, Harden singled Jiang Mu, causing a foul and making two free throws!
At 8 minutes and 19 seconds of the fourth quarter, Jiang Mu changed direction and moved to the right twice in a row, pulled up a three-pointer and hit it!

At 8 minutes and 38 seconds of the fourth quarter, Jiang Mu caused Howard to foul and made two free throws. Howard was sent off for 6 fouls!
At 8 minutes and 59 seconds of the fourth quarter, Harden made a breakthrough throw!

The level of the game was very exciting, and the score rose alternately between the two sides.

At 9 minutes and 57 seconds of the fourth quarter, the score was tied again.

108:108, regular timeout.

Jiang Mu was tired, and the impact of back-to-back away games was still great. He had been entangled with Westbrook for a long time in the last game. Under the double consumption of offense and defense in this game, Jiang Mu's legs cramped after the game.

After the team doctor gave a simple massage, someone put a towel on Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu has poured a lot of water, but his body is still losing water.

"Excellent! Harden scored 37 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jiang Mu scored 39 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. The statistics are basically the same!"

"Damn! I thought Jiang Mu was an All-Star if he was on top of the sky, but I didn't think it would be so scary to compete with Harden? That's Harden!"

"Brother Mu Niu B!"

McHale: "Be sure to defend No. 8 China Jiang, Ariza, you directly defend alone, you get a rest, and he is our defensive leader, his physical strength is almost there, let him misfire!"

Fisher: "Multiple pick-and-rolls! Be sure to do more pick-and-rolls! Block Jiang! If you receive a pass from Jiang, you must handle it smartly. Don't hesitate to shoot, and you must be fast!"

The coaches of both sides have shouted at the top of their lungs, adding some tension to the game.

"Jiang, how are you doing?"

When Jiang Mu heard Fisher calling his name, he raised his head and put on a relaxed look.

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

But the sweat dripping from the eyelashes betrayed Jiang Mu.

Paranoid people tend to be stubborn!
The pause gave Jiang Mu a temporary rest, and Jiang Mu felt a little bit of strength recharged into his body.

Rockets possession.

Harden used Capela's pick-and-roll to hit a three-pointer!
Jiang Mu really didn't have the strength to bypass Capella.

In the last 1 minute and 19 seconds, Jiang Mu let the ball roll slowly from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and his steps were deliberately slow. This is also a small trick to save energy, and the most important thing is to save the time of dribbling the ball across the frontcourt. After all, the Knicks are three points behind at this time. Compared with the Rockets, the Knicks need more time.

It was already halftime when Jiang Mu picked up the ball.

Porzingis dragged his exhausted strides to pick and roll for Jiang Mu, and Jiang Mu faced Capela, playing a small game.

Changing directions continuously, Beverly swayed and Capella pretended to break through, and Capella shrank.

Jiang Mu pulled back and made a three-pointer.

Also hit!

In the last 58 seconds, Harden dribbled the ball, Capela picked and rolled again, and Jiang Mu was blocked again.

Harden breaks through and encounters Porzingis and Afflalo. He has no choice but to pass the ball to Capela. Capela catches the ball at the top of the arc without threat. Jiang Mu directly gives up Capela and blocks Harden. The way out.

Harden missed the ball.

Capela had no choice but to pass to Ariza, Ariza broke through Brother Antetokounmpo, and Brother Antetokounmpo stabbed Ariza's ball.

Out of bounds!

The referee judged the frontcourt ball, and Brother Antetokounmpo stepped forward to reason.

Jiang Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately yelled at Fisher on the sidelines:

"Challenge! We need a challenge!"

(End of this chapter)