Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 299.

The second half begins.

In the third quarter, the aces of both sides began to hurt each other.

Harden took the lead to lead the team to launch a counterattack.

The score was recovered in the second quarter, which made Harden very embarrassed. During the halftime break, D'Antoni carefully arranged offensive and defensive tactics, and then gave the players a shot of chicken blood. The Rockets regained their strength and made a comeback.

Harden scored 4 points in a row relying on his rhythm and footwork to break through, and Li Cha was still unable to stop him with all his defense. When Harden was serious, there were not many players in the league who could defend him.

After failing to defend, Li Cha immediately responded with a goal on the offensive end.

Still want to fight again, the Rockets have already started double-teaming.

Li Cha scored the ball and Grant missed a three-pointer.

The Rockets' flanking was effective, and they implemented the flanking tactics more firmly. The Thunder was excited in the second quarter, but it was cold for a halftime break.

The Rockets took the opportunity to play a wave of 12:6 and lead the score again. Harden not only shot himself but also assisted his teammates, which made the fans in the audience noisy.

Seeing that his teammates couldn't make a hit, Li Cha started to swing himself again.

Regardless of double-teaming crazy breakthroughs, ignoring defensive pull-up jumpers, various weapons take turns, and there is a 2+1.

It is still a reasonable offensive method to draw a foul in the hands of a foul-making genius, instead of deliberately putting it on the opponent and turning it into a pull on yourself.

Close the score again.

This is obviously refuting Harden's face.

The two began to compete, you hit me one, I hit you a ball, I took a fake move, and you will also be broken once.

Back and forth, the score became a see-saw. Neither Li Cha nor Harden could guard the other, but neither could they be guarded by the other.

The second stars on the field are also point guards, Paul and Rose.

Originally, the two had completely different styles. One relied on super explosive power and speed to tear apart the opponent's defense, and the other relied on unsolvable ball control and passing to disrupt the opponent's arrangement.

But one is older and the other has been seriously injured. At this time, both of them are on the road of shooting. The competition is defense and shooting percentage.

Rose's mid-range shot is weak, Paul's three-pointer is not as good as the opponent's, and Rose is weaker than Paul in terms of organization, but because of the recent twists and turns, the Thunder is more united and tacit, and the offensive fluency is better. In comparison, the two are evenly matched.

At this time, the performance of role players is crucial.

Almost everyone in the Rockets can shoot three-pointers except Capela, and Capela also appears to be very efficient offensively because of Harden and Paul's feeding.

On the other hand, Lei Ting was much more shabby.

Adams is not as fast as Capela, and those half-baked offensive skills can't be used at all.

Grant was defended by Tucker, it was impossible to break through, and his outside shooting rate was also worrying.

Only Robinson can hit a few three-pointers against the Rockets.

After a game, the Thunder was still no match for the opponent.

The Rockets' substitutes and rotations hardly need to practice other skills except for three-pointers and defense changes, and can be quickly integrated into the magic ball system.

Ordinary teams, including the Thunder, train newcomers in an all-round way, and only select a few key trainings from them. In this way, the growth rate and the degree to which players match the team system cannot compare with the Rockets.

When competing for substitute rotation players, the Thunder was once again widened by points.

Li Cha took a break at 10 minutes, and at the end of the third quarter, the score gap reached 8 points again.

Only at the beginning of the fourth quarter did he return to the court again.

However, Paul's single-lead team is not weak at all, and continues to send assists, and the Rockets' scoring level has not declined at all.

When Paul rushed up, Nunn couldn't defend, and Allen couldn't keep up. The two were easily blown away by Paul, and they hit one after another in the middle distance.

Even if Li Cha goes all out, he can only ensure that the team will not be opened up by a bigger point difference.

When Harden returned to the court, he launched a powerful offensive.

Li Cha has been maintaining a high-intensity attack without any slack. It is already difficult to deal with one, but now two are coming, and he can only force himself to exert stronger strength.

But human potential can't be squeezed out if you want to squeeze it out. Li Cha has consumed a lot of physical energy and maintained enough concentration, but there is still no obvious change.

Time passed minute by minute, until the game whistle sounded, Li Cha played the entire fourth quarter on the court.

The Thunder were very tenacious, chasing the score to 2 and 3 points several times, and being thrown away by the Rockets several times, there was no time to rest.

In the end, the Christmas Thunder and Fire War ended with the Rockets winning.

119:125, the Thunder lost by 6 points.

李茶30投20中砍下46分8篮板4助攻，用尽了全力，还是没能获得一场胜利。

Harden scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. The two were evenly matched, and both contributed a lot to the team.

After the game, Harden and Li Cha hugged each other.

Apart from being rivals on the field and contenders for the scoring charts, Li Cha and Harden are good friends.

"Li, today I exerted 120% of my strength, you are too tough." Harden punched Li Cha's chest.

"After the truce between Russell and Paul, you forced out the strongest you."

Harden is half right. It is true that after the two were injured, he fully filled his ability, but the last points are not the key.

I have been training hard.

"James, you also performed perfectly." Li Cha still wanted to be polite.

"Of course, you can't be squeezed out of the All-Star starting this year." Harden showed off to Li Cha with his teeth bared.

"According to the number of votes, you should be squeezed out by Stephen." When it comes to trash talk and Versailles, the level of NBA players is still weaker than that of Chinese people.

After all, in terms of language and culture, Huaxia dares to be the second, but no one dares to be the first.

Harden's implication was that Li Cha was a rookie, but he got the starting position based on the number of votes.Li Cha's reply was that both of you are inferior to me.

"Li, I beat you today!" Harden stared at Li Cha with wide eyes, showing off his victory.

The Rockets are still the favorites to win the championship this year, and are now competing with the Lakers for the top two. There is only one team with a better record than Harden.

"Hmph! Next time I meet you, I will defeat you." Li Cha replied through gritted teeth.

This is not just an angry remark with Harden, but Li Cha's determination to stimulate and encourage himself to improve.

Who said that you can't improve if your talent is full, Li Cha believes that he can still improve!
"Hahaha..." Harden laughed and turned his back on his back, "I'm just kidding, Li, don't take it so seriously."

Harden grabbed Li Cha's arm and bent down laughingly, "But seriously, Li, if Russell and the others don't come back from injury, you won't win no matter how many times you come back."

For his partner, Harden is really satisfied with Paul after changing so many.

Normally, Harden does not occupy the possession of the ball. Harden can play as he wants. At the critical moment, when Harden is not strong enough, Paul can stand up and finish. When Harden can continue to play, Paul can continue to pass and control.

And Paul's role is not reflected only by data, so he is not obsessed with data.

Such a teammate is perfect for Harden.

But in fact Paul is a perfect match for many players in the league.

Facing Harden's laughing and joking appearance, Li Cha felt like wanting to beat him up.

"Let's see you next time." Li Chatou waved away without looking back.

Harden waved a handkerchief behind him, saying goodbye to Li Cha.

The Rockets also had a post-match show and carnival at home, and they won the Christmas game at home. The triple joy made the fans and audience in Houston very happy.

After the Christmas game, Li Cha has scored 12+ in 30 consecutive games, and his scoring average has reached 33.0 points per game.

There is no doubt that Li Cha's current offensive momentum is very brave.

This kind of performance has also been recognized by a large number of fans. Among the all-star voting channels, Li Cha's votes are constantly soaring.

On the team side, the news of Robertson's upcoming comeback was also released from the management, mainly to stabilize the confidence of the fans and at the same time motivate the players to be positive.

Robertson was once the best defensive second team player. Only 10 players can enter the best defensive team every year. These players may not be very powerful stars, but their performance can surpass the stars and put them on the front. Doesn't it also prove the strong defensive ability?
With Robertson's return, Li Cha can flex his muscles on the offensive end. At that time, how many points Li Cha can score per game has become the expectation of the fans.

For the team, it will definitely gain more energy in Robertson's return. There should be no problem for the Thunder to enter the playoffs.

On December 12th, the Thunder rested for two full days. The fatigue from the Christmas game was relieved, and they rushed to the away game in high spirits. Today they will play against the Suns in Phoenix.

This is the fourth game against the Suns. Today, the game has become very different from the previous ones.

The Suns had two wins and one loss in the first three games against the Thunder. Today is still a home game, so there was a great chance of winning.

However, since Ayton entered the NBA, the initial high opening will inevitably lead to a period of low walking. This is a kind of unfriendliness of the league to rookies, also known as the rookie wall.

When some rookies perform very well at the beginning of the season, some players will make targeted defenses like pranks, causing this player to fall straight from excellent performance in a short period of time, and drop data like a cliff.

If the rookie itself is very strong, there is no way to set up a rookie wall. Such a player will definitely become a super giant.

But if the rookie is not very strong, encounters a big boss during the leveling stage, and if the psychological quality is not strong enough, this wall will always affect the opponent. If they fail to pass this hurdle, they will soon fall down and become mediocre.

If you have a strong psychological quality and use this to spur yourself, you can break through the rookie wall and grow into a generation of superstars.

James and Jordan didn't have a rookie wall, and Kobe was the kind who broke the rookie wall.

And Ayton...

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