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Chapter 834 Awaken, Harden~! ! (Down)
"Or let's replace Harden~!! Let him try~?!"

"Forget it, Harden has sat on the bench for so long, and he may not be able to adjust his state if he is replaced. At such a critical moment, it is better not to take such a big risk~!!! And there will be back-to-back tomorrow For the game, let Harden play tomorrow~!!"

This is the conversation between Lan Shengli and the assistant coach at the critical stage of the fourth quarter of last night's game.

Lan Shengli's thoughts at the time were quickly fulfilled.

Because Harden has better physical reserves, a better competitive state, and a stronger desire to win and perform, so in the game against the Rockets, he was full of firepower as soon as he came up.

On the offensive end, there are steals and dunks, and there are fadeaway jumpers. Under Martin's defense, it can be said that anything can be said.

More importantly, Harden's defensive attitude has also become more correct.

Not only is there rushing to grab the rebound, but also cutting the ball before Scola completes the required layup, and it is also a frontcourt ball.

As the No. [-] pick, Harden finally dominated the game this time on both offensive and defensive ends.

And he performed even better than in the opening game.

"Awaken, Harden~!!! Prove yourself~!! Come up with the strength you should have~!!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Harden who was high-fiving his teammates and thought to himself.

Here the Rockets really made adjustments to switch defenses.

Battier posted Harden, and Martin defended Novak.

Compared with Martin, Battier's defensive ability is too high.

It felt like a junior high school student was defending himself, and then it was his peers defending.

If he can play efficiently under the defense of Battier, then Harden will really prove himself.

"Come on, Harden, the real test has just begun~!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Harden who was holding Battier asking for the ball, and said.

Here Blake saw that Harden was eager to receive the ball, so he passed the ball.

Battier strode steadily, with his arms outstretched, his focused eyes looked at the ball, and then at Harden's eyes.

That kind of defensive oppression and fierce defensive posture is enough to make the players with the ball panic.

But Harden is in good shape at the moment. Even though Battier is defending, Harden still opened up the space and dribbled under the crotch, and did not accept Camby's pick-and-roll.

Harden's posture is to single Battier.

"Harden is really confident~!"

Lan Shengli squeezed his waist, looked at Harden, and said in a helpless tone.

After all, Lan Shengli didn't want to see Harden's offensive choice, nor did he deploy it.

After Harden dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, he suddenly dribbled the ball with his left hand and accelerated the breakthrough.

After breaking through the three-point line, Harden stopped and started again, making rhythm adjustments, making his offense very active. Although Battier was still sticking to the defense, his center of gravity had become unstable. .

Harden was in this uninterrupted change of rhythm, and suddenly he made a high-handed layup~

"Dah~, Dang~ Dang~ Dang~, Swipe~!!"

The soft shot made the ball bounce on the basket after hitting the backboard, and finally bounced into the net very easily.

Harden succeeded in singles against Battier. Although Harden fell into the arms of the photographer under the basket due to the inertia of the impact, this did not affect the shock of the whole ball.

There are not many people in the league who can play one-on-one with Battier's full defense.

Maybe Battier still didn't know Harden, but the more reason was that Harden had really "awakened" as Lan Shengli said.

"See it, see it, hahahaha~!!! This is Harden, this is the ability of James Harden~!!!"

Lan Shengli couldn't help spreading his hands, and said in a helpless and proud tone and manner.

Harden's performance is definitely at the No. [-] level.

Harden played the entire first quarter, scored the same 13 points as wearing No. 13, and also had 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

This is Harden's best quarter in four games.

And seeing that Harden, who was sitting on the bench, was sweating profusely, but he didn't look out of breath, he knew that Harden's physical condition was still very good, and Harden would continue to play efficiently in the next game.

Led by Harden's strong performance, the Clippers ended the first quarter with a 5-point lead.

"Everyone played very well in the first quarter, very good~!! Continue this state, continue to maintain zone defense and pressure on the ball, and the offensive end must remain aggressive and pass the ball more patiently~!!"

Lan Shengli urged.

In the second quarter, Harden took a rest for about 5 minutes. During this period, the Clippers and the Rockets almost drew.

This is already very profitable for the Clippers. After all, after their main player debuts next, they will have the opportunity to expand the point difference.

While talking here, Harden and other main players have returned to the court.

Harden still made a gesture of a cross on his chest as usual, and then pointed to the sky, as if he was praying to God.

Soon, the Clippers launched an offense, and Harden dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Jordan stretched out his hand to signal for a pick-and-roll, and Harden nodded.

The two played pick-and-roll tactics.

After Jordan took the defender away while going down, Harden formed a small chance to play big.

However, as a center, Hayes is only less than 5 centimeters taller than Harden, so it is not too big of a misalignment.

Although Hayes' center of gravity is low enough, the defensive pace may not be able to keep up.

Seeing Harden's feint of a breakthrough, Hayes' center of gravity suddenly shifted backwards, as if he had been "beaten from the air".

Seeing this, Harden immediately aimed directly at the basket and made a resolute three-pointer~! !

It was too late for Hayes to return to the defense. In the blink of an eye, Harden had already thrown the ball quickly.

"Swipe~!!!"

The ball went into the net hollow, Harden continued his good touch, and made great achievements when he came back~! !

Harden, who played confidently, still held his left hand high, maintaining his previous shooting action, nodding his head, looking like a superstar.

"Papa papa~!!! Back to defense~!! Pay attention to back defense~!!"

Lan Shengli won't celebrate with Harden here, and immediately reminded him.

"Harden's self-confidence, the ease of using skills on the offensive end, and the confidence in shooting have never been seen before. They were all seen in college before. Come on, Harden, take advantage of this The game breaks your rookie wall and shows the potential of a cornerstone player!!!”

Lan Shengli secretly encouraged Harden and praised Harden.

For Lan Shengli, maybe it doesn't matter if the team lags behind, as long as Harden plays well~! !

(End of this chapter)