The Godfather of Basketball

Because of Tang Tian's intervention, many things have changed, but what should appear will still appear.

This regular season has just witnessed Harden's get-pengci skills, and this finals has witnessed the birth of the "shit stirrer".

How interesting!

"Harden! Harden!"

When Harden was off the court, he was loudly shouted by the fans.

In this quarter, he only played more than four minutes, but scored 8 points and 1 assist!

Not only did he perform well on the offensive end, but he was also remarkable on the defensive end. After experiencing the downturn in the last game and being relegated to the bench, he did not become depressed because of this, but instead played in a superb state!

This kind of psychological quality of getting more and more courageous after frustration is very commendable.

Back in the second quarter, both sides are starting lineups with substitutes.

For the Thunder, Westbrook and Harden are on the outside, Middleton and Diaw are on the front line, and Brown is the center.

On the Heat side, Chalmers and Ray Allen are on the outside, James Jones and Haslem are on the front line, and Thompson is the center.

The score on the court was 29 to 19, and the Thunder still held a 10-point lead.

Up to the Heat's offense, Chalmers' breakthrough was blocked by Brown, and Diaw received a defensive rebound.

The Heat paid close attention to Dior's pass at this time, and the player who was close to him raised his hand to stick it up and successfully blocked the pass.

Dior gave the ball to Harden, but Harden didn't care, and directly accelerated the dribble.

Westbrook's fast break over there was fast, Harden's acceleration did not attract much attention, and he had reached the front three-point line in a blink of an eye.

A deceleration action, because at the end of the first quarter, he scored two three-pointers in a row. Seeing him slow down now, Jones pounced directly.

Harden accelerated after seeing it, and passed him in a jerk.

It was already flat to go to the basket again, Chalmers turned around, Harden threw the ball into the air, Westbrook jumped up like a spring man, held the ball with both hands, and it was an alley-oop dunk.

Westbrook was full of passion, and after dunking, he swung around the basket.

Such a performance also lit up the arena at the beginning of the second quarter.

The Thunder's attendance at this year's game ranks third in the league, second only to the Knicks and Lakers, and higher than the Heat and Cavaliers, and that's why.

When a team is strong and the style of play is full of explosive power, it is difficult not to be liked.

"Defend! Defend!"

Westbrook's dunk detonated the home atmosphere, and the fans' shouts were deafening.

Ray Allen was defended, Chalmers broke through and made a mistake, and the ball originally assigned to Thompson was sent directly to Dior.

Dior has quick eyes and quick hands at this moment, and he throws it forward with a flick of his hand. Harden catches the ball outside the three-point line, turns around and rushes forward.

Ray Allen followed closely.

The two rushed from the backcourt all the way to the frontcourt.

Harden didn't get rid of Ray Allen. After rushing to the free throw line, he didn't choose to layup, but jumped up directly.

In the air confrontation, Harden knocked Ray Allen away, and pressed the ball directly into the basket with his left hand.

"boom!"

Another dunk in a fast break.

After landing, Harden roared angrily, and the atmosphere on the scene exploded.

When people are confused by Harden's playing style, they will forget that he is a man of physical fitness who flies into the sky and escapes from the ground!

This dunk opened the point difference to 14 points.

Spoelster couldn't stand it anymore, turned around and called James up.

Harden's pass and attack forced the Heat to play James in advance.

Tang Tian also replaced Middleton with Tucker at this time.

After the replacement, he was in a pretty good mood.

He has no reason to be dissatisfied with Harden's performance.

James came up to look for Harden in a misplaced position, and the Thunder's strategy was the same as before, taking a step and not giving a chance.

James still chose a three-point shot.

"Shua!"

Also scored a three-pointer.

Because of the Thunder's strategy, James' state in the finals was scary.

The Thunder's offense, Harden suddenly scored Westbrook, Westbrook's pull-up was caught by James' supplementary defense, and the ball was thrown by Chalmers.

After James came on the court, the Heat's offense and defense immediately rose to a higher level.

The Heat's fast break, James' layup caused Brown's thugs.

Against the boos all over the sky, he made two free throws. After James came up, he scored 5 points in a row, helping the Heat to narrow the point difference to single digits again.

Tang Tian stood on the sidelines at this time. The Heat wanted to make a move. If the point difference narrowed, he could only go to Durant in advance.

The Heat chased for 5 points in a row, and the enthusiasm of the players on the field also increased. The continuous help defense rotation made the Thunder's offense unable to open.

Tang Tian turned around and called Durant up.

There are only 5 seconds left in the attack time, and the ball is in Harden's hands again.

Harden faced James at this time and had no choice.

He took two steps directly to lean on James, and then retreated directly.

He leaned back a lot, but it was James after all, and James almost blocked it when he shot, it was all based on feeling.

"boom!"

The ball hit the front of the rim, but luckily, it still rolled in.

In the Heat's offense, James accelerated to drive away Tucker and rushed to the basket. After meeting Brown, he handed it to Thompson, who scored with a rebound.

Durant had already walked to the technical table and sat down.

The Thunder's offense was still terribly defended, and the offense was once again forced to within 5 seconds. It was Harden holding the ball again, but his defender was replaced by Jones.

Harden made a breakthrough feint and then retreated for a three-pointer.

Jones swooped in.

But at this moment, Harden suddenly slowed down his shot speed consciously.

"Snapped!"

With a time difference, Jones' interference directly hit Harden's hand, and Harden took advantage of the opportunity to let go.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Three-point shooting foul.

Jones stretched out his hands to hold his head, Harden shook his hands, and went to the free throw line without saying a word.

Some fans at the scene were overjoyed. After Harden has mastered the skill of touching porcelain, he is really very skilled in making fouls like this.

The first free throw was hit.

Durant came on to replace Middleton, and Wade also replaced Ray Allen on the Heat's side.

Both the second and third free throws were hit, and Harden made a direct three-pointer.

Spoelstra couldn't help covering his face with his hands. This is the same as the Harden he met in the last game, no, even better than any Harden he knew before!

James played a hero ball in the frontcourt, relying on Durant's back to make a hit.

Looking back, both Durant and Westbrook were making the ball for Harden. Harden cut in and squeezed Thompson away with his big butt, and made a low-handed layup.

The point difference is still 12 points.

The eyes of the fans on the scene were shining brightly at this time.

Usually, the Thunder rely on Durant to carry if they can't start the game, but tonight, Harden came off the bench and played an MVP-level performance. This is really amazing!