From the very beginning, the game turned into a WWE-style contest.

Just three minutes into the first quarter, Haywood was whistled for two fouls, and Jordan Jr. also had one foul on his back.

On the other side, Howard was also uncomfortable, also fouled once, and was knocked to the ground twice in a row by Haywood.

Both sides are already angry, and they both want to overturn each other on the inside.

Although Howard had an advantage in the confrontation with Haywood, he did not have much advantage on the field because there was a little Jordan waiting for an opportunity to move.

"Step up the perimeter offense! Use offensive firepower to help Dwight share the pressure! Van Gundy shouted loudly from the sidelines.

The Magic team is 4 to 3 on the outside, but they haven't had much advantage since the start of the game.

The strategy of Harden and others defending them is very clear, if you want to break through, then please, I don't care about you, naturally Jordan Jr. and Haywood deal with it.

But if the Magic were to shoot from beyond the three-point line, it wouldn't have been a good idea.

Although 3 defense and 4 will always miss one person, before the opponent catches the ball, it is also possible to rush up and defend the second time.

Among the four outside lines of the Magic team, Wang Xiao found that Barnes's hand didn't seem to be particularly good, so he deliberately let Harden and the three of them empty Barnes a little, and it seems that the effect is not bad so far.

However, Wang Xiao also knows that this is not a long-term solution, and he can't pray that the opponent's outside shooting is always inaccurate, right?

"James!" Wang Xiao also called Harden's name on the sidelines.

Harden heard Wang Xiao's voice and turned his head to look.

Wang Xiao nodded at Harden, who understood and dribbled like a frontcourt.

Defending Harden is still the Magic point guard Nelson,

There is no way, although he is at a disadvantage in all aspects of height, weight and speed, and he can't defend the opponent at all, Nelson can still only face Harden, because the height of the other players on the Wizards is even more out of his reach.

In contrast, the 1.96-meter Harden is already the easiest opponent he can defend!

The Magic's strategy of defending the Wizards is the same as that of the Wizards' defense against the Magic, with Howard and Haywood Jr. Jordan playing various wrestling methods on the inside, the Magic team can't get inside, and the same goes for the Wizards.

But this time, Harden didn't stay on the outside as before, but accelerated sharply, instantly passing Nelson and rushing inside.

Nelson was obviously stunned, he didn't expect Harden to choose to break through himself, and while he turned his head to chase Harden, he also saw Harden rushing towards Howard.

"Hmph, I'm killing myself, the inside line is full of people, and I still want to rush to the inside line, is it possible that you think you are Jordan?"

With a sneer in his heart, Nelson did not accelerate to catch up with Harden, but followed behind Harden, if Harden chooses a mid-range pull-up jump shot, he will immediately rush out to interfere, but if Harden continues to rush inside, it should be a good way to appreciate the scene where the rookie's shot is fanned by Howard's hat from this angle.

Harden didn't choose a pull-up jump shot or slow down, he continued to maintain the speed of the break, almost rushing towards Howard and the other three.

Seeing Harden enter his territory, Howard immediately exerted his strength, forced Haywood, who tried to get his own, and came towards Harden.

In an instant, Howard, with his arms outstretched, shrouded Harden in it like a veil of the sky.

Small and big, the guard rushes into the interior and the center closes to the front and then lays up is a compulsory course for every guard, and the vast majority of the interior line often suffers in such a confrontation because of the lack of agility.

But Howard is clearly not among them.

Harden took his most customary European step and tried to play a head-to-head clash with Howard by time difference, but Howard simply didn't eat it.

When Harden raised his hand to send the basketball to the basket, Howard jerked his body up and flew Harden's shot out of the court like a volleyball smash.

"Boy! Get out of my chassis! ”

Howard roared domineeringly and looked down at Harden.

But at this moment, he was slightly stunned.

Harden rolled twice on the ground like a gourd, looking like he was in pain.

At the same time, a shrill whistle sounded.

"Squeak——! No. 12, defensive foul! ”

The referee made a penalty gesture that made Howard's mouth open wide.

"Defensive fouls? Are you kidding? I didn't even run into him! ”

The referee ignored Howard's complaints and continued to enforce the penalty.

The fans in the audience suddenly burst into boos, and Harden stood up as usual in the midst of this boo, and came to the free throw line to execute the free throw.

"It worked!" Wang Xiao couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

Howard certainly didn't touch Harden, and it was a beautiful block, but so what? As long as the referee thinks you have committed a foul, then you have committed a foul!

Who is Harden? In the future, all insiders will have to retreat! His ability to foul or cheat has reached outrageous levels.

In another time and space, after moving from the Thunder to the Rockets, counting 19 years, Harden has the league's first free throw shooting in 6 years, and the number of free throws in these 6 years has exceeded 10 or more.

It is precisely because of Harden's frenzied ability to make fouls that Chinese fans gave him a very affectionate nickname "Jingdezhen Porcelain King".

Today's Harden, although he has not yet grown to the level of Harden in the future Rockets, but with mental calculations or unintentional, Howard still got recruited.

Van Gundy looked very angry and chattered at the referee.

"That was obviously a fake fall just now, look at the replay! Dwight didn't even touch him, and I swear to God it was a clean hat! ”

He knew better than anyone the consequences of Howard's foul.

Howard had already received a foul in the previous confrontation with Haywood, and this foul was his second foul of the game.

At the moment, just over halfway through the first quarter, Howard had two fouls on his back, and the problem was quite serious.

Van Gundy's protest was the same as Howard's, and the referee simply ignored it.

The penalty was a foregone conclusion, and although Van Gundy was angry, he had no choice but to replace Howard first.

Harden hit both free throws, and at the same time, Wang Xiao also replaced Haywood, who also committed two fouls, and replaced Danny. Green.

With Howard off the field, the situation immediately changed.

Gortat, who replaced Howard, is far less dominant than Warcraft, and Jordan Jr. can handle it alone.

On the outside, the Wizards began to gain an advantage.

Although the outside line of the Magic team is known as a cloud of shooters, there are not many shooters who can actually get their hands on it.