Li Liang couldn't refute Harden's statement for a while, and what you said really made sense.

You can't defend it, it's a good brain teaser.

Why don't you go to graduate school?

It's just that no matter how reasonable it is, it will inevitably be whistled for a foul.

Harden started the third quarter with the same mistakes he made in the first half, being too impatient.

Soon, Harden realized that when playing against Bruce Lee, don't be in a hurry, you can't think of any crooked ways, you have to be patient, you have to fight head-on, and you have to fight with Li Liang with hard power.

Harden's offensive skills have been improving over the past two years, especially his shooting, and step-back jumpers are gradually becoming his signature.

On the Pacers' side, Li Liang fed West the ball in the high post, and West received the ball and turned quickly, dodged Jefferson's block with a pick-up in his right hand and scored two points.

Harden immediately singled out Smith one-on-one on the offensive end and made a mid-range jumper from a step-back.

Harden, who doesn't want to be crooked, is still very strong.

Then, the referee blew the Pacers for another offensive foul on the offensive end.

Beverley wanted to take the ball from Smith and serve the sideline, but Smith just wouldn't give it, and the two had some arguments.

Smith preferred to give the ball to the referee and not let Beverley take the ball and send it directly into the throw-in.

The smell of gunpowder on both sides is getting stronger, but the Rockets' offense did not succeed, Jefferson wanted to force Li Liang in the low post, but Li Liang took the ball away from behind - after the start of the third quarter, the Rockets' turnovers began to increase, and the Pacers' defensive intensity was like a gradually tightening python, trying to strangle the Rockets.

On the counterattack, Li Liangchang passed to Granger, and Granger's layup was blocked by Josh Smith.

But the ball touched the rebound first, so it was an interference ball, and the two points worked.

Jefferson continued to eat in the low position, but he found that he didn't seem to be able to stand up to Li Liang.

With five seconds left, Jefferson passed the ball and Beverley hit a three-pointer from the outside.

The ball was so thirst-quenching that if it didn't go in again, McHale would call a timeout.

Beverley was the surprise man for the Rockets tonight, shooting from three-point range.

The Pacers Hill was not there and was a little sloppy on Beverley's defense.

At 60:54, the Pacers led by six points.

Li Liang immediately returned to color, high and Smith blocked and dismantled, and after cutting outside, he caught the ball and hit a three-point shot.

It's a very simple pick-and-roll fit, but the Rockets don't have good defense, because Harden doesn't follow closely, and this thing is a bit lazy.

Then, Harden made a mistake on the offensive end, and the ball passed to Josh Smith was too short and was cut off by Li Liang, who cut to the side.

Li Liang, Li Liang again.

TM's how always you!

Before it was over, Li Liang quickly counterattacked to Granger on the flank.

Granger received the ball and shook a shot to break through, and then returned the ball to Li Liang, who received the ball and made another three-point shot.

Again!

At 66:54, the Pacers stretched the margin to 12 points in one fell swoop.

McHale finally called a timeout, and the situation was already under control by the Pacers.

The start of the rocket game was a fierce operation, and he found that he couldn't beat it.

Harden always tries to get ahead of the curve at the beginning, and when he finds that he can't do it, or is choked, he hides for a while.

I don't know if it's a skill CD or if I'm thinking about what to do next.

After the timeout, the Rockets still didn't find a good way to go on offense.

They suddenly lost the breaking point, and Harden was assisted by Li Liang after hitting the inside line, passing the ball out.

Ariza missed a three-point shot from the outside, and Josh Smith grabbed the rebound and passed it to Harden.

The ball shifted back and forth from the outside, and the Pacers' man-to-man defense forced the Rockets to break through.

But the Rockets' ability to break through with the ball is insufficient, and in the end, it depends on Ariza to break through the basket.

ate a hat from West, and then grabbed a rebound in the frontcourt, causing Li Liang's defensive foul.

It was too tough, and the rocket's offense was bogged down.

And the Pacers' offense was average, and the outside line hit iron again.

But if I strike iron, you will follow me to strike iron.

The Rockets, who grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, pushed back and counterattacked, and Harden made a long pass to the frontcourt, but was stealed by Li Liang, who quickly retreated.

On the counterattack, the ball was given to West, who received the ball and made a mid-range jumper to score two points.

At 68:56, it was still 12 points, and the Rockets' offense did not improve.

After that, the Rockets also replaced Terrence Jones, Jones, the little prince of abuse, whose awkward dribbling and slow shots could not hit the Pacers' interior line at all.

For a while, McHale was puzzled, is this a Pacer without a center?

How do you feel like their interior defense is so good?

Bruce Lee is amazing, isn't it?

Yes, Li Liang himself thinks so.

I feel that I am awesome, and Lao Tzu is as good as playing center.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle blew and Li Liang was fouled on a defensive foul.

Harden watched the team's offense not go well, and after three minutes of silence and the team didn't score, he finally got inside and made a foul.

Li Liang has no objection to this ball, Harden's breakthrough speed is very fast, and he will dunk directly if he doesn't foul.

"Damn, you can't be careless."

Sweat kept dripping down his forehead, and Li Liang reminded himself.

Playing the center is really a hard job, constantly filling positions, jumping, and confrontation on the inside.

But Li Liang kind of enjoyed the process.

Harden hit both free throws, and it seems that at the free throw line, he can find his true self and then start his own offensive mode.

At 68:58, the margin reached 10 points, and there were still 3 minutes left before the end of the third quarter.

For those three minutes, Harden completely took over the Rockets' offense.

Breakthrough layup after consecutive crotch dribbles.

Hit a three-point shot from the outside.

On the counter, he tried to take a step and then hit a mid-range jumper.

Sure enough, for Harden, the free throws went smoothly and the offense started.

The two sides battled each other in the final three minutes of the third quarter.

The Pacers' side kept scoring points, and it was not Li Liang but Granger who was racing against Harden.

Granger hit a mid-range jumper, Granger hit a mid-range layup, and Granger made Ariza foul and made a free throw.

The 31-year-old has been getting better and better overall since entering 2015, and even gives the impression that he is back to his peak form.

This is a big surprise for the walkers.

Li Liang was replaced by Bird in the last two minutes, and Li Liang still wanted to play a little longer.

Bird said: "What else are you playing, what are you doing defensively on the court?" ”

"Harden isn't in my hands."

"What about rebounding? What about breaking through the defense? ”

"I did my best."

"I haven't done my best, so I'm going to replace you!"

Li Liang's defensive performance in the last few minutes was indeed average, after all, he was not professional.

After waiting patiently, Harden found a hole in the Pacers' defense and scored 10 points in a row.

The height and arm span are not enough, and the blocking talent is not enough, after Harden found the offensive feeling, Li Liang really couldn't stop the beard.

Seeing Li Liang sit down, Bird said again: "Take them away in the fourth quarter and make up for the merits." ”

"Oh, I see."

Li Liang wiped his sweat and looked at the scoreboard, 76:68, the Pacers still led by 8 points.

The Rockets are desperately catching up, Harden is on fire, and on the Pacers' side, the real scoring machine has not yet started.

He's getting a bit addicted playing as a center......

So Bird wants him to calm down and figure out his true role.

You're just an emotionless scoring machine, what do you want to do so much?