With Harden's courageous play, the Thunder took the lead in the second quarter, beating the Knicks 30-18 and erasing the 12-point deficit.

At half-time, the two sides were tied at 59.

Harden was a blistering second-quarter finisher, scoring 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the half and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.

7 shots and 20 points, the high scoring efficiency is staggering, and it also attracted a burst of ridicule from the on-site commentary.

"Dude, you've never seen anything like this before, he always finds a way to get the whistle to blow and get to the free throw line."

"Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade won't score this way."

……

The commentator's ridicule immediately drew a burst of laughter from the fans.

The players of both teams were walking towards the players' tunnel at this time.

Tang Tian and Harden walked forward side by side.

Harden's eyes were a little confused at this time, maybe he didn't expect the game to be played like this.

"Don't care about other people's comments, scoring is a good way to attack, but you need to feel the referee's penalty scale, don't attack for the sake of deliberately creating fouls." Tang Tian said with a smile.

He didn't encourage Harden to continue doing it, but he gave a positive signal.

Fouling can go to the free throw line and cause damage, which is definitely a good thing for the team.

But as he said, you need to take the scale, if you deliberately go to make a foul, it is likely that the foul will not be made, but you will lose an offensive opportunity.

Harden nodded, realized.

Tang Tian didn't say much.

In the previous life, Harden had a long growth process from meeting Porcelain to MVP, and that process was actually making this trade-off, when Harden grew to the point where he could pass the ball with the ball, break through and kill, and also score points, he was almost completely evolved.

His reminder is a kind of early allocation, but whether Harden can grow ahead of schedule still depends on his own understanding, and excessive pulling out of seedlings may also backfire.

Coming back in the second half, Tang Tian directly replaced Sofrosa with Harden and let him start.

Although Harden's performance was heroic, the two teams were only tied at halftime, and the Thunder need to do more if they want to win the game.

Come up with the Thunder to attack first, and Kidd dribbles to the frontcourt organization.

At this time, Harden and Durant are playing without the ball, Brown and Tucker are interspersed with covers, and they are alternately cutting and running.

This is the first time the Thunder have played like this this season, and the effect is obvious.

Although Durant had an average first half of the game, he was Durant after all, and it was impossible for the Knicks defense not to follow him closely.

In this situation, Harden's air cut got another chance, Kidd passed in a second, Harden held the ball and saw Chandler reach out, did not squeeze through with European steps, but went directly to the side of the defense for a layup.

Chandler pushed Harden out of the way.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blew again, signaling for Chandler's blocking foul.

There was a boo from the audience, and this was Harden's fifth time at the free throw line in this game.

Harden prepares to make a free throw, and the crowd is booed.

He took a deep breath and made another free throw.

"Huh!"

Or in.

Nine free throws, he didn't waste one.

Putting aside the number of free throws, this psychological quality is really not something that ordinary players can achieve.

"Huh!"

He also scored 10 points from 10 free throws.

"Come on! New York! ”

Harden's back-to-back free throws angered the fans in the stadium a bit, and they began to put their energy into the offensive shouting in addition to boos on the defensive end.

Anthony faced Tucker's singles in the frontcourt, a triple threat in the face frame, and shot past Tucker's basket.

"Bang!"

But at this moment, Brown came over and slapped Anthony's shot directly.

As the ball looked to get out of the touchline, Tucker pounced to get the ball back, Middleton saved the ball, and then flicked it to Kidd.

Kidd dribbled to the frontcourt, saw that the Knicks were still guarding the defense of the previous round, threw the ball directly to the Harden organization, and ran to the bottom corner himself.

Harden confronted Felton and reached out to signal his teammates to open up space.

After waiting for the space, he continued to cross steps, a sudden movement inward.

Filton instinctively pulled back, but at that moment, he stepped back to the three-point line to make a shot.

"Huh!"

Three-pointers were also scored.

There was a stirring at the scene.

Harden's killing on the inside forced the Knicks players to guard against his breakthrough, but Harden was very smart, and when he saw that you were defending me, he switched shots directly, and his hand tonight had been raised in the first half.

Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh at this time.

Harden's comprehension was even better than he expected, and he seemed to have found a way to handle the ball when he came back in the second half.

Harden's consecutive scoring led the Thunder's offense, and even Durant was making the ball for him, and throughout the third quarter, he was in a super-first-class state, with an almost perfect combination of bursting, shooting, and passing.

In this quarter, he shot 4-of-4, plus 6-of-6 free throws, and scored 15 points again, plus three assists.

Driven by him, Durant also began to regain his touch, and the Thunder beat the Knicks 30-20 in a single quarter, stretching the difference to double digits.

Counting the 12 points behind in the first quarter, this is a direct 22-point turnover.

Woodson was a little big.

Originally, this Thunder, the points of scoring explosiveness were Westbrook and Durant, and Harden was used as a substitute to organize offense in the transition stage, but now that Westbrook is absent and Durant's hand is not open, it makes people realize that Harden also has this kind of scoring explosiveness.

Just like the previous nine-man Thunder unearthed Middleton and Bazemore, the Thunder always have someone who can step up in a difficult situation.

He turned his head to look at Tang Tian, and there was a kind of envy in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

The head coach's ability is awesome, but if he can't stand the players, this kind of strong combination, the "Big Five" combination of the four young and the godfather of the dynasty is simply desperate.

You're angry, but you can't help it.

The four young people are all self-selected and cultivated!

Tang Tianxia's entry into the house also perfectly solved the problem of contract renewal!

The game continued in the fourth quarter, Anthony found his touch, but it was a bit difficult to beat four hands with two fists, Harden and Durant "clang" a few balls thrown in, and the home team was helpless.

107-91, the Thunder defeated the Knicks away, welcoming the return of the second young man, and also won a wave of three consecutive wins.

Durant rebounded in the second half, finishing with 23 points and six rebounds on 9-of-21 shooting, while Middleton made three three-pointers and scored 14 points.

However, the brightest thing in this game was undoubtedly James Harden, who shot 10-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-pointers and 20-of-20 from the free-throw line, scoring a career-high 43 points, plus 3 rebounds and 5 assists, with only 2 turnovers.

Amazing performance!