Coming back from a timeout, the Thunder replaced Westbrook with Harden.

Livingston carried the ball to the front court and then handed the ball to Harden.

This is the most used play by the Thunder in the Finals, but sharp-eyed people will find that Harden's eyes are full of desire at this time.

Ibakara's block outside the three-point line, after dismantling, Harden faced Bosh, accelerated, and directly passed Bosh clean.

The key to a breakthrough is not how fancy the action is or how fast the change of direction is, but how well you grasp the center of gravity of the defender, in other words, the moment you start, so that the opponent can't keep up with you, is the best breakthrough.

Harden has a deceptive front move to the left when he accelerates, but he accelerates to the right, a move that can only be done with high concentration, which successfully fooled Bosh.

Pass Bosh, the inside line is flat.

James' weak side of the help defense comes quickly, and that's the benefit of a small lineup, and the help defense rotation comes faster than usual.

But at the moment when James defended, Harden glanced at it, and shook his hand with a lightning-fast shot.

The ball was fast, and Durant paused in the bottom corner to catch it.

But it is precisely because of the fast pass that his eyes are open after receiving the ball.

Wade on the right flew over, but Durant had already jumped.

"Huh!"

An empty three-pointer hollows into the net.

The margin was stretched to 8 points again.

Harden slapped Durant when he stepped back, and he was in a pretty good mood.

At that moment, Spoelstra on the sidelines made a tactical gesture to James.

The Heat advanced to the frontcourt, after James held the ball, Wade took the initiative to block and dismantle, and after the disassembly, Wade took Durant away, and the rest of the Heat team also took advantage of the situation to open up space, leaving James with a chance to play Harden.

Harden's performance on the offensive end has been good, but he was beaten by James in the last game, and Spoelstra's thinking is very clear, that is, to use James to beat Harden again and abolish the core of the Thunder team.

James took the ball and was ready to go straight inside.

Simple way, tried and tested in the last game.

However, Harden's concentration was obviously very high at this time, pouting his ass and sinking his center of gravity to top James, not giving him a chance to start easily.

James was uncomfortable with the entanglement, took the ball and dribbled to the right, then accelerated and rushed inside.

Harden retreats from the sidelines.

James rushed to the basket and was about to get up, but Harden pulled him straight down.

The referee's whistle blows for a foul on Harden's pull.

James' free throws.

When he got to the free throw line, James shook his hand, and it was clear that Harden pulled hard enough.

Tang Tian nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines at this time, and sure enough, Harden, who didn't go to a nightclub, had a different defensive attitude.

The scene was full of boos.

James missed the first free throw.

At this time, the two sides began to come to the bench one after another, with the Thunder replacing Livingston and Tucker with Middleton and Dior, and the Heat replacing Ray Allen and Wade with Chanmos and Thompson.

"The next time you encounter a block, put a step in the shooting space, don't change." Before going on the field, he pulled the two of them and admonished.

James made his second free throw.

One of two free throws, Harden's foul is not a loss.

Harden dribbles to the frontcourt.

Replaced by Middleton and Dio, the Thunder have more outside attackers, and the space on the court is also more open.

Ibaka was in the first gear at the three-point line, and the other three men spread out to the three-point lines on either side, and the Heat were wide open.

Bosh also knew this, so after disassembling and changing the guard, he instinctively took a step back.

Harden saw Bosh's position, stepped back to the outside of the three-point line and threw it directly.

Harden's three-point shot had a certain deterrent effect last season, but it is still the kind that can't kill people, and this season's team's three-point line training is intensive, and he has a lot more grasp, so he didn't hesitate to shoot at all.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Harden's three-pointer also scored!

The point difference was once again stretched to 10 points!

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

The Thunder team's three-point progress is booming, and the score difference is rising slowly!

Spoelstra couldn't help but reach out and rub his face at this time, the Thunder team has many pitchers on the court, and what they are most afraid of is this kind of shooting scene.

James held the ball in the front court and was ready to continue looking for Harden, but the Thunder took the initiative to give up space on the defensive end, and Harden went around from behind, not giving James a chance to switch to Harden.

After James saw it, he directly chose to shoot three-pointers.

"Bang!"

The ball hit the rebound and bounced into the net.

James' three-point shooting ability is not bad right now.

The margin was again forced to close to 7 points.

"Keep it! Keep! Tang Tian continued to shout on the sidelines at this time.

Harden's breakout in the Thunder's frontcourt, Middleton's shot was good, but he didn't shoot the ball, and the rebound was collected by Thompson.

Chanmos dribbled to the front court and continued to pass the ball to James.

Wade continued to block and dismantle, the Thunder still closed in, and James continued to shoot.

"Bang!"

The shot was missed, jumping straight out of the basket, Dio jumped up to collect the defensive rebound, the Thunder played a fast break, Harden received the ball from outside the three-point line and pressed James forward, and Durant and Middleton followed up from both wings.

Harden pressed James to the free-throw line and turned to the right to look at Durant.

James also turned his head.

At this moment, Harden squeezed through a European step and went straight to the basket.

James turned around and jumped up for a chase block.

Harden saw a change of hands in the air and switched to his dominant hand to score a left-handed pick-and-roll.

The margin was stretched to nine points again, with less than one minute left before the end of the first quarter.

Offenses on both sides missed once, with James dribbling from the perimeter with 30 seconds or so left.

The Thunder team also contracted, this time he directly chose to break through the basket, Durant couldn't parry, James forced the ball in, and the referee on the sidelines followed the whistle, signaling that Durant still had a foul.

It's a 2+1.

There was a stir at the scene, this foul is a bit worthless.

Tang Tian also reminded Duran on the sidelines to make a special move.

"Bang!"

James' free throw missed, and Dio collected the rebound.

Wade pounced directly on it and didn't give him a chance to make a long pass.

Dio could only give the ball to Harden, who was close to him, and Harden ran all the way with the ball.

At this time, five or six seconds before the end of the first quarter, his uncle was completely in a race against time.

The Heat are also blocking in various ways and don't give him a chance to make an easy shot.

With the last second left, Harden jumped two meters from beyond the three-point line and threw it.

"Toot!"

After throwing it out, the red light on the sidelines followed suit, and a whistle was shot for three points.

"Huh!"

There was a crunch.

Harden's whistle is super far three points, in!

The scene exploded instantly.

Seeing the ball go in, Harden was so excited that when he ran back, his left hand was raised and spread, his right index finger was stretched out, and a wreath kept on the palm of his hand.

He's inventing a new celebratory move!

Because it was a new action, the fans couldn't understand what it was, and they were stunned.

After Tang Tian saw it, he couldn't help but laugh.

Isn't this Harden's signature celebration "-stirring stick" in his previous life?