What would it be like for Harden and Roy to face each other?

The four bigwigs in the live broadcast room, many media reporters on the sidelines, and tens of millions of fans inside and outside the stadium are all making up such a picture in their minds.

However, this would not theoretically be the case.

Anyway, D'Antoni will definitely not let Harden, who "defends all by looking", defend Roy, which is not to say that Harden's defensive ability is not good, but his defensive attitude is too lazy, with D'Antoni's understanding of Harden's defensive attitude, let alone let him defend Roy, Harden may even have difficulty defending Derrick Rose, who has been overhauled.

The defender standing in front of Roy is Trevor Ariza, nicknamed "Tieza", who is tall and has long arms (203 cm tall and 218 cm reach) and is also another good outside defender on the Rockets team besides Beverley. Of course, this concept of good defense is also limited to the Rockets, and it is also limited to the Rockets who are mediocre in defense. Looking at the league as a whole, Ariza's defensive efficiency is not even in the top 50, and such an opponent Roy is not at all intimidated.

"What's wrong? The boss of your family didn't dare to guard against me and sent you to fool me? ”

Before Roy could finish speaking, his body moved.

Roy's cross-step was decisive and crisp, and Ali couldn't react in time, so he had to gamble on luck and fight hard from behind, but unfortunately it didn't work. Then all he had to do was watch Roy wreak havoc on his own basket.

Roy took one step past Ariza and went straight to the inside line of the Rockets, at this time there was only Ryan Anderson on the inside line of the Rockets, compared to Ariza, who would also make a show, power forward Anderson didn't even have the courage to confront Roy, seeing Roy coming at high speed, Anderson was used to dodging to the side, which made Roy's one-handed dunk.

"Bang", the boos at the scene suddenly became a lot smaller.

Roy's first attack was full of momentum, and he announced the start of his show with his actions.

On the Rockets' side, Harden blew his beard and glared at Anderson, which means "what are you hiding, give me when you should go".

Off the court, after witnessing Roy's violent dunk, Hornacek's face was also a little lighter, at least now he somewhat believed in Roy's plan.

"4 to 33, 29 points off." Roy, who returned to the court, gestured at Harden, "Beard, I'm going to beat you at the end of the game and surpass your stats." ”

Beyond my data? Are you kidding?

In the face of Roy's provocation, Harden was so angry that he even stood up with his beard, isn't it looking for death than attacking you?

Harden's counterattack is not slow, he drove full power to the Knicks' half, of course, it is not Roy who is defending Harden now, Hornacek's defensive player for Harden is Jay Crowder, who is second only to Roy in defensive ability inside and outside.

The rugged-looking small forward has first-class physical qualities and is highly motivated defensively, and has not fallen behind in the confrontation with LeBron James, and is a fierce defender on the perimeter.

"Big braids" vs. "big beards", which immediately became a major attraction of the game.

However, just as Ariza with tall and long arms can't stop Roy, who is also tall and long-armed, Crowder, who has a rough appearance, also struggles to deal with the bold-looking Harden. Harden's pace is too fast, Harden's rhythm is too thief, Harden's technique is so good, his breakthrough has no pattern at all, as long as a few seemingly inadvertent change of direction dribble, you can turn Crowder around.

One-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, Harden's passing is like dancing a mechanical dance, and like a praying mantis waiting for an opportunity to give a fatal blow, as long as he finds an opportunity, Harden gives a shot as fast as lightning.

Crowder was completely stunned by Harden, his final block didn't find his rhythm at all, and it was a real good shot, and Harden's first goal of the second half was a hollow three-pointer.

"36 to 4, rookie, I get three points and you get two points, I see how you chase it, it's still too late to take back your big words, I won't worry about a child like you."

"That's a lot of nonsense."

Roy completely ignored Harden's ried-back shot, and he received the ball with a dash.

In the second half, Roy unexpectedly brought up the speed, his physical strength was not good, and Roy, who was tortured by the "rookie wall", actually took the lead in playing the run-and-bomb tactics, which made the well-informed bigwigs in the live broadcast room also puzzled.

"Isn't Roy a little impulsive, his physical strength shouldn't be able to support him for a long run and bomb tactic, I'm sure he was provoked by Harden, is he going to fight with Harden?"

"It's possible, just now the camera just captured the conversation between Roy and Harden, Harden also made a 36 gesture, according to my judgment, Harden is comparing his score, it seems that Harden and Roy are comparing scores, but 4 points and 36 points are too far apart."

"I think Roy might have something else going on...... O, Roy scored again, and this time Roy scored a three-pointer. Brin said and deliberately approached the screen, "It seems that Yao Ming guessed correctly, Roy and Harden are really comparing scores, if you are not mistaken, Roy made a 7 gesture and a 36 gesture, which is exactly the scoring data of him and Harden." ”

Than scored? It's hilarious.

Harden has always been the master who is not afraid of things, and he is naturally happy to have someone share with him.

Unknowingly, Harden was also brought up by Roy, two changes of direction, one retreat, Crowder didn't even touch the skin and was left aside by Harden, Harden hit another pull-up jump shot, and scored his 38th point of the game, this time he only took 10 seconds to attack.

10 seconds is already fast? No, Roy can play faster, almost at the same time as Harden scores, Roy receives the serve and runs hard.

What's going on? Roy's madness made D'Antoni, the grandfather of the run-and-bomb tactics, bored, if the essence of the run-and-bomb tactics is "fast, accurate and stable", then Roy's run-and-bomb tactics are more like "seven wounds".

Seven wounds, 1,000 wounds, 800 self-inflicted damage. Roy's fast break took only 7 seconds, and his extremely exhausting one-on-one onslaught took the other 8 players on the court for a big switchback run. That's right, you read the numbers right, the guy who didn't run is Harden, for Harden, his physical strength should be dedicated to offense, dedication to brushing data, and it is really not worth it to use it on defense.

So, all he could do was watch Roy stride a layup.

At 9:38, could it be that the game between the Knicks and the Rockets, and the scoring competition between Harden and Roy will continue to be so deadlocked?

Of course not, everything is within Roy's calculations. He knows Harden very well, and he has been studying Harden seriously since he was defeated by Harden for the first time. Why did Harden perform a little worse in the second half than in the first half? Of course, that is the reason for the lack of physical strength, this bearded man who indulges in nightclubs all day and lingers on the sound of lust does not have the steel body of James. The reason why he disdains defense is also to save physical strength, and what Roy has to do is to exhaust Harden's physical strength, even if it is in the way of attacking, even if it is in the way of running and shooting, even if it is in the way of soaring points, as long as Harden runs with him, then his physical strength will burn.

Stimulated by Roy's Soaring Score War, Harden really obediently began to run, only to see Harden jumping happily with his "lost step", projecting from the outside again and again, and breaking through the inside again and again, Harden wants to win, Harden definitely wants to win, Harden wants to win both the scene and the data, so Harden will not slow down his speed, and this is exactly what Roy wants.

On the other side, Roy's offense is not inferior, his physical fitness completely crushes Ariza, Anderson, Decker and the like, and it is not a problem to deal with the Rockets' weak defense, his breakthrough and shooting are already at the level of an All-Star level, if it weren't for the physical problems he was previously constrained by, he would have exploded a long time ago.

No problem, the Rockets' defense without Beverley and Capela is crisp like paper.

In this context, Roy and Harden started a justifiable scoring battle, Harden shot a three-pointer here, Roy must return a three-pointer next time, if Harden uses a European step layup, then Ariza will definitely be beaten and humiliated by Roy.

Except for the passing and resting that cushioned the physical strength every three or five times, the third quarter was almost reduced to a heads-up arena for Harden and Roy.

The two of them ran desperately on the field, the two of them showed off their offensive skills frantically on the field, and the two of them did not have the slightest intention of retreating, and neither of them took the initiative to apply for a break, as if they both had inexhaustible physical strength.

The Rockets and Knicks changed personnel one batch after another, with Harden and Roy swapping defenders from Crowder and Ariza to Brown and Decker, and then back to Crowder and Ariza.

Anyway, no matter who defends whom, it can't stop the two of them from having a strong desire to fight.

But are they really physically infinite? Apparently not.

As the game time went on, the physical strength of both men decreased sharply, and their shooting percentage continued to decline, the game was not a personal show for the two after all, and the physical strength of the two was not really endless.

As the game deepened in the third quarter, discerning people could actually see that Harden was a little unsupportable. His three-point shot has hit three times in a row, and his footwork is no longer light and changeable. On Roy's side, although there was also a lack of physical strength, fortunately, he was able to judge the situation, and in the case of declining physical strength, he decisively changed his style of play, chose to kill the inside, and learned to use Harden's "porcelain touching method" to get a lot of free throw opportunities.

One side and the other, Roy actually slowly pulled the score gap back.

Seeing that Harden was a little weak, D'Antoni also decisively replaced him, and with less than 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Harden had scored a full 48 points at this time.

Enjoying the applause of the audience and the shouts of "MVP", Harden went off the court, and James Harden's real-time stats were displayed on the big screen: playing 29 minutes, 13 of 23 shots, 9 of 15 three-pointers, 13 of 15 free throws, and slashed 48 points, plus 11 rebounds and 13 assists, in other words, Harden completed the feat of triple-double in only three quarters.

Seeing D'Antoni replace Harden, Hornacek also cooperated to replace Roy, and his attitude towards Roy was obviously much better, and the two expressed their trust with high-fives. Thanks to Roy's efforts, the Knicks slowly caught up with the point difference, and now they are only one point behind 90:91.

Immediately after that, Roy's real-time data was also played on the big screen: played 19 minutes, 10 of 16 shots, 5 of 8 three-point shots, and 8 of 10 free throws, Roy actually scored 31 points, that is, Roy scored a terrifying 29 points in more than 10 minutes in a single quarter.

"48 to 31! Harden scored 15 points in a single quarter, and Roy scored 29 points in a single quarter! It seems that the battle between Harden and Roy has entered a white heat, and if it continues like this, both of them have a chance to break through 50 points, or even 60 points! To be honest, I'm suddenly looking forward to their final showdown in the fourth quarter. ”

"It's been an incredible game, and when we talk about the big points between stars, we think of the 90s, of Michael Jordan and his old enemies. Who knew that today we were witnessing a super score war. So when it comes to the score war, I want to ask the two guests, who do you think will win this game, Roy or Harden, well, I am specifically referring to the victory or defeat of this score war. ”

"If you ask me, my answer is that Roy and Harden have both lost, and if I were the head coach of these two teams, then I would definitely replace them and indulge in this kind of untactical single, I absolutely can't tolerate it." Van Gundy is Van Gundy, as soon as he exited, the entire live broadcast room was quiet, obviously the bald iron coach was very dissatisfied with the score battle between Roy and Harden.

Seeing that his teacher was furious, Yao Ming hurriedly came out to put out the fire.

"If it's purely as a spectator, then I definitely like to see such an enthusiastic star singles scene, but if it's a player, I definitely wouldn't be happy to follow the two leading stars running back and forth so meaninglessly, but if I really want to choose, of course I'm still optimistic about Roy, who still expects him to invite me to dinner."