Harden has now finally tasted the feeling of Roy being defeated by himself in the first round, that is a feeling of helplessness, that is a feeling of despair, that is a feeling of isolation, the difference is that Roy in the first round is unable to play, and now Harden is unable to play.

Harden had indeed exhausted all his physical strength, and when he walked off the court, his calf even cramped suddenly, and now the masseur is constantly treating him with ice packs to barely relieve the pain of regression.

Why is this happening? Harden's eyes are hollow, and how many years has he not experienced cramps in the "healthy basketball"? Now he feels like his body has been hollowed out, and he knows he can't return to the pitch for this game.

Harden kicked his leg unwillingly, and another heart-piercing throbbing pain welled up in his heart.

Harden is cold, and so is the Rockets.

Just like the outside world said that "as long as you beat Harden, it is equivalent to defeating the entire Rockets", without Harden, the Rockets' offense plummeted, and the Rockets not only lost the team's top scorer and assister, but also lost the soul of the team. Eric Gordon is on his own, but he's already the only player on this Rockets team who has offensive ability with the ball.

On the Knicks' side, Roy led the team to a wave of 8:0 small climax before the "physical explosion package" failed, basically locking the win, Roy can go off the court as a winner, before leaving the game, he didn't forget to show off a "salt on the wound" celebration, which made Harden sitting on the court even more uncalm, but what can he do? He has been defeated, completely defeated.

With only three minutes left in the game, the Knicks had a full 15-point lead, and with Harden unable to play, the Rockets had to switch to the bench to show defeat. At the same time that the Rockets conceded garbage time, the suspense of the game was lost, and there was no doubt that the victory would belong to the New Yorkers and would belong to Roy.

The anxious live broadcasters also realized that the victory and defeat were decided, and they slowly swept the camera over the bench of the Rockets, with a helpless Ariza, Anderson with his head bowed and contemplative, Gordon with his head in his hands, and Harden who was insensitive and staring into the distance.

It's over, the game is over, the big screen can't wait to give everyone's data, on the Rockets' side, Harden Hao scored a super triple-double of 53 points, 16 rebounds, and 17 assists, Ryan Anderson scored 25 points, and Gordon, Ariza, and Harrell also scored double-doubles.

The Knicks were even worse off with Roy scoring 58 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and also getting a triple-double, Porzingis scoring 22 points and seven rebounds, Rose scoring 21 points and seven assists, and Noah and Farid also scoring in double figures.

This unnatural scoring battle finally ended with the Knicks winning, with a final score of 137:129, the Knicks played another super high-score game, and the Knicks won the conversation with Haoqiang.

Roy played 28 minutes, shooting 18-of-30, 8-of-14 from three-point range and 14-of-16 from the free-throw line, scoring 58 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Among them, he scored 56 points in the second half, not only setting a career record for half-court points, but also becoming the fifth superstar in NBA history after Wilt Chamberlain (59 points), Kobe Bryant (55 points), George Gervin (53 points), and David Thompson (53 points) to score more than 50 points in a half.

Roy has created another miracle that is not too big or too small? Yes.

As soon as the game was over, Roy was surrounded by a horde of reporters who had too many questions to throw at the amazing, elusive superstar of the league.

Reporter: Roy scored only 2 points in the first half and scored 56 points in the second half, can you tell us what motivated you to make such a big explosion in the second half, you are now the fifth player in NBA history to score 50 points in the first half, you have achieved a feat that Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James could not do, are you excited now?

Roy: It's impossible to say I'm not happy, and I admit I'm very happy with my performance today. But I think it's normal for anything to happen on the basketball court, and I can score 50 points in one half today, or I can score no points in one half tomorrow, and if so, then you can remember to be merciful to me.

Reporter: Roy, we've noticed that you've been exchanging points with Harden during the game, so based on our guess, are you playing who has the higher score? Can you tell us a little bit about your thoughts on James Harden?

Roy: Oh no, I think you're mistaken, James and I [Harden] weren't trying to compare the stats, we were just reminding each other to play well. As for what I think of Harden, I think he's a good opponent, and if we have a chance to play each other again this season (if we don't trade and we only meet again in the Finals), I'll beat him again.

Reporter: Roy, you scored a triple-double with Harden today and scored a staggering 50 points at the same time, and you did it while coming off the bench, does that mean you've gotten out of the rookie wall? What are your visions for your future?

Roy: What is the "rookie wall"? I'm sorry, I don't think I know your jargon. My goal this season is to help the Knicks get back to the playoffs, and if the team makes the playoffs, then I'm pretty much done with this season.

Reporter: Roy, why did you come off the bench today? Was it Coach Hornacek's arrangement or was it your own idea? We heard the guest commentator Yao Ming say that this is your "Tianji Horse Racing" tactic? Also, will you meet Yao Ming after the game, or treat him to a meal?

Roy: Well, let me tell you this, I suddenly had some stomach discomfort before the game, so in order to make sure that there would be no "accidents" on the field, I applied to observe my poor stomach on the bench for a while, and then after playing half the game, I was surprised to find that my stomach pain was fine, so I played at a normal level in the second half. In addition, if Yao Ming is not in a hurry to catch the plane, of course I would be happy to invite him to dinner.

Reporter: Roy, the New Year is coming soon, do you have any wishes for the New Year?

Roy: Hmm...... I would like to wish all the fans who love me and my loved ones good health.

All the fans who love me and what I love? This sentence seems to refer to something specific?

Indeed, because the last reporter to ask the question was none other than Abby Hornacek, after Roy heard Abby's voice, the eyes of the two of them naturally intersected, and in just one second, there was a lot of ambiguity.

Fortunately, Roy immediately withdrew his eyes so that the two of them did not go through the gang in public, Abby's question was actually asked for himself, after playing Houston's away game, the Knicks will end the fatigue of three consecutive road games and return to New York for the New Year.

Abby's question is asking Roy: It's the New Year, how are you going to spend it with me, and how are you going to get along with me when it's the new year?

Not to mention, Abby's biggest wish now is to return to New York with Roy as soon as possible to welcome the New Year, but Roy also has a lot of things to deal with.

Roy's first thing was naturally to meet with Yao Ming, an old-timer in the basketball world, after the game, Yao Ming took the initiative to find Roy, and two generations of Chinese stars gathered at the Toyota Center Arena, which was really a different landscape. Yao Ming bluntly expressed his appreciation for Roy, and also put forward a lot of meaningful suggestions for Roy's future development.

In the chat, Roy also learned that Yao Ming is about to run for the new president of the Chinese Basketball Association, and if she is elected, she will make every effort to promote the development of Chinese basketball, in which Roy will play a very important role. At the same time, Yao Ming also frankly told Roy that although he is now the first Chinese person in the NBA, due to the previous fraud storm of falsely reporting his age to participate in the NBA draft, which has caused a lot of negative news, Roy may not be selected for the national team at all levels in the short term. But Yao assured Roy that he would recommend him to the national team again as soon as the time came.

Roy's second job was a charity job, collecting autographs from all the coaches and players of the team for Bradley, a terminally ill young fan. In the previous communication with Bradley on Twitter, Roy promised to give the jersey to the young fan who was facing the Rockets away, and now, Roy has also carefully attached the autographs of all the Knicks coaches and players. Being a good person is also one of the goals Roy has set for himself in the New Year.

After being busy with serious and non-serious things, Roy finally has time to spend with Abby. Under Yao Ming's introduction, they welcomed the New Year in an intimate restaurant in Houston.

"Tell me Roy, what are your wishes for the new year?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or lie?"

"Of course it's true."

"Okay...... Number one, I want to win the championship. ”

"Hahaha." Abby smiled, she obviously felt that Roy's "wish" was great.

"You're actually laughing at me, it seems that I can't tell the truth."

"No, no, no, I won't laugh anymore, basketball is round, Roy, you have a chance."

Abby forcibly suppressed her smile as she motioned for Roy to continue.

"Second, I want to win the MVP."

"Snort." Abby smiled again, but compared to winning the championship, Roy, whose statistics are still impressive, still have a chance to pursue MVP, "What else?" ”

Abby knew very well that Roy must have something to say, and Abby guessed correctly this time.

"Third...... I want to be with you......"