Chapter 36: The Battle of the First Quarterback (End)

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Harden found his touch and scored two three-pointers in a row, and the 6-0 small ** in a round gave the Rockets an 11-point lead. Fastest updates

But Harden's defensive holes have made it impossible for the Rockets to build a solid defensive system.

Compared to the Rockets, the 76ers are better defensively.

Defense set the stage for the 76ers to catch up with the score.

Harden can still score the ball under Zhang Zifeng's defense, but his shooting rate is not high, only about 40%.

On the contrary, Zhang Zifeng was defended by Harden's eyes, and his shooting rate was as high as 60%.

That 20 percent gap left the 76ers at the last 1:33 of the fourth quarter.

Zhang Zifeng got rid of Harden and rushed into the restricted area with the ball, went to the basket and hooked to the basket to make a layup, and the ball went into the basket to score.

90 to 90, it was tied!

After trailing by 15 points in the game, the 76ers caught up when the team's core player Zhang Zifeng fell into a foul predicament.

The Chinese fans in the audience were crazy, and they all shouted with the strength of milk!

Quite a few fans hugged each other excitedly and then shouted like crazy!

Although the score is temporarily tied, it cannot be said that the 76ers have won, but the momentum is on the side of the 76ers.

At this time, the Rockets attacked with the ball, attacked the basket, Harden dribbled to the basket, and made physical contact with Zhang Zifeng in the air.

As soon as he hit, Harden lost his balance and desperately wanted to throw the ball in, a 2+1.

But how could Zhang Zifeng let him get his wish, and even pressed down directly with the ball.

When the whistle blew, Zhang Zifeng fouled again.

However, at this time, including head coach Brett. Brown didn't care.

There were less than 2 minutes left in the game, and Zhang Zifeng only committed four fouls.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Zifeng dared to start.

At this time, Harden made free throws, and the Chinese fans shouted and interfered, waving plastic rods.

It's a pity that Harden made accurate free throws, making 2 of 2 free throws.

At 90:92, the Rockets took another 2-point lead.

The 76ers sent out the baseline ball, and Zhang Zifeng took the ball himself and quickly passed through the midfield.

At this point, Grant ran to the right touchline, Rondo stood on the left sideline, Ibaka came out to cover, and Embiid went inside.

Zhang Zifeng received a pass and was about to shoot a 3-point shot.

At this time, Harden, who was usually casual, got serious, did not relax for a moment, and stepped forward to grab.

Zhang Zifeng saw that after shaking at the top of the arc, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.

Capela stood firmly outside the reasonable collision zone and wanted to foul Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng braked suddenly, jumped up, leaned back and threw the ball.

Hit!

There was an earth-shattering cheer in the stadium.

92:92, another draw.

It was a tie, but there were 54 seconds left on the clock, and it was the Rockets' possession.

At this point, the Rockets began to stall for time, and Harden dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and pressed the tempo.

Rockets coach D'Antoni has a plan to play 24 seconds and score a goal with 30 seconds left in the game.

At that time, even if the 76ers scored, the Rockets still had one more chance to attack, which was beneficial to the Rockets.

At this time, the 76ers did not use foul tactics either, but actively defended.

They want to defend it.

The clock was ticking, and seeing that the 24-second offensive time was almost up, Harden suddenly attacked the basket.

Zhang Zifeng followed closely.

Seeing that there were no good chances, Harden opted for passing.

A pass cut coordinated, Ariza received the ball in the bottom corner and shot.

Grant rushed over as soon as possible and blocked the jumper.

However, he was judged to have committed a foul and Ariza made a free throw.

Ariza's free throws weren't good!

1-of-2 free throws to make it 92-93, with the 76ers trailing by one point.

There are only 31.9 seconds left.

Huaxia fans are very entangled and anxious at this time.

The 76ers sent a baseline ball, and Zhang Zifeng took the ball through the midfield.

At this time, Harden, who was usually casual, became serious and did not relax for a moment.

Zhang Zifeng was also controlling the time at this time, and the attack time was almost up.

At this point, Grant ran to the right touchline, Rondo stood on the left sideline, Ibaka came out to cover, and Embiid went inside.

Zhang Zifeng accelerated, stopped suddenly, and was about to get up and shoot a 3-point shot.

Harden interferes in front of him. Zhang Zifeng saw that after shaking at the top of the arc, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.

Capela stood firmly outside the reasonable collision zone and wanted to foul Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng braked suddenly, jumped up, leaned back and threw the ball.

Hit!

There was an earth-shattering cheer in the stadium.

94:93, one point over.

With just 8.9 seconds left, the Rockets possessed the ball. Rockets coach D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.

As long as an offense runs out of time, hits a shot, or makes a foul free throw under the basket, as long as they have to score two more points, the 76ers will have no chance of turning the tables.

He's got to set up his tactics and make sure he scored the ball.

"Capela serves, the rest of us stand in a line, we have to use explosive tactics. As soon as the whistle blows, Gordon you run here to attract attention. Anderson covers Harden. Give the ball to Harden at every opportunity, you know? ”

D'Antoni looked at Harden and said, "Harden, score the ball." And it's best not to leave the 76ers any time. When the ball goes in,? ”

Harden nodded and said, "I know how to do it!" ”

Anything could happen in the final moments, and D'Antoni certainly can't pin all his hopes on Harden.

"Harden was watched, and he passed it to Gordon. If Gordon doesn't have a chance, Capela you pass the ball straight to the basket, and Anderson you dunk straight away. Got it? ”

"Understood!"

D'Antoni stretched out his hand and shouted: "Okay, the victory must be ours." One, two, three, win! ”

"Victory!"

The pause came back, and the two sides entered the final engagement.

As soon as the whistle blew, the Rockets players scrambled around.

Zhang Zifeng followed Harden to the death.

Harden saw Zhang Zifeng following closely and went around half a circle before using Anderson's cover and running close to the halfline to receive the ball.

At this time, Capela ran in to cover Harden.

Seeing Capela, Harden immediately accelerated.

Zhang Zifeng wanted to keep up but was blocked by Capela and watched Harden rush past him.

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly bypassed and followed.

Kenny. Smith saw it and shouted loudly, "Harden shook off Zhang Zifeng and is killing inside!" ”

The Chinese fans in the Toyota Center Arena were suddenly terrified, could it be that they still had to lose in the end?

As soon as Harden shook off Zhang Zifeng, he wanted to hit the basket directly.

At this time, Embiid and Ibaka both rushed over to make up for it.

Harden saw it, and he was about to shoot.

However, in the next second, Zhang Zifeng rushed over and jumped up, without thinking about it, and slapped the ball in Harden's hand with his big hand.

Barkley shouted excitedly, "Zhang Zifeng rushed over, he rushed from behind. Block, Zhang Zifeng is blocked. He gave Harden a big hat! ”

"Harden fell, the whistle blew!"

"Will it be a foul?"

"It's not a foul, it's the whistle at the end of the game. Zhang Zifeng did not foul! ”

"The 76ers won, and with Zhang Zifeng's final block, the 76ers defeated the Rockets on the road!"

Seeing Harden fall, the referee didn't give a penalty.

The head coach of the Rockets, D'Antoni, was furious, and he rushed onto the court with his arms outhaked, shouting at the referees.

No matter how much the head coach of the Rockets roars, the referees will not change the decision.

It has always been an NBA tradition to be cautious in the final minute of the game and leave the game to the players.

The referee didn't dare to easily award a foul at the last moment, otherwise he would definitely be scolding. Besides, whether the last block is a foul or not is two different things!

Anyway, I won't watch the video replay, and I won't change the sentence.

Seeing that the referee resolutely upheld the original verdict, D'Antoni scolded the referee again and again, "**! **……”

Although the game is over, the head coach of the Rockets D'Antoni insults the referee, but he is afraid that he will inevitably be fined by the league after the game.

At 94:93, the 76ers came back to win over the Rockets.

For the Rockets, Harden had 33 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and five turnovers, Ariza had 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, Gordon had 16 points, Nene had 13 points and four rebounds and Capela had eight points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.

For the 76ers, Zhang Zifeng had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, Embiid had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six turnovers, Grant had 13 points and six rebounds, Rondo had 12 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, and Ibaka had 11 points and nine rebounds.

At the end of the game, except for a few superstar managers who stayed for interviews, the other players walked into the stadium passage.

Barkley sat down and commented after the game, "The Rockets were leading and losing the game. I think Harden has the main responsibility for the defensive attitude he plays in the game and gives the opponent too many chances. With such a defense, I definitely don't think he is the league's No. 1 scoring guard, Zhang Zifeng is more qualified! ”

Kenny. Smith said, "I don't think so, I think the last-minute decision is debatable. And the most important thing is this game, it is obvious that Harden's performance is better than Zhang Zifeng. ”

Barkley quipped, "If you can't help the team win, what's the use of good statistics." And what qualifications does a player who hasn't even won the division championship have to be called the first quarterback! ”

Kenny. Smith retorted, "Zhang is not qualified to say so!" ”

Barkley said confidently, "I'm sure Zhang will make it to the finals, just wait and see!" ”

Barkley and Kenny. While Smith was discussing the first quarterback, Zhang Zifeng was also being interviewed.

"Congratulations on helping the 76ers achieve a final victory. Before the game, a lot of people were talking about who is the first quarterback, you or Harden, who do you think is the first quarterback? Even though you won, Harden was the better game. For James. What do you think of Harden? ”

Zhang Zifeng is not a junior brother, so of course he will not fall into the trap of reporters.

Of course, the victory is the effort of the whole team, and as for who is the first quarterback, of course, this is not a matter that I can't say. Otherwise, yes and no, there will be a lot of trouble.

As for Harden, of course it's Chen Zan.

"Thank you, this game can win against the mighty Rockets, more rely on the efforts of the whole team, if they don't have the fans who come to support us, it will be difficult for us to beat the Rockets here at the Toyota Center Arena."

"As for who is the first quarterback? I don't care about that, I care more about the team winning. ”

"James. Harden?! He's a very tough opponent. His shots, his breakaways, and of course his ability to make fouls, caused me a lot of problems in the game, but luckily we got the win! ”

Also interviewed were the managers of the two teams.

"Brett, what do you think of today's win. Can you tell us about the final decision? "A lot of reporters put the microphone against Brett. Brown.

"The final penalty? No, no, no, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the referee's final decision, it was a successful defense. ”

"Yes, I'm very, absolutely sure it's a good hat!"

"The referee favors Jack? God, don't forget that in the first half, Jack was forced off for three fouls. The playing time in the first half was less than 9 minutes, which is called bias? ”

"Mike's complaints? Man, we're going to be a little more tolerant of the losers. ”

In addition to the 76ers coach, these reporters will not forget the Rockets coach.

"Mike, what do you think of this game?"

Mike. D'Antoni immediately complained, "Damn, what can I say? If it weren't for the last-minute penalty, we would have won in the end! The referees awarded our victory to the 76ers! But it's useless to say anything now, all we can do now is focus on the next game! ”

After the game, the national media commented on such a game.

"What's the use of good stats if you can't help your team win" - USA Today

Miscalculation? The referee steals the show! The New York Times

"I haven't even won the championship, what qualifications do I have to be called the first quarterback" "San Francisco Post"

……

Zhang Zifeng won the game, and Harden won the data.

Zhang Zifeng defends better, and Harden scores higher.

Was the last defense a foul or not?

The battle between Zhang Zifeng and Harden, the first quarterback, which was hotly discussed before the game, ended in a dramatic ending.

But this has caused more controversy among fans.

Fans are hotly discussing, but Zheng Xinguo, Zhang Zifeng's economist, negotiated with Pico's senior management again in the conference room of the Philadelphia Hotel at this time.

As soon as the two parties sat down, Zheng Xinguo immediately said: "We will never agree to the endorsement plan proposed by the party." At least 300 million yuan a year, which is the low price of our side. It definitely can't be lower! ”

Hearing that Zheng Xinguo was biting the endorsement fee of 300 million yuan a year, Wang Zhicheng looked bitter.

Pico really can't take out that much, and 100 million a year can only be made up by gritting his teeth.

Could it be that he could not negotiate with Zhang Zifeng in person.

Wang Zhicheng relied on signing Zhang Zifeng to help Pico increase sales significantly before becoming the position of marketing director.

If Zhang Zifeng is lost, Wang Zhicheng can't imagine what will happen to Peak's sales at that time?

Once sales drop sharply, the position of marketing director is no longer secure.

Wang Zhicheng looked at Zheng Xinguo and said, "Is there really no discussion?" After all, we've always worked well together. ”

Zheng Xinguo shook his head and said, "No, Zhang Zifeng's commercial value is definitely worth so much!" ”

Wang Zhicheng heard it and sat on a chair.

Just when Wang Zhicheng was dying, Zheng Xinguo suddenly said: "However, I have another plan." As long as your company agrees, Zhang Zifeng's endorsement fee can be taken without a penny! ”

Don't take a penny?

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