Harden hit two three-pointers in a row after the start of the game, and he scored eight straight points to lead the team to an 11-2 spurt that gave the Rockets an 18-9 lead.

Grant hit a three-pointer to lead the team back to five points, Capela and Anderson combined for seven points, and the Rockets stretched their advantage to 11 points.

Then the 76ers' Brett . Brown sent Sharic on the pitch and played in a five-man lineup.

Sharic came off the bench and scored six straight points to lead the team to 10 straight points, and Nene returned to the court to score two consecutive baskets as the Rockets ended the first quarter with a six-point lead at 31-25.

Harden scored 14 points in the first quarter, and Zhang Zifeng was under Beverley's marking, but his performance in this quarter was not good, and he only scored 4 points.

The Rockets are very well-known in China, and the 76ers have Zhang Zifeng and are very famous.

This Rockets vs. 76ers game was broadcast live by CCTV. For this reason, CCTV even invited Zhang Lili back as a guest.

In the first quarter, the 76ers trailed the Rockets by seven points on their home court. Coach Zhang: What do you think of this game and Zhang Zifeng's performance? Yu Jia half-turned around and asked.

Zhang reasonably thought about it and said: "The 76ers' starting center Embiid was injured in the first few games and has officially announced the reimbursement of the season. As for Knoll, he doesn't attack well. As for Ibaka, he is not good at offense, and the two interior lines are not good at offense, which causes the 76ers to be unable to share Zhang Zifeng's scoring pressure inside. Similarly, the Rockets are not a team that focuses on the inside. Since Howard's departure, the Rockets' interior line has been purely blue-collar inside. In this game, the victory or defeat of the 76ers and the Rockets depends on the performance of the outside players! The 76ers mainly rely on Zhang Zifeng's performance! ”

But the Rockets, having learned the lessons of their last loss, know that Harden's defense of Zhang Zifeng is not a good choice. So this time Beverley was sent to guard Zhang Zifeng. Beverley is perhaps the biggest headache in the league. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Li also gestured with his hand once or twice.

|“ Beverley is often pressing, and he likes to put his hands on you when defending, constantly putting pressure on you to fall into his trap or take you out of the attacking spot. What Zhang Zifeng has to do is to try to be vigilant, not to let Beverley's ferocious defense affect the mentality, and at the same time be patient to find good opportunities! ”

Yu Jia said, "How should the 76ers team be adjusted for the relatively untidy personnel now?" ”

Zhang Li looked at the information in his hand before saying, "Without Embiid, the 76ers' interior offense is weak." But Zhang Zifeng and Rondo's backcourt strength is among the best in the league. The Rockets' Beverley defends well, but he lacks offensive ability with the ball, and his three-point range is not consistent enough. Harden has a strong offensive force, but he doesn't have enough defensive focus. The 76ers can play Harden more! ”

"Okay, the second quarter is about to start, let's turn our eyes back to the game."

The 76ers possessed the ball, and Rondo received the baseline ball from Knoll and brought it to the frontcourt.

Beverly stared at Zhang Zifeng,

As for Harden?

Forget it, he uses more power in the backcourt defense, and Rockets head coach D'Antoni should be happy.

It is also expected that Harden will interfere with the opponent's dribble advancement.

Rondo dribbled easily through the half.

Zhang Zifeng was running actively, and the Beverly figure behind him seemed to be unable to shake off.

Beverley seems to have made up his mind, and this time he is going to prevent Zhang Zifeng from being killed.

Seeing that there was no good opportunity on Zhang Zifeng's side, Rondo made a tactical gesture, and Ibaka immediately pulled it out as a cover.

With the help of cover, Rondo easily shook off Harden and rushed inside.

Harden hasn't made up for it in time, and the Rockets' defense hasn't been laid out yet.

Rondo had already broken into the Rockets' interior and scored two points for the 76ers on a layup.

Rondo caught the Rockets off guard, and the backcourt combination of Zhang Zifeng and Rondo was at the forefront of the league. In the case of no effort on the inside, the 76ers should play more on the outside, especially Harden! Yu Jia shouted.

Capela quickly sent the ball to Harden.

Looking at Harden standing opposite, Zhang Zifeng was a little emotional. How big is Harden's ability to touch porcelain, in the last game, Zhang Zifeng experienced it personally. This guy has become a master of porcelain.

If you get closer, you will foul, so that Lao Tzu will shrink back when he defends, and he won't dare to do bigger moves!

Originally, the strength of the 76ers was damaged, and Zhang Zifeng didn't want to be ousted by Harden.

While dribbling, Harden constantly observed the position of his teammates.

Although Harden doesn't seem to be in a hurry to attack, Zhang Zifeng doesn't dare to be careless.

Zhang Zifeng stared at Harden cautiously. In order to defend Harden, Zhang Zifeng changed his previous defensive actions of sinking his head and shoulders and leaning forward towards the ball carrier to put pressure on the opponent.

Defend with your upper body upright, with your feet slightly open, shrink the defensive area, and increase your movement speed.

After observing for a while, Harden activated.

Zhang Zifeng did not get close, and Harden's start was not disturbed.

However, Zhang Zifeng also had room to react, so he hurried to follow and keep a certain distance.

After hitting the inside, Harden went straight to a pull-up jumper, and a second later the basketball got into the basket.

After landing, Harden's eyes glanced at Zhang Zifeng and turned around to run.

"This is Harden," Yu Jia shouted.

Seeing Harden score, Zhang Zifeng was a little remorseful, but also a little helpless.

I usually have ten points of ability, but now I only have five or six points.

What's more, Harden's feel today is really good, making Zhang Zifeng very difficult to defend!

Offense and defense transitioned, when I saw Rondo dribbling the ball to the frontcourt and shaking off Harden to get inside.

Zhang Zifeng also started.

Ibaka made a cover for Zhang Zifeng, and Beverley was blocked.

Zhang Zifeng slipped the bottom line, and Anderson just took a few steps before he bumped into Sharich.

Under double cover, Zhang Zifeng quickly rushed to 45 degrees on the opposite side.

Rondo also quickly passed the ball over, and after receiving the ball, Zhang Zifeng sent the ball into the basket of the Rockets without mercy, chasing his trail to two points.

Although Ibaka and Noel knew that their offense was not good, they actively covered and responded to open up space for Zhang Zifeng to shoot.

With the help of his teammates' cover, Zhang Zifeng scored six points in a row and quickly tied the score.

But soon Beverley hit back with a three-pointer and Capela hit a jumper as the Rockets quickly regained the lead.

Harden started with eight points and he led a 12-0 spurt to start the game with the Rockets leading by 12 points at 45-33.

Seeing the team behind, Brett. Brown quickly called a timeout.

"Sharic, you play, cooperate more with Zhang Zifeng!" Brett. Brown said.

Zhang Zifeng and Sha Liqi nodded at the same time.

Zhang Li looked at the technical table standing, and Shariqi, who was about to play, said. "Brett replaced Sharic, it seems that he is ready to play a five-small lineup, speed up the pace of the game, and chase points!"

Sharic led the team to score 4 points in a row, and then Zhang Zifeng scored two inward layups, playing a wave of 8-2 small climax.

At 47-41, the 76ers trailed by only six points.

As the 76ers were chasing the score, Harden scored five straight points to help the Rockets take a 10-point lead at 51-41 and end the second quarter.

The Rockets' Harden had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half, Nene had 15 points and Capela had 13 points; For the 76ers, Saric scored 12 points and Zhang Zifeng had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.

At the beginning of the second half, the 76ers still played in a five-small lineup. Although the 76ers desperately tried to tie the score, Harden didn't know what the hell he ate today, and he felt against the sky, shooting 6 of 8 three-pointers.

When the third quarter ended, the Rockets led by 12 points at 94-82.

Harden has already scored 35 points. It seems that in this game, Harden cutting 40+ is definitely not a problem, and even 50+ is not surprising.

Compared with Harden, Zhang Zifeng's performance in this game was average under Beverley's defense. So far, it has only scored 14 points.

During the break, Yu Jia took the opportunity to explain,

"Since leaving Khloe Kardashian this season, Harden has played very well and is now behind Westbrook and Zhang Zifeng in the MVP rankings. Zhang Zifeng's defense has always been very good, but he didn't do a good job defending Harden in this game. Harden has already scored more than 35 points, and it shouldn't be a problem for him to score more than 40 points in this game. Harden is a master of touching porcelain, and Zhang Zifeng didn't dare to stick too much on the defensive end, which gave Harden a lot of opportunities. Although Harden scored 35 points, it is estimated that this number would have risen without Zhang Zifeng. ”

"Yes, according to statistics, when Zhang Zifeng is not on the court, the 76ers will concede at least 117.5 points per 100 offensive rounds, and when Zhang Zifeng is on the court, this data drops to 92.4 points, such data is obvious, and when Zhang Zifeng is on the court, the opponent's outside scoring rate has also decreased significantly, and Zhang Zifeng's role for the 76ers can be seen." Zhang Li looked at the data in his hand and said.

Sitting on the bench, Zhang Zifeng looked up at the electronic screen above his head.

So far, he's allowed Harden to score 35 points in this game.

has come to the most critical fourth quarter, and he must guard against Harden, otherwise the 76ers will have no chance to turn the tables.

The whistle blew and the fourth quarter began.

The Rockets possessed the ball, and Beverley dribbled the ball past half court and put the ball in Harden's hands.

Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side of the half, Harden looked at Zhang Zifeng and dribbled closer little by little.

Now he is burdened with two fouls, but it is already in the fourth quarter, and there is no need to worry about the danger of the end.

Zhang Zifeng's defensive action was bold and posted.

Just when Zhang Zifeng was pasting up, Harden suddenly started, and after a feint, he forcibly carried Zhang Zifeng to break through to the inside line.

Zhang Zifeng almost fell, but quickly adjusted and caught up.

Great opportunity, how could Harden miss it, accelerate and go straight to the inside of the 76ers.

Looking at Harden who broke in, Zhang Zifeng followed without giving up.

Seeing Harden jump into the restricted area, Zhang Zifeng also jumped up, he must guard against the ball.

In the aerial duel, Zhang Zifeng raised his arms like a wall, trying to block the shooting space of the main Harden.

Zhang Zifeng followed so quickly, which surprised Harden, but he quickly adjusted, collected the ball, and leaned back slightly.

With a backward jumper, Zhang Zifeng's hand failed to cover the ball.

Well, listen to the sound of the goal coming from behind you.

Zhang Zifeng was a little lost, "Damn, did you still score?" Be tougher! ”

Ran to the frontcourt, with the help of Ibaka's cover, shook off Beverley, Zhang Zifeng ran into the inside line, and was just about to catch the ball.

At this time, Ariza had already made up for it in time and slapped the ball out of the baseline.

That's it, finally got rid of the mad dog Beverley, and Ariza was like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity to break the ball at any time.

Harden is a leaky defense, and the Rockets' outside defense is supported by Beverley and Ariza.

As soon as he rushed into the inside line and saw Ariza pounce on him, Zhang Zifeng did not hesitate and immediately passed the ball horizontally.

The ball was reissued, and Zhang Zifeng ran out on the flank to receive the pass.

Just when Beverley caught up with Zhang Zifeng again, Zhang Zifeng did not hit hard, and directly pushed the ball to Ibaka who cut inside with both hands.

Serge Ibaka is a scorer who breaks through the middle and dunks.

On the Rockets' offense, Beverley dribbled the ball across the half court and just wanted to pass the ball to Harden.

Zhang Zifeng suddenly walked forward, taking advantage of his height and not giving him a chance to catch the ball.

Zhang Zifeng used the movement of his feet to make Beverley unable to pass the ball to Harden smoothly several times.

Harden couldn't catch the ball, and Beverley could only hoist the ball to Capela on the inside and let him play hard.

Knoll's offense is not good, but the defense is still okay.

Capela misses a hook and Ibaka grabs the rebound.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Zifeng also used crazy defense around the front, using his height and footsteps to make Harden unable to catch the ball in three points.

Although this kind of defense is a big test of physical fitness, Zhang Zifeng can't take care of it so much now.

Knowing that the Rocket team strictly guards himself, Zhang Zifeng is more likely to respond to the offense.

Grant was on fire, hitting two three-pointers in a row at the start of the fourth quarter, and he scored eight straight points to put the 76ers just four points behind.

Ariza and Beverley hit two mid-range shots to help the team pull away again.

Zhang Zifeng scored a 3-point success.

The 76ers kept trying to get the score back, but the Rockets kept the lead by playing well.

And so the game came to the last minute, and the 76ers trailed by five points.

Zhang Zifeng received the ball and looked at Beverley in front of him.

"Be careful!"

No sooner had Beverly's voice than Ariza had heard the sound of a heavy stomping on the floor.

After a single step, Zhang Zifeng stepped on the floor and threw himself completely into the air.

Looking at the ball flying towards the basket in the air, Zhang Zifeng stretched out his hands to meet the ball.

Ariza subconsciously turned around when she heard the shouts of her teammates and the sound of stampedes coming from behind her.

A huge black shadow came at him, as if it was about to devour him.

Yu Jia quickly reacted and shouted, "Beverley caught up with Zhang Zifeng again, but Rondo dropped the ball directly...... Zhang Zifeng received the ball, and he jumped up! ”

Zhang Zifeng grabbed the ball in the air tightly with both hands, the basket was in front of him, Zhang Zifeng had only one thought at this time, that is, to dunk!

Looking at Zhang Zifeng, who was getting closer and closer, when Anderson just wanted to jump up the block, it was already late!

With a low roar, Zhang Zifeng smashed the ball into the basket on Anderson's head.

When the basketball quickly passed through the net, it almost hit Anderson's head.

Under the huge inertia, Zhang Zifeng crashed directly into Anderson.

Boom!

With a muffled sound, Anderson fell directly under Zhang Zifeng's huge inertial impact and slid out a few meters.

The people who saw this scene, all the 76ers fans in the stadium stood up and roared when they saw it.

The 76ers were pressed and beaten by the Rockets all over the court, and the fans felt a little breathless.

This ball is so relieving.