The Rockets went into halftime with a 13-point lead at 65-52.

The Rockets' Harden had 23 points, five rebounds and four assists in the first half, and Gordon had 13 points; Zhang Zifeng of the 76ers scored only 10 points.

At half-time, both teams walked to the players' tunnel.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng coming, Rockets fans on both sides of the tunnel suddenly shouted, "In terms of your performance, you still want to compete with Harden for the first scoring guard, don't joke." Look at your performance in this game, being teased like a monkey by Harden! ”

"Chinese guys, you never think that you can compete with Harden for the first place, you will always be a loser!"

"Look at the facts, you idiot, you've been touted for a while, and you don't know how to challenge Harden. Haha......"

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Rocket fans made all kinds of humiliating gestures towards Zhang Zifeng one by one, shouting foul words in their mouths.

In fact, if Zhang Zifeng is not plagued by fouls. Zhang Zifeng's shooting percentage in the first half was not bad.

But compared to Harden, it's not great.

Such a performance in the first half obviously did not satisfy Zhang Zifeng, and walked into the locker room, Zhang Zifeng sat on the chair without saying a word, thinking about what he should do in the second half, how to defend Harden, and how to help the team reverse.

Also dissatisfied with this is the team's coach Brett. Brown.

But let Brett. Brown is sad that the team's current situation is not due to a tactical problem or a lack of effort on the part of the players.

The most important reason is that Zhang Zifeng, the core of the team, is troubled by fouls.

Zhang Zifeng only played less than 10 minutes in the first half, which disrupted the team's arrangement, which led to the team's backwardness now.

Halftime, Brett. Brown didn't know what to say, so he could only tell Zhang Zifeng to pay attention to controlling fouls in the second half.

And then, and then there is nothing to explain.

After all, it was the players who played the game, and the players were in trouble, and in the end, it was only the players themselves who solved it.

The half-time break passed quickly and the two teams returned to the court.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng appear again, Kenny. "The 76ers trailed by 13 points in the first half, largely because Zhang Zifeng was troubled by fouls. I think this is something that no one expected before the game. But this is the game, there will always be various accidents in the game, what Zhang Zifeng needs to do is to adapt, and then adjust his mentality as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, although Zhang Zifeng didn't play much in the first half today, the 76ers with Zhang Zifeng and the 76ers without Zhang Zifeng are completely different. Zhang Zifeng needs to adjust his mentality and state as soon as possible! Barkley also said.

At the beginning of the second half, the players of the 76ers. Rondo dribbled the ball to the front court and made a combined layup with Ibaka.

The 76ers didn't have time to celebrate, and the Rockets went on offense.

The basketball was sent to Harden, who raced into the halfcourt and then stopped.

Zhang Zifeng has settled down and is waiting for Harden.

Strong body, super dribbling ability, smart and cunning porcelain touching skills.

Zhang Zifeng understands James very well. Harden's strength

But even if you are kicked out by the six criminals today, I will definitely challenge you.

I will not back down!

In the first half, maybe Harden still cared a little about Zhang Zifeng, but after continuously fooling the opponent, Harden didn't care much about the opponent in front of him, and his loose eyes didn't notice Zhang Zifeng's serious expression at all.

His gaze swept across the pitch.

Teammates have pulled away, creating space for Harden to play singles.

They all want Harden to take Zhang Zifeng off the court as soon as possible, so that it will be easier to win the 76ers.

So they all tried their best to create opportunities for Harden to single-handedly play Zhang Zifeng.

Harden suddenly started and burst from the left with the ball.

The strong body board allows Harden to carry Zhang Zifeng to the restricted area like a wild boar.

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly turned sideways to keep up, he had no intention of fighting Harden.

You must know that Harden is a master of porcelain, and Zhang Zifeng doesn't want to foul Harden easily.

Zhang Zifeng followed Harden into the restricted area and looked at the basketball in front of him.

Zhang Zifeng couldn't bear it and didn't reach out to break Harden's ball.

Just like that, Harden just stepped into the restricted area and suddenly stepped back!

Although he didn't put too much pressure on Harden, Zhang Zifeng did not let his guard down, and he always paid attention to Harden's every move.

Zhang Zifeng's thought flashed in his heart - a step-back jumper?

No!

Zhang Zifeng did not act rashly, and did not jump up to interfere at the first time.

Harden took a step back, and when he jumped, he leaned forward.

Sure enough, I wanted to make a foul again.

If I had jumped recklessly just now, I was afraid that I would have been brushed by Harden again.

Seeing that Harden provoked, Zhang Zifeng hurriedly jumped up.

Zhang Zifeng flew up and jumped up, forcibly resisting not to block Harden's shot, and stretched his arms straight.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng was not fooled, and even more did not reach out to seal it, this made James. Harden was taken aback.

But at this time, Harden didn't have time to think slowly, he just knew that he had to make a move now.

In the air, Harden turned into a jumper with an awkward stance.

But apparently this shot wasn't the posture Harden was used to.

The ball bounced off the rebound, and Capela jumped hard, but it was still no match for Ibaka.

Seeing his teammates grab the rebound, Zhang Zifeng rushed forward as soon as possible.

Sure enough, after landing, Ibaka saw Zhang Zifeng running in front, and a long pass sent the ball to Zhang Zifeng.

After receiving the ball, Zhang Zifeng rushed to attack.

At this time, Harden, who was most likely to stop Zhang Zifeng's attack this time, was rushing back as if he was walking.

Rushing into the Rockets' restricted area, Zhang Zifeng flew up and bowed his arms back.

Under the watchful eyes of the fans, Zhang Zifeng slammed the ball to the basket.

At this moment, as if the 76ers had already won, the joy they had suppressed in the half suddenly erupted like a volcano, and suddenly the Chinese fans in the Toyota Center Arena erupted in huge cheers.

Barkley also shouted, "Zhang Zifeng not only successfully blocked Harden, but also staged a wonderful dunk performance!" ”

Kenny. Smith shrugged and said, "Hey, Charles, it's just a successful defensive counter-attack." Maybe it was just an accident! ”

Barkley grinned, "Maybe this kind of accident will happen again and again!" ”

After a round of cheers, the game continued.

The Rockets served from the bottom line, and it was still Harden who dribbled through the half, and he faced Zhang Zifeng again.

There's no doubt that this time Harden isn't as loose as he was last time.

He stared at Zhang Zifeng with wide eyes, and slowly dribbled closer.

Just when Zhang Zifeng thought that Harden was about to break through again, when he was still half a meter away from the three-point line, Harden suddenly jumped up and shot.

Zhang Zifeng didn't react in time, and by the time he jumped up and raised his straight hand, the ball had already flown over Zhang Zifeng's head and then fell into the net.

"Oh, after Zhang Zifeng scored a goal, Harden responded with a three-pointer!" Kenny. Smith shouted.

Feng Shui took turns, and the Rockets fans cheered.

After a few rounds of back and forth, the ball was in Harden's hands again, and Zhang Zifeng was still standing in front of him.