At this moment, at the Toyota Center Arena, all the fans were outraged.

Fans can accept that the Rockets lose the game, but they absolutely can't accept the players' inaction and defensive attitude! And it's not the role players, it's the team's cornerstone Harden!

"What the hell is James Harden doing? Did he wander around the world to go to a nightclub in the past few seconds? ”

"Oh, I can't believe he didn't even stretch out his hand, he just stared at his opponent the whole time."

WHEN THE FANS AT THE SCENE WERE PUZZLED, MCHALE ALSO SHOOK HIS HEAD HELPLESSLY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS SHOT WILL BE SELECTED INTO SHAQFOOL, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW O'NEAL WILL RIDICULE HARDEN AT THAT TIME, BUT NOW AT THIS MOMENT, NETIZENS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BEGUN TO RIDICULE.

NBA bar, tiger basketball forum, weibo, all kinds of comment posts about the ball just poured out instantly.

"Now I announce the official establishment of the Eye Defense Master Support Association, asking for fans and attention!"

"Harden's eye defense is obviously not practiced at home, just that ball, if his eyes are sharper and more fierce when defending, maybe Xie Chen will be defended!"

"Sakuragi Hanamichi's killing people with his eyes was bewitched by the gorilla Akagi Gangxian, and Harden's eye defense, I guess he was bewitched by Howard, this is the picture I just intercepted, you see, after Xie Chen shot the ball, Howard was actually laughing!"

James Harden on the court felt that he had no face at all, it would be better if he was away from home, at home, facing so many fans who like him, which really made him embarrassed.

However, after the release of the water, the promise was fulfilled, which made Harden breathe a sigh of relief, and then, he didn't have to worry about it anymore, he vowed to fight back hard at what Xie Chen did!

Harden walked towards Xie Chen and said coldly: "Your show and your conspiracy are over here!" Don't get complacent too soon, from now on, I will defend you personally, and I will prove to everyone that Lao Tzu is not the one who defends players with his eyes! ”

Xie Chen smiled, and felt a little embarrassed to see the fans' overwhelming complaints about Harden, but Harden was also self-inflicted, who let him speak out in the nightclub first?

Because the defensive table just now disappointed everyone, Harden was very resolute in his offense this time, and the ability of the league's No. 1 SG was also revealed, and he scored a foul on a speeding break through Europe and a layup.

Harden's ability to make fouls on layups is really strong, his layup speed is very slow, and he deliberately slows down, Harden collects all his strength when he lays up, so that his body can be adjusted at any time, if someone makes a rash shot when defending, Harden can get a foul lightly, plus he is left-handed, his upper body strength is very strong, and it is more difficult to block.

Harden's free throw shooting rate was more than 80 percent, but he didn't hit any of these two free throws, which made Harden very annoyed, and he wanted to prove himself, but he didn't expect to get the opportunity to make free throws, but he didn't score! This shows how much a person's emotions affect the state of the game.

The fans at the scene also shook their heads, more and more disappointed with the star's appearance. Today's game is not important, but because both teams have MVP contenders this season, it has added a lot of highlights, and it is also an opportunity for the two to prove themselves. The two are judged by each other, and anyone can see that Xie Chen is more qualified to be this year's MVP.

When it was the Heat's turn to attack, the ball was transferred to Xie Chen's hands again, and everyone panicked, thinking that no one could stop Xie Chen, but at this time, the fans were surprised to find that it was James Harden who defended Xie Chen!

Harden actually took the initiative to defend Xie Chen!

Harden concentrated on his defensive stance: "Come on, boy, this time I will definitely prevent you to death to repay the indulgence I just gave you!" ”

Xie Chen dribbled the ball easily, seeing that Harden was so serious, and knew in his heart that Harden would definitely want to prove himself after losing face, so he smiled and said: "Then you have to guard against it, my breakthrough speed is very fast!" ”

Saying that, Xie Chen's footsteps moved instantly, and Harden quickly followed, but while Xie Chen moved, he passed the ball behind to Luo Erdeng, Harden was angry, Xie Chen didn't even play by himself!

Playing psychological warfare, but Xie Chen's strength, Harden can't wait to compete with Xie Chen now to prove his defensive skills and attitude, and Xie Chen just didn't give him this opportunity, the more anxious Harden is, the more abnormal his performance on the court will be, especially in the impact of shooting, it will be very big, as long as Harden is messed up, there will be no difficulty in defeating this rocket.

"Xie didn't attack in these two rounds, and it stands to reason that James Harden should be very confident in defending him."

"This shows that James Harden's defense has put pressure on him, I think the look of defense just now is just a moment of carelessness, James Harden's defense is still very good, you forgot the last game against the Kings, Harden also risked Cousins behind his back, and there were two steals in that game!"

The second quarter ended quickly, Xie Chen's score was still stuck at 26 points, and he had endured not playing in the past few rounds, just to anger Harden, and now, the Rockets are slowly getting back, and the score is getting closer and closer.

Xie Chen received the ball at a 45-degree angle, dribbled under his crotch, changed direction, accelerated through Harden, jumped to the basket, Harden chased after him, and saw that Xie Chen was about to go to the basket, and pulled Xie Chen down from behind!

"What a fierce defense! When I was shooting before, it would be nice if I had this attitude! ”

Although Xie Chen was given two opportunities to foul, Harden was very happy, because he let the fans see his defensive attitude, and Lao Tzu is not a person who defends with his eyes!

Two free throws and one hit, Xie Chen scored 27 points.

Attacking again, Xie Chen caused Harden's foul again, and after hitting two free throws, Xie Chen scored 29 points in the first half! Everyone was exclaiming, does Xie Chen really want to get 60+ in this scene?

After Harden was fouled twice by Xie Chen, he was replaced by Coach McHale, and it didn't take long for Xie Chen to be replaced and rested, and the score stayed at 29 points.

The Heat led by six points at halftime.

In the locker room of the Rockets' home team, Coach McHale asked Harden with a rare look of anger: "Can you explain to me what happened to your defense against Xie's three-pointer after the fast break didn't finish in the second quarter?" Why didn't he step up to the ball after he stopped the ball? Why didn't he even interfere when he made a move? ”

James Harden first scolded Xie Chen in his heart, and then said with a guilty face: "Coach, I'm distracted!" ”

"Distracted? Is your answer that simple? McHale was clearly not satisfied with this answer.

"It's that simple!" Harden couldn't make any other excuse.

At this time, Howard stood up and spoke to Harden with a smile: "Coach, after playing so many games, sometimes this situation is normal, besides, you also saw Harden's defense later, in order to stop Xie from fouling, how could he deliberately not defend Xie?" ”

"Yes, coach, this guy Xie is too insidious, he often surprises, the more everyone thinks he wants to shoot, he just doesn't shoot, I've been on it many times!" Beverley also spoke for Harden.

Coach McHale didn't dwell on this problem anymore, and then conveyed a task to the whole team: Xie Chen's scoring must be curbed in the second half!

After halftime, Xie Chen was a little excited, because he scored 29 points in the half, this time Wade was not there, Bosh was in average condition, the ball was basically in his own hands, and there was no problem in scoring more than a dozen points in the second half, that is to say, in this game, Xie Chen may get a career high!

However, in the second half, the Rockets paid significantly more attention to their defense, no longer sending Terry or Beverley or Harden to defend themselves, but sending Ariza with tall and long arms!

Ariza's height of two meters and three basically curbed Xie Chen's chance to shoot three points alone, and Xie Chen's ability to break through the layup with the ball and make fouls is not as strong as Harden, so Xie Chen's scoring in the second half is no longer as crazy as in the first half.

Although the scoring slowed down, the assists and rebounds came up.

During a Heat attack, Hassan caught the ball in the air but dunked the ball, and the ball bounced to the location of Xie Chen and Ariza, and the two quickly rushed up to jump up and grab the rebound.

Harden in the distance looked at the physical gap between Ariza and Xie Chen, and expected that the ball would be 100% in Ariza's hands, so he took a step ahead of time, waited for Ariza to receive the ball, and then reached out to ask for the ball.

Harden's wishful thinking played very well, but this rebound was beyond everyone's expectations, only to see Xie Chen snatch the rebound with Ariza in the air, he actually squeezed Ariza away, and then held the rebound in his arms, and the moment he fell to the ground, he played a pass, and quickly passed the ball to Hassan under the basket, Hassan did not miss again this time, and the dunk was successful.

Harden was already past half of the court at this time, and after Hassan scored, Harden was still stunned, panicking in his heart: "Xie's physical confrontation is even stronger than Trivo Ariza!" How is this possible? ”

Ariza was also depressed, grabbing the rebound and losing to a small one, and he was squeezed out of the air, although Ariza is not strong, but he is also heavier than Xie Chen, he doesn't understand how Xie Chen did it, it's too embarrassing.

Luo Er Deng, who grabbed the rebound and was hit by Xie Chen N times, was also stunned, and said secretly in his heart: "Xie can actually knock Ariza away!" When Xie bumped me before, I didn't think he was so strong in physical confrontation, is it because I'm a teammate, Xie retracts his strength? Shouldn't I still be grateful to him in that way......"