Howard was still the big boy who never grew up, and his huge palm grabbed James Harden's mobile phone, and walked over with an exaggerated laugh, revealing two rows of white teeth. He was the only person on the Rockets who knew Harden's secrets other than Beverley, and no one else knew why Harden was so bothered, but Howard and Beverley knew that they were also witnesses to that nightclub.

HOWARD WALKED OVER, THREW THE PHONE TO HARDEN AGAIN, AND SMILED INNOCENTLY: "I HEARD THAT THANK YOU FOR AITE ON INSTAGRAM?" Hahaha, this kid is really bad, but you don't need to be so bored, your flower-picking skills are not as good as Xie, you should admit defeat in betting, brother! ”

"Bullshit!" HARDEN SCOLDED: "HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED ESPN'S FIRSTTAKE LATELY? That host is the one who accosted Xie in the nightclub that night! That's the one who showed love to Xie on the Lakers' home court before! They already knew each other! Lao Tzu fell in love with Chris Xie's way! ”

Seeing Harden's angry appearance, Howard laughed even harder, the little prince of the nightclub actually had a time when he was yin, it was rare, Howard laughed for a while, and said: "Since he plays you, you can also play him, I know you are worried about releasing water when you promise to defend him in tonight's game, and when you get to the game, you can break your promise, maybe you can take the opportunity to cover him with a hot pot!" ”

Harden repeatedly refused: "How can I do this? Once the news spreads to me, the girls in the nightclub will look down on me, how can I go to the nightclub to play in the future? Besides, Chris Bosh and D-WADE both know this, brother, I'm the favorite to win MVP this season, and I would never do anything that would damage my reputation. However, even though I'm playing SG tonight and I'm in the position of him, I can skip him and let Beverley defend him, so I don't have to deliver on my promise! ”

Howard shook his head: "You think too simply, if you really plan to fulfill your promise, I advise you to take the initiative to defend as soon as you start, and then release the water once, you also know that the phenomenon of misplaced games is too normal, once you match Xie Chen at a critical moment, then you release the water, which has a crucial impact on the team's victory, I don't allow you to do this." ”

Howard is the league's No. 1 center, and he is older than Harden who became famous, although Harden is now more like the leader of the Rockets, but in terms of team wins and losses, Howard is still very persistent, and he has become strict at this time.

Harden sighed: "Then it's time to improvise!" ”

The whole Heat team didn't take a special plane to Houston until the afternoon, Xie Chen was very excited and in a good mood all the way, Chalmers kept asking the reason, Xie Chen didn't answer, because Wade didn't follow the team to the away game, so only Chris Bosh knew the truth on the plane, Bosh was jealous in his heart, he knew that Harden's kid had a big IQ when he saw a woman, and he made a bet with Harden in the nightclub that night, maybe he could get some benefits.

This time on the plane to Houston, Bosh was very quiet, reading the newspaper all the time, and did not stimulate Xie Chen from time to time as before, because he remembered the last game against the Rockets, Xie Chen passed the ball to Bosh at the last moment, and then Bosh completed the kill.

Thinking of that night, thinking of that moment, Bosh still couldn't help but be excited, he knew in his heart that Xie Chen was a good teammate, and he was not selfish, speaking of which Xie Chen also achieved Bosh at the beginning of the winning streak, otherwise Bosh would never have entered the top five MVP this season, but Xie Chen rose too fast, if he waited for a year or two Xie Chen to take Bosh's position, Bosh might not be so uncomfortable, and would even be willing to assist, but now, a peak player who has just signed a top salary to assist a 24th pick rookie who has just entered the league

, which really made him unacceptable.

Eight p.m., Toyota Center Arena.

Maybe it was influenced by his parents, like most Chinese fans, during the Yao Mai period, Xie Chen was also a fan of the Rockets, and Xie Chen even thought about coming to the Rockets one day to help the Rockets break through the curse of the first round and win the championship, but now, the Rockets have Howard and Harden, and they don't need Xie Chen to achieve this goal.

Before the game began, Team Rocket's mascot Rocket Bear appeared in the center of the arena and held up a big sign, which had a Chinese translation in addition to English, which made Xie Chen very unhappy, because it read: "Welcome to the losing streak." ”

In addition to the Rockets Bear ridiculing the Heat, many fans at the scene also held signs of 4, which means that the Heat will have four consecutive defeats today.

"Damn, why don't you take the Heat seriously? Do you think that the last 30 consecutive wins were a fluke? Xie Chen was a little unhappy, but it was understandable to think about it carefully, the Rockets' 22 consecutive wins also shocked the league, but as soon as they arrived in the playoffs, they were beaten back to their original shape and were eliminated by the Jazz 4:2.

Rocket fans regard today's Heat as the Rocket of the past, and they can't help but underestimate the strength of the Heat.

Xie Chen smiled faintly, he didn't think to care about these teases, but this cheap rocket bear suddenly limped, imitating the way he walked after he was injured last time!

Rocket Bear imitated Xie Chen, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the fans at the scene, of course, some fans shook their heads and said that this was too much, but this really annoyed Xie Chen, Xie Chen was practicing shooting in the half, and immediately trotted over, walked in front of Rocket Bear and grabbed the big brand, hit him wildly, and finally knocked him to the ground directly!

The fans at the scene laughed constantly.

"Hahaha, another Robin has appeared! Is Xie also going to the point of no return to fight against the mascot? ”

"The Heat's next away game seems to be playing the Trail Blazers, right? If that's the case, I'd love to see what the situation is like when Xie Bang beats Robin's mascot, haha, it must be very exciting! ”

Xie Chen's violent mascot reminds fans of the Trail Blazers' center Robin Lopez, who is known as the "mascot killer"! He has fought with the mascots of many teams, but usually the mascots provoke him first, and he makes a move.

After Rocket Bear was beaten to the ground by Xie Chen, he lay on the floor and couldn't get up, and slapped the floor with his "bear claws", looking aggrieved, which caused the fans at the scene to laugh even more, Xie Chen couldn't stand this cute thing, and no longer paid attention to him, and it didn't take long for the game to start, and Rocket Bear got up and continued to run away in high spirits.

Before the two sides jumped the ball, the players of the two teams shook hands and greeted each other, Xie Chen took the initiative to step forward, the first to greet Harden, and asked Harden when shaking hands and bumping shoulders: "James Harden, we meet again, do you remember our agreement?" ”

James Harden's face was embarrassed and deaf, and in order to avoid facing Xie Chen, he ran to greet Hassan, who had never met before, warmly, which made Hassan stunned for a while.

When greeting Howard, Howard smiled and said, "Last time you were lucky to let you kill us, this time, you don't want to take away the victory here." ”

Facing Howard, who looked confident, Xie Chen also replied strongly: "You don't want to take the victory on the head of the first place in the East!" ”

The game officially started, and the first thing Xie Chen did was how to face James Harden on offense, and then on his head, under everyone's attention, he won an attack with no defense at all.

It's a pity that although Wade is not there, Xie Chen's No. 2 position is exactly opposite Harden, but when defending, the Rockets sent Beverley to defend themselves, and Beverley is also a player who knows the inside story, so he will not give himself a chance to play against Harden at all.

Xie Chen was a little depressed: "When I made the agreement, I said that I would let Harden release water once when he defended me in the next game, but it didn't specify that Harden had to defend me, and this matter was arranged by the coach, and it didn't matter if I said it personally, but if Harden didn't have the opportunity to defend me in the whole game, wouldn't the agreement be a waste?" ”

Beverley saw Xie Chen's plan, and smiled contemptuously when defending Xie Chen: "Boy, don't think about good things, I will follow you throughout the game, you don't have a chance to play against Harden!" ”

"This guy is a real annoyance to talk about." Heibei made Xie Chen very unhappy last time, and this time he faced him again, so he naturally wouldn't be polite.

Xie Chen said: "Okay, since Harden doesn't defend me, then I'll blow you up tonight!"

After speaking, after a forward dribble, he immediately stopped the ball and made a shooting posture, Beverley thought that Xie Chen was going to shoot three points, and quickly jumped up, and then was deceived by Xie Chen into a foul.

Coach McHale shook his head helplessly, not understanding why Beverley always made low-level mistakes against Xie Chen.

Xie Chen easily got three free throw opportunities, and when Xie Chen made free throws, James Harden quietly walked up to Beverley and whispered: "Be careful not to foul again, this is his conspiracy, once you foul more, you will be replaced, and then there will be no one to protect me!" ”

"I see!" Beverly looked at Xie Chen and agreed unwillingly.

In the next offense, Xie Chen clearly felt Beverley's caution when defending, never taking feints when defending against shooting, and never daring to reach out when defending against breakthroughs.

Xie Chen smiled: "Even if you try your best to defend me, you may not be able to prevent me from scoring, and now I am still holding on to the defense, it seems that I am worried that the two fouls in the first quarter will be committed, so it is just right, today is the first game of my comeback, and I announced to the world that I am back in the first quarter!" ”

Forced Beverley to hit the basket, either causing a foul or hitting a layup, and shot three points against Beverley, only in the first quarter, Xie Chen scored 15 points!

"This kid is really unstoppable! I didn't know he was so powerful when I didn't watch it live! ”

"It's too strong! It's too strong! He's even braver than Westbrook! What's wrong with Beverly today? I'd rather foul him than stop him! ”

Rockets fans saw Xie Chen's awesomeness for the first time, and also regarded Xie Chen and his Heat team as the biggest enemy to win the championship, when he was replaced in the first quarter, Xie Chen walked up to James Harden and said: "If you don't defend me again, I will score 60 points at the Toyota Center!" ”