After the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, James Harden slowly walked to the tunnel and extended a hand to the opponent in front of him to indicate that he had done a good job, and James Harden's move immediately caused a burst of cheers from the Rockets fans in the entire Toyota Center Arena.

In fact, as Tall and Strong is getting better and better in the Brooklyn Nets, James Harden is under great pressure, although there is no "personal vendetta" between him and Tall Strong, but after all, the Houston Rockets chose him in the "2-to-1" puzzle, thus launching Tall and Strong.

So when facing the tall and strong and "his" Brooklyn Nets, James Harden has always been able to focus on 120 percent of his energy and give it his all.

In the first meeting between the two teams this season, although the Houston Rockets were beaten by the Brooklyn Nets by one point on the road, James Harden played extremely "brilliantly" in New York.

He finished with 46 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and was even slightly "ahead" of Gao Dazhuang in terms of statistics.

The same is true for this game, neither Kyle Korver, nor Lance Stephenson, nor CJ Watson can completely stop James Harden's offense.

James Harden is a good shooter overall, although there is still a certain gap compared with top shooters such as Stephen Curry and Dirk Nowitzki, his mid-range jump shot is average, shooting only 12.5% from 16-23 feet, and shooting 41.1% from the field.

But James Harden's strongest thing is the breakout. He owns Manu? The best European step outside of Ginobili is that he can make a shot in a confrontation and can cleverly make physical contact, actively touching his opponent when breaking through to get a whistle.

In April, for example, the Houston Rockets averaged a staggering 1.51 points per game when James Harden broke to the basket.

This efficiency is usually the result of the combination of James Harden's four abilities: first, he can break through from the outside, second, he can't make mistakes, and third. Shoot and score in front of the opposing big man. Fourth, make fouls.

And James Harden is a "left-handed" player, which also makes his shooting and breakouts more difficult to defend.

The efficient breakaway allowed James Harden to shoot 61.8 percent from the field, surpassing 60 percent for the third straight season. Only LeBron among the current scorers? James and Kevin? Durant was able to do it.

These are the main reasons why James Harden was able to score 28 points in the first half.

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Although they are currently 12 points behind the Houston Rockets, who are playing at home. But the atmosphere in the locker room of the Brooklyn Nets was harmonious. After all, there is no pressure on the team to finish the regular season at present, and it is playing away from home as a substitute rotation lineup, so it is important for the outcome of this game. The players and coaches don't take it very seriously, and now, they are more concerned about the tall and strong scorers.

"Hey buddy, the Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 104-95 to make it five straight wins, Kevin Durant scored 38 points in the game" Kenneth Faried, who had been following the outcome of the other game on his phone, was loudly "announcing" the scoring stats of three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant in the locker room.

Before this game, Gao Dazhuang was still ahead of Kevin Durant's 29.4 with an average of 29.7 points per game, which means that in the remaining two games, as long as Gao Dazhuang's total score is not less than Kyle Durant's 24 points or more, then he can win the golden honor of "scoring champion" this season.

"Hey, Da Zhuang, you can still shoot as many shots as possible, the brothers are all supporting you, 14 points in the first half is not enough" Deron Williams, who was dressed in a suit, also said in the locker room, 14 points refers to the points scored by the tall and strong in the first half.

"Da Zhuang, the technical statistics show that you only made 8 shots in the first half, which is too little, and we will fully cooperate with you in the second half, so you have no scruples to attack recklessly," veteran Gerard Wallace also chimed in.

"Okay, I know your kindness, but I want our whole team to play aggressively in the second half rather than me brushing up the stats alone, and I don't want the team's 13-game winning streak to be ended at the end of the regular season," Gao Dazhuang said with a smile as he glanced at his teammates looking around.

"Yes, Da Zhuang has the ability to do his own thing, so then you also have to do your own thing, strengthen defense, play aggressive, and let us catch up with the score behind" Brooklyn Nets head coach Johnson stepped up in time and commented on the team's problems in the first half.

However, when Coach Johnson commented on the technical and tactical situation, Gao Dazhuang thoughtfully took out his second-hand mobile phone and entered the "Basketball Miracle" game very "naturally".

Character "Amazing" Level 7:

Duplicate Box (Han Chao), Duplicate Box (Qin Hansheng), Duplicate Box (Philip Champion Hot Sauce), Duplicate Box (KyrieAndrew Irving), Copy Box (Damian Lillard), Copy Box (Stephen? Curry Stephen Curry), Copy Box (Blank)

+18% Strength, +18% Speed, +15% Jump, +20% Hit, +18% Stamina, +15% Vision, +15% Recovery, +15% Agility

The current total is 5619 points

During the All-Star Game, Gao Dazhuang once completed a strengthening when the character was upgraded, consuming a lot of skill points, but after more than 20 rounds of regular season games, Gao Dazhuang's skill points in "Basketball Miracle" reached 5000+ again.

At this time, Gao Dazhuang has a new target in his heart, that is, his old teammate and the "cornerstone" player of the Rockets - James Harden.

The reason why James Harden attracts the attention of tall and strong is precisely because he has a very, very special advantage - "left hand"!

Fans who have played know it. Left-handers are always uncomfortable defending, their way of the ball is always awkward, and when you try to block them, you can see that your arms seem to be "short".

In the NBA, there is also such a group of players who are "left" on the side, and every left-handed player seems to have a unique characteristic.

The most famous in the league at the moment is, of course, Manu Ginobili, the "super sub" of the San Antonio Spurs.

Whether in Europe or in the NBA, Ginobili is a legend, and if Kobe Bryant is the kind of player who knows what he will do and can't stop him, Ginobili is the kind of player who lets the opponent die for no reason.

Brilliant at all. Ginobili, who has a supernatural style of play, can always be one step ahead of defenders and leave opponents behind. His full body feints and weird left hand make his opponent unguardable.

"Demon Knife", "Serpentine Breakthrough", "Golden Left Hand", ...... Whatever you call him, Ginobili is the most bizarre and amazing left-hand player in the NBA.

But as Manu Ginobili's hair is getting dwindled, his years in the league are ticking, but every legend is about to leave. There is always a young player in the league who looks like a ball. So that the fans can continue to look for the shadows of these old stars in them.

And for James Harden. He seems to be the black version of Manu Ginobili.

The same left-hander, also known for his cunning style of play and weird European stride, except that Ginobili's black hair grew on Harden's chin.

And James Harden's "stunt" of making fouls and "touching porcelain" is definitely the top level in the league. This is also a very valuable ability for being tall and strong.

Because the defensive intensity in the playoffs is greater than in the regular season, the improvement of the ability to make fouls can directly break the opposition's tight defense.

"Okay, it's you" Gao Dazhuang made up his mind, so before the start of the second half of the game, Gao Dazhuang and James Harden, the core players of the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets, hugged each other and greeted each other, and took a "warm" selfie in the center of the arena at the Toyota Center.

"Match successfully, successfully copy the target character's abilities" and such a voice appeared in the mind of the tall and strong, and the name of James Harden also appeared in the last copy box in the "Basketball Miracle" game.

Of course, Tall and Strong also paid the price of more than 4,000 skill points, which can be seen from these points that James Harden does have the ability to squeeze into the ranks of the league's top stars.

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"Cheer up, defend James Harden you have to rely on teammates to force him to make mistakes, you all know he will look for physical contact when he breaks, you don't risk blocking and stealing because then he will get the referee's whistle......" Before going on the court, Brooklyn Nets coach Johnson also pulled Lance Stephenson and other players aside to teach him a good time.

However, in the second half, it was the tall and strong who took the lead.

Because of copying James Harden's skills at halftime, at the beginning of the second half, Gao Dazhuang couldn't wait to show in practice, and he couldn't wait to ask his teammates for the ball as soon as he ran to the frontcourt.

After receiving the ball, Gao Dazhuang signaled the opponent to pull away, and he wanted to single-handedly hit the opponent's defender Chandler Parsons, and in the second half, Gao Dazhuang took a strong stance at the beginning of the game, which surprised the Rockets players and fans.

"Bang", "Bang", "Bang" Tall and strong is slapping the basketball in a continuous rhythmic manner, talking about ball control ability, after copying the ability of hot sauce with Kelly Irving, Damion Lillard, Stephen Curry and other high-quality point guards, Tall and strong ball control is already among the top in the league.

But despite this, Gao Da Zhuang feels that his right hand is significantly stronger than his left hand, so many teams have recently begun to defend Gao Da Zhuang, forcing him to attack from the left side, which also invisibly increases the difficulty of his breakthrough.

But after copying James Harden's ability today, Gao Dazhuang suddenly felt that his left and right hands were so coordinated, and it was obvious that this ability improvement would help him to make his ball path wider.

"Pap", "Pap" At this moment, Gao Dazhuang suddenly slapped the ball twice in a row, and started violently, facing the Rockets defensive player Chandler Parsons, Gao Dazhuang dribbled with his left hand and then suddenly changed his body to his right hand sharply in front of the crossover, and took a step forward.

Chandler Parsons had also done a delicate study of Tall and Strong before the game, so he also paid special attention to defending Tall and Strong's left side when he was in position, but this time the breakthrough Tall and Strong flashed very smoothly from his left.

With a "brush", Chandler Parsons' tall and strong man quickly went to the basket, and in the face of the defense of Houston Rockets center Omo Asik, he made a small throw and hit the shot.

The referee's whistle was also remembered at this moment, and Omo Asik touched his tall arm while defending and defended for a foul.

The tall and strong hand just now used his left hand, and it was this change that caught Omo Asik off guard for a moment and had no choice but to send a foul.

The Rockets fans in the Toyota Center once again made a lot of commotion, and the rhythm and amplitude of the tall and strong breakthrough and layup just now vaguely made people see the shadow of Allen Iverson around 2000.

"Boss, the breakthrough just now is so handsome, especially the last one to take the left hand," Lance Stephenson roared as he happily ran to the tall and strong.

"Brush", tall and strong plus penalty hit, 2+1!

The tall and strong 2+1 offense sounded the horn of the Brooklyn Nets' offense.

Twenty seconds later, Tall and Strong took advantage of Gerald Wallace's cover on a breakaway to pull out a meter from beyond the three-point line.

With a "brush", the tall and strong hit a wonderful three-pointer.

"Left hand?" At this time, Gerard Wallace, a friend of the tall and strong team with the Brooklyn Nets, was the first to notice that he had just used his left hand when he was shooting.

It's almost impossible for a player to attack with two different hands in a match, but now that this is happening in front of Gerard Wallace, how can he not be surprised.

Just when Gerard Wallace was still shocked, the tall man suddenly cut off Jeremy Lin's pass from the right side, and then he directly launched a single fast break to rush to the Houston Rockets halfcourt.

When Jeremy Lin chased in front of the tall man and tried to block the tall and strong layup, the tall and strong upper body held the ball high and shook it continuously, and the lower body "European step" moved across to the left side, shaking Lin completely away.

With a "clang", the tall and strong staged a one-arm split.

53：57

Within the first minute of the second quarter, Gao Dazhuang scored 8 points in a row, successfully chasing the difference between the two sides to within two goals.

At this time, the Rockets fans in the Toyota Center Arena realized that this game would not be as simple as they imagined, and the players of their home team seemed to be completely unable to stop the tall and strong attack. (To be continued......)