I don't know if I think the big picture of the game is decided, or I don't pay attention to the preseason, but Thunder head coach Scott Brooks made another change to the lineup in the second half: Thunder twin stars Durant and Westbrook were replaced by team rotation players Eric Mayno and Reggie Jackson.

The Rockets also made personnel changes, with Donatas Motieyunas coming on for Omir Asik and Tony Douglas coming on for Jeremy Lin, who was out of form.

"Control the turnovers, control the tempo, control..."Rockets head coach McHale was still telling something when the players were on the court, and it was obvious that the first half of the game made McHale quite unhappy.

"Huh? Durant and Westbrook are down? The tall man who had just come on the court couldn't help muttering after discovering the adjustment of the Thunder's personnel.

"Maybe the Thunder think we don't need them to clean up," Patterson pouted at the tall man and said.

"Hmph, then beat them out, let's go" Gao Dazhuang said a little unconvinced.

With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game officially began.

The Rockets attacked, and the new Douglas passed the ball to the tall and strong, and it was the Thunder's role player Daquan Cook who was responsible for defending the tall and strong.

Although Daquan Cook is only a role player, none of the players who can survive in the NBA are fuel-efficient lamps, although the tall and strong Daquan Cook is weak in height, strength and speed, but he has a lot of experience in confrontation, and constantly uses small actions such as topping, carding, pulling, and pulling in defense.

However, the 14 points in the first half increased the confidence of the tall and strong, especially against an unknown player like DaDian Cook, and the tall and strong attack** skyrocketed.

"Peng" is tall and strong with a sudden start, and the mobile defense Cook hit hard, but at the moment of being hit, Cook did not forget to use his hand to slash the basketball in the tall and strong hand.

The tall and strong deft protected the ball sideways, and left Cook behind him with a turn, and in an instant the tall and strong got rid of Cook's defense and entered the basket.

With a "beep", the tall and strong layup was destroyed by the Thunder's Lazar Hayward who attacked from the wing with "even the ball with man" and "defensive foul".

"Well done", "good shot" Douglas and Patterson of the Rockets rushed over and shoved the tall man, screaming excitedly.

"Brush", "brush" In the boos of the Thunder fans, Gao Da Zhuang hit both free throws, and the Rockets recovered 2 points.

46：60

The Thunder's Daquan Cook wanted to hit back immediately after being "forced" by the tall man, but his blindly chosen strong shot bounced off the basket.

"Bang" is tall and strong, jumped up and took the lead in grabbing the defensive rebound.

The tall and strong landed without the slightest stop, quickly advancing with the ball, and soon rushed into the Thunder's three-point line.

Facing Cook in front of him, the tall and strong fully demonstrated his ball control skills, and a cross-step change of direction was about to break through from Cook's flank.

"Squeak" But just when Cook quickly retreated and was about to block, the tall and strong suddenly made a sudden stop, and directly pulled out the jump shot.

"Brush", Gao Dazhuang hit a goal again in the counterattack.

48：60

"Huo"'s tall and strong consecutive goals even caused a burst of exclamations from the Thunder fans at home.

"Pretty" Patterson kept wincing at the tall man.

"Defensive, defensive," the tall man replied angrily.

Although the Thunder's Cook was scored twice in a row by the tall and strong, his fighting spirit was still strong, and after looking for his teammates to get the ball, Cook continued to try to break through the tall and strong defense.

However, in terms of strength, speed, and explosiveness, Cook did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, and seeing that the offensive time was getting less and less, Cook had no choice but to pass the ball out.

"Smack", but Cook's pass had just been shot, but it was intercepted by the quick-eyed tall and strong.

"Counterattack" Gao Da Da roared, and rushed to the Thunder team's half court again, the tall and strong ball advance was quite fast, and only Eric Maynor ran in front of the tall and strong in the entire Thunder team, and the rest of the Thunder players quickly retreated to their own half.

"Cluster's" exceptional speed and power allowed Tall Stout to break through Eric Maynor's defence in an instant.

After the breakthrough, the tall and strong jumped into the inside, and then the small forward Reggie Jackson yelled and pounced from the side, but the tall and strong did not flinch and still chose to force a layup.

The tall and strong man who was flying in the air suddenly turned sideways in the face of Reggie Jackson's chasing block, and successfully avoided Reggie Jackson's block with a deft dodge in the air, and didn't even leave him a chance to foul.

Gliding in the air, the tall and strong left and right changed to the right hand and picked up the basket with one hand, and with a "brush" sound, the ball hollowed into the net.

50：60

Gao Dazhuang scored 6 points in a row to chase the score to 10 points, and the Thunder fans at the "oh" scene couldn't sit still, and the boos kept ringing.

"Beep", at this time Thunder head coach Brooks finally couldn't sit still, "Thunder asked for substitution", DaQuan Cook, James Harden.

"Hey, Tall, Harden," Patterson said mysteriously as he leaned over Tall Strong.

"Seen" Although the Thunder twin stars still did not appear, the appearance of a bushy bearded Harden still made Gao Dazhuang excited.

James Harden, one of the famous "Thunder Three", was selected by the Thunder with the third pick in the first round in the 2009 draft.

Harden said in the draft: "If a team drafts me in the draft, I'm going to bring extraordinary strength to them"

In fact, Harden did it, and in the 2009-2010 season, his first season with the Thunder, Harden became an important firepower on the bench, averaging 22.9 points per game in his rookie season, contributing 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists, and shooting 37.5% from three-point range.

In the 2010-11 season, Harden steadily improved his performance and became the team's sixth man, improving his scoring to 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

In the 2011-12 season, Harden's performance went further, and his stats continued to rise, averaging 16.8 points and 3.7 assists per game in the regular season, while his shooting rate increased to 49.1% and his three-point shooting rate reached 39%.

Last season, Harden was concussed by Artest's black elbow, but fortunately, Harden did not sit for long, and he returned in the first round of the playoffs to help the team sweep the defending champion Mavericks 4-0, avenging the elimination of last season by the opponent.

In the second round, facing the "enemy" Atai, Harden continued his excellent performance, and the Thunder won 4-1 to advance to the Western Conference finals. In the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder, who lost two games first, broke out in adversity, eliminated the Spurs in four consecutive games, and advanced to the Finals.

But unexpectedly, Harden was suddenly lost in the Finals, and Harden averaged only 12.4 points per game in five games against the Heat, including less than 10 points in three games, which became an important reason for the Thunder's rout.

After losing the finals, photos of Harden going in and out of nightclubs frequently appeared in the media, and his night-to-night singing attracted a lot of scolding from fans.

Despite this, Harden is still the league's hottest super attacker.

"Slap" is the absolute core of the Thunder's second lineup, and as soon as Harden came on the court, the ball was passed to his hands, and the Rockets player opposite Harden at this time was tall and strong.

"Come on, let me see the strength of the legendary Thunder Three Youths" Gao Dazhuang said silently in his heart, his eyes fixed on Harden, carefully watching his every move.

"Papapa" Harden's dribbling speed is not fast, but it is rhythmic, his shoulders are broad, and his continuous feints are very deceptive.

Harden's dribbling gradually approached Tall Zhuang, and at the moment when the two were about to collide head-on, Harden turned his back and made a "Peng" sound, and Harden's back made Tall and Strong take a small step back.

But just when the tall and strong adjusted his center of gravity to prepare for Harden's second collision, he saw Harden suddenly turn around and shoot with the help of the impact without warning.

"Shot?" Tall and strong watched Harden calmly shoot, because Harden is a left-handed player, his series of playing habits made Gao Dazhuang extremely uncomfortable for a while.

"Brush", Harden's turnaround shot accurately passed through the Nets and scored the first point of the second half of the Thunder.

50：62

"Oh" Harden's goal made the Thunder fans at home cheer again.

The Rockets then launched a counterattack, but the Rockets center Motieyunas had a hook hand under the basket and brushed the frame.

The Thunder quickly organized a counterattack, and the ball came to Harden again, and Harden was still tall and strong with his back to the same as in the previous round.

"Peng", "Peng", "Peng" Harden's weight gave him a certain advantage in the No. 2 position, that is, the tall and strong were also destroyed by Harden's continuous squeezing to destroy his defensive rhythm.

With a "brush", Harden was very "easy" on the next ball.

50：64

"Stick tight, he's very strong in singles," Patterson asked with concern as he ran over to Tall Zhuang.

"Well, his rhythm is so weird, I haven't gotten used to it yet, but don't worry, I seem to have found some regularity" Gao Dazhuang nodded in response.

"When" the Rockets' offense missed again, the Thunder immediately seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Harden again after a couple of reversible shots.

Tall and strong put on a defensive stance, with the front rung in front of Harden, and another Rockets player, Patterson, stood not far from Tall and Strong, keeping an eye on Harden's movements.

I saw Harden's continuous cross-steps slowly approaching the tall and strong, and suddenly Harden slapped the ball violently, and suddenly exerted force, wanting to surround the tall and strong from the outside, but when the tall and strong footsteps just moved, Harden suddenly changed direction to the limit, and turned sideways, directly through the gap between the Rockets' tall and strong and Patterson.

"Oh" Harden's breakthrough also caused screams from the home fans.

The tall and strong broke through to the back of the restricted area to face the Rockets center Motieyunas, did not flinch, jumped directly head-on, dodged and pulled the rod in the air, and shot, the ball passed under Motieyunas's armpit and went straight to the basket.

"Brush", the ball hit the board and fell into the Nets accurately, and Harden made another shot.

50：66

"Huo, amazing" Harden's breakthrough just now has also been praised by the tall and strong.

Harden isn't the most explosive player in the NBA, and as a shooting guard, he's not very tall, but he's got an unusually weird rhythm and plenty of power.

Excellent technical tactics and execution, so that Harden has a strong scoring ability, he is very versatile, outstanding ability to break points, realistic feints, especially in the field of dribbling inside, Harden is definitely a top player in the NBA, and his average free throws per game are also among the top in the league.

Harden's three consecutive offenses: "Richmond-style turnaround shot", "Paul Pearce's back-to-back single", and "Manu Ginobili's snake step" instantly reversed the unfavorable situation on the court for the Thunder, and the point gap was widened again.

P: Joining the Rockets has caused a lot of controversy, but when writing this book, an outline has already been set and there is a main plot, here I just want to say that the rocket is just a starting point, definitely not the end, and the tall and strong rocket will face many tests.