At halftime, the score was fixed at 24-30.

The Devils trailed by six points to end the half.

Stanford University has a winning record, and they are very good at coping.

After the Devils went on a back-to-back defensive run, they quickly switched to man-to-man defense.

At this time, the Devils can't shoot from the outside, and the Lopez brothers can sink under the basket when they change defenses, and it is not so easy for the Devils to grab offensive rebounds.

While the Devils were still doing well defensively, they couldn't tie the score.

However, this result is acceptable to both sides.

The Cardinals contained the Devils' comeback, and the Devils relied on defense and rebounding to close the margin a lot.

At half-time, the players returned to the locker room one after another.

That's when someone noticed that Harden hadn't returned.

Sandike didn't mention Harden when he came in to lay out the tactics.

It wasn't until the end of halftime that the players returned to the court one after another, only to find that Harden had stayed on the court to practice his three-point shot.

It can be seen that he is in a hurry to get the outside feel back.

Xu Yong went over and patted Harden on the shoulder after seeing it: "Don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself, mentality will affect shooting." ”

A big reason why you can't shoot when you're behind is because of the change in mentality.

Historically, when Harden led the Rockets to tough the Warriors, the Rockets shot 27-of-0 three-pointers, and the influence of mentality was a major factor.

Although [brave not out of bounds], although [five to eight], but in fact, there are many big vacancies.

Harden nodded, and put down the basketball in his hand.

He is so smart, of course he knows this, but Xu Yong said it to him at this time, and the effect was completely different.

Because after experiencing the first half of chasing points, his trust in Xu Yong has reached a new height.

Once he was back on the bench, he took a deep breath to relax himself.

Soon, half-time time came, and the game continued.

Coming back in the second half, Brook Lopes continued to attack in the low post.

Xu Yong chose to flank the shot, and Brook Lopez chose to turn to the baseline for a step-back jumper.

This choice exposed his weaknesses, in fact, in the first half, when Xu Yong was pinched, he was not good at dealing with the bag.

At this time, it is obviously better to quickly distribute the ball to Robin Lopez under the basket than this difficult shooting option.

Brook Lopez's final shot went wide of the basket, and Ayers turned to pocket the defensive rebound.

The Cardinals' first offense back in the second half was blocked!

The Devils continued their defensive performance in the first half and now have a chance to close the gap even further.

Many home fans subconsciously looked up at the score.

A 6-point difference is not safe at all.

The offense and defense switched, the Cardinals continued to guard the man mark, and the Lopez brothers continued to sink into the blue background.

Glasser had a shot from the outside at a 45-degree angle on the left.

The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, but Ayers saw the opportunity to pick up the offensive long rebound.

Even after halftime, the Devils were still trying to defend and fight for rebounds.

Ayers gave the ball to Xu Yong on the outside, and Xu Yong saw Gus coming over to make up for the defense and quickly passed to Harden at the top of the arc.

Harden's chance.

He adjusted his tempo and made a three-point shot.

From his expression, you can see that he is very calm at this time.

And the consistency of his shots was significantly better than in the first half.

The basketball swirls through the air and crosses a high parabola......

"Huh!"

Pierce the net bag!

Harden hit the Devils' second half and the first three-pointer of the night!

After the goal, Harden stretched out his hand to Xu Yong.

The fans at the scene were agitated.

27 to 30!

The difference has come to 3 points, a ball difference!

The Devils' bench is boiling, and the Devils have finally waited for the moment when they feel revived!

The Devils' defense was still excellent, but Anthony Gus's catch-and-go layup gave the Cardinals a follow-up score.

The goal also caused the silent fans to erupt in violent cheers.

The Cardinals' strength is the twin towers on the inside, but they don't just have the twin towers, and when the twin towers hold back the defense, the team's outside core Gus begins to step up.

"Defend! Defend! ”

Fans also began to cheer for the home team in unison, driven by the live DJ.

It's not that simple to conquer the mecca of Stanford University.

The Devils played a "bull horn" tactic, but the Cardinals showed defensive intensity in the shouts, and even the López brothers tried to make up for it with their legs and no longer gave the Devils an easy shot.

Seeing that there was not much time left for the offense, Harden saw that it was Brook Lopez who was defending him, and directly signaled to pull away after asking for the ball.

Lopez is inside the defense, and he knows Harden's breakaway kills.

Seeing this, Harden dribbled in the back frame and made a breakthrough stance, quickly closed the ball after a breakthrough feint, and then pulled a three-point shot.

The three-point shot in front of him obviously gave him a confidence boost in his shooting.

Lopez's speed is very slow, and he was forced to lean back by Harden's feints, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to pounce forward, and the whole person seemed to be frozen in place, and he could only watch Harden shoot three-pointers.

"Huh!"

Basketball is once again hollow into the bag!

Harden hit back-to-back three-point shots!

He missed a three-pointer in the first half, but he made two consecutive shots in the second half.

Harden looked ruthless after throwing, and this time he directly found Xu Yong to give a high-five in celebration.

Everything Xu Yong said is right, no one will always fail to invest!

Not only Harden, but all the members of the Devils team burst out with a strong psychological hint that their hand is recovering and they can complete the comeback.

Sandek also looked at Xu Yong unconsciously, appointing Xu Yong as the captain was the most correct thing he had done.

Gus missed again, but Robin Lopez grabbed the offensive rebound and grabbed two free throws.

The Cardinals live up to the label of a strong team and are not disrupted by the Devils' resurgence of three-point play.

Robin López hit one of two free throws, and the Cardinals still led by three points.

"Defend! Defend! ”

And the shouts of the scene also resounded in the stadium again.

Xu Yong took the initiative to block and dismantle Harden at this time, and he did not dismantle it, the purpose was to send Robin Lopez to Harden again.

After his success, he also motioned to his teammates to open up space for Harden to play alone.

As a reborn, he knows very well what it will be like for Harden to mismatch the opponent's interior after the outside touch comes.

The desire in Harden's eyes grew stronger, and after the slump in the last crucial game and being looked down upon by Sports Illustrated, he needed a good performance to prove himself!

The continuous change of direction broke through the feint, and López's center of gravity swayed uncontrollably like seaweed.

Seizing the moment Lopez's body leaned to the right, Harden suddenly accelerated to the left.

López also struggled to shrink to the left.

But in the next second, Harden pulled back with a crotch with his left hand, and the whole person quickly withdrew outside the three-point line.

The two had a physical confrontation in the process, and López directly lost his center of gravity and fell to the left with a "poof".

The fans at the scene were directly stunned.

Lopez was shaken down by Harden!

This isn't the first time Harden has shaken people down, as he dangled past McClellan in the previous opener against the University of Arizona.

But this time, the visual effect of the flying is far better than the previous one.

Because this is when the two teams are deadlocked, it has a very big impact on the morale of both sides.

And Harden didn't shoot immediately after shaking Lopez, but stood in place and glanced at Lopez, and after Lopez got up, he made a three-point shot .gif!

From this choice, I can completely feel the relaxation of his mind at the moment.

And the result of relaxing the mind is that basketball is once again hollow into the bag.

Harden, three-pointer in a row!

The Cardinals directly reached out and called a timeout.

Harden was really excited now, and ran to Xu Yong and directly bumped his chest with him.

Xu Yong also smiled, because at this time he was already convinced of Harden's change.