Nba: The Opening Sign To The Finals Tiebreaker

Chapter 261 James Harden's Six Offenders Leave!

Harden's nightmare has just begun at this moment.

After Zhou Yuan caused his first foul in this way, he seemed to have found a source of happiness.

In the next few rounds, he has been using this method against James Harden.

Harden was so beaten by Zhou Yuan that he wanted to cry without tears. It was the first time that someone beat him up in his own way. At this moment, James Harden tasted the feeling of being dominated.

In just two minutes, Harden was fouled four times in a row by Zhou Yuan.

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley were stunned by Zhou Yuan's operation.

It was the first time they saw Zhou Yuan play in this way on the court. This is simply an enhanced version of James Harden.

"It's so outrageous, I suspect we may be dreaming~!"

"Zhou Yuan has completely given up on his old-style attacking style."

On the sidelines, Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni was completely restless. Before the second quarter was over, James Harden, the core of the team, was already guilty of four fouls. What's going on?

In order to prevent Harden from being targeted, he can only be forced to replace him.

Harden is not as important to the Rockets as Paul is to the Clippers.

Now the Rockets are in a much more difficult situation than the Clippers.

Beverly was injured, Harden was off the field, and there was no one on the Rockets' back line to organize the offense. Gordon scored well, but the offense was not very good.

Sure enough, when Harden left the field, the Rockets immediately struggled on the offensive end.

Their offensive efficiency on the court began to decline, and there was almost no linkage between the players, whoever got the ball would play.

The sound of striking iron began to sound frequently, and the scoring efficiency fell off a cliff.

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Clippers are getting better and better.

Zhou Yuan, who returned to the No. 1 position, not only played an excellent scoring performance, but also assisted his teammates to score a lot of points.

Under the ebb and flow, the Clippers extended their lead to double digits.

The game ended in the first half.

57:68

With an 11-point lead, the Clippers are one step closer to winning the game.

"The Rockets are hung up in this game. So far, no team this season can complete a reversal with the Clippers leading by double digits."

"The most important thing is that James Harden is in deep foul crisis, and he is Zhou Yuan's main target now."

"Once caught by Zhou Yuan, it is really a very scary thing."

Fifteen minutes later, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

James Harden chose to start the game in the second half. After all, the team is now behind. If he continues to sit on the bench, the Rockets are likely to collapse directly.

However, in the first round after the start of the third quarter, Zhou Yuan broke through again and caused Harden to foul, bringing his number of fouls to the fifth.

D'Antoni is going crazy, if he continues to keep Harden on the court, he will probably be sent off for six fouls. If Harden is replaced, the Rockets will be out of luck.

After some ideological struggle, he decided to give it a go and chose to let Harden continue to play.

On the court, James Harden himself was also anxious, and now he finally felt the pain in the hearts of those players who were fouled by him.

Now Harden has completely lost the arrogance before the start of the game. He has become a lot more honest, and he is cautious everywhere.

When Zhou Yuan broke through with the ball again, Harden simply used his eyes to defend, and handed Zhou Yuan to his teammate who was defending.

This approach has controlled the number of fouls, but it is his teammates who are unlucky.

As long as Zhou Yuan rushes in, he will either make a foul or a violent dunk, abruptly turning the game into a large-scale slaughter scene.

Seeing that the point difference was further widened, James Harden wanted to stand up and score, making the final struggle.

But Zhou Yuan's current state of mind has nearly collapsed, and he is no longer able to make a calm judgment on the court.

Outside the three-point line, facing Zhou Yuan's defense, Harden only wanted to save himself some face. He wanted to foul Zhou Yuan too much.

So, he launched a breakthrough without hesitation, but in the end he stuck his head in Zhou Yuan's arms.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded again, and James Harden dribbled the ball.

Hearing this penalty, Harden was stunned, because this was already his sixth foul in this game, which also meant that he would be sent off.

Harden was impatient, he jumped up and down and said to the referee: "This is Zhou Yuan's blocking foul!"

But facts are facts, and his defense seems weak.

The defense was fruitless, and the referee signaled Harden to leave the field.

James Harden took a deep breath, then glanced at Zhou Yuan, finally shook his head, and walked towards the outside of the court helplessly, he looked very depressed.

0 for flowers...

At this moment, the Rockets coach D'Antoni was like a deflated ball, standing on the sidelines with a dazed expression, at a loss.

The game continued, but Harden's six fouls left the Rockets' last straw.

For the remainder of the third quarter, the game was completely one-sided.

Finally, the game ended.

99:121

The Los Angeles Clippers won their first victory in the second round with a 22-point victory, bringing the series to 1:0.

Although they won the game, they were not too happy, because Chris Paul's injury may affect their next journey.

In the whole game, Zhou Yuan scored 62 points, 30 rebounds, 12 assists, and 13 blocks in a super quadruple double.

This allowed him to set multiple NBA records again.

In addition to him, Griffin also contributed 26 points and 8 rebounds. After Paul retired from injury, he became Zhou Yuan's most reliable helper.

Rockets over there.

James Harden only played 20 minutes and was sent off by six fouls, so he only scored 15 points and 6 assists.

Eric Gordon, who came off the bench, played the style of the best sixth man and scored 27 points. Without his outstanding performance, the Rockets would have lost even worse.

"It's over, this drama-filled game has finally come to an end."

"Congratulations to the Clippers for winning this game!"

"The series is still long and hopefully there will be no more injuries."

"After losing Chris Paul, the Clippers are in the toughest situation of the season."

"As for the Rockets, although they lost this game, they have the best chance to win the series.

Kenny Smith sighed, he now thinks that the Rockets have a chance to advance.

"Kenny, I have a different opinion than you, and you're not quite right."

"Although Chris' injury had a certain impact on the strength of the Clippers, it was precisely because of this that a stronger Zhou Yuan emerged.

"I am optimistic that Zhou Yuan can lead the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals!"

As Zhou Yuan's diehard fan, Barkley still firmly chose to stand by his side. .