History is used to rewrite! Before this game, the Rockets played 7 games at home, with 0 wins and 7 losses, and no wins. On this night, they rewritten history and took out the resilience that a 65-win team should have, narrowly defeating the Warriors 95-92, tied the total score 2-2.
light bulb combination is the protagonist who created this miracle. Harden scored 30 points and Paul scored 27 points. The two worked together to complete a seemingly impossible task, which ignited the suspense of the Western Conference Finals again.
game started with 5 minutes and 18 seconds, and the Rockets didn't score a single point, which was the worst start of their season. 12-0, the Warriors quickly took the lead, but at this time, the Rockets' counterattack quietly started. Harden scored the first point of the Rockets in a fast break. With about 4 minutes left in the first quarter, Harden made a steal, but facing a large open position, he actually aimed for a long time but did not take action, and finally passed the ball out. This caused an uproar among the TNT guest groups on the spot. NBA legendary Chris Webber commented: "Harden should shoot this ball. He is the MVP. The Rockets need him to play more aggressively!"
Harden did not shoot this ball, which made many people dissatisfied with
more than one minute before the end of the first quarter, Harden was replaced by D'anthony . Shortly after Harden replaced, another "Brother Deng" Gordon made a bloody scene. He entered the penalty area and dunked his hands and also caused the opponent's foul.
Perhaps it was Gordon's goal that aroused Harden's fighting spirit. When he returned to the court again, he led the Rockets to launch a crazy counterattack. The two consecutive offensive climaxes not only helped the Rockets to smooth out the score difference, but even achieved a 7-point lead at the end of the half. In this section of
, two classic shots about Harden appeared.
One is Harden who penetrated directly into the penalty area. Facing Green's block, he staged a one-handed dunk. Green, who has always been noisy, has become the background board for Harden's dunk, which should be quite relieved for Rockets fans. Weber , who was "singing" Harden just now, instantly became a Harden fan. Seeing this surprising dunk, Weber called 7 "Oh" in succession!
Another is that Harden forced a breakthrough under the pursuit of two Warriors players, but he did not barely make a layup, but passed the ball to Paul who followed behind. A wonderful light bulb connection made the Rockets further expand their lead.
During the intermission, ESPN gave a copy of data in a timely manner. After the Warriors led 12-0, the Rockets scored a 53-34 climax. In this climax, the Rockets hit 53.1%, the Warriors only had 35.9%, the Rockets made 7 three-pointers, while the Warriors scored only 1 three-pointer. During this period, Harden and Paul teamed up to score 38 points, while the Warriors' team scored 34 points.
The third quarter, Curry 's 17-point explosion in a single quarter made the Rockets fall into a low again and the score fall a lot, but the Rockets were not discouraged. They rebounded again in the fourth quarter. After a 9-0 climax, they had already narrowed the score difference to only 3 points! Harden made a key layup and widened the gap to 3 points. However, overall, Harden's performance in the second half was relatively sluggish and his condition was obviously not as good as in the first half. At the last moment, Paul made one of two free throws, leaving the Warriors with 0.5 seconds, and Curry missed a three-pointer. The Rockets finally won this precious victory and tied the total score. They regained their home advantage. The next game will start in Houston !
