Butzderick doesn't have many ways to deal with it, after all, Harden's current technical characteristics are just like this.

He is more about interpreting the Pelicans' defense, then allowing Harden to score more and rush to the basket more resolutely.

After all, Jokic is not a defensive player.

Pause back.

The Rockets no longer continued to attack Harden, but Paul organized it.

The Pelicans have strong execution skills. If Harden doesn't hold the ball, they will be normal to keep a target.

Cousins' back shot at the basket was assisted by Davis, and passed the ball to Morris. The latter made a mid-range jump shot, which finally broke the scoring drought for the Rockets.

Tang Tian suddenly gave Davis a mid-range opportunity, and he took a little skewed and didn't get in.

Cousins ​​protects the defensive rebounds.

Rockets' chance.

Paul continued to give the ball to Cousins.

This time, Cousins ​​was pre-stolen by Davis.

The Pelicans played a counterattack, and Tang Tian assisted Ariza to score a dunk.

10 to 2.

The Pelicans started the game with a good start.

The Rockets still have to play Cousins ​​when they reach the frontcourt, and Jokic goes around and doesn't give him a chance.

Paul had no chance to break into the basket, so he had to go around and give the ball to Harden.

As soon as Harden held the ball, Ariza would defend around the left side. Harden was forced to go to the right and had to be wary of Ariza behind him at any time.

He hit the basket and faced Jokic's throw.

Jokic stretches his long arm to interfere.

"Bang!"

His throw was a little far behind and hit the back edge of the basket and bounced out!

0 shots from 4!

The opening rounds became the epitome of the first quarter.

Harden and the Rockets have never found a way to crack the Rockets' defensive strategy.

Harden made 0 of 7 shots in this quarter, and relied on his forced attack on Jokic to commit two fouls and scored 4 points, playing the worst quarter of the season.

After the first quarter, the Pelicans led 28-18.

Fortunately, Morris and Paul performed well, otherwise Harden would have spent one quarter of the game.

In the second quarter, Jokic led the Pelicans on the side of the team, while Paul led the team on the side of the Rockets.

Paul did not rest in the first quarter, and his playing efficiency was not high at this moment, while Jokic, the Pelicans, came out early and then went on to lively.

After this substitute connection, the Pelicans have already led the Rockets by 15 points 37 to 22.

The Rockets' substitute is still weak.

"Harden has to play in form, they can't lose both games in a row as easy as it is, man, this is your team!"

Barkley is very dissatisfied with the Rockets' performance. He is a famous Rockets player, so this kind of dissatisfaction is normal.

The best lineup in history is like this bird, and he really wishes he could play on the court.

When the main force returned in the second quarter, the Rockets' offensive center shifted to the inside.

However, Davis contracted and defended very resolutely. Morris missed three-pointers from the outside. The gap not only did not narrow, but was further widened.

Harden took action three times in this quarter, but without exception, all ended in ironclad.

On the one hand, it is the Pelicans' defensive strategy, and on the other hand, his mentality has fluctuated due to repeated misses, and the more he makes the shots, the less accurate he makes.

After halftime, the Pelicans led the Rockets 55-35 with a full 20 points.

Harden made 0 of 10 shots in the first half, made 5 free throws and scored 5 points, 3 assists and 3 turnovers.

With ten attempts in the first half, Harden also set a new record.

This is obviously not a good thing.

For Rockets fans on the hotline, they can only pray that Harden can regain his touch in the second half.

"If it were me, I would definitely find a hole to get into it myself. Man, this is the playoffs!"

Barkley slapped the table in the first half, and he couldn't stand Harden's performance.

"Before Tang's efforts were exerted, the Rockets had already fallen."

O'Neal said with a laugh beside him.

"Stevens' tactical targeting is too good, so I can only hope for the Rockets' half-time adjustment."

Smith did not gloat like O'Neal, but instead analyzed it professionally.

When the Rockets came back in the second half, the Rockets did make adjustments. D'Antoni replaced Morris with Bamot, which was obviously a space-breaking place.

In the first round of the upcoming, Harden broke through with the ball and passed the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.

Davis contracted and went back, and Tucker made a three-pointer.

Tang Tian reacted quickly. Before Stevens could speak, he signaled Davis not to shrink again in the next round.

Davis hit Tucker with a low post and turned around and leaned back to hit.

D'Antoni changed to a lineup of one, one, four, and the defense at the fourth position was a problem.

Harden continued to break out in the frontcourt, but Davis did not shrink. He directly used his foul ability to commit Jokic's third personal foul.

Both free throws were made, and the Rockets narrowed the gap to 17 points.

Judging from the offensive effect, the Rockets' adjustment effect in this half was not bad.

After seeing this, Stevens called Biyongbo out of the bench.

The Pelicans' fourth position is now misplaced, and the offense is not a big problem. Instead, Jokic's defense is a bit dragging his legs.

Davis continued to attack Tucker in the frontcourt, turned around and caused Tucker to foul the defensive foul.

The game was dead, and Biyongbo replaced Jokic.

Davis made both free throws, helping the team continue to lead by 19 points.

The Rockets still played against Harden, but Davis did not assist in defense, and Harden faced Biyongbo's throwing.

"Bang!"

Biyonbo is not Jokic. His offense is not Jokic, but his defense is better than Jokic.

He used his long arms to directly give Harden a big hat that hits the head.

0 shots from 11!

However, Harden reacted quickly, and after catching the ball, he leaned on it and then took action.

Biyongbo didn't cover it, but his hands were really long, which gave enough interference.

"Bang!"

The basketball hits the right edge and pops up, but it still doesn't go in!

0 shots in 12!

Harden still didn't score a sports goal!

D'Antoni reached out to grab his hair, and he was a little crazy.

Davis failed to make a backward jump shot, Harden didn't believe in evil, and he tried to make a foul in the defensive counterattack, but Tang Tian avoided it without success.

"Bang!"

0 shots from 13!

Smith covered her face and couldn't bear to look at it.

Barkley already has the expression of whatever you want.

Only O'Neal laughed apart.

Harden's shots are autistic and has not taken any more action for a while.

The Pelicans only used Ariza to guard him, increasing their defense against Cousins ​​and Paul.

As a result, after this quarter, the gap between the two sides was further widened and they were almost 30 points.

The Rockets lost even worse than the first game.

But the worst was Harden, who made 0 of 15 shots at the end of the third quarter and barely scored 10 points with free throws.

This is definitely the worst battle in his career.

In the last quarter, the main players of both sides did not make a comeback again. The Pelicans finally defeated the Rockets again 101-80, rewriting the big score to 2-0.

Harden made 0 of 15 shots in the game and scored 10 points, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, and no sports goals were scored in the whole game.

He also set a new record set by Jordan to 0 of 11 shots and became a new record holder.

The first D'Antoni operation caused the Rockets to be beaten by blood.
Chapter completed!