In terms of strength, Harden has no advantage over Li Feng, but Harden's offense is indeed good.

Harden put his back on his back, not purely using his strength to hold it. He swayed left and right, used his confrontation and also used his steps, shook his left and back two steps, and made a fake move to the right. Li Feng had turned around, and Harden turned around in an extremely difficult manner and took a step back and jumped back.

Harden played this set of movements to an artistic state, with footsteps, shaking, fake movements, and air leaning back movements, which were completely artistic offensive techniques. Under this effect, Li Feng's defense was effective.

Harden turned around and scored 2 points in a shot. Kenny Smith, who was on the sidelines, sighed as soon as he saw Harden's condition.

On a big stage like the playoffs, Harden was the first to play in a state. Judging from the opening, if Harden's state can continue, it will definitely be difficult for the Pelicans to play in the future.

Kenny Smith's prediction is correct. The Pelicans did not play very well when they came over. Once the Rockets tightened into the penalty area, the Pelicans would rely on long shots and mid-range to score, and it is not easy to seize such opportunities.

Corey broke through this round and broke the basketball back and gave it to Thornton. Thornton directly threw three points outside the three-point line, but missed.

It is still difficult for the Pelicans to play the game too easily because it is the playoffs.

If the Pelicans didn't make any move, the Rockets immediately caught up, and the basketball went directly to Harden's hands in good condition.

When Harden got the ball, Li Feng stuck it up, stuck it down, harassed it on top, and faced with the meticulous care of Li Feng.

Harden has no worries, but he has a body shape. Some players will lose their body once they face high-intensity defense, while some players are the opposite. The higher the defense intensity they encounter, the more powerful his body shape becomes.

Harden is such a player. The stronger the defense he encounters, the more he is, the more he is. Now Li Feng gives Harden this state.

Harden was in good condition at the moment of getting the ball, and he was extremely comfortable all over. He faced Li Feng's defense with the ball, forced a step forward, and suddenly drove the ball and turned around. Harden made a very big move. When he controlled the ball, he pulled the ball out for a long time. Harden suddenly increased the amplitude of his movements, and Li Feng could only move greatly.

But Li Feng only moved one step away. Harden immediately turned around and turned around. The last time Harden made a back jump shot, but Harden threw a quick shot. Harden took a quick shot. This time, he made a quick shot and flew out with a little bit of his fingertips.

"Swish!"

Harden made another mid-range shot, and Harden scored three consecutive rounds, so the Toyota Center was immediately cheered.

Su Qun also sighed and said:

"Harden found his form at the beginning of the game. Such a game is not easy to play! Harden is a player with strong explosive scoring."

Players who can score are actually divided into many types. For example, Karl Malone is a stable scorer. Such players can score stably most of the time, and the average score per game is very stable.

Another type is the cold arrow type. Most of these players are shooters and cannot be despised. As long as you despise him, he can kill you immediately. You must not let go of the key ball.

Another part is explosive scorers. This type of scorers is Harden, Iverson, and Li Feng. They are usually relatively stable or have average stability, but once they are in a state, they will be over. No matter what difficult ball can be thrown in, no one can stop it.

Harden is gradually getting up in this state now. He scored three singles in a row, and he played smoothly and was very artistic. Harden's state gradually getting up, and Van Gundy also stood up and shouted at Li Feng, asking Li Feng to find a way on the defensive end.

Li Feng nodded repeatedly at Van Gundy, and when it comes to the offensive end, he still has to bear the responsibility for the offensive end.

The Pelicans' offense was unstable in the past two rounds. In this round, Li Feng simply took the ball and attacked with the back, just like Harden.

Li Feng's back-on attack was also very domineering. Harden resisted it tightly. Li Feng pressed his strength and reached the edge of the penalty area with two steps. At this point, Li Feng suddenly turned around and threw a jump shot that erased the board and made a jump shot.

Li Feng also responded to Harden's goal here, and the Pelicans have no problems with their offense so far.

The Pelicans have no problem with their offense, but once Harden plays out on the Rockets, he will immediately have a chain reaction.

Harden came over to get the ball again, and the Pelicans had to go up to assist in defense. Harden took this opportunity to pass the ball to Mortyunas at the basket.

Motiyunas had a good chance of getting the ball, and he forced himself to eat at the basket. Gasol's defensive moves were a little bigger.

The referee's whistle is coming soon!

"Didi!"

Motiyunas not only scored, but also created a foul by Gasol and went to the free throw line. Motiyunas easily made a free throw.

The Rockets started the game very smoothly today. At their home court, the Rockets always seemed to play smoothly.

The Pelicans seemed to be a little suppressed in this away game. After all, they lost too many games on this stadium. Although they came here again, they were still a little restrained.

The Rockets played more and more, and the Pelicans played again, and Li Feng also wanted to promote the team's morale.

Li Feng used the ball to hit Harden fiercely. Harden's strength was not as strong as Li Feng, but there was Asik behind Harden!

Asik quickly came out to double-team, and Li Feng could only pass the basketball to Luo Teng outside. Luo Teng had half a step to get the ball, so he remembered to shoot when he got the ball.

But just when he was doing the ball sinking action, Ariza came up and forced a steal from Luo Teng.

Ariza's steal is suspected of foul, but it was not hyped in Toyota Center. In this way, Ariza was a successful steal.

After stealing the basketball, Ariza took the ball and sprung the ball and advanced quickly. In the Rockets' half, he immediately passed the ball to Terry.

Terry was not as fast as Corey, and he also pushed Corey two steps to the penalty area with his rough skin and thick flesh. When he arrived here, he could not break through, so he passed the ball to Asik who followed behind.

Asik got the ball and played a beautiful pass from behind, and the basketball passed directly to Ariza, who was cutting into the basket.

Ariza rushed up and got the ball and dunked under the Pelicans' basket.

"Clang!"

Ariza succeeded in dunking, which made the audience cheer.

This is at Toyota Center. Once the Rockets start the game, their morale will suddenly rise.

Harden guided the Rockets at the beginning. Then, unconsciously, the whole team played in form. At his home court, the Rockets suddenly gained an advantage.

According to the pace of the two teams' matches, the Rockets seem to be winning now, because the game between the two teams has always been the winner of the starter and the world.

At this time, Van Gundy could only call a timeout first, and Van Gundy immediately adjusted the defense.

When the opponent plays, the first thing you need to do is to adjust the defense, because this is the most directed method to the opponent.

Van Gundy's adjustment was still very good. When the Pelicans returned to the court, they immediately made a tactical offense.

With the support of the team, Thornton quickly went around and shot a steady middle distance with the ball.

The Pelicans finally got points, but the Pelicans only got points, and the Rockets immediately advanced quickly.

The Rockets used the timeout to replace Mortyunas and replaced Josh Smith. Josh Smith has nothing particularly outstanding, but the Rockets are not missing Josh Smith, because although you have no characteristics, you can still play every one of them. This kind of panacea player is a must-have puzzle in a championship team.

Josh Smith grabbed the rebound and advanced quickly. He overwhelmed the free throw line and held the ball. The Pelicans' formation was immediately a little scattered because Josh Smith held the ball at the 4th position. This was a trouble for most teams.

Just when the Pelicans' defensive formation was a little distracted, Harden ran up from behind, and Josh Smith passed the ball to Harden's hand, and Harden dribbled the ball one step away. At one step away from the three-pointer, he got up with a three-pointer with a quick stop and jump shot.

Harden threw a three-pointer so far, but Li Feng was completely unprepared. It was too late to get up to defend.

"Swish!"

Harden made another three-pointer at this distance. In this way, was the Pelicans' timeout swearing in vain, and the Rockets were still as powerful as a tiger.

"Boom boom boom!"

The entire Toyota Center was roaring, and the Rockets made a super strong start at their home court.

In the game between the two teams, now you either perform extremely abnormally or I perform extremely abnormally. Once you cannot perform extremely abnormally, you will lose even if you only perform normally.

Today's situation is that the Rockets perform extremely well, and the Pelicans perform miserably.

The Rockets chased the Pelicans in a desperate manner at the beginning. How could the Pelicans perform poorly? Whether on the offensive or defensive end, the Pelicans' level is not bad, but the Rockets on the opposite side are performing extraordinaryly. In this way, the Pelicans were still led by 6 points in aggrieved manner at the end of the first quarter.

27-21, the Rockets lead, and the Pelicans fell behind in the first quarter. At this time, Li Feng understood that the Pelicans cannot drag on the second quarter and must play an advantage.

If the situation cannot be reversed quickly, the young Pelicans and other young players may lose their balance again.

So Li Feng discussed with the head coach during the rest of the first quarter and asked to play as soon as the second quarter began.

Van Gundy thought about it for a moment and agreed with Li Feng's request.

After all, the situation is too difficult now, so no matter how cautious it is, it is not an exaggeration.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Feng continued to play on the Pelicans, and Li Feng only scored a goal on the court. Harden immediately rushed up on the Rockets, and the Rockets would definitely not let Li Feng play in form. After the Rockets had no more Ariza, the best defender on the outside had become Harden.

Harden is also a member of the first defensive team, and his defensive ability is unquestionable. Harden immediately caused great trouble for Li Feng as soon as he came up.

The momentum of the two teams became evenly balanced again, so the Rockets were still leading by 6 points, and Li Feng led the team to chase after him to the death.

But today the Rockets did perform very well at home, and Harden was in a state. As a result, the Rockets took a lot of advantage. At the end of the first half, the Rockets led the Pelicans by 10 points.

57-47, the Pelicans were crushed by 10 points in the first half, and Harden was still in a hot state. Under such circumstances, the Pelicans' situation was not very good.

In such a big game, the Pelicans fell behind by 10 points, which was a huge pressure. The Pelicans' previous performance in stress resistance was not good.

At this time, Su Qun said with great concern:

"The Rockets led the first half, which is very uneasy. In this series, the Pelicans played well with the wind, but they played against the wind just in the face. Now they are against the wind, and the Rockets are in a good mood. At this time, the moment to test the Pelicans' psychology has come. If the Pelicans can overcome their psychological barriers, there is still hope for the game. If they can't, they can only come here."

Su Qun talked about the problem completely from the perspective of the Pelicans, but Barkley, a veteran commentator of TNT in the United States, said with great confidence:

"The Pelicans are finished! According to the previous experience of the two teams, whoever leads will win, the Rockets will lead today. Moreover, the Rockets have better psychological qualities and higher morale at home. Today, the Rockets will win. The Pelicans are still young and have poor psychological qualities."

When Barkley said this, Kenny Smith also agreed:

"Indeed, the Pelicans played very well in the regular season. But they still lacked experience in the playoffs. Although Li Feng has experience, his partners do not."

There are also commentators on the broadcast in the United States who unanimously believe that the Pelicans are finished because the Pelicans have shown not very good before.

When the outside world was in crisis, Li Feng delivered a great speech in the Pelicans' locker room. Li Feng knew that he had to use this time to say something. He had to make his team perform very well. He believed that if he only played a game, his team's explosive power would be far better than the opponent.

Since the Rockets are playing well now, Li Feng wants to make his team better than the Rockets.

So Li Feng arrived in the locker room, took a short rest, then stood up and said loudly:

"Brothers! Let me say a few words. We played very well in the regular season this season, but when we met the Rockets, we encountered trouble. They were one of the strongest opponents we have ever encountered. We played very hard in this series! I think everyone has experienced the difficulties."

"Now that we have come here, I don't think anyone wants to lose, because if we go further, we can create history. With only one step or half a step, we can create the highest glory. Does anyone want to retreat at this time?"

Li Feng paused a little when he said this. Naturally, the Pelicans' locker room could be "can't"
To be continued...