The Houston Rockets faced the Orlando Magic today. In this game, Rockets superstar James Harden played 30 minutes, 6 of 13 shots, 3 of 9 3-pointers, 15 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. The Rockets finally defeated the Magic 132-90 and achieved a big victory. Harden easily clocked out of get off work in three quarters.
In the past two games, the Rockets suffered a losing streak. Harden’s personal performance is quite average, shooting around 30% in both games. The Rockets commentator criticized Harden for giving up the game.
In today’s battle, Harden and the Rockets can be regarded as shameless and brave. Harden showed his determination as soon as he came up today. On the defensive end, he opened the game with Nikola Vucevic, the opposing center’s center, and relied on his excellent strength to prevent the opponent from a shot. In terms of connecting the team, Harden also sent an empty pass to the new partner Christian Wood in the first quarter. In the last minute of this quarter, Harden forcibly broke through Terrence Ross, flew to the basket and hit. Immediately afterwards, he assisted Eric Gordon to hit a three-pointer and the difference came to double digits.
In the second quarter, the Rockets blossomed more and quickly expanded their lead beyond 20. Harden came back in the second half of the second quarter. He was not in a hurry for personal offense, but continued to defend himself. Harden successfully defended Vucevic once again and cut off the opponent’s shot. In front of Harden, who is powerful in the next game, Vucevic can’t get the slightest benefit. The offensive and defensive transitions, Harden even hit the three-pointer.
Back in the second half of the game, the Magic had no intention of fighting. In the middle of the third quarter, Harden took the ball and singled out Magic guard Dwayne Bacon. I saw Harden suddenly accelerate, forcibly thrown off his opponent and directly kill the inside line. If no one easily makes a layup, the Rockets are already 32 points ahead!
In the last quarter of the game, there is no suspense about the outcome. Harden was also happy to start off work in three quarters. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Magic 132-90 and achieved a big victory.
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