"Hey, what's going on? Li Hao didn't score a point in the first 7 minutes of the game." In the first 7 minutes, Li Hao sent out 4 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds, but he didn't score a point.
"Is it because I scored too many points in the last game? That shouldn't be the case." Li Hao only made one blue shot in the past 7 minutes.
However, just as the commentator's voice fell, Li Hao on the court made the first shot, a pull-up from outside the three-point line, and the basketball drew a beautiful parabola.
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Beautiful hollow sound entering the network.
"Is it about to start?" With both Kobe and Howard injured, the biggest highlight of this game is the confrontation between Li Hao and Harden.
Comparing Li Hao's first shot of the game at this time, Harden had already scored 7 points. After Li Hao made this three-pointer, Harden immediately returned one, and it was a 2+1.
In the past 7 minutes, Harden missed the opening three-pointer and scored three times since then. Counting the current 2+1, Harden has made 4 of 5 shots and feels explosive.
However, Li Hao was not bad either, and this was proven in the next few minutes. At 4 minutes and 01 seconds, Li Hao shot a divine backward shot in front of Ariza.
Before the game, Rockets head coach McHale gave Ariza only one task, which was to keep an eye on Li Hao.
At 3 minutes and 15 seconds, Li Hao rushed into the paint and Motiejunas fouled. Li Hao got two free throws and then made both free throws.
The Rockets attacked Ariza and missed a three-pointer. Today Ariza has completely turned into an iron player. So far in the first quarter, he has made 0 of 3 three-pointers.
Ariza made McHale want to curse, but Harden made Scott want to curse. In the Rockets' first wave of offense, Harden made his second three-pointer of the game.
5 of 6 shots, 2 of 3 3-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, 13 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds.
Harden's performance in the first quarter was perfect, and Li Hao was not bad either. After both sides replaced players, Li Hao also scored his second three-pointer of the game.
Before the end of the first quarter, Ariza made a long-range mid-range shot. Li Hao felt equally hot today. With Li Hao's hot state, the Lakers were not allowed to open the score by the Rockets.
At 30:25, the Rockets entered the second quarter with a 5-point advantage.
Li Hao did not appear in the second quarter, and when McHale saw that Li Hao did not stay on the court, he immediately replaced Ariza. The Rockets head coach had already made up his mind before the game. Li Hao came on, Ariza came on, and Li Hao came off. Ali put his foot down.
The main player in today's substitute lineup is veteran Boozer. Jeremy Lin and Nick Young are ghosts again. No, Jeremy Lin has gradually lost his personality, but Nick Young has maintained his own characteristics.
Without the organization and scheduling of Li Hao and Harden, the effectiveness of the two teams was quite poor, but the Lakers still relied on Boozer's outstanding performance to narrow the point difference to 3 points.
Six minutes after the second quarter, the main players of both sides returned to the court. Back on the court, Harden continued his hot touch in the first quarter and hit a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court.
Naturally, Li Hao couldn't show weakness, and he made a shot after changing hands, which was a top shot.
"Beautiful, the outcome of this game depends on who can perform better, Li Hao or Harden." In terms of lineup thickness, the Rockets with Ariza, Beverley, Josh Smith, and Jason Terry are undoubtedly better than the Lakers. Much better, but sometimes the game is not just about the lineup.
Just when everyone thought Li Hao and Harden were in scoring mode again, Ariza broke his 0-for-3-point deficit, and then Beverley joined in.
The point difference was once again brought back to 5 points. On the Lakers' side, only Li Hao made a three-pointer, and the others were all two points. Fortunately, the Rockets also lost all the three-pointers later, and the point difference would not be widened further.
In the end, the score difference between the two sides was still 5 points at halftime, 60:55. The Rockets had 30 minutes in each quarter, and the Lakers' Li Hao stepped up at the end of the second quarter and scored 7 points in a row to cling to the score.
Li Hao didn't score as many points today, but his shooting percentage was higher than the previous game, even a bit scary. He made 8 of 10 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored 20 points, 6 Assists, 6 rebounds.
But Li Hao was not the only one with a high shooting percentage today. Harden also made 8 of 10 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored 20 points, 4 assists, and 6 rebounds.
"It can be said that the performance of the two in the first half is almost the same."
"The overall strength of the Lakers is worse than that of the Rockets. If Li Hao's performance in the first half is better than Harden's, the Lakers can definitely take the lead." Compared with the United States, China is more partial to Li Hao.
Maybe the Rockets are still half the home team in China against other teams, but against the Lakers, sorry, 90% of Chinese fans have defected to the Lakers. Even the Chinese fans at the Toyota Center are now supporting Li Hao.
The single-quarter interval did not cool down Harden's hand, but the 15-minute interval in the middle still played a certain role. Harden missed two consecutive shots at the beginning of the second half, which gave the Lakers a chance.
However, I don’t know if the cold feeling is contagious. Li Hao’s hand also felt cold, and then the two parties began their legendary career as a blacksmith.
This situation lasted for three minutes and was ended by Thackeray. Since neither layup nor shot went in, it was a dunk. Li Hao and Thackeray picked and rolled and sent the basketball to the top edge of the basket. Thackeray dunked with both hands.
Thackeray's dunk was like a faucet. When turned on, it was out of control. The beard seemed to have turned into the perverted and accurate beard in the first half.
He scored 12 points on 3 of 4 shots and 5 of 5 free throws, pushing his score to 32 points. After Harden started to abnormally accurate mode, Li Hao also recovered quickly.
At the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides did not widen, and the outstanding performance of veteran Boozer even narrowed the point difference to 3 points again.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Hao went straight on the court without any moral ethics, but nothing happened to him. Jeremy Lin took over the game in the first few minutes and scored 12 points on sudden shots. Finally, he was a shadow of his former self.
Seeing that the Lakers took the lead, McHale could still sit still and the main force returned. However, McHale was still a step too slow to react.
After taking the lead, the Lakers did not give the Rockets another chance, even though the Rockets knew that the game was in the last minute and they still clung to the score.
Foul tactics, almost all teams will use this tactic at the last moment when the point difference is not big, but standing in front of the Rockets at this moment is Li Hao who activated the key shooter badge.
Li Hao made 6 of 6 free throws, making the Rockets desperate. In addition, Harden lost his chain under Li Hao's defense, and Harden missed his last two shots in the entire game.
Harden made 12 of 20 shots in the game, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 37 points, 7 assists, and 8 rebounds. It was perfect, even if he missed the last two shots.
For the Lakers, Li Hao made 13 of 20 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 11 of 11 free throws. He scored 41 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds. He scored two consecutive triple-doubles.
With the last 6 free throws, Li Hao surpassed Harden in scoring.
