call out.
The third quarter begins.
The Houston Rockets serve.
The person holding the ball forward was Patrick Beverley. After the ball passed half court, he handed the ball to James Harden as usual.
James Harden held the ball and hit a single from beyond the three-point line.
Facing interference from Kevin Martin of the Timberwolves, James Harden dribbled the ball continuously under his hips, and then suddenly passed Kevin Martin from the left and entered the two zones.
At this time, the Timberwolves' defense on the left side is weak, especially where James Harden breaks through. Faced with this situation, Dwight Howard, who is standing under the basket, is naturally obliged to go up and defend.
Not only that, facing the core of the former team, Dwight Howard also wanted to give James Harden a try.
So, after James Harden entered the penalty area, Dwight Howard also spread his arms and jumped high, intending to use his wingspan advantage and body to interfere with James Harden's offense.
The two jumped up almost at the same time. Dwight Howard thought he could block James Harden's attack, but unexpectedly in the next second, James Harden flew over and faced him with a two-handed dunk and smashed the ball in. in the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
There was an uproar outside the stadium.
Although James Harden's dunk was not explosive, it still stunned many fans watching the game!
You know, this ball was dunked on Dwight Howard's head!
Looking at the entire NBA, how many players can dunk on his head?
Even Dwight Howard, whose career has begun to decline, is by no means a soft persimmon who can be manipulated! He is still one of the most competitive centers in the league!
"Holy shit!"
"what's the situation?"
The Timberwolves' bench exploded.
Even Zhao Feiyang couldn't help but stand up with a look of disbelief.
"Harden dunked on Howard's head?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"What does this guy Howard do for a living? Just let someone arrest him like this? What's the difference between this and his wife being snatched away?"
The fans in the stands were also talking a lot.
"OMG! Why did the Timberwolves sign this soft-footed shrimp?"
"I'm completely convinced by the special number! It seems that Dwight has been drained of his body by drinking and sex. Now I'm afraid not only James Harden can dunk on his head, but also other players in the league... ....”
"With such a defense, you still want to compete with the Warriors in the playoffs? Let alone Draymond, he can't guard him. I think Stephen Curry can dunk on his head... ..”
There was a lot of excitement outside the court, but it was much quieter on the court.
Dwight Howard, who was detained, was half a beat too slow to react. It wasn't until James Harden landed and left that he looked like he was waking up from a dream.
"WTF?"
"James Harden just dunked over my head?"
Soon, Dwight Howard became angry. Although his mind was still a little confused and his steps were a little unsteady, he still shouted at his teammate Ricky Rubio under the basket.
"Hey, Ricky, give me the ball after halftime..."
"I want to give them some color..."
Ricky Rubio looked embarrassed and did not respond.
Soon, the Timberwolves advanced the ball to the half court.
Sure enough, Dwight Howard kept gesturing to the high position, seemingly intending to cover and cooperate with Ricky Rubio.
Andrew Wiggins on the wing had already thrown away the defensive player and rushed over to catch the ball. Ricky Rubio was also very confused when he saw this.
The next second, he still didn't give the ball to Dwight Howard.
Snapped.
The basketball was passed to Andrew Wiggins.
The latter suddenly launched an attack with the ball, passing two defensive players and entering the basket. When he threw the basketball toward the basket, Trevor Ariza, who was guarding him, jumped high and tried to block the shot.
Snapped.
Trevor Ariza failed to defend successfully, and Andrew Wiggins successfully shot, but the basketball he threw hit the backboard.
When the basketball bounced out of the basket, Dwight Howard, who rushed into the paint again, finally saw his own hope.
This time, he jumped up high and snatched the rebound off.
I have to say that this time he jumped really high, almost surpassing Clint Capela and grabbing the ball.
This move also aroused excited cheers outside the stadium.
Many fans were looking forward to it. They thought Dwight Howard would end the battle with a tip-in as usual.
But Dwight Howard didn't do that.
After getting the ball, he once again chose to take a shot under the basket.
boom.
The basketball failed to score and bounced off the backboard.
Snapped.
Dwight Howard was extremely brave and jumped up again to forcefully grab the rebound. After getting the ball, he did not intend to continue shooting, but chose to dunk with both hands to end this wave of offense.
Clint Capela tried his best to push forward with his body, but he couldn't shake Dwight Howard's body at all.
Dwight Howard's dunk was very loud. However, the basketball he dunked miraculously flew out and failed to fall into the basket.
"what's the situation?"
"Dunken?"
"Is this okay?"
The whole place was in an uproar.
Obviously, the fans at the scene had nothing to say about Dwight Howard's continuous mistakes. They really can't understand why Dwight Howard is in such a bad state today!
Off the court, Zhao Feiyang and a group of Timberwolves teammates also covered their heads and kept shaking their heads.
Head coach Norman Thomas had been standing in front of the team bench. After seeing this, he sighed and sat back on the team bench.
On the court, Dwight Howard, who was deducting basketball points, was also confused.
"What are you doing?"
"Why didn't you score again?"
This time, the basketball bounced off and fell into the hands of the Rockets.
After getting the ball, the Rockets quickly counterattacked with a fast break. The ball was given to Patrick Beverley, who took the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
When Ricky Rubio caught up with the former, the former had already reached the penalty area under the basket.
The two met in mid-air. Patrick Beverley did not choose to hit hard, but made a wonderful pass and threw the ball to James Harden who was following behind.
James Harden held the ball and scored an easy layup.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
There was a noise on the sidelines, and many fans booed, but this time the boos were not for the Rockets players, but for their own super center Dwight Howard.
"Shh..."
"Soft-footed shrimp..."
"Go down! Don't embarrass us here..."
The fans were very excited.
Coach Norman Thomas was quite calm and did not replace Dwight Howard because of the boos from the sidelines. He just stood up and shouted at him from the sidelines.
"Dwight, be serious! Show your true strength..."
Dwight Howard also noticed the situation on the sidelines. He also felt a little ashamed. This time he nodded seriously to head coach Norman Thomas.
When he passed by Zhao Feiyang, Zhao Feiyang also stood up and actively cheered for him, "Dwight, wake up quickly, don't you want to prove yourself?"
Dwight Howard was indeed more sober than before after hearing this.
Especially when he thought about the times when he was questioned in the later stages of the Rockets, he became more and more excited, and he wanted to show his results immediately to show everyone, in order to prove that the Rockets' trading of him was wrong.
The game goes on.
In the next few minutes, Dwight Howard's performance was slightly better than before. Although he failed to get an offensive opportunity, he successfully grabbed a few rebounds in the interior, which can be regarded as completing his mission of protecting the basket.
When the game entered the second half of the third quarter, with 1 minute and 07 seconds left before the end of the quarter, Dwight Howard finally had a chance.
The Rockets attacked, but James Harden failed to score a single shot. Dwight Howard once again suppressed Clint Capela and picked up the rebound.
"here."
Zach LaVine, who was replaced shortly after, stood on the outside and shouted at Dwight Howard.
At this time, Zach LaVine is standing outside the three-point line. Once he can get the ball, he can quickly rush across the half court and catch the opponent off guard as long as he accelerates like crazy.
His position is arguably the best on the team.
However, Dwight Howard glanced at Zach LaVine. Because of the previous incident, Dwight Howard was somewhat dissatisfied with Zach LaVine, so he did not pass the ball.
Not only did he not pass it to Zach LaVine, he also didn't pass it to other teammates. Instead, he dribbled the ball crazily across the half court.
It is rare for a center to dribble the ball across half court. Normally, the center player will definitely hand the ball over to the defender.
Dwight Howard's move also scared his teammates off the court. Not only Zhao Feiyang and the others were shocked, but the head coach Norman Thomas also stood up with a bang.
"What does he want to do?"
The fans at the scene were even more incredible.
"Come on! Man, you're the center..."
"Does this guy think he's Griffin?"
On the field.
Dwight Howard, who was dribbling the ball across half court, was very excited.
The opponent did not expect that as a center player, he would dribble the ball across the half court, so he did not encounter any decent obstruction along the way.
After passing midfield, Dwight Howard was ready to dunk with both hands.
"damn it!"
"I'm going to dunk this ball hard, and I'm going to make all the spectators who are laughing at me cheer for me... My special number is a superstar, the number one pick, even LeBron James once was Not my opponent..."
"I want to get back everything I lost..."
Dwight Howard gritted his teeth and rushed into the Rockets basket.
Just as he was about to force his way into the penalty area, at this critical moment, a figure came galloping from behind him.
Dwight Howard didn't think much at all. He jumped up high and planned to end the battle with a dunk. But the moment he hit the basketball in his hand against the basket, the figure behind him suddenly rushed toward him.
Snapped.
Patrick Beverley stretched out his hands to hit Dwight Howard. The next second, the basketball in Dwight Howard's hand was slapped out.
The whole place was in an uproar.
This time everyone was really stupid!
"WTF?"
"Damn it! Dwight was blocked by a defender who is only 1.85 meters tall?"
"I must be dazzled..."
