After the first quarter ended, the second quarter began quickly.
Unlike the Minnesota Timberwolves who replaced Zhao Feiyang to take a rest, the Houston Rockets did not replace James Harden. The Rockets simply made some lineup adjustments before taking the court again.
In the past, Harden would definitely take more time to rest.
Especially since the series, as long as the situation is not particularly tense, he will look for more rest time in the second and third quarters. But this time, he actually gave up the rest time and did not end the game even in the first quarter. rest.
Such a move is obviously to lead the team to find a way to win the Timberwolves.
Fans are looking forward to this very much. Many fans put their energy on the court. Whenever a Rockets player scores a goal, they will shout loudly to cheer for their players. And every time Harden scores, Many fans even shouted "MVP" in unison.
For the Rockets' all-out efforts, the team's head coach Norman did not respond in the same manner.
Instead, he took turns to take Zhao Feiyang and Dwight Howard off to rest, then let Andrew Wiggins play value on the wing, and then let Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin work together in an "old and young lineup" .
The lineup changes certainly have an effect.
Although they failed to maintain the lead, they were not pulled away by the Rockets. By the end of the first half, the point difference between the two sides remained at single digits.
Beep.
The sound of the timer stopping sounded, the first half was over, and players from both sides walked towards their respective tunnels.
Harden led the Rockets players to leave one after another. As he walked through both sides of the stands, many fans reached out to him to shake hands.
"Well done! James!"
"This is my hero...man, you finally found yourself..."
"We all look forward to you leading us to victory..."
The fans were buzzing, and Harden responded by reaching out and high-fiving them.
When the Rockets players arrived at the door of the locker room, Harden, who was in a good mood, saw a familiar figure.
The visitor was none other than his ex-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian.
Today, she is still very beautifully dressed, and every move she makes shows her super socialite style. After seeing Harden, Kohler also took the initiative to come over and try to hug Harden, but the moment the two were about to get close, Kohler was blocked by Harden's hand.
"what are you up to?"
"James, why did you break up with me? What did I do wrong?"
Harden smiled helplessly.
"That's enough! I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. The past has passed, and now we are just strangers...Kohler, you have your own way to go, and I have my own life... ....”
Harden didn't hide it at all this time. Even if his teammates were standing aside, he still said these words very clearly.
Such a statement also made the teammates who were eating melons on the side couldn't help but be stunned.
"Oh! Damn! James dumped that woman?"
"This is simply...it's so good...it seems like we won't lose this game..."
"The curse of the Kardashian family is there! If they get involved with any athlete in the sports world, that person will most likely be ruined... I have reminded James before, but this guy said he I have a soft spot for big butts... Now this guy finally got the idea, it's not too late..."
Harden's exchange with Khloé Kardashian didn't last long.
After all, she is a woman who hangs out in Vanity Fair. After getting Harden's exact answer, Khloe quickly turned around and left. This time she didn't even take any notes, let alone look back at Harden again.
Regarding the scene of Kohler leaving, Harden also felt extremely complicated in his heart.
If it wasn't for the competition, he wouldn't mind continuing to fool around with this woman!
Even though he knew very well that the opponent was often taking advantage of his fame, he still didn't care. After all, Kohler's defense was too strong!
Her iconic "buttocks" are also her favorite! It can be said that I am obsessed to the extreme!
It’s such a pity to let go of such a “superior product”!
However, from the actions of the other party, Harden also understood that such a woman would not live with him forever. When he is no longer of use, I am afraid that he will be kicked away.
Then, for the sake of my own future and career, giving up on her is completely the right choice.
If you choose people, you may lose both people and money; but if you choose your future and future, even if you don't have people, at least the money will still be there.
With money, there are more Kardashians.
In this cruel and realistic world, idealists are destined to have no place for survival. Even if their dreams are very beautiful, one day they will be beaten black and blue by the "iron whip" of reality.
It's a pity that in the process of "blackening" later, that innocent and innocent boy eventually turned into what he hated most.
He also learned how to survive in the law of the jungle, abandoning illusions, abandoning the beauty and kindness in human nature, and no longer expecting. No matter whether he got a lot, he had lost himself.
After Kohler left, Harden turned and returned to the locker room.
After entering the locker room again, his teammates looked at him differently than before.
The team's head coach Bickerstaff had no intention of paying attention to these gossips. He quickly gathered the players together and began to analyze the problems that occurred on the court in the first half.
Everyone discussed for a while, until the staff reminded them that the second half was coming, they finally got up and walked towards the infield.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the players from both sides returned to the court again.
The third quarter is about to begin.
What surprised the Rockets was that this time Zhao Feiyang still did not play. The person who replaced him was Martin, who was responsible for organizing the team's offense, while LaVine came to the second position to serve as the team's scorer.
"What?"
"They haven't replaced that guy Zhao yet?"
Harden glanced at the scoreboard, which showed that the score between the Rockets and the Timberwolves was 59 to 51.
The difference of 8 points is not that small.
Under this situation, the Timberwolves still chose to let Zhao Feiyang continue to rest, which undoubtedly seemed to look down on the Rockets, which made Harden feel very unhappy.
"Guys, they are defying us... In the next third quarter, we have to widen the gap..."
"We want to teach these arrogant guys a lesson and let them know our strength..."
Harden brought his teammates together and took the initiative to give them a rare boost.
Beep.
The game continues.
The Rockets serve.
This time, as soon as Patrick Beverley brought the ball across half court, Harden came up to catch the ball from the wing. He didn't hesitate when he got the ball, and hit LaVine's defense with a step-back three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The crisp three-pointer hit the basket steadily.
Harden, who looked cold and arrogant, finally turned into what all Rockets fans were looking forward to!
