Ibaka, who had the best screen quality, returned it. Seeing that the ball could not be sent out, Westbrook had an idea and made a gesture to call a timeout.
The referee took the opportunity, moved his mouth, and blew the whistle.
"Beep!"
Westbrook was sentenced to a technical foul. The total number of technical fouls in this game reached 2 and he was expelled.
Coach Brooks, who was standing on the sidelines, covered his forehead and said, Westbrook, Westbrook, you really farted in your belly button, how did you make the "noise"?
Westbrook was stunned for a second before he realized that his team had no more timeouts to call.
He apologized to the crowd, then ran towards the tunnel and back to the dressing room.
This is in line with Westbrook's character. He is not sloppy and very free and easy.
Although Westbrook was ejected, the Thunder were able to call a timeout, but after returning from the timeout, the Rockets had to take a free throw first.
After returning from the timeout, there was actually nothing to arrange. After serving from the backcourt, more than half a minute later, and trailing by 9 points, a tactic was arranged to provide Durant with two backcourt screens so that he could successfully reach the frontcourt and shoot a three-pointer.
Harden stepped to the free throw line again and made a solid free throw.
119:109.
The Thunder served, and Durant quickly caught the ball and ran to the frontcourt. Ariza kept a close eye on Durant, not giving him any room to take an easy shot.
There was too little time, and Durant had little room to operate. One step away from the three-point line, Durant supported Ariza to complete the shot.
The basketball knocked out of the frame, and Butler protected the backboard.
Then dribbled to the frontcourt and stopped attacking.
After 24 seconds, the Thunder had the ball.
Lightning Jackson ran to the frontcourt and tried another three-pointer before the final buzzer. The ball scored, but it didn't change anything. He just added 3 points to his technical statistics.
"Okay, the game is over. The Rockets defeated the Thunder 119:112 on the road and won this first-place battle. Harden won the first game against his old team.
Congratulations to the Rockets and congratulations to Harden. After this game, the Rockets have 12 wins and 2 losses, surpassing the Heat to become the league's first. "
Yang Jian is doing oral broadcasting.
"Let's take a look at the performance of the core players on both sides. On the Thunder's side, Durant scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, while Westbrook had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. He also made 6 turnovers."
"For the Rockets, Harden had 36 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Jeremy Lin had 16 points and 8 assists, and Butler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds. In the final stage of the game, it was his active fighting that won the Rockets two games. Only with this offensive opportunity did Harden have the super long three-pointer that killed the game."
Su Kui said.
On the court, players from both sides hugged and greeted each other. It was obvious that many players from the two teams were old acquaintances and had a very good relationship.
Durant hugged Harden and said:
"Congratulations, you've gained another level during this time."
Harden was a bit pissed off and replied with a beaming look:
"That is necessary. I will be watching with admiration after three days of separation. Count me in the competition for mvp this season."
"Okay, then let's each rely on our abilities, but I won't hold back the next time we meet."
Durant said with a smile.
When Harden heard this, he gave Shubao Du a gentle roll of his eyes:
"Ah, yes, yes, you let me go today, thank you!"
The two were joking, as if they were back to the days when they fought side by side, back to the days when they worked together to become king of the Western Conference and finally failed in the finals.
But right now, they don't feel melancholy. They are still young and have plenty of time to realize their dreams.
"Ding, if you win the game, you will be rewarded with 50 points. Your current points are 725."
Xu Xin is very satisfied. According to his expectations, he can welcome back the Yao-Mai combination during the All-Star Game and receive mission rewards to exchange for "Complementing each other" to improve the team's chemical reaction and tacit understanding and form a stronger combat effectiveness.
After the end of the season, to open the third section, he asked the system two days ago how many points were needed to open the third section. The system's answer was 5,000 points.
Hearing this number, Xu Xin was so frightened that he almost spit out his soda. It was probably too high.
However, the system revealed that high means high. In the third section, there are skill cards that can greatly improve the player's potential. Xu Xin was shocked when he learned about it.
Improving the potential of players, isn't this what the Chinese national team needs most.
Next year is the Asian Championships. I remember that China lost at home that year and lost the qualification to participate in the 2014 Matador World Championships.
Now that I have traveled back in time, I must never let such a thing happen.
Xu Xin thought about it.
The Rockets ranked first in the league and quickly became a hot topic after the game, triggering heated discussions among fans.
"Am I right? The Rockets are now number one in the league?"
"This world is so crazy that even mice are bridesmaids to cats!"
"It's useless. The Rockets are just a young team without a super giant. Even if they finish first in the league at the end of the regular season, they won't be able to make it far in the playoffs."
Someone poured cold water on it.
"So what, we'll be happy if we win."
"The absence of a superstar does not affect our ability to win at critical moments. Jeremy Lin's turnaround mid-range shot by Westbrook, Butler's offensive rebound, and Harden's long three-pointer. The Thunder have a superstar, but why did they still lose? .”
"Yeah, Butler's dunk was really stupid to me. When did the Rockets have a player with such excellent physical fitness?"
"Besides Tracy McGrady, there was another one ten years ago, Stromire Swift."
Not to be outdone, Rockets fans immediately fought back. But they didn't mention the playoffs, and they implicitly agreed that the Rockets would not be able to win the championship this season.
After all, there has never been a team that failed to make the playoffs in three years and won the championship immediately after rebuilding.
But Rockets fans don't care at all. In their view, it is enough for the team to be on the right track and getting better and better. After all, there is a famous saying called "Trust the process."
Rockets fans left messages under the hot search one after another and became the main force in the comments.
"Three years, three years, do you know how I survived these three years?"
"It made me cry. I can win against the Thunder in an away game. I'm so excited. The Rockets are no longer the lottery champions."
"The general manager is awesome. I've said it before. Look at Butler. Look at Livingston. They are really discerning. They are so awesome."
"Wait a minute upstairs, why did I remember that you were the one who sprayed the most fiercely some time ago?"
"Doesn't any of you really think Butler looks like that man?"
This comment quickly received a large number of replies, almost all of which were +1.
Of course there are more optimistic ones.
"Brothers, do you want to change the slogan (dog head saves life)?"
The following also received an enthusiastic response.
"Plans have changed, prepare to take off."
"Rockets playoffs! Oh no, Rockets championship!"
"+1" "+1"
. . .
Xu Xin scrolled through the comments, feeling very happy and could have a good sleep tonight.
After the game against the Thunder, the team returned to Houston for a day's rest before playing at home against the Jazz, who had just defeated them last week.
Perhaps it was really a matter of conflicting styles of play. In this game with the Jazz, the Rockets' inside line was once again exposed. On the offensive end, the team's shots were inaccurate and they could not attack and defend. The Rockets were ultimately defeated at home and lost the game with the Jazz. A second battle.
Xu Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly. Six or seven years ago, during Yao Mai's heyday, the Jazz were the main sufferers. Six or seven years later, times have changed and the players have changed, but the Jazz are still in trouble.
Two days later, the team continued to face the Lakers at home. In this game, the two sides played vigorously and the scene was very beautiful.
Harden and Kobe became the best players on both sides.
Harden had 45 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, while Kobe had 39 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and made the last-minute buzzer-beater.
In this battle between the top five guards in history, Harden won the data, but Kobe won the game.
