NBA: Crazy Little Giant

From this ball, the special duel between Harden and Chen Cheng has returned again!

"drop!"

"drop!"

""Beep!"

The whistles sounded one after another.

Back and forth!......

The first half of the game ended.

The Thunder was 68 vs 57.

Under the Thunder's powerful firepower, even Harden, who entered the"Peak" mode, and the team's super sixth man, Harden, also played well.

But the Rockets were still beaten by the inside and outside combination of Chen Cheng and Westbrook without any chance to fight back.

By the way, the number of fouls on both sides was amazing!

Thunder:

Chen Cheng: 2 fouls.

Westbrook: 2 fouls. Payton Jr.: 3 fouls.

Oladipo: 4 fouls.

Robertson: 2 fouls.....

Rockets:

Capela: 4 fouls.

Ryan Anderson: 4 fouls.

Substitute center Nene Hilario only played for 1 minute, but also received 1 foul.

Ariza: 2 fouls......

In addition to the many fouls committed by both players, this game was also very long.

Another game that started at almost the same time, the Cavaliers vs. the Nuggets, was already halfway through the third quarter for the other players.

For Chen Cheng and Harden, the game was only halfway through......

During the halftime break, fans couldn't help but joke about whether this game would last until dawn.

There were too many free throws.

One was getting up at four in the morning to study the rules.

The other was getting up at four in the morning to lift weights.

In the Thunder locker room, coach Billy Donovan was very satisfied with Chen Cheng's performance tonight. He didn't expect that the game with Harden would make Chen Cheng realize the ability to draw fouls.

Drawing fouls is one way to increase offensive aggressiveness.

Of course, this is different from a hard foul.

To put it simply and roughly, one is going for 2+1.

The other just wants to get to the free throw line.

Obviously, Chen Cheng belongs to the former.

As for Harden, he has both.

"Chen, you can be more flexible on the court."Donovan said

""Huh?" Chen Cheng was slightly startled.

"Haha, Chen, the boss means that you need to wear the mask of pain’"Westbrook explained with a smile.

The meaning of the pain mask is that when you are fouled by the opponent, you should show pain and have exaggerated body reactions, such as falling to the ground.

Just like your third brother....

But soon, Westbrook changed the subject and said to Donovan,"But, boss, Chen, he may not be suitable for this."

Donovan thought about it.

He felt that it made sense.

If it was just a small bump, and Chen Cheng looked so painful, the referee was not a fool and would not believe it.

Unless it was the female referee who had a good relationship with Chen Cheng and often listened to Chen Cheng reciting poems.......

Rockets locker room

"Eric, I will rest for a few minutes in the second half to serve as a pretense."

"The offense is under your control!"

Harden took the initiative to give up the power to the round-faced Harden.

Harden's physical strength is very good. No one can defend him except Kardashian.

But Harden is really tired tonight.

It's not Payton, Oladipo and others, but Chen Cheng, the pillar of the Thunder's inside line.

If you want to deal with him...

You must be highly focused throughout the whole process.

A slight error can lead to a huge mistake. There is only a small difference between interference and a good block.

This consumes a lot of physical energy for Harden.

It is like a summer fan experiencing a college entrance examination. He just quietly did a two-hour paper test in the classroom, but after coming out, he felt extremely hungry.

It's like running a marathon.

The high-intensity operation of the brain and long-term concentration consume a lot of energy and physical strength........

The halftime break is over.

The game continues.

Both sides continue to fight.

Harden's mental attributes are actually not bad, and he is also very persistent in winning, but compared with a paranoid like Kobe, he is naturally much worse. The tired Harden chose to go on the court to continue the game. Even if he did not attack, but just smoked in the bottom corner, the Thunder had to send someone to keep an eye on him.

Round-faced Harden took up the offensive banner of the Rockets.

In the first attack of the second half, he fiercely broke through to the basket. With his small steel cannon figure, long arms, and an aerial pull-up, he completely shook off Oladipo who was sticking to him.

""Pah!"

But still unable to escape, Chen Cheng's volleyball-like hot pot covered the sky.

Chen Cheng was like an eagle soaring low in the sky....

Although he didn't fly high, he had a big head and a fast speed.

The Rockets still had the ball. Nene served the ball from the sideline. It was given to Harden, but it was just a transition, and it was immediately given to the round-faced Deng who cut inside.

Oladipo followed closely behind.

From the corner of his eye, the round-faced Deng saw Chen Cheng waiting for an opportunity on the wing.

Instead of going for a layup, the round-faced Deng slowed down, stopped and started quickly, tricked Oladipo into jumping, and then jumped again....

This time, he successfully attracted Chen Cheng's backup defense.

But Yuan Lian Deng's move was still a fake.

He did not jump up, but passed the ball to Nene who was following behind.

Facing Chen Cheng who had already jumped with his back to him, Nene felt that he was safe this time and jumped up.

However...

Harden is not the only hunter who likes to disguise himself as prey.

Chen Cheng is the same.

Chen Cheng defended Yuanmian's sudden jump, but he didn't use much strength, and his jump was as high as a matchbox.

This allowed Chen Cheng to land quickly....

""Pah!"

After landing, Chen Cheng stood on tiptoe and raised his hands to face the veteran Nene who had already jumped up with both feet....

He pushed it down.

The basketball rolled off Nene.

Oladipo, who was tormented by Harden tonight, suddenly fell to the ground to fight for the ball.

He grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Westbrook.

The Rockets immediately returned to defense.

But at this time...

An unexpected event occurred on the court.

Chen Cheng put on a mask of pain, as if he was in severe pain.

This scene frightened Thunder coach Billy Donovan and the coaching staff, who all stood up and looked at Chen Cheng with great concern.

At this moment, Chen Cheng couldn't help but gasp and sweat.

Damn it! It

's really coming!

It's coming!

But as the first gentleman in the league, Chen Cheng felt that it would not sound good if this matter was spread out, and it would damage his reputation.

For this reason...

Chen Cheng did not cover his stomach with his hands, but covered his feet....

Billy Donovan was completely scared. Oh my god!

No way!

The most worrying thing has come.

The ankles of such a heavy center are very fragile....

Billy Donovan immediately requested a timeout.

Team doctors also rushed over.

"Chen, what's wrong with you?" the team doctor asked worriedly.

"Help me back to the locker room first." Chen Cheng said with a mask of pain on his face.

"good..."

"Chen, don't walk with your injured foot."

The team doctor said in the player's tunnel.

"List..."

"Don't run so fast!"

After entering the player's tunnel, the team doctor said with a look of panic.