The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

From the very beginning, the game has turned into a WWE-style contest.

In just three minutes of the first quarter, Haywood was called for two fouls, and Jordan was also fouled once.

On the other side, Howard was also uncomfortable. He also fouled once and was overturned to the ground by Heywood twice in a row.

The two sides were already angry, and both wanted to overthrow each other inside.

Although Howard had an advantage in the confrontation with Haywood, he didn't have much advantage on the scene because there was a young Jordan waiting for an opportunity.

"Strengthen the outside attack! Use the offensive firepower to help Dwight share the pressure!" Van Gundy shouted from the sidelines.

The Magic are 4-on-3 on the perimeter, but they haven't had any advantage since the start.

The Wizards Harden and others have a very clear strategy to defend them. If you want to break through, please do it. I don’t care about you. Naturally, Jordan and Haywood will deal with it.

But if the Magic are going to shoot from beyond the arc, it won't make them happy.

Although 3 defenses and 4 defenses will always miss one person, before the opponent catches the ball and makes a shot, it is also possible to catch up in front of him by rushing up to defend the second time.

Among the Magic's four perimeter players, Wang Xiao found that Barnes' touch didn't seem to be particularly good, so he deliberately let Harden and the other three vacate Barnes a little bit. So far, the effect seems to be good.

But Wang Xiao also knows that this is not a long-term solution. You can't pray that the opponent's outside shots will not be allowed all the time, right?

"James!" Wang Xiao also called Harden's name from the sidelines.

Harden heard Wang Xiao's voice and turned his head to look over.

Wang Xiao nodded at Harden. The latter understood and dribbled the ball forward.

It was Magic point guard Nelson who defended Harden.

No way, although he was at a disadvantage in all aspects of height, weight and speed, and couldn't defend his opponent at all, Nelson still had to bite the bullet and match up with Harden, because the height of other players on the Wizards field was even more out of reach for him.

In contrast, Harden, who is 1.96 meters tall, is already the easiest opponent he can defend!

The Magic's defensive strategy against the Wizards is exactly the same as that of the Wizards' defense against the Magic. They are not defensive against shots. When Howard and Haywood Jr. perform various wrestling methods on the inside, the Magic can't get inside, and the same is true for the Wizards.

But this time, Harden didn't stay on the outside as before, but accelerated with a sudden step, passing Nelson in an instant and rushing into the inside.

Nelson was obviously taken aback. He didn't expect that Harden would choose to break through him. While turning his head to chase Harden, he also saw Harden rushing towards Howard.

"Hmph, looking for a dead end, the inside line is full of people, and you still want to rush inside, do you think you are Jordan?"

With a sneer in his heart, Nelson did not speed up to catch up with Harden, but followed Harden. If Harden chose a mid-range emergency stop jump shot, he would immediately rush out to interfere, but if Harden continued to rush into the inside lane, he would This angle should be able to appreciate the scene where the rookie's shot is slapped by Howard's cap.

Harden did not choose to make an emergency stop for a jump shot, nor did he slow down. He continued to maintain a breakthrough speed, almost rushing towards Howard and the other three.

Seeing that Harden entered his territory, Howard immediately exerted his strength, pushed away Heywood who was trying to jam himself, and headed towards Harden.

In an instant, Howard with his arms outstretched enveloped Harden as if covering the sky.

It is a compulsory course for every guard to rush into the inside and face the center for a layup. Most insiders often suffer in such confrontations due to lack of agility.

But Howard is clearly not one of them.

Harden took his most usual European step, trying to use the time difference to stagger the confrontation with Howard, but Howard didn't take this at all.

When Harden raised his hand to send the basketball to the basket, Howard suddenly raised his figure and slammed Harden's shot out of the field like a volleyball smash.

"Boy! Get off my chassis!"

Howard roared domineeringly, looking down at Harden.

But at this moment, he was slightly taken aback.

Harden rolled twice on the ground like a ground gourd, looking in pain.

At the same time, a piercing whistle sounded.

"Squeak! No. 12, defensive foul!"

Howard couldn't help opening his mouth when the referee made a penalty gesture.

"Defensive foul? Are you kidding me? I didn't touch him at all!"

The referee ignored Howard's complaints and still executed the penalty.

There was a burst of boos from the fans in the audience, and Harden stood up as usual amidst the boos, and came to the free throw line to execute the free throw.

"Successful!" Wang Xiao couldn't help but squeezed his fist tightly.

Of course Howard didn't touch Harden, and that was a beautiful block, but so what? As long as the referee thinks you have fouled, then you are fouled!

Who is Harden? In the future, all insiders will shy away from this existence when they see it! His ability to draw fouls or cheat fouls has reached an outrageous level.

In another time and space, after the transfer from the Thunder to the Rockets, counting 19 years, Harden has the league's number one free throws in 6 years, and the number of free throws in these 6 years has exceeded 10 or more.

It is precisely because of Harden's insane foul-making ability that Huaxia fans gave him a very affectionate nickname "Jingdezhen Porcelain King".

Today's Harden, although he has not grown to the level of Harden in the Rockets era in the future, Howard was still tricked due to mental calculations and unintentional calculations.

Van Gundy looked very angry, chattering at the referee.

"That was obviously a flop just now, look at the replay! Dwight never touched him at all, I swear to God that was definitely a clean cap!"

He knows the consequences of Howard's foul this time better than anyone else.

Howard had received a foul in the previous confrontation with Heywood, and this foul was his second foul in this game.

Right now, the first quarter of the game is only a little more than halfway through, and Howard has committed two fouls on his back. The problem is quite serious.

Van Gundy's protest was the same as Howard's, and the referee ignored it at all.

Whistleblowing is a foregone conclusion. Although Van Gundy was very angry, he had no choice but to replace Howard first.

Harden made two free throws, and at the same time Wang Xiao also replaced Haywood, who was also the second offender, with Danny Green.

With Howard off the court, the situation changed immediately.

Gortat, who replaced Howard, is far from the dominance of Warcraft, and Jordan can handle it by himself.

On the perimeter, the Wizards began to gradually gain an advantage.

Although the Magic's outside line is known as a cloud of shooters, there are not many shooters who can actually shoot.