The culture and water are clear.
On February 5, Beijing time, the Clippers defeated the Heat 103-95, Harden 21 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, one of the important contributors to the team's victory, especially the 6 times in the final quarter, which made the Heat's "four cores" into the background, showing the value of superstars.
Harden led the Clippers to win the first three quarters of the Heat 21+8+11, the Clippers only led by 2 points 69-67, and even entered the beginning of the final quarter, they were overtaken, Leonard rested, and when others needed to solve the problem, Harden carried the banner of leadership and directly changed the trend of the game.
Harden cut the ball and Jaime cooperated with Adebayo, Harden left hand, the ball flew out of the baseline, destroying the Heat's offense, and Adebayo became the background of Harden's cut ball.
Harden's 3+1 Heat's defense has curbed the Clippers' tactical cooperation, Plumlee's untimely up-and-down blocking, and when the offensive time has been counted down, let Highsmith and Martin boldly attack, in a desperate situation, after Harden pretended to break through, he used a three-point retreat to solve the problem while causing Highsmith to foul, 3+1! Harden's offense dismantled the Heat's pinch-attack tactics.
Harden helped George face Rozier at the top of the three-point arc and used his signature retreat, but as a result, his combo deceived the Heat's defensive center of gravity, and Jaime Jr. had already come over to help defend, but he suddenly passed the ball to the top of the right arc to help George score three points. Rozier and Jaime Jr. became the background of his wonderful biography.
Harden assisted Powell in a mid-range Adebayo attack, and Harden took the rebound on a half-conversion offense to help Powell hit the mid-range.
As in the last two rounds, Harden still led the way and did not turn into a supergiant, the team had a 9-point lead at 85-76, and in the next three rounds, he directly transformed.
Harden topped Butler's defensive three-pointer Butler, one of the league's best perimeter defenders, and Harden hit a three-pointer in the face of Butler's classic step-away.
Harden blocked Butler Butler wanted to respond strongly, and as a result, Harden saw the opportunity and waved his left hand at the moment when Butler jumped up and lifted the ball, and once again staged a classic cut, statistically, recorded as his block.
As the offense and the defense, Butler became the background.
Harden vs. Rozier 3+1 and then the defensive transfer offense, Harden faced Rozier's defense, and played 3+1 for the second time in the final quarter, even if he did not score free throws, but with this three-pointer, he still helped the team lay a 13-point advantage at 91-78, the team's biggest lead in the game, and it was also an important turning point in the game, and Rozier became the background.
From 10 minutes and 50 seconds to 5 minutes and 20 seconds in the final quarter, Harden's performance in five minutes:
1.On the offensive end, his 3+1, three-point and 3+0, one person scored 10 points; He also assisted George with three points and Powell from mid-range, and scored 15 points to lead the team to a 20-8 climax.
2.On the defensive end, Cheadebayo's ball, backcourt rebounding protection, and blocking Butler were also almost perfect.
3.The most important point is that Harden's offensive and defensive performance as above, so that Adebayo, Butler, Rozier and Jaime Jr., the four cores of the Heat, are the momentum and psychological suppression, and the confidence of the Heat is lost by him.
Therefore, Harden's performance in the final quarter today fulfilled the superstar value that the team and fans expected!