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106-103, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Clippers, a very exciting game, especially the two teams with the ball, James and Harden 10 times "wit, hero ball" duel, the game to the climax, in slow motion detailed interpretation to the fans.
James 25+8+7;Harden 15+4+9, the Lakers narrowly beat the Clippers
James has been the core of the ball throughout his career, and Harden has been the same since he became famous with the Rockets, especially the two of them have extremely high basketball IQs, so they can make their teammates around them and even the whole team better, which is reflected in today's court, the second quarter and the last minute of the final quarter, the duel between the two is too exciting.
1. James 2+1, Harden responded with three points.
The game came to 7 minutes and 10 seconds in the second quarter, the Lakers fell behind 32-36, and the Lakers attacked:
James singled Zubac 2+1
James held the ball in the low post on the left side to face Zubac, and then turned around and wiped it under the basket to complete 2+1, note, a small detail, James forced the end against Zubac's block, instead of a rebound, the reason? Harden is on the weak side to help defend, especially in recent times, his weak side to help defend the ball has become a must, so, James's previous single Coffey and this time to eat Zubac are all finished on the left side, avoiding being cut by Harden, the perfect embodiment of basketball IQ.
Harden 3-pointer
Then the Clippers attacked, Harden came to the top of the arc with the ball, an accelerated breakthrough that pretended to be left-handed, deceived Reddish's defensive center of gravity, and Harden directly pulled out three points to respond strongly to James, which is not only a hero ball, but also a display of basketball IQ.
Second, James and Harden sent wonderful passes respectively.
The next offensive and defensive round game between the two people:
James assists a layup
The moment James broke through Zubac with the ball, his right hand flicked forward to complete the acceleration, note that at this time, Harden stood in advance, and if James broke through, he was likely to be fouled offensively, but seeing that he flicked his right hand lightly, he helped thick eyebrows complete the layup, smart.
Harden assists Zubac for a layup
Harden immediately responded in the next second, and after blocking and dismantling Zubac, he took advantage of the weak delay of the thick eyebrows and a wonderful pass to help Zubac fly.
3. James sent a wonderful pass, and Harden made a three-point foul.
The Lakers then quickly served the baseline ball, and James once again showed his unparalleled basketball IQ:
James assists Prince with a three-pointer
Reaves and Thick Eyebrows blocked and dismantled the Clippers defense, especially Harden had been eager to help defend Thick Eyebrows in the paint area, James didn't think for a moment after receiving Reaves' pass, and sent the ball to Prince in the bottom left corner in the form of a cannonball, who blasted into an open three-pointer, James's offensive and defensive reading of the game was fantastic.
Harden made Prince foul and made all three free throws
In the face of his own mistakes, Harden then singled out Prince with the ball as we saw the picture, causing three fouls to make up for it.
In just 1 minute and 30 seconds, the 6 PKs between James and Harden can be called the most exciting moment of the game, and it is also the key to the two teams that have been biting the score, so they came to the decisive moment in the final quarter:
Fourth, James and Harden's defense.
As he gets older, James' defense is inadequate, and Harden is not known for his entire career as a defender, but by the time the Clippers arrived, his defense has completed its transformation, so when both teams need to defend, James and Harden are playing with their lives.
Harden defends Reaves
Reaves held the ball at the top of the left arc, and Harden defended one-on-one, not only did not give him a three-point opportunity, but also avoided being fouled, and finally prevented Reaves from walking for a violation.
James defensively
James not only did an excellent job of limiting Leonard, especially at the decisive moment, can you imagine that the 39-year-old man, as we saw in the picture, immediately pinched George, and then immediately returned to defend Mann, and finally completed the mid-range interference?
From a defensive point of view, James and Harden are also playing with their lives in this game.
5. Hero Ball.
Faced with four consecutive defeats, James showed the determination to win from the beginning of the game, and every time the team was in trouble, he relied on his personal ability to solve the problem, such as 7-16, his three-point break the team's scoring drought, followed by unlimited mid-range and 2+1, and played a brutal dunk against George, especially in the final moments:
James' hero ball at a critical moment
The Lakers led by 3 points at 101-98, and in the offensive round that had to be played, James broke through and completed a difficult mid-range with Zubac's defense and Harden's co-defense, helping the team establish a two-ball advantage at 103-98.
Harden's hero ball at crunch time
If the Clippers want to reverse, they must also ensure the offensive round, and Harden forced a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the right corner against Russell, which is also a hero ball.
James and Harden, the two hero balls in the final moments, drew a happy end to a wonderful matchup.