Let me talk about my thoughts first. Actually, this game is very interesting. The reason lies in Harden's performance. As we all know, Harden expressed his hope to be traded to the Rockets at the beginning of the season, but the Rockets were always dissatisfied with the trading partners and chips, which made Gordon basically lose patience with the Rockets.
First of all, from the data point of view, in this game, Gordon played for 38 minutes and got 20 points and 7 mistakes. The positive and negative values are-1 1. Can you see anything? Not normal! That's sick! At Gordon's best, his efficiency and positive and negative values were MVP. Even last season, he scored far more than 20 points, not to mention facing another James and his Lakers, which is one of his biggest rivals in the West!
Let's talk about Gordon's state again, or compared with last season. Although Gordon and Shao Wei had a good relationship last season, it was a personal friendship, but on the court, it was difficult for them to survive, so the Rockets' tactic was to take turns playing with one person and a group of people. In this case, Silas just wanted to understand that he continued to use this style of play in the last game, but compared with Harden's contribution to the team last season and his attitude on the court, it was really abnormal. One of the details of the game, Harden rarely confronted James. It is natural that when two armies are at war, the Lord will kill each other. This is the best symbol of his position, and it is also a signal to teammates and the team. I will go first with this ball! You follow! However, Gordon rarely played against Lao Zhan in this game.
Finally, let's talk about seven mistakes made by Harden. This is a terrible number, which is unacceptable to teammates, team management and fans for whatever reason. This is indeed the case. When the Rockets couldn't recover the score in the fourth quarter and Harden missed the ball again, the audience (the Rockets allowed some spectators to enter the stadium to watch the game) shouted: James! Wake up! Rockets fans should know that the least imposing fans at home in the league are eating popcorn, drinking drinks and chatting. But this time, rocket fans really can't stand it.
The relationship between Harden and the Rockets may really be irreversible, and the Rockets are actively looking for the possibility of a transaction. However, no matter whether Harden is traded or not, or what kind of young core can be obtained through trading, there is only one conclusion: the championship that rocket fans expect is getting farther and farther!