A few days ago, there was no progress Big Houston Rockets, but their performance this season may be as good as in the past. The team just beat the Orlando Magic by 32 points and improved their record to 3-4. The next day, James Harden – if you miss the game, he will experience one this season Very public and embarrassing legend of trade demand-at least admit that these rockets have positive aspects, and at best admit that there is a future in Houston.
James Harden (James Harden): “We still have a lot of work to do. I think every team feels like this… We just don’t have the opportunity to collaborate often. As long as we continue to look for chemical methods, and continue to improve, on the floor At both ends of the game, we all have the opportunity to do something special.”
; #Rocket-Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 9, 2021
Even after the loss to the Lakers, things didn’t look too bad. The team is still close to 0.500, and on the day in the middle of the game, Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reported that the front desk was “increasingly confident that Harden would at least be satisfied with other requirements. The season,” even if he wrote: “Sources say Harden still prefers to be traded.”
Then… well, then it happened to the Lakers. Or more accurately, the Lakers happened when their power reached the peak. The Rockets never took the lead on Tuesday, and the Lakers increased their deficit to 30 points in a game that actually exceeded half of the game. Los Angeles basically spent 48 minutes pretending to be the team where they were just gentlemen eliminated from the playoffs.
After the game, Harden stopped talking about “the opportunity to do something.”
James Harden: “I love this city. I actually did everything I could. This situation is crazy. I don’t think it can be resolved. Thank you.”
He left the podium.
-Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 13, 2021
“I love this city. I have tried my best. This situation is crazy. This is something I think cannot be resolved. Thank you.”
-James Harden on the Rockets pic.twitter.com/LcPLn09TgE
-SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 13, 2021
So, all in all, the Lakers won the last six games against the Rockets, including a four-game winning streak in the playoffs. Now, after beating the Houston team, people actually thought that their shots in the playoffs were very bad, and Harden dropped out of the game. He won the only MVP award and spent most of his career. They kicked him so thoroughly in both regular seasons that Harden went from making positive remarks to walking around at a press conference while his teammates shot him in the media.
I asked John Wall how he would evaluate his partner on the court with James Harden in nine games:
“I think it’s a bit of a twist, you can’t lie. Honestly, I don’t think it is the best. This is what I can really say.” #Rocket
-Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 13, 2021
John Wall: “Like I told everyone tonight, when 1-15 people are on the same page and they promise…you will be fine. But when you have something you don’t want to buy Human time, as a whole, as a basketball team, it will be difficult to do anything special…it hurts.”
-Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 13, 2021
John Wall: “If everyone can stand together, then we will do well here. We can’t just stay here because there are only 9 games. Come on, man. There are 9 games. Has the game been played? There are still many basketball games.” #Rocket
-Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 13, 2021
So, if you want to know how exhausted it is to play against the Lakers locked in LeBron James and Anthony Davis, it seems that we have empirical evidence that the answer is “exhausted, enough to make a team two “Second implosion” or “disrespect” is enough to turn you from cautious optimism to enthusiasm to rekindle tires. “
I mean, it’s good for the Lakers, but Houston, you officially have a problem. once again. Sorry for that.
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