One thing to say, the Blazers' performance in the first quarter was definitely not a stretch, at least it was above the level of previous games.

After a single quarter, the Trail Blazers made 8 of 17 shots, including 5 of 11 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. They scored 28 points with a considerable shooting percentage.

This kind of performance is definitely not bad.

But who allowed them to meet Harden who was in killer mode!

Entering the second quarter, Harden's offense was somewhat restrained and he only took 4 shots in a single quarter. However, relying on the league's only penalty-killing power, he still scored 8 points and 3 assists in a single quarter.

The Trail Blazers took the opportunity to recover some points in the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, the scores came up and the Trail Blazers were only 7 points behind.

What is unexpected is that after the halftime break, the two sides changed places to fight again, and Harden immediately entered the killing mode again.

In a single quarter, he made 8 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws. Under the wild bombing, he once again achieved the achievement of 20 points in a single quarter.

24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 1 foul... Harden was simply amazing tonight!

At the same time, under Harden's teamwork, other Mosaic players also exploded one after another. The team scored 48 points in a single quarter, successfully setting a team history record.

So, after the first three quarters of the game, many spectators who had not watched the game turned on their mobile phones and TVs, thinking that the Trail Blazers would be playing another three-quarter game tonight with easy quotas. Everyone glanced at the scoreboard, and then

It was completely fixed on the scoreboard.

At first they thought the Trail Blazers were the leading team, but as they took a closer look, they discovered that the Trail Blazers were actually the lagging team.

Moreover, it was a full 19 points behind the Mosaic team!

"Is today April Fool's Day?"

This thought suddenly flashed in the minds of all Trail Blazers fans.

Immediately afterwards, Harden's game data for the first three quarters appeared on the big screen: 22 points in the first quarter, 8 points in the second quarter, 24 points in the third quarter...

After three quarters, Harden scored an incredible 54 points, which not only set a new record for the most points scored in a single regular season game in his career, but also set a new record for the Houston Mosaics' scoring record in the first three quarters of the regular season in team history.

Until now, not only Lillard, Jokic, and Batum are numb, but even Wang Zelin himself is a little numb.

In fact, he knew better than anyone how great the scoring ability of Big Beard was during the regular season at his peak, but when he actually became his opponent, he was still deeply shocked by the opponent's strength.

Wang Zelin did not break out tonight, and was in pretty good shape. After three quarters, he had a double-double in rebounds, plus 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.

If nothing else, after this game, Wang Zelin's data should be fixed at 4 4 2.

But that is a general situation. Now it is a special situation. If the Blazers still want to win, Wang Zelin must stand up.

During the timeout between quarters, Coach Terry adjusted his defensive strategy and decided to double-team Harden throughout the final quarter to ensure that the guy couldn't score easily.

If Harden scores 60 or even 70 tonight, then the Blazers will be really embarrassed and thrown into grandma's house.

Entering the final quarter, the Trail Blazers' new strategy quickly worked. With the attention of Patton and Batum, plus Wang Zelin, who occasionally made crazy defenses, Harden instantly became silent.

In the first 8 minutes, they made 0 of 3 shots and failed to score a single point. Even their best penalty-taking ability could not take advantage of the Blazers.

Until the 9th minute, when watching the Trail Blazers chase the point difference to only 5 points, Harden had an idea and took out a long-lost mid-range jumper from his arsenal. Under Patton's close defense,

Scored the ball hard.

The Mosaic team once again widened the point difference.

Harden's mid-range shot was very crucial, as if it had touched some mechanism, forming a series of chain reactions within the Mosaic team.

The first is Bobby Brown, the undrafted player on the bench. After this guy left the game because of the Mosaic team's atmosphere, he became a surprise player as soon as he came on the court.

In the past, Bobby Brown, who averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game and only hit 0.6 goals per game, actually hit catch-and-shooters at critical moments. He made 3 of 4 shots in less than 3 minutes, including two priceless three-pointers.

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Who would have expected that a small person would suddenly go berserk at a time like this?

Bobby Brown's wave of operations disrupted the Blazers' rhythm of the game and made Coach Terry's defensive strategy in the final quarter a complete joke.

The reason why the Trail Blazers dared to double-team Harden crazily was because they were betting that the other outside shooters on the Mosaic team couldn't shoulder the heavy responsibility.

What they never expected was that a surprise player appeared in the Mosaic team, causing the Blazers to be in chaos.

In the last 27 seconds, the score was 11 points behind the Mosaics.

In this case, unless Tracy McGrady reappears at any time, it is basically equivalent to sentencing the Blazers to death in advance.

However, the reason why Tracy McGrady's moment is so widely circulated and still talked about by countless fans is precisely because of its legendary color and non-replicable nature.

If Tracy McGrady's moment was so easy to replicate, it wouldn't be called a miracle.

In the end, Coach Terry gave up his fantasy and called a timeout to replace the main players in advance, thus saving his final dignity.

Soon, as the final whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was finally settled. Mosaic defeated the Trail Blazers by 11 points in the away game.

This is Mosaic's first victory over the Trail Blazers in the past five years. It's not easy. It's been a few years, and they've been eating dumplings for a while.
Chapter completed!