The second game between the Rockets and the Lakers ended, and the Rockets lost the game again by 111-117. Losing to the defending champion Lakers twice in a row seemed to make the Rockets star James Harden unhappy. At the post-game press conference, when Harden was asked if he was surprised by the performance of the Rockets, Beard gave the following answer: "We are just not good enough ... chemistry, talent. Obviously, I love this city. I really did everything I could. It's crazy. I don't think this matter can be repaired.
judging from the news that broke out in the whole offseason, the Rockets are not in a hurry about Harden's deal, and the chips they want are also very clear. According to statistics, the Rockets have traded Harden with at least six teams during the offseason, but all of them failed without any accident.
According to sources, before the start of the new season, Harden made it clear to Tillman Fertitta, the owner of the team, that he did not believe in the future and ability of the team, but preferred the team to trade himself to a strong team. Fertitta was disappointed, but he told Harden that the deal would be put on the agenda. In the following time, Fertitta assured Harden that the new general manager Rafael Si Tong would handle related matters.
Since the beginning of this season, except for Harden, who missed one game because of sprained right ankle, he has participated in eight games, while the Rockets' current record is only 3 wins and 6 losses. In the past five games, the Rockets lost four games, and Harden averaged less than 21 points in these four games, which is his longest record since the 2111-2112 season. You should know that Harden is the three-time scoring champion, and scoring is for him.
Wall, another core player of the team, was asked about Harden's remarks at the press conference. Wall did not directly answer, saying, "He is expressing his views. I don't know what he thinks of the team or how he feels about us. I know how hard these guys work ... to get better every day. I know how much work I have invested to get back to a high level and compete. " "There are many people here who want to participate in high-level competitions. Just like I told everyone tonight, as I have told people before, when one to fifteen people are on the same page and they promise that they know their role and know what difficulties they want to get rid of, then they will win. All this will be fine, but when some people don't want to fit in, it is difficult to do anything special, or what is good for the team. "
From the speeches of two Rockets players, Harden and Wall, we can know that the team is not playing in a rope at all. Harden has already taken a heart. Although Wall wants to unite everyone, it is helpless that Harden doesn't want to play here, so how can he play?