Zeng Xingyang's fierce defense and transition three-pointer quickly silenced the boos.
Initially, those away fans were ready to celebrate Harden easily scoring over Zeng Xingyang, but instead, Harden was restricted, and Zeng Xingyang successfully countered.
Zeng Xingyang returned and high-fived Jokic in celebration.
Capela looked at Jokic with some distress; this unathletic big guy has solid fundamentals, his positioning and passing look great.
Mike Malone shouted at Barton from the sidelines, "Pass to that guy, find his three-point opportunities, don't play erratically."
Clearly, after the first possession, Mike Malone was ready to continue his strategy around Zeng Xingyang.
He could see the synergy between Zeng Xingyang and Jokic.
The Rockets attacked again.
Harden dribbled to the frontcourt.
Harden continued to be tangled up by Zeng Xingyang, wrestling.
Harden passed the ball to Ariza, who didn't initiate the attack himself but started to move it around.
