"Wen Hao?" Drexler also suddenly remembered that Wen Hao's wonderful performance in the last game, especially his unconventional play and catching the opponent's head coach off guard, was still fresh in his memory.
Under the current situation, the fans at the Toyota Center home court also remembered this name, so several fans shouted out: "Wen Hao, Wen Hao..."
Then, more and more fans shouted out.
McHale looked gloomy and his eyes wandered. He originally wanted to shorten Wen Hao's playing time today, but he didn't expect the Rockets to play like this. Judging from the current situation, if he didn't send Wen Hao, the fans would not agree.
Thinking of this, he had no choice but to send Wen Hao on.
As soon as Wen Hao came on the court, the effect was immediate. In the third quarter alone, he scored 7 points and 3 steals. But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he scored 6 assists in a single quarter, which made the entire
The Rockets revitalized. For a time, the Rockets blossomed more. Yao Yao on the inside and Jeremy Lin on the outside were throwing into the basket one by one as if they had a scope on them. The Raptors head coach and players were frightened to watch.
In the fourth quarter, Wen Hao was even more aggressive. When the Raptors coach told his players to take a step back to defend his breakthrough, he suddenly stopped taking the ball and only fell into low singles. His false and solid steps reappeared, causing chaos inside the Raptors.
.When the opponent focused on marking him, he suddenly started passing the ball again. The liberated Howard showed his true colors again and showed great power. He scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, which established the Rockets' victory in one fell swoop.
In this game, Wen Hao played 14 minutes and scored 14 points, 11 assists, 4 steals and 2 rebounds. His efficiency rate ranked first in the team. More importantly, he once again became the hero of the Rockets' reversal.
In the next back-to-back game, the Rockets entered the state quickly and maintained the lead throughout the game. Wen Hao, a player who did not listen to the coach's words, only got 7 minutes of playing time. Compared with the previous games,
The time was shortened by half. But even with only 7 minutes, his performance was still eye-catching, scoring 8 points and 6 assists.
In the reporter's interview with head coach McHale after the game, the reporter asked: "Coach Kevin, in the previous three games, the performance of the Chinese player Wen Hao was very eye-catching. For such a player, why would you put him on the list?"
On the bench?”
"I let him play for seven minutes." McHale replied with a cold face.
But the reporter was not satisfied with this answer and pointedly pointed out: "We all know that in the game against the Grizzlies, Wen Hao did not follow your tactics, but used his own style of play to help the Rockets defeat the Grizzlies. Although
The result was good, but the process did not satisfy the coach. Did you bench him because he was disobedient?"
"Whatever you say." McHale's tone became even more unkind.
When the reporter saw this, he was already secretly happy. He had successfully guided McHale to a certain point, and this point was exactly what Wen Hao cared about. Once Wen Hao couldn't help but get angry on the spot, he would have to write it. Even so.
He won't get angry on the spot, but as long as there is some hint of language, it can arouse a lot of attention through his own exaggeration.
Thinking of this, the reporter approached Wen Hao with a smile and asked: "Wen Hao, is it really as speculated by the outside world that the head coach put you on the bench because of your insufficient execution?"
Wen Hao, who had been watching with a cold eye, had already seen through the reporter's trick. Although he was a little dissatisfied with McHale for benching him, he would not lose his judgment on the reporter because of this. He replied to the reporter: "I
I didn’t sit on the bench, the coach even let me play for 7 minutes.”
As soon as this statement came out, the reporter was a little disappointed. He wanted to arouse Wen Hao's anger and let him talk on the spot, but he didn't expect that this kid was so tight-lipped. He even used McHale's words, which made the two of them look very cool.
Like being close.
But the reporter would not give up. He rolled his eyes and continued to ask: "I heard that Harden was not included in the two tactics designed for you recently. Why is that?"
Wen Hao secretly scolded the reporter for fraud. He was obviously trying to provoke internal strife in the Rockets.
Thinking of this, he smiled mysteriously and replied: "This involves some secret tactics of the team, so I am not in a position to answer them."
The reporter was completely helpless at this time. He thought that this Chinese person had never been interviewed before and had no skills in answering questions. It would be easy for him to come up with some explosive news. However, he did not expect that this Chinese person would be so tight-lipped.
, he doesn’t look like a rookie who has never been interviewed before, he is simply an old fox who has been in the reporter circle for many years.
In the office of Alexander, the owner of Toyota Center, Alexander also nodded and said to Morey, the general manager next to him: "This Chinese is very smart."
"Quite smart." Morey said with a smile.
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After this game, the Rockets took two days off, December 25th, Christmas.
In the United States, this is the most important holiday of the year. In the NBA, this is the most popular day of the year because there will be a Christmas game on this day.
There are three pinnacle games in this year’s Christmas Day game. One is the Miami Heat facing the challenge of the young Pacers at home; the other is the Spurs facing the Clippers at home; and the third game is the Rockets going to Stallton.
Puth Center, challenging the Los Angeles Lakers.
Since Kobe's return from Achilles tendon surgery last year, not only has his condition not declined as predicted by the outside world, but he has experienced a huge explosion of form as if he were experiencing a second spring, averaging 0.8 points per game, shocking the entire league. In addition,
Nash has also been in much better shape this season. The backcourt combination of these two veterans with an average age of 37.5 has shocked the entire league. The Lakers' current record ranks second in the Western Conference, higher than the Rockets
a lot of.
Going away to challenge a team like this on Christmas Eve is definitely a tough battle for the Rockets.
Before the game, in the Lakers locker room, a reporter interviewed Kobe: "The Rockets' great comeback in the past few games was largely attributed to their substitute player Wen Hao. Please tell me what you think of him."
Kobe put on his sneakers and answered without raising his head: "Who is Wen Hao?"
This is obviously looking down upon. Although Wen Hao is not a superstar, he has been playing very well in recent times and often appears in the top ten. It is impossible for Kobe not to know who Wen Hao is.
In the Rockets locker room, Wen Hao watched the interview with Kobe and secretly clenched his fists. Although he admired Kobe's hard work and his unyielding spirit on the court, Kobe's answer made him
Anger rose in his heart.
Clenching his fists and looking at No. 24 on the TV screen, Wen Hao said secretly: "I will let you know who I am."
