Amid everyone's expectations, Wen Hao returned to the field. At this time, the Rockets were 8 points behind, and there were 5 minutes left in the third quarter. If by the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers were pulled to double digits, the Rockets would be
It becomes very difficult to play in the fourth quarter.
At this time, Irving is still the main defender against Wen Hao. In fact, in Irving's eyes, Harden is not the real opponent, Wen Hao is. Harden can only score by one person at most, and as soon as Harden comes on the court, the Rockets move the ball smoothly.
It's not smooth anymore; but Wen Hao is different. As soon as he comes on the court, he will drive the whole team to score, and many times the ball is released so quickly that people have no time to defend. Therefore, compared with Harden, Wen Hao is a rival.
Now that the real opponent has come up, Irving naturally carefully defends Wen Hao, and at the same time warns other teammates behind him: "Guard your man carefully and don't let him pass the ball."
However, it is obvious that Irving made some miscalculations.
Wen Hao was not in a hurry to get the ball when he came up. Instead, he circled directly inside, passed Dayao's screen and then dropped low on the left side. Seeing this, Jeremy Lin immediately executed the first set of tactics designed by McHale for Wen Hao.
, after passing the ball to Wen Hao, he and the rest of the Rockets moved to the right.
Owen was standing behind Wen Hao with a solemn look on his face. Although he didn't pay much attention to Wen Hao before the game, there was one thing that caught his attention, and that was Wen Hao's false and true footsteps. Before this game, there were
So many people fell under false and true footsteps, and even Kobe didn't dare to be careless when facing false and true footsteps. This shows how powerful false and true footsteps are. So when he saw Wen Hao showing the posture of false and true footsteps, Irving immediately became serious.
But this time, he still miscalculated.
Wen Hao did get the ball in the low post, and his back was indeed turned to Irving. However, he did not use false and solid steps, but suddenly dribbled one step outside and then turned around and shot a jumper.
Irving didn't expect Wen Hao to make a jump shot, so he didn't have time to defend.
Wen Hao has the bonus of unbeatable mid-range shots, and at such a close distance, he naturally hits the target steadily.
On the sidelines, McHale exhaled. In his subconscious, he already felt that as long as Wen Hao played, the situation would always be stable.
Looking back, Irving wanted to break through Wen Hao's defense, but when he got the ball, suddenly there were two defenders in front of him, Wen Hao and Jeremy Lin, who tightly double-teamed him on the sideline. He couldn't even dribble a step.
It didn't work. In desperation, he had to pass the ball. But when he passed it to the left, Parsons suddenly came out from the side, intercepted the ball, and went directly to the frontcourt to start a fast break.
However, for Parsons, he is good enough in other aspects, but his passing during fast breaks is not good enough. In other words, he almost never passes the ball during fast breaks. He just takes the ball and hits it by himself.
. But this time Irving had already chased back, made a big shot, and bounced the ball back on the backboard.
Wen Hao happened to arrive from behind, caught the ball at the free throw line, and immediately stopped and jumped.
The Cavaliers' shooting guard from behind had already rushed over and jumped up from behind Wen Hao.
But at this moment, Wen Hao actually used his not-so-good bounce to stay in the air for a time, avoiding the chasing block behind him, and then suddenly shot. Although the arc of the ball was a bit flat, it still hit the basket hard.
basket.
Irving was unable to defend himself in time, and when he turned around, he only saw Wen Hao's turned back.
The Cavaliers attacked again. This time, although Irving broke through Wen Hao's defense, after getting inside and facing the tall Yao, he had no shooting angle and could only pass the ball out. But when their outside line shot in a hurry,
, but was blocked by Parsons. The ball fell into Wen Hao's hands.
After Wen Hao got the ball, he didn't dribble by himself. Instead, he threw the ball directly to Jeremy Lin and ran towards the frontcourt.
When he got to the frontcourt, he still passed the screen and fell to the low position.
Jeremy Lin's ball was passed over at the right time. After Wen Hao got the ball, Irving faced Wen Hao again. This time he was on guard and would not let Wen Hao succeed again.
Wen Hao turned his back to Irving this time and suddenly took a step to the outside, then stopped and turned slightly to the left.
When Owen saw this, he knew that Wen Hao was going to do what he did last time and jumped out immediately. However, he kept an eye on it and knew that Wen Hao had many tricks up his sleeve, so when he jumped out, he did not jump up, but scraped his feet against the ground.
He pushed it up so that if anything changed, he could respond immediately.
This time Irving guessed correctly. After Wen Hao turned slightly to the left, he did not take off to shoot. Instead, at the moment Irving pounced, he pulled the ball with his right hand and turned around quickly with his left foot as the axis.
This turn was neat and tidy. Although Irving had been prepared for the change earlier, but on the way to save, Wen Hao turned and passed him cleanly. Then when Bynum came to cover the defense inside, he raised the ball with both hands, but did not make a move.
, after swaying Bynum, he took a step forward with his right foot, passed under the basket, and scored with a hook on the other side.
This shot is extremely exciting, not only the virtual and solid steps behind it, but also the swaying and turning in front. He combines the outside breakthrough skills with the virtual and solid steps inside, and the power is greatly increased, even if Irving and Bynum are doing their best
The defense was of no help. The two commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but applaud Wen Hao.
Cavaliers head coach Brown looked at Wen Hao with wide eyes and was surprised. He didn't expect that the Rockets' No. 5 point guard was so skilled. It seemed that he had underestimated this kid.
"Wen Hao's style of play today seems to be different from usual," commentator Brad said. "Usually, he always mainly passes the ball, but today he attacked furiously and didn't pass the ball at all. Is it possible?
Is it to compete with Owen?"
Glider Drexler shook his head and said: "I don't think so. Wen Hao is not the kind of impulsive player. He is unlikely to compete with Irving. In my opinion, he seems to be...taking over the game."
"Take over the game?" Brad looked at Drexler in surprise. You know, usually those who can take over the game are superstars with extremely strong personal abilities. Wen Hao wanted to take over the game as a substitute player. This is a joke.
Is it big?
But Drexler said seriously: "Yes, just like Paul, when the team falls behind and other players are ineffective, he will stand up at the right time and use his personal offense to ensure the team's score.
This is how Wen Hao plays now."
When Drexler said this, Brad was not relieved, but even more surprised. Because he usually knows clearly when to attack and when to pass. When the team is going with the wind, he will pass the ball more to help his teammates score.
; When the team is not going well and teammates are not working well, they stand up and score points - those who can handle it freely are all superstars who have been in the NBA for at least many years and can score points if they want. For example, James,
Kobe, Paul, etc. Can Wen Hao do this as a substitute player? It’s unlikely, right?
It's not that Brad doesn't believe it, it's that he can't believe the fact.
But the following facts proved that Wen Hao did so.
When the Cavaliers called a timeout and came back, they obviously strengthened their defense against Wen Hao. Especially Irving, after being reminded by the head coach, he went crazy and defended Wen Hao closely. But Wen Hao changed his mind at this time.
style of play.
He still passed through the inside screen and fell to the low position on the left side. At this time, it was too late for Irving to go around, so he had to rush over to push Wen Hao from behind, while carefully guarding against Wen Hao's false and solid steps. The two men next to him
Several Cavaliers players were also ready to come over to defend at any time. It looked like they had set up a trap for Wen Hao, just waiting for him to get in.
But this time, Wen Hao didn't stop the ball at all. When Jeremy Lin passed the ball in, he just pulled back gently with his right hand. The basketball lightly jumped over Irving's head behind him, passed over Bynum's head, and fell to the big basket.
In Yao's hands.
Dayao received such a clever pass, and without any politeness, he dunked it, making the rim squeak loudly.
Rockets fans have long been numb to Wen Hao's exquisite pass. If someone else had passed such a ball, they would have been amazed, but if Wen Hao had passed such a ball, it would have been normal.
. So although the fans were still very excited, their voices were much weaker than when they first saw such a pass.
But for those who are truly knowledgeable, they can never tire of watching such a pass hundreds of times. The eyes of the two commentators and the Rockets’ head coach and assistant coaches all shone with excitement at this time. Even the Cavaliers
The uniform team also had a glimmer of light in their eyes. Such a pass was really pleasing to the eye and made people envious.
"Wen Hao's passing is really becoming more and more like a magician." Brad said.
"No, if you look at it from a positional battle, his passing seems to be much more exciting than Magic." Drexler said, "What he lacks now compared to Magic is seizing opportunities in fast breaks.
Ability. Moreover, the Rockets are originally a fast team, and positioning is not what they are good at, but Wenhao can only play his role in positioning. Therefore, he has never been reused by McHale."
"Yes, in the hands of the magician, he can convert fast break opportunities that others cannot see into scores. Wen Hao just lacks this ability."
Amidst the words of the two commentators, the Rockets had already started to attack. This time Jeremy Lin was still near the center line, so Wenhao received the serve. After receiving the ball, he looked up at the court and saw the Cavaliers on the court.
The players are all staring at the Rockets players. It is impossible to launch a fast break under such circumstances, so I have to advance quickly and force the Cavaliers to retreat quickly. In the rapid retreat, their defense will inevitably have loopholes. What I have to do is,
Just find this loophole and pass the ball over.
At this time, in his mind, the video footage of the magician controlling the fast break flashed one after another. He glanced sideways at the commentary box, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
