Wen Hao was naturally a little surprised when he heard McHale's call. In the past, Harden was always on the court at the most critical moment in the fourth quarter, and it was impossible for him, a substitute who was not reused, to play. Today, the coach was actually at the most critical moment in the fourth quarter.
At the critical moment, he replaced Harden and replaced himself on the court. The Suns were going to play in the west.
However, although Wen Hao was surprised, he did not show it on his face. After experiencing that setback, his mind has improved a lot. Although it is not yet at the level where he can neither be happy with things nor sad with himself, compared to the average American player
Come, you will be much stronger.
In Wen Hao's hometown, a villager was holding a porcelain tea cup and was drinking hot tea. When he saw Wen Hao coming on the stage, he was surprised and said: "In the last two minutes, the master finally appeared."
"Look, look, Hao Wa looks like a martial arts master in martial arts."
"Hao Wa, world peace depends on you." The person who said this was a young man who had just returned from working in other places.
All the villagers laughed when he said this. They still don't understand much about basketball, and they don't feel the current tense atmosphere of the Rockets. They just want to have fun.
But Wen Hao's father did not smile at this time. He looked at the score and game time at the bottom of the screen: 106 to 110, with only 1 minute and 55 seconds left.
To catch up with four points in such a short period of time is not an impossible task, but it is still extremely difficult. Subbing Hao Wa on the field at this time is a sign of trust in Hao Wa, but if Hao Wa cannot complete the task,
Then it is Hao Wa who takes the blame.
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At the Toyota Center in Houston, when the fans saw that the Rockets replaced Wen Hao as a substitute at such a critical moment, but replaced Harden, they were all surprised. They could figure it out when Wen Hao was replaced, but they would
They really didn't adapt to Harden coming off the court. You know, haha
Den is a superstar, the number one SG among many people. No matter how many mistakes he makes, he should be left on the court at such a critical moment. Is there something wrong with McHale's brain? Is it possible that the Rockets have tens of millions of dollars?
Signing a spectator to sit on the sidelines in a pinch?
Not only the fans, but also the two commentators were surprised. Although they saw the problem more deeply than the fans, they could understand better that Harden should be replaced if Harden is not in shape. But the NBA is not just a place of reasoning.
, in addition to principles, it also talks about emotions.
"Replace Harden?" Brad said in disbelief. "He is not injured and has not committed six fouls. Why should he be replaced? This is not garbage time. There are four points left in two minutes. The Rockets still have
It has to be an opportunity.”
"This is really difficult to understand. It seems that Harden is not happy to be replaced, but McHale still made such a decision. This is really puzzling." Glider Drexler said.
"Although Wen Hao's performance today was very eye-catching, it is not safe to send a substitute on at such a critical moment."
"I really don't know what McHale is thinking. If he loses today's game, who will be responsible? Him? Or Wen Hao?"
In the Cavaliers' rest area, their head coach Brown saw that the Rockets had sent Wen Hao, and he was obviously a little unprepared. He really didn't expect that the Rockets would put Harden on the bench at this time and replaced him with Wen Hao.
That No. 5 substitute. You must know that in the two minutes of the timeout, he had been explaining how to defend Harden instead of Wen Hao. But at this time, the timeout time had expired, and it was too late to call the players back to arrange.
You can watch the players perform on the spot.
Thinking of this, Brown scratched his head in frustration.
The referee signaled to start serving, and Wen Hao served from the sideline. Irving has always been unhappy with Wen Hao. They fought for more than 20 minutes today, but there was no difference. The coach didn't arrange how to defend Wen Hao just now, so there is no need to worry about the coach getting angry.
So he came directly to find Wen Hao and stood in front of Wen Hao.
At this time, Parsons, Jeremy Lin and Jones of the Rockets were all running to catch the ball. Except for Irving, the other four members of the Cavaliers were running to prevent Rockets players from catching the ball. No one noticed.
Warcraft Howard looked at each other at this time with Wen Hao, quietly lifted it up, and walked out of the three-point line.
In fact, everyone in the Cavaliers has noticed it, but they don't have to defend at all, because outside the three-point line, Warcraft has almost no threat.
As a result, Wen Hao lobbed the ball towards Warcraft outside the three-point line, and Warcraft easily got the ball. He did not put the ball down, but just held it up. It seemed that he had no intention of looking for someone to pass the ball.
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At this time, Wen Hao, who had finished serving the ball, suddenly ran over from the outside, passed by Warcraft, took the ball from Warcraft, and went directly to the inside.
Irving, who was responsible for defending Wen Hao, wanted to keep up, but was blocked by Warcraft. Irving was annoyed and could only bypass Warcraft, but after such a detour, Wen Hao had already reached the three-point line.
Within the three-point line, two Cavaliers players came to cover the defense. At this time, Wen Hao's right hand suddenly hit the ground from the waist to the right and passed the ball, as if he were taking the ball out of his trouser pocket and passing it out, commonly known as trouser pocket.
Pass the ball (Harden is best at this). The monster behind followed up after blocking and just received the pass at the free throw line.
Seeing this, the Cavaliers power forward hurriedly blocked in front of Warcraft, and he looked very calm. Because Warcraft did not have a mid-range shot, near the free throw line, his threat was the same as outside the three-point line, which could be ignored.
But at this moment, Wen Hao, who was blocked by the two men, ran over again, took the ball from Warcraft, and rushed into the penalty area. The two people wanted to chase Wen Hao, but like Irving, he was blocked by Warcraft.
solid.
At this time, Bynum was the only one left inside the Cavaliers. When he saw Wen Hao coming, he jumped up high and covered Wen Hao with overwhelming force.
But Wen Hao simply jumped up. He took two steps and threw the ball towards the backboard with his underhand. The ball hit the backboard and bounced up. Everyone in the Cavaliers had been deceived by Wen Hao and staggered around. No one tried to grab it.
Warcraft, who followed up again, jumped up and pressed the ball hard into the basket, and he also pushed it into the basket through Bynum.
With a roar, Warcraft fell down and punched the air. He was troubled by fouls today and only played for less than twenty minutes, but he was stifled. As soon as the ball was scored, he finally let out a bad breath.
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It wasn't until this moment that the Cavaliers players and fans realized that this was the case!
"Is this okay?" a fan shouted in surprise.
"Wen Hao and Warcraft actually played two pick-and-rolls in a row!"
"I blocked Irving the first time, and blocked two other defenders the second time. It's amazing, it's really amazing!"
"Because Warcraft proposed a three-point line, there was no threat, and no one on the Cavaliers noticed him. But at this time, he played two pick-and-rolls with Wen Hao, and finally smashed the ball into the basket. It was so clever and wonderful.
Got it!"
"Who designed such a wonderful tactic? Was it McHale?"
In surprise and confusion, the fans turned their attention to McHale on the sidelines. But after a moment, a fan shook his head: "No, no, it can't be McHale. Look at his expression, he is obviously very
Surprised, this ball was not designed by him in advance."
"So, there is someone else who designed this tactic?"
At this time, on the big screen, after roaring, Warcraft came over to high-five Wen Hao, and the microphone on his jersey captured his extremely excited words: "Wen Hao, I'm really impressed with you, how come you have such a brain?"
?Can you think of such a sophisticated tactic?"
Only then did the fans realize that this tactic was originally designed by Wen Hao. Suddenly, the cheers and applause that had just been sustained because of Howard's dunk were endless again.
McHale was slightly relieved at this time. It seemed that his choice was not wrong...
On the other side, Owen turned around and looked at Wen Hao, with a chill in his eyes.
He took the ball and went straight towards the Rockets' half court. Facing Wen Hao's defense, he swayed his shoulders slightly, got inside, and then lightly knocked Howard away, and then made an easy hit. The Cavaliers were still
Leading by 4 points.
Looking back, the Rockets attacked. After Jeremy Lin got the ball, he saw Wen Hao dropped to the low post. He was moved and immediately passed the ball to Wen Hao. Wen Hao turned his back to Irving, and his false and real steps reappeared. After deceiving Irving, he hit the board.
Into the basket.
Looking back, Irving used a step back to distance himself from Wen Hao at the free throw line, and then made a jump shot and scored two points.
This minute made the fans and the two commentators exclaim: "This minute has completely become Wen Hao and Irving's personal performance time. The two of them came and went, one by one, and they started a duel.
The battle was really exciting.”
"Especially Wen Hao, as a substitute, faced an All-Star player like Irving at such a critical moment without any fear. Instead, he responded with tooth for tooth and blood for blood. He is truly a man of blood."
"Yes, Wen Hao is indeed very good. Just like Paul, he put the team on his shoulders at the most critical moment. This is something few young players can do. But you and I can't do this. Now
There was only 1 minute left, and the score difference was still 4 points. The Rockets still lost at the end, and Wen Hao's performance was meaningless."
"Yes, defense is still Wen Hao's weakness. If the Rockets want to win, he must not only be able to score, but also be able to defend. But, he just can't defend."
"It seems that Wen Hao is in trouble."
McHale became a little nervous at this time. Although Harden was not in good condition today, it was right not to let him play. But if the team really loses, there will still be many unreasonable fans who blame him. He
Although I am not afraid, it will not be easy either.
Although Cavaliers head coach Brown was a little nervous at this time, he was not as nervous as McHale. Because this style of play is beneficial to him, Wen Hao cannot guard Irving, and the Rockets will lose.
When everyone thought that the Rockets would be defeated if they continued to fight like this, a bright light flashed in Wen Hao's dark eyes, and a sentence came out from the bottom of his heart: Is it impossible to defend?
