Thomas was a little confused. He just saw Wen Hao's ball passing outside the three-point line, but why did it reach the basket in the blink of an eye?
In fact, before the game, Thomas had some contempt for the Rockets point guard. Although he was the 30th pick in the second round of the draft that year and was the last one selected, he was selected by the media after all. The Rockets point guard
Although Wei has been in the limelight recently, he has been a failed draft pick. Isn’t it easy to take care of him?
But after the goal just now, Thomas didn't dare to underestimate Wen Hao too much. It seemed that the Chinese really had his wits about him.
However, Thomas was not easy to deal with either. Since he had been tricked by the Chinese, he would naturally want to pay it back.
When it was the Kings' turn to attack, Thomas dribbled to the frontcourt. After shaking left and right, he made a fake pass to Kaoshen. When Wenhao deceived Wenhao to rush to the left, he suddenly changed direction and rushed in from the right to shoot.
Take action.
But at this moment, Howard's big hand dropped from the sky, and with a loud "pop", he knocked the ball away.
Jeremy Lin had been waiting at the three-point line for a long time. He controlled the ball immediately and headed towards the frontcourt. Naturally, Thomas was not to be outdone and ran towards Jeremy Lin.
It has to be said that his speed was extremely fast. When he reached the basket, he finally caught up with Jeremy Lin and jumped up to block Jeremy Lin's shooting angle.
But Jeremy Lin was also a point guard. Instead of taking a shot, he flicked the ball back from behind his head and the ball flew towards Wen Hao who was following behind. It was a wonderful pass.
To say that this Thomas is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After being deceived by Jeremy Lin, he was shocked and angry. In such anger, his reaction speed was several beats faster. After landing, he didn't stop at all and turned around.
He actually pounced and blocked Wen Hao.
With regard to this reaction speed and the knee's ability to withstand pressure, if you are not in good physical condition, you simply cannot do it.
The fans at Toyota Center screamed in surprise when they saw Thomas blocking Wenhao again.
But Wen Hao didn't catch the ball, he just stretched his right hand forward and put it under the ball for a while, and the basketball went over his head and flew behind him.
At this time, Warcraft had already followed up. After receiving the ball, he dunked Huashan so hard that the entire basket shook back and forth.
At the beginning of the game, Warcraft dunked twice in a row and blocked a shot. He was so excited that he waved his fists and ran while roaring. The momentum of the entire Rockets team also increased. Within five minutes, they played a 17-3 victory.
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Drexler said excitedly: "I didn't expect that Wenhao's effect as a starter would be so good. He led the Rockets to a 17-3 victory from the beginning."
Brad said: "Yeah, the Rockets' opening offense, especially the first three, are all directly related to him. The most exciting thing is the wonderful pass in that fast break. What happened to his hands?
It works so well, with just one click, the basketball flies towards the monster behind your head, which is really amazing."
"I hope the Rockets can maintain this momentum and strive to win a victory. According to the data, today is Wen Hao's birthday."
Thomas felt angry at this time and whispered: "I don't care whose birthday it is."
The next time the Kings attacked, he faced Wen Hao and didn't try to break through at all. Instead, he shot directly from outside the three-point line. The basketball spun backward and fell into the basket. In the next offense, he made a gesture to shoot from outside the three-point line.
, Wen Hao didn't dare to relax and rushed to block him. Thomas took the opportunity to dodge Wen Hao and get inside. With a height of 1.75 meters, he moved around inside and found an opportunity to shoot in the gap, and hit the basket for two points.
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When he turned back to defend, he used his speed to restrict Wen Hao. Just like the little potato Robinson who cares for the Nuggets, he used his aggressiveness to prevent Wen Hao from breaking through or passing the ball.
Without Wen Hao's connection, the Rockets' ball play was not very smooth. Although Jeremy Lin was there to organize, after all, one person was missing, and it was like a link was missing and could not operate normally. In the last few minutes of the first quarter
Here, the Kings gradually caught up with the score. When the first quarter ended, they were only 3 points behind, 23-23.
Courtside commentator Brad said: "Now it seems that Wen Hao started instead of Harden, but he played well in the first few minutes. I think this is because the opponent is not familiar with his style of play. When the Kings find a way to deal with him
After that, he had little impact."
"Well, this is determined by Wen Hao's physical fitness. His speed is not very fast, so he suffered too much when facing those speedy opponents. So his first quarter did not go well.
"I hope he can find more ways to attack or connect the team in the second quarter. I also hope McHale can help him find some ways to attack," Drexler said.
But at this time, McHale did not help Wen Hao find any offensive methods, but was busy asking Beverley to replace Wen Hao in the second quarter. He is not a coach with a lot of clever ideas like **Vitch.
, we can only hope to find a breakthrough from the changes in formation.
At this time, in a rental house in Houston, reporter Harper had already begun to worry for Wen Hao: "Wen Hao was guarded to death today. I have said long ago that if he cannot develop the offensive method of long-range three-pointers as soon as possible,
Then his power will be greatly reduced. Now being restricted by Thomas, he seems to be at a loss. Wen Hao, you must cheer up, tonight is your birthday night."
At the beginning of the second quarter, Beverley was on the court and cooperated well with Jeremy Lin. Although they failed to increase the score, they did not allow the Kings to get closer again. The score just kept hovering between three points and five points.
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After playing for more than three minutes, Thomas of the Kings also came on the court. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if he was really that good. As soon as he came on the court, there was an immediate effect. The Kings overtook the score within a minute. Now the Rockets
The team is already two points behind.
McHale had no choice but to call timeout again.
Drexler on the sidelines shook his head helplessly and said: "This Thomas really has two talents. Although he was selected with the last pick in the second round, his growth in the past two years has been really terrible. Just now he has two
The Rockets intercepted the ball for the first time. It seems that the Rockets point guards are in trouble today."
"Wen Hao can't do it, Beverley can't do it, and Jeremy Lin doesn't seem to be that helpful. Is there no one on the Rockets' defense who can suppress Thomas? You know, he is just a little Thomas, not the smile he used to be.
