Rondo used a very impressive change to make a layup to get rid of Wen Hao and score a goal. The fans at the scene cheered. Wen Hao looked at Rondo's back with a smile on his lips: "This kind of battle is interesting.
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At this time, the Rockets had already replaced Harden, Warcraft Parsons and other main players off the court, and the Celtics also asked Barb to go down and rest for a while. The core of the Rockets court was temporarily Wen Hao.
He dribbled the ball past half court, and Rondo was naturally the one guarding him.
"Just now, Rondo gave Rockets No. 5 a blow with his drastic change of direction. Now let's see how he responds," Gorman said.
Haythorn shook his head slightly and said: "Although I also appreciate Rockets No. 5, in front of Rondo, no matter how he responds, it will ultimately end in failure. Rondo has become stronger this season."
Gorman agreed very much with Haythorn's words, nodded and said: "In front of Rondo, there are few point guards in the league who can compete with him."
"Is there no one?" Wen Hao responded coldly in his heart, and immediately started his trademark four consecutive crotch dribbles in front of Rondo.
Rondo started to defend with all his heart. Although the head coach asked him to put all his energy into the offensive end, it meant that he could give up a little when covering up the defense. When defending the player opposite him, he still had to go all out.
Rondo was like this at this time, his eyes were fixed on Wen Hao, and his alien-like face had such a murderous look, which made people even more frightened.
But Wen Hao was no longer a novice, and naturally he would not be frightened by anyone's first glance. He continued to dribble with his hips. At a certain moment, he suddenly handed the ball to his right hand and broke through from the right side.
Rondo immediately slid to the right. As he slid, he was secretly surprised. The absolute speed of this Rockets player is not very fast, but the moment he breaks through, he is too fast. No wonder he can do it every time
It's easy to break in. But don't even think about it this time...
Thinking of this, Rondo exerted his strength with both feet and moved a step faster, moving directly in front of Wen Hao, blocking Wen Hao's path.
At this time, Wen Hao's right hand also made a large change of direction in front of his body, and the ball hit the ground. It was obvious that he was going to suddenly change direction and break through to the left.
Rondo sneered secretly in his heart. Wen Hao's change of direction was too obvious and it was impossible to pass him. Thinking like this, he had to move to the left to guard against Wen Hao.
But at this moment, the basketball suddenly hit the inside of his right foot, changed its trajectory, passed under his crotch, and came to his back. At the same time, Wen Hao suddenly accelerated, flashed from the right, and
He regained control of the ball from behind and then broke into the paint. The Celtics insider did not expect Wen Hao to suddenly burst in. No one came to defend him, and Wen Hao dunked.
"Oh, lucky ball." said Gorman, the commentator on the sidelines.
"If it wasn't luck for this shot, he would have been guarded by Rondo long ago." Another commentator, Haythorn, also said.
All the fans at the scene thought that this goal was just Wen Hao's good luck, and even Wen Hao's teammates thought so.
But one person didn't think so. That was Rondo. He was a little strange. After the ball hit his foot and changed its trajectory, why did Wen Hao suddenly accelerate and appear behind him? Did he already know that the ball would go to
Where to play? If this is true, it would be terrible.
But soon, Rondo shook his head and got rid of these messy thoughts. During the game, you must focus and not be distracted by anything else.
Looking back, Rondo continued to attack. The Celtics forward dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then handed it over to Rondo to organize. Facing Wen Hao's defense, Rondo didn't want to organize any offense at all. He just wanted to be on his own.
Wen Hao scored a goal on his head. Although Wen Hao's goal just now was a lucky ball that hit him, Rondo's character is extremely stubborn and he had to give Wen Hao one back.
Wen Hao was also staring into Rondo's eyes at this time. Although his physical fitness was not as good as Rondo's, he could never lose to Rondo in terms of momentum.
Rondo began to break through, and then bent down and slowly dribbled in cross directions, while tentatively attacking forward.
In order to prevent Rondo from breaking through, Wen Hao had to take a step back. But at the same time as he stepped back, Rondo's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he seized the opportunity of Wen Hao's unstable center of gravity, and made another big move.
With a terrible change of direction, Wen Hao flashed past Wen Hao and entered the paint. And this time it was a tomahawk dunk after jumping up.
The fans at the scene cheered again, and the commentators were busy praising Rondo. But Wen Hao saw clearly the secret of Rondo's breakthrough at this time.
Rondo always tests his opponent when he breaks through. He tries to press forward, and the defensive player will inevitably take a step back. At this time, Rondo will seize the opportunity of the opponent's retreat and unstable center of gravity, and use his powerful explosive power and speed.
Instantly dodge his opponent and break into the paint. This is the entire process of Rondo's breakthrough.
But knowing clearly does not mean that he can prevent it. Although Wen Hao knew that Rondo broke through in this way, he did not have any solution. Because Rondo pressed forward, he would have to retreat, otherwise he would directly
Being passed. When he retreats, there will always be a moment when one foot is supported on the ground. Rondo seizes this opportunity to suddenly start. At this time, no one can catch up with him.
Thinking of this, Wen Hao shook his head helplessly. It seemed that against Rondo, he could not win with defense, so he could only use offense.
The next time the Rockets attacked, Wen Hao followed the idea of using offense against offense. When facing Rondo, he made four consecutive crotch changes, and then suddenly pulled the ball with his right hand and turned to the left. Seeing this, Rondo immediately turned to the left.
Moved half a step and blocked Wen Hao's left side again. At this moment, the ball in Wen Hao's right hand suddenly and quietly hit the side of Rondo's right foot. After the ball bounced, it went under Rondo's crotch again.
Pass.
At the same time, Wen Hao once again dodged Rondo and came behind him, regained control of the ball, then drove inside and scored a layup.
"This kid must be so lucky," said an audience member at the scene.
"Who says it's not the case? It hit Rondo's foot twice in a row. It's not just bad luck." Another fan said.
"Hahahaha, indeed, this kid seems to be really lucky tonight."
But the fans thought so, but the two commentators on the scene didn't think so. They seemed to see something fishy at this time. In the replay on the big screen, the left is Wen Hao's last breakthrough, and the right is this breakthrough. Twice.
Comparing the shots, the ball hit Rondo's feet, and the locations of the two hits were almost exactly the same, so that the ball passed through Rondo's crotch and landed behind him both times.
"This..." Gorman looked at the big screen in disbelief, "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
"If this is a coincidence, the odds are lower than winning the lottery," Haythorn said.
"But if this is not a coincidence, Wen Hao deliberately hit the ball at Rondo's foot both times, then his ability to control the ball is too terrible."
"It's so scary! No wonder he broke the record in the Skills Challenge and won the championship. With his ability to control the ball, no one would believe it unless he won the championship."
"What I'm thinking about is, compared with his ball control and cp3, who is better."
Far away in the Xinlang live broadcast room on the other side of the ocean, Ke Fan was shocked and read the messages on his friends' Weibo accounts:
Not a coincidence?! Are you bragging?!!
If this is not a coincidence, then Brother Wen’s dribbling skills are too superb!
This dribbling is so scary. If I had half the dribbling skills of Brother Wen, I would have dominated the CBA.
…
There were many comments marveling at Wen Hao's dribbling skills. Yang Yi didn't have time to comment. He watched the replays of the two dribblings carefully. He was thinking: How many times of practice did it take to achieve such a wonderful result?
Awesome dribbling.
Even Celtics point guard Rondo was surprised at this time. This was the first time in his life that he had seen someone with such dribbling skills. It was terrifying.
However, Rondo is not a soft persimmon. He is an extremely stubborn player. The more difficult it is, the more he will do it.
In the following rounds, he further strengthened his personal offense, beating Wen Hao again and again, and even caused two fouls by Dayao.
And Wen Hao never gave in. He also used his breakthroughs to tear apart the opponent's defense again and again, making layups or assisting his teammates in shooting.
For 4 minutes, Wen Hao and Rondo started an offensive battle. In these 4 minutes, Rondo scored 12 points and 3 assists, and Wen Hao scored 11 points and 4 assists.
Give in. Let everyone who watches this game be hooked.
However, the Rockets players made several mistakes in a row in the last few minutes of the second quarter, and the Celtics brought up Babb. He cooperated with Rondo to seize the Rockets' mistakes.
Caught up with the score. Although the Rockets also replaced Harden on the court in the last minute, it was a bit late after all. The momentum of Rondo and Barb could no longer be stopped. They helped the Celtics win in the first half.
The score was overtaken in the last minute.
At the end of halftime, the Rockets players returned to the locker room. The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit solemn. The Celtics' backcourt was too strong and the Rockets did not dare to make mistakes. As long as they made a mistake, their opponents would immediately seize the opportunity.
. What the Rockets are worst at is controlling turnovers. They average 18 turnovers per game, ranking third in the league. It's really hard for the Rockets to face the Celtics like this.
McHale is also a little worried. He knows that if he wants to reduce mistakes, he must slow down the rhythm. But if the rhythm slows down, the Rockets' offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced. If nothing else, Harden alone will
If we engage in positional warfare, the efficiency will be reduced by nearly half.
This is tantamount to a dilemma. No matter which choice is made, the Rockets will be in a disadvantageous position.
Just when everyone was silent, Wen Hao suddenly raised his head: "Coach, I think we should do this..." (To be continued.)
