The Rockets and the Thunder have reached this point. The Rockets have thought of all the ways they can think of, but the Thunder's second young master is too crazy: Wei Shao uses his usual passionate play style to drive the momentum of the whole team, and Duran
Teze used his super scoring ability to make the Rockets unstoppable. The birth of these two into a team is not a good thing for any other team.
McHale could not think of any good way at this time. He could only ask the Rockets players to strengthen their defense against the Thunder, especially Bev to defend Wei Shao, so that the rest of the Rockets could double-team Duran with confidence.
Special, as for other Thunder players who want to score, let him score. They have already guarded Durant and Wei Shao. If other players perform well, the Rockets will have to admit defeat.
After resuming the game, the Rockets started their offense. They still used their customary three-pointers to attack the Thunder's basket. However, under the Thunder's pressing defense, Harden's three-pointer had lost its sights and did not hit the target.
Can hit.
Looking back, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Durant, but as soon as Durant got the ball, Parsons and Harden quickly stepped up to double-team. This time they were double-teamed.
It was so cruel that Durant was unprepared, and Harden snatched the ball away from his arms, and then threw it to Parsons. Parsons turned around and hit a shot, and the Rockets finally maintained the point difference at about ten points.
Coach Brooks, who was on the sidelines of the Thunder, had already seen the Rockets' arrangement. When Durant passed by the sidelines, he whispered: "They will definitely double-team you and pass the ball to Wei Shao.
Go deal with them."
Durant nodded, knowing that the coach's arrangement was correct. Although Beverley was on guard against Wei Shao, with Wei Shao's speed, he could pass Beverley with a single acceleration, so he hit the ball to Wei Shao at this time.
Less is the best option.
The Thunder attacked. This time Durant dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, but he was immediately double-teamed by the Rockets. Durant was well prepared and handed the ball to Wei Shao before the Rockets' double-team arrived.
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When Beverley saw Wei Shao getting the ball, he immediately pounced on Wei Shao like a mad dog. At this time, the entire Thunder team's home court was filled with boos. You must know that Wei Shao's knee meniscus tear caused the Thunder to lose in the playoffs.
The fact that he was eliminated due to his heavy losses in the competition was all due to Beverley. Although anything can happen on the court and Beverley didn't mean it, the fans don't think so. In their opinion
Beverley directly cost them a championship.
The boos from the entire stadium were overwhelming, pressing down on Beverly like a flood.
Generally speaking, players with poor psychological quality would have been timid in this situation, but Beverley ignored this and became more aggressive in his defense against Wei Shao. The more you cheered, the more aggressive my defense became.
CCTV commentator Yang Jian said with admiration: "Beverley is such a man. He faced the boos of the audience and defended Wei Shao, who was injured by him last time. An ordinary person would never be able to do this."
"That's not true," said Zhang Weiping, the coach. "After being cut by the NBA team, Beverley went to Russia to play for a year. Some away fans there were very tough, and one of them came in with two frozen tuna.
Arena. When cheering for the home team, they would knock the tuna loudly. The away team would often throw the tuna into the court to interfere with the free throws. He had seen such scenes before, and the boos from the Thunder team were a big surprise to him.
It’s nothing at all.”
"Such players deserve our respect."
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Back at the home court of the Thunder, Beverley was still biting Wei Shao crazily, making it very difficult for Wei Shao to dribble.
But Wei Shao is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Facing Beverley's defense, he suddenly took a step back, opened the distance between him and Beverley, and then accelerated instantly. His abnormal explosive power was fully displayed at this time, and in an instant
Passed Beverley and hit a two-pointer with a very high jump shot.
Looking back at the Rockets' attack, they still failed to score a three-pointer, but the Thunder made another fast break. Wei Shao assisted Ibaka and scored a dunk.
At this time, the score difference between the two sides has reached 14 points. The Rockets attacked again and finally scored two points with the second attack. At this time, the third quarter was over and the Rockets could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
McHale saw that his defensive strategy was ineffective at this time. Even a defense like Beverley's could not guard Wei Shao. It seemed that his idea of starting from defense was in vain. It seemed that now he could only rely on offense.
Offense versus offense. Only the Rockets' offense is stronger than the Thunder's, so it is possible to overturn the score in the fourth quarter.
So McHale said: "After we came on the field in the fourth quarter, we put more energy into offense."
And after the first quarter of the game, McHale has thoroughly seen the power of the Rockets' twin towers. Not only are the twin towers powerful offensively, but based on the principle that the closer they are to the basket, the higher their shooting percentage, their offense is also the most stable.
So McHale continued: "We hit the ball inside and let the two inside towers attack the basket. Even if we can't hit the ball, the rebounds are guaranteed."
When everyone in the Rockets heard what McHale said, they all answered "yes" in unison.
Soon, the fourth quarter of the game had begun. The Thunder already led by more than ten points, so they took the two players off the court to rest. As for the Rockets, Wen Hao has been sitting on the sidelines to rest. The Rockets' lineup is: two players inside
Tower, plus Jones, and finally Harden and Jeremy Lin.
McHale hopes to use this tall lineup to beat the Thunder's speed and fierceness.
Sure enough, in the first two minutes, the Rockets' taller lineup was effective. The twin towers inside and power forward Jones firmly controlled the rebounds in the hands of the Rockets. In other words, the Rockets can basically attack in every round.
Scored. Although the Thunder's Reggie Jackson is known as Little Wei, he still has nothing to do in front of a wall-like interior like the Rockets.
After two minutes of play, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to ten points again.
Seeing this, the Thunder head coach hurriedly replaced the Thunder's two young men. This game was crucial to the playoff rankings of both sides, and he did not want to lose the game carelessly.
The two young men from the Thunder came on the field, and their strength was naturally incomparable to that of the Thunder's substitutes. Wei Shao's abnormal physical fitness and Durant's abnormal scoring ability were displayed at this time. In just over a minute, they actually
The score difference was once again widened to 15 points.
The fans in front of the TV at the Hooters Restaurant in Houston were already a little anxious at this time: "What happened? Judging from this minute, the Rockets are no match for the Thunder."
"Durant and Westbrook are so powerful. Just the two of them make the Rockets a mess. How can they fight?"
"Of course, this is the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, and it is another crucial game. Of course, the two of them are working hard. But once they work hard, no tactics or the like can prevent Durant.
Yes. His personal ability is too outstanding."
"The Rockets just lack such a person who can ignore tactics and use personal abilities to solve problems at critical moments."
"Doesn't Harden count?"
"Harden is considered a superstar, but he still lacks the domineering and murderous spirit at critical moments. Sometimes this kind of temperament is innate and cannot be learned."
"Alas..." The fan shook his head, "Did the Rockets really lose the battle for first place in the Western Conference today?"
Other fans also shook their heads: "It seems that today is a cliffhanger."
When Elena heard such words, her heart skipped a beat, but then she thought of a figure and asked hopefully: "How is Wen Hao?"
The surrounding fans paused when they heard Elena's words, thought for a moment, and finally shook their heads: "Wen Hao is not a superstar yet, let alone a superstar. His domineering and murderous spirit at critical moments, he
It’s simply impossible.”
After hearing this, Elena lowered her head in disappointment.
In the villa in Houston, Annie kept hitting the sofa with her little fist: "McHale, you should let him come, he can definitely defeat the Thunder."
Anne's father's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "You are too arbitrary. His ability has not reached a 'certain' level. I can only say that it is possible. Besides, he is facing two young thunder masters. This possibility is
Even smaller.”
Before Anne's father finished speaking, Anne suddenly turned her head and looked at him with an angry look. Seeing this, Anne's father shrugged and said, "What I said is the truth." He smiled and quickly left Anne's room.
After closing the door, she heard a muffled sound from the door and knew that Annie had thrown the pillow at the door behind her.
He shook his head helplessly and smiled: "It seems that my daughter seems to like a certain basketball star."
At this time, on the other side of the ocean, countless fans are making their appeal: "Let Brother Wen come on."
"What is this refrigerator for? If you keep such good materials and don't use them, are you just going to watch the Rockets lose?"
"What are you thinking in your refrigerator brain? Isn't it a joke?"
"Brother Wen, come on!"
"Brother Wen, come on!"
………
It seemed that McHale had sensed the expectations of countless fans for Wen Hao. McHale finally turned around and said to Wen Hao: "Wen Hao, can you stop them?"
"No." Wen Hao shook his head and answered firmly.
McHale was stunned, and the surrounding Rockets players were also stunned. In the past, if the coach asked this question, Wen Hao would say something like "Let me try" even if he was not 100% sure. He never directly answered "No."
"Yeah, what happened to Wen Hao today? Did he really have stage fright in front of the Second Young Master of Thunder?
At this time Wen Hao continued to add: "But I can suppress them."
McHale and the Rockets players were relieved when they heard this. But they were still wondering, why should Wen Hao suppress the second young man from the Thunder? That was the second young man from the Thunder. (To be continued.)
