After the timeout, the Thunder attacked, relying on Durant's toughness, causing Parsons' Harden to foul. Durant made two free throws, and the point difference came to 15 points.
Looking back, when the Rockets attacked, Wen Hao did not meet the ball, but Beverley moved to the frontcourt. In this way, the Thunder would temporarily relax their defense on Wen Hao. But Beverley moved to the frontcourt.
After that, he immediately passed the ball to Wen Hao. After receiving the ball, Wen Hao took a step forward. Seeing that Wei Shao was already pressing up, Wen Hao took a shot two steps away from the three-point line.
The basketball flew through the air like a cannonball, hit the back edge of the basket with a bang, and fell into the nest.
"Crazy, crazy, he is really crazy..." Old Wolf cried out in disbelief, but this time he was not pretending to be surprised, but really very surprised. Four three-pointers in a row, and the last one
The three-pointer was fired two steps away from the three-point line. Isn't this crazy?
The Rockets players kept waving towels on the sidelines, and Parsons kept jumping and yelling at Wen Hao: "Hey, man, you did a great job."
Howard came over and patted Wenhao on the shoulder: "How did you shoot the three-pointer? Can you teach me?"
Dayao smiled slightly at Wen Hao and said: "You are becoming more and more confident, which is good. Keep maintaining this confidence, even if you miss the shot, you must be so confident. Only with confidence can you win."
On the Thunder side, Durant finally looked squarely at Wen Hao for the first time. This Rockets player from China is indeed not simple.
Westbrook gritted his teeth and said, "Asshole, I will never let you make another shot!"
While Wei Shao was gnashing his teeth, the Thunder team continued to attack. Facing Wen Hao's defense, Wei Shao swayed left and right and suddenly shot a three-pointer. With his character, Wen Hao hit a three-pointer on his head, and he
Of course I want to return it.
Unfortunately, his shot failed, and Dayao picked off the rebound and threw it towards Wen Hao.
After Wen Hao got the ball, he sprinted with all his strength and reached the three-point line within two seconds. The closest to Wen Hao at this time was Durant, who rushed over to defend Wen Hao, fearing that Wen Hao would hit another three-pointer.
But Wen Hao didn't take action at all. Suddenly his speed slowed down a bit. When he saw Parsons already four feet away from the left,
At fifteen degrees outside the three-point line, he immediately passed the ball from behind to Parsons. When Parsons received the ball, the feeling that he was bound to hit the ball rose again. But he was used to it. As long as it was Wen Hao,
He felt this way every time he passed the ball. He didn't find it strange at all and took action boldly.
With a "swish" sound, the basketball came in.
The atmosphere at the Thunder's home court is already a bit gloomy at this time. Although they are still leading the Rockets by nearly 10 points, the Rockets' pursuit of points in the past two minutes has been too fierce, especially their three-pointers, which were like rain.
How can we not make Thunder fans depressed?
The Thunder continued to attack. After Durant dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he felt a little anxious. He could no longer let the Rockets chase points like this. They must suppress their momentum. Thinking of this, Durant suddenly stopped outside the three-point line.
A three-pointer was shot suddenly. If this three-pointer goes in, it will definitely be a big blow to the Rockets' point-chasing momentum.
But maybe he was too impatient, and he still failed to hit the three-pointer, and the rebound was once again controlled by the Rockets' inner twin towers. The Rockets launched a fast break counterattack. Harden advanced rapidly, and the Thunder's second young man returned crazy to defend.
Although Harden is very confident in fast-break counterattacks, he seems to be a little unable to do it in front of his former boss and second player. Although he swayed left and right and added a European step, when he swayed away from Durant's shot
After that, Westbrook slapped him down with a big hat.
At this time, Wen Hao arrived just in time, picked up the ball at the free throw line, and moved it backwards, and then it came into the hands of Dayao who was following behind.
"Hehe..." Old Wolf sneered, "Isn't he stupid to give it to the center from outside the three-point line? In my opinion, this ball should definitely be given to Parsons on the left baseline or Howard who is following up quickly. That way
They are the ones most likely to succeed."
But Wen Hao didn't think so. In less than half a second, his brain was running at high speed and he quickly judged the situation. With the Thunder's second young master inside, it was impossible to pass it to Harden, and Parsons was on the left baseline.
Although there is space, Durant is likely to cover up the defense. Although Warcraft follows up, it is also likely to be blocked in front of the Thunder's second young master. At this time, Dayao is left unguarded, and all
No one would have thought that Dayao might shoot a three-pointer, so he passed it to Dayao.
Dayao didn't originally want to take a shot when he got the ball, but the moment he caught the ball, he felt that he was bound to hit it, even though it was outside the three-point line.
So Dayao took his time and fully completed the preparations for the three-pointer. Then he flicked his wrist and threw the ball. The basketball rotated backwards, and with a "swish" sound, it turned out to be hollow.
"Good shot! Yao's three-pointer!" shouted a Rockets fan in the Hooters restaurant.
"It's great. At the critical moment of chasing points, Dayao actually hit a three-pointer. This is really unexpected." Another fan also shouted.
"It's so exciting, so thrilling, I have to drink." The third fan picked up the beer and drank it in one gulp.
Thunder coach Brooks was shocked when he saw this: Even the Rockets center has started shooting three-pointers. Is this really a big deal?
He quickly called a timeout. This was their last short timeout, and they only had one long timeout left.
In fact, Coach Brooks has nothing to arrange for this timeout. It is just to let the players expand their defense to prevent the Rockets from three-pointers. As a last resort, even if they give up two points, they cannot give them another three-point chance. Three
Chasing points is so terrible that no one can bear it.
At this time, the game has come to the last three minutes, and the Rockets are only five points behind the Thunder. For NBA teams, a five-point lead in three minutes is too unsafe. Therefore, the Thunder must seize every opportunity to score while preventing the Rockets from
The team shoots another three-pointer.
After the Thunder came back on the court, Durant made another difficult jump shot against Parsons, but the ball missed. Ibaka picked up a rebound, which turned into a second offense.
Looking back, the Rockets attacked. Wen Hao knew that the Thunder would definitely expand their defense at this time to prevent their three-pointers. Therefore, this time he did not choose to shoot from the outside or pass the ball to his teammates, but faced Wei Shao.
The crotch changes direction four times in a row. It is obvious that he is trying to catch Wei Shao.
Wei Shao learned the lesson this time and did not try to steal, but just stood there, waiting for Wen Hao to break through. With his speed and physical condition, it is not easy for Wen Hao to break through.
Sure enough, Wen Hao swayed from side to side, added fake moves and so on, but still couldn't break through. Although he had the bonus of an unbreakable breakthrough, Wen Hao didn't dare to take risks easily in the face of Wei Shao's excellent physical fitness.
If you make a mistake, you'll be in trouble.
But at this time, Howard pulled out and set up a pick-and-roll for Wen Hao. Wen Hao bypassed Howard and drove into the three-point line, and then hit another mid-range shot without being defended for the time being.
As soon as this goal was scored, Wen Hao scored 14 points and 3 assists in the fourth quarter.
For the next two and a half minutes, the Rockets and the Thunder went back and forth without giving in. However, the Thunder hit a few two-pointers and a three-pointer, while the Rockets hit two three-pointers and a two-pointer.
As a result, the score difference between the two sides was only 3 points, and there was only one minute left.
At this time, the Thunder were on offense, and their head coach Brooks did not call a timeout. He knew that a timeout might be needed later and could not waste it at this time.
Wei Shao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. With lightning speed, he passed Wen Hao in one step and then entered the inside. But there were twin towers guarding the inside. He could not take action and had to pass to Durant. Durant had just
As soon as he got the ball, he was double-teamed, and he had no choice but to pass it to Ibaka. In this way, the Thunder tossed the ball around, and finally returned to Wei Shao's hands.
At this time, there were only 3 seconds left. Wei Shao was a little impatient and quickly dribbled toward Wen Hao.
But at this moment, as soon as he touched Wen Hao's body, Wen Hao flew backwards and slid more than two meters on the floor before stopping.
"Beep——" the referee's whistle sounded at the right time, and Westbrook committed an offensive foul.
"Wow..." The scene was in chaos. The fans kept booing the referee. Wei Shao spread his hands and shouted to the referee: "I didn't foul, it was him who dived..."
But the referee was very confident in his decision, and judging from the slow-motion replay, Wei Shao may have been too impatient, and his shoulders slumped a bit when he came into contact with Wen Hao.
Since the Thunder had already committed four fouls, Wen Hao executed a free throw. Standing on the free throw line, he easily hit two free throws. These two free throws directly allowed the Rockets to chase the point difference to only one point.
There were still 38 seconds left on the clock, and Thunder coach Brooks used his last timeout. He told the players very simply: "In this last offense, don't shoot from the outside. It's too small a chance. They will definitely
I didn’t expect that we would attack the inside guarded by the twin towers, so we started from this point. Wei Shao or Durant would rush into the inside as soon as they had the opportunity. Even if they can’t score, they still have to get fouls and strive for free throws.”
"I understand, coach." Durant and Wei Shao said in unison.
So in the next fourteen minutes, Durant took advantage of his height and arm length to really break into the paint. Although he failed to hit, he successfully caused Howard's foul.
Amid cheers from the audience, Durant made two free throws and the Thunder still led by three points.
At this time, there are only the last 24 seconds left, just enough for the Rockets to attack. Whether in Houston or across the ocean in China, all Rockets fans watching the live broadcast are extremely nervous at this time. The last attack must be scored.
It takes 3 points for a tie to enter overtime, which is really difficult. (To be continued.)
