At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides did not play. The Lakers' main point guard Marshall's physical fitness has declined too much and needs more rest. Of course, big men like Gasol also need to rest. And Kobe is older and needs to rest too.
There is only one-on-one king Nick Yang on the court with a bunch of substitutes.
On the Rockets side, Asik, Jeremy Lin and others are fighting hard on the court, but there is no main force. Jeremy Lin already has the strength of the starting point guard and is already half the main force, so McHale rested all the other main players.
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At this time, Jeremy Lin's offense organization on the court was quite satisfactory. The Rockets' offense was very smooth and their defense was also good.
But the Lakers' singles king suddenly became furious at this time, hitting three-pointers continuously and beating Jeremy Lin several times in a row. Although Jeremy Lin also returned two, in singles, after all, he was still the strongest singles king. Three minutes later
, the Lakers have closed the point difference to 4 points.
Seeing this, McHale hurriedly replaced the main players on the court. This was the playoffs, and the score was already 0-2. He could not lose this game again, so McHale was extremely cautious and could not let the Lakers catch up.
A chance to score.
On the Lakers side, D'Antoni saw that the Rockets' main players were on the court. He quickly replaced all the Lakers' main players except Kobe. Kobe was left at the end for sprinting, so he must ensure his rest time.
.At this time, it depends on the performance of Nick Young and Marshall.
Marshall stood on the field, looking at Wen Hao not far away, thinking to himself: Although this guy's physical strength is a bit strange, after working hard for most of the quarter, his physical fitness must have declined. And I took a rest.
It's been more than ten minutes, so it shouldn't be a problem if I continue to fight him physically.
But soon, Marshall found that his dream was shattered.
When he was attacking, he still wanted to break through Wen Hao, but Wen Hao was stuck on the outside. When he was defending, he tried his best to go around to defend Wen Hao. But let alone go around, he couldn't even get close to him.
It was beyond his power, and Wen Hao directly pulled him away by two meters.
Seeing this, Marshall felt bad and hurriedly rushed forward. But it was already too late. After receiving the ball, Wen Hao made a jump shot directly from outside the three-point line. With a "swish" sound, the basketball came in. This was already his 8th goal of the game.
Three-pointers. And the most terrifying thing is that he made 8 of 8 three-pointers.
Looking back, Marshall stumbled and finally assisted his teammate.
But as soon as he scored, Wen Hao suddenly took over the serve and ran towards the front court. Marshall knew something was wrong and chased Wen Hao towards the front court, but it was too late. Wen Hao went straight into the penalty area and dunked.
Marshall attacked again, this time the Lakers failed to hit, and Wen Hao turned around and through Dayao's outside screen, once again threw in a three-pointer. 9 of 9 three-pointers!
With Wen Hao scoring 8 points in a row, the Rockets directly opened the point difference to 10 points.
D'Antoni knew something was going to happen, so he called a timeout. Seeing Marshall panting, he knew something was wrong. Marshall had just recovered a little strength, but was defeated by Wen Hao again. Now he couldn't follow him at all.
Following Wen Hao's footsteps above, Wen Hao is getting everything he wants. Under such circumstances, he cannot be allowed to play again.
So Marshall was substituted.
The miserable Marshall was not defeated by Zhengerbajing, but was defeated by force. What a shame this must be.
During the timeout, Wen Hao reminded the Rockets players: "No one can relax, Kobe is about to play."
When the Lakers players were reminded by Wen Hao, their hearts tightened. Now, the last eight minutes of the decisive battle are about to begin.
McHale did not arrange any defensive tactics for Kobe's appearance. Since Kobe's return from injury, his style of play has become more varied. Sometimes he shoots three-pointers, sometimes he suddenly hits the basket continuously, and sometimes he doesn't.
He suddenly passed the ball very selflessly, and it was impossible to predict his attack, so it was impossible to make targeted arrangements.
However, McHale was not very panicked because the team had a coach who could direct on the court.
He said to Wen Hao: "Wen Hao, what method should you use to defend Kobe? You will adapt to the situation on the court later. Of course, I will remind you from time to time."
At such an important time, McHale can hand over such a task to Wen Hao, which shows that McHale has great trust in Wen Hao. Naturally, Wen Hao had no reason to shirk. He looked at McHale with determination in his eyes: "
Coach, don’t worry, I will try my best.”
He couldn't speak too harshly. Facing Kobe, anything could happen. He couldn't guarantee that he would win in the end. But he could still do it by trying all his strength and racking his brains.
of.
McHale patted Wen Hao's arm: "Come on."
"Yeah." Wen Hao nodded again and walked to the court with everyone on the Rockets. When he looked at Kobe, Kobe was also looking at him. When their eyes met, lightning and thunder...
As soon as the Lakers came on the court, the first ball was naturally given to Kobe. He dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, and suddenly had the advantage to take a jumper and shoot a three-pointer.
The nervous Harden quickly jumped up to block the shot. Kobe drove into the basket from the right baseline. Seeing Howard coming to block the shot, his body flew through the air and flew under the basket. After reaching the other side, the whole
Stretching his body, he turned his head and looked at the moon for a slam dunk, stuffing the ball into the basket.
This ball immediately detonated the Staples Center. The voice of "Kobe is never old" kept coming from the mouths of the fans.
Wen Hao also secretly exclaimed in his heart, really, you can never underestimate Kobe at any time. Once you underestimate him, the price you pay will be very heavy.
After sighing, Wen Hao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. At this time, he was guarded by Nash. Although he admired Nash very much and highly praised Nash's selfless playing style, as an opponent at this time, he would not
Show mercy.
Taking advantage of being faster than Nash, he dodged directly. Harden ran past in front of him, but Wen Hao did not pass it to Harden, but continued to kill.
Kobe, who was following Harden, rushed over to plug Nash's loophole and stood in front of Wen Hao. But just when he was about to defend Wen Hao, he found that Wen Hao no longer had the ball in his hand. And above Wen Hao's head, the basketball suddenly flew away
Come out and fly towards the basket.
"Whoa." The basketball hit the ball hollowly.
It turned out that after Harden ran past, although Wen Hao rushed in, he hit the ground with his right hand very covertly and passed the ball to Harden behind him. Others continued to run in. Kobe did not pay attention.
At this point, I was deceived.
Although Harden scored this goal, Wen Hao's passing was the main contributor to the two points.
Looking back, Kobe continued to challenge Harden. He got the ball in the low post on the right side, turned his back to Harden, took a step in, and then suddenly turned his back and made a fadeaway jumper, allowing Harden, who was not as tall as him, to
Out of reach. The basketball hits again.
This is what Ke Fan calls a "picturesque" shot. It is truly perfect to the extreme. This is more than just a shot, it is art!
Kobe Bryant scored, and the Staples Center rejoiced again. Harden continued to dribble. But as soon as he passed halftime, Kobe defended him tightly, making it difficult for Harden to dribble. In the end, Harden dribbled for ten seconds.
After a few seconds, Nash handed the ball to Wen Hao. Seeing that Wen Hao was about to catch the ball, Nash spread his legs against Wen Hao to prevent Wen Hao from dribbling.
However, at this moment, a stunning pass was made.
I saw that Wen Hao didn't catch the ball at all, but when the ball had already flown to his chest, he suddenly dodged. The basketball flew past his chest, and then flew past Nash's scalp behind him, and flew directly to
It happened to be in the hands of Dayao who had just grabbed it from behind.
Dayao was not polite when he got the ball and dunked directly to score.
As soon as the goal was scored, the noisy Staples Center suddenly became much quieter. Most of the fans had their mouths half-opened and couldn't close their eyes in surprise. Best actor Nicholson was also stunned.
After being surprised for a moment, the commentator Mullin exclaimed: "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful!"
"God's pass has appeared again," Gerner shouted. "Although this ball was passed by Harden, judging from the slow-motion replay, Wen Hao did not touch the ball at all, and it was not considered an assist.
But it is undeniable that it was precisely because of Wen Hao's sudden flash that the ball flew to Yao who was just about to reach the spot. The connection between the ball and the ball was really wonderful."
"Such a ball is so imaginative and creative, and it is also very entertaining. No wonder the fans at the scene were shocked. Even we, although we have seen Wen Hao's wonderful passes many times,
When I saw such a pass again, I was still shocked, how could a person pass the ball to such an extent."
Marshall, who was panting on the sidelines, was extremely shocked when he saw this ball. As a point guard, he naturally knew that for this ball, he needed to pay attention to the ball and Yao's position at the same time. In other words, he had to pay attention to both.
Use. You can only get out of the way when the ball flies in front of you. If it is a little earlier, Nash will find it and intercept it. If it is a little later, it will hit your chest again. The timing must be very accurate.
In Marshall's view, this is simply not something a normal human being can do.
After being shocked for a long time, Marshall finally shook his head helplessly and sighed: I am afraid that I will never reach that level of passing in my life.
At this point, Marshall was finally convinced!
However, there is one person who will never give in, and he is Kobe.
After the Rockets scored, he immediately dribbled to the frontcourt, faced Harden, and made a pull-up three-pointer, which he hit brilliantly.
Although Harden was unwilling to give up, he could only smile and shake his head. Kobe's pull-up three-pointer was unsolvable for him.
Seeing that Harden alone could not guard Kobe, Wen Hao immediately walked to Harden and said: "Kobe has started scoring mode. It is difficult to guard him alone. Next, we will work together to double-team."
Although Harden didn't want to listen to anything Wen Hao said, in this case, there was no other way. He nodded slightly and said to Wen Hao: "Okay, double team."
