Amid everyone's surprised and even mocking gazes, Wen Hao faced Durant.
Westbrook had just seen that Wen Hao had no chance in front of Durant, and immediately passed the ball to Durant. In his opinion, Wen Hao was completely seeking death.
Durant caught the ball without difficulty, and it was impossible for Wen Hao to stop Durant, who was tall and long-armed, from catching the ball.
Rockets fans were all disappointed when they saw this. How can we prevent this?
When Thunder fans saw this, they were filled with disdain. The height difference was too obvious, and the little Rockets man was simply looking for death.
Durant didn't think so much in his mind. All he thought about was hitting every shot, no matter who the opponent was.
But this time, when he was about to take off with the ball, he was surprised to find that if he picked up the ball, it would definitely hit Wen Hao, and it would probably drop the ball.
It turned out that the moment Durant got the ball, Wen Hao took a step forward and got directly into Durant's arms, giving Durant no chance to kick the ball.
Durant had to take the ball and take a step back, hoping to open up the space before shooting or breaking through. But Wenhao immediately followed and pounced again, still getting into Durant's arms. In this way, as long as Durant
If you dribble the ball, it is very likely that Wen Hao will intercept it.
So Durant had to keep retreating, while Wen Hao just followed and didn't use much force to defend. Anyway, as long as he got into Durant's arms, Durant couldn't take the ball and there was no room to dribble.
When he was about to retreat to the midline, Durant had to pass the ball to Westbrook and let Westbrook play.
The moment Durant passed the ball, everyone was stunned.
"Guard it..." a Rockets fan shouted in disbelief.
"Did I see it wrong? He actually guarded his schoolbag?" Another fan also shouted.
"He has always been bad at defending, but he actually prevented Durant from scoring opportunities!"
"How is this possible?"
Not only the Rockets fans didn't believe it, but the Thunder fans couldn't help it either: "Are you kidding? How could Durant be guarded?"
"And he was guarded by a Chinese who was a head lower than him."
"What did Durant do? How could he guard him?"
Thunder coach Brooks stared with his eyes open. Although there was no expression on his face, his eyes had already betrayed his mood at this time. The only thing he didn't say about his mood was those four words - unbelievable.
Durant has dominated the league for so many years, and few people can guard him head-on, even James. But today, when facing this small Rockets player, he was guarded like this. This is too disappointing.
I feel weird.
Rockets head coach McHale was surprised, but he also breathed a sigh of relief: he was on guard.
Of course, not all Thunder fans think so. There are always those die-hards who sneer at Wen Hao's defense: "What kind of defense is defending once? It's definitely a coincidence. If you have the ability, you can defend Durant every time."
Don’t torture him to death.”
At this time, Wei saw that Durant was unable to attack, so he had to do it by himself. He pretended to take two steps, and then suddenly stopped and took off. Although his height is not as high as Parsons, his take-off height is definitely not low. In addition,
There was a sudden stop, so Parsons couldn't keep up and he hit a ball.
"Look, even if Durant is killed once, there is still Wei Shao. The Thunder's two young men are not vegetarians." Thunder fans became excited.
"It's true. Preventing Durant's death once is nothing at all. Besides, there's Westbrook too."
In the Xinlang live broadcast room, Ke Fan also said: "The Thunder's two young men are really good. If you can guard one but not the other, there is no way a team like this can play."
Yang Yi thought for a while before saying: "But after all, if Wei Shao is allowed to make a jump shot, it will be less threatening to me than if Durant is allowed to make a jump shot. Durant's shooting rate is too terrifying. If you don't pay attention in seconds, you will be killed."
He hits. And Wei Shao’s shooting percentage is not too high.
It's guaranteed, but not stable. So from this time alone, the Rockets' defense is considered a success. As for Wei Shao's ability to make the shot, it means the Rockets are unlucky. But we have to see if it will be a success next time.
Hao can also guard Durant."
While talking, the Thunder attacked again, and this time Durant took the ball from the backcourt. He thought like this, since there is no space in the frontcourt for breakthroughs and jump shots, then I will take the ball directly from the backcourt.
Then I rushed all the way to the frontcourt. As long as I rushed up, Rockets No. 5 couldn't guard me at all.
But before his thoughts completely passed away, after catching the ball and turning around, he suddenly found that Wen Hao was already in front of him.
Durant was startled and wanted to take a step back. But Wen Hao had already taken the first step and got into his arms. Once he got in, it was very difficult for Durant to dribble again, and he couldn't take a step back. He couldn't take a step back anymore.
It's out of bounds.
In desperation, he had to pass the ball to Ibaka.
Wei Shao, who had already run to the frontcourt, had to come back to meet the ball. Ibaka passed the ball to Wei Shao, and the Thunder fans breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wei Shao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he was not in a hurry to attack, but was waiting for Durant to come back. Although he hit the jump shot just now, he didn't feel very good, so he didn't dare to make a jump shot rashly.
When he saw Durant return to the frontcourt, Wei Shao immediately passed the ball to Durant.
Durant still got the ball without any hindrance, and Wen Hao couldn't stop him from catching the ball.
But being able to catch the ball is one thing, being able to attack is another.
When Durant got the ball, Wen Hao once again started his defensive style. Taking advantage of his short body (when did being short become an advantage?), Wen Hao got into Durant's arms and let Duran
Te can't dribble the ball at all.
In desperation, Durant had no choice but to pass the ball out again.
Wei Shao received the ball and had no choice but to attack by himself. It was another jump shot. Sure enough, his jump shot was not very sure and he failed to hit the ball.
But Ibaka desperately grabbed an offensive rebound. He wanted to pass the ball to Durant, but when he saw Wen Hao in front of Durant, thinking of Wen Hao's restriction on Durant just now, he immediately turned around and passed the ball to Durant.
The pass was passed to Wei Shao. Wei Shao did not dare to make another jump shot this time, but made a decisive breakthrough.
After he got the ball, he passed Parsons in one step and broke into the Rockets' paint.
But Dayao was already waiting for him inside, so he had to pass the ball back to Ibaka. Ibaka made a jump shot close to the three-point line, but naturally he missed. Rockets Dayao grabbed the rebound.
Throwing it to Harden, Harden counterattacked the fast break, performed another classic European step, and succeeded in a layup.
At this time, everyone was surprised again.
Rockets fans were better off. After all, they already knew from the previous defense that Wen Hao could guard Durant. Thunder fans were shocked. They originally stubbornly believed that Wen Hao could guard Durant for the first time.
It was just a coincidence. As long as Durant used his strength, he would definitely break through his defense. But I didn't expect that Durant would be restricted by Wen Hao for three consecutive attacks. How can I say this? It can't be a coincidence.
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But if this is true, they really can't believe it. They can't believe that Durant can be guarded to death by such a person who needs height but no height and no speed.
At this time, the coach of the Thunder, Coach Brooks, was also in disbelief. That kid could actually guard Durant? How is this possible? Although there have been many successful experiences of small men guarding big men in the league, Wen Hao's defensive method is correct.
It is one of them. But it is only when a small man is much lower than a big man that he can easily get into the arms of a big man. Although Wen Hao is much lower than Durant, he is not that low yet.
How could he prevent Durant from dying if he could get into his arms?
Coach Brooks intends to replace Durant at this time, but this will be a blow to Durant's confidence, and if Durant stays on the court, he can also see what the Rockets point guard is like.
He could use that method to prevent Durant. So he still kept Durant on the court. He wanted Durant to find a solution by himself. He believed that a player like Durant would definitely find a solution.
of.
But two minutes later, he had to give up this approach and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to replace Durant.
Because Durant is completely helpless under Wen Hao's defense.
Durant sat on the sidelines a little depressed, looking at the Rockets' No. 5, feeling angry in his heart. He clearly knew that he could use more than a dozen ways to defeat the Rockets point guard, but he couldn't open up the space with these methods.
It can't be used at all, which is really annoying.
At this time, McHale saw that since Wen Hao defended Durant, he only allowed Durant to score 4 points in the first quarter, and he was secretly happy. Through observation, he finally saw the secret of Wen Hao's defense.
Although Wen Hao is not as low as getting into Durant's arms, when it comes to defense, he only needs to put his feet forward a little and arch his body a little more. If he puts his feet forward, Durant is not good
Dribbling the ball and arching his body, he can get into Durant's arms.
Although this method is very simple, players' defensive habits have been developed over a long time, and it is very difficult to change them in one game. And Wen Hao can suddenly adopt such a defense in this game, he really can't
Simple.
At the end of the first quarter, due to Wen Hao's defense of Durant, the Thunder only scored (points) in the first quarter. Although it is not low, for the Rockets' 38 points, it is indeed a bit low.
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The Rockets took a break. Durant looked at Wen Hao on the Rockets bench, and his anger rose in his heart. After he came on the court in the second quarter, he would definitely beat this kid.
Wen Hao also looked at Durant without giving in, even with a smile on his lips.
His smile made Durant even more angry, and he clenched his fists angrily. (To be continued.)
