When Wen Hao and Durant looked at each other, he felt Durant's anger from Durant's eyes. That kind of anger was the true anger of a king.
The so-called king's wrath will leave millions of corpses lying dead, bloodshed for thousands of miles, the sky will be darkened and the earth will be dark, and the sun and moon will have no light.
Although Durant is not yet a true king at this time, his anger has begun to take on the domineering and cruelty of a king.
Wen Hao understood the king's anger, so when he saw Durant's eyes, he already knew something was wrong. Although he temporarily left Durant with nothing to do, it was impossible to block Durant for a long time.
Just like James, even if the entire league is trying to defend him, no team can really defend him. Once James turns on the offensive mode, it will definitely crush all defenses.
Thinking of this, Wen Hao said to McHale: "Coach, you must find a way to stop Durant, otherwise it is impossible to rely on my defense alone for long."
McHale and the three assistant coaches looked at each other, and all four of them understood that Wen Hao's words were correct. But the problem is that now they don't have an effective way to guard against an alien like Durant.
With the same body, we can only hope that he can't make a shot.
When Wen Hao saw that McHale and the three head coaches were silent, he knew that these four people had no better way. Wen Hao was helpless and thought to himself, it seemed that he could only score as many points as possible while guarding Durant.
, widening the gap with the Thunder. In this way, even if Durant breaks out later, it will be difficult to catch up with the score.
However, if this method is used, Wen Hao is also worried about another thing...
On the Thunder team's side, Durant hasn't said a word since he came off the court and has been silent.
The head coach and teammates who are familiar with him all know that this means Durant is really angry. And once Durant gets angry, no one knows what he will do next.
Soon, the game continued in the second quarter. At the beginning, the Rockets' main players did not take the field.
On the Thunder side, Durant took the initiative to stand up and said to the head coach: "Coach, let me play."
Coach Brooks didn't hesitate at all. At this time, the Thunder were almost 10 points behind, and Durant had to step up. And he also saw Durant's state at this time, and knew that Durant was going to take revenge.
, naturally we can’t put him on the bench anymore. Although Coach Brooks still doesn’t know what Durant is going to do or how to do it at this time.
At this time, the Rockets have Asik and Motiejunas on the inside, and Jeremy Lin and Beverley on the outside, plus Harden.
With such a lineup, no one can compete with Durant.
Durant seized this opportunity and started attacking furiously. First, he hit two three-pointers in a row, which forced the Rockets to expand their defense. At this time, he broke through inside, causing Asik to foul twice.
In just over two minutes, he scored 10 crazy points, leading the Thunder to narrow the point difference to 4 points in an instant.
Although Harden of the Rockets also scored 5 points in these two minutes, it was far behind the 10 points scored by his boss back then.
Seeing this, McHale had to bring up the Rockets' starting lineup.
At this time, the Rockets' lineup on the field is: point guard: Wen Hao;
Shooting guard: Harden;
Small forward: Parsons;
Power forward: Howard;
Center: Dayao.
These five people are required to play for rebounding and defense. The twin towers inside can strengthen the inside defense, and Wenhao can guard Durant's outside. In this way, Wei Shao is the only one left in the Thunder. That's easy to handle.
Much more.
The game continued. As soon as Wen Hao came on the court, facing Westbrook's defense, he suddenly hit a three-pointer. Westbrook didn't expect that Wen Hao, as a point guard, would hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up. He was caught off guard and was beaten by Wen Hao.
Directly hit a three-pointer.
Looking back, the Thunder attacked. Westbrook saw that Durant's attack just now was very sharp, so he handed the ball to Durant's hands again. After Durant got the ball, he once again faced Wen Hao's defense.
Wen Hao could even feel a... murderous look in his eyes. He knew that Durant even wanted to kill him on the court at this time.
But thinking about it, thinking and reality are two different things. Durant took the ball and was about to shoot a jumper over Wen Hao, but Wen Hao still did the same as before, directly inserted his feet forward, bent his body, and got in again
In Durant's arms.
The hatred in Durant's heart.
With Wen Hao's defense, he couldn't shoot or burst. He was filled with anger but couldn't let it out. What should he do?
Taking a few steps back, Durant still couldn't get rid of Wen Hao's defense, so he finally had to pass the ball out. Without Durant's strong point, the Thunder's offense seemed a bit sluggish, and Wei Shao finally made a jump shot.
, but failed to hit.
After the Rockets got the rebound, they launched a fast break. Harden dribbled the ball alone and attacked the Thunder's basket in a one-on-three manner.
But Westbrook next to him had been staring at Harden for a long time. When Harden took off, he also jumped up with Harden, flying forward after Harden in the air. Finally, when Harden made a layup,
, his right arm was rounded, and there was a loud snap.
The basketball was hit hard against the backboard and bounced back with a loud bang. A shocking big shot.
But just when the Thunder were defensive and Rockets fans sighed, Wen Hao suddenly appeared. He followed up, picked up the ball, and dunked.
As soon as the goal was scored, Rockets fans instantly became excited. Rockets head coach McHale also had a relaxed look on his face.
In the Xinlang live broadcast room, Zhou Ling'an watched Wen Hao score five points in a row and said in surprise: "As expected of Wen Hao, he scored five points in a row as soon as he started, leading the Rockets to open the point difference to 9 points again. This effect
It’s really an immediate success.”
Ke Fan said: "It's really surprising that Wen Hao guarded Durant today. And his offensive talent has not really been shown in the first quarter. But when Durant broke out, he chased the point difference.
With only 4 points left, Wen Hao appeared again. Not only did he prevent Durant's offense, he also played very aggressive offense. He scored 5 points in a row as soon as he came on the court."
Yang Yi nodded: "Today's Wen Hao is really impressive. Let's just say that facing Durant, who is feared by everyone in the league, he has no fear. Compared with Durant,
In a face-to-face battle of wits and courage, this courage alone is not something ordinary players can possess."
"This reminds me of Paul George in the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2012-13 season. Paul George was just a young star at the time, but he had no fear when facing James, who had already won a championship ring.
, fighting with James from the first game to the last. It was precisely because of the Eastern Conference Finals that he grew greatly, and in the following season he led the Pacers to occupy the top spot in the league for a long time. This can also be attributed to this.
It shows how great Wen Hao's growth potential is."
…
At this time, Thunder coach Brooks couldn't do much. He could only call a timeout to temporarily interrupt Wen Hao's touch and the Rockets' momentum. And all he hoped for was that Durant would find a way to break through Wen Hao as soon as possible.
Hao's defense. Otherwise, if Durant can't open this point, others can't open it either. Then the Rockets can defend Durant with more peace of mind. This is extremely detrimental to the Thunder.
However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is always cruel and messy.
When the two sides came on the court again, Durant still couldn't open up the situation, but Wenhao used his offensive ability to the extreme. He had all kinds of skills from outside three-pointers, mid-range jumpers, and inside breakthroughs.
In this way, halfway through the second quarter, the Rockets actually led by 18 points. At this time, the Toyota Center, the home of the Rockets, was filled with jubilation, and many fans had even started celebrating in advance. The Rockets now led by 18 points.
What the Thunder are lacking is not just these 18 points, but also their momentum. They have completely lost their momentum. If this continues, it will be difficult for them to come back in the second half.
Seeing that they were 18 points ahead of the Thunder, the Rockets players also breathed a sigh of relief.
Jones laughed and said to the Rockets: "I originally thought it would be a tough battle, but now it seems that beating the Thunder is not as difficult as I thought."
Howard grinned widely, showing his white teeth, and said, "Yeah, I thought I would be so tired that my limbs would cramp today, but I didn't expect it to be so easy."
Parsons patted Wen Hao on the head: "This is all Wen Hao's credit. If Wen Hao hadn't guarded Durant and scored 15 points in the second quarter, we wouldn't have such a big team now."
Leading edge.”
Everyone in the Rockets nodded in agreement. Not only did they score, but just guarding Durant gave the Rockets a huge advantage. Everyone knows how terrifying Durant's scoring ability is.
If he turns on the scoring mode, it will be an extremely heavy blow to the Rockets.
However, when everyone on the Rockets was a little relaxed, Wen Hao did not relax. He was still watching Durant on the Thunder team.
I saw Durant's face getting darker and darker. Although he didn't raise his head, Wen Hao seemed to be able to feel the coldness in Durant's eyes.
Durant had murderous intentions just now, but he was unable to break through his defense. Instead, he led the Rockets to an 18-point lead. This will definitely make Durant even more angry, even furious, the anger of a tyrant.
And this is what Wen Hao is worried about.
He knew what would be waiting for the Rockets once Durant became angry. He only prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that the Rockets' 18-point lead would not be exhausted before the end.
When the timeout ended, the referee signaled for both sides to continue the game. When Wen Hao followed them onto the court, his heart was beating for the first time. (To be continued.)
