McHale, who had always had a cold face, now had doubts about himself again. He knew very well that Wen Hao played a very important role in the last hit. Although Wen Hao did not directly assist No. 11 in the buzzer beater, nor did he score by himself.
The Rockets' buzzer-beater, but if it weren't for the fake move in which he wanted the ball but suddenly moved out of the way, there would never have been a Rockets buzzer-beater. In the last two seconds, Wen Hao showed extraordinary basketball IQ and shocking on-the-spot response.
Ability, this is definitely a must-have ability for a top point guard.
"Am I really wrong?" McHale asked himself secretly, "He is a natural point guard rather than a shooting guard?"
Thinking of this, McHale felt a little uneasy. As a head coach, if the players can be used correctly, they will bring out unimaginable potential of the players; on the contrary, if used improperly, a player's career may end.
While McHale was asking himself this question over and over again, a reporter rushed over and said, "Hello, Coach Kevin, which player on the Rockets do you think performed best tonight?"
McHale shook his head subconsciously, then came to his senses, nodded hurriedly, and said, "Sorry, if there's any problem, we'll talk about it later at the press conference." As he said that, he turned around and called No. 11,
Said: "You and I will attend the post-match press conference together."
Half an hour later, McHale and No. 11 appeared as scheduled at the Toyota Center press conference. This was the second time No. 11 attended a press conference since returning to the Rockets. The first time was on his first day here.
press conference. Today, he played 20 minutes, scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, especially the winning shot at the last minute. It was natural for him to attend the press conference.
After the two sat down, reporters began to ask questions one after another. The level of enthusiasm was higher than before, and almost all the reporters' questions were directed at No. 11, not McHale.
"Tonight is your first game-winner in your career, tell me how you feel?"
"19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. This is the first time you have such outstanding statistics since your return. How did you do it?"
"After you returned, many people doubted whether you could adapt to the NBA and whether you were old. But today you proved to people with your perfect performance that you are still the giant from the East and you can still gain a foothold in the NBA. What do you have in mind?
What do you want to say to those people?”
…
Questions came to No. 11 one after another like cannonballs. With his usual humble smile and humorous answers, No. 11 amazed all the reporters present. They seemed to have seen the little giant from a year ago again.
McHale could only smile bitterly. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with him in today's press conference.
When the press conference arrived at the **, in the corner of the conference site, a reporter with black-rimmed eyes who looked like an intern stood up, looked around as if he had stage fright, then raised his head and asked
: "No. 11, tonight is your first career kill, congratulations. At the same time, I want to ask you what you think of Wen Hao. You are all Chinese, what do you think of him? Of course, I said
It’s on the court.”
When this question was raised, the intern subconsciously looked around. The first two times he raised questions about Wen Hao, he received a lot of blank looks and ridicule.
But today, when he raised this question, no reporter found it strange. After all, Wen Hao's performance tonight was also very eye-catching.
On the stage, No. 11 looked at the intern with a smile and said: "Actually, I was about to talk about Wen Hao. The person you are paying most attention to tonight should be him. He played 7 minutes and scored 9 assists and 3 steals.
Not to mention, let’s talk about the final goal. If it weren’t for his fake move at that time and place, the ball would not have been passed in, and my winning goal would not have been possible. So, I am very grateful to Wen Hao.
.”
When the reporters heard this, they all thought of Wen Hao's wonderful performance on the court just now. It can be said that each of Wen Hao's 9 assists was very crucial. If even one was missing, the Rockets would not be able to win this game.
victory.
As a result, the reporters' questions changed their direction, and almost all of them were related to Wen Hao. The intern felt very proud when he listened to the reporters' questions, as if those people were asking about his own affairs.
McHale sat there, deserted and unnoticed. He was so bored that he almost yawned.
At this time, a reporter suddenly asked him: "Coach Kevin, if I remember correctly, you said before the game that you would not let that Chinese character play, why... did you let him play again?"
McHale, who was about to yawn, heard this and swallowed half of his yawn, feeling as uncomfortable as eating a dead fly. He had expected that someone would mention this, but he didn't expect that this reporter would be so direct.
Not even the slightest bit tactful.
"Coach Kevin, can you answer my question?" the reporter asked with a malicious smile.
"Ahem, cough, cough..." McHale coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, then cleared his throat and said, "Well... I promised not to let Wen play, but the fans at the scene strongly demanded that he
Yes. The fans bought tickets, so I will naturally take care of their requests." At this point, McHale's face turned slightly red.
"Are you satisfied with Wen's performance tonight? Will you let him play in the next game?"
"Well..." McHale took a sip of water and once again covered up his embarrassment, "With this kind of performance, any coach would be satisfied. Not to mention anything else, even the last ball, no coach would be dissatisfied. I
Of course I am satisfied. As for whether he will play again in the future, it depends on his future performance."
"Coach Kevin, you once said that Wen's speed is not suitable for the Rockets' play style and system, but Wen had such an outstanding performance tonight, will you keep him after the ten-day short contract ends?"
"Well, look at his performance, look at his performance..." McHale said this, raised his hand and looked at his watch, "It's time for the press conference, we are here today." After saying that, he quickly stood up and left as if running away.
He arrived at the conference site. Every minute he stayed here, the feeling of being ashamed of himself became more and more intense. If there was a crack in the ground at the site, he could not wait to get in and bury it again.
No. 11 looked at the coach's panicked back and smiled happily when he thought of the figure of No. 5.
When the head coach escaped from the press conference and said goodbye to reporters on the 11th, Wen Hao was working hard in the training hall alone. He was very satisfied with his performance tonight, but this was not enough. This was just the starting point, he wanted to take another step
One step, let everyone know your name...
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