The game continued, and Wen Hao still couldn't guard Bill, but looking back, Bill couldn't guard Wen Hao's pass. Especially after Wen Hao and No. 11 started to play a pick-and-roll, the Wizards were even more unable to guard him.
No. 11 bombarded the basket continuously, and had as many as three dunks in two minutes, making Bill and the Wizards center the background again and again. In this way, at the end of the first half, the Rockets relied on Wen Hao's assists and No. 11
The dunk has tied the score at 57.
Everyone on the Rockets bench stood up and applauded to greet the Rockets benches. Harden walked up with a smile and patted Wenhao on the butt: "Hey, man, you did a great job. You can lead every time you play."
Give people a surprise.”
Howard poked Wen Hao with his fist and shouted with a smile: "Brother, it's so powerful. I envy No. 11 so much. Throw a few to me whenever you want, so that I can have such a great dunk."
Brooks smiled and said: "Well done, Wen, your performance is getting better and better."
However, there was a hint of sourness in his words. This is understandable. After all, he once served as the boss of the Rockets. At that time, he had all the offensive power in his hands. He was the focus of the Rockets every night. But now he is only
Being able to sit on the bench and watch others perform. Even a short-term contract player like Wen Hao can perform so well, but he is still sitting on the bench. How can this not make him feel sad?
This time McHale did not treat Wen Hao as coldly as before. He also came forward and encouraged Wen Hao: "Wen Hao, good job, continue to use offense against offense in the second half."
Wen Hao's heart moved, and he felt an indescribable feeling. This was the first time McHale spoke to himself like this, and it was the first time he truly recognized himself.
McHale patted Wen Hao on the shoulder, then turned around and walked towards the players tunnel first. Wen Hao suppressed the feeling in his heart and followed the Rockets soldiers towards the players tunnel.
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In the Wizards locker room, the head coach looked unhappy. He glanced around and said: "In the last few minutes of the first half, we played very badly, very badly!"
The Wizards' substitutes all lowered their heads and no one said anything. The coach was obviously talking about them.
"On offense, you performed at a normal level, and I have nothing to say about that. But on defense, it's just bullshit!" The coach's voice suddenly raised an octave, making everyone tremble. He leaned against the closet.
Bill, who was on top, almost trembled and stood up straight subconsciously.
"A Chinese player, a Chinese player with a short contract, a Chinese who is less than 1.9 meters tall and weighs less than 90 kilograms, beat you like this? You have disappointed me so much!" The coach's eyes were filled with anger.
His face was ashen.
None of the substitutes dared to speak, and Bill clenched his fists. As the substitute who had made the most progress in recent games, he was the only one who hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Not one, but two..."
"So what if there are two?!" The coach turned around and looked at Bill angrily, "They have two Chinese, and our five substitutes are all Americans. How dare you say two?!"
Bill lowered his head again, this time he really didn't dare to say a word. But a burning anger arose in his heart: "No. 5, it's all because of you, I can't spare you!"
At this time, their main player stood up and spoke for the substitutes. Nene leaned against the closet and said: "Coach, those two Chinese pick-and-rolls are really powerful. No. 11 is too tall. His screen quality is very good, and they are completely blocked."
Bill, and when he followed up and dunked, our inside line couldn't guard him at all."
Okafor also raised his head: "Coach, although the substitutes are responsible, they are not entirely to blame. After all, no one expected that the Chinese substitutes of the Rockets would suddenly show their strength, and we did not design a defensive strategy targeting the last name. Now.
It’s not too late for us to study this.”
After hearing what the two said, the coach took a deep breath and calmed down his anger slightly. He said: "In the second half of the third quarter, after the substitutes came back on the field, the focus was to defend the Rockets' pick-and-roll. Their No. 11 follow-up dunk was great, so
Don't let him follow up. Once they pick and roll, we will make substitutions. Bill, you just have to defend No. 11, as long as you don't let him follow up to the basket."
Bill nodded hurriedly and said, "Coach, I will definitely do it."
The coach continued to say to the substitute center: "Once No. 5 gets inside through the screen, you have to defend him. No. 11 rarely lays up or shoots, which means that he is not very good at layups and shooting, so you just need to cover him.
, he can't score. No. 11 can't follow up, and he can't score, so their pick-and-roll loses its power, understand?"
"Got it!" the Wizards' benches shouted in unison. The coach pointed out the direction for them, and they just had to follow it.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the main players of both sides continued to fight. But everyone on the Rockets seemed to have a bad touch today. The basket seemed to have a lid, and it would bounce away no matter how hard it was shot. Even a shot between Harden and Howard
The alley-oop was also missed.
Thus, with four minutes left in the third quarter, the Rockets were already 7 points behind. McHale had no choice but to take the main players off the field early.
On the Wizards' side, although it was not yet time to rotate, they were already 7 points ahead, and the Rockets came on the bench again. They were happy to let the main players rest for a few more minutes, so they also substituted the main players.
The two commentators saw that both sides had sent substitutes in early and started chatting: "Today the Rockets' main players are not in good condition, but their substitutes are in excellent condition, so McHale has sent in substitutes, two minutes earlier than usual."
"The Wizards also came on the bench. In the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets' substitute No. 5 came on. Through constant assists and pick-and-rolls with No. 11, he helped the Rockets tie the score. Now that they are back on the field, they will
Will it be like the second quarter, tying the score again?"
"I don't think this is a big deal. After the Rockets substitutes came back on the court, it was nothing more than pick-and-roll tactics. But after midfield adjustments, I believe the Wizards have found a way to defend the Rockets' pick-and-roll, so it is probably difficult for the Rockets to catch up with the score.
.”
"If the Rockets' pick-and-roll is blocked, then No. 5 will be useless on the offensive end, and his defense is a huge loophole, and then he will fall into the state of the first quarter again. Rockets No. 5 is very hanging."
Bill came on the field, and listening to the commentary, the anger in his eyes had reached the extreme level. The head coach has already deployed tactics to defend the Rockets pick-and-roll, and he will definitely defend No. 5 so that No. 5 can't find him. Just wait.
After hearing what the commentator said, an imperceptible smile appeared on Wen Hao's lips: "Want to guard against my pick-and-roll? Come on..."
