In this situation where he was unable to break through the restrictions and was like a trapped animal in a cage, Wen Hao played four minutes and failed to score a point or assist. Instead, he made two turnovers. Defensively, he could not guard against Robinson.
Breakthrough, Robinson got everything he wanted, scoring 8 points in four minutes, and the Rockets fell 6 points behind the Nuggets.
At the end of the first quarter, Robinson was in a much better mood. Before leaving the field, he passed by Wen Hao with a disdainful smile on his lips: "I said, I will let you die here tonight, be prepared to be carried out."
Are you ready?"
Wen Hao turned around, looked at Robinson's back as he walked away, and clenched his fists tightly.
Seeing this, No. 11 came over and patted Wen Hao on the shoulder and said: "Wen Hao, relax a little, there is still more than half of the game, there is plenty of time..." At this point, No. 11 looked at Wen Hao thoughtfully.
Wen Hao naturally understood what No. 11 meant. There is still more than half of the game, so there is plenty of time to defeat Robinson. The most important thing is to find a way out of the current predicament.
He nodded to No. 11 and returned to the rest area with his teammates. Seeing the disappointed look in head coach McHale's eyes, Wen Hao was shocked, and a bad feeling came to his mind.
The bald commentator at the scene saw Wen Hao's somewhat frustrated face, smiled slightly and said: "Rockets No. 5, that Chinese, his performance in the past few games has been getting worse and worse. There were still a few assists in the first few games, but tonight
The Nuggets' defense is stronger. He played four minutes and made no contribution except three turnovers. It seems that he can't eat my meal."
Another commentator laughed and said: "It seems that the Chinese are still a little weak when facing pressure. To become a superstar, you must accept various tests before you can rise from the ashes and become unstoppable. This Chinese
, just in front of such a defense, he is already helpless, he has begun to get frustrated, he has lost confidence. I really can’t bear to see a player with point guard talent sink like this..."
The commentator laughed while talking, with no trace of unbearable expression on his face.
On the other side of the ocean, in CCTV's live broadcast room, Yu Jia said: "Wen Hao was targeted and defended, and it seemed difficult for him to break through this defense. Judging from the previous games, Wen Hao did not break through or shoot.
The only thing he can do is assist. And in this game, he was targeted by the Nuggets' defense, which made it impossible for him to pass the ball. As a result, he was unable to play any role on the offensive end, but became the biggest vulnerability on the defensive end."
"That's right," Yang Yi said. "In the first few games, his performance was too good, so he will naturally be taken care of by his opponents. This is what any great player must experience. James, Kobe, including No. 11
, who didn’t get through the repeated care from his opponents. If Wen Hao wants to become such a person and a superstar, he must break free from such restrictions and be reborn. To be more specific, he must
You have to learn to break through and shoot."
"But breakthroughs and shooting can't be mastered overnight. In this game, Wen Hao may be completely defeated by Robinson."
…
Pepsi Center.
After a two-minute break, the game continued in the second quarter. Originally, it was rotation time at the beginning of the second quarter, and he should have come on as a substitute. However, the head coach did not let Wen Hao play again. With his poor performance just now, he would not be replaced by any substitute.
No coach would let him play. Wen Hao sat on the bench and watched the game on the field. Watching Robinson running around the field in a hurry and making provocative moves against himself from time to time, Wen Hao was filled with unwillingness.
Will he just sit on the bench again? Will he leave Houston when his contract expires tomorrow? Will he continue to wander?
No, it can’t be like this, I don’t want it!
Wen Hao roared in his heart, and the expression on his face became more and more solemn. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and the solemn expression suddenly relaxed, and a glimmer of hope lit up in his eyes...
After the Rockets' main players came on the field, they relied on Harden's performance to chase the score back. With three minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets had led the Nuggets by 7 points. Head coach McHale was in a much better mood at this time. Seeing Ha
Although Deng's performance was active, he kept breathing heavily. McHale glanced at the bench, sighed helplessly, and called to Wen Hao: "Wen, warm up."
Wen Hao didn't expect that he could still play. Hearing the coach's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he bounced up.
When he came to the court, Robinson continued to defend him, with a deliberately surprised look on his face: "Oh? Chinese? Didn't you go back to your hometown? Have you changed your diaper?"
Wen Hao didn't speak, but raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
"You're actually smiling?" Robinson grinned exaggeratedly, "You can still laugh after being beaten like this? Well, I hope you can keep your smile until the end."
At this time, the Rockets attacked. Jeremy Lin did not leave the game. After he dribbled the ball past half court, he tried to play a pick-and-roll with No. 11, but No. 11 was stuck in the paint and could not get up. Jeremy Lin glanced at Wen Hao,
Seeing that Wen Hao had no intention of asking for the ball, but instead kept running without the ball. Jeremy Lin had no choice but to dribble in and break through.
His breakthrough was also sharp. After passing the defender, he entered the paint and went straight to the basket. He was about to score a layup. But at this time, the Nuggets inside center came over and completely covered him. It was impossible.
Score.
At this moment, Jeremy Lin's eyes lit up. He saw Wen Hao, who had been running without the ball, suddenly cut in from the left at a 45-degree angle. Jeremy Lin didn't have time to think about it. He hit the ground and the ball bounced in front of Wen Hao.
go.
Wen Hao used an action like fishing for the moon from the bottom of the sea, picked up the ball from in front of him, and then swung it upwards. The basketball crossed a small parabola and fell into the basket with a "swish" sound.
"Good shot!" Yu Jia shouted happily in the live broadcast room.
"It is indeed a wonderful goal," Yang Yi continued. "Although Wen Hao's assist was blocked, he succeeded in a layup through continuous running without the ball and cutting to the basket. And this time he made a layup.
It looked extremely exciting. Originally, catching and shooting should be two actions, but he picked up the ball from underneath and took the shot, combining the two actions into one. The shot was extremely fast, less than half a second, just like his pass.
It was the same as the ball, and the opponent’s defensive players didn’t react at all.”
"It seems that Wen Hao finally found a way to break through the restrictions. After the opponent restricted his passing, he used air cuts to open up the situation. He is indeed not someone who will fall so easily."
"Although it cannot be said that Wen Hao has been reborn from the ashes, but in such a short period of time, Wen Hao can find a way to break through the opponent's restrictions. I think before this, because he has always been the ball holder,
Everyone has formed a fixed mindset, and their suggestions for him are just breakthroughs and shooting. But breakthroughs and shooting cannot be practiced in a short time, so people thought that Wen Hao would definitely lose in this game. Unexpectedly, Wen Hao
Hao will break his past habits and no longer ask for the ball. Instead, he will look for opportunities to cut to the basket, thereby breaking the opponent's defense against him. If you don't let me pass the ball, then fine, I won't take the ball and let you
Punch in the air. Look how you guard me. What a smart player..."
At the Pepsi Center, when the Nuggets head coach saw Wen Hao's cut, his heart suddenly tightened...
