"I'm tired and need to go back and rest." After Wen Hao finished speaking, he no longer glanced at Delan Rolla, and walked straight towards the hotel where Team Rocket was staying.

Behind Wen Hao, Delan Lola bit her lip, and a trace of grievance flashed in her eyes. From childhood to adulthood, it was other men who took the initiative to slap themselves. It was the first time he had approached a man so voluntarily. Unexpectedly, she was rejected directly, which made her, a beautiful woman who has always been arrogant, how could she stand it.

However, Delan Rolla is also a very strong woman. The grievances in her eyes were just fleeting, and soon, the stubbornness and arrogance of the past appeared in her eyes again: "Wen Hao, I said that what I fancy has never been obtained." ”

……

Ten days later, the second round of the Lakers and the Rockets ended, and in the end, the Rockets eliminated the Lakers by a score of 4-2 after losing two games first. And in this round of the series, Wen Hao undoubtedly played a very big role. He averaged 25.5 points per game, much lower than he did in the previous round against the Suns. But he averaged 16.8 assists per game in this round, which is definitely a very scary statistic. Imagine if there were two opponents: one averaging 40 points per game, and the other opponent, not averaging so many points per game, had a dozen or twenty assists. No matter who it is, they will choose the former as their opponent.

After all, even if a person scores a lot, it is not very difficult to prevent him. But if one person can score the whole team, then the team is too difficult to defend because everyone can score and you don't know which one to focus on.

However, this is secondary, Wen Hao's role in this round of the series is not only reflected in personal data and tactics, his biggest role is reflected in strategy. It was precisely because of his strong outburst in Game 3, first running Marshall to die, and then guarding Kobe, that allowed the Rockets to defeat the Lakers, avoid 0-3, and enter Game 4 with a ** score of 1-2.

Regarding this point, it was also pointed out in Harper's analysis that Wen Hao's previous role was at most tactical, and even if it had a strategic role, it was not obvious. But entering the playoffs, Wen Hao's strategic role suddenly came to the fore. Facing the Suns in the first round, the Rockets fell behind 0-2, and Wen Hao made a comeback in the crucial third game to lead the Rockets to victory over the Suns. In the second round, Wen Hao still broke out again when the Rockets were 0-2 behind, leading the Rockets to victory over the Lakers. There is no doubt that Wen Hao has become an indispensable member of the Rocket team.

Who would have thought that the nobody, who had been adrift from various teams in the first half of the season, barely played, and was not known at all, had reached an All-Star level player who could play a strategic role in the playoffs after only half a season. If this situation continues, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an all-star, even a superstar.

But Harper didn't blindly praise Wen Hao. He also questioned Wen Hao's technical characteristics and physical fitness.

Wen Hao faced Marshall, a player like Dragic who is not very physical, he has a way to deal with it. But facing the Thunder in the next round and facing Westbrook, can Wen Hao still play as easily as the first two rounds?

And it's not just Wen Hao, it's Team Rocket. The physical fitness of the two thunder boys is at the ** level, and the scoring ability of the two is terrifying to the level of **. Plus their Reggie? With players like Jackson and Serge Ibaka on the side, the Thunder feel very strong and tough. Can the Rockets play as easily as the first two rounds against such a Thunder team?

Especially if the Rockets lose two games first, it will be too difficult to turn the tables in the hands of the Thunder.

Therefore, the Thunder is definitely a mountain that the Rockets have never encountered before.

Of course, the Rockets are also very aware of the Western Conference Finals. They know that the Thunder are a very tough team and no slower than them. So how do they deal with such a team?

While they went two-two against the Thunder in the regular season, one of those wins came in Durant's absence. In the other game, it relied on Wen Hao's outstanding performance to defeat the Thunder.

And in the playoffs, Durant will naturally not be absent, and the Thunder's defensive intensity will inevitably increase greatly, at that time, can the Rockets still beat the Thunder like the previous two times?

McHale and a couple of assistant coaches have barely rested these days and have been working on tactics against the Thunder. None of the Rockets players rested after the game against the Lakers. They train every day to prepare for the tougher races ahead.

Wen Hao continued to complete the tasks given by the system every day. Wei Shao's physical fitness is not ordinary**, Wen Hao felt very difficult last time he fought against Wei Shao in the last battle of the regular season. If it weren't for his clever skills with his developed brains, he really couldn't defeat Wei Shao. And this time, in the playoffs, Wei Shao was on guard, and the Thunder coaches were also on guard, and it was even more difficult for him to deal with it. In order not to suffer too much loss against Shang Wei when he was young, Wen Hao trained hard. Just to be able to increase physical fitness by 1 point after training.

Finally, the day before the match with the Thunder, after Wen Hao practiced hard for most of the day and completed all the tasks given, his physical fitness reached 75 points. With such a physical strength, it is still a little more difficult than Shang Wei, but at least the physical gap between the two is not as big as before.

And it was at this point that the Rockets' uniforms finally figured out the tactics of the Western Conference Finals.

In the afternoon of the same day, when the Rockets players finished training, Wen Haohe finished all his training, took a shower and prepared to go home to rest. A staff member suddenly stopped him: "Wen, the coach is looking for you, in his office." ”

"Oh." Wen Hao stopped and said to the staff, "Thank you, I'll go." ”

With that, he turned and entered the elevator and walked towards the head coach's office on the third floor.

McHale's office is on the third floor of the Toyota Center, where you can see most of the scenery outside Houston from the front, and from the huge glass in the back, you can see Training Hall 3. There are at least a dozen of these training halls at the Toyota Center for Houston's sports teams. For example, women's basketball teams, ice hockey teams, volleyball teams, and so on.

The Rockets, on the other hand, usually use Gym 3. From head coach McHale's office, it's easy to see how the players are training below. Of course, McHale doesn't always stand here and watch the players. Usually when the players train, he is on the sidelines to coach.

Wen Hao came to the door, knocked twice, and the door opened.

Wen Hao was slightly puzzled, it was not the head coach who opened the door, but one of the assistant coaches.

The assistant coach saw that Wen Hao was very enthusiastic and said, "Wen, come in, we are studying the plan against the Thunder." ”

Wen Hao walked into the office and saw that there were still many people in the office, in addition to McHale and the three assistant coaches, there were also general manager Morey and boss Alexander. Normally, the general manager is in charge of the personnel side, and the boss is only in charge of the money, and they are not very involved in discussions about the specific tactics of the Rockets, but they are all here today, which shows the importance they attach to the Western Conference Finals.

The reason why Alexander is involved today is because from the situation, the Rockets have the best chance of winning a championship this year. Originally, the Rockets' personnel in other positions already had the strength to challenge for championships, but the point guard has always been their weakness. Although Beverley is tough defensively, he is a bit unsatisfactory in terms of organization. Jeremy Lin, on the other hand, is conscious and skilled, but he is limited to physical fitness and is unable to exert more abilities. The outside world has been saying that if the Rockets want to attack the championship, point guard is the link they must strengthen.

And now with Wen Hao, he has excellent passing vision, sharp breakthroughs, calm judgment, and even a lot of times he can fight with the opposing head coach. By all accounts, Moon Hao is an excellent point guard. Although he still has flaws in his defense, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the final piece of the puzzle for the Rockets to win the championship.

With this piece of the puzzle, the Rockets' chances of winning the championship have increased dramatically, because Alexander is involved. Although he is a businessman, if the Rockets win the championship, he will have a bigger business opportunity.

Wen Hao glanced at the suits and leather shoes in the room, all of them were more than twenty years older than him or even more than him, in the face of such a formation, although he was puzzled, he was very calm. He didn't take the initiative to speak, but waited for these people to speak.

Alexander secretly admired in his heart: in the face of so many people, he was not panicked at all. And he didn't take the initiative to speak, but waited for us to speak. It seems that Wen Hao's psychological quality is really not ordinary.

Alexander nodded to McHale, and McHale immediately said to Wen Hao: "We studied for three days, and finally we made a decision, facing the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, you are the key point for us to win." ”

"Oh?" Wen Hao said, "Why me? ”

Seeing this, Alexander nodded secretly again in his heart. In the face of the sudden joy, he was so calm, it was really not simple.

"Harden, Howard, Da Yao, it could be the key point, why me?" Wen Hao asked.

McHale said: "Actually, I don't say Wen Hao, you should also know that Harden and Howard and even Da Yao, they are too good, and the other party will definitely defend them." ”

"I'm not doing well?" Wen Hao asked half-jokingly.

"No, your performance has been seen by everyone in the first two rounds, very, very good. Of course, the Thunder will also use a last-name defense against you. ”

"Then why me?"

"Because your potential ......," McHale replied. (To be continued.) )