Rewind time to when it was first paused.

McHale showed a rare hint of approval and said to Wen Hao: "Wen, the shot is very good, continue to shoot, as long as you get an empty position." As he spoke, he arranged a few tactics again, which were basically tactics of letting other players help Wen Hao cover and let Wen Hao receive the ball in an empty position.

At this time, Wen Hao interrupted McHale: "Coach, I'm tired again." ”

"Uh......"

Unexpectedly, McHale was a little speechless. The rocket crowd is also puzzled, what tricks does this kid play? It's just when you feel hot, and you suddenly ask for it? If you want to say tired, although it may be a little, but it's not so tired that you can't play.

Wen Hao looked at everyone's puzzled eyes and explained to everyone: "Now that I hit four shots in a row, Kobe Bryant's defense against me will definitely be tighter, even if I play again, it will be difficult to continue the performance just now." Rather than that, it's better to let someone else play, so that the Lakers don't expect it, and we take the opportunity to chase a few more points. ”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and McHale nodded and looked at Harden. Wen Hao went off the court, and it was time for Harden to play, which not only surprised the Lakers, but also solved a problem for themselves. You must know that a big name like Harden would not dare to press him to the bench all the time.

For this reason, McHale was naturally happy to get Harden ready to play.

Wen Hao watched McHale arrange the next play to Harden and others, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the reason why he took the initiative to ask for a break was not expected by the Lakers was only one of the reasons, but there were two deeper reasons. One is because he barely played in 10 games before. Although he trained hard, he was still not physically fit enough on the field to adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the game. Now after two quarters of desperate work, he is indeed a little tired. If I don't rest now, I'm afraid that when I have a chance to play in the fourth quarter, I won't even have the physical strength at all.

The second reason is because of Harden.

Wen Hao knows very well that although his play in this game is excellent and his role is obvious, because his style of play is not compatible with Harden, as soon as he plays, Harden's playing time will be compressed. And none of the people who grabbed playing time with the boss had a good end. His current status on the team is not high enough to match Harden, so he took the initiative to ask for a break to give Harden some playing time so that he would not be hated by Harden.

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Since being defeated by Paul last time, Wen Hao has completely calmed down. He thought a lot, he thought a lot more clearly, and his mind was much more mature than before. In terms of attitude, he is no longer like before, but has restored the modest and low-key surname of the Chinese; In dealing with the world, he also learned to never touch people he can't afford to mess with before he has absolute strength. In reality, it is not to mess with Harden.

For this, Da Yao also reminded him. With Harden's mentality, he hates people to compete with him for the position of boss the most. Now Wen Hao's performance is so eye-catching, it seems to pose a threat to his boss position, even if Wen Hao doesn't have such a mind.

So Wen Hao must be more low-key.

And asking for a break just now so that Harden can play is one of his low-key strategies.

After the Rockets returned to the court, because the Lakers didn't expect to let Wen Hao off the court, the defensive strategy made a mistake, allowing Harden to play three in a row. When the Lakers focused on Harden defensively, he passed the ball to the interior again, Da Yao hit two in a row, and even Asik got an opportunity to attack with an empty basket and dunked successfully. In this way, the Rockets blossomed inside and out, and others also had a chance.

On the Lakers' side, although the shooting rate is also very good, reaching 50%, it is worse than the success rate of the Rockets in the recent period, and finally at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets chased the score to 87-89, which is only two points short.

Once again, the Staples Center fell silent.

The fans all sat silently, not saying a word. At this time, although the Lakers still have a two-point lead, they have all begun to get anxious, especially the actor Nicholson, who crossed his fingers with his hands and held them against his mouth.

It's true that the Lakers are leading for the time being, but everyone knows that the Lakers are on the older side, and compared to the younger Rockets, they are much older. The first three quarters were okay, but in the fourth quarter, their lack of fitness was exposed, which is the experience of the past half of the season. So in previous games, they always tried to lead by more than ten points in the first three quarters, so that it wouldn't be too difficult in the fourth quarter.

But today, in the face of the young Rockets, they are only 2 points ahead, which is not enough for the Rockets to plug their teeth. You know, the Rockets play fast-paced, and as long as it's three-point and basket offense, once they feel it, don't say 2 points, even 20 points are not enough for them to chase in the half quarter.

Only the Hollywood stars who came to join in the excitement on the sidelines smiled when they saw that the Lakers were leading by 2 points. In their opinion, if the Lakers have Kobe, there is nothing that can't be done.

However, the commentary from ESPN on the sidelines reminded them of this. Harlan shook his head and said, "Not enough, not enough, two points ahead is not enough." ”

Reggie Miller nodded and said, "yes, for the younger and more dynamic Rockets, the Lakers' lead by 2 points is not enough." According to common sense, the fourth quarter will belong to the younger Rockets. But Kobe's tenacity is known to everyone, and what kind of strength he will show in the fourth quarter is closely related to the victory or defeat of the Lakers. So it's hard to say who will die in this game. ”

The big-mouthed Barkley smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this, didn't I say it all, Lakers, victory must belong to the Lakers." ”

Miller and Harlan next to them shook their heads secretly, slandering in their hearts: When is this, Barkley doesn't care about the actual situation at all, just blindly saying that the Lakers can win, where is this still like a former player's current commentary? It's almost like a reckless man.

Miller and Harlan were helpless, and they all thought: He is so optimistic about the rocket, could it be related to the former Da Yao who made him kiss the buttocks of a donkey?

Two minutes later, players from both sides came back on the court for the final quarter.

This time, McHale once again sent Wen Hao into the field.

Now he understands that although Wen Hao is disobedient, he is not like Crawford who throws around casually, he enters and enters, and if he does not enter, he does not enter. On the contrary, Wen Hao has strategies and ideas, and he always decides what to do next according to the situation on the field. And he sees a lot of things from a player's point of view that his coach on the sidelines can't imagine.

Therefore, his trust in Wen Hao has increased a few points.

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