143 Christmas War (17)
Although he was shocked by Kobe's miracles, Wen Hao's mind was still very clear that this was not the time to indulge in miracles.
He took the serve and quickly advanced to the front court.
Kobe Bryant has returned, and he continues to defend with high intensity and defend Wen Hao to the death.
In the live broadcast room on the other side of the ocean, Ke Fan said with surprise: "37 years old, playing for 45 minutes, his physical strength has been exhausted. But he can still throw such a difficult step-back jumper, and he can still defend Wen Hao in the back, Kobe's will is too tenacious. β
"That's right, I thought he was desperately defending Wen Hao in the third quarter, but he couldn't play in the fourth quarter, but I didn't expect him to not only play the fourth quarter, but also do his best in overtime. Although the first few minutes seemed a little tired, in the crucial last two minutes, Bryant once again stood up with his will. Yang Yi also sighed.
Staples Center.
Wen Hao faced Kobe's dead defense and did not show weakness. Kobe Bryant is 37 years old, and he can still play at such a high level in overtime, how can he back down.
He wanted to break through, Kobe's defense was everywhere, and he wanted to jump shots, but Kobe Bryant was always on guard.
At this time, Howard came up to do a block, and Wen Hao hurriedly shook off Kobe Bryant from the other side and shot in the middle.
However, his unsolved mid-range shots were not all shots, and the basketball bounced out of the basket high. But fortunately, after Howard followed up in the middle, he jumped high and made a dunk. Turning around, he grinned and said to Wen Hao: "Hey, brother, I think you can directly give me an empty pick just now." β
Now that the Rockets are still five points ahead of the Lakers, the clock is in the final minute.
Nash dribbled past half court, Jeremy Lin went up to defend, and Nash made a behind-the-back pass to Kobe, who was temporarily in the defensive gap.
Kobe Bryant raised his hand from outside the three-point line, although Wen Hao pounced, but to no avail. The ball bumped on the basket and eventually bounced into the basket, narrowing the gap to 2 points.
On the sidelines, McHale shouted to the Rockets players: "Control the time, control the time, go through the cover, find the gap, and shoot in the last few seconds." β
Wen Hao heard McHale's words, and he dribbled to the front court and began to control the time.
And the Lakers players naturally heard McHale's words, and they did their best to follow the Rockets players and not let them cover. And Kobe Bryant followed Wen Hao to the death, not pulling half a step.
Seeing that there were still 10 seconds left in the offensive time, Wen Hao wanted to drag on for a few more seconds, but Kobe's arm kept waving in front of him, and it seemed that he was about to break the ball at any time. And Nash also seems to be coming over to wrap the clip, and if he really gets packed, he will be sad.
Thinking of this, Wen Hao saw that Howard had already mentioned the free throw line, and he immediately dribbled towards Howard. Through Howard's cover, Kobe Bryant was shaken off. But he didn't shoot in the open space, but went straight to the basket.
McHale shouted anxiously from the sidelines: "Pass! Pass! "There are two people on the outside line who are empty.
But Wen Hao ignored McHale at all, and went directly to the basket guarded by Gasol.
When the Lakers fans saw this, they were all overjoyed, and Wen Hao killed himself under the basket. Didn't he know that Gasol was a head taller than him?
And the Rockets fans were nervous at this time, it was obvious that Wen Hao's decision was very irrational, and he blatantly rushed into the interior like this, which must have been the result of being covered by Gasol. And although Kobe Bryant in the back was blocked by Howard, he gritted his teeth, bypassed Howard, and quickly chased after Wen Hao. If Wen Hao makes a move, Gasol will block the road in front of him, and Kobe Bryant will chase after him, and there will be only one dead end.
"In the end, it's too young to be hot-headed." Harlan, the commentator of ESPN, thought to himself.
"After all, it's inexperienced, and it's a good opportunity to get out of the ball at this time." Miller thought quickly. He thinks about it from a shooter's point of view.
"I'll just say, how can the Lakers lose." Bigmouth Barkley opened his big mouth and thought quickly in his heart.
D'Antoni breathed a sigh of relief, this Chinese rushed in like this, that is, an ambush on all sides, and if you don't die, you have to shed your skin.
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However, Wen Hao shocked everyone again.
I saw that he was half a step away from Gasol, and he stopped jumping suddenly. Kobe Bryant in the back had already chased after him, but he didn't panic.
At this point, he was at his highest point, and all the fans, whether Rockets or Lakers, were watching his hand. Everyone has a tight string in their hearts, they are looking forward to Wen Hao's move, and they are afraid of Wen Hao's move.
Kobe Bryant gritted his teeth, and his eyes were as cold and vicious as black mamba. As long as you shoot, one blow is fatal. And with this blow, he will give Wen Hao a clear day blood cap!
However, a quarter of a second later......
The ball was still in Wen Hao's hands - he didn't shoot after reaching the highest point. And Kobe, who was chasing after him, hit him hard in the back because of his habitual surname.
"Bang-"
There was a muffled sound of muscle impact, and Wen Hao flew straight forward. And only then did he make a shooting gesture and throw the ball at random towards the basket.
"Toot-"
A sharp whistle sounded, and the referee made a defensive foul gesture - Kobe Bryant defensive foul!
βohοΌnoοΌβ A sigh of chagrin rang out from the Staples Center.
βohοΌyes!β All the Rockets fans in front of the TV let out a neat cheer.
On the sidelines of the Staples Center, the thoughts of the three commentators just now quietly disappeared, replaced by surprise.
D'Antoni lifted it again with a sigh of relief, and even put his head in his hands in annoyance and let out a long sigh.
McHale's shouting voice suddenly broke in his throat as if he had been choked.
At this time, in the live broadcast room of Xinlang, Yang Yi looked at the screen and shouted: "Clever! β
"Clever, too smart!" Ke Fan also patted the table and said.
Only the beautiful Zhou Ling'an didn't know why, looked at Yang Yi suspiciously, then looked at Ke Fan, and asked, "Could it be...... He deliberately made Kobe Bryant foul?! β
"That's right." Ke Fan replied.
"But Wen Hao's cleverness is not only that," Yang Yi replied, "Just now there was a free time on the outside, but he didn't pass the ball, but went straight into the inside, waiting for Kobe to chase after him and lean on Kobe Bryant's foul." Because he knows that at this most critical moment, it is still the safest free throw. Although the Rockets have a high three-point shooting percentage, they are not as high as the free throw line. At this time, if you shoot three points, you will have some gambling quality, and if you enter, you will lead by 5 points, and if you don't score, you may be reversed by the Lakers. But now Wen Hao made a foul and scored 2 points with his free throw shooting percentage. Even if he hit one of two free throws, it would lead by 3 points, which is also a big blow to the Lakers. Therefore, Wen Hao's choice is very smart. β
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