159 If I can't defend it, I'll attack
When Irving scored another two points to stretch the deficit to four points again with the last minute remaining, Rockets head coach McHale had to call another timeout. He shouted to the Rockets players around him, "Defend it, you have to defend it, even if it's one!" Wrap Irving, and the other players help Wen Hao to wrap Irving. forced him to pass the ball, and at such a critical moment, other players may not dare to throw the ball when they take the ball, so they forced Owen to pass the ball. ”
At such a critical juncture, the rocket people did not dare to be careless, and nodded in unison.
But to the surprise of McHale and the Rockets. After returning to the court, before the Rockets could wrap up Irving, the Cavaliers had already begun to pack the Rockets players. When Jeremy Lin got the ball, he was immediately caught by two players from the Cavaliers, and it was on the sideline, and Jeremy Lin had no way out.
Monsters, Parsons, and Jones were all on the other side of the court at this time, and it was too late to rush over to catch them.
At this critical juncture, Wen Hao suddenly appeared outside the three-point line and went straight to the inside from the three-point line. Jeremy Lin took aim at Wen Hao's position, jumped up and threw the ball over the heads of Irving and the Cavaliers point guard to Wen Hao. Wen Hao cut directly into the forbidden area. Seeing that someone in the penalty area came to make up for the defense, Wen Hao threw his hand early.
"Huh."
The basketball hollow hit, and at the same time, the player's right hand hit Wen Hao's arm after the shot. The referee's whistle blew just in time.
Wen Hao slapped his arm, stood on the free throw line, and in the eyes of nearly 20,000 people in the audience, he didn't care, and steadily hit the free throw.
Owen saw Wen Hao play two plus one at a time, and the coldness in his eyes was even worse, so he took the ball and ran wildly to the front. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Rocket team has not yet gained a firm foothold, he pulled it up in front of Wen Hao and threw it.
Parsons, who was closest to Wen Hao, didn't have time to come over. Irving's ball slammed into the back edge of the basket with a "bang" and bounced into the net. The goal was scored with a lot of anger.
Cavaliers head coach Brown saw Irving's goal scored again, and his heart was slightly relieved. With just forty-two seconds left and the Cavaliers still leading by three points, Irving's goal temporarily stabilized the situation.
But before he could fully relax his breath, he tightened up again.
This time, the Rockets were Moon Hao who dribbled across the halfcourt. After half-time, facing Irving's defense. It was the first time since the second half that he had played one-on-one with Irving.
He squinted and saw that another player from the Cavaliers seemed to be rushing over to wrap up, and immediately swung the ball in the direction of Parsons, who was guarding, and made a pass feint. The man was taken aback and hurriedly retreated.
In this way, Wen Hao and Owen once again formed a one-on-one situation.
Owen couldn't wait to Wen Hao with real guns, he opened his arms, and his eyes were full of excitement.
Wen Hao's heart was also full of excitement, an excitement of fighting with a real opponent. He held the ball in his hand and shook it from side to side, seeing that Owen's concentration was very focused, his center of gravity did not move, and he was really trying his best to defend.
But that didn't hold him back, it made him more excited. He racked the ball down, crossed left and right and changed direction, and after three consecutive times, he suddenly increased his speed, and the right hand ball was pulled from the front of his body to the left, and his upper body also moved quickly to the left, and instantly staggered half of his body with Owen.
Seeing this, Owen hurriedly moved sideways to the left, blocking the way before Wen Hao completely broke through with his speed advantage.
But at this moment, Wen Hao's right hand that pulled the ball suddenly folded back in the air and pulled it to the right.
This time, Owen couldn't come back, and Wen Hao instantly accelerated and entered the inside line. No matter how Owen gritted his teeth, it was too late.
When he arrived at the inside line, Wen Hao suddenly collected the ball and stopped urgently. The knight inside jumped up and blocked.
But Wen Hao didn't make a move at the first time, but waited for the Cavaliers to jump in the air before jumping. The inside line of the Cavaliers couldn't be contained, and it fell on Wen Hao.
It stands to reason that a tall inside line falls on the outside line, no matter how powerful the outside line is, it is impossible to hit accurately, and if it can hit, it is a dribble ball, like Wade who cheats people and then hits people and throws balls like this.
But Wen Hao is different. He jumped after tricking the inside lineman and threw the ball out of the way before colliding with the man before he hit him. That is, he had already thrown the ball before losing his balance.
"Huh."
The basketball hit, and the referee's whistle sounded again.
The monster pulled Wen Hao up from the floor, Wen Hao glanced at the defender with a grudge on his face, smiled indifferently, and walked onto the free throw line. Amid the prayers of nearly 20,000 fans, he was once again firmly on the spot.
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Toyota Center, thunderous cheers.
At such a critical moment, Wen Hao tied the score twice in a row with 2+1, which is so exciting!
In Wen Hao's hometown, a villager saw that Wen Hao scored twice in a row and was fouled twice, he scolded angrily: "These two are so hateful, they play when they play, what are they doing when they hit people?" It's shameless. ”
"That's it," said another villager, adding two pieces of charcoal to the stove, echoing, "if you can't beat it, it's a shame." ”
"But it's still Haowa who is amazing, and the score is tied in three or two hits on the field, a martial arts master, and he deserves his name!"
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At the Toyota Center, Rockets head coach McHale saw Wen Hao score this goal to tie the score, and a huge stone in his heart finally let go. For now, I made the right choice! Even if you lose in the end, no one can blame you anymore. Wen Hao's two 2+1 have tied the score, who can doubt their employment anymore?
Drexler on the sidelines was embarrassed again, laughing and saying, "It looks like we're slapping ourselves in the face again." We said that if Wen Hao can't guard against Irving, the Rockets can't win. But although Wen Hao didn't defend against Owen once just now, he used two consecutive two plus one to tie the score in one fell swoop. If you can't prevent it, you will attack. We seem to underestimate Wen Hao. ”
"Owen has two points, and Wen Hao has one two plus one. Although Wen Hao can't prevent Owen, Owen can't prevent Wen Hao, if it goes on like this, it's really not certain who will kill the deer. ”
However, in the last two minutes of the showdown, we can see that Wen Hao really has the temperament to become a star. In a pinch, he carried the team on his shoulders. Such a temperament can only be possessed by those absolute cores. Could it be that ......" Speaking of this, Drexler suddenly thought of something, and he immediately shut up and didn't dare to say any more.
At this point, the Cavaliers had no timeout, and their head coach could only shout to Irving from the sidelines: "Kyrie, use up twenty-four seconds, play one!" "What he means is that it's star time, it's all about individual ability, and this attack is handed over to Irving.
Owen had long been looking forward to a duel with Wen Hao, and when he heard the head coach's words, his heart rose with enthusiasm.
He took the ball, dribbled to the front, crossed the halfway line, stopped moving forward, and controlled the time.
And the Rockets didn't dare to press too hard, and if it was a foul at this time, it would be equivalent to giving the opponent points.
Time passed by second by second, twenty-four seconds, in the eyes of ordinary people, it passed in a moment, but in the eyes of the fans and players at the scene, it was as long as twenty-four years. Their hearts seemed to beat slowly with the timer. Nearly 20,000 people, nearly 20,000 hearts, all in one frequency.
Owen deserves to be Owen, there are only two seconds left in the twenty-four seconds of offensive time, and when everyone thought he was going to shoot three points, he only made a shooting feint, shook Wen Hao up, and then dribbled a step in, and then made a shot.
The ball lights up! Two points for the whistle!
At this time, there are only twelve seconds left for the rocket.
McHale immediately called a timeout.
Toyota Center, silent, twelve seconds, two points apart. In such a moment of life and death, only between one goal, no fan can still laugh and speak. All of them had solemn faces, but their hearts were beating fast.
Drexler, the commentator on the sidelines, shook his head and sighed: "It's not good, it's really hard." With the Cavaliers leading by two points in the final twelve seconds, they will definitely defend desperately and not let the Rockets have any chance to shoot. In the style of Team Rockets, they like to play fast breaks, but the last twelve seconds are bound to be positional battles, which is difficult. ”
"Who should the Rockets pin their hopes on now? The Rockets, like the Cavaliers, have no timeouts. Now there is no dead ball, the Rockets can't put Harden on the court, and the Monsters, Parsons, and Jones are not the kind of players who are the final word. Could it be that they are pinning their hopes on Wen Hao? Wen Hao used to kill the bobcat, but now it is different, Owen has already been on the bar with him, and it is impossible for him to make an easy shot. In terms of taking 10,000 steps back, even if he can make an easy shot, it will never be three points. He has barely shot a three-pointer this season. If it is two points, the two sides will play overtime, and the Rockets have only won 12.5% in overtime in the past two seasons, which can be said to be a sure loss. Brad said worriedly.
"What to do? The Rockets don't have a timeout anymore, and now it's up to the players on the court to deal with it. But on the court, there is no such player who responds to every call, not even Harden who sits on the court. What exactly should a rocket do? ”
"I thought," Drexler said after a moment's thought, "could it still be Wen Hao?" In the last two minutes, he was scoring alone, biting with Irving, and now in the last twelve seconds, it is very likely that it will be him! ”
"That's right, although his qualifications are not the oldest, and he is not the most experienced, but among the few people on the field, he is the only one who has the kind of temperament that I have to score one in your head if you enter one, the so-called superstar temperament. Moreover, he once killed the bobcat, so it must be Wen Hao! ”
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