Harden led the Rockets to victory over the Thunder with a four-point shot, and the entire N**A was shocked. When Harden teamed up with Howard, it was the first time he had played such a good score. The Rockets became No. 1 in the West with the Thunder, and the beard proved his ability to shoot key shots at critical moments with this four-point shot.

But when most people were shocked by Harden's stunt, some people noticed that it was precisely because of Wen Hao's key assist at the critical moment and a volleyball-style wonderful pass that contributed to Harden's four-point stunner. If Wen Hao didn't pass the ball volleyball-style at that time, but caught the ball and then passed it, he would inevitably be strictly guarded by Wei Shao. Then there will be no Harden's three-point shootout.

So at this time, in the eyes of many experts and scouts, Wen Hao is already at least the top ten point guards in the league.

At this time, the Thunder's sideline reporter Leslie was not interviewing Wen Hao, but Harden, who hit a four-point shot. After all, Harden scored 41 points, eight rebounds and six assists tonight, and also hit a key shot.

Leslie looked up and asked Harden, "James, what is the reason for your performance tonight that led you to perform like this?" ”

"Obviously, it's the first place in the West, and we all want the Rockets to take the first place in the West and maintain home-court advantage over all the teams in the West, and of course I have to work hard to help them achieve it." Harden replied.

Leslie continued, "So did you think of that lore in advance?" ”

"Oh," Harden shrugged, "unless I'm God." ”

"That assist was passed to you by Wen Hao, can you comment on Wen Hao's performance?" Leslie also knows that the Rockets have rumored that Wen Hao and Harden have a discordant relationship, so now they have begun to stir up. The Rockets are likely to meet the Thunder in the playoffs, and Wen Hao and Harden are two important players for the Rockets. If it can provoke them to have infighting, it will be of great benefit to the Thunder.

Although Harden doesn't want to say good things about Wen Hao, now that the playoffs are approaching, he naturally knows which one is important. So he scratched his head, thought for a while and said, "Wen Hao's pass is very beautiful and timely, if he doesn't pass so timely, I won't hit that three-pointer." When I think about the playoffs, we're going to work really well together. ”

Morey and Alexander, who were far away in Houston, were relieved to hear Harden's answer. Although they understand that Harden is just talking about it, and certainly not thinking so in their hearts, at least Harden is doing a good job in front of the outside world. This is very important for the Rockets' playoff journey.

Leslie made some mistakes, smiled wryly, and said, "I believe you will definitely go far in the playoffs, thank you for accepting my interview." ”

"You're welcome." Harden replied, then walked down the tunnel with his head down.

At the same time, Wen Hao had returned to the physiotherapy room next to the locker room for physiotherapy. He closed his eyes, enjoying the brief moment of relaxation after the hard race, while reminiscing about the game he had just played. In front of the Thunder and the second youngster, the Rockets did almost all the efforts they could to narrowly defeat the Thunder in the end. In this way, the Thunder two young people obviously have not fully exerted their strength in order to preserve their strength, and if it is the moment when the bayonets are red in the playoffs, you can imagine how crazy the Thunder team is.

However, this kind of game makes people feel enthusiastic when they think about it, men have to fight, and for N**A players, the best battlefield is the playoffs. Only in the playoffs can you test whether a player is really capable and whether he is really a superstar.

Although he has never had playoff experience before, Wen Hao believes that with the bonus of the point guard's heart to those abilities and his cool head, he will definitely perform in the playoffs.

The physiotherapist next to him saw Wen Hao doing physiotherapy but his fists were getting tighter and tighter, and he asked nervously, "What's wrong?" What's uncomfortable? ”

Wen Hao came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "It's okay, you continue." ”

"Oh." The physiotherapist glanced at Wen Hao suspiciously, and continued his work.

Meanwhile, as far away as Houston, an article has been leaking through the fingers of journalist Harper. Since Harden reported on Moon-ho, his status has been climbing, like his salary. I was just a solid reporter before, and I could be fired at any time. But since he reported on the publication of Wen Hao's articles, he has been valued by the editor-in-chief. It's been less than half a year, and I've been promoted from an intern reporter to the head of the sports team. And the editor-in-chief secretly reminded him: their deputy editor-in-chief is leaving. If Harper's article on Wen Hao continues to be sought after, then perhaps he can become an associate editor if he goes out this year.

Such a speed of promotion is really unacceptable to ordinary people. But Harden reported on Wen Hao, and Wen Hao's progress is so fast, so his articles have received more and more attention. Moreover, he wrote very profoundly about Wen Hao's analysis of each article, praising Wen Hao's advantages and pointing out Wen Hao's shortcomings, so it is reasonable that he was promoted quickly.

His latest article is titled "The Chinese Point Guard's Playoff Debut." In the article, he first praised Wen Hao's outstanding performance in the game just now. 28 points and 15 assists, which is definitely an All-Star level. With such a good performance in such an important game, it seems that Wen Hao's road to the playoffs will not necessarily be difficult.

But in the next, he analyzed Wen Hao's shortcomings: In the playoffs, it was a real game with real guns and bayonets, and it was extremely strong for the surname. Wen Hao's offense isn't a big problem now, but his defense has become a big hole. Everyone knows that a team that doesn't defend in the playoffs is the equivalent of being eliminated early. For example, the Suns led by Nash back then, the offense played like that, but without defense, they were still eliminated, and they didn't even enter the Finals. In the same way, in the playoffs, players who don't have a defense are destined to sit on the cold bench. Although Wen Hao's defense is very hard, his physical fitness is only medium and slightly above. If he encounters a player with the physicality of Paul and Westbrook in the playoffs, he simply won't be able to defend against them.

Therefore, the Rockets players should be prepared that in the playoffs, Moon Hao will most likely not play a lot. If he wants more playing time, he's going to have to practice his defense in the three days leading up to the playoffs. But is it possible? Three days to strengthen the defense? And is it enhanced to the point of the playoffs? It's simply not possible.

So Harper concluded that although Wen Hao performed well in the regular season and will definitely perform even better in the future, in the playoffs, especially this year's playoffs, Wen Hao's defense determines that he will not have too many outstanding performances.

After Harden's article was issued, although it caused dissatisfaction and even abuse from some hard-nosed fans, those fans with the surname Li understood that Harper was not wrong, and Wen Hao was likely to be pressed to the cold bench in the playoffs, in that case, the Rockets would be promoted to a strong offensive serve, and the Rockets' playoff journey would be even more difficult.

In fact, Wen Hao was also a little troubled by this matter. Now he has 437 assists total, but he has not activated new skills. And his physical fitness is like this, although he tries hard to defend, he is still a little poor. If this continues, he will not be able to perform in the playoffs, and he will not even be able to gain a foothold. Maybe the coach will let him play at certain times, but under normal circumstances, he won't play as a player who doesn't defend well.

In distress, after Wen Hao flew to Houston with the Rockets players that night, he didn't go back to sleep at all, but went directly to the training hall of the Toyota Center to practice defense. Lateral sliding, capping, top defense, and even fake falls are all practiced. I practiced for more than four hours before I went back to sleep.

The next morning, before eleven o'clock, he came to the training hall again. Although the coach announced a day off today, he did not rest, he must train his defense. But practicing defense is not a matter of one or two days, and it is not easy to say.

"Whew-Whew-Whew-"

Wen Hao fell to the ground, panting heavily, his chest rising and falling violently like a bellows, and his whole body was already soaked. But he could feel that his defense was still the same. Limited to physicality, his defense has not grown at all. He lay on the ground unwillingly, and he couldn't ** with a sullen breath in his chest.

No, he can't just go down in the playoffs because of defense, he has to get up!

Wen Hao thought so in his heart, and a force seemed to rise from the bottom of his heart. But the cruel reality of being only 68 physically made him fall again.

After lying like this for a long time, Wen Hao seemed to slowly calm down, and his mind began to think slowly. Now what hinders your defensive progress is physical fitness, and if your physical fitness can be enhanced, the defense will naturally increase. And now there is only one way to enhance physical fitness, and that is to complete the task given by the heart of the point guard. Although it is now possible to complete the task every three days, and the physical fitness will only increase by 1 point, it is better to make progress than to stand still.

Thinking of this, Wen Hao finally came to his senses, he stood up with his hands on the ground, and checked the tasks given by the heart of the point guard today: 300 push-ups, 300 sit-ups, 300 frog jumps, 20 kg bench press 10 times...... There are 300 three-point and 500 two-point in the back, and the sideways slide for half an hour......

All of these tasks add up to three days to complete. But Wen Hao had already made up his mind at this time, and without the slightest hesitation, he did it. Because he knows that after doing this, his physical fitness will increase by 1 point.

Just as Wen Hao was panting and doing push-ups, suddenly, the door of the training hall slowly opened, and a figure appeared at the door.

Wen Hao stopped his movements and turned his head, only to see that this person had a dark complexion, about fifty years old, about two meters tall, and his body was extremely strong, and the lights of the training hall were reflected on his bald head. He said in a very casual tone: "I heard Morey say that someone can't defend and let me train and train, is that you?" (To be continued.) )