Not only Wen Hao, but other players on the Rockets are also preparing for the playoffs. With the Rockets' current record, it is a sure thing to make the playoffs, and now it depends on how many Rockets can stand. The goal of the Rockets players is, of course, to eventually overtake the Spurs, surpass the Thunder, and become the leader of the West.

To that end, all of the Rockets' players began to work hard. In the past, they didn't come to the training gym until after 9 o'clock, but now they come at 7 o'clock every day as long as there are no games. Harden practiced his right-handed breakout and three-pointers, Parsons practiced his passing skills, Monster practiced his free throws, Da Yao practiced his mid-range shots, and Wen Hao practiced his defense......

Team Rocket worked together and twisted into a rope. Even Harden, who has always been at odds with Wen Hao, although he doesn't usually talk to Wen Hao, but for the championship, he began to cooperate with Wen Hao constantly.

If there is a word, it is long, and if there is no word, it is short. Soon, a month passed in the blink of an eye. In this month, Wen Hao's physical fitness has increased by 18 points, that is to say, his current physical fitness is already at the upper level of n**a. Whether it's bounce, speed, or power, there is a noticeable increase. Against the average n**a point guard, he won't suffer at least physically. Except, of course, Westbrook's **.

Over the course of the month, Wen Hao averaged 22.6 points, 14.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He still maintains an All-Star caliber performance. This excites all his fans.

In a month where all playoff teams battled for a standing, the Rockets went on a surging march to an impressive 18-1 record. At the end of their 81st game of the season, they had a 61-20 record.

The Thunder also have a 17-3 record this month. Although this record is also proud, it is precisely because they have lost two more games than the Rockets that their overall record is 61-20 with the Rockets. Tied for first place in the West. However, because the Thunder have a 2-1 record against the Rockets this season, they are temporarily ahead of the Rockets.

And on April 18, the last day of the regular season, the Rockets and the Thunder have one last game. And this final battle will determine which of the two is the real boss of the east.

The Rockets didn't have anything to say, so they naturally wanted to win this battle desperately. Because as long as you win this battle, you will become the first in the West and gain home-court advantage in the playoffs against all Western teams. And anyone who understands basketball understands how important home-court advantage is.

But the Thunder are not easy to play against, and they also want home-court advantage. And in addition to home-court advantage, they have another reason to win, and that is that in this year's regular season MVP race, Durant is still neck and neck with James. And unlike previous years, James will always be stronger than Durant in previous years, although he only had a slight advantage over Durant last year, but he still had the upper hand after all.

This year is different, the Heat have already played their regular season, and their record is 62-20, which is the highest in the league. If Durant loses this game and the Thunder doesn't have the same record as the Heat, then Durant is likely to lose the MVP that should have been in his hands again. And if they win against the Rockets, they will have the same record as the Heat, both 62-20, and it is not certain who will die at that time.

In order to help Durant snatch this MVP trophy, the Thunder team also made up their minds to win the Rockets.

The game was played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, home of the Thunder. Many basketball enthusiasts may have heard the names of other teams' home courts, but they are very unfamiliar with the home court names of the Thunder. The Chesapeake, the second-largest natural gas company in the United States, bought the naming rights to the Thunder's home stadium for 12 years, which is why the Thunder's home stadium is called such an awkward name.

When the Rockets players entered the court, they were in a trance for a moment, and they seemed to have fallen into a sea of white. All the more than 19,000 fans wore white T-shirts.

The Rockets players immediately felt a huge sense of pressure coming over them.

Just imagine, being in the center, surrounded by white waves up and down more than ten meters and twenty meters high, all of them are hitting you, what kind of momentum it must be.

"In previous years, you could only see such a scene of home fans in the playoffs, but I didn't expect the Thunder to start such a huge campaign at home in the last game of the regular season, and it seems that Thunder fans attach great importance to this game, and the importance is no less than that of the playoffs." In the live broadcast room of the Central Sports Station, Yang Jian has already started his commentary.

Zhang Weiping and Director Zhang nodded in surprise: "That's true." Although people had thought before the game that the Thunder would take this game seriously, they didn't expect it to be so important. But when you think about it, you will understand that the Rockets are gaining momentum this year and are the opponents that the Thunder are very likely to meet in the playoffs. When the playoffs are about to start, if anyone can beat the opponent in this game, they will have a psychological advantage, and at the same time, they will also gain home advantage over the opponent, so both sides attach great importance to this game. ”

"It looks like it's going to be a great match, so let's wait and see." Yang Jian was a little gearing up.

In the apprehension and anticipation of the audience, the game between the two sides finally started.

The Thunder are still their regular starters, and nothing has changed. And on the Rockets' side, as soon as they started the game, it made Chinese fans boil. I saw that the lineup of the Rockets is: point guard Wen Hao, point guard Harden, small forward Parsons, power forward Howard, and center Da Yao.

The reason why Chinese fans are boiling is because Da Yao is on the starting list of the Rockets.

Since Da Yao returned to the ring, he has never played a start. Although he has since gotten better and better, almost reaching 80% of the level of that year, McHale still did not let Da Yao start. It's not that McHale underestimates Da Yao, but out of protection of Da Yao. He hadn't played for so many years, and as soon as he came back, he took on too many tasks as a starter, and he was afraid that Da Yao's body would not be able to bear it.

And now, after a season of grinding, Da Yao's body can finally withstand the intensity of the n**a competition. And McHale finally let Da Yao start in this crucial battle.

Of course, in addition to this, what makes Chinese fans boil is this, there is a point. That is, there are ** people in the starting team of the rocket team, and just looking at this starting can make people feel that the Chinese have finally stood up. At the very least, the level of basketball in China has improved dramatically compared to before.

Soon, in the shouts of nearly 20,000 fans at the scene, the game between the two sides finally started.

And the commentary on the scene also began to comment. Is the Thunder's commentary a white old man Brown? Davis and former N**A player Grant? Bright. Because both of them have a lang character in the translation, some Chinese fans call them old wolves and little wolves.

As soon as the game started, the Thunder showed their housekeeping skills, and the pace was so fast that people couldn't keep up. Durant kept rushing into the Rockets basket for dunks in the fast break, and Westbrook was even more crazy, even staged a steal and then a man-to-man dunk, which instantly ignited the Thunder's home court. The fans who had just sat down stood up again, roaring frantically and waving their arms.

The old wolf deliberately gouged out his ears and made a surprised expression: "My ears are almost deaf, these people are too noisy." “

The little wolf smiled knowingly and said, "Whenever Westbrook is on the field, it will inevitably cause a shock to the fans." ”

"But, then again, why did Team Rocket suddenly change formation? They took the originally faster big forward and replaced it with a much slower big Yao, which is bound to slow down the pace of the Rockets. This is the Rockets' own death, they are the kind of team that can't play if they slow down. ”

"Who knows what McHale thinks. But I'm sure he was wrong. No, within two minutes of playing, we were 9-0. God, I really don't want the second quarter to be garbage time. ”

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Wen Hao, who was dribbling the ball on the court, heard the taunts of the two commentators, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth. He will certainly prove with facts that what these two explanations say is very wrong.

After dribbling past half court, Wen Hao faced Westbrook, who stepped forward to press, and he did not choose to play alone, but handed it to Da Yao, who was already in place on the side. Da Yao turned his back to Ibaka and just shook it slightly to the left. The nervous Ibaka was spotted away, and Da Yao took the opportunity to dribble to the inside line, and opened the scoring with a burst dunk.

The reason why the Rockets made consecutive mistakes just now was because Howard was knocked out twice in a row by Westbrook after taking the ball. This time, it was handed over to Da Yao for singles, and he finally succeeded.

Since the Rockets have scored, the Thunder can't play a fast break. They could only keep passing the ball from the outside, and finally Durant barely burst near the free throw line and barely made a shot. Of course, I barely got in.

The rebounds were naturally controlled by the Rockets' twin towers and handed over to Wen Hao to continue to the frontcourt.

This time, Wen Hao still handed the ball to Da Yao. He's not a point guard who relies on break-through like Westbrook, but a playmaking guard with a lot of break-through ability. He only breaks through when the team needs him, and usually he is comfortable organising the attack. It's his responsibility to get the ball in the right and secure position.

Sure enough, Da Yao turned his back to Ibaka this time, leaned back two steps, and then turned over and made a jumper. Although Durant came to make up for the defense, it still didn't help, Da Yao was too tall.

In the central live broadcast room, Yang Jian said when he saw this: "I originally thought that a player like Wen Hao, who loves fighting, would definitely be enthusiastic and soar in the face of a hot-blooded point guard like Westbrook." I didn't expect Wen Hao to be so calm, this self-control ability is really not something that ordinary players can have. ”

Director Zhang said: "That's true. But don't underestimate Wen Hao because of this, I dare to say that in this game, he will definitely let us see the scene of him and Wei Shao. (To be continued.) )