At halftime, the atmosphere between the players in the Thunder's locker room was much better than when the timeout was just now. Under Durant's leadership, Wei Shao has also begun to score and assist, and other players have also begun to perform. After half-time depression, the Thunder are about to explode.

At this time, Duran and Tete still had a solemn face. Although under his leadership just now, the difference was chased to only 14 points, but what he was thinking about at this time was only victory, and only when he won could he feel at ease.

And at this time, he had unconsciously ignored Wen Hao. In his eyes, all he cares about is victory, and he doesn't care about everything else, all people.

Thunder head coach Brooks nodded secretly in his heart when he saw Durant's eyes and expression. He is very satisfied with Durant's current state, and it is necessary to have this state and belief that the Thunder can win the championship.

In the previous two years, the Thunder had been able to challenge for the championship. If it weren't for James in the East, the Thunder would have won two consecutive championships.

And this year, Durant is stronger enough to compete with James. Therefore, as long as the Rockets are defeated, the Thunder have a very good chance of winning the championship. They can't fall in front of the Rockets before the Finals, and if that's the case, Durant and the Thunder are at a loss.

……

In the Rockets locker room, the players were somewhat silent. Although we are still 14 points ahead, no one knows how long we will be ahead of the 14 points. When it comes to Durant's kind of **, 14 points is not enough for him to plug his teeth. And at this time, even Wen Hao, who has always had the most ideas, couldn't think of any way, leaning on the cabinet in the dressing room and being silent.

The three assistant coaches of the Rockets were also silent at this time, they kept paddling on the strategy board with their heads down, but from time to time they frowned and wiped off the tactics they had drawn.

The locker room was so quiet that there was only the tiny sound of a marker scratching across the tactical board.

After some time, McHale coughed lightly, and there was finally some movement in the locker room.

He came to Wen Hao and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Wen Hao, is it possible?" ”

The rest of the Rockets looked dazed, not knowing what McHale was asking.

Wen Hao knew that before the game, the coaches and the Rockets management pinned their hopes on their potential, and now the coach naturally asked if he had that feeling of breakthrough.

He shook his head and said, "No." ”

McHale listened and shook his head in disappointment. The last shred of hope for the Rockets was also dashed. They can't figure out any way to defend the Thunder right now, and their offense isn't very fluid, is the Rockets really going to lose today?

Wen Hao was also secretly anxious in his heart. Originally, if your assists or a certain stat reached a certain level, a certain skill would be activated. But the later you go, the more data is needed, and the harder it is to activate. The Doomsday Buckle had already been activated in the series against the Suns, and now it was difficult to activate any skills in such a short period of time.

Is it really going to lose today? Is Team Rocket really finished today? If you lose today, it will be even more difficult to play in the next game. Because the Rockets simply didn't think of an effective way to defend Durant and the Thunder.

Could it be that the Rockets just fell to the Western Conference Finals and fell at the feet of the Thunder?

……

Thinking of this, Wen Hao suddenly shook his head, thinking of losing before the game was over, this mentality was the most terrifying.

As a player, you can't think about losing anytime as long as the game is not finished. Belief is very important.

Thinking of this, Wen Hao suddenly stood up and roared angrily: "We will definitely win!" ”

The Rocket players were silent, startled by Wen Hao's sudden voice, and after they were stunned for a moment, they immediately shouted with Wen Hao: "We will definitely win!" ”

"We're going to win!"

"We're going to win!"

A powerful voice came out of the locker room.

McHale was a little stunned and looked at Wen Hao.

Before you know it, the Chinese seems to have become the leader of the Rockets, whether on the court or in the locker room, he has the ability to bring the momentum of the whole team.

Thinking of this, McHale looked at Harden again, only to see that after Harden finished yelling, a trace of unwillingness flashed on his face.

McHale was faintly worried. The matter between Harden and Wen Hao has not been resolved, but they have been screwed together with the championship ** for the time being. If the Rockets lose, if they don't win the championship. Even if you win the championship, what will you do next season?

All these problems are waiting for him to solve, waiting for Team Rocket to solve.

Thinking of this, McHale took a slight breath. Let's wait until the end of the season.

……

Twenty minutes later, players from both sides walked out of the dressing room and returned to the pitch.

The second half of the contest between the two sides is about to begin.

The commentator on the sidelines looked at the players on both sides and said: "I really didn't expect that the Thunder team would have a big advantage in the game, but in the first half, the Rockets actually gave the Thunder team a dismount, and the lead reached as many as 21 points at most, which is too surprising." ”

"It's true, the Rockets' performance in the first half was eye-catching. However, in the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets' performance seemed to be somewhat unsatisfactory. The Thunder chased seven points in the final three minutes, and if this momentum is maintained into the second half, the Rockets will not be good. ”

"But I believe that the Rockets will definitely make adjustments through halftime, whether it is tactics or mentality, head coach McHale will not sit idly by. I believe that in the second half, the game will be more exciting. ”

……

While the two commentators were making such unnutritious commentaries, the game on the field had already begun.

The first shot was attacked by the Thunder, and Durant still didn't hold the ball. If he doesn't hold the ball like this, the Rockets don't need to take a trap on him for the time being.

But when he suddenly caught the ball and jumped to the basket, it was too late for the Rockets to take a pinch against him. In this way, he hit two shots in quick succession, one of which was a three-pointer.

That's when the Rockets learned that even when they were off the ball, they had to take a package against Durant. But in this way, it is bound to miss others, which makes it difficult for the Rockets to take care of both, and they are still frequently attacked by the Thunder.

Fortunately, the Rockets' offense is also good. As soon as Wen Hao came up, he focused on the inside line of the Rockets, constantly passing the ball to Howard, and letting Howard hit a few in a row. Then he played blocking and dismantling with Da Yao, and Da Yao's jump shot after receiving the ball in the high post was also very good.

In this way, until the middle of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides still hovered between 14 and 12 points.

Rockets fans finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Although the Rockets failed to prevent Durant and the Thunder, they finally relied on offense to stalemate with the Thunder.

As long as it continues to maintain this margin until the fourth quarter, the Rockets' hopes of victory will be greatly increased. It's not impossible to score 14 points in a single quarter, but it's still difficult in a high-intensity game like the playoffs and a defense that goes all out.

However, as I have said many times before, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is always cruel. When the fans were full of such good hopes, the Rockets suddenly turned off.

First, Howard was in foul trouble, and under the impact of Wei Shao, he fouled four times and had to go off the court. Asik came off the bench, but when Moon Hao passed the ball to him twice, he was cut off under the basket and missed a layup from close range.

The commentator on the sidelines shook his head again and again: "This Asik's hand is so hard, he doesn't feel anything about shooting at all." ”

Then Harden was hit by Ibaka in the process of a breakaway, bleeding from the corner of his eye, and had to go back to the locker room for treatment.

At this time, the main players on the field are Wen Hao, Da Yao and Parsons. Jeremy Lin had to go to the field to put out the fire at this time.

But under this series of blows, Team Rocket seemed to have suddenly fallen into an evil spirit, and everyone lost their touch. Da Yao missed the free throw line shot that Da Yao was very good at in the past, Jeremy Lin missed the breakthrough layup, Parsons missed the three-point shot from the back, and even Wen Hao had the bonus of unsolved shooting, and even missed two consecutive shots.

In such a large-scale evil situation, the Thunder team continued to gain momentum and seized the opportunity to chase points.

By the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had chased the deficit to just two points.

The atmosphere in the Toyota Center is tense again.

McHale yelled at the Rockets players resting on the bench, "Believe in yourselves, you're going to win." Don't be afraid to shoot, your touch will definitely come back. After the fourth quarter came on the court, I was relieved to shoot boldly. ”

The Rockets players smiled bitterly in their hearts. Everyone knows that the feel will come back, and as an n**a player, no matter how bad it is, the feel will not always be so bad. But the question is when will the feel come back and whether this game will come back.

Wen Hao saw that the players on the Thunder team's side were full of momentum at this time, and their faces were full of excitement and killing intent. Especially Durant, the god-killing nature of his body is fully revealed.

Wen Hao secretly clenched his fists. At such a critical juncture, someone has to step up. Now that Harden is still undergoing treatment, the only person who can step up is himself. Even if he misses two shots just now, but with the bonus of unsolved shooting, no matter how bad it is, it will not be much worse.

Thinking of this, Wen Hao turned his head to McHale and said, "Coach, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, give me the ball." ”

McHale was stunned, and so were the Rockets players. Then they understood that Wen Hao was going to attack by himself.

McHale nodded secretly in his heart, now Wen Hao has grown into a type like Paul. He's more than capable of attacking on his own, and his scoring ability is no worse than those superstars. But usually he doesn't take the initiative to score, but assists to give the opportunity to his teammates.

And when the whole team can't open the critical moment, he will step up.

This is a real top point guard! (To be continued.) )