253 three-pointers lead the offense
Dragic was very surprised: that kind of strong self-confidence can only be seen in the eyes of James, Durant and Anthony. It is a kind of domineering that gives up oneself, and it is a kind of arrogance that treats defense as nothing. But in Wen Hao, a player who couldn't play in the first half, in the eyes of this player who was only a short-term contract player a few months ago, he would have such confidence, which is incredible.
In the unbelievable, after Dragic dribbled past half court, he was in a bit of a trance in the face of Wen Hao's defense. Seeing that Wen Hao's defense was slightly lax, he shot again outside the three-point line.
But perhaps because of psychological fluctuations, he didn't hit the three-point shot at all.
And looking back, after Wen Hao dribbled to the front court, through Da Yao's cover, he shot again outside the three-point line. "Whew", the basketball hit without suspense.
"Now you know how good he is," Miller said with no level in excitement, "Barkley, now know that he is the savior." ”
Barkley was secretly annoyed that Dragic couldn't hit a three-pointer, but he didn't relent: "It's only three three-pointers, and there are still 27 points left, does he want to get it back with three points?" ”
At this point, Dragic pressed those superfluous thoughts in his mind and dribbled to the front court again. But this time, even if Wen Hao let him go half a step, he didn't dare to shoot three points, but fought with Gerrard on the outside? Green made a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Green. Green hit a three-pointer, but Wen Hao didn't give the Suns a chance to breathe, and went back and hit another three-pointer.
The Suns attacked, and Green had another chance to shoot, and he made a three-point basket, but their teammates desperately grabbed a rebound inside and threw it to the shooting guard outside the three-point line. And the shooting guard also hit a three-pointer.
The Rockets attacked again, and Wen Hao once again followed Da Yao's cover and hit another three-pointer.
Five three-pointers in a row!
The Suns request a timeout!
"Oh, lo and behold, five threes in a row! My God, what did I see?! "Reggie? Miller screamed almost frantically. As a former legendary shooter, he knows how crazy it feels to hit back-to-back three-pointers on a given night.
"What's the spirit? He has the ability to break the record for the number of hits made in a single quarter. Barkley said with a smile.
N**A hit 8 three-pointers in a single quarter, and it was very difficult to surpass that record. It's not like you can come up with eight threes. You must know that the three-point shooting rate is generally more than 30 to 40 percent, and if you want to shoot 8 three-pointers, that is, you have to shoot at least 20 times in a single quarter, and even if you hit 50 percent, you have to shoot 16 times in a single quarter. Is any coach crazy enough to make a player make so many three-point shots in a single quarter?
Reggie? Although Miller supported Wen Hao, it was very difficult to score three points in a single quarter, and he didn't dare to say it too much. After all, he's not as big-mouthed as Barkley.
During the timeout, Suns head coach Hornacek said to his players: "Defend threes, you must guard his threes." Dragic, don't you like dead-stick defense, just use your dead-stick defense to kill him. He must not be allowed to shoot any more threes. ”
"Yes, I see, Coach." Dragic said.
"Others, and the rest of the Rockets, Wen Hao is a great passer, and he has a good chance of passing the ball after encountering Dragic's defense. At the same time, your own offense needs to be fluid, fast-paced, and as fast as possible, so that Team Rocket's twin towers can't keep up with you. ”
At this time, in Wen Hao's old home, those villagers shouted when they saw Wen Hao hit five three-pointers in a row.
"Haowa is a cow, she scored five goals as soon as she came on the field, which is amazing."
"I said Brother Wen, Haowa is so powerful, should you invite everyone to take a few sips?"
Wen Hao's father smiled and said, "Drink, drink, if you win today's game, drink it at my house." ”
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At the Toyota Center in Houston, Annie and Elena cheered in surprise when they saw Wen Hao hit three points one after another. And Yu Song and Harper saw Wen Hao constantly hitting three points, and said in their hearts: I knew that Wen Hao would not let us down.
The Rockets' rest area was naturally jubilant, but everyone quickly suppressed their excitement. There are still a dozen minutes left, and there are less than twenty minutes left. The situation for the Rockets remains critical. Besides, the Suns will definitely not let Wen Hao continue to go crazy like this, and they will definitely adopt some defensive strategy to make Wen Hao unable to shoot three points again. At that time, the Rockets were missing a strong firepower point. So it's not time for the Rockets to be happy.
Coming back from the timeout, the Suns, organized by Dragic, needed just five seconds to advance from the backcourt to the frontcourt, hitting two points. When the Rockets attacked, Dragic started to defend Wen Hao from the Rockets' serve, and Wen Hao was unprepared and took five seconds to dribble across the halfway.
After crossing the halfway line, Wen Hao tried to pass the ball to others to make a transition, but looking at it, all the players on the Rockets court were stared at by the Suns players, and there was no chance to pass the ball at all. In desperation, Wen Hao had no choice but to continue the attack against Dragic. After a big change of direction in front of his body, he suddenly dribbled through. But he only took one step, retreated to the three-point line, and shot proudly.
Dragic is not a fuel-efficient lamp either, although he was shaken half a step away by Wen Hao, he still pounced on the danger of fouls.
Wen Hao lost his center of gravity because the ball shook too much, and he was too hasty when he retreated, and he didn't hit the three-point shot.
Charles? When Barkley saw this, he couldn't help but feel proud and said: "Look, Dragic's defense is not as fragile as his body seems. While his physicality isn't great, his die-hard defense can be a headache for many point guards. At the 2007 European Championships, Dragic used this momentum to defeat many tough point guards. Especially in the match against France, even though his nose bone was broken, he still fought with injuries and stuck to Parker, and finally helped Slovenia win against France. This made him famous. And after entering the n**a, his dead-stick defense is even more unbearable for many point guards. Today, the point guards of the Rockets have received preferential treatment from him, especially this Chinese named Wen Hao. ”
Reggie? Miller naturally knows that it was because of Dragic's dead-end defense that Wen Hao couldn't hit three points, so he didn't have anything to say.
While speaking, Da Yao grabbed the rebound, threw the ball to Wen Hao, and asked him to continue to organize the offense. As soon as Wen Hao got the ball, Dragic posted it again, not giving him a chance to shoot at all.
At this time, Harden next to him ran out of the vacant seat, and Wen Hao immediately straightened up slightly, making it look like he was going to pass the ball to Harden.
Seeing this, Dragic secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, now it is Wen Hao who scores alone, but if he is asked to pass to Harden to score, it will become two people to score, and the Suns will be even more difficult to defend.
With this thought in mind, Dragic immediately moved to the side and blocked the route of Wen Hao's pass.
But at this moment, after Wen Hao received the ball, he did not pass the ball, but suddenly rose from the ground and shot three points blatantly.
"Not good!" This time, Dragic called out directly. But it was too late, Wen Hao's three points were like cannonballs, heading straight for the basket, exploding a cloud of white flames in the basket.
"......Boom" The Toyota Center was noisy, Wen Hao had already shot 6 of 8 three-pointers in this quarter, and had scored 18 points in a row, helping the Rockets narrow the gap to 17 points, which is really tough.
Reggie on the sidelines? Miller's face also looked good, and he said to Barkley next to him: "It's six three-pointers in a single quarter." ”
"Isn't that two missing?" Barkley shook his head, "Don't worry, with Dragic's close defense, it's impossible for him to shoot 8 three-pointers, it's impossible to break that record." ”
But despite all the words, Barkley was also beating the drum in his heart. I really didn't expect this kid's three-point shooting to be so powerful, 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter, and now there is still half of the third quarter, if you continue to play like this, wouldn't it be easy to break that record?
At this time, he could only pray in his heart that Dragic could guard against Wen Hao, even if he was asked to shoot two points, he would not shoot any more threes.
Dragic was also a little anxious at this time, he could prevent Wen Hao from dying, but he was a little careless and deceived by his feints just now. The next goal will definitely not let him score again.
Gerrard of the Suns at this time? Green drew Howard's foul and hit a three-pointer. The handicap widened to 20 points.
Turning back, the Rockets continued to attack. But this time Wen Hao didn't step forward to meet the ball, but let Harden get the ball. Because he knows that once he gets the ball, Dragic will stick it up, and then he won't be able to handle the ball well.
When Harden got the ball, he was willing to pass it to Wen Hao easily, and he dribbled to the frontcourt and wanted to break through. But at this time, the Rockets' twin towers happened to be in the middle of the **, and Harden suddenly found that there was no room for him to enter halfway through, so he had to retreat. When he tried to shoot a three-pointer from distance, he didn't have a chance for a while. At this time, there were only more than 4 seconds left in the offensive time, and it happened that Wen Hao came to the left baseline after going around the inside line. Harden reluctantly passed the ball to Wen Hao.
And Wen Hao took advantage of the time when Dragic was half a beat slower, and jumped again outside the three-point line after receiving the ball.
There was no doubt that the three-point shot was made again. It was his seventh three-pointer of the quarter.
"Hoo ......"
The Toyota Center was almost cheering this time, and Wen Hao's three points tonight were like divine help, and it was almost to the point of no bullets. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets were still 30 points behind, and now there are nearly five minutes left in the third quarter, and the Rockets have chased only 17 points, and in the chasing stage, all the balls were hit by Wen Hao, which is really tough.
Meanwhile, in the Suns, Gerrard? A cold glint flashed in Green's eyes. (To be continued.) )