The first half ended, and the players dragged their tired bodies toward the player tunnel.

37:41!!

The Nets are leading by 4 points!

In the first half, the combined score of the two teams did not exceed 80 points, which is also related to the league's change to the zone defense rules, allowing multiple players to form a zone defense in the paint.

This was originally intended to target Wei Guo...

Wei Guo played small forward last season and averaged nearly 60 points per game. Once Wei Guo broke into the paint, no one could stop him from scoring.

However, Wei Guo has switched to playing center forward this season!

So while they couldn't contain Wei Guo, they made life miserable for perimeter players like Francis and Iverson who were good at driving to the basket. Every time they drove to the basket, there were at least two burly men waiting for them.

"Everyone, take a break..."

Gentry walked into the kitchen. "There's some beef soup simmering in the pot. Help yourself if you want some."

No one drank the soup.

It wasn't that Gentry's stew was bad, but rather that the starting players were too tired. Since the starting players didn't touch it, the substitutes who hadn't played for more than a few minutes were also too embarrassed to do so.

Wei Guo said, "Old Jin, turn the heat down low and simmer it slowly. Let's eat it after the match."

"Okay!"

Gentry nodded before speaking about the game, "The Rockets are familiar with my tactics, but we don't need to change them. If we keep this pace and minimize turnovers, we can still win."

Wei Guo asked, "How many points did Gu Tao score in the first half?"

Scott had the stats for all players on both teams: "Gu Tao 13 points, Francis 5 points, Yao Ming 7 points, Mobley 6 points..."

Just as expected!

The Rockets' top scorer was Gu Tao, who embodies many of the characteristics of other players, indicating that he has been constantly imitating and learning from them.

Cummings laughed and said, "Apart from Gu Tao, no one else has scored as many points as Wei Ge has had steals."

"Um???"

This reminded Scott, who subconsciously glanced at Wei Guo's stats: "17 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 9 steals, and 6 blocks!"

"Holy crap! Congratulations, Brother Wei..."

"Nine steals in the first half? Wei Guo has set some new league records again!"

"Awesome!"

Words can't describe it all. That's what it's like to be teammates with Wei Guo. You just unintentionally discover that Wei Guo has broken some league records!

actually...

Before this, no one had kept track of half-court steals, but the all-time record for full-court steals was 11. When that record was set, there were several players who had 10 steals, but none of them had 9 steals in the first half. Wei Guo's record is the league record.

Cummings chuckled, “Brother Stockton, please share your thoughts.”

Stockton is considered the league's steals leader, and he has the most steals in history. Looking at Wei Guo's stats, he shook his head and said, "This is too cool. It's like I'm playing with God."

Cummings joked, "Stockton, you've made over three thousand steals in your career."

"So what..."

Stockton laughed and said, "With Wei's playing style, he'll surpass me in five years."

Wei Guo waved his hand and said, "That's impossible. Surpass you in five years? More than 600 steals a year, averaging 8 steals per game?"

If Wei Guo only plays for ten seasons, his chances of breaking Stockton's record are indeed very slim, because Stockton's record was built on an exceptionally long career.

They were talking about steals...

Aside from Cummings, no one thought of a five-double. A five-double? That's something no human could do.

........

The second half begins, and the Rockets launch an attack.

Gu Tao hit a mid-range pull-up jumper!

39:41!!

The Rockets are down by only 2 points.

Then...

Wei Guo draws the defense under the basket, passes the ball to the three-point corner, Kiddles receives the ball and takes an open three-point shot!

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

39:44!!

Van Gundy didn't blame the player for this defensive lapse. In such a high-intensity defense, it's normal to miss one or two players occasionally!

Trailing by 5 points, Francis was getting anxious. He broke through Stockton's defense, and Kenyon had already collapsed to the basket to help defend. Francis made a behind-the-back pass in the air, trying to pass the ball to Yao Ming.

But...

Francis neglected the defense of the country!

Wei Guo circled around in front of Yao Ming, and it seemed like the ball was going directly to Wei Guo under the basket, but this helped Wei Guo complete a steal!

"We've reached double digits!"

Cummings clenched his fists. "Tonight... I want to see two league records!"

The two records mentioned refer to the single-game steal record and the five-double record! As for Wei Guo's current triple-double... Cummings completely ignored this. In three more seasons at most, Wei Guo will become the all-time triple-double king!

Oster Robertson is the league's triple-double king!

With 181 triple-doubles in his career, breaking Stockton's total steals record in five seasons is impossible, but breaking it would be quite easy.

......

With 3 minutes and 17 seconds left in the third quarter, the Rockets were down by 10 points!

39:49!!

In those three minutes, the Nets scored 8 points, while the Rockets only managed 2 points from a mid-range pull-up jumper by Gu Tao.

"Rockets request a timeout!"

Van Gundy called a timeout. If they can't stabilize the point difference and catch up, the fourth quarter will be tough!

"We must maintain the defensive momentum from the first half and not relax for even a moment until the very last second of the game!"

"Pay attention to Weiguo's support..."

Van Gundy added, "The Nets have changed their style of play. Instead of Stockton orchestrating the offense, they're having Wei Guo facilitate in the low post!"

Brooklyn Nets' bench!

Wei Guo sat down to rest, while Cummings rubbed his shoulders solicitously. "Brother Wei... I've never seen such incredible stats as a five-double before. Let me have some fun tonight."

"Don't worry about the stats, winning the game is the most important thing!"

Wei Guo put on a stern face and asked very seriously, "What data do I have now?"

"17 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 10 steals, and 6 blocks!"

Cummings spoke with extreme pride, claiming that Wei Ge's data was his own data!

actually...

Cummings probably already has 9 assists and 9 blocks. If that's the case, Wei Guo will do everything in his power to turn 9 into 10.

...

After the timeout, the Rockets' defense came back to normal!

The Nets are finding it difficult to score again...

Gu Tao scored 14 points in the third quarter, making 4 of 7 field goals and 5 of 5 free throws! Apart from Gu Tao, the rest of the Rockets team only scored 8 points combined.

59:65!!

The Rockets entered the fourth quarter trailing by 6 points.

Holiday break!

The camera suddenly focused on Wei Guo on the Nets' bench. Only Wei Guo's image was displayed on the arena's big screen, with a row of statistics displayed prominently in the center.