After stealing the ball, Wei Guo launched a fast break!
This should be the Lakers' last possession of the first half...
With only 21 seconds left in the first half, the Rockets will run a fast break after the defense, and will run down the clock until the end of the first half.
He dribbled past three players, leaving only Landry under the basket!
At the start of the second quarter, Wei Guo also had a fast break, facing Landry again. Wei Guo used a behind-the-back dribble to get past Landry. What move will he use this time?
Anyway...
Landry positioned himself firmly under the basket, trying his best to disrupt Wei Guo!
Close to Landry, Wei Guo turned his head and made eye contact with McGrady on the bench, then tossed the ball over the basket from under Landry's armpit!
Self-inflicted harm...
McGrady used this tactic many times in actual games.
Kobe, "A tribute to McGrady?"
"no..."
Cummings shook his index finger. "Wei just wanted to get one more rebound."
The basketball hit the rim, and Wei Guo bypassed Landry, leaped high, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, switched to his left hand, and dunked the ball into the basket.
"Bang!!!"
The sound of the dunk was just as crisp.
"mVp!"
"mVp!"
"mVp!"
The audience began to cheer.
One oblivious benchwarmer on the Rockets muttered, "That's way cooler than McGrady's self-alley-oop dunk."
"Absolutely..."
Another oblivious benchwarmer chimed in, "There are differences in talent... Don't assume there's no hierarchy of contempt among geniuses."
McGrady, "!!!"
These two clueless guys, can't you keep your voices down when you're discussing yourself and Wei Guo? I'm the leader of Team Rocket...don't you have any dignity?
The Rockets were lucky...
Jackson hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, narrowing the gap to within 25 points.
......
The first half has ended.
63:40!!
The Lakers lead by 23 points.
The players returned to the locker room. The 15-minute rest time was not very valuable. The point difference was too big, and Adelman had already given up on the game. He just encouraged the substitute players in the locker room and told them to keep going in the second half!
11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, and 7 blocks!
McGrady was deep in thought, holding Wei Guo's stats. Yao Ming leaned over and said, "Wei Guo hasn't been playing seriously yet."
"I noticed that too..."
McGrady nodded, "Weiguo is showing the league his defensive prowess, 7 steals and 7 blocks... I really can't believe it. My career high is 7 blocks and my high is 6 steals. He easily broke my career high in just 24 minutes."
McGrady entered the league in 1997, and it has been a full decade since then. After his major injury, McGrady's performance has been declining.
If nothing unexpected happens...
His career highs were all in the first ten years.
These statistics he's so proud of are only half of Wei Guo's statistics... Just how terrifying is this person?
Yao Ming said, "Statistics don't mean anything. In his game against the Magic, the statistics were even more outrageous... a quadruple-double and six steals in the first half. But his predictions tonight were too accurate. Those steals were like ghosts. By the way, you also spent several years with the Magic."
McGrady, "???"
I worked at the Magic for a few years, what does that have to do with Wei Guo's exaggerated data?
McGrady is very talented and is hailed as the second most talented player in the league, but the gap between this second talent and the first talent is too big, isn't it?
In their farewell game of the regular season, the Rockets surrendered early.
This made it pointless for Wei Guo to continue the match...
The original idea was that if the Rockets played well, Wei Guo could try to achieve a 20+ five-double, a feat that is virtually impossible for a human to accomplish. Even someone as strong as Wei Guo only managed 16 steals in his career, which is already the league's highest single-game steal record.
Teammates surrounded him, chattering amongst themselves.
Kobe and Gasol will not play in the second half. The undefeated regular season is just the beginning; there is still the playoffs to come, so we cannot be careless.
Various exaggerated suggestions...
Cummings' suggestion was ultimately adopted: since Wei Guo had already achieved 12 five-doubles, his farewell match would end with 13+13+13+13+13.
It's not easy to artificially inflate stats, like scoring... Wei Guo already has 11 points, he only needs 2 more to reach 13. Getting 2 points is easy, but if he scores 13, he'll be fouled even if he doesn't shoot. When he gets fouled, will Wei Guo intentionally miss the shot? Another example is rebounds... After 13 rebounds, if he misses a shot and the ball bounces back to Wei Guo, should he catch it or not?
All we can do is... do our best!
......
The second half began, and the players returned to the field.
As expected...
Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Pau Gasol did not play.
Since the Rockets gave up Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the Lakers should give up Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, just for the sake of fairness in the game... You surrendered early, but I don't accept it.
Rockets on offense!
Battier missed a three-pointer from the corner, and Wei Guo easily grabbed the defensive rebound.
The teammate quickly ran towards the frontcourt...
Wei Guo dribbled past three players, drove into the paint, and made a behind-the-back pass, the ball landing in Bynum's hands.
"Bang!!!"
Bynum jumped from the spot and dunked for a score.
65:40!!
The Rockets lead by 25 points.
In the regular season, the Rockets and Lakers faced off four times. Based on the experience of the first three games, the game was almost over. In just a few minutes, Paul would be left to play the rest of the game alone with Bynum, Turiaf, Vujacic and a few other substitutes. It would be like Wei Guo could finally rest.
Not tonight...
The goal hasn't been achieved yet.
Jackson dribbled the ball up the court, set a screen, and passed it to Scola. Scola took a mid-range shot, but missed again!
Wei Guo grabbed the defensive rebound again...
Cummings said angrily, "You can't even make open shots. How are you going to play in the playoffs with this level of skill?"
The Rockets are struggling to score, and the game is about to enter garbage time... Garbage time doesn't matter, the key is that Wei's scoring, rebounding, and assists are about to reach the target. Once he reaches the target, the only thing left is steals and blocks, which are the biggest challenge!
The skill lies in subtly manipulating these two statistics... It tests not only ball skills but also acting ability.
Wei Guo dribbles the ball in the frontcourt...
With only Jackson guarding him, the Rockets' defense was very spread out, making one-on-one play the best option.
Without hesitation, Wei Guo blew past Jackson and, upon reaching the paint, observed his teammates' positions. Still finding no good passing options, Wei Guo could only toss the ball toward the basket.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
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