Fans and media praised the sky.

It seems to have become a fact that the King won the championship.

Within the team, Cousins ​​and others also forwarded various funny pictures of the "Kings Championship" winning the championship in the chat group.

Su Yang himself did not think he won the championship 100%.

I have seen too many popular teams fail to win the championship in the end.

The Lakers don’t talk about F4 and the Heat Big Three. After all, those three times had lineup flaws. They were either too old or not qualified centers. Take the almost perfect five-star Warriors as an example. They were beaten by the Spurs in the first game of the game and were beaten by the playoffs.

If it weren't for the Spurs' injury, everything would be unknown.

What's more, Five Star Yong himself also suffered injuries.

To the Kings, although George has the second level of MVP defense for one match and one match, he has not yet arrived. Although Antetokounmpo has the level of MVP double match DPOY, he has not yet arrived. Cousins ​​has been injured twice since the season and missed nine games...

The king's biggest reliance is Curry.

Not to mention, there are already a large number of teams targeting Curry.

Anyway, the road ahead is bright and tortuous.

But no matter how much I think about it.

Su Yang did not directly order the team members not to have an invincible mentality, and planned to let the players experience and summarize it themselves.

After a day off, the Kings fly away to challenge the Thunder.

Perhaps because only Westbrook is left and the coach is the famous NCAA coach, the Thunder's style of playing has become particularly similar to a university team, with simple tactics, emphasis on transmission and relying on breakthroughs, which is somewhat consistent with the Thunder's lineup, and it also magnifies Westbrook's physical fitness advantages.

From the first round of winning the jump ball, the Thunder ran with a simple high and low position, allowing Westbrook to play the pick-and-roll.

Because the Thunder's positions were scattered, George and Antetokounmpo were unable to force their help, so they only allowed Curry and Cousins ​​to defend.

Curry wanted to squeeze through Adams's cover quality as soon as possible, and he decided to defend the screen.

Unexpectedly, Westbrook did not hesitate at all.

Seeing Curry surrounding the cover, he immediately took a three-pointer and made two consecutive shots, forcing Curry to squeeze out the cover.

Cousins ​​occasionally robbed, but the pace couldn't keep up with Westbrook at all.

Antetokounmpo and George also contracted early, but Westbrook had no pressure to break through, and he turned into a calm turtle like the Spurs. He stopped and made a big shot. He pretended to make layups and actually used tricks to pass the ball. He had been in a "nine-point and nine-assist" state for a long time.

The Thunder's defense is OK, Adams participated in the double-team of Curry, allowing strong players such as Robertson to rotate wildly, and try to force Antetokounmpo to throw an open spot, or let Cousins ​​shoot long shots in high positions, and firmly implement the strategy of "making you score terrified".

Of course, such defense only makes it impossible for the king to easily launch a wave of offensives, and cannot prevent the king from covering in advance.

The Thunder fought so hard and paid the price of multiple fouls. After the first quarter, the Kings only led 33 to 31.

Taking advantage of the break during the holiday, Su Yang glanced at the data table and found that Westbrook had 7 assists in the first quarter, and the calm turtle was undoubtedly the one who was calm.

In the second quarter, the rhythm of the two teams did not change.

Thunder Witters, Payne and Kant played very smoothly, and some viewers shouted: "Durant left and free other Thunder players. Brooks should have been fired long ago. He made it seem like Durant only can play in the Thunder..."

But it was super smooth, facing the trio of Thomas, Turner and Covington, he was still slightly inferior, and his main shot was poor.

After halftime, the Kings led the Thunder 70-64.

The Kings mainly played well by Cousins, George and Thomas Jr., Curry and Antetokounmpo, one was double-teamed and the other shot was low. Su Yang's data statistics were taken into consideration, and he took advantage of the half-time break to slightly adjust the order of the first pass from the first half.

The third quarter started immediately.

Thunder strategy has not changed.

The Kings allowed George and Cousins ​​to catch more first-hand balls, and Curry also played without the ball, which comprehensively accelerated.

After three rounds of kung fu, the Thunder adjusted its strategy simultaneously and changed it to regional joint defense. Focusing on Curry, Antetokounmpo's three-pointer.

Antetokounmpo still couldn't find the touch, and the King's offensive task fell on LaVine and George, and LaVine couldn't stand it.

George couldn't stand it either.

The main Thunder group defended like crazy, and it was a bit of a crazy state of deciding the victory and defeat in March. It was probably the influence brought by Donovan, but such crazy defense made the Thunder body's offensive efficiency relatively low and there was no second attack.

Super high-intensity defense also makes Westbrook, who has played for a long time, not so calm when breaking through, and 0 of 8 in a single quarter is made.

Assistant coach Mike Brown quipped: "The data analysts were stunned when Westbrook's data changes. Why was it so efficient in the first half? It seemed like a sudden substitution in the second half, and there was no large number of fouls, and there was not much time to play in the first half."

Su Yang chuckled: "He is a player who either makes his opponent suffer or wants his teammates. He bets unique in the league."

After the third quarter, although the Kings' offensive efficiency dropped sharply, they continued to expand their advantage and lead 12 to enter the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, both teams played with all their strength.

Su Yang insisted on arranging Curry to squeeze through the cover to catch up with Westbrook, and at the same time, Cousins ​​occasionally made double-team Westbrook, which made Westbrook make 2 of 7 shots in a single quarter and made two mistakes, helping the Kings defeat the Thunder 120-106, which is a surprise.

In the whole game, Cousins ​​scored 33 points and 19 rebounds, Thomas Jr. scored 21 points, Curry scored 13 points and 19 assists, Antetokounmpo's shooting was a bit bad, and he made 5 of 13 shots, but he relied on rushing to the basket to score 16 points, while George made 6 of 14 shots and scored 14 points.

Lavine was miserable, with only 3 points, not as good as Covington and Turner. The fake starting identity is really embarrassing.

In the locker room after the game, Su Yang specifically encouraged LaVine: "Don't blame yourself or be discouraged. Robertson, who faces you, is a top defensive player. Harden and other players will be inefficient when they encounter him. You know, just get the feel back in the next game."

Laven nodded: "I will strengthen my ball-holding offense and become stronger. I will not be afraid of confrontation when facing him."

The whole team flew to Dallas overnight.

Take a night off and challenge the Mavericks back to back.

The Mavericks' strategy is very clear, and they focus on defending Curry at the beginning: Deron follows closely and tries to create physical confrontation. Matthews and Parsons take turns to assist in preventing and controlling the breakthrough route. When Curry enters the inside, Pachuria and Nowitzki put pressure on them again.

The variant version of Box1's defensive tactics are used, and Curry is difficult to perform efficiently, and the offensive responsibility depends on others.

But Antetokounmpo and Lavin were both defensive. The former could not rush and was half of it, while the latter had difficulty dribbling and made many mistakes. Cousins ​​was almost pushed by Pachulia and was angry and pushed and got a technical foul. George performed efficiently and carried the king forward.

However, the king fought back to back, lacked physical strength, and was criticized for fouls, so he kept being passive and rhythmic.

After finishing the first three quarters, they were 8 points behind.

In the fourth quarter, Curry finally got a normal call, making 5 of 6 shots, finally defending the final shot and leading the Kings into overtime.

The game turned into a hand-to-hand battle, and the two teams made various thrusts, with extremely low scoring efficiency, and they dragged into the second overtime.

In the second overtime, the referee called fiercely, without too many confrontations and fouls, and the scoring efficiency of the two teams was greatly improved.

With Curry and George's excellent performance, the Kings led by 7 points with 50 seconds left, and then Antetokounmpo made two consecutive shots, while on the Mavericks, Deron scored 2 points first, Nowitzki scored another 3 points, and with 2 seconds left, Deron unexpectedly scored three-pointers.

Losing 121 to 122.

The king fought back to back, from behind to tie, then led by tied and was killed by the final victory. He fought two overtimes and was exhausted.

In the whole game, Curry scored 35 points, George scored 31 points, and Cousins ​​had 8 assists but 10 turnovers.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked about the impact of Cousins' mistake on the result. Su Yang directly interrupted and asked: "The responsibility for losing is on me. Coach Carlisle's final winning arrangement is as good as their previous strategy. It was because I was at a disadvantage. I didn't expect that Deron Williams' possibility of shooting a winning goal was probably because we were too complacent to score 157 points before and did not analyze it carefully..."

That statement is intended to remind the whole team not to be proud.

Winning the championship is not about playing mahjong, just gather the cards.

There are too many places to improve.

Fans and the media discussed simultaneously how to deal with the King, and most people agreed to strictly prevent Curry and relax Antetokounmpo.
Chapter completed!