At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Kings and Rockets' second game of the Western Conference Finals continued to start at the Golden One Arena.

The central large screen simultaneously gave pre-match interviews with the Rockets players, mainly talking about whether there were too many singles. Harden, Paul and others said that the singles still had to be singles, only Eric Gordon said that long-term singles were difficult and they could try to change.

Su Yang saw such an interview and thought to himself that it was a little strange. Why is Gordon the only one who said that? It's so abnormal.

Before I could think about it, the game started to jump.

The Kings won the jump ball, Cousins ​​took the pass from Curry at the top of the arc, directly lowered the center of gravity and started to rush, crushed Capela and rushed to the basket, successfully attracting Harden to assist in defense, and finally passed it to Lavin, who was in a large open position on the short corner on the right, and scored two points in the mid-range shot.

Turning around to the Rockets' attack, he didn't force his search for Curry.

After Harden used the cover to break through, he actually stopped investing in the central bank.

Although he didn't play with the ball, Su Yang still raised his eyebrows when he saw it.

"Only Gordon tells the truth in his relationship, Harden takes the lead in making changes, and even uses mid-range shots, smoke bombs, right..."

With a slightly surprised expression, Su Yang continued to observe.

Soon, I found that the Rockets changed a lot.

It was obvious that Paul was asked to take the ball to find the rhythm first, and he was not obsessed with consuming Curry's physical strength. Instead, he wanted to beat Cousins ​​through pick-and-roll. He changed defense early several times against Antetokounmpo but failed to play, and used a short pick-and-roll method without warning. After Ariza covered Paul or Harden, he quickly opened the inward cut and rushed to the basket, received the ball and faced Cousins ​​to make up for the defense, and then passed it to Capela for a cake.

And it is not limited to Ariza or Capela covering the top of the arc to clear the inside, Tucker also participated in the cover.

Harden had been passing the ball a few minutes ago to try to drive the Rockets' team, and he should have a deep understanding that it would not work like the first game.

Gordon made two free throws, and the Rockets led 22-20, with 4 minutes and 4 seconds left in the first quarter.

Harden scored only 3 points, but gave out 5 assists, which was one more assist in the first half of the first game, which was a huge improvement.

According to previous big data analysis results, Harden has more assists, which is more conducive to winning the game and needs to be curbed.

"You guys play new tricks, I'll do some too!"

Su Yang asked for a brief suspension, took Cousins, asked Antetokounmpo to take the center, arranged for Covington to play in front of the game, and told the Kings: "We used to put pressure on the league and received results. At the moment, it is normal to call, which can improve the defensive intensity.

Also, pay attention to Harden's foul..."

Antetokounmpo and others nodded to show their understanding.

The game continues.

The Rockets also have lineup adjustments, Capela and Paul are out, and Troy Williams and Anderson are on the field.

The Kings' strong and weak points at the top of the front court were transferred. George took the ball to Harden, stopped and turned around at the bottom line, and scored in a mid-range shot.

The Rockets attacked, Harden slowly dribbled the ball through the half, pretending to use the cover to challenge Curry, but in fact, he cooperated with Troy Williams' slip to disconnect the running position in advance, successfully induced Curry to step forward, and then passed the ball to Troy who ran to the open position.

Unfortunately, the 45 three-point line on the right is too far from the basket, and Troy's shooting is off. Although there are open positions, he still chooses to break through.

Antetokounmpo immediately contracted from the short corner on the right, while Troy chose to pass the ball to Ryan Anderson, who was in the open position.

Anderson took the ball and stepped forward, and rushed towards Antetokounmpo and shot it in the middle, with a snap, and the ultimate hat was huge.

An exclaim broke out in the stadium.

Su Yang applauded and shouted, but he really didn't expect that Antetokounmpo could actually block the ball, which felt like Howard's big hat at the peak. The key is Anderson is a 208-centimeter power forward. Although he didn't take off, he took a very high shot.

While sighing, the Kings played 4-for-4 in the frontcourt, George rushed to the basket to attract the siege, assisting Covington to score a layup with his backhand.

The Rockets immediately launched a counterattack.

Harden took only four seconds to lead the ball across the center line, returned to the same state, and used the cover to find Curry, and suddenly raised his hand and leaned back.

It's obviously a foul.

However, Su Yang reminded that Curry quickly moved his hand away, and Harden failed to hit the car and threw a three-way deal.

The Kings got the rebound and counterattacked, and cheers were everywhere in the stadium, but unfortunately George stopped and chased for three points but failed to score.

The Rockets then launched a counterattack. Harden slowed down the top of the arc against LaVine, and continued to slide under his crotch in a direction. Suddenly crossed and broke through the left side, but LaVine stepped back and stepped back, without giving him any position. Harden rushed to the short corner on the left and stopped the ball with awkwardly.

Seeing that Harden was in trouble, Gordon rushed to the left corner to get the ball. The three threats were tested for a long time and suddenly broke through.

Unfortunately, the time node was not stuck, and the basketball had not taken action yet. The whistle sound of the 24-second offensive violation sounded in advance.

Rockets synchronization request pause.

In the tnt live broadcast seat, former Rockets head coach Kevin McHale chuckled: "The Rockets' rhythm slowed down again. If Harden had not wasted so much time at the top of the arc just now, Gordon should have scored two points in this breakthrough, and it is better to attack the position than to grab the attack..."

The pause ends between conversations.

The Rockets replaced Harden with Paul, the Kings replaced Lavine, and Thomas Jr. replaced Curry.

The game continues.

The Kings kicked off the ball on the sideline, and Thomas Jr. ran across the center line, handed it to Brogden, then passed Antetokounmpo on the top of the arc, then turned to Covington on the left wing, and finally fell into George's hands to fight against Troy Williams, who was relatively thin.

Troy had a very difficult defense. He made a mistake in his move and ran into George in a hurry. The referee blew a whistle and called a blocking foul.

Amid the cheers of the whole audience, George made both free throws, and the Kings scored a 6-0 attack wave, overtaking the Rockets 26-22.

The two teams switched offensively.

Paul, Tucker and Gordon handed over the right wing, and the basketball finally passed Anderson to take a three-pointer.

The main reason is to take advantage of Thomas's small height, which makes it difficult to squeeze through the cover without the ball in time, but it is for nothing to face Antetokounmpo.

The basketball slammed and Thomas got the rebound and took it all the way to the left wing of the frontcourt. Su Yang reminded him of the tactics nearby.

Thomas and George understood the secret code in seconds. The two pretended to expand the split and cooperated, but in fact they shot a pistol.

Paul reacted a little slowly. Thomas took over the hand and handed the pass back, stopped and jumped out to shoot the middle, and entered the net with two points.

Cheers burst out in the stadium.

The king played an 8-0 attack wave.

The Rockets quickly attacked. After some cover, Paul misaligned against Antetokounmpo on the left wing, making a classic big shot.

Paul bowed and broke through hard, suddenly pulled the ball and changed hands and retreated, jumped before Antetokounmpo's pounce, and made a high-rise back shot.

The basketball hit the front basket and bounced back.

There is no way. In order to avoid being blocked by Antetokounmpo, Paul's attack curve was too steep, resulting in the short flight distance of the basketball.

George got the rebound and took it to the frontcourt in one stop. He stopped again and rushed to chase the three-pointer, but still made a blackshot. Thomas Jr. rushed out of the field to save the ball, but unfortunately George retreated too quickly and actually received the ball in the backcourt, making a mistake in the return game for Thomas Jr.

"Do you need to remind George not to be so impatient?" Assistant coach Dee Brown asked, ready to act as a villain in person.

"No need, now we need this kind of momentum." Su Yang shook his head and refused. George was able to accept the ironclad twice.

Rockets attack on the field.

Paul confidently attacked Thomas with the help of double cover at the top of the arc, but when he encountered double-teams, the basketball fell directly from the floor.

Troy followed up and picked up the basketball, hurriedly passed it to Gordon who came up to pick him up, and set up a wall to cover Brogden.

Brogden and George decisively activated the ice strategy, while Gordon forced his way through the sideline and broke through, and the referee suddenly blew his whistle.

Violation of crossing the line!

The ice strategy was a great success, which put Gordon in great pressure.

The central large screen shot immediately gave the statistics on the mistakes of the two teams after the opening. The Rockets had reached 5 times, and the Rockets had only 4 mistakes in the first half of the first game. Perhaps it was because of the disadvantages of the team-based style of play, and Harden had fewer mistakes in singles.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Rockets Ariza came on the court to replace Troy.

Cheers rang out in the stadium and the king launched an attack.

Thomas Jr. looked for cover to face Ariza in a misplaced match, and felt that he could not play, so he passed George again. George took the ball and made a back shot, but actually passed it to Covington. Tucker, who was in charge of defense, did not react for a while. Covington took the opportunity to enter the paint area and threw the ball to the board.

The basketball crashed the basket and failed to hit it, but Covington took advantage of the two of them being slow to react at the Rockets' basket and grabbed the board and made up the dunk.

The basketball flopped into the net, and the Kings played a 10-0 attack wave, and the last fifty seconds left in the first quarter ended.

Cheers in the stadium were wave after wave.

Su Yang himself did not expect to suddenly play an offensive climax. Since the Rockets were suspended, it seemed particularly difficult to score.

While thinking, Paul hit Antetokounmpo again and caused a foul. After kicking off again, he continued to hit Antetokounmpo and made a strong shot head-on shot.

A three-pointer hit the iron, and never thought Ariza would grab the offensive rebound, but he jumped and hooked the iron, and he also hit the iron.

The Kings grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, and George chased for three points again, but he also made a blacksmith, obviously entering the super ghost form.

With 27 seconds left, the Rockets got the rebound and suppressed the rhythm. Paul used the cover to make a move and made a misplaced attack on Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo was about to change defense, but Paul raised his hand to pass the ball, trying to assist Anderson who was breaking the ball down the basket.

But Anderson was not prepared and was tricked by Paul's fake moves. The basketball rebounded and flew into Thomas Jr.

The Kings suddenly launched a three-line fast break. Thomas Jr. rushed to the basket with one dragon, stopped and turned around and passed it to Brogden. Brogden took the ball and quickly scanned the half, and then divided George, who was temporarily undefended on the left wing, followed by a three-pointer and glided in the air.

Swish! The hollowness enters the net, and the sound of the whistle sounds simultaneously.

George finally hit a three-pointer.

The Kings also played a 13-0 attack wave, ending the first quarter 33-22, which can be said to lay the foundation for winning the game.

Discussions on social media such as Twitter broke out during the inter-chair pauses and discussions on related topics broke out: Without Harden, can the Rockets score?

Fans supporting Harden pointed out: Since Harden came out, the Rockets have not even been able to play a decent attack. How do those fans who have been complaining about Paul explain Paul's performance of straddling, two iron shots, and almost pass mistakes.

Fans who oppose Harden pointed out: There is a problem with the Rockets' lineup. Why does Anderson play in the center but not pick-and-roll?

Neutral fans pointed out: Don't fight, the Kings have such a strong defense, the Rockets have already ggled in this game. In fact, Su Yang never speaks harshly, just states the facts, because the King is too strong, even if the Rockets have changed a lot, it is still not enough for the King to fight with all his strength.
Chapter completed!