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0671 There is no retreat

The second quarter started immediately.

Both teams had a very high defensive intensity, and they tied 5-5 in three minutes, and the Rockets were the first to request a timeout.

Harden appeared on the stage. Su Yang was not in a hurry after seeing it and continued to let Thomas take the lead. He found that the effect was quite good and the score difference was not narrowed. Although he was a little troubled by fouls, he waited until there were 4 minutes left in the second quarter before he was sent back to Curry.

Many impatient fans were worried that Thomas Jr. would become a defensive loophole, but Thomas Jr. did not lose points against the match.

The Rockets' pick-and-roll misplaced play is too obvious, but no one can punish Thomas Jr. at a low post, and the effect is just that.

On the other hand, Su Yang plans to stagger the time Harden and Curry match up as much as possible, so that Harden can fall into an unfamiliar rhythm.

After halftime, the Kings led the Rockets by 11 points.

After returning to the locker room after halftime, Su Yang simply praised Thomas for playing for 12 minutes in a row and performing well on both ends of the offense and defense. Then he said: "We have 9 fouls in the second quarter, but don't worry, that won't become a problem. The Rockets' mentality has collapsed. In short, we should not be too excited when we are climaxed, and we don't need to be too depressed. Keep a normal mind and we are just playing ball..."

The third quarter game started soon.

As Su Yang predicted, the Rockets were like a mess. Harden neither had a main attacker nor did he try to organize. It was mainly because after Paul took the lead, Harden was very awkward to play without the ball. He made 2 of 4 shots in the whole third quarter, 2 assists and 0 free throws.

Paul made 8 attempts and always tried to play Cousins ​​in the military training. However, Kings dropped       The coverage strategy was very successful. He passed the ball to Tucker and Ariza several times. The two of them were like three-pointers in the top area of ​​the arc, which was far inferior to the bottom corner.

The Kings led the fourth quarter with 21 points. Su Yang changed his move and arranged Curry to appear in advance. He completely extinguished the Rockets' last bit of power to turn the tables. He finally won the game 125-84, and led 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals series.

Curry, who was targeted in the last game, made 13 of 23 shots, efficiently scoring 35 points, and 7 players in the team scored in double digits.

On the Rockets, Harden, who scored 41 points in the last game, scored sharply to only 20 points, and Paul only had 13 points.

After the game, the reporter asked what changes the Kings had in G2 compared to g1. Su Yang said the main change was that the referee only had a few blind moves in the second quarter, but said in his mouth: "We are very lucky, the Rockets just failed to throw the ball..."

The reporter chuckled when he heard that statement.

Many fans laughed out loud when they saw the news.

Everyone knows it is a satirical example of Morey's previous statement.

Morey's side said that there was nothing to say about Su Yang's answer, and the Rockets just failed to grab the away victory.

Anyway, I'm still stubborn.

The Rockets fans who were still arguing whether Paul should be the main controller or Harden should be the main controller. Seeing Morey's speech, they unanimously condemned Morey, believing that the Magic Ball is a bullshit theory. The Central Shooting, which Harden is so good at, actually made three shots at the beginning.

Moreover, after Harden won the third round of the Chinese New Year, he did not make any attempts, which means that he had formed muscle memory.

The topic of #Free Morey# has become a hot search on Twitter. Rockets fans emphasized that Morey has two years left in the contract. In the past, according to Alexander's stingy personality, he should not have fired Morey, but now he has made drastic reforms and must make up his mind.

According to the schedule, the next game will only start four days later, and the Kings set off for Houston early the next day.

Su Yang took advantage of his free time to answer questions from fans on Twitter. When talking about the possibility of four consecutive championships, he had to humbly say that he had to take one step at a time. The biggest task at present is to advance to the finals. If he achieves three consecutive championships, he will definitely keep his promise and retain the four giants.

As for the four people who may leave, Barmot, Wood, Galloway and Thompson, we will consider it after the free market is opened.

The whole team rushed to Houston. After entering the hotel, Su Yang followed the agreement and interviewed on TV5. He talked about the possibility of Zhou Qi appearing, saying that the West China is definitely not the case, but the finals will definitely be arranged, and it is not the kind of garbage time to appear.

The main purpose is to satisfy the fans' desire to see the Chinese in the finals, and to show value and avoid quarrel.

By night, the Kings were going to watch the Cavaliers play against the Raptors together, but Su Yang thought about it carefully and felt that the Cavaliers were boring and could not help. It would be better to play cards and keep thinking about the basketball head, and combine work and rest to better play.

In order to better let the players feel the victory, Su Yang deliberately did not play Texas, but played booray. The strategy was simpler and the card type was more random. He mainly tried to figure it out psychologically, but he still beat the king's generals. Cousins ​​was so anxious that he scratched his head and couldn't figure it out.

The next day, the whole team resumed joint training.

The coaching staff also carefully studied the various potential possibilities of the Rockets. Mike Brown suggested that the Rockets might play 7-man rotation because the Rockets are currently behind 0-2 and can't afford to lose the third game. With four days of rest, they have the physical strength to support their playing style.

Su Yang thought for a little while and found that if the Rockets really had a 7-man rotation, the biggest threat was to make a wave of flow during the Kings' substitute lineup combat stage, and then use slow-paced control to force the game. That was the improvement that Paul and Tucker brought to the Rockets.

Both Paul and Tucker are tough guys and are not afraid of hand-to-hand game.

"We can also shorten the rotation depending on the situation..."

Su Yang made up his mind that if he could fight the third game, the overall situation in the series would be decided and he could let go of the fourth game.

At the blink of an eye, No. 20, the third game of the Kings and the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals kicked off at the Houston Toyota Center, and Yao Dayao came to watch the game.

The two teams started without adjustments.

The King won the jump ball, and the first attack started at the same time. Laven took advantage of Harden's distractedness, ran to the high position to catch the ball, and scored a mid-range shot.

Turning around, the Rockets broke through, Harden went to Curry to misplace the position, and rushed to the basket and passed the ball. Curry was quick-eyed and snatched the basketball from Capela's hand. The Kings team launched a fast attack. Finally, George defended against Tucker and entered the net with a three-pointer.

The Rockets attacked again, Harden held the ball and found a misplaced position. The Kings continued the cover strategy, allowing George to squeeze through the cover to catch up, and at the same time arranged for Antetokounmpo to be prepared to block the breakthrough. Harden played magic balls and did not like to shoot mid-range shots, and only defended against three-pointers and attacked the basket.

For some reason, Harden seemed particularly hesitant and reluctantly threw the ball with embarrassment, but ended up slamming the iron.

The Kings got the rebound and counterattacked, but Laven failed to score. Fortunately, the Rockets counterattacked and Capela failed to score even with a layup.

When you go back and forth, the Rockets hesitated to attack and lost defense. Especially Harden, he didn't even make an open three-pointer, as if he was crazy. The Kings took the opportunity to launch a crazy 12-0 offensive, and the Rockets coaching staff had to request a timeout.

The Toyota Center seemed to be in silence.

Unexpectedly, after a pause, Harden seemed to be a different person.

He made two consecutive layups, and also made a breakthrough and assisted Ariza to make a three-pointer. He also made a full defense and forced himself to stabilize the game. He scored 9 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter, helping the Rockets fall behind the Kings only 9 points in the first quarter.

The second quarter started immediately.

As Mike Brown predicted, Harden, Paul, and Capela all made their debut directly. The Rockets used a 7-player rotation strategy in one wave, and even Ryan Anderson, who could shoot three-pointers but had a defensive deviation, didn't give it for a second.

Su Yang observed for a while and found that Harden's condition had cooled down, and he made three consecutive shots and did not rush to play with the main players such as Curry and Antetokounmpo. However, Harden suddenly made two consecutive steals, leading the team to a 8-2 attack wave, and quickly arranged for the main players to appear.

In fact, it only takes 3 minutes to stagger.

But the Rockets' explosiveness in scoring is a bit terrifying.

I thought the rhythm could be stabilized, but who would have thought that the referee suddenly made strict calls. Tucker and Paul each took two fouls, while on the Kings, Curry, Cousins, and Brogdon each took two fouls, and the team had 10 fouls.

The Rockets had nothing to do when they got fouls, their momentum had been played out, and the rhythm was very smooth, but the King was unable to find a smooth rhythm for a long time.

With a 12-3 wave, the Rockets not only surpassed the Kings, but also ended the half-time game with a 53-46 lead.

Discussions related to social networks surge.

Many fans are glad that the powerful Rockets have finally returned. At least there will be suspense in the series and it is not that boring.

Su Yang led the team back to the locker room. Seeing the atmosphere of the Kings and the generals, he smiled and said, "Guys, do you still remember the words of G2 midfielder? There is no need to be too depressed at the low point, keep a normal mind. In addition, I promise you that we will win this game. The rotation of their seven players is an early overdraw. We have been very successful in defending against Harden just now. He made 4 of 11 shots in the second quarter.

In short, there is no retreat in this game. Let's start by tying the score and teach the Rockets a lesson."
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