Cousins ​​made an indelible contribution to the Kings being able to overtake the Rockets in one wave. He scored twice at low posts, once received a wonderful pass after being double-teamed, once a bass dunk, and twice a front-facing defense of the Rockets core players. The offense and defense ends were considered full.

Su Yang also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that in the Western Conference Finals series, Cousins ​​finally made a key performance so that Cousins ​​would not seem to be useless again. That was very important for Cousins' confidence and would also make the Kings' team more confident.

With thoughts, the pause ends and the game continues.

The Rockets arranged for Gordon to replace Tucker on the court, which clearly wanted to strengthen the ball-holding offense and share the pressure on Harden and Paul.

Su Yang thought for a while, feeling that there was no need to make adjustments simultaneously for the time being. Just replace George with a rest later.

The two teams went back and forth, and with Harden hitting the iron with another three-pointer, there were 5 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter.

George jumped high and grabbed the rebound, Curry took the ball and pushed forward, crossing the center line and looking for a pick-and-roll cooperation at the top of the arc.

Lavine came over with Harden, covering it first and then opening it up. Curry faced Harden, but Harden did not get close to him as soon as possible.

Seeing that the huge shooting space appeared, Curry still jumped into the ball and jumped out even though he was still in two big steps outside the three-point line.

Harden quickly jumped and rushed, but Curry's three-point pace was too fast, and the basketball was not affected at all, and he entered the net in a hollow.

The booing sounds came to an abrupt end. The fans at the scene seemed to have a premonition that the situation was not good, and the popcorn in their hands suddenly stopped fragrant.

On the espn live broadcast seat, Van Gundy shook his head and sighed: "Curry made 3 of 8 shots in the first half, with only 8 points and 1 assist. The Rockets were a little relaxed, and even gave up on the offensive end, he consumed his energy by continuing to fight Curry. Harden just ignored it..."

Jackson responded: "In addition to neglecting and Harden's poor defensive habits, I think there is another problem. Harden played for as many as 21 minutes and 27 seconds in the first half, shot as many as 17 times, and consumed a lot of physical strength. When he came back from the third quarter, he shot continuously..."

While talking, Paul and Ariza made a slip pick-and-roll at 45 degrees on the right, but Ariza made a mistake in receiving the ball and rushing to the basket.

There is no way. Ariza's function is to defend three-pointers and a simple and difficult basket rush, so it is difficult for someone to score in defense.

The two teams changed offensively, Curry dribbled the ball across the center line, used the cover to find a misalignment, and faced Capela who changed defense, and swung continuously under her crotch, connecting and breaking forward step by step, successfully tricking Capela's center of gravity. Suddenly, he pulled the ball back and shot a 45-degree three-pointer.

The basketball flew past Capela's fingertips at extreme extreme, gliding far away in the terrified eyes of the field, and colliding into the net.

Two three-pointers in a row!

Su Yang took the lead in standing up and cheering, and everyone on the King's bench shouted to celebrate, while Rockets fans felt dark clouds.

The Rockets hurriedly requested a pause.

Discussions related to social media such as Twitter exploded, and fans were playing tricks on memes and shouted: Houston, we are in trouble!

Fans sighed that there were so many players that the King could play. It was Cousins ​​just now, and now Curry again. The King seemed to be able to get the distribution back no matter how he fell behind. The key point was that Su Yang's strategy was too terrifying. Who would have thought of suddenly playing Cousins?

Some fans also lamented that the Kings' game was actually not exciting at all, because Su Yang always prepared in advance, formulated various plans to deal with potential changes, and made full use of the opponent's various weaknesses. If he did not watch the game carefully, he would feel bored.

Some fans felt sorry for Capela. In fact, Capela defended very well, but Curry's three-pointer was too perverted.

During the discussion, the on-site pause ended.

Gordon took the field to replace Capela.

The Rockets have completely entered the five-bad rhythm, and the reason is quite obvious. Capela cannot be made Curry's scoring machine.

Seeing the Rockets' challenge, Su Yang immediately raised his lips and chuckled slightly, thinking that he was dizzy and was ready to give it to him for nothing.

In normal times, Rockets 5 can make up for their height disadvantage by relying on maneuverability, but this time the seven-player rotation can run?

The whistle sounded as the game continued.

The Rockets made a free throw attack, with double screens on the front court, connecting to the weak side on the left hand, Gordon took the pass from Harden, and rushed to 45 degrees on the right. Suddenly, he twisted his hips and cut inward, pushed LaVin into the paint area, and took three steps with the ball and took advantage of his body.

However, LaVine's confrontation was OK. The basketball rebounded and smashed the basket and smashed the iron. Antetokounmpo jumped high to get the rebound and turned around to advance.

The Kings skillfully dropped in the frontcourt in one high and four low positions. Curry started on the short corner from the left. With the help of the ladder cover formed by Cousins ​​and George, he crossed the baseline with a "Iverson cross-cut" and ran a "slide cross-cut" with LaVine who rushed in at the right wing, making cross-covers without the ball.

Curry took the opportunity to rush to the right wing, raised his hand to take Antetokounmpo's pass, and then moved to the top of the arc. George simultaneously led Harden to the top of the arc, setting up a wall to block Gordon to form a back cover. Curry saw this and broke through to the right, facing Harden who changed defense 45 degrees.

One step breakthrough!

The king's pace is too fast, Curry starts quickly, and Harden is originally very heavy and moving slowly, so he is really powerless.

Seeing Curry breaking through, the Rockets hurriedly made up for the rotation on the weak side, but Curry patiently passed the ball to 45 degrees on the left.

Antetokounmpo received the ball in a large open space, but he thought for a moment and did not take action. Curry went straight to the bottom corner on the left, and then used Raven to cover it, raised his hand and took Antetokounmpo's return pass. Facing Tucker, who was flying to make up for defense, he raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, and the basketball went into the net with a hollow sound.

The entire Toyota Center suddenly fell into silence.

The cheers on the King's bench were particularly loud.

On the espn live broadcast seat, Van Gundy was stunned for a moment and smiled: "I guess the Rockets fans did not shock Curry to hit three consecutive three-pointers, but shocked the Kings' offensive rhythm as fast as lightning, with so many covers, and so many running positions. Curry ran from the short corner on the left to the right wing, turned to the top of the arc, then turned to 45 degrees on the right, and then entered the paint area, and finally returned to the bottom corner on the left. It can be said that he ran more than a lap around the half-time, but in a total of 18 seconds, the Rockets' defensive formation completely collapsed and he had no idea how to defend."

Jackson shrugged: "To be honest, I thought it would be Giannis who made a big open three-pointer, which was too confusing."

Host Kevin Harlan continued: "What shocked me even more is that Giannis chose to give up taking action in his large open space, and was determined to create a chance for Curry to perform. You should know that in the finals last year, he was determined to compete for FMVP. The Kings' team culture is difficult to replicate. Su Yang, as a coach and boss, has made great contributions. The $100 million luxury tax shocked the entire league."

On the bench of the Kings, Su Yang put his hands on his hips and thought to himself: Damn if he wins this game, I will definitely be said to be Curry and win with him. I may understand a little why Cole agreed to the Warriors management's request and arranged for Curry to pick-and-roll for Wiseman.

While thinking, the Rockets' left wing played the pick-and-roll.

Harden easily broke through and got a large open space, but it might be because of the magic ball's idea, so he didn't make a mid-range shot, but passed the ball to the right.

It can be passed back, but Paul, who received the ball, did not get an open position. After some trouble, he took LaVine and jumped in the middle distance.

The basketball slammed into the net, and the fans on the scene burst into cheers, but who would have thought that the basketball actually rotated in a circle and came out of the frame.

A sigh suddenly echoed throughout the audience.

The Kings got the rebound and launched a counterattack. Curry dribbled the ball to the left and used the cover to face Harden. He changed hands at will and shook three times under his crotch. He started suddenly and broke through to the left, passing Harden like crossing the road, rushed to the basket quickly, and easily scored.

Curry scored 11 points in a row, and his performance was amazing, but the cheers on the King's bench were not so passionate and he was shouting hoarse.

The Rockets turned their heads to launch an attack, and Paul finally made a three-pointer with one-on-one goal, successfully breaking the scoring drought and biting the situation.

The third quarter was finished soon, and the Kings overtook the Rockets 82-70, and the situation was very good.

George and his friends returned to the bench and celebrated excitedly. The atmosphere was completely different from the low and low that ended the half.
Chapter completed!