After the first game, according to the schedule, the Kings got a day off and held a team training as usual.

Considering that he had just played the game, Su Yang did not arrange tactical running and confrontation training, and only allowed the players to shoot and maintain their feel. Most of the time was spent analyzing the video of the first game, and by the way, he studied the potential changes that the Rockets might have and prepare countermeasures in advance.

Assistant coach West hosted a video analysis meeting. The first case to be analyzed was that Harden suddenly scored 7 points in a row with one minute left in the second quarter, helping the Rockets to force the draw with the Kings, and it is necessary to find out the reason for the sudden collapse of the Kings' defense.

If Harden didn't easily score those 7 points, the Kings might win the game ahead of time without having to play until the last moment.

Of course, the key is to avoid re-incidence.

Seeing the case chosen by West, Su Yang smiled and encouraged, but knew in his heart that West had not found the core problem. Harden had 1 minute left to score 7 points in a row, just a superficial phenomenon. The real problem was that nearly three minutes ago, the King was trapped in the scoring desert.

Poor defense is often caused by poor offense, because it fails to proceed according to the calculation, resulting in continuous errors.

Su Yang did not speak out to stop him, and asked West to say first that it would be difficult to accomplish quickly as a coach.

"First of all, we need to pay attention to Harden's single-handed Cousins ​​scored a three-pointer. The Rockets initially pretended to let Paul control the ball, and then forced Cousins ​​to switch to Harden through the screen and cut inward, which eventually led to a misalignment and a small-scale situation with the advantage of speed."

"The next step is Harden's dunk, using cover to misalign Cousins ​​and rush to the basket with speed."

"The last dunk was because we didn't retreat in time and gave Harden a big open space. George's choice was wrong."

After the words came, Cousins ​​and George raised their hands one after another to indicate that it was their own problem, and West continued to talk about how to deal with it.

In general, even if he returned to the defense slower for the third time, he didn't expect Harden to suddenly run a fast attack. The first two times were deceived by the Rockets' tactics. He had no points for a long time and was in a confused state and couldn't react. Moreover, Cousins ​​really couldn't defend Harden at a high position.

When West finished speaking, Su Yang looked at Mike Brown and asked if there was anything he wanted to add.

Mike Brown shook his head and said, Su Yang immediately said: "Back to the second quarter, counting down to 4 minutes and 29 seconds. We asked for a timeout. After returning, we played the box tactics. Curry ran back and scored two points on the empty basket, but after that, until 1 minute and 28 seconds left in the second quarter, we scored again. The Rockets made a 7-0 attack wave, made three mistakes, and made three shots. The biggest problem was that we did not insist on running tactics, making the offense very simple and easily visible..."

With the words, the king and the generals were stunned.

He is so clear about the details and hasn't watched the video yet!

It should be done in advance.

When Su Yang finished speaking, assistant coach Di Brown smiled and said, "This is not the first time you have seen Su Yang remember the details of the game in detail. Why do you look surprised? Anyway, our coaching staff is in a meeting and often listen to him recall the details of a certain game."

The king and the generals showed a hint of embarrassment when they heard this.

Su Yang's cheeks were slightly hot, and Di Brown's flattery was a little stiff, so he might as well be shocked to remember many details directly.

"So, in the next game, we will continue the style of playing like last night's third quarter. We not only have to find Harden and play Harden, but also use Harden to run some easy tactics, so that the Rockets who have infinite defense can easily see through our intentions."

A speech is to strengthen memory.

During the break in the first game, Su Yang had already said the same content, but he did not analyze the reasons for losing points at the end of the second quarter at that time. He only gave a response method. This time, he came back to analyze it, which can better help the whole team improve their reading game ability.

While the king was having a meeting to discuss,

On social media such as Twitter, the debate over whether the Rockets' style of playing is still going on, and the content of the debate is mainly whether Harden should reduce the time to hold the ball, improve the speed of running, and participate more in defense swaps to reduce Ariza's pressure.

In the first game, the Rockets lost a big reason because Ariza was forced to leave the court early because of five fouls. Two of the fouls were directly related to Harden. Many neutral fans believed that Harden should improve his defense.

Opposition fans pointed out: Harden's offensive task is too heavy, and if he participates more in defense, the Rockets' score will be difficult to guarantee.

Neutral fans also pointed out: If Harden reduces the ball holding time and gives more of the ball to Paul, he will not be so tired.

Oppose fans put forward new views: except for Harden, the Rockets have no other players who can score stably. It is a mortal act to play team basketball with the Kings. Only by maximizing Harden's ability can you win the Western Conference Finals series with difficulty.

Fans have their own reasons, and it is difficult to convince each other.

Espn followed up with the statistics, pointing out that Harden's speed on the court is 3.63 mph, which is the slowest in the league. Neutral fans took the opportunity to point out that even if Harden breaks through slowly, he can improve his speed over the half-court, avoiding those stuck in 7 seconds or 8 seconds, and not allowing the Kings to have sufficient time to set up the lineup, thereby increasing the probability of successful positional defense.

Opposing fans pointed out: Harden stuck in the half of the game for 7 seconds or 8 seconds, mainly to save energy and stay in the offense.

Neutral fans emphasized: I can give the ball to Paul for halftime, after all, Paul didn't do much work.

The opposition fans were silent for a long time and finally pointed out that instead of risking passing mistakes, it is better to let Harden dribble the ball directly.

Anyway, Harden is not wrong.

The wrong thing is that the Rockets' configuration is too poor, the referee deliberately blows the whistle, and what else can he do if he wants to do 41 points in the first game, and the most assists are also available.

Morey's theory of magic balls is also supported by others. The reason is that magic balls can maximize Harden's combat effectiveness. As for why Paul is struggling, many fans believe that Paul is no longer used to the latest version of basketball, otherwise he would not be able to hold Harden's thigh.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Su Yang pulled the whole team to have a dinner at his newly invested hotel, and watched the Cavaliers fight the Raptors.

The game was seen from the beginning and end, without any turmoil. No one in the Raptors could defend LeBron. His head coach Dwayne Casey also made a trick and set up a three-guard lineup at critical moments, trying to score against the Cavaliers, but he couldn't make it and was beaten up.

The next afternoon, training before the game.

Su Yang arranged the training content and rushed to the media center as usual to accept pre-match interviews from various reporters.

"Morey claimed that the Magic Ball was fine. The Rockets lost in the first game mainly because they failed to shoot average shooting percentage, especially Ryan Anderson, who only made one three-pointer and emphasized that Paul's form will recover and he believes that the Rockets can win a away game."

Su Yang smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem with the Magic Ball. It's a non-objective theory. As long as the logic is self-consistent, it's fine. As for believing that the Rockets can win the away game, I wish him good luck!" I didn't say a word in my heart: The Magic Ball is no problem, there will be problems if I keep playing Harden.

"You submitted materials to the league for many controversial punishments in the first game and announced them on social networks. They have received support from tens of thousands of fans. The league's latest response said that the referee is not a robot, and of course there will be mistakes. What do you want to say?"

Su Yang shrugged: "We are just expressing protests. We can't control the referees. I hope they can reduce the number of mistakes."

"The last question, do you have any pictures you expect to see for the second game tonight?"

"To be honest, I hope to see a significant improvement in defense level so that everyone can understand that our strength is stronger than I imagined. Any attempt to stop our three consecutive championships will be in vain. Please be prepared to welcome the peak era of the Kings."

The interview content was produced as a news release, and in just a few minutes, many discussions emerged on social media such as Twitter.

Fans were delighted: Su Yang, who was ruthless, is back again. Can the Rockets be inspired to have more fighting spirit?
Chapter completed!