The King's team flew back to Sa City overnight.

When boarding the plane, Su Yang recalled the unexpected 2-0 lead in the entire series and laughed out loud.

Curry and others next to them seemed to feel something, and laughed out loud. In the Toyota Center, there were media attention, and there were too many people, and they were not embarrassed. Now they have no scruples. The whole team laughed loudly. Who would have thought that they would lead the Rockets 2-0 away game.

"If you really want to talk about the feeling, I feel more enjoyable than the previous 4-3 reversal of the Spurs. Before that, it was "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-style escape from death. This time it was "Seeking the World"-style big-picking. I was once ready to accept a big draw..."

Assistant coach Di Brown complained wildly, Curry and others nodded silently, and Su Yang did not pretend to be invincible. He was originally trying to steal a victory. There were only Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​in the team who deliberately pretended to be serious with a stern face. After all, they won without them.

The laughter gradually stopped, and Su Yang clapped his hands to concentrate the team's attention: "The Rockets will definitely make a crazy counterattack next. We cannot relax when we return to the home court. We will have a day off tomorrow, and will resume training the day after tomorrow. We must also do our best in the third game the day after tomorrow!"

Everyone nodded, and during the chat, it was a bit terrifying that Harden was let go of his swing, but fortunately, Harden's performance was not so stable.

At around three o'clock in the morning, the plane landed in Sa City.

Su Yang rushed back to the apartment and slept until the afternoon before getting up. He glanced at the TV station and social media and found that the second game between the Kings and the Rockets was hotly discussed. Most of them were discussing how Harden could better help the Rockets win. It was difficult to kill the Kings when they scored low and had high assists. It was easy for other Rocket players to become spectators. That kind of subtle balance was difficult to control.

There are also opinions that Paul and Harden are not very compatible. The two can take turns to play in the regular season and lead the Rockets to become the number one in the Western Conference. However, when entering the playoffs, the degree of confrontation has been greatly improved. Paul must become a pitcher, or Harden runs to play a real off-ball to play the best of both of them. What are the reinforcements of Gerald Green and Luke Barmot that cannot play a decisive role.

There are so many things, nothing new about the discussion.

Someone broke the news that he received news from Paul's agent: If Harden and Paul lose to the Kings for two consecutive years in the playoffs, Paul would consider giving up renewing his contract with the Rockets and instead considering teams such as the Spurs who were interested in him before joining the free market, or returning to Los Angeles to join Paul George, whose team does not believe that the Rockets are willing to pay luxury taxes.

"The Spurs didn't give Gasol a big contract, but they had the opportunity to compete for Paul in the free market. It depends on whether the Lakers have any operations to exchange several young people for superstars, and then sign Paul to form a Big Three lineup. Anyway, the Lakers especially like to form Big Three..."

Su Yang blew and chatted with each other in the coaching group, while assistant coaches such as Mike Brown mentioned that this offseason would be crazy because the result of the finals would directly determine the future of the Cavaliers' four giants. Maybe there would be two superstars Irving and Butler.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yang took a look at the Eastern Conference Finals on the Cavaliers and found that it was still a crushing trend.

"We snatched too much attention and reports that the world ignores the existence of the Cavaliers' Big Four..." Mike Brown chatted in a small group, pointing out that the Cavaliers should not be underestimated. Anthony and LeBron, who are seriously defending, both the Kings lost the regular season.

The 4-3 reversal of the Spurs did make many people ignore the Cavaliers' overwhelming defeat of Kai in the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Su Yang replied and joked: "If it weren't for the Rockets, I'd already started to consider the opponent in the next round..." In fact, I didn't look down on the Cavaliers. The main reason was that it took too long to play the Spurs before, and I was careful when playing the Rockets, so I didn't have time to think about that much.

Early the next morning, the Kings team resumed joint training.

Everyone sat in the video center, carefully reviewing the game, and reviewing why they couldn't defend Harden in the second game.

"I can't say that it has no effect at all, nor is it a reason for myself, nor is it an exaggeration to the referee's bonus. James Harden got more free throws than the first game, which made me defend seriously, but I always reserved. I was worried that I wouldn't call a foul..."

Brogden, who is the main defense of Harden, made a speech first, and it was a bit confusing. The general idea was that Harden had a referee bonus, but it was not as much as the public said, which affected his defense to a certain extent. It was not that he was afraid to defend at all. The core was still a problem of defensive strategy.

Everyone followed the topic and started discussing.

After ten minutes, a unified conclusion was drawn: Harden, who recovered the mid-range and referee bonus, was not that easy to defend, but he could accept Harden's high scores, because the Rockets would not be able to form a scoring shock wave, and the Kings could control the rhythm of the game well.

Facing all the players with the ball, almost all can accept similar situations. For example, during the Cavaliers 1.0 period, LeBron often scored high scores, but the Cavaliers lost the game. After all, it was too difficult to win by 1-5. Jordan waited until the lineup was formed and the ball rights were reduced before he began to dominate. There was also Adrian Dantley, who won two scoring champions, but the Pistons sent him away and won the championship.

If Harden averages the ball and scores at more than ten seconds per round, no matter how difficult it is, it will be a breath and rest for the Kings.

After the video conference was completed, the team held training as usual.

Nothing new.

Compared to playing the Rockets, there is no need to study how to cut off the pass route, no need to study how to reduce points loss in the rotation stage of the main and substitutes. There will be much less intrigue and gambling strategies. Rocket players rarely run without the ball, and defense is easy.

When playing against the Rockets, the winner depends more on whether Harden and Paul lead the Rockets team, and there are two concepts: playing against the Spurs.

On the 19th, the King and Rockets G3 started fighting.

After a long time of absence, he returned to the home court of the Golden No. 1 Center, the Kings fans cheered wildly. Su Yang temporarily changed the opening ceremony performance to relive the 4-3 reversal of the Spurs, recalling the historical moments with the fans at home, and the atmosphere was in the Nine Heavens.

Antetokounmpo followed and gave an opening speech as a team representative: "Good evening everyone, welcome you here. We will have a crazy game tonight. Unfortunately, I can't play yet, but I will enjoy it with you..."

The audience cheered one after another.

The game started.

Su Yang adjusted the rotation, allowing Grant to serve as the starting small forward, partnering with Covington and Brogden to form the strongest rotation, preparing for the Rockets' fiercest impact, and adjusting the strategy, allowing Daluo to encounter pick-and-roll and hit the DC, reducing the chances of Harden and Paul.

Anyway, it's the oppressive way,

Try to hold the Rockets down at home and achieve a 3-0 lead, crushing the Rockets from both match point and psychological aspects.

The starting lineup of the Rockets has not changed.

Amid the cheers of the whole field, Capela won the jump ball, Paul took the ball and pushed it to the right to slow down 45 degrees, looking for pick-and-roll. The Kings followed the pre-match arrangement and defended with the regular D&C strategy, not giving three-pointers or rushing the basket, not giving easy passes, and allowing mid-range distance.

Even though Paul is one of the best mid-range shots in NBA history, with a shooting percentage of up to 56% throughout the season, he only needs to let Paul shoot in mid-range shots and prevent Paul from connecting other Rockets players.

In short, just give less easy      ball.

Paul saw that posture, hesitated for a moment and then shot. The basketball went into the net in a hollow, and the Rockets scored two points first.

Su Yang clapped his hands and signaled that it didn't matter. He turned around to the Kings' attack and directly picked up the ball and looked for Harden. He easily broke through and attracted Ariza to move and double-team, assisted Covington to cut and score a dunk. Curry also had a chance to run, but the dunk was always more stable than a three-pointer.

The Rockets attack again.

Harden held the ball on the wing and tried to Ariza to play pick-and-roll. The Kings defended as usual. After Covington delayed the step, he also deliberately stood in front and back foot. Harden looked at the moment of standing front and back foot, and pulled the ball and changed direction and made a breakthrough, breaking into the basket.

Su Yang continued to clap his hands and signaled that it didn't matter.

That is the result the king wants.

The dc strategy defense does not give three-pointers to hit the ball. Covington also defends Harden from the front and back foot and shoots three-pointers. Naturally, Harden has several opportunities to break through and hit the basket. Professional players know that they can step forward and prevent breakthroughs, and they can defend against shooting in front and back, so they can make a sudden shot.

Anyway, Daluo has the protective frame under the basket, but this time it was not successful. Whether it is Harden or Paul, as long as the Rockets team is not connected in series, as long as the three-pointer rain is not activated, as the physical strength decreases, the efficiency will also decrease, so it will be better to control it.

When you go back and forth, after the first quarter, the Kings and the Rockets tied 30-30, but the Rockets made 3 of 12 three-pointers and did not play the desired rhythm. Harden played for a full twelve minutes and sat on the bench and gasped continuously when he left the court.

The second quarter started and the situation was similar. The Rockets made 2 of 8 three-pointers, and Paul and Harden's efficiency began to decline as expected. The two made 4 of 11 shots in total, and only gave out 2 assists, relying on free throw support to only lose 1 point.

After returning from the third quarter at halftime, the situation still remained unchanged. The Rockets made 3 of 10 three-pointers, and Harden intended to assist others, but Ariza and others took too few balls and felt cool. However, Curry made 1 of 6 shots, and he did not widen the gap.

The Kings led the fourth quarter with 1 point.

Su Yang waved his hand and signaled that the whole team took turns to fight Harden alone. Ross played first. Ross played Raven after he played. Raven after he played Tatum after he played. Tatum after he played Jeff Green, which made him look extremely mental and exhausted his energy. Harden finally failed to hold on and made 2 of 7 shots in a single quarter.

Harden's physical strength decreased, and his breakthrough decreased accordingly. He could not get free throws even with a large number of shots, and Paul also missed the middle distance.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Rockets 116-111, and led 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals series, with a huge increase in hopes of advancing.

In the whole game, the Rockets made 10 of 38 three-pointers, while Paul made 8 of 19 shots, with 23 points and 3 assists.

Harden made 9 of 22 shots, made 15 of 16 free throws, scored 35 points and 11 assists, with high scores and high assists, but still not winning

After the game, various discussions on social media began to fly.

Someone revealed that Rockets boss Filtino was furious and could not accept that he might have been swept by the King for two consecutive years. His emotions were a little out of control and he cursed directly at the Rockets training base: Chris Paul's 7-for-1 is the stupidest deal in history.
Chapter completed!