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Chapter 540 This wave of frightened birds (Deacon Jiageng)

After the game, the king rested for a day.

The whole team had dinner and chatted, and watched the Rockets play the Warriors by the way.

The news that LeBron may leave in the summer spreads more and more, and the generals of the Kings are also gossiping, but compared with 10 years of guessing where LeBron will go, they are not so interested. But everyone is unanimously sure: LeBron played well in the Warriors. Too happy.

The Warriors are doing well.

But LeBron no longer looks like that king.

Chris Granger, the head of the King's business department, also attended the dinner and revealed that LeBron's business value has dropped a lot in the past year. Nike is not satisfied. He thinks that joining the Warriors was a completely wrong decision and needs to be changed.

After the game was over at ten o'clock, the Rockets narrowly beat the Warriors at home, leading the series 3-0, and LeBron played quite well.

Various media reported one after another, and the fans also booed and debated.

In the end, the mainstream opinion took shape: LeBron and Cole's systems are incompatible, especially when superstars need to hold more balls in the playoffs. Cole runs and passes a lot, which is a waste of LeBron's physical energy. A strong team is really a bit difficult to handle.

In contrast to the Rockets, Harden played 45 minutes, and his usage rate of the ball was so high that it exploded. Howard also specialized in blue-collar jobs.

Many commentators believe that the Warriors have no hope of advancing to the Western Conference Finals, which is the biggest surprise of the season and is likely to lead to internal conflicts.

Su Yang was also surprised.

At the beginning of the season, I thought that LeBron + Clay should be a very strong combination. Who ever wanted to play like that? After a few games, it seems that Cole’s system can’t beat strong teams, and only Clay is alone. Qualified shooters are paired with LeBron.

But it's normal to think about it. Without Curry and Green, Cole's system is really difficult to cope with. Millsap can't replace Green's role. Collison is far behind Curry. There is some conflict with Iguodala's positioning.

If LeBron really leaves in the summer.

Then the NBA situation will change again.

At [-]:[-] p.m. the next day, Game [-] of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Kings and the Thunder continued at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Next to the king's bench, Su Yang called the whole team to speak.

"The Thunder have used a lot of strategies..."

"Initiate a pick-and-roll against Curry with infinite rotation."

"When attacking, let Robertson provide a cover, and fight for offensive rebounds with Adams and others, completely acting as a fourth position."

"One big and four small lineups, forcing tight shots, forcing us to attack the basket, then grab rebounds and execute quick counterattacks."

"There is also Ibaka's rapid retreat to prevent our fast break, and there are more big and four small lineups to attack the inside to find confrontation."

"Honestly speaking, they executed very well. They controlled the rhythm for a long time, and once pushed us to the edge of losing the game."

"But, we won three games in a row!"

"I am extremely tenacious!"

"We have to win the fourth game!"

"It will be very difficult, but we can definitely do it!"

The voice fell, and the whole team cheered and shouted in unison.

The game started immediately.

The Thunder won the jump ball, Durant ran the same way, got the ball from the sideline and was ready to single out, but instead of rushing to shoot, he found another screen, rushed to the basket to attract double-teams, and then passed to the corner to get a wide open Robertson, it's a pity that the three-pointer hits the iron.

Su Yang looked very emotional.

The Thunder fell behind 0 to 3, forcing Durant to give up his nature abruptly, and directly pulled up and shot without taking the ball.

Even so, Durant still couldn't change the fact that Robertson's three-point shooter was extremely poor, just like the team boss decided to try again, and turned around to see two low-level bugs written by the team members. collapse.

Turning around, Green pushed the fast break one-stop.

As a result, he forced a layup and hit the iron.

Su Yang looked like he wanted to curse.

I also understand that Green is eager to perform. After all, it is related to the first big contract of his career, so he is a bit impatient.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and Westbrook did not rush.

Looking for cover at the top of the arc, breaking through and scoring the ball, unfortunately Adams dropped the shot and hit the iron, Robertson grabbed the offensive rebound, Durant caught the ball and ran back from the center line, first passed Ibaka over, then broke through and rushed to the basket to attract double-teams, and passed again Adams still made a layup.

For a moment, Su Yang was convinced that seeing the desperate expression on Durant's face was too f*cking mentality.

Turning around, the King played slowly, Green responded at the top of the arc, Curry ran without the ball to attract double-teams, and Antetokounmpo made an empty cut dunk.

The opening rhythm of the two teams was much slower than that of the third game.

The Thunder's offense on the other side is still the mode of 'Dewey Gemini holds the ball, find pick-and-roll breakthroughs to attract double-teams, then distribute the ball to teammates on the weak side, and try to score simply and efficiently', but Adams hit the iron for the third time. Fortunately, Robertson grabbed an offensive rebound. Make up.

The Kings turned their heads to attack and continued the mode of 'Green's top of the arc deals cards, Curry and LaVine run without the ball to attract double-teams'.

The two teams came and went, and with 4 minutes and 24 seconds left in the first quarter, Adams fouled and Waiters came on to replace Robertson.

The Thunder adjusted the plan accordingly, Westbrook continued to attack with the ball, and the other all-change tools played a wave of 6-2.

Seeing that the score changed from 13 to 16 to 15 to 22, Su Yang also adjusted his strategy accordingly, double-teaming Westbrook.

Unexpectedly, Westbrook was extremely calm, passed all kinds of balls, and didn't make another shot until the end of the first quarter. All his experience was used on the defensive end. Foul, helping the Thunder lead 24 to 19.

The Kings shot only 34.8% in the first quarter, but the Thunder also shot 35.7%, which seemed like an iron-blooded battle.

Internode pause gap.

Su Yang analyzed: "Don't panic! This is their last resistance, and it will inevitably come very violently. Keep going!"

The game enters the second quarter,
The Thunder did not change. Durant and Westbrook tried their best to restrain their desire to single out, and kept looking for teammates, even if the teammates stretched.

The Kings went step by step, relying on the excellent performance of Thomas Jr. and Gay as substitutes, they only lost to the Thunder by 1 point in the second quarter.

Answering the locker room, Su Yang spoke again.

"Compared to the first quarter, our shooting percentage has increased to 42%, and the three-pointers have also returned to normal levels. The secondary data such as assists, blocks, and rebounds are better than the Thunder, but we made 5 turnovers and 7 fouls. We need to correct related issues in the second half. question."

After all, there is actually nothing to change.

Those mistakes and fouls are all uncontrollable.

Then the third quarter started.

According to the results of the opening jump ball, the Kings attacked first, Cousins ​​held the ball on the left waist to attract double-teams, Curry ran to the right to distract the defense, and finally Antetokounmpo ran back and cut to the basket. Unfortunately, he was too aggressive and forced A layup was blocked.

The Thunder got the rebound and counterattacked.

It was still the Dewey Gemini holding the ball to attract double-teams, shifting the strength and transmission in a large circle, Robertson did not shoot an open three-pointer, and the attack time was only 6 seconds.Westbrook was forced to rush with the ball and directly knocked Curry over. Facing the supplementary defense and scoring the ball, Adams threw another shot and hit the iron.

The Kings grabbed a rebound and counterattacked, but suffered a 24-second violation.

Thunder did not let up.

Turning around, Durant broke through with the ball, encountered Green's assisted defense, chose to score Ibaka, and hit the iron with a wide open three-pointer.

However, Robertson grabbed another offensive rebound, Westbrook made a breakthrough with the ball, and Adams finally made a throw.

The king then counterattacked.

Su Yang got up and reminded to speed up the pace.

Don't play so steadily, the thunder turns very fast.

Curry did as he was told, picked up a screen, found a misplaced match against Ibaka, and shot a three-pointer hollow into the net, which took only eight seconds.

Follow the king to start the super counterattack mode.

Durant broke through to attract Green to double-team, Ibaka scored from a wide open shot, and LaVine chased and made a three-pointer.

Durant made a sudden stop and leaned back to score, while Curry broke through and passed the ball around the baseline. Antetokounmpo made an open three-pointer.

Three consecutive three-pointers directly caused the Thunder to pause.

Su Yang called the whole team to speak: "The Thunder lost! I saw the fear on their faces, they were like wild geese that had been wounded by an arrow, and when they heard the sound of our bows, that is three consecutive three threes. I was so scared that I didn't know where to go, and I would beat up..."

Everyone in the king was skeptical.

Pause ends and the game continues.

The Thunder is still the Dewey Gemini holding the ball to break through to attract double-teams, and Adams's back-and-forth throwing shot hits the basket again.

The Kings counterattacked, Curry looked for a pick-and-roll, the Thunder still switched defenses, and Adams dragged 200+ weight and tried to stick it.

But Curry was not in a hurry to make a shot. He slid back and forth twice, from left to right, from right to left, and suddenly jumped with the ball.

The three-pointer hit the circle and bounced into the net.

The King scored 4 three-pointers in a row.

The camera was shown to the Thunder coach Brooks who came to the sidelines, and he actually laughed, probably a helpless wry smile.

Turn to the Thunder to attack.

Westbrook no longer divides the ball, but rushes with the defense.

As a result, the layup was a bang.

The king counterattacked, and Su Yang got up and shouted for stability, knowing that if the scoring momentum was cut off at this moment, the Thunder would have a breather.

Green was taken aback by the words.

Why don't you slow down before, but slow down now.

But Green didn't dare to refuse, and honestly divided the ball.

The cover was played around, and the King used the Thunder to switch defenses infinitely, allowing Cousins ​​to single Robertson on the left waist.

The size gap is too big, and the fake inside player Robertson has nothing to do, and the rhythm is slowed down by fouling in a hurry.

Two points were scored and an additional penalty was hit.

It is equivalent to scoring five three-pointers in a row.

Thunder's momentum almost collapsed.

After three quarters, the Kings led by 15 points.

The game entered the fourth quarter, but the Thunder did not give up. Durant and Westbrook continued to stay on the court, but Gay, Thomas Jr., Covington, and Turner, the four-person team was too strong, and the subtle coordination was strong. Help the Kings expand their lead by 20 points.

Seeing such a big gap, many Thunder fans left the field early. Seeing this, Durant and others completely collapsed their momentum.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Thunder 106-88, swept the series again 4-0, and advanced strongly to the Western Conference Finals.

全场比赛，库里拿到36分8助攻5篮板，考辛斯拿到21分12篮板2盖帽。

Su Yang hugged Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka in greeting, and even found the Korisenko team to shake hands and pat shoulders.

In the post-match press conference, Su Yang said that he would prefer to play against the Rockets or the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I personally want to play against the Rockets. I want to see if I can defend James Harden, who is in the strongest state. I want to teach him again..."

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