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Chapter 544 The strongest opponent has been eliminated

In-court play continues.

The King kicked off in the backcourt and started with a five-out formation. Curry took it to the left wing of the frontcourt and used Antetokounmpo to cover and forcefully rush to the basket.

Terry couldn't stop it, and Ariza was chased by a switch.

Curry tactfully took an extra step to hit the board with a backhand high throw, the basketball clanged like iron, and followed up with Antetokounmpo to catch the ball and take off to make a dunk.

The basketball blasted into the net, and the Kings led 101 to 97.

The whole result took a total of 8 seconds.

Howard sat on the sidelines and slapped his thigh fiercely, angry in his heart that he didn't make it to the stage, and let the Rockets lose protection inside. With Terrence Jones' movement and explosion, it would be a ghost if he could protect the frame. The ball is going to be double-teamed.

I only hate that when I was young, I believed in one person, one city, and my waist was injured and my explosive power was reduced. It would be better to join forces with Harden sooner.

The Lakers shouldn't threaten not to renew their contract when they requested a trade in the 11-year offseason. That was Kobe + coach Su Yang, so stupid at the time.

Happy basketball with a hammer.

Winning the championship is the real joy.

Offensive and defensive transitions on the field.

Harden took the ball from the center line, stopped on the spot and waited bowed. He didn't know if he was too tired or needed to observe the formation. He stopped in place for a few seconds, then turned to use Jones to cover in advance, broke through on the right, and took a serpentine pace to turn At the top of the arc, he encountered a double team.

The Kings players in the bottom corner also shrank and prepared to encircle according to Su Yang's arrangement. Harden obviously had nowhere to go, so he hurriedly passed the ball behind his back.

Jones received the ball at the top of the arc and made a wide open three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Gay jumped high to grab the rebound, landed and dribbled forward with the ball, and suddenly raised his hand from the center line to pass a long pass to the left wing.

At the same time, Curry happened to use Gerry to cover the inside cut.

The basketball flew to the short corner on the left. Ariza, who was in charge of defense, was delayed by Green, and the rest of the Rockets had no time to shrink.

Curry caught the ball under the basket and scored an easy layup.

103 to 97, the Kings extended their lead.

The referee's whistle blew at the same time. Su Yang turned his head to check the sound and found that Green and Ariza were playing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

It's like someone fouled me.

How to judge the penalty depends on the video.

Su Yang frowned slightly and was a little upset. The referee is helping the Rockets invisible. Watching the video for 2 minutes is equivalent to giving Harden a rest time and adjusting time for the Rockets. He has been operating for so long, just to catch Harden's lack of physical strength. .

It may also be Ariza's small trick.

Deliberate foul to delay time.

There's no point complaining, just waiting.

Simply arrange a few offensive tactics.

In a blink of an eye, the referee watched the video, and the result was [-] rebounds each. Green and Ariza received technical fouls, which canceled each other out and did not execute free throws. Curry's two-point layup was valid, and the ball was transferred to the Rockets normally. Ball, the game continues.

The DJ at the scene took the lead in shouting, and more than 7000 fans in the audience shouted for defense in unison, and the king's momentum surged.

The Rockets immediately launched an offense.

The screens and moves look the same.

But the basketball was finally handed over to Harden.

Even if Harden is obviously not slowing down.

In a hurry, Harden took advantage of the cover to break through from the left, facing the double-team attack, and Josh took the ball and started to rush to the basket. Seeing that Green made up the defense, Guy made up the defense, and quickly divided the open space at the basket. Jones Catch the ball and take off, raise your hands high for a dunk.

boom!
Antetokounmpo flies to nail the big hat.

The basketball rebounded and flew backwards, Curry grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, brought it to the 45-degree three-point line in three seconds, and made an emergency stop to chase the three-pointer.

The basketball bounced into the net with a thud.

106:97.

Cheers exploded in the Sleep Train arena.

Su Yang followed suit and applauded, and felt a little sorry for the Rockets. The Rockets played well in tactics, broke through to attract double-teams, and scored the second time to find an open space. Most of the time, Jones' dunk must have succeeded, but this time the To the beast Antetokounmpo.

In the face of absolute strength, all coordination is useless.

While thinking about it, he yelled to remind the Kings to mark Harden.

The Rockets are already in a dilemma. They can't play tactics without Harden, and they will be targeted by Harden.

Amidst the defensive shouts all over the court, Harden slowly dribbled the ball to the left wing, and the King directly defended with three players to force a pass.

Harden had no choice but to hit the ground and pass the ball.

It may be that the physical exertion is too great, the degree of control is a bit poor, and the rebound arc of the basketball hits the ground is a bit low, so Jones is not easy to hold.

Seeing this, Gay bent down and started to press. He succeeded in one blow and dribbled forward with the ball. Unfortunately, Covington shot a three-pointer and hit the iron.

The Rockets grabbed a rebound and counterattacked, Curry was too excited to press forward, but accidentally fouled by the thug, and the game entered a dead ball state.

Mike Malone quickly replaced Terrence Jones with Brewer, while Howard continued to sit on the bench to rest.

The Rockets can be regarded as using five small lineups.

He had taken a lot of lead with the five minors before.

Su Yang didn't change simultaneously, the king's fifth junior was definitely stronger than the rocket's fifth junior, and his defensive ability was almost crushing.

Even if the Rockets can rely on the five minors to break the scoring drought, they can't resist the Kings' scoring and completely close the gap.

The game continues.

Harden dribbled the ball to the right, moved to the top of the arc with the help of Josh's cover, faced Covington's defense, and rushed to the left.

Covington slid to follow without losing his position at all. The Kings were ready to encircle the basket simultaneously and did not give a chance.

Harden subconsciously made an emergency stop at the waist, and Green rushed up immediately when he saw this, and teamed up with Covington to double-team, covering the sky and blocking the sun.

It is a taboo for a defender to stop the ball at the waist.

Harden hurriedly took the ball to the left corner, and was about to be double-teamed and forced to make a mistake, so he suddenly took the risk of throwing the ball to the basket.

Josh catches the ball and hits back, but he can't stand Guy, and throws it to the right corner in a hurry. Ariza catches the ball and punches Antetokounmpo.

But Arizana's ball handling level is too poor.

That's why he didn't become the boss of the Rockets back then.

I saw Ariza rushed to the basket in three steps, but unfortunately the center of gravity of the dribble was too high, and Curry shot it off from behind.

Ariza hurriedly turned around and rushed. In the chaos, the basketball was forced out of bounds. The referee whistled and whistled for a violation, and the King had the ball.

The five juniors did not break the scoring drought, and the Rockets' momentum plummeted.

Su Yang got up and applauded, and reminded the rhythm by the way that there are 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the time, so the possibility of the Rockets' reversal should be reduced.

Even if the probability of reversal is only 10%.

Also reduce the tempo to 5%.

Curry followed suit immediately, and stopped after crossing the center line. The rest of the Kings covered and moved back and forth, and finally Gay made an air cut.

108:97.

The Kings led by 11 points, and the Rockets requested a timeout.

2 minutes left in the game.

In the ESPN live broadcast seat, Van Gundy sighed: "Many fans may wonder why the Rockets suddenly fell into a scoring drought, obviously they were still playing against the Kings until the middle of the second quarter, or why the Kings can always play a wave of offense. So, it was the same against the Thunder, and it was the same against the Rockets, do all three teams have huge defensive problems?"

Mark Jackson said with a smile: "Because against the Kings, you must guarantee 100% energy at all times. At the beginning of the game, you have enough energy and energy. % energy, the king will set off a wave of offensive, that is the normal level of the king, they have too many offensive and defensive methods..."

Brin made a concluding speech: "So, there has never been a team that can push the King to the strongest form? The Clippers and Warriors in the regular season have that trend, but the Thunder eliminated the Clippers in seven games, and the Rockets beat the Warriors in an upset. , the king is unstoppable now."

Van Gundy nodded with a chuckle: "Yes, the king's strongest opponent has been eliminated. It sounds like a joke, but it is the truth."

Between the speeches, the pause ends.

The Rockets defended frantically, rushed frantically, made a steal and made two fouls, and forcibly chased the point difference to only 5 points.

However, time is not enough, fouls will start in the last 50 seconds, and Curry and Thomas Jr. did not miss a free throw.

The final whistle sounded, and the Kings defeated the Rockets 113 to 106, leading Oita 1 to 0 in the Western Conference Finals series.

全场比赛，库里34分5助攻6篮板，哈登空砍32分11助攻11篮板4抢断。

All the commentators have changed their minds, unanimously optimistic that the Kings will advance to the finals. The main reason is that Howard did not play his due role in the five hours against the Kings, while Su Yang made a brief review and deduction, and decided that the potential adjustment of the Rockets is to play Capela and Bradley more. ruhr.

Capela is a first-year rookie, and he is very bold to use in the Western Conference Finals, but Mike Malone has that courage.

As for using Brewer more, it is tantamount to canceling the point guard. Anyway, it is not difficult for Harden to dominate the game.

(End of this chapter)