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Chapter 583 If Winning the Championship Is Playing Mahjong
Fans and the media are full of praise.

It seems to have become a fact that the king won the championship.

Inside the team, Cousins ​​and others also forwarded various funny pictures of the 'Kings Championship' winning the championship in the chat group.

Su Yang himself didn't think he won 100% of the championship.

Mainly I have seen too many hot teams fail to win the championship in the end.

Let’s not talk about the Lakers’ two F4 and the Big Three of the Heat. After all, there are lineup defects in those three times. They are either too old or have no qualified centers. Take the almost perfect five-star Warriors as an example. He was also hanged and beaten.

If it weren't for the Spurs injury, everything would be unknown.

What's more, Wu Xingyong himself also suffered injuries.

Switching to the current king, although George has the second level of MVP for one team and one defense, he has not yet reached it. Although Antetokounmpo has the MVP + double team + DPOY level, he has not yet reached it. Cousins ​​​​has been injured twice since the season and missed nine games Contest…

The king's biggest reliance is Curry.

Not to mention, a large number of teams have targeted Curry.

Anyway, the road ahead is bright, but also tortuous.

But think about it.

Su Yang didn't directly order everyone in the team not to have the mentality of being invincible, but intended for the players to experience and summarize for themselves.

After a day off, the King flew away to challenge the Thunder.

Perhaps because Westbrook is the only one left, and the coach is a famous NCAA coach, the Thunder has become more like a college team, with simple tactics, emphasis on conduction, and relying on breakthroughs. Advantage.

From winning the jump ball in the first round, the Thunder used a simple high and low run to let Westbrook play the pick-and-roll.

Because the Thunder's positions are scattered, it is difficult for George and Antetokounmpo to forcefully help, and only Curry and Cousins ​​are allowed to defend.

The quality of Adams' screen, Curry wanted to squeeze past it immediately, it was quite difficult, so he decisively went around the screen to defend.

Never thought about it, Westbrook didn't hesitate.

Seeing Curry going around the screen, he immediately made a three-pointer and made two consecutive shots, forcing Curry to squeeze the screen.

Cousins ​​​​occasionally robbed, but the rhythm couldn't keep up with Westbrook.

Antetokounmpo and George also contracted early, but Westbrook didn't have much pressure to break through. He turned into a calm turtle just like playing the Spurs. Nine points and nine assists' status.

The Thunder's defense is also good. Adams participates in double-teaming Curry, let Robertson and other strong players go crazy rotations, try to force Antetokounmpo to shoot open positions, or let Cousins ​​shoot in the high position, and resolutely implement the strategy of "let you score with fear" .

Of course, that kind of defense just makes it impossible for the king to easily play a wave of offensive, and it can't prevent the king from covering in advance.

The Thunder fought so hard and paid a lot of fouls. After the first quarter, the Kings only led 33 to 31.

Taking advantage of the inter-section break, Su Yang glanced at the data table and found that Westbrook had 7 assists in the first quarter, and he was undoubtedly calm.

In the second quarter, the rhythm of the two teams remained unchanged.

Thunder Waiters, Payne, and Kanter played a super smooth rhythm, and I heard some spectators yelling: "Durant leaves, liberate other Thunder players, Brooks should have been fired long ago, he made it seem like the Thunder only has Durant It's like playing ball..."

But the rhythm is super smooth, facing the trio of Thomas Jr., Turner, and Covington, he is still slightly behind, mainly due to poor shooting.

After halftime, the Kings led the Thunder 70 to 64.

The king mainly played well with Cousins, George, and Thomas Jr., Curry and Antetokounmpo, one was double-teamed, and the other made a low shot.Taking advantage of the half-time break, Su Yang slightly adjusted the order of starting and receiving passes in the half-time.

The third quarter started immediately.

The Thunder strategy has not changed.

The Kings allowed George and Cousins ​​to catch the ball more first-hand, and Curry also played off the ball, speeding up in an all-round way.

After three rounds, the Thunder adjusted their strategy simultaneously, changing to a zone defense, focusing on Curry and letting Antetokounmpo three points.

Antetokounmpo still didn't find the touch, and the king's offense fell to LaVine and George, and LaVine couldn't stand it.

George couldn't stand it either.

The main Thunder team defended like crazy, a bit of the NCAA crazy March game to determine the outcome, probably due to the influence of Donovan, but that crazy defense made Thunder's own offensive efficiency also low. No second offense.

The ultra-high-intensity defense also made Westbrook, who has played for a long time, not so calm when he broke through, and scored 8 for 0 in a single quarter.

Assistant coach Mike Brown joked: "Westbrook's data changes, data analysts are dumbfounded when they see it, why is the first half so efficient, the second half is like a sudden substitution, there are not a lot of fouls, and the first half did not play too much. time."

Su Yang chuckled: "He is a player who either makes opponents suffer or wants teammates. He is unique in the league."

After three quarters, although the King's offensive efficiency dropped sharply, they continued to expand their advantage, leading by 12 and entering the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, both teams played with all their might.

Su Yang insisted on arranging for Curry to squeeze through the screen to chase Westbrook, and at the same time only allowed Cousins ​​to double-team Westbrook occasionally, which made Westbrook 7 of 2 shots in a single quarter and 2 turnovers, helping the Kings finally 120-106 Defeating the Thunder, it can be said that there is no danger.

In the whole game, Cousins ​​scored 33 points and 19 rebounds, Thomas Jr. scored 21 points, Curry scored 13 points and 19 assists, Antetokounmpo's shooting was a bit poor, 13 of 5 shots, but he scored 16 points by rushing to the basket, while George made 14 shots 6 of 14 points.

LaVine was messed up, only 3 points, not as good as Covington and Turner, the false starter status is really embarrassing.

In the locker room after the game, Su Yang specially encouraged LaVine: "Don't blame yourself, and don't be discouraged. Robertson who is facing you is a top defensive player. Harden and other players will also be dragged down when they meet him. You know , Just find the touch in the next game.”

LaVine nodded: "I will strengthen the offense with the ball, and I will also become stronger. I must not be afraid of confrontation when facing him."

The team flew to Dallas overnight.

Take a night off and challenge the Mavericks back to back.

The Mavericks strategy is very clear, focusing on defending Curry at the beginning: Deron followed closely, trying to create physical confrontation, Matthews and Parsons took turns to help defend and control the breakthrough route, and when Curry entered the inside, Pachulia and Novi Tsky pressed again.

When the variant version of the BOX1 defensive tactics is used, it is difficult for Curry to play efficiently, and the offensive task has to rely on others.

But Antetokounmpo and LaVine were both defended badly. The former couldn't get up and wasted half of the time, and the latter couldn't dribble and made many mistakes. Cousins ​​was almost stepped on by Pachulia, got angry and got a technical foul, but George played efficiently. , carrying the king forward.

However, the king fought back to back, lacked a little physical strength, and was called out for more fouls, so he kept passively following the rhythm.

After the first three quarters, they were 8 points behind.

In the fourth quarter, Curry finally got a normal whistle. He made 6 of 5 shots in a wave, and finally prevented the lore and led the Kings into overtime.

The game turned into a hand-to-hand battle. The two teams fought hard, and the scoring efficiency was extremely low, dragging into the second overtime abruptly.

In the second overtime, the referee whistled more aggressively, without much confrontation and fouls, and the scoring efficiency of the two teams was greatly improved.

With the excellent performance of Curry and George, the Kings led by 50 points with 7 seconds left, and then Antetokounmpo hit the iron twice in a row. On the side of the Mavericks, Deron scored 2 points first, Nowitzki scored 3 points, and finally the remaining In the next 2 seconds, Deron made an unexpected three-pointer.

Lost 121 to 122.

The king fought back to back, from falling behind to tying, and then leading and being tied and then lore, fighting two overtimes, exhausted enough.

In the whole game, Curry scored 35 points, George scored 31 points, Cousins ​​had 8 assists but 10 turnovers.

At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked about the impact of Cousins' mistakes on the result. Su Yang interrupted the question directly: "I am responsible for the loss. Coach Carlisle's final lore arrangement is as good as their previous strategy. I fell behind." Feng, I didn't expect the possibility of Deron Williams shooting a lore shot, probably because we were too complacent when we scored 157 points before, and didn't seriously analyze it..."

Those remarks are intended to remind the whole team not to be proud.

Winning the championship is not about playing mahjong, you just have to get all the cards.

There is so much room for improvement.

Fans and the media simultaneously discussed how to deal with the King, and most people agreed to guard against Curry and relax Antetokounmpo.

Su Yang saw the discussion and was ready to solve it.

(End of this chapter)