NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After the victory, all the Rockets players hugged each other. This was a hard-won victory, and they had gone through a difficult season for it.

Even if they got the eighth place in the West, they did not give up. This is the foundation of the championship.

Tang Yu walked to the technical table and shook hands with the somewhat lonely Zen Master. The Zen Master shook hands without saying a word and turned away.

At this moment, the Zen Master actually had the intention to retreat. He suddenly found that this league seemed to no longer belong to him!

Tang Yu walked into the post-match press conference. He sat on the stage with high spirits and gave his post-match speech.

"We are back again!"

Applause broke out from the audience. Everyone knew what the Rockets had experienced this season.

Injuries, fights, locker room problems, Tang Yu solved all these problems before the playoffs.

Now-the championship team that made the league tremble is back!

After the applause, Tang Yu continued: "I told the boys on the team that we are the strongest, and they did it! We will step onto the final stage and win the final championship!"

Curry played well in the second half of this game, scoring a game-high 28 points, and 7 of 10 three-pointers were very efficient.

Durant scored 17 points, Anthony scored 18 points and 14 rebounds, Harden scored 11 points and 8 assists, and Ibaka scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Ray Allen contributed 8 points on the bench, and Xiaoka scored 9 points, 2 steals and 1 block.

Although Kobe scored 27 points on the Lakers side, his shooting percentage was not high, with only 8 of 21 shots.

Paul scored a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists, and Gasol and Stoudemire contributed 33 points together.

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After winning the Game 1 game against the Lakers, the Rockets once again became the favorite to win the championship, and the media frantically put the Rockets players on the front page.

Some media have even published pictures of the Rockets winning three consecutive championships.

Two days later, Staples Center.

The Rockets faced the Lakers in Game 2 away.

There was no change in the starting lineups of both teams tonight. Before the game, Lakers coach Zen Master was still in high spirits when he was interviewed and said that he would win all the remaining games.

Tang Yu was much more low-key, "I will focus on every game at this stage. As for the game back at home, let's see how it turns out tonight."

After the game started, the two teams went straight to the point of blood, with full intensity.

O'Neal said in the live broadcast room of TS Sports: "Hey man, the game between these two teams reminds me of the league in the last century. It's crazy. You can't imagine the intensity of this game!"

Barkley said: "Yes Shaq, I pray all the time that they don't fight! Haha!"

"Their strength is too close. Only by showing the best state can they win, and fighting for every ball has become the theme of the game." Brent Barry concluded.

Back at the game venue, Tang Yu changed his elegant coaching style. He shouted on the sidelines every time he attacked and defended.

He also communicated with the players in person during the timeout to cheer them up.

Curry continued to play strongly in this game after the end of G1. His three-pointers completely ignored the shooting range, position, and defenders!

Curry's three-pointers completely achieved the situation of unlimited sniping without opening the scope.

Curry made 7 of 12 three-pointers in the first half, and scored 23 points in the first half. Curry, who had never entered the three-point line, was terrifying.

The Lakers wanted to kill people with two 3+1 shots!

The Rockets relied on Curry's performance in the first half to completely open the rhythm. Now the Lakers are not double-teaming Harden, but they can't solve Curry's three-pointers.

At the end of the half, the Rockets led the Lakers by 8 points 57-49.

After returning to the locker room, all the players were sighing at Curry's explosive ability in three-pointers. There are many accurate shooters in the Rockets, but they are far behind Curry.

In the second half, the Lakers changed their defensive strategy and began to focus on Curry.

However, this did not affect Curry's touch. He took the ball and shot decisively, hitting another long three-pointer!

The audience was boiling, and Curry's performance made them crazy.

The morale of the Rockets players was also greatly encouraged. Under Curry's leadership, they continued to expand their lead.

In the end, as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 118-102 away.

The big score of the two sides came to 0-2, and the consecutive losses undoubtedly pushed the team into the abyss.

Curry scored 45 points in the game, including 13 of 21 three-pointers, with a hit rate of 61.9%.

After this game, Curry proved himself again. He used his strength to prove that he is a well-deserved superstar!

The loss of this game is undoubtedlyIt was a collapse for the Lakers players. They worked hard for a season to get the first place in the regular season, but they met the Rockets in the first round.

Although Phil Jackson said it lightly, it was unacceptable to both fans and players at this moment.

After only two days of rest, the Lakers returned to the Houston Dynasty Center. There was no way out in this game. If they lost, they would basically be eliminated.

The Zen Master also felt that he had run out of ideas. He could no longer come up with a tactic that targeted the Rockets.

Curry used two games to start his playoff "Day and Day Mode"!

The Lakers didn't seem to think about winning in G3. Their only goal was to completely strangle Curry.

But don't forget that Curry still has the support of his teammates. His scoring can create mobile phone opportunities through constant screens and back-running.

There really is not much that the Lakers' backcourt defenders can do.

Even with such a high-intensity defense, Curry can't stop scoring.

With Curry in a nearly invincible state, the Lakers players began to feel anxious and helpless, while the Rockets played better and better.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Lakers again at home with 125-108, and the total score came to 3-0.

Although Curry was closely defended, he still scored 40 points, including 9 of 18 three-pointers with a hit rate of 50%, and his performance amazed people.

The Lakers' playoff journey seemed to have come to an end, and they were facing the embarrassing situation of being swept out.

After the game, the Lakers completely lost their fighting spirit.

In the game two days later, the Lakers only lasted two quarters and completely collapsed in the third quarter.

Most of the fourth quarter was reduced to garbage time, and finally swept the Lakers 4-0 to advance to the next round.

All the Lakers were very disappointed, and this result was also unexpected by everyone.

Tang Yu was able to bring the Rockets together again in such a short time and make these players burst out with such strong cohesion. Now everyone recognizes Tang Yu's superb coaching ability.