The battle of life and death is like this for the Rockets, so the Rockets' locker room in this game is quite serious.

The Rockets also know that the Western Conference is difficult to play, so they have a certain amount of mental preparation before the game. Whether it's the Lakers or the Warriors, it's not going to be too easy to play. D'Antoni also said in the dressing room: "This is the biggest game of the season and I hope everyone can cheer up. Don't let this whole year's efforts go to waste.

We're strong, we have a chance to beat any team, and the Lakers aren't invincible.

After saying these bloody words, D'Antoni began to make detailed tactical settings for this game.

For example, how to solve the problem first, or the offensive problem, which is also the core of his tactical system, and Larry. Like Brown, all tactical strains start with this. It's just Larry. Brown is just thinking about defense. This is normal, there is no superiority or inferiority, it is the manager's own tactical thinking and system thinking.

D'Antoni is a master of attacking, so it's definitely going to be this.

Some adjustments have been made to the details, but the Lakers have no obvious place to target, and the overall defense can basically be said to be flawless. So if you really want to say, it's a ...... He asked Harden to take the initiative and stop thinking about anything, he was an absolute strong point for the Rockets in this series, because the Lakers' Butler was in front of him, and the defensive mode was naturally restrained by him. This advantage must be practiced and used well now, and it cannot be given up at all.

Then it is to suppress the Lakers' outside line, still not giving easy three-point shots, and then maximizing their own three-point shooting ability. At the same time, it is more encouraging to be decisive and not hesitate, because D'Antoni knows that this kind of game can be very stressful, and the more you put pressure on the role players, the easier it is for them to hesitate and be inaccurate, and then it will be more than worth the loss.

So in this case, it is better to go straight to the most decisive way and make a direct move, so that they don't have time to think so much.

D'Antoni has D'Antoni's coaching method, which is the benefit of his coaching method, offensive encouragement, so as to better drive the enthusiasm of defense.

As for the interior, he didn't have much arrangement, because after a detailed discussion with the team's chief defensive assistant coach Bu Shuai, both of them agreed that this Rockets team has no way to really trap the Lakers' No. 29. The configuration of the team building team is to build the team for the "little fast spirit". It's the same on the defensive end. This kind of team building mode, basically to stop the Lakers No. 29, is a dream. Not to mention 2 people, 3 people may not be good.

The best thing to do is to see how he feels on his free throws tonight, and if it's not good, he can use a foul to block it a little. If the free throw is on the line, then you can only do your best. However, D'Antoni also thought about another possibility, what if the Lakers' No. 29 just doesn't pass the ball? Then there is a backup plan that can be used...... Seriously, with what he knows about the Lakers' No. 29 Eastern center, such a possibility is slim to none.

So I can only think about it.

G3, in the case of falling behind 0-2 with a big score, if you want to win, this is the key, and the superstars in the team must play in time. Otherwise, it will be dangerous. He handed over everything that should be explained, and as for the rest of the changes in the arena, it will be at that time to respond to the situation. It's too early to say that.

In the center of Toyota, more and more people began to enter at night, slowly making the place crowded.

All walks of life are also looking forward to the start of this game.

"This is the Celestial Empire Sports Channel, I'm Meteor Shower, I'm Zhang Weiping, and our special guest today is Yao Ming, a former Rockets basketball star......"

Penguin Sports live broadcast, a live broadcast of watching legs before the game, woe, wrong, live broadcast of watching the ball before the game, well, it's all the same anyway, because the Internet is relatively free, so everything can be heard. Anyway, it's all about watching the ball, and it's not bad.

A ball and a pair of balls, it's all okay, it's all balls anyway.

This is also one of the purposes of Penguin Sports Live to set up this beautiful vase commentary.

What the? You say their purpose is to increase women's awareness of basketball...... Let me ask you, why do you say such a thing, do you believe it yourself? Doesn't your own conscience hurt?

On the U.S. side, the game broadcast by ESPN is still broadcast on ESPN One, and it can be seen that they still know how many people want to watch this game. The lineup of guests is also relatively balanced, in line with their so-called "fair, just and open" authoritative media image.

1 Team Rocket's celebrity, Hakim. Olajuwon, a Lakers celebrity, Goodrich, once played for the Los Angeles Lakers around the 70s, and won the championship with Chamberlain in the 71-72 season. Five-time All-Star in his career.

It seems to be very fair, one on each side, but when you think about it, you feel that something is wrong, because ...... Compared with the coffee position, it is obvious that the two people are not on the same level. Olajuwon is at least in the top 12 of history, and there is no pressure. Goodrich here, well, it's not that it can't be done, it's several All-Stars, there are also champions, and they have made efforts. But the problem is that in front of Olajuwon, a historical supergiant, it is suddenly not enough. ESPN's hand is still playing a real slip.

If you want two people to argue, who has more say must be Olajuwon.

And Olajuwon is a super player who plays center, Goodrich is not, he is an outsider, which makes the two people have different criticism of Tang Qian. Olajuwon actually didn't like Tang Qian so much at first, but after seeing Tang Qian becoming more and more versatile, he also began to appreciate it. But...... He's still a red rocket heart. He's also the soul of the Houston team, so it's self-evident which side he'll be on in such a game.

The third game began, the Toyota Center, and the starters of both sides began to enter the field.

At the beginning of this game, there were various fighting methods, starting with the Rockets' tactics, first playing a few "light bulb combinations" to operate off-ball conduction, and then stealing a few chickens and quickly turning into superstar misplaced singles. Yes, that's also a tactical tenet for D'Antoni tonight. The light bulb combination conducts the whole team without the ball + the superstar is misplaced to solve the problem.

There are not so many tricks, and when it comes to this point, most of the tactical routines and practices have been seen by the other party, plus the change in scale, it is more direct to choose a simple method. This can actually be summed up as a routine, the "light bulb combination" distributes the attack, and the "light bulb combination" attacks in person, and it is gone.

It's all about using the power of the "bulb combo" to attack, whether it's a pass or a single, it's all about this.

D'Antoni's change of tricks at this time can be considered streamlined, and it looks like a good change.

Plus the third game, the Rockets, who are 2-0 behind, will obviously get more "home whistles". This is also Adam. Xivar, a person whose Chinese name is Xiao Hua, is a habitual method. Of course, it will not be as obvious as in the first few years, the way it is handled is more delicate, and the degree of "whistle" deviation is measured according to the ratings and importance of the game.

In the matchup between the Rockets and the Lakers, Xiao Hua may interfere a little, but it will definitely not be as naked and red as the division finals. If the Lakers are now leading the Warriors 2-0 or the Warriors are leading the Lakers 2-0 in the Western Conference finals, he will definitely have to show off his "president operation" according to his urine nature. In the game between the Lakers and the Rockets, although he hoped to play a few more games, it was not enough for him to be so "tempted".

After all, his previous experience told him that he couldn't go too far by meddling like this, otherwise the rounds would be a tie-break, and the fans wouldn't be able to look at it.

So...... Measuring "meddling power" based on the level of play and ratings is also a new conclusion he has learned in recent seasons. It seems that there are indeed complaints about the "whistle", which is much less than in the first two years. In addition, he also made a big fanfare and came up with a so-called "last two minutes" detailed referee report, which seems to be a lot fairer. But it's also a cover-up, because it's wrong, so what? Dude will continue to be wrong next time, it doesn't matter if it's wrong, the result can't be changed anyway. It's a big deal to apologize, and it won't drop a piece of meat, so how should we play.

Now fans have a general understanding, as the NBA coaching staff, how can they not know? So this ball, Mike. D'Antoni would be in the locker room before the game, and Harden is strongly recommended for individual offense. Don't think about it, first of all, Butler actually can't defend him, and the defensive mode is Tianke. And then there's ...... The whistle of this game, D'Antoni had already expected before the game to favor the Rockets' side.

If you don't take advantage of it, it's a waste of opportunity.

What looks good, what ugly, what unspoken rules, what fair, wins...... is the last word!!

In competitive sports, the winner is king.

So when Harden stopped the ball at the top arc, the Rockets actively carried out a misplaced single pick, and Butler thought that there was nothing wrong with his choice and judgment. But I didn't expect the Rockets to give Harden a ...... directly Double Cover! I really didn't expect Team Rocket to suddenly play like this, which is a bit surprising. In the end, Butler was blown up by Harden before, and doing so is a bit of a waste of resources. However, D'Antoni has D'Antoni's idea, he is to establish an advantage from the beginning and then suppress the momentum of the Lakers.

Last time, it was just bad luck and overturned, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with his tactical operation.

The Lakers took a tactical cut, and Ariza received the ball with a step and shot, dodging the Rockets' Capela's defense and scoring this goal. The Rockets' Paul misplaced the offense, broke through and hit the next throw. Misplaced singles is really a stunt of the Rockets, it's not that others can't use this thing, the key is ...... The "mismatch rate" of your misplaced singles is far from that of this Houston Rockets. Otherwise, the opponent's weak point will not be killed by the misplaced single?

Everybody will change it on purpose.

This shows that the misplacement of the misplaced singles also has a success rate, but the Rockets did the best.

Harden dribbled quickly, Butler followed the defense, but this ball Harden was a pass, Capela and him directly went down after a false block, and scored the goal with a quick shot. Lakers' Rondo made a fake fax shot, burst in, and scored a one-handed layup.

Harden of the Rockets cut in, shot without the ball, missed, but he grabbed this frontcourt rebound, and immediately threw it out, and the outside firepower point opened fire instantly, without hesitation. It looked like what D'Antoni said in the dressing room before the game still had an effect. Although this game is very critical and a game that the Rockets can't lose, because of the emphasis before the game, everyone shot quickly and did not hesitate. That's what D'Antoni wanted.

As an offensive team, we must not hesitate on the offensive end, the more critical it is, the more decisive it is.

The Lakers made a top arc block, and Tang Qian played after getting the ball, but when the ball was a little back, after the basketball rolled around the basket, it just missed and slid out of the basket. The Rockets immediately pushed quickly, and like the wind storm, directly hit the Lakers' half. This is also one of D'Antoni's pre-match arrangements, if you can not play the position, reduce the position, play as fast as possible, and seize every opportunity to play fast!

Beat them to an unstable footing!

In this era, it is already an era of offense, even if it is the Los Angeles Lakers, they are the same, and one team cannot reverse this overall trend. In addition, he has also received rumors that he will continue to weaken the defensive end and strengthen the offensive end in the future, and the Lakers' team-building style of play is already a bit "against the trend". Even the Grizzlies and Bulls, the two slow-paced teams that used to be iron-clad, aren't they now "good"? Therefore, he firmly believes that his own style of play is the future of the league.

Just like when he implemented the small-ball storm early on the Suns, he never doubted his vision.

It will be more and more difficult to defend in the future, this is the problem of this version of the NBA, unless it is adjusted back, otherwise, the Lakers will only play more and more difficult and unflattering. This has nothing to do with their system and lineup, it is the suppression of the big version of the rules. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Lakers are indeed a lineup configuration that would be too suitable for Larry. Brown built a defensive system, and they would have played themselves to death long ago if they played like this. At most, it's the next Grizzly Bear and Bull.

Don't say Larry. The O'Brien Cup, even in the West, is very difficult to break out.

Paul dribbled over half the court, commanded the whole team to run at the top arc, and suddenly made a block, and he threw it, which was quite decisive.

The Lakers' Tang Qian caused a defensive foul on the opponent, making 2 of 2 free throws from the free throw line. But the Rockets are chasing three-point shots...... It's a pity that it didn't hit. But the ball was a long rebound, and it happened to be picked up by Paul, who immediately threw his hand at the perimeter, and the Rockets player on the perimeter raised his hand and shot.

Hit!

Butler forced a foul on his opponent and made 1 of 2 free throws, and it looks like he's really struggling with this series.

Harden didn't call for a pick-and-roll, he just hit Butler hard, Butler was afraid of eating fouls, the ball retreated a little farther, and Harden immediately scored in European steps. Harden also trash talked at Butler after scoring the goal, and it looked like he was going to completely destroy Jimmy in this series. Butler up. In this way, the advantages of the Rockets can be expanded.

Butler hit a three-point shot and missed, and Harden's trash talk made him a little mentally unguarded, which just made the Rockets' No. 13 more proud and more unscrupulous on the offensive end. There was no choice but to temporarily replace Butler, hoping that he could calm down on the bench. Replaced with Josh. Smith.

Ke Yosh. Smith was a little too tall, and the center of gravity was not easy to keep up with the 196CM Harden, and the Lakers could only let Ariza go over and Josh. Smith makes a substitution defense. However, the effect is still not very significant, Ariza is too much of a loss in terms of strength, and Harden actually uses his strength and tonnage to kill him. If it weren't for Tang's potential inside line as a barrier, such a fight would also be blown up.

Harden is already infinitely close to being a super scorer this season, and with tonight's whistle favoring the Rockets a little more, the Lakers didn't play very well in the first quarter. It's not as handy as Team Rocket.

With Beverley's three-pointer shot being disrupted, the first quarter ended with the Lakers trailing by 16 points, 12-28. The Rockets' first quarter was a success, and the Lakers' perimeter players were severely hampered.

Butler's poor performance exacerbated the situation.

But compared to the last one, it doesn't seem to be too much, right, it's the only way to comfort my heart.