Chapter 306: Straight to the West
After the Rockets defeated the Spurs, they also eliminated the Timberwolves again with a huge advantage of 4:1 in the second round of the playoffs, and a week later, it was the Western Conference Finals.
At this time, in the training hall in the Toyota Center Arena, everyone of the Rockets was there, they gathered around D'Antoni and listened carefully, and D'Antoni, who was surrounded in the middle, was holding a tactical board to point fingers, although the Rockets also defeated the Warriors in the West last season, however, this year can not be careless, during the regular season, the Rockets also played against the Warriors a few times, it can be seen that the Warriors are indeed stronger than last year.
The Eastern Conference Finals are the Cavaliers and the Celtics, this year's Celtics are also very strong, and their starters are also very luxurious: Horford, Hayward, Jaylen Brown, Smart and Irving, the lineup is no worse than the Cavaliers, however, there is a bug in the Cavaliers, that's right, it is Gao Yang, if his three-point shot is still playing normally, then no matter how luxurious the lineup is, it may be stunned!
D'Antoni and everyone in the coaching staff are under a lot of pressure, even if they pass the Western Finals, then the Cavaliers will need a major reorganization in the finals, although Gao Yang led the Nets to the finals last season, but the Nets' teammates are not strong, and now Gao Yang is teaming up with James! All of you really took a hard time.
However, it is better to deal with the current Western Conference finals, they now need to limit Curry, Curry's three-point shot is not vegetarian, this task is naturally handed over to Harden and Luan Jiye, after all, both of them are guards, and they still have something that Curry does not have, physical confrontation! Luan Jiye is no problem with single-handedly resisting an NBA guard now, needless to say Harden, who also ate Curry in various games before.
Kevin Durant's mid-range shot is very accurate, and the Grim Reaper was handed over to Ariza, although Ariza said that it was still a little reluctant to limit Durant, but it also worked during the game, Ariza still has the ability to single Durant, and Klay Thompson was handed over to Luan Jiye, yes, he not only wants to limit Curry, but also Thompson, and mainly to limit Thompson, Curry's words only occasionally help Harden.
Draymond Green, a player, everyone knows that playing is dirty, and whoever plays against him will have to bear the risk of injury, but Green, a short center, has no physical confrontation, and there is also a three-point shot, if he is handed over to Capela, it is likely to become a shortcoming, first of all, Capela's personal ability is too poor, scoring is almost by eating cakes, and his shooting ability is also very poor, let alone three points, and speed is his biggest shortcoming, Curry often uses this small to score smoothly, so Capela is to be determined first.
Tucker is going to deal with Andre Iguodala, Iguodala is also a very tough player, and Tucker is also very difficult to face him, but Tucker only needs to shoot three-pointers as much as possible, especially three-pointers in the bottom corner, which is worthy of his nickname "Bottom God" Tucker!
The second bench of the Rockets is Zhou Qi, Anderson, Johnson, Green, Paul, Paul is also a weapon to limit Curry, he has shaken Curry many times, he can replace Harden or Luan Jiye at any time, Zhou Qi blocked Durant in the Olympics, so the Rockets focus on cultivating Zhou Qi to fight Durant.
At this time, posters of all 12 people of the Rockets have been hung outside the Toyota Center, Luan Jiye and Harden are in the middle, and all the fans are very much looking forward to this Western showdown, the first and second games are playing at the Toyota Center, whether it is local fans or Golden State fans from afar, they have already booked tickets.
After D'Antoni finished talking about tactics, all the players were disbanded, Luan Jiye and Harden began to discuss how to limit Curry on the side, and after a while, Paul also came over, and the three of them discussed for a long time on the side, the three of them were very serious, and their expressions were also very serious, it seems that for the championship, everyone is serious.
At this time, Jackson felt that he was extremely useless, he was also a point guard, although he had the ability to play in the NBA, but he had always been a marginal player, and this time he recalled himself in the playoffs, thinking that he had been reused, but he didn't expect to be still a substitute player, and he couldn't get more playing time.
Zhou Qi is practicing back-to-back singles with the trainer, Zhou Qi's current shortcoming is still physical confrontation, and back-to-back singles rarely succeed, all, every time he chooses to play singles, he turns around and jumps, but it is his arm span that can be singled with Durant, after all, he is difficult to be blocked.
Capela, Nene, Blake, and Dunn are mainly playing on the inside, and any of them can play Green alone, even if it is Dunn, the size is there, Anderson, Tucker, Johnson, Green and others are also doing their own training, and everyone is actively preparing for the arrival of the big game.
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During the lunch break, everyone went to the cafeteria to eat together, Luan Jiye still sat with Harden and Paul, discussing tactics while eating, Harden said: "Curry's three-point shot is really difficult, I hope his hand feels cold." ”
"Hahaha, that's right, I feel it deeply!" Luan Jiye said with a smile.
"I think it's a good idea to use singles to drain Curry's energy." Paul said, taking a bite of the salad, and then continued: "As long as Curry has the stamina, even if you put your hand on his face, he'll shoot a three-pointer!" ”
"It reminds me of Gao." Harden said, then looked at Luan Jiye and said, "You two have been competing for a long time!" How to say, love and kill each other? ”
"Poof!" Luan Jiye laughed, and then said, "Okay James, the two of us will only kill each other on the court!" ”
"What do you say?" At this time, Green also sat down with a plate, and Harden said, "We're still discussing how to limit Curry, really, why did God just let him hang himself?" ”
"You're wrong, and Gao Yang." Luan Jiye said.
Green said: "Actually, I don't think Curry has anything to be afraid of, just use his body to cling to him, and no matter how accurate his three-point shot is, he won't miraculously shoot a lot, right?" ”
"Then you don't know him very well, but even so, he will still throw himself in!" Paul said.
"Remember Jeremy Lin? He can also limit Curry. Luan Jiye said.
"That's right, but he's at a low point now, and his team hasn't made the playoffs, so even poaching him for 1 won't help!" "Of course, I miss playing alongside him a lot," Harden said. ”
Between the four of them, lunch was finished, after eating, a short rest, and then back to the training hall to prepare for the afternoon training, this week, it was very hard, but everything for the championship was worth it!