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Chapter 417 The finals are in sight

Four days off, Su Yang also had a day off, and according to Jiang Ruolan's arrangement, he met with Sam Singh at Beverly Villa.

Many things such as salary and position power have been negotiated before, and this meeting is mainly to formally sign the agreement.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Hinkie arrived as scheduled, wearing a suit and tie, with a side-parted hairstyle, which fits perfectly with the image of ordinary workplace elites in American dramas. The key point is that he looks a little chubby, very kind, and a typical team intelligence.

Seeing this, Su Yang stood up to meet him all the way.

The two shook hands and exchanged a few simple greetings. Hinkie directly turned to the topic and said a little excitedly: "Thank you for providing this opportunity. It is a great honor to work with you. Let me join hands to build Sacramento into a dynasty-level football team." Team!"

"Very happy!"

Su Yang also got a little excited, thinking that Lao Mei is too good at expressing her inner feelings, she likes to say a lot of things directly, between husband and wife, I love you at every turn, if it is changed to China, the old couple suddenly say I love you, Specify what's the big deal.

Hinkie didn't talk nonsense, sat down and quickly opened his briefcase, took out two documents, and handed them to Su Yang, "This is the evaluation report on the Kings' salary space for the next five years that I rushed out last night, as well as some important personnel preparations. The pick list..."

Su Yang received it, without opening it to check, he said directly: "I completely believe in your ability, these things..."

Su Yang is quite clear about Xin Ji's level.

Hinkie had just been the general manager of the 13ers in 76 years in his previous life. He selected rookie king Michael Carter-Williams, and used the second-round pick Glen Rice JR, the left hand guides the right hand, and the right guides the left hand, skillfully switching from two teams to two. A second-round pick.

A low-value second-round pick is exchanged for two future second-round picks. Regardless of how powerful the operation is, at least he is very familiar with the trading rules and clearly understands the needs of other teams, which shows that Hinkie has done a lot of work. , very dedicated.

Coupled with the fact that he later made several big tripartite deals with multiple teams, as well as designing Embiid's special contract that maximizes the interests of the team and players at the same time, it shows that Hinkie is proficient in the use of CBA terms and has superb business capabilities.

Even from the perspective of the draft, Hinkie also selected a player like Jeremy Grant with the 39th overall pick. If the 76ers had a lower overall pick at the time, they might have selected Jokic. Ann Wood.

However, Hinkie's luck was wrong, Embiid was injured consecutively, Noel was also injured, and Okafor had difficulty adapting to the small ball era.

But with Su Yang as the boss, Xin Ji's bad luck can be resolved, as long as he concentrates on trading, he is quite good at it.

"You are fully responsible for the selection of candidates for the general manager department, who to recruit as assistants, etc. I will handle specific personnel such as scouts and trainers, because I have a better vision and good connections. As for the operation of salary space, you can consider these first. something..."

Su Yang directly told Hinkie that he wanted to compete for Curry, and that Curry needed to set aside salary space in advance in order to offer a four-year-based offer in accordance with the regulations. The king's salary space is sufficient, after all, he just passed the poor line last season. The key work is to decide who will renew the contract and put those people into the free market on the premise of quoting Curry, such as the strongest 175 Thomas Jr. on the surface.

In the previous life, the King signed with Darren Collison in advance, and then signed with the Suns first and then traded for Thomas Jr., only got a special deal of 720 million US dollars, and the right to sign Alex, who was the 13th pick in 57. Thanks to grandma's house.

As Su Yang became the boss this time, he naturally had to avoid similar situations, especially signing a Buddhist player like Collison.

"I will start working in the direction you gave, and I have some ideas..." Hinkie continued.

For about an hour and a half, the two communicated on the main strategic direction of the Kings next season, and then separated in a low-key manner.

It's not that I'm worried about being photographed by reporters. Although the league restricts various powers openly, it does not prohibit preparations in advance. The main reason is that they are still coaching the Lakers. Even if they are negotiating during the break, it is still a bit embarrassing. Don't mess with it. Everyone knows.

In the blink of an eye on the 25th game day, the Lakers will gather for training in the morning. Curry’s soreness has completely improved. Team doctor Gary Vitti allowed Curry to play in the third game, but he must keep checking every time he leaves the field to prevent problems in advance and avoid repeated occurrences. .

During the training interval, Su Yang found Green: "In the past two days, we have specially practiced Jordan Hill's return to the starting center, but I decided to continue to let you start the game. You need to do better and don't be singled out by Duncan again. Blow it up, understand?"

Green nodded again and again, and returned to the training ground to work harder, wishing to eat the opposing Jordan Hill on the spot.

Su Yang is also helpless, knowing that Green's defense against Duncan is not effective, but it is difficult to play Green's role as a substitute.

At [-] p.m., Game [-] of the Western Conference playoffs between the Lakers and the Spurs kicked off at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Nicholson, Beckham, Charles Theron, Megan Fox and other big-name fans sat on the sidelines to watch the game.

Popovich changed again, Matt Bonner replaced Dior and Splitter, and partnered with Duncan to form the Spurs' starting inside line.

"Okay, Popovich has so many tricks in this series, three different starting power forwards in three games, it's elusive..." Su Yang saw the Spurs' starting lineup, and thought that luckily he didn't let Hill Start, otherwise it will be difficult to limit Bonner.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the Spurs won the jump ball, and the first attack was still handed over to Duncan for the main shot. The layup was bang and hit the iron. After grabbing the offensive rebound and then hitting the iron, he still hit the iron. Turned to the Lakers to attack, Kobe passed the ball to Gasol for support Curry hit a three-pointer.

The Spurs attacked again, and Parker asked Duncan to play a pick-and-roll, and the duo switched from you to me and I to you, and completed an empty cut to attack the basket and score.

The Lakers' second offense, conducting a run to find Kobe, dislocated against Parker, ignored Bonner's defense, and forced two points.

In the next few rounds, the Spurs' offense basically revolved around Duncan and Parker. Chasing Dream Green relied on the home court advantage and paid a foul to prevent Duncan from breaking out, while the Lakers' offense revolved around Kobe and Curry.

After the two confrontations between the two sides, many small coordination and small routines lost their effect, and the game became a real superstar contest.

Perhaps because of the home court advantage, Kobe was in a brave state. He quickly made 9 of 5 shots and 2 steals, while Curry mainly played off the ball. He quickly made 5 of 3 shots and unexpectedly got 3 free throws. The two scored together. 23 points, crushing Duncan and Parker in momentum.

After the first quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs 28 to 23. Kobe continued to play and led the bench to fight excessively.

The Spurs' bench lineup had nothing to do with Kobe. Ginobili and others could only watch Kobe score consecutively, like a god of war.

The key is that Kobe's defensive end is also full. With Blake and Jamison and other defensive colanders playing double-teams, it is difficult for the Spurs to score.

Popovich hurriedly replaced Leonard and Parker, but slightly restricted Kobe's shooting, but he still couldn't prevent Kobe from linking up with other Lakers players, so he quickly sent Danny Green and used unlimited defense against Kobe to stop Kobe.

Su Yang then sent Curry and Gasol. Curry failed to score several catches, and Gasol got three assists from Kobe.

After halftime, the Lakers led the Spurs 62 to 43.

Returning to the locker room in midfield, Su Yang reminded: "Given that the Spurs have already used three starting lineups, facing the current predicament, they are very likely to change their style of play in the second half, such as letting Danny Green and Leonard play the main role. Be prepared..."

The generals of the Lakers nodded to express their understanding, and Su Yang praised Kobe for his brave performance in the halftime, even if it was normal, he should praise it.

The third quarter was followed by the start of the game. The Spurs really reduced the ratio of Duncan and Parker to two-person transfers, and replaced it with Leonard and Danny Green. Many opportunities.

After three quarters, the Lakers still lead by 16 points.

In the fourth quarter, the game turned into a defensive battle. The Spurs scored consecutive three-pointers at the end, and the Lakers finally won 101 to 92.

In the whole game, Kobe made 25 of 13 shots, including 5 three-pointers and 9 free throws, scoring 40 points and 9 assists.

Except for the first quarter, Curry performed very poorly in the next three quarters. Fortunately, he made 20 of 7 shots and scored 22 points and 4 assists.

Participating in the press conference after the game, the reporter asked whether the rumors about Curry’s ankle injury after G1 were true, and how to explain Curry’s godly game and two games, Su Yang said with a smile: “Curry scored low, mainly because the Spurs targeted He has attracted a lot of defensive attention for us. I have emphasized many times before that he is the kind of player whose statistics cannot fully reflect his role..."

Generally speaking, it is emphasized that a player cannot reflect his role through statistics, and that player is probably good at defense and high in efficiency.

For example, PJ Tucker, many defensive positions without the ball, and the blocking positions for rebounding, even the positive and negative values ​​are difficult to reflect.

But Curry is really the kind of player who has a great impact on offense and is difficult to reflect through statistics. The so-called gravity is also.

After a day off, the Lakers continued to face the Spurs.

Popovich reactivated Splitter as the starting center, Duncan changed to a power forward, and the first quarter of the game was a dream.

The Spurs defensively focused on restricting Kobe and Curry at the same time, followed by Gasol, and others boldly let go. Artest and Chaser made 13 of 5 shots in total. In addition, Chaser and Gasol also had 3 fouls. The Spurs played in the first quarter. Leading the Lakers 26-19.

Su Yang's brain was buzzing, and he never thought that Chasing Dream Green and Gasol were so fast, and they were fouled three times.

Although there is the premise of Duncan's explosive hammer chasing Green, and other Spurs are also focusing on the inside, but the referee is purely blowing.

In the second quarter of the game, the defensive teams of the two teams remained the same, the referee continued to blow a few times, Jordan Hill got 4 fouls, the Lakers had a total of 8 fouls, and the Spurs, Ginobili and Ganinier 2 fouls each, 9 for the team.

The Lakers entered the third quarter with 8 points behind. Faced with foul troubles, Su Yang encouraged the team to maintain the intensity of confrontation.

Coincidentally, the Spurs did not reduce their defensive intensity. Instead, the referee gave up many whistles. The Lakers were relatively profitable. Curry scored two three-pointers, helping the Lakers to catch up with only 2 points at the end of the third quarter. , and more importantly, to establish a winning momentum.

The two teams entered the fourth quarter. On the Spurs side, Leonard reproduced the demeanor of the framed version of Jordan and teamed up with Ginobili to maintain the situation. On the Lakers side, Kobe played the leading role alone, making 10 of 7 shots and helping the Lakers in the last 30. seconds to tie the score.

Popovich and Su Yang paused one after another, but both failed to score the lore goal. The game between the two teams entered overtime, and the atmosphere was full.

I thought that the ultimate battle would be staged, but who ever thought that the Spurs might be physically exhausted, and they shot continuously.

湖人随便打打，一波13比2奠定胜局，最终99比89击败马刺，西决3比1领先。

In the whole game, Kobe played 51 minutes, Gasol also played 51 minutes, and Curry also played 39 minutes. The statistics of the three are not good, but the media and fans have given high praise, thinking that it is the old-fashioned high-intensity confrontation playoffs.

In view of the fact that there are very few cases of being overturned 3 to 1, the Lakers are already in the finals, and the Heat also lead the Pacers 2 to 1.

23V24 is very likely to be staged again.

　Ask for a ticket for a recommendation seat, a monthly ticket recommendation ticket is fine, and after the exemption is limited, I ran naked again.

　　
　
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