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Chapter 450 The Battle of Transcending Tribulation (Deacon and Bandit Plus)
After the post-match press conference, the entire Kings team flew to Salt Lake City overnight to challenge the Utah Jazz back to back.

Woke up at noon, Su Yang casually looked at the news and found that the fans were discussing Michael Carter-Williams’ encounter with the rookie wall. After the major debut, he hadn’t had a good performance for a long time, and he was worried about his debut. That is, the pinnacle.

In addition, No. 20 pick Bennett is becoming a joke. The Cavaliers have played 31 games and only scored [-] points in total. The biggest impact on the fans is that they foul a lot and behave like college players who entered the NBA by mistake. It is extremely embarrassing.

In comparison, Antetokounmpo has performed well since the start of the game, especially in terms of defense. He is definitely the strongest rookie in the 13th class.

ESPN tweeted: "Kevin Durant has been extremely fierce this year. After losing the MVP because of the Twitter incident last time, he came back again, especially in the absence of Westbrook. He led the team to play No. [-] in the Western Conference. First echelon record.

Considering James Harden's strong performance since the start of the game, Su Yang's previous predictions are gradually becoming reality after the accumulation of time. We have never seen anyone with such accurate predictions in NBA history. He may have a time machine. "

Su Yang laughed at the scene. ESPN's conclusion is quite reasonable, but the derivation process is wrong. It is normal to predict that a certain player will become famous.

Just like Jerry West, the godfather of the Lakers, who wanted to trade for rookie Tracy McGrady at the beginning, and the Mavericks began to fight for a long time several years before Doncic was drafted, and the Nuggets have long paid attention to the fat Jokic, all of which belong to the early stage. identified.

Not to mention, super rookies such as Jordan, O'Neal, Duncan, LeBron, and Durant can be seen by blind people.

Putting down his mobile phone, Su Yang went to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast and grab some cakes.Gobert sat together and asked mysteriously: "Coach, I heard that people in this state can marry two or even ten wives, which is not considered a violation of the law. Is it true?"

"Try it yourself and you'll know..."

Su Yang chuckled, thinking that Gobert could play a few more minutes tonight. Jazz guards don’t have Paul’s ability to punish center forwards, and there are also slow-paced players such as Kanter and Jeremy Evans on the inside. This type is relatively disadvantaged.

Gobert nodded resentfully, seemingly looking forward to it.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was six o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still an hour before the start of the game. The kings finished their training and went back to the locker room to get ready for a massage.

Su Yang sorted out the offensive and defensive points of the game as usual. Team doctor Tom Kaufman came to him and reported: "Su, I just had a routine inspection and found that Paul Millsap's left calf muscle is tense, and there is a relatively high risk of a first-grade strain. According to the According to the team's medical regulations, Millsap should have a truce during the game, but he insisted on playing this game. I have no choice but to come to you..."

As the boss and coach, Su Yang knows that he has the responsibility to solve this problem, and only he has the right and ability to solve it.

This time against the Jazz is Millsap’s first return after leaving. Although it was a peaceful breakup at the beginning, it is very important for Millsap to win this game. At least it can prove that it was not his decline in level, but the poor Jazz coach. .

But the team doctor said that there is a risk of a first-degree strain, and the situation is more serious. The key problem is that the full recovery period will be very long.

Of course, there are also people who have a second-degree strain and can come back soon.

However, it cannot be generalized from person to person.

Considering that Cousins, Thomas Jr., and Gay may also miss a dozen games this season due to injuries, they cannot take risks.

After all, the season is very long, and the goal of the playoffs has not yet been achieved.

After thinking over and over again, Su Yang approached Millsap: "I'll arrange for you to take a truce for observation in this game, the reason is..."

After a few words, Millsap listened to Su Yang's explanation, and had to get Su Yang's next match against the Jazz, if he had no injuries, he would maximize his shot rights, and finally nodded calmly: "I accept, understand and trust you s arrangement…"

Su Yang patted his shoulders to show encouragement, and turned to find Brother Antetokounmpo to prepare the opponent to increase the number of shots in the starting lineup.

At seven o'clock, the game officially started.

The king flew overnight, lack of people and horses, coupled with altitude sickness in Salt Lake City, exhausted his physical strength very quickly, and there was one less offensive strength inside. Cousins ​​was targeted by the Jazz again. After the first quarter, the team fell behind 23 to 32. Antetokounmpo still 2 fouls.

In the second quarter, Gay and Thomas Jr. led the main attack. The King's situation improved slightly, but they were unable to reverse the situation strongly.

After halftime, the Kings trailed 46 to 58.

Su Yang took advantage of the intermission to comfort the players to not be nervous, it is normal to fall behind in back-to-back battles, and they should fight as they should.

The Kings returned to the court immediately, perhaps too relaxed. After a few ambiguous defensive fouls, the team's mentality became unbalanced, and the situation showed a trend of collapse. Even Thomas Jr., who has always been relatively stable, had difficulty scoring. After three quarters, he fell behind by 24 points.

In the team, only Gobert performed well, racking up 10 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single quarter, and his frame protection attributes were full.

Seeing that, Su Yang arranged for a wave of three-pointers in the fourth quarter, but failed. Instead, he withdrew the main force and sent Fredette, Quincy Assi, Aaron Gray, James Johnson, and Jason Thomp. , to finish the remaining game time.

In the end, the Kings lost to the Jazz 101 to 122, suffered their fifth defeat of the season, and lost 20+ points for the first time.

After the game, the tough "Salt Lake Tribune" commented: "The Kings only Rudy Gobert is not a coward."

The ridicule was full, but the king didn't bother to pay attention.

The team flew back to Sacramento for a day off.

Su Yang received an email report from Sam Hinkie and saw that the Nets were trying to use Jason Terry and Reggie Evans to exchange Marcus Thornton in the team. , quite crap, Hinkie has turned it down.

To change Thornton is to change a 3D player. To change Terry will be worse defensively and offensively. Reggie Evans is even more unnecessary. It is interesting to swap the second-round picks in the future, including the second-round picks in 14. But it's just an early discussion for now.

On December [-]th, the Kings played against the Mavericks at home.

After several days of observation, Millsap has no risk of strain, and team doctor Kaufman officially allowed him to play the game.

From winning the jump ball until the end of the game, the Kings played against the Mavericks and easily won 112 to 97.

Millsap made 16 of 12 shots, scored 31 points super efficiently, and had 5 steals. points and 17 rebounds.

The Mavericks' defense is ridiculously poor. The main backcourt is Calderonga Ellis, who has neither height nor confrontation. , approximately equal to free.

If it weren't for Ellis and Nowitzki's good enough pick-and-rolls, the Kings would be difficult to defend, and it would be garbage time after three quarters.

One day off, the Kings played against the Jazz at home.

Su Yang fulfilled his promise and temporarily arranged for the whole team to launch an attack around Millsap, and finally defeated the Jazz 112-97.

In addition to Millsap's efficient 38 points, Thomas Jr. also scored 26 points, and Gobert also had 14 rebounds and 3 blocks.

After playing the Jazz, the Kings are going to set off overnight to start a four-game trip in the East, with the first stop against the mighty Miami Heat.

In the locker room, Su Yang made a simple speech: "In less than 48 hours, we will usher in the battle of crossing the catastrophe. If we win, we will officially be promoted to a strong team. We will establish an image so that other teams no longer dare to underestimate us. If we lose, everything may be restarted." came…"

　The deacon fan title upgrade has come to an end, I hope there will be more deacons for me to add more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)