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Chapter 468 An Opponent That No One Wants to Challenge

The king's seven-game away schedule in the Eastern Conference starts on March 16th and ends on March [-]th, spanning twelve days.

The final score will basically determine whether the Kings can compete for the top half of the Western Conference playoffs, because that is the King's final welfare schedule. The Clippers, as well as the Trail Blazers and Spurs, are all strong teams in the playoffs. The opponents in the East are also the Wizards and the Knicks, and they must be beaten badly.

That's why Su Yang emphasized to the king and generals that all seven games must be won, and he really wanted to win all of them in his heart.

The voice fell, and Thomas Jr. spoke as the captain: "Brothers, the coach said that very well, just do it!"

The king's generals cheered in response.

On the 10th, the Kings flew to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks, who had no superstars, no offensive and defensive system, and were distracted after the big trade. Su Yang commanded step by step. In the end, the six players of the team scored in double figures and took the Bucks lightly. The winning streak expanded to [-]th. field.

On the 24th, the King flew to London to challenge the two Raptors, and still adopted the three-point strategy of Lowry and DeRozan, making the garbage brothers a total of 6 of 5 shots, while Cousins ​​smashed Valanchus in the penalty area, Let Valanchus leave the field early with [-] fouls.

Valanchus was the only non-sale product declared by the new general manager Ujiri when he took the stage, but this is the result?

The key was to send Gay away and get a bunch of shabby players, but it didn't work. Canadian fans cried.

On the [-]th, the Kings flew to Brooklyn to challenge the Nets.

Because Lopez and Garnett were injured and did not play, the Nets' inside defense was as wide as the road at four o'clock in the morning. With the old and slow Joe Johnson and Deron who lost his lateral speed, the Nets' outside defense also Ridiculously bad.

The Nets' starting power forward is still Pierce, and Millsap's matchup should not be too easy, and Kidd is just playing around.

After the whole game, the Kings beat the Nets 104 to 89, and the winning streak extended to the 12th game, which felt like a lying win.

On the bus to the airport, Su Yang chatted with everyone, lamenting that it is too difficult to build a championship team. The owner, management, coaches, and players all need to be very professional, and luck is needed to avoid fatal injuries , The Nets can be called a classic.

Kidd is obviously not a qualified head coach. He relies too much on the stars, but he can only let the stars play according to the pattern he is familiar with. Being a developmental coach is okay.

As for the Nets owner, he didn't want to win the championship at all.

NO.11, fly to Detroit to challenge the Pistons.

The Pistons had just changed their head coach, they had no offensive and defensive system, and they couldn't control the players. The starter Jennings rushed and beat, and the backup Will Bynum basically didn't shoot. , Only five people won in double figures.

With a 13-game winning streak, the Kings set off for Philadelphia overnight.

After getting on the plane, Cousins ​​suddenly sighed with emotion: "We won these four games not because of how well we played, but because our opponents played too badly. Many of them were due to off-court reasons. No wonder Coach K always said that the NBA is better than college players. , not purely basketball..."

Many fans of the Kings echoed it, and Antetokounmpo, as a player who has not gone to college, listened with envy.

Su Yang said with a smile: "Universities are becoming more impure. Many players are starting to receive W from agents and sports brand sponsors. There will be more and more privileged players. Capital is also eyeing the huge NCAA market, and they are gradually planning to split away. Benefit…"

Cousins ​​and others were stunned when they heard the words. The players collected too much money in college, which was tacit, and some people called for it to be legal.

NO.12, the Kings challenged the 76ers away.

Because of the trade away of Hawes, Turner and others, the strongest player in the 76ers team has become McAway, who is difficult to pose a threat.

When the game started, Su Yang convened the whole team to speak: "The result of this game will greatly affect the ownership of this year's best rookie. We need to help Giannis so that he can surpass Michael in all aspects in terms of statistics and scenes. Carter..."

Cousins ​​took the lead in expressing support, and Antetokounmpo beat his chest to the whole team to ensure that the game then revolved around Antetokounmpo's offense and defense.

Antetokounmpo dunks at the beginning, and then he became more and more courageous as he fought. In three quarters, he scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and finished off McAway.

After the whole game, Antetokounmpo got a triple-double, led the Kings to defeat the 76ers, achieved 13 consecutive victories, and hugged his teammates one by one.

At the post-match press conference, when talking about whether he wanted to hit the best rookie, Antetokounmpo said with a smile: "To be honest, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I was selected by other teams and won the MVP and championship in my career. Did not get the best rookie.

If I can get the honor of the best rookie, which is expired and can no longer be won, then coach Su Yang will take [-]% of the credit. He supervised and arranged for me a trainer from the moment he was selected. He asked me to develop all Possibly, it fills me with confidence..."

After beating the 76ers, the Kings got three days off.

ESPN and other media reports praised the King’s 14-game winning streak, which is also the longest winning streak in the league this season. Only the Spurs may have a chance to break it. The major casinos in Las Vegas have increased the odds of the King’s championship, inducing leeks to bet on the King. win the championship.

O'Neal and Bill Simmons tweeted back by coincidence, emphasizing that the Eastern Conference's seven-game away schedule cannot reflect the true strength of the Kings.

Anyway, the west is strong and the east is weak.

The incoming president of the league, Adam Silver, came forward to refute the statement of the two, biting the bullet and emphasizing that the season is not over yet.

NO.15, the King challenges the Bulls.

Su Yang specially arranged for Antetokounmpo to defend Butler: "To defend him, you need to be careful not to be fouled. Just suppress him from breaking through the space, force him to make an emergency stop shot or find a space to shoot on the spot. Your height and arm length can delay the jump to prevent fakes action…"

Antetokounmpo followed orders and made Butler make 11 of 1 shots from the field. Covington temporarily replaced Thornton, who had tight hip muscles, in the starting lineup. He also defended hard, making Hinrich 11 of 4 shots. It also made Augustine very uncomfortable.

The King's scoring efficiency was also greatly reduced by the Bulls' defense, especially the double team + DPOY hot player Noah, which made Cousins ​​complain. Fortunately, the Bulls' scoring ability is too poor. The King finally won 97 to 88, and the winning streak became 15 games.

In the final battle of the Eastern Conference's seven-game streak, the Kings flew to Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves, who Pekovic was absent due to injury.

It was Gorgui Dieng who replaced Pekovic as the starting center, and he still failed to see Love and Cousins ​​center.

Su Yang knew that Cousins ​​​​would mind the All-Star starter losing to Love, so the whole team decisively launched an attack around him. He also put forward the task of scoring at least three low post-ups, and Cousins ​​took the order to do so, leading the team to beat the Timberwolves in three quarters. , leading by 18 points.

Then Thomas Jr. and Gay, leading the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter, played against Dante Cunningham, Zeiss Budinger, and Robbie Hummel. The game completely lost its suspense.

The Kings finally defeated the Timberwolves 121 to 100. The Eastern Conference's seven-game winning streak ended perfectly, and the winning streak expanded to 16 games.

The whole team flew back to Saskatchewan overnight and took a day off to face the Spurs. They lacked both physical and mental strength, and lost 8 points in four quarters.

With the end of the winning streak, the king's generals, including Su Yang himself, became more relaxed, without the pressure of hitting the winning streak record, and can better cope with the next tough battle in the Western Division. Try to ensure a record of 51 wins and 17 losses, and stay in the game at the end. Third in the West.

ESPN wrote: "According to the latest statistical survey, more than 90% of the fans of the Western Conference do not think that the Kings can win the championship, but before the Western Conference Finals, no one wants their home team to play against the Kings, and they all think it is difficult. ..."

(End of this chapter)