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Chapter 521 No way out (deacon plus more)
On the night of NO.18, the Kings faced the Clippers, who were fighting back-to-back, and started aggressively, only to lose 8 points in the end.

There is a strategy of double-teaming and delaying Green as the center, but Paul is really cunning, passing the ball in various tricks, assisting Matthews on 12 of 7 shots from the game, and assisting Redick on 16 of 10 shots from the game, if not for Rivers Jr. Pit dad, the king will lose more.

Su Yang also tried to let the players double-team and delay Paul from the center line. Unfortunately, the Clippers upgraded the lineup and Paul's defensive pressure became lighter. He only focused on taking care of Curry, and the offensive end was more handy. Low.

Matthews also defended LaVine enough. Antetokounmpo's low-post skills and shooting level are not enough to punish JJ Redick who switched defenses. point.

Participating in the press conference after the game, talking about whether he was worried about meeting the Clippers in the playoffs, Su Yang replied: "I still have the same opinion. The King is willing to play the role of the challenger. The Clippers played very well tonight. I will go to the Watch the video and study how to improve."

The king's generals were not discouraged either. Cousins ​​and others took the initiative to find out what was not good enough and promised to improve next time.

However, many fans believe that the Kings are unable to solve the Matthews problem, and major betting websites have also increased the odds of the Clippers winning the championship.

Bill Simmons tweeted and commented: "Su Yang tried to deceive himself. It is an objective fact that Curry and LaVine's defense is poor. Whether Giannis is used to help defend or Green is switched to the center position to double-team, it cannot be completely solved. He arrogantly does not want to Arranging Turner to start to improve the defensive strength of the backcourt is feasible against average teams, but against those strong teams, the only thing waiting for him is death."

Pippen tweeted and commented: "Defense wins the championship, this has never changed, and it is impossible to change, so I am more willing to support LeBron to win the MVP than Curry. He fully supports the team's defense, no matter the big man Or a small lineup."

Data expert John Hollinger tweeted: "When Su Yang often talks about Curry's defensive problems, he uses Curry's defensive efficiency as an example in the top 50 in the league, but that is a relatively biased data because it depends on The team's overall defense, such as Matthews in the Trail Blazers period, must have a better defensive level than Curry, but he has not entered the top 50 in defensive efficiency.

That's because the Blazers dragged down Matthews' defensive efficiency at the time, because he was partnered with Lillard.

Looking at Matthews coming to the Clippers, his defensive efficiency directly soared to the top 20 in the league because he was partnered with Chris Paul. "

Hollinger also pointed out that Curry and Lillard were lagging behind in defense, and Lillard was so angry that he retweeted and cursed garbage.

Unexpectedly, many fans supported Hollinger.

Lillard could only embarrassingly delete the tweet.

Curry didn't respond.

Some fans left a message saying that he had a guilty conscience.

Su Yang ignored it. Some fans said that he didn't understand statistics and coaching at all, and that he was lucky to be here today.

As for the 73 wins, fans, media and betting sites are not optimistic, because the king has lost 9 games, the probability is too low.

But the king did not give up internally.

Su Yang took advantage of the rest day to convene a meeting of the whole team, demanding to continue to hit the record of 73 wins, even if the chance is only one in a thousand.

Cousins ​​and others readily agreed.

The king immediately welcomed the visit of the Three Musketeers from the East.

Against the Hornets, Curry beat Kemba Walker, led the team to victory with 33 points and 9 assists, and also sent 2 steals.

Against the Wizards, Curry scored 39 points to lead the team to victory, and also cooperated with the whole team to prevent Wall from shooting 10 of 3 shots and only scoring 9 points.

Against the 76ers, Curry clocked out of get off work in three quarters, made 11 of 8 three-pointers, scored 36 points, and detonated the audience.

For three consecutive games, Su Yang did not deliberately let Curry increase his defensive strength, insisting that Curry focus on offense.

With three consecutive victories, the King embarked on a trip to the Southwest Division.

In the first round against the rebuilt Suns, Cousins ​​smashed Alex Len and scored 35+15.

In the second round against the Pelicans, who were injured and missed by Holiday, Curry was very easy to face Evans, and he was fearless in the defense against Eric Gordon. Assists, led the team to beat the Pelicans 13 to 102.

In the third round against the Grizzlies, who are hitting the playoffs, Gay played efficiently and led the team to win, which caused the local media to sigh.

The fourth game was against the Rockets after changing the head coach.

Howard did not play due to injury. Harden made 25 of 16 shots, 9 of 8 three-pointers and 13 of 11 free throws. He scored 51 points and had 6 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Seven scored in double figures and narrowly won by 4 points.

After the game, he participated in the press conference and talked about Harden's performance. Su Yang replied: "I am very happy to see James play this kind of game. I believe he has the ability to continue to play this kind of game. Coach Malone has helped him a lot. I look forward to the playoffs." Match meets..."

The Kings team flew back to Saskatchewan to play against the Pelicans at home on April [-]. Su Yang received the best head coach of the month for the fifth time this season.

Holiday was still absent from the game, and Curry was unscrupulous throughout the game, scoring 24 points and 13 assists to lead the team to eight consecutive victories.

On the 73th and [-]th home games, the Kings defeated the Jazz and Timberwolves in a row, successfully maintaining their hopes of winning [-] games.

With the last five games left in the season, experts from all walks of life jumped out to analyze the probability of the king achieving the record, which is much higher than before.

Stephen Smith tweeted and commented: "I am shocked by the King's determination to hit the record! They don't believe in the so-called probability. They just win the game one after another. They are not affected by the two consecutive losses to the Clippers. They have a strong heart."

The former Rockets coach McHale commented on the show: "Many people think that the defense of Curry and LaVine will be a major obstacle for the Kings to win the championship in the playoffs against strong teams, but I must say that the Kings are playing another game. This kind of basketball, his thinking leads the league, only the Golden State Warriors are close to it, waiting for the playoffs to start, they will really show their sharp weapons..."

O'Neal commented: "Although I don't like Su Yang and the Kings as much as before, I must say that their current state is very similar to the regular season during our three consecutive championships. They rarely play hard like the Bulls. Last harvest."

Among various discussions, the Kings started a three-game streak in the Northwest Division.

In the first stop to challenge the Jazz, Su Yang instructed Curry and others to train Gobert through the pick-and-roll military training. He also encouraged the whole team to rush inside with the ball and use Rodney Hood and Trey Burke's poor defense to disrupt the Jazz's defensive formation. Make Gobert tired of shrinking defense.

Gobert was trained by the military on the field, and the King rushed to the inside. The Jazz ignored the head and tail, and the King won 103 to 91.

In the second stop to challenge the Thunder, Su Yang thought hard about the countermeasures. Unexpectedly, the Thunder arranged Adams and Kanter as the frontcourt starters, while the backcourt starters were Waiters and Westbrook. Coach Brooks seemed to have not considered the chemical reaction issue at all, and was very confused.

Considering Waiters' 29% three-point shooting percentage and Kanter's and Adams' mid-range and long-range shooting capabilities, Su Yang decisively directed the team to double-team Westbrook and Durant, leading by 8 points in 15 minutes of the first quarter, while Coach Brooks Still pinch watch rotation.

Ibaka came on the field in a hurry, the Thunder were powerless, and Durant's explosion was no different. The Kings won 116 to 103.

In the third stop to challenge the Nuggets, Lawson and Efflalo, who had different ideas, fought indiscriminately. Curry scored 48 points and led the team to victory.

The Kings flew back to Saskatchewan overnight to face back-to-back against the Lakers, who had already missed the playoffs and Kobe had a truce, and won by 8 points.

After beating the Lakers, the Kings took a day off and flew to Los Angeles to challenge the bitter Clippers in the last game of the season, scoring 73 wins.

The media has reported that Su Yang has achieved 72 wins twice in the Thunder and Kings, even without 73, it is one of the strongest records.

Su Yang forwarded the report and wrote: "72 wins and 73 wins are not important to me. Beating the Clippers is very important to me."

　For the "I don't want to just live in my world" old iron plus more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)