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Chapter 562 A Little Problem
In a simple preseason game, more than 7000 seats were sold, and the average ticket price ranked first in the league.

As the owner, Su Yang was wearing a Webber jersey and stood at the entrance of the arena to receive fans. After all, it was the first time he was open for business.

The entire arena is designed with upper, middle and lower floors. The stadium is on the lower floor. Fans can see it when they enter the arena. The 360-degree surround is not blocked by walls. It is equipped with a bar area, peripheral product stores, and a special viewing area for the disabled. , full of sense of intelligence.

There are also some four-person private rooms, suites, and attics on the middle floor. Some are used as gifts, some are sold, and some are reserved for personal use. You can overlook the entire stadium, and even open the windows specially designed with glass walls around the arena to enjoy the night view of the city.

The uppermost floor is the office area, where offices such as data centers and dispatch centers are placed. Su Yang specially built super-large offices.

The game starts at eight o'clock.

The audience held the cow bells distributed on the spot, or opened the Kings app on their mobile phones, shaking wildly and shouting excitedly.

That's pretty passionate.

Unexpectedly, before the halftime game was over, the Kings trailed the Trail Blazers 27 to 48, which made the atmosphere a bit stiff.

The main problem was Jokic. The guy didn’t know what nervousness meant by nature. He played without looking at the pass at the beginning of the game. As a result, he made mistakes again and again, and then led the whole team. Curry followed suit, and LaVine followed suit. Cousins ​​simply acted like a wooden man in a fit of anger.

After halftime, the Kings trailed 41 to 56.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang didn't criticize, but just asked Jokic with a smile: "Why are you playing so fluffy? Look at people!"

Jokic stared and shrugged: "You said I was like Steve Nash, I just learned from Steve Nash not to watch people pass the ball, I know a real passer, never watch teammates run, just follow the tactics Running to make predictions, and Stockton too…”

"Okay, you can do it, keep it up!"

Su Yang knew that Jokic was nonsense, and it had nothing to do with Nash. In fact, it was his personal nature, and he liked to show off.

But what Jokic said is also true.

From Stockton to Steve Nash, and then to Chris Paul, passing the ball is basically done by predicting the running position of teammates, and Kidd even uses passing to drive teammates to run, just like the high-intensity and high-paced NBA games , After seeing clearly, the retransmission will be slow.

LeBron likes to do that too.

There was once a game between the Cavaliers and the Spurs. When the game reached a critical moment, LeBron pushed for a fast break and rushed to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side of the frontcourt. Seeing Leonard and Green besieging him, he quickly raised his hand and threw the ball towards him. In the right bottom corner, there is still a smug smile on his face.

As far as the passing speed and strength are concerned, as long as the assist is achieved, the top ten balls will not have to run, which is playing with the two defensive champions.

But LeBron never expected it.

JR Smith, who was on the fast break at the same time, did not move to the right corner to squat in accordance with the tactics at all, but stood beside him.

The basketball flew straight off the sideline.

The top ten assists were expected, but the result was an embarrassing mistake.

In Su Yang's view, Jokic's situation at this time is a bit similar to LeBron's. He thought his teammates would run like that. In fact, his teammates didn't run like that. On the one hand, Jokic has less training with the starters, and on the other hand, the King's dynamic offensive system , there will be differences in understanding.

Understanding the difference is the reason why many teams can't focus on the dynamic offense, and it is also the reason why the triangle offense is difficult to promote in the league.

"Coach, I can cooperate with him in the second half, don't worry..."

Curry smiled and comforted Su Yang, and LaVine followed suit: "I didn't shoot wildly in the second half, and I'll show you the improvement with the ball."

Su Yang was angry and funny, raised his finger to circle the whole team, and finally said to West: "David, help me watch them."

West shrugged and spread his hands, and everyone laughed.

The second half followed closely.

Curry took the initiative to cooperate with Jokic, and Jokic did not continue to show off. LaVine was close to the defense without the ball. The King's offensive and defensive efficiency improved visibly. Unfortunately, he played a wave of 27 to 8 and overtook the Blazers strongly. Let the cowbells ring through the arena again.

In the fourth quarter, both teams had full bench lineups. Su Yang specially designed some tactics for He Tianju, who was temporarily representing the Kings, and the effect was not bad. In the end, the Kings defeated the Trail Blazers 109-99 and won their first preseason victory. .

After the game is finished, the game will be resumed as usual.

Although there is little value in the preseason, some small problems can still be seen. The most conspicuous ones are Cousins ​​and Jokic. When defending pick-and-rolls and screens, the Blazers' shooting percentage soared. Lillard scored 10 points with two points. 6 for 6, Harkless 5 for [-].

The Blazers, as a typical lead team around screen shots, made good use of the weakness of Cousins ​​and Jokic's lack of delay, so they managed to lead by 21 points before halftime was over, and they were overtaken in the second half because of local three defenses Two, three points are too bad.

Su Yang was really depressed.

But there is no efficient solution for now.

In the next day's training, apart from practicing basic tactical moves, the rest of the time is used to practice rotation around the inside line.

The Eight flew to Arizona to challenge the Suns.

Facing the double guard combination of Bledsoe and Brandon Knight of the Suns, as well as Tyson Chandler who is good at pick-and-rolls, Jokic and Cousins ​​have outstanding pick-and-roll defense problems, and it is difficult to prevent them. With 2 minutes left, they were 16 to 32 behind.

Curry and other starters did not go all out, but the problem did exist, and the Suns turned to the inside on the offensive end.

It happened that Bledsoe and Brandon Knight were both in good condition, and it was useless to fight psychological warfare, and they succeeded in consecutive mid-range shots with emergency stops.

Su Yang took advantage of the official timeout in the first quarter to replace Cousins ​​with Grant, and the King's defense immediately improved. Grant blocked Bledsoe and Brandon Knight consecutively, leading the Kings to a wave of 11-0 attacks, truly a bit of a champion style.

In the second quarter, Su Yang experimented with Cousins ​​and Grant again, and the effect was equally good, overtaking the Suns by 8 points at halftime.

After the game was over, the Kings beat the Suns 108 to 92, but the coaching staff was not happy at all.

After a night of rest, the whole team flew to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs and fought back to back. Curry waited for the starter to play for only a few minutes before leaving.

The Spurs didn't play seriously, with little time for the main force and poor defensive quality, but it was a blessing for Jokic, allowing him to get 15 assists.

At the last minute, Su Yang designed a three-point lore tactic for He Tianju and successfully defeated the Spurs 95-92.

After playing the Spurs, the whole team flew back to Saskatchewan.

Take a day off to fight the Blazers again.

The trend of the game was the same as before. The Blazers relied on Lillard and McCollum to play, and once took an 11-point lead, but Curry and LaVine attacked more aggressively. Si 114+105.

There was no replay after the game.

During that time behind, he couldn't prevent the Blazers inside and the guard's pick-and-roll. McCollum made 11 of 8 shots in the first half.

NO.14, the Kings vs. the Lakers.

On the Lakers side, Kobe did not play, and Russell did not start for some reason. The starting guards were Anthony Brown + Jordan Clarkson. The two wanted to punish Cousins ​​or Jokic through the pick-and-roll, but there was no such thing. Strength, secondly, Randall and Hibbert's cover quality is very poor, Curry and LaVine can easily squeeze through and catch up, so they didn't get a chance.

The defensive pressure on Cousins ​​and Jokic has been greatly reduced.

In the end, the Kings scored in double figures and defeated the Lakers, but Su Yang did not accept the increased defensive consumption of Curry and LaVine.

Both Curry and LaVine need to maintain muscle memory, and a lot of physical confrontation when squeezing through the screen will have a great impact.

After doing all this, Antetokounmpo has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defense.

With four days off, the Kings last preseason game against the Pelicans whose head coach was replaced by Alvin Gentry.

Compared with Monty's coaching period, the Pelicans' offensive efficiency has greatly increased.

Holiday and Roundface started the game by attacking the inside line, while Cousins ​​and Jokic squatted in the pit to defend and break through to force the mid-range shot. Antetokounmpo tried his best to help defend according to Su Yang's request, but Asik and Thick Eyebrow's screen and dismantling quality was too high Gao, LaVine and Curry are difficult to interfere quickly.

The two guards of the Pelicans scored repeatedly.

Brutely carrying the king's super offensive efficiency.

At the last moment of the game, Su Yang removed Jokic, let Antetokounmpo temporarily serve as a forward, and Covington served as a small forward. Only then did he kill the Pelicans and win 109 to 101. It is really ugly to win, after all, the Pelicans Less Evans did not play.

Throughout the preseason, the Kings won all six games.

The problems of interior pick-and-roll defense and screens are also exposed.

The whole team trained as usual.

In a blink of an eye, on October 26th, only one day before the opening of the regular season, ESPN updated the list of [-] teams.

The Warriors are ranked first, with excellent offense and defense.

With the joining of Durant and Green, the Warriors form the strongest striker in the league, able to attack and defend, with only one weakness of point guard.

The Cavaliers are ranked second with a unique system.

ESPN believes that the Cavaliers have built the strongest system around LeBron. Love can be both inside and outside. The preseason obviously cooperates perfectly with LeBron. Irving is ready to single out at any time to help LeBron share the great pressure. Wiggins Act as the sixth man.

The Spurs are third, with the strongest frontcourt.

ESPN believes that Aldridge will join Duncan, Diaw, Splitter, and Leonard to form the strongest frontcourt in the league. He will control rebounds very well and relieve the pressure on the outside offensive. The main problem is the backcourt The defense is weak.

The Rockets ranked fourth, and Harden was invincible.

ESPN believes that Harden has become more mature, coupled with the return of Beverly and the joining of Lawson, the offense and defense have improved in an all-round way.

The Kings are fifth, and the rookies are growing.

ESPN believes that it is difficult for the Kings to solve the problem of interior defense, but Giannis and LaVine have grown rapidly and still have the strength to compete for the championship.

Su Yang saw the list and was speechless for a while.

Instead, prepare for the season opener with the Warriors.

　In the previous article, there was a bug in the Clippers' new season lineup, which got Josh to the Clippers in advance.

　　
　
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