start with scouting

Chapter 588
On the [-]nd, the King's four-game opener against the Grizzlies.

Before the game, Su Yang glanced at the Grizzlies lineup and found that the birdman Chris Anderson was actually the starting center. He immediately asked assistant coach Mike Brown out of curiosity and learned that Marc Gasol would be absent for a long time due to injury. trade.

In addition to exchanging Green for Stephenson, Courtney Lee was also sent to the Bobcats in exchange for Birdman Anderson and PJ Hairston, as well as a second-round pick. Although there is still a chance to make the playoffs, it is clearly a preparation A tour is over.

"Grizzlies ready to go into rebuilding again..."

Assistant coach Mike Brown was full of regret, "That may represent the demise of traditional basketball, and not many people will care."

"Yeah, times have changed..."

Su Yang nodded slightly. When the Spurs began to speed up in the early 10s, and the Heat formed the Big Three without a strong center. When the entire league was playing fast, the Grizzlies unswervingly maintained the slow mode of the black and white duo, but they still failed to achieve great success. Now total failure.

The game started at 08:30.

Without Gasol, the Grizzlies' defensive system would be difficult to operate. Although Tony Allen, as always, strictly guarded against stalking, Curry found cover casually, playing Allen without temper, and George also caught Hairston and beat him wildly. The Grizzlies couldn't fight back.

After the game, the Kings beat the Grizzlies 114 to 98.

Curry scored 36 points and achieved 6 consecutive games of 35+ points, only a little bit away from overtaking Harden to become the scoring leader.

The Kings officially reached 22 consecutive victories, tying the record set by the Rockets, and hope to hit the 27-game winning streak.

At the press conference after the game, when talking about the feeling of achieving 22 consecutive victories, Su Yang said with a smile: "I hope more reporters and commentators will notice how efficient Curry is in scoring. His performance is the most exciting in NBA history." One of my solo seasons…”

The whole team flew overnight to Darasa.

Take a night off and challenge the Mavericks back to back.

In view of the tragic loss to the Mavericks in double overtime, Su Yang made special adjustments and filled the defense at the beginning. Through quick retreats and unlimited defense changes, he suppressed the Mavericks' offensive rhythm and magnified the shortcomings of the Mavericks' few outsiders. , forcing a large number of CICs.

Under the pressure of unlimited defense changes, the Mavericks' flow offensive efficiency is extremely low. After the first quarter, they only scored 17 points, which is miserable.

Van Gundy, who was in charge of the live commentary, sighed: "When a team faces Covington, George, and Giannis, the offense will be very difficult to launch, because the three of them can defend many positions, causing the pick-and-roll to lose the dislocation effect and it is difficult to tear. Kings defend.

If Deron returns to his peak period, he can still open up the situation by punishing Curry, but it is already difficult for him to change directions. "

The game entered the second quarter, and the Mavericks began to double-team Curry, and deliberately let Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​​​take long shots.

But the Mavericks never expected that Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​would hit six in a row, so they could only bite the bullet and give up the double-team, and defend Curry again, and Curry entered the sea like a dragon, making three consecutive three-pointers, The Mavericks were forced to suspend the rhythm after the beating, and were frightened.

Another commentator, Jackson, lamented: "The stability of Giannis' shooting has improved significantly. Su Yang is very big. But a while ago, at the cost of the King's loss, he strengthened Giannis' shooting practice. Although there is no qualitative change, his self-confidence has improved significantly. ..."

The whole game ended quickly. The Kings defeated the Mavericks 117 to 101. Curry scored 39 points and continued the 35+ record.

The Kings have won 23 consecutive victories, and relevant discussions soon appeared on Twitter. More reporters and commentators publicly tweeted that they would support Curry to win the MVP, and many of them are loyal fans of LeBron-Reporter Doris Burke , Calling Curry worthy.

The whole team flew to San Antonio and celebrated at noon the next day. Su Yang promised that there would be bonuses for reaching 27 consecutive victories.

That night, the King challenged the Spurs.

I never thought that GDP was at its peak level, Adelaide had a good throw in the mid-range shot, Leonard was both offensive and defensive, and even stealing Curry with death entanglement, Danny Green hit five consecutive three-pointers in the second half, and Dior also reappeared as a magician , The Spurs showed their strength.

The king is also fully fired.

The two teams fought fiercely for four quarters. In the end, Curry was double-teamed. George failed to make a three-pointer and lost 127 to 129.

Curry scored 36 points and the King's winning streak was interrupted. Fans excitedly gave the Spurs the title of "King Buster".

After the game, Su Yang replayed the game overnight on the plane, and McMillan and other assistant coaches discussed it many times, and finally came to the result.

"Luck was not on our side! We only had one unforced error, and the Spurs had none. In the final tie, Aldridge was completely out of balance and scored the ball. George's lore three-pointer Come out of the basket..."

Putting away the depressed mood, the king took a day off, and No. 115 challenged the Pelicans, winning 102 to [-] easily.

George made 29 of 16 shots, scored 40 points, and had 4 steals, as if to vent his regret about the failure of the previous lore.

Curry sent 18 assists, but unfortunately his consecutive 35+ scoring record was interrupted, but he also let go of his burden and was light.

The whole team flew back to Saskatchewan and rested for three days.

Su Yang studied the schedule with the coaching staff and found that there are 19 games left. For strong teams, there are two games left against the Trail Blazers, one against the Mavericks, and one against the Rockets. Based on the current 8 losses of the Kings, it is completely possible to hit 70 wins .

Or even 72 wins or 73 wins.

It is very rare to win 70+ games for two consecutive seasons, even as strong as the Bulls have never done it, so it is natural to rush if you have the opportunity.

It can not only help Curry compete for the MVP, but also improve the image of the king again, and the benefits will definitely have a long history.

The only risk is injury, don't make the defense fail.

Anyway, just adjust according to the situation.

After making a plan, the Kings will face the Jazz and Magic at home consecutively. Su Yang intends to reduce Curry's off-the-ball movement, avoid excessive ankle consumption, increase the continuous pick-and-roll tactics, and slightly increase the playing time of Turner and LaVine. Streak.

Then the Kings flew to Los Angeles and used the same strategy to beat the Lakers without Kobe by as many as 27 points.

The whole team flew back to Saskatchewan that night to face the Pelicans back-to-back. The seven members of the team scored in double figures and won the victory. Curry made 13 three-pointers and scored 39 points. Hit 12 three-pointers record.

After the game, Twitter sparked heated discussions.

Conjectures about when Curry will surpass Ray Allen to become the No. 1 three-pointer in NBA history are widely spread. The main reason is that Curry is expected to hit 400+ three-pointers in a single season. Calculated based on the average data from the 12-13 season, the speed is very fast.

Reggie Miller tweeted: "Compared with when Curry surpassed Ray Allen and me in total three-pointers, I care more about his three-point shooting percentage, which is much higher than me and Ray Allen. I know how Ray Think, I'm willing to admit that Curry's three-pointer is better.

Of course, part of the reason is that Su Yang coached Curry twice and created many efficient three-point tactics for Curry. "

Amidst all kinds of compliments, the king embarked on a four-way trip.

In the first game against the Pistons, Curry led the team to a narrow victory with 31 points and 10 assists in four quarters. They mainly encountered super ghost George.

After playing the Pistons, he flew to Chicago overnight, rested for half a day, and challenged Noah's Bulls back to back in advance.

It was another four quarters of fierce fighting, and the Kings met Super Ghost George, who made 11 of 2 shots, and finally lost 107 to 109.

Fly to New York after the game.

George apologized to the team, but Su Yang didn't stop him, knowing that George, unlike Curry, needs more supervision and responsibility.

After George finished speaking, Su Yang assigned a task on the spot: "You need to get 30+ and lead us to beat the Knicks..."

"I accept the challenge!"

George nodded his promise, played 45 minutes the next day, made 23 of 14 shots, scored 42 points with free throws, and led the Kings to a victory over the Knicks.In an interview after the game, he talked about why he broke out after consecutive super ghosts, and said bluntly: I need to lead the team more.

Curry scored 31 points and 12 assists in the same game, officially surpassing Harden, and ranked first in the scoring list with an average of 30.1 points per game.

It's a pity that the latest MVP ranking is announced, and LeBron still occupies the top position, but the gap is getting smaller and smaller.

The entire Kings team flew to Minnesota.

Su Yang took the time to look at the results of other teams, and found that after 70 games, the Kings had 61 wins and 9 losses, still not firmly ranking first in the Western Conference. The Warriors and Spurs are chasing hard. There are 12 games left in the season, and they still need to work hard. Going to ensure home court advantage.

But compared to the Kings, Warriors, and Spurs, the Western Conference team started from the fourth Clippers and fell behind by a full 18 wins.

Invariably, there is a grade gap.

ESPN published an article, referring to Japan's famous Three Kingdoms game, and believed that the situation in the west is a typical situation of the Three Kingdoms.

(End of this chapter)