start with scouting

Chapter 639 The King's Golden Age

In the morning training on the 26th, Su Yang checked the scouting report of the Lakers as usual to study how to win efficiently.

Mike Brown and other assistant coaches participated together, and everyone complained about the Lakers' operational decision: if you want to rebuild, don't sign the two big contracts of Luol Deng and Mozgov; Husband so little playing time.

The Lakers looked like they were playing around, trying to get something for everything, but they didn't get anything, and they provoked a mockery.

"Kobe and Su Yang perfectly covered up the rotten management of the Lakers..." assistant coach Di Brown seized the opportunity to flatter him.

Su Yang responded with a smile, thinking that this is the same as the management of the Spurs and the Mavericks. After the Spurs lost Duncan, the management has been blowing up for so many years. The pressure exploded.

To say that the management is awesome, we have to look at Pat Riley and Spoelstra of the Heat. After LeBron left, Bosh suffered another injury that required him to retire. The team sinks and can return to the finals soon.

"Call as usual, treat it as an extended vacation..."

After reading the scouting report of the Lakers, Su Yang really didn't have the time to pay more attention to it. A bunch of recruits with obvious shortcomings and a coach with average attention span. Just wave defense.

Anyway, the Christmas holiday has just ended, and the players also want to be lazy, and by the way, recharge their batteries for the 33-game winning streak.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game started.

As Su Yang predicted, the Kings led 30 to 16 in the first quarter, which is really an ordinary defensive strength. The Lakers made a lot of mistakes and couldn't run the tactics that Wharton respected at all. 5 more times.

After the third quarter of the game, Curry and other main players will no longer appear on the stage, leaving all the time for Brogdon and other newcomers to practice.

By the end of the game, the Kings defeated the Lakers 116 to 101. Seven players from the team scored in double figures and won 19 consecutive victories.

After a night of rest, the team flew to Portland.

On the plane, Cousins ​​and the others suddenly got up and exchanged their experience of being lazy on the court in the previous game against the Lakers.

"I told the little guy named Randall to give him the next rebound, but he probably was cheated by someone in the same way, and he turned his head and glared at me..." Cousins ​​​​narrated excitedly, and Covington Several people went on to tell similar cases next to them.

Assistant coach Mike Brown smiled at Su Yang: "They have talked about these things publicly now, do you want to urge them?"

The tone is very relaxed, but the meaning is serious.

Su Yang smiled and shook his head to indicate that it doesn't matter.

A similar situation occurred in the regular season, especially the Kings have been winning streak recently, and they are weak against the Lakers.

And Cousins ​​is not the only one who did that. Long before him, Kevin Garnett, Zach Randolph and others have done it. The players gave up rebounds tacitly. Deliberately doing bad things, and then changing his mind after agreeing.

They all appeared in the regular season, and everyone played casually, including a lot of defense with teeth and claws. attack.

The regular season is just too long.

As for the playoffs, Su Yang believed in his players.

On the evening of the 28th, the game between the Kings and the Trail Blazers started.

It was the third time in the season against the Trail Blazers. I was already familiar with the game, but the Trail Blazers' DEBUFF that "always hurts the center" worked. Meyers Leonard couldn't play with a swollen knee. Invisibly enhance the strength.

Mainly the inside line of the Blazers, the whole is not as bulky as before, and it can interfere a little when encountering the Kings pick-and-roll.

After halftime, the Kings only led by 3 points because of Lillard's aggressive performance, and the Moda Center cheered and cheered.

Back in the locker room, Curry offered to double-team Lillard in the second half. Anyway, the ultimate ultimate move, no longer give face.

George and others nodded in agreement. Su Yang was happy to see the result. The whole team returned to the schedule and double-teamed in the first round of the third quarter.

Lillard soon became miserable, and CJ McCollum couldn't stand up. As for the Blazers inside, after losing the outside drive, it was even more difficult for them to play a role. After the third quarter, the Blazers only reached 15 points in a single quarter. Points, advance GG.

During the game break, Mike Brown lamented: "Basketball is always a game for grown-ups, the height is a little shorter, and the difficulty is three points higher..."

Little Thomas next to him nodded in agreement.

Su Yang said with a smile: "We are letting Lillard feel the terrifying double-teaming in advance, and urging him to develop ultra-long and ultra-long three-pointers early..." Between the words, it is natural to think of Lillard being jointly bullied by Rondo and Holiday The picture, that is really miserable.

At the end of the game, the Kings won 107 to 89. The third point guard Galloway made 13 of 6 shots and scored 14 points.

At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked Galloway how he scored 10 points recently, and Su Yang specifically praised him.

With 20 consecutive victories, the team flew back to Saskatchewan.

At noon the next day, Su Yang received an email forwarded by Hinkie: Galloway's agent said that he had contacted the Pistons. As long as the Kings agreed to a deal, the Pistons were willing to exchange the next two rounds, and they could help the Kings in the future. Make room or something.

The Pistons do lack a third backup point guard, and their third backup point guard, Beno Udri, is about to retire.

The two second rounds are also reasonable. After all, the king can't keep Galloway for a long time. Instead of letting him go for nothing, it is better to trade.

Su Yang thought for a moment and chose to refuse, and wrote in reply: "We want to win 33 consecutive victories. We will let Curry rest more in the later stage. We must ensure that there are enough players available. In order to achieve the record and ensure three consecutive championships, two times Wheels don't need to be considered."

On the last day of the year, the Kings played against the Grizzlies at home.

Chandler Parsons, who had been injured for a long time, came back to participate in the battle. Naihe showed his sharp eyes and hit the iron with two consecutive wide open three-pointers. Fizdale directly called a timeout for a substitution.

Except for Parsons, the Grizzlies' starting center Gasol Jr. was also free. Cousins ​​didn't try to defend, and he was 6 for 0.

The entire Grizzlies team is in disarray.

After years of being unable to break through, they went to the doctor in a hurry. After the attempt to speed up completely failed, they replaced Randolph as a substitute, playing egalitarianism, and emphasizing sharing the ball. It's just a few blows.

"I don't know why, every team that can't break through always likes to try egalitarianism..." Mike Brown complained.

Di Brown flattered again: "That's because our king's egalitarianism is so good that everyone wants to imitate, but they have neither Curry and Giannis, nor George and Cousins. Of course, the most important thing is that they don't have Sue. A boss like Yang..."

After the whole game, the Kings defeated the Grizzlies 112 to 88, ushering in 21 consecutive victories, and the momentum was like the scorching sun in midsummer.

Su Yang took the time to scan the statistics of the Grizzlies and found that the Grizzlies played with 13 players. Among them, Gasol only played 21 minutes and scored 2 points disastrously, which caused Conley to forcibly shoulder the burden of scoring. Unfortunately, 11 of 8 did not What's the use of eggs.

After two days of rest, the first game of the new year, the Kings team flew to the Denver Plateau to challenge the rising Nuggets.

Facing a team with a lack of movement in the center, the Kings generals no longer need Su Yang's arrangements. They caught Nurkic and stormed at the beginning of the game. By the way, he was careful not to be fouled by Gallinari. The first quarter started 34 to 25 and suppressed all the way until Finish.

库里31分6助攻11篮板，乔治26分7助攻2篮板，反倒考辛斯没啥篮板。

On the plane back to Saskatchewan, the Kings joked that Curry's hidden rebounding skills were activated and turned into Westbrook.

Su Yang also booed. In fact, he knew that the Nuggets made 38 three-pointers, the shooting efficiency was too low, and there were too many long rebounds.

While laughing, Curry took the initiative to give a speech: "Everyone, we have 7 home games next, and that is our best chance to hit a 33-game winning streak. Let us achieve our goal together, and our first opponent is about to face back to back. The Heat…”

Several of Cousins ​​yelled in support.

Su Yang put his hands on his hips, looked around the staff, coaching staff, and players with a smile, thinking that this is the golden age of the king.

(End of this chapter)