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Chapter 695 This is the NBA
In order to better attract attention, there are only two games in total in the opening game of the new season. The Kings and Rockets have finished playing, and the Cavaliers and Celtics have entered the second quarter. Somewhat bad.

"The Cavaliers are serious about defending. LeBron and Anthony have a strong willingness to defend. They both deliberately lost weight. This time they form a Big Four lineup. They certainly don't expect to win the championship by playing casually. But the Celtics have no The ball moves too much…”

Assistant coach Mike Brown, who watched the live broadcast together, commented casually, and Jeff Green and other players nodded in agreement.

Su Yang also agreed. The main thing is that Stevens, as a tactical master, made good use of the characteristics of the Celtics lineup to bully the Cavaliers. It's Thomas Jr.

"In a strong duel, any loophole will become a target, just like we used to target Ryan Anderson, which made the Rockets unable to rotate in time on the defensive end. We are strong enough to deal with any form of play..." Su Yang only felt happy.

Compared with other teams, the Kings have inside and outside, can attack and defend, can run five minutes with the Rockets, can also occupy a height advantage, and can also fight inside with the Spurs. The mobility of Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​far exceeds that of Alderman +Pau Gasol or David Lee combination, when encountering a team like the Warriors that focuses on passing and cutting, they can relentlessly resort to unlimited defenses, and they are also not afraid of heads-up in the giant mode.

"The key is to have a coach like you..." Tatum took the opportunity to flatter him deliberately, and everyone in the locker room roared with laughter.

After halftime, the Cavaliers and Celtics were still extremely anxious. The Kings were too lazy to continue watching and went back to their respective homes.

In the middle of the night, Su Yang accidentally glanced at the results, and found that the Cavaliers finally beat the Celtics by 8 points. Irving's 38 points in the game became the key to the Cavaliers' victory. It's still useless to defend.

Compared with last season, the Cavaliers have more people who can hold the ball, especially the addition of Butler, which will allow Irving to avoid double-teaming.

In today's league, there are only a few players who want to defend Irving one-on-one efficiently, but if those players go to defend Irving, other Cavaliers players will inevitably bloom.

After reading the news, Su Yang casually sent a message in the group chat: "The knight is much stronger than before, we must pay attention to it!"

Curry and others replied one after another, some said yes, some gestured OK gestures, some said it was over, and some said they were afraid of eggs.

After a day off, the King embarked on a three-game away schedule.

Payton II has officially entered the team's activation list, and Su Yang is ready to make a backup depending on the situation. After all, the three-game streak consumes a lot of money.

The first stop flew to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks, Curry + LaVine in the backcourt, and Barea + Matthews directly smashed the Mavericks.Su Yang was interviewed during the timeout between festivals, and said bluntly: "Compared to Nowitzki's still fighting, I am more surprised that Barea is also continuing to play..."

Carlisle's offensive system has a very large offensive bonus for point guards, and the defensive end likes to use zone defense, which is also very good at protecting weak defensive point guards. In my impression, apart from Harris, the Mavericks don't have a normal point guard. , either a short player like Barea, or an offensive player like Rondo and Kidd.

Halfway through the third quarter, the game was called garbage time.

The Mavericks' bench is really bad. Yogi Ferrell, Dwight Powell, and Salah Mejri are basically players used by the Mavericks to make up the numbers. Harrison Barnes, the main output point, is not stable. Nowitzki has to support the ball.

Su Yang boldly arranged the lineup of Brogdon + Tatum + Nance Jr. + Grant + Peyton II. Except that Tatum was a bit too mamba-spirited and crazy, the whole team still played well. Always maintain a lead of about 20 points.

Rose only played 12 minutes, but Su Yang explained in advance: The season is very long, so play slowly and keep healthy.

At the end of the game, the Kings defeated the Mavericks 113 to 92. Six players from the team scored in double figures, and Tatum was 13 of 4.

The newcomer Payton II didn't score, but he grabbed 4 offensive rebounds. His performance was full of firepower and ignited the team's fighting spirit.

After finishing the press conference, the entire Kings team flew to Denver overnight, preparing to challenge the Nuggets back to back and hit the third consecutive victory.

After training in the afternoon, Su Yang announced the rotation plan, let Cousins ​​and Curry have a truce, and focused on using Nance Jr.

The news has been seen in the reports. Some people say that Su Yang’s load management plan is false, and that he wants to suppress Cousins’ contract extension salary is true, because Cousins ​​​​did not play for a long time against the Mavericks before, and the new season Sufficient physical strength, no need for rest.

During the pre-match interview, the reporter asked what he thought about that speculation, and Su Yang smiled and said, "Next question!"

There is no need to pay attention to Heizi at all, because as long as you want to be with someone, no matter what he does, he can find a reason. As the saying goes, there is no excuse for incriminating him. Let players take risks.

At eight o'clock, the game starts.

The Nuggets started with an 11-3 lead. The addition of Millsap, as well as the growth of Murray and Gary Harris, made the Nuggets promising. The frame is relatively poor.

Su Yang called a timeout to make adjustments, resorted to three-two defense and a large number of regional double-teams, restricted the Nuggets' peripheral breakthroughs, and also restricted Millsap's face-to-face offense, and quickly tied the score. Overtake the Nuggets by 5 points, killing people.

The game entered the substitute stage, Brogdon and Grant supported the situation, Antetokounmpo returned to the field on time, and then led the team to play a wave, which made the Nuggets at a loss, while the King gradually controlled the rhythm of the game, and finally beat the Nuggets 101-99 .

Rose became the biggest contributor to the team's victory. He made 10 of 6 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, added 5 free throws, and scored 18 points and 5 assists. Tatum was troubled by the rookie wall and made 7 of 1 shots. Only 3 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 turnovers.

The whole team flew to Arizona overnight. Su Yang praised Payton Jr.'s defensive performance in the substitute stage, and encouraged him: "You must continue to stick to your aggressive defense, and don't worry about losing playing time due to too many fouls. In addition , you don't have to participate in the quick retreat every time, I allow time to see if there is an opportunity to fight for the offensive rebound..."

Little Peyton nodded calmly: "I will listen to your arrangement, and I will have no reservations." His eyes were full of fire.

After a day off, the game between the Kings and the Suns begins.

Cousins ​​and Curry played normally, played fast in the first quarter, took advantage of the shortcomings of the Suns who had just changed their head coach and did not have a mature defensive system, scored consecutively and easily, and took advantage of Ball's flaws on the offensive end that it was difficult to hit three-pointers, focusing on defensive cloth. G et al.

After the first quarter, the Kings lead 36-17.

Such a gap directly established the rhythm of the game. Su Yang turned his attention to observing the cooperation between Rose and others, and prepared to design some exclusive tactics for Rose, making full use of his ability to break through and rush to the basket. He also found that Rose and Brogdon overlapped.

Fortunately, Brogdon made nearly 40% of his three-pointers, and he was able to catch and shoot around the screen.

At the end of the game, the Kings won 127 to 101. The seven players on the team scored in double figures. Tatum continued to hit the wall and only made 15 of 5 shots. Empty cuts steal chickens and score, which is a real role player.

Perhaps it was because of the lack of style of playing superstars like that. After the team ended their three-game streak and flew back to Saskatchewan, Tatum took the initiative to find Su Yang at the training base and said bluntly: "Coach, I want to have more scoring methods. What should I do?" Improve your shooting?"

Su Yang chuckled when he heard the words: "First of all, change your mentality. You are not at Kobe's level. Try to shoot less two-pointers, and try not to shoot three-pointers against others. Run tactics seriously, and patiently seek open shots. In the NBA You have no physical advantage..."

Education belongs to education. Su Yang is still trying to figure out how to improve Tatum's sense of participation. Young people can't lose their hearts.

(End of this chapter)