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Chapter 701
On December [-]st, the Kings flew to Chicago to challenge the Bulls.

The game started at seven o'clock, the Bulls won the jump ball, and the start was directly handed over to Wiggins to find a cover for a misplaced single.

The king decisively double-teamed according to Su Yang's arrangement, but who would have thought that the moment Wiggins got caught in the grab by Brother Antetokounmpo, suddenly changed his left hand behind his right hand, and stepped sideways, like a butterfly piercing a flower, lightly from the LaVine and Antetokounmpo passed through the gap between the two, then kicked and took two big steps, took off against Cousins ​​who was defending, and aimed at the basket with a strong dunk.

The basketball blasted into the net and caused Cousins ​​to foul. The United Center suddenly burst into cheers, and Wiggins screamed up to the sky.

"It seems that this has been suppressed for too long by the Big Three..."

Su Yangxin said that Nima is too fierce. The butterfly effect directly changed Wiggins from a health-preserving style of play to a terrifying basket-exploding style of play. , will really shape different characters.

Carter is the kind of player who doesn't go all out, and it can be reflected in several public speeches. Although he lost his explosive power because of being stepped on by Bowen, he is not very hard-working mentally. It can be said that he is one of the four major shooting guards. Which one is the worst.

With the additional free throws, the Bulls' aura was completely ignited, and Love played a low position to force Antetokounmpo, Jr. Lopez dreamed of passing Cousins ​​for a pull-up layup, and Justin Holiday hit a three-pointer at the buzzer from a negative angle, allowing the Kings Full score defense is useless.

Fortunately, the injured Curry is in good condition, and he can still pass the pick-and-roll military training Love. Although the Bulls used double-team tactics to avoid it after two rounds, Curry split the ball and assisted Antetokounmpo or Cousins, making the Kings always bite Or a small lead by a few points.

The two teams attacked each other crazily, and the game lasted to the last 24 seconds.

Curry controlled the ball to attract double-teams, assisted Cousins ​​to score, let the Kings lead by 4 points, and then double-teamed with Antetokounmpo, allowing Love to shoot with his back and hit the iron. Finally, he made 4 consecutive free throws, allowing Viking Si made two consecutive three-pointers without success.

In the whole game, Curry played 41 minutes and scored 39 points and 9 assists. Cousins ​​played 38 minutes and scored 27 points and 13 rebounds. Antetokounmpo played 39 minutes and scored 18 points, 7 assists and 12 rebounds. Only by doing their best can they narrowly win.

Win or win, Su Yang is still very depressed.

The main players have been playing for too long. If the substitute lineup can perform better, they will not be so anxious, but that is something that cannot be helped. Jeff Green, Jeremy Grant and others have obvious flaws. star power.

After finishing the press conference, the whole team flew to Milwaukee overnight, and after a night's rest, they challenged the Bucks back to back.

After thinking about it, Su Yang decided to let Cousins ​​and Curry rest in rotation. He is confident that Antetokounmpo, Tatum, Brogdon, LaVine, Rose and others will have no problem dealing with the little Bucks, but there is absolutely no problem. Thinking of it, the Kings had 8 turnovers and 7 fouls in the first quarter.

The score was only lost by 8 points, but it gave the Bucks confidence, and Middleton directly became the peak Kobe state.

After four quarters of hard work, the Kings finally resorted to foul tactics. However, LaVine and Rose hit the iron with three-pointers one after another. In the end, they lost 104 to 109 to the Bucks. Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, 5 assists, 13 rebounds and 3 steals. Depressed.

Attending the press conference after the game, FOX reporter Zhan Lier asked: "There is a popular saying on social media that the Kings' dominance in the new season has dropped significantly. More offensive and defensive tasks lead to injuries after greater consumption. Another reason is that Cousins ​​and LaVine failed to renew their contracts in advance, which caused the Kings to lose the state of unity of purpose in the previous three seasons. Do you Agree with that statement?"

"I agree with one-third of the statement..."

Su Yang chuckled and replied, "George's departure has indeed weakened our strategy of infinite switching defenses, but Curry's injury was not caused by that reason, and there is no failure to renew the contract in advance that caused the team's goals to diverge. Our goal has always been only one, and that is to achieve four consecutive championships, which is an extremely difficult goal, and it is normal to have setbacks..."

After finishing the press conference, the whole team took the bus to the airport and flew directly to the next stop, New Orleans, to challenge the Pelicans.

Woke up at noon the next day, Su Yang called a meeting of the whole team, pointing out that due to injuries and lineup changes, the new season will not be as smooth as the previous season, but the team's goal of competing for the first place in the regular season will not change, so the adjustment attempt will be more difficult. More before.

"To put it simply, under the premise of adhering to the load management system, there are many changes in the lineup. For example, when Curry is absent, Rose may not necessarily start, because we need Rose to better lead the second team and partner with LaVine. ..."

In Su Yang's opinion, Payton and Brogdon would be better together. Both of them are strong defensively, and there is no conflict in possession of the ball. Rose is paired with LaVine to lead the second team. The defense is not so good, but the offensive firepower is definitely enough. , There is no ball control problem yet.

The new season has lost 6 games, which is about to reach the total losses of the previous three seasons. It is an indisputable fact that the dominance has declined.

In order to achieve the goal, adjustment attempts must be made.

"I have no problem at all, I will fully cooperate with the team..." Rose nodded first.Curry and others followed suit, and LaVine and Cousins ​​also thought it was feasible. Su Yang was very happy that there was no inconsistent goal in the team.

The next day against the Pelicans.

The game started at 4 o'clock, the Kings lineup was crushed, and the offensive end could do whatever they wanted. However, "Son of America" ​​Davis had a whistle to protect his body. Antetokounmpo got [-] fouls in three quarters, and he couldn't defend normally at all, which made it impossible to expand the lead. .

The Kings were dragged into overtime forcibly, Davis finally no longer had a side guard, Curry and Tatum teamed up to score 12 points, and defeated the Pelicans in a wave to win, but Su Yang was not happy. Attend a press conference and let Brown do it instead.

Naihe's operation like that made many self-media interpret it as a guilty conscience. In the past, Su Yang would definitely face the side whistle with a smile.

Anyway, the king was whistled and criticized, which is a bit like 'Why don't you bully others, but bully you? '

The whole team flew directly to Cleveland, preparing for the last game of five consecutive away games against the Cavaliers, who are the first in the league and have won nine consecutive victories.

But the two teams will have to wait four more days to start the game. The Kings generals are tired of the weird schedule that they can rest for four days during the five-game streak, because it means that there may be three games in four days in the next four days, or they are too idle to panic. , or too busy to breathe.

Taking advantage of sufficient rest time, Su Yang led the team to build a team, visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, and visited the tropical garden.

On social media, many commentators and fans warmed up for the game in advance, thinking that the result of the game will affect Cousins ​​and LaVine's off-season contract renewals. If they lose, it may even lead to a mid-season trade, because the Kings There is still a lack of a player like Paul George, otherwise Su Yang's offensive and defensive system will not be able to operate at the highest efficiency, and it will be difficult to say four consecutive championships.

Amid all the discussions, on December [-]th, the king officially visited the Quicken Loans Center to challenge the Cavaliers, who had won ten consecutive victories.

The Cavaliers used the strategy of "double-teaming Curry and quick rotation" to fill up the defense at the beginning, and kept finding misplacements to play Curry on the offensive end. LeBron, Irving, and Butler took turns to operate. Who will match Curry? , whoever plays the pick-and-roll with the ball holder.

Three players can play with the ball, but the king can't hide Curry by switching defenses or double-teaming in advance, and the offensive and defensive rhythm is also slowed down, which makes it difficult for Antetokounmpo to use the offensive and defensive transitions that Antetokounmpo is best at. Insider.

Tyronn Lue's strategy is very resolute. If he can rush to the basket and score the ball, he will not shoot a three-pointer directly, forcing the Kings to engage in physical confrontation.

Su Yang tried his best to solve it, but Curry was restricted, and it was difficult for the Kings to attack smoothly. Antetokounmpo's rush to the basket was also difficult to score efficiently because of Anthony's hard work in defense. At the end of the game, the Kings lost by 6 points ball.

But although there is only a 6-point gap, it seems that it is due to abnormal shooting. After all, when Curry was targeted, he only made 20 of 8 shots. Difficult to match.

Antetokounmpo + Covington + Grant's lineup can be put up, but if that is the case, the Cavaliers will double-team Curry even more brazenly. Anyway, an offensive and defensive player like George leaves, and there is no way to make up for it yet, which is a bit difficult.

It’s okay to play weak teams and ordinary strong teams, but I’m afraid that strong forward teams will make the king uncomfortable, both the Warriors and Cavaliers.

The whole team flew back to Saskatchewan and got a day off.

Su Yang rushed to the training base to work as usual in the afternoon. Hinkie knocked on the door and entered, and said bluntly: "After the game yesterday, many teams asked us whether they would consider trading LaVine or Cousins. The management circle generally believed that we would make a deal. Change."

"Really?"

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