King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 147 Victory over the sun, stop losing streak

Now the entire King's training hall is shrouded in this shadow. The team's core was injured at the most critical time, a three-game losing streak was achieved, and the record declined.And Cousins, who replaced He Yixiang as the new core, is now under tremendous psychological pressure. The team's three-game losing streak under his leadership undoubtedly made him a little embarrassed.

The next game is against a team that is relatively weak compared to the first three teams-Phoenix Suns. The Suns, who played 6 games against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals last year, lost their leading scorer this season. Mal, and the role players are also injured, old and old, and Dragic is no longer miraculous in killing the Spurs last season. Another 20+ scorer, Richardson, was also traded to the Magic. The reconstruction period has come, but even so, the two-time regular season MVP Nash still averaged 36 assists per game when he was 11.6 years old. He Yixiang and Rondo are still at the top of the assist list.

Of course, in the first three games of this season, the Kings achieved a record advantage of two wins and one loss, but that was because of He Yixiang, but now is a great time for the Suns to take revenge.This time He Yixiang also came to the American Airlines Center in Phoenix with the team. Although he could not play, he also hoped that he could help the team off the court.

Naturally, Nash didn't want to disappoint the fans at home. In the first round, he directly hit Udrih and scored a three-pointer at the top of the arc. Then he broke through to the inside and made a beautiful back pass to Dudley who was cutting. Dudley dunked .He easily scored 5 points in two rounds. Nash's shot and pass directly made people understand why he could still lead the Western Conference Finals when he was 35 years old.He Yixiang watched anxiously and stomped his feet off the court, so frightened that the team doctor on the side immediately stopped him for fear that his sprain would become more serious.

Fortunately, the Kings still have a lot of advantages in the interior. Although the exterior line was completely blown by Nash, Nash's own defense was limited by his physical fitness, which was also a defensive loophole. Udrih also played the best performance of the season, making breakthroughs one after another. The two sides competed for each other. In just one first half, the two teams had taken the lead alternately as many as twelve times. In the last round, Cousins ​​hit the basket and made the Kings lead by two points with a score of 58:56. Ended the first half.

He Yixiang also enthusiastically gave high-fives to the Kings players who were leaving the court one by one. The last one was Cousins, the leading hero of the Kings. Look at you, this time it will definitely be a very beautiful victory!"

When Cousins ​​heard this sentence, he was stunned for a while, and then he beat his chest to signal: "Don't worry, I won't let our team enter a four-game losing streak!" Cousins, who always had a playful face, looked serious this time. It seems that the heavy pressure over the past few days has made this center who is used to doing his job well every day a little nervous, but this is also good, it is time to cultivate his leadership ability, the team needs him to provide support when He Yixiang is down The strength of a leader.

The game entered the second half, and Cousins ​​also entered his own rhythm. On the defensive end, he began to direct the defense of his teammates, help his teammates defend, and formed a solid line of defense with Iguodala. In an instant, he sent a super hot pot to the assist king, and slapped him directly on the bench. If he hadn't worried about his foot injury, He Yixiang really wanted to jump up to celebrate this beautiful block.

In the next 3 minutes, the Kings let the Nash-less team fail to score a single point. Although the Suns' offense was more than a notch behind without Nash's organization, He Yixiang began to doubt after all 3 minutes. Is it the team's defensive loophole that I didn't play the game?
A wave of 8:0 made the Suns fans in the American Airlines Center Arena shut up, making the Suns coach Gentry unable to take measures, and the 35-year-old veteran was forced to play again.Despite the debut of the soul, the Suns have not stopped falling behind. Although the Kings in the second half did not play the smooth offense when He Yixiang was there, they had a very high-intensity defense, which made the Suns extremely uncomfortable. , and after the Kings got a 10-point advantage, they have been using fierce defense and reliable offense to maintain this advantage.

The Suns are playing very hard. Although they are in the tenth place in the Western Conference, they still want to make it to the playoffs. If they fail this time, they will almost miss the playoffs. Amidst the sound of cheers and cheers, they finally chased the score to 5 points in the last 5 minutes, which gave the fans hope for a while, but soon the king's core today killed this hope in the cradle for the Suns.

Cousins ​​first received Udry's breakthrough goal at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc. This unconventional goal immediately suppressed the momentum of the Suns' counterattack. In the next round, Cassby made a three-pointer from the outside line. Missing the point, Cousins ​​rose up from the ground under the double-team of Robin Lopez and Channing Frye and made a direct dunk. At the same time, he caused a foul by Frye, and then hit a free throw to completely kill Contest.It has to be said that Cousins' performance in these two rounds was perfect, and he also fulfilled the promise he made to He Yixiang at halftime as he said.The Kings ended their three-game losing streak at 108:96, and Cousins ​​scored the first 3+20 data in his career, with 20 points and 28 rebounds.

Some people are happy while others are disappointed. The King further consolidated his position in the playoffs. The Suns completely missed the playoffs after this game. Nash stood alone on the court and seemed a bit lost. He lost in the Western Conference last year In the final, he fell into the arms of head coach Gentry and was very sad, muttering to himself: "I know, this is my last chance." But the end of this year came a little earlier than usual .

Many Suns fans looked at him feeling a little sad and helpless. Even though Nash was one year older, he was still the unstoppable Nash on the court, but other than him, the starting teammates couldn’t make it to the starting team of a playoff team at all. Grade, even the 39-year-old Hill is the team's third scorer, the Suns can be imagined.

After the sadness, Nash walked up to He Yixiang in a very gentlemanly manner, and gave He Yixiang a hug: "Dude, you played well this year. I am very optimistic about the combination of you and Cousins. This year's playoffs will be up to you. I hope you can fulfill what Amare and I have not fulfilled and win a championship."

He Yixiang nodded: "Thank you for your blessings, we will continue to fight, and we will definitely win the championship." Looking at the back of Nash leaving disappointed, He Yixiang couldn't help feeling a lot, not knowing that he was struggling in New York at this time Will Stoudemar miss the partner who made a beautiful pass and let him fly in the sky, I think he will.

(End of this chapter)