NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 215 Let’s see who can score better
The Kings' journey was not smooth. After landing in Miami, they were delayed for a long time before checking into the hotel. By the time the Kings players went to bed, it was almost dawn in Miami.

Most teams will encounter this situation when playing away games, and today it is the Kings' turn.

When they walked into the AmericanAirlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat, at night, many Kings players were still bleary-eyed and had not yet fully woken up.

The Heat, with the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of fans at home, launched wave after wave of attacks on the Kings.

Led by Eddie Jones and Caron Butler, the Heat led by one point in the first quarter and entered the second quarter with 20:21.

The Kings are in poor form, and no one can score. Even Lu Yuanzhi, who has always been energetic, has lost his touch due to a bad rest.

The rotation time at the beginning of the second quarter was originally a prime time period for the Kings' substitutes to come on and grab points, but Turkoglu and Jim Jackson were also in no condition, and Christie, who had just returned from injury, couldn't shoot anyhow.

Seeing the state of his players, Adelman no longer struggled. In addition to continuing to put Clark on the court to brush up data, he replaced his main players early and let Gerald Wallace lead the water cooler managers on the field to compete with him. Heat battle.

The water fountain keepers were unable to play in Memphis. They were already full of energy. Although they were tormented by the airport ground staff with the team for a long time, their strong bodies allowed them to adapt to the game immediately, and they actually played well against the Heat. Back.

However, in the end, talent, technology and coordination fell behind. The Kings suffered their first defeat in the new season, losing to the Heat 78:88 in an away game.

The score of 78 points was also the lowest score by the Kings in recent years.

Lu Yuanzhi made 8 of 3 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and no free throws, scoring 7 points. Caron Butler, who faced him, was like a god, making 15 of 10 shots and 2 three-pointers. In 1, he was directly defeated by the reverse matchup.

Lu Yuanzhi failed to obtain any free attributes of the system.

The best performer for the Kings is still Clark.

Adelman followed the idea that the ball can be lost but Clark cannot lose. Not only did he give Clark a whopping 36 minutes of playing time, he also asked his own players to feed Clark the ball crazily.

16投10中，罚球3罚3中，克拉克拿下23分12板，又是这场比赛里国王队表现最出色的球员。

Within the Heat, there is also a player that the Kings need to observe, and that is Brian Grant, whom the Kings selected with the 94th overall pick in the first round of 8.

Because Grant once played for the Kings, the Kings management and coaching staff are very familiar with this player. He is 206 centimeters tall, weighs 115 kilograms, and can shoot around 45% from mid- to long-range.

By Adelman's standards, such a player is certainly a major concern.

However, what makes the Kings a little tangled is that after Grant left the Kings and arrived with the Trail Blazers, his salary level began to soar. This year's salary in Miami is as high as 1103 million US dollars.

If the Kings choose to trade Clark for Grant, how will the 650 million price difference be resolved?

This extra 650 million is completely unacceptable to the Kings salary cap.

In Lu Yuanzhi's time and space, Grant's salary in 04-05 was as high as 1323 million yuan, which became an important addition to the Sharks' Eastward Journey deal to match O'Neal's super contract of 2770 million yuan.

Judging from the performance on the court, Grant has certain strength, but he is not worth 1103 million at all. If such an uncle is recruited back, the Kings will definitely become the laughing stock of the entire league.

Exhausted by the schedule and airport ground handling, the Kings decided to have a good night's rest in Miami. However, this time, everyone had no intention of going to the beach to find hot girls, nor did they plot in a tavern.

The next afternoon, everyone felt refreshed and boarded the plane to Orlando to challenge the Orlando Magic away from home.

There is also a player to be watched in the Magic formation, which is Pat Garrity.

The player who was selected with the 98th pick in the first round of 19 is 206 centimeters tall and weighs 108 kilograms, which is about the same weight as Lu Yuanzhi. This first made the Kings coaching staff suspicious.

Also, Garrity's skin tone is a bit incorrect, he's white.

In this era, white people cannot fly, white people have poor strength, and white people are inflexible. These are all arguments that are recognized by the league and can be made public.

It's really reverse discrimination.

But there is no way. Except for the early years of discrimination, which allowed a large number of white players to occupy the NBA, after decades of development, the league has long been filled with black players.They run faster, jump higher, and are stronger, making them the first choice inside for every team.

The term "black, thick and tough" is no joke. Most of the internal human shields are mainly black.

Even if there are occasional outliers like Ostertag, they have long been labeled as "floor flow" and "inflexible".

Most of the white insiders came from Europe.

Starting from the "roof of the world" Sabonis, to Divac and Nesterovich, in fact, they are not known for their athletic ability.

Therefore, the good-looking Garrity was naturally doubted by the Kings coaching staff.

The Kings started with Clark, Lu Yuanzhi, Stojakovic, Christie and Bobby Jackson.

Divac was put on the bench by Adelman because he was weak in back-to-back away games.

Although Weber sent a message saying that his injury was better than expected after examination and that he could play directly, Adelman still asked him to stay in Samurai and wait for the team to return before deciding whether to return.

Anyway, the road trip in the Eastern Conference is almost over. There is no need for Webber to rush over again. It is better to give Clark more playing time to improve his statistics.

In this game, Clark was moved to the center position, while Lu Yuanzhi was also moved from the offensive guard position in the previous two games to the power forward position.

"Max, go try out Pat's skills." Without Clark noticing, Adelman secretly made a request to Lu Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi nodded.

This is why Pollard is not used as center and Clark is used as power forward.

It's not like you can directly ask Clark how he feels.

It's better to let Lu Yuanzhi come.

The Magic sent out a starting lineup of Pat Burke, Pat Garrity, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady and Darrell Armstrong.

The height of this lineup is surprisingly good. The center is 213 centimeters, the power forward is 206 centimeters, and Hill and McGrady are both 203 centimeters. They are actually taller than the Kings lineup.

But there is one person holding the Magic back, and that's Armstrong.

Don't look at the fact that Armstrong's last name means "strong arm". In fact, he is 183 centimeters tall and weighs only 77 kilograms, which is worse than Bobby Jackson. He is one of the few starting guards that Bobby Jackson can bully with his own weight.

But no one cared about Armstrong at all.

The Magic's goal this season is to win the Eastern Conference championship!
Don't think the Magic are joking. McGrady has become more mature. Last season, he averaged 26.8 points per game. His goal this season is to become the scoring champion.

Grant Hill, who played only 14 games last season, also returned from injury.

As long as Hill can stay healthy, the Magic's "Twin Stars" will be the most shining superstar combination in the East, and they are infinitely better than the Celtics' "Twin Stars".

The Magic were led by Tracy McGrady and were preparing to play against the Kings at home.

After the Kings took a break, the players' physical strength was basically restored.

Although the lineup is incomplete, when it comes to playing against each other, they really are not afraid of any team.

Come on, let's run and see who can score better!

(End of this chapter)