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Chapter 510 Find a way to beat it down

With the Kings leading by 26 points, the Christmas game entered garbage time, and the main players such as Curry clocked in three quarters.

After the whole game, the Kings defeated the Rockets 125 to 83. Six players from the team scored in double figures, including Curry with 6 points.

Harden made 16 of 3 shots and 11 of 10 free throws, scoring a total of 17 points. The Rockets' best player was Howard, who made 10 of 6 shots and scored 14 points and 14 rebounds with super high efficiency. Lost like that, the data value is too low.

Participating in the press conference after the game, the reporter dug a hole to ask how to evaluate the Rockets' offensive and defensive system, and consciously brought the topic to McHale.Su Yang heard the clue, and said with a smile: "The rocket's offensive and defensive system is very mature, I think they are a little less lucky..."

Really hated McHale.

But don't publicly criticize your peers.

As for why Mike Malone took over as the head coach, with Rockets owner Alexander's sloppy personality, it is basically impossible to temporarily fire McHale. After all, he needs to pay a large salary, unless Harden is strong enough to directly call for a coach change.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang distributed Christmas gifts to the team members as the boss of the locker room according to the plan, so as to avoid the embarrassment of whether it was given by Cousins ​​or Curry. The gift is an Apple Watch that has not yet been officially released. concept.

Jokic disassembled it and studied it repeatedly on the spot, and said in a daze: "It looks cheap, boss, it doesn't match your worth!"

Cousins ​​and others followed suit, Su Yang chuckled and said solemnly: "You must know that the time of a ten-yuan electronic watch is the same as that of a one-million-dollar Rolex. I'm just reminding you You have to cherish your time..."

"Good good..."

Jokic begged for mercy, "I understand, don't preach, I will definitely not be lazy tomorrow, and I will not drink too much Coke."

The locker room suddenly burst into laughter.

Early the next morning, the NBA announced the results of the first round of voting for the 2015 All-Star. LeBron won the vote with 552967 votes, Curry ranked second in the West, and in the East, Anthony had no opponents and ranked first, and Gasol ranked first. Third in the frontcourt.

Su Yang then instructed the public relations and media departments to contact some celebrities, inviting them to canvass for Curry, Cousins ​​and others. By the way, he took the opportunity to promote a wave of the Kings, trying to let the Kings have three All-Star players. The four have no chance. The competition is too strong.

While browsing the news, Su Yang found that WOJ broke the news that the Rockets were shaken after the disastrous defeat. General Manager Morey held a meeting overnight. Shamas broke the news that the Rockets were determined to change the head coach, and the potential targets were D'Antoni and Mike Malone.

"It won't be the TM butterfly effect. Let Mike Malone be the head coach of the Rockets. If that's the case, the bonus to Harden is average, but the bonus to Howard and Josh is relatively large. Then when the Warriors and the Rockets fight, the outcome will be difficult. material…"

Su Yang did a little deduction and found that with the current situation in the Western Conference, the Kings have maintained the first record in the regular season. They are very likely to meet the Mavericks or the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. If they advance to the second round, they are very likely to meet the Quick Winner of boat or pioneer.

Anyway, it's best to play the Warriors or Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, and let those two teams play in the dark first, which will consume a lot of money.

With that in mind, back Malone at the Rockets.

As for D'Antoni, the top offensive master, the inventor and promoter of many commonly used tactics in the NBA, but the on-the-spot rotation and response are a bit poor, the key is that he can't drive a player with Harden's personality, and Malone can even do it with Cousins. Certainly.

It's not that I'm afraid, it's just to watch the fun.

One day off, on the 27th, the Kings played against the New York Knicks without Anthony, Chandler and Stoudemire.

Playing against a weak team, Cousins ​​and Gay truce due to injuries, Su Yang decisively adjusted his strategy and let Curry let go.

Curry was also polite, with 15 points in the first quarter, 15 points in the second quarter, and 8 more points in the third quarter, for a total of 38 points.

The fourth quarter turned into garbage time. The Kings led by as many as 32 points. Curry voluntarily asked to give up playing time. In the end, they won by 28 points.

With two consecutive victories, the King embarked on a four-game winning streak.

The first stop flew to Brooklyn to challenge the Nets. Cousins ​​and Gay came back to play at the same time. The two teamed up with Curry and Thomas Jr., scored 100 points, led the team to a 132-107 victory, and bullied Lopez and Deron. A main force was injured, quite brutal.

The butterfly effect also affected the Nets coach Kidd. He did not go to the Bucks to coach, and was discovered by fans in advance that he was a parallel import.

The second stop of four consecutive away games, on New Year's Eve, the Kings flew to Boston to challenge the Celtics, who were without Rondo and David Lee.Recalling that Husmart was intercepted by Anji, Su Yang was a little angry, but he was not affected. He arranged his troops as usual, but was prepared in advance to take a big lead and not drop the main force. He planned to try whether he could give the Celtics a try. Man creates another58.

The game kicked off at eight o'clock, and the Celtics started Bradley, Smart, Jeff Green, Sullinger, and Tyler Zeller.

The typical lineup does not have much to do, relying heavily on pick-and-rolls to launch offenses, the two in the backcourt are particularly short, and the two insiders are bulky.

According to Su Yang's arrangement, the Kings will use three defenses and two defenses when encountering pick-and-rolls. If they are broken, they will shrink to the limit and intercept passes in the paint.

Neither Smart nor Bradley can pass the ball stably under high pressure for the time being, and the Celtics' offense quickly stagnated.

Marshal Stevens made several adjustments, but it was useless. The gap in hard power was too great. The Kings led 34 to 15 in the first quarter. The key point was that the Celtics had two free throws. Obviously, the referee gave the whistle on purpose, otherwise The Kings would lead by 21 points.

The Celtics, whose offense was blocked, turned most of their energy on the defensive end. Amidst the cheers of the fans, they showed a spirit of iron and blood. Various large-scale defensive moves appeared frequently, but the King continued to reduce the number of shots in the five-out formation. Physical contact opportunities.

Curry and others were already prepared to fight casually, but seeing how tough the Kais were, they naturally aroused their fighting spirit to attack with all their strength.

After halftime, the Kings led 68 to 32.

Back from the break, the Celtics continued to fight back desperately, and some fans improvised the 08-point deficit in the 24 Finals, and finally made a super comeback Lakers slogan, which was used to motivate the Celtics players. fire.

The main Celtics defensive action is too big.

The referee deliberately double-standard again.

Curry gradually increased the number and distance of three-point shots. Cousins ​​and Green also joined the ranks of three-point shots. ahead of 102.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Celtics finally gave in, and Stevens sent the third team ahead of schedule, making it clear that he would give up the game.

Su Yang rotates normally according to the plan, but considering that he will play back-to-back games, he withdraws the main force after leading by 60 points.

At the end of the game, the Kings beat the Celtics 132 to 72. Unfortunately, they are still 8 points away from the NBA's largest point difference.

In the whole game, King Cousins ​​played the best, with 36 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, with only 2 fouls and 2 turnovers.

Many media reported the match between the two teams. Bill Simmons tweeted: "Obviously, this is Su Yang's incompetent rage. He really revenged Danny Ainge for taking away Marcus Smart, but that doesn't change anything, Kyle The Specials are the team with the most championships."

Garnett, Pierce, Rondo, Perkins and others liked and reposted the tweet. Garnett also said that Su Yang was narrow-minded and even took the risk to hurt his teammates. Perkins criticized Su Yang for putting It is very unprofessional to bring grievances off the court to the court.

Su Yang didn't bother to pay attention.

However, some fans tweeted: "Su Yang has recently won all over the Celtics, first the Thunder, making Perkins look worthless, and then the Rockets, making McHale look like a fool, Bullying the Nets again, leaving Garnett with only trash talk compared to Green, but the trash talk seems to be unspeakable. In the end, the Celtics were bloodbathed. In addition, a reporter broke the news before that they opposed Su Yang's acquisition of the Kings. Four NBA directors One of the members is Celtics owner Vic, and the Celtics snatch Smart…

The two sides have formed a big enmity. "

That tweet got a lot of likes and retweets, and it quickly became the number one on Twitter's hot search list. Fans joked that Su Yang ruled iron and blood.

Su Yang also did not respond.

The Kings team flew to Minnesota overnight to challenge the Timberwolves back to back on the first day of the new year, seeking a good start.

The two main players, Pekovic and Kevin Martin, are still recovering from their injuries. Love also missed the game due to a concussion. The Kings spent three quarters laying the groundwork for victory. They fought with all substitutes in the fourth quarter. They finally defeated the Timberwolves 111-97 and won a wave. Five in a row.

At noon on the 2015nd, the NBA announced the results of the second round of the 775810 All-Star ballot. LeBron continued to lead the league with 775486, while Curry was chasing after him with [-]. Cousins ​​entered the top four in the Western Conference for the first time and had a chance to start .

Su Yang stared at the news, thinking that LeBron's All-Star popularity is too high, so he has to find a way to beat him down.

(End of this chapter)