start with scouting

Chapter 573
NO.18, the Kings flew to Atlanta to start a five-game trip in the Eastern Conference. The first game was against the Eagles with 8 wins and 5 losses.

Eagles main player Jeff Teague missed the game due to a hip strain. Su Yang arranged for LaVine to defend Dennis Schroeder, who replaced Teague in the starting lineup. Not yet, and 3 mistakes.

The Kings established an absolute lead at the same time, winning 21 points after three quarters, but just when Su Yang was about to withdraw all the main players, Cousins ​​broke through with the ball at the top of the arc, stopped and changed direction like a guard, and suddenly fell to the ground. Fell to the ground, gritted his teeth in pain.

Antetokounmpo and Covington, following the instructions of the team doctor, carefully carried Cousins ​​back to the sidelines and left the arena early.

The game continued. Su Yang asked Jokic to lead the team to play for 5 more minutes, and asked Thompson to play more, just to be on the safe side.

The Kings eventually won 113-91.

Six players in the team scored in double figures. Jokic scored 15 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds, and made 7 of 5 shots. His efficiency was astonishingly high.

After the game, some fans accused Su Yang of not allowing Jokic to play last season, and Jokic should have stayed in Europe to play, so that Jokic would have a chance to compete for the best rookie. Now Jokic is out of play , it is also difficult to trigger the Ross clause.

It's been criticized like that before.

Su Yang didn't care. Instead, Jokic tweeted and joked that before the end of the four-year rookie contract, he would lead the Kings to win the championship and win the FMVP. At that time, let Su Yang prepare an unlimited supply of Coca-Cola machines for him at the training base. .

The focus of fans' attention changed accordingly, and they began to discuss whether Coca-Cola or Pepsi was better, which was very confusing.

Cousins' injury test also yielded results.

Sprained left ankle and needs to miss 4-5 games.

Su Yang looked at Cousins ​​who had put on the fixed protective boots, and said with a smile: "Let you avoid that kind of change of direction, now you know it hurts, your physical condition, speed and strength, just charge up, don't be immature Riffin plays tricks and is particularly vulnerable to injury."

Cousins ​​nodded and admitted his mistake: "Sorry, coach, I caused trouble for the team, and there will be no next time."

The whole team flew to Miami overnight to challenge the Heat.

During the pre-match training, Su Yang adjusted the rotation and let David West serve as the starting power forward, but the real rotation does not plan to give too much time. The main thing is that West will be at a disadvantage against Bosh, and then he will have to let Antetokounmpo Go to the main defense and show respect.

The game starts at eight o'clock.

The Heat have only played 10 games in the new season, and their stamina reserves are quite good. Bosh caught West madly at the beginning of the game, and Wade also rushed to LaVine. On the defensive end, the Heat still used local pincers, resolutely not Give Curry too many easy shots.

Curry can only pass the ball more, but Antetokounmpo and David West, who are often emptied, have a bit of a hit rate.

Su Yang had to replace Covington in advance and let Antetokounmpo serve as the power forward, finally curbing the offensive of Bosh and Wade.

But before falling by 9 points, they couldn’t catch up no matter how hard they chased. The main reason is that Cousins ​​​​is absent. The King’s lethality against the inside line is relatively low. Jokic’s low-post skills have not been fully developed. .

The three-two zone defense was put out, Curry's shooting efficiency was lowered again, and the King's easy shots were greatly reduced. Heat coach Spoelstra also adjusted the rotation in a targeted manner. He only gave the big center 10 minutes to play, and did not give the King five small lineups to play fast breaks. Opportunity.

After the whole game, the Kings lost 112 to 116.

库里全场空砍34分，而约基奇10投5中，拿到12分5助攻8篮板，保持高效。

There was a lot of discussion on social media immediately.

Bill Simmons tweeted: "The king is in a very embarrassing situation! On the one hand, when Cousins ​​​​and Jokic are on the court at the same time, they are a mess in the interior defensive pick-and-roll. On the other hand, without Cousins, they lack a strong threat in the interior. That will cause Curry to suffer more defensive pressure, and I personally guess that Su Yang must have thought about trading Cousins, because their salary space will reach a particularly tight state after the end of 17, and it is difficult to keep Cousins ​​at the same time With the two superstars Curry and Giannis, who is gradually showing his all-star strength, and the two potential rookies LaVine and Jokic, he has to make a choice.

After the end of this season, if he chooses to keep Covington, he must send away one of the superstars, and Turner's outstanding performance will definitely receive a high-paying contract, so he cannot stay.Therefore, there are very few teams that can achieve a three-peat..."

Simmons made some inferences, which sparked heated discussions.

Many fans of other teams, especially the Rockets and Lakers fans, began to imagine grabbing rookies from the Kings, thinking that LaVine and Jokic are good, and Grant also has certain potential. .

ESPN then came up with a roundtable meeting to discuss how the Kings can better achieve three consecutive championships and maintain competitiveness for a long time. The main reason is that after many teams win the championship, no matter once or twice, they often fall into a trough for many years, like The Bulls have played six times in ten years, the Spurs have played in the playoffs for 20 consecutive years, and the Lakers have only been decadent for two seasons, which can be called a miracle in the league.

Various operational assumptions by experts.

Except for Curry, all other players were mentioned.

After Su Yang saw the show, he forwarded it to thank all the staff for their attention.

As for those trade ideas, I haven’t looked at any of them carefully. Mainly, there is no one on the market, and the George rumors have disappeared. Since the two crazy off-seasons of 14 and 15, various big-name players have renewed their contracts or changed teams. The next wave It will take several years.After a night's rest, the king took a bus and rushed to Orlando.

The Magic are still a group of recruits, but they no longer have the momentum of the previous two seasons, because their head coach was replaced by Scott Skiles, who strictly required rigid running tactics. That guy relied on the highest assist record in a single game in NBA history , Already two young teams of the Bulls and the Bucks, this season it is the turn of the Magic management to fall ill, and the vigorous team will collapse directly.

It may be related to Scott Skiles who played for the Magic for five seasons, after all, the old man in the O'Neal era.

The game started at seven o'clock, and the Kings led by 24 points at halftime.

Jokic commanded the defense in the center with great arrogance, and broke through the magic tactics five times in a row. Scott Skiles was so angry that his face was blue. Get on the hot chat list.

Many fans praised Jokic for his superb golf quotient, and perhaps he could really lead the Kings to the championship and win the FMVP.

Some fans compared Jokic to another white star, Larry Bird, and thought that the two played with their brains.

At the end of the game, the Kings won 117 to 91.

约基奇10投7中，拿到18分11助攻9篮板的准三双数据，差点打破纪录。

On the plane flying to Charlotte, Su Yang praised Jokic for leading the team to win and encouraged him to keep going, but the low post attack needs to be practiced more to avoid the embarrassing situation of being unable to score in the low post due to deviation of touch , can also be better coordinated.

Jokic said with a smile: "I don't need to practice at all, Cousins ​​​​will solve them, I just pass the ball!"

Cousins ​​smiled when he heard those words.

EQ is quite high.

Might as well be an excuse for being lazy.

Su Yang didn't think much about it.

On the 23rd, the King challenged the Hornets away.

Because of the joining of Jeremy Lin and Batum, as well as the growth of Kemba Walker and Cody Zeller, and the stable performance of Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, the Hornets have 7 wins and 6 losses in the new season, with a winning percentage exceeding 50%, is expected to playoffs.

Jordan specially sat in the auditorium next to Su Yang, directly said that he wanted to learn how to communicate with the players in the game, and even boasted: "Su, I feel that this year is the beginning of our rise in Charlotte, and we will continue to score in the future. Playoffs..."

Hearing this, Su Yang glanced at Batum, and said in his heart that this is your last trip to the playoffs in the next few years, so cherish it.

When the game started, Su Yang deliberately messed up again. There was no complicated command throughout the whole process, and most of them were left to Mike Brown.The game entered the end of the fourth quarter, and the Kings firmly established a 13-point lead, which made the game lose suspense. Jordan was so angry that he left early.

It's not that I'm really angry, but I went to the restaurant to prepare in advance, invited Su Yang to dinner, and thanked for the help to the Hornets.

The Kings finally defeated the Hornets 127 to 112.

Jokic was targeted by Batum's defense. Although he had 19 points, 8 assists and 14 rebounds, his shooting percentage was only 31%.

In the last game of the Eastern Conference's five-game streak, the Kings flew to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks and easily won 129 to 118.

Curry scored 36 points and had 5 steals.

Jokic's performance picked up. He scored 10 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds in a quasi-triple-double. He didn't get the 10th rebound. Make an NBA record.

Su Yang personally persuaded him but did not accept it.

The conversation between the two was inadvertently recorded by the audience at the back of the bench and posted on Twitter, which gradually sparked discussions among many fans.

The fans appreciated Jokic's mentality and understood that Su Yang did not intend to suppress Jokic's performance on the field.

同个晚上，步行者111比123输给开拓者，保罗乔治17投4中，11分5失误。

The discussion of trading George appeared on Twitter again.

　Thanks for the reward of 'what do you want to break the name'.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)