basketball pope

Chapter 826 [Mindless and unhappy]

The Kings are a team with young players as the core. They lack experience in the playoffs. The boys are eager to recover the score and start chaotic battles. The more chaos, the more difficult it is to ensure scoring efficiency.At halftime, the Clippers led by 65 points 46-19.

In the second half, Irving began to show his power, and even a sudden shot once narrowed the point difference to 8 points, but Curry, Gay, and Parsons quickly returned a wave of 10-0.

Since then, Cousins, who likes to stretch his hands indiscriminately, has been caught in foul trouble, 5 offenses and rest, the Kings can no longer make any waves, and the Clippers have sealed the victory in waves, and Cousins ​​does not have to go on.

Isaiah Thomas led the team in garbage time, and his personal ability could only make the point difference not further widen.In the final 123 to 102, the Clippers easily made a good start.

After the game, Yang Rui summed up the reason why the Clippers won in one sentence. "The playoffs and the regular season are different."

Poor defense in the regular season may still achieve good results, but in the playoffs, poor defense will definitely lead to death.

The regular season is a game based on training, performances, and selling tickets. Unless a player is selected as an All-Star, is king in a certain statistic, and wins an MVP, it is difficult to be remembered.If you want to become a superstar, you must play convincing performances in the playoffs, so the playoffs are more valuable and players are more desperate.

This is equivalent to the difference between a mock exam and a college entrance exam.The king is only able to make a living with his mock test scores. How can he compete against the Clippers, who have been the top student for two consecutive years?

In the second game between the two sides, the Clippers won more neatly. In the opening game, Cousins ​​only played 3 minutes before committing two offenses. The King's penalty area defense was full of loopholes, and the Clippers took an 18-point lead in the first quarter.

The main referee in this game targeted Cousins ​​because he went crazy at the press conference where he played. He actually satirized the referee in a strange way, thanking the referee for letting him survive, and alluding to calling him too many fouls.

The reporter asked Cousins ​​to comment on the Clippers and Yang Rui, the arrogant "cousin" regardless of whether the Clippers were the defending champion or whether Yang Rui was the pope of basketball. Look.

Now, the referee doesn't plan to let Cousins ​​live any longer, and he will call a foul if he has a move in his hand. You can go in peace.

In the second quarter, Cousins ​​didn't play his normal level when he returned to the court. He felt cold under Chandler's defense and continued to strike.

Chandler isn't as powerful as Cousins, but he has the experience and knows how to fight.He will use small movements such as bending his legs and placing elbows to defend. The referee generally does not call it, and the playoffs are generally looser.

Cousins ​​was emotionally out of control. After he turned around and missed a shot in the third quarter, he grabbed an offensive rebound and pushed Chandler hard, and was called a foul.

Cousins ​​slammed the ball on the ground and spit at the referee: "Why didn't you blow it when he pushed me just now? Are you blind?"

The referee was not angry with Cousins, and made up another technical foul. Mike Malone hurriedly replaced the product and did not let him play again. He only played 17 minutes and scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 fouls.

Letting Cousins ​​continue to play may lead to an accident. This is not the first time he has attacked the referee.

On February 2th, the Rockets played against the Kings away. The Rockets maintained an advantage of more than 26 points in the first part of the third quarter. Cousins, who had committed five crimes, was completely out of control. He was so angry that he wanted to hit the referee during the break, and many people pulled him down. It didn't work, the scene was very chaotic and he was ejected!
Cousins, in a fit of rage, threw his headband angrily as he was pulled away.

Today, seeing Cousins ​​sitting on the sidelines angrily, throwing towels angrily, Yang Rui thought it was funny, this person is too easy to deal with.Compared with other players who have various defects on the court and need hard work to succeed, Cousins ​​is a real waste of talent, because as long as he is mentally normal, he is a dominant super center.

A brain is a good thing, but it's a pity Cousins ​​doesn't have one.

The Clippers entered the final quarter with a 30-point lead. Yang Rui replaced all the main players and started training, and finally won the Kings by 37 points.

The third game between the two sides was held in Sacramento. Because of the different defensive intensities encountered, the Kings’ offense was still inferior to the regular season, and they could not defend against the Clippers’ offense.

In the fourth game, Cousins ​​showed his power and scored 28 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Unfortunately, the King's perimeter players couldn't find the crosshairs again, and he made 24 of 5 three-pointers.

The Clippers' shooting percentage was not high, and Curry made 11 of 2 three-pointers, but the Clippers relied on excellent defense, 104 to 96, and finished the sweep.

Online fans discussed the game, and Irving went from a strongman not as good as Curry to a second-rate star guard who had no brains to break through.

Irving's breakthrough ability is indeed very strong, but his first choice is to shoot by himself, not to point the ball. His organization ability is average, more like a shooting guard, and his ability to drive his teammates is less.

In addition, Owen's acting skills are not good, and he lacks the actor's self-cultivation.He is not afraid of confrontation, but he likes to lean on the opponent's big man to dodge and roll for layups, and he is not good at making fouls.When does Irving stop pulling and rush into the big loop, he will score more and be more lethal.

In the competition of inside stars, Griffin was stable at 20+10 and played better than Cousins.

In the sixth-man contest, Gay averaged 16 points per game, which was slightly inferior to the regular season, but his shooting percentage was 48% and received numerous praises; Isaiah Thomas averaged 17.5 points and 7 assists per game, and the shooting percentage was less than [-]%, so the evaluation was lower. Gay is a lot, and people say he's a defensive black hole, even though he's been playing hard.

After the game, Yang Rui praised the players of the team, and the outside mainly talked about Middleton and Danny Green.Curry and Griffin separated the ball, and the two of them caught the ball and shot very steadily, providing stable three-point firepower in each game.

The insider Yang Rui praised Faried. He played 27 minutes per game in this series and scored 13 points and 10.5 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds and a shooting percentage of 53.3%.

Faried will play in garbage time, which is deliberately arranged by Yang Rui. Just looking at the data, he is too strong, and the value of summer as a trading chip must be very high.

Yang Rui has decided to send Faried away in the summer, and he will seek his advice at that time, and go to a team that he is willing to renew and can get a lot of playing time, in exchange for potential players, and strive to achieve a win-win situation.

Evaluation of opponents, Yang Rui did not fall into the trap, and praised the King's young players.

"They all have excellent talent, but if you want to win, you can't just rely on offense. They must defend more effectively. It depends on their attitude and training in the future. I wish them good luck."

The Sacramento reporter asked: "Do the Kings have any players you want to coach?"

Yang Rui smiled: "Secret, if I say it, I'm afraid I will completely lose the opportunity to coach this player."

The King really has a person Yang Rui wants to coach, and that is Thomas, who is 175cm tall. If it wasn't for the King to cut his beard in the draft that year, the Clippers would definitely select him at the bottom.

When Thomas's contract expires, even if the data is good, it will be difficult to obtain a high-paying renewal, because his physical flaws are too obvious, and the defensive end is a black hole.However, this player's strengths are just as obvious as his weaknesses. He is super capable of offense with the ball, and his sharp breakthrough can tear open the opponent's defense and score or assist teammates himself.

Thomas is the starter, and the team cannot win the championship. He is qualified as a substitute, which can enrich the team's tactics and make the opponent hard to defend.

Yang Rui, the rest of the King, does not consider it. No matter how good Irving is, the team already has Curry; the upper limit of Barnes is a second-rate star, and his offensive ability is not as good as that of Gay; The draft is young; as for Cousins ​​with the best body, hehe...

(End of this chapter)