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Chapter 117 Returning to the Top Eight in the Western Conference
"In the Battle of the Conferred Gods, Yan Hua fought against the Lakers Twin Towers alone, scoring 40+20 quasi-quadruple doubles!"

"Suffocating defense, desperate offense, Yan Hua blew up the Lakers Twin Towers and led the Kings to defeat the Lakers!"

"Incredible performance, as Charles Barkley said, we are witnessing the rise of a legend!"

"Kobe Bryant scored 43 points, but couldn't bring the Lakers a victory!"

On the second day after the game between the Kings and the Lakers, almost the entire American media went crazy. Although the inside of the NBA is weak and the trend of the rise of the outside is becoming more and more obvious, but those who win the inside win the world. In this league , and in the eyes of all NBA-related media, it is still very marketable, which is why outside players headed by LeBron James have begun to rise strongly, and small ball tactics are becoming more and more popular today. It is the main reason for the popularity of the draft.

And Yan Hua's performance against the Lakers Twin Towers was no different from a thunderstorm in spring, making those who still hold the idea that the big man will rule the alliance realize what they have been dreaming of, the one who can take this The big man who was brought back to the right track by the alliance finally appeared. It felt like Fairy Zixia seeing Supreme Treasure riding a cloud.

Although in the NBA, there are so many games every season, there are too many players who suddenly break out and hit one or a few crazy fairy balls, and some use this as an opportunity to become a star or even a superstar , while others have returned to normal after the brilliance, and can no longer find the feeling of killing the Quartet. As for Yan Hua in this game, no one would think that he is the latter. In the games before this season, Yan Hua's performance was remarkable, and in this game against the Lakers, Yan Hua's super physical talent, rich and delicate offensive methods were fully demonstrated, even A defense that has been criticized can't find any flaws.

So on the second day, all the media and newspapers were full of news and reports singing praises to Yan Hua. How did this group of guys without any morals praise Kwame Brown and Greg Oden at the beginning? This is how Yan Hua is touted now. Of course, among so many media, there are still some who pour cold water on Yan Hua and use Yan Hua's identity as a yellow race. After all, yellow races are far inferior to Yan Hua in terms of physical endurance Yao Ming is a good example of black players and white players.

However, Yan Hua, who is the person involved, did not take these seemingly "well-intentioned" reminders and flattery to heart at all, because after defeating the Lakers, the Kings still have 6 games to play, in order to ensure that they can catch up at the last moment The last train of the playoffs, the Kings can't have any relaxation now, so after the game against the Lakers, the Kings have devoted themselves to intense training, because from the next game, the Kings' style of play will be different. It's about to change.

On April 2009, 4, the Kings rushed to Phoenix again to face the Phoenix Suns, which is currently ranked tenth in the West. Like the previous Kings, the Suns currently have only theoretical hope of entering the playoffs, and compared to 3 wins The Kings with 45 losses, and the Suns with a current record of 31 wins and 42 losses, the hope of entering the playoffs is undoubtedly even more slim.

If the King wants to enter the playoffs, he needs to win all the next six games as much as possible, and then wait for his competitors to make mistakes in order to achieve corner overtaking. The same is true for the Suns. Of course, with the current record of the Suns , then you have to count on your competitors to stumble, but while praying for your competitors to stumble, you have to be a little bit stronger, so the King's away game against the Suns, whether it is for the Kings or for the Suns, is very important. There is no room for loss.

After defeating the Lakers at home, the Kings are full of confidence in entering the playoffs. The Lakers, who are as powerful as the No. [-] in the Western Conference, have fallen at their feet, so what else can they not do?After the game against the Lakers, the Kings officially established a new tactic centered on Yan Hua. Well, if the king still followed the rules and followed the steps step by step, then he would be self-defeating martial arts.

In this game against the Suns, although Yan Hua did not have the dominance of the previous game against Shaquille O'Neal and Stoudemire, Yan Hua made 18 shots in this game 9-for-22, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and [-] blocks are also quite impressive.

Because the Suns were strictly guarding against Yan Hua throughout the game, Yan Hua's performance in this game was far from being comparable to the previous game, but the Suns focused most of their attention on Yan Hua's performance. After the body, Andres Nocioni, who once again partnered with Yan Hua as the fourth position, made a career-high 7 three-pointers in this game and scored a career-high 32 points .

In addition to the outstanding performance of Andres Nocioni and Yan Hua, John Salmons, who was downgraded from the core of the playmaker to an outside shooter, also performed quite well in this game. Mons made 17 of 9 shots and 7 of 4 three-pointers in the game. He scored 25 points second only to Andres Nocioni.

Under the excellent performance of the three scoring 20 points, the Kings in the away game finally defeated the Suns 119 to 111. While achieving two consecutive victories, they also gave the Suns a two-game losing streak. With only 5 games left, the Suns have a record of 42 wins and 35 losses, and it is already difficult to catch the last train of the playoffs.

Although the King is temporarily ranked ninth in the Western Conference, the record of the King and the Jazz is 46 wins and 31 losses, and the Hornets, which are ahead of them, have a record of 47 wins and 30 losses. Teams all hope to enter the playoffs, and they all may fall behind at the last minute, so the Hornets, Jazz, and Kings are all waiting for their competitors to make mistakes.

On April 2009, 4, the King beat the Warriors away, the Jazz beat the 7ers at home, and the Hornets beat the Spurs away. The three teams still maintained their previous rankings. On April 76, the King beat the Rockets by 4 points in the away game. , while the Jazz lost to the Mavericks in the away game, and the Hornets also lost to the Suns. With three games left before the end of the regular season, the Kings overtook the Jazz again, entered the top eight in the Western Conference, and chased the top eight in the leaderboard. Flat out the Hornets.

(End of this chapter)