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Chapter 336 The King in Distress
"Is this a loss? The king just lost the opener?"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Sacramento Kings, as the defending champion, lost at home to their opponents in the finals, the Boston Celtics, with a disparity of 87 to 103.

It's not that as the defending champion, the Kings can't lose, and the Celtics, who lost the finals, shouldn't beat the Kings away.

Although the Kings defeated the Celtics in the finals, the Kings did not occupy an overwhelming advantage in the 6 matchups, not to mention that the Celtics have made many reinforcements this summer.

On the other hand, the defending champion King did not make any big moves this summer. Instead, he sent away the team's third leader and sixth man.

After saying that the King is also the defending champion, the strongest team last season, how could it turn into such a ghost after one summer, being pressed to the ground by the Celtics and pounded violently!
There is no room for fighting back!
16 points! Anyone who sees this score can imagine the tragedy of the Kings on the field, not to mention the Kings fans who witnessed the whole process at the scene and in front of the TV.

Yan Hua 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, Kevin Martin 17 points, Zhu Holiday 13 points, 8 assists, Serge Ibaka 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 Caps, the stats of the main players, except for James Posey, seem to be barely acceptable, but anyone who has watched this game knows that in today's game, the King's performance on the court is far more than what the stats show. bad, and much worse.

In today's game, if we can sum up the chaos of the king on the court, it is that the inside and outside lines are seriously disconnected. For the king whose tactical core is the inside line, there is nothing worse than this situation, and the performance of the outside line The worse it is, the crazier the Celtics' blockade and stranglement of the inside line will be.

As the core of the tactics, Yan Hua can't play an advantage inside, and naturally he can't drive the outside line. When Yan Hua is frantically strangled by the Celtics, the outside players can't share the pressure for Yan Hua on the outside, which will inevitably lead to The Celtics strangled Yan Hua in the interior more recklessly, which is undoubtedly a vicious circle.

And this is also a common problem of all teams that focus on the inside. It is as strong as Shaq O'Neal at his peak. When the outside line is stretched, he can't lead the team to achieve good results, let alone O'Neal's dominance. Some of the gaps are tight, and the playoffs were swept six times, which will always be a pain in O'Neal's heart.

To be honest, although inside players like O'Neal and Yan Hua are extremely lethal at the basket, as long as they are allowed to receive the basketball close to the basket, there is at least a [-]% to [-]% chance of being transformed into scoring, but their loss in the process of catching the ball is much higher than that of outside players, especially when the team's outside line cannot be opened and the defender frantically pinches them, they will even lose the ball when they connect. extremely difficult.

Although Yan Hua's attack range is much larger than that of O'Neal, and can even cover near the free throw line, this does not mean that Yan Hua can directly attack from the outside with the ball like an outside player. Tactics would not allow it, nor would Yan Hua's physical condition.

What's more, whether it is for the king or the Celtics, the closer Yan Hua is to the basket, the greater his threat. Letting Yan Hua stay away from the basket to catch the ball at a high position is what the Celtics like to see .

On October 2010, 10, after losing the opening game of the new season, the Kings ushered in their second opponent of the regular season at home, the Orlando Magic.

In the past two seasons, the Kings can be said to be one of the sufferers of the Magic. Regardless of home or away, as long as they encounter the Magic, for the Kings, it is a steady increase in victory.

However, today's game surprised the Kings fans who were waiting for another victory!
The Kings at home lost to the Orlando Magic as a guest 93-99!
Looking back on the entire game, Yan Hua still suppressed Dwight Howard on both ends of the offense and defense. He scored 19 points and 11 rebounds on 31 of 15 shots. At the same time, only Dwight Howard scored 14 points, 9 rebound data.

However, the King's outside line was blown up by the Magic. Vince Carter, who was facing James Posey, had 23 points, and Quentin Richardson, who was facing Kevin Martin, had 20 points. JJ Redick even scored the highest 25 points in the Magic team!
The three players in the team scored 3 points, and all of them were outside players. From this, it can be seen how miserable the King's outside line is today, except for Zhu Holiday at the 20st position and Nelson at the opposite position. It was a tie, and the other party did not take advantage of anything. The rest, whether it was Kevin Martin, James Posey, or Marcus Thornton, who was placed high by the king, did not perform at their due level. , especially the defensive end, is simply like a colander.

Marcus Thornton, who was traded by the Kings from the Hornets to replace Andres Nocioni, completely lost the madness he had when he was in the Hornets. In the confrontation with JJ Redick, he was directly blasted by JJ Redick .

In the two games, the King's weaknesses and short boards have been exposed to all teams. In the next game, the opponents will seize these weaknesses and beat them hard. It is already a certainty, but how to solve these weaknesses And the shortcomings are the things that the king must solve now.

However, not all teams can use these shortcomings of the Kings to trip the Kings. At least the Houston Rockets, which are currently on the verge of rebuilding, do not have this ability.

On October 10, after experiencing a two-game losing streak at home, the Kings set off for Texas, starting the first round of this season's deadly road trip.

In the next week, the Kings will play against the Rockets, Spurs, Hornets and Mavericks in an away game. For a long time, the Texas away trip has been an away trip that makes all the teams look pale. He, these Texas teams are really too strong.

Since the selection of Tim Duncan, the Spurs have become one of the big bosses hated by all teams. Although the Rockets, Mavericks and Hornets are not as hated as the Spurs, their strength is also great. It should not be underestimated. Except for last season affected by injuries, their regular season record has always been maintained at around 50 wins in recent seasons.

To face four teams with 50 wins in the regular season back to back in a week, and it's still on the road, just think about it, and you will know what kind of difficulty it is.

(End of this chapter)