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Chapter 207 Set the Army's Heart!
When the Hornets official announced that Presti returned to the team, Hornets fans, you finally breathed a sigh of relief, the three-game losing streak should be terminated!
Of course, there are still many people who think that Presti's return will not solve the actual problem. The reason is that they think that the Hornets led by D'Antoni are better than Presti, especially when it comes to offense, they are invincible.

In the Hornets owner's office, Presti was replaying the games of the past few days. He didn't talk to the players or D'Antoni for the first time. Instead, he watched the video and found out the problems of the games he lost.

The first game he lost was actually the king, no wonder Anjali gloated a little when she left,
The Kings played at home against the Hornets. In this game, most people thought that the Hornets would crush the Kings. But from the first quarter, people were directly slapped in the face.

At the beginning of the second quarter, D'Antoni did not take down Curry and Paul George, but continued to let Curry and Paul George stay on the court. Seeing this, Presti shook his head helplessly. D'Antoni really likes to use the main force.

Although Curry scored 3 three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the second quarter, and Paul George also played a role, leading the Hornets to a climax and ending the half with a 66-57 lead, but Presti has already guessed that the second half will definitely collapse at some point!
At the beginning of the second half, the Kings replaced the main players. DeRozan and Cousins ​​frequently succeeded in the third quarter, and the Kings were able to close the score.

The Hornets' last attack was intercepted by Cousins, and the Hornets finally won with a 113-111 reversal!

"Hey~" Presti sighed, if it wasn't for this game, he would have almost forgotten about Mustache's 7-man rotation in the playoffs.

The next game is still an away game, the Hornets are a guest in San Antonio against the Spurs!If you want to say who in the league is best at dealing with bombardment, it should be the Spurs. The Spurs' elimination of the Suns in the Western Conference Finals is still vivid.

In the first half, Duncan teamed up with Richard Jefferson to score 29 points to help the Spurs gain the upper hand most of the time, while the Hornets emphasized quick shots and scattered points. The starters and 5 substitutes scored in double figures. With their multi-point blooming performance, the Hornets took a 3-point lead at the last moment and entered the second half.

"There's nothing wrong with the style of play at this time," Presti secretly thought, and then watched the must-have game in the second half!

In the second half, the Spurs quickly took the initiative and sent a wave of 15-6 offensive to expand the point difference to double digits!Presti scratched his head when he saw this. D'Antoni was really slow to call a timeout sometimes, and his formation was very problematic. Although Duncan was ups and downs inside, he couldn't always double-team.
Once double-teamed, there will be a chance from the outside line. The Spurs, who were originally shooting normally, gave a good touch!
The Hornets then struggled to catch up but failed to pose a substantial threat.In the end, the Spurs defeated the Hornets 116-109!

Presti read on:

The third game was still an away game. The Hornets played away against the Oklahoma City Thunder. One of these two teams can be said to represent talent, and the other represents tactical cooperation. Although Presti did not go to the scene to watch, he also knew that it must be very intense that day, and the fans must be very excited!
Because there are a lot of things to watch in this game, the first is that Curry returns to his old club. Since ancient times, the players will not perform very hot in the old club!The game is also very exciting!The second is that these two teams have left a deep impression on Presti, and the third is of course the battle between individual basketball and team basketball.

In the first half, the Hornets relied on the performance of Curry and Paul George in the first quarter, leading the Thunder by nearly 10 points and establishing a very good lead.
But at the end of the first quarter, D'Antoni actually replaced Curry and Paul George, who were feeling hot, to rest. Presti felt speechless for a moment. He knew that D'Antoni must have thought that he lost the game due to lack of energy, so he had to let them rest quickly this time, but now they feel the best.
"It seems that D'Antoni's on-the-spot adaptability is really a big problem," Presti said silently.

After Paul George and Curry went down in the second quarter, the Thunder rallied to catch up. Harden and Durant scored 17 points in the second quarter to help the team catch up quickly. At the end of the half, the Hornets led the Thunder 49-47.

At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder ushered in a big explosion!Westbrook hits the inside and Harden hits a three-pointer!Another sudden assist and Durant hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc!Ibaka is also in hot form, 5 of 5 in the CIC!Gibson also won a foul and made a free throw!

In just 6 minutes and 20 seconds, the four scored 33 points and led the Thunder to take a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter!

In the final quarter, Curry scored three three-pointers and led the Hornets to tie the score, but then the Thunder stabilized the situation with Durant's two backs. After that, the Thunder relied on their own physical advantages to continue to oppress the body, causing the Hornets to make frequent mistakes!

And these mistakes all turned into fast breaks for the Thunder!

The Thunder's fast-break scoring ranks first in the league, not only because he makes the opponent's turnovers first, but more importantly, they have the highest success rate of converting turnovers into points!

In the end, the Hornets repeatedly missed shots, and there was no hope of chasing points!In the end, the Thunder defeated the Hornets 113-100!

"Huh~" After reading it, Presti got up and went directly to the Hornets' training hall!

When Presti stepped into the stadium, he could feel the team's depression at this time.

So Presti shouted: "Assemble!" In an instant, the eyes of the players gathered, and then the players ran to Presti at the fastest speed!
"Coach, you are back! I can't even make a dunk without you!" Curry said excitedly,

Presti was sweating madly inside, did you dunk it when I was around?

Paul George said equally excitedly: "Coach, you are back! We miss you so much!"

Thompson said with a smile: "You are not here, I feel bored even dunking,"

Presti's heart twitched, did the 360-degree dunk hit the hoop?

Other players also excitedly expressed their miss for Presti.

When Presti saw the players' emotions from the heart, he was also touched, so he said: "The three-game losing streak will end tomorrow, even if the opponent is the number one Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference!"

The players shouted excitedly after hearing Presti's words!There is no previous depression, and Presti's position in their hearts can be imagined.

Cole, Jeff Bzdelik and other assistant coaches were also very excited. At this time, D'Antoni next to him first looked at Presti and the players enviously, and then his eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind!
(End of this chapter)