King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 102
It has been two days since the game, and He Yixiang still hasn't recovered. Although he still trains as usual every day, everyone can see that after that lore, He Yixiang's training state is very average. Confident three-point shots are much less, and Westphal feels something is wrong! Well, it's just playing the Spurs at night, and it's not right if it goes on like this.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, against the No. 17 Spurs in the Western Conference, this is another focus battle, but this time the Kings at home have no power to fight back. He Yixiang not only has a bad hand, but also has a lot less shots. .In the first quarter, He Yixiang was at a disadvantage in the duel with Parker. First, he was intercepted on the offensive end, and then the defensive end was directly smashed into a wooden pile by this little French sports car. After the first quarter, the Kings were already behind by 25:8 He scored 10 points, while He Yixiang only scored 3 points, 1 assist and two turnovers in [-] minutes.

Westphal had to replace He Yixiang, wanting him to adjust his mentality. However, Udry, who came off the bench, could not take on the heavy responsibility of organization. His rookie three seasons were played in the Spurs. The Spurs player who grew up in his hands, Popovich can only say that he knows him very well. After entering the NBA in 04, it can be said that he was abused by Parker in training games in the first few years in the NBA.Udrih's organizational ability, which was still above the level, was completely unable to play against the Spurs.

Landry's combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced after losing He Yixiang's pass. Cousins ​​​​has played below average in front of Duncan who has focused on defense this season. Iguodala has never been a top attacker.Without He Yixiang, Cousins ​​was restricted, and the Kings lost more than half of their offensive tactics.

When He Yixiang played again, the team had fallen behind by 15 points, and he was unable to lead the team to victory in a sluggish state. In the end, the Kings lost 77-94 at home.

The three cores all performed sluggishly. He Yixiang only scored 9 points and 3 assists on 13 of 8 shots, and also had 5 turnovers. Cousins ​​had 14 points and 8 rebounds. With 13 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds, the team's offensive core is malfunctioning. Not only He Yixiang's own scoring is affected, but his teammates are also unsatisfactory. 77 points is the lowest score of the Kings this season. 105 points.

Suffering a two-game losing streak, the Kings' ranking has been overtaken by the Mavericks and Thunder and dropped to fifth in the Western Conference.The media also added insult to injury. ESPN believed that He Yixiang's performance was too divided when facing strong teams and weak teams.The news of these words caused a great backlash on the king's forum.

"Not suitable for tough battles? A rookie scored 22 points and 8 assists against the Heat's Wade defense, and he fought the Heat to the end. Are you still not satisfied?"

"I don't know which rookie they're watching to give them the illusion. Evans won the Rookie of the Year last year, well, they said it was a fluke, and the Rookie of the Year without Griffin wasn't perfect. Well, after watching Griffin's performance this year, I reluctantly admit that if Griffin was there last year, Evans might have lost the best rookie. But He Yixiang averaged 19.8 points, 11.1 assists, and 4.4 per game this year. Rebounds and 2.8 steals are not much better than the Clippers! What's more, we have gone from No.14 in the Western Conference last year to the fifth place now, and we have already won a higher record than last year. Victory."

"They're just targeting us, even though I know an Asian guy won't be treated well by them here, but I didn't think ESPN would look down on him like that."

"I have to say that He's state is indeed affected by the loss of that lore, but I believe he will come back. In the next game against the Lakers, I hope that He will blow the face of ESPN's unscrupulous media."

Everyone in the Kings forum expressed their understanding of He Yixiang's poor state. After all, everyone will have a bad state. Even in their peak periods, James and Kobe would inevitably lose games with less than 20 points.However, unlike the confident Kings fans, Westphal is a bit entangled now. He feels that after two days of rest, He Yixiang's physical condition is not a big problem, but He Yixiang's state in the last game was indeed poor.

"DeMarcus, you have been with him the longest. Do you know why?" Westphal had no choice but to ask Cousins, who was partnering with He Yixiang, hoping that it could help him a little.

Cousins ​​touched his head and said something that surprised Westphal: "Maybe this is the first time he has lost a lore!"

first?Westphal was a little surprised: "Then how many lore shots has he made?"

Cousins ​​counted with his fingers: "From the time I knew him, three times when I was with me in high school, and then the final lore in his hometown, and then in Memphis, one time before the championship, and the NCAA finals. You must also know the 20 seconds and 10 minutes, the lore against the Rockets some time ago. Let’s count 7 times, and all 7 lores in the official game were hit.”

Westphal opened his mouth in surprise, this is really the Chosen One!With all the kills in the official match, wouldn't his opponent have the urge to swear?Well, now that you know the reason, let's go to him for enlightenment.

At the same time, Iguodala also invited He Yixiang to practice together. He Yixiang, who is usually active in training, was absent-minded at this time. Looking at He Yixiang like this, Iguodala thought that in the last game, He Yixiang still seriously enlightened him. That scene couldn't help being funny, and he walked over: "Hey, He, in your mind, who is the best active player who made the best shot?"

"Kobe! The double lore against the sun can be said to be exciting."

"Then you know that guy once shot 4 consecutive shots in the home game of the Western Conference semifinals, and let the Jazz sweep them home. He didn't give up because he missed the first ball. He shot consecutively. He just quietly went to Palisades after failing, and then Kobe was working on his shot until the sun came up, and he repeated that routine for the rest of that offseason."

He Yixiang seemed to understand something, but silently picked up the ball and began to practice three-pointers. Since he has failed, don’t think about it anymore, and use harder training to make it better next time.

When Westphal wanted to persuade him to open the training hall, he saw He Yixiang who was actively training three-pointers with Iguodala. He stood at the door and watched about 100 balls. Although the hit rate was not too high, But He Yixiang's shots seem to be faster than before.

Iguodala nodded: "That's right, 100 out of 82. The first time you increase your shooting speed, the hit rate is very good! How about the next game against the Lakers, are you confident?"

"Don't worry! I won't lose again in the next game!" He Yixiang was a little embarrassed. He himself felt that he didn't play like himself in the last game. He was afraid of shooting and afraid of taking responsibility.

(End of this chapter)