King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 146 Sprain + Three-game losing streak

When the Kings were advancing all the way, something frightened them half to death. On the second day after defeating the Knicks, the Kings announced that He Yixiang accidentally stepped on Hyde's ankle when he made a breakthrough in training, causing He suffered a sprain and will miss at least three weeks of games. Today is late March, and the regular season is basically over after three weeks.It seems that the King's third record in the Western Conference cannot be maintained!

"My God, He was injured in training? Then what do we do next? We still have 12 regular season games to play, and they are all playoff-level teams! The game will be more difficult!" No wonder Fans of the Kings will think this way, the Kings are now third in the West, but they only have 47 wins, and the Grizzlies, the eighth in the West, have already won 38 wins. If the Kings do not win a few games in the next game If you don't play, let alone fall to the bottom half, you won't even be able to qualify for the playoffs!

The Kings game that followed showed the importance of He Yixiang to this team. Facing the No. 41 Spurs in the Western Conference, Cousins ​​scored a career-high 41 points, but these 28 points cost him 3 points. Iguodala also got a triple-double in the number of shots per shot, but the Spurs obviously played a more overall effect. The Kings were suppressed to only three players scoring in double figures. The Kings shooters did not perform well without He Yixiang. As expected, Casspi was 9 for 2 and Garcia was 5 for 1.In the end, he was slaughtered by the Spurs again 85:97. This season, he was swept by the Spurs in the regular season.

He Yixiang felt helpless to see the team fail like this. Wearing a suit, he was really powerless to face the team being crushed by the Spurs throughout the whole process. Udrih has played very well. He is the third player on the team to score in double figures. But the Spurs completely cut him off from other players based on what they knew about him, which also filled him with frustration.If he could, he really wanted to take off this suit and fight with that group of partners. Even if he still failed, it would be much better than he could only cheer for them on the bench now!

But what He Yixiang never expected was that this defeat was just the beginning, and the next game would not have Cousins ​​and Iguodala, who played extraordinary performances. Facing the visiting Magic, after He Yixiang was injured, Cousins As the strongest point of the team, Howard was completely suppressed on the offensive end. The King was directly defeated by the Magic again. He scored 18 points and 7 rebounds on 17 of 9 shots, but Howard on the opposite side told him who is the number one center in the NBA. The double 26 data of 22 points and 20 rebounds directly dominated the basket.

Immediately afterwards, they met the Hornets led by Paul. At this time, the Hornets were fighting desperately for a place in the Western Conference playoffs. Taking advantage of his outside advantage, Paul played like a fish in water without He Yixiang, scoring breakthroughs and assists. Of course, Cousins ​​​​on the King's side is not at all cowardly, and he is very good in the absence of He Yixiang. The banner of attacking the core was raised, and the Hornets had fouled more than 4 times in the halfway point of the third quarter.

Originally, the Kings still led by 3 points at the last minute of this game, and the losing streak was about to end. At this time, "Queen Bee" Paul began to show his peak strength when he won the second place in the MVP. Iguodala, who is 15cm taller than him, forced a three-pointer to tie the game.There are only 6 seconds left for the king.

Now is the time to shoot the lore. Almost all Kings fans, including players and coaches, will put their eyes on the young man in a suit behind him. Most of the Kings’ previous lore shots were Leave it to him to complete, but now in this situation, he is powerless.

Westphal had to design a lore offensive tactic for Iguodala. After Iguodala received the ball, he received a strict defense. Ariza and Belinelli instantly double-teamed and let Iguodala It seems that the purpose of the Hornets coach is also very clear. After the opponent lacks the best ball-holding point, the bold tactic of directly double-teaming at the decisive moment has succeeded.Until the last moment of the game, Iguodala had no chance to break through this blockade. In the end, 6 seconds ran out and the two sides entered overtime.

In overtime, it became West of the Hornets. In the first 2 minutes of overtime, he and Paul hit three jumpers near the free throw line in a pick-and-roll, which directly stunned the Kings. Scoring 5 minutes in 9 minutes of overtime also led the Hornets to a key victory in Sacramento.This also brings them one step closer to the playoffs.

This three-game losing streak directly caused the Kings to slip from third to sixth. A three-game losing streak for a top team in a place like the West can basically be regarded as big news, and other media in the United States also Start throwing stones at the king.

"The King who has lost the "King" has lost three games in a row, and may lose his place in the playoffs!"

"The king has fallen, who can take over the king's banner?"

Although the team is still ranked sixth, leading the eighth Hornets by as many as 5 wins, if they don't win the next game, there is no doubt that the Kings will be very dangerous.Kings fans also don't have time to laugh at the news, because it is really dangerous now. If no one on the team can stand up, then there is really a great danger of losing their playoff spot, and they It can be said that all the hard work of a season was lost, and they all began to offer advice and suggestions for the team.

"You can't just rely on Cousins ​​and Iguodala. Others must stand up."

"Landry's performance in the past few games is really poor. After he is gone, I can see that his strength is better than Yi, and he has no better defensive ability than Yi."

"There is also a group of shooters, and they perform extremely sluggishly without any existence!"

As a result, after discussing and discussing in the forum, the final conclusion is that they need a He Yixiang to drive the team, so the person they need most must get well soon, and then take off his suit that does not belong to him to participate The last regular season, but they are a little bit worried that He Yixiang will aggravate his injury if he pays as soon as possible. Everyone knows that what the king needs is the future, not the present. Going there would really upset Kings fans who have been looking forward to the season.

(End of this chapter)