King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 167 13 Falling Behind
The king relied on the explosion of the three cores to win this game, and this game was indeed very exciting. The entire Kings fans began to celebrate this long-lost playoff victory, but only two days later, the Mavericks told them again , What is the team in the upper half.Why did they win 57 games in the regular season.

In the fourth game, Stevenson almost played the best defense of the season, causing He Yixiang to lose the entire first half at home. In the first half, He Yixiang scored 11 points and 4 assists on 11 of 3 shots. A mistake, the king is also the opposite of the third game, trailing by as much as 3 points at halftime, although He Yixiang's state began to recover in the second half, but the first half dug too much, and today Kidd was knocked out by He Yixiang in the first three games After that, he also played a high-level game. Although the score was not high, he sent out 14 assists tonight. At the age of 38, he played such a performance.

At the same time, Nowitzki continued to show his responsibility as the core of the team. He scored 19 points on 12 of 31 shots in three quarters.The fans of the Mavericks once again saw Nuo Tianwang who has no solution on the offensive end. It seems that it should not be difficult to break into the second round this year.

One of the most important points for the Kings is He Yixiang. When he is not in good condition, even if Iguodala and Cousins ​​play well, it is still difficult for them to win the game, because He Yixiang is the other role player of the Mavericks. Can play a better guarantee.To win against the Mavericks, He Yixiang must either be superb or drive his teammates.

After four games of two home and two away games, most of the first-round matchups have become clear. The Bulls played against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference playoffs. After winning 3 games in a row, the Pacers stole a game 89-84 game wins.The Heat of the Big Three also took a 3:1 lead over the 76ers who made it to the playoffs even without Iguodala. Although Turner, the No. , Wall, and Cousins ​​are somewhat different, but his performance is quite satisfactory, but in the eyes of many people, he has become the representative of parallel imports. This can only be blamed on this year's rookie and the No. [-] pick Griffin There are too many people who have played well.

The other two series in the Eastern Conference seemed a bit surprising. The battle between the Celtics and the Knicks ended in a complete victory for the Celtics. Can get a victory, the other few games can be imagined. In the end, the Celtics directly gave the Knicks a sweep, which made the Knicks fans who had illusions about their Big Three this season feel deeply desperate. , and the other round of the series, even though it was only the fourth and fifth games, no one knows how big the difference between the fourth and fifth games is, but this Eagles lead by a big score of 42-17 Without the Magic, this score made many people unbelievable.

Of course, what is even more surprising is that in the West, the fourth Thunder and the third Mavericks both lead the Nuggets and Kings 3-1. On the contrary, the first and second two traditional western powerhouses have problems. The Spurs This year, he established a style of play with Ginobili as the core, but at the critical moment of the playoffs, Ginobili's injury recurred, and the old Duncan couldn't contain the black and white bears in the paint. The No. 1 team in the Western Conference has fallen behind by a big score of 3-8, and they will soon follow in the footsteps of the Mavericks and become the fourth team to be hacked by 2.The defending champion also struggled a bit. The Lakers and the Trail Blazers played 2:07. The Blazers played a very good level. Their core "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy underwent surgery to remove the meniscus, and his data plummeted. The No. 2 pick in 2, Greg Oden, became the first glass man in the NBA.Even so, they still broke into the playoffs under the leadership of Aldridge and became [-]:[-] with the Lakers.

The performance of the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies stimulated some Kings fans. They expressed dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the playoffs, because the Mavericks, who were black seven and black eight in the past few years, should be the soft persimmons in the upper half. Yes, the result is that the current record is not as good as the Lakers and Spurs, which is one of the reasons why the Kings fans are dissatisfied.

"I can't believe that the Mavericks, who lost their second-in-command Butler, beat us so badly, and the Grizzlies chased the Spurs instead."

"Yeah! Knowing we were going to play the Mavericks at the beginning, I even had a feeling that we could go to the second round."

But at the same time, there are also many people who are defending the Kings' backwardness: "Because the Mavericks are a stronger team, just judging from the combat effectiveness shown in the first round, the Mavericks will definitely crush the Lakers and Spurs." Yes, I think even facing the Lakers and Spurs is better than facing this Mavericks." But such remarks were quickly drowned out, and the original doubts about the coach were suppressed after the third victory. , but the big defeat in the fourth game once again broke out these doubts that had been suppressed.

"We need a coach with a defensive system. We have He, Andre, Hassan, Cousins, a group of guys with high defensive talents, but we are averaging 105 points per game by the Mavericks. I think we have to change Lose Westphal, or the defensive coach should be replaced. That's the most important thing we do in the offseason."

"Indeed, if an effective defensive system is not established in one season, the defensive coach will definitely be blamed."

It’s not that the voices in the forum did not reach the Kings. In the next few days, the King’s defensive training intensity has obviously improved to a higher level, and Westphal also got angry a lot during training. After all, Part of what the fans said is really reasonable, that is, the king's defense is really terrible. They haven't established a defensive system in a season, and they still rely on strong personal talent to defend, but this kind of defense is extremely strong in execution like the Mavericks. But it seems a bit tasteless in the team-type teams, because they can always find your loopholes after patiently passing the ball.

"Don't think that you lose if you fall behind 1-3. In history, 8 teams have staged a comeback after falling behind 1:3, so as long as you have confidence, you will definitely be able to make a comeback." Chicken soup and anger coexist. It's the normal practice of the Kings before the fifth game, because this is a win or go home game.

(End of this chapter)