King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 89 The Tired Kings
This game is an even more disadvantaged side for the Kings. The Kings belonged to the Nuggets who just beat Anthony on the 9th in an away game. The three cores of the Kings played as much as 37 minutes, and immediately they played non-stop. Arrived in New Orleans, but the Hornets stayed at home to wait for work.

"This game may be a bit difficult to play. Alas, I didn't expect to be so anxious to play against the Nuggets yesterday. Today is a bit difficult." A pessimistic voice appeared on the King's forum. The impact of today's game would not be so great, but it was an even match.

"No way, I can only say that the Nuggets are a stronger team, and the fifth and sixth card battles against him are also very important! After winning them, we won five consecutive victories. up to fifth."

"Actually, losing to the Hornets is not a big deal. After all, he was originally a team at the same level as us, but now we have to fight for it."

In the Kings fan forum, the Kings are still supported, but objective reasons make the fans not have too much expectation for tomorrow's victory, but generally in the United States, most of the fans are regional, so it will not be like In other parts of the world, there are more winning secrets and star secrets.Therefore, the Kings fans in the forum are also united as never before. Everyone agrees with each other, even if they are ridiculed by Hornets fans on Reddit after this defeat, they must hold back, even if this hopeful team fails tomorrow. Do not complain.

On the night of January 1th, the game came as scheduled, and the Kings still maintained the previous starters He Yixiang, Casspi, Iguodala, Landry, and Cousins.This is the king's most efficient offensive and defensive lineup this season.As the head coach, Westphal naturally knows what happened on Reddit recently. The Hornets on the opposite side are not soft persimmons to be kneaded by others. He attaches great importance to this game.

The Hornets are also their starting lineup that has not changed this season, point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Marco Belinelli, small forward Trevor Ariza, power forward David West, Center Emeka Okafor.

If it is normal, Westphal is absolutely confident.Because if you look closely, the Hornets and the Kings are two teams with very similar styles. The core of the two teams is the point guard. This is the tactical core of the entire team. A certain offensive lineup, but judging from this year's performance, He Yixiang still has the upper hand.

The second position is a white shooter who has only played in the NBA for two or three years. The performance of the two this year is similar, and they are both quite satisfactory.

The third position is the team's perimeter defensive gate and second playmaker, but Iguodala is obviously more capable than Ariza. After all, he was the boss of the 76ers and once won close to 20+5. The man with +5 stats, and this time he came to the Kings and sacrificed a lot, and his stats have declined, but he is still the player who is second only to He Yixiang and Cousins ​​in the Kings.

The fourth position is two short four positions, both of which have good impact and mid-range shooting ability. Landry is still better.

The two on the fifth position are the team's defensive core and the main penalty area singles player. Although Okafor once beat the current No. 04 center Howard to win the best rookie in 15.1, but because of the waist injury, This guy has become a rookie player who is the peak player. His highest scoring average in the season so far in his career is [-] points in his rookie season.So it can be said that Cousins ​​​​has an advantage in facing him.

When teams with similar styles and tactics encounter each other, it is undoubtedly the time when individual abilities determine the game.Judging from the individual abilities of the players in the entire lineup, there is no doubt that the king is stronger in terms of main force, but after the start of the game, the trend of the upper hand on the scene is that the Hornets, who are waiting for work, Paul and West's two consecutive pick-and-rolls at the top of the arc Allow West to catch the pass at the free throw line for an easy open shot.

This tactic is also He Yixiang and Landry's regular tactic, and it is not difficult to crack this tactic. As long as He Yixiang and Landry can quickly go up to delay Paul's speed of the ball, and then the entire defensive system quickly switches defenses, it will not cause damage. Open and misplaced, the most important thing in preventing pick-and-rolls is delay.However, it may be that he played 5 games in a row and won 5 consecutive victories just after he came back. Yesterday, he fought until the last moment. Landry's concentration and reaction on the defensive end have obviously declined compared to before.

The same reaction was also reflected in Casspi. For two consecutive rounds, Casspi had the last chance of the king's running. However, the result was not so good. The two long-range three-pointers were all slightly smaller and hit the front of the basket.

Westphal's already frowning brows suddenly became deeper. He knew that 9 games in 5 days and back-to-back away games would consume a lot of energy for the players, but he didn't expect to fall into such a situation at the beginning of the game. Serious physical crisis, when he came to his senses, the team had already been beaten by the opponent 10:4.

New Orleans is a small city (relatively speaking), and the team's attendance rate is not high. Since Paul came to the Hornets, the team's record has continued to rise. The fans have more love for the team, and the attendance rate is increasing day by day, but even so, the attendance rate is generally 07% to 08%.But today, this is a "war". The 18500 seats in the New Orleans Arena are full, and the fans enter the arena with slogans. guy ass forward.

When the team gained an advantage at the beginning, the fans became excited. The slogans were waved more vigorously, and the cheering sound became louder. Just behind the king's bench, a bearded fan stood up. Verbally harassed He Yixiang: "Chinese rookie, return the All-Star starter that belongs to Chris to him, you are not worthy of this honor!" The Hornets have taken advantage of the favorable location and the away game, and now the Kings have to rely on harmony and stronger players to win.

(End of this chapter)