At 8 p.m. on the 15th, the Kings and the Timberwolves were held at the Minnesota City Target Center, and the seats were full.

Fans were full of expectations and wanted to see the fierce showdown between Cousins ​​and Love, after all, the All-Star Starting Competition.

But Timberwolves head coach Adelman insisted on the previous position arrangement, with Love as the starting power forward and Pekovicvic as the starting center, which led to Love not being able to directly face Cousins, and many fans shouted regret on the spot.

Seeing the Timberwolves starting lineup, Su Yang did not make any special adjustments and continued to let Cousins ​​serve as the center and pull the space.

The game started amid cheers.

The two teams tacitly reduced the defensive intensity. The Timberwolves were unwilling to defend and could not defend. Their main reason was that they had poor defensive habits and lacked strong defenders. The Kings did not want to waste their energy. They had five away games to play, so they could win even when they consciously hit the ball.

In the first round of the game, Love seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, throwing back to the basket, then made a strong pass, assisting Brewer to catch the ball and make a fast break and layup. Cousins ​​was also very coquettish, playing with his back on the waist to attract double-team, assisting Guy to cut the empty attack and steal the basket, pretending to pass Thomas Jr., but in fact he turned around and sank the bottom and went to the bottom line, facing Pekovic to make up for the riot dunk, and performed in turns.

After the first quarter, the Kings led by 1 point.

O'Neal tweeted, mocking Cousins ​​and Love for being center/power forward positions, and actually floating on the outside together, and they are not qualified to call them center and power forwards.

However, Cousins ​​and Love's data are good.

Some fans forwarded the message and agreed with O'Neal, saying that the NBA is about to be finished, and the low-confrontational style is boring, and it was only good-looking in the 1990s.

The players and head coaches of the two teams on the court were not aware of the situation and still played according to the rhythm of the match. The Kings played Cousins ​​and the Timberwolves were in full bloom. The only surprise was Kevin Martin's fouls several times, but the referee ignored it, and the master's name was no longer there.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Timberwolves 116-105, winning a seven-game winning streak, and Cousins ​​scored 33 points and 11 rebounds in the game.

Love scored 37 points and 11 rebounds, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, and his offense and defense efficiency was far lower than Cousins.

At the post-match press conference, talking about the battle between Love Cousins, Su Yang replied: "Love is certainly worthy of being an All-Star starter. He averaged nearly 26 points and 12 rebounds per game, but Cousins ​​is certainly OK, we let fans and time make decisions."

No matter how you say it, Su Yang knew that when Chinese fans voted not to be counted, the probability of Love defeating Cousins ​​as the starting lineup is very high, which has little to do with the data and record. The main reason is that Love is the only remaining white American star. When Stern appointed Yao Ming, who was injured in the bench, to participate in the All-Star, was not about conspiracy theory. It was an increase after the strength was in place, and it didn't matter if the record was poor.

Su Yang's goal is to send Cousins ​​to the Western Conference All-Star substitute, and he must create momentum. Although the All-Star substitute is voted for by coaches of each team, those coaches can also make those coaches think more about Cousins. Of course, Cousins ​​beat up other teams more.

The whole team flew to Indiana overnight, challenging the Pacers back to back, fighting hard for four quarters and losing five points.

Cousins ​​scored 31 points and 13 rebounds in the game, mainly because he lost because Guy and Thomas did not play an absolute advantage in the substitute. He was tragically defeated veteran Scola's 4-of-6 shots, and CJ Watson also broke out in 5-of-6 shots, bullying Thomas Jr.'s defensive deviation.

The King and the others had no time to feel sad, so they boarded the flight to Memphis overnight. Cousins ​​crazily complained about the garbage schedule.

Thomas and others echoed and complained: they used to take two home games for six days, but now they have six away games in nine days.

When Su Yang heard the complaint, he sincerely announced on the spot that he would not practice for a day of rest, which caused the king to fall into silence.

When I woke up at noon, Cousins ​​ran to Su Yang's room to apologize: "Coach, sorry, I caused the team's morale to be reduced."

"Don't think too much. It's normal to feel tired, and it's normal to rest. I've said I'm not Pat Riley..." Su Yang patted his shoulder to comfort Cousins, and turned to Antetokounmpo to play PS games. Unexpectedly, Antetokounmpo said that he sold PS3 in order to save money.

Su Yang immediately ordered a PS4, pulled Antetokounmpo to play "The Sea of ​​God 3" together, and then gave it to Antetokounmpo as a gift.

Then I thought, Antetokounmpo shook his head repeatedly: "Coach, I'm worried that the game opportunities will affect daily training, so I'd rather not..."

"Okay!" Su Yang didn't force himself and handed over the PS4 to the hotel staff, asking him to save it and play next time.

Take a day off and the king challenges the grizzly bear.

In the new season, the Grizzlies' head coach changed from Hollins to Joelge. He was preparing to speed up at the beginning of the game, but the main lineup of the Black and White Bears has not changed. The two heroes cannot get fast at all. After a five-game losing streak, they accept reality and refocus on slow-paced positional battles.

But the upper limit of the slow-paced positional battle can be seen by the naked eye, and Randolph's condition has obviously declined, so there is no hope.

The Grizzlies cannot afford luxury taxes in the small ball market, and it is difficult to attract big-name players. They are not as good as Su Yang, so they can only endure hard. They play the playoffs and sell tickets every year. They look forward to picking up a bargain one day. As for winning the championship, I really don’t dare to think too much.

The game started at 8 o'clock, and it was difficult for the Kings to rush up. Most of the offensive landed in positions. Antetokounmpo was scrapped, and Wazquis was sometimes not three-pointers, and Cousins ​​was also very uncomfortable by Randolph. However, the Grizzlies were not efficient in three-pointers and were very troubled when they encountered the siege.

In the slow-paced hand-to-hand combat, the game was played to the last 5.3 seconds. The Kings defended the Grizzlies from attacking and grabbed the rebound and requested a timeout.

Su Yang set up a sts cover as the main tactic: "We focus on using Thomas' thick body and Giannis' all-match. You two first do back covers at the free throw line, one goes to the basket and the other goes to the bottom corner, and the Cousins, who is in the waist position, will make a one-on-one challenge if the mistake is made, or if the iron is hit and the iron does not get the rebound, you must make a foul in time, so we will still have a chance to tie!"

The Kings returned to the court with strategy, Millsap served outside the boundary, Cousins ​​stood on the right wing, Thomas Jr. stood on the basket, Antetokounmpo stood on the free throw line, Guy stood on the left wing and looked for a chance to fight one-on-one, while the Grizzlies were on the side of the defensive position.

The referee blew the whistle to the ball, and Antetokounmpo immediately rushed to the basket with Thomas Jr., causing Conley and Prince to rush to change defense in a hurry. Thomas Jr. took the opportunity to start and ran to the right. With Cousins ​​moving the screen, he quickly moved to the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Randolph, who was standing on the sideline, and Xiaojia, who was responsible for defending Cousins, delayed it.

Seeing this, Thomas Jr. rushed to the right corner to attract Gasol Jr. to defend, and Millsap took the opportunity to pass the ball into the court.

Cousins ​​took the ball from the right, faced Gasol who was hurrying back to defend, and Prince who was trying to make up for the defense, and threw the ball away.

Antetokounmpo jumped up at the same time, received the ball with both hands, and scored a dunk at all times, helping the Kings overtake the Grizzlies 92-91.

With 3.4 seconds left, the Grizzlies did not stop and rushed to kick off the ball in the backcourt, and Thomas Jr. intercepted Conley to win.

In the whole game, Cousins ​​scored 30 points and 17 rebounds, and he suffered 5 fouls in the short term, but it still sparked heated discussion.

There is no way, with 3010 games and 2510 games in three quarters. Cousins' dominance in the center position has gradually been discovered and recognized by fans. Negative news for the new season, except for the one that provoked the Heat, there is no other thing, and the reputation has also improved.

Su Yang was interviewed after the game and said bluntly: "Whether it was selected or not, Cousins ​​has become an All-Star, which is a fact."

The Kings' team flew to Oklahoma for a day off to challenge Westbrook's Thunder, who was absent due to injury. Su Yang decisively arranged Thomas Jr. to serve as the starting point guard, inducing him to sign a big contract in the offseason, Regido made a shot and went alone.

The game started, maybe he was consciously playing Thomas little, Reggie made consecutive strong breakthroughs and emergency stop jump shots, and the result was 1 of 5 shots.

The Kings took the opportunity to take the lead, but Durant was so terrifying that he drew diffraction Antetokounmpo, scored 13 points in 5 shots, and the key was that Durant had only 2 free throws, 2 assists and 2 steals, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls, an absolute MVP.

The Kings led by 2 points into the second quarter. Who would have thought that Reggie made another stubborn pass, and made 1 of 5 shots again, making it difficult for Durant to stand up. Unfortunately, Sefrosa and Ibaka stood up and supported the Thunder situation. At the end of the half, the Kings only led by 9 points.

After returning from midfield, Reggie remained unchanged and insisted on fighting for the big contract. Finally, he made 2 of 5 shots and scored 9 points in a single quarter. However, Durant was lost in form, and those 9 points were useless. The Kings led the way and turned into 19 points, which crushed the situation.

In the fourth quarter, the Thunder went all out. Durant did not rest and fought continuously, but was unable to stop the Kings substitute lineup led by Guy and Thomas Jr. The Kings finally defeated the Thunder 108-93, and Cousins ​​scored 38 points and 14 rebounds, which once again sparked heated discussion.

Su Yang instructed the Kings social department to seize the opportunity to attract fans, and soon saw the topic of 'voting for Cousins' on platforms such as Twitter. Cousins ​​said in an interview: "I want to thank the coach and teammates, who trust me and attack around me..."

So humble, it has successfully increased the number of fans' attention.

The King flew to New Orleans and took a day off to challenge the Pelicans.

Guy still remembers the hatred that was so uncomfortable that Aminu had been guarded by him. He made 5 of 8 three-pointers and scored 41 points in the game to lead the team to win, but only scored 16 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, he congratulated him in the locker room and did not mind at all.

Su Yang video of the locker room celebration scene, the video was released to Twitter social platform, and fans praised Cousins ​​for being grand.

A simple celebration, the team flew to San Antonio overnight.

The Kings' last stop for six consecutive away games, the Spurs, who have only lost 8 games since the start of the season, is another battle to overcome the tribulation.

By defeating the Spurs, you can transform and upgrade again!

On the plane, Su Yang looked through the Spurs' recent scout report and suddenly thought: "The Spurs in the 14th season were not super strong at the beginning. They played in a tiebreak with the Mavericks in the first round. Ibaka, the Thunder Ibaka, was injured and fought hard for 6 games, and there were also major adjustments in the finals.
Chapter completed!