After defeating the Spurs, the Kings were very happy and flew back to Sacramento overnight and took a day off to prepare for the Pacers.

Su Yang got half a day of free time and spent an hour to canvass for Cousins, tweeting the stars he met during the Lakers, but most of the stars did not reply, and some directly refused and said bluntly: You are no longer the Lakers head coach.

The so-called friends are nothing more than acting.

Su Yang was not surprised or angry. Anyway, it was enough that public canvassing votes could be seen by Cousins, and the process was more important than the result.

On the twenty-fourth, the king faces the Pacers.

With the unhappy loss in the last game, the Kings' generals were full of fire, and Marcus Thorton went wild, making 9 of 12 shots in a single quarter, including 4 of 6 three-pointers and 22 points in zero free throws, helping the Kings lead 37-26, Su Yang led the whole audience to cheer and greet.

The two teams followed the substitute matchup. Unexpectedly, after only two minutes of playing, Guy fell to the ground in pain and waved his hands repeatedly. Seeing this, Su Yang hurriedly requested a pause. He looked at the big screen replay and found that Guy's left calf muscles were not shaking in confrontation. He guessed on the spot what was going on, and his head was buzzing, worried that Guy would be reimbursed for the season and that the Kings would be even more difficult to compete for the championship.

After thinking for a while, Su Yang arranged for Antetokounmpo to take the stage to fight.

Fortunately, the Pacers did not take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the lead, but unfortunately Sauton was no longer in form and the King failed to continue to expand his lead.

He led 10 points in the first half and returned to the locker room. Team doctor Tom Kaufman pulled Su Yang to chat: "We initially determined that it was a first-degree strain on the left leg tendon. The conservative strategy requires three weeks of rest. If it is aggressive, you can try to make a comeback in two weeks..."

"Just treat according to conservative strategies..."

Su Yang did not hesitate at all. For the sake of the championship, Guy specifically accepted the most expensive substitute. He could not urge Guy to take risks to come back early for a few regular season games. That was an irresponsible behavior and an unethical behavior.

"It is recommended to consider implementing the load management system you used in Los Angeles before, or reducing the training time of the players. Guy was a little tired. He played six away games in nine days, including two rounds back-to-back, only one day off and played again..."

Su Yang was a little confused while Kaufman's words.

The schedule was indeed intensive before, but there was no organization and additional training in the middle. Load management was not done this season, mainly because the Kings and a group of young people, even if Gay was less than 28 years old, he was not an old man like the Lakers who could be 32 at any time, so there was no need.

"Look, let's talk about it..."

Su Yang has been thinking about not making a decision for a long time, so he is too busy and has to consider the rotation in the second half and the schedule for the next three weeks.

The halftime break ended soon, and the Kings team returned to the court for the third quarter. The game was difficult to tell the difference in front, but entered the substitute rotation stage. Due to the lack of Guy's rotation change, the Kings' firepower was difficult to maintain, and the Pacers narrowed the 5-point gap.

The fourth quarter game started in a hurry, with only the 5-point advantage left. The Pacers tied in the blink of an eye and sent George in advance.

Su Yang responded passively and sent Cousins ​​and other main players at the same time. He thought that with one minute left in the game, Pacers player Lance Stephenson knocked Cousins ​​head-on, causing Cousins' right ankle to reverse 90 degrees and lifted directly off the court.

Su Yang was shocked for a moment and restored his thinking, arranged for Sauton to execute a technical foul free throw, then arranged a tactic to make an attack, and then activated the penalty kick tactic to curb the possibility of a three-pointer in the Pacers, and finally led the team to defeat the Pacers 104-102, with a difficult five-game winning streak.

This operation will minimize the team's momentum loss.

After the game, Su Yang returned to the locker room and saw the team members and team doctors with a sad face.

There was no secret chat this time, so Kaufman chose to publicly explain Cousins's injury, intending to prepare for the next plan.

"Boogie is a second-degree sprain on the left ankle. It is conservatively estimated that it will take three weeks of rest. If it is optimistic, it will be two weeks..."

After Kaufman said that, the Kings looked a little depressed. The Kings were ranked third in the West before, but in a row, they fell to sixth in four consecutive losses. Now the two core members are injured for three weeks. With such crazy competition in the West, the playoffs will become quite dangerous.

Cousins ​​rushed to say, "I can come back early, I'm just a little swollen and the pain is not serious."

Guy continued: "If I am optimistic, I can come back early and take the initiative to reduce the intensity of the confrontation, no problem..."

"Get a good rest..."

Kaufman's words, Su Yang had already checked the schedule, and was determined to let Guy and Cousins ​​rest until after the All-Star ended. That would be about four-week rest time, and the training will resume from the third week to practice together, which is the best solution.

Anyway, the All-Stars will be on holiday that week.

"This accident is our setback and our opportunity. Next we will adjust our rotation and offensive and defensive strategies. Giannis, you must be prepared to play the ball guard, Covington and Gobert, you must be prepared to take on more responsibilities..."

Su Yang's tone was firm, and he was obviously confident in the second half of the season and had a full plan. The Kings and the generals felt a little relieved.

After leaving the stadium and returning to the apartment, Su Yang was a little dazed. The two main players were injured too suddenly and were completely illogical.

There is no problem in making the playoffs, but as a young team, if the Kings are in the second half of the game, it will be more difficult to play in the tiebreak, and may also lead to the low probability of advancing in the first round of the Spurs, Thunder, and Lakers.

After resting for a night, Su Yang rushed to the training base at 8 o'clock in the morning and found that Antetokounmpo, Gobert and Covington were sweating profusely. Thomas was there, and he chatted with the four of them for a few words before entering the office. Sam Sinki then knocked on the door to discuss.

"Marcus Sauton performed well in the airport game recently, and the two main players were injured this time, which is the best time for us to trade. Currently, several teams such as the Nets and the Lakers have asked about the price. If the operation is done properly, you can switch to the first round..."

Thorton played against the Spurs twice in a row, with 22 points in a single quarter against the Pacers and 42 points in the game, which caused heated discussion on Twitter social platforms, making Thorton's defense less important and also made many teams think of spending half a season to see.

After analyzing, Su Yang was silent for a long time after hearing this, then shook his head and said, "The round value of those two teams is low. There is no need to trade when people need stability. It is more important to get more second-round picks this year, and you must have more..."

For Su Yang, the first-round draft pick in 2014 is of low value unless the lottery pick is ranked. As for the second round, Joe Harris, who has three-point shooting percentage, has Dinwiddie, the first NBA currency speculation player, MVP Jokic, the core of the future Pistons, and LeBron's jealous man, Jeremy Grant, Dwight Powell, and the sixth player, Jordan Clarkson...

Maybe not all of them are chosen, but it’s okay to choose a few more. Anyway, only Clarkson and Dinwiddie have a conflict in positions. The Kings will free up many positions when entering the offseason and can accumulate them and train them slowly. The rookie contract will be used up for high picks.

Anyway, it’s endless, endless!

"Then I will continue to operate the second round pick..."

Hinki got up and left the office. Business director Chris Granger knocked on the door and entered, discussing whether he needed to reduce the ticket price in the next three weeks, or give ticket buyers more extra benefits to avoid lowering the king's income due to injury to the main force.

"No, we will give back to the audience sooner or later a more exciting game..." Su Yang quickly made a decision, just three weeks.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the King officially announced the injuries of Cousins ​​and Guy, received some blessings, and was looked down upon a lot.

The NBA official also announced the 2014 All-Star starter. Cousins ​​lost to Love in the Western Conference frontcourt competition with more than 800 votes. As for whether he can be selected as a substitute, he has to wait until the 31st, which will be decided by the coaches, and the result is unpredictable.
Chapter completed!