With 14 games left in the regular season, the Kings coaching staff entered the combat upgrade mode, and Su Yang took the lead in analyzing the opponent's video.

On the 21st, the Kings faced the Wizards at home, and the team focused on guarding Wall and double-teaming Gotat, inducing Bill and Ariza to attack more with the ball, successfully allowing Gotat, Bill and Ariza to make a total of 3 of 14 shots in the first quarter.

The Kings then established an 11-point lead. Su Yang saw Ariza's indestructible state and his idea of ​​getting Ariza in the offseason was much lower. It was a bit worthwhile to train Covington and other rookies in four years.

In the following three quarters, the Wizards substituted Drew Gooden broke out in a small blow, forcing the situation to hold on and won it in the last five minutes.

The Kings won 117-106 in the game, with seven players rarely scoring double-digit points, and the number of assists was exaggerated to reach 38.

No one sticks to the ball, and the transmission runs are very smooth. Cousins ​​takes the lead in doing dirty and tiring work, and the whole team is as energetic as the chicken blood.

After the Wizards, the Kings continued to face the Eastern Conference opponents, easily defeated the Bucks, and lost to Chandler, Stoudemire, Anthony, JR Smith, and Felton, who played in a neat manner. The main reason was Anthony's low-post kaleidoscope attack and blasted the young Antetokounmpo.

jr?Smith also scored 26 points with a 50% shooting percentage. She can bully Thorton with the ball and without the ball, and she is in excellent condition.

With a record of 53 wins and 18 losses, the Kings team embarked on a three-game journey and flew to Oklahoma for the first stop. They fought hard for four quarters and finally lost to the Thunder 107-114. The back line was beaten by Westbrook's 12-for-17 shot and was completely unable to defend.

After the game, Su Yang rushed to the hotel and watched the video. He felt his head buzzing, which was a headache anyway.

Westbrook also had an operation in the middle of the season, but after he came back, he looked even more powerful, and the psychological impact was too strong.

The Kings flew to New Orleans in the second stop and encountered a great three-pointer. Anthony Morrow, who made 9 of 13 three-pointers, played until the last minute to confirm the victory, but the backcourt defense, especially Sauton's defensive shortcomings, were exposed again.

There is no complete solution. When the King encounters a team with strong shooting and impact, the joint defense is not that effective, and the center cannot defend it. Most of them will be beaten up and can only find a compensation through the offensive end and try to reduce its scoring efficiency.

At the third stop, the king flew to Dallas.

The Mavericks are competing with the Warriors, Grizzlies and Suns for the eighth place in the Western Conference regular season. The cost of losing a game is extremely high. The whole team saw the Kings attacking like crazy. Nowitzki and Ellis played in a high pick-and-roll match, and the Kings chased them all the way.

In the last 12 seconds of the game, Su Yang set up a winning tactic, and Thomas Jr. made a three-pointer and lost 100 to 103.

With a record of 54 wins and 20 losses, the Kings returned to Sacramento, with 8 games left to the end of the season and still third in the West.

On April 2, he will play against the Lakers at home.

Su Yang received the Best Coach Trophy in March. The league was very proud of its face. President Stern personally presented it and joked: "You only got it once this season. Its strength has dropped a lot compared to before. You need to work harder next."

Su Yang thanked him briefly and led the audience to applaud Stern, and invited Stern to attend the ribbon cutting after the stadium was completed.

The game started at 8 o'clock, Kobe returned from injury and joined the game, and his condition was obviously poor, but Byron Scott did not make any adjustments.

Curry therefore had less ball rights, which led to the King's backcourt, who should have been beaten up, and was easily overwhelmed by pressure.

After the game, the Kings won 107-99, and the team scored in double digits with six players. On the Lakers, Kobe made 7 of 21 shots and scored 24 points with free throws. Curry was quite efficient, making 4 of 8 three-pointers, but unfortunately he made 6 mistakes.

After a day off, the Kings flew to Oakland to challenge the Warriors who were fighting for the playoffs with all their might. Thompson, who was in a state of shiny Foguang, made Thompson make 8 of 12 shots in the game, including 7 of them three-pointers. Iguodala and Harrison Barnes made 6 of 12 shots in total, and Cousins ​​and Guy scored 64 points together and couldn't withstand it. In the end, they lost 117-121.

Su Yang led the team back to Sa City, and Thomas Jr. joked: "Luckily Stephen Curry was traded at the beginning, otherwise the backcourt composed of Curry Thompson, as well as the meat shield like Bogut and the muscle man like Iguodala, would definitely be super strong..."

"Yes, fortunately..."

Su Yang couldn't help but think that the Warriors boss's publicity would do his best to pursue Curry again. Could it be that he would win back by kneeling down?

Back in Sa City, the Kings faced the Mavericks and the Thunder in a row and suffered two consecutive losses. The reason for the loss was the same as before. Westbrook's impact was too strong, and the shooting felt hot, so it was difficult to pass the regular defensive restrictions. The Mavericks had a big explosion with Old Carter and Calderon.

After losing to the Thunder, the Kings team flew to Portland overnight, challenging the Trail Blazers back to back, and was exhausted. They were as far behind as double digits in the first quarter. They chased them all the way to the last moment. Cousins ​​failed to attack at a low post, lost 1 point, and lost three consecutive losses.

With a record of 55 wins and 24 losses, the Kings flew to Los Angeles and prepared to challenge the Clippers, who are competing for the third place in the Western Conference.

When he woke up early in the morning, Su Yang held the whole team to hold a meeting to watch the video review game, and discussed the upcoming playoffs.

The three-game losing streak was a bit surprising. From the coaching staff to the players, they were a little confused, especially Thorton and Thomas Jr. Their defensive problems caused the Kings to lose several games. As soon as they watched the video, they stood up and rushed to bow to the teammates to apologize.

Su Yang decisively stopped: "We are a team, and everyone has their own characteristics. There is no need to worry about what has happened. We must think hard about how to solve the problem. The way to solve the problem does not have to be eliminated, but you can also go around..."

Thorton and Thomas Jr.'s defense are indeed deviant, but the two are very efficient in offense. Other players of the Kings are not qualified to complain. The defenders who are both good at both offense and defense are Kobe and Jordan. They want that level unless they are Bird and LeBron.

Assistant coach Di Brown suddenly suggested: "Just control the results of the game and strive to challenge the Spurs in the second round, not the Thunder."

As he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.

Everyone understands that Dee Brown's suggestion is feasible, mainly against the Thunder four times this season, with the Kings 1 win and 3 losses.

If the Kings strive for third place in the Western Conference, they will probably face the Rockets or the Lakers in the first round, and it will not be that easy to advance, but if they successfully advance, the probability of winning against the Thunder in the second round will definitely not be high, because the Spurs' impact is average in the backcourt.

If you defeat the Spurs in the second round, you will encounter the Thunder who consumes more physical strength in the Western Conference Finals, which may increase the probability of winning.

The key operation is not difficult, you just need to lose to the Clippers next, and there are 20% left to play against the Suns and the Timberwolves. You can adjust it at will according to the situation. Anyway, the Clippers are quite strong, and basically no outside doubts about deliberately losing and controlling the matchup.

Su Yang almost wanted to agree after hearing this. If the Clippers fight against the Thunder and the 514 incident and Ibaka are injured again, the king is really sure to fight against the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Although the premise is to defeat the Spurs and advance, the Spurs nemesis is not in vain.

In just two seconds, Su Yang quickly denied his idea. It was difficult for the Rockets or the Lakers to play in the first round, and it was boring to assume too many assumptions.

The key is that Cousins ​​and Antetokounmpo cannot have the fear of several future cores, even if it is really difficult to fight.

While thinking, Su Yang made up his mind and looked at Antetokounmpo, Thomas Jr. and Cousins, hinting at his opposition.

Antetokounmpo knew it and immediately shook his head: "Don't be afraid!"

Thomas Jr. responded: "We can defeat the Thunder!"

Cousins ​​looked left and right, deliberately imitating Su Yang's expression and tone and speaking in Chinese: "It's all done!"
Chapter completed!