While Su Yang was studying how to adjust his strategy, ESPN discussed the impact of the great upgrade in the west through a roundtable meeting.

Expert Kevin Pelton commented: "I think the Thunder and Clippers strengthening will have a very big impact on the Kings. That will prevent the Kings from double-teaming or assisting Westbrook. Paul will make up for the lack of defense in the backcourt. We all know that Curry's defense is only average. At that time, they must use Evan Turner to replace Zach Laven, and the Kings' firepower will be reduced."

Expert Kevin Arnolds commented: "I think defense is a secondary factor. For example, taking the Thunder as an example, they got Augustine, Nowak, and Kanter in this transaction to solve the problem of weak shooting guards and difficulty in scoring at the center. That would free Westbrook and KD from the offense, and Waiters likes singles, which is very consistent with the Thunder's tactical thinking."

Expert Tom Payne commented: "Wesley Matthews' significance to the Clippers is not just a 3D player. He will fully upgrade the Clippers' tactical system. Coach Doug Rivers can design more tactics, and the Clippers will have qualitative changes."

After the show was broadcast, it caused a lot of discussion. Su Yang also saw that the main idea was almost the same as the three experts, but he had a more detailed view on the lineup upgrade, that is, the Thunder and the Clippers will stay healthy better and enter the playoffs with better physical fitness. Durant will be in better form, and the healthy Paul and Griffin will truly exert the power of the combination, and will not laugh.

As for the response idea, whether to go to Evan Turner or insist on starting at LaVine, Su Yang is not planning to adopt both.

The Kings' main rotation method has lasted 54 games, with a total of 48 wins and 6 losses, which is enough to prove its rationality and necessity.

Unless there is a special situation, there is no need to take the initiative to replace it. At that time, it will be delayed when the main double-team is played against the Thunder or the Clippers.

That's Green's advantage in the lineup, he can switch to the center position and let Cousins ​​return to the power forward position.

The effect may not be as good as before.

But you won't be forced to adjust the rotation.

If you lose Green next season, then make a plan again.

Making up his mind, Su Yang trained the next day and asked Green to change defenses in the center position in advance. Green wanted to increase the money. After all, the cost of 198 cm tall to top the center is indeed a bit large, and Su Yang responded: The whole world will see how good you can defend.

Green was very excited when he said that: "So, coach, you predicted that I was the best defensive player at the beginning, and it was serious!"

Su Yang chuckled: "I never lie!"

On the 25th, the Kings faced the Grizzlies at home.

The lineup was originally suppressed, and Carter was absent due to injury, the Grizzlies' style of playing was mainly the black and white bears. The Kings and generals according to the strategy arranged by Su Yang, shrink and block the inside line, and fast attack drives the rhythm. After three quarters, they lead by 23 points and establish a victory early.

In the fourth quarter, the Kings finally won 102-90, Curry scored 31 points and 6 assists, and his efficiency exploded.

After a day off, the king will fight the Spurs again.

The low-key Spurs ranks seventh in the Western Conference and did not show their strength in defending their titles. There are factors such as the main players missing more games and the fighting spirit is not as strong as before. Fans and media believe that it is pretending to be dead in the regular season unless they play against the Kings.

As guessed, the Spurs' offense and defense level surged at the beginning, and they alternated with the Kings and bit until the last moment.

Fortunately, Leonard made a key three-pointer, and the Kings then made consecutive free throws and defeated the Spurs with a thrilling advantage of 3 points.

After another day of rest, on March 1, the Kings faced the Trail Blazers at home, and Su Yang once again won the Western Conference Coach of the Month.

Unfortunately, Curry's Western Conference Player of the Month was snatched away by LeBron and failed to achieve a second double-lost chance. All the upsets were vented on the Trail Blazers. After the Trail Blazers traded, people were disintegrated, and no one performed normally except Lillard, and the Kings won 28 points.

With three consecutive victories, the king embarked on an eight-game journey to the east.

In the first stop, he flew to St. Anthony overnight to challenge the Spurs, and encountered Danny Green's three-pointer and lost at a 5-point disadvantage.

After playing the Spurs, he flew to New York again in the second stop, challenging the Knicks away, winning 124 to 86, and Curry scored 51 points.

Such high scores triggered some discussion.

Mainly because of MVP, Harden failed to catch up, only Curry and LeBron were left to compete. The two directly tied the game, each with their own highlights, the Kings' overall record was better, LeBron had fewer crossing moments, and they might have to watch the highlights in the end.

Whoever left a deeper impression on the media will be easier to get MVP? After all, the voting rights are all in journalists and commentators.

Curry is temporarily in the lead.

During various discussions, the Kings flew to Florida at the basket, spent a lot of effort to defeat a group of young people in the Magic, and challenged the Heat back to back. Lavender and Turner were both beaten by Wade, and Covington and Antetokounmpo were hard to defend, and they lost until they were overtime.

In the fifth game of the away trip, the Kings flew to Atlanta to challenge the second-place Hawks in the East, achieving a 130-105 victory. The team's eight players scored in double digits, with a total of 42 assists. Curry contributed 15 of them, and the team's tactical running was like a smooth journey.

At the post-match press conference, Hawks head coach Budenholzer said seriously: "I will put videos of the Kings' game on a tablet and read them out and study them when I have time. That inspires me a lot, a bit like the third game of the Spurs last year's finals..."

After fighting the eagle, the king flew to Charlotte again.

Jordan asked to hold another banquet invitation, saying that since he followed Su Yang's suggestions, the Hornets' performance has not improved much, but his physical condition is getting better and better. He often loses confidence in some players during training and needs to spend time encouraging him.

Su Yang wouldn't believe that bragging like that, but Jordan's mid-range shot and footsteps were really possible.

The next day, the Kings carried out load management, allowing Curry and Guy to play less, defeating the Hornets 113 to 102, and playing more Cousins ​​scored 27 points and 14 rebounds, Thomas Jr. scored 26 points and 9 assists, and Antetokounmpo scored six dunks.

On the seventh stop of the away trip, the King flew to Philadelphia.

According to load management, Su arranged for Cousins ​​and Thomas Jr. to play less, while Curry scored another 50 points and led the team to win 76ers.

There is no way, the 76ers lineup is too bad, there is almost no defense on the outside, and Curry gets too many open spaces.

On the eighth stop of the away tour, the Kings challenged the Wizards back to back.

Flying around continuously, the consumption is particularly high.

It was originally planned to let the main players play less, but they have lost 8 games and the 73-win record is in danger. Curry and others also took the initiative to say that they want to play more. After Su Yang thought about it, he decided to reduce the intensity of the defensiveness, play with the Wizards, and decide to decide the winner at the last moment.

The game started at six o'clock, and the trend was basically in line with the idea. Wall tried to exert force in advance in the fourth quarter and directly double-teamed to death.

After the game, the Kings won 113 to 104.

The Eastern Conference Eighth Consecutive Tour ended, and the Kings' overall record became 57 wins and 8 losses, with 17 games left before the end of the season.

The whole team flew back to Sa City, and Su Yang studied the remaining schedule and found that it was very difficult to win 73. He also had to strengthen Matthews' Clippers in two games, strengthen Waiters and Kanter's Thunder, replace head coach Mike Malone with a higher upper limit, and replace the Rockets after head coach Mike Malone, and the Pelicans with a higher upper limit.

The 73-win record must be rushed, and Curry must fight for MVP. Avoiding injuries has become the third important issue. After thinking about it, I can only follow the idea of ​​playing against the Wizards, actively reduce the intensity of the defense, and win many games through offensive firepower suppression.

The plan was determined, Kings 16 played against the Hawks at home, and finally won by a 7-point lead.
Chapter completed!