Wang Yi knew that the reason for the Kings' five-game losing streak was not only due to their style of play, but also their disorganized defense.
So he has to emphasize defense.
The team members were in a state of excitement, and they all nodded heavily: "Understood!"
The Timberwolves coach never dreamed that the Kings would suddenly break out.
The outbreak of the Kings all originated from this Chinese.
He combed the mess with his hands a few times and said to the players: "Don't panic, we haven't lost yet, and we are still 12 points ahead. It's them who should panic."
"As long as we do our part well, we can win."
"Our offense will remain the same from now on. On defense, we just need to guard against his three-point shots."
"His three-point shooting is very good, so we will send two people to double-team and not give him the slightest chance to shoot a three-pointer. Whoever is close to him can double-team him with Edwards. We would rather leave the others empty.
Come out and don't let him shoot three-pointers."
The players still respected the coach very much, and they nodded one after another.
At the same time, there was also joy on the Chinese Internet.
Ever since Wang Yi was traded to the Kings, domestic fans have been in a very low mood.
I thought Wang Yi could stay with the Lakers forever, one man, one city.
You can go on with James and win two or three championships together.
But I didn't expect that Wang Yi would be traded to this bad team.
Well, after they reluctantly accepted the fact that Wang Yi went to the Kings, they looked forward to Wang Yi leading the Kings to rise.
But I never expected that Wang Yi would lead the Kings to five consecutive losses in the first five games.
This has caused many people to question Wang Yi's ability to lead the team.
The most important thing is that Wang Yi not only failed to win with his team, but his personal data also declined significantly.
And now they finally see that the Wang Yi of the past is back.
There is light in Wang Yi’s eyes!
After two minutes, the game continues.
The Wolves attack first.
Edwards dribbles.
He plans to break through Wang Yi.
But seeing Wang Yi squatting down to defend seriously, he frowned slightly, and finally pulled away and passed the ball to Towns.
Edwards felt that it would be too laborious to break through this guy.
Towns faced Bagley's defense, sitting with his back to the basket and shooting inside.
Bagley is not as strong as Towns, and he knows that Towns has a good touch.
But it doesn't matter.
Towns' playing style is soft, so he just needs to give him some competition.
And as soon as Towns got the ball, Holmes came over and double-teamed Bagley.
Towns had no choice but to pass the ball out.
But as soon as he passed the ball, Holmes returned to his defensive position.
The Timberwolves dropped the ball 7 times in a row.
The Kings can defend well per player.
In the end, the Timberwolves could only let Towns take a hasty shot as time was running out.
Naturally, the basketball failed to hit, and Bagley got the rebound.
It turns out that Wang Yi’s four three-pointers just now were very encouraging.
When the offense is good, the players are more motivated to defend, so this sudden increase in defensive intensity makes the Timberwolves very uncomfortable.
Even this rebound was originally closer to Towns, but it was snatched by Bagley.
The moment Bagley grabbed it, Wang Yi had already rushed towards the frontcourt and shouted at the same time:
"pass--"
When Bagley saw this, he was slightly stunned.
Because Wang Yi is not at the front, there are two people from the Timberwolves in front of him.
Under such circumstances, Wang Yi still insists on playing fast break?
But since Wang Yi said it, he can only try his best to throw the ball forward.
He soon discovered that his worries were unnecessary.
The ejection started and passed a person in an instant.
Continuously changing gears, overtaking forcefully, and passed another person.
It was at this moment that the basketball chased him from behind.
After Wang Yi got the ball, he stepped on the free throw line and jumped up.
Hold the ball high with your right hand, as if holding a divine axe.
It can even be said that his whole body was like a giant ax hitting the basket.
Rumble——
The basketball stand made a loud thunderous noise.
The basket is shaking.
The bottom line cameraman closest to Wang Yi was actually trembling slightly at this moment.
Because when Wang Yi made a fast break towards the basket, he was almost facing him.
Wang Yi’s eyes were as sharp as an eagle;
Swift as a leopard;
The momentum is as powerful as a tiger.
He felt that Wang Yi was not here to dunk, but to kill him.
With a huge roar, the score difference was reduced to 10 points.
The Timberwolves coach had a slight headache.
I planned to double-team him, but he ended up playing fast break.
Before, he thought Wang Yi was nothing.
This season Wang Yi seems to have lost the energy he had with the Lakers last season.
But now he realizes that he was wrong, very wrong.
As Shaquille O'Neal said, it's not that Wang Yi's ability is incompetent, but that Luke Walton's insistent style of play suppresses Wang Yi's offensive ability.
Luke Walton is really stupid. He suppressed Wang Yi's offensive ability, which is equivalent to destroying himself.
At this time, far away in Los Angeles, in a mansion halfway up the hillside of Beverly Hills.
James is tasting red wine.
Seeing Wang Yi's dunk, he couldn't help but smile, and his big white teeth were particularly dazzling.
"This guy is back."
Next to him, his eldest son Brownie is playing games - he is an e-sports master.
He took a moment to glance at the replay of Wang Yi's free throw line dunk on the screen.
He couldn't help but turn his head and look at James: "Aren't you afraid that he will become your strongest opponent?"
James thought for a while: "Well, such an opponent is interesting."
I think back to when I first joined the league.
People call Anthony and him the ultimate twins.
At that time, he considered Anthony to be his biggest rival.
But soon, his opponent became someone else.
Warcraft Howard.
However, Warcraft Howard could not hold on for long, so his opponent became the number one player in the league at the time, his eldest brother, Kobe Bryant.
Later, Kobe got older and got injured.
So he naturally ascended to the throne of the league's number one player.
This one is 12 years old.
He stayed in this position for too long.
In these 12 years, no one has been able to challenge his status.
Durant?
The second child of a thousand years.
Antetokounmpo?
He's not qualified yet.
He was already a little lonely.
What a strong person fears most is that he has no opponent.
Although he is now old and in the last few years of his career.
But he still hopes that a new challenger will emerge, so that such a competition will be interesting and rekindle the passion of his youth.
If Wang Yi can really grow into his opponent, it will be a blessing for him.
This time at the Golden 1 Center Arena in Sacramento.
The game continues.
The Timberwolves sent a double team to double-team Wang Yi.
But obviously they failed.
After last season's playoffs, Wang Yi is quite experienced in dealing with double-teams.
He can constantly intersperse runs and shoot three-pointers after catching the ball.
It can also attract double-teams and create opportunities for teammates.
Coupled with the fact that the defensive enthusiasm of his teammates was completely heightened at this time, their sudden increase in defensive intensity allowed the Timberwolves to score no points for three minutes.
So at the end of the third quarter.
The Kings not only caught up with the score, but also went ahead by 7 points.
In this quarter, Wang Yi scored 32 points in a single quarter.
His score in this game has reached 41 points!
However, this is still not enough.
He has been suppressed for too long.
Chapter completed!