readytorunbook Chapter 445
Chapter 445
Chapter 445
Winning the Bucks, no big deal.
For the Kings, the happiest thing is finally having three days of rest.
Coach Van Gundy is also very good. The first two days were vacations, and only the third day did the team training.
It feels quite uncomfortable to play consecutive away games. The frequency of games this season is much higher than in previous seasons.
After three days of rest, the Kings ushered in the Magic at home.
Before the game, Qin Yang took his teammates to dinner with the Magic.
Howard squeezed away team coach Van Gundy, but this time when he saw Qin Yang, Howard was not happy:
"Bruce, I feel like I'm leaving Orlando right now. I don't feel like this is the right place for me."
When Qin Yang heard this, he almost wanted to scold Howard.
It's really hard to guess people's minds.
"Why? The coach of your team doesn't like you, but now that Coach Van Gundy has come to Sacramento, don't you have any dissatisfaction in the Magic?"
Qin Yang asked suspiciously.
Howard was frustrated:
"I don't know, I just want to play well, play happily and win, but right now I'm not having fun at all."
Qin Yang wanted to say something at first, but when he heard Howard say that, Qin Yang didn't know what to say.
Howard was completely unaware of his mistake.
act capriciously.
It's no wonder that the league is now rumored that the Lakers want to trade for Howard, and the Magic are not in a hurry to deny it.
The league's No. [-] center, two years after he just won the Finals MVP, seems to have fallen into disrepair.
Game start.
Qin Yang sensed something was wrong.
The core of the Magic is now Turkoglu. The former agent wanted a big contract, but the Magic were unwilling to give it, and then traded Turkoglu away.
Now the Magic have traded Turkoglu back.
The Magic team's tactics are one big with four small, four outside pitchers with Howard as a big center.
Such tactics are too extreme.
Qin Yang faced Turkoglu and completely crushed him.
The core gap is large, and the game is easy to play.
After the break, the Kings played quite well, but there is no suspense about their absolute strength.
Especially in the first quarter when Howard was brilliant and suppressed Cousins and Darko.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang attacked the basket four times in a row and made Howard foul three times. Howard was replaced, and the Magic had no choice.
Without Howard, the Magic are another team.
全场比赛，霍华德出场20分钟，2中1，拿到5分5篮板5犯规的数据。
The efficiency value is not low, but it is useless.
Howard made 8 of 3 free throws, embarrassing the Magic.
Qin Yang knew Howard too well, as did coach Van Gundy, so Howard was targeted and couldn't play this game.
If there is a good offensive opportunity, the Kings will directly foul.
Let Howard free throw.
Fouls at the basket, as long as Howard is off the court, the Kings have an absolute advantage inside and outside the line, and there is no suspense in winning this game.
After the Magic win, Howard was sullen and absent-minded in the postgame press conference.
Qin Yang didn't have time to talk to Howard to understand the situation.
After a day off, the Kings traveled to Philadelphia to play against the 76ers.
In the fourth year of the alliance, Qin Yang's friends are all over the alliance.
Before the game, Qin Yang greeted Iguodala, the boss of the 76ers.In addition, Qin Yang also chatted with Tony Batty, a fringe player of the 76ers.
Tony Batty was the leader of the Magic locker room before. He was close to the age of retirement and was signed by the 76ers.
The purpose is to stabilize the 76ers' locker room.
In addition, Hawes, the insider of the Kings last season, is also in the 76ers, and Qin Yang chatted casually.
Game start.
Iguodala is not as easy to talk off the court.
The only core of the Kings now is Qin Yang, and the 76ers sent Iguodala to defend Qin Yang with all their strength.
Iguodala is fast, strong, has no disadvantage in height, and has good defensive skills. He is one of the best defensive players in the league's center forward position.
It's hard to play against such a player.
When he was in the Cavaliers, every time James met Iguodala, he played very aggrieved and flustered, and his performance would always be worse.
With Iguodala defending him, Qin Yang stopped being lazy.
In the whole game, Qin Yang didn't make a strong attack, pass, assist, screen, or rebound. Qin Yang did all the supporting roles.
Qin Yang gave the main offensive force to his teammates.
Cousins got his chance and played well.
Ray Allen had 23 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, and he felt like he was back to his peak. Darko scored 22 points, Casspi, Grant Hill, and David West all played at the same level.
Only Livingston met Evan Turner and was taught a bad lesson.
Evan Turner is a very interesting forward player, a bit similar to Iguodala.
But Iguodala is smarter and has a better three-point shot, while Evan Turner is much worse, but enough as a starter.
The best performers of the 76ers are Louis Williams and Vucevic.
Louis Williams has now become a benchmark for small guards in the league. He is fast and poor defensively, but he is strong enough offensively.
As a bench bandit, Louis Williams is qualified.
As for this year's rookie Vucevic, it was another surprise for the 76ers when they were on the bench.
After the game, the media praised Vucevic.
Qin Yang didn't have a good sense for Vucevic, because he was not defensive.An insider who doesn't defend is simply unbearable.
After the victory, the Kings went to Toronto to play against the Raptors.
Back-to-back matches are extremely difficult.
At this time, the overall strength of the team will be tested.
Ray Allen and Grant Hill played very little time, and Darko, Casspi, and Klay Thompson got a lot of opportunities.
Especially Klay Thompson, he worked very hard when the team was training.
But in these ten games, Klay Thompson averaged less than 10 minutes per game, both physically and mentally.
In this game, Klay Thompson got a chance, 33 minutes at home.
And yet... Klay Thompson was blown away.
Klay Thompson played against Barbosa when he came off the bench. The Brazilian Lightning was super fast when he was young. Now that he is older, his speed is a little slower, but his shooting is very accurate and his breakthrough is still very good.
Klay Thompson was inexperienced and was played by Barbosa.
Barbosa made 18 of 11 shots, 9 of 5 free throws, and scored 29 points with super high efficiency.
But the good thing is that Klay Thompson has a good mentality, shooting 8 of 4 shots and playing very well.
At this time, Klay Thompson can stand up and share some pressure, which is a good thing for the Kings.
The only pity is that Rudy Gay still didn't get any chance to play.
The last few appearances were all in garbage time.
(End of this chapter)