On the 12th, Kings vs. Timberwolves match day.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the whole team gathered regularly, and Su Yang arranged the training content, and then returned to the sidelines to chat with the assistant coaches.

Mike Brown: "We played four games in eight days, but we played four games in six consecutive days. The schedule is always so weird. Sometimes we actually rest for three consecutive days on the road trip. I really envy the team like the Lakers. The schedule is particularly reasonable..."

West: "Have you heard it? The Zion of Duke University weighs nearly 130kg and has a height of 375 cm in running and assisting. If he can stay healthy, he will be the enhanced version of Barkley. As a power forward, I envy him so much..."

Jenkins: "In the past, we talked about the prospects of rookies, and everyone's basis was how big Nike gave us. Now, we talked about the progress of rookies, and everyone's basis was Su Yang's prediction. Since Su Yang said that he was not as good as LeBron and Durant, then Zion had the most All-Stars..."

"Self-discipline sounds like a particularly easy thing in NBA, but it's even harder than ordinary people..." Su Yang also chatted for a few words, thinking of a pride like Doncic who doesn't pick up girls or likes to play, but can't control his figure, which is also weird.

At 7:00 p.m., the Kings and the Timberwolves started.

Su Yang was originally prepared to limit the linkage between Towns and Ross, but the Timberwolves arranged for "Mamba" Teague as the starting point guard, which caused the Timberwolves' offense to fall into a state that was difficult for Towns to catch the ball, and there was no need for the King's efforts.

In an attack, Teague dribbled the ball for 20 seconds, but in the end it was not passed to the anxious Towns, but made a mistake in the inside.

Such a slutty operation, although Ross efficiently made 5 of 7 shots, the Kings still led by 13 points by the end of the first half.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang was curious to check the advanced data statistics and found that Teague's usage rate in this game reached 29.3, which was almost the same as Lillard among all point guards in the league, but Teague's scoring ability was too much different.

The third quarter started, and the situation did not change much.

The king firmly controls the rhythm.

Su Yang observed the Timberwolves boredly, studied Thibodeau's expression, thinking about how Thibodeau could tolerate Teague's operations, and then thought about Thibodeau dnp Walker and let Randall fight a few times, which would be understandable, after all, the offense was poor.

After the whole game, the Kings won 141-118, Curry scored 37 points, and Antetokounmpo scored 38 points.

Take a day off and the king faces the Warriors.

The two teams unexpectedly had a tacit understanding at the beginning and did not devote all their efforts on the defensive end. The Kings were behind 40-42.

Immediately following the second and third quarters, the two teams tied into the fourth quarter, with 10 seconds left, Curry scored a three-pointer to help the Kings overtake 1 point, but after the timeout, Durant ran to the backcourt to receive the ball with the cover, and scored a three-pointer with Antetokounmpo and Covington, which completely killed the game, causing Antetokounmpo to score 41 points in the game and Curry's 17 assists.

Losing to the Warriors is not too outrageous, but because Durant lost the game, but Su Yang still recovered the game overnight.

In the locker room, the coaching staff gathered.

In terms of data statistics, the gap between the Kings 42 and the Warriors 60 is extremely obvious, and 8 of them are offensive rebounds. Looking further, the Kings have 11 fewer free throws and 5 more fouls, which can basically be said to be the reason for losing the game.

The shooting percentage is higher in the Kings, and the mistakes are fewer in the Kings. The Warriors can't stand the Warriors' shooting so many more times than the Kings.

"Although there is a lack of statistics for the time being, based on my memory, Cousins ​​did not get a position in advance several times, and Giannis did not get a position in advance either. Maybe both of them thought the other party would get a position in advance, but the result was a communication error, causing a rebound to be missed..."

"There is another reason that our big guys have participated in the delays on the snatch many times, which leads to empty inside and prone to losing rebounds..."

Mike Brown and Jenkins, two assistant coaches, expressed their opinions one after another. After listening to it, Su Yang thought silently and knew that Mike Brown had another meaning, that is, Cousins ​​did not like to move, which may be a matter of intention, and may be a slow reaction after being injured.

If it is a question of intention, there may be Cousins' own positioning: Should I help Antetokounmpo get into position? In the past, Antetokounmpo had not grown up yet, and Cousins ​​was mostly the rebounds first, but Antetokounmpo is now FMVP, can I adapt immediately?

As for the delay in the upper grab, partly the hope is to suppress the opponent's offense, partly to help the defenders share the pressure. At present, the effect is generally very good, but just like the Big Three Celtics and the Heat, such a defensive strategy, the big guys can push out such a defensive strategy, which is really easy to lose rebounds, especially when encountering players like Draymond Green who are good at predicting, it is normal to occasionally lose because of this.

"Let's take a look at the next few games..."

While thinking, Su Yang did not make a decision. Things were too complicated and he had to continue to observe, especially Cousins' recovery.

After a day off, the king embarked on a waiter journey.

Fly to Dallas in the first game to challenge the Mavericks.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon that he entered the US route center. Su Yang arranged for a casual chat with the team members and instead went to receive a pre-match interview.

Compared to Atlanta's implicit reporters, the first question of the Dallas Star reporter was directly and funny: "Wait away those lengthy official methods, Q&A, we only have one question, what level do you think Luca is?"

Other reporters laughed and Su Yang smiled and replied: "Luca will be the All-Star starter, the Best Rookie, the Best Team, the Playoffs will be the MVP level, the MVP level, the premise is that he can maintain self-discipline..."

Since the start of the game, Doncic has won 2555 several times. His data and record are comparable to rookie LeBron. He is completely adapted to the NBA level confrontation. His rhythm is extremely deep and he has played well. He slapped Barkley in the face in the face.

"Thank you for your prediction. Next time I see Luca, I will remind him not to be too immersed in the prosperous American life..." The reporter joked, mistakenly thinking that Su Yang implied that Doncic would be delayed by women. After all, he publicly expressed his love for sweetheart Aniston.

At eight o'clock in the blink of an eye, the game started.

The Mavericks' lineup is weak, Jordan is basically not defending, and he is also pretending to be accustomed to the position and cover. He even competes with Doncic for rebounds and makes a fool of himself, causing the Mavericks to make 8 mistakes and 6 fouls in the first quarter, and the Kings don't need to exert force.

Su Yang originally planned to teach Doncic a lesson, but decided to go to the next time in the first half, thinking that Doncic would not feel sinister.

After the game, the Kings beat the Mavericks 120 to 101, but the rebound was still 47 to 53.

Just Jordan Jr. was so stupid, the Kings lost 6 rebounds, including 5 of the frontcourt rebounds, and Su Yang was very upset.

Without thinking too much, the whole team boarded the plane and flew to Minnesota overnight, preparing to challenge the Timberwolves back to back.

Su Yang woke up at noon and thought about Cousins ​​as a blue-collar worker on the defensive end, but he still didn't make up his mind to say it. The main reason is that Cousins ​​who returned from a serious injury is too cruel, and the Kings' current record is very good, so it doesn't matter how many games they lose.

Cousins ​​has already given up the inside line on the offensive end, and the low-post offense has averaged 3.1 times per game, which will be marginalized.

At 8:00 pm, the Kings and the Timberwolves game started.

Su Yang simply arranged for Cousins ​​to take a rest. The Kings finally defeated the Timberwolves 122-105, but they still lost two rebounds, and they also lost on offensive rebounds. The deep reason was that Antetokounmpo and McGee delayed too much, allowing Towns and Gibson to get the bargain.

Both reasons for losing the rebound are known. Su Yang does not intend to make a rush to adjust. First, he is too cruel to Cousins, and second, after Curry received a lot of help from the delay in the rush, the pressure on the defensive end became smaller, and the overall shooting rate increased by 3.6% compared with the previous one.

On the flight back to Sa City, Su Yang told the assistant coach: "At least before the end of the regular season, we don't need to make rebound-related adjustments. Even if we lose some games, we will benefit from persistence in many places..."

Back in Sa City, the Kings fought against the Thunder, the Grizzlies, and the Pelicans, all winning in five consecutive victories, ushering in the Christmas battle.

Espn warmed up the Christmas battle between the King and the Spurs: "Popovich announced that there is a way to defeat the King..."
Chapter completed!