Chapter 92
Du Bi lost to Xie Kai in a one-on-one duel, and he was very convinced. The two of them fought so hard that he knew Xie Kai's strength. Now he is not jealous of Xie Kai. Not only is he not jealous,
Instead, he feels sorry for this little brother. He obviously has the ability to attack with the ball, but he sacrifices his time without the ball for the team. This is really a waste of talent.
On December 3, the Kings played at home against the Utah Jazz.
Before this game, the Kings received good news. The team's core Kevin Martin will return in this game after being absent for more than half a month. However, in order to protect him, the team will not arrange for him to start the game.
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In this game, the Kings did not play a three-man lineup. The starting lineup was Brad Miller, Spencer Hawes, Francisco Garcia, Beno Udri and Bobby Jackson.
This is the first start of the season for veterans Garcia and Bobby Jackson. For these two veterans, maybe they don’t even know that they still have a chance to start this season!
John Salmons, who performed well during the period when Kevin Martin was injured and absent, will take a rest in this game. He is not young yet and plays nearly 40 minutes in each game. Even an iron man needs some maintenance.
In this game, the Jazz were short of major generals and suffered a huge loss in combat effectiveness. It was also an away game, so they were very anxious from the beginning of the game.
Kevin Martin missed 12 games, so the team gave him many opportunities to regain his form.
Xie Kai only played less than 10 minutes in this game and had few opportunities to perform.
In the end, the Kings lost to their opponents at home and ushered in a 7-game losing streak!
Before the game was over, some of the few fans at the scene shouted slogans like "Head coach dismissed!"
Kings coach Reggie Tois didn't look good, and it was obvious that his life was not that easy either.
Xie Kai sat on the bench with mixed emotions. The team's record was so bad, and his playing time was also very unstable. It is foreseeable that Kevin Martin will return to the starting lineup, and will he fall out of the rotation?
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After the game, there were a lot of comments on the Internet about Kings coach Reggie Tois. The consensus was that his hiring was confusing.
Previously, there were three inside starts that made people speechless. This game was better, with Bobby Jackson and Beno Udri starting as two point guards. The starting posts in the inside were also changed. Jason Thompson was the team's starter before, but in this game
The game only lasted 10 minutes...
And Xie Kai, one of the few hard-working and efficient players on the team, actually only got 8 minutes of playing time...
Do you want a record or develop young players? The thinking should be clearer. If you keep messing around like this, not only will this team not have a present, it will also be difficult to have a future.
On December 7, the Kings faced the Denver Nuggets at home. In this game, John Salmons returned and Kevin Martin returned to the starting lineup.
Although the opponent is strong, the Kings are fully staffed and are looking forward to ending their embarrassing losing streak at home.
In this game, the Nuggets took the initiative from the beginning of the first quarter and expanded their lead to double digits halfway through the first quarter.
At the end of the first quarter, they were already 37:18, leading by nearly 20 points.
In the last three quarters, although the Kings at home struggled to catch up, the hole they dug in the first quarter was too big, and they were unable to jump out of it until the end of the game.
As usual, the Kings' home court, Sleep Train Arena, shouted: "Reggie Tois is dismissed!" With this kind of losing streak and miserably, the fans could no longer tolerate the head coach's inaction.
At the end of the game, the Kings were beaten by their opponents by more than 30 points and even lost their pants. Fans were worried that if the team continued to lose like this, the players' confidence would be almost gone.
8 consecutive losses! The Kings ushered in their longest 8-game losing streak of the season! This is not only their longest losing streak this season, but also the longest losing streak in the entire league.
Xie Kai only played 5 minutes in this game. Since Kevin Martin returned and Garcia entered the rotation, his playing time has gone from averaging more than 20 minutes per game to less than 10 minutes now.
Not only is the team coach Reggie Tois having a hard time now, Xie Kai is also having a hard time. You must know that his performance is actually not worse than before, but he suddenly fell from the main rotation to the management of the water dispenser.
He is very close to the former. This is a big psychological gap for him.
This kind of gap will not knock Xie Kai down. He came from the bottom and has experienced everything. The current situation is not the worst. At least he can still have playing time in every game. Moreover, he feels that his
The performance still maintains a good level. It is impossible that the team's top management and the outside world cannot see this.
On December 10, the Kings continued to play at home against the Los Angeles Lakers.
I don’t know if things turn out to be extreme, but the Kings, who had lost eight consecutive games in this game, actually played excellent team basketball at home. Seven members of the team scored in double figures, beating the powerful Lakers and ending their embarrassing eight-game losing streak!
After ending this 8-game losing streak, everyone in the Kings team breathed a sigh of relief. No one wants to continue losing streak. If someone accidentally sets the league's longest losing streak record, it will be permanently nailed.
On the pillar of shame of history.
However, the good times did not last long. Three days later, the Kings visited Staples and faced the Lakers again. In this game, the current No. 1 team in the Western Conference really played their game. They easily defeated their opponents at home and took revenge immediately!
The Kings' nightmare continued. On the second day, they returned to their home court to face the New York Knicks, the weakest team in the Eastern Conference. They were beaten by the opponent by 24 points!
If losing by a big score to the playoff teams Nuggets or Lakers is excusable, then losing by a big score to the Knicks, one of the weakest players in the league, is unforgivable.
Fans and the media pointed the finger at the Kings' coaching staff, mainly coach Reggie Tois. He must be to blame for the game ending like this.
Finally - December 16, NBA official news, the Sacramento Kings have fired team coach Reggie Toews, and Kenny Knight, a member of the original coaching staff, will take over as the team's acting coach.
Reggie Tois has led the Kings to a record of only 6 wins and 18 losses so far this season, with a winning percentage of only 25, which is appalling. Especially in the last 11 games, they have lost 10 of them and are at the bottom of the Pacific Division.
The Western Conference is ranked third from the bottom. According to the Mavericks, who is eighth in the Western Conference, the winning margin is 8 games. The hope of entering the playoffs has basically been dashed.
According to a report by the "Sacramento Bee", the trigger for Reggie Tois' dismissal was the Kings' 90-114 loss to the Knicks on Saturday night local time. After the game, team owner Ma'ruf
Chapter completed!