NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 373 Coach Terry's Triple Victory Theory!

The battle between the two teams in the first quarter ended at 27:23, and the Kings temporarily fell behind by 4 points at home.

"Mr. Xu, from the current point of view, the strength of DeMarcus Cousins ​​is really beyond everyone's imagination. Although the King has the upper hand, it is limited after all."

Wang Meng said.

"Yes!" Xu Jicheng nodded, "It's been a long time since I saw such a high-quality insider duel."

Blazers bench.

Lillard asked: "Wang, I haven't seen you so excited for a long time. Is DeMarcus really that strong?"

After finishing speaking, the teammates around him all looked at Wang Zelin.

This season, even when facing Howard, everyone could feel Wang Zelin's confidence and calmness, but today, in the matchup with Cousins, they found that Wang Zelin was abnormally excited as if he had taken a stimulant.

"Haha!" Wang Zelin laughed, looked at the king's bench, and said seriously: "DeMarcus is a good opponent!"

"Can he be better than Howard?"

Garnett on the side didn't believe it.

Back then in the Eastern Conference, when he was in the Celtics, he often played against Howard, the peak of the Magic period. The pressure brought by the latter reminded him of the former Shaquille O'Neal.

Of course, on the offensive end, Howard is definitely inferior to O'Neal, but on the defensive end, it is the first time in his career that the latter has brought him a sense of oppression.

"Hmm..." Wang Zelin pondered for a while, "How should I put it? They are not the same type of players. At least it is impossible for Dwight to score 1 points on me in just one quarter in a 1VS10 matchup..."

He added: "I haven't seen the peak Dwight during the Magic period, but I can confirm that the feeling that DeMarcus brings to me now is already at the same level as Dwight."

In fact, he also felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.Cousins ​​already has an All-Star level of strength, and in the second contest with the Mosaic team not long ago, he found that Howard's strength score has dropped to 2. It is just telling the truth to say that Cousins ​​is now at the same level as Howard.

After receiving Wang Zelin's acknowledgment, everyone realized Cousins' strength for the first time, and then they became even more confused:

From the point of view of strength on paper, the Kings currently have Cousins, Rudy Gay, and Thomas Jr. on their starting roster. Their offensive firepower surpasses most teams in the league. Although the bench is a bit rotten, as long as they work hard, there is still hope for the playoffs...

As a result, they are in the bottom ranks in the West. Why is this?
Soon, they knew why.

"Clap clap clap!"

Coach Terry patted the tactical board. After seeing everyone's attention, he coughed twice and said firmly: "Even if DeMarcus is as strong as Wang said, as long as we play well and play at a normal level, the Kings cannot be our opponent!"

"Coach, don't you need to worry about Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas?"

Yi Jianlian asked everyone's doubts.

"The reason is very simple." Coach Terry raised his index finger. "First, the Kings team lacks an outstanding leader. Whether it's Cousins, Gay or Thomas, the three of them don't accept each other. Apart from individual singles, they rarely cooperate effectively on the court;"

"Second, since 06, when the Kings entered the playoffs last time, in the following 8 years, they changed 7 head coaches..."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zelin and others immediately exclaimed.

What the hell?

Seven head coaches have been changed in 8 years, how could the team get along well.

"Hehe," Coach Terry smiled after seeing everyone's reaction, "It's just what you think, every coach has his own coaching philosophy, so frequent coach changes, for the Kings, it's undoubtedly bringing them back from scratch again and again, what does the Kings talk about about the team system?"

"What about the third point!"

Beverly asked, standing up.

Coach Terry gave him a look of approval, "Children can be taught!", which aroused Xiao Mo's envy.

"The third point is the last point. The king's lineup is extremely fluid, and role players are replaced almost every season, which means that the stability is poor. The poor lineup stability of a team not only reflects the problems in the high-level operation of the team, but also greatly affects the combat effectiveness of the team's existing lineup."

"Now, tell me out loud, do you have anything to worry about?"

I saw Coach Terry lifted the tactical board heavily and shouted loudly.

"No more, sir!"

All the Blazers replied together.

"OK! Get ready to play and kill those sons of bitches!"

With an order, the generals looked at the king's players, full of bloodthirsty and aggressiveness.

In the second quarter, the Blazers first came on the bench in rotation, while the Kings played in half-main and half-substitute rotations.

Cousins ​​played the first 7 minutes of the second quarter, and Garnett was at a disadvantage in the matchup, leaving people speechless.

After all, fists are afraid of the young!

After half a quarter, Cousins ​​scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, and also sent 1 block and 1 steal, leading a group of substitutes 39:31, temporarily leading by 8 points.

After that, Coach Terry replaced Wang Zelin and Lillard to lead the bench to chase points. At this time, Cousins ​​had already rested, which happened to be staggered with Wang Zelin's playing time.

At 44:46, halftime ended, the Blazers trailed by two points away, and the Kings pulled back a quarter at home.

In the live broadcast of the imperial court, Wang Meng had a strange expression on his face: "Hey, do you think the other side did it on purpose or on purpose? Cousins' playing time happened to be staggered from the king's. According to the current statistics, he may have slightly surpassed the king."

"Maybe this is the strategy of the head coach. Don't mention it, the king is still ahead for the time being." Xu Jicheng laughed.

"Mr. Xu, it seems that you are not worried about the king losing at all." Wang Meng said.

"Where is this? I'm not talking about you, Xiao Wang. The pattern and vision need to be enlarged. The Blazers are only 2 points behind. In the second half, when coach Terry Stotts replaces the main force, the king will not be able to carry it."

Wang Meng quickly replied with a smile: "Yes, yes, I really need to learn more from you."

Come back from halftime, the game starts, and the two sides return to the starting lineup of the first quarter.

The king attacks first.

Cousins ​​received the ball in the low post and singled Wang Zelin face-up.

"Wang, I already have 17 points, and you only have 15 points, hehe..."

Thinking that he scored more points than Wang Zelin, he couldn't stop laughing triumphantly.

"Put away your villainous appearance, it's uncertain who will win!"

Who can bear this, Wang Zelin provocatively said, and then reached out to try to steal it.

"Hey," Cousins ​​quickly dodged, "I can't break it, I can't earn it..."

"..."

Are you a primary school student?

If yes, please stop your childish behavior!
"DeMarcus, stop playing, watch the time!"

On the sidelines, Mike Malone reminded with a black line.

Afterwards, Cousins ​​put away his smiling face, with a serious expression, and stepped forward with his left foot. Seeing that Wang Zelin's tattoo was not moving, he suddenly raised his hand and shot.

Are you so confident?

Wang Zelin was quite surprised.

According to relevant statistics, Cousins' shooting distance this season has basically remained within 7.9 feet, and the shooting percentage at the basket is the highest, reaching 67.5%.

Of the remaining short-range two-pointers, mid-range two-pointers and long-range two-pointers, the highest hit rate is the long-range two-pointer, with 42.3%.On the contrary, it is the short-range two-pointer with the most shots among the three shots, with a shooting percentage of only 38.9%, and he has more than 5 hits in each game.

What is this concept?
Take Aldridge, who is on the same team as Wang Zelin, for example. In his previous career, his short-range two-point shooting percentage was as low as 39.7% in one season. In the other six seasons, his shooting percentage has never been lower than 6%. Mid-range two-pointers and long-range two-pointers have also remained above 44% all year round.

The key point is that Aldridge's mid-range shot is already good enough, but he still doesn't take as many shots as Cousins, basically more than 5 times. He can shoot about 3 to 4 times in a game.

Therefore, in Wang Zelin's view, Cousins' choice is very irrational. To put it bluntly, it is "very good and fun!"

Sure enough, after reacting, he quickly interfered. Facing a sudden yellow palm, Cousins ​​quickly adjusted the shape of his hand, but with this adjustment, his whole movement appeared a strange tearing feeling, which seemed not smooth.

Seeing this, Wang Zelin knew that Cousins ​​had hit the ball, and immediately turned around and rushed to the basket after landing.

"Backboard!"

Cousins ​​also reacted quickly, yelled at his teammates, and hurried to follow.

At this time, Aldridge blocked Jason Thompson, allowing Wang Zelin to easily pick off the rebound.

Kings coach Mike Malone just wanted the players to return to the defense quickly, but Wang Zelin had already waved his hand, and the ball was thrown out.

"Oops!"

Thomas Jr. waved his scud and returned to defense in time.

Lillard and Batum are not slow, forming a 2-on-1 frontcourt situation.

In the end, Batum assisted Lillard and received a one-armed dunk.

The two sides tied at 46:46.

(End of this chapter)