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Chapter 587 What is Comprehensive Improvement
The All-Star weekend has a total of eight days off.

Su Yang is busier than before.

The accumulated affairs of MT Company need to be dealt with in one brain, and they flew Los Angeles-New York-Boston in three days, discussing advertising business cooperation, going through the financial licensing process, meeting the server technical team, and sneaking in to attend the dinner with Jiang Ruolan.

Back in Saskatchewan, he attended the team's community care activities, cleaned the nursing home, and guided high school basketball training.

After being busy until the seventh day, Su Yang was free for most of the day, and took the initiative to care about the arrival of the transaction deadline.

Fortunately, according to the report provided by Hinkie, there are no big deals from other teams, and the Kings have no potential targets.

The Kings performed very well during the All-Star Weekend. LaVine won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge and narrowly defeated Aaron Gordon in the dunk contest, defending the title of dunk champion. Thomas Jr. won the Skills Challenge and Curry successfully entered In the final of the three-point contest, it was a pity that he lost to his good brother Klay Thompson. George hit 9 three-pointers in the main game, tying the hit record.

That kind of performance, even though Su Yang didn't go to Canada,
But his name frequently appeared in news interviews,

Feeling a little behind the scenes.

NO.18, Cousins ​​called on the whole team to resume training ahead of schedule, Curry and others readily responded, and Su Yang followed suit.

The All-Star weekend is over.

The next day, the Kings played against the Nuggets at home.

The lineup was crushed, playing casually, and won an absolute victory after three quarters, but Curry rarely asked for an early rest, but played normally until the middle of the fourth quarter, scoring 37 points to lead the Kings to victory. Frankly speaking, he is in good condition and wants to play more.

Su Yang summed it up a bit, and guessed that Curry wanted to compete for the MVP. After all, if it is two consecutive games, it is quite rare in NBA history.

In the first half of the season, Curry took the initiative or did not mind giving up a lot of possessions to help Jokic play a super gorgeous performance. He also encountered many key targets, resulting in the MVP ranking behind LeBron and Leonard, ranking third. what hope.

Then Jokic was replaced by the mature Paul George. Curry didn't need to sacrifice the ball anymore, and defeated the Cavaliers twice in frontal battles. With a wave of [-] consecutive victories, the MVP ranking surpassed Leonard and rose to second place. Hope to hit the MVP.

It's just that I didn't announce it in such a high-profile way, and I didn't have to rush. I felt like I could rush, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Relatively speaking, LeBron's biggest advantage is to promote the Cavaliers from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to the first place, and is expected to win 60 games.

That contribution is too great, a bit similar to Nash back then, so the MVP ranking has always been No. [-] since the start of the game.

Curry may also make a big reversal in the end.

But the data and record must be guaranteed.

There are 28 games left in the season, so naturally we have to do our best to help.

After making up his mind, the Kings flew to Denver to challenge the Nuggets the next day, and Su Yang adjusted his tactics to allow Curry to attack with the ball more.

The pick-and-roll was also arranged a lot, with Antetokounmpo cutting inside, bullying the Nuggets to defend the pick-and-roll was basically free, and the audience scored 39 points.

The Kings got 18 wins simultaneously.

Participating in the press conference after the game, Su Yang took the initiative to say: "Curry is performing a round of crazy performances. I assure all fans that the next Kings game will definitely be the most exciting game in NBA history. Lock us, don't miss…"

Speaking like that caused many fans to discuss.

Some fans believe that this MVP battle between LeBron and Curry is a bit like the original battle between Nash and O'Neal. One has a great team performance, and the other has a lot of data. The estimated final result depends on how the reporters voted. choose.

Anyway, the difference will be very small.

Various discussions quickly appeared on Twitter.

Well-known commentators such as Kevin Pelton have tweeted, saying that they have already or will soon decide to vote for LeBron, because it is great and difficult to increase 20 wins, and it is easy for Curry to play that kind of data. After all, three All-star strength teammates.

In contrast, there are only a few reporters or commentators who choose to publicly decide to vote for Curry, such as Mike Brin.

It even reappeared that Curry was just a system player. The argument was that only when Jokic left did he really explode.

Among all kinds of discussions, the king flew back to Saskatchewan overnight to face back-to-back against the Spurs, who have won all since February, and the pressure is quite high.

The game started at seven o'clock, and the Spurs came up to adopt a defensive strategy of not double-teaming and not delaying Curry, as if they wanted to see how they felt.

Curry wasn't polite or hesitant.

Swish Swish Swish three ultra-long three-pointers in a row, and the defensive end also intercepted Tony Parker's pass, leading the Kings to a 9-0 start.

The Spurs turned to double-team and delay.

Su Yang then adjusted his strategy, let Curry focus on breaking double-teams without the ball, Cousins ​​went to the top of the arc to support, Antetokounmpo and Covington covered, but the real scorer was George who cut around the screen, a wave of 12 5. The Spurs can only relax Curry.

Curry then broke out, singled out Green, used cover to hit Leonard, and occasionally broke through to score the ball. He scored 23 points and 8 assists in the half, driving the fans to cheer and celebrate wildly. He came back in the second half and continued to perform like that. Assists lead the team to victory.

In three consecutive games, Curry scored 37, 39, and 38 points, and his scoring average increased again, catching up to No. [-] Harden.

Participating in the press conference after the game, talking about the evaluation of the system players, Curry said with a smile: "I am a system player, I am honored to play in such a system, I thank every teammate, without them, I can not do this..."

Such a high EQ speech won praise from many fans.

Chris Webber and Reggie Miller reposted Twitter, stating that they would vote for Curry with the first vote, thinking that Curry deserved it.

After a day off, the Kings ushered in the Clippers challenge.

Before the trade deadline, the Clippers sent away Stephenson and Josh Smith, and acquired Jeff Green from the Grizzlies, which can be regarded as making up for the failure of the offseason to a certain extent. After all, Jeff Green is very versatile, can top the front line, can defend and attack .

Before the game, Su Yang had a chat with Jeff Green, encouraging him to pursue a high-paying long-term contract in the summer, and change his agent if he couldn’t get one. You must be tough and have capital.

Green said with a smile: "Coach, I originally planned to join you with a mid-level contract after I became a free agent in the summer, but what you said made me want to ask for a high price. Anyway, thank you for your suggestion, I will seriously consider it. The contract thing..."

Then the game started.

The two teams come and go, and the Clippers, relying on Paul's superb performance and Green's two-eyed performance, have never fallen behind by too many points.In the middle of the fourth quarter, Su Yang sent Curry, Covington, George, Antetokounmpo, and Turner to form an odd formation.

With a wave of quick impact and zone defense, the Kings extended their lead to 10 points, and the Clippers really couldn't come up with a countermeasure.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Clippers 117 to 111 and won 20 consecutive victories. Curry scored 40 points and 13 assists.

The key point is that Curry only made 1 foul and 2 turnovers in the game, and got 8 rebounds and 2 steals by the way, which is almost perfect.

Paul scored 42 points, and participated in the press conference after the game. When talking about LeBron and Curry, who is more worthy of the MVP, he said calmly: "I support LeBron, he brought the Cavaliers to a new level, and I also support Curry. His performance is unique, if I had to vote, I would choose LeBron because he is my brother, but they both deserve the glory...”

The discussion about who is more worthy of MVP between LeBron and Curry sparked heated discussions again. O'Neal took the opportunity to mention that Nash stole his MVP, but was quickly refuted by many fans. big.

Amidst all kinds of discussions, the King took three days off to face the Thunder who got Foye, and they crushed 131 to 116 without any suspense.

Curry scored 35 points and 13 assists, helping the Kings achieve a 21-game winning streak, and greatly increasing the hope of hitting the Rockets' 22-game winning streak.

After the game, Su Yang took the coaching staff to a monthly summary meeting.

Throughout February, the Kings won all 11 games, with a total record of 51 wins and 7 losses, continuing to sit firmly at the top of the league.

Compared with the record, the greater improvement is that Antetokounmpo's shooting has improved at the beginning, LaVine has played steadily after changing formations, George has integrated very smoothly, Cousins ​​has reduced minor injuries after returning to the center position, and Curry's average data per game has soared. won the MVP.

The next day, March [-]st.

The NBA officially updated the MVP rankings, LeBron still ranks first, and more people publicly support Curry.

The king embarked on a four-game winning streak in the Southwest Division. Su Yang is preparing to hit 23 consecutive victories, and if it goes well, he will hit 27 consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)