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Chapter 209: The trouble of the new champion

According to Petrie's idea, he wants to keep the Kings in the ranks of the championship team in the next 10 years, so their current players are very young, which is a good thing for the Kings. However, when the new season really starts, the Kings' championship team suddenly fell into trouble. Many people even claimed that the Kings' troubles are coming.

The Kings played in the opening match against the Thunder without any danger. Although the Thunder had a four-player combination of Durant, Westbrook, McGee and Green this year, and the newly arrived Harden, the five people gathered together to become the most talented and youngest starting lineup in the history of the Supersonics. It was exactly here that surprised Zhang Weifeng. He did not expect that the Thunder did not trade Green. In this way, Zhang Weifeng also knew the terribleness of the Thunder... McGee, Durant, Green, Harden, Westbrook, Zhang Weifeng also understood in his heart that within two years, the Thunder would definitely be a team with the ability to compete for the championship. In the opening match, the two young teams also played very hot, and the game scene was very hot,

McGee made a hotpot with Zhang Weifeng in the game and surprised everyone for a long time. However, after the baptism of the playoffs, the Kings team has become a very rigorous team. In terms of playing style and tactic use, as well as team cooperation, the Thunder team is no match for the Kings at all. In the end, the Kings easily defeated the Thunder 112:95. Zhang Weifeng's performance in this game was not very eye-catching, with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. However, Randy Ferye played a classic game against the defense of the Thunder masters in this game. In the whole game, Randy Ferye made 7 of 10 three-pointers, and he scored 41 points with 26 shots. This is also the earliest player to win 40+ in the entire NBA league this season.

Then, when the Kings trouble came, the Kings challenged the Hornets away in the second game. In this game, the Kings were completely different from a championship-level team. The inside combination of Chandler and David West caused quite a lot of trouble to Zhang Weifeng, and their external defense became the main factor in the failure of this game. Although Randy Fery was still able to contribute a high score of 32 points, the Kings' outside allowed Chris Paul to score 45 points, 15 assists, 5 steals and 5 rebounds, and the Kings lost to the Hornets.

After the two games in October, the schedule for November also began. The Kings challenged their opponents of the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals at the end of their three consecutive away games. In this game, the competition between Zhang Weifeng and Duncan once again became the focus of the entire league. This time, Zhang Weifeng still did not disappoint. In comparison, it can be said that Zhang Weifeng brought surprises to everyone. He scored 0 in the first half, which was the first time in Duncan's entire career. After the whole game, Zhang Weifeng's efficiency value of +27 was even better than Duncan-10.

In terms of data, Zhang Weifeng scored 33 points, 20 rebounds and 7 blocks in this away game. Duncan only contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. The crazy rookie overturned Duncan's No. 1 power forward in the third year of his career. This is something that many people did not expect. However, in this game, the Spurs were the best winner. The Kings' defense had problems again. The Spurs' outside pitcher group was still able to seize the opportunity to give the Kings a fatal blow. Therefore, the Kings lost the game. The final score was that the Kings lost more than 10 points in two consecutive games.

Two consecutive defeats exposed a problem, that is, other teams in the league must have begun to focus on studying the Kings' lineup and tactical play. It is obvious that in these first few games of the new season, the Kings lost again and again due to the results gained by their opponents. From the two consecutive defeats, it can be seen that the biggest trouble for the Kings is the defense against their opponents, because it is obvious that their defensive mode last year has been thoroughly studied by the opponents, so the role they played in the game is no longer so significant and effective.

However, out of the confidence of the new champion, Seyus does not think that the Kings need to make any changes. He believes that the Kings players have not yet found the state of the game. Once the Kings finally find the feeling of the game, they will still be championship-level teams.

Under this understanding and thinking, the Kings had no atmosphere. Because the moment of their joy came, this expectation and joy spread the shadow of two consecutive losses, because they were going to collect the championship ring at home, which was the craziest and most exciting thing for them.

In fact, many people are also complaining about the league's schedule for the Kings. After all, in the entire NBA history, there has never been a championship team in the league. In the beginning, it was a three-game away in the new season? This is simply a speechless schedule. Although Petri expressed some dissatisfaction with this, the Kings did not express any opinions on it. After the three-game away game, their eyes were of course aimed at the home game on November 3.

On the 3rd, the Kings returned to their home court and they were going to face the Grizzlies, which have become completely bad teams. However, their lineup has four potential players, Randolph, Mike Conley, Rudy Guy and OJ Mayo. However, their performance in the first four games of the season was like a bunch of shit, so the bad team's title was still not removed by them. Challenging the new champion away, the Grizzlies were like a chicken blood. At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies led the Kings by Rudy Guy. Although the Kings' defense was still a mess, they The resilience and ability to rebound as a new champion. At the end of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, the Kings made a 20:2 attack wave, and then equalized the score, bringing the game to suspense again. In the last three minutes of the game, it was time for the two teams who played in a stalemate to compete. Although Rudy Gay threw a crucial three-pointer at the critical moment, he did not have the stability of Zhang Weifeng and the calmness of Randy Voye. In the end, Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies also returned to Memphis with the fourth game of the season.

Then, the Kings faced the Eagles at home. In this game, Randy Ferye successfully played 30+ games in a row. With his efficiency, the Kings finally defeated the Eagles who came from afar.

Although the Kings' current record is 3 wins and 2 losses, many experts have begun to shoot bricks. They insist that the Kings have encountered considerable trouble in defense, and this must be changed and strengthened quickly. Otherwise, the Kings' game this season will definitely be difficult to play.

Under such a lot of discussion, the Kings went to Salt Lake City to challenge the Jazz on the 8th to challenge the Jazz, but the surprising game also appeared at this time. In this game, except for Zhang Weifeng and Randy Fery, the others scored 10 points, and their defense made the Jazz play more freely. Therefore, the Jazz's tactics were already very obvious at this time, that is, to impact, maintain the initiative in the offense, and then try to make fouls without guaranteed attack. In the whole game, the Jazz won a total of 31 free throws. As for the Kings, there were only 16 free throws. Under this huge gap, the Kings finally lost to the Jazz 21 points.

This defeat made the Kings face more saliva, and Seyus also claimed that he would make some changes. So, all fans began to turn their attention to the next game. This is a sweeter schedule for the Kings, and they will usher in the first four consecutive games this season. The four opponents are the Warriors, Thunder, Rockets and Bulls...

In the first game, the Kings easily defeated the Golden State Warriors. The Chinese complex here made Zhang Weifeng and the Kings team he was in very popular. Judging from the whole game, the Kings had a great momentum to turn away. Then, the Kings lost to the Thunder, which was not counting. Later, they lost to the Rockets again. Until the Bulls, the Kings only barely passed the score when Zhang Weifeng scored 12 points in the last quarter of the game.

The four home games ended, and the public opinion and pressure faced by the Kings suddenly reached a commanding height. Espn also made an analysis based on the performance of the Kings in the first 10 games... In the 10 games, the Kings averaged points, but their points lost reached a performance that was not the performance that a champion team should have. All this is because the Kings lacked a defensive axis on the outside. Whether it was Randy Ferre, Ariza, Calderon and others, they could not play a defensive axis.

Use, so there was a situation in these ten games, that is, in most cases, the Kings' inside line is winning points, while the outside line is losing points. Some people may say that it is because the Kings' outside line is not good enough, but in fact, it is true that the Kings' outside line score is very high, but at the same time, they allow their opponents to get higher points on the outside line, and all this reflects the Kings' defense. Only by doing a good job of defense can they change this unfavorable situation for the Kings.
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