Chapter 825 [Mindless and Unhappy]

The Kings are a team with a core of young players and lack playoff experience. The boys are eager to recover the score and start fighting chaotically. The more chaotic the team, the harder it is to ensure scoring efficiency. At halftime, the Clippers led 65 to 46 by 19 points.

In the second half, Irving began to show his strength, and his sudden shots once narrowed the point difference to 8 points, but Curry, Gay, and Parsons quickly responded with a 10-0 wave.

After that, Cousins, who liked to reach out randomly, fell into foul trouble. Five fouls went off the court. The Kings could no longer make any waves. The Clippers secured the victory in a wave, and Cousins ​​did not have to play again.

During garbage time, Isiah Thomas led the team, and relying on his personal ability could only keep the point difference from widening further. At the end of the game, 123 to 102, the Clippers easily got off to a good start.

After the game, Yang Rui summed up the reasons why the Clippers won in one sentence. "The playoffs are different than the regular season."

If you have poor defense in the regular season, you may still be able to achieve good results, but in the playoffs, you will definitely be dead if you have poor defense.

The regular season is a game that focuses on training, performances, and ticket sales. Unless a player is selected as an All-Star, leads a certain statistic, or wins an MVP, it will be difficult for him to be remembered. If you want to become a superstar, you must perform convincingly in the playoffs, so the playoffs are more valuable and the players work harder.

This is equivalent to the difference between a mock test and the college entrance examination. The Kings are just getting by with their simulated test scores. How can they compete against the Clippers, who have ranked first for two consecutive years?

In the second game between the two sides, the Clippers won more neatly. Cousins ​​only played 3 minutes in the opening game before committing two fouls before leaving the game. The Kings' defense in the penalty area was full of loopholes, and the Clippers gained an 18-point lead in one quarter.

The referee of this game targeted Cousins ​​because this guy went crazy at the press conference when he came on the court. He actually satirized the referee in a weird way, thanked the referee for letting him live, and alluded to calling him for too many fouls.

The reporter asked Cousins ​​​​to comment on the Clippers and Yang Rui. The arrogant "cousin" didn't care whether the Clippers were the defending champion or whether Yang Rui was the Pope of Basketball. He snorted with a look of disdain on his face and turned away from the camera. look.

Now, the referee is not going to let Cousins ​​​​live anymore. He will call a foul whenever his hands move. You can go with peace of mind.

Cousins ​​returned to the court in the second quarter and did not perform at his normal level. He felt cold under Chandler's defense and continued to hit the ball.

Chandler is not as powerful as Cousins, but he has experience and knows how to fight. He will use small movements such as pushing people to bend his legs and raising elbows to defend. The referee will generally not call the call, and the standards in the playoffs are generally looser.

Cousins ​​lost control of his emotions. In the third quarter, after he missed a turnaround shot, he pushed Chandler hard on an offensive rebound and was called for a foul.

Cousins ​​slammed the ball to the ground and angrily yelled at the referee: "Why didn't you call it when he just pushed me? Are you blind?"

The referee was not angry with Cousins ​​and added another technical foul. Mike Malone quickly replaced the guy and never let him play again. He only played 17 minutes in the game and scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 fouls.

If Cousins ​​continues to play, something may happen. This is not the first time he has criticized the referee.

On February 26, the Rockets played against the Kings in an away game. The Rockets maintained an advantage of more than 20 points in the early part of the third quarter. Cousins, who had committed five fouls, completely lost his temper. During a timeout, he became angry and wanted to hit the referee. Several people pulled him down. It didn't work, the scene was so chaotic that he was ejected!

Cousins ​​was furious, and when he was dragged off the court, he angrily threw his headband far away.

Today, Yang Rui found it funny to see Cousins ​​sitting on the sidelines angrily and throwing towels angrily. This person is too easy to deal with. Compared with other players who have various flaws on the court and need to work hard to succeed, Cousins ​​is a real waste of talent, because as long as he is mentally healthy, he is a dominant super center.

Brain is a good thing, but it's a pity that Cousins ​​doesn't have it.

The Clippers entered the final quarter with a 30-point lead. Yang Rui replaced all the main players and started training, and finally beat the Kings by 37 points.

The third game between the two sides was held in Sacramento. Due to the different defensive strengths encountered,

The Kings' offense was still inferior to that of the regular season, and they could not prevent the Clippers' offense. They lost by 17 points and fell behind 0-3 with a total score.

In the fourth game, Cousins ​​showed off his power and posted luxurious statistics of 28 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Unfortunately, the Kings outside players could not find their sights again, and they made 5 of 24 three-pointers overall.

The Clippers players' shooting percentage was not high, Curry made 2 of 11 three-pointers abnormally, but the Clippers relied on their excellent defense to have the last laugh 104-96, completing the sweep.

Online fans discussed the game. Irving went from being a strongman who was not inferior to Curry to a second-rate star guard who had no brains to break through.

Irving's breakthrough ability is indeed very strong, but his first choice is to shoot by himself rather than distribute the ball. His organizational skills are average and he is more like a shooting guard, with less ability to drive his teammates.

In addition, Owen's acting skills are not good and he lacks self-cultivation as an actor. He is not afraid of confrontation, but he likes to rely on the opponent's big man to dodge and jump for layups, and is not good at drawing fouls. Whenever Irving stops pulling the lever and rushes directly into the giant loop, he will score more points and be more lethal.

In the competition between inside stars, Griffin had a stable 20+10 and performed better than Cousins.

In the sixth man contest, Gay averaged 16 points per game, slightly lower than the regular season, but shot 48% from the field, and received numerous praises; Isiah Thomas averaged 17.5 points and 7 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%, and was rated lower. Gay has a lot, and people still say that he is a defensive black hole, even though he has been working hard on defense.

After the game, Yang Rui praised his team's players, mainly talking about Middleton and Danny Green. Curry and Griffin distribute the ball. The two of them are particularly stable in catching and shooting, and they can provide stable three-point firepower in every game.

Insider Yang Rui praised Farid. He averaged 27 minutes per game in this series, scored 13 points and 10.5 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds, and shot 53.3% from the field.

Farid must appear in garbage time, which was deliberately arranged by Yang Rui. Just looking at the data, he is too strong, and his value as a trading chip in the summer must be very high.

Yang Rui has decided to send Farid away in the summer, and will seek his opinion when the time comes to go to a team where he is willing to renew his contract and get a lot of playing time, in exchange for potential players, and strive to achieve a win-win situation.

When evaluating his opponents, Yang Rui did not add insult to injury and praised the young players of the Kings.

"They all have outstanding talents, but if they want to win, they can't just rely on offense. They must defend more effectively. This depends on their future attitude and training. I wish them good luck."

A reporter from Sacramento asked, "Does the Kings have a player you'd like to coach?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Keep it secret. If I tell it, I'm afraid I will completely lose the opportunity to coach this player."

The Kings really have someone Yang Rui wants to coach, and that is Thomas, who is 175cm tall. If the Kings hadn't picked Hu in the draft that year, the Clippers would have selected him at the bottom.

When Thomas' contract expires, it will be difficult to get a high-paying extension even if his statistics are good, because his physical flaws are too obvious and he is a black hole on the defensive end. However, this player's advantages are as obvious as his disadvantages. He has a strong offensive ability with the ball. His sharp breakthroughs can tear open the opponent's defense, score by himself or assist his teammates.

It is impossible for the team to win the championship with Thomas as the starter. He is qualified as a substitute and can enrich the team's tactics and make it difficult for opponents to guard against.

Yang Rui, the rest of the Kings, is not considered. No matter how good Irving is, Curry is already on the team; Barnes is only a second-rate star, and his offensive ability is not as good as Gay; Ben McLemore is not qualified for confrontation, and the reason for his high pick is It’s a young year for the draft; as for Cousins, who is in the best shape, haha...

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