Chapter 515: Injuries and Powerlessness

As soon as the game began, Cousins was embarrassed.

James and Wade are aiming for Cousins. Don't seek to hit, only to make fouls.

This is the regular season, the scale is smaller, plus it is the home court of the Heat, Cousins is depressed, five minutes in the first quarter, Cousins four fouls, was replaced by coach Van Gundy.

And that's not all.

What's even more depressing is that in the eighth minute of the first quarter, when the three of them were fighting for the rebound, Darko sprained his arm and foot at the same time and was directly replaced.

The Kings went from being one of the strongest in the league to being a weak chicken.

David West is not weak, but the defensive end is average, and when he gets older, both strength and footwork are much worse, and it is the offensive end that can exert strength.

As for Hassan Whiteside, he is still a rookie this season.

With Cousins and Darko both unavailable, the Heat's tactics changed, and Bosh got an unprecedented amount of possession, scoring 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting and 3-of-3 free throws in the final four minutes.

The Heat took a 13-point lead.

David West and Hassan Whiteside couldn't cause any difficulties for Bosh.

Bosh played whatever he wanted, and turned into a superstar.

In fact?

Since coming to the Heat, Bosh's tactical status has been very low, playing with his back to the low post, it's impossible to drop, you have to play with his back to the single, so what about James and Wade.

Catching and shooting from the outside?

Are you going to make them iron forty times in a game?

Therefore, Bosh can only sacrifice himself, and the task of each game is to block and cover on the outside, open up space, defend the pitcher, and catch the ball.

This live Bosh is actually doing well.

But with Wade and James there, Bosh is tragic.

Can only be a role player.

In fact, Bosh was able to be selected in the top 10 in the '03 draft, and quickly became a superstar in the league, which is very strong.

In the inside back-to-back singles, Bosh is a league must.

And in terms of shooting, Bosh shot 45% and 49% from three-point range in the first two seasons, yes, that's it, the data doesn't lie.

Compared to James and Wade's gratifying shooting percentages, Bosh is a real thigh.

This time without a tough defender, Bosh turned into an inside beast.

The Kings were punched straight inside.

In the second quarter, Qin Yang continued to play, scoring 11 points and 4 assists, but the Kings still fell behind.

The ability to protect the rim inside is extremely weak, James and Wade dare to hit the basket again and again, and the shooting rate is extremely high.

In the third quarter, Qin Yang rested for a while, and the Heat team directly ran over.

In the fourth quarter, Qin Yang continued to play a fierce battle, but it was useless, and the Heat team had no chance at all, but the score difference gradually expanded.

In the end, the Heat won the game 138-112, leading by 26 points.

Qin Yang was 14-of-29, 5-of-11 three-pointers, 12-of-13 free throws, and had 45 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, but the Kings lost.

With a complete collapse on the inside, the pressure on the Kings on the outside was too great.

James, Wade, Ray Allen and others directly blew up the outside line of the Kings, and the only one who has the power to resist is Qin Yang, who can make his own contribution at both offensive and defensive ends.

But the competition is for five people.

Whoever Qin Yang defends, he will pass the ball, and the Heat team will not give any chance and will run over directly.

Rudy Gay was 6-of-22 in this game, with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and his performance was relatively dismal.

Cosby was completely blinded by the card.

Klay Thompson also played averagely, with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Cousins played 10 minutes and left the court with six fouls.

Qin Yang didn't know what to say.

Before the game, I had to wave, but I was targeted, and I was targeted, so I quickly confessed, and I would rather let the opponent go to the basket than be in a hurry to foul.

With this foul, the Kings were completely unplayable.

Cousins wasn't on the floor and the pressure was on Darko.

The scramble is more ferocious, and the probability of injury has greatly increased, although this injury is not directly related to Cousins, but many games are often involved in the whole body.

The game was lost, and Qin Yang was not so frustrated.

Although there was no training in an offseason, Qin Yang worked hard in recovery training, and his physical fitness could not help but weaken, but increased.

After a long game, it's not necessarily a bad thing to take a break.

Qin Yang also played very well in this game, making people have nothing to say.

Post-match press conference.

Qin Yang: "Winning or losing this game will not affect us, we are all worried about Darko, his injury will have a huge impact on the team, I hope his injury is not serious, and he will recover as soon as possible." ”

After the game, Qin Yang and his teammates went to see Dakko together.

Darko, as one of the stars on the inside this season, is naturally taken seriously.

After some complicated examination, the results are in.

"The arm and ankle muscles were sprained, no bones, not a big problem, but it will take some time to recuperate!" After Coach Van Gundy explained the situation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Dakko is also in a good mood.

Or that this kind of injury does not play for more than a month is not the worst.

When he was a rookie, Dacko experienced a devastation that was far from being comparable to such a simple injury, and relatively speaking, this injury was only a minor problem.

After applying ice, no surgery is required.

Dacko was carried to Sacramento.

The Kings also need to continue playing on the road.

On November 1, the team arrived in Minnesota.

On the training ground, the team began to conduct new tactical drills.

In the past few seasons, the outside three-point line has become more and more important, coupled with the impact of the Magic team's championship, the big belt and four small tactics have become more and more common.

Many teams use this tactic at some point in the game.

But for the Kings, such tactics are uncommon.

Coach Van Gundy doesn't like the big and four small tactics.

At the beginning, the Magic team used it because the interior line was Howard, and Howard's top defense ability and co-defense ability are extremely rare in NBA history.

Let other insiders do this, and it is easy to hit the basket after passing and cutting, and be directly beaten out.

This is extremely detrimental to the defense.

But now that the team's interior line is missing, this tactic must also be taken into account.

On November 2, against the Timberwolves, the Kings' starting lineup changed.

Qin Yang, Klay Thompson, Cosby, Rudy Gay, Cousins.

The Timberwolves have been rebuilding since Kevin Garnett left, but they have never been surpassed, the draft vision is scary, and the team building is a mess.

Timberwolves starters, Kirilenko, Brandon Roy, Pekovic, Kevin Love, Luke Redno.

This lineup looks amazing at first glance.

But when it came to the game, it was completely different.