Chapter 374: Veteran Integration
Facing the Wizards at home, Qin Yang got 48 points, 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
But the Kings still lost.
The Trail Blazers played well overall, with Fernandez scoring 18 points, Wesley Matthews 16 points, Andre Miller 19 points and 11 assists, LaMarcus Aldridge 23 points and 9 rebounds, Batum 24 points and 6 rebounds, and other role players also playing well.
For example, Joel Pulzbilla, who got 11 rebounds, although he didn't score a point, he did a good job of grabbing rebounds and other dirty work.
On the contrary, most of the Kings players played badly.
Cousins Cousins went 2-of-13 from the field for five points and four rebounds, which is hard to believe is a statistic of a 25-minute appearance and a starting interior player.
Ray Allen, 2-of-7, Cosby 2-of-8, and Francisco 1-of-6 were all miserable. ,
On the contrary, Dante Green, who played average some time ago, was 4 of 6 and gave the Kings a new life at a critical moment.
After losing this game, Qin Yang's mentality was very stable.
I played well, I did my best, what can I do if I lose.
After the game, Qin Yang was interviewed:
"LaMarcus Aldridge is a very good interior player, and Cousins will need to work a little bit harder to adapt to this league, and I'm sure they're all going to be superstars."
After this game, the Kings were extremely dull.
In a large wave of away games, the nerves were tense and then suddenly relaxed, all the players were not in good shape, and the game was a little embarrassing.
After the game, Qin Yang led the team to a dinner party.
Cousins looked sullen, and Qin Yang was beside him for a long time.
Darko, who has performed average recently, is considered excellent, but compared to the previous big outburst, it is obviously much worse, and the mood is also a little depressed.
Landry originally thought that he could become a superstar, but he was recently suppressed by Darko and Cousins, and he was also angry in his heart.
Lei Allen has been unable to balance life and work recently, his mentality is a little unbalanced, and his state is not good.
Garcia didn't play a role in a few games, his mentality was a little apprehensive, and he always felt that he was dragging the team back.
After being familiar with the characteristics of Cosby by the league, the intensity of BA's confrontation and the frequency of the game made Cosby a little uncomfortable.
Tyrek Evans, on the other hand, was silent, unhappy in his second season with the Kings, not good enough in terms of status, ball possession, or anything else.
Everyone on the Kings team has their own mind, and when they win, they can cover up the past, but when they lose the game, they explode.
Qin Yang comforted his teammates one by one, and until the end of the dinner, he felt extremely tired.
When he returned home in the evening, Qin Yang sat down and dialed the team manager directly: "Mr. Cotter, the Kings are in a bit of a slump right now, and I hope to make some trades." ”
Cote Perry was a little confused when he received Qin Yang's call.
If it had been someone else, Mr. Cotter might have been annoyed.
But this season, the players invited by Qin Yang played well, so the team manager's mentality was much calmer.
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
Manager Kurt was silent for a moment and asked.
Qin Yang said: "I don't have any suitable suggestions, but I hope to be able to sign veterans who can stabilize the locker room, there are too few veterans in the Kings team to stabilize the state of the players." ”
Generally speaking, the players of the NBA powerhouses are staggered.
There are three or four main players, three or four veterans, and three or four rookies, so that the old ** replacement and competitiveness are the correct team building ideas.
Now the Kings, the veteran is only Hawes, but this thing is often paddling, just waiting to retire.
When he was younger, Hawes was not a star and had no experience at all.
Most of the others are rookies with little experience.
Only Ray Allen can be regarded as a veteran who can play the role of the locker room, but Ray Allen is taciturn and unsociable.
In this case, the Kings locker room is very problematic.
"By the way, Mr. Cotter, Ray Allen's child has been sick recently and is going to have surgery, so why don't you give him a week off, and his time can be given to Tyrek Evans, who has been in good form lately and needs playing time."
Qin Yang communicated with the team manager and hung up the phone after half an hour.
On the other side, Cott Perry immediately dialed the phone of the team's coach Paul Westfaal, and the two also communicated.
The next day, when the team was training, Ray Allen left directly.
The team gave Ray Allen a week off to take care of family matters.
On the 19th, the Kings departed for Atlanta.
As soon as he arrived at the hotel this time, Qin Yang summoned everyone for recovery training. Two hours later, the team game began.
The last time he faced the Atlanta Hawks at home, Qin Yang played very depressed.
was directly pressed to the ground by the Eagles and beaten fatly.
This time Qin Yang wants revenge.
Both sides jump the ball, and Cousins jumps the ball successfully.
After Qin Yang received the ball, it was Joe Johnson who defended Qin Yang, Joe Johnson's strength was not weak, Qin Yang did not directly confront, but directly stepped back and shot a three-point shot after dribbling behind his back.
Sou!
The first three-pointer is hit.
Looking back, after Joe Johnson got the ball, he directly singled Qin Yang, and after two doubles with his back, Joe Johnson turned around and made a layup.
Dodge the block under the basket and hit it instantly.
Singles Joe's prestige is not nonsense.
In this ball, Joe Johnson broke through Qin Yang and dodged Darko's block, and the rhythm was not good.
The Kings attacked, and after Qin Yang broke through with the help of cover, he instantly passed to Darko who was about to go, Josh Smith was paying attention to Qin Yang, and he was careless, and Darko scored a layup.
The Hawks attacked, singled Qin Yang and didn't find a chance, passed to Al Horford on the outside, and Horford hit a mid-range shot.
In terms of timing his shot, Horford did a good job.
Although it is difficult for Horford to be the leader of the team, it is still good to be the second-in-command.
The Kings attacked, Qin Yang passed the ball to Garcia on the outside, but unfortunately Garcia hit the iron and the rebound was grabbed by Josh Smith.
The Hawks attacked, McBiby shot broadly, and Cousins rebounded under the basket.
The Kings attacked, Qin Yang covered Darko, and Darko assisted Cousins to dunk and score.
As soon as the Hawks and Kings opened, the gap was separated.
The Kings' offense is dominated by insiders, Cousins can draw the defense, Darko can pass, and Garcia and Dante Green on the outside receive the ball.
The Kings are a combination of inside and out.
In contrast, the Hawks are dominated by the outside, and even Josh Smith has mid-range shots, relying on speed to make layups after receiving the ball.
The Hawks' outside offense is mostly initiated by covering and blocking.
This will test the Kings' ability to defend in a misplaced manner.
In the first quarter, Qin Yang, Dante Green and Garcia kept helping the outside and didn't give the Hawks a chance.
McBibby was 1 of 3, Josh Smith was 2 of 4, and Joe Johnson was 2 of 5.
The Eagles played averagely.
However, when the Hawks couldn't open the game, Jamal Crawford came off the bench to replace McBibby.
Jamal Crawford played, and the Kings were on the verge of a close second.
On the first ball, Qin Yang used his strength to exert pressure, and Crawford shot and hit the iron.
Next, the Kings defended well, and Crawford made 1 of 6, completely pitting the Hawks.
After the first quarter, the Kings led by nine points on the road.