Chapter 456: Lin is crazy
At the end of the first quarter, Coach Van Gundy stopped the players and began to point out one by one.
"Klay Thompson, your shooting is good, that's a plus, but be mindful of basket selection, try not to force a shot when the defender is in place, and when you shoot, look at your teammates, see if there are people stuck under the basket, if there are teammates around you who are open."
"Hassan Whiteside, when you're under the basket, pay attention to putting pressure on the opposing player, rather than jumping up and blocking, the main role of the inside line is to protect the frame, and the meaning of defense is to reduce the opponent's shooting percentage, you have to understand that."
"Cousins, you are the core of the team, the future of the team, you should distribute the ball, pass more securely, the high position is an important position, if the opportunity is not good, don't shoot and pass rashly, this can only give the opposing offensive opportunity."
Coach Van Gundy unceremoniously spoke out about the shortcomings of the trio.
Qin Yang was a little embarrassed when he heard it.
Normally, this kind of thing is not said in front of everyone during the game, because it is very shameless.
It's like even if you replace someone who is not in good shape, you will only say to take a break and give your teammates a chance to perform.
Van Gundy's emotional intelligence is somewhat touching.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang still wanted to play, but Van Gundy directly replaced Qin Yang with practice.
Livingston, Grant Hill, Cosby, Cousins, Garcia played.
It's a lineup with four small belts.
When the Kings are in the team training game, if Qin Yang is not present, this lineup is one of the alternatives, but it rarely appears.
Because Ray Allen can be the core in his bench time, this lineup is relatively more flawed.
The second quarter continued.
The Bulls went straight to the punch.
Noah made a side jumper, and Cousins simply didn't have time to make up for it.
Ruhr Deng and Tygibson frantically hit the inside, and the two played well and hit very well, while Ronnie Brewer and Kyler Korver were also efficient when the ball was transferred to the outside.
The Bulls played as well in Rose's absence, and all the soldiers suppressed the Kings.
Grant Hill tried to keep the pace in check, but it didn't work.
Livingston was locked up by Ronnie Brewer, and Cosby and Garcia couldn't stand up in the Bulls' tough defense, and the two lacked offensive ability.
In this case, the Kings trailed by 15 points at halftime.
Qin Yang wanted to play, but was rejected by Coach Van Gundy: "The fourth quarter is the stage for you to play, they need to hone, believe me, if you can't pass this level now, when it comes to the playoffs, you can't win the championship alone." ”
When Qin Yang heard this, he didn't say anything more.
When it was time to rest, Qin Yang cheered up his teammates in the locker room:
"I know it's not a good game, the opponents are strong, they give more, but I think you guys are stronger, you need to play more seductively, more selflessly, more hard work to win."
"If you can't beat them, how can you go so far in the playoffs?"
Qin Yang chose to support Coach Van Gundy.
In the playoffs, this kind of confrontation will become the norm, and if the Kings can't hold on to this confrontation, the playoffs will definitely suffer a big loss.
The Bulls are the best sparring partner after Rose's injury.
Coach Van Gundy put players who didn't like physical confrontation on the court, and fought hard with the Bulls, Cosby, Francisco Garcia, Klay Thompson, Grant Hill, and several people had a very dismal shooting percentage.
Qin Yang was on the field before, both attracting defense and passing.
They can easily get offensive opportunities.
And get used to it.
But now that Qin Yang is not present, and the opponent has strengthened the confrontation, they can't stand it.
Bang!
Bang!
……
Keep striking iron.
The Bulls are leading the way with more and more data.
So much so that in the fourth quarter, Coach Van Gundy directly gave up the game, and Qin Yang only played 12 minutes and got 10 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.
The Kings lost by 28 points.
Klay Thompson fought hard for 37 minutes, Cousins played 42 minutes, and the role players played a lot of minutes, but they lost miserably.
Coach Van Gundy didn't get angry, but comforted them in a rare way.
On the 15th, the Kings played back-to-back games against the Knicks.
The Knicks have been very hot for the past two months.
Last season, Jeremy Lin got a contract with the Knicks because of Qin Yang.
This season, under the fierce schedule, Carmelo Anthony was injured, and the Knicks ushered in a painful losing streak, and the Knicks, who were aiming to win the championship, were almost mocked by the whole league.
In this case, Jeremy Lin was ordered to stage the legendary three games.
On February 4, in the Knicks' 99-92 home victory over the New Jersey Nets, Jeremy Lin came off the bench for the Knicks, scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, setting a new career high in points, rebounds and assists in a single game in the regular season.
On February 6, in the Knicks' 99-88 home victory over the Utah Jazz, Jeremy Lin started for the Knicks, scoring 28 points and 8 assists, completing the first start of his career in the regular season, setting a new career high in points and assists in a single game in the regular season.
On February 8, in the Knicks' 107-93 win over the Washington Wizards, Jeremy Lin started the game for the Knicks, scoring 23 points and 10 assists, and won the first double-double in a single game of the regular season of his career, setting a new career high for assists in a single game in the regular season.
On February 10, in the Knicks' 92-85 home victory over the Lakers, Jeremy Lin played for the Knicks, scoring 38 points and 7 assists, setting a new career single-game high in the regular season; Jeremy Lin's nearly $800,000 contract became fully guaranteed.
On Feb. 11, in the Knicks' 100-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jeremy Lin played for the Knicks, scoring 20 points and eight assists.
Jeremy Lin started four straight games for the Knicks, averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and two steals per game to lead the Knicks to four straight wins and was named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
Lin's crazy performance shocked the league.
In this case, the rest of the league's superstars have been robbed of the limelight.
And Jeremy Lin officially got Lin's crazy nickname resounding through the Union.
Everyone likes the story of Dick Si standing up at a critical moment to defeat the big bad wolf's counterattack after hard work, but in reality, this kind of thing is rare.
In the world's nearly 100 years of sporting events, there has never been a person like Jeremy Lin, who almost suddenly appeared, and then got crazy statistics with lightning speed, and the stadium performance crushed the opposing superstar.
Become a legend.
Now the smoke has cleared, but Jeremy Lin is still recognized by the whole league.
Before the game, Qin Yang was interviewed by the media, and this time, the media asked completely different questions. Last time, Qin Yang praised Jeremy Lin.
But this time, when I asked Jeremy Lin about his strength.
Qin Yang's answer was not so satisfying to the New York media.