Chapter 392: Defeat and the All-Star Game
As soon as Tyrek Evans was injured, Qin Yang's pressure increased greatly.
In the first quarter, the Kings struggled to take a three-point lead.
Qinyang is under a lot of pressure.
When it came to the second quarter, Qin Yang didn't dare to get off the court, and still played.
At this time, the Thunder team began to exert their strength.
The Thunder are now a model for many weak teams in the league, because as a team in a small city, this kind of plan of swinging for a few years, selecting potential rookies, and cultivating them to win championships has become a model for many small teams.
In the second quarter, James Harden and Ibaka began to exert their strength.
Ibaka hit consecutive mid-range shots, James Harden scored and touched the layup, and a wave directly opened the score.
Qin Yang had no choice but to exert his strength, but the effect was not good.
Haste makes waste.
After the second quarter, the Kings trailed by 5 points, and Qin Yang scored 12 points in the second quarter, still unable to do anything.
At the end of the first half, Qin Yang felt tired like a dog.
Ray Allen was visibly tired.
This season, Ray Allen's condition is very average, the shooting rate on the offensive end is relatively low, and the defensive end is not good.
The Celtics traded away Ray Allen, which has nothing to do with Ray Allen's personality.
The main reason is that Lei Laren's form has dropped a lot, and the superstar with 25+5+5 data on the outside has now turned into a second-rate star.
It is for this reason that more and more people think that Celtic made a good deal.
Trading the team's main team to win the championship when the state is a little worse is not something ordinary people can do.
Manager Anji is really ruthless.
Ray Allen didn't perform well, the Kings team was choked enough, and Cousins was a complete second-hand, and he was very depressed by the blue-collar veteran.
Kevin Durant defended very well inside, and Darko played poorly in this game.
After half time, Qin Yang scored 25 points, and the team was still behind.
When the second half began, Qin Yang rested off the field and did not play.
The Kings were almost devastated.
The Thunder Si Shao crushed from the inside to the inside, which was completely unreasonable, that is, the talent was crushed, and Yudri, who got the playing time, turned white.
Yudri was beaten out by James Harden and Westbrook.
In the third quarter, the Kings trailed by 21 points.
At the end of the third quarter, Qin Yang appeared, but he did not have the power to return to the sky.
In the last quarter, Qin Yang had already worked hard to play, but unfortunately it was not of great use.
In this game, the Thunder team staged a big drama of three British battles against Lu Bu, no matter how well Qin Yang played, this game was very helpless to lose.
To add insult to injury, Terek Evans is still injured.
During the game, Qin Yang was a little depressed when he was interviewed:
"This game brought pressure in our eyes, congratulations to the Thunder for winning. Kevin and Russell are doing really well, James Harden has superstar potential, and it's a good game, but I have to say sorry, I'm going to see Tyreck. ”
Tyrek Evans' injury has had an even bigger impact on the Kings than expected.
No. 16, the last game before the All-Star break.
The Kings play the Mavericks on the road.
Before this game, Qin Yang was not in the mood to eat with Nowitzki, and politely declined Nowitzki's invitation.
As soon as the game began, Qin Yang began to attack.
When the team is not in good shape, Qin Yang has to rely on his personal ability to drive the team's offense.
The Mavericks' defense is very strong, but Qin Yang's offense is even stronger.
At the beginning of this game, Qin Yang began to single Stephenson, Qin Yang was 4 of 11 in the first quarter, 8 of 10 free throws, and broke 20 points in a single quarter.
Stephenson was directly beaten with four fouls and was replaced by the Mavericks.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang was still attacking frantically.
Attacking with the ball, running without the ball, and various offensive skills, Qin Yang has used them, and Qin Yang's offensive state is getting better and better in recent games. But that still didn't make much difference, and the Mavericks played well in the second quarter.
Tactically and line-up, there is no way to do it.
Qin Yang is a bug in point guard, his height and weight are amazing, but the point guard is taller, and the defensive single needs to be misplaced to defend.
It's hard to meet point guards like the Mavericks' Jason Terry and Barria.
Barria and Jason Terry, like last time, played high off the bench, and the two played like crazy to suppress the Kings again.
Not only that, but the Mavericks' other bench players played plenty of time.
Nowitzki played just 22 minutes and gave the rest of the time to his teammates.
Even so, Qin Yang was substituted in the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, and the Kings still had no choice but to lose.
Cousins was 5-of-19 from the field, and his shooting percentage was miserable as an outside lineman, let alone as an inside lineman.
Shooting at defenders from mid-distance time and again, Qin Yang didn't know why, and Cousins also had 5 fouls and 7 turnovers.
During Qin Yang's absence, Cousins' performance shocked the audience.
Although Cousins got 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Qin Yang felt tired.
The Mavericks had eight double-doubles, and they suppressed the Kings with their overall strength.
When the game ended, Qin Yang didn't say anything.
After this game, all the pre-All-Star games are over, and the trade deadline is completely over.
Most players can rest for a week and don't have to worry about being traded.
The Kings were buzzed with a big deal that didn't happen in the end.
During this time, the hottest team in the league was the Heat.
The Heat ushered in a wave of winning streaks.
In the first month of the initial formation of the Big Three, the Heat had a miserable record and could lose when they met a fish belly.
It wasn't until nearly two months later that the Heat were finally on track and their record was greatly improved.
The focus of league and media attention is on the Heat.
After this game, the Kings flew directly to Sacramento, and Qin Yang took a plane to Los Angeles.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Qin Yang went directly to Lily's house.
Lily has been busy with her studies recently, and she has less communication with Qin Yang, and this all-star game is the time for Qin Yang to make amends.
After a tiring night's work, the next day Qin Yang and Lily cooked and rested at home, and had a good rest.
On the 18th, the All-Star Game officially began.
Qin Yang also met many players, and there was only one player from the Kings this time, and that was Cousins.
Cousins is competing in the Rookie Challenge.
Rookie Challenge, Qin Yang originally didn't want to watch it, but Cousins wanted to invite Qin Yang to watch, so Qin Yang followed.
The quality of the rookies here for two years is very high, and Qin Yang is familiar with it.
Year 1 lineup:
Eric Bledsoe, Los Angeles Clippers;
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings
Derrick Favors New Jersey Nets
Landry Fields New York Knicks
Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers
Wesley Johnson, Minnesota Timberwolves
Greg Monroe Detroit Pistons
Gary Neil San Antonio Spurs
John Wall Washington Wizards.
This lineup is already very different from the time of the draft.