Super Lord of the Rings

The Kings lost two games in a row, causing management turmoil.

Some media broke the news that the Kings manager is about to be replaced, and also listed several people who may succeed Jeff Petry, in order to prevent chaos in the world.

Vivek Ranadive is indeed very dissatisfied with Petry's work, believing that he was unfavorable in mid-term recruitment and must be held responsible if the Kings are eliminated.

This is what Vivek thinks.

Diaw is a free agent in the mid-term, why not recruit him to the team? If the Spurs didn't have Diaw, how could they beat the Kings with Bonner and Splitter?

It's really not Petry's fault. When Diaw was waived, Martin was already on the team, so adding another short inside guy wouldn't make much sense.

In terms of reputation, Diaw is still a little behind. Martin won the Finals MVP that year.

As for Diaw playing well with the Spurs, who would have known that he would be so strong under Popovich and immediately rejuvenate? If you want to know people accurately, you have to find a time traveler as a manager.

The coaching staff studied countermeasures together and planned to change the focus to zone defense, with Battier and Curry on the wings, Wang Jun in the center, and James and Martin on the bottom line.

Vucevic entered the substitute lineup, cooperated with Thomas in the pick-and-roll, and took on the offensive tasks in the second quarter. Against Split as a substitute, his defensive weaknesses will not be too obvious.

On the offensive end, Adelman has no good solution. He can only play small-ball tactics and rely on the ability of his stars.

The only change is that he wants Jerebko to play more, add a three-point shooting point, further reduce Vucevic's playing time, and strengthen the defense of outside shots.

Popovich also does mobilization work for the team during training and does not allow players to be careless in the slightest. If the third game is lost, there will be variables in the series. On the contrary, if you win, the players will be in an absolutely advantageous position psychologically.

This is a decisive battle between the two sides. Before the game, people are predicting the outcome.

Spurs fans believe that the time has come to win the championship again, while Kings fans are mostly pessimistic.

Especially James' fans, they began to have doubts about their idol's strength.

When he first arrived with the Kings, some people said that James sacrificed his statistics for the sake of the team as a whole and was as strong as Wang Jun, or even stronger.

No one says this anymore. James can't fight in one-on-one situations. He can shoot from the outside but doesn't dare to shoot.

What kind of sacrifice is this?

There are still many people on the Internet who laugh at James, especially Comey who likes to compare him with Kobe Bryant and describe James as a liability.

Although Kobe has not won the championship in the past two years, at least he is loyal and at least he is the boss of the team. James hugs his thighs, has no responsibility, is a waste of talent, and relies on his body, blah blah blah...

Kobe is described all day long as being physically disabled and strong-willed. Komi who leads the team independently is really unbearable. He has been fishing for two consecutive years. Wouldn't it be better to be honest? Laughing at fifty steps and laughing at a hundred steps, no wonder it always annoys people.

The atmosphere at the Spurs' home court was very lively. When the Kings players came on the court, the home fans booed neatly.

Some fans waved signs saying "softie" and "defector" at James in provocation. Leaving the knight to become the king's second-in-command will be a stain that he will never be able to wash away.

Adelman also lost confidence in James. This time he was directly asked to be a blue-collar player, mainly responsible for guarding pick-and-rolls, controlling backcourt rebounds and passing the ball to initiate fast breaks. In positional battles, James is responsible for organizing and waiting for opportunities on the outside instead of shooting and attacking with the ball.

The main attack task is entirely given to Wang Jun. The king has no time to experiment with dual-core.

James' expression looked determined, but in fact he was very uncomfortable. It is indeed easy for him and Wang Jun to win the championship together, but being the younger brother is not what he wants.

Now he can only do his younger brother's job, and he has to do it well. If he loses to the Spurs, where the veteran is in charge, he is afraid that he will be blamed for his whole life and bear the main responsibility for the defeat. He has already shouldered the burden of wanting to win and being afraid of losing.

Wang Jun's mentality is different from James. He is still calm and has a strong desire to win, but he does not think wildly.

After winning the fifth championship, only Kobe Bryant among active players has won the same number of rings. In the entire history of the NBA, only about two dozen people have won five or more championship rings.

He has a high status in the league. Losing is just a small setback in his career. He will still have the opportunity to surpass his predecessors in the future.

Losing is not the end of the world. Therefore, he can adjust his emotions to face challenges, but overthinking will be counterproductive.

The Spurs' starting lineup remains unchanged. Parker, Leonard, Prince, Diaw, Duncan.

Zhang Liyi looked at the list and said: "The Kings have made adjustments to the starting lineup. Curry, Wang Jun, Battier, James, and Martin. This is a five-small lineup with no center. Vucevic failed to find his position and defended Too bad, I’m on the bench today.”

Yu Jia lamented: "The Kings have lost at the center position this season. It doesn't matter if the offense is poor. There are people on the team who can attack, but they lack a big man who can defend. This is really terrible. In the summer, the Kings must first consider recruiting Insider."

Zhang Lili said: "Chris Kaman is a free agent. It would be great if his salary could be reduced to that of the Kings. But it depends on his choice. It is estimated that there will be teams willing to pay him a high salary."

Popovich saw that the Kings were not big men, and hoped that Duncan could seize the opportunity and perform well.

Duncan won the jump ball and the game was on.

Wang Jun faced Parker in the middle. This was an important adjustment and also Adelman's trump card.

In the first two games, he did not arrange for Wang Jun to defend the opponent's core, but instead used his energy to perform on the offensive end. Curry's defense against Parker was not successful.

Wang Jun restrained Prince and Gino Belgium very well, and now the team needs him to do more.

Parker accelerated with the ball, took a step to the right, dribbled the ball from his hip to his left hand, paused slightly, and then quickly changed direction to the right.

His consecutive fake moves were well connected. Wang Jun's judgment was accurate and his speed was also very fast. He always stayed in front of Parker.

Parker passed the ball to Diaw from the outside, and James followed up and interfered in front of him. Diaw passed the ball to Prince, who then passed it to Duncan.

Without any encouragement, Martin concentrated all his attention on defense, and his concentration made him stronger than in the regular season.

In the 2003 Finals, Martin played against Duncan on the Nets. At that time, Duncan performed in the top ten in the history of the Finals. He averaged 24.2 points, 17 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 49.5% and an efficiency value of 32.

After the game, many people said that Martin's beating was the main reason for the Nets' loss.

Since then, Martin has been determined to revenge Duncan, but has no chance. He stayed with the Nuggets for six years, and his data continued to decline. He went to the CBA and was laid off, and his career hit rock bottom.

Now the Kings let Martin start, and the coach trusts him. Even if he had no choice, it made him feel very comfortable and regained his confidence.

Duncan is not the MVP he was back then. In order to maintain his condition and lose weight, he lost strength and could not squeeze away from Martin. He turned around and shot missed due to interference. James grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Wang Jun caught the ball and turned around to lead it forward, attracting Prince and passing the ball to Curry who followed up.

Curry took the ball and took a step to stop and retreat, and took a step outside the three-point line in the middle to shoot. He followed Wang Jun's early path, mainly shooting three-pointers to make up for his lack of size and quality, and his shooting range became farther and farther.

Parker reacted slowly and missed the shot. The ball drew a beautiful arc and hit the net hollowly. 3 to 0.

Curry is a surprise player arranged by Adelman. He can take bold shots and has ranked among the best in three-point shooting percentage for three consecutive seasons, about 45%, which is higher than Wang Jun.

PS (To be continued ~^~)