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Chapter 877 [Reform the joint defense, the killer weapon]

The King lost two consecutive games, causing management turmoil.

Some media reported that Manager King was going to replace him, and also listed a few people who might replace Jeff Petri, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.

Vivikranadave is indeed very dissatisfied with Petri's work and believes that his mid-term signing is unfavorable and that if the king is eliminated, he must be responsible.

This is what Vivik thinks.

Dior is a libero in the middle, so why don’t he dig into the team? If the Spurs didn’t have Dior, how could they beat the Kings with Bonner and Split?

It's really not that Petri. When Dior was cut, there was already Martin in the team, and it doesn't make much sense to have a short inside player.

Judging from fame, Dior is still a little short of it, Martin won the finals back then.

As for Dior's good game in the Spurs, who would know that he was so fierce at Vicci's men and was rejuvenated? If you want to see people accurately, you have to find a time traveler to be the manager.

The coaching team worked together to study countermeasures, and planned to change to joint defense, with Bathir and Curry on the flank, Wang Jun in the center, James and Martin on the bottom line.

Vucevic entered the substitute lineup and cooperated with Thomas to take on the offensive task in the second quarter. When the substitute faced Split, his defensive weakness would not be too obvious.

On the offensive end, Adelman has no good way, he can only play small ball tactics and rely on his star ability.

The only change is that he wants Jerebko and the more he plays, adds a three-point shooting point, further reduces Vucevic's playing time, and strengthens his defense against outside shooting.

Vic also mobilizes the team during training, and players are not allowed to be careless at all. If they lose the third game, there will be variables in the series. On the contrary, if they win, the players will be in an absolute favorable position in their psychology.

This is a big decisive battle between both sides. Before the game, people were predicting the outcome.

Spurs fans think the time is up for the championship again, while the Kings fans are mostly pessimistic.

Especially James' fans, they began to doubt the strength of their idols.

When he first arrived at the Kings, some people said that James sacrificed his data for the overall team, and his strength was not as strong as Wang Jun, or even stronger.

Now no one says such things anymore. James can't play in a one-on-one fight. He can't shoot on the outside but dare not make a shot. What is this sacrifice?

There are many people online who laugh at James, especially Komi likes to compare him with Kobe and describe James as a burden.

Although Kobe has not won the championship in the past two years, he is at least loyal, at least he is the boss of the team. James hugged his thighs, wasting his talents, and he would rely on his body.

Kobe is described as a disabled person all day long. The team led by Kobe is really unbearable. He has been fishing for two consecutive years. Isn’t it good to be honest? It’s 50 steps to laugh a hundred steps, no wonder it always gets annoying.

The atmosphere at the Spurs was very lively. When the Kings players appeared, the home fans booed neatly.

Some fans waved the brand "soft egg" at James, and the "defector" provoked. Leaving the Cavaliers to become the second in command of the King will be a stain that he will never wash away.

Adelman also lost confidence in James. He directly made him a blue-collar worker in this game, mainly responsible for defending pick-and-roll, controlling the backcourt rebound and launching a fast break with one pass. In positional battles, James was responsible for organizing and waiting for opportunities on the periphery, rather than shooting and ball-holding attacks.

The main attack mission is fully handed over to Wang Jun, and the king has no time to conduct experiments and fight dual cores.

James' expression seems firm, but in fact he is uncomfortable. It is indeed easy for him to win the championship with Wang Jun, but being a younger brother is not what he wants.

Now he can only do his job as a younger brother, and he has to do it well. He loses to the Spurs, who are the veterans, for fear that he will be told for the rest of his life and bears the main responsibility for the loss. He has already carried the burden of wanting to win and afraid of losing.

Wang Jun's mentality is different from James. He is still very calm and strong in his pursuit of victory, but he will not think about it randomly.

After winning the fifth championship, only Kobe and he won the same ring number among the active players. In the whole history, only more than twenty people can win five or more championship rings.

He has a high status in the league and lost, which is just a small twists and turns in his career, and he still has the chance to surpass his predecessors in the future.

Losing is not the end of the world. Therefore, he can adjust his emotions to face challenges. Thinking too much will only have the opposite effect.

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

Zhang Heli looked at the list and said: "The Kings started to make adjustments, Curry, Wang Jun, Bathir, James, Martin. This is a five-squad, without a center. Vucevic failed to find his position, and his defense was too poor. He sat on the bench today."

Yu Jia sighed: "The Kings lost in the center position this season, and it doesn't matter if the offense is almost done. Some people in the team can attack, and they lack a big man who can defend, which is really fatal. In the summer, the Kings must first consider the inside."

Zhang Heli said: "Chris Carman is a free agent. It would be great if he could cut his salary to the King. But it depends on his choice. There are probably teams who are willing to give him a high salary."

Vicci saw that the king was not as big as a big man, and hoped that Duncan could seize the opportunity and perform well.

Duncan won the jump ball and the game began.

Wang Jun faced Parker in the middle, which was an important adjustment and also Adelman's killer move.

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

Wang Jun deals with Prince, Ginobel has very good restrictions, and the team now needs him to do more.

Parker accelerated with the ball, took a step to the right, dribbled the ball under his crotch and gave it a slight pause, and then quickly changed direction to the right.

His continuous fake movements were well connected, Wang Jun made accurate judgments and was also very fast, always standing in front of Parker.

Parker passed the ball out of the periphery to Dior, and James followed and interfered in front of him. Dior passed the ball to Prince, who was then hung up to Duncan.

Without encouragement, Martin focused all his attention on defense and focused on making him stronger than the regular season.

In the 2003 Finals, Martin played against Duncan at the Nets. At that time, Duncan played in the top ten performances in the finals. He averaged 242 points, 17 rebounds and 53 assists per game, shot 495 from the field, and had an efficiency value of 32.

After the game, many people said that Martin was beaten up because of the main reason for the Nets' loss.

Since then, Martin has been determined to take revenge on Duncan, but he has no chance. He stayed in the Nuggets for six years, and his data has been declining. He was laid off and his career fell to the bottom.

Now the King has made Martin starter, and the coach trusts him. Even if he has no choice, it makes him feel very comfortable and regained his confidence.

Duncan was not the same as he used to be. In order to ensure his weight loss, his strength declined and he couldn't squeeze out Martin. He turned around and shot missed due to interference. James grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Wang Jun took the ball and turned to the frontcourt, attracting Prince and passing the ball to Curry who followed up.

Curry took the ball and stopped and retreated with a quick stop. He made a rush to shoot outside the three-point line in the middle. He followed Wang Jun's early path, mainly shooting three-pointers, making up for the shortcomings of body shape and quality, and his shooting range was getting farther and farther.

Parker reacted a little slower and did not cover it. The ball drew a beautiful arc and entered the net hollow. 3 to 0.

Curry is a surprise soldier arranged by Adelman. He can take bold moves and ranks among the top three-point shooting percentage for three consecutive seasons, around 45, which is higher than Wang Jun.

To be continued.
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