Chapter 929 Unstable Difficulties

The Kings proved themselves through a bloody battle at home, defeating the Lakers, who are also in the Pacific Division, and achieved a record of 7 wins and 3 losses.

This is the best start for the Kings since the start of the 2001-2002 season, when the Kings were the first in the Western Conference and the best king in history.

Of course, with this result, it was the worst start of Li Liang's career. You can see how thick Li Liang's thighs were before.

After the King defeated the Lakers, morale reached a high point.

But teams that rely on morale have a more obvious problem-instability.

The king is now a bunch of unstable elements.

Bearing the brunt is Cousins.

Cousins ​​is having fun, he is a big insider, and this year he has the posture of the number one center forward.

If you're not happy playing, let's make a technical foul first to suppress the shock.

On November 11th, the Double 11 Kings played the Trail Blazers away. Cousins ​​played a big game at the Moda Center. As a result, he was sent off for two technical fouls in the fourth quarter.

Fortunately, the Kings still defeated the Trail Blazers by 125:122 with a 3-point advantage and won five consecutive victories.

On November 13, the Kings who returned to Sacramento ushered in the challenge of the Spurs.

Li Liang wanted revenge in this game, but Cousins ​​fouled twice in the first quarter.

After coming up in the second quarter, he fouled again-knocked down Paul Gasol in the offense and was called an offensive foul.

Li Liang had to replace Cousins ​​again, and the Kings faced the problem of inside defense throughout the game.

And the Spurs Popovich lifted out the twin towers in a timely manner, Gasol and Adelaide, the two used their height advantage to bombard the King's weak inside.

At 108:111, the Kings lost to the Spurs for the second time in the season with a three-point disadvantage.

Revenge failed.

After the game, back in the locker room, Li Liang held back his anger and did not get angry at Cousins.

He silently used [Tim Duncan's touch head kill] to calm Cousins' ups and downs.

Li Liang decided that this season, even if he balds Cousins, he must use his head to improve his temper.

Cousins' foul ability should be said to be at a historical level.

He ranks fourth all-time in fouls per game among players with more than 500 games played.

The three players in front of him were all players from the 50s and 60s. The NBA environment and rules of that era were completely different from those of today.

Therefore, Cousins ​​can be regarded as the "king of fouls" in modern basketball.

In comparison, Li Liang is simply the "King of No Fouls" in the league. He controls fouls very well.

In four years of high-intensity, high-density, long-term games, Li Liang was sent off only once.

On the one hand, he has a good relationship with referees, on the other hand, he has very good control over emotions and movements.

How to control emotions and fouls is a topic that Cousins ​​​​must face.

After all, he is the core of the team's inside line. Without him, the Kings are less than half, and it would be too difficult to play in the regular season.

The king's second emotional person is Rondo.

Rondo has a temper as well, and from time to time he sang against Li Liang during the game.

Of course, the end result is all crushed by a hair dryer.

That's why Li Liang can hold him down.

After losing to the Spurs, the No. 18 Kings played against the Clippers at home.

Rondo got into a fight with Paul during the game, and the two began swearing at each other from the first quarter.

Paul's status in the league is indeed very high. With a champion in hand and the chairman of the union, he knows how to behave and do things. Although he is small, he has a very charming personality.

But there are always people who are dissatisfied, such as Deron and Rondo.

Deron is in the same class, and Rondo is only one class later than Paul. He also has a championship and is more tempered.

In the second quarter, the conflict between the two sides began to escalate.

Rondo was intercepted by Paul in an attack, and then turned around to fight back, and the two fell to the ground and fought together.

The referee called a scrimmage, and neither of them would let go after they got up.

As a result, they sprayed each other face to face.

After a trash talk, I thought it was going to die down, but suddenly Rondo spit on Paul's head with a "jujube stone nail".

Can Paul bear this? The old fist swung directly at Rondo's face!

The two directly fought each other.

Cousins, Jordan Jr., Griffin and others rushed over to try to persuade the fight.

When Li Liang saw it, he also wanted to fight, but then he thought, I am the coach, so I can't fight.

So Li Liang also tried to persuade him, "You should hit him in the face, not with your fist, but with your palm. A fist is too dangerous, it will break your bones..."

He didn't know what kind of subterfuge he was persuading.

There was chaos on the field, and Kings fans expressed that the ticket was worth buying.

Not only did I watch a basketball game, but I also had a wonderful boxing match.

With the overall environment of the NBA becoming more and more "civilized", there are really not many such scenes.

Like those old fans in the 1970s, they went to watch the NBA live, mainly for boxing matches, and watched basketball by the way.

The referee's whistles fluctuated one after another, and the two were finally separated.

Regardless of Paul's short stature, his boxing level is not bad.

When the TV replays, Paul punches Rondo solidly.

When Rondo fought back, Paul relied on his height advantage to duck his head and avoid being beaten.

After reviewing the video, the referee sent both of them off the field.

Without Paul, the Clippers would have no backbone.

Originally, they were still in an inextricable fight with the Kings, but in the third quarter, Bi Liliang led a wave of offensive shock waves and was overwhelmed.

In the end, the Kings relied on Rondo to lead Paul to blew himself up, defeated the Clippers 107:99 at home, and avoided a losing streak.

However, after the game, the NBA officially issued penalties, and Rondo and Paul each received two game suspensions.

This suspension can be said to be quite severe.

The scenes of the two parties spitting and fighting were also repeatedly broadcast on the TV station.

Li Liang said in an interview after the game, "Rondo is a competitive player. He plays very tough and has the demeanor of an old-school player. He had some small conflicts with Paul, which I think is normal. It was the opponent, the enemy. I immediately went up and separated them, it was my responsibility, I'm a coach now."

"But I heard that you asked Rondo to slap Paul on the field?"

"Who said that? He must have heard it wrong. I told Rondo to keep calm. If you want to fight, just slap yourself."

After picking himself out, Li Liang immediately expressed his opinion on Twitter, posting a picture of Paul boxing Rondo, with a comment: "A great moment in boxing in the 21st century."

It seems that Li Liang not only knows basketball, but also boxing.

But the Kings immediately faced the next problem, the next two games without Rondo.

Rondo's ability to dominate the ball in offense is still very important to the Kings.

On the 20th, the Kings played against the Raptors at home. Without Rondo, the pressure on Li Liang's offensive organization increased greatly.

He carried the team's offense and scored 27 points and 21 assists in a single game, helping the Kings beat the Raptors by 7 points 105:98.

Anyway, don’t even think about checking in at halftime last season. You have to go all out to win every game.

Also unable to clock in at halftime is the defending champion Thunder.

On the 23rd, the Thunder visited Sacramento, and Li Liang faced his old club for the first time in the new season.

In the opening game, the Thunder had already received the championship ring, and they were waiting for Li Liang to go to Oklahoma City.

In this game, the Thunder did not give Li Liang face, Durant and Westbrook scored 77 points together.

Westbrook 33 points, Durant 44 points!

Although Li Liang scored 36 points and 16 assists.

But he was too busy.

He is the coach, he is the master, and he is the defense against Durant.

During the intermission, Li Liang drank a bottle of Gatorade to replenish his energy.

In the regular season, Li Liang rarely drank the Gatorade provided by the system, which shows how tired he is without Rondo, the ball holder.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Kings by 5 points 118:113.

The Kings' two-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.

It is too difficult for a team with emotionally unstable players to win consecutively in the regular season.