Wang tomorrow intends to hone DeRozan, DeRozan is young and has great potential, and if he can grow quickly, he will become the last piece of the puzzle for the Kings.

In addition, Wang Ming also hopes that DeRozan can take charge of himself and become the leader of the second team.

In the previous game, Wang found out tomorrow that the second echelon of the Kings team has a situation where it is not possible to play a tough battle, that is to say, the second team led by Yudri, Nocioni, and Garcia is still used to tailwind, and once it encounters some teams with a tough style, it will be in trouble.

If DeRozan can grow up and have him in the second team, he will really become a bench bandit like he did when the 76ers were led by Millsap.

DeRozan was deeply burdened by the king's responsibility, and his heart was excited.

After restarting in the first quarter, he appeared to be active on the court.

Especially against Xu Yong.

Xu Yong's popularity in Phoenix, even DeRozan couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart, why was this guy able to get the favor of Coach Wang Mingming and get so much support? He's the No. 9 pick, but he's never had that level of support in Sacramento.

Xu Yong opened his arms and tried very hard to defend DeRozan.

DeRozan's eyes narrowed.

"Do you think you'll be able to stop me?"

The arrogant tone made Xu Yong frown instinctively.

In fact, in the NBA, he has met many players who have faced him-for-tat, mostly for fame.

After all, it is a Chinese player, and the attention is different, if you beat Xu Yong, you will naturally be able to win more attention.

Xu Yong is different from Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, he is very humble in his usual life, but on the court, he has no stage fright, DeRozan was regarded as a provocation by Xu Yong, and replied unceremoniously: "I have scored 5 points." ”

Xu Yong is deeply rooted in the essence of Chinese culture, and this sentence sounds confusing, but DeRozan knows what it means.

On the court, Xu Yong hit a three-pointer, and also completed a breakthrough layup, scoring 5 points, and DeRozan just got off the court, and from now that he is back on the court, he only has 2 points.

Xu Yong used the score on the court to stimulate DeRozan, and after DeRozan heard it, his ears were red and his neck was thick, and he couldn't get angry.

"呲~"

The sneakers rubbed against the smooth floor of the West Jersey Arena and made a screeching noise.

During DeRozan's dribbling, he suddenly completed the change of direction in front of his body, exchanged to his right hand, and slammed inward, and at the same time, secretly raised his arm to protect the ball.

"Bang!"

Xu Yong didn't know if he was pushed away by DeRozan's arm, or if he was hit by DeRozan's strong assault and got out of the way.

DeRozan instantly got space, his calf muscles exploded, and the whole person rushed out like a cheetah.

Surrounding, the Suns kept an eye on DeRozan's play and naturally chose to shrink the defense.

According to Wang's instructions tomorrow, DeRozan should divide the ball at this time.

But DeRozan, who was stimulated by Xu Yong, rushed to his head with enthusiasm, saw the basket, jumped up regardless of it, held the basketball high in the air, and spread his legs, just like the action completed in the Michael Jordan dunk contest, flying high in the air.

The Suns players were breathtaking.

"Bang!"

DeRozan, who was gliding in the air, turned into two hands and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

Strike!

The Kings were boiling over the bench, just watching DeRozan's dunk and rush into the crowd's performance, a seat in today's top 10 balls, definitely can't run.

Switching offense and defense, Xu Yong flanked DeRozan.

Nash and Xiaosi went off the court, and the Suns on the court were also substitutes, among the substitutes, Gentry was the heaviest Xu Yong, Xu Yong held the ball on the wing, and it was clear that he wanted to single out DeRozan, but no one came to ask for the ball.

Xu Yong's tentative step is very standard.

His eyes looked directly at DeRozan, and he was not stunned at all.

DeRozan was trained by Artest to defend well, facing Xu Yong, who was thinner than him, and clinging closely.

Xu Yongjian DeRozan pasted over, took a step with his right foot, sent it forward, and his body suddenly followed, and he took a big step quickly, the pace was big, and the speed was fast, DeRozan couldn't prevent it for a while.

"What?"

DeRozan was taken aback, and when he saw Xu Yong's breakthrough, he knew in his heart that he had underestimated this Chinese player.

But at this time, it was too late to regret it, Xu Yong stepped out with his left foot, his body formed a cross step, and he passed DeRozan's defense in one step.

The Kings players all trust DeRozan's defense, and a group of shooters on the Suns can't afford to be unguarded, and interior players, including Blair, have also pulled out.

Xu Yong is also one-handed, raised high, and shook his arms violently.

"Bang!"

The dunk posture is not inferior to DeRozan just now.

The fans at the scene were crazy, slam dunk in response to the ball, how tough it is!

Wang Ming looked at Xu Yong in surprise, this kid's growth speed was even faster than he imagined, as if he had grown too much at once.

DeRozan was arrogant, and was detained by Xu Yong, secretly unconvinced.

came back, took the initiative to ask for the ball, and returned one to Xu Yong.

This time Xu Yong's defense was very good, DeRozan didn't find any chances, and his hasty mid-range shot was missed.

Wang Ming frowned.

"King, Demar has played a little easier, do you want to replace him?" Michael Curry said with a little anxiety that he didn't look good at the Kings on the court.

"No, let DeMar perform on the field."

Wang Mingming shook his head, looked at Xu Yong, who had grown to this point, and sighed in his heart, "Michael, I have always been serious about cultivating Demar, but he has had too few opportunities to train, in the starting lineup, although he can learn some things and will not make any major mistakes, but for his own growth, there is no good motivation and help, this point, Coach Erwin Gentry has done better than me." ”

Wang Mingming is talking about Xu Yong's growth, Xu Yong started as a substitute player in the Suns team, and slowly occupied a high position in Gentry's mind, but he was never arranged by Gentry to enter the starter and lead the bench lineup, but he had the same treatment as a starter, leading the team alone, and the things he experienced were of course different.

And DeRozan, there are too few opportunities to lead the team alone.

Michael Curry seemed to have come to his senses, listened to what Wang Tomorrow said, and said no more.

The bigger Xu Yong's state, the better, the first quarter is about to end, and he completed a whistle-blowing layup, scoring 9 points in a single quarter, while DeRozan still only has 4 points, and in terms of personal performance, Xu Yong is a head behind.

The Suns are about five points ahead of the Kings for the time being.

At the most in the second quarter, the Suns led the Kings by more than ten points.

This was a blow to DeRozan, who only contributed 2 points in total during the period when the king set up his offensive core on the court, and still relied on free throws to score.

After the Kings came on the court, they slowly pulled the score back.

In the second half of the second quarter, Garcia, as an important battery for the Kings, played a role and hit two 3-pointers in a row to stop the Suns.

"Don't be careless, the Kings are just like us, they are good at explosive scoring, and if we don't have enough focus, even a 20-point lead will be reversed."

Gentry admonished his players to stay focused, unhappy with their slackness at this point.

At halftime, the Suns led the Kings by seven points, 63-56.

The two sides contributed to the offensive battle, the pace of the round was very fast, and the Kings were not defenseless, but they couldn't defend the Suns, which is why the Suns didn't defend too strongly, but they were still able to be at the forefront of the West.

The small-ball tactics did a good job of covering up the Suns' defensive holes.

Fighting offense, the Kings seem to be a little worse.

Wang Ming obviously understood this, and after half the game, Rakid came out for individual guidance.

"Jason, we're too fast-paced."

Kidd was confused, on weekdays, Wang would ask for a quick and fast tomorrow, but he didn't expect that now he would be asked to slow down, fast and easy, if it is really slow, can the players adapt?

When the king saw Kidd like this, he knew that he had misunderstood what he meant.

He smiled and said: "The rhythm of the first half is that you attack one on your side, the sun immediately returns you one, they don't fall into position, we follow and don't play position, the fans watch lively, but it doesn't help us win the game." The Suns are the best at running and shooting, and we can't always follow their rhythm, and we can go faster or slower. ”

When Kidd heard this, it dawned on him.

Wang Mingming said: "Our defense on the outside is not strong enough, giving them a lot of opportunities to shoot easy three-pointers, for a team like the Suns, we would rather let them break through than let them shoot, or even shoot three-pointers." ”

Kidd nodded frequently, and the 36-year-old Kidd seemed to be a few years younger than Wang Mingming in front of Wang Mingming.

In the second half, Kidd followed Wang's tactics tomorrow, combining fast and slow, and the offensive efficiency of the Kings team instantly improved.

At the same time, for the outside defense, everyone resolutely did not give the Suns a chance to shoot three points, unless the Suns players directly pulled out the jump shot like Xu Yong.

But none of the Suns outside players have this style, like Nash, who obviously has super hand speed and an anti-natural shooting rate, but he is quite decent on offense with the ball, and the phenomenon of random shooting never appears in him.

The Kings immediately caught up and overtook the score.

Suns fans couldn't understand how to do it, the team went from the leader to the laggard, and the three-point shooting in the first half was no longer accurate, the shooting rate declined, and it was soon at a disadvantage.

Only Stoudemire played well, and on the inside, neither Jason Thompson nor Chris Bosh could limit him.

The live broadcast in the United States, there are many commentators who pay attention to this game, and in the final analysis, it is the Suns who have lost their hand.

Just like the previous two games in the East, the Suns didn't have a hand, and even the Knicks couldn't beat it.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Suns 108-101 on the road.

The Suns only scored 48 points in the second half, which is okay if it is on other teams, but it is obviously not enough on the offensive madness of the Suns.

Wang Mingming smiled, stood up and shook hands with the Suns players and coaches.

Gentry was obviously not convinced, his face was pale, and he had no intention of greeting Wang tomorrow, and the two of them simply said a few words, and then dispersed.

Xu Yong and Nash ran over to shake hands and hug Wang Mingming.

Under normal circumstances, after the NBA regular season, players shake hands with each other, coaches shake hands with each other, and unless there is a special friendship, the opposing player will not come to greet the coach.

After losing the game, Nash and Xu Yong were certainly not too happy.

Xu Yong played well, scoring 17 points today, including 9 points in the first quarter, and his performance was very eye-catching, but unfortunately the team lost three in a row.

"Coach, are you going back to Sacramento tonight?"

Xu Yong asked.

Wang Tomorrow was stunned, "No, if you don't go back to Sacramento today, it's already late today." ”

"Coach, will you have a supper in a moment?" Xu Yong was overjoyed and said with a smile.

Wang Ming laughed and patted Xu Yong's shoulder, "Okay." ”

"If you ask Coach Wang tomorrow, you have to bring me with you."

At this time, a person appeared next to Leng Buding and showed a gentle smile.

Xu Yong turned his head and saw the person coming, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Manager Steve!" ”

The general manager of the Suns, Steve Kerr, stood there, with a clear face, bright eyes, and a straight suit, showing a very capable image.

"Just kidding."

Steve Cole turned to look at Wang Mingming, "Coach Wang Mingming, I wonder if I can invite you to the office for a talk?" I have some ideas to share with you. ”

Wang Tomorrow was stunned, not understanding how Cole made such an invitation abruptly.

Xu Yong saw that the two had something to discuss, so he waved his hand consciously and left the court.

Kerr whispered, "I want to make a trade for the Kings, I wonder if you're interested in hearing from me?" ”

Wang Mingming's eyes flashed with a gleam, and then nodded.

After the two separated, Wang greeted other familiar people tomorrow.

Subsequently, Wang took Kidd and DeRozan to the post-match press conference tomorrow.

At the press conference, there were quite a few Chinese media.

The Chinese media chased Kidd and DeRozan about Xu Yong's opinion.

With Xu Yong's popularity in Phoenix, Xu Yong's fame is getting better and better, and there are more and more news materials on his body, and more Chinese media are willing to dig up the topics that can be reported on him.

DeRozan, of course, didn't have anything good to say, but he also knew that he had to give Wang tomorrow three points of face, and said some things like "respectable opponent" and "good performance on the court".

Kidd was much more polite,

"I think Xu Yong can become an All-Star, he will be an important piece of the puzzle for the Phoenix Suns, he has a very high potential, and the future is promising."

Wang Mingming's heart moved, the words "the future can be expected" were also learned by Kidd.

The Chinese media was overjoyed, and the headline was instantly prepared.

"A superstar praised Xu Yong, and there are successors to China's external line."

Instead of leaving the arena with the players, Wang went to Steve Kerr after the post-match press conference tomorrow.

Steve Cole hosted Wang Tomorrow in the general manager's office.

Wang Tomorrow is actually half of the general manager of the Kings, and the two do have a lot to talk about when it comes to player trades.

After Kerr met Wang Mingming, he did not give a player trading plan as Wang Mingming imagined.

Instead, on behalf of the Suns, he took the lead in recruiting Wang Tomorrow.

"Coach Wang, we sent you an invitation in the offseason, but unfortunately, you finally chose the Kings, but it doesn't matter, as long as you want to come to the Suns to coach, the door of the Suns will always be open for you."