Chapter 260: The New Sun
If no third party can be found for the time being, the transaction between the two parties will enter a deadlock stage.
The Kings didn't lose a game in the first half of November, extending their winning streak to eight straight games and playing a wave of 9-1 record, creating the best record in Kings history.
On Nov. 17, the Kings lost to the Bulls at home, marking their second loss of the season.
Kidd finished the game with a little leg discomfort.
After the examination, there may be a calf muscle strain, Wang Ming waved his hand, according to the request of the team doctor, Kidd took a week's leave.
Yudri started on top and a group of goalscorers were given more chances.
Kidd's impact on the Kings is tantamount to directly removing the Kings' brains.
Fortunately, Artest's ball quotient has risen sharply now, and he is both smart and full of overall vision, and he can barely be used as a half of the central axis in Wang Mingming's tactical system.
As soon as Kidd rested, the Kings' overall strength dropped a lot, and of course they suffered some defeats.
Texas walked around the road and won the Mavericks' game, and Memphis and the Grizzlies played overtime to win by 2 points.
Back at home, the Kings won again against the Knicks, Nets and Hornets.
For the entire month of November, the Kings lost three games and finished 12-4 overall.
The Kings slipped to third place in the West, with both the Suns and Lakers at 12-3, 0.5 wins ahead of the Kings.
The Suns are another team on the rise.
After the Kings and Rockets dropped, the Suns barely lost in the second half of November.
In the last game of November, the Suns went to Toronto and bloodied the Raptors with a score of 113-94.
Tyrek Evans didn't have a good game this game, with only 14 points and 3 rebounds, 3-of-12 shooting, and there was no touch on the offensive end.
It was the 14th pick, Xu Yong, who was selected by the Suns, ushered in the explosion of his career in this game.
Xu Yong started the game and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, showing his face in front of the American media.
At the draft meeting, except for the Chinese media, no one noticed this Chinese kid.
Xu Yong, the 19-year-old Chinese perimeter player who was the first Chinese player to be drafted in the lottery, was full of potential, and the Suns initially groomed him as a rookie on the bench.
After Xu Yong entered the Suns, he grew rapidly and his performance has been tepid.
But the last game in November was a big deal, and in Toronto, he suddenly set a new personal career record.
In particular, the two flying dunks showed excellent physical fitness.
The title of "Chinese Flyer" was pressed on Xu Yong's head by fans.
Wang Tomorrow was very pleased to see Xu Yong's growth, and the dialogue between the two came in early December.
The Kings take on the Suns on the road.
At the beginning of December, the Suns lost two games in a row on the road in the East, and their record fell to 12-5 all of a sudden.
The Kings won at home against the Pacers in early December, so they have a 13-4 record, overtaking the Suns and placing them in second place in the West.
In first place in the West is the Lakers, who won two games in a row in early December and are 14-3.
The Kings went to Phoenix, and a Chinese reporter stationed in Phoenix came to ask Wang tomorrow what he thought of Xu Yong.
This is a common editorial line of Chinese journalists, who say something through the mouth of the head coach to prove the players.
Wang Ming gave Xu Yong a high evaluation.
"Xu Yong's talent is over there, he can impact the basket, he can also shoot outside, he is the kind of player that the Suns need, the Suns' strength this season cannot be underestimated, Xu Yong will get a good opportunity to grow."
"Coach Wang, in your opinion, should Xu Yong be the starter of the Suns?"
Even a reporter from his hometown couldn't help but set Wang Mingming, Wang Mingming glanced at this charming female reporter, and his face turned cold.
"It is the responsibility of Suns head coach Alvin Gentry to arrange the starters, and he thinks that Xu Yong should play the starter, so he will play the starter."
Xu Yong expressed his admiration for Wang Tomorrow on various occasions, and before the game began, he also took the initiative to run to say hello.
"Coach."
Wang Mingming comforted him and encouraged him to step up his training, and then secretly used the player detector to investigate.
Sure enough, after Xu Yong entered the NBA, he got the most professional training, his strength rose very fast, and his ability score was close to 70 points.
Potential is not static, some players, when they are young, may be SS-level potential, after playing for two years, and if they are not developed, their potential may fall to S-level, or even end up being unknown. Some players have no potential when they are young, they are very mediocre, and after the peak age, in their thirties, they still develop some new skills, continue to improve, squeeze out more of their potential, and become their own strength.
In the final analysis, potential is only a criterion for measuring a player's ceiling, but how far they can really go depends on the player's own exploration and development.
Phoenix, the Suns are on the lookout.
After a month, the Kings have proven that they have the ability to dominate the West, and the people who joked about the king tomorrow before the season are now the jokes.
The Suns have lost two in a row on the road, and if they lose to the Kings, it will be a three-game losing streak.
The results will slip further and even drop out of the top four, which is unacceptable to Gentry and his players today.
The two sides became the focus of the battle, and on December 5, it was broadcast live in the United States.
Kings starters: Jason Kidd, DeMar DeRozan, Ron Artest, Jason Thompson, Chris Bosh. In the Kings start, King Tyson Chandler will still conservatively rest him tomorrow, and Kidd just returned two days ago to play in the home win over the Pacers.
Originally, Wang Tomorrow was also going to let Kidd take a turn off, but Kidd insisted on coming to participate in the game with the Suns, and after thinking about it, Wang Tomorrow also knew his feelings, thinking that without Kidd, he really couldn't beat the Suns.
Suns starters: Steve Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Channing Fry, Amare Stoudemire.
The Suns' lineup in the past two years has also undergone great changes, and the old men who used to run and bomb have also slowly left the team.
After O'Neal came to the Suns, it turned out that he still couldn't have enough chemistry with the Suns, Xiao Si and others, and Steve Kerr became the general manager, and the first thing he did was to trade O'Neal.
Then Laga Bale, Marion and other players were traded in exchange for Richardson, Grant Hill and others.
Grant Hill changed his second spring with the Suns, Richardson experienced two unpleasant seasons with the Bobcats, and matured a lot, Channing Frye was a surprise, he didn't play in New York and Portland, and came to Phoenix, directly becoming an outside super battery, with accurate three-point shots, currently close to 50 percent shooting, which perfectly fits the Suns' tactics.
Wang Mingming shook hands with Gentry.
The game officially began with a jump ball by Smalls and Jason Thompson.