The Kings in the 2003~2004 season is a gorgeous style of play, a team with smooth team cooperation, was once the biggest threat to the Lakers dynasty, in the 2001~2002 playoffs, the Kings and the Lakers fought seven games before losing, that year was the most glorious time for the Kings.

And a controversial penalty in the last minute of Game 7 caused the Kings to lose the championship, and finally watched the Lakers become a dynasty team, and they gradually went downhill.

So much so that the league always circulates the saying that the league owes the king a championship. Because the Kings have never won a championship since they changed their name to the Kings, it can be said that they have not won a championship for decades, and the only one that was hacked by the league was really unbelievable, the Kings are too sad.

Although the strength of the Kings has declined this season, the Kings are still a tough nut to beat, and they are the opponents that the Western Conference hegemons, the Timberwolves and the Lakers, who are not willing to meet if they want to win the championship.

Although in Osborne's impression, the Kings have always been a fish belly team, but this is only when the Kings are in the process of rebuilding, and the team cornerstone obtained every season is not good at all, first got Terrick Evans, who can cut 20+5+5 data in his rookie season, but unfortunately is a glass man, and got DeMarcus Cousins, who has the size and ability of a super center, but unfortunately he is a fighting god, short-tempered, and often loses his temper because of some trivial things and is expelled from the game.

So Osborne's impression of the Kings is here, he doesn't know that under the leadership of Rick Adelman, the Kings have created the league's best team system - the Princeton system, although many people don't understand or even don't know what the Princeton system is, but the Kings team in the Kings team has played to the fullest, and the Kings at that time can be said to be the most pleasing team in the league.

And at this time, the Kings players are also very powerful characters, and the starting five tigers are also very powerful, center Vlad Divac, big forward Chris Webber, small forward Pejastojakovic, playmaking guard Mike Bibby, and scoring guard Doug Christie. There's also the tough team's sixth man, Bobby Jackson.

The configuration of the Kings team is a strong combination at a glance, especially Chris Webber and Pejastojakovic, they can be regarded as the Kings' "Utah Double Evil", but it is a pity that the two brothers have made the Kings a miasma due to the team's struggle for power, and the Kings are also in a slump and gradually degenerate into the Kings that Osborne is familiar with.

Pistons head coach Larry Brown is also very serious about preparing for the game with the Kings, he first explained the staffing of the Kings to the players, "Today is the first game of our Western road trip, we must win, let me first tell you about the Kings' starting five tigers, they are all players who can pass the ball, especially big forward Chris Webber, small forward Pejastojakovic, and Mike Bibby, are all players who can score and pass." ”

"They are all players that head coach Adelman drafted through trades, and then began to build the team's style according to the Princeton system, which also created another major tactical system in the NBA league, but the teams that want to imitate this system are playing nondescript, so that the players have begun to complain about this so-called Princeton system, even if Jordan is allowed to play, it will still not play well, because this system requires the participation of the whole team, at least four of the five players on the court. It's just too contrived, it's not crisp at all. ”

When Larry Brown said this, the people next to him couldn't help laughing, and Larry Brown saw that his subordinates were all down, so he explained: "Don't laugh, that's the case, the Princeton system is known as one of the most difficult team systems to learn, and the triangle offense is the simplest system tactic, but the premise of using this tactic is that there must be at least three All-Star level players, but it is best to have three superstar players or Hall of Fame level players, so as to play the triangle tactics higher, But the Princeton system is so complicated that even the original creator can't explain what the Princeton system is, it's just a name, but the Kings use this system very well, so you have to be careful. ”

Seeing that everyone was ignorant, Larry Brown smiled slightly, thinking to himself: Pretend to succeed, see if you still dare to disobey me, I will instill some knowledge of this system in the future.

"Okay, look at your dazed look, I'll give you a brief comparison of the lineup, the starters on our side compared to the Kings' starters, we have a big chance of winning, but the key to our victory in this game is to defend their offense, let them fall into the offense of positional warfare, so that their mobility will be reduced, the offensive efficiency will not be good, and then we have to strengthen the score, so that we can win."

When everyone heard Larry Brown's words, they all looked like you weren't talking nonsense, and Larry Brown seemed to realize that he had indeed said a lot of nonsense, but he still added: "In short, this game is a spear and shield confrontation, see if it's their spear or our shield." ”

While Larry Brown is coaching the players, the Kings' head coach Adelman is also actively preparing, because the Pistons are one of the few teams in the league to keep winning, and the Kings have just experienced a loss, if the Kings can't withstand the impact of the Pistons, then the Kings are likely to experience a three-game losing streak. If you lose for a long time, then the team may continue to lose, which is in the fiercely competitive western team, and the team ranking may drop three or four places if you lose a game, so in the west it is really a must fight for every game, and if you don't fight, you may be eliminated.

Adelman then gathered the players for a meeting, "Tonight, we are at home against the Pistons, who have the best record in the league, you are afraid. ”

Then the Kings players shouted, "We're not afraid, the Kings will win." ”

Adelman praised the player's determination, "Very well, then we have to play a typical Princeton basketball tonight to show the wild Eastern teams what mercury is all about." ”

Osborne bumped all the way to the western boundary of the United States, Osborne also saw the scenery next to the American highway all the way, it is indeed very primitive, but some places are also very bad, not as beautiful as in the movie, sure enough, every movie is equivalent to a propaganda film, you will be stupid if you believe it. Then Osborne followed the team into the hotel, and then began to adjust to the jet lag, just slept and woke up in the afternoon, and the game against the Kings was about to start.