Chapter 252 The Greatest Pass!
On February 12, 2007, the Seattle SuperSonics visited Sacramento to face the Kings, who are now 12th in the Western Conference.
The Sacramento Kings have been a powerhouse in the Western Conference for the past eight years under Adelman.
In the brutal Western Conference, reaching the playoffs for eight consecutive years is a pretty impressive achievement!
However, last season, after the Kings were defeated by the Spurs in the first round, Adelman also ended his eight-year career with the Kings.
The current head coach of the Kings, Musselman, is a former Grizzlies assistant coach.
The Kings have been in disarray since Musselman took over.
The team's head coach Musselman was arrested for drunk driving, and the team's head player Artest was criticized for abusing a dog, etc.
Such a chaotic team should have very bad results, but what people never expected is that this team's record is quite good.
Last season, the Kings achieved a record of 44-38 under the leadership of Adelman, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.
This season, the Kings' record in the same period is actually not much worse than last season. It's just because the Western Conference has become more brutal, that's why it ranks twelfth in the Western Conference.
With a problematic head coach and problematic players, such a problem-ridden team can achieve such a record, of course not because of Musselman's strong coaching ability.
It's entirely because the king's foundation is really good.
Artest, Mike Bibby, Raheem, Collis Williams, Brad Miller, John Salmons, Francisco Garcia, Kenny Thomas, one A lot of heroes!
That doesn’t include the breakout of Kevin Martin, one of the most improved players this season.
If such a team changes to a head coach who is not so fussy, it will definitely achieve better results.
In terms of hard power, apart from the top six Rockets, Mavericks, Suns, Jazz, Spurs, and Nuggets in the Western Conference, the Kings really deserve it.
In the view of Kings head coach Musselman, it was sheer luck that the Sonics were able to occupy the eighth position in the Western Conference!
If the Kings hadn't encountered too many off-court troubles this season, could the SuperSonics occupy the eighth spot in the Western Conference that originally belonged to the Kings?
Don’t even think about it!
two days ago,
How did the SuperSonics get beaten by the Kings at home?
Who else could the Sonics have besides Yes? !
Now that his matter is resolved, Artest's matter is also resolved, and the King will be on the fast track!
The Clippers, who are ninth in the Western Conference, have a record of 26 wins and 24 losses, the Warriors, who are tenth in the Western Conference, have a record of 25 wins and 24 losses, and the Hornets, who are eleventh in the Western Conference, have a record of 24 wins and 25 losses.
The Kings' current record is 24 wins and 26 losses, ranking 12th in the Western Conference.
From ninth to twelfth in the Western Conference, the records of the four teams are almost the same.
As long as the eighth-place SuperSonics in the Western Conference are pulled down from the eighth position, the Kings will still have a chance in the playoffs this season!
The key is to knock Seattle out of eighth place in the Western Conference.
The SuperSonics' current record is 31 wins and 19 losses, and the record of the Kings and Warriors is 7 games behind.
A poor record in 7 games was something he wouldn't have dared to think about a week ago.
Yes's performance this season has been too strong.
This is a single core leading the team into the playoffs in the Western Conference!
It's so terrifying that it feels unbelievable.
However, the game between the SuperSonics and the Nets changed everything!
After that game, there were huge changes in the three NBA teams.
Nets, SuperSonics and Cavaliers.
The Nets' record has collapsed, and there are now rumors in the league that Kidd and Carter are preparing to leave the Nets.
The SuperSonics' record is about to collapse. Now they have lost two games in a row. As long as the SuperSonics' record collapses, the eighth spot in the Western Conference will be given up!
There are still 32 games left in the regular season, and the 7-game gap is not that difficult to catch up with!
As long as they defeat the SuperSonics at home tonight, the record difference between the two sides will become 6 games, which will be even better to chase!
Looking at the packed Arco Arena tonight, Musselman was full of pride and ambition!
Yes and Supersonic Speed will be the key for him to wash away his past stains and become a new man!
Musselman knows very well that this season is the last chance for his coaching career!
If he cannot lead the Kings into the playoffs and shocks the world by pulling Yes down, no team will hire a head coach like him in the future!
He had had enough of assistant coaching life.
"The Sonics are about to collapse!"
"Yes is about to collapse!"
"If we can beat the Sonics once, we can beat the Sonics a second time!"
Musselman's pregame mobilization was a bit hysterical.
It was just that the Kings fans at the scene were a little uncooperative, which made Musselman a little embarrassed.
He was cheering for the team, while the fans at the Arco Arena were cheering Yes? !
Musselman knows Kings fans are unhappy with this Kings team.
After being a strong team for 8 years, the Kings' record this year has been hovering between 11th and 12th in the Western Conference. This sense of gap is difficult for fans to accept.
Kings fans are expressing their dissatisfaction with the team by cheering for Yes.
Fans of many teams in the league now express their dissatisfaction with the team by cheering for Yes.
This started after the Christmas Day game between the Raptors and SuperSonics this season.
The Raptors fans' cheers for Yes that game were unbelievable.
"Ignore the cheers of the fans, as long as we can win this game, we can get everything!"
Musselman roared with great feeling.
But the feedback from the Kings players made him embarrassed.
It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter, as long as you work hard in the game, whether it's for me or not, it doesn't matter!
I just want results!
The result was that the Sacramento Kings lost to the Seattle SuperSonics 103-114 at home.
Are the Sonics said to be about to collapse?
Is the promised Yes about to collapse?
Did you say that as long as you choke Milicic, you can beat the Sonics?
Why did it work in the last game but not this game at all? !
Musselman is desperate!
Really desperate!
This is a game that condenses his career hopes!
In the end, they were defeated by the SuperSonics and Yes!
Facing the Kings' targeted defense against Milicic, Yes actually sent out 18 assists in this game!
And most of the assists were for Milicic!
"The Kings are choking Milicic. Every team in the NBA will choke Milicic when facing the SuperSonics, but Yes wants to pass the ball to Milicic!"
"Yes's passing was great, and Milicic shot decisively against the Kings' shorter lineup!"
"Wonderful game, congratulations to Yes for setting a new career assist record with 18 assists in a single game!"
With such a long passing distance and such a dangerous passing route, Yes can actually provide 10 assists to Milicic in a single game!
After the game, Musselman couldn't take his eyes away from Yes for a long time.
The greatest pass ever!
No, this is a greater pass than Nash said was the greatest pass! !