Chapter 159 The best record in team history
Bartel was very upset by Rodman's little moves tonight, and his condition was also out of standard.
He made 27 shots in the game, hitting thirteen goals, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and four of four free throws, scoring 33 points.
The data of 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists was scored against a team like the Bulls, which is invincible in defense. It is actually quite good.
But Bartel was quite dissatisfied and looked dull after the game.
He knew very well how much Davidson attached to this game, but as the team's number one offensive point, he failed to help Davidson win the game.
This made him feel very guilty and very sorry for Davidson.
Davidson traveled thousands of miles and brought himself to the basketball hall from China to play in the NBA. Bartle was extremely grateful to Davidson.
Without Davidson, Bartel knew very well that he would never be able to achieve what he is today.
Not to mention the annual salary of 5 million US dollars that he might get in the future, the current annual salary of 300,000 US dollars is a dream he never dared to imagine before.
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Murraysan was not in much better mood, and his data tonight was actually quite good.
There is no problem with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. If Mutombo was here to play tonight's game, it would never be better than Murraysan.
But because the team lost, Murraysan was in a very depressed mood.
Seeing the team's morale sluggish, Davidson breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, guys."
"We don't need to care too much about this game, but we have to thank the failure of this game, which made us realize the team's problems."
"From today on, we have at least two months to make up for the shortcomings!" Davidson cheered the generals.
Davidson was not just saying this casually, he really realized the Kings' shortcomings now.
This shortcoming is that there are few three-pointers, too few!
To be honest, the Kings' three-pointers are actually a relatively outstanding existence in the league.
Needless to say, Bartel is definitely the top three-pointer in the league.
Ritchmond's three-pointer is also good, and small forward Walter's three-pointer is above the level.
But he just made few shots, and the average number of shots per game was about the same as the Bulls.
In terms of three-point strength, Davidson can guarantee that the Bulls are definitely not as good as the King.
In that case, what Davidson needs to do next is to increase the Kings' average three-point shots per game.
After staying in the club for so long, Davidson actually had some ideas that were different from the coaches of this era.
It can be said that it looks longer and more advanced than these coaches.
The coaches of this era don’t particularly like this thing.
Because this thing is uncontrollable...
In their opinion, this thing seems to be a more lucky factor.
There are also players in the league with strong three-pointers, such as Dell Curry, but most of these players are placed on the bench. When the team really needs to chase points, put these three-pointers on the field and take a gamble...
Not only does the coach not favor three-pointers, but even the stars are not very interested in three-pointers.
For example, Jordan, now that the three-point line has been shortened, his three-point shooting has only increased. This season was the season with the highest three-point shooting percentage in his career, reaching 42.
Even with this shooting percentage, Jordan still doesn't like to shoot three-pointers. He averaged only three-point shots per game this season...
This is simply unimaginable in later generations. Don’t you make crazy three-pointers with such a high three-point shooting rate?
If you don't make averaging ten three-pointers per game, you're simply sorry for this shooting percentage.
In short, this era is not so popular as an offensive weapon of three-pointers.
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Now Davidson is planning to start increasing the number of three-point shots of some teams.
Sledgehammers once discussed some basketball theories from later generations with Davidson, and knew the importance of three-pointers.
In addition, the three-point line is shortened now, and it is a good time to shoot three-pointers in a crazy way...
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At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of both sides took the team to the venue separately and made excuses with the media. The highly anticipated battle was over.
As for Jordan and Davidson's agreement on winning or losing before the game, because both sides were very angry in this game, no one mentioned this after the game.
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During the next day's training, Davidson told the Kings that his ideas were also to increase the number of three-point shots on the outside.
In the next few games, Davidson tried the effect of increasing three-point shots in actual combat, at least Davidson himself was quite satisfied.
Nowadays, the average number of three-point shots per game by teams in the league is about 15 times, between 14 and 15 times, and the previous Bulls are generally within this range.
After four games with the Bulls, the Kings increased their average three-point shooting from 15 to 21 per game.
Such three-point shots are naturally not enough to compare with later generations. In later generations, there is no average of 30 three-point shots per game, so I feel embarrassed to say that my team can shoot three-pointers...
With a higher frequency of three-point shooting, the scoring efficiency has indeed been slightly improved, but it has only been improved six times, and the increase is not large.
Nowadays, we can only proceed step by step. If the three-pointers are improved too much in the short term, the players' condition will definitely be affected, and they need a process of adaptation.
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In the blink of an eye, the regular season schedule entered April. In the remaining half month schedule, the Kings still have a away game against the Bulls.
On April 13, the Kings' home game began.
What is speechless is that the Kings' main players did not see any of the players in this game, and even the head coach Davidson did not come to Chicago.
Davidson gave up the last game of the season.
Because there is really no need to fight. This game is the Kings' away game. If all the main players are played, it will definitely be another fierce battle, which will be unfavorable to the next playoff schedule.
If you are unlucky and hurt the main player, it would be ugly to be the king.
The Bulls will never give up on this game. They have now achieved a record of 71 wins, so they naturally think that they can further improve their winning numbers.
Davidson simply gave up on this game and refused to fight the Bulls. Anyway, there are more opportunities to fight the Bulls in the future.
After this game, the Bulls set the record of the most winning games in a single season with a record of 72 wins and 10 losses.
Such a number of wins is shocking. Many fans shouted that this record will definitely become the ultimate in NBA history, which means that no other team can achieve such a record in the future.
The Bulls are extremely dazzling, and the Kings' performance this season is actually enough to be called dazzling.
The record of 63 wins and 19 losses broke the record of the best record in the Kings' history.
This season, Davidson coached as the head coach. With such a record, he should be able to get the reward for his achievement, but perhaps because the season has not ended, Davidson failed to get the reward.
Chapter completed!