Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 115 The Second All-Star
Although two generals were lost, the season is still going on, and the Suns are waiting for the Kings in Phoenix in the next game.

After the game against the Trail Blazers, the Kings went to Phoenix overnight, and the game against the Suns would be played the next day, leaving no time for the Kings to breathe.

Against the Suns, Whiteside started to replace Cousins, and Garcia also got a chance to start because of Caron Butler's absence.At the US Airways Center in Phoenix, the Kings regrouped after a two-game losing streak. Although the two main players were absent, the Kings still played a good performance.

Due to the joining of Caron Butler and the reuse of Jimmy Butler this season, the playing time of the veteran Garcia, who played for the team in the 05-06 season, has been reduced a lot. This season is Garcia's seventh in the Kings This season, Garcia hadn't gotten a starting chance before this game.

Garcia, who returned to the starting lineup, showed excellent form at the beginning of the game. Two consecutive corner three-pointers opened up the team. At the same time, at the age of 30, he is still in the last golden age of athletes. On the defensive end, Garcia Still working hard as always, Caron Butler's strength at his peak was completely higher than Garcia's by several levels. Even if he is no longer at his peak, he is still better than Garcia in all aspects, but Garcia, who has returned to the starting lineup, is in excellent condition , It can be regarded as filling the vacancy left by Caron Butler.

If Caron Butler's absence can be made up for through personnel adjustments, then the impact of Cousins' absence is immeasurable.Cousins, as the team's inside core, has all the qualities of a super center. At the same time, with his attacking range as far as the three-point line, many tactics of the Kings revolve around Cousins.Whiteside, who replaced Cousins ​​in the first game, is just a rough guy with excellent jumping skills, and his tactical status is not the same as that of Cousins. Turnovers, offense and waiting for the ball-handler to create an opportunity.

The original internal and external dual-core now only has the single-core of Tyreke, and the team's entire tactical system has changed. However, facing the Suns, Cousins' inside partner West assumed the responsibility of Cousins Offensive firepower output.When West played for the New Orleans Hornets, he was Chris Paul's deputy. Now that he has come to the Kings, although he has had outstanding personal performances, due to the team's key training Tyreke and Test Sins, the cornerstone of the two young teams, West more retreated behind the two, but West's personal strength is still there. As long as he is given a chance to make a move, he will definitely not let people disappointment.

In this game, West faced Channing Frye, who was not good at defense, and repeatedly relied on his strong body to single Frye. However, although West played smoothly on the offensive end, he faced Frye, who is good at three-point shooting and long-range mid-range shooting after the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, coupled with Nash's series and cooperation, West, who moves slowly, has no good solution.

After the Kings lacked two main players, even if others can make up for the impact of their absence to a certain extent, what the team needs most is Tyreke's performance.Facing the weak defense of the Suns, Tyreke, who has unlimited firepower, made a sudden outside shot and killed all directions. No one can stop Tyreke.

In the end, the Kings took the victory in Phoenix and defeated the Suns 104 to 97. Frye scored 9 of 5 three-pointers and scored the Suns' highest score of 24 points. Tyreke scored 34 points. The highest score in the game, and contributed 7 rebounds and 7 assists at the same time. West and Frye formed a mutual explosive trend, contributing 27 points and 10 rebounds. Three teams with 20 wins.

Although they won the Suns, everyone can see that the strength of the Kings has dropped a lot without Cousins.Although West took over Cousins' offensive firepower to a certain extent in this game, there is still an essential difference from when Cousins ​​was on the court. At the same time, in future games, it is impossible to expect anyone who can really replace Cousins After all, he is a super insider who averages 20+10 per game!How the Kings can continue to maintain their competitiveness during the period without Cousins ​​is the top priority for the Kings.

And one day after the end of the game with the Suns, the NBA officially announced the list of East and West substitutes for the 2012 Orlando All-Star Game.

Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh, Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Andre Iguodala, Luol Deng, and Roy Hibbert were named to the East's All-Star bench. Andre Iguodala, Luol Deng, and Roy Hibbert were all first-time All-Stars.

Tyreke Evans, Russell Westbrook, Tony Parker, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, LaMarcus Aldridge and Marc Gasol selected for West The All-Star bench lineup, of which LaMarcus Aldridge and Marc Gasol are also selected as All-Stars for the first time.

Although he was not selected as the All-Star starter, with Tyreke's personal data and team record this season, coupled with Tyreke's popularity, as previously expected, Tyreke was successfully selected for the Orlando All-Star. The third year, the second time to become an All-Star!
In the history of the Kings, those who can be selected to the All-Star twice or more in the first three years of their careers can be traced back to the predecessors of the Kings, the Rochester Royals and the Cincinnati Royals, the three Hall of Fame superstars Oscar Robertson in the 60s , Jack Twyman, Maurice Stokes did it!
In terms of personal performance in the first three years of his career, Tyreke can be said to be the most outstanding one since the Kings moved to Sacramento!
When the NBA officially announced the list of substitute lineups for the Orlando All-Star Game, the Kings officials also expressed their congratulations to Tyreke through various channels such as the official website and official tweets.

The entire interface of the homepage of the Kings official website has been updated once again with a huge poster of Tyreke, which is a frontal dunk picture of Tyreke, with black and gray as the main color. At the same time, many special effects have been added around the body of Tyreke, showing There is a thunderous momentum, and behind Tyreke is exaggerated and eye-catching purple text, which echoes the purple number 13 on Tyreke's chest, which is simple and straight to the point.

"ALL-STAR—TYREKE!"

(End of this chapter)