Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 116
It is not surprising that Tyreke was selected as an All-Star. In addition, it is not the first time he has been selected as an All-Star. Everyone just congratulated Tyreek symbolically.But for Tyreke himself, he is still looking forward to this All-Star Tour. After all, although he was also selected as an All-Star last season, he was absent due to injuries. At this moment, Tyreke is very concerned about the upcoming All-Star Game Very longing.

After finishing the game with the Suns, the Kings will face the Clippers in Los Angeles three days later.

Two days before the start of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Kings arrived in Los Angeles. Due to the team's successive injuries, Coach Westphal did not choose to train on the days when the game was not played, and chose to give the players a vacation again. One day, after all the continuous away games, the accumulation of fatigue caused by the traveling has still had a certain impact on the personal status of the players.

At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Kings continued the starting lineup from the previous game, and the Clippers put out Chris Paul, Randy Foye, Marcus Thornton, Blake Gerry Finn, DeAndre Jordan's starting lineup.

After getting Chris Paul this season, the Clippers made great strides and became a strong force in the Western Conference, completely erasing the image of the bottom three underdogs in the Western Conference last season. At the same time, the Clippers also became the Orlando All-Star Game this year Super big winners, both Paul and Griffin were selected to the Western All-Star starting lineup at the same time!
Although at the beginning of the season, the Clippers encountered a super reversal in their first match against the Kings, but this does not explain the strength of the Clippers through a game. At present, the Clippers still have 17 wins and 8 losses. The record ranks third in the West.

Facing the Clippers again, compared to the last time, the Kings lacked two main players this time. The reversal of the last contest made the Clippers hold grudges.

Under the leadership of Paul, the Clippers were fully fired. Foye on the outside and Thornton, the king's waivers, fired consecutive shots. Griffin and Jordan worked in various aerial operations on the inside. Team score difference.

The inside line lost Cousins' powerful offensive firepower, and Jordan completely turned the Clippers' inside line into a no-fly zone. The gap between Whiteside's personal ability and Cousins's is still very large, basically no With his own offensive ability, he just waits for his teammates to feed him at the basket, unlike Cousins ​​who can create offensive opportunities and attract defense through his personal ability.Jordan doesn't need much energy to mark Whiteside, which allows him to focus more on blocking outside breakthroughs. At the same time, Whiteside's cooperation with Tyreke is not as good as Tyreke and Cousins. The tacit understanding made Tyreke's several breakthroughs into the inside all come back without success, and he even ate Jordan's bloody hat in a row!
Without the effective cooperation of his teammates, relying solely on his own personal ability to kill the inside line, facing an elite inside defender like Jordan, Tyreke's breakthrough lethality is greatly reduced, and there is also a strong blocker like Paul on the outside. , Tyreke can only be considered a qualified shot and cannot score effectively at all.The Clippers have an overwhelming defense inside and outside waiting for Tyreke, and Tyreke played extremely hard throughout the game.

The Kings couldn't play a continuous offense at all, so they relied on sporadic bit by bit, while the Clippers played more and more openly, even after coming off the bench, they completely suppressed the Kings.In the end, the Kings lost 88 to 112 to the Clippers in the away game. The huge difference of 24 points is also the biggest loss of the Kings this season. Tyreke only made 23 of 6 shots and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. 5 assists, less than 6% shooting rate and [-] turnovers. Such a poor performance is obviously unqualified for a team core. In the Staples Center Arena, both Tyreke and the Kings lost
Losing to the Clippers is not the end of the road trip. The Kings will go to Memphis to face the Grizzlies before returning to their home court.

The Grizzlies' current record is 14 wins and 14 losses, which is not particularly brilliant, but the season is still long, and no one can deny the strong strength of the Grizzlies.

In the first match between the two teams, the Kings relied on Cousins' wonderful performance to win the Grizzlies with difficulty, but this game lacked Cousins ​​and Caron Butler, facing the Grizzlies again, The Kings are clearly in big trouble.

The Grizzlies are a typical team in the league that everyone is afraid of. With a strong style of play and iron-blooded defense, no team can say that they are sure to win the Grizzlies.In the last match, Tyreke was struggling under the defense of Tony Allen. In this game, without Cousins' inside containment, Tyreke received more targeted marking than when he played against the Clippers.

However, the absence of Cousins ​​​​has damaged the team's offensive ability more. On the defensive end, the role of Cousins ​​​​for the Kings can basically be replaced by Whiteside, and even Whiteside has done better than Cousins ​​in some aspects. S is even better.

Facing the non-offensive Grizzlies, although the Kings were more thoroughly restricted on the offensive end and Tyreke was completely locked up by targeted defenses, they still had the capital to play a defensive battle with the Grizzlies.The pace of the game was very slow, with all kinds of confrontations, fouls, and the game was cut into pieces. Although the Grizzlies led the Kings in score, they were still unable to really open the score until the end of the third quarter.

Just when people thought that the two teams would fight until the end of the game, the unlucky Kings, who were so unlucky to drink water, were hit hard again
David West accidentally stepped on Zach Randolph's instep after landing in a rebound scramble, his left ankle bent at an angle visible to the naked eye, and then fell heavily to the ground!
The moment West fell to the ground, a burst of despair surged into the hearts of all the members of the Kings. God, why is it so unfair? The Kings, which surprised the entire league at the beginning of the season, are preparing to show their strengths this season. Another discount in 6 consecutive away games? !

Sure enough, as everyone expected, after the examination by the team doctor, West was carried out of the stadium. The Kings players on the field, including everyone on the bench, lowered their heads helplessly, and even some fans on the sidelines Covering his head in disbelief, he looked at all this on the field. Everyone knew that the Kings had injured two main players in just two games before, but they didn't expect to injure another one today. It was really terrible.
After West left the field, the emotions of the Kings team were greatly affected. After entering the fourth quarter, the team failed to adjust. In the end, the Kings hated Memphis 92 to 97. They didn't take it too seriously, they were most concerned about West's injury right now.
After the game, West was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, but fortunately it was not particularly serious, but he will be out for at least 3 to 5 weeks.
(End of this chapter)