Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 123 Welcome to the All-Star Weekend

After defeating the Timberwolves, there are three games left before the All-Star Weekend. As the Kings' first All-Star since Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller in 2004, Tyreke will also be After missing the Los Angeles All-Star Game due to injury last season, he officially set foot on the All-Star game for the first time.

Since the three games before the All-Star Game were played at home, not only all Kings fans, but the Kings also hope that Tyreke can go to Orlando with three perfect victories.

Facing the visiting Utah Jazz, the Kings encountered a lot of challenges. The powerful combination of Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson made it difficult for the Kings without Cousins ​​and West. Reid, Whiteside and others are not opponents at both ends of the offense and defense.The Jazz also seized the weak link of the Kings, mainly attacking the Kings inside, and soon took the lead on the court.

However, it is not the first time that the Kings have faced the problem of lack of personnel, and they also realize that a team with a strong inside will inevitably maximize its own advantages when the Kings' inside strength declines.

Faced with the situation on the court, the Kings shifted the focus of offensive firepower to the outside line. Taking Tyreke's breakthrough as the starting point, Morrow, Casspi, Garcia, Udri and others looked for opportunities outside, using a mobile play to maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses. , Do not fight too much with the Jazz inside.At the same time, the insiders of the Kings are all young insiders with excellent athletic ability. Relying on their own athletic talent to cooperate with the outside line to run and bomb, the Jazz team, which is dominated by the inside combination of Millsap and Jefferson, gradually lost its own advantages.

The Kings are all soldiers. Due to the absence of the three main players, everyone can be replaced except Tyreke. In this way, the choice of the Kings' personnel is more free, and everyone has sufficient playing time. Far better than the Jazz. In the second half of the game, the Jazz gradually began to be unable to do what they wanted, but the Kings became more and more courageous at home. Fossen staged alley-oop dunks on their heads, which raised the atmosphere of the home court to the extreme.

The Kings finally defeated the Jazz at home 101-94, ushered in two consecutive victories after a three-game losing streak, Tyreke continued to play well in this game, single-core led the team forward, scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists beautiful report card.

The next game the Kings ushered in is the Los Angeles Lakers. Before this game, the Lakers had a record of 18 wins and 13 losses. The record is not bad, but for the Lakers who dominated the Western Conference a few years ago, it can only be said Not satisfactory, the Lakers this season has changed from the dominant class in the past few years to the western powers. The age of the team's main frame, the departure of Odom, the best sixth man of last season, and the mediocrity of the substitute strength make the Lakers have a strong relationship with other players. The deterrence of the team has gradually declined, and today's Lakers no longer make everyone terrified.
But as long as there is the league's leading superstar Kobe Bryant, the Lakers will never lose their competitiveness. Coupled with the continuous growth of Andrew Bynum, who has become the starting center of the Western Conference All-Star this season, the Lakers are still worth it. People expect.

However, Kobe did not play in this game due to back pain, which gave the kings, who were short of major generals, a chance to win.As in the previous game against the Jazz, the Lakers' strong inside line composed of Gasol and Bynum is also the first choice for attacking the Kings' defense. However, Kobe, the Lakers' top scorer, did not play. The gap between the teams was not that big, and the Kings still used the same strategy as they played against the Jazz. At the same time, the weak perimeter defenses of Steve Blake and Ramon Sessions were beaten to pieces by Tyreke.

In the end, the Kings won another victory 107 to 97, extending the winning streak to three games. Tyreke once again scored explosive data in this game, and his performance of 38 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists was perfect enough.

One day after defeating the Lakers, the NBA officially announced the best of the week. Tyreke led the team to achieve a record of 3 wins and 3 loss this week and was elected the best of the week in the Western Conference with the team lacking 1 main players!This is the second time Tyreke has been elected as the Western Conference Player of the Week this season and the fourth time in his career!The last time the best of the week was the week before the announcement of the All-Star voting, Tyreke was elected for his 4+ consecutive team leadership performances, and this time Tyreke's statistics are even more brutal!
A game of 60+!A game of 40+!30+ in two games!

Averaged 45.5 points, 6 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game! ! !
Leading the league in scoring average, this week's personal performance is absolutely historic! ! !

With the best glory of the week, Tyreke and the Kings also ushered in the last game before the All-Star Weekend, against the Philadelphia 76ers led by Andre Iguodala.

So far in the season, the 76ers have a record of 20 wins and 13 losses, which can be said to be quite good.The head star Iguodala was also selected to the All-Star lineup for the first time in his career. Although there are no superstars in the team, the strength of each position is balanced and there are many players with outstanding abilities.

In addition to the all-around fighter Iguodala, the veteran Elton Brand, who was selected for the All-Star twice, is still strong. The first post-90s player to enter the NBA, Zhu Holiday, has become a starter and is maturing day by day. The season is the seventh season of the 76ers, the super sixth man Louis Williams has shown his killer talent and become the team's top scorer, as well as Evan Turner, Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, Jodi Meeks, Nikola Vucevic and other elite soldiers can be regarded as a very powerful team.

No team can perform amazingly every game. There are always ups and downs. Facing the 76ers, the Kings' style of play was targeted by the 76ers. Iguodala relied on his top defensive ability to crazily pinch the Kings' arrow figure Ty Rick, cut him off from the team, keep the ball out of Tyreke's hands.At the same time, Tyreke also failed to continue the crazy performance of last week. Tyreke's hand feeling in this game is very average. Due to the accumulation of fatigue, the game state is not good. Buddha's strength was also exhausted. Although there were still bright moments in the game, he did not dominate the game.

最终国王队主场以100比109败给了76人队，终结3连胜，泰瑞克全场拿下22分3板6助，对于他来说这样的表现只能说普普通通。

On this day, the NBA officially announced the list of players participating in the Skills Challenge in the Orlando All-Star Game. Tyreke will join Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, Kyle Li Owen participated in this event together, and the upcoming All-Star Weekend schedule is full for Tyreke!
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