Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 14 Opener, Minnesota

"The Kings' first game of the 10-11 season is about to start at the Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now the team has left the hotel where they stayed and went to the arena to prepare for the game. I am the team reporter James Ham I will report on the spot for you."

In the locker room of the visiting team in the Target Center arena, Tyreke and his teammates were making final preparations before going on the court. Coach Westphal stood in the middle of the locker room. He clapped his hands to signal everyone to listen to him, "Today is our The first regular season game of the new season, although it is an away game, everyone must show their best form! The opponent is not strong, we must win this game! Benno Udry, Tyreke Evan Adams, Francisco Garcia, Carl Landry, DeMarcus Cousins, you five are today's starters!"

The game was about to start, and in the aisle, the Kings put their hands together and lowered their heads to surround Tyreke. Tyreke shouted loudly: "In the first regular season game, we will go out and beat them! The victory must be ours! One, two, three, come on!"

"One, two, three, come on!" Everyone jumped and shouted together.

"Dear viewers, today is the first game of the new season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves sit at home and ushered in the challenge of the Sacramento Kings. I am Dave Benz, the live commentator, and my partner Jim Peterson is beside me. Jim, what do you think of today's game?"

"Last year, our team was at the bottom of the Western Conference, and the Kings were second to last in the Western Conference. The results of both teams were not satisfactory. This year, our team has undergone a major change in personnel. It can be said that we have undergone a major change. The main player Al Jefferson left. The team should be preparing to completely strengthen Kevin Love. At the same time, the talented player Michael Beasley and Luke Ridnour, who signed for 4 years and 1600 million, should lock two starting positions. This year's No. 2008 pick Wesley Johnson also has superstar potential, and Nikola Pekovic, who was drafted in [-], may bring surprises. With the growth of young people on the team, in general this year our team should be better than last season. There has been a big change. On the other hand, the Kings did not make any big moves except for the trade of Samuel Dalembert and the signing of DeMarcus Cousins. What can Cousins ​​do as a rookie? I don't know, the only thing to watch for the Kings is last year's best rookie, Tyreke Evans. In today's game, both teams are relatively young, and the point to watch is whether the rookies perform well. I personally like the Timberwolves to win the game."

"Okay Jim, the game is about to start, let's look back on the field."

The starting lineup for the Minnesota Timberwolves today is Luke Ridnour, Wayne Ellington, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Darko Milicic, Cousins ​​and Milicic standing in the middle The circle is ready to jump the ball, and as the Timberwolves get the ball, the game officially begins!
Ridnour controlled the ball in the front court and handed it to Love at the top of the arc. Landry, who had shrunk in, was still two steps away from Love. Love took a look at Landry and shot a three-pointer directly from the spot!
Landry didn't expect Love to take a long-range shot after catching the ball. Although Love often took three-pointers in the first two seasons of his career, he didn't shoot frequently. Today, when he came up and fired directly from a long distance, Landry was caught off guard.

Landry rushed to Love and reached out to interfere, but the ball had already drawn an arc in the air and entered the net hollow!

"Beautiful! Love suddenly shot a cold arrow and hit a three-pointer! The Timberwolves scored first!" Benz said excitedly on the commentary stage.

The Kings organized an offense. Tyreke gave the ball to Cousins ​​inside. Cousins ​​received the ball and singled Milicic, pressing Milicic to squeeze in. Ellington turned around to defend Cousins. At this time Tyreke, who was defended by Ellington, saw the gap and bypassed Ellington to cut to the basket. Cousins ​​understood it, and when the ball arrived, Tyreke caught the ball with a light pick and hit two points!Tyreke scored for the first time in the NBA regular season!
This is one of the common matches between Tyreke and Cousins ​​in training. Tyreke and Cousins ​​stand on one side, and Cousins ​​singles out the defender with the ball. Cousins' tonnage and small skills are enough to deal with most inside defenses Or, once the outside defender pinches Cousins, Tyreke will immediately run to find a gap to receive the pass from Cousins. Turn back and lean back to cast.This all relies on Cousins' coping ability and restraint, which is enough to cause damage to ordinary defenders.

"Beautiful! DeMarcus! Milicic can't defend you inside, you come to penetrate their inside!" Tyreke and Cousins ​​said as they ran back together after the goal.

"Tyreke, today is my first battle, I want to show everyone my strength, give me the ball as much as you want!" Cousins ​​shouted towards Tyreke.

After the Timberwolves hit the first goal by Love, due to the large number of newcomers on the team, Ridnour and Beasley among the starting five just joined the team in the new season. Milicic also joined the team in the middle of last season. Linton had only started one game last season, and the team's coordination was extremely messy. At the same time, Beasley was obsessed with fighting alone, and the entire team's offense fell into a stalemate.At the same time, Cousins ​​frequently made troubles on the inside. Cousins ​​has height, strength, skills, and a stable mid-range. Whether it is Milicic or Love, single defense can't prevent Cousins ​​at all. , allowing Cousins ​​to score 6 points in a row. Once the defense against Cousins ​​gave the Kings an outside chance, the Kings soon played a wave of 18 to 6 under the leadership of Cousins. Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis Forced to call a timeout, the Sacramento Kings led 20-9 by 11 points.

"Very good, everyone is playing very well. The Timberwolves lineup has changed too much, and the coordination is too low. This wave is very aggressive. Now that we have established some leads, we start to rotate the lineup, but we must continue to press on the court. Opponents, strengthen your defense!" On the Kings bench, coach Westphal loudly reminded the players.

The timeout ended and the game continued. The Kings replaced Tyreke, Cousins ​​and Udry with Hyde, Green and Dalembert. The Timberwolves replaced Milicic and Ellington with Anthony Toliver and Wesley Johnson.

"Wesley Johnson is on the field! Wesley Johnson, the No. [-] pick from Syracuse University, Jim, I heard you know that the Timberwolves stayed up all night happily when they selected Wesley?"

"Yes, I am quite optimistic about him, an absolute superstar talent! I can't believe we can select him with the fourth pick! Although he is one of the oldest players in this draft, his physical talent , His shooting is all fascinating. Cousins, the king's fifth pick, played well before, but now it's Wesley's show time!!"

(End of this chapter)