Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 17
After winning the first win of the season, the Kings started their three-game road trip.The next day the team flew to Newark, New Jersey to prepare for the second regular season game with the New Jersey Nets tomorrow.

The second regular season game of the Kings started at the Prudential Center Arena and the New Jersey Nets. The overall strength of the New Jersey Nets is average, but the team also has the 08-09 All-Star Devin Harris and the potential insider Brook Lopez. Of these two stars, one is extremely fast, has strong foul-making ability, and the other has extremely rich inside offensive methods. Under the leadership of the two, the New Jersey Nets caused a lot of trouble to the visiting Sacramento Kings.Tyreke mainly defended Harris in the whole game. The reason why star players are star players is because they are different, and Harris relies on his speed. Although Harris can't fight, but his speed is indeed higher than Tyrek Rick beats.Although Tyreke's physical fitness is definitely one of the best in the first and second positions, and his speed is also quite fast, there is still some gap compared with Harris.Defending Harris has cost Tyreek a lot of physical energy, which has reduced Tyreek's offensive efficiency to a certain extent.Fortunately, Harris was still restrained by Tyreke, and Harris' power in the offense was not brought into play.

On the other hand, Lopez has a variety of offensive methods and comprehensive inside skills, but his defensive ability is really not flattering, and he can't defend Cousins ​​at all on the defensive end.Similarly, although Cousins ​​has a certain defensive ability, one is lack of experience, and the other is that he really can't guard Lopez.Lopez and Cousins ​​were on the offensive. Landry of the Kings also played well, and Derek Favors, who was a 10th rookie with Cousins, came off the bench It is also efficient.

The two teams played quite tangled in this game, which also made Tyreke feel the intensity of the NBA. The last victory against the Timberwolves did not explain anything. He got whatever he wanted in the game against the Timberwolves because the Timberwolves were against him. There is a large gap in the authenticity of people.In this game, the former All-Star player Devin Harris put a lot of pressure on Tyreke in the matchup with Tyreke, and also made Tyreke see his own shortcomings. Things need to be learned, knowing that I still have a long way to go.

The balance of the final victory was still tilted towards the Kings. Garcia hit a key three-pointer at the end of the fourth quarter, forcing the Nets to use foul tactics. At the critical moment, Udri made two free throws and the Nets were powerless. The Sacramento Kings 103 Than 99 passed through danger and welcomed two consecutive victories.Tyreke played 36 minutes in the game, made 19 of 8 shots, scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and also made 5 turnovers. His performance was not bad, but compared with the previous game, it was still not enough. He still relied on his talent to fight Harris evenly. Harris made 14 of 7 shots in the game, scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Kings, who had won two consecutive victories, had no time to rest. They flew to Cleveland immediately and ushered in the third game of the season at Quicken Loans Arena the next day.The 4-day, 3-game away trip at the beginning of the season also made Tyreke realize the hardships of the NBA. The tight schedule of 82 regular season games really requires an extremely strong body to cope.

The Cleveland Cavaliers ranked No. [-] in the Eastern Conference last season, and then in the offseason, the head star LeBron James announced through the nationally broadcast special program "Decision" to join the Miami Heat. Reece Bosh formed the Super Big Three. At this time, the Cavaliers have lost their former edge without James, and it can be said that they have become lambs at the mercy of others.

Facing the Cavaliers whose biggest player in the team is the 34-year-old Antawn Jamison, Tyreke resumed his bravery in the game against the Timberwolves, and the defensive end easily suppressed the main point guard of the Cavaliers, Ramon Sessions , the offensive end relied on his impeccable breakthrough to sieve the Cavaliers' defense. In the end, the Sacramento Kings beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114 to 93, winning three consecutive away games. Tyreke contributed a season high in the whole game 31 points, plus 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

After three consecutive away trips, the next four games of the Kings will be held at the Sleep Train Arena at home. After the game with the Cavaliers, all the team members will take a chartered flight back to Sacramento.The plane was full of cheers and laughter. Before the start of the season, no one could have imagined that they would win three consecutive away games, even the head coach Westphal did not expect it.Although the opponents in these three away games are not strong, and they can even be regarded as the lower reaches of the league, but last season, the Kings were still second to last in the Western Conference. Being able to achieve such results made everyone full of confidence in this season.

Back at home, the team will face the challenge of the Toronto Raptors.Back home, Tyreke felt the enthusiasm of the home fans for the first time. It was completely different from the preseason. After all, it was a real regular season. The fans wore the jerseys of their favorite home team players and shouted passionately. Emotions are much higher than those of fans watching preseason games.With the lingering prestige of three consecutive away games and the excitement of playing at home for the first time in the new season, the Kings started the team's first game at home in the new season with the Toronto Raptors.

In the direct confrontation with DeMar DeRozan, who was also a rookie in the 09 class, Tyreke also achieved an all-round victory.Tyreke knows that DeRozan's shortcoming is long-range shooting ability. In Tyreke's memory, DeRozan has never been a qualified shooter. Even in 17, his long-range shooting is still average, let alone playing now. One season of DeRozan.Tyreke defended DeRozan's drive to the basket and mid-range shots, forcing DeRozan to shoot long shots, which greatly reduced DeRozan's scoring efficiency.At the same time, on the offensive end, facing Jose Calderon who was defending himself, Tyreke was like no one. After DeRozan switched defenses, Tyreke reduced his individual singles and strengthened his passing, which also made the Raptors useless. countermeasures.

Although the Kings team was tested by Andrea Bargnani, the No. 06 pick in 99, due to Tyreke's outstanding performance and the limited strength of the Raptors, the Sacramento Kings defeated the visiting Raptors 90-4. Winning the first home win of the new season and ushering in an exciting 24-game winning streak, Tyreke scored 7 points, 6 rebounds and [-] assists in this game.

After winning the Raptors, the Sacramento Kings won 4 games and 4 games. Although the opponents were the weakest in the league, it also allowed the team to rank first in the Western Conference for a while. In the 4 games, Tyreke averaged 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, as if he was in the world!
(End of this chapter)