Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 170 The Sadness of the Old Calf

Driven by Tyreke and Jimmy's perimeter defense, the defensive vitality of the Kings team was mobilized. The Mavericks only scored 16 points in the first quarter. The Kings ended the first quarter with a 30-16 lead over the Mavericks by 14 points.

"Great job!" Coach Westphal clapped high-fives with the players who left the field one by one.

"The rotation started in the second quarter. To deal with the Mavericks' defensive strength, we must always be on the line. Most of them are veterans. The greater the intensity of the game, the more unfavorable they are. The second quarter will continue to consume them. Don't ask for many points. Do your best to defend and consume them. !"

Coach Westphal's strategy is obvious. Judging from the last game, the veterans of the Mavericks who have experienced countless brilliance still have a strong offensive ability. Sexual defense is basically impossible. They can only use their own defensive experience to make predictions and create defensive traps.This allows the Kings not to consume too much on the offensive end, so they can naturally devote more energy to the defensive end.

Using his obvious physical advantage to consume many veterans of the Mavericks in defense, making the offense they are good at unable to play, and at the same time consuming too much in offense makes the defense they are not good at become a huge black hole!
At the beginning of the second quarter, although Thomas Jr., Jimmy, Garcia, Thompson, and Whiteside lacked stars, the rotation lineup for the Mavericks was enough. For the Mavericks, Carter and Nowitzki were still on the court. The three are Beau Bois, Odom, and White.

The protagonist of this game is Jimmy Butler. After playing the entire first quarter, he still maintained sufficient vitality in the second quarter. Odom will even go up to the fourth position to defend Nowitzki.

Thomas Jr. is the biggest defensive loophole of the Kings at this time, but the Mavericks are already overwhelmed, and they have already encountered a fierce defense. There is obviously a big gap in the personal abilities of other positions, and they are all tightly marked. Nowitzki can only choose to continue shooting even if he fails to make consecutive shots.
When Tyreke returned to the court, the score between the two teams was further widened. After Tyreke returned to the court, he launched a new round of impact on the Mavericks' defense. It is normal to say that the shooting rate and offensive efficiency are not high, but the defense of the Kings in this game is really good. The Mavericks kept making mistakes and the halftime shooting rate was as low as freezing point. This is not only because of the overall defense of the Kings, but also because of the Mavericks. In its own downturn, the whole team was lost under the leadership of Dirk Nowitzki. Until the end of the second quarter, the Mavericks only scored 34 points. Only halftime after the game, the Kings had already led the Mavericks by as many as 26 points.
Back in the second half, the Mavericks still haven’t found their own form after the halftime break adjustment, and the point difference is still widened. Until the second half of the third quarter, the Mavericks have fallen behind by a full 35 points
The sideline commentators Derek Harper and Mark Frowell couldn't help shaking their heads. The disastrous defeat of this game is basically unavoidable.
Before the end of the third quarter, the Kings team headed by Tyreke was replaced in turn. Tyreke also put on a training shirt and will not play in this game. Tyreke played 25 minutes in this game and scored 20. He scored 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and also contributed 4 steals.

With the main force of the Kings no longer ready to play, the Mavericks also withdrew their main force and completely gave up the game. Nowitzki played 28 minutes in the game and scored 17 points on only 5 of 13 shots. It's pretty hot, and completely out of character for Nowitzki's average.
The fourth quarter turned into a competition between the bench players of the two teams. In the long 12 minutes, the players at the end of the bench also got the chance to play. The Kings played the least amount of time this season. Lavoy Allen. Allen, who plays power forward for the second-round pick at the same time, has to face the position competition of West, Faried and Thompson. Naturally, it is difficult to make a bright future. His situation this season is very similar to that of Whiteside last season. Similarly, whether he can get a stable appearance like Whiteside in the future depends on future opportunities. What he can do now is to seize every opportunity, and he needs to do his best to express himself in such garbage time.

The Mavericks trailed by more than 30 points before the start of the fourth quarter, which can be said to be a shame for the defending champion. Many home fans couldn't bear to continue watching the game, and left the arena one after another...

In the end, the Kings beat the Mavericks 108 to 79 in the away game, which can be regarded as revenge for being killed in the last game.

"Mark, this game is really... Hey, I don't know what to say. How do you think the team should deal with the rest of the schedule after this big defeat?"

"Being able to kill the Kings in the last game does not mean that we are stronger than them, nor does it mean that we have experienced a big defeat in this game. The defensive strength of the Kings in this game has almost risen to the level of the playoffs. The players were very uncomfortable. At the same time, everyone saw that everyone was completely out of shape in this game. This kind of performance is not the same every time. In general, with the team’s rich experience, it is not easy to adjust to the next game schedule with the team’s rich experience. Difficult things, everyone has experienced big storms, and it should not be a big problem to finally reach the playoffs... If we meet the Kings in the playoffs, I believe that in 7 games with 4 wins, the Kings may not be able to beat us... At the same time We cannot ignore the problems exposed by the team this season. Although the team has rich experience, the lineup is too old. The team needs younger star players. From Tyreke Evans, we can see that he This kind of impact and vitality is what the team lacks most now..."

The big victory over the Mavericks, the Kings were not surprised at all. After the last match, they had a certain understanding of the strength of the Mavericks. Tyreke and others believed that the strength of the team was definitely higher than that of the Mavericks. In the many matchups in the game, they can rely on their rich experience to play some unexpected situations, but in the regular season, everyone believes that as long as they go all out, they can definitely beat the Mavericks with their age and talent.

But after the game against the Mavericks, the Kings will face a more brutal schedule and tougher opponents...

(End of this chapter)