Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 40 Returning to the starting lineup
The next day, the Sacramento Kings ushered in the Orlando Magic at home.

At the pre-match press conference, Coach Westphal announced the starting lineup for the game. Tyreke returned to the starting lineup, and Thornton sat on the bench again after experiencing a start.

The match between the two sides is about to start. In the locker room of the home team, Thornton took the initiative to find Tyreke.

"Tyreke, I did not perform well in the last game, but if you can return to the starting lineup in this game, don't play in a mess again, otherwise I won't convince you, I will give it to you as a coach looking at your fame. opportunity!" Thornton played as a substitute again after a first game, and he was naturally a little bit resentful.

"Marcus, I won't bother you about my elder brother, just take care of yourself!" Whiteside, who was sitting next to Tyreke, could not understand Thornton who wanted to compete with Tyreke.

"Heh, the manager of the drinking fountain." Thornton muttered.

"What did you say?! Say it again!" Whiteside stared at Thornton's words and shouted with raised fists, all the teammates around him looked at him.

Tyreke stretched out his hand to stop Whiteside. Whiteside's character is impulsive and irritable, and he doesn't like Thornton. Tyreke is also worried that he will do something stupid, "Hassan! Don't make trouble!"

Then he calmly looked at Thornton and said, "Marcus, it doesn't matter to me whether I play in the starting lineup or not. As for what you think, it's up to you!"

After all, he pulled Whiteside to sit down and made the final pre-match preparations, then ignored Thornton, and Thornton didn't bother himself, and returned to his position.

In the sleep train arena, the audience is basically seated, the atmosphere of the game has not been ignited, players from both sides have entered the field, Tyreke, who started the game, walked to the technical table with a smile, and Arena, who came from the visiting team's bench, The two had a friendly bear hug.

Arenas reached out and patted Tyreke's head, and whispered in his ear: "Brother, remember what I said, and behave well!"

"Gentlemen and ladies! This is Grant Napier, the sideline commentator for today's game, and this is my partner, Jerry Reiritz. Today's game is about to start. After losing to the Houston Rockets in the last game, the team and the West The win gap between No. 8 widened to 2.5 games. In this game, Tyreke Evans returned to the starting lineup, and Marcus Thornton, who performed poorly in the previous game, returned to the bench again. Jay Ray, what do you think?"

"Yes Grant, the reason why Coach Westphal put Tyreke back in the starting lineup is still unknown, but if Tyreke continues to perform poorly in the first three games, then I have doubts about the decision of the coaching staff Attitude. But judging from the last game, if Thornton can’t play well, he can easily hurt the team. He has to learn to integrate into the team instead of blindly gambling. When he feels good, no one He can be blocked, and when he feels bad, he is a blacksmith, and it is reasonable to remove him from the starting lineup."

"Okay Jerry, the game will start soon, let's see how the team performed today!"

The two sides jumped the ball, Dwight Howard, the most popular defensive player of the year and the best defensive player of the year, grabbed the ball, and the Magic took the lead in attacking.

Under the leadership of Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic reached the Finals the year before last and the Eastern Conference Finals last year. They are currently ranked No. 4 in the Eastern Conference. They are definitely a strong team.

Jameer Nelson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Tyreke stepped forward to mark.Tyreke, who is 15 centimeters taller than Nelson, is a big circle bigger than Nelson. It stands to reason that Nelson should bring great offensive pressure.But Nelson was well aware of Tyreke's performance in the previous few games, so he already had an idea in his mind. He actually directed his teammates to open up space for him, and he wanted to single-handedly fight Tyreke!

"Heh, this little guy Nelson actually wants to hit me single-handedly?!" Tyreke sighed in his heart, if he continues to shrink back like this, he will really become a weakling on the field.

Tyreke glanced at the bench. Coach Westphal looked at him firmly with his fists clenched. On the other side of the visiting team's bench, Arenas, who was an opponent but more of a friend, was also watching him!

Retracting his gaze, Tyreke stared at Nelson who was dribbling the ball with sharp eyes, and he was firm in his heart, "I have nothing to worry about. I have no pressure at all against a small man like Nelson in the first position. Now that I am on the On the court, I just want to play!"

Nelson suddenly started. He lowered his body and dribbled directly towards Tyreke's left hand. Tyreke stretched out his long arm and moved laterally to the left, directly blocking Nelson's path. Nelson didn't stop at all, actively seeking physical confrontation !

Tyreke directly squeezed Nelson's movement space with his body, and Nelson stared at Tyreke with wide eyes. Tyreke changed his attitude in the first three games today, and he was not afraid of physical confrontation at all!
Nelson's speed couldn't get rid of Tyreke, and he couldn't squeeze into the penalty area with his body, so he had to choose to pass the ball, but just when he took the initiative to find Tyreke for a physical confrontation, he had already delayed the timing of the pass. , Tyreke reached out and cut off the ball!

Garcia on the flank controlled the ball, and the two teams switched offense and defense. The moment the Magic lost the ball to Nelson, the whole team started running back to defend quickly. Tyreke held the ball at the top of the arc to organize the offense.

The Magic entered the defense. I don’t know if the head coach of the Magic, Stan Van Gundy, is because of Tyreke’s performance in the previous few games or because of other considerations. The team did not use Richardson, who is taller and stronger at the second position, to defend. Tyreke, but let Nelson in the first position face him.

Tyreke held the ball outside the three-point line and gave Cousins ​​a wink on the inside. Cousins ​​understood it and pulled it out from the low post for a pick-and-roll cover.Cousins ​​brought out Howard, who was defending him, from a high position. Tyreke bypassed Nelson's defense directly around Cousins. Rick did not choose to pass the ball to Garcia, who was marked by Turkoglu, and used his left foot as the axis to make his signature big turn directly on the move!

Relying on a big turn and dodging the slow-moving Turkoglu, facing the inside defender Brandon Bass, Tyreke flew up, stuck to Bass who hadn't had time to take off, and received the ball at his waist In the meantime, the right hand took advantage of the situation to pocket upwards, and made a giant loop layup!Facing Tyreek who had already flew up, Bass did not make extra moves in order to avoid fouls, and Tyreke made an easy hit!

When Tyreke landed from the air, the home fans burst into cheers. Coach Westphal, who was on the bench, saw Tyreke hit this wonderful layup and stood up directly from his seat. , clenched a fist from his waist and shouted: "Good job!"

(End of this chapter)