Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 91
Defeating the Memphis Grizzlies, with a three-game winning streak, the Kings returned home to face the visiting Atlanta Hawks.The Eagles have maintained a strong competitiveness in the East in recent years. Since the 07-08 season, they have not missed the playoffs for four consecutive years. The team has 5-time All-Star Eagles Joe Johnson, 2-time All-Star Al Horford, the 05 slam dunk champion Josh Smith, these three star players, in addition to this year's young point guard Jeff Teague, who was put on the starting lineup this year, Marvin Williams, who was ranked second in 05, Defensive champion Zaza Pachulia, experienced point guard Kirk Hinrich and other powerful players, the Eagles are not an easy team to deal with.

Facing the Hawks, coach Westphal unexpectedly changed the team's starting lineup. Jimmy Butler started, partnered with Tyreke in the backcourt, and put 29-year-old Benno Udry on the bench. at the table.

Jimmy Butler got the opportunity to play in the first three games of this season, but they all came off the bench. The playing time was 16 minutes, 17 minutes, and 13 minutes respectively. He averaged 3.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist per game. The statistics are very average. It is said that it is completely unsightly, but once he plays, his defensive enthusiasm can be said to be unmatched by anyone in the team. In addition, Udri's performance in the first three games of this season is very unsatisfactory, and it can even be said that his performance is bad. It is also reasonable for Coach Westphal to try to change his formation.

Jimmy Butler got the chance to start after only three games. Tyreke was very happy for Jimmy. This also surprised Tyreke, but it was reasonable. Cousins ​​and West are iron starters, and the others are not considered to be firmly in the starting position.

The Eagles set up a starting lineup of Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, and Al Horford at the Sleep Train Arena. Don't care, Josh Smith and Al Horford, two insiders with excellent mobility, are not afraid of expanding defense at all. Not dominant.

Marvin Williams at the [-]rd position and Caron Butler, whose athletic ability has declined now, are pretty much the same. In the backcourt combination, Jeff Teague can be regarded as a qualified starting point guard, but his ability is not outstanding. At the center, the veteran star Joe Johnson can be said to be the strongest offensive point of the Eagles, and his singles ability is particularly outstanding.These two are not inferior to the backcourt composed of Tyreke and Jimmy. However, the kings took the initiative in the first quarter of this game, and the big reason is because of the duel in the backcourt.

Jimmy Butler did his best on the defensive end, which greatly restricted Joe Johnson's performance. Johnson was completely out of shape in this game, and his shooting percentage was extremely low. It cannot be said that it is entirely due to Jimmy, but Jimmy did do a good job defending Johnson. very good.The starting point guard of the Eagles, Jeff Teague, was completely overwhelmed by Tyreke on both offensive and defensive ends. Tyreke played as he wanted throughout the game. For Tyreke, it can be said that he played the most comfortable game this season. games.

In the end, the Kings beat the Eagles 113-94 at home, celebrating four consecutive victories. Tyreke scored the highest score of the season with 37 points and contributed 37 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The rest of the players also played steadily. For the first time Jimmy Butler, who started the game first, played 28 minutes and contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Although the statistics were mediocre, they met Coach Westphal's expectations and played a tough defense throughout the game.

After defeating the Eagles, the Kings started a three-game road trip. The first opponent was the Los Angeles Lakers.

The game against the Lakers will be played in three days. On the day after the game against the Eagles, Coach Westphal gave the players a day off. After all, the schedule for the next few days is relatively tight, and the players also need to relax appropriately. .At this time, after receiving the permission of Coach Westphal, Tyreke had already gone to Los Angeles alone.

The reason why Tyreek went to Los Angeles first was because he opened the first branch of Penglai Restaurant in Los Angeles. This Chinese restaurant has been open for several months now, and Tyreek has been there except for the opening, and has never been there since However, this time it happened to be going to Los Angeles to play a game, so Tyreke naturally had to care about his own business.

"Hey, Master Xu, are you in the store in Los Angeles now?" Tyreke parked his car near the Los Angeles branch of Penglai Pavilion, and dialed Master Xu's number.

Since the business of the main store in Sacramento has basically stabilized, Master Xu has been working in Los Angeles since the opening of the Los Angeles branch. After all, Master Xu is the master chef of the Penglai Pavilion, and is now one of the top executives of the Penglai Pavilion, except for Tyreke and the second brother. Besides Lei Ji, the person with the most right to speak in Penglai Hall is Master Xu.

"Hey, boss, of course I'm here! I'm in the back kitchen to guide two new chefs." In addition to Master Xu's voice, there was noise from the kitchen on the phone.

"Master Xu, look for me at the first intersection of the street in front of the store. I just arrived. Are there many people in the store? I don't want to cause trouble, so take me in through the back door."

"Oh? Boss, why are you here, please, please, I will come to you right away!"

Master Xu took Tyrek to a box upstairs in the store. The decoration style of the Los Angeles branch is very modern. The boxes on the second floor surround the lobby on the first floor. Each box has beautiful floor-to-ceiling glass to see The entire lobby.

It was lunch time at this time, Tyreke leaned on the chair and looked at the restaurant lobby on the first floor, and said with satisfaction: "Master Xu, this business is good..."

Master Xu pulled up a chair and sat next to Tyreke with a flattering face, and said, "That's not the boss's personal charm, the Chinese restaurant opened by an NBA superstar, how many people come here for it in a big city like Los Angeles..."

Tyreke waved his hand, "Oh...Master Xu, you have to make things well..."

Master Xu suddenly said excitedly: "Boss, Kobe Bryant has reserved a box in the store tonight, as if he wants to entertain friends!"

"Yo..." Terek was a little surprised.

"Boss, you don't know, Kobe Bryant has been here several times since the Penglai Pavilion opened in Los Angeles, and he is almost a regular customer in the store..."

"Oh...brother, he is really flattering..." Tyreke said with a smile.

"Well, to be honest, part of the popularity of the Los Angeles branch should be driven by Kobe Bryant. He is an absolute star in this city. It is also a thrill to be able to dine at the same restaurant as Kobe Bryant. It's something people talk about..."

(End of this chapter)