Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 96

Cousins' expulsion has become a fact, and the Kings have to face such a situation at the moment. Coach Westphal sent Hassan Whiteside to replace Cousins.

Cousins ​​is another offensive core of the Kings besides Tyreke. This season, he also unexpectedly developed a three-point ability. In the team's 5 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season, Cousins ​​​​had a three-pointer in every game Entering the account has convinced everyone that he has a range beyond the three-point line, and the tactics around Cousins' three-pointers have become a regular tactic for the Kings.

Although a star player with comprehensive strength such as David West has joined this season, his perfect inside physical talent, solid low-post skills, soft shooting touch and unlimited potential still make Cousins ​​a king. The cornerstone of the inside line, West, who is rich in experience but already considered a veteran, can only be regarded as Cousins' deputy.

Cousins' departure can be said to have cut off an arm of the Kings. His comprehensive ability can greatly enrich the team's offensive options and tactical arrangements.Whiteside, who replaced him on the field, has a much simpler offensive method. Although Whiteside has outstanding athletic ability on the defensive end and is a good shot blocker, he is still relatively thin now, with average top defense ability and an insider. Defensive deterrence is no stronger than Cousins.

Without Cousins, although the Kings will not collapse, they are indeed damaged. The overall offensive ability and inside singles ability have declined. At the same time, the sending of Cousins ​​also affected the morale of the team to a certain extent. The team seized this opportunity and quickly played a wave of 15 to 3 attacks to open the score. The Clippers ended the first half with 62 to 49, leading the Kings by 13 points.

Back in the locker room, I saw that Cousins ​​​​was naked from the upper body, with a towel hanging on his body, and was wet all over, obviously just took a shower.Seeing Tyreke and the others, Cousins ​​hurriedly stepped forward, frowning, and said, "Brothers, I'm so fucking aggrieved, I'm really screwed to death, I'm going! Bad luck!"

Tyreke patted Cousins ​​on the shoulder, walked past him to his locker, took out a bottle of energy drink made by the trainer, took a big sip, and said, "Forget it, I met you on the court. What can we do about this kind of thing, the referee has the final say, and you can only suffer from being dumb, just swear a few words, and you are still getting started?! This is good, impulsive!"

West also nodded and said: "DeMarcus, when I see your revenge, the league will definitely punish you. I have been teammates with Chris for 6 years, and he can become a team with a height of 1 meters. As a defensive leader, you have a lot of resourcefulness on the court, and your impulsiveness is indeed not worth the loss."

Cousins ​​blushed when everyone said this, and said, "Damn, I can't bear to hurt me! Hey, that's all, let's do it." Cousins ​​sat down in front of his locker, dejected. Although he said so, he was still very annoyed at being sent off.

"It's okay, restrain yourself in the future, and it's only half of the game now. It's not certain who will win this game." Tyreke stood beside Cousins, comforting him with one hand on his shoulder.

Just like what Tyreke said, everything in the NBA is not a certainty until the end of the game.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Clippers still took the initiative. Under the leadership of Paul, the Clippers blossomed more, while the Kings only relied on Tyreke and West's two strong points to support themselves.

Halfway through the third quarter, the score gap between the two teams has widened to a full 20 points. At this time, the Clippers made personnel adjustments. Paul and other main players all went off to rest. Only Griffin remained on the field in the starting lineup. .

Kings lineup at the moment is Tyreke, Benno Udry, Omi Casspi, Kenneth Faried, Jason Thompson.

Tyreke knows in his heart that this game is so far behind, if no one can respond and pull the score, this game will be explained like this
Tyreke dribbled the ball in the frontcourt, faced Randy Foye's defense, changed direction in front of his body and broke through, and Casspi, who aimed at the baseline, had a gap, and then passed the ball to Casspi, who made a three-pointer Separation, hollow into the net!
A clean goal, but at this moment the disparity between the two teams cannot be evened out with a three-pointer. No one will care about the success of this attack, but everyone does not know that this three-pointer blows the air. The horn of the king's counterattack!
After Griffin of the Clippers made a layup in the next round, Casspi asked for the ball again, faced Ryan Gomez's face-to-face defense, and made a three-pointer!Hit again!

Then the Clippers Foye missed the shot, Faried confiscated the rebound, and gave Tyreke a fast break. Casspi, who was running the fast break with Tyreke, had already run outside the three-point line and beckoned. Ke immediately gave it to Casspi, and Casspi raised his hand again with firm eyes!ball out!Hit!
In less than 2 minutes, Casspi scored three three-pointers in a row, instantly reducing the difference between the two teams to 13 points!
With the joining of Caron Butler this season, Caron Butler firmly occupies the starting position of the third position. Francisco Garcia, who was the first choice for the third position last season, can only sit on the third position this season. bench.Casspi, who got a few starting opportunities last season and has a stable playing time, will be further squeezed this season.

But everyone has the quality of professional players. After all, there are only five players in each team. Even if they don’t get enough playing time due to various reasons, they still have to polish themselves in training in order to play at any time. Grab every possible opportunity!

And Casspi seized this opportunity. When the team was in crisis, he gave the team a chance to counterattack with his best three-pointer!

Although a player like Casspi does not have the absolute talent to grow into a superstar, he has his own strengths and stable abilities. No matter which team he is in, he can always find his place.

Casspi's consecutive three-pointers instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the Kings players. Everyone is an NBA-level player. Although their abilities vary, the morale on the court is also very important.

The Kings fought more and more courageously, taking advantage of the victory to pursue the pursuit, and gave their best in every attack and defense. In addition to Casspi, several rotation players such as Faried and Thompson also burst out their strength under his encouragement. The fleet was gradually suppressed, accompanied by mistakes.Even though the main force of the Clippers re-entered the court, it still did not change the decline on the court.

Casspi's three three-pointers became the turning point of the game. Three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Kings literally wiped out the 3-point difference between the two teams!

(End of this chapter)