Chapter 40: Back to the starter
The next day, the Sacramento Kings hosted the Orlando Magic.
Coach Westafar announced his starting line-up for the game in the pre-game press conference, with Terrick back in the starting line-up and Thorton coming back to the bench after a start-up game.
The match between the two sides was about to begin, and in the home team's dressing room, Thorton took the initiative to find Terek.
"Tyrek, I really didn't play well in the last game, but if you can return to the starting lineup in this game, don't play a mess again, otherwise I won't convince you, I will treat you as a coach looking at your fame to give you the opportunity!" Thorton played a starter and then played as a substitute again, and he naturally had some resentment in his heart.
"Marcus, I won't bother you about my eldest brother, you can take care of yourself!" Whiteside, who was sitting next to Tyrek, was not used to seeing Thorton, who wanted to compete with Tyreco.
"Heh, water cooler keeper......" Thorton muttered.
"What do you say?! Kind of say it again! Whiteside shouted as Thorton said this, staring at Brass Bell's big eyes and raising his fists, and his teammates around him looked at him.
Tyrek reached out and stopped Whiteside, who was already impulsive and irritable, and he didn't have a good impression of Thorton, and Tyrek was also worried that he would do something stupid, "Hassan! Don't make trouble! ”
Then he calmly looked at Thorton and said: "Marcus, it doesn't matter to me whether I play the starter or not, as for what you think, it's up to you!" ”
With that, he pulled Whiteside to sit down and make the final pre-match preparations, and then ignored Thorton, who was not bored and returned to his place.
In the Sleep Train Arena, the crowd was basically seated, the atmosphere of the game was no longer lit, the players from both sides had entered, and Tyrek, who had started the game, walked to the technical table with a smile and had a friendly bear hug with Arenas who came from the away team's bench.
Arenas reached out and patted Tyrek on the head and whispered in his ear, "Brother, remember what you say, behave well!" ”
"Gentlemen and ladies! I'm Grant Grant, the sideline commentator for today's game. Napier, this is my partner Jerry. Raezz. Today's game is about to begin, and after losing to the Houston Rockets in the last game, the team's win gap with the eighth place in the West has widened to 2.5 games. The game Terek. Evans returned to the starting line-up, while Marcus, who had a poor performance in the last game, returned to the starting line-up. Thornton was back on the bench again. What do you think about Jerry? ”
"Yes Grant, it's unknown why Coach Westpal reinstated Tyrek to the starting line-up, but if Tyrek continues his sluggish performance in the first three games, then I'm skeptical of the coaching staff's decision. However, judging from the last game, if Thorton can't play, it is easy to hurt the team, and he has to learn to integrate into the team, rather than blindly gambling on offense. When the hand feels good, no one can stop him, and when the hand feels bad, he is a blacksmith, and it is reasonable to remove him from the starter. ”
"Okay Jerry, the game starts right away, let's see how the team performs today!"
The two sides jumped the ball, and the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is also the favorite for this year's Defensive Player of the Year. Howard grabbed the ball and the Magic took the lead.
Orlando Magic in Dwight. Under the leadership of Howard, they reached the Finals the year before last and the Eastern Conference Finals last year, and they are definitely a strong team in the current ranking of 4th in the East.
Jamil. Nelson advanced forward with the ball and Tyrek stepped forward to mark. Tyrek, who is 15 centimeters taller than Nelson, is a big lap bigger than Nelson, and it stands to reason that Nelson should bring great offensive pressure. But Nelson knew Tyreco's performance in the first few games, so he already had an idea in his heart, he actually commanded his teammates to open up space for him, he wanted to single Terek!
"Heh, Nelson, this little guy actually wants to single me?!" Tyrek sighed in his heart, if he continued to cower like this, he would really become a soft persimmon on the field.
Tyrek glanced at the bench, Coach Westafal clenched his fists and looked at him firmly, and on the other side of the away team's bench, Arenas, who was an opponent but more of a friend, also looked at him!
Retracting his gaze, Tyrek stared at Nelson who was dribbling with sharp eyes, and his heart was firm, "I have nothing to worry about, I have no pressure at all against a small man like Nelson in the No. 1 position, since I am on the court, I am here to play!" ”
Nelson suddenly started, he lowered his body and dribbled directly in the direction of Tyreck's left hand, Tyrek spread his long arm and moved laterally on the left side to directly seal Nelson's travel route, Nelson did not stop at all, and actively sought physical confrontation!
Tyreco directly squeezed Nelson's sports space with his own body, Nelson stared at Terrick with wide eyes, Tyreco 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 Terek, and he couldn't squeeze into the penalty area with his body, so he had to choose to pass, but just when he took the initiative to seek physical confrontation with Tyrek, the timing of the pass had been delayed, and at the moment he hit the ball, Tyrek directly reached out and cut the ball off!
Garcia on the wing controlled the ball, the two teams switched offense and defense, the Magic team at the moment when Nelson lost the ball, the whole team began to run back and quickly return to defense, the Kings fast break did not play, Garcia passed the ball to Tyrek, Tyrek held the ball at the top of the arc to organize the offense.
The Magic went into defense and didn't know the Magic's head coach, Stan. Van Gundy was because of Tyrek's performance in the first few games or other considerations, and the team did not use Richardson, who was taller and stronger in the second position, to defend Tyreck, but let Nelson in the first position play against him.
Tyrek held the ball outside the three-point line and gave Cousins a look inside, and Cousins understood and pulled out from the low post to cover the pick-and-roll. Cousins brought Howard out of the post, and Tyrek dodged Nelson's defense around Cousins to face Sido, who was attacking diagonally from the wing. Turkoglou, Tyrek did not choose to pass the ball to Garcia, who was marked by Turkoglou, and took the left foot as the axis, and directly made his signature big turn in the process!
Leaning on a big turn, he dodged the slow-moving Turkoglu and faced the defender Brandon on the inside. Buzz, Terek flew up, stuck to Buzz, who hadn't had time to jump, tucked the ball at his waist, and his right hand went up, making a big loop layup! In the face of Tyreco, which was already flying, Buzz did not make superfluous moves in order to avoid fouls, and Terrick hit easily!
When Tyrek landed in the air, the home fans erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and Coach Westphal on the bench saw Tyrek score this wonderful layup, stood up directly from his seat, clenched his fist from his waist and shouted, "Well done!" ”