Chapter Seventy-Nine: Veteran Strength
In the 11-12 season, the first game of the Sacramento Kings is about to start, and in front of the bench, Terek gathered all his teammates, bent over and raised one hand in the air, "The first game of the new season is about to start, take it!" This season is going to blow the league away for us! ”
Cousins, Whiteside, Jimmy. Butler, Casby, West, Caron. Butler...... One by one, they raised their fists in the air and gathered them in mid-air, and Tyrek pulled his throat and encouraged, "Everyone! Let's go! ”
"Come on! Come on! Come on! "When everyone dispersed, the five starters also stepped onto the pitch......
In the sound of the audience, Howard and Cousins jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the game officially began!
The Magic team took the lead in gaining the ball, Nelson held the ball over half the court, and faced Tyrek who defended himself, and Tyrek scored 51 points on his head last season, and Nelson couldn't help but frown unconsciously.
And at the moment, Tyrek in the defensive position can't help but sigh, last season officially started with the Orlando Magic, he officially let go of the injury knot, and just played on the court, and that time against the Orlando Magic, the Magic team also had a big brother Gilbert who constantly encouraged himself and trained with him in the offseason. Arenas, who was cut by the Magic team using amnesty clauses half a month ago, is no longer on the Magic team......
Nelson is also a tough guy with a heart, last time he was blown up by Terrick at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, this time he still dares to fight, Nelson started with a dribble and killed to the right side of Tyrek, Tyreco's footsteps are obviously faster than Nelson more than one level, Nelson is strong and strong Tyreco couldn't do it last season, and he can't do it even more when he is a year older this season, not to have the heart to make up for the gap in physical fitness between the two.
That's when Ryan. Anderson has pulled the ball beyond the three-point line, and Nelson transferred the ball to Anderson, who played mostly off the bench last season, averaging 22.2 minutes per game, 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds, and shooting 5.3 three-pointers per game and hitting 2.1 shots, which has shown the strength of the perimeter turret. Anderson was promoted to the starting lineup this season, and the Magic believe that with Howard's strong interior containment, Anderson will inevitably get more shots and also make room for the interior.
Anderson received a pass from Nelson, Anderson's tactical use was a high battery, and West, who was opposite Anderson, had not had time to come out of the inside, and Anderson did not hesitate to shoot directly!
Anderson's shot point was extremely high, and West, who was not fast, rushed to open his hand to interfere, at this time Anderson's ball was out of his hand and he hit it hollowly!
"Wow!" The audience applauded thunderously, and the extremely simple cooperation, relying on the long range of Anderson, a tall shooter, easily hit the first goal of the game!
The Kings got the ball, Udri dribbled the ball over half court and handed it to Tyrek, Tyrek held the ball at the top of the arc, Tyrek was not in a hurry to attack himself, and saw West asking for the ball in the high post, so he gave the ball to West, Tyrek thought that giving new teammates a chance in the actual battle would allow them to better integrate into the team's system.
West, who received the ball, faced Anderson's defense, held the ball in the middle of the high post frame, and started the ball from the left side of his body to make a shooting feint, Anderson's body was pulled by West's feint, West took a step to the right side and directly pulled up the mid-distance shot! The action is done in one go, the feint shakes out the space for the shot, and the mid-range shot is clean and neat! The arc of the ball is not big, but the ball is fast and hits steadily!
"Beautiful!"
After West's goal, Tyrek took two steps forward and reached out to high-five him, West's style of play is hard enough, and the distance in one hand is also his forte, and there is no problem at all in ravaging Anderson's big white soft on the offensive end.
After West scored the first goal, it was two consecutive rounds, and the Kings used West to end the offense, facing Anderson, West shook off the gap with a shooting feint, and leaned on Anderson to step into the restricted area to dunk strongly! Another time West also made a shooting feint, and then felt that there was not enough space to shoot, so he made a step back again, and hit a strong mid-range shot against Anderson's long arm!
At the beginning of the game, West scored 6 points in a row, although he was 8 years older than Anderson, but he easily beat Anderson to no temper at all.
"Matt, it looks like David. West's strength is still there, his body is strong, his style is tough, and the distance in his hands is really brutal......" Steele, the courtside commentator of the Magic team, couldn't help but sigh when he saw West's performance.
"Signed David for three years and $30 million. West, this deal has been generally favored by the outside world before, and several teams are willing to offer West a good contract, which also shows that everyone is very optimistic about West's injury last season. Last season, the Kings' No. 4 spot was arguably their weak link. Landry, in the second half of the schedule after trading Landry, the best player in the No. 4 position was only Jason in the third year. Thompson. And this season's starter has become a quasi-All-Star David. West, and Jason on the bench. Thompson and the yet-to-be-debuted rookie Kenneth Anderson. Farid, the No. 4 position has at least above the league average......"
But the Sacramento king is not just David. West, another Caron who joined the team for two years and $16 million. Butler has also shown good form. Although Caron. Due to last season's right knee injury and the increase in age, Butler gradually lost his speed and explosiveness, his physical advantage began to be lost, and his breakthrough ability decreased a lot, but his shooting is still as high as ever, coupled with a very strong defense, even after a season-reimbursed injury, the current strength can still support the Kings' wing.
Caron. Butler himself is well aware that he can't play as much physically as he did after suffering injuries last season, and the team has young star player Tyrek Brown. Evans and DeMarcus. Cousins, and David who is still capable of being excellent. West, as the oldest player in the squad, just do what he can and coach the younger players.
In the first quarter of the game, relying on constant running, Cuarón. Butler hit a three-pointer from a pass from Tyreck, and after Cousins did a block, he hit a mid-range pass from Udri. Butler still contributes on the offensive end. At the same time, on the defensive end, he faced Xidu, who was a year older than him. Tekoglu, Caron. Butler also faced it with a positive defensive attitude, which everyone could see, even against other star wings, Caron. Butler can also rely on his strong body and excellent defensive awareness to limit the opponent to a certain extent!