Chapter 82: The Capture of Orlando
Jimmy. Butler played the second position after coming on the court, partnering with Tyrek in the backcourt, and opposite him was Jason, who was on fire at the moment. Richardson.
Richardson was also one of the league's leading scoring guards at his peak, he won two slam dunk kings, and he also staged the Black Eight Miracle during the Golden State Warriors.
Jimmy faces Richardson, his physical condition is not inferior, although he is a fledgling, but Jimmy's defense is already quite solid, and he is not very experienced in defense, but he chooses a reasonable position and has a good attitude.
Whenever Richardson got the ball, Jimmy stuck to him like a kraft candy, interfering with his offense like a shadow. Jimmy's defensive focus was sufficient, and Richardson struggled to get comfortable shots, and for a moment his individual offense was blocked.
Players and coaches with a serious attitude, strong tactical execution, and active defense like it, even if you are not too talented and have average offensive ability, but the coach will still choose to use you, which team does not need a sharp knife defensively?
Jimmy tried his best to mark the opponent on the court, although Jimmy is not much of a help to the team on the offensive end, but his influence on the defensive end is quite obvious, and Coach Westphall on the sidelines also saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but show a shallow smile at the corner of his mouth.
The offense is well played, and the obvious performance is obvious to everyone, and the defense is well-defended, sometimes unobtrusive. However, through Jimmy's performance in these rounds, Coach Westale clearly observed that Jimmy's individual defensive ability is quite good, and his defensive thinking is quite clear.
Coach Westphale held his chin on the sidelines, the Kings have a super offensive explosion like Tyreck, and there is no need to worry about offensive firepower at all, Morrow, Youdri, Garcia and others on the outside are strong in attack and weak in defense, and the outside defense of the Kings is not strong, maybe Jimmy. Butler has more playing time......
Grasp every minute of playing time on the court and concentrate on defending the opponent's Jimmy. Unbeknownst to Butler, his defensive performance had caught the attention of Coach Westfal due to the team's lack of perimeter defense......
"Matt, this Jimmy was drafted by the Kings. Butler, who can be said to have no outstanding points at all in the draft, has average physical fitness, rough skills, and is older. However, judging from his performance after coming on the court in this game, his technical level is really not very good, but he does a good job defensively, and he may be a decent role player......"
"David, a couple of outside players for the Kings, Tyrek is good defensively, but he's going to focus on offense, Garcia and Cuarón. Butler's defense is also good, but both of them are over 30 years old, and their strength will only gradually decline, and the defense of others is really not good. If Jimmy. Butler can continue to improve himself while maintaining this level of defense, and maybe he can get a starting spot with the Kings......"
"That's all for later, but judging by this game, Jimmy. Butler is also a reasonable functional player, and if he maintains this level, the Kings will be able to select him with the 27th pick in the first round......
Thanks to Jimmy. Butler played a good defensive performance, the No. 27 pick in the first round played the rest of the third quarter after coming on the court in the third quarter of the game, after Jimmy made the hot Richardson dumb fire, the Kings under the leadership of Tyreic and Cousins, regained the lead, Tyrek continued to tear apart the Magic's outside defense, Cousins also used his excellent mid-range touch to mobilize Howard's defense, drawing Howard out of the box to create space under the basket.
It wasn't until the end of the third quarter that the Kings regained a five-point lead at 80-75.
Finally, in the fourth quarter of the game, David played a wonderful performance in the first quarter of the game. West shows his edge again, this is the role of veterans, they have rich experience in the game, the more critical the moment, the less likely they are to make mistakes, it is a word, steady!
West relied on his strong body, frequently squeezed Anderson, who was opposite him, and poured cold water on the fans of the Magic team again and again with an almost inexplicable mid-range shot. Although the Magic team also played aggressively, relying on Howard's interior power to create space for shooters many times, the Kings always responded.
Today's Kings team has indeed improved a lot from last season, the two cores Tyrek and Cousins have continued to play last season, Tyreco's performance is still outstanding, and Cousins is also steadily improving. What's more important is that the squad now has more depth, even if Tyrek and Cousins are locked up or underplayed, there can be someone who can step up, and today's season opener gave a glimpse of new signing David. A player like West with a quasi-All-Star makes a difference for the team.
In the end, the Sacramento Kings maintained their lead in the fourth quarter, and the first game of the new season was won by the Orlando Magic on the road, and the final score between the two sides was 110-100.
Tyrek had a good start to the new season, and showed a hand that was significantly stronger than last season's mid-range shooting, and while a game doesn't tell if this is a new weapon or a temporary hot touch, it still feels like a bright spot in this game. Tyrek scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists in the game, including 4 of 6 mid-to-long-range shots.
Tyrek has 13 assists, and a lot of the reason goes down to David. West, Tyrek's multiple passes were converted into points by West. West had a great first game with the Kings, scoring a game-high 36 points and a double-double of 11 rebounds and winning the Player of the Match.
And another young cornerstone of the Kings, DeMarcus. Cousins played steadily, and although his scoring was not high, he controlled the rebounds with West, and scored a big double-double of 17 points and 16 rebounds in the game.
The Kings' four rookies this year also made their season debuts, and Farid played 18 minutes, scoring 8 points and 6 boards. Thomas played less than three minutes in the second quarter, shooting 0-of-2 from the field, scoring and contributing just one assist in the game. Due to the team's current well-staffed No. 4 position, this year's second-round No. 20 rookie Lavoy. Allen didn't get a chance to play.
Jimmy. Butler got 16 minutes of playing time in his career debut with a solid defense that he showed as soon as he got on the court, contributing 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the whole game, and the statistics were extremely lackluster, but his performance in this game made Tyrek who recommended him very satisfied, and he played his defensive strengths perfectly. Butler can definitely get started with this defense, and Jimmy's future with the Kings must be bright!