Six consecutive road games, with a 2-4 record, and the loss of three key players, the Kings returned to Sacramento exhausted, and the next six games will be played at home.

Cousins and West will be sidelined until at least March. Butler will be sidelined until at least April, and this season has been shortened due to the suspension, with only 66 games in total, which makes the absence of three players have a deeper impact on the team.

The day back in Sacramento, the team will host the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are currently the No. 1 team in the West, that night.

West and Caron. Butler has been a strong addition to the squad this season, bringing experience and resilience to the younger squad and contributing to the team's impressive start to the season. Both suffered injuries last season and were out for the season, but they didn't expect injuries to find them again this season. Cousins, as the core of the team's interior, is an indisputable fact that the team's strength has declined after losing him, and it is also obvious from the previous games that without Cousins on the court, the team's tactics have become single, and the deterrence on the offensive end has been greatly weakened. However, the injuries of all three are not particularly serious, which can be said to be a common injury for professional athletes, but the team will face a lot of challenges in the next month or so.

When West fell, the team's management originally planned to sign an inside player to save the day, but was rejected by Coach Westfaal, who believed that this was the time to test the team, the team was capable of dealing with the impact of injuries, and there was no one among the free agents who could replace West and Cousins, so he decided to dig inside and get through this difficult time.

The game was brutal, and after the shock and pain, the Kings still had to face the rest of the game, and when they returned to Sacramento, everyone had to assemble in the training hall early, and Coach Westafal needed to line up with this remnant.

Everyone continued to train with the team as usual, and after the training session, Coach Westpal brought everyone together.

Tyrek stood in front of Coach Westfaal wearing the team's training vest, beads of sweat slid down his forehead, he worked particularly hard in today's training, 3 main players were out due to injury, and the pressure on Tyrek's shoulders as the core of the team was extremely heavy at the moment.

At Tyrek's side, Jimmy, Garcia, Udley, Whiteside, Thompson, Cosby, Farid, Morrow, Thomas Jr., and Allen gathered around, all of them looking serious, and they knew that every game that followed would be a real tough battle.

Coach Westphaal looked at his disciples and smiled: "You don't have to worry so much, injuries are something that every professional athlete will experience, but our luck is a little bit back, and we have injured 3 of the 6 away games...... It's time for you to do what you can......"

The injury of three main players did affect the strength of the team, but for the substitutes in the team, it is also an opportunity, in the absence of the main team, they will get more opportunities to perform, if grasped, maybe have a brighter future, the situation of squeezing the main team to the bench is not uncommon in the NBA this league.

Coach Westale continued: "Today's opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder, currently 22-6 ranked first in the West, although we defeated the Thunder twice at the beginning of the season, but it does not mean that we are better than the Thunder, the Thunder did not pay attention to the game with us, and the preparation was not sufficient, and we can win the Thunder team is also inseparable from Cousins' strong play and the morale bonus brought by the opening streak." Now that they have lost to us twice, the Thunder still only have a record of 6 defeats and are the first in the West, which is enough to prove their strength, and our team is not organized at this time, this game is completely weak for the Thunder. ”

"And while our current 20-9 record is still second in the West, the Spurs and Clippers are now behind us at 19-9 and 18-8, respectively. After that, the Nuggets and Lakers are also watching us, and now the difference between them and ours is not too big, and we may fall behind at any time......"

Coach Westphall said so much about the bad things for the team, and then he got straight to the point, "This is the situation we are facing today, there are injuries on the inside, strong opponents on the outside, but we are not helpless little cubs!" ”

Coach Westfaal's generous and powerful words shook everyone's back.

"Although Cuarón, DeMarcus, and David are out due to injury, judging from the last game against the Grizzlies, we need to focus on defense in the future games! The impact of their absence on the team's attack is irreversible, but if we play tough defensively, we still have the quality to fight! Think about last season, when we didn't have Caron, we didn't have David, and DeMarcus was just a rookie, but we were just one step away from the playoffs! I'm sure you've all grown this season, and with Jimmy, Kenneth, Isaiah, Lavoy, you first-year students, I know you're capable! ”

Coach Westafar is right, the Kings have a balanced offense and defense, but the small-ball play that Coach Westphall is good at, and the offense is the characteristic of the Kings. The absence of the Cousins trio has made it difficult for many of the team's offensive strategies and offensive tactics to work, and the point-to-point offensive ability has also been greatly reduced, but the transformation of the current lineup into a defensive team can indeed weaken the negative impact of the trio absence.

"Tyreco......" Coach Westpal looked at Tyrek with a sharp look in his eyes.

Tyrek immediately looked at Coach Westfaal.

"Now is the time to really test if you have the potential to be a superstar, the team's offense will revolve around you, you have to carry the team and lead everyone forward!"

Tyrek knew what was at stake, and he nodded firmly at Coach Westphal.

"Of course, everybody is part of the team, everyone is working together to play to their potential, and I need everybody to be able to defend well! Defending well is the first step we need to do well now! ”

And then...... It's up to Terrick to lead everyone to tear apart their opponents! ”