Chapter 19: The Lakers Visit
The rest days passed quickly, and today the Sacramento Kings are about to take on the challenge of the Los Angeles Lakers. For this game, the whole Kings team attaches great importance to it, although they have won 4 consecutive wins, but the Lakers are still a behemoth in everyone's hearts, and all the players and coaching staff came to the arena early today to prepare for the game.
In the afternoon, the Lakers also arrived at the Sleep Train Arena. Bryant got off the team bus in a white casual suit and sunglasses, and a group of reporters rushed up as soon as he got out of the car. Gasol, Lamar. Odom and the others also got off the bus and walked into the arena.
After initial acclimatization, Lakers head coach Phil. Jackson and Kobe Bryant and Gasol attended the pre-game press conference.
In the corridor passage, Tyrek, who had just finished a press conference, ran into Kobe Bryant! The moment he saw Kobe, Tyrek's head was empty, and he was much more excited than when he met Nash in the first preseason game before! That's Kobe. Bryant, a real basketball idol, how many people fell in love with basketball because of Kobe! Before I met Kobe, Tyrek was just looking forward to the confrontation with him, and when I really saw Kobe, Tyrek instantly turned back into that innocent basketball fan!
Tyrek stood in the corridor staring at Kobe, but he didn't expect Kobe to take the initiative to approach him!
Kobe Bryant went to Tyreck's side and hugged Tyreco, and whispered in Tyreck's ear, "Tyreco!" Dude, you've been playing great lately! Looking forward to your performance tonight! After speaking, he patted Terek on the shoulder and approached the press conference hall, and Tyrek stood still the whole time because he was too excited, and he didn't react until Kobe walked away, "Kobe actually encouraged me just now?!" Oh, my God! That's Kobe! ”
The three Lakers generals took their seats at the press conference, and the reporters in the audience rushed to ask them questions.
"Hi Mr. Bryant, I'm a reporter for the Sacramento Bee, what do you think of today's team?"
"Well, the Kings started the season well, and four wins in a row is enough to show their quality. Especially Terek. Evans, who won Rookie of the Year last season, has come one step closer in these four games, and the Weekly Championship is the best compliment for him. At the same time this year's rookie DeMarcus. Cousins has also shown a lot of quality, and I think today will be a challenge for Paul, after all, Andrew hasn't returned from right knee surgery. ”
As soon as Kobe Bryant finished speaking, Gasol on the side took the initiative to take the microphone and said: "Today I look like I'm going to fall into a hand-to-hand fight with DeMarcus, and I guess I'll have to get a good massage after the game!" ”
Gasol's words drew laughter from reporters in the audience, and then another reporter asked, "Coach Jackson, I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Medina, now that the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings are tied at 4-0, how confident are you in winning this game? ”
Coach Jackson, a Hall of Fame champion who has 11 championships in his hands, said lightly: "The Sacramento Kings had a disappointing record last year, but these four games give people a new feeling. But...... I'll tell you the truth, Kobe Bryant took it down in this game. ”
The time to prepare for the game flew by, and as night fell, the match between the two teams was about to start, and the spectators began to enter the stadium one after another. This is the second game of the new season at the King's home Sleep Train Arena, compared to the previous game against the Toronto Raptors, this game has significantly more fans who came to watch the game, the Kings have been in the bottom few of the league due to their poor record in recent years, and today's Sleep Train Arena is full, because today's opponent is the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers! also because of the Lakers' star Kobe Bryant. Bryant!
"Gentlemen and ladies! I'm Grant, the commentator for today's game. Napier, this is my partner Jerry. Raezz. Today's game is up to us to give you a live commentary. Jerry saw the team win four in a row at home the day before yesterday, which was only seen three years ago, and now we are starting the season with four wins in a row, the last time it happened was back in the 01-02 season! This makes us all look forward to the new season! ”
"That's right, Grant. Everyone has played well in these 4 games, especially Terek. Evans! He also won his first career Weekly Awards, so let's congratulate him first! But...... Today's game was a real challenge for the lads......"
"Well, we're against the Los Angeles Lakers today, who just won two straight championships last season and have won four in a row since the start of the season, so they're the favorites for this year's championship in every way! Today's game is bound to be a tough battle for the Kings, and the only good news is that the Lakers' main center, Andrew. Bynum has yet to fully recover from that right knee surgery in July and will miss today's game. The game will start soon, so let's wait and see! ”
The home team players were about to play, and in the tunnel of the players, Tyrek organized his teammates together as usual, and everyone gathered in a circle, and Tyrek shouted and encouraged everyone, "Brothers! We've won 4 in a row! Today's opponent is strong, quite strong! But we have enough power to make everyone fearful! What else can stand in our way now? No! We're going to keep the winning streak! ”
"One! Two! Three! Come on!!! ”
Tyrek, as the star of the team, was the last finale, and today's game officially began with the cheers of the home fans!
"Okay guys, today's game is on, and because of Andrew . In Bynum's absence, Pau Gasol topped the No. 5 position in today's game, and the Lakers' starting lineup was Derrick. Fisher, Kobe. Bryant, Ron. Artest, Lamar. Odom, Paul. Gasol, today the Kings will bring sophomore player Omi. Cosby was promoted to the starting line-up, and the team's starting lineup was Benno. Yudri, Tyrek. Evans, Omi. Cosby, Carl. Landry, DeMarcus. Cousins. Now both sides jump ball! ”
Cousins and Gasol jumped the ball, Cousins took the lead in dialing the ball, the Kings possessed the ball, the Kings took the lead in attacking, Udri dribbled across the half court and handed the ball to Tyrek, Tyrek received the ball and looked ahead, and it was Kobe Bryant who stepped forward to keep an eye on him. Bryant!