Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Feud with a Grizzly Bear
With successive victories over the Orlando Magic and the San Antonio Spurs, two strong opponents, people are beginning to truly realize that the current Sacramento Kings are not only strong enough on paper, but also a team to be reckoned with on the court!
When the Kings won the Spurs at home, the major media not only reported the situation of the game, but also watched the game wearing Tyreck's No. 13 jersey and the interaction between the two after the game. The delicate relationship between the two and the fact that Angeli is the daughter of the Kings' big boss make it worth the media coverage of any news about them, even if there is no real surprise.
Tyrek and Angeli already had a good impression of each other, but they didn't say anything, and they didn't take the media reports about the two to heart, and everything went naturally.
A day after the San Antonio Spurs victory, the Kings will travel to Memphis to face the Grizzlies.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings battled for a playoff spot last year until the end of the season, and the Kings lost the final spot in the playoffs by a narrow margin.
Had it not been for a catch-up error by Cousins in a direct conversation with the Memphis Grizzlies at the end of last season, the Kings would have taken the initiative in the race for the final spot in the playoffs, but all was nothing, and the Kings' efforts last season were completely destroyed by the Memphis Grizzlies.
The first matchup between the two teams of the new season, although neither team is super powerhouse, can only be counted as a team with playoff strength, but due to the battle between the two teams for a playoff spot last season, this game is still quite interesting, and the local media in Sacramento and Memphis are hyping up the matchup.
After the Memphis Grizzlies narrowly advanced to the playoffs last season, they magically eliminated the San Antonio Spurs, who ranked first in the regular season, with a total score of 4-2 in the first round, becoming the fourth team in history to stage the Black Eight Miracle. The Grizzlies now have the same main framework as last season, but as the players have grown and the team has run-in, the roster has become extremely large.
Last season's team's main inside lineman Zack. Randolph averaged 20.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and was named to the All-Round Third Team with Tyrek with his outstanding performance, while Zach Randolph signed a contract extension with the team last season and stayed in Memphis on a four-year contract worth $71 million. Zack. Randolph's inside partner is Spanish center Marc Brown. Gasol has gone from strength to strength after three seasons, and at the end of last season, he agreed with the team to re-sign the Grizzlies for a four-year, $57.85 million extension.
The same team of small forwards Rudy. Gay and main point guard Mike. Conley signed a five-year, $82.3 million and five-year, $45 million contract extension with the Grizzlies in 2010. The main players of the Grizzlies are Zach, who is still in his playing years. Randolph, the others are still young and still have room to grow, and now they all have long-term contracts with the team, which proves that the Grizzlies are confident in the strength and potential of this roster, and the ability to upset the Spurs last season also shows the strength of this roster.
This season, the Grizzlies will also play mostly off the bench last season, and eventually made the second team of last season's All-Defensive Team. Aaron was put on the start, Mike. Conley, Tony. Aaron, Rudy. Guy, Zach. Randolph, Mark. Gasol, the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive ability and resilient starting lineup is enough to give all teams in the league a headache, plus OJ Mayo, Marlis. Speights and other elite players, the Grizzlies are definitely a force to be reckoned with.
The strength of the Grizzlies should not be underestimated, but for facing the Grizzlies, the Kings are united, everyone is holding their breath, and everyone wants to defeat the Grizzlies to solve the regrets of last season.
The home of the Memphis Grizzlies, FedEx Arena, inside the visiting locker room.
All the Kings players gathered around, and Tyrek dragged a chair to place it among everyone, and he stood on the chair with his bare upper body and roared loudly, "Brethren, do you remember the pain of last season??!! ”
"Remember !!"
"Yes, we all remember! After reaching the playoffs in the 05-06 season, the team has not made the playoffs until now...... Last season, we had a chance in front of us, we lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, and everyone was not convinced??!! ”
"Dissatisfied!!
"I'm not convinced! But since the goddess of fate wasn't on our side last season, we've recognised it...... But this season, we have to achieve our goals!! Tyrek said with an impassioned expression, looking at his teammates around him with a hunger for victory in their eyes, Tyrek continued: "What should we do today against the Grizzlies who made us work hard to nullify the whole season last season??!! ”
"Defeat their !!"
"Let them know they're just a scumbag!!"
"Kick their ass hard!!"
......
A group of people spit on the stars, scolding and venting their emotions, and even several new signings who joined the team this season were also driven red-faced.
Tyrek increased the decibel level of his own words, "That's right! We're going to beat the Grizzlies! Beat them into an unweaned puppy bear!! Let everyone know that nothing can stop us this season!! ”
"Beat the grizzly bear! Beat the grizzly bears! Beat the grizzly bears! ”
The away locker room at the FedEx Arena is in full swing, and everyone is ready to go on the pitch to smash the opponent!
"Okay guys, this is the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Sacramento Kings game, and I'm Pete. Penica, this is my old partner Blevin. Knight. Blavin, what are your thoughts on this game? ”
"Good evening everyone, the team faced the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder in the first two regular season games of the season, and both games were defeated, but they were both defeats...... The Sacramento Kings lost last season in a playoff run with our team, but they have won two straight games this season, and the addition of strong new signings makes sense for their roster. At the same time, they must have a grudge against our team for not making the playoffs last season, and this game should be a tough game......
"Okay Blavin, but I believe in the quality of our team, and in the end the Kings will definitely come home, and now the game is about to start......"
With DeMarcus. Cousins & Mark. Gasol jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the game officially started!