Chapter Forty-Nine: Winning the Game, Losing the Season

After three quarters, the Sacramento Kings led the Oklahoma City Thunder by one point, 72-71. At this time, the third quarter of the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers was still not over, and the Portland Trail Blazers still led the Memphis Grizzlies by 3 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tyrek, who had not played a minute in the first three quarters, continued to play, and he led the Kings to another wave of attack with amazing physical strength. Taking advantage of the gap between the Thunder's Durant and Westbrook going down, the difference was stretched to 8 points in 3 minutes. At this time, there are 8 minutes and 30 seconds left before the end of the game, and Tyrek has scored 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and today's game is a foregone conclusion.

As the score was pulled away, the Thunder team once again replaced Durant and Westbrook, but the Kings, who played with the attitude of desperately fighting for every ball, did not give the Thunder any chance at the last moment, and the Thunder team never completely narrowed the score gap, and the two teams have maintained a difference of about 10 points.

"Jerry, the game is over in 2 minutes, and now the team is still 9 points ahead of the Thunder, the team's desire to win this game is indeed too strong, Tyrek has played 46 minutes today, and he hasn't rested yet......"

"That's right, Grant, you see that when the score was stretched to nearly 10 points in the fourth quarter today, although the Thunder replaced Durant and Westbrook, it was obvious that they did not do their best to win, and the state of the first three quarters has changed to a certain extent, and I feel that I have reservations......" Rayez, a commentator on the sidelines, could see that the Thunder did not show an attitude of winning after the score was opened.

"Well, the Thunder are currently in fourth place in the West, and whether they win or lose their last two games will not affect their standings. To be honest, the Thunder didn't pay attention to this game, and even in the first three quarters, they didn't show 100% strength. When the score was pulled apart in the fourth quarter, coupled with the fact that they still had to stay in preparation for the playoffs, they naturally couldn't give it their all, and the determination of our boys to win this game today also affected the Thunder. Jerry, how is the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers playing right now? ”

"The third quarter has just ended, and the Trail Blazers have a four-point lead over the Grizzlies at home, 80-76......"

Back in the game, the Thunder had pulled down their main force and officially abandoned the game, and the game went into garbage time with the remaining two minutes. At the same time, the Kings also replaced the main team, and Terek's performance in this game was fixed to play 46 minutes, shooting 13 of 24, scoring 40 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. When Tyrek left the stadium, the fans gave their star the most enthusiastic applause, and Tyrek waved in response to the crowd, and he saw Vivek in the front row of the audience. Rana Dave and Angeli. Ranadave also looked at Terek with a smile, and when his gaze met Angeli's gaze, Tyrek couldn't help but grin as well......

There was no suspense in the outcome of the game, and in the end the Sacramento Kings successfully defended their home court, defeating the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 99-92, the Thunder team Durant scored 29 points, Westbrook scored 26 points, and the performance was acceptable, and the Kings team In addition to Tyreck, who scored the highest score in the game, Cousins also performed well, scoring only 6 points in the first half, scoring 22 points in the second half, and scoring 28 points and 20 boards in the whole game.

Although the game was won, everyone's hearts were not really happy, and the fate of the Kings still depends on the Grizzlies.

After hugging Durant, Westbrook, Harden and others, Tyrek and his teammates returned to the locker room to watch the final three minutes of the Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers game amid the applause of the fans in the stadium.

All of the Kings roster, including members of the coaching staff and some team officials, sat in front of the TV in the locker room, nervously watching the Grizzlies game live. With 2:12 left before the end of the game, the Portland Trail Blazers still lead the Grizzlies by two points, but only by two points.

Grizzlies possession, Mike. Conley possesses the ball in the front court, and Mark Brown. Gasol stepped forward to block and Conley rounded Gasol Jr. and passed the ball to Darrell. Arthur, Arthur took two steps inside, passed back to Conley behind him, Conley took a step inside the three-point line, and shot a long-distance two-point shot! Hit! The score is tied!

"Hey!" There was a sigh from the Kings' locker room, after all, the fate of the team this season is now in someone else's hands, and every detail in the live broadcast of the game touches everyone's fragile nerves.

LaMarcus. Aldridge missed the middle distance, Gasol Jr. grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to OJ Mayo, Mayo quickly advanced to the front court after receiving the ball, Wesley Matthews turned all the way to chase the defense, and was about to get close to Mayo, Mayo stopped outside the three-point line and shot directly at three points!

"Huh!" Hollow into the net! Crucial three points! After scoring the goal, Mayo pointed his index fingers with both hands and proudly turned back and walked towards his own half......

At this time, there was only one minute left in the game, and the Grizzlies outscored the Trail Blazers by 3 points!

The atmosphere in the Kings locker room was extremely solemn at this time, and the Grizzlies won this game, and the playoffs were completely goodbye to the Kings......

Everyone held their breath in anticipation that the Trail Blazers would beat the Grizzlies in the final minute.

The Trail Blazers, who trailed by 3 points, organized an offensive frontcourt. Miller sees the gap and cleverly passes the ball to Rudy, who runs out of space in the bottom corner. Fernandez, 4 of 4 three-pointers in this game, Fernandez, who was extremely hot, received the ball and made a direct three-point shot!

Miss! Fernandez, who had been on track for the whole game, missed at the last minute! And it's a missed shot in the vacancy! Sean. Battier was clever enough to get the rebound and protect it with 39 seconds left in the game! The Grizzlies hit a quick counter, Conley dribbled fast, hit the ground and passed to Sam. Yang, Sam. Young backhand layup! Hit!

The score of the two teams was stretched to 5 points, and there were only 30 seconds left in the game!

Some of the people in the Kings locker room had buried their heads in their arms and didn't dare to look anymore, Cousins and Cosby put their arms around Tyrek's shoulders left and right, and Tyrek could clearly feel their bodies trembling slightly, and his own palms were sweating nervously......

Next, although the Trail Blazers played a quick two-point game, after exchanging possession, they still trailed by three points and had to start a tactical foul.

Conley didn't give his opponent a chance, hitting two free throws steadily, and with Matthews' three-point miss, the Trail Blazers completely lost their chance, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-104 on the road, becoming the first team to lock up a playoff spot in the West. Meanwhile, the Kings' playoff hopes have come to naught......