Chapter Twenty-Three: The End of a Four-Fight Winning Streak

After Delham Porter came on the court, the defensive center from Haiti did make the Kings' interior defense a little better, but it couldn't stop the Lakers from scoring, Kobe, Odom, and Gasol relied on the luck of the water to continue to impact the Kings' defense. After the Kings removed Cousins on the offensive end, Damham Porter basically had no autonomous offensive ability, Garcia and Cosby were just two wing shooters, and the team's only point of possession was Tyreck.

Tyrek as a point of possession, will basically choose to break through, but in the face of an elite defensive titan like Kobe, it is extremely difficult to break through. Tyrek's mid-to-long-range shots are not too threatening, his shooting percentage is really not high, the Lakers are mainly to prevent his breakthrough, and at the same time, the Lakers' overall defense is tight, the rotation is clear, and Tyrek's personal ability on the court is not outstanding, and the Kings' offense is completely blocked. The first three quarters were played, and the Kings trailed 65-80.

"Well, sure enough, after DeMarcus, a big scorer, went off the court, the Kings' offense was clearly out of order. At present, the only individual ability of the team is Tyrek and DeMarcus, and the two can still stalemate at the same time, and now they are completely in the rhythm of the Lakers......" Napier shook his head helplessly.

"There are still some problems in this game so far, and DeMarcus is happy to play like this as a rookie, but the team's lack of a third scoring point, neither Yudri nor Landry, is enough to be a flashpoint when Tyrek and DeMarcus are challenged, and once Tyrek and DeMarcus are out of form or limited by the opponent, the team's offense will be constipated. There are also some problems with our team's defense, more of an individual defense, and the team's integrity is not strong, but this is also related to the fact that the team is relatively young. And most importantly, our team's number one star Terek. Evans' mid-to-long-range shooting ability is still the same as last season, and there is no improvement. A team that plays average defense doesn't see anything wrong yet, his breakouts, his physical gifts are enough to solve offensive problems. But just like today's game, in the face of Kobe's defense, blindly seeking a breakthrough but no basket, it is difficult to deal with such an elite defender......"

"Jerry, I don't agree with this, although Tyrek's breakthrough is strong, there is still room for improvement. At the moment, his breakthrough is basically finishing with his right hand and almost without using his left hand, which makes the opponent's defense more targeted. Of course, Tyreck's long-range shooting is indeed weaker, and it seems that his three-point shooting percentage last season was only about 25 percent, right? ……”

The final quarter of the game started quickly, Tyrek was on the bench at this point, Cousins was back on the court, and the Lakers took Kobe Bryant off. During this time, the scores of the two teams rose alternately, and the Kings' interior attack power did improve a lot after Cousins came on the court, but on the defensive end, the team still couldn't put down the Lakers' offense, and the score gap between the two teams did not narrow, and after 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers led the Sacramento Kings by 14 points at 92-78.

Tyrek on the bench sat down next to Coach Westphal and whispered in the coach's ear: "Coach, I'm almost rested, let me play, there are only 8 minutes left in the game......"

Coach Westfair thought for a moment and nodded, but there was already a hint of giving up in his eyes, "Okay, Tyrek, you go on the court right away, attack again, the 14-point difference is not much, say a lot less, you go and try again......"

The Kings are ready to make a last-ditch effort and go all-in, while the Lakers are bringing Kobe Bryant back on the court. The Kings' two cores inside and outside played at the same time, putting pressure back on the Lakers, and the two teams continued to hold each other for about 4 minutes, and the two teams still had a 10-point difference. In the last 4 minutes, Kobe Bryant showed his true colors as a superstar, and in 2 minutes, he ignored various defenses and scored 6 points in a row and took the game away.

With 2 minutes left in the game, when the two teams were separated by 13 points, Coach Westphall decided to abandon the game and withdraw the main team, and the game completely went into garbage time. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 107-96 away, ending the Kings' four-game winning streak and winning five consecutive victories to occupy the first place in the West.

Tyrek played 37 minutes in the game, made 8 of 23 shots, scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, the data is okay, but it also relies on high shots to pile up, and the efficiency is worrying. Cousins played 35 minutes, scoring a game-high 16-of-22 shooting, a season-high 39 points, and grabbed 16 rebounds for a big double-double. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant was efficient on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, scoring 36 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and was voted the best of the game.

At the end of the game, Kobe Bryant walked up to Tyrek and shook hands amicably, and said with a smile: "Keep up the good work, this is your second season, you are still young!" ”

Although Tyrek was very frustrated when he lost the game and his performance was not satisfactory, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to show favor to himself again, which made Terek very excited, and he was engrossed in the game, and he didn't observe Kobe Bryant, well...... is really a domineering and exposed superstar, this aura is really extraordinary, "Eh, Kobe, are you interested in Chinese food, are you interested in coming to my store tonight to try it?" Tyrek wanted to have more contact with Kobe Bryant, and blurted out inviting Kobe to his restaurant, after all, Kobe Bryant is the most appealing star in the entire league, and it can be seen that he is very optimistic about himself, and it is always right to have a good relationship.

Unexpectedly, Kobe Bryant agreed, "Yes, I have heard the news of your Chinese restaurant for a long time, and the best rookie is obsessed with Chinese food, I really want to try it." Today the team lives in Sacramento, tomorrow we will return to Los Angeles, and I will take your car later. ”

Bryant was interviewed in the locker room, and after answering a few questions hastily, he told reporters that he was going to the Penglai Pavilion for dinner in the evening, and did not attend the press conference after the game, and went to the Penglai Pavilion with Tyrek. There were still a lot of customers in the restaurant at this time, and Terrick brought Kobe Bryant from the back kitchen to his private room, and then called Chef Xu.

"Boss, I saw that the team lost today, many people on the Internet said that you didn't play well enough, boss, don't care, after all, the opponent is ......" Master Xu shouted and ran into the door in a hurry, and saw that there was still a person sitting in the box, and he was stunned when he took a closer look, "This ...... This is...... Bryant. Bryant?! ”