Chapter Eighty-Six: The Battle of the Defense

At the break, Coach Westphale laid out his tactics in front of everyone, and Terek caught a glimpse of the Spurs bench on the other side of the court. Popovich stood upright, the impatient old man kept waving and roaring, and the Spurs around him nodded their heads again and again, and Tyrek already felt in his heart that the old Spurs must have a countermeasure to the situation on the court......

Back in the second quarter, Tyrek immediately understood the Spurs' strategy, tougher defense, and used a double package on Tyrek, relying on the Spurs' tacit team cooperation, even if Tyrek was trapped, he could still rely on the active rotation to guard the rest of the Kings one by one.

Facing the pack, Tyrek's offensive efficiency began to decline, and the Kings' rhythm was disrupted again. Once the Kings' on-court lineup was targeted, the offensive ability dropped by at least more than half, and in a hurry, the Kings called a timeout again about 2 minutes into the second quarter.

"Jerry, the Spurs deserve to be the Spurs, and when they came back from a two-minute break in the intermission, they found a countermeasure, and they immediately suppressed our team's offensive momentum......"

"You're right, after all, the Spurs have been a strong team in the West for ten years, and their team basketball is really difficult to deal with. In the first quarter, Tyrek relied on his strong individual ability to catch the Spurs off guard, but in addition to Tyreek's strong point on the court, the team's personal offensive ability was not enough to tear apart the Spurs' defense. West also struggled a bit in this game, and once Tyrek can't play, the team will inevitably fall into a passive ......"

"Well, it's up to the team to adjust......"

The Kings players gathered around Coach Westfair again, Coach Westphale half-squatted on the ground, gestured with both hands and said: "Don't panic, everyone, the Spurs want to target Tyreck, they spend energy on the defensive end, and their physical exertion is high, and the efficiency of the offense will naturally be reduced, so we will play defense with them!" Strengthen personnel rotation and conserve physical strength! ”

The Kings set the tone of the game at the moment, and the defensive strangulation battle between the two teams began!

The average age of the Spurs' players is on the older side, and the rotation players are not very talented, and they mainly play as a team. On the other hand, the Kings are all young and strong new generation players, including Kenneth . Birds and beasts like Farid, relying on the advantage of physical conditions, are destined to play a good defense as long as they play defense with their hearts!

The game was very tangled, the game was not smooth, everyone put the main energy into defense, the score rose very slowly, and the point difference was basically impossible to pull until the end of the second quarter, the Spurs led the Kings by one point at 47-46......

After two quarters, the Spurs have 11 players on the pitch and the Kings on 10......

In the second quarter, Tyrek was replaced shortly after the Spurs deployed targeted defense for Tyrek, and in the first half, Tyrek played 16 minutes, contributing 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

When the third quarter began, the Spurs continued the rhythm of the first half, and the team defense was still consistent, and everyone on the team was a soldier, and everyone did their job, like a precise machine running every tactical command.

The Kings re-replaced the main team in the third quarter, and at this time, the Kings' on-court lineup was more evenly matched, and the Spurs did not dare to continue to contain Tyrek, once they were given opportunities in other positions, the damage to the Spurs would be greater than being beaten by Tyrek into offense. Tyrek and Cousins worked together inside and out, and finally gained something in the offense, while David was silent for two quarters. West found his groove in the third quarter, improving his touch and starting to kill with his trademark mid-range.

Although the game was slightly smoother than the second quarter, it was still dominated by positional battles, each attack consumed a long time, and the pace of the game was not fast at all, and this defense-oriented game was a little dull for the audience.

After three quarters, the Kings outscored the Spurs by two points to take a 70-68 lead.

Coming to the final quarter of the game, the Kings gradually began to take back the initiative of the game, and the two outside backup shooters Anthony Brown. Morrow and Omi. Cosby had a great touch and hit three three-pointers in a row, and the Kings quickly stretched the margin to double digits.

After taking the lead, the Kings worked even harder, and after seeing the hope of winning the game, the Kings showed great enthusiasm for every shot.

As the game progressed, with the momentum of the Kings at the moment, it was difficult for the Spurs to catch up with the score for a while, and at the same time, the Spurs did not seem to have a sense of ambition for the second game of the regular season......

In the end, the Kings managed to maintain their lead until the end of the game, winning 98-90 over the visiting San Antonio Spurs to make it two wins in a row.

Although the Kings finally had the last laugh, this does not mean that the Spurs are all strong, after all, this is just an ordinary regular season game, and the season has just begun, and the Spurs did not fight with bayonets after falling behind in the final quarter, and there are other considerations......

Tyrek finished the game with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and the statistics were not eye-catching, but a wave of 12 points in the final minute of the first quarter is very commendable......

Tyrek hugged and greeted the GDP group one by one on the court, and Duncan put his arms around Tyreck, rubbed Tyreck's head with his big palm, and whispered in his ear, "Come on!" Youngster! Your future is limitless! ”

After the two separated, Terek was also slapped on the ass by Duncan with a laugh......

Tyrek walked to the sidelines and spoke with the team's big boss, Vivek. Rana Dave high-fived and celebrated, Vivek watched the first home game after becoming the team's big boss, and the team defeated the strong rival Spurs, he was naturally very happy, Tyrek looked at An Jiali next to Vivek, An Jiali was also happy, pretending to be calm and said: "How about it, Tyrek, I said I would come to the home opener to cheer, this jersey really suits me...... Good performance, not in vain my kindness to cheer you on......"

"Well, thanks to you, I'm motivated to play......" Tyrek touched his head and laughed.

"Uh-cough......" Although Vivek did not reject Terek, he still felt a little awkward when he saw Tyrick and his daughter talking happily in front of him, after all, the two were still just friends.

"Okay, okay, I'm here to cheer you on, and I'll invite me to your Chinese restaurant later!" An Jiali saw her father's strange expression, and changed the topic with haha, it was better to get out early to avoid embarrassment......