Chapter 12: Preseason is off to a good start

The second quarter of the game began quickly, and the Kings lineup on the court at this time was Eugene Brown. Jett, Omi. Cosby, Dante. Green, Carl. Landry, Samuel. Dareham Porter. The Suns' on-court lineup is, Golan. Dragic, Jason. Richardson, Jarled. Dudley, Siddo. Turkglu, Robin. Lopez.

Tyrek sat on the bench at this time, with a towel on his head, his hands folded in front of his chest, staring at the confrontation of players on the field, watching them play up close, watching how they handled the ball, how they ran, how they defended, imagining what they would do if they faced the situation they encountered on the field.

After the Suns' Dudley fouled Landry for a layup, and Landry hit the first free throw, Westale coach put Tyrek back on the court, while replacing Hellam Porter with Hassan. Whiteside.

Tyrek and Whiteside came on the court together, and Tyrek walked next to Whiteside and said, "Hassan, play well and protect the rebound!" I'll see when the time feeds you balls! ”

"Okay! Eldest brother! ”

By the time Tyrek came on, the Phoenix Suns had already outscored the Sacramento Kings by five points and took a 47-42 lead.

Phoenix Suns possession, Nash controlled the ball, the whole team rotated and run, Frye went around the bottom corner from the inside, Thompson, who defended him, didn't have time to keep up, Nash accurately found Fry, and Fryjan made a three-point shot! Hit!

Tyrek controls the ball in the front court, Nash marks the defense, Tyrek continuously dribbles under the crotch to force Nash, Nash's defense is relatively weak after all, and he was directly passed by Tyrek, Dudley behind him changed to defend Tyreck, and Tyrek faced Dudley in the middle distance! Hit!

Nash handed the ball to Turkoglou in the front court and continued to run, Turkoglu handed the ball to Nash, Nash received the ball and shot a three-point shot before Tyrek blocked! Hit!

The Kings passed the ball continuously in the frontcourt, Cosby passed the ball in, Whiteside received the ball, and Lopez hit hard! Pop up! Whiteside grabs the rebound! Dudley, who defended Cosby, stepped forward to defend Whiteside, Cosby was in the vacant position, and Whiteside still played hard by himself and missed! It was confiscated by Lopez, the ball was converted, the Kings organized a fast break, and Dragic made a layup!

Tyrek organized an attack in the front court, hoisted the ball to Whiteside, Turkoglu and Lopez were in the double package on the inside, and Whiteside still made a strong shot! Miss! Turkoglu grabbed the rebound and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, the Kings only Tyrek and Cosby retreated, the Suns played three and two in the frontcourt, Turkoglou passed to the unmarked Dudley, and hit from mid-range!

Tyrek broke through the inside line with the ball, hit Lopez small, and Europe stepped to the basket! Hit!

After Tyrek came on the court, the two sides went back and forth, and soon the halftime was over, and due to several irrational singles from Whiteside, the difference was widened instead, and the Sacramento Kings trailed the Phoenix Suns by nine points at 50-59.

At halftime, back in the locker room, Tyrek took Whiteside Side, and said with a displeased face: "Hassan! Don't attack blindly, your desire to perform is too strong! I played in the NBA for the first time today without you...... Oh no, don't be hot-headed anyway! ”

"Uh, I'm so excited, I want to put it in the damn hoop when I get the ball!"

"Hey, pay attention next time!" With that, Tyrek returned to his seat and gulped down the trainer's special sports drink for him, while Whiteside leaned over the wall and looked down on something.

The fifteen-minute half-time break was fast approaching, and the second half began.

At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, Tyrek and Cousins played together, Tyrek was attacking, and Richardson, who was opposite him, had a hard time defending him, and when Tyrek hit the inside, Lopez, who was opposite Cousins, was bound to step forward to make up for the defense, Tyrek passed the ball to Cousins for three consecutive rounds, and Cousins hit two points in a row with his soft mid-range touch. On the defensive end, Tyrek limited Nash's play to the maximum with his defensive enthusiasm in the quarter, blocking the Suns' offense, and after several rounds, the Sacramento Kings trailed by 3 points at 77-80, with 20 seconds left in the game, and the Kings possessed the ball.

The Suns' Frye defensive foul game was suspended, and Coach Westfair held a tactical board to draw the tactical arrangements for the next offense, and the whole team surrounded him, and Coach Westfair shouted loudly in the middle: "In the last attack of this quarter, we scored a 3-pointer to try to equalize the score into the fourth quarter." Benno you control the ball, after receiving the ball, press the time, the others run, with 5 seconds left, DeMarcus pulls out from the inside to cover, Benno distributes the ball to Omi, and Omi executes this shot! If the gap doesn't come out, Benno directly goes around the cover to shoot three points! Okay, everyone, come on! ”

In the last attack of the third quarter, the Kings executed according to the tactics, Cosby actively ran away from the defender, received a pass from Yudri, and shot three-pointers! Hit! Tyrek on the bench and his teammates stood up to cheer on the beautiful three-pointer, and the two teams went into the final quarter tied at 80.

In the fourth quarter of the game, because it was a preseason, the two teams did not work too hard, the two veterans of the Phoenix Suns, Nash and Hill, did not play directly, and Tyrek played about two minutes in the fourth quarter, missed a three-point shot, contributed an assist and went off the court. In the end, the Sacramento Kings defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 107-100 at home, Tyrek played 23 minutes in the game, contributing 19 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Cousins played 27 minutes and performed well, contributing 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, while Whiteside only played 2 minutes in the second half, played 6 minutes in the whole game, did not score, and only scored 3 rebounds.

A preseason win didn't particularly delight Tyrek, who knew it was just a training session and that his opponent was not playing with his true strength. There was no much celebration, and after high-fives with his teammates, he was ready to go back to the locker room.

"Hey, dude!"

Tyrek looked back and saw Nash walking towards him. Walking up to Tyrek, Nash pulled him and bumped him on the shoulder, and said in Tyrek's ear, "Good play, we'll see you in the regular season, I'll give it my all then!" After saying that, Nash handed the jersey he was holding in his hand to Terek, "Okay jersey, by the way, give me your jersey, and we'll exchange jerseys." ”

"Good! Good! Tyrek hurriedly took off his jersey and handed it to Nash, taking Nash's No. 13 Suns jersey, Tyreek's face was full of excitement, but thinking of the cheers of the audience at the Sleep Train Arena when he scored, Tyrek put away his fan-like expression, his eyes were full of determination.