Chapter 123: Welcome to All-Star Weekend
After beating the Timberwolves, there are three games left to go for All-Star Weekend, as Peja Brown in 2004. Stojakovic and Brad. After Miller, the Kings' first All-Star, Tyrek will also officially set foot on the All-Star court for the first time since missing the All-Star Game in Los Angeles due to injury last season.
Since the three games before the All-Star break were played at home, not only all Kings fans, but also the Kings wanted Tyrek to travel to Orlando with three perfect wins.
Facing the visiting Utah Jazz, the Kings faced no small challenge. Millsap & Al. Jefferson's powerful interior combination made it difficult for the Kings without Cousins and West to cope with, and the likes of Farid and Whiteside were no match on both ends of the floor. The Jazz also took advantage of the Kings' weak link, focusing on the Kings' interior and quickly taking the lead on the court.
However, this is not the first time that the Kings have faced a lack of personnel, and they also realize that teams with strong interior lines will inevitably take advantage of the Kings' declining interior strength to maximize their strengths.
In the face of the situation on the court, the Kings shifted the focus of offensive firepower to the outside, with Tyrek's breakthrough as the starting point, and Morrow, Cosby, Garcia, Udri and others looked for opportunities outside, using mobile play to play to avoid weaknesses, and not fighting too much with the Jazz on the inside. At the same time, the Kings' interior line is a young interior with excellent athleticism, relying on their own athleticism and outside play, so that the Jazz team, which is dominated by the interior combination of Millsap and Jefferson, gradually loses its own advantage.
The Kings are all soldiers, due to the absence of the 3 main players, except for Tyreco, everyone can be replaced, so that the Kings' personnel selection is more free, everyone has plenty of playing time, and the physical strength and activity of the lineup on the court are far better than the Jazz, in the second half of the game, the Jazz team gradually began to be powerless, and the Kings are getting braver and braver at home, Farid and Whiteside also rely on their athleticism to stage an empty catch on the heads of Millsap and Jefferson, whose physical fitness has declined significantly, It also elevates the atmosphere of the home stadium to the extreme.
The Kings eventually won 101-94 at home against the Jazz, ushering in a two-game winning streak after a three-game losing streak, and Tyrek continued to play well in this game, leading the team forward with a beautiful record of 35 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.
The next game of the Kings is the Los Angeles Lakers, the Lakers had a record of 18-13 before this game, and the record is not bad, but for the Lakers who dominated the West in the past few years, it can only be said that it is not satisfactory, this season's Lakers have changed from the ruling class in previous years to the Western powers, the team's main framework is aging, the departure of Odom, the best sixth man last season, and the mediocrity of bench strength make the Lakers' deterrence against other teams gradually decline, Today's Lakers don't scare everyone anymore......
But as long as there is the league's premier superstar Kobe Bryant. With Bryant here, the Lakers will never lose their competitiveness, and with Andrew Brown, who has become a Western Conference All-Star starting center this season. Bynum's continued growth, the Lakers are still worth looking forward to.
However, Kobe Bryant did not play in this game due to lower back pain, which gave the Kings team a chance to win due to the lack of major generals. Like in the last game against the Jazz, the Lakers' strong interior line composed of Gasol and Bynum is also the first choice for attacking the Kings' defense, but the Lakers' top scorer Kobe Bryant did not play, and the overall strength of the Lakers is not much different from the Jazz. Blake, Ramon. Sessions' weak perimeter defense was even more beaten by Tyreck.
In the end, the Kings won another game 107-97, extending the winning streak to three games, and Tyrek scored another strong stat in this game, with 38 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists perfectly.
The day after the victory over the Lakers, the NBA officially announced this week's best of the week, and Tyrek led the team to a 3-1 record this week with a lack of 3 main players and was elected the Western Conference Weekly Winner! This is the second time Tyrek has been named Western Conference Weekly Champion this season and the fourth time in his career! The last time the best of the week was the week before the All-Star voting was announced, Terrick was elected for his 30+ consecutive team performances, and this time Tyreco's stats are even more brutal!
A 60+! A 40+! Two 30+!
Averaged 45.5 points, 6 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game!!
Highest league average in points per game, this week's individual performance is definitely historic!!
With the Weekly Honor, Tyrek and the Kings also had their final game before the All-Star Weekend. Iguodala's Philadelphia 76ers.
At this point in the season, the 76ers have a 20-13 record, which can be said to be pretty good. Iguodala was also named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career, and although there are no superstars on the team, there are many players with balanced strength and outstanding ability at each position.
In addition to the all-around fighter Iguodala, the two-time All-Star veteran Elton Brown. Brand is still strong, the first post-90s player to enter the NBA. Holiday has matured as a starter, and this season is in the 76ers' seventh season as Super Sixth Man Louis. Williams has shown his killer talent and become the team's leading scorer. Turner, Thaddeus. Yang, Spencer. Hoyce, Jodi. Meeks, Nikolai. Vucevic and other elite soldiers can be regarded as a very powerful team.
No team can play amazingly, there are always ups and downs, in the face of the 76 team, the Kings' style of play was targeted by the 76ers, Iguodala with his top defensive ability to frantically choke the Kings' arrow figure Tyrek, cut off the connection between him and the team, and let the ball not run in Tyrek's hands. At the same time, Tyrek also failed to continue the crazy performance of the previous week, Tyreco's hand feeling in this game is very average, due to the accumulation of fatigue, the game state is not good, the first few games of people block killing, Buddha blocking and killing Buddha The strength has also been exhausted, although there are still bright moments in the game, but it did not dominate the game.
In the end, the Kings lost 100-109 at home to the 76ers, ending a three-game winning streak, and Tyrek scored 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
On this day, the NBA officially announced the list of players participating in the Orlando All-Star Game Skills Challenge. Curry, Tony. Parker, Delong. Williams, Russell. Westbrook, Carey. Owen is at the event, and the upcoming All-Star Weekend itinerary is full for Terek!