Another day passed.

Sacramento, Sleep Train Arena.

"The third game of the series! In the first two games, the Thunder and Kings fought to a 1-1 draw. The Kings have a home-court advantage, and in the next games, as long as the Kings can win all the home courts, they can advance to the next round! ”

The on-site commentary, of course, is directed at the home team king, and what he said is correct, but the question is the possibility of real realization......

"No matter what the outside world evaluates, no matter what the ball critics think, no matter how the Thunder team shouts, what the Kings have to do today is to repeat the story of the day before yesterday and find a way to make the hairstyle brother lewd and develop!"

This commentary is obviously also a game fan, and the game terminology comes out of his mouth: "As long as the hairstyle brother can develop well, after there is no fattening, it is basically to see who does whom." The Thunder team has proven it through various forms of defense in the last game, and the hairstyle brother's feel is coming, and they can't prevent it at all! ”

"This one is critical."

On the sidelines, players from both sides are making final preparations for the game, the stadium lights have dimmed, and the entrance ceremony will begin soon.

Westphall stood in front of the generals and said with a serious face: "The first home game in the playoffs, if we win, it will be a 2-1 lead, whether it is psychologically or in the next game changes, we will have a clear advantage." And if we lose, they regain the lead and will have home advantage again. After the psychological change, the road ahead will be very difficult. ”

The players looked at each other and nodded their heads.

This home stadium cannot afford to lose!

"Six feet seven inches, 195 pounds, from the University of Louisville, number 32...... Francisco Garcia——!! ”

“YEAAAAAAAH——！！”

A few minutes later, the entrance ceremony began, and Thompson was the first to take the court, standing on the side of the court with his hands behind his back.

Hearing his name being called, Garcia turned around and nodded to the old handsome, took a deep breath, and stepped into the arena.

Thank you, Francisco.

Looking at Garcia's calm expression, high-fives with the substitutes all the way, and finally came to Thompson and bumped his chest with the latter, Westphall felt a lot in his heart.

Although the series so far, Garcia's performance can be said to be not impressive at all. Regardless of offense and defense, the veteran was suppressed by Kevin Durant and had no chance.

But Westphaal knew in his heart that Garcia's defense was not useless.

That's right, Durant did average 28 points per game in the first two games, and his shooting percentage was quite good. But in fact, with the overall defensive strength of the Kings, it is not surprising that a scorer of Durant's level hits their heads by 40 points per game.

At present, this data shows that Durant is more or less limited to a normal level and has not exploded.

Among them, Garcia contributed a lot.

"Cowhide candy-style tracking defense, trying to cut off the opponent's passing route to Durant as much as possible, the veteran Garcia deserves to be the anchor of the Kings. Although the data and strength, there is really no way to compare with the contemporary superstars. But Garcia's calmness, calmness, and almost never making mistakes injected a rare gritty temperament into the Kings' manic offensive frenzy! ”

The narrator seemed to appreciate Garcia very much, and continued with emotion: "In the past years, our king was at the bottom, and it was Garcia who never left us and accompanied us through the most difficult years. Webber is gone, Peja is gone, Christie is gone, Divac is gone, Bibby is gone, Kevin Martin, Artest, they're all gone. ”

But Garcia, still here.

"Whew......!"

Taking a deep breath, Garcia raised his eyes and glanced at the retired jerseys hanging over the arena, his eyes deep and silent.

I have accompanied you through the most difficult dark years, without seeking any fame or fortune.

I only hope that when you rise again, I will still be by your side ......!

"6'6" tall, 190 pounds, from ...... China!"

“…… Oh oh oh! It's coming!! ”

When the message of the next player on the field was read out, the fans in the stadium instantly fell silent, and only a few fans lowered their voices, reminding their distracted partners to hurry up and pull their minds back.

Because, the hero, is coming.

"Let's welcome, Sacramento Kings starting point guard, our hairstyle guy...... Gu - Yu ——!!! ”

“YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES——！！！”

In the thunderous cheers of the audience, Gu Yu appeared on the stage!

“…… Hum! ”

On his toes, Gu Yu was like a bully in the village, his hands were shaking exaggeratedly by his side, and every step he took out made Brooks on the bench on the other side of the court fight angrily.

The unique "American Chinese" of the live commentary continued, and the last word in Gu Yu's name was pronounced by him as the pronunciation of "YOU", which attracted all the Kings fans in the audience to imitate it. For a while, the whole stadium was shouting "YOU-YOU-YOU", as if it was a large-scale hip-hop concert.

"Come on, cousin! Kill these Goose City people!! ”

On the side of the stands, someone shouted, causing countless people to respond loudly. Saskatchewa fans are quite qualified, and if they change places like Detroit, fans are afraid that the word "human" in this sentence will be replaced by the word "dog".

"Rest assured ~ absolutely flat ——!"

Where would Gu Yu be a little polite? All the way in, while high-fiveing the substitute players, he did not forget to stretch out his hand and wave it everywhere in the stands, making it look like a leader inspecting.

“…… Hey! ”

trotted to Thompson and Garcia, the three of them jumped at the same time, and hit their chests hard in the air, Thompson was so strong that he almost didn't knock Gu Yu and Garcia out.

"The third starter to play...... Will there be such treatment? ”

At the scene, a reporter from Goose City Media also came to Sacramento with the Thunder team, and was stunned when he saw this scene, and was puzzled: "When we Ibaka came on the court, we didn't shout so loudly, right??" ”

"Of course there is no nonsense."

Another Goose City reporter shook his head categorically and said: "The order of the starters is generally sorted backwards according to the strength and fame of the players. The first two people who play are soy sauce characters, and the third ones who play are generally jack-of-all-trades, lubricants, etc., who can make changes to the team's tactics and bring about changes. This kind of player can't be the core of the team, how can there be such cheering treatment?? ”

Of course, there are occasional cases where the second oldest member of the team is the first to play, but after all, it is only a minority and cannot be counted.

Some strong teams, in addition to the eldest and second, the third in the starting lineup may also have All-Star level strength, such as the Thunder's Ibaka. Of course, they will also attract cheers when they play, but it is impossible for the whole audience to be so crazy - you send such a high decibel to the third child, what do you do when the second boss comes on the field for a while?

On the Kings' side, after Gu Yu was put on the starting lineup, he was the third to make his debut. There were also Cousins and Evans pressing on his head, and it stands to reason that Gu Yu couldn't have received more cheers than the king's inner and outer cores.

However, the scene in front of him is so irrefutable that no matter how harsh the reporter is, he has to admit that Gu Yu has really become the most popular one among the Kings players.

This situation is extremely rare, and if you change to another team, I am afraid that the players will already have infighting.

But the king won't.

"Finally, welcome to our core point guard, the Kings' navigator for a new era, Tyrek Evans——!!!"

Cousins and Evans also appeared on the court one after another, and the fans were still cheering, but everyone at the scene could hear it, and this cheer was incomparable to when Gu Yu came on the court.

"Popularity is your ......"

High-fived his teammates one by one, Evans made a move when he came to Gu Yu, and pretended to be unhappy: "This is a sign of dominance." ”

"I think you're a sign of a usurper for power!"

Gu Yu stretched out his hand and gave Evans a blow to the head, and the latter took a step back to dodge, and then the two looked at each other for a while, and they both laughed.

“…… Okay, no more trouble! ”

The lights came on, and the fans were looking forward to it, and the players of the two teams assembled for the last time in their respective halves, and the captain spoke.

"We practice harder than anyone else, and we sweat several times more than others. Maybe we're not the strongest in the league right now, but as long as we keep going like this, we'll be on top sooner or later! ”

Garcia wasn't a good fit for that kind of pre-war declaration, but as captain, he did his best.

"Now, everything will be tested, don't think about the results, don't be timid, don't be overly proud, and don't be presumptuous. We are the Sacramento kings and we are strong ......! ”

As he spoke, Garcia stretched out his hand, and all the players formed a circle, and everyone reached in with a hand, layered on top of each other.

“HOME-COURT-ON-THREE……！”

“1、2、3…… Defending the home ——!!! ”

"Roar——!!!

One arm was raised in the air, pointing together at the dazzling lights on the top of the court.

It's a path to glory, and there will be many hardships along the way, and there will be many people left behind, and there will be close friends left.

But everything you do along the way will never be in vain.

Sacramento Kings ......

"We are strong ——!!!"

The fans also shouted in unison, and the Kings were ready to defend their home ......!

A few minutes later, the referee's whistle blows and the game begins.

As soon as the Kings came up, they put on a posture of fighting against the water.

Evans and Cousins, who occupied the low space at the top of the arc and outside the three-second zone, respectively, played more resolutely than in the previous two games, frequently scoring inside and outside.

The Thunder also came prepared, withstanding the offensive pressure of the Kings in the opening stage and continuously using defensive counterattacks to score. Westbrook and Durant are still unstoppable, especially Durant, who ushered in his own big explosion after two relatively dull performances.

All this was seen and remembered by another person.