Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 145 Strong rebound
Walking into the locker room of the visiting team, everyone’s faces were not very good. In the second quarter, the team was blown away by the Celtics. Under the fierce and purposeful offense and defense of the Celtics, the Kings were obviously helpless.

Coach Westphal sat silently on the side of the locker room, looking at his expression, he was obviously thinking about something. For the Big Three of the Green Army who are fully fired and in full swing, conventional tactics are obviously unable to contain them , The three peak stars were the top superstars in the entire league. Now even if they are only half of their peak strength, it will be a nightmare for all teams if all three are in state.Coupled with the addition of Rondo, a super point guard who is entering the peak, and a group of fierce role players infected by the green army's iron-blooded spirit, the Kings, who trailed by nearly 20 points at halftime, obviously had bad luck in the second half.

Coach Westphal can see that Tyreke led the team to play a good record when the team's three main players were absent. It's too big. Once Tyreke falls into the opponent's strict defense, the team's offense is almost paralyzed.At the same time, after Cousins ​​returned to the court, he never found the feeling he had at the beginning of the season. This game also did not play a star-level performance in the paint. Not to mention being compared with Garnett, at most he played Bass's performance in the first half.

Coach Westphal stood up, clapped his hands and said: "Everyone, get up, this is the first game of our Eastern Conference tour, don't be disabled by the opponent in the first game! There are indeed 3 Hall of Fame-level old guys on the opposite side, but their record so far this season is much worse than ours. There are so many teams that have beaten them, and we don’t have to be afraid of them! The average age of the 3 is close to 36 Old guys, don’t tell me you can’t beat them! In the second quarter, the Celtics’ targeted tactical system was completely overwhelmed. Are you really weaker than them?! Take out your Fighting spirit, even if you lose, you have to peel off your opponent!"

At this time, what coach Westphal can do is to boost the morale of the team. As long as the team rotates normally, Tyreke and Cousins ​​can show restraint at the same time. They are not inferior to the Celtics at all. As the saying goes Fist is afraid of being young, after all, no matter how strong the Big Three of the Green Army are, they have already reached the end of their careers.
Tyreke knew that he didn't play well in the second quarter. Facing the targeted defense of the Celtics and the strong impression left by the Big Three of the Celtics in Tyreke's heart, Tyreke felt a little overwhelmed. Not decisive enough, facing the Celtics team with a glorious history, a little weak in mentality, and the mental confrontation on the court is also quite critical.

The head coach spared no effort to motivate them. As the leader of the team, Tyreke naturally had to take the lead. He stood in front of his teammates and said solemnly: "Brothers, I didn't play resolutely enough in the second quarter. There is a great responsibility, we will fight harder in the second half! We must make it to the playoffs this season. Although we are now ranked third in the Western Conference, the season is still long, and our advantage is not obvious. There is no game that we can Give up! Although we are now 3 points behind, I believe we have a chance. In the second half, Garnett and his three historical figures who are more than 17 years older than us will inevitably have problems in physical strength, state, etc. Even if they No matter how strong we are, age is always an unavoidable weakness. In the third quarter, we will show our strength!"

"That's right! Three fossil-level old guys, there is nothing they can't beat. The game will end in 3 minutes. I don't believe that I can't guard against Paul Pierce, who is 48 years older than me! I've exhausted him! "Jimmy was the first to answer, he seemed very dissatisfied with Pierce scoring consecutive points on his head, he couldn't accept that his only effective defense could not defend against an aging veteran.

"Tyreke was right, he worked hard in the second half!"

"We are now No. 3 in the Western Conference, so we can't underestimate ourselves!"

"They were able to lead us by 17 points at halftime, and we will definitely be able to recover in the second half!"

Everyone responded one after another, obviously the morale of the team has been mobilized.

The second half of the game is about to start, and everyone is ready to return to the court. When leaving the locker room, Tyreke grabbed Cousins ​​and said: "DeMarcus, you are the number one center in the league in the future! Show your true skills, Otherwise, I think you are at the level of Brandon Bass."

After that, Tyreke patted Cousins ​​on the shoulder and walked away.

"I'm just at the level of Brandon Bass, Tyreke, don't underestimate me." Cousins, who was proud and arrogant, knew clearly that he couldn't play well, but he couldn't stand being looked down upon in person.

"Good audience, the game came back after the intermission. In the first half, the team led the visiting Kings by 17 points. The team has a clear advantage. In the second half, everyone can watch the game and enjoy the game." Tom Heinsohn obviously Very confident in the strength of the team.

"As Tom said, in the North Shore Garden Arena, with a 17-point lead at halftime, it is obviously difficult for the Kings to make waves, but let's see how they performed in the second half."

However, at the beginning of the third quarter, the situation was not as optimistic as Heinsohn expected. If the Big Three of the Celtics were as expected by the Kings, it may be due to physical fitness, or it may be that the continuity of the state is poor due to older age. , the performance in the third quarter did not continue the strength of the second quarter. The Celtics also began to replace the Big Three to give them a certain rest time. Avery Bradley and Michael Pietrus played one after another. .

Bradley, who is in the second year of his career, already has a place in the Celtics. He has successfully entered the regular rotation lineup. He has good shot selection and high efficiency. the value of.

The French trapeze Pietrus joined the Celtics with a basic salary. Although his strength has degraded a lot now, his convulsive three-pointers and fierce defense can still add a certain strength to the Celtics' bench lineup.

The second lineup of the Celtics is mainly defensive. When leading by a big score, defense is indeed more important. However, the Celtics' substitutes obviously still have a gap with the Big Three in terms of ability. The decline also greatly reduced the defensive pressure of the Kings. The Kings led by Tyreke also gave the Celtics a heavy blow with a fierce offensive at this moment!
(End of this chapter)