Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 180 Locking in Playoff Qualification

With Tyreke's efforts, the Jazz's defense is obviously a bit overwhelmed. Although Carroll's defense is fierce, he mainly relies on his defensive vitality and enthusiasm. Carroll's defensive awareness and skills are not very good. The second-year Hayward also lacks defensive experience. After Tyreke got used to this defensive rhythm, everything was under his control.

Although Millsap, Hayward and others in the Jazz team maintained a good shooting percentage, the overall strength of the Jazz team was once again opened by the Kings in the second half of the second quarter. The Kings ended with a 61-55 lead In the first half, Tyreke scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the half. Heyward performed well. For the Jazz, Hayward scored a game-high 18 points in the half. The Jazz can compete with the Kings. It was Hayward.

During the halftime break, whether it was the fans in the Sleep Train arena, the many fans in front of the electronic screens outside the arena, or the Kings fans in the entire city of Sacramento, they were all full of joyful smiles. Based on the current performance of the Kings, this There is still a lot of confidence in winning the game.

The 15-minute break passed quickly, and the two sides returned to the court again, but the Kings' outside touch suddenly cooled down in the second half.

Although Tyreke performed well in the first half, Hayward's performance also did not fall behind. The reason why the Kings can take the lead is not only Tyreke's offensive role, but also everyone's good performance. The comeback Caron Butler And Garcia, Morrow, Casspi and others all have a good touch, which allows the Kings to widen the space on the court and make more opportunities.

In the second half, there were misfires all of a sudden, and the opportunities came up but they missed consecutively. This kind of ball hit morale very badly.

The outside line misfired, and this time it was Tyreke and West who stood up again!

Tyreke scored consecutive personal breakthroughs. At the same time, West also gave color to Millsap with a tough mid-range shot in the third quarter. Among the 24 points scored by the Kings in the third quarter, Tyreke scored 10 points. West scored 8 points. With the outside feeling cold, relying on the performance of the two, the two teams drew again at the end of the third quarter!
The game entered the final quarter. Tyreke, who had already scored 26 points, dribbled the ball in front of the three-point line at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Seeing that Hayward, who was defending him, had a certain distance from himself, he raised his hand directly. With a three-point shot, Hayward still lacks defensive experience. When Tyreke made a shot, Hayward subconsciously jumped up. Tyreke hit a three-pointer and scored 3+1!A 3+1 made a good start for the Kings in the fourth quarter, which was also Tyreke's first three-pointer in this game!

"Tyreke shot the ball really decisively. Seeing the distance between Hayward and himself, although the three-point shooting rate is not high, such an open space is still worth the shot!"

"That's right Grant, Hayward's defense was very unsuccessful this time. The inertial thinking thought that Tyreke's three-pointer was not a threat. Although the shooting percentage is not high, it is more than 30%. It is obviously not appropriate to let it go like this. The other one is to defend close to the body when Tyreke has already made a shot, and he did not hold his hand. Germany has outstanding physical fitness but still lacks defensive experience, so he sent a foul."

Add penalty and hit steadily!Tyreke has scored 30 points in this game!
However, Hayward was really fierce in this game. After being hit 3+1, he quickly responded with a three-pointer, which once again stabilized the Jazz's morale, and the two teams entered the tug-of-war again.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Kings only had a slight lead of 3 points, but at this critical moment, the continuous cooperation of the core combination of Tyreke and Cousins ​​widened the score gap between the two teams.In this game, Cousins, who did not show much in the game, broke out at the last moment. Tyreke assisted Cousins, who was pulled to the outside line, and hit a three-pointer. Ren also contributed a beautiful cooperation. Harris layup was jointly blocked by Tyreke and Cousins, and then Cousins ​​took control of the ball under the basket. Tyreke and Caron Butler played a double fast break, Tyreke assisted Caron Butler for a layup!
The Kings played a small climax and once again pulled the score to double digits with less than 4 minutes left!
At this time, the balance of victory has completely tilted towards the Kings. In the last few minutes, the Kings did not give the Jazz any chance. When the game ended with 1 minute and 20 seconds left, the Kings had a 15-point lead and won the game. Tyreke, who had 37 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, was also replaced at this time. The audience applauded thunderously. Vivek and An Jiali on the sidelines also stood up and applauded for him. Coach Westphal specially called a timeout to let the Tyreke accepted the cheers from the fans. Tyreke was the hero of the game and the biggest reliance for the Kings to make a leap this season. He deserves the highest courtesy from the fans!

As the last second of the game was over, everyone vented themselves at this moment. All the players of the Kings rushed to the field and formed a group. Tyreke jumped on Cousins' back and rode Let Cousins ​​roar!
At the same time, the Jazz left the game at the home court of the Kings. At this time, no one paid attention to the Jazz. Although Hayward scored a career-high 38 points in this game, this game obviously does not belong to him. , losing this game, the situation facing the Jazz will become more difficult...

The Sleep Train Arena turned into a sea of ​​joy both inside and outside the arena. No matter whether the people around you knew or didn’t know each other, everyone hooked their shoulders, jumped and jumped, and enjoyed the moment to the fullest.

"Great job! I love Sacramento! I love the Kings! The team has reached the playoffs again since the 05-06 season! The team has passed through the previous dark period, and the future Kings will definitely become stronger and stronger, Maybe in the near future we will be able to get our hands on the championship!" Napier was already standing in front of the commentary, if he was not still working, Napier would have rushed to the field to celebrate with the crowd.

Everyone now has reason to look forward to the future of the Kings. Locking in the playoffs 8 rounds in advance is something that was unthinkable in the past few years, but now it has been done, and this team is still growing. Maybe in the future, the championship It's really not a dream!

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