Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 205
After the game between the Kings and the Thunder, the Western Conference semifinals between the Spurs and the Lakers also produced the winner of the first game. The Spurs swept the Nuggets 4-0 in the first round. The Lakers and Spurs played well in the 7 games that qualified. Tim Duncan easily scored a game-high 26 points. Manu Ginobili came off the bench and scored 22 points efficiently. None, but contributed a game-high 11 assists, perfectly linking up the whole team. While each GDP played well, other members of the team also played well.The Lakers were completely out of shape, with frequent iron strikes throughout the game. Kobe did not perform well under the alternating defense of Leonard and Green. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 90-108 in the away game.

The first game of the Eastern and Western semifinals is all over. The Lakers lost 18 points to the Spurs, which can be said to be a disastrous defeat, and the Kings lost 30 points to the Thunder. One look bad.
ESPN invited 6 senior commentators, narrators and retired players to talk about the trend of the series in the first game between the Kings and the Thunder in a program broadcast after the first game of the East and West semifinals. Kellerman and Colin Coward, Grizzlies commentator Pete Penica, Hornets commentator retired star David Wesley, Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway, Kings star Chris Webber .

Kellerman: "The Kings can be said to have shown their true colors in the Pisacek Energy Arena. It is considered extraordinary to be able to play to this level this season. There is still a huge gap between them and a championship team like the Thunder. "

Coward: "I agree with what Max said. Although the two teams are young teams, their records in the regular season are almost the same. I found that there are gaps between the two teams in all aspects. Pete, you commented on the Kings game in the first round of the playoffs, how do you feel about the Kings?"

Penica smiled bitterly: "You emphasize the gap between the Kings and the Thunder so much, doesn't that embarrass Chris and me? Our team was just eliminated by the Kings."

Webb on the side also shook his head in embarrassment, and Penica went on to say: "From the first match between the two teams, in front of the Thunder, the Kings were indeed helpless, and both offense and defense were restrained, but The Kings still have the strength, but as Max and Colin said, the Kings have not yet the strength of a championship team.”

As a legend of the Kings and the core of the gorgeous team that attacked the mercury-laden land in the early 21st century, Weber took Penica's words and said: "Everyone should know that we have never regarded the Kings as a championship team before this." Last season, the Kings were only the 9th team in the Western Conference. Last season, they were the second-to-last team in the Western Conference. They achieved great strides for two consecutive seasons. I believe that all Kings supporters are quite satisfied , now entered the second round of the playoffs for the first time, which is enough to be proud of."

Hardaway nodded and said: "Chris is right. This year's Kings have given us too many surprises. Let's look at Tyreke Evans. This year's Evans is simply crazy, just like the fans gave him this season. It’s like a typhoon sweeping the audience! I was a guard when I was a player. I was only 6 feet tall. Evans is 6 feet 6. And I dare say that Evans’ ball handling skills are definitely not inferior To me! Although Tyreke’s shooting is still not outstanding this season, it can be regarded as quite satisfactory. Last season, his shooting was still a mess. He improved so much in one offseason. Next season’s Tyreke It is more worthy of our expectation!"

Wesley echoed: "Tyreke Evans has won honors that countless players can't match in their entire careers. He is now ranked second in the MVP list. He is not yet 23 years old. He will definitely be stronger in the future. !"

Kellerman: "That is to say, I also know that Tyreke Evans is extraordinary, but today we are only talking about this round of the series. The Thunder are also so young, but their overall strength is obviously better than that of the Kings. Maybe the Kings might be better than the Thunder in the next few seasons, but not now!"

In the end, 6 people made predictions for this round of the series. Without exception, 6 people agreed that the Thunder will advance to the Western Conference Finals.The two commentators Kellerman and Coward agreed that the Thunder would sweep the Kings 4-0 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Three of the other four believed that the Thunder would win 4-1 and the Kings could steal In a victory, only Weber believed that the final score was 4-2. Although Weber is a legend of the Kings, his reason told him that it was impossible for the Kings to beat the Thunder in the series.

Sure enough, in the second game in Oklahoma, Durant, Westbrook, and Harden still continued the fiery touch of the previous game. The sudden inside and outside shots made the Kings hard to defend. After the disastrous defeat, he didn't adjust his mentality and state at all. This game fell into the same predicament as the previous game. He didn't play as a whole at all. He just relied on Tyreke to fight hard with the explosive bag , the five players on the field were in a state of being divided, and Cousins ​​​​became a blue-collar insider grabbing the rebound with all kinds of hasty shots.

Tyreke played extremely tenaciously in this game. Faced with the Thunder's pursuit and interception, Tyreke tried to create opportunities for his teammates, but Tyreke's outside teammates were as confused and at a loss as in the previous game. , The hit rate is not high when there is an open space, let alone when there is not enough space for shots.

In the end, it evolved into Tyreke's infinite singles. At the beginning, Tyreke relied on his sense of the ball and impact to kill the Thunder's defense. Ke's offensive efficiency is getting lower and lower...

Although the Thunder suppressed the Kings throughout the game, and the point difference between the two teams has never been lower than double digits since the middle of the second quarter, Tyreke, who never admits defeat, played a full 43 minutes of this game, and he fought until the last minute In the entire game, Tyreke, who faced the flank almost all the time, made 35 of 13 shots. Although the shooting rate was not high, Tyreke was also the most desperate and threatening one in the entire Kings team. He went inside again and again, He scored 16 free throws, hit 15, and scored 45 points. This is Tyreke's highest score in the playoffs.

However, two fists are hard to beat four hands. In addition to Tyreke, West, the highest scorer of the Kings, only scored 13 points. In the end, the Thunder beat the Kings again 115 to 102. The next game will return to the home court of the Kings. If they lose, the Thunder will easily win the match point...

(End of this chapter)