msmithbooks Chapter 724 No. 22 of Sacheng
Chapter 724 No. 22 of Sacheng
Chapter 724 No. 22 of Sacheng
The Kings are also a sad reminder. After sending Xie Kai away that year, they have not risen. In the past few seasons, their team building core has changed from Evans to Cousins, but the team's record has not improved at all.Last season, they ranked third from the bottom in the Western Conference, and they are still a thousand miles away from the gate of the playoffs...
Seeing that Xie Kai won two consecutive championships with the Grizzlies, won the scoring champion, MVP, and reached the pinnacle of his life, Kings general manager Geoff Petri has been scolded countless times by Kings fans.
But time cannot be turned back. The time for the Kings to become a big fish is too long, so everyone thinks that this team's last game in the league seems to have been a thing of the last century.
Xie Kai led the team to Sacramento, and K Mi in Sacramento was very excited, because she could see Xie Kai at the door of her house.Although the idol now represents the Grizzlies, in the eyes of K Mi, Xie Kai is > the Kings.
In the interview before the game, Rudy Gay said that he will play his best performance in this game. He wants the Grizzlies to understand that he is an All-Star small forward.
The Grizzlies did not respond to Gay's words. In their eyes, neither Gay nor the Kings were their real opponents.They are not of the same magnitude, so there is nothing to make a fuss about.If you think you are awesome, as long as you are happy.
On the evening of December 12, the Kings played at Sleep Train Arena.
Xie Kai is very familiar with everything here, because it has been several years, but there is not much change here.This game is the first time this season that the stadium has sold out all the tickets for the home game, because Xie Kai came.
The fans of the Kings have complicated feelings for Xie Kai. Those die-hard fans don't like Xie Kai, because the better he is, the better it will only bring out how blind the team's management was at the beginning.But for most fans, they can't hate him.Because he had made it clear back then that he was willing to rebuild and grow together with the team, but Evans forced him away and the management gave up on him.But who knew that Tanhualang Mayo's status was ups and downs, and he was still a thorn.As for Henry, he is mediocre, and it is difficult to become a qualified role player, let alone worth mentioning.
Many of the K honeys in the stands are wearing Xie Kai's No. 22 jersey for the Kings.This jersey has been out of print for a long time, and it is said that the original version has been sold at a high price on the Internet.
Some double fans of the Kings and Xie Kai also set up a special topic about Xie Kai on the Kings on the Internet, which contains videos of all his games in the Kings, personal highlights, interview videos, training videos, etc.These are good memories, but these are just memories.
Even if Xie Kai becomes a free agent, he will never return to the Kings.A superstar of his level will not return to the team that gave up on him.
So the fans hope that Xie Kai will lead the team to rise like James returned to the Cavaliers. After all, this is just YY. Maybe in the 2K game, this can be done.
In the Kings, only Jason Thompson and Ohm Casspi were left with Xie Kai's teammates back then.Thompson hasn't improved much in the past few seasons, but the Kings couldn't find a more suitable partner for Kao Shen.
As for Casspi, he turned around and went back to the king again. I don't know if this is God's will.
During practice before the game, Xie Kai received cheers from many fans, and of course boos.He is used to this.Whether it's booing or applause, it's all about the personal attitude of the fans, and he can't control it, so why bother to worry about it?
The two teams played against each other in Memphis last month. In that game, the Grizzlies easily defeated each other.
However, the Kings have not had such a bad record since the beginning of the season. They are currently ranked 9th in the Western Conference with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses.
However, the season has just started and there are not many games played. This record does not explain too many problems.Unless they can maintain such a winning percentage until the All-Star Game, it cannot explain how much their strength has improved this season.
Xie Kai, Casspi, and Jason Thompson all hugged and saluted. They are old friends. Although they are not in the same team, this only shows that their positions are different, and it does not affect their personal friendship.
The game was broadcast live on CCTV, and the host Yu Jia and guest Su Qun were responsible for the commentary.
Yu Jia said: "Mr. Su, Xie Kai has returned to the home court of his old club. Do you think he will perform as well as he did last season?"
Su Qun adjusted his glasses with his hands, and then replied: "I think it is possible. Xie Kai is very familiar with this field. He has played here for two seasons. This is an away game for the Grizzlies, but for him It’s the same as at home. I think later if the Grizzlies have a hard time, Xie Kai’s numbers may be even better.”
"Do you think he will increase his personal offense?" Yu Jia asked.
Su Qun nodded and said: "Yes, if the Grizzlies lead by a big score at the beginning and the score soon enters garbage time, I don't think Xie Kai's statistics will be particularly impressive, and he is not the kind of person who likes to score points. But if the Grizzlies are having a hard time, in order to win, he will definitely take over the game more."
The game started soon, and the starting lineups of both sides were also announced.
For the Kings at home, the starting lineup is: center - DeMarcus Cousins, power forward - Jason Thompson, small forward - Rudy Gay, shooting guard - Ben McColler Mo, point guard -- Darren Collison.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies remains unchanged. Even though the old prince has been in a worrying state since the opening game, he is still the team's starting lineup, but his playing time has decreased compared with last season.
Guy, Xie Kai and other old teammates didn't even say hello. In his view, this is his territory, and he never recognized these teammates, even if they have already won two championships.
Kaoshen and Baixiong are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
Kao Shen claims to be 211 tall, but standing next to Bai Xiong (216), he is a piece shorter!Of course, NBA players falsely report their height a lot, even if they are wearing shoes, many of them also falsely report their height.It's just that, except for guys like KD and KG who "a full man doesn't know a hungry man is hungry".
Amidst the screams of the fans at the scene, the jump ball started.
Kaoshen's bullet speed should still be higher than that of Bai Xiong. The latter's matchbox bounce is also comparable to Dabai like Pekovic.
The Kings took possession of the first wave of offense, and Collison dribbled across half court.
Collison was still playing for the Clippers last season, serving as Chris Paul's backup. On June 6, he decided to jump out of the contract and test the free agent market.
(End of this chapter)