msmithbooks Chapter 636 Relaxed and Happy
Chapter 636 Relaxed and Happy
Chapter 636 Relaxed and Happy
In an interview before the game, Kings starting center Cousins said: "I don't like the fans keep saying how about Kane Xie. He is a player of the Memphis Grizzlies and has nothing to do with us. I believe We're going to make the playoffs this season, and if we meet them in the playoffs, we'll win."
Even before the game started, fans wearing Xie Kai's jersey were already shouting his name in the Sleep Train Arena.Any player of the Kings may not be as popular in this arena as Xie Kai, who has left the team for more than 3 seasons.This is proof of Xie Kai's high popularity, and it is also the tragedy of the Kings.
In fact, after going around for so many seasons, the Kings still haven't found a suitable core for team building. Cousins looks very strong, but his brain... His offense is very good, but his defense is not only slow, but also sometimes Casualty is not what a leader should look like.
Kaoshen and Baixiong are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
The fans in the Sleep Train Arena cheered thunderously, setting off the atmosphere of the game very well.
At the start of the jump ball, Kaoshen was still able to jump better than the White Bear, and easily won the jump ball, and the Kings won the first wave of offensive balls.
The old Grizzlies Vazquez slowly dribbled the ball across half court.
The starting backcourt of the Kings is very special. Vazquez, who plays the point guard, is 198cm tall, while Ben McColemo, who plays the 2nd position, is only 191cm tall.
McColemo is not only short in height, he also weighs only 88kg, and his wingspan is 203, which is not short for his height, but standing next to Xie Kai, he is obviously a full size smaller.
The Grizzlies still defended according to the normal matchup, Conley defended Vazquez, and Xie Kai defended McColemo.
Vazquez is a tall guard. In order to prevent the ball from being intercepted by Conley, he protects the ball with his back, and then observes and prepares to release the ball.
Kaoshen asked for the ball in the low post, and Vazquez passed the ball.
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Kao Shen hit the White Bear in a low position.
The body types of the two are very close, Kaoshen is very wide, and Bai Xiong is taller.
Kaoshen wanted to take advantage of the immediate force to fight off the opponent, simple and rude, but Bai Xiong is not the kind of weak insider!Anyway, he was also a member of the best defensive team last season, so what kind of insider is there.
Kao Shen failed in singles and missed a jumper.
The Black Bears took the rebound and handed it to Conley to dribble for halftime.
The defense of the Kings is to let 191 McColemo defend 185 Conley, and let 198 Vazquez defend 196 Xie Kai.
It seems that the height alignment is more reasonable in this way, and it is not easy to be misplaced.Moreover, Vazquez and Xie Kai have been teammates for a season, so they should be familiar with each other.
The Kings trust coach Mike Malone to think twice about his pregame game plan.
Yu Jia said: "Let Vazquez defend Xie Kai, the height is right, can the speed keep up?"
Xu Jicheng said: "Maybe the Kings will arrange some tactics such as double-teaming. It is still unclear whether they are going to let Vazquez defend alone or let someone participate in the defense."
Conley dribbled over and handed it over to Xie Kai.
Xie Kai faced Vazquez and picked and rolled the White Bear.
Kaoshen doesn't like to come out when defending, which is why Xie Kai asked Bai Xiong for a pick-and-roll.If you don't come out, I will force you to choose.
Kao Shen shrank inside, and Xie Kai used the white bear's cover to directly charge in with the ball.
As a pick-and-roller, Bai Xiong is not happy to run down, and the threat of outside shots is actually not that great, but he is big!His size makes his screen quality very good, and Vazquez is completely blocked.
Xie Kai rushed in. Facing Kaoshen, who was huddled under the basket and was about to grab a rebound, he made an elegant emergency stop jumper and easily took away 2 points!
The Grizzlies lead 2:0 at the start!
Yu Jia looked at Xu Jicheng with a smile, and said in disbelief: "It's too easy to score like this."
Xu Jicheng said: "Cousins is too lazy when defending. Doesn't he know that Xie Kai's open jumper is very strong. How can he watch him shoot?"
The Kings attacked and Vazquez gave the ball to McColemo.
McColemo graduated from the University of Kansas, and is Xie Kai and Arthur's younger brother.He was selected by the Kings with the 7th pick in the first round of this year's draft and entered the NBA.
Being able to play the main force in the rookie season is enough to show that the Kings expect and value him.
McColemo can hold the ball or off the ball, and is a combo guard with a full sense of presence.His shortcomings are also obvious after playing a few games. He is weak in organizing offense when playing the No. 1 position, but playing the No. 2 position in the NBA, his body is too disadvantaged.Moreover, when attacking without the ball, his catch and shoot percentage is a bit unstable, and he cannot become a qualified outside pinch point for the time being.
Of course, he is only 20 years old and still a rookie, and the future may still be limitless.
McColemo held the ball and faced his senior Xie Kai. He wanted to hold the ball and speed up the breakthrough after lowering the center of gravity, but he couldn't get rid of Xie Kai by relying on speed.
Yu Jia said with a smile: "This rookie thought that because he is short, he must have an advantage in speed!"
McColemo was forced to stop near the paint area. The ball was dead. He wanted to shoot a jumper, but was blocked by Xie Kai.He can only distribute the ball to Vazquez outside the 3-point line.
Vazquez gave the ball to Mbah a Moute on the right wing.
Mbah a Moute is a blue-collar winger, attacking with the ball is not his strong point, but there is no way, the attacking time is running out, he bites the bullet to get ahead of the old prince, and the jump shot is interfered by the opponent's long arm-three non-sticks!
The ball went straight out of the baseline...
The Kings fans in the stands didn't know what to say when they saw the home team play such an ugly offense.
The Grizzlies attack.
The Grizzlies still had the original formula, the original taste, Xie Kai used the white bears to cover and bullied Kao Shen again, and hit the jumper again!
4:0 lead!
Yu Jia sighed: "Does Cousins just watch Xie Kai practice mid-range jumpers one by one? Does he really believe that in this jump shooting environment, Xie Kai can shoot less than 50% of his shots?"
Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "He's just lazy, and his defensive habits are really bad."
On the offensive end, he came alive in an instant. He beat the White Bear under the basket, an excellent footstep, but the last shot was still a little bit close. The ball spun a few times on the basket and came out again...
There was a sigh in the stands...
The White Bears took the rebound, and the Grizzlies counterattacked!
The Grizzlies continued to use the pick-and-roll tactics of Xie Kai and the White Bears. This time Kaoshen finally couldn't help it, and rushed out to attack Xie Kai fiercely with Vazquez.
Xie Kai unhurriedly hit the ground and distributed the ball to the White Bear. The latter held the ball inside and played 2 for 1, and gave the ball to the Black Bear on the other side for a layup!
The Grizzlies made 3 of 3 shots in the opening game and easily led 6:0!
Kings coach Mike Malone couldn't stand it anymore, and decisively requested a timeout!
(End of this chapter)