msmithbooks Chapter 272 I am most familiar with the basket here
Chapter 272 I am most familiar with the basket here
Chapter 272 I am most familiar with the basket here
The game continues.
On the Kings side, Cousins worked in the low position. Facing the No. [-] pick Thabeet, he used his coquettish footsteps to show off the skills he learned in college in front of the home fans.
Thabeet is indeed slow, but at least he has height and weight.What he is afraid of is the kind of center who can shoot flexibly, but he is not afraid of a slow, heavy center like Cousins.
Cousins didn't take advantage of the physical confrontation, so he made a hook-it came out of the frame!
Xie Kai jumped high, received the rebound, and pushed forward by himself.
Facing Garcia's defense, Xie Kai changed direction with the ball and went to the left, and suddenly Crossover went to the right, passing the latter cleanly, hitting the basket, jumping out of space, and pulling the bar for a layup!
The point difference came to 12 points!
The Kings coach Paul Westphal on the sidelines didn't look very good. The second lineup, which was originally thought to be chasing points, now seems to be good if it can prevent the opponent from widening the point difference.
But the good thing is that Garcia's touch is really hot, here is a one-block screen, and he directly shoots 3 points - there are also!
The point difference returned to single digits again!
The Kings fans in the stands simply regarded Garcia as a savior and praised him like Michael Jordan.
The atmosphere at the scene was very hot, and the entire Sleep Train Arena seemed to be welcoming a tie-breaker in the playoffs.
"This ball is interesting, Francisco and Kane soared!" Mike Breen said with a smile.
Jeff Van Gundy said with a smile: "At least from now on, Kane is fully able to drive Memphis's second team. Darrell is also alive under his organization, and the others just need to do their jobs. "
Asi Law came over with a dribble and looked for Xie Kai at the top of the arc.
Xie Kai came out from the right wing pocket, received a pass from Asi Law, and called Thabeet's screen.
Thabeet is slow, but he is huge and has excellent screen quality.
Cousins moved slowly and didn't follow at all.
Xie Kai fired directly at the top of the arc - 3 minutes to go through the needle!
"Bang—Answer ball!" Mike Breen exclaimed.
The point difference returned to 12 points again!
Here Garcia made another one - no!
Thabeet accepted the rebound and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.
Last attack!
Xie Kai came over with the ball, and suddenly, 3 meters away from the 2-point line, he directly pulled out and shot a super long 3-pointer...
Garcia, who was defending him, didn't expect him to suddenly attack in this position, so he didn't interfere with the ball at all.
Under the inconceivable gaze of nearly 2 fans, the ball went into the frame!
"Shua—" The sound of the ultra-long 3-pointer entering the frame is a little different from the general 3-pointer or mid-range, and the sound is louder and more crisp!
The point difference was stretched to 15 points!The scene was quiet!
As Udry missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Grizzlies entered the final quarter with a 15-point advantage.
"Jeff, the suspense of this game is almost lost!" Mike Breen looked convinced.
Jeff Van Gundy was also immersed in the shock. Xie Kai's 3-pointer just now, not only the distance, but the confidence when he shot it was what shocked him the most.
谢开在第3节迅速领到4个犯规的情况下，率领着球队的轮转阵容，强势将分差拉开到15分。他自己也在3节战罢时，将个人本场的数据提升为28分5个篮板4个助攻1个抢断1个盖帽。
Among the fans of the Kings, there are many fans who like Xie Kai. Seeing this scene, they don't know what to say.Everyone actually understands that Xie Kai doesn't want to leave the team.Rather, it was Evans who pushed him away.But they had no choice. The team management meant to train Evans to become the sole core. No matter how much they liked this young Chinese man, they had no choice but to sigh.
Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins was really happy. The second team he was worried about actually won the opponent under Xie Kai's crazy output. This was something he didn't expect before.Xie Kai's foul trouble is an important reason for the team to establish a huge advantage.
The final game started soon.Although the Kings still want to struggle, their strength really does not allow it.Garcia was defeated in the confrontation with Xie Kai, and the score was heading towards 20 points.
With almost half of the game left in the final quarter, the difference between the two sides came to 25 points.Coach Paul Westphal replaced the main players with drinking fountain players and raised the white flag to surrender.
The Grizzlies also took advantage of the dead ball to replace Xie Kai and other main players, and also replaced the water dispenser players.
The game officially entered garbage time, and many Kings fans in the stands were unwilling to accept such an ending, and left the field early in a fit of anger.
The huge arena was packed to the brim just now, but who knew that a lot would go away in a flash.The atmosphere was upbeat just now, but it became deserted in an instant.
Xie Kai was already wearing the team's training uniform at this time, sitting on the bench, waiting for the end of the game.He didn't seem overly excited, and his expression was still calm.
At this time, he was also at peace. This familiar arena, the team he played for the past two seasons, after all, is no longer a stranger at this time.
With the sound of the final whistle, this game that has attracted much attention from the outside world finally ended with a big victory for the Grizzlies in the away game.
After the final whistle, Xie Kai and Jason Thompson who came over to hug him took the initiative to hug him, and the two chatted for a while.
After chatting with Jason Thompson, Xie Kai did not accept an interview on the court and went directly to the locker room.
In the locker room of the visiting team, there were already a large number of reporters waiting there. Obviously, most of them were here for Xie Kai.
In this match, Xie Kai is the absolute protagonist, he can even be said to be the number one male.
The process of the game was tortuous enough, and Xie Kai's performance was also impressive enough.
A bunch of reporters surrounded Xie Kai, asking him many questions, but he didn't know which one to answer first.
One of the reporters asked: "Kane, you should be under a lot of pressure today. How did you resist the pressure and play so well?"
Xie laughed: "There is pressure. As for why I play so well, what I want to say is that the basket here is the most familiar among the 30 teams in the league!"
There was laughter in the locker room.
"Kane, do you hate the Kings?" another reporter asked.
Xie laughed and said, "I don't hate them. I only blame myself for not being strong enough. As long as I am strong enough, the team won't be willing to trade me!"
Laughed again.
本场比赛，谢开出战了33分钟，20投12中，其中3分球8投5中，罚球10罚9中，轰下全场最高的38分，外加6个篮板6个助攻2个抢断1个盖帽。
与之对比的是，埃文斯得到20分5个篮板5次助攻1个抢断，但失误5次；梅奥是9分3个篮板1次助攻1个抢断。
(End of this chapter)