msmithbooks Chapter 211 A Little Stiff
Chapter 211 A Little Stiff
Chapter 211 A Little Stiff
Brandon Jennings makes a quick dribble.This is not the regular season or the playoffs, so there is no need to control the offensive rhythm so precisely, because there is no need to play too complicated tactics.
Jennings handed the ball to Curry, who suddenly shot a 3-pointer from the outside-short!
But the young Spurs player DeJuan Blair "cracked" at the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound, and gave the ball to Evans on the outside.
Evans faced Xie Kai, took the ball in and gave it to Kings teammate Casspi near the baseline!
Casspi hits a jumper - there it is!
First-year team head start!
The first-year team temporarily leads 2:0.
"When Tyreke faced Kane, would he feel like he was playing an intra-team match?" Mike Breen said with a smile.
Jeff Van Gundy said: "The owner of Sacramento probably couldn't close his mouth with a smile. There are actually 3 young players who started this Rookie Challenge!"
"Tyreke and Kane are expected, but Omi's performance is surprising!" Mike Breen said.
Here, Westbrook broke through from the outside to thank Kai, and when Xie Kai scored Brook Lopez under the basket, he was seen through by Curry!
Curry made a steal!
First Year Varsity Switch!
Evans in the frontcourt received a pass from Curry, went to the basket, and dunked with one hand!
The first-year team quickly took a 4:0 lead!
The fans at the scene cheered everywhere. This was the first dunk of the game, which made the fans quickly enter a state of excitement.
The offensive rhythm of both sides in the Rookie Challenge is very fast, almost all of them are fast offenses. A simple pass or pick-and-roll starts to attack. The attack time is not 24 seconds, 14 seconds is not enough.
The second grade team hasn't scored yet!Here Westbrook broke through the barrier alone, entered the opponent's penalty area, smashed Huashan, and smashed the tomahawk to break the scoring drought for the team!
Back to Jennings and DeJuan Blair alley oop, but was broken out of bounds by Brook Lopez!
Curry made a free throw from the bottom line and gave it to Jennings at the top of the arc!
Jennings suddenly made a sudden stop after playing a crotch dribble, and shot a 3-pointer-yes!
The first grade team leads 7:2!
For the second-year team, Westbrook pushed forward and gave it to Xie Kai.
Xie Kai gave Mayo a point, and the latter returned one with 3 points-but no!
DeJuan Blair received the backcourt rebound and handed it to Jennings to push back!
Casspi received a pass from Jennings and missed a layup!
Xie Kai grabbed a rebound from the backcourt, advanced by himself, and scored inside Lopez!
Lopez has no offense at the basket!
Curry received the rebound, pushed back and hit a 3-pointer!
The first grade team led 10:2 in the opening game!
"Jeff, my God, the offensive rhythm is so fast that my eyes are almost dazzled. Compared with them, Mike D'Antoni's Suns' '7-second offense' is nothing!" Mike Brin laughed.
Jeff Van Gundy said: "There is no defense on both sides, they are running fast break, both sides are young, good physical strength, running around, poor Brook, a 7-foot big man running with Brandon these small guards !"
If the opening game of the regular season or the playoffs is played 10:2, the coach of the trailing side will definitely call a timeout to rearrange and adjust, but this is the Rookie Challenge, there are not many timeouts, and the outcome is not that important, so Patrick Ewing, the coach of the second-year team, didn't even stand up and sat there calmly.
The game continues.
Westbrook came over with a dribble, took one suddenly, and gave it to the bottom corner to thank.
Xie Kai catches the ball and gets a 3-pointer—he actually made a "three non-stick"...
In a game of this intensity, as a shooter, Xie Kai actually made a three-point shot...even the commentator Mike Brin couldn't stand it anymore.
"Jeff, Kane looks a bit abnormal!"
Jeff Van Gundy nodded in agreement and said: "I also found that from the first two rounds, his body movements were very stiff. I think he must be a little nervous! After all, it is the first time to participate in the National Celebrity weekend competition!"
Mike Breen also agreed with this analysis, otherwise it would be difficult to explain that there was no news before the game that Xie Kai had physical problems.That's not the body, it's only the mind.
The observations of the two commentators were indeed careful enough. Xie Kai did feel a little tight in his body. He kept hinting that he should not be nervous, but his body was honestly tense.When he was nervous, he couldn't keep up with such a fast offensive and defensive rhythm, his state fluctuated greatly, and his performance was not up to standard.
Here, Evans broke into the basket with the help of a cover from DeJuan Blair and made an easy layup!Under this defensive strength, he broke through easily and happily, without much difficulty.
At 12:2, the first-year team showed an excellent offensive state after the opening, suppressing the second-year big brothers to death.
Westbrook dribbled the ball and gave it to Mayo who made an empty cut.
Mayo rode archery and scored 2 points!
The second grade team finally has the second person to score!
The fans at the scene screamed everywhere, and they didn't want to see a one-sided game.If the game loses suspense early, it will be meaningless.
For the first-year team, Evans and Curry cooperated, played too much, and made mistakes...
Looking back, Westbrook killed the basket and passed it to Lopez who easily scored 2 points!
The second grade team chased the point difference to 12:6!
Xie Kai's family in the stands were also a little worried about his sluggish performance. They didn't know why his performance was so abnormal. It was a bit unlike him.
"Why do I feel that the second-year team played like a first-year team at the beginning, and the first-year team played like a second-year team?" Mike Breen laughed a little playfully.
Jeff Van Gundy said: "It seems that there are many reasons at the moment. Brook doesn't seem to be very adaptable to this kind of game. The rhythm is too fast. Derek doesn't play, and Kane is a little nervous!"
Xie Kai's first goal came late. It was not until more than 6 minutes into the first half that he received Westbrook's second pass and hit a layup under the basket.Before that, he had missed 5 consecutive shots.
Xie Kai played only 8 minutes and 03 seconds in the first half and was replaced by interim coach Patrick Ewing after a dead ball.It's not that Ewing doesn't like him, he himself really felt that with his state in the first half, he was too embarrassed to stay on the court all the time.
Xie Kai was replaced by Eric Gordon.
Before leaving the court, Xie Kai made 8 of 2 shots, 3 of 3 0-pointers, no free throws, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. Not like him anymore.You must know that this is not the intensity of the playoffs. The defense is like playing, but his efficiency is still so "gratifying", which really disappoints many of his fans.
(End of this chapter)