msmithbooks Chapter 166
Chapter 166
Chapter 166
As usual, amidst the contagious introduction of the DJ on the spot, the starting ceremony of the Kings' home court players officially began!
The scene became dark, illuminated by colorful spotlights, giving people a dreamy feeling.
"It's time to start Russell!" Sefoloza said to Westbrook beside him.
In the NBA, each team has its own home appearance ceremony. Although the form is similar, each team almost has some personalized characteristics of its own.
The order of appearance of the Kings is the same as the last game, and Xie Kai is still the finale!
"Russell, your good brother Kanexie was the last one to play!" Sefoloza said with a smile.
"Is there any problem? I think Kane's finale is a matter of course. He is the strongest among the five starters of the Kings!" Westbrook said seriously.
Sefolosha is not easy to refute, because based on the current average data, the only Kings players who can compete with Xie Kai are Kevin Martin in a suit and tie and Tyreke Evans in the starting lineup.But you must know that these two are the starters, and they are higher than Xie Kai in terms of usage rate and number of shots. Therefore, it seems that Xie Kai is the player with the best overall statistics in this Kings team.
"Jeff, you said that Kane is now the last player to play in two consecutive games, what do other Kings players think?" Mike Brin asked with a smile.
"It's possible, but I don't think it's very likely. Kane performed well enough in the first 3 games. I don't think whether he can play the finale now is because he played the same game as Kevin Martin. Position, his performance is enough to make him confident." Jeff Van Gundy said.
Soon, the game was about to start, with Jason Thompson and Krstic preparing for a jump ball near the middle circle.
Jason Thompson's 2nd straight home win in jump ball!
Xie Kai received the ball, passed it behind his back to Evans, and the game officially began!
The two sides are still facing each other, Westbrook defends Evans, and the defensive giant Sefoloza goes to face Xie Kai, who has performed well recently.
"Let Sabo play against Kane, I don't know if he can do whatever he wants like in the last game!" Mike Breen said with a smile.
"It's hard to say. In the away game in Salt Lake City, under the defense of Ronnie and AK47, Kane still scored more than 30 points, so he really doesn't belong to the type that is easy to guard!" Jeff Van Gundy said .
Evans gave the ball to Xie Kai who came out to catch the ball!
Xie Kai received the ball, walked to the sideline with the ball, and passed the ball to Nocioni in the corner with one hand!
After passing the ball, Xie Kai suddenly lowered his center of gravity, made a quick fake move inward, and after attracting the opponent's attention, he immediately withdrew outside the 3-point line.
Nocioni, an Argentine player, has a very good passing awareness. With such a gap, he passed the ball along the way.
Xie Kai catches the ball and shoots a 3-point jumper... Sefoloza wanted to rush over to interfere, but it was already a step too late!
"Shua—" Xie Kai hit a 3-pointer with his first shot!This is the Kings' first 3-pointer in this game, and it is also the first time in the game!
The fans of the Kings didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly, they immediately cheered and detonated the arena instantly!
"Bang - Kane hits the 3!" Mike Breen exclaimed.
"Kane, a player, is really becoming more and more confident, and he rarely plays wildly, and has a strong offensive creativity!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
The Thunder attacked here, and Westbrook slowly dribbled the ball across half court.
Durant came out to catch the ball, faced Nocioni, cut in after consecutive Crossovers, and made a jumper with an emergency stop-hit!
"Answer ball!" Mike Brin exclaimed.
"Kevin is relying on his pure personal ability. The talent is there. It can't be said that Andis didn't work hard enough!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
Evans dribbles over and passes the ball to Hawes in the high post.
With the help of off-ball screen, Xie Kai suddenly cut inside and attracted the attention of the defense!
Evans has a chance here, he catches the ball and shoots a long two-pointer-but no!
Durant stretched out his ape arm, accepted the rebound, and came over with the ball by himself.
"Tyreke's ability to grasp open long-range shots is still not stable enough!" Mike Breen said.
Jeff Van Gundy agreed: "He prefers and is more adapted to shooting with the ball, and his shooting has a relatively large ups and downs, so he is equipped with a wing that can shoot!"
Durant came over with the ball, faced Nocioni, and directly made a 3-point shot-no!
Xie Kai received the rebound and gave it to Evans to advance.
Evans drives to the basket, but walks...
At the beginning of the first quarter, the offensive efficiency of the two teams was very average, and the score did not open!
Halfway through the first quarter, the Kings at home temporarily led their opponents by 13 point at 12:1!
At this time, a dead ball appeared, and personnel adjustments were made on the sidelines.There were no substitutions on the Kings side, and on the Thunder side, Harden came up to replace Sefolosha.
The game continues.
Evans dribbled the ball and gave it to Xie Kai.
Facing Harden's defense, Xie Kai, with the help of Jason Thompson's cover, changed his direction with the ball and walked in.
Jason Thompson went down, and after Xie Kai attracted Jeff Green's attention, he threw the ball into the air with one hand-the ball passed Jeff Green's defense and arrived near the basket.
Jason Thompson jumped high, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked!
Thank you for the 2th assist in this game!
"Bang—" Mike Breen exclaimed!
On the Thunder side, Durant was flanked when he singled out Nocioni, and he forcibly leaned back and shot-no!
Xie Kai grabbed the rebound from the backcourt, came over with the ball by himself, followed the prescription again, and successfully completed the alley-oop cooperation with teammate Jason Thompson!
Thanks for the 3rd assist in this section!
The Kings widened the point difference to 5 points!Thunder timeout!
"Bang—bang—" Mike Brin continued to shout!
"Oklahoma had a communication problem when defending the pick-and-roll. James just came up, and the defensive position was a bit vague!" Jeff Van Gundy explained.
The atmosphere at the scene was very active, and the faces of the fans of the home team were very excited because of Xie Kai and Jason Thompson's lob.You must know that the opponent is a team known as the best young talent in the league.If the home team can beat the opponent, it will be of great significance.
Xie Kai played quite maturely and wisely in the first half of the game.After he hit the first 3-pointer, he attracted the attention of the opponent's defense, but he stopped attacking immediately, started to make the ball for his teammates, and then devoted his attention to the defense.
谢开在首节还剩3分22秒的时候，被队友乌德里替换下场。他在下场前的数据是3分3篮板3助攻1抢断，表现相当全面。
(End of this chapter)