Basketball K God

Chapter 100 Smart Defense

The fans at the scene cheered and screamed!The huge Toyota Center was completely filled with cheers from fans!

After McGrady finished shooting, he didn't even look at Xie Kai.In his eyes, Xie Kai, a rookie, is not qualified to be his opponent.His opponents are stars like Kobe or Wade.

"Tracy's beautiful pull-up jumper is so powerful that it was shot directly over Kane's head." Bill Worrell was also very excited. He's still excited.

"Although I am not optimistic about Kane, his defense is in place for this ball. It's just that Tracy is a superstar and his ability is too strong. Even if he is replaced with a strong defensive ability, the effect will be the same." Barkley said.

"Is this still the Charles who bet Kane to kiss the donkey's ass?" Bill Worrell looked at him playfully, as if he knew Buckley for the first time.

Barkley said nonchalantly: "I'm talking about the facts, these are two different things!"

At 23:16, McGrady hit a 3-pointer and the Rockets led by 7 points!
The Kings didn't pause, and the game continued.

Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball and gave it to Salmons on the right wing.

Salmons hit Shane Battier with the ball, but failed to break through with a fake move, and failed again. Soon, it became a dead ball.

The ball was passed, and there was not much time left in the attack. Brad Miller faced Yao Ming and made a desperate hook. From the expressions of the fans at the scene, it can be seen that the probability of this goal scoring is higher than that of a midfielder. The probability of 3 points is about the same.

The ball almost missed the frame, and the diamond under the basket easily caught rookie Jason Thompson, accepted the rebound, and handed it to McGrady to advance.

McGrady held the ball in the backcourt and advanced by himself.Unexpectedly, Xie Kai directly led the defense from the backcourt, sticking to McGrady desperately.

Xie Kai's defense is not easy to use, so even if he is full of momentum, it is difficult to catch his foul moves.

"T-mac, tear up this arrogant rookie!" A fan near the sideline shouted excitedly, pointing at the field.

The words of the away fans did not affect Xie Kai's emotions at all.He is already immune to these words, so he can choose to ignore them.

McGrady's dribbling has a characteristic, very elegant, with a wide range of movements and fast speed.But since his back injury, he has had a hard time keeping his weight down.Everyone who plays basketball knows that if you dribble too high, it is easy to get the ball out, but it also increases the chance of being intercepted, and it is not conducive to speeding up.

McGrady's crotch turned to face Xie Kai with his back, using his stride, trying to get rid of him.But he didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary fellow Yao Ming was very fast, which surprised him and made him more cautious.

Just when McGrady was about to turn around and pass the opponent, Xie Kai made a sudden attack. He saw the timing and slapped the ball with his palm. The ball hit the opponent's slender calf and bounced out of bounds...

The referee made a gesture - Kings ball!
McGrady looked at this thin Chinese player in disbelief, feeling very complicated.He was surprised by the decisiveness of the opponent's strike, and even more surprised that the opponent did not get carried away after causing his mistake, but seemed very calm.Such a player, at least in terms of mentality, already has the conditions for success.

The huge Toyota Center was suddenly a little quiet. Those fans who were celebrating McGrady's angry 3-pointer just now couldn't help laughing when they saw the team's former scoring champion being forced to make a mistake by a rookie on the other side.

"Charles, it seems that the rookie Kane is really not simple. He is not only active in defense, but also very smart in defense and has his own ideas. I have seen too many active defensive rookies, and many of them are just hotheaded , rushed up, and then just got a bunch of fouls and either got substituted or sent off." Bill Worrell said.

"Kane is just less talented, but his basic skills are still good. He is a player from a prestigious school, Kansas. He is on this year's championship team, and he is not from a low-level league." Barkley said.

Kings throw in-bounds.

Bobby Jackson received a throw-in from Shay Kai, dribbled it to the top of the key, and gave it to Brad Miller high up.

Brad Miller assisted in the high position, Xie Kai moved without the ball, advanced the indirect ball, and hit the ground to Salmons on the left wing.

Salmons took advantage of the moment when Battier was covered, and made a mid-range shot-yes!
Thank you for the first assist!
The Kings narrowed the point difference to 18 points at 23:5!
Here, Yao Ming received the ball inside and was flanked by the Kings. He passed the ball to Battier in the corner, who missed a 3-pointer!
Xie Kai grabbed the long rebound and gave it to Bobby Jackson for a counterattack.

The Kings made a fast break on the third line. Xie Kai ran quickly on the left wing. After receiving a pass from Bobby Jackson, he hit the ground and gave it to Jason Thompson who followed up in the middle. The latter took three steps and dunked with one hand!
Xie Kai's 2rd assist!
At 20:23, the Kings narrowed the point difference to 3 points!
The Rockets request a timeout!
Jason Thompson was very excited, he roared excitedly, waved his fists, and saw Xie Kai hit his chest hard.

Rockets coach Rick Adelman used to be the coach of the Kings. He certainly does not want the team he is currently coaching to lose to his old club that has entered the rebuilding phase.Not to mention still in front of the home fans.

After the timeout came back, both sides made personnel adjustments.For the Rockets, Ron Artest, who was traded from the Kings this summer, replaced Sean Battier and played the game.

The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming received an inside pass from Diamond, overpowering the new Mitch Moore, and hit an easy hook!

At 20:25, the Rockets led by 5 points!
2 minute left in the first quarter!

The Kings attack, Xie Kai faces Artest's defense, cuts off the ball from the weak side, catches the ball on the move, pulls up and makes a jump shot-no!
Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and gave it to Xiao Bu.

Xiao Bu sprinted with all his might and made a one-stop layup, but Xie Kai nailed the board who rushed to him behind him!

Bobby Jones grabbed the rebound and the Kings also played a conversion.

Yao Ming was about to return to defense before he had time to fast break near the midfield.This kind of quick offensive and defensive transition is indeed too fast for a big man like him.

"Aaron's shot was too reckless. He should really slow down. When Yao is in position, he can take advantage of this huge advantage and play inside." Bill Worrell was somewhat dissatisfied with Brooks' aggressiveness.

"Aron does lack the rhythm control of some point guards, but Houston really doesn't have a better No. 1 option than him at the moment." Barkley said.

Xie Kai went down quickly without stopping, received 2 passes from Bobby Brown, went straight to the basket, and forced a layup after a jump, causing Artest's foul!

Artest's strength was too great, and he directly knocked Xie Kai to the ground!
(End of this chapter)