Basketball K God

Chapter 187 I Just Really Want to Win

At the end of the first quarter, the Kings led by 29 points at 25:4!
Xie Kai scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. He didn't deliberately play alone, but kept running tactics with his teammates, so he looked very relaxed and not tired at all.

In the contest between the second team of the two sides, the two sides fought back and forth, which was very anxious.

In the first half of the game, the Kings had the advantage, but the point difference did not widen, so at the end of the half, they led by 57 points at 51:6, and the gap between the two teams was not that big.

Xie Kai contributed 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the halftime. It seems that the desire to attack is not very strong.

During the intermission, in the locker room of the home team, Kings coach Paul Westphal found Xie Kai and said seriously: "Kane, you should attack more in the third quarter, don't blindly pass the ball to your teammates, we need Victory in this match!"

Xie Kai didn't say much, just said: "I understand, coach!"

Of course, Xie Kai knew what the coach meant. Indeed, they had lost 4 games in a row. This home game against the bottom one in the Western Conference must be won.This is the best chance to end the losing streak.

The third quarter of the game began quickly. Amidst the screams of the home team fans, Timberwolves' Joni Flynn slowly dribbled over.

The Kings are deliberately playing the Timberwolves inside, and in turn, the Timberwolves are doing the same.Whether it is Al Jefferson or Kevin Love, both have good low-post attack power, while Hawes' low-post defense is not very good.Even if Jason Thompson has excellent movement and excellent bullet speed, he has no advantage in low post defense.

Here, Love began to force Jason Thompson. He used his weight to squeeze into the penalty area, and finally made the opponent a foul!
Kevin Harlan said with a smile: "It's really interesting. Everyone is playing inside, but there is no way to completely restrict the other party."

"It depends on the efficiency. From the performance of the first half alone, the efficiency of Kevin and Al is not better than those two in Sacramento!" Mike Fratello explained.

"That depends on the competition between the two perimeters!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

Mike Fratello tilted his head: "Tyreke and Kane haven't fully exerted their strength yet. I always feel that the probability of Minnesota winning this game is still very low!"

Love made two free throws and narrowed the point difference to 4 points!
Evans dribbled the ball, used a cover at the top of the arc, and directly killed the basket, but Love stood straight outside the penalty area and made him an offensive foul!
The Timberwolves attacked, Love once again forced Jason Thompson under the basket, turned around and was blocked by the opponent with a hook!

Evans grabbed the ball, sprinted forcibly, made a fast break on the 3rd line, and scored the fast forward Xie Kai.

Xie Kai catches the ball, adjusts his pace, chases and shoots a 3-pointer—no!
Long rebounds!Nocioni got it, thank you again!

Xie Kai made another 3-point shot—this time!
The Kings 60:53, opened the point difference to 7 points!
On the Timberwolves side, Love made a mid-range hit and returned the favor!
"Two 08-level rookies are starting to compete! This game is really good!" Mike Fratello laughed.

Evans dribbles over and points to Hawes in the high post.

Xie Kai made a fake move to lift up, and suddenly cut in!
Hawes made a pass in seconds, Xie Kai received the ball, and Europe made a layup-the whistle blew, and the ball went in!

"This ball is beautiful, And one!" Kevin Harlan exclaimed.

The faces of the fans at the scene were full of joy. One Kings fan wearing Xie Kai's No. 22 white home jersey danced excitedly, and the other shed tears of excitement...

The point difference returned to 7 points again, and Xie Kai walked to the free throw line!

Thanks for the free throw, but missed!

Jason Thompson grabbed the rebound before his opponent, Xie Kai suddenly cut in from the middle!
Jason Thompson scored the ball, Xie Kai caught the ball, jumped hard, and let his body completely fly!
Three Timberwolves went to stop Xie Kai. At this time, Xie Kai threw the ball in the air to Nocioni in the corner!

Super invincible big space!
Under the amazed gaze of the Kings fans, Nocioni made a 3-point snipe—and there it is!
Xie Kai's 3rd assist!
The point difference was stretched to 10 points!This is the first double-digit point difference in this game!
The Timberwolves are suspended!

The scene was immersed in joy!
During the timeout, Kings coach Paul Westphal patted Xie Kai on the back and praised: "Kane, I asked you to strengthen your personal attack, you did it, and you didn't stubbornly follow my order , but read the game accurately and create the best offensive opportunities!"

Xie laughed: "Coach, I just really want to win, I don't think so much!"

Coach Westphal looked at Xie Kai with admiration. He liked this young Chinese man more and more. This young man was neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither humble nor overbearing. He was tough on the field, smart and capable.The team has two outstanding young people, Xie Kai and Evans, and he is very confident in his coaching career here.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Kings opened the point difference to double digits through the outbreak of Xie Kai and Jason Thompson.Then, Evans began to take over the game, steadily controlling the rhythm of the field, and maintaining the advantage.

After the third quarter, the Kings have extended their lead to 3 points with 83:70.

In the last quarter, with the support of the fans at home, the Kings played steadily, and finally maintained their advantage until the end.

In the end, the Kings beat the Timberwolves 120:99 at home, ending their 4-game losing streak.After winning this game, their record came to 10 wins and 12 losses, which is only 50 games away from a 2% winning rate.

Xie Kai performed well in this game, scoring 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. His outstanding performance was a major contributor to the team's victory.

After the game, Xie Kai was in a good mood, and gave his sneakers to a young fan wearing his No. 22 jersey, and signed autographs for his fans.

From having only a few fans at the beginning to being loved by so many fans now, Xie Kai has felt unprecedented happiness.He believes that as long as he works hard, his future in the NBA will get better and better.

According to the previous rules, the Kings will usher in a wave of 4 consecutive victories after ending their 4-game losing streak.But in fact things did not develop in this direction.On December 12, they were a guest at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, and finally lost to the Trail Blazers, missing the winning streak.

However, although they missed the winning streak, they did not usher in a losing streak.On the second day, the Kings returned home to face the Washington Wizards back to back.

In this game, relying on the team's 6 players to score in double figures, they defended the home court and narrowly beat their opponents.

Two days later, the Kings defeated the Timberwolves in an away game, ushered in two consecutive victories, and rewritten the record to 12 wins and 13 losses, only one game away from the 50% winning rate.

(End of this chapter)