Basketball K God

Chapter 264

The schedule of the NBA regular season is very tight. On November 11, the Grizzlies will challenge the Golden State Warriors in back-to-back away games.

For the sake of conservatism, the coaching staff of the Kings still did not let the black bear Zach Randolph play in this game.

Last game at Staples and the defending champion Lakers to the end, and non-stop rushed to Oakland, which really made the Grizzlies a little tired.

The two teams will meet for the first time this season at the Oracle Center in Oakland.

The insider Aipai Udo, who was selected by the Warriors with the sixth overall pick in this year's draft, will not be able to play in this game.

In the Warriors team, there was a player who caught Xie Kai's attention, and that was Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin was born in the Bay Area and graduated from Harvard. He participated in the draft this year, but lost.The Warriors, his hometown team, offered him a two-year, partially guaranteed contract.

Unlike Xie Kai, Jeremy Lin is a complete Chinese American. He was born and raised in the United States, and has American citizenship.

There are many people like Jeremy Lin in the United States, so it is not surprising.

But Jeremy Lin is a yellow man after all, even though he can't even speak a very brief Chinese, his complexion still attracts a lot of attention.

The meeting with Xie Kai in this game has been hyped by the media before the game.In fact, the status of the two in their respective teams is very different.Xie Kai is a steady starter in the Grizzlies, while Jeremy Lin is guarding the drinking fountains in the Warriors.Therefore, it is almost impossible for the two to meet in this game, because the possibility of Jeremy Lin playing is infinitely close to zero.

Xie Kai had heard of Jeremy Lin when he was at the University of Kansas, but he had never played against each other, and the two did not know each other.

The two are the same age, but Xie Kai entered the league two years earlier than Jeremy Lin. The reason is that one participated in the NBA draft at the end of his sophomore year, and the other participated in the draft after graduating from his senior year.

The NBA draft puts a lot of emphasis on the player's potential. A senior like Jeremy Lin is in a non-basketball school like Harvard, so losing the draft is not too big of a news.You must know that a large number of talents participate in the draft every year, but only 60 of them are successful.

Of course, Jeremy Lin also earned a contract for himself by virtue of his outstanding performance in the summer league. This is indeed an example of both strength and hard work.

When practicing before the game, Xie Kai shook hands with Jeremy Lin to express their friendship.As the only yellow race in the two teams, the two still have a sense of fellowship, even though they have different nationalities.

"Kane, you played really well in the Grizzlies!" Jeremy Lin spoke English, but his Mandarin was only understandable, and it was still difficult to speak fluently.

"Jermy, come on, we, as people of the yellow race, cannot be looked down upon!" Xie Kai said with a smile.

"Well, definitely!" Jeremy Lin nodded vigorously, and he got Xie Kai's understanding, which his black or white teammates could not give.

In this game, the Warriors at home played very well. They had a good touch and made full use of the Grizzlies' back-to-back physical weakness, and finally won the game.

The Grizzlies missed the 3-game winning streak. Back-to-backs made them physically limited, and the opponent's overwhelming touch also made it difficult for them to limit.

After the game, Xie Kai and Jeremy Lin exchanged jerseys.The Bay Area is a place where Chinese people gather, so many Chinese and overseas Chinese came to the scene that night.

Xie Kai took photos with everyone and signed autographs for many people. The entire Oracle Center looked very warm.

Although the game was lost, the Grizzlies also ushered in good news.The core of their inside offense - Black Bear Randolph will return in the next game with the Suns.

Randolph averaged 20.9 points per game last season, and he was the backbone of the Grizzlies' interior offense. In the few games he was absent, the team's interior offense ratio dropped a lot, and the offensive method of low-post attack was also lost. .

The Suns ranked third in the Western Conference last season, and their strength should not be underestimated.

In this game, the black bear Randolph who just came back was a little uncomfortable, his hand feeling was not good, and he did not reach his pre-injury level.However, the Grizzlies fans are still very pleased that his physical condition does not seem to have any problems, but he still needs to wait for the return of the touch.

In the end, the Grizzlies narrowly lost to the Suns by 5 points and suffered a 3-game losing streak.

After the game, those media reporters who looked down on Xie Kai started to move again.They think that after Xie Kai came to the Grizzlies, his personal statistics are really good, but the help he brought to the team is not much better than that of Mayo last season. The current record of the team (2 wins and 4 losses) is proof .

Xie Kai's fans and supporters also cited Xie Kai's plus-minus on the field, his personal primary and advanced data, as well as the team's difficult schedule at the beginning of the season and the successive absences of black and white bears.

For a while, the debate on the Internet was very intense, and Xie Kai, who was the party involved, had been training hard.He's already a third-year player, and he won't have psychological problems just because someone questions him.The Chinese players who have survived in the professional basketball circle in the United States naturally pass the test.

Soon, the discussion on the topic of "how valuable Xie Kai is to the Grizzlies" was quickly replaced by another more exciting topic, that is-Xie Kai returned to Sacramento!

The Grizzlies will play against the Kings sooner or later, but if they play the Kings at home, it will not be so eye-catching for Xie Kai to play against his old club.But the location of the game is different in Sacramento, which will involve too many news and stories.

Xie Kai is not a superstar in the league, but his status as a yellow man and his positioning as a rising star in the league make him as popular as any non-star player.And the way he left the team made his away trip back to his home team full of topics.

Will Xie Kai get applause from Kings fans?Will the Kings make a tribute video for him and play it live?Will Xie Kai and Evans settle down?Can Xie Kai achieve his previous excellent performance in the familiar sleep train arena?

Everyone wants to see what kind of situation Xie Kai will face when he returns to the Sleep Train Arena, and also wants to see how this story-telling game will turn out in the end.

Before the game between the Grizzlies and the Suns was over, many people were already discussing the game between the Grizzlies and the Kings.

The current record of the Kings is 3 wins and 2 losses, which is more than 50%, which is better than the Grizzlies.This is also a point that many people satirize Xie Kai: you left, and the team's record is even better.

Of course, most people understand that with less than 10 games at the beginning of the season, winning percentage doesn't mean much.But even so, Xie Kai was criticized by many people for this.

(End of this chapter)