Basketball K God

Chapter 425 From 3 consecutive victories to 3 consecutive losses
"Metta Shiping is getting heavier and heavier now, and his speed really can't keep up with the speed guard!" Mike Breen sighed.

"In order to fight against a powerful striker, he has gained weight. It may be appropriate for him to defend against LeBron. It is indeed a disadvantage to defend against Kane's speed!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

The Lakers are not stupid, thank Kai for being so awesome, they started flanking in the subsequent rounds!
After the main players of both sides came back, the general defensive thinking of the two teams became like this: the Grizzlies flanked Mrs. Wang in the low post on the defensive end, forcing him to play the ball. If Kobe hit a deep position, they also flanked him; Here, Xie Kai is restricted from catching the ball. Once he catches the ball, he will be pinched to force him to take the ball.

From Xie Kai VS Kobe, the game gradually evolved into a shooting battle between the role players of both sides.

Ba Ye and Lao Yu, who shot poorly in the first three quarters, suddenly found their touch in the final quarter.Especially Baye, who hit 2 consecutive 3-pointers, helped the Lakers hit a small climax.

On the other hand, on the Grizzlies side, the offensive end of Xiaojiasao is completely lost. Conley seems to have not fully found the rhythm before the injury, except that Gay can occasionally hit a few.

The Lakers are getting braver as they fight.

Baye and Lao Yu seem to have returned to their peaks, making frequent outside shots, forcing Grizzlies coach Hollins to give up the pincer attack on Kobe and Gasol.

In this way, our sister-in-law is omnipotent in the low position, blowing up Cunningham, hitting the opponent and leaving the field with 6 fouls.

The Grizzlies finally lost the chance to catch up with the score and lost to their opponents 86:95 in the away game, ushering in a two-game losing streak.

谢开全场出战39分钟，21投11中，其中3分球6投3中，罚球10罚8中，砍下全场最高的33分，外加6个篮板6次助攻3个抢断1次盖帽。

Kobe scored 26 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

After the game, Xie Kai and Kobe hugged in the midfield.

The camera is naturally aimed at them.

Kobe said in Xie Kai's ear: "The back has improved, but you still need to practice hard. Be more confident in the game. You will become the best scorer in the league!"

In the locker room of the visiting team, a bunch of reporters interviewed Xie Kai.

"Kane, what do you think about this game?" the reporter asked.

Xie Kai didn't seem very happy: "Uh—we lost, that's all, so I'm not very happy."

"Your performance in this game overshadowed Kobe, do you think you have surpassed him?" A reporter began to cite the battle.

Xie laughed and said: "We lost, so I don't think I am better than Kobe. Don't forget, he is 34 years old and has injuries. You must know that when he was my age, he had already won Championship ring!"

Xie Kai's answer made the reporter who wanted to start a fight shut the door.

After losing to the Lakers in the away game, the Grizzlies' winning percentage has dropped again... Their schedule during this period is really difficult, the opponents are strong, and there are many away games.The main reason for their current poor record is that the lineup is not complete and the bench depth is not enough.

Xie Kai has played very well, but he alone cannot help the team beat those strong teams in a row.He's not strong enough for that, and basketball is a team sport after all.

Two days later, on January 2, the Grizzlies returned home to face the Thunder.The two teams played against each other at the end of last month, and they lost to each other in that game.

In this game, the two sides fought to the last moment. With the Thunder's Westbrook hitting a key 3-pointer, they narrowly beat their opponent away and gave their opponent a 3-game losing streak.

From 3 consecutive losses to 3 consecutive victories to 3 consecutive losses, the Grizzlies are like riding a roller coaster.The opponents in these 3 games are really strong. They can't say that they didn't work hard. They all fought to the last moment, but they fell short.

After losing consecutive games, the outside world began to blame the Grizzlies management.Why did Battier let go during the offseason and give Xiaojiasao such a big contract.

Because the little sister-in-law was struggling on the offensive end during this period, she also became the target of fans' bombardment.

Except for the little sister-in-law, Rudy Gay was the one who was bombarded the most.Of course, Gay is not the only one who is underperforming the Grizzlies, but he is the highest paid of these people.

With a contract with an average salary of more than 2000 million, playing is far from the All-Star level.He averaged 16.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, while shooting only 44.3% from the field and 3% from the 31.2-point range. It seems that he has not recovered from his injuries.

But even when he was not injured last season, his efficiency was not very high.The Grizzlies gave him a maximum salary in the hope that he would become the core of the team's wing, but they didn't expect him to basically stand still and make no progress.

Gay seems to have good statistics, but he is always outside the team's offensive system, unable to build an offensive system with him as the core.On the defensive end, he has such excellent physical fitness, but his defensive efficiency is barely even in the middle of the league.

After Gay was reimbursed last season, the Grizzlies had a higher winning percentage. It seems that it is really not an accident.

Grizzlies fans are afraid that Gay will become a cancer of the team and that his contract will become a bad contract.

And Gay himself is also very aggrieved. He believes that the root cause of the decline in his statistics this season is that he has fewer ball possessions (in fact, he does not).He believes that since Xie Kai came, he is no longer the team's first choice for outsiders, and has gradually become 3D.He believes that he is an All-Star player, and he should be the number one offensive star of the team like Anthony.He believes that he and Black Bear Randolph are the two cores of the team's inside and outside lines, and Xie Kai should be a 3D player.

The relationship between Guy and Xie Kai is not very good, but it is not too sparky.

Gay is unhappy with Xie Kai's arrival, and everyone in the Grizzlies knows and understands it.Black Bear doesn't matter, that's because he is an insider, and the ball will not be less. Conley and Xiaojiasao, one is more organized and the other is more defensive. The right to shoot is not the most important thing to them.

So Gay wants to get more ball rights, and his direct competitor is Xie Kai.And last season, he was reimbursed for the season, and the opponent led the team to go forward in the playoffs, which made him feel very anxious.This season, he clearly felt that his tactical low position was far lower than that of the opponent, which made him even more anxious.

Without enough possessions, it is simply impossible for a pure scorer like Gay to get good statistics.

After Xie Kai renewed his contract and got a five-year $5 million contract, Gay knew that the team wanted to use this Chinese player as the core in the future.He was still recuperating from his injuries at that time. He thought that he could compete with this Chinese for the core position of the team's outside line in the new season, but he didn't know that he was becoming more and more 8000D now.

(End of this chapter)