Basketball K God

Chapter 46 The First Preseason Game

Zhang Kai is also very happy that he can meet Xie Kai, a compatriot during his studies in the Kings. He is not good at English, and he is worried that he will have problems communicating with American coaches and players.With thanks, it's all resolved now.

Although Xie Kai's English is not as good as that of a native American, but after staying here for more than ten years, he has smoked it.

The kings have a large number of people in the training camp this time, except for those with contracts, there are also foreign exchange learners like Zhang Kai, undrafted players, free agents, and a few sparring partners.

Xie Kai was very surprised by Zhang Kai's seemingly weak appearance, but his speed and jumping were very good among big men.His shortcoming is that his strength and confrontation are indeed too disadvantaged compared to those muscle sticks in the United States. In many cases, his movements are deformed under confrontation, which leads to a discounted attack.

Xie Kai was in the same situation as Zhang Kai before. Because he stayed in the United States longer and studied longer, he has a better understanding of the basketball culture here and is more adaptable.So, he will be more used to it.

Zhang Kai had never trained in an NBA team before, so he was quite shocked.There are also foreign aids in the CBA, but when you get to a place where all foreign aids are at the level or even stronger, you really feel a little at a loss.

Fortunately, Xie Kai trained with him, helped him overcome some difficulties, and gave him delicious food sent by his mother.This moved him very much, it was really "going out and relying on friends"!

The one-week team training camp is coming to an end soon, and the team will give everyone a 3-day holiday to rest and prepare for the first game of the preseason.

Xie Kai took Zhang Kai to play in Sacramento for one day, trained for one day, and rested for the last day.In the past few days of getting along, the two have established a good friendship.

Zhang Kai still appreciates Xie Kai's strength. He feels that Xie Kai is fully capable of helping the Chinese men's basketball team compete in the Olympics.

Xie Kai said that he does not resist playing for the country, but he has not received an invitation yet, and the other is that he has not yet gained a firm foothold in the NBA. Maybe he will have the opportunity to participate in the next Olympics!

On October 10, the NBA preseason finally kicked off, and good shows were staged one after another.The Kings' first preseason game is on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Although the Trail Blazers did not make the playoffs last season with 41 wins and 41 losses, their lineup strength and talent are unmatched by the Kings.Aldridge, "Yellow Mamba" Roy, and Oden the Great alone are enough to make people feel overflowing with talent.

The Rose Garden Arena, home of the Trail Blazers, has a good attendance rate for this game. You must know that the preseason game is different from the regular season. Few teams will do it for real, so the average team's preseason game attendance The rate is really not that good.

However, for the fans, the long grass period is finally over, and there is finally a ball to watch. Naturally, they are extremely excited, even if it is just a preseason game.

This game is the first preseason game of Xie Kai's NBA career. Of course, Zhang Kai is the same.

"Zhang Kai, are you nervous?" Xie Kai asked Zhang Kai from the bench.

"Nervous, how about you?" Zhang Kai asked back.

"I'm very nervous. This is my first NBA game. In the NBA, my experience is not as rich as yours!" Xie Kai said.

In this game, the starting lineup sent by the Trail Blazers at home is: center - Greg Oden, power forward - LaMarcus Aldridge, small forward - Mattel Webster, shooting guard - - Brandon Roy, point guard - Sergio Rodriguez.

The starting lineup of the Kings in the away game is: center - Spencer Hawes, power forward - Mitch Moore, small forward - Francisco Garcia, shooting guard - John Salmons, point guard - Ben Ben Noudry.

In this game, Kevin Martin, who is the core of the Kings, did not enter the team's roster.

NBA teams do not pay so much attention to the preseason games. The reason is that the results of the preseason games are not included in the regular season, so even if they win all the games, it will not help the regular season.So today's preseason has gradually become a practice match for each team to train, integrate and determine the final lineup for the new season.

So some big-name NBA stars even showed their faces in the preseason, and clocked out of get off work in the last few minutes.Even if it's an ordinary starter, it won't be too desperate, it's almost like training, and it won't be as real as the regular season.

But for rookies whose positions are still unstable and free agents whose contracts have not yet been finalized, the preseason is an opportunity.They will undoubtedly go all out in order to get a chance in the next regular season.

Xie Kai is a rookie whose position has not yet been determined, and the team has not promised that he will be able to enter the rotation in the new season.Although the coach Reggie Tois seems to have a very good evaluation of him, but this is probably just his polite words in front of the media...

——Even if there is a promise, the team can change the decision, as long as it is called "for the sake of the team" in the euphemistic name.

Xie Kai is not the No. [-] pick or No. [-] pick, not even a lottery pick.He is just a rookie at the end of the first round. There is no need for the team to disregard the record or let everyone grow up with him in order to train him. The title of MOP in the NCAA Final Four is not so easy to use here. Those who can come to the NBA are not the pride of heaven.

The game started soon. This was Oden's first NBA game. Although he was the No. 07 pick in [-], he was reimbursed last season, so strictly speaking, he is the same as Xie Kai.

At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers, who were playing at home, were full of momentum. Using Oden on the inside and Webster on the outside, they quickly took the initiative on the court.

Oden is very excited today. It may be that he has held back for a season. Now that the ban is finally lifted, he is facing Hawes and Moore, two soft insiders, and he really wants anything.

Xie Kai and Zhang Kai on the sidelines were really anxious for the team, even if it was just a preseason game.

With more than 4 minutes left in the first quarter, there was a timeout on the sidelines.After the timeout ended, Xie Kai heard his name being called by the coach.

This is such a beautiful voice, he seemed to feel the call of the Buddha, and his whole body was full of energy.I'm going to play, I'm going to play--

Xie Kai's excitement was beyond words. He high-fived Zhang Kai, took off his jacket and trousers, and walked to the sidelines.Playing with him was veteran Bobby Jackson.

Xie Kai replaced John Salmons, and Bobby Jackson replaced Beno Udry.

At this time, the Kings were just 13 points behind their opponents at 23:10!
The timeout ends and the game continues.

Bobby Jackson had the ball in half court, and Xie Kai went out to catch the ball.

After receiving the ball, Xie Kai's heart warmed up, and he was about to accelerate, when suddenly the referee's whistle sounded——

(End of this chapter)