Basketball K God

Chapter 53 Breaking the Demons
He did not give an interview after the game, but left directly.

Xie Kai was in a bad mood, because the opponent was the Rockets, and he was eager to play, but things backfired.Of course he knows the truth of "haste makes waste", but sometimes people are in such a situation, it is easy to be controlled by emotions, and in the end they are not controlled by their own reason.

In the evening, Xie Kai lay down on the hotel bed early to rest. He was in a bad mood, so he didn't want to go to downtown Houston with his teammates to play.

While he was lying down and playing with his mobile phone, the phone rang...

Xie Kai answered the phone, and the voice of "Hello" on the other end of the phone was very familiar - it was Yao Ming.

"Thank you, I'm Yao Ming!" Yao Ming announced his family name.

"Brother Ming, hello!" I still respect Yao Ming and Xie Kai, although he is no longer in the Rockets.

"Are you not in a good mood today?" Yao Ming asked straight to the point.

"En!" Xie Kai didn't deny it either.

"It's because of poor performance! Because I wanted to prove my ability, but I was too impatient, which eventually led to some loss of calm on the court!" Yao Ming said.

"Yes, I lost my composure today!" Xie Kai was a little surprised that Yao Ming could completely understand his feelings, maybe this is another form of "bystander clear"!

"Have you heard my story?" Yao Ming asked.

"I've heard of it!" Xie Kai replied.

"I've heard it's the best. When I joined the Rockets, I was not favored by others. Barkley, the commentator, made fun of me and said that if I could score 19 points in a single game, he would kiss the donkey's ass. Thank you for your imagination , How ironic this is to me, you know I am the No. [-] pick, and he actually looks down on me so much. The reason is that although I am the No. [-] pick, I am also a Chinese player. In the NBA at that time, they generally thought that Chinese players He will not be able to perform well in the NBA." Yao Ming couldn't help being a little excited when he talked about the past, which shows the extent of the contempt he received at the beginning.

Xie Kai didn't interrupt and listened to Yao Ming's continuation.

Yao Ming continued: "I can understand that you are a little unhappy because you were traded, and you really want to prove yourself. Your current mood is the same as mine in the past. Strictly speaking, the essence is the same. And how to adjust your own emotions? Mentality is a very important part of whether you can show your true strength. Don't let anger affect your judgment, I hope you can have a good career in the NBA!" Yao Ming said seriously.

"Thank you, Brother Ming! Thank you for speaking to me! Thank you!" Yao Ming's past experience is far more than ordinary consolation.Xie Kai felt the understanding and care from a senior with the same skin color as himself, which warmed his heart.

Sometimes it is easy for people to fall into the inner demons. An uncomplicated matter will cause people to doubt themselves and fall into an emotional vortex because of one or another factor.

Yao Ming's words awakened Xie Kai and made him no longer worry about such things.He's still focused on his technique, working on training programs and how to get better.

After the game with the Rockets, on October 10th, the Kings, who had lost two consecutive games in the preseason, continued their away game, playing back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks.

In this game, their performance rebounded, and they started a confrontation with each other from the beginning of the game.

The game was deadlocked until the last quarter. In the end, the Mavericks, who were playing at home, were even better and narrowly defeated their opponents, giving them a 4-game losing streak in the preseason.

谢开在这场比赛里获得了20分钟的上场时间，7投3中，其中3分球2投1中，罚球4罚3中，得到10分5个篮板3次助攻3次抢断1个盖帽，另外还有1次失误，表现得非常全面。

Coming out of the slump of mentality imbalance in the last game, Xie Kai's adjustment still satisfied the coaching staff of the foreign team.As one of the team's two first-round picks, he is still responsible for part of the team's rise.

Xie Kai is very grateful for the trust of the coaching staff. He is very satisfied with his playing time in the preseason. The team did not reduce his playing time because of his sluggish playing time.

On October 10, the Kings played against the Portland Trail Blazers at home. This is the second time the two teams have played against each other in the preseason.As a result, the stronger visiting team defeated the opponent and gave the opponent a 21-game losing streak.

谢开本场比赛上场19分钟，6投2中，其中3分球3投1中，罚球4罚4中，得到9分5篮板2助攻1抢断2盖帽，没有出现失误。

Although Xie Kai's score was not high, he was recognized by head coach Reggie Tois.He believes that Xie Kai knows exactly what he should do on the court. He has no touch on outside shots and does not disregard the team's wanton shots. He works hard on the defensive end, does dirty work on the court, and shows a strong team spirit.

On October 10, the Kings continued to play at home against the Houston Rockets who had played against it 24 days ago.

In this game, the Kings at home still lost to their opponents by a big score, ushering in an embarrassing 6-game losing streak.

谢开本场比赛上场23分钟，11投8中，其中3分球4投3中，罚球3罚3中，得到22分4个篮板3个助攻1个抢断，并有1次失误，但无论是表现还是比赛中展现出来的精神面貌，都与6天前截然不同。

After the game, Yao Ming took the initiative to stop Xie Kai, patted him on the shoulder and said: "I think you should have come out. You can see that your performance today is very good and you played very decisively. Keep going, you The future is limitless!"

Xie Kai is very grateful that Yao Ming helped him when he encountered difficulties.This kind of timely charcoal is far more beneficial than icing on the cake.He feels that he is still very lucky. When he first entered the NBA, his seniors reminded him so that he could avoid some detours.

In this way, the Kings' preseason journey is finally over. In all 8 preseason games, they only won one game.Although the outcome of the preseason is not that important, it can also reflect some of the team's situation.It's just that this team currently lacks a real core, neither offensive nor defensive ends have any advantages, and the starting substitutes don't have the strength to wrestle with the league's strong teams.

After the preseason ended, the odds of winning the new season were quickly released.The Kings belong to the category that is very underestimated, and they are at the bottom of the West.

When the major sports media in the United States predict the winning rate of the new season, the Kings are basically ranked in the bottom five of the league.Almost no one is optimistic about them making the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)