Basketball K God

Chapter 57
McCants held the ball, faced Xie Kai's pressing defense, lowered his center of gravity, and forced his right hand to break through.His breakthrough speed cannot be said to be absolutely fast, but it is very aggressive, full of momentum, and there are some small movements in his hands.

Xie Kai was annoyed, but he was unwilling to give in, and the two had a fierce physical confrontation.

"Beep beep—" the referee's whistle sounded. Obviously, this was a defensive foul.

Xie Kai didn't argue with the referee, nor did he lose his composure because of the foul.After the game against the Rockets in the preseason, under the enlightenment of Yao Ming, his current state of mind will not be easily disturbed.

Since the number of fouls has not yet reached the level of free throws, the Timberwolves still serve the frontcourt throw-in.

"Reggie, the yellow-skinned rookie from Sacramento is really a tough guy!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

"It's really tough. It doesn't match his size. Such a tough style of play is rare among foreign rookies." Reggie Miller nodded in agreement.

At this time, there are 33 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

Kevin Ollie throws the ball in and McCants catches it.He signaled his teammates to pull away, and he singled out Xie Kai again.

The home team fans at the scene booed again, cheering for McCants.

"It seems that Rashad is determined to beat Kane!" Kevin Harlan said.

"I was annoyed by Kane's defense just now!" Reggie Miller was a player after all, and he still knows a little about the temperament of NBA players.

McCants took the ball and changed to the right to break through. After being stopped half a step away from the 3-point line, he changed to the left under his crotch. When he held the ball near the free throw line, he suddenly stopped and jumped. Rear jumper shot...

Xie Kai didn't get thrown off, and jumped with all his strength to block the opponent's shot.But the opponent's shot had a backlash and a high arc, so he couldn't block it in place.

The ball passed Xie Kai's fingertips and finally went into the basket!
31 flats!
After McCants scored a goal, he walked past Xie Kai. He intentionally bumped him on the shoulder and said, "Welcome to the NBA, rookie!"

"Thank you for your welcome!" Xie Kai grinned, but no matter from which angle he looked at it, his smile was not so sincere.

The Timberwolves' McCants isn't nobody, either.As early as in college, he and Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton and Sean May were known as the "North Carolina Four" and helped North Carolina win the NCAA championship in 2005.He himself was also selected by the Timberwolves with the 2005th overall pick in the first round in 14.

On the last attack of the Kings, Bobby Jackson shot at the buzzer from outside the 3-point line-no!
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams tied for 31!
After a short break, the second quarter will start soon.

Bobby Jackson dribbles over.

Xie Kai came out, and McCants kept using his body to fight against him. In his opinion, although this East Asian boy was taller than him, his physical strength was still not as strong as his.

Xie Kai was not disturbed by McCants' confrontation and lost his rhythm. Since activating the body code, his confrontation has been much better than the NCAA finals in April.

Xie Kai received the ball, took the ball to the right, and then gave it to Bobby Jackson at the top of the arc.Then he made a sudden baseline cut, using Jason Thompson's off-ball screen, and moved to the left corner.

Bobby Jackson then gave the ball to Xie Kai.

Xie Kai received the ball, got open, and made a 3-pointer-but unfortunately hit the iron!

Love accepted the rebound and handed it to guard Ollie.

"This shot is okay, and the opportunity came out!" Reggie Miller said.

"If you shoot this ball, it will definitely score!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

"I'm not really hitting every shot, Kevin. Besides, I've been retired for a long time. Now I go to shoot, and I can't breathe after running for two rounds!" Reggie Miller smiled helplessly.

Timberwolves offense, Rodney Carney catches the ball on the weak side, drives to the hoop, shoots - but misses!
There was a scuffle under the basket, and suddenly a No. 22 player wearing a blue Kings jersey rushed up desperately and hugged the ball hard.

"Oh my god, Kane is really desperate!" Kevin Harlan said in surprise.

Xie Kai hugged the ball tightly and handed it to veteran Bobby Jackson.

In the next two rounds of the game, neither side scored.Moments later, an official timeout was entered on the sidelines.

After the official timeout came back, the main players of the Kings came back one after another, and Kevin Martin replaced Xie Kai.

这么一来的话，谢开上半场的上场时间基本就已经结束了。他在自己登场的5分14秒时间里，2投1中，其中3分球1投0中，得到2分2篮板1抢断，在防守端给这支打法偏软的国王队注入了强硬的基因。

The main players of the two sides began to fight again, until the end of the first half, the two teams were still playing inextricably!

During the intermission, in the locker room, Kings coach Reggie Tois approached Xie Kai and said to him: "Kane, you played very well in the first half, and continue to do so in the second half. We need your input on the defensive end. Speed, toughness!"

Xie Kai nodded solemnly.

The third quarter was almost a replica of the first two quarters. The strength of the two teams was similar, and neither could eat the other side.

Xie Kai appeared in the last minute of the third quarter.

He came up to bite the opponent's players, completely ignoring the risk of fouling and the hidden danger of excessive physical exertion.For him, he is currently the last player in a team's main rotation, and with only such a small amount of playing time, if he doesn't play hard, he will soon be off the field again.

Since it is difficult to guarantee the ball and opportunities in the offense, the defense can at least go all out.

The principle of Xie Kai is to grasp what you can grasp.Defense is more controllable than offense.

Due to the small point difference between the two teams, in order to be able to win the game, as a rookie of the team, his playing time was compressed, and finally he was replaced after only playing for more than 2 minutes in the final quarter.He didn't get a chance to play until the end of the game.

The two sides decided the winner in the last minute.With 1 seconds left in the game, Mike Miller of the Timberwolves made only one of two free throws and the Timberwolves led by 25.3 points.

The king still has a chance!But the team's core Kevin Martin missed a shot, but rookie Jason Thompson grabbed an offensive rebound!It is a pity that Salmons, who performed well in this game, also failed to make a shot, and the team regrettably lost by 2 points.

The Kings suffered an away loss to the Timberwolves and failed to usher in their first win of the new season.

谢开在登场的9分01秒时间里，3投1中，其中3分球1投0中，罚球2罚1中，得到3分4篮板1助攻1抢断，表现机会不多，不过在防守端给双方都留下了深刻的印象。

(End of this chapter)