Basketball K God

Chapter 59 Old Teammates on the South Coast

Last season's Heat team simply failed in the second half of the season, which also gave them a chance to compete for the No. [-] pick.In the end, they won the second pick and selected talented forward Michael Beasley from Kansas State University.

This season, they made a comeback, continued to use Wade as the core, and set sail again.

Compared with the Heat, the Kings are naturally much sadder.No matter what people say, they are led by the top three shooting guards in the league and have a talented No. [-] pick as the future, but what does the Kings have?People want to have immediate combat power, and they want to have a future in the future. They are really more popular than others.

The Heat ranked last in the league last season, while the Kings were 11th in the Western Conference. It stands to reason that the latter should be stronger.But comparing the lineups of the two teams this season, anyone with a normal mind can clearly find that the gap in strength is very obvious.

There's a difference between bad and bad.

On the evening of November 11st, at the American Airlines Center Arena, the Kings challenged the Miami Heat away.

Before the start of the game, players from both sides were doing shooting practice.

Xie Kai was wearing training clothes and practicing shooting seriously.He got a chance to play in the last game, so he is very confident in this game.In fact, he is very confident in every game, he is a rookie, he has not experienced the bitter days of that losing streak.

In the Heat, Xie Kai has acquaintances, and the current starting point guard Mario Chalmers of the Heat is his teammate at the University of Kansas.

The two were very happy when they met, and Chalmers gave Xie Kai a bear hug.

"Kane, long time no see. Now that we are in different teams in the league, it's really not easy to meet each other!" Chalmers said with a smile.

Xie Kai was also very happy: "Yeah, you are in Miami now, I am in Sacramento, Brandon is in Indiana, Darrell is in Memphis, each is the master!"

"Kane, to be honest, I was drafted in the second round, not as good as you guys, but now it seems... I'm the only starter!" Chalmers said triumphantly.

"You were underestimated in the first place, but your luck is a bit better!" Xie Kai teased with squinting eyes.

"Luck is also a part of strength, you have to admit that, right?"

"That's true!"

Chalmers is really lucky. It just so happens that the Heat do not have a strong No. 1 position, and his 3D attributes are very suitable for partnering with Wade, so in his rookie season, he became a backcourt partner with a superstar like Wade. This treatment!

But Xie Kai doesn't think that Chalmers really depends on luck. His defense and basic skills are very good, and he is the main guard of the NCAA championship team. He has passed the test of the competition.

The Heat's management and coaching staff are not fools, is Pat Riley stupid?
Today's American Airlines Center arena has a lot of fans.The team started to perform poorly in the second half of last season. During that time, the attendance rate of the arena was indeed a bit bleak. However, this season, the team's core Wade returned with full blood, and the talented rookie Beasley joined, which made fans love this team. The future of the team has great confidence.They believe that the team can rebuild its glory and win the cup again someday in the future.

In this game, Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat with a big back, also came to the scene and sat on the sidelines to observe the team's performance.

The current head coach of the Heat is named Eric Spoelstra. He became the head coach of an NBA team for the first time this season. He is also the first Filipino head coach in NBA history.

As Riley's successor, Spoelstra is not an "airborne soldier". He has been a staff member of the Heat as early as 1995, and has worked in the team as a video coordinator, scout and assistant coach.

Therefore, Spoelstra can be regarded as the result of the Heat's "internal excavation", and his growth experience can be regarded as quite inspirational.However, there are also many doubters who think that he is not a model of bullshit inspiration, but just Riley's puppet.

But whether it is an inspirational man or a puppet, the identity of the head coach of the Heat cannot be false.

Xie Kai looked at the Heat coach with the same black hair and black eyes as himself, and felt that it was much harder for Asians to gain recognition in the field of American professional sports than for whites.

It was Mr. Hubie Brown and his partner Mike Tirico who explained the game.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Heat at home is: Center - Udonis Haslem, Power Forward - Michael Beasley, Small Forward - Sean Marion, Shooting Guard - Dwyane Wade, point guard - Mario Chalmers.

The Heat's starting lineup includes two rookies this year - No. 206 pick Beasley and second-round pick Chalmers.The average height of their starting lineup is relatively short, and the tallest center Haslem is only [-]cm.

The starting lineup of the Kings in the away game is: center - Spencer Hawes, power forward - Mitch Moore, small forward - John Salmons, shooting guard - Kevin Martin, point guard - Benno Udry.

"Mike, this game in Miami is still a continuation of the previous game, using a small lineup with Udunis as the center. Sacramento still uses the traditional lineup of two insiders. Who do you think will take the lead in such a competition?" Hu Mr. Brown asked his partner a question.

"Miami's lineup is small, but their defense doesn't seem to be affected too much. This lineup is fast, mobile, and shrinkable. Facing Sacramento, which has no inside and outside blasting points, I I feel that the possibility of being blown up inside is not very high," Mike Thirico said.

"If Mickey is replaced by Zach Randolph and John is replaced by LeBron James, Miami's inside will be struggling!" Hubie Brown smiled slyly.

"If the opponent has such a lineup, then Mark Blunt or Joel Anthony will definitely play one." Mike Thirico said.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the game is about to begin.

With Moore and Haslem bouncing the ball near the middle circle, the game officially began.

Xie Kai, who was sitting on the visiting team's bench, looked at the field very seriously, paying attention to every move of the game.What he focused on was the opponent's core - Wade.

They also play the 2nd position, and Wade is naturally the object of Xie Kai's focus.

Even if there is a match between the two sides, Xie Kai will not let go of this opportunity to learn from Wade at close range.

Wade and Kobe are both No. 2, but the style of play is completely different.Bryant's offense mainly relies on jumpers, while Wade mainly relies on breakthroughs.Both of them are extremely good on the defensive end. Whether it is defensive positioning or oppression of opponents, they are the top 2 positions in the league.

At the beginning of the game, the Heat took advantage of the momentum at home, and under the leadership of Wade and Beasley, they took the lead in showing off their power, first hitting a 5:0 spurt.

On the defensive end, the Heat's small lineup used the outside to test the pressure of the ball holder, supplemented by fast rotation, making it difficult for the Kings to find a good shot.

The starting lineup of the Kings also mainly relies on shooting. Although the overall height is excellent, confrontation is not their specialty. Under the opponent's extremely confrontational defense, the offensive efficiency is extremely low.

The Heat's counterattack is very fast, the starting four players all have the ability to hold the ball, and the offensive and defensive transitions are very fast.

The Kings were beaten with a sap at the beginning of the game. They didn't react for a long time, so they could only call a timeout to adjust.

(End of this chapter)