Basketball K God

Chapter 69 The Fruit of Hard Training

Taking advantage of the timeout, the Kings replaced Salmons and Kevin Martin to play the last 12.7 seconds.

Kevin Martin passed a feint before the time ran out, went to the basket, and drew a foul!
"Kevin's style of play, there are so many fouls, what a way!" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"In the NBA, players who are not necessarily based on breakthroughs must foul more. After the rules are changed, many players who mainly focus on outside jumpers get a lot of whistles!" Reggie Miller said.

Kevin Martin made two free throws to rewrite the score to 26:19!

With Lowry's ultra-long 3-pointer missing, the Kings ended the first quarter with a 7-point lead.

The fans of the home team at the Sleep Train Arena were excited to cheer for the team, and they were also eager to see the team win a hearty victory, especially at their own doorstep.

Section 2 started soon.Before the start of the second quarter, the Kings at home made a personnel adjustment. They played the main center Hawes ahead of schedule and replaced Sheldon Williams, who was in average form.

Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball and gave it to Bobby Brown.

Jason Thompson came out to screen and Bobby Brown broke through.After his breakthrough was blocked, Xie Kai split the bottom corner.

Xie Kai feinted and cut in, and then split the arc to Hawes.

Hawes hits a solid 3 - but misses!
Jason Thompson was possessed by Hanamichi Sakuragi, and received the rebound domineeringly, but there were too many people under the basket. He had no chance to force himself, so he protected the basketball and found someone. When he saw Xie Kai, he passed it immediately.

Xie Kai took the ball and took a cross step, dodged the space, and shot a mid-range jumper——Yes!
At 28:19, the Kings led by 9 points!
"Kane's rhythm of the ball is well grasped, the shape and stability of the shot are good, and he has the potential to become an excellent shooter!" Reggie Miller said.

"Reggie, do you think Kane can shoot as accurately as you in the future?" Kenny Smith asked with a smile.

"I don't think I'm accurate!" Reggie Miller tilted his head and smiled.

"You're too humble Reggie, who doesn't know that you were a sharp shooter when you were in Indiana!" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Xie Kai didn't know what Reggie Miller and the others were talking about. The reason why he was able to get his touch back was the result of his hard training + day and night consciousness training during the offseason.

For the Grizzlies, Lowry made a sudden shot to Milicic, who turned around and hooked, but was interfered by Jason Thompson—missed!
Hawes protected the rebound and handed it to Bobby Jackson to advance.

"Dako was the No. 03 pick of the [-] generation. It's a pity in this situation and state!" Kenny Smith sighed.

"There are actually quite a few high-ranked draft picks that have not been picked. There are so many rookies entering the league every year, but there are only 30*15=450 positions in the league!" Reggie Miller said.

For the Kings, Bobby Brown was intercepted by Lowry when he passed the pass to Xie Kai!

Lowry pushed directly to counterattack, and the speed increased, so that the two Bobbys of the Kings could only sigh.

Xie Kai gritted his teeth and chased back from the left wing, and the two formed a scene of catching up on the court.

"Kyle's speed is so fast, Kane is catching up!" Kenny Smith shouted excitedly.

Lowry is also fierce, he knows that there are opponents behind him, but he just doesn't slow down, starts directly, and glides for a layup...

Thank you for your perseverance, and fly to block the cover!
Xie Kai covered Lowry's ball before it touched the board.

The ball bounced off the backboard and bounced back.

"Kane's block! Are you kill me?" Kenny Smith said excitedly.

Because of their speed, the two flew out of the baseline and knocked down a row of photographers on the baseline.

Immediately, the people near the bottom line were on their backs, and just as the ball went out of the sideline, the referee temporarily suspended the game.

Xie Kai got up from the ground, pulled Lowry up, and asked the photographers if it was okay.

"Kane is a kind boy!" Kenny Smith nodded.

Lowry patted Xie Kai's butt and said, "Nice block!"

The game quickly returned to normal, and the players on the Kings side praised the timely return of the kick.

There was applause at the scene, obviously, this applause was specially given to Xie Kai.

It was the first time in Xie Kai's life that he was at home in the NBA, and he heard the fans applauding for him, which made him feel unprecedented happiness.

I must work harder and become a better player.

The game continued, and the Grizzlies' morale seemed to be affected. Warrick threw a wild mid-range shot and sent the ball directly to Hawes.

The Kings attack, pass and cooperate in the frontcourt, Xie Kai moves without the ball, receives a hand from Jason Thompson, and points to Hawes in the left corner.

Hawes Bottom Shot - Got it!
At 31:19, the Kings widened the point difference to 12 points!
Grizzlies timeout!
The big screen above the Sleep Train Arena was back to defend the beautiful teamwork just now. Xie Kai's goal and Hawes' 3 points made the fans happy and excited to watch.

"Sacramento's No. 2 team is on the mend, and now it's on!" Reggie Miller said.

"Memphis was completely stunned here, and now I hope these young people can resist the pressure and reduce the point difference to less than 10 points after returning from the timeout." Kenny Smith said.

Back from the timeout, Milicic, who was sluggish, was replaced by the Grizzlies and replaced by Marc Gasol.

The game continues.

Gasol received the ball in a high position and gave it to Quinton Rose.

Facing Xie Kai's Nougatang defense, Quinton Ross forcibly shot - missed!
Gasol Jr. made a tip-up in the frontcourt!

The point difference was narrowed to 10 points!
For the Kings, Bobby Brown missed a jumper!

Gasol continues to rebound!

The Grizzlies attack, Lowry and Gasol play duo, Lowry makes a pass to Warrick, who is intercepted by Xie Kai who rushes out from a diagonal thrust!

The Kings counterattacked, and Bobby Jackson caught up with 3 points and missed!
Long rebounds!
Xie Kai was in front of Quinton Rose, controlled the rebound, passed Jason Thompson to the basket in seconds, and was blocked by Gasol Jr.

The two sides fell into a confrontation in this way, and did not score for several rounds.

Finally, a dead ball appeared on the sidelines and the game entered an official timeout.

After the official timeout, Xie Kai was replaced by teammate Kevin Martin.

The intention of the Kings to replace Kevin Martin so early is also very clear, that is to win!

Soon, the main players of the two teams also returned one after another, and the game once again entered a contest between the main players of the two teams.

In the rest of the second quarter, the main players of the two teams played evenly.Relying on the advantages accumulated earlier, the Kings still maintain a 2-point lead.

The game entered halftime.

(End of this chapter)