Basketball K God

Chapter 83 Selfless Teammate

On the Kings side, Udry dribbled the ball and gave it to Brad Miller in the high post.

Miller "dealed the card" at a high position, and Xie Kai relied on Jason Thompson's positioning cover to get a chance outside the 45-degree 3-point line on the right wing!
Xie Kai adjusted his breathing, and shot the 3-pointer steadily——had it!
The Kings chased the point difference to only 7 points at 10:3!
This is Xie Kai's first 3-point shot in this game. With good luck, he hit the first shot.

"Charles, Kane made a 3-pointer!" Mike Fratello said to Barkley intentionally or unintentionally.

Barkley didn't answer...

After Xie Kai scored 3 points, Paul was a little dissatisfied with his teammates' defense, and said a few words to Peja. Judging by his expression, it was not a pleasant word.

On the Hornets side, Tyson Chandler received Paul's feed inside, and forced a shot from the basket, causing Brad Miller to foul!

But Tyson Chandler missed two free throws...

Kings here, come here, Salmons hit a jumper, chasing the point difference to 1 point!
Hornets coach Byron Scott requested a timeout!
The home team fans at the scene were a little dissatisfied with the team's performance. Sitting behind the home team's bench, a fat man with a beer belly pointed at the Hornets soldiers and blamed: "If such a trash team can't win, they still want to compete for the championship. Champion, go dream!"

This word reached Byron Scott's ears, and he frowned slightly, but continued to discuss tactical arrangements with the players.

Visiting team bench.Coach Reggie Tois said to the players: "Defend hard, protect the basket, move on the offensive end, shoot decisively, don't think too much, and shoot decisively when you have a chance!"

Pause back, the game continues.

For the Hornets, Paul scored for Peja in the bottom corner, who feinted and cut in, and scored for Tyson Chandler at the basket!

Tyson Chandler leaned on Brad Miller, directly forced up, and attacked the frame again!
Miller, who had already had a foul on his back just now, hesitated, so he gave the opponent room to attack.

Tyson Chandler thought he was determined to get the shot, but he didn't expect that at the moment of the shot, he found that the ball in his hand was hit hard by the baseline by someone flying from behind...

The fans at the scene sighed.

“6尺5（196cm）的凯恩盖掉了7尺1（216cm）的泰森，太疯狂了！”迈克弗拉特洛惊呼。

"This ball has to say that Tyson was a little careless. He didn't expect the opponent to let go of his defender so quickly to help him!" Barkley said.

"You just refuse to admit that Kane defended the ball well?" Mike Fratello smiled meaningfully.

"I'm seeking truth from facts! I didn't say that Kane's defense was not good!" Barkley explained.

Tyson Chandler turned around suspiciously, trying to see who blocked his shot.

In the end, what he saw was Xie Kai, a rookie Chinese player less than 2 meters tall, which surprised him.In his opinion, the starting lineup of the Kings, except for Jason Thompson who plays the 4th position, is considered to be of good physical fitness, and the others are all players with poor athletic ability.

The Hornets serve from the frontcourt baseline.

After Paul passed the ball to Rasu Butler, the latter immediately passed him back.

Paul cuts through the pick-and-roll and hits a mid-range jumper—yes!
The Hornets opened the point difference to 3 points!
"Chris is still stable, and his ability to control the game is really beyond the reach of ordinary defenders!" Mike Fratello said.

"The organizational pressure of this lineup in New Orleans is all on Chris. If he is injured, the impact on the team will be fatal!" Barkley added.

On the side of the Kings, Salmons came again from the middle distance and was interfered by Tyson Chandler-no!
But Xie Kai rushed to grab the rebound and caused Peja's pushing foul!

The Kings continued to attack, and Miller passed the right wing in seconds.

Xie Kai caught the ball and rushed to Peja, and followed up with Jason Thompson in the middle. The latter caught the ball and made a layup!
The Kings once again narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
Every time he saw Xie Kai's outstanding performance, Mike Fratello would look at Barkley with a smile.

Xie Kai was replaced with another rookie, Jason Thompson, with 5 minutes left in the first quarter.

In the first quarter of the game, the two teams played inextricably. At the end, the Hornets at home led by 4 points!
Xie Kai sat on the bench, lamenting in his heart that the starting lineup is indeed much better than the bench.Among other things, if the playing time is also 30 minutes, the average is 7.5 minutes per quarter.Then if you start the game, you can play for 6 or 7 minutes first, and then take a rest, plus intermission, timeout and the first few minutes of rest at the beginning of the second quarter, you can rest for about 2 minutes in total.But if it is a substitute, it can only be played continuously, and there is only a whole block of rest time between quarters.

Therefore, in terms of rest arrangements, the starting lineup is undoubtedly more reasonable and more scientific.

In this game, the Hornets played an 8-man rotation, while the Kings also played a 9-man rotation because of Mitch Moore's absence.

At the beginning of the second quarter, in the confrontation between the second team of the two sides, the Hornets relied on the strength of the home court, and James Posey and Devin Brown joined forces to gradually control the situation in their hands.By the time the game entered a technical timeout, the home team had already led by 2 points.

Xie Kai didn't get playing time until halfway through the second quarter. He was the latest to appear in the second quarter among all the starters.Obviously, even though he performed well in the first quarter, in terms of priority, he is the lowest among the five starting players.

But Xie Kai doesn't care about this. In the end, he is just a substitute for Kevin Martin, so there is nothing to be ashamed of. As long as he can show his value and help the team, that's fine.One day, I won't be anyone's stand-in, I will start with my strength!
After Xie Kai played, in the first offensive round, he assisted Udry to score a 3-pointer, narrowing the point difference to only 5 points!
On the defensive end, he steals Paul's pass, one-stop kills the frontcourt, and assists Udry again. The latter hits a layup and scores 5 points in a row!
With Xie Kai's 2 assists and Udry's 5 points in a row, the Kings instantly narrowed the point difference to only 3 points!
The Hornets requested a timeout!

"As soon as Kane came on the court, the situation changed!" Mike Fratello said with a smile.

"Benno's touch is back!" Barkley said.

Mike Fratello smiled, he knew that Barkley was being stubborn, and he also knew that you could never wake up a person who pretended to be asleep.

"Kane, good pass!" Udri smiled and gave Xie a high-five. The two passes just now did give him a good shot. No one doesn't like such a selfless teammate.

(End of this chapter)