Basketball K God

Chapter 142 Winning is the Big News

The game eventually entered garbage time in the final quarter.In the end, the Thunder beat the Kings at home, and with a big victory, they made a good start for their new season.

The cheers on the scene were louder and louder. Obviously, this team needs to rise up. They have accumulated enough talent and need to let everyone see some results.It would be even better if it could shock the alliance.

雷霆队的杜兰特、杰夫格林以及科斯蒂奇3人都砍下了20+，威少虽然没有得到20+，但是得到了14+13的数据。

For the Kings, only Kevin Martin scored 27 points.

谢开全场14投7中，其中3分球3投1中，罚球5罚4中，得到19分7个篮板9次助攻4个抢断2个盖帽，表现相当全能，但是已经无力回天。

新科探花郎詹姆斯哈登本场比赛表现一般，3投2中得到5分2个篮板。而4号秀泰瑞克埃文斯16投仅5中，得到10分4个篮板2个助攻，此外还有3个失误，表现得不尽如人意。

After the game, Xie Kai and Westbrook hugged near the middle circle.

"You hated me today, I must come back next time!" Westbrook said seriously.

"You won today, we will win back next time!" Xie Kai also pretended to be very serious and said.

The two looked at each other, then both smiled.

After the game, the Kings locker room was very calm. For them, losing is nothing new.They lost more than 60 games last season, and they have already become numb.For this team, winning is the big news.

In the locker room, without veteran Bobby Jackson, Xie Kai felt like something was missing.Thinking that Evans got a lot of possessions in his first show, and he took 16 shots even with a bad hand, he feels that people are completely different.A high-ranking rookie has a lot of opportunities to try and make mistakes. Obviously, the team intends to focus on training him.

After the game, the new Kings coach Paul Westphal said in an interview with reporters that the team's defense needs to work harder.The team is currently in a running-in period and needs to be familiar with many tactics.The team needs to end this period as soon as possible.

Two days later, on October 10, the Kings challenged the New Orleans Hornets away.

The Hornets just completed a big deal in the offseason.On July 7, they traded with the Bobcats. The team's main center Tyson Chandler and the 29 No. 04 pick Emeka Okafor swapped their clubs.

For the Hornets, with Chris Paul, they naturally aim to compete for the championship, so the purpose of the transaction is to improve the team's strength.

Xie Kai still played as a substitute in this game. Before the start of the season, some media wrote that if he played as a substitute this season, he would be one of the strong contenders for the "Best Sixth Man" award.

In this game, facing the underdog Kings, the two teams entered an anxious stage from the very beginning of the game.

The Hornets are very dependent on Paul. Once Paul is off the court, they don't seem to be able to play.The Kings' offense in this game was limited by the opponent's excellent defense, and the efficiency was not high.The Hornets' offense is also random, and the efficiency is not the same as that of the opponent.

The game has been anxious until the last quarter. In the end, the Hornets at home were even better. They seized the critical period and defeated the Kings, giving their opponents a two-game losing streak.

谢开本场比赛出战21分钟，得到17分10个篮板4个助攻1个抢断的表现。但是在比赛的关键时刻，球队的后场组合是凯文马丁和泰瑞克埃文斯。

After losing the last game to the Thunder, which was considered to be a bad game last season, it seems acceptable to lose this game to the Hornets, the playoff team of last season.

The outside world didn't think much of the surprise that the Kings lost to the Hornets in the away game. It was a surprise that they won!
On November 11, the Kings challenged the Spurs away.Not surprisingly, they lost to their opponents by a big score of 1 points in the away game, ushering in a 20-game losing streak.

After the game, coach Paul Westphal seemed a little helpless: "The Spurs are too strong. They destroyed us in this game. We need to learn from them on both ends of the offense and defense. We hope to get out of the predicament as soon as possible and usher in the first game." Game win!"

A 3-game losing streak at the beginning, if it is an extremely bad thing for a team that is aiming to win the championship, it will be difficult for fans to accept.But if all this happens to a team that ranked last last season and is still in the process of rebuilding, this is "normal operation."

On November 11, the Kings returned to their home court for their first home game of the season.

That night, many fans came to the Sleep Train Arena.Even knowing that the home team is currently rebuilding, fans still want to be there to support them in their first home game.

In this game, the Kings' opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies came off a tumultuous season.In the past season, they have changed the coach twice, and the current coach is Lionel Hollins.

Last season, the two teams were brothers and sisters, and they were both bad teams.The Grizzlies finally won the second pick and selected the 221cm tall big center Hajim Thabeet.

The Grizzlies have also been rebuilding in recent seasons.Their rebuild doesn't look as effective and talented as the Thunder's.Taking a closer look at their roster, however, their talent pool doesn't seem to boo any rebuilding teams.

At the center position, Gasol Jr., who landed in the league last season, has grown rapidly. Last season, he averaged 11.9+7.4+1.7+0.8+1.1 per game, and has the potential to become the league's inside defensive gate.The backup center is the No. 20.8 pick Thabeet. His static physical talent is against the sky and he has great potential. At the power forward position, Zach Randolph, who was traded in the offseason, averaged 10.1+06 per game last season. Killer; the small forward position is Rudy Gay, the No. 8 pick in the first round in 18.9. He scored 5.5+4 last season, with both physical talent and potential; the shooting guard is last season's Tan Hualang and OJ, the first-team rookie of the year Mayo, the backup shooting guard is Allen Iverson, the 07th NBA scoring champion; the point guard is Michael Conley, the No. 4 pick in [-], who is considered a low-key and capable faction.

Compared with the Grizzlies, the Kings' rebuilding assets are simply impossible to show against the opponent.

Of course, talent on paper is one thing, but being able to play it out is another.I don't know if the Grizzlies this season will be as turbulent as last season.It is conceivable that if this team is twisted together, the combat effectiveness will be considerable.

(End of this chapter)