Basketball K God

Chapter 255 The Role of Xie Kai

Less than 3 minutes into the game, the offensive efficiency of both teams was very high. After the game was tied at 7, there was the second timeout of the game.

"Darrell has been holding back for a long time. He didn't play well last season due to injuries and role adjustments." Kevin Harlan said.

Steve Kerr said: "Kane and Darrell used to be teammates at the University of Kansas. The tacit understanding between them should not be a problem. Now it depends on whether Kane and the other four players in the starting lineup can have a chemical reaction."

Pause back, the game continues.

The defense of the two teams is very good. The Grizzlies should have a higher defensive ceiling, but because of the absence of Xiao Jiasao, the defense of the two teams was forcibly pulled to the same starting line.

From the start of the 7th tie to the interrupted position of this section, the scores of the two teams still did not open, and they reached a 12th tie.

"Even if Mark is not there, Memphis's unfit starters can still be evenly matched with Atlanta. If Kane Xie is fully integrated and Mark is there, their lineup will be very competitive!" Kevin Harlan lamented .

"It is true that they are very strong on both ends of the offense and defense. I am not worried about Memphis' starting lineup. What I am worried about is their second lineup. The second lineup lacks depth and thickness, and it also lacks a real sixth man." Steve Jeff Cole said.

The starters of the two sides were evenly matched. Xie Kai’s performance in the first quarter can be regarded as first restrained and then improved. He contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, he was replaced by teammate Tony Allen. .

The two teams have gradually changed to a rotation lineup. The Eagles' second team is led by Jamal Crawford, the "best sixth man"; Composed of Mu Young, Asi Rao, Hashem Thabeet and DeMarre Carroll.

Jamal Crawford, the best sixth man of last season, did it right away. Even if he has a top defender like Tony Allen on the opposite side, but in terms of one-on-one, when he is on the rise, no matter how good the defense is. Unlimited.Not to mention that he can also use the pick-and-roll method to avoid frequent matchups with the opponent.

The Eagles quickly took the lead. At the end of the first quarter, they led the Grizzlies by 28 points 22:6.

"Steve, you guessed it. Under the leadership of Jamal, Atlanta's second team completely suppressed Memphis' second team." Kevin Harlan laughed.

Steve Kerr said with a smile: "The lineup is like this, but I didn't expect Jamal to be in such a good state today, even Tony didn't limit him."

The second quarter of the game started quickly. Jamal Crawford's Wei just ended, and the Eagles' backup center Zaza Pachulia began to break out, teasing the No. 2 pick Thabeet.

Poor Thabeet was ravaged by a foreign substitute center like Zaza, and he didn't have any ability to resist. It really makes people "sorrow and anger".

The fans of the Grizzlies were really furious. After all, it was the No. [-] pick, and the opponent was not O'Neill Howard. It was just Zaza, how could he be beaten?

Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins called to stop the game, but still could not change the scene of being passively beaten.

Thabeet was also very aggrieved. He was in a hurry. After he was called an offensive foul on the offensive end, the defensive end was dissatisfied with the penalty for the foul and even yelled at the referee.

Of course, with his wrist, the referee couldn't allow such a challenge to his authority to happen, and immediately shut up Thabeet with a technical foul.

Coach Hollins had no choice but to replace Thabeet with Arthur.

The Grizzlies gradually returned to the starting lineup. In less than 8 minutes on the bench, they were outscored by their opponents by 11 points.

Xie Kai also came back. At this time, the Grizzlies trailed their opponents by 28 points at 40:12.

Conley slowly dribbled the ball and gave it to Xie Kai.

With the help of Arthur's pick and roll, Xie Kai walked in with the ball and passed it to Gay on the weak side.

Gay continued to break through and made a successful layup.

Gay goes to the free throw line, but he misses two free throws...

The Grizzlies fans in the stands were about to applaud, but they slapped the air twice abruptly.

For the Eagles, Bibby made a single-block screen and hit a 3-pointer!
The point difference widened to 15 points...

Coach Hollins wants a timeout, but his timeout has just been called...

"Mike is still Mike!" Kevin Harlan exclaimed.

"Mike just bullied Zach and didn't defend him. His one-block shots are still as sharp as they were in Sacramento!" Steve Kerr laughed.

Conley dribbled the ball and the Eagles took the lead, so they became more defensively active. They wanted to pass the ball to the Black Bears, but it was difficult to pass.

The ball is in Xie Kai's hands.

Xie Kai held the ball, and Arthur actively came to pick and roll.

Facing the pick-and-roll, the Eagles can switch defenses at positions 2-5. Facing the pick-and-rolls of Xie Kai and Arthur, the singles Joe and Marvin immediately switch defenses.

Facing Marvin, Xie Kai lowered his head to speed up, stopped suddenly to pull the ball, and the opponent's center of gravity was confiscated.

Xie Kai made an emergency stop jumper shot - there it is!
"Strike, Kane hit a jumper, and the point difference was reduced to 13 points!" Kevin Harlan explained.

"Atalanta switched defenses, and Kane responded to them with singles." Steve Kerr said.

The Grizzlies fans at the scene were very excited, and the team's scoring shortage was broken.

For the Eagles, Bibby still wanted to use a single-block screen to punish Randolph's "squatting", but this time Fatty Lan saved it.

Bibby broke through immediately and split the middle lane to Marvin.

Ma Wen forcibly attacked the frame, but he didn't expect to knock down Xie Kai, who was standing outside the penalty area, who was helping to defend him!

"Beep beep—" the referee's whistle sounded—offensive foul!
Xie Kai clenched his hands and looked extremely excited.His teammates Arthur and Conley immediately pulled him off the ground.

Xie Kai's attack and defense made the Grizzlies fans on the scene very excited.Think about Mayo, although he can also show some performances on the offensive end, but the defensive end is disappointing, always asking his teammates to wipe their ass.

"Kane's defensive awareness is really good!" Kevin Harlan praised.

Steve Kerr nodded and said: "Kane's ability to read the game is really amazing. He showed this ability to surpass rookies at the same level in his rookie season, but often this ability cannot be reflected in the data of."

Conley came over with a dribble and gave it to Xie Kai who came out to catch the ball.

Xie Kai catches the ball, cooperates with Arthur again, faces Marvin again, speeds up and walks in, jumps forcibly to attack the frame, and suddenly passes the ball under the ribs to the black bear Randolph near the paint!
Randolph easily caught the ball and scored 2 points!
Thank you for the 4th assist in this game!
The point difference was narrowed to 11 points!
The fans at the scene began to scream and cheer for the home team, and the morale of the Grizzlies improved rapidly.

(End of this chapter)