Basketball K God

Chapter 414 The defense is quite good

Evans was also very remorseful, this time he didn't argue with the referee anymore, because it was indeed a foul.

Evans made two fouls, and he could only be replaced by his teammates.

The Grizzlies fans at FedEx Arena gave him applause gloating, thank you for provoking us.

Evans also seemed a little disappointed. He didn't think he was as good as Xie Kai, but he was a little unlucky today and was stimulated by the opponent, so his performance was a bit abnormal.

Evans was replaced by white guard Jimmy Fredette, who was selected by the Kings with the 10th overall pick in the offseason draft.

Fredette is 188cm tall and is a white defender with excellent shooting skills.The king's expectation of him is to hope that he can become the next Stephen Curry.

Kings coach Paul Westphal also made an adjustment after the substitution. He let Mayo, who is closer in height and shape to Xie Kai, defend Xie Kai, and let rookie Fredette defend offense is not his strong point Tony Allen.

But this substitution did not get the Kings out of the decline.Apart from eating cakes, their inside line has no autonomous offensive ability.Salmons can occasionally hit one with his experience, but he can't become the main attack point.Mayo's offense was also inefficient under the continuous defense of Xie Kai and Tony Allen.

It is simply unrealistic to rely on the first-year white guard Fredette to lead the offense.

Although the Grizzlies are missing the Black Bears and Conley, they are still firmly in control of the situation on the court.

Cousins, who was tall and tall on the visiting team's bench, sat there with a proud face, which seemed to be saying to coach Westphal: "Look, without me, how much threat is there to the team's offense?"

After half a quarter of the game, the Grizzlies led by 15 points 6:9!
Westphal finally couldn't take it anymore, and he replaced Hayes with Cousins ​​when the ball was dead.

Haiye is not easy. He is only 198cm. He can stand firmly in the center position and contribute on the defensive end. He is not a superstar. He was originally asked to defend the 216cm White Bear. It's miserable, can you still point to him to carry the team forward on the offensive end, is this realistic?
It's a pity that Cousins ​​didn't know whether it was impatience or the White Bear's defense was too good. His offense didn't improve, and he missed the basket in a row. Although he had several offensive rebounds, he just couldn't put the ball into the basket.

The Grizzlies once again hit an offensive climax, pulling the score to double digits.

"Didn't expect this to be the case!" Mike Fratello laughed.

"Judging from the starting lineups of both sides, the game should be a dozen!" Reggie Miller said the same.

The atmosphere at the scene was quite active. The Grizzlies started to beat each other at home. This feeling was really cool.

Grizzlies coach Hollins replaced Xie Kai early in the first quarter with more than 4 minutes to rest.His team really can't afford to be injured now, he doesn't want Xie Kai to suffer some injuries, otherwise he really can only let Pago and his ilk start,

——This picture is unimaginable.

Xie Kai scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal before leaving the field. He was very efficient and only missed 1 shot.

Soon both sides entered the confrontation of the rotation lineup.

Who knew that the confrontation between the second teams of the two sides would turn the situation around in an instant!
For the Kings, rookie Fredette and Outlaw, who had just been replaced, hit consecutive 3-pointers and narrowed the point difference to only 6 points before the end of the first quarter.

Less than 2 minutes after the start of the second quarter, Fredette and Jason Thompson teamed up and played a 2:6 spurt, instantly narrowing the point difference to only 1 point!
Not to mention that the Grizzlies coach Hollins was dumbfounded, and the fans at the scene couldn't believe it was true.

The home team's second lineup is often lax and useless, but what kind of opponents are they?Being ravaged by this group of people is indeed unacceptable.

Coach Hollins was very cautious. After the timeout ended, he immediately replaced Xie Kai and Xiaojiasao.

"Lionel is in a hurry! He probably didn't expect his second team to be beaten like this by the opponent?" Mike Fratello laughed.

"Mike and Zach don't play, and the starting lineup can actually rely on Mark and Kane's offensive cooperation, but the second team is even more short of manpower. Originally, Tony and Dante were in the second team. Now that they have become the starting lineup, in order to expand the rotation, they can only continue digging from the depths of the bench! But the strength of the lineup is difficult to guarantee when the number of players is complete! After all, there are not so many players in Memphis who can really play. "

Xie Kai slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.

The Grizzlies fans in the stands watched him expectantly, hoping that he would lead the team to stop the decline.

Because of the wave of offensive climax just now, the morale of the Kings has completely risen, and their enthusiasm on the defensive end has also risen, and the players have also worked extraordinarily hard.

Defensive thanks to the old teammate Francisco Garcia.

Garcia is already a veteran, and Xie Kai competed with him for the team's starting No. 2 position.Coach Westphal asked him to play against Xie Kai, also wanting to take advantage of his familiarity with opponents and his height and arms.

The little sister-in-law came up to cover.

With the help of a screen, Xie Kai walked forward with the ball, turned around and passed the ball with both hands, to the little sister-in-law at the top of the arc.

Xie Kai set an off-ball screen for teammate Sam Young before sinking himself into the right-wing corner.

Sam Young received the ball from the little sister-in-law, feinted a shot, shot in, and then scored in the corner.

Xie Kai received the ball and shot a 3-pointer-short!
But backup forward Pondexter picked up the long rebound!
Thank you for the sudden incision!

Pondexter slapped the past...

Xie Kai catches the ball, and then gives it to my sister-in-law after an emergency stop!
The little sister-in-law got the ball from the basket and dunked with one hand!

Xie Kai's 5th assist!
"This pass is so beautiful! This is selfless team basketball!" Mike Fratello said excitedly.

The point difference widened to 3 points, and the hearts of the Grizzlies fans in the stands finally settled down.If the lead of more than ten points is reversed by the opponent's second team, it will really be slapped in the face!
The Kings attacked here, and Fredette faced Xie Kai's defense and could no longer shoot 3 points like before.

"Gimmel's shortcomings have also been exposed. He does not have an absolute speed advantage, and he does not have an advantage in confrontation. Playing an offensive No. 1 position against players with excellent defense will be limited!" Reggie Miller said.

"Do you think Kane's defense is good, Reggie?" asked Mike Fratello.

Reggie Miller said: "I am also a shooter. From my perspective, Kane is quite good at defending shooters."

Fredette pushed Xie Kai because of his impatience, and was called an offensive foul by the referee!
(End of this chapter)