From a statistical point of view, Xie Kai lost to no one last season, including Rose. The reason why he was only ranked in the third team was more because his team's record was insufficient. Of course, those who voted believed that

He has not yet entered the playoffs, and his true strength needs to be verified, which is also one of the aspects.

But in the playoffs, Xie Kai's performance is obvious to all. He led the team to the Western Conference Finals, hitting 40+ twice, a triple-double once, and leading the team in personal plus-minus!

Although he was restrained by the Mavericks' Barea and the overall defense in the Western Conference Finals, Rose failed to survive the encirclement and suppression of the Big Three.

Of course, some people will say how awesome the Big Three are, but you must know that it was the Mavericks, not the Heat, who won the championship last season.

In other words, Xie Kai's Grizzlies entered the Western Conference Finals as the 8th seed, and lost to the eventual championship team, which was considered an honor even though they lost; while the Bulls ranked first in the league,

Lost to the Heat, which is second in the Eastern Conference.

From this perspective, Xie Kai's playoff performance was better than Rose's.

There is no grudge between the two. Even when Xie Kai's University of Kansas defeated Rose's University of Memphis, they did not exchange bad words after the game.

After entering the league, although the two were not good friends, they would hug and say hello when the team met, and there was no sense of tension at all.

But the media doesn't take things too seriously. They try to artificially create an image on the public platform that the two are "lifelong enemies" to attract attention.

Some media also compared the relationship between Iverson and Kobe to the relationship between Rose and Xie Kai, and cited similarities. Similarity 1: One is the No. 1 point guard, and the other is the No. 2 pick in the draft; Similarity 2: A

One is the best rookie, and the other is a potential rookie who initially served as a substitute; Similarity 3: The two are currently the two most outstanding rookies in the same class and have become competitors; Similarity 4: The No. 1 pick wins the regular season MVP first.

Everyone knows the ending of Kobe and Iverson. Kobe's personal honors are better than those of Iverson, and he can be regarded as coming from behind. The personal honor gap between the two is actually not that big, mainly because Kobe has a championship.

, but AI does not.

Will this also be the case for Rose and Xie Kai? Who knows? At present, it seems that the Bulls are more likely to win the O'Brien Trophy than the Grizzlies.

"K-God VS Son of the Wind", this is the title on ESPN's official website. It can be seen that the theme of this game is the dialogue between these two stars of the 2008 class.

Xie Kai has no grudge against Rose, nor does he dislike him. He feels that Rose's playing style is somewhat different from his personality. Rose and Westbrook are both No. 1 players with strong playing styles, but compared to Westbrook's carefree style,

Ross, who loves to eat gummy bears, seems much more reserved.

But Xie Kai still appreciates Rose's ability. Rose is a player who has the ability to become the core defender of a championship team. His breakthrough and organizational skills are his core weapons.

Chicago's United Center.

The game hasn't started yet, but the seats in the arena are already occupied. There are 6 extremely enviable and awesome championship flags hanging over the arena. Players who come here to play will think of that incomparable championship flag.

The Impossible Ghost of Chicago.

Jordan is not Xie Kai's only idol, but he does admire this man. To be exact, the current group of players in the league, including Kobe James, all admire Jordan.

It can be said that Xie Kai is currently wearing No. 23, and a very important part of the reason is because of Jordan.

Players from both sides went out to practice.

The faces of the Grizzlies players are somewhat serious. The team has lost three games in a row. This is far from the ambition of winning the championship before the season. We can not be affected by the loss, but everyone hopes that it can end.

Losing streak.

In pre-game predictions, most people are still more optimistic about the Bulls playing at home winning.

The game was narrated by TNT's ace commentator Kevin Harlan and his partner Steve Kerr.

"Steve, you're back home again!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

Steve Kerr smiled, and the grooves on his face made people think he was already 70: "Yeah, I played here back then."

"Looking at these young people, do you feel old?" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"Of course, I have retired for a long time." Steve Kerr nodded and admitted.

"Mike Conley will not play in this game due to physical injury. Who do you think is likely to start for him?" Kevin Harlan asked.

Steve Kerr thought for a moment, then smiled: "This is really hard to guess. Rookies Josh Selby and Jeremy Pargo both play the No. 1 position and may both start. If

If I had to choose one, it would be Jeremy, he was placed in the rotation by Lionel in the previous games."

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.

For the Bulls playing at home, the starting lineup is: Center - Joakim Noah, Power Forward - Carlos Boozer, Small Forward - Luol Deng, Shooting Guard - Ronnie Blue

Er, point guard - Derrick Rose.

The Bulls' lineup is very young. Except for Boozer, who is over 30 years old, the rest of the players are young people under 30 years old. Last summer, they signed an All-Star power forward with a five-year, $80 million contract.

Boozer also hopes to do something in the East.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center - Marc Gasol, power forward - Zach Randolph, small forward - Rudy Gay, shooting guard - Xie Kai, point guard

——Jeremy Pargo.

The mystery was revealed, it was Pargo who started the game, not second-round pick Josh Selby.

The Grizzlies' lineup does have a depth problem. Starting point guard Conley is absent, and his replacement is minimum-salary player Pago. Their depth at the 1 position is still not good enough.

"It's a lot of pressure for Jeremy to face Derek!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"Whoever plays against Derrick has a lot of pressure. Derrick is so good. He is the MVP!" Steve Kerr said helplessly.

The game is about to start, and there are almost no empty seats at the venue. The Chicago United Center, which can accommodate 21,711 people, ushered in the first regular season game this season.

Noah and his sister-in-law were preparing to jump the ball near the center circle, and the game was about to begin.

At the start of the jump ball, Noah won the ball and the ball went to Ronnie Brewer, who passed the ball to Rose.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Rose slowly dribbled the ball across half court.

The Bulls' offense is also mainly based on the half-court position. Their forwards and interior lines are both large and not very good at transition.

Rose is the engine of the Bulls' offense. After setting a pick-and-roll with Noah at the top of the arc, he breaks through and makes a mid-range jumper - and there he is!
Chapter completed!