Chapter 470: The first decisive battle that comes early
This is the first time in Xie Kai's career in the NBA playoffs that he has faced a 0:2 deficit. Even when they were ultimately eliminated by the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals last season, they had never fallen behind 0:2.
Being behind 0:2 also means that the Grizzlies will usher in the decisive battle early. In the history of the NBA playoffs, after the introduction of the best-of-7 series, no team has ever fallen behind by a big score of 0:3.
A team that can come back and win. Maybe this record will be broken in the future, but at least for now, no team has done it.
Xie Kai does not believe that the Grizzlies, who are currently ununited internally, can reverse a 0:3 deficit. He is not optimistic to this point yet.
In other words, if you still want to advance to the Western Conference Finals, you must win the series G3!
The internal strife of the Grizzlies has been promoted and reported by various reporters and major media. On the forum, netizens are even more imaginative and making various speculations about this internal strife. What conspiracy theory? Isolation
Talk about it, thank you, scheming bitch, etc.
All kinds of things, just to name a few.
Xie Kai didn't pay attention to these things. He knew the situation in the locker room best. Guy was indeed dissatisfied. He had been dissatisfied with himself since he continued to improve after joining.
In fact, it's not difficult to understand. It's not that Gay is narrow-minded or anything. After all, there is only one basketball, and there are only so many ball rights in the starting lineup. The Black Bear is the core of the inside offense, and his ball rights are indispensable. So the ball rights on the outside, thank you.
That's Guy's biggest rival.
As one goes and the other goes, if there are more and more Xie, then naturally there will be less and less Guy.
At that time, the OK combination still had competition for the ball. You must know that these two were an inside and outside combination, and since Xie Kai and Gay were both wings, the contradiction in ball rights could not be concealed.
Maybe Gay thinks that if Xie Kai can't come, he will be the team's first choice on the outside. Now he has made the All-Stars, even the best team, and has become an MVP candidate, right?
There are no ifs in this world, but Guy's outburst this time is also the result of long-term accumulation. Xie Kai remembered that Guy had asked him to pass the ball to him before. He wanted to perform, and everyone in the team knew this.
Maybe it's because he has been improving and signed a big contract that Gay really feels in crisis? A player who is less than 24 years old, an All-Star starter, a scoring champion, and an All-NBA player. Such a player does not brush up on statistics and works hard in a low-key manner.
If the team doesn't have him as the core, that really means unless there is a dominant insider like O'Neal in the team.
Gay hopes that the team will use him as the core, or it doesn't matter if there are multiple cores, but he must ensure that he has the ball. In the NBA, without the ball, it is almost impossible to produce statistics. If you are given 5 shots in a game, you
If all hits are made, even if they are all 3 points, it will only be 15 points.
Game 3 of the series will be played at the Grizzlies' home court, so everyone on the team flew back to Memphis from San Antonio.
Xie Kai is actively preparing for the game in Memphis. There is a three-day break between G3 and G4 of the series. They have enough time to study the game video and make targeted adjustments.
Xie Kai's parents and Zhou Jing all came to Memphis to watch his game.
Xie Kai finally met Zhou Jing, who gave him a hug as soon as they met.
"Open, I'm sorry!" Zhou Jing said softly.
Of course Xie Kai knew what Zhou Jing meant by sorry: "There is nothing to be sorry for. Studying is very important. I know you want to graduate perfectly, and I still have a long career."
Zhou Jing was deeply touched by Xie Kai's words, and she tightened her arms again.
On May 19, the second round G3 of the Western Conference playoffs between the Grizzlies and the Spurs will be held at FedEx Arena.
Although the Grizzlies are currently trailing by a big score of 0:2, this has not affected their fans' enthusiasm for watching the game at all. The game has not even started yet, and there is already a sea of people outside the arena.
The importance of this game is self-evident. The Grizzlies gave every fan watching the game a customized T-shirt with the words "Beat the Opponent" printed on it.
During pre-game practice, the faces of the Grizzlies players were full of seriousness. Most of them had never faced such a game in their careers.
Black Bear Randolph has experienced being behind 0:2, and even falling behind 0:3. He has experienced it all. I think back in the Trail Blazers, they fell behind the Mavericks 0:3, and finally made it 3:3, almost succeeding in a comeback.
Make history.
In this game, the Grizzlies still haven't changed their starting lineup. And neither has the Spurs. They have won two consecutive games and their momentum is really strong.
Xie Kai took a deep breath before the game. He did not want to put himself and his team into a desperate situation. Even if this season did not go far in the end, being swept would affect the team's self-confidence and also
It will affect the winning culture that the team has finally established.
If you lose, you must lose clearly!
The commentators for this game are Marv Albert and Jeff Van Gundy.
"Jeff, look at Kane Xie's expression a little different today!" Groom Albert said.
"Well, it looks a bit serious!" Jeff Van Gundy also noticed.
Groom Albert smiled and said: "He will be serious later, right?"
Jeff Van Gundy said: "He has always been serious, and I have never doubted his professionalism. Since the playoffs, he has performed very steadily. Even if they ended up losing the last game, his performance was very good.
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"Do you think it will be 0:3?" asked Stabler Albert.
Jeff Van Gundy shook his lips: "It's really hard to say, just look at Rudy. If Rudy is still like the last game, then everything is possible."
Amid the cheers from the scene, White Bear and Daidu stood near the center circle, preparing to jump the ball, and the game was about to begin.
Sitting on the sidelines, Zhou Jing's palms began to sweat and she didn't dare to express her anger. She looked more nervous than the players on the court. Her eyes stayed on Xie Kai and never left for a moment.
"Xie Xiaokai, you must win!" Zhou Jing prayed silently in her heart.
The jump ball started, my sister-in-law passed the ball to Xie Kai, and the game officially started.
Xie Kai distributed the ball to Conley, who dribbled the ball across half court.
Conley holds the ball in the frontcourt and starts looking for someone.
Xie Kai leaned on Danny Green and reached for the ball.
Conley lobbed the ball over, and Xie Kai received the ball from the right wing.
Xie Kai held the ball and faced Danny Green. He did not call for a screen. Facing one of his NCAA opponents, he took a tentative step with the ball, made an empty point with his right foot, suddenly started, accelerated and broke through with his right hand.
Danny Green was very fast. He did not choose to block Xie Kai's breakthrough route. Instead, he followed the opponent, letting him go to the right and the bottom line.
Xie Kai walked to the baseline, and before he came up with a double attack, he suddenly pulled the ball under his crotch and stopped suddenly. He stepped back to the left, collected the ball and made a jump shot - hit!
Chapter completed!