During the pre-game practice session, two good friends, Xie Kai and Westbrook, hugged each other tightly.

"Kane, we will be rivals in the future, and I will not show mercy to the Kings!" Westbrook said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I can't do it either!" Xie Kai also said with a smile.

The game started soon.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the offensive efficiency of both teams was not high. But soon, the Kings, playing at home, relied on the joint efforts of Bobby Brown and John Salmons to quickly take the lead.

With 5 minutes and 03 seconds left in the first quarter, Xie Kai was called by coach Reggie Toews and replaced teammate Kevin Martin to play.

At this time, Westbrook had already come off the bench one step ahead of him. At this time, the score between the two teams was 16:8, with the Kings playing at home leading.

Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court.

Bobby Brown went up to harass.

With the help of Petro's cover, Westbrook used his speed to break through the inside and pass to Desmond Mason on the outside.

Mason once won the 2001 All-Star Dunk King and has excellent physical fitness. Facing Xie Kai's defense, he directly forced a breakthrough.

When Xie Kai confronted him, he found that his strength was not as good as the opponent's, so he did not choose to block hard to avoid being knocked down, and even suffered a defensive foul. The defensive method he adopted was to "bite the pace" to prevent the opponent from getting away from him.

Stay in front of the other person and use your body to constantly disturb the other person and make the other person uncomfortable.

Although Mason has won the slam dunk title, his skills are still quite rough. Otherwise, with his physical fitness, he would not be wandering around. But after all, he is also a person who has averaged more than double digits in points per game for several consecutive seasons.

Apart from the unreliable 3-pointer, this cut is quite impactful.

Mason forcefully killed Xie Kai and caused a foul on the opponent!

Mason walked to the free throw line. Before he walked to the free throw line, he gave Xie a fierce look with his big copper bell-like eyes!

But unfortunately, Mason missed two free throws...

Sheldon Williams collected the rebound and handed it to Bobby Brown for advancement.

Xie Kai moved without the ball, and Mason was responsible for defending him. He became a little irritated and used trash talk to provoke: "Yellow boy, it's useless for you to run around, no one will pass the ball to you!"

Xie Kai ignored him at all and focused on moving without the ball.

Bobby Brown passed to Sheldon Williams in the high post, who then passed the ball to the baseline and cut away.

After receiving the ball, Xie quickly lowered his center of gravity and cut to the basket, blocking Mason. He switched hands under the basket and reversed the layup - a rebound hit!

Mason was so angry that he had no choice but to do anything because he was stuck behind the opponent. If he used too much force, it would be a foul.

At 18:8, the Kings extended their lead to double digits for the first time.

For the Thunder, Westbrook missed the mid-range shot!

Xie Kai grabbed the backcourt rebound, charged forward with the ball, and passed it to Bobby Brown who was following up on the left wing.

Bobby Brown chased and shot a 3-pointer - No!

But Xie Kai cleverly reached the basket early and collected the rebound. However, he did not lay up immediately, but feinted twice!

With these two feints, he shook his good friend Westbrook, who was back on defense, and the other, Mason, who was guarding him.

Xie Kai didn't swing for the third time, but directly wiped the board and scored!

The point difference widened to 12 points, and Thunder coach Carlesimo on the sidelines requested a timeout!

The home team's fans cheered loudly in the Sleep Train Arena, home of the Kings, and everyone applauded the team's outstanding performance at this stage.

In less than 2 minutes after Xie Kai came on the court, he already scored 4 points and 2 rebounds on 2-for-2 shooting. His performance was extremely efficient.

After the timeout, the game continued. Both sides also made some substitution adjustments. The only players on the court at this time were substitutes from both sides.

The game continues!

On the Thunder's side, Westbrook forced his way to the basket and caused a foul. He has not scored in a sports game this game, and his touch is very bad. But even so, he can still get free throw opportunities with his strong breakthrough.

——This is talent!

Westbrook made two free throws and the point difference narrowed to 10 points again.

For the Kings, Bobby Jackson missed a jump shot!

Westbrook collected the rebound and accelerated directly from the backcourt, causing the Kings to foul again!

Since the number of fouls has expired, Westbrook will go directly to the free throw line.

Westbrook made one of two free throws and Hawes grabbed a backcourt rebound.

Kings attack!

Bobby Jackson used a screen at the top of the key to hold the ball to the right corner.

Xie Kai goes around from the left bottom corner to the right bottom corner.

Bobby Jackson's pass went by quickly.

Xie received the ball, took two steps inward with the ball, and suddenly passed the ball to Hawes who cut outside to the top of the key.

Hawes got a wide open space and shot a 3-pointer - hit!

The score difference came to 13 points! Xie Kai’s first assist!

Westbrook made a pass error on the Thunder's side!

Bobby Jackson steals and fights back!

Xie Kai made a quick move without the ball, and Mason immediately followed up.

Bobby Jackson split the frontcourt!

Xie received the ball, faced Mason's aggressive defense, and then split the ball with Bobby Jackson in the middle. Then he made a fake move to cut outside the 3-point line, and then suddenly ran back and cut inside!

Mason didn't expect that he would make such a move, and he lost his position instantly. It was too late to adjust his center of gravity to keep up.

Bobby Jackson's ball was immediately passed over, and he received the ball and scored a touchdown.

The point difference was widened to 15 points!

Thunder coach Carlesimo was stunned. He did not expect that his talented bench would be beaten by the opponent's old and small motley crew. Mason felt that in the matchup with Xie Kai,

It's completely reversed. Daqing Xie is the veteran and Mason is the rookie.

In fact, Mason is not that unbearable. Although he is not a person with excellent basketball IQ, he will not be tricked like this by a rookie. The reason is that one is underestimating the opponent, and the other is that he does not understand the opponent.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Kings, playing at home, completely dominated the court and played vigorously on the offensive end, widening the point difference to 18 points before the end of the first quarter.

Xie Kai made 4 of 5 shots in the first quarter and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He made no mistakes and performed very well.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Mason saw Xie Kai moving like a loach without the ball, and he was so angry that he shouted angrily: "If you have the guts, challenge me in a one-on-one, and you will pick up fast breaks to score points!"

Xie Kai sneered: "Why do I have to challenge you? This is a 'stream of consciousness', do you understand?"

Mason was furious. He had been in the league for almost 10 seasons, and yet he was being taught a lesson by a rookie. His lungs almost exploded.

In the next offensive round, when he reaches for the ball, he must hit it hard to save some face!
Chapter completed!