Halfway through the first quarter, Jason Thompson, the Kings' No. 12 pick this year, had replaced Mitch Moore and entered the game. However, Kevin Love, the Timberwolves' No. 5 pick in the first round, was still in the first quarter.

With nearly 5 minutes left, he was replaced by the coach.

Away team's bench.

Xie Kai is still waiting. He knows that his team status is not as good as Jason Thompson, which can be seen from the draft picks of the two. Naturally, the team will not let a lottery pick go without giving priority to training.

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At 2 minutes and 03 seconds into the first quarter, a dead ball appeared on the sidelines, and Xie Kai was called by coach Reggie Tois.

Xie Kai's excitement is even stronger than the preseason opener against the Trail Blazers on October 8, because this is the regular season. This proves that he is at least in the team's rotation for now. As for the 8-

He doesn't care where he ranks among the 10 people. Even if he is the last one, it doesn't matter. Anyway, you have to work hard when you play.

——Opportunities are earned!

Xie Kai, wearing the blue away jersey of the Kings No. 22, made a shining appearance. At this moment, his eyes became a little different with excitement. He had been waiting for this moment for too long.

"Reggie, look, Kane is on the court!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"It seems that it's 100!" Reggie Miller said.

At this time, the score on the field was tied at 27, and the Timberwolves had the ball.

Kevin Ollie dribbled over and organized the offense at the top of the key.

Xie Kai spared no effort and clung to Rashad McCants as if he had been given a shot of blood.

McCants didn't get a chance to catch the ball, and Ollie passed the ball to Love at the elbow.

"Kane's defense is really active, as if he is playing the last minute of his life." Kevin Harlan said.

"I watched this year's NCAA finals, and Kane's defense left a deep impression on me. He is so positive and works so hard. Such a player really cherishes every opportunity he gets!" Reggie Miller sighed.

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Here Love turns over and misses the hook!

Jason Thompson grabbed the rebound and passed it to Bobby Jackson for advancement.

Xie Kai started the fast break very quickly, but the Timberwolves' second lineup also returned to defense very quickly, so there was no situation where there was more frontcourt and less play.

McCants is the main attacker on the bench of the Timberwolves. He was deeply impressed by Xie Kai's desperate defense just now. He decided to show the opponent some strength on the defensive end. An unknown yellow-skinned rookie actually played like this.

brutal.

Xie Kai has no tactical position on the offensive end. His role is to use his outside threats to open up spaces and involve the opponent's defensive formation.

So he is either waiting in the corner to shoot a 3-pointer, or he is constantly moving without the ball on the strong and weak sides.

Fortunately, McCants is a short No. 2 with a height of 193cm and has no problems with movement, so he can keep up with Xie Kai's speed.

Here Sheldon Williams made a mid-range jump shot - hitting the front line! The ball flew straight in his direction, but was hit by Rodney Carney of the Timberwolves!

The ball changed its direction and bounced towards the backcourt.

Xie Kai's reaction was very fast. He was like a rabbit, swooping out.

The Timberwolves' backup point guard Kevin Ollie is 36 years old, and his legs and feet have long been inconvenient. Except for the league's underdogs like the Timberwolves, no playoff-level team will sign him. He saw this ball

But when his old bones started to work, Xie Kai, who was less than 20 years old, had already run several steps.

McCants reacted very quickly, but he was still a little slow, and Xie Kai took the opportunity!

Xie opened it very quickly, which surprised everyone present. You know, he is a yellow man, he shouldn't be so fast!

Xie Kai barely slowed down, bending down like lightning as he walked, picking up the ball with one hand, and then sprinted towards the opponent's basket.

"There is no one defending in the frontcourt!" Kevin Harlan exclaimed.

This is a one-shot goal! The football fans in the stadium were silently amazed.

Xie Kai only has eyes for the basket at this time, and he doesn't care whether the opponent's defensive players are catching up. He believes in his own speed. In this case, no one on the opponent has the ability to catch up with him!

The distance to the basket was getting closer and closer, and Xie Kai seemed to hear the screams of the fans at the scene. At this time, a group of words flashed in his mind - dunk or layup!

Xie Kai did not hesitate, he had already started, jumped on one foot, jumped to the highest point, and slammed the basketball in his hand into the basket!

"Kevin scored a dunk!" Kevin Harlan exclaimed.

Because in the away game, Xie Kai's wonderful dunk did not receive unanimous praise from the fans!

After Xie Kai landed, the joy in his heart was beyond words. Strictly speaking, this was the first point of his NBA career! Scoring the first point with such a beautiful dunk was definitely something he never dared to think about beforehand.

thing.

McCants, who was playing against Xie Kai, felt very uncomfortable when he saw Xie Kai taking the limelight. He could tolerate a superstar like Kobe Bryant scoring 30 or even 40 points on his head, but he would never allow Xie Kai to have such a famous name.

The little-known foreign rookie performed brilliantly.

Veteran Kevin Ollie dribbled over and found someone at the top of the key.

McCants tried to come out from the right pocket to catch the ball, but Xie Kai defended the ball very well. He used his quick footsteps to move forward, sideways, and interfered, so that Ollie did not dare to risk passing the ball.

McCants felt anxious and raised his elbow, hitting Xie's open left rib.

Xie Kai suddenly felt a burning pain in his left rib. He looked at the referee, only to find that the referee on duty was as indifferent as if nothing had happened. He wanted to protest, but immediately realized that his protest would not be of much use, and it might even be possible for him to do something wrong.

This is a big deal. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs running away. He has watched NBA games since he was a child. He usually argues with the referees, but few of them get any good results.

"This rookie in Sacramento is quite tolerable!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

"At a young age, I knew that sometimes anger would not help myself or the team!" Reggie Miller expressed his opinion.

During the game, on the Timberwolves side, Love hit a hard hit under the basket, and the two sides tied at 29!

At this time, there are still 1 minute and 08 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

The Kings attacked, Jason Thompson received an inbound pass from Sheldon Williams, turned around and dunked with one hand!

The Kings overtook the Timberwolves again at 31:29!

On the Timberwolves side, Ollie dribbled over and wanted to pass it to McCants, but Xie Kai stuck to him like a magnet.

McCants couldn't get the ball, so he was so angry that he walked up to Ollie, exchanged hands with him, and finally got the ball.

McCants signaled his teammates to pull away, and he wanted to fight one-on-one.
Chapter completed!