Chapter 96: The Interlude of the Competition
The fans of the Kings did not expect that the main players of the two sides were not evenly matched in this game. When the home team was still at a disadvantage, the situation suddenly reversed 720 degrees as soon as the second lineups of the two sides met. If this was gambling, they all felt that
Don't worry if people don't believe you if you tell me.
But this is a very naked reality. Anyway, the home team is playing against the opponent. Even if it looks like betting, don’t worry so much. Anyway, the game is fun to watch.
Xie opened the second quarter and played until 6 minutes and 33 seconds left when a dead ball appeared on the sidelines, so he was replaced by teammate Francisco Garcia. When he came off the field, the fans in the stands rewarded him with applause. Since he joined
Since joining the team, his popularity has been increasing day by day, and the number of fans has been much higher than at the beginning of the season.
Xie Kai likes this kind of applause very much. It is a compliment for his outstanding performance. He does not feel that his performance is not worthy of this praise.
When the main players of the two teams met, the Timberwolves with Al Jefferson were more efficient on the offensive end, and they were able to catch up with the score. It was just that they fell behind too much before, so before halftime, the Kings
Still leading the opponent by 8 points at 58:50.
Xie Kai appeared in the first half for 11 minutes and 23 seconds and made 5 of 6 shots, including 2 of 3 3-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 15 points, which tied his NBA regular season career record, and added 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
Assisted, 2 steals and 1 block, and only made 1 turnover. His performance was very good.
Intermission.
"Mark, if Kenshe can perform more like he does now, then he really has a good chance of entering the best rookie team this season!" Marv Albert said with a smile.
Mark Jackson said with some disbelief: "What are you talking about Jeff, with such a performance, let alone the best rookie team, he can be included in the All-Star team!"
"I don't mean this performance every game, I mean several times in a season." Groom Albert explained.
"Well, according to what you said, it shouldn't be a big problem to get into the All-Rookie Team. After all, there are 10 spots!" Mark Jackson nodded and said.
The third quarter of the game started quickly. The process of the game was somewhat similar to the first half. In the competition between the starting lineups of both sides, the Timberwolves with Al Jefferson still had the advantage.
It's just that the Kings' starters didn't get beaten in the third quarter like they did in the first quarter. Their offense also played very well, so although it seemed like they were at a disadvantage, the score still maintained the advantage it had in the first half.
Xie Kai came on the court earlier in the third quarter than in the first quarter. With 5 minutes and 43 seconds left in the quarter, he and Jason Thompson were sent on the field by new coach Kenny Knight.
At this time, the score between the two sides was 66:60, with the Kings leading by 6 points.
For the Timberwolves, Randy Foye dribbled the ball over and passed it to Al Jefferson in the low post.
Al Jefferson used his footsteps to bully rookie Jason Thompson. Just as he turned around to deceive his opponent and prepare for a layup, Xie Kai, who was assisting on defense, cut the ball away. The ball hit the root of his thigh and almost injured an important part.
, the bottom line pops up.
Al Jefferson subconsciously covered his crotch. After confirming that he was not damaged, he raised his head and glared at Xie Kai angrily. He pointed at the referee and said that Xie Kai had done something wrong.
Upon seeing this, the fans at the scene began to boo Al Jefferson, thinking that he was making a fuss and losing after losing.
Xie Kai knew that the move he just made was not a bad move, but that the direction of the ball was too close to the opponent's important parts. Everything was purely accidental, so he did not argue with the opponent and left everything to the referee.
The bottom line referee thought he saw clearly and there was no foul on Xie Kai's chip.
Al Jefferson still refused to give up and kept "greeting" Xie Kai and the bottom line referee with trash talk.
The home team fans at the scene naturally supported Xie Kai. They kept cheering to support Xie Kai and ridiculing Al Jefferson, who was known as BB.
"Mark, what do you think of this ball?" asked the groom Albert.
"The ball was too fast and I didn't see it clearly. Looking at the slow motion, there shouldn't be any foul on the ball. Al may have thought that the opponent deliberately hit the ball into his crotch! But I don't think Kane did it on purpose. If it was intentional,
, if he can control the direction of the ball in this situation, he is no longer a player at the end of the first round, he should be the number one pick!" Mark Jackson said with a helpless expression.
The Kings attack, Udri passes to Salmons, who breaks through and turns over for a jumper - no!
Jason Thompson hit the ball out with a palm, grabbed the ball from the air, came down and made a fake shot, shook Ryan Gomez, and suddenly started to cut into the middle!
When Al Jefferson saw the menacing Xie Kai, his eyes almost burst into flames. He had already decided in his heart to stop the opponent no matter what, even if it was a foul!
Unexpectedly, after Xie Kai broke through two steps, he suddenly made a very concealed one-handed pass to Jason Thompson on the left side of Al Jefferson.
Jason Thompson immediately took off after receiving the ball and dunked violently with both hands!
"Bang——" The impact of the basket sounded so sweet to the ears of the home fans!
"This ball is so thief!" the groom Albert said with a smile.
Xie Kai’s 6th assist!
The point difference widened to 8 points, and there was a timeout on the sidelines, which was called by the Timberwolves.
Timberwolves coach Kevin McHale's face was as long as the Great Wall, and he was in a particularly bad mood. He finally relied on his main force to chase some points, but this Chinese guy came up and almost destroyed his favorite general, and also caused his favorite general's mentality to change. It's really disgusting.
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The home team fans at the scene kept laughing at Al Jefferson. A middle-aged Asian man in a crisp suit shouted from behind the visiting team's bench: "Al Jefferson, is your 'brother' still there?"
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As soon as he finished speaking, the fans next to him burst into laughter.
Al Jefferson was so angry that he almost got up, but was held down by the veteran Ollie next to him.
As a veteran, Ollie was also a player of the era during the Auburn Hills Palace Incident. Although he had no on-site experience, he also knew that NBA players were prohibited from beating fans. If Al Jefferson really hit fans, his career would be ruined.
will be very adversely affected.
Return from the timeout and the game continues.
Al Jefferson has been replaced by the coach to calm down and is replaced by this year's No. 5 pick in the first round, rebounding machine Kevin Love from UC.
Love came up and assisted Ollie to hit a mid-range shot, narrowing the point difference to 6 points!
Chapter completed!