roccoschili Chapter 154 Don't Be Too Modesty
Chapter 154 Don't Be Too Modesty
Chapter 154 Don't Be Too Modesty
"Sacramento was a bit tight at the beginning, playing unnaturally, playing with the opponent's rhythm, which is a disadvantage when the experience is not as good as the opponent, and it is at the opponent's home court!" Reggie Miller said.
"Reggie, do you think Kane is a little nervous?" Kevin Harlan asked.
Reggie Miller shook his head and said: "I think he's okay. Although the three waves of offense in Sacramento seem to be related to him, I can't see from his body language any mistakes or abnormal states caused by nervousness. Let's see first Let's go, what adjustments do they make after the timeout."
Pause back, the game continues.
Evans dribbles over and Jason Thompson comes out to screen.
Evans used the cover to force a breakthrough. The opponent had no help defense, so he directly bombed the basket!
Although Okur is a Turk, not the traditional "black and tough", but he is also a center forward who fights hand-to-hand with Yao Ming. How can I allow you, a rookie, to yell at me.
Okur knocked Evans down with one palm of his hand!
"Beep beep—" the referee's whistle sounded—foul!
Evans goes to the free throw line.
Evans made two free throws, and the Kings finally broke the scoring drought.
"During the timeout just now, Paul probably designed a tactic to let Tyreke attack the frame!" Kevin Harlan said.
"Yes, just now Spencer was pulled outside, and Kane and Thaddeus each stood in two corner positions to open up space!" Reggie Miller explained.
However, Evans' breakthrough foul did not help the Kings get rid of the low offensive efficiency. In the next few minutes, their offense still did not improve much, with few goals in sports games and almost all supported by free throws.
Xie Kai made 3 of 0 shots in the half of the game, only relied on free throws to score 1 point, and made 2 turnovers. His performance can be described as very bad.
After a dead ball, Xie Kai was replaced by teammate Udri.When he left the field, he seemed a little remorseful and annoyed.This is his first start of the season, and he doesn't want to screw it up, let alone drag the team down.
Sitting on the sidelines, Xie Kai covered his head with a towel, not in a good mood.At this time, Kevin Martin, who had a cast on his hand and was wearing a suit, sat next to him, and said, "Kane, are you discouraged?"
Xie Kai looked up, looked at the big brother, squeezed out a smile, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry Kevin, I will start in your place, but I didn't play well!"
Kevin Martin shook his head and said: "You don't need to apologize to me, you didn't apologize to anyone. Kane, I think you are too humble sometimes. I know you are from China, humility may be your good character, but in In the NBA, sometimes being too modest can make people think that you are not aggressive enough, not tough enough. You should understand what I mean, right?"
Xie Kai nodded and said: "I understand!"
"You are a very hard-working player and you work hard enough on the court. I think if you can play more like a wolf sometimes, you may be more suitable for the game style of this league!" Kevin Martin said.
Kevin Martin's words made Xie Kai feel a lot. During the offseason, his mentor, coach Bill Self, also said similar things.It's not that Xie Kai doesn't know that he will be humble on the court sometimes, and even affect the offensive rhythm because of this, but the playing habits of so many years are not so easy to change.
The NBA game is completely different from the NCAA game. Here more emphasis is placed on the personal ability of the players. This league can maximize the personal ability of the players.
"Kevin, thank you for your words, I will keep them in my heart!" Xie Kai sincerely thanked Kevin Martin.Kevin Martin may not be an excellent team leader, but he is indeed a very good teammate and a very good player.
Xie Kai played less than 7 minutes in the first quarter and only scored 1 point.But he was not discouraged, the game was a 48-minute contest, and he had enough time to make up for the previous shortcomings in the next 3 quarters.
Both the starting lineup and the substitute lineup of the Kings fell into a disadvantage in the contest with their opponents. At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz at home led by 30 points at 19:11.
"It seems that Utah's 'Devil's Home' is still working!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.
"It's not all right, Sacramento is really not playing well, and there are some problems with the rotation!" Reggie Miller said.
The intermission is over, and the second quarter is about to start.
"Kane, play!" Coach Paul Westphal's words were very concise.
"Received!" Xie Kai cast a simple look at Kevin Martin next to him, took off his trousers and jacket, and prepared to go on stage.
"Reggie, Kane is ready to play!" Kevin Harlan said with some surprise.
"He played short in the first quarter, and now he's playing normally!" Reggie Miller said.
Section 2 begins.
Ronnie Price dribbled the ball and gave it to Wesley Matthews who came out to catch the ball.
Matthews is only 196cm tall, looks shorter than Xie Kai, weighs more than 100kg, and is a heavy guard.He is this year's undrafted pick and graduated from Marquette University.
Matthews faced Xie Kai, feinted and returned the ball to Ronnie Price.
On the inside side, Millsap wanted a position, and Price hit the ground and passed the ball.
Millsap forced Kenny Thomas inside, attracted double-teams and gave it to Feschenko, who missed a jumper!
Xie Kai jumped high and grabbed the rebound with one hand!
"Kane's momentum is a bit different from the first quarter!" Kevin Harlan said with a smile.
"It looks like he's dying!" Reggie Miller also said with a smile.
Xie Kai came down with the ball and counterattacked. Facing the defensive Matthews, he dribbled the ball behind his back and accelerated past the opponent. Like an arrow, he flew forward quickly!
The Jazz's bench lineup returns very quickly, thanks to Coach Sloan's defensive system and their young legs.
Xie Kai rushed to the frontcourt, but did not find obvious opportunities to play more or less. He rushed to the end without a single muscle, quickly braked, and then returned the ball to point guard Udri.
Udri organized the attack and assigned it to Xie Kai on the left.
Xie Kai walked to the bottom line with the ball and hit the ground to Xiao Enmei who cut inside!
Mei couldn't jump up anymore, but fortunately he was very heavy, and Millsap, who came to assist in the defense, was bounced away by him during the defense!
Mei made a layup from the basket!
May's first 2 points of the game!Thank you for the first assist!
The point difference between the two sides has reached single digits!
"Kane passed the ball very well, and it made Sean very comfortable to catch the ball. He can get up directly without slowing down!" Kevin Harlan praised.
For the Jazz, Millsap worked in the low post, and was directly intercepted by Xie Kai when he was pointing out to Matthews!
Xie opened a dragon to kill the frontcourt, causing Price's tactical foul!
Xie Kai continued to make contributions on both ends of the offense and defense, and the coach Paul Westphal on the sidelines looked at him with a lot of relief.
(End of this chapter)