roccoschili Chapter 109 Ending the Losing Streak
Chapter 109 Ending the Losing Streak
Chapter 109 Ending the Losing Streak
The Kings did not pause, the game continued!
For the Kings, Salmons was replaced by Garcia, who was hot in the first half.
"Kenny is very confident in his team's second team!" Mike Fratello said playfully.
"In other words, the game was only 1 point behind before the timeout! The timeout was reserved for the critical moment in the final quarter, maybe Kenny planned it that way!" Reggie Miller said.
Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball and gave it to Xie Kai, who cut out from the left wing.
Thanks to Sheldon Williams, who holds the ball and points high, and then cuts to the basket without the ball.
Sheldon Williams points to the empty cut Xie Kai, who makes a 2 pass and throws it directly to the right side of the basket!
Jason Thompson jumped high, grabbed the basketball with both hands in the air, and dunked the ball hard into the hoop!
At 77:76, the Kings also took the lead!
This ball boosted morale very much. After a few minutes of silence, the Kings fans at the scene once again vented their excitement.
"Kane played really selflessly!" Mike Fratello said.
"It stands to reason that he does not have a specific tactical position in the team, so in this case, it is more a test of how a player, as part of the tactics, can play out the team's offensive threat! Kane is a very good team player , He made the right choice on this ball!" Reggie Miller also praised.
"You didn't choose to single out with me, Kane!" Westbrook said to Xie Kai near the baseline.
Xie Kai tilted his head and said, "I'm not the leader of the team anymore, so how can there be so many single-handed opportunities!"
Looking back, Westbrook held the ball and used the pick-and-roll to force his way to the basket. He almost walked forward against Xie Kai, causing Xie Kai's blocking foul!
Xie Kai was knocked down by Westbrook, who pulled him up from the ground!
"You knocked me down, or I fouled, alas—" Xie Kai smiled helplessly.
The relationship between the two is very good, so even if the confrontation is fierce, it still does not affect the friendship between the two parties.
With the foul count already up, Westbrook went to the free throw line.
Westbrook made two free throws, and the Thunder overtook again!
For the Kings, Moore didn't make an inside hook!
Durant grabbed the rebound and pushed forward by himself. He rushed to the basket and was flanked, and was intercepted by Xie Kai!
Xie Kai made a pass to find his teammates in the frontcourt, but was intercepted by Westbrook!
But Westbrook came over and forcibly kicked away, with a pushing motion with his elbow, and was caught by the referee-offensive foul!
"In the past 1 minute, the ball has changed back and forth, and the play has been a bit messy!" Mike Fratello said.
"Young players are sometimes like this. They are young and energetic, and they don't know how to press the rhythm. If they play fast, the turnover rate will increase!" Reggie Miller said.
In the rest of the third quarter, neither team scored, so in the end the Kings trailed the Thunder by 3 point 77:78, ending the quarter.
"Reggie, it seems that this game is not until the last moment, and it is difficult to tell the winner!" Mike Fratello said with a smile.
"There is not much difference in strength between the two teams, and the game was played very close. It seems that there is a tendency to play to the end!" Reggie Miller replied helplessly.
The game was played fiercely, and the fans on the scene were also very involved.
The final game started.
Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball and gave it to Xie Kai at the top of the arc.
Xie Kai scored Garcia on the right wing, and then made a cover for the opponent.
Garcia breaks through and points to Moore on the left.
Moore ate Jeff Green alone, raised his hand high and hooked-but no!
There was a scuffle under the basket, and the ball was finally grabbed by Xie Kai.
Xie Kai scored Bobby Jackson at the top of the arc, and then played again when he stabilized.
"Kane is not impulsive, this ball really shouldn't be too hasty!" Mike Fratello said.
The Kings continued to attack, and Garcia singled Durant, who had no chance to score in the corner.
Facing Earl Watson, Xie Kai crossed the bottom line after stepping, turned his back after being blocked, then walked up the line with the ball, feinted a shot, deceived the opponent, and made a foul!
"24 seconds are almost here, Kane played very smartly!" Mike Fratello said.
"There is also a reason for Earl to be fooled. There is indeed a big dislocation when Kane hits him. Oklahoma's second team is too short for the No. 2 position. Kane's height is not too high. If you encounter T- Mac jumper, Earl can't even see the ball!" Reggie Miller said.
Xie Kai walked to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily. The Kings took the lead again with 79:78!
The Thunder attacked here, Westbrook made a strong layup, and was served by Moore!
The Kings counterattacked, Garcia hit the basket one-stop, and was also blocked by Durant!
The offensive rhythm of both sides is extremely fast, and the game is extremely anxious.
After a few more rounds, neither side scored!
At 8 minutes and 59 seconds, since neither side requested a timeout, the game entered the official timeout.
Pause back, the game continues.
Bobby Jackson dribbled over and used the pick-and-roll to split Moore.
Moore made an internal pass to Jason Thompson. The latter turned around to kill the basket and was flanked.
Xie Kai catches the ball and jumps to Garcia on the other side.
Garcia finally got an open chance. He made all 3 3-pointers in the first half, felt hot, and excitedly shot again after receiving the ball-and!
The Kings led by 82 points at 78:4!
"Francisco is really hot today!" Mike Fratello said in disbelief.
Durant missed the Thunder's throw!
The Kings counterattacked, Xie Kai made a layup in the counterattack and caused Watson's foul, and continued to go to the free throw line!
Xie Kai made two free throws, and the Kings had an 84:78 lead of 6 points!
The Thunder suspended immediately!
The Kings fans at the scene cheered thunderously. The team hasn't played so strongly for a long time.But they also know that they don't have the chance to meet a few opponents as weak as today, so happiness is short-lived.
Back from the timeout, Westbrook and other starters for the Thunder are back.And they also relied on the firepower of the main force to narrow the point difference to only 2 points!
This time it was the Kings' turn to request a timeout. After the timeout came back, Xie Kai and other players from the second team were replaced.
The two teams fought fiercely until the last moment of the game.
The two teams did not decide the winner in regular time, and the game eventually entered overtime.
In overtime, the Kings finally won the game with the outstanding performance of veteran Bobby Jackson.
The Kings finally defeated the Thunder after overtime, ended their embarrassing 8-game losing streak, and finally did not let the terrible 9-game losing streak come.
谢开本场比赛出战18分钟，9投5中，其中3分球2投1中，罚球8罚全中，得到19分6个篮板7次助攻3个抢断2个盖帽，此外还有2次失误，表现得全面且高效。
(End of this chapter)