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Chapter 312 Counterpoint "Porcelain King"
Chapter 312 Counterpoint "Porcelain King"
When the black bear settled down, Xie Kai scored the ball.
As soon as the black bear received the ball inside, the opponent came up with a pinch.
The Black Bear's ball speed is not as good as the White Bear's, Xie Kai and Conley, so when his ball is passed, the Grizzlies try to find an open space, and the opponent's rotation is almost in place.
Gay holds the ball on the left side, faces Durant, and walks away in a single - he has no choice but to hit the iron!
Westbrook grabbed a backcourt rebound, and the backcourt directly accelerated with nitrogen!
Thank you for a tactical foul and destroy it immediately!
The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled the ball and gave it to Harden.
Harden held the ball at the top of the arc and continued to pick and roll with Jeff Green.
This time, Xie Kai forced his way through the screen, not giving Harden an open 3-pointer.
Harden walked towards the basket with the ball, leaning against Xie Kai with his back, suddenly raised his hand, and made a shot that didn't look like a shot, hanging on the opponent's arm.
Xie Kai reacted very quickly and immediately withdrew his hands, but the referee's whistle had already sounded—foul!
Xie Kai regrets that he is not focused enough. Harden has a foul-making bug-like technique, which is powerful enough to destroy any opponent sometimes.
Many Grizzlies fans in the stands hugged their heads in annoyance. The opponent who committed a foul... is so shameless!But there is no way, the referee does not give the opponent a technical foul, the fans can't give it, right?
There were boos everywhere in the arena. Obviously, the boos were given to Harden, who is good at "touching porcelain".
Xie Kai got two fouls in a round of offense and could only be replaced by teammate Tony Allen.
"It's good now, the starting shooting guards of both teams have left the field with 2 fouls!" Marv Albert laughed.
Mark Jackson said: "Kane's fouls accumulated too quickly, and he yawned twice. James Harden's foul-making ability is really a must among outside players."
"Look at the average number of free throws per game. James, who plays the sixth man, is already at the forefront of the league!" Marv Albert spread his hands and said helplessly.
Xie Kai must be unwilling to end in this form. He regretted that he was not focused enough and fell into Harden's way.
After Xie Kai left the field, the Thunder attacked more violently.It's just that the Grizzlies' defense is really good. Tony Allen's defensive ability is higher than that of Xie Kai. He is like a magnet, firmly attracting defenders, which makes the Thunder players feel extremely uncomfortable.
The offensive speed of the two teams has become slower and the rhythm has become slower.As for the offensive efficiency, the Grizzlies have come down, and the Thunder have followed suit.
The Grizzlies have maintained this lead, although not by much.It is not easy for the Thunder to overtake.
Soon the two sides entered a contest of rotation.
The Thunder's rotation is James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison, Eric Melo and starter Jeff Green.
The second team of the Grizzlies is still led by Tony Allen. In this game, coach Hollins intentionally shortened the rotation, so the starter Xiao Jiasao also played with the second team.
The Thunder's second team is all about Harden's creativity, while the Grizzlies' side is defense, and the offense can only depend on the sky.
At the end of the first quarter, neither team played any decent offense. In the end, the first quarter ended and the Grizzlies temporarily led by 29 points at 26:3.
"Mark, do you feel that the Memphis Grizzlies' offense this season is much better than last season?" Marv Albert asked.
Mark Jackson nodded and replied: "It is indeed the case. This is supported by data. This season's Grizzlies are currently ranked 11th in the league in points per game, and they were behind 15th last season."
"Then what do you think is the reason?" Marv Albert continued to ask.
Mark Jackson laughed: "What's the reason? Kane Xie?"
Marv Albert smiled: "This reason should be no problem. Kane's scoring average this season is 24.6, which is much higher than that of Mayo last season."
While the two were talking, the second quarter of the game had already begun.
"Kane is playing! I thought Lionel would let him play for 5 minutes before halftime!" Mav Albert laughed.
Mark Jackson said: "I think maybe his intention is to increase the offense of the second team. The opposite second team is very talented. If the opponent hits a small climax, the situation of the game may be different."
The five members of the Grizzlies' second team are: Xie Kai, Sam Young, Graves Vazquez, Darrell Arthur and Xiao Jiasao.
The Thunder attack, Eric Melo slowly dribbles over, and then passes it to Harden.
At this time, it was Vazquez who defended Harden, not Xie Kai in the first quarter.
"Memphis let Graves defend James and let Kane face Eric. Is it to prevent Kane from being troubled by fouls?" Marv Albert said.
Mark Jackson affirmed: "James is the core of the Oklahoma 2nd team's offense with the ball. Letting the 6-foot-6 Graves to defend him will not suffer at all in terms of height."
With the help of a screen at the top of the arc, Harden broke through with the ball, and then distributed it to Collison under the basket.
Collison forcibly attacked the little sister-in-law, but couldn't take advantage of it, and the ball failed to hit!
Xie Kai protected the backboard and advanced by himself.
Xie Kai played the second team, Arthur was the happiest, he came over to cover him.
Xie Kai and Arthur started high pick-and-rolls, while the Thunder quickly switched defenses.
Xie Kai lobbed the ball to Arthur who was facing Harden in a low position.
Arthur held the ball with his back, faced Harden who was much shorter than himself, and immediately sat down with the ball.
But who knows that although Harden is only 196cm tall, but weighs close to 100kg, coupled with a low center of gravity and a stable foot, he often defends the opponent's No. 4 position at ordinary times, and he is very strong.
Arthur squeezed a few times, but didn't squeeze in, and almost walked by himself.In desperation, he could only return the ball to Xie Kai.
There is not much time left in the attack, Xie Kai can't organize a wave of offense, so he can only fight Ibaka by himself.
Although Ibaka is an insider, he is very fast, tall, long, and has excellent physical fitness. He can be regarded as the insight of the Thunder management.
Xie Kai made three threats and a tentative step. After the opponent was unmoved, he changed his direction with the ball and broke through to the left.
Ibaka's speed is fast, but Xie Kai is even faster, so in order to avoid being passed by, he will leave some leeway. With his long arms, even if the opponent stops suddenly for a jumper, he is confident that he can interfere with it.
Xie Kai held the ball near the free throw line and suddenly stopped, a realistic worship of Buddha!
Ibaka was still fooled and jumped up!
But how did he know that Xie Kai was a fake move, cut to the basket in an instant, shot with one hand, passed Collison's block, and hit the board into the frame!
(End of this chapter)