At the beginning of the second quarter, Hector was still resting. The Kings still lead 20-29.
Arriving at 7:12 on the clock, Hector entered the court, taking advantage of the timeout after a foul.
Once the free throw was successful for Minnesota, the score was 34-44. The Kings returned on offense, and Barnes sneaked behind a Hector screen.
He receives a pass from Hield and immediately draws at 3PT. 34-47!
Hector made his third block of the match on a shot attempt by Culver.
Culver is also a rookie this season, taken at pick six by the Wolves, but he needs to be up to expectations now.
A few actions later, Hector deflected a pass from Culver. He watched around, trying to attack the basket.
The wolves' defense not back in place leaves holes.
As a qualified player, Hield will take advantage to place himself in the corner, and Hector sees his movement and soon sends the ball to his teammate. 3PT. 38-57!
Hector has never felt so good defensively, he knows who a deterrent for the Wolves guards, and it's is not over.
Okogie has just entered the field instead of Culver and finds himself alone against Hield. He takes advantage of a screen of Towns and rushes to the basket.
Hector positioned himself, seeing that the player was going to shoot blocked the ball at the last moment while Okogie was about to shoot. He had to slow down in the face of pressure from Bogdanovic. Wanting to score, he did not notice on his left before starting his shot.
Two possessions later, Hector intercepted a risky pass from Wiggins. Fox followed up with a layup at the end while provoking a crowd from Wiggins.
Unfortunately, Fox failed in his free throw. Napier recovered the ball, accelerated, and released his frustration with a giant poster dunk on Bogdanovic. He gets an extra free throw that he makes.
Okogie will also put a dunk on an assist from Napier.
The Kings will also make two baskets in a row. One from Bjelica, who makes a layup on an assist from Fox. And the other, a 3PT from Bogdanovic on an offensive rebound from Hector, who made him a pass, seeing that he was in a preferential position.
The Kings will play until the end of the quarter despite 5 points from Napier and return to the locker room with a 15-point lead on the scoreboard, 50-65!
Wharton is happy with his players, and so are the fans. Even though the Kings' season doesn't meet expectations, they want to see their team win.
Hector has put 2pts 4reb 2ast 2stl, and 4blk for now.