basketball pope

Chapter 194 [UFO in Aviation Center Arena]

Fans entered the Air Canada Centre Arena early and took their seats.

On the big screen, a collection of the players' wonderful goals from last season was displayed to warm up for the opening game.

The fans started clapping and cheering as the players came out.The two brothers, McGrady and Carter, were the finale, with O'Neal Jr. third from last, followed by Billups and Miller.

Miller received less applause. As a floor-flowing center, he rarely performed domineering dunks. His performance last season was average. Many fans did not understand how he was designated as one of the cores of the new season.

When the Raptors re-signed Miller, many thought they were overpaying.

The CCTV5 live broadcast of the game, Zhang Heli said: "Today we bring you a focused opener, the Raptors will play against the Heat at home. In summer, Yang Rui shouted a slogan to blow up the entire league, and this time we definitely want to blow up the Heat. "

Sun Zhengping said: "In the summer, the Raptors traded for the Jazz veteran, Hornacek, known as the 'Death Gun'. The lineup has been strengthened. However, the Russian rookie Kirilenko, selected in the first round of 24, has not yet Law has landed in the NBA, and they have only one rookie this season, 28th forward Jumaine Jones, who made the roster today, and I don’t know if he has a chance to play.”

Zhang Lili looked at the live broadcast and said with a smile: "Jones is the No. 20 black man with a head-dress, which is more conspicuous. He hit two three-pointers in a row, and he feels good. But Carter and McGrady are there, I guess he can't fight. a few minutes."

After the warm-up, the starters of both sides stood on the court.

Five Raptors: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Brad Miller.

Heat five: Tim Hardaway, Dan Marley, Mashburn, PJ Brown, Mourning.

O'Neal Jr. jumped to win and the game began.

The Raptors' tactics were eye-catching. Christie passed the ball to Miller, who pulled out of the perimeter, and then moved to the bottom corner on the right. Billups was 70 degrees on the right, Carter and O'Neal were on the left. All pulled open.

Miller held the ball frame in the middle, and PJ Brown put him two steps away.

Last season, one of Brown and Mourning guarded the penalty area, and the other actively guarded against pick-and-rolls, blocking the Raptors’ breakthroughs.

The same experience doesn't work this time.

Miller feinted to the side, and suddenly he made a jumper from the middle. Brown hurried forward to interfere, and he didn't have time to jump and block, but just stretched out his hand.

Miller mainly practiced the three-pointer from the middle in the summer. He prepared for this ball for four months. He felt very soft and the strength was just right, and he entered the net hollow! 3 to 0.

Zhang Lili shouted: "Good shot, Miller really dares to shoot. I think Yang Rui let Miller start so that he can shoot three-pointers. He was not so accurate last season."

The starting lineup was earned by Miller. He is a person with high emotional intelligence and knows how to meet the coach's requirements.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Miller was like a duck to water in Princeton after he arrived at the king, but he was used as a blue-collar worker before.This is not a sudden enlightenment, but when the Hornets, Bulls, and Pacers did not arrange suitable tactics for him.Now, Yang Rui has him train according to the route of Peak Miller, and he has grown up quickly.

The Heat attacked, Hardaway and Mourning played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and O'Neal switched defense.

Hardaway took the right side to divide the ball into the middle, Mourning squeezed Christie to the inside, and Miller retreated to form a double-team.

Mourning scored the ball, Brown received the ball and made a mid-range shot, and O'Neal, who was retreating, slapped the bottom line.

Experience is accumulated. After an intense playoffs, Little O'Neal knew that Brown was a bodyless, lacking speed, relying solely on technique and sense of the ball. This kind of ball would definitely not be brought inside. He jumped sideways. very timely.

Beautiful blocks kept the morale of the Raptors at home high, the foul ball was issued, and everyone kept up with their opponents.Christie's defense against Hardaway is good, and his prediction of breakthroughs is more accurate.

Mourning came out to cover again, and the Raptors switched defenses quickly. This time, Hada mighty punched O'Neal, and quickly missed a layup. Miller scored a rebound.

The Raptors battled, the players pulled away, and the ball was given to Miller again.

O'Neal Jr. screened Carter off the ball on the left, who moved 70 degrees to the left and received a pass from Miller.

Mashburn has strong strength and average speed. After being separated, he couldn't catch up. Mourning hurriedly switched defenses. Carter broke through with the ball and swayed a little space, passed the ball to the left, and gave it to O'Neal, who was cutting in the air.

The range for the two to pass, cut and play together is very small. O'Neal Jr. took the ball and rushed up, took advantage of the trend and turned to the middle with a big stride, and threw the ball against Mashburn. 5 to 0.

Little O'Neal practiced shooting hard according to Yang Rui's request, without gaining weight, he did not rely on strength to play, and turned extremely fast.As an insider, his movements are no slower than Mashburn, and with his height and wingspan, it is almost impossible to be blocked.

The Heat attacked, and Hardaway brought it to the frontcourt. After the pick-and-roll, it attracted the Raptors to shrink the penalty area inside and passed the ball to Mashburn.

Mashburn leaned on Carter with his back on the left side, made a fallback jumper, and hit it under interference. 5 to 2.

The Raptors attacked, Billups brought it to the front court and Miller played a pick-and-roll in the middle to the right, attracting Brown to defend and pass back to the middle.Miller obviously did not take advantage of Hardaway, and passed the ball from the top of his head to the basket.

Carter's side and O'Neal's off-ball screen suddenly cut inside, got rid of Mashburn and Mourning, jumped up to catch the ball with both hands, stretched the windmill in the air, and smashed the ball with his right hand! 7 to 2.

This is a slam dunk contest-level cooperation. Carter's head is almost flat, and the audience cheers in unison!

Zhang Lili exclaimed: "No one can dunk except Carter! Brad Miller's beautiful pass, he is very eye-catching today."

Sun Zhengping said: "Some fans say that the Raptors should be renamed the Flying Dragons. Carter is indeed a man who can fly. In addition to 'half-human and half-god', he also has a nickname called 'UFO'!"

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Jerry Young made many rookies play at a high level last season. This season may be Miller's turn. With his height advantage, it is difficult for him to interfere with his passing from the outside. Such a player was not selected in the draft. already."

The Heat attacked, Hardaway passed the pick-and-roll to Mourning, Christie interfered in front of him, and the shooting opportunity was not good. Mourning divided Mashburn singled out again. This time Carter’s interference was effective, and Mashburn’s turnaround jumper missed.

O'Neal Jr. stuck Mourning and helped Miller get a backcourt rebound.Billups responded and slowly moved past halftime.The current lineup of the Raptors does not have to be run-and-run, and positional warfare can also ensure offensive efficiency.

Billups controlled the rhythm well, brought it to the frontcourt and pretended to give it to Miller, and suddenly made a three-pointer on the right against Hardaway.He shot very quickly, avoided the block, and hit another. 10 to 2.

Except for Christie, the Raptors all scored in the starting lineup, and Pat Riley shouted at the players on the sideline to keep up, but if you are close to confrontation, it is not so easy to bypass the screener when encountering a pick-and-roll.

The Heat attacked and passed back and forth without finding a space in the end. Mourning missed a jumper and the rebound was obtained by O'Neal Jr.

Billups continues to control the rhythm and fall into position, and everyone can see that the Raptors' young players are much more stable than last season.

(End of this chapter)