basketball pope

Chapter 314 [Combination of internal and external abuse of young sharks]

On May 5, the first game between the Raptors and the Nets took place at the Air Canada Centre Arena.

The Raptors management also distributed purple commemorative T-shirts at each fan seat, and fans uniformly dressed to cheer for the home team.

Like the previous two years, Yang Rui also wore a purple suit to maximize integration into the environment.The summer is about to leave, and he has to stand on the last shift.

CCTV5 live broadcasts the game, and now two Chinese players have joined the NBA, but Wang Zhizhi and Ba Xinghao are marginal in their respective teams. The team that Chinese fans are most interested in is still the Raptors.

Zhang Lili said: "If there is any team in the East that can pose some threat to the Raptors, I think it is the Nets. They also won the Raptors once in the regular season. However, the playoffs are different from the regular season. Nets players I don't have enough experience, I don't know if I can play at a normal level today."

Xu Jicheng said: "Since his debut, Yang Rui has entered the Eastern Conference finals for five consecutive seasons, won two championship rings, and swept his opponents many times. If the Raptors win the championship again this year, Yang Rui will have three rings, which can surpass most players in the league. And the coach, I hope he can do another miracle."

Zhang Lili sighed, "I think Yang Rui has already secured a seat in the Hall of Fame, even if he doesn't win championships in the future."

After five years of debut, the results are enough to enter the Hall of Fame, and the NBA cannot find a second such example.

The players came out after warming up.

Raptors starting: Billups, Carter, Halprin, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Nets starters: Kidd, Kittles, Stephen Jackson, Kenyon Martin, Eddie Curry.

As soon as he saw the list, Zhang Lili smiled and said, "The formation has changed again. Reed did not enter the starting lineup. He can get more shots with a substitute in the second quarter. Yang Rui began to make new attempts in the playoffs."

Xu Jicheng said: "I think Yang Rui wants to attack the basket mainly. Kittles and Carter or Halprin will face each other, and the confrontation will suffer."

The commentator guessed right, Yang Rui just wanted the players to give full play to their physical advantages. Kittles was 196cm tall and weighed only 81kg, making him very thin.He is very good at defending face frame breakthroughs and chasing and defending off-ball running, so he is afraid of hitting players with strong impact.

Scott discussed tactics before the game. It was to let Jackson face Carter and Kittles to defend Reed. Now that Harprin is starting, the 105kg strong man, Kittles is too disadvantaged.

O'Neal Jr. jumped to win, Billups passed the ball to Miller, and the three pulled away.

Seeing that Kittles was defending himself, Halprin made an empty cut on the right.Miller took a dribble and leaned on Curry to pass the ball from close range.

Harprin took the ball and took three steps, squeezed Kittles into the basket, and attracted Kenyon Martin to make up the defense.Halprin's passing awareness is average, and O'Neal Jr. shouted to remind him to pass the ball.

Halprin split the ball over, and O'Neal Jr. made an open jumper from the left baseline without any interference.

The vacant little O'Neal didn't come in every time, he used a little more force, the ball bounced out of the box, Martin took the rebound and handed it over to Kidd to organize.

Kidd dribbled the ball slowly across the half, played a pick-and-roll with Martin, brought it to the left and passed the ball to Curry in the low post.

Curry leaned against Miller twice and turned to the middle, hitting a hook from close range. 0 to 2.

The Raptors attacked, and Billups brought it to the frontcourt and Miller to play a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line. He made a breakthrough on the right, which attracted Curry to switch defense. Suddenly, the ball was given to Carter who cut to the basket from the right bottom corner.

Jackson guarded Carter closely, followed closely, and had no gambling steals.He knew very well that once he couldn't get the ball, it was a dunk show.

But he just followed Carter like that, and it was of little use.Once Carter jumps up close to the basket, only the inside can block the shot, and Jackson's physical fitness is just average.

Carter took three steps and leaned on Jackson to force a basketball. 2 to 2.

When the Nets attacked, Kidd once again hoisted the ball to Curry in the low position. In the same action as before, Curry squeezed Miller to turn around with his weight and hit a hook from close range. 2 to 4.

Miller couldn't jump from the top and couldn't block the shot.

In the opening game, the Nets attacked the basket with Curry as the core, which also exceeded Yang Rui's expectations.Miller and O'Neal Jr. are not very heavy, and they suffered a loss against Curry at the beginning.

In the playoffs, Curry averaged 19 points and 10.8 rebounds in 4.3 minutes per game.He deserves the nickname "Little Shark", with a height of 213cm and a weight of 134kg.Because of the excessively thick subcutaneous fat layer, his physical strength is average and he can only make a pseudo-starter, but this does not mean that his athletic ability is poor.

He can overwhelm opponents with his massive frame, post up low, and end fights with a gentle hook.His 232CM wingspan can be called abnormal, and his flexibility and weight are completely out of proportion. It is said that he can do a front flip!He can perform a lot of technical moves that power forwards can't do, such as flexible turnaround jumpers.

Yang Rui didn't want to replace Miller, because on the offensive end, Curry is a weakness, which is why he can't become a "big shark".

Miller pulled beyond the three-point line and caught the ball behind the frame. Curry stood farther away and wanted to go back to the basket to make up for defense at any time.As a result, Miller faltered and shot directly. Curry only stepped forward and stretched out his hand.The ball draws a beautiful arc, hollow into the net, 5 to 4.

The Nets attacked, Yang Rui shouted from the sidelines, and the players began to shrink the penalty area.After Kidd passed to Curry, he made a move and was immediately double-teamed by the two.Billups emptied Kidd and made the next three steals.

Curry's passing is terrible, his ability to break double-teams is poor, he almost made a mistake, and he paused to separate the ball out of the perimeter.

When Kidd received the ball, Billups had turned around and went out to interfere with the shot. Kidd's jumper missed the basket and the rebound was grabbed by Miller.

Billups also stabilized the rhythm and fell into position, brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Carter on the left.

Carter leaned on Jackson with his back, turned to the bottom line and didn't shoot, and then branched out to the left 70 degrees.Miller set a screen for Billups on the perimeter to help him get rid of Kidd. Curry was slow to respond and did not switch guards.

Kidd is not a point guard who is known for his speed. It is difficult to chase after being blocked. Billups catches the ball and shoots, almost open, and hits a three-pointer. 8 to 4.

The Nets attacked, the Raptors shrank, Jackson missed a three-pointer from the outside, and O'Neal grabbed the rebound.

The Raptors attacked, and Carter and Miller played pick-and-roll breakthroughs on the outside, attracting Martin to switch defenses.The Nets use a hybrid defense, with Curry moving the baseline and guarding the paint.

Carter gave the ball to Halprin, who singled out Kittles and turned to force a layup.

At this time, O'Neal Jr. cut from the left side to the basket, rushed to grab the offensive rebound, took off a second time, and easily scored with one hand. 10 to 4.

Nets coach Scott feels bad. The Raptors have blocked Curry's offense, and the attack on Curry has made a loophole in the defense.

Curry is a different kind of player, with strengths and weaknesses as obvious as he is strong on offense and weak on defense.

On the defensive end, Curry is a qualified meat shield against heavy insiders like O'Neal and Ostertag.The Raptors are pulling out the inside line, and Curry's defense is too hard.And he's not a good rebounder, as a high center, averaging 4.3 rebounds is too ugly.

Curry can only pick up rebounds, and his prediction of the direction of the ball and the positioning of the restricted area are terrible.

Yang Rui smiled and relaxed on the sidelines.As long as Curry is on the court, the Raptors' offense can guarantee efficiency, and the opponent must be the first to adjust.He just needs to adjust later to keep his tactical focus.

(End of this chapter)