basketball pope

Chapter 316 [Weight is a double-edged sword]

No matter which country, basketball experts are a very magical group. See who is pleasing to the eye and praise the sky, and even if the other party hits star data, they can still find a lot of problems.

In the first year of Yang Rui's arrival at the Raptors, there were many such "experts" who were looking for the Raptors and Yang Rui. However, in the second year, the Raptors broke a record and won the championship, and a group of people were slapped in the face.

Last season, the Raptors were eliminated by the 76ers due to injury problems, and a group of "experts" popped up to say that the Raptors can't do it. Even if the players are not injured, they can't beat a team with a tough low-post attack.

Now this group of people has been slapped in the face again. The data shows that this season, the percentage of points scored near the penalty area of ​​the Raptors is very high, ranking seventh in the league. In addition to three points, they are low-post attacks.

It's normal for someone to always say something wrong, because the base of "experts" is too large. After watching football for a few years, if you can write a column, you can basically get such a title.Just like "beauty" in China, it is a common name.

Before the game, many experts said that the Nets could threaten the Raptors. At the end of the half, the Raptors led 72-45, almost entering garbage time.

In the regular season, the Raptors didn't do their best, and the players' playing time was limited.Except for Carter and O'Neal Jr., no one on the team averaged more than 30 minutes per game.

Now the Raptors are no longer reserved, Miller rests for a while, and continues to play with the bench in the second quarter to make the Nets head.

Both Eddie Curry and Todd Markloch are heavy insiders weighing more than 125 kilograms. The Nets have been using one of them as a substitute, attacking the basket and bullying teams without a meat shield center.

Against the Raptors, the weight of the two is a double-edged sword. They have an advantage when attacking. When defending, they face Tony Parker in a pick-and-roll, and they are suddenly dead.

Parker relied on speed and skill to intersperse between people, and he made endless breakthroughs. Tonight, he was a real big player. He could only sigh when the Nets' two meat shield centers faced each other, and watched him layup or attract defensive points.

Billups played only 18 minutes, and the second half was all Parker's show time.

With Kirilenko and Halprin, Jumaine Jones, a player with good physical condition, can only be on the fringes with veteran Curry.The defense of the Raptors' bench lineup is not bad, and the Nets can't catch up with the score.

In the end, 123 to 89, the Raptors won their first game by 34 points.

Seven people on the team scored in double figures, Parker scored a team-high 26 points and 6 assists, and O'Neal played only 24 minutes, with 22 points and 7 rebounds.

杰罗姆-詹姆斯得到12分6篮板3盖帽，6投5中，罚球3中2，上演4次扣篮。下半场他防守库里做的不错，“小鲨鱼”全场得到10分，下半场只得4分。

At the press conference, Byron Scott did not even have the courage to speak hard, and analyzed the game in a low-key manner, saying that the team would strengthen defense next time.

Yang Rui briefly commented. "Our stars are better individually, and the Raptors have more points, so the Raptors will definitely make it to the Finals. The most important thing now is that the players protect themselves, and I don't want to see anyone getting hurt. "

The reporter asked: "Where do you think the gap between the Nets and the Raptors is?"

"They don't have a super scorer, and with that, they can't win."

Yang Rui is not afraid to point this out, because the Nets can't solve it at all, and it is difficult for a super scorer to get a team through a trade.

In the positional battle, Martin was very inefficient in the low post. He made 16 of 6 shots in the game. Kidd still hoisted the ball to him again and again.

In the second battle, the game did not have any suspense.

The Raptors still deal with the Nets by blocking the penalty area, slowly grinding their positions, and suppressing their opponents with a higher scoring efficiency.

The Nets went to Curry, and the pick-and-roll defense was poor. Without Curry, Shaquille O'Neal or Jerome stormed Van Horn and went directly to the basket.

105-88, the Raptors lead 2-0.

At this time, the Nets management is not thinking about how to beat the Raptors to the finals, but how to trade Van Horn in the summer.

In this game, Van Horn played 33 minutes, made 12 of 2 shots, 4 of 1 three-pointers, and no free throws, scoring 5 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.As a power forward, he is soft and helpless.

基德18投7中，三分球7中2，罚球8中7，得到23分11篮板10助攻的三双，但命中率只有38.9%。

Kidd hates point guards like Billups. He is tall and powerful. He can't use his body to eat hard. He can only rely on technology.If you can't get past the opponent, Kidd's hit rate can't be high.

Billups always relies on screens to run, catch and shoot quickly, Kidd is not as fast as a small guard, and the defensive end is also uncomfortable.

In this game, Billups also scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. The "role player" of the Raptors is about to "trade" with the core of the Nets. The other positions are all dominated by the Raptors, and the ending can be imagined.

When the Nets returned to the home court, they still had no way to take the Raptors, especially in the second quarter when the lineup gap was too large, and the Nets could not stand it with a substitute.Scott can only increase the playing time of the starters. In the last round of the series, Van Horn did a good job as a substitute. Now he is defended by Kirillian too badly, and his performance is poor in every game.

The Raptors swept the Nets 4-0 and advanced to the finals.

At the press conference, the Nets coach and the players talked about the loss, and they were all convinced, and they lost their temper after being beaten.

Yang Rui was interviewed, said a few words casually, and did not issue a championship declaration. The day he left the Raptors was getting closer and closer, and he cherished every game.

The Western Conference finals were decided four days later, and the Lakers advanced 4-2.

In the first four games, the two sides played very anxiously. There were two key balls to decide the outcome, and only one point was won in the end.If it weren't for Robert Horry's super lore in Game 4, the Kings would have taken a 3-1 lead and everything would have been different.

Whether the lore shot is made or not is definitely a duality of ice and fire.Considering the problem of aura conversion, the Lakers may lose a season because of this.

The Lakers who survived the fifth game returned to the home court, and the "OK combination" scored 73 points and won the match point.

In the sixth game, O'Neal and Kobe scored 65 points again, and led his teammates. Five people in the team scored in double figures. Robert Horry made two three-pointers in the last quarter, worthy of Mr. Key. The Kings were eliminated 112 to 100.

The Lakers have reached the finals for three consecutive years, proving their strength, and they did not have as much controversy as Yang Rui's previous life because of too many free throws.

However, the Raptors are confident to win the championship after watching the Western Conference finals.Yang Rui analyzed the Lakers lineup. When the opponent's weakness was mentioned, he mentioned the same problem as the Nets, that is, the weight of the inside line.

O'Neal is invincible one-on-one and unstoppable one-on-one, but he is too heavy to have as much physical strength as a lanky insider.He wasn't aggressive enough to guard the pick-and-roll, and the Kings took advantage of that, constantly using screens and running the back door to win two games against the Lakers.

The king's tactics did not lose, but his personal ability. Divac was abused by O'Neal every game and left the game three times and six fouls.The King's small forward position, whether it is Stojakovic or the backup Turkoglu, is also very athletic, and the flank cut is not strong enough.

The Raptors players have a stronger impact, and can play fast breaks and land positions. The same tactical system, the Lakers can defend against the Kings, but may not be able to defend against the Raptors.

The Lakers get two days off, the players adjust their status, and the first two games of the finals will be played in Toronto.

(End of this chapter)