Start without the ball

Chapter 352 The Team's Hope

After returning to the bench, Li Haoyu, who failed to catch up with the game, was livid and sweaty, and the Raptors fans behind him taunted wantonly.

"So what if you score strong points in the transition!"

"Come again next year!"

"This is going to be your sad place."

Donovan on the side was restless. Li Haoyu was still strong in scoring in the first quarter, scoring 8 points and 1 assist, but Leonard, who still had enough energy, responded on the offensive end. I have no choice but to keep pouring chicken soup into Li Haoyu:

"Li, you know the meaning of this game, the O'Brien Cup is just around the corner, burn your fighting spirit!"

Drip~ The intermission passed quickly, the referee signaled the players from both sides to return to the field, and Li Haoyu wiped off his sweat with a towel.

After these fierce battles, all the Thunder players knew that the Thunder's main force without George was at a complete disadvantage. Only Lee was the strongest offensive point, and he carried the hope of the whole team.

Westbrook patted Li Haoyu on the shoulder: "Now is your time! Severely deal with these Yankees who don't know what to do!"

Grant: "Use your offense to silence the entire arena!"

Back on the court, the Raptors made adjustments, Leonard took a rest, but Nas replaced Siakam again.

The Thunder is attacking, and Li Haoyu knows that now is an excellent time to chase points. Siakam's offensive firepower is far from his own.

Today's ultra-long three-pointer is not as accurate as the previous game. To be on the safe side, Li Haoyu is on the three-point line, supporting Powell with his left hand, and receiving the basketball with his right hand.

After receiving the ball, Powell was still close to him, leaving no room for the Ghost Mamba to shoot. Li Haoyu took a cross step and got stuck behind Powell, accelerating to the inside.

For a while, the Raptors defender was unable to adjust his defensive steps and was thrown away by one step.

Li Haoyu observed the situation inside. Siakam was afraid of a foul and did not step forward to interfere immediately. Powell was also chasing behind him, unable to make an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot.

The Ghost Mamba moves in a few more steps and makes a throw.

shuh~
The basketball passes through the net, and Li Haoyu's attack is still efficient.

26 to 35, Ghost Mamba narrowed the point difference to 9 points.

The Raptors attacked, and Ibaka slowly picked up the basketball and exited the baseline. After confirming that Li Haoyu had returned to the backcourt and would not suddenly make a steal, he sent the ball to Van Vleet.

The Raptors guard advanced slowly, dribbled across the center line at 7 seconds, and directed his teammates to clear the left side.

Siakam took Noelle to the left. His footsteps have a big advantage over the Thunder center, and he wants the ball in a higher position.

Van Fleet lobbed the ball into Siakam's hands. After receiving the ball, the Raptors didn't attack inside the first time, waiting for time to run out, and finally started singles with 5 seconds left.

Noelle was very focused on defense, and it took Siakam a lot of time to get rid of the defense, so he had to make a hasty hook and missed.

Morris took off the rebound, and the Raptors retreated to the backcourt early in order to prevent Li Haoyu's fast break.

The Thunder attacked, Schroeder dribbled across the center line, and handed the ball to Li Haoyu at the top of the arc. Powell still guarded against shooting.

Ghost Mamba once again used his footsteps to break through from the left side and hit the inside line. Ibaka stepped forward to defend.

Li Haoyu quickly collected the ball on the left and started, and Ibaka adjusted his center of gravity and stepped forward to block it. Unfortunately, the Ghost Mamba moved to the right in the second step.

The European step passed the inside of the Raptors, and Li Haoyu made an easy layup, 28 to 35, narrowing the point difference to 7 points.

On the Raptors' bench, Nurse didn't panic at all, and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

The Raptors attacked, and Ibaka still picked up the basketball slowly, making sure that Li Haoyu was not ambushing nearby, and sent the ball to Van Vleet, who also advanced at a slow pace.

Siakam is on the left side, and he is also deliberately pressing the time after receiving the ball. Due to the lessons of the previous round, Siakam's time control is just right this time. He uses his footsteps to shake Noelle and try to hook. The red light just happened to come on.

shuh~
Hollow into the net, 28 to 37.

A few rounds later, Pierce discovered what Nurse was up to.

"Nurse is very cunning. In the last game, Russell suffered a lot from pushing the fast tempo. Today, he started to press the tempo. The Raptors deliberately slowed down the tempo from serving to advancing, from positioning to singles.

The time of the transition period is basically kept in a range, and the Raptors consume more time. As a result, Lee's effective attack time and offensive rounds in the transition period are reduced!
Not only that, the Raptors strictly guarded against shooting on the defensive end, and let the Ghost Mamba break through to score two points.

You must know that the reason why Lee can have strong offensive firepower is precisely because of his efficient and precise long-range shots, but the Raptors used easy two-pointers as bait to limit his explosive scoring power! "

Barkley: "Holy shit, the advantage of the ghost mamba in the transition period is also limited by the Raptors. In order to target Lee, who is out of hatred, the Raptors are trying their best!"

Although Siakam's efficiency is not as good as Li Haoyu's, but because the Ghost Mamba's long-range shooting advantage was offset by the Raptors using 2 points as a bait, coupled with the Raptors' deliberate consumption of time, Li Haoyu's offensive rounds decreased during the transition period. How many points were not recovered.

At 9 minutes and 12 seconds, the two sides fought 32 to 40, and the Thunder fell behind by 8 points. Li Haoyu, who had strong offensive firepower in the transition period, failed to give the team enough help.

In the main battle, the Raptors have the home court advantage, the adrenaline of the players soared, and they tried their best to slide and defend, and the defensive quality was very high.

Westbrook feels slightly better, but it's not enough to break through the Raptors' defense.

On the offensive end, the Raptors still maintained a strong offensive firepower. At the end of the first half, the two sides battled 45 to 62, and the Thunder trailed by 17 points!
Li Haoyu walked towards the locker room with a pale face. As the hope of the whole team, the Thunder's most powerful scoring point, his help to the team can be said to be a drop in the bucket.

Raptors fans on both sides of the aisle mocked arrogantly.

"Toronto will be your nightmare forever!"

"Here, you can't fly without wings!"

"Your dribbling is only good for CBA!"

In the second half of the game, Westbrook still lost the main battle. Without outside involvement, he could not break through the Raptors' defense, but the home team was in full swing and the point difference continued to widen.

At 4 minutes and 10 seconds of the third quarter, the two sides fought 61 to 83, the Thunder trailed by 22 points, and Li Haoyu returned to the court.

When Diallo and Li Haoyu high-fived, he lowered his head and said unwillingly: "I'm sorry."

Li Haoyu still did not give up hope. After playing, he immediately tried a super long three-pointer and hit the net hollow.

It's a pity that the Raptors were fully fired on the offensive end, and someone responded immediately. When the two sides deployed pure substitute lineups, the Raptors slowed down the rhythm again, reducing Li Haoyu's effective offensive rounds, and at the same time strictly guarded against three-pointers and let him break through. .

With a score difference of up to 20 points, Li Haoyu was unable to recover. The final score was 97 to 115. The Raptors beat the Thunder by 18 points at home!
(End of this chapter)