Legend Raiders

Chapter 115 Night Battle Raptors
That night.

Houston fans entered the arena early, brought their various props, and prepared to cheer for the home team.

Tonight's game is really interesting to talk about.

at first.

When arranging live broadcasts for each team, because of the performance of the Rockets last season and the performance of the Raptors, there was no so-called national live broadcast of this game, but it was only broadcast live by local TV stations in Texas.

But because the Rockets have shown a super dark horse attitude this season, and have played against various strong teams one after another, even if they lose, they are not weak. This makes TV stations such as TNT and Fox somewhat entangled in whether to change the broadcasting arrangement.

finally.

The straw that crushed their camels finally appeared when the Rockets played against the Knicks in the last game.

Make sense.

Even if the Knicks miss a lot of the main player and the team's lineup drops sharply, they won't lose that badly.

however.

The Rockets, who had already shown their super potential, not only easily won the Knicks, but also won the victory with a [-]-point rout, which made the major TV stations firm in their thinking.

not to mention.

They invest a huge amount of sponsorship fees in the NBA every year. It is absolutely impossible for them to miss this kind of traffic team. In the end, both of them arranged this game as a national live broadcast.

This time.

All the members of the Rockets who got the news felt comfortable, and the fans who came to support were even more comfortable.

After all, they love each other, their favorite team has a very good performance, and they get more opportunities to show their faces. When they meet fans of other teams, they have a way of bragging.

And when players from both sides entered the arena one after another, their excited side fully explained the problem.

The grand appearance ceremony then began, followed by step-by-step warm-up activities.

When the main players of both sides came on the field one after another, not only did they and the fans get ready, but the commentator, the golden team, also talked about cross talk.

"Tonight, I will use all my energy to support my little brother Qin Tao!"

Barkley directly ignored the rules of the station, no longer behaved like a bowler, and simply chose the team he supported.

O'Neill and Smith joked immediately. Although they didn't expressly support Qin Tao, they really had one set of compliments.

all in all.

Through yesterday's Kan Dashan, they have identified Qin Tao as a person.

But think about it differently, if Qin Tao behaved like a weak chicken, they would definitely not support him so one-sidedly.

so.

If you want to gain the respect of others, other things are not a problem at all. As long as you work hard, others will look up to you.

Game start.

As Jeremy Lin said, the Raptors put their rookie last year at the center position, who looked very fierce, but Jonas Valanciunas, who has played somewhat softly in recent years.

The position of power forward, the Raptors are still left to Bargnani.

Looking at small forwards, shooting guards and point guards, the Raptors sent Dominic McGuire to play soy sauce, DeMar DeRozan as a scorer, and Kyle Lowry to take on organizational tasks.

The Rockets' lineup has not changed much, Harden is still the main player, and Parsons, Patterson, Jeremy Lin and Asik are the assistants.

Judging from the lineups of both sides, the Rockets are almost better than the Raptors in terms of experience and talent.

From the perspective of the tactical system, Dwayne Casey, who has just taken over the Raptors for the second year and served as the Timberwolves coach in the 0506 season, will belong to the older and more experienced Kevin Sampson. Juniors.

At least in the past two years, Casey has not matured after five or six years, and the system is not perfect, but the speed of progress is still recognized.

first round.

Asik and Varan bounced equally, and in the end Asik was more experienced and got the ball for the Rockets.

Jeremy Lin advanced the frontcourt, not in a hurry to pass the ball, but immediately organized the team's tactics.

Well known.

The Rockets' tactics this season, because of Kevin McHale's acceleration, make their offensive tactics very fast.

With the first few games, the Rockets cleverly changed to a tactic close to running and bombing. The Raptors obviously intended to compress their tactical space and prevent them from playing a swift attack.

but.

They obviously miscalculated this time. The Rockets were not as fierce as the previous games, but directly transformed into a slow-paced positional battle.

a time.

The Rockets' advantages in experience and talent have gradually emerged.

Asik and Patterson, led by inside players, have gradually become the Rockets' new offensive points.

Asik catches the ball.

With his strong body and rich experience, when he faced Varan, who was still immature and not as tough as the surface, his advantages immediately burst into sparks.

With solid back footsteps and tough physical confrontation, Asik is like a bulldozer. Before Varan probes for a foul, turning over is a small hook.

Relaxed and comfortable.

Asik won the first round for the Rockets without breaking a sweat.

Easy to fight again.

The Raptors' style of play is more clear. They are playing Bargnani on the inside and DeRozan on the outside.

Especially Bargnani, who is still considered the core, despite his previous injury, the first ball is still his.

pity.

The soft autumn wind and the kite-flying style of play did not receive much good results.

Although Patterson was a little shorter, his tough body and confrontational intensity made him make his first mistake in the opening game.

Rush back.

The basketball passed through the Rockets and finally appeared in the hands of Parsons.

But this guy didn't shoot the ball directly to score points when there was no one in front of him. Instead, he cleverly attracted DeRozan who was chasing him. pass.

Harden comfortably received the basketball, and comfortably scored a three-pointer. This counterattack was really silky smooth.

thereafter.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, since the Rockets played in the opening game, they have crushed the Raptors.

When this quarter ended, the Rockets didn't seem to exert their strength, but they won this quarter with a six-point advantage.

Back off the field.

Played the main force for a whole quarter, and was suddenly replaced by Sampson as a substitute.

Honestly.

If this matter is placed on other teams, it will definitely be a bit disrespectful to the opponent, but if it is placed on the Rockets, this matter has to be talked about.

Based on Qin Tao's performance after the start of the game, he definitely has the strength to be the starter of any team.

Coupled with Marcus Morris, who has sustained and stable output, Greg Smith, who is very persistent in defense, and qualified substitutes with stable performance, Tony Douglas and Dekui Nkuk, although their lineup cannot Compared with the genuine main force, it is also very distinctive.

(End of this chapter)