basketball hero

Chapter 375 The Battle of the Yellow Race

The New York Knicks host the Toronto Raptors, and this game has attracted a lot of attention before the start.If you look at last season alone, the Knicks ranked 6th in the Eastern Conference, while the Raptors were 2nd from the bottom in the Eastern Conference. Such a game will not attract too much attention from the outside world.

But this season is different. Last season's Eastern Raptors currently have 4 games, 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking among the top 3 in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks, who own Anthony, will also have a big fight this season.

Ying Xiong VS Anthony, Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin's "Battle of the Yellow Race" is enough to attract the attention of the outside world.

Of course, before the start of this season, no one dared to compare Ying Xiong and Anthony, but in the few games after the start, no one would doubt this.Although Jeremy Lin made the squad for this game, it is probably impossible to play.Therefore, the "War of the Yellow Race" may not be staged as scheduled, but for the media, the purpose of attracting attention has been achieved, and they don't care about whether the gimmick can actually happen.

The Knicks haven't been doing well lately.They encountered player injuries at the beginning of the season. In this game, the main power forward Stoudemire will continue to be absent, and the defense general Iman Shumpert will also be absent.Their coach is Mike D'Antoni, the "7-second offensive master" who once coached the popular bombardment team Sun.

For D'Antoni, coaching the Knicks has been a challenge.The Knicks' roster configuration can't fully implement his bombardment offense.Anthony, the core of the team, is neither suitable nor likes bombardment. He prefers to play singles after halftime.The team also lacks a point guard who can execute the bombardment.

During the shooting drill before the game, Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin greeted each other with a friendly hug.Ying Xiong knew Jeremy Lin as early as last season, knowing that he failed the draft, then got the opportunity and the current situation.

Jeremy Lin, like Ying Xiong, is of yellow race, but he is of Chinese descent, a yellow-skinned player who grew up in the United States.He doesn't even speak Chinese very well.

For Xiong, he does not sympathize with Jeremy Lin's current situation.In his view, the NBA is a place full of competition.People of the yellow race will naturally be discriminated against, which is the same for all people of the yellow race.Therefore, people of yellow race who want to come to the NBA should have this kind of mental preparation.

Jeremy Lin is humble and polite, but Ying Xiong instinctively has a good impression of him.In any case, in the NBA, a "black and white" league, seeing players with the same skin color as myself, regardless of their nationality or not, that kind of intimacy arises spontaneously.

Jeremy Lin said that he was surprised that Ying Xiong won the championship at such a young age, and now he is playing so well in the Raptors.Ying Xiong said modestly that he still has a lot to improve.He also encouraged Jeremy Lin to train hard and wait for his own opportunity.

Two players of similar age had a good chat.This scene was photographed by reporters at the scene, and I believe it will soon become a popular material in basketball newspapers and websites tomorrow.

In addition to Jeremy Lin, the Knicks' main center Tyson Chandler and Ying Xiong were teammates in the Mavericks' championship lineup last season.The two have left the Mavericks now, and now they meet again, feeling very cordial.

In this game, in the Raptors coach's pre-game plan, how to defend Anthony is the most important part.If Stoudemire doesn't play, then the Knicks' main offensive point is Anthony.The task of defending Anthony naturally fell to Ying Xiong.

Ying Xiong was very excited about the task that Coach Casey arranged for him.You must know that Anthony is one of the top scorers in the league and has the reputation of "offensive kaleidoscope".Playing against such a strong player will definitely pay off.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Knicks at home is: center - Tyson Chandler, power forward - Josh Harrelson, small forward - Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard - Landry Fields, point guard -- Tony Douglas.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is the same as the previous game.

Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks, is one of the few arenas with special significance in the NBA.It was here that Ying Xiong was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks and embarked on a journey in the NBA.So every time he comes here to play games, he has a different feeling.

In this game, many fans came to the scene, many of them came for Ying Xiong.As the most prosperous city in the United States, New York has many Asians working and living here. There is a "Battle of the Yellow Race" in this game, and there are not a few Chinese and overseas Chinese who have heard the news.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the fans at the scene, the game officially started.

In the jump ball competition, Bargnani was as weak as ever, and naturally lost to the tall and long-armed Tyson Chandler.

Douglas dribbles over and waits for his teammates to settle at the top of the arc.

D'Antoni's classic high position pick-and-roll in the Suns, the shooter opened up the space, and the big pick-and-roll tactic is difficult to play in this Knicks.Anthony is naturally unwilling to become a corner shooter, and Stoudemire is no longer the bully of the Suns.Also, Douglas can't be the master of his bombing system.

Anthony asked for the ball with his back around the waist, and Ying Xiong had intense physical contact with him.The two refused to give in to each other, and for a while it seemed that the confrontation intensity of the game was not like the regular season.

Anthony still got to the position, put his big butt against Ying Xiong, turned his back to face the frame, took a tentative step with the ball, and made a jump shot after a fake move-missed.

Amir Johnson grabbed the rebound and handed Calderon the push.

The Raptors' offense isn't all about going it alone, and Coach Casey wants the team to play more team basketball.But team basketball does not mean that there is no need for superstars. At critical moments, the unsolvable singles of superstars are the best weapon to solve dead ends.The Spurs' championship has proved to people that team basketball + superstars can win the championship.And relying on superstar singles to win the championship, unless you have an "OK combination".

The Raptors team began to run tactics, Calderon took control, Amir Johnson made a pick-and-roll, DeRozan ran without the ball, and Ying Xiong opened up the space.When the offensive tactics were killed, Yingxiong stepped forward to complete the attack.

This is the Raptors' first offensive tactic. Amir Johnson moved up and was blocked by Tyson Chandler, and the ball was taken by Fields.

Anthony caught the ball at the waist and faced Yingxiong again. He made a few fake shots. Seeing that Yingxiong was not fooled, he lowered his waist and held the ball in his right hand.

Anthony's absolute speed is not fast, but he has excellent strength and size in this position. As long as he is given the position, even if he misses in the end, he can cause a high probability of killing.

(End of this chapter)