basketball hero

Chapter 376

Ying Xiong tried to block Anthony's lower body to prevent him from getting up to speed easily, while his upper body stabilized his center of gravity and maintained his position, so as not to be seized by his opponent while avoiding being called a blocking foul by the referee.

Bargnani's help defense is timely, but the ability to protect the frame is really urgent, but it is okay to bluff.Anthony made a strong move, but under the joint block of Ying Xiong and Bargnani, he failed.However, his iconic second rebound resulted in a foul by Bargnani.

Anthony walked to the free throw line.

As a center, Bargnani's poor rebounding ability is indeed rare.In his game, the total number of rebounds in double digits is rare. Sometimes people forget that he is a center and think he is a small forward.

Anthony made two free throws and scored the first two points of the game.

The overall defense of the Knicks is not bad, with Tyson Chandler on the inside, and Douglas and Fields on the outside can also defend well. Although Anthony sometimes tends to be distracted on the defensive end, his physical condition is there anyway. Seriously. Naturally, the defense is not much worse.

For the Raptors, Ying Xiong missed a 3-pointer and gave it to Bargnani after shooting and grabbing. The latter succeeded in the middle distance.

2: 2!

Douglas made a strong move here!The Raptors' interior defense has been frequently in the last two games.Needless to say Bargnani's offense, but as an insider, his defense is still biased, and Amir Johnson is not a defensive champion, which makes the Raptors' starting inside defense, sometimes when encountering the opponent's onslaught It will look a little stretched.

After the opening, both sides didn't feel good on the outside line, so they both played inside many times to cause damage.On the Raptors' side, Ying Xiong and DeRozan broke inside with the ball many times and got fouled.The Knicks also attacked the inside many times, and also drew fouls.There is a gap in the ability of the two teams to protect the frame, making the Raptors less effective in attacking the inside than the opponent.

Most of the time in the first quarter, the points difference between the two sides was very small and not many points were scored.Both teams did not shoot from outside, which made the game not too enjoyable to watch.

The two sides entered the rotation time, and both teams put on substitutes.In the rotation stage, the Raptors, under the leadership of the "Best Sixth Man" Barbosa, gradually grasped the advantage on the field and also achieved a temporary lead in the score.

When the main players of both sides returned to the court, the Raptors had already achieved a 6-point lead.

Douglas comes off the dribble and picks and rolls with Tyson Chandler in the high post.After the pick-and-roll, Chandler went down, Douglas scored the ball, and Ying Xiong, who was killed by a diagonal stab, intercepted the ball.

Ying Xiong counterattacked at high speed with the ball, dribbled the ball beyond the 3-point line on the left wing, and suddenly pulled it up high, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the defensive end.But at this moment, he made a fake pass and gave it to DeRozan, who followed up in the middle, and the latter dunked with one hand after receiving the ball!

Even the on-site commentator couldn't help applauding Yingxiong's wonderful pass.Sometimes there is a fine line between a quick pass and a mistake. If it is in place, it will be a quick pass, and if it is a little bit close, it will become a mistake.

Facing the defense of Yingxiong, Anthony flicked a jumper after a tentative step and returned the color.

Calderon dribbles over and gives it to DeRozan.After DeRozan failed to force Fields, he assigned it to Ying Xiong in the right corner.

Facing Anthony's defense, Ying Xiong played a pick-and-roll with Amir Johnson and then rushed up the line with his left hand.Facing this year's second-round rookie Harrelson, who had to switch defenses, he made an emergency stop and another emergency start. After seizing his position, facing his former teammate Tyson Chandler, who was blocked by the inside assist defense, he threw a right-handed shot over the Chandler's fingertips fell into the net precisely.

Here Harrelson received a point from Anthony and shot a 3-pointer-missed.

Ying Xiong grabbed a long rebound, turned around and passed Harrelson who had just shot angrily, and held the ball to push for a fast break.Douglas came over to steal the ball, but he dribbled it from behind.

Ying Xiong drove straight in and succeeded in the one-handed buckle, which drew cheers from the Chinese and overseas Chinese who came to support him in the stands.

The point difference reached double digits in an instant, Knicks coach D'Antoni asked for a timeout with a cold face!

Back from the timeout, the Knicks played much calmer.Anthony continued to single out Yingxiong, but not as reluctantly as before.He will use his singles and also distribute the ball to his teammates.However, the other players of the Knicks did not have a high shooting percentage, making it impossible to narrow the point difference.

As a result, at the end of halftime, the Raptors widened the point difference to 17 points.

Such a halftime score shocked the fans and made the Knicks players feel ashamed.You must know that even if Stoudemire does not play, his team is stronger than the opponent in terms of paper lineup.But the situation of the game didn't seem to be the case at all. The home team played ugly and the efficiency was appallingly low.You must know that this is the Raptors. Although they played a few good games this season, their strength was limited after all.Many fans have become angry and began to boo the home team.

Who knew that in the third quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The Raptors suddenly lost power on the offensive end, and no one from outside began to miss shots.Although the Knicks' shooting percentage is not high, they have returned to normal levels, especially Anthony, who also scored a 3-pointer against Yingxiong.

Immediately, the point difference was narrowed from 17 points to 8 points.From double digits to single digits, it is only a matter of a few rounds.In the cheers of the home fans, the Knicks' morale was boosted, and they became more and more courageous as they fought.And after the Raptors missed many times, the frustration began to spread.

Upon seeing this, Coach Casey decisively requested a timeout!
Pause back.Calderon dribbled the ball and gave it to Ying Xiong who was outside the 45-degree 3-point line on the left.

Ying Xiong faced Anthony and signaled his teammates to pull away.

Anthony grinned, he likes heads-up best.As far as he is concerned, if he is singled out, he is not afraid of anyone in this alliance.

Ying Xiong kept dribbling the ball in front of his body, under his crotch, and behind his back, staring at Anthony.

Anthony lowered his center of gravity and took a rare serious attitude on the defensive end.Ying Xiong's open one-on-one match suits his taste, because the opponent has been playing in coordination and pick-and-roll before, and he has never really played one-on-one with this young man who is currently in the limelight in the league.

The players at Madison Square Garden are used to seeing big scenes, but they love this kind of one-on-one duel, and they keep applauding to create momentum for the duel.

Coach Casey on the sidelines watched the field expressionlessly. Deep down in his heart, he also seemed very excited about this one-on-one.

Yingxiong faced Anthony and started to activate...

Anthony gave Ying Xiong a certain distance. He had watched Ying Xiong's game video and knew that this Asian player's crossover was very powerful, and his breakthrough speed was faster than his own.Considering that the opponent's outside touch has not been good so far in the third quarter, he chose to give the opponent some projection space, mainly to prevent breakthroughs.

(End of this chapter)