basketball hero

Chapter 379 Offensive and defensive dominance

At the beginning of the second half, DeRozan, one of the main outside scorers of the Raptors, still hadn't recovered his touch and was still struggling.On the opposite side, Deron's situation is not much better, the shooting rate is very low, wasting a lot of offensive opportunities.

Ying Xiong began to defend Moreau.Speaking of Morrow, he is no stranger, the two were teammates in the 2010 All-Star Rookie Challenge.He still has a certain understanding of Moreau's characteristics.Morrow's offense still shoots better than breakthroughs, as evidenced by his 3% 42-point shooting last season.

——For this kind of shooter wing, the best way to defend is naturally close, and Ying Xiong did the same.

Under Ying Xiong's defense, Mo Luo felt a little uncomfortable.In his opinion, the defensive intensity in the first half and the second half are not at the same level at all.DeRozan's defense is too regular, and his defensive skills and strength are not enough.On the other hand, Ying Xiong, on the other hand, keeps going up his body, defends tough but is not dirty, and is a very difficult guy.

Mo Luo was entangled by Ying Xiong, and he obviously didn't have the demeanor of a marksman in the first half. He was tired of looking for offensive opportunities and sweated profusely.

Ying Xiong locked up Morrow on the defensive end, and started to exert strength on the offensive end from the third quarter.Deshaun Stevenson was still defending him in the first half.

Ying Xiong ran without the ball to cover the bottom corner, received a sudden point from Bargnani, and shot a 3-pointer-hit!This kind of semi-open ball is similar to an open space for him, because almost few opponents can really interfere with him. It depends on his touch whether to score or not.

Here Deshaun Stevenson got a chance and scored 3 points!
After that, the two sides fought for 2 minutes...

Ying Xiong made an empty cut to the basket, received a second pass from Calderon, and scored 2+1 at the basket.

Ying Xiong made a free throw, and then steals Morrow, a one-stop European step and a layup!
Throughout the third quarter, Ying Xiong played a total of 3 minutes and 8 seconds and scored 22 points on 8 of 6 shots. In the case of DeRozan's weak offense, he stabilized the situation and opened up the point difference a little bit.

In the rotation stage, the two sides played evenly again.The Raptors at home also maintained their advantage until the final quarter.

In the final quarter of the game, Ying Xiong made another effort, with air cuts, jump shots, strong bursts, and a variety of offensive methods. Deshaun Stevenson was completely unable to resist.On the defensive end, he strangled Morrow, who was accurate in the first half, so that the Nets could not find a stable scoring point except Deron.

No one on the Nets could restrict Ying Xiong and began to pinch him.At this time, his passing skills showed up, and he passed teammates Bargnani and Calderon many times in seconds to hit long shots.

When Calderon hit consecutive 3-pointers, it was difficult for the Nets to have a chance to tie the score.

With more than 3 minutes left in the last quarter, the point difference was close to 20 points, and there was basically no suspense about the outcome. The two sides replaced the main players one after another, and the game officially entered garbage time.

In the end, the Raptors won at home and successfully ushered in a 4-game winning streak.The Nets failed to end their losing streak on the road, and their losing streak increased to 7 games.

Yingxiong once again shined in the game. He made 25 of 14 shots, including 3 of 7 4-pointers and 10 of 8 free throws. He scored a career-high 40 points!In addition, there are 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals accounted for, the performance is extremely good.

If some people suspected that Yingxiong's outstanding performance in the previous games was accidental, then the strong performance from the beginning to the end of this game made those who doubted him dare not speak up.

In this game, Ying Xiong not only performed perfectly on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, he successfully locked up Morrow, who was accurate in the first half, and made a huge contribution to the team's win of the game.

If it is said that DeRozan and Amir Johnson still had scruples and doubts about the hero before this, after this battle, they were completely conquered.DeRozan, in particular, was shocked by Yingxiong's dominant offensive and defensive performance, which is not comparable to himself.

Coach Casey was also very shocked. He knew that Yingxiong was outstanding, but he didn't know that he was so outstanding!He seems to be able to do anything he is asked to do, both offensively and defensively.He has new ideas for this season, the East, the Raptors are coming!

After the end of the home game against the Nets, the Raptors will rush to Philadelphia overnight to challenge the 76ers away.In back-to-back matches, the biggest problem is physical fitness, but now that the season has just started, the physical condition of the players is not bad, but even so, the intensive schedule of boats and cars still makes the players feel tired.

The Raptors are now in a winning streak. With the victory, people are under the effect of excitement, and the impact of fatigue will be much smaller.

Before taking the plane, Ying Xiong received a message from coach Shao Ziqiang. The content of the message was as follows: "Continue to be aggressive in scoring!"

Ying Xiong agrees with coach Shao Ziqiang's words very much. As the saying goes, "a bystander is clear". He has always attached great importance to coach Shao Ziqiang's opinion.

The Raptors have won four straight, which makes it increasingly difficult for those who look down on them to find words to belittle them.Some reporters even wrote on their social media after they defeated the Nets: "A team that can only win in the East is not a strong team!"

This tweet was immediately reposted by many people, and it was instantly discussed on the Internet.The two sides that support the Raptors and those who do not support the Raptors began to have a verbal confrontation, which was very lively.

In fact, the Raptors did not beat any team in the West this season.It's just that they have only played one game with the Western Conference team, which was an away game against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on December 1.

For the Raptors, there is no shame in losing to the defending champions away.Even if he loses to the defending champion, he can't deny his achievements, nor can he prove that he is a big fish.And there was also a story in that game. Ying Xiong and Casey received the championship rings, their emotions fluctuated a bit, and the Mavericks played very devotedly in order to avoid losing streak.

Many Raptors players saw this tweet on their mobile phones, and they were very angry with the "instigator" who wrote this message.A few excited players began to participate in the scolding battle online...

Ying Xiong was also very angry. Some reporters don't even want to lose face in order to be famous, popular, and gain attention.He has always been a person who does not want to talk, but likes to use actions to crush doubts.For him, the next opponent may bear his own "extra firepower".

The Philadelphia 76ers ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference last season. As a civilian team without superstars, this result is no longer easy.The core of their team is the "little AI"-Andre Iguodala.

As a defensive second team player last season, Iguodala is very versatile and is known as the "civilian version of James".But as the core of the team, his offensive ability is still somewhat insufficient, especially when the team does not have a strong offensive ability.

(End of this chapter)