basketball hero

Chapter 382 The Dark Horse of the Alliance

The second half begins. The 76ers played more seriously than they did in the first half. For them, the Raptors are no longer considered the bullshit team they were last season.For a competing team in the playoffs, it must be serious enough to have the hope of winning.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Ying Xiong did not make the main attack, but let DeRozan and Bargnani do the main attack.It may be difficult for DeRozan to play Iguodala, but Meeks, an extremely average defensive pitcher, has completely defeated his opponent in terms of physical condition and strength.However, Bargnani has an advantage in his footwork against Hawes, and the opponent's defense is not very good, so the success rate of hitting the opponent is not bad.

This strategy of the Raptors caught the 76ers by surprise. Their original plan was to focus on Ying Xiong, who scored 22 points in the first half, but at this time he chose not to attack, but from a main attack. The hand turned into a support, which made them a little unexpected.

Under Yingxiong's defense, Iguodala's offensive efficiency was also low. His already unstable shooting became even more unstable, and in the end he didn't even attack much at all.

Iguodala doesn't attack, Meeks doesn't feel good, and the starting offense can only rely on Brand and "Holiday Brother" Holiday who are no longer as brave as they used to be.

In the middle of this quarter, when DeRozan and Bargnani started to attack weakly, Ying Xiong suddenly took over the banner of the team's offense and started to attack.

Ying Xiong received the ball at the top of the arc on the right. Two teammates in the paint double-screened. He passed quickly from the side, took the ball to the basket, and faced Meeks and Holiday, who were shrinking to help defend, he directly dunked with both hands!Completely ignoring the opponent's two backcourts, with his height and jumping, Meeks and Holiday, who are less than two meters high, can't play a blocking role at the basket unless they foul.

Here, Iguodala is strong, and Ying Xiong cuts him out of the bottom line...

Holiday passed Calderon and tried to force a layup under the basket. After he passed Amir Johnson, Ying Xiong, who was assisted by defense, took the ball directly from the air...

Ying Xiong went straight from the backcourt to the frontcourt and gave it to DeRozan who followed up with a one-handed dunk!

In the next two offensive rounds, although Ying Xiong didn't make any shots, the 76ers didn't score either.

The Raptors attack.After Calderon assigned the left wing to Yingxiong, he suddenly made a pick and roll for him. The 76ers were forced to switch defenses, and Ying Xiong singled out Holiday with his back.

This season, Ying Xiong didn't play back many times. Originally, this was not his best scoring method. Sometimes in order to pursue better offensive efficiency, he would try to use his best offensive method as much as possible.

Ying Xiong faced Holiday with his back, and his teammates cooperated very well to open up space, clear one side, and let him eat Holiday alone.

With a height of 193cm, Holiday is a typical combo guard who can organize and score, which is in line with the current requirements of the league for point guards.His defense is naturally not his strong point. In fact, due to his limited size, there are not as many point guards who are really good at defense as there are not as many wings.

Ying Xiong turned his back to Holiday, controlled the ball with his right hand, blocked the opponent with his left hand and torso to prevent the opponent from touching the ball in his hand, and then sat and crushed it.

Huo Ledi is not very heavy. In order to prevent being pushed by Ying Xiong, he can only lower his center of gravity and use his forearm to block the opponent.Both play the guard position, but in terms of stature, he is one size smaller than Ying Xiong after all, the best defense for a small defense is to harass, but at this time there is no way to start.

Ying Xiong suddenly turned his waist and eyes hard, and turned left and right in a small way in a fake move. Huo Ledi was so startled that he thought he was going to rush inside, so he took a small step back and was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Ying Xiong suddenly handed the ball to his left hand, took a step towards the inside, then stopped suddenly to collect the ball, jumped high, and shot gracefully.

When Holiday realized the opponent's intentions, it was a little later. He was a guard after all, and his reaction speed and agility were much better than the big man after all. He immediately jumped up to block the shot.But when he really went to block the shot, he realized what it means to be "out of reach". The height, wingspan and even the jumping height of the two are not on the same level, and he also missed the initiative. At this time, if he wants to interfere, it is absolutely impossible possible.

——In this case, what Holiday can do is to expect the opponent to miss and miss.

However, Ying Xiong let him down...

More than a minute later, Ying Xiong and other main players were replaced one after another, and the game entered the transition stage again.At this time, the point difference between the two sides has widened to nearly 1 points, and the Raptors are still leading.

In the converging stage of the game, the 76ers, who have a stronger substitute, still have the advantage. The 76ers' bench lineup is really strong, and Thaddeus Young and Louis Williams are no worse than the main players.In this case, by the time the main players of the two sides came back in the last quarter, the point difference had been narrowed to only 10 points.

In the final quarter of the game, Ying Xiong continued his unsolvable performance, and Bargnani and DeRozan also gave him enough support, and he has been steadily contributing points. The 76ers' counterattack was blocked, and they were unable to stop the opponent's powerful offensive, and finally lost, ending their own 3-game winning streak and giving the opponent 5 consecutive victories.

Ying Xiong continued his miraculous performance in this game. He played 38 minutes and made 23 of 12 shots, including 3 of 5 3-pointers and 11 of 10 free throws. He scored 37 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. The biggest contributor to the team's continued winning streak.In the matchup with the defensive gate Iguodala of the league's best defensive team, he won a complete victory.

This game is of great significance to both the Xiongxiong and the Raptors.For Xiong, he shattered the outside world's doubts about him. On the "touchstone" of Iguodala, he handed in a satisfactory answer and was officially recognized by the vast majority of people; Back-to-back defeats of last season's playoff teams and the 3ers, who have won three consecutive victories this season, have consolidated their status as a dark horse in the league.

After the game, Iguodala said in an interview with reporters from ESPN Sports that Ying Xiong's performance in this game was at the superstar level, and he must take off his hat to pay tribute to him.He also said that Ying Xiong is not a short-lived figure as rumored by the outside world, and his strength is far stronger than the rumors.

76ers coach Doug Collins said that the addition of Coach Casey and Ying Xiong has transformed this Raptors team, and they can no longer look at this team from the past. They are already a playoff-level team. Team up.

Coach Casey said at the press conference that the team still has a lot of room for improvement, and the little results achieved so far do not mean anything. The season is very long, and the players should not be complacent and stop improving.

Ying Xiong didn't say much when he was interviewed. His answer was very modest, and he cleverly avoided the "trap" of reporters.

(End of this chapter)