basketball hero

Chapter 386 The battle between the top and the bottom of the list

Ying Xiong clocked out of work in the third quarter of this game. He played 3 minutes and made 25 of 18 shots, including 12 of 3 5-pointers and 2 of 6 free throws. He scored 5 points, 31 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 block. A perfect performance, "killing" the second Western Conference team in front of the home fans.The victory of this game also ended the team's invincible record against the western teams, and by the way, slapped the reporter who satirized them for being afraid of the western teams.

This season's NBA regular season has started less than a month ago, but the Raptors, which ranked second to last in the East in the regular season last season, have suddenly emerged. They currently rank first in the East with a record of 2 wins and 8 loss, beating the Miami Heat and the Big Three. Boston Celtics.

The Raptors have gone from a big belly last season to a dark horse this season, allowing people to see once again what transformation is and what to do is incredible.Today's Raptors have become a favorite of the media. The league's most popular team has instantly won the favor of advertisers and broadcasters, and the number of fans has grown like a blowout.

Ying Xiong has been ridiculed as the biggest parallel importer in the offseason before the season, and has become the savior of the team and a man who may change the league structure.Such a huge contrast of comments not only made the fans feel dumbfounded, but also made the parties feel quite incredible.

Ying Xiong simply ignored the baseless criticism or praise from the media as the truth. He clearly knew how true the words said by people in this industry were.He understands that he is nothing yet, and neither is the team.If we really want to change all this, there are still many things that need to be done.

8 wins and 1 loss, No. [-] in the East, hehe, there is not much meaning... until the end, this is not the end!

On January 1, the Raptors challenged the Washington Wizards in back-to-back away games.The Wizards ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference last season, only one more win than the Raptors. It can be said that the two teams are difficult brothers.But this season, so far, the two teams have presented completely different situations.The Raptors are currently 11 wins and 3 loss, the first in the Eastern Conference, while the Wizards are 1 wins and 8 losses, the last in the Eastern Conference...

If the Raptors don't have an All-Star player, neither do the Wizards.The current biggest player in the Wizards is the No. 2010 pick in the [-] class and point guard John Wall from the University of Kentucky.

The Wizards have been seriously injured since the "General Incident", and are currently in the rebuilding phase. The team is rebuilding with the No. [-] pick John Wall as the core.Although Wall won the best rookie last season, judging from the current situation, the road to rebuilding the team has a long way to go.

The MCI Center Arena, home of the Wizards, opened in 1997 and can accommodate 20674 spectators, making it the third largest arena in the league.However, because the team has not won a game since the start of the regular season this season, many seats have been vacated in the huge arena, and there are more vacancies in each game.In this game, if it weren't for the fact that the opponent is the recently popular Raptors, there may be more vacancies.Fans are human too, and no one wants to spend money to be fed shit.Seeing one's home team being slaughtered by opponents one after another requires extremely high psychological endurance.

There are many back-to-back games this season, and it has appeared many times since the start of the game.For the Raptors, the big victory in the last game allowed the physical fitness of the main players to be well preserved. Although this game was played back-to-back away games, they did not feel too tired. During the shooting training, the teammates talked and laughed. Laugh, very relaxed atmosphere.

On the other hand, the Wizards are not so relaxed. The faces of the players are all serious. People who don't know think they are carrying a big blood feud.Of course, the optimist Nick Young is an exception.

The team's record is bleak, and the most anxious thing is actually not the players. After all, most players will not be cut during the season, but the coach is different.If a team has a poor record and wants to find a scapegoat, the head coach is the most likely person to become this role.This is why the dismissal rate of NBA head coaches is so high.

The Wizards coach Philip Sanders is currently in a state of dismay. The team's record has not improved, and it has not yet won.If it goes on like this, it seems that it is a certainty to dismiss get out of class by yourself.So if you want to keep your handsome position, you need to end this damn losing streak and win!win!Only by winning can you keep your job!
But in the face of last season's difficult brothers, this season's big dark horse, and now the Raptors who have won 6 consecutive victories, Philip Sanders has no confidence at all.But no matter how confident he is, he can only bite the bullet. He has no choice but to pack up and leave if he doesn't win.

No matter how long the losing streak is, there will be an end. No team will end a season with a total loss.But for Raptors coach Devin Casey, his team should never be the team that "sends warmth".

A large number of black-haired and yellow-skinned Asians came to the scene. Of course, these people came for one person, that is, Ying Xiong, the current number one star of the visiting team Raptors.

As soon as Ying Xiong entered the stadium, he attracted the attention of fans and reporters. The rapid progress of the team's record and the explosion of his own data made him become the darling of the fans almost overnight.At present, the structure of the alliance has not changed significantly, and it is difficult to make major changes, so people expect the emergence of dark horses and people who can change the structure of the alliance.Ying Xiong and his Raptors fit people's definition of such a dark horse and spoiler, and they also place great expectations on them.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Wizards at home is: center - JaVale McGee, power forward - Chris Singleton, small forward - Trevor Booker, shooting guard - Nick Young, Point guard -- John Wall.

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

If you look at the strength on paper alone, the overall offensive and defensive strength of the Wizards' starting lineup should rank in the bottom three of the 30 teams in the league, not even as good as the Timberwolves.Therefore, the team's 3-game losing streak is not entirely the responsibility of the head coach Philip Saunders.

But the NBA is a competitive sport and a business league, and no one will show mercy to you just because you are weak.So if you want to avoid being slaughtered, there is only one way to go - to make yourself stronger.

Bargnani and McGee prepare the jump ball near the center circle.In terms of vertical jumping ability alone, Bargnani can't match McGee after 100 years of training, but the NBA is not a high jump competition...

As the referee tosses the ball into the air, the game officially begins.Before Bargnani took off, McGee had already touched the ball in the air.In terms of bullet speed, McGee has never been afraid of anyone in the center position.

(End of this chapter)