basketball hero

Chapter 387 Winning Streak and Losing Streak

John Wall holds the ball across the half.As the No. 1 pick, Wall and Irving are completely different types.Wall is somewhat similar to the traditional No. [-] position, which focuses on organization, while Irving focuses on scoring.Of course, if they can combine their strengths into one person, it will almost be a relatively perfect point guard.However, this can only be a fantasy. If this is really possible, then Durant + James...

Ying Xiong plays the No. 2 position on the court, but in many cases, he needs to defend the opponent's No. 3 player.For example, in this game, since the opponent's No. 3 Trevor Booker is a powerful forward with a height of 203cm and a weight of more than 100kg, DeRozan is a bit difficult to defend, so it can only be handed over to Yingxiong.

In this position, Wall belongs to one of the best physical fitness in the league. His lightning speed gives him an advantage in the breakthrough process.Facing veteran Calderon, he has an absolute speed advantage.

Wall scored after the pick-and-roll, Nick Young received the ball, singled DeRozan, and made a step-back jumper-missed.

Amir Johnson protected the rebound and handed it to Calderon to advance.

Ying Xiong catches the ball at the top of the arc, faces Booker, and Bargnani picks and rolls.Unexpectedly, Bargnani's pick-and-roll quality was poor, and Booker squeezed fiercely through the screen, still lying in front of him.

Ying Xiong has some headaches. Bargnani, as a big player who can play inside and outside, can provide a lot of convenience on the offensive end if the pick-and-roll quality can be higher.You must know that a big man with outside shooting and ball-holding offensive ability will make the defense difficult to defend when he cooperates with the outside team in the pick-and-roll.

Ying Xiong suddenly gave the ball to Bargnani, and then he suddenly started to drive to the center and go straight to the basket.Booker thought he was going to play singles, but he didn't expect him to do such a move all of a sudden. He was already at a disadvantage in moving speed, and was even more beyond his reach. He could only grit his teeth and chase forward, and reminded his teammates to protect the basket.

Bargnani's ability to hit the ground and pass the ball is far inferior to that of Calderon, but in this case, it is impossible for him to fail to pass it, and it is impossible for Ying Xiong to fail to catch it.

Ying Xiong went straight to the basket, faced Singleton and Wall, who was helping to defend, took three steps, and finally jumped up and smashed Calderon on the outside.

At this time, Calderon has no one within 3 meters from the 3-point line, and is absolutely open.With his excellent fixed-point shooting ability, how could such a good opportunity not be grasped, and he made a 3-pointer and went straight into the center of the Nets!

3:0, the Raptors in the away game played smoothly in the first offense, which made Wizards coach Philip Sanders tighten his heart.

As a point guard, Wall has obvious advantages and disadvantages.Although he has superhuman physical fitness and excellent passing vision, his lack of mid-range and long-range shooting ability makes him always "walk with a limp".In the current league that pays more and more attention to outside shooting, if a core guard does not have the ability to shoot in the long range, the opponent will unscrupulously release shots to prevent breakthroughs.When defending the pick-and-roll, the inside players will shrink inside, making the space and opportunities for breakthroughs much smaller.

At this time, Calderon, who was defending Wall in the opponent Raptors, did just that.Calderon does not have Wall's physical fitness, but as a point guard, he has fewer turnovers, accurate shots, rich experience and cunning, and he still thrives in the league.

The functions of the players on the Wizards side are too simplistic.Nick Young is a "black hole", and it is difficult for the ball to come out of him; McGee can only dunk, and there is no threat if he is far away from the basket; Booker and Singleton are full-fledged role players with limited offensive strength and cannot Provide enough firepower.And Wall, who is the best among the starting 5 tigers, also has obvious shortcomings...

In such a team composed of players with obvious shortcomings, the coach Philip Saunders did not make use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. No wonder the opponents are attacking your shortcomings.

The starting players of the Raptors also have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they cooperate with each other quite tacitly, hiding their shortcomings well and giving full play to their strengths as much as possible.This is also the reason why the current record gap between the two teams is so large.

Booker's defense is very tough. As a forward, he has strength and body, but in front of Yingxiong, he is too slow...

When Ying Xiong beats Booker, he only needs a change of direction to accelerate, and an opportunity can appear.In fact, with the speed and range of his Crossover, few players of his height can really keep up.Booker is not slow, but it is not enough to prevent Yingxiong.

If Booker is pressing, Ying Xiong will speed up and pass; if Booker takes a step, Ying Xiong will make a shot.In addition, Ying Xiong's flexible off-the-ball positioning and excellent ability to catch and shoot also made Booker complain.

Neither Booker nor Nick Young, nor Wall, who volunteered to defend, did not get any benefit from Ying Xiong.

In the first half alone, Ying Xiong scored 21 points, ignoring the opponent's defense as nothing.Not only Ying Xiong, but in the Raptors, Bargnani played against McGee and DeRozan played against Nick Young. They both have obvious advantages and good offensive efficiency.On the other hand, for the Wizards playing at home, the core guard Wall was lost in the tactical trap designed by the opponent for himself. He only hit 7 goal in 1 shots in the half, but made 2 turnovers, showing a sluggish performance.

Wall's performance was sluggish, and McGee and others who relied on him to feed the ball did not perform much.Nick Young, on the other hand, relied on his singles ability to score some points.But overall, this is just a drop in the bucket.

The competition between the second teams of the two sides was evenly matched.However, the disparity in combat power between the main players is too great, so that there is a tendency to fight in the halftime of the game.The Raptors led their opponents by 2 points at halftime, which gave them enough advantage in the second half of the game.

In the second half of the game, the Wizards did not improve much. The 8-game losing streak seemed to destroy the team's self-confidence and resilience. Seeing the big score behind, the combat effectiveness of the players was getting lower and lower.

After the 3rd quarter, the point difference has exceeded 30 points, making the entire last quarter of the game a garbage time.

In the end, the Raptors beat the Wizards in an away game. While ushering in a 7-game winning streak, they gave their opponents a 9-game losing streak.For these two teams, who can end the winning streak/losing streak is a topic of great interest to fans.For the Wizards coach Philip Sanders, his time in the team is estimated to be counting down.

Yingxiong only played 25 minutes in this game again.For him, such back-to-back games are not tiring, but also very easy.He made 20 of 14 shots in the game, including 3 of 6 3-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws. He efficiently scored 36 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, continuing his hot performance.

(End of this chapter)