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Chapter 412 Player of the Month

15 wins and 5 losses!This is the record for the Raptors so far this season!In this difficult road trip, they surprised those who looked down on them, winning 4 of 3 games. On January 1, they will challenge the Nets in an away game, which is also their last opponent in this wave of road trip.

The two teams had a match on the 7th of this month, and the Raptors won at home in that game.Today's Nets have a record of 7 wins and 13 losses, ranking last in the Eastern Conference. No matter from the book strength or the current record, people can't see any hope of entering the playoffs.

In this game, the Raptors' starting center Bargnani continued to be absent. Coach Casey made another change. He removed center Along Gray, who performed poorly in the previous game, from the starting lineup, and Amir Johnson played the starting center. James Johnson continued as the starting power forward.

The Raptors have their own considerations in arranging Coach Casey in this way. The opponents of this game, the Nets, also played a small and flexible lineup, and the starting lineup did not have any big men over 210cm.

Returning to the Eastern District from the plateau at home, the Raptors players feel much better, and naturally hope to win this game and return to the home court with a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

In this game, the Nets, who were playing at home, completely lost themselves on the offensive end. The entire team, whether it was a starter or a substitute, except for Deron Williams, no one scored in double figures.Such a performance is naturally impossible to win the game.We often say that "defense wins the championship", but it is undeniable that basketball is ultimately a sport in which the final outcome is determined by scoring more points.

Throughout the game, the Raptors took the initiative, and finally easily maintained their advantage until the end.In this game, DeRozan and Calderon performed well, Ying Xiong did not deliberately take too many shots, and actively played for his teammates.Although the data is not outstanding, the team won the ball very easily.In this game, he got 4 blocked shots, and inadvertently set a personal record for blocked shots in the regular season (previously 3).

With the Nets win, the Raptors are 16-5 and all games in January are over. In 1 games in January, the Raptors achieved a record of 1 wins and 18 losses. Compared with the same period last year, the improvement is very significant.

The Raptors' next game is at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 2.The Eagles once defeated the Raptors at home on January 1, giving their opponents two consecutive losses.In this campaign, the Raptors are fighting at home, and they are bound to defeat their opponents and complete their revenge.

Before the game against the Eagles at home on February 2, the NBA officially announced the best players in the NBA East and West for January.Yingxiong of the Toronto Raptors in the east and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers in the west were selected together.This is the first time in Ying Xiong's career that he won the NBA Player of the Month award. This honor is the best compliment for his wonderful performance in the past month.

Prior to this, the honor of the best player of the month in the East has been almost monopolized by LeBron James for a long time. The appearance of Ying Xiong has brought a new face to this honor, making people accustomed to seeing these superstars monopolize the honor The status quo has improved.

Although the NBA's best player of the month does not have as much popularity and attention as the MVP and championship, it is an extremely difficult honor for a player.First of all, the team's record must be among the best in the division within this month, and secondly, the personal data and performance must be the best in the team and belong to the most elite tier in the league.Throughout the entire league, there are not many players who can meet the above two requirements. Some stars have never been awarded the title of best player of the month in their entire lives.We must know that it is easier to achieve excellent records and statistics within a week, but it is not so easy to achieve such performance in a month.Therefore, the best players in Deyue are players with relatively stable performance in strong teams.

Ying Xiong won the best player of the month in the East, causing an uproar in the league.You must know that he won the award but squeezed out LeBron James and Derrick Rose!These two were the regular season MVPs of the NBA the year before last and last year!
The local media in Toronto naturally exaggerated Ying Xiong's award. It seems that there has been no star-level player in this city for a long time. The last star was "Dragon King" Chris Bosh, but it has been two full seasons since he left here. .

On February 2, the Raptors played at the Air Canada Center Arena, and there was a lot of voices.The fans expressed their love and support for this dark polo team with their enthusiasm.The scene has long been full of seats, and the team's season ticket sales this year have created a record high.

The Raptors and the Eagles, one has 16 wins and 5 losses, 4 consecutive victories, the other has 15 wins and 6 losses, 3 consecutive victories, and the gap between winning and losing is extremely small.If the Hawks win this game, they will surpass the Raptors in the rankings based on the relationship between each other.In this game, there will definitely be a team that will end the winning streak.

This is a game that no one wants to lose. For the Raptors, they played at home and lost to the opponent in the last game, and they don't even want to lose.For both sides, in this kind of game, winning one game is worth two games!

The Raptors have gone through a tough road trip. After returning home, the morale is very high. From the shooting training before the game, we can see everyone's confidence in winning the game.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center - Ed Davis, power forward - James Johnson, small forward - DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Calderon.

The starting lineup for the away game is: center - Zaza Pachulia, power forward - Marvin Williams, small forward - Josh Smith, shooting guard - Joe Johnson, point guard - Jeff Teague .

The Raptors changed again in this game. Ed Davis returned to the starting lineup and will face Pachulia; while Bargnani and Horford continue to be absent.

老鹰队上一次在连续5个客场之旅中胜出4场以上还是以1968年，在此后他们一共有16个连续5个客场之旅，都不能胜出3场以上。老鹰队此前击败了雄鹿队、活塞队和黄蜂队，但败给马刺队。目前他们是三连胜，以4胜1负完成了连续5个客场之旅，这是40多年来第一次。

Ed Davis and Zaza Pachulia prepare for a jump ball near the center circle.

Ed Davis bounced better and passed the ball to Ying Xiong, and the game officially started.The fans cheered immediately, and the decibel value reached the maximum value in an instant.

Ying Xiong turned around and passed the ball to Calderon, who slowly dribbled the ball across the half.

In this game, many fans came for one person, and this person is Tracy McGrady.McGrady was in the Pistons last season and came to the Eagles this season.As the scoring champion and superstar in the past, even though he is no longer the main force of the team, his popularity is still there.

(End of this chapter)