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Chapter 550 The First Round of the Playoffs G1 Begins

The two teams played against each other three times in the regular season, and the Raptors led with two wins and one loss.Of course, the results of the regular season matches cannot explain too many problems. The playoffs are all targeted contests, and there is no back-to-back. When everyone shortens the rotation, the reference value of the content of the regular season games will not be so great. .

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center - Valanciunas, power forward - Amir Johnson, small forward - DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - — Jeremy Lin.

Bargnani still has not been sent to the starting lineup. On the one hand, his personal condition has not been adjusted to the best level. On the other hand, the team's coaching staff also have their own considerations.

The starting lineup of the Celtics for the away game is: center - Kevin Garnett, power forward - Brandon Bass, small forward - Jeff Green, shooting guard - Paul Pierce, point guard - — Avery Bradley.

After Rondo was reimbursed for the season, he was replaced by defensive champion Bradley.Bradley is 188cm tall, but his defensive ability is very strong. He can defend two positions in the backcourt, but organizing offense is not what he is best at.But now coach Doc Rivers is also unavailable. If Jason Terry is allowed to start, the offensive ability of the substitute will be even more unbearable.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the game is about to start.Garnett and Valanciunas prepare for a jump ball near the center circle.

One old and one young two inside jump balls, but the young Valanciunas couldn't jump the old KG.

Bradley dribbles over.

Ying Xiong is naturally the top scorer defending the opponent's outside line-Paul Pierce.

Pierce is getting older now, and his playing style is becoming more and more floor-like.His innate scoring talent allows him to use rhythm and skills to score points even if he has no speed and explosive power.

Bradley's half-court organization ability is not comparable to that of Rondo, even Jeremy Lin or Lowry.He's more of a defensively undersized 2.It's not that being short is necessarily good at organizing, nor is it that defenders are necessarily better at organizing than forwards.

Without Rondo, the Celtics' halfcourt offense is also constipated, slow and procrastinated, not like a smooth offensive team at all.

KG's high position support, Jeff Green who wants the ball from the waist.

Jeff Green is 206cm tall, playing small forward against DeRozan, who is 5cm shorter than him and not as heavy as himself, has an obvious dislocation advantage.

Jeff Green is a player who "knows everything but is not good at anything".When he was at Georgetown University, he already had all the offensive skills needed by a small forward, but the tragedy is that he still does not have a stable killer.As a role player, being a good player is sometimes not as good as a fresh move, because in a team with the Big Three, there are not many offensive opportunities left for him.

Jeff Green forced DeRozan with his back, turned over and made a jumper-missed!
Ying Xiong received the rebound and gave it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

It was not Pierce who defended Yingxiong, but Jeff Green.Jeff Green is in his prime and has outstanding physical fitness. As a swingman of big and small forwards, he is the most suitable candidate for the team to defend Yingxiong in terms of size and speed.

Jeremy Lin and Valanciunas pick and roll at a high position. The Celtics did not adopt the strategy of "partial three-in-two", but let Bradley hang around Jeremy Lin, and KG's high-position sweep to fill the position.

Ying Xiong was cruising in the frontcourt. He saw the opponent's strategy and quickly understood it.The reason why they didn't adopt the "partial three-and-two" strategy they have always been good at is to save KG's physical fitness, and secondly, to trust Bradley's defensive ability.After all, no matter how perfect the flanking and rotation is, once the opponent moves the ball fast enough, it will cause certain flaws.The Raptors' ability to move the ball outside is still very good because of Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin.

In the playoffs, the emphasis is on matchup and pertinence, and the opponent's style of play and the strengths and weaknesses of personnel will be thoroughly studied.

Jeremy Lin couldn't find a chance, so he assigned it to DeRozan on the right. DeRozan faced the old Pierce, turned around and walked to the bottom line, and after throwing away half of his body, he was interfered by Bass who was helping to defend the basket. able to hit!

Ying Xiong squeezed to the basket from the left, jumped up and made a tip-up before Jeff Green-but still nothing!

KG received the rebound and handed it to Bradley to advance.

Here KG high jumper - miss!
Jeremy Lin grabbed the rebound and pushed directly to counterattack, but the pass was intercepted by Bradley and he made a mistake...

Bradley made a quick drive to the basket, and was interrupted by Valanciunas for a layup-no!

Amir Johnson protected the rebound and handed it to Ying Xiong to advance.

After the start, the defense of both sides was very tight, and the offensive efficiency was very low. After playing for 2 minutes, neither of them scored yet.

Ying Xiong slowly dribbled the ball to the front court, facing Jeff Green's defense, and signaled Amir Johnson to come up to cover.

Unexpectedly, at the moment when the cover happened, the opponent double-teamed Xiangxiong.

Ying Xiong unhurriedly distributed the ball to Jeremy Lin, and asked Jeremy Lin to be the setter for 2 passes.

Jeremy Lin gave it to DeRozan in the right corner. DeRozan hesitated after receiving the ball, and KG's defense was also in place.He rushed to the basket with the ball, feinted and then made a strong move, but the opponent was not fooled, but was capped by Bass, who was helping to defend.

Bradley sprinted directly after picking up the ball. Jeremy Lin was in the wrong position, and there was some distance from him. It seemed too late to try to return to the defense.

Ying Xiong accelerated back to the defense from the left sideline. His speed was obviously faster than Jeremy Lin's. He rushed over from one side and seemed very hopeful to catch up with the opponent.

Bradley rushed fiercely and only had eyes for the basket.Of course he knew there were people chasing him behind him, but he believed in his speed, and that was his character—tough, brave, and fearless.

Bradley is already running to the 3-point line, steps over the free-throw line, and is ready to go.

Ying Xiong came later, cut in from the left 3-point line, and rushed in front of the opponent.

When Bradley saw Ying Xiong, he was amazed at the speed of Ying Xiong, but at this time he had no choice but to attack, and he was not afraid of Ying Xiong.He didn't care whether the opponent was in front of him or not, he jumped with one foot, jumped high, and dunked hard into the basket with his right hand!

—He actually planned to dunk!The buckle should be male!The fans at the scene were a little surprised. They didn't expect this small and unattractive defender to be so tough and fearless.

At this kind of moment, Ying Xiong naturally wouldn't back down, he took off vigorously, and saw the truth with the opponent in the air.

Under the eyes of the fans at the scene, Ying Xiong blocked Bradley's dunk like a wall.

Bradley wanted to pass Ying Xiong for a dunk, and was sad to the sky.But he was fearless, and he swung his arms fiercely to dunk into the basket!

(End of this chapter)