basketball hero

Chapter 557 Complete the sweep!

应雄本场比赛登场39分钟，砍下29分14个篮板11个助攻4个抢断2个盖帽，贡献了一次精彩的三双表演。正是因为他的存在，让以防守著称的凯尔特人队在防守端只能被迫做出选择。

Ying Xiong's 14 rebounds also set a record for his single-game rebounds in the playoffs (previously 13).The reason why his rebounding data has always been so good is that on the one hand, he has excellent rebounding awareness and good physical fitness; on the other hand, it is also because the team's rebounds are weak and the internal rebounds are not well protected. He needs to help his teammates share the rebounding pressure .

Yingxiong's triple-double + rebounds broke his own record, helping the team defeat the tough Celtics away and gain a 3:0 advantage, basically declaring that they have entered the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with one foot.

The Raptors' victory also severely slapped the so-called experts who advocated that the Celtics would complete the "black eight" before the start of the series.

With practical actions, Ying Xiong led the team to complete the 3-game winning streak in the first round of the playoffs, and took another big step towards the goal of the championship.

The failure of the Celtics basically prevented them from advancing to the second round.Under the combined effects of injuries and the decline of the core players' aging status, this former king's team has basically closed the championship window.Facing the young and strong Raptors, they have no chance.Now, what is before them is not promotion, but how to avoid being swept away by the opponent.

After the game, the head coach of the Raptors, Casey, together with star Ying Xiong and another outstanding player Jeremy Lin attended the press conference.

At the press conference, when a reporter asked Coach Casey how he commented on the game, he said that the game was very difficult, and it was the unremitting efforts of the players that allowed us to win this crucial away game.

And Ying Xiong said that the key to this game is the coaching staff's bold change of formation, and it should be the first achievement.In this regard, Jeremy Lin also agreed.

One side is elated, while the other side is frowning.Competitive sports is like this, there is only one winner, as long as there is a game, there will be a winner, and no one can guarantee that they can win forever.

On April 4, Game 29 of the first round of the playoffs between the Raptors and the Celtics will continue at the Celtics' home stadium, the North Shore Garden Arena.In this game, if the visiting team makes another victory, it will complete the sweep.Whether this series can continue depends on whether the Celtics can win this game.

There aren't many secrets between the two sides, and the starting lineup remains the same as in the previous game.The Celtics have no room for adjustment, they can only bite the bullet; while the Raptors are pursuing the method of "soldiers come to block the water and cover them with soil", watching the opponent's moves before responding.

In this game, the away Raptors, led by Ying Xiong, had the upper hand from the beginning.

In the end, the Raptors easily defeated the opponent in the away game, won the fourth game of the series, swept the 4 championship Boston Celtics with a score of 4:0, and successfully advanced to the second place in the playoffs. wheel.

Yingxiong played only 33 minutes in this game, easily scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. This is his second triple-double in this round of the series, and also the second consecutive A triple-double.In this round of the series, the opponent never stopped double-teaming him, and he also used his triple-double performance to defeat the opponent's defense.

This round of the series, which was originally full of "black eight" topics, ended with the Raptors sweeping their opponents. This is indeed beyond many people's expectations.The Boston Celtics led by the two giants failed to win a game, which only shows the strength of the Raptors.If people still complained about the strength of this young team before the start of the playoffs, then the results of this round of the series are enough to justify their name.

And Ying Xiong used his performance to make those who questioned him shut their mouths.Although he didn't score 50+, but with the performance of consecutive triple-doubles, everyone can see that he can help the team win in various ways, and scoring is just one of them.

Ying Xiong is very happy that the team can advance, but the happiest thing is that he helped the team easily advance to the second round without using the 5-style.Before the start of the series, he didn't think that the opponent could beat the team, but he completed the promotion in a sweeping way without using the 2-style, which was indeed beyond his expectations.He understands that this team has improved a lot and grown a lot compared to last season, and it is no longer a team that completely counts on him alone.

The opponent of the Raptors in the second round is the winner between the 2th-ranked Indiana Pacers and the 4th-ranked Brooklyn Nets. At present, the series between the two teams is tied at 5:2, and Tianwangshan is next. In the battle, it will take 2 games at the earliest to decide the winner.

The Raptors sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, so they can have enough time and energy to sit down and watch the competition between their next opponents seriously.

Of course, training is also necessary, otherwise, if there is no competition for a long time, the body will easily relax, and then it will not be so easy to tighten up all of a sudden.

The coaching staff of the Raptors is hurrying to prepare for the next round of the game. In their vision, the two teams are naturally more likely to break through the Pacers.

According to the schedule, even if the series between the Pacers and the Nets is decided in 6 games, the second round of the series will not start until May 2.Not to mention that if there is a tie-break, the second round of the series will have to wait until May 5.For the Raptors, who ended the series on April 6, a week or more of rest is not a good thing.But the competition system is like this. In terms of the number of sweeps and tie-breaks, there are 2 more games on the tie-break side, and there are no back-to-back playoffs, so the sweeping side can only choose to wait.

The Raptors' biggest opponent in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat, also swept the seventh-ranked Atlanta Hawks with a total score of 4:0.Their second-round opponent is the winner between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls.

During training, Ying Xiong kept reminding his teammates not to underestimate the Pacers or the Nets.The teams that can enter the playoffs are not weak teams.Regardless of whether it is a sweep to advance or a tiebreaker to advance, the score at the beginning of the series is 0-0.

Ying Xiong knows that if he wants to meet the Heat who eliminated his team last season in the playoffs this season, it can only be done in the Eastern Conference Finals.To advance to the Eastern Conference finals, they must defeat their opponents in the second round.

(End of this chapter)