basketball hero

Chapter 559 Milestone Night

Valanciunas and Hibbert jumped the ball near the middle circle and the game officially started.

But after the opening game, the Raptors at home were obviously in a bad physical condition. Neither the confrontation nor the rhythm was on point. Coupled with the fierce defense of the Pacers, their offensive efficiency was extremely low.On the other hand, the Pacers, who are playing away games, have no burden, dare to fight and fight hard, but they have played above-standard offense.

Not only the Raptors are a little puzzled, but even the home fans don't know what to do.On Yingxiong's MVP night, the home team that swept their opponents in the first round faced the Pacers, who dominated the regular season, how did they play like shit?I was hit with a sap at the beginning, and the difficulties in the future are predictable.

Raptors coach Casey is more calm than the fans, but it is definitely impossible to say it is easy.Obviously, things are different for the two teams.The Raptors have already rested for a week. In this high-intensity playoffs, it is not a good thing to rest for such a long time.No matter how professional a basketball player is, he cannot maintain his playoff status by training alone.The Pacers played 6 games and rested for 2 days. They may be slightly inferior to the Raptors in terms of physical fitness, but their competitive state is better.

The scene was a little quiet. The league's No. [-] team, after sweeping the Celtics in the first round, was overwhelmed by the Pacers without Granger. It was indeed unacceptable.

The Pacers have obviously done their homework. Coach Vogel may have started to study the Raptors before the series with the Nets is over.In response to the unstable characteristics of the Raptors' starting outside shooting, they made targeted arrangements for the opponent's breakthroughs and inside cuts, allowing DeRozan, Jeremy Lin and others to make strong outside shots, but did not give easy open space.For the core of the Raptors, Yingxiong, let Paul George defend the whole game, almost reaching the "bodyguard" treatment.If Yingxiong picks and rolls, he will attack, allowing Valanciunas and Amir Johnson to handle the ball at a high position; if Yingxiong is strong, there will be a sweeping David West to intercept on the breakthrough route, even if he is passed In this pass, Hibbert, the defensive gate on the inside, is the last line of defense, responsible for protecting the frame.

In addition, in order to limit the excellent conversion offense of the Raptors, the Pacers even gave up some offensive rebounds. The rest all retreated.

The Pacers don't have an inside defender with such a large activity area like KG, but their players are younger, and their inside and outside defense is more balanced. The overall defensive strength is higher than that of the Celtics this season.They have defensive gates like Paul George and George Hill on the outside, Roy Hibbert on the inside is the tall and long-armed black tower Roy Hibbert, David West and Lance Stephenson's defensive ability is also above average, so The starting lineup has no absolute defensive weakness, and the overall defensive strength is absolutely top-notch in the entire league.

It is impossible for Ying Xiong to open the hidden attribute in the first quarter and use the 5 formula.When the opponent flanked him, he actively created opportunities for his teammates.However, the other teammates not only have not adjusted to the best physical condition, but also have some minor problems in mentality, low offensive efficiency, and extremely frequent mistakes.

Ying Xiong was replaced by teammate Terrence Ross with 2 minutes and 48 seconds left in the first quarter.During the 9 minutes and 12 seconds of his presence, the team was rarely suppressed by the opponent and fell behind by 8 points.

The Raptors' bench lineup was led by Lowry and Gay. After they played, they slowly took advantage of the field and pulled back the point difference.

The Pacers' second team mainly relies on DJ Augustin, and the rest, whether it's Mahinmi or Hansbrough, are not very outstanding in their personal abilities.It is not a matter of a day or two that their team has a weak bench. This is also a common problem faced by most teams in the league.After all, the salary cap is there, and it is impossible to buy strong reinforcements in the free market without restrictions. How to allocate the starting lineup and the substitute lineup is a question for the coaching staff to consider.This is why the Spurs let Yaodao, who has the starting strength, go to the bench to play the sixth man. The reason why the previous Thunder let Tanhuaxiu Harden play the sixth man.

The Pacers' starter returned quickly.They are unwilling to let the opponent wipe out the hard-won lead.

The Raptors also made adjustments. Ying Xiong, who showed great prowess in the last series, brought a small lineup of 4 pitchers, and was sent on the field in advance by Coach Casey.

But in this game, this lineup did not play much effect.On the offensive end, they were unable to hit an open 3-pointer after Ying Xiong was flanked; on the defensive end, Gay was forced by David West, while Bargnani was bullied by Hibbert.In this case, the advantages of this lineup cannot be brought into play, and instead it becomes a situation where the opponent hits the sore spot severely.

Beads of sweat appeared on Coach Casey's forehead, and all the unfavorable situations for his side appeared.The fans at the scene seemed very depressed. They didn't expect that the favorite to win the championship in their hearts would be so depressed.Could it be that after a week of rest, everyone can't play anymore?

Faced with this situation, Ying Xiong resolutely turned on the hidden attribute, and did not spare his physical strength to launch a fierce attack.To his disadvantage, the 7-day rest also affected his touch, especially for 3 points.In the case where the opponent intends to shrink, even with the 5-style bonus, it is still very tiring to fight.

Everyone present knew that Ying Xiong was the person who least wanted to lose this game.He had just won the MVP of the regular season, so he was naturally unwilling to usher in a bad start on the milestone night.

Ying Xiong doesn't feel good, but he can still use his mid-range and basket offense, as well as push and counterattack to get points, but other players are not so capable.

The Raptors were in a slump almost throughout the game. Even if their state recovered in the final stage, it was too late.The Pacers played steadily and made good use of their inside advantages, and the turnovers in the game were also well controlled.

In the end, the Pacers defeated the Raptors, the No. 7 Raptors in the league in the regular season, ushered in a good start, and also gave their opponents their first loss since the playoffs.This victory helped them regain their home court advantage and forced their opponents into a difficult situation in the 4-[-] wins.

应雄上场42分钟，砍下37分13个篮板3次助攻4个抢断2个盖帽，依然无法帮助球队获得比赛的胜利。他自己的状态也不是很好，外线手感不稳定。

After losing G1, it means that the Raptors must win G2, otherwise, going to Indiana with a score of 0:2, the possibility of advancing will become extremely slim.

(End of this chapter)