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Chapter 579: The Last Battle of "Three Great Wars against Lu Bu"

On June 6, at the Air Canada Center Arena in Toronto, the Eastern Conference Finals tiebreaker.

Before the game, Ying Xiong sent a text message to all his teammates' mobile phones: "Don't think about what will happen if you lose, the opponent should be nervous. Don't be tied up on the field, just be yourself, follow my leadership, I will lead Let's go to the finals!"

The battle was about to break out, and the air around the Air Canada Center Arena seemed to freeze.For Raptors fans, it's both exciting and competitive.The excitement is that the team may create a new record in team history and enter the finals for the first time; the nervousness is because it does not know whether the tie-break can be won, even if it has home court advantage, the strength and experience of the opponent is too terrifying.

The Air Canada Center Arena distributed a home color white T-shirt to every fan present to create a home atmosphere and cheer for the home team.

Wearing a pink suit and oversized headphones, Ying Xiong walked handsomely through the aisle with a confident smile on his face.For him, this is a battle, and as the last battle of the "Three British War against Lu Bu", he must give everything he has.

The faces of the Raptors players were full of excitement and anticipation.As an NBA professional basketball player, there is no one who does not want to attend such a big scene.As long as this difficulty is overcome, there is hope to win the O'Brien Cup and become a part of creating team history.This kind of glory is hard for ordinary people to resist.

Tickets for this game are by far the tightest in the history of the Raptors.The price of the tickets from the scalpers has increased many times, but the supply is still in short supply.This city, this team, has never reached such heights.This game is destined to be recorded in the history of this team.

Ying Xiong high-fives every teammate.This game is not a duel between him and the Big Three. It needs the help of everyone in the team to create the history of the team.

There was not much emotion on Coach Casey's face, but his heart was already turbulent.Both he and Ying Xiong have won rings, but as one of the protagonists, it is the first time for both of them to compete for the championship.

——It would be a lie to say that you are not nervous.

The Big Three of the Heat have calm faces on their faces.They have experienced much more wind and rain than Ying Xiong and others.The tiebreaker is not a scourge, but if you want to say how sure you are in your heart, it's really hard to say.Judging from the situation in the previous 6 games, the momentum is actually on the opponent's side, and this game is the opponent's home court, and the situation is not good for them.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center-Along Gray, power forward-Rudy Gay, small forward-DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard-Ying Xiong, organization Guard - Jeremy Lin.

The Heat's starting lineup for the away game is: center - Chris Bosh, power forward - Sean Battier, small forward - LeBron James, shooting guard - Dwyane Wade, point guard - Mario Chalmers.

The ones in charge of explaining this game are still Charles Barkley and Chris Webber who have explained before.

"Chris, to be honest, who do you like more?" Barkley asked with a smile.

Webber pouted in the direction of the Raptors' bench.

No matter what level Barkley is, he naturally knows the meaning of Weber's move.He nodded lightly without meaning, without making any comments.

The game was about to start, and the shouts of the fans at the scene made the whole arena lively...

Along Gray believes that this is the most important game of his career so far.On the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, it was a tiebreaker against the defending champion Heat led by the Big Three, and he made his debut as a starter. What an honor!

Along Gray and Chris Bosh prepare the jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

Allong Gray gave the ball to DeRozan to help the home team get the offensive ball.

Jeremy Lin came over with a dribble, picked and rolled with Aaron Gray, and split the ball to Yingxiong on the right wing.

Ying Xiong gave it to Gay, who was near the bottom line on the right, and the latter caught the ball to face James, turned around and shot a jumper—missed!
Bosh made a strong rebound and handed it to Wade to advance.

Heat here, Wade points to James, who with the help of Bosh's pick-and-roll breakthrough.

Ying Xiong and Gay switched defenses directly.

Facing James' breakthrough, Ying Xiong asked people to go left to prevent him from directly attacking the basket.

James broke through halfway and gave it to Wade who was under the basket. Wade was interfered by Aaron Gray for a layup-miss!
Ying Xiong took the rebound and pushed directly to counterattack.

The Heat's quick return to defense is among the top in the league.Ying Xiong saw that there was no chance, so he assigned Jeremy Lin to play slowly.

Both teams chose to attack the basket at the beginning and played more cautiously, but the shooting percentage was not high, which made the fans even more nervous.

In such a game, the referee dare not call fouls indiscriminately, so it seems that the scale of the game is very wide.In this case, the defensive intensity of both sides is very high, and it is even more difficult to score.

"The offense of both sides is very strenuous!" Weber sighed.

Barkley nodded and said: "The importance of the game is high, the defensive intensity is high, and the game is not so good. I am used to watching offensive games in the regular season, and this kind of game naturally seems to score less. Tie-break games are rare. There were those who scored high scores.”

At this time, the score on the court was 6:5, and the Raptors led by 1 point.

Jeremy Lin held the ball to the top of the arc on the left, and with the help of his teammates to cover, he broke through and scored DeRozan from the outside.

DeRozan transferred to Yingxiong in the right corner.

After receiving the ball, Ying Xiong didn't stop the ball. Facing Battier's defense, he walked up the line with his left hand.

Battier quickly moved laterally to keep up.His defense is excellent, his footsteps are solid and accurate, and he has no extra moves in his hands. He uses his own confrontation to put pressure on his opponent.

Ying Xiong's crotch changed direction and returned to his right hand, lowering his center of gravity and cutting inward.

Battier's speed is not his strong point, but his consciousness is too good, almost instinctively, blocking Yingxiong's breakthrough line.

Ying Xiong had no choice but to force a jump shot...

Battier's bullet speed and wingspan are far inferior to Yingxiong's. He uses the iconic blindfold to block the defense, making the opponent feel uncomfortable when shooting.

But - still a hit!The core strength training last summer allowed him to keep his center of gravity stable in this situation, and he could not deform his movements when shooting.

But Ying Xiong's mid-range shots don't need to deliberately aim at the frame, so this kind of defense doesn't have that much impact on him.

"I've also experienced Sean's 'blindfold defense', and it's really uncomfortable!" Weber said thoughtfully.

"This kind of defense is a test of the shooter's basic shooting skills and self-confidence. Obviously, Ying did a good job!" Barkley said.

8:5, the Raptors lead by 3 points!
For the Heat, James used the pick-and-roll to withdraw 3 points-hit!
The two sides tied at 8!
(End of this chapter)