basketball hero

Chapter 613 The Importance of Space

The "new" Raptors got their first win, and the mentality of the team was refreshed. There are no underdogs in the NBA. When they have internal conflicts and their combat effectiveness declines, many games that seemed easy to win before become no longer so easy.The defending champion is always the target that all other teams in the league try to beat. Once you are in a bad state, others will naturally beat the dog in the water without the slightest hesitation or mercy.This is the NBA, the highest-level basketball league in the world, you can't do it, you can only be defeated.

After defeating the 76ers at home, the Raptors' record came to 8 wins and 13 losses, continuing to rank last in the Eastern Conference, n games behind the Indiana Pacers, the number one in the Eastern Conference.

On December 12, the Raptors challenged the Chicago Bulls in back-to-back away games.The Bulls' record has plummeted since the team's core Derrick Rose was reimbursed for the season last season. This season, Rose continues to recover from his injuries. They lack the engine in the backcourt, and the already constipated offense has become even more unreliable.The team does not have a reliable point guard who can replace Rose, but has no choice but to let a marginal guard like Marquisteig start.

The Raptors are currently 8 wins and 13 losses, while the Bulls are 9 wins and 12 losses. Both teams are ranked outside the top 8 in the Eastern Conference.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Bulls at home is: center - Joakim Noah, power forward - Carlos Boozer, small forward - Ruhr Deng, shooting guard - Jimmy Butler, point guard —Marquis Teague.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is: center-Valanciunas, power forward-Amir Johnson, small forward-DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard-Ying Xiong, point guard- Jeremy Lin.

The starting lineup of the Raptors remains unchanged from the last game. Since Along Grey was traded, Valanciunas has become the only genuine center in the team except the fringe player Austin Daye, and his position has been stabilized.After Bargnani and Alongre were traded, he was naturally the biggest beneficiary. As the second season of his career, he is also improving step by step.

The commentators for this game are the famous NBA commentator Kevin Harlan and the famous Bulls Scottie Pippen.

"Scottie, coming to the United Center as a guest commentator, doesn't it feel different from your game here? Hahahaha..." Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

Pippen said with a smile: "It's really different. Whenever I see a wonderful game, I want to go up and fight myself."

"That depends on whether the team will give you a contract!" Kevin Harlan joked.

"Just give me a veteran's basic salary!" Pippen said with a smile in a good mood.

The game started quickly, and Noah roared and allocated the ball to his teammates.

"Jokin is still full of love!" Kevin Harlan said.

"Without Derek, Joe King is the core of this team." Pippen also said.

Marquisteig slowly dribbles over.As Rose's replacement, his strength is obviously far from the youngest regular season MVP in history. His role on the court is almost a dribble across half court, and then he will hand the ball out and take a shot when he has the opportunity. .

Luer Deng came out to catch the ball, facing the defense of the corresponding hero, and distributed it to Noah in the high position.

As a defensive center, Noah rarely has good support skills, which prevents him from blocking the breakthrough space of his teammates on the offensive end.

The Bulls' starting lineup, even with Rose, has a huge offensive flaw, and that's poor spacing.Whether it is Jimmy Patler or Ruhr Deng, the 3-pointers are not stable, and the shooting percentage is not high.Not to mention Rose, the 3-pointer has never been easy.In this era that pays more and more attention to 3-point shots, without a stable 3-point threat, the offensive end will definitely be relatively difficult. Without Rose, the offense will be directly paralyzed.

Boozer slammed Amir Johnson with his back, turned over and shot-no.

Valanciunas grabbed the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jeremy Lin dribbles over, picks and rolls with Valanciunas in the high post, and points down Valanciunas with the ball.

Valanciunas took the ball and dribbled a step, feinted a shot and forced it up, but was ruthlessly blocked by Noah!

"Jokin is hot pot! Jokin has shown the strength of a best defensive player!" Kevin Harlan said passionately.

After Jimmy Butler got the ball, he was eager to get the ball and pushed back. Ying Xiong came up and cut the ball. The ball hit the opponent and went out of the baseline...

Jimmy Butler looked annoyed!
"Jimmy is still too young, too impatient, the ball is right to counterattack, but too impatient, the ball is too exposed!" Pippen obviously didn't pause for this little junior's choice, and couldn't help pointing out.

"Scotty, it should be only one year older than Jimmy!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"what……"

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to Ying Xiong on the right wing.

Jimmy Butler has improved rapidly this season and has secured the team's starting No. 2 position.Facing the best No. 2 Yingxiong in the league in this campaign, he naturally hopes to limit the opponent and get more praise and attention.

With the help of Amir Johnson's screen, Ying Xiong took the ball to his right hand.

Jimmy Butler moves fast, dribbling around screens and staying in position.

"Jimmy's defense is very stable, smart, and has great potential!" Kevin Harlan said with appreciation.

Ying Xiong took a step forward with the ball, dribbled behind his back and retreated after being blocked, and then directly pulled up to shoot...

Jimmy Butler's reaction was quick, and Ying Xiong was not completely thrown away, and the jump ball was blocked-but it couldn't reach it!

Ying Xiong used a jumper to steadily score the first 1 points of the game.

"Jimmy worked very hard, but the talent is still not as good as it should be!" Pippen said bluntly.

Although Jimmy Butler is 201cm tall, his wingspan is... when he meets Ying Xiong, who has a wingspan of 203cm, a wingspan of 220cm, and an amazing bullet speed, it is almost impossible for him to block the shot from the front.Not to mention blocking, even interference is difficult to do.

On the Bulls side, Boozer also hit a jumper with a step back, and the two sides tied at 2:2.

The offense of the two teams in the first quarter was limited by the opponent's excellent defense, so the scores were not very high.

Like the last game, Jeremy Lin was replaced by Lowry early in the first quarter, and Amir Johnson was replaced by Patterson.

With Patterson on the court, the Raptors' offensive spacing has also become better.

"After Patrick came, Ying was liberated, and Jeremy was also liberated!" Kevin Harlan said.

"A team with outstanding points needs to have space. Toronto's space has improved a lot since Parkrick came, and Chicago's space has not changed." Pippen shook his head and said.

(End of this chapter)