basketball hero

Chapter 615 Meeting old friends

In the second half of the game, the Bulls played harder and harder, and their offense was really bad. This was even more obvious during the absence of Derrick Rose.As for the Raptors, who have shown signs of recovery, their offensive constipation has been infinitely magnified.

"Toronto's defense is actually underestimated. If I remember correctly, their defensive efficiency per 5 rounds last season was among the top [-] in the league." Pippen said truthfully.

"Maybe their offense concealed their excellent defense, hahaha..." Kevin Harlan laughed.

"The overall offensive strength of the teams in the Eastern District is indeed inferior to the teams in the Western District!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"That's true. The Western Conference teams are generally more offensive and play faster, while the Eastern Conference teams play more like old-school basketball." Pippen nodded.

There is no suspense about the outcome of the game. The Raptors easily defeated their opponents in the away game and ushered in two consecutive victories.After winning this game, their record with the Bulls became the same, both 9 wins and 13 losses, and according to the ranking rules, they also relied on the relationship between the two sides to rank higher than their opponents and rose one.

"Is Toronto back to normal?" Kevin Harlan looked at Pippen and asked with a smile.

"I guess...it should be almost there!" Pippen said a little vaguely, but the meaning was clear.

应雄本场比赛上场38分钟，砍下34分10个篮板7次助攻4个抢断1个盖帽，帮助球队获得两连胜。

On December 12, the Raptors returned home to face the Bobcats.In this game, relying on Ying Xiong's score of 19+40+12+5+3, they easily defeated their opponents, ushered in a 3-game winning streak, and the number of wins finally reached double digits, reaching 3 games.

With the recovery of the Raptors, the outside world once again included them in the discussion of winning the championship.Victory is the best response. The so-called experts who have been belittling them before have also kept a low profile after their 3-game winning streak, and no longer blatantly made radical remarks.

After finishing the game with the Bobcats at home, the Raptors will go to the west and play 3 consecutive away games against the Mavericks, Thunder and Spurs.

On December 12, the Raptors were a guest at the home of the Dallas Mavericks - the American Airlines Center Arena to challenge the Mavericks.This is also when Ying Xiong and Casey returned to their old club's home court to play.For both of them, it's been two seasons and getting used to it.But for them, everything here is very familiar, even if it is an away game, it is not much different from the home game.

The Mavericks did not make the playoffs last season. So far this season, they have a record of 15 wins and 10 losses, which is still very good.The fans here still love Yingxiong very much, and very few even wear his No. 25 jersey when he was in the team.

Many members of the Mavericks' 2011 championship lineup are no longer in the team, but head coach Rick Carlisle, the team's core Dirk Nowitzki are all there, as are Barea and Marion.Calderon, who left the team last season, is now also in the Mavericks.

Before the game, the two sides were still very polite, and the old teammates greeted each other.Casey worked as an assistant coach for Carlisle at the beginning, so he naturally had a good relationship with him, and they inevitably joked with each other when they met.

The scene was a happy scene, which is still rare in the league, which shows how deep the relationship between the two teams is.

Explaining the game are Jeff Van Gundy and Chris Webber.

"Chris, the Toronto and Dallas players really love each other!" Van Gundy said with a smile.

Weber tilted his head and said: "If you play a few more seasons in the league and change a few more teams, you will have more old clubs and former teammates. Yingzai and Devin have won the championship here, and the relationship is naturally different! "

"I hope they don't play too 'gentle' when they wait for the next game, or the commentary will be boring!" Van Gundy said.

"Of course not. Both teams are going to enter the playoffs, so we won't choose this time to release the water." Weber said with a smile.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Mavericks at home is: center - DeJuan Blair, power forward - Dirk Nowitzki, small forward - Sean Marion, shooting guard - Monta Ellis , Point guard - Jose Calderon.

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.

Valanciunas and DeJuan Blair jump the ball near the middle circle and the game is about to start.

After Valanciunas grabbed the high point and gave the ball to DeRozan, the game officially began.

Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball over, and passed the ball to Ying Xiong at the top of the arc.

Facing Sean Marion's defense, Ying Xiong had a pick-and-roll with Valanciunas, and hit the ground to Valanciunas who was running down. The latter held up and hit the basket and hit 2 points.

"De Juan's height is still flawed. He is 6 feet 6 and playing inside, and protecting the frame is a big problem!" Van Gundy said.

"The ball should be passed too well. De Juan's defense is fine. His strengths are top defense and rebounding. Blocking shots is not his specialty!" Weber said.

But looking back, Nowitzki cut out from the left wing with the help of an off-ball screen, and after receiving the ball, the Golden Rooster easily scored 2 points with an independent jumper.

Amir Johnson couldn't reach it at all, and he didn't dare to push too hard for fear of being fouled.You know, Nuo Tianwang's "acting skills" are also very good.

"It's also difficult for Amir to defend against Dirk. Dirk's shot is high and he leans back. It is really difficult to interfere." Weber said helplessly.

"Dirk used to be misplaced to hit the small guy and was afraid of being cut off. Since he practiced this jump shot, supplemented by his excellent three-threat, he can only attack the small guy or the inside. It is really accurate!" Van Gundy said. .

Jeremy Lin came over with a dribble and passed down Valanciunas after a high pick-and-roll, but the latter was interfered with for a layup-missed!
DeJuan Blair received the rebound and gave it to Calderon to advance.

Calderon is already a veteran, but he plays steadily and shoots accurately. In Carlisle's system, he uses his strengths and avoids weaknesses very well, and he played a very good game performance.

On the side of the Mavericks, Monta Ellis used the cover of his teammates to pass through, and finally hit the basket!DeRozan has already defended well, but he still got a chance to shoot.

On the Raptors side, Ying Xiong received a second pass from Jeremy Lin, and fired a 3-point shot from the bottom corner of the left wing—also hit!
"In response to the 3-pointers this season, I shot more than last season!" Van Gundy said suddenly, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"It seems that according to the previous statistics, this is the case. It may be that he practiced 3-pointers in the summer, or it may be the team's tactical arrangement that allows him to shoot more from outside the 3-point line." Weber added.

(End of this chapter)