basketball hero

Chapter 617 The state begins to recover

I didn't expect that the game would end in such a script, not only the home team Mavericks, but also Van Gundy and Webber who served as commentators.

This is not Ying Xiong's first lore, but in this way, it is indeed the first time.According to the general situation, this ball will probably be the Mavericks lore or into overtime.The probability of being killed by the Raptors is actually very low.

—However, this happened.

This kind of result is naturally difficult for the Mavericks to accept.Leading the whole game, not to mention being caught up in the final stage, when the initiative is still in his hands, he was actually killed by his opponent. It is difficult for anyone to accept such a result.Not to mention, the person who killed him was still a player of the team back then.

But no matter how unacceptable the ending is, facts are facts after all, and the ending cannot be changed.

After the game, Ying Xiong and Nuo Tianwang hugged and chatted for a long time.The relationship between the two is still very good, even though they are now their own masters.

应雄本场比赛上场39分钟，砍下42分7个篮板5次助攻4个抢断1个盖帽。他不仅连续两场比赛砍下40+，还在比赛最后阶段抢断得手，并上演了精彩的读秒扣篮绝杀！

In this game, Ying Xiong also set a new record of his own. He hit 7 3-pointers, surpassing the previous record (6 marks) in a single game in the regular season.This summer he practiced hard on 3-point shooting. Now that the regular season has progressed, his average number of 3-point shots and hits per game have increased compared with last season, but his shooting percentage has not declined, which can be regarded as a significant improvement.

In this game, Ying Xiong, who did not use the 82-style in the entire 5 games last season, couldn't help but use the deer style at the last moment of the game.He wanted to win this game so much, so at that time, he didn't think too much, he just wanted to catch the ball quickly.

After defeating the Mavericks in the away game, the Raptors' record came to 11 wins and 13 losses, ushering in a 4-game winning streak, which is a step closer to a 50% winning percentage.

With the gradual recovery of the Raptors, their die-hard fans have also begun to sweep away the previous haze and become more and more active.What I have to say is that because there is no glorious team history, the defending champion was criticized as useless when the record was not good. Even the championship last season was won by luck.

On December 12, the Raptors continued their western road trip to challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder.This game received a lot of attention, and it was also one of the live broadcast events across the United States.The Thunder's record currently ranks first in the Western Conference, and the second youngsters Durant and Westbrook are in hot form. In this campaign, they naturally hope to defeat the defending champion and defend the home court.

This game is also known by the outside world as a game to test whether the Raptors are really fully recovered. They challenged the No. [-] in the Western Conference away. If they can win, there is no doubt that they are close to the state of last season; if they lose by a big score, Then their full recovery is a joke.

For Durant, it is a very important matchup for him to go straight to the league scoring champion and double MVP Yingxiong last season.If you beat your opponent in this kind of duel and your personal performance is better than the opponent, then you will be favored by more judges in this season's MVP selection.

In this game, the Thunder's Ford Center arena was packed with people, and there were no seats left.This kind of focus battle, as a fan, I don't want to miss it easily.You must know that under normal circumstances, the two teams will only play two games a season. If they want to play on this venue again this season, it means that they can only play in the finals.So this game is extremely precious to Thunder fans who want to see Yingxiong on this field.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Thunder at home is: center - Kendrick - Perkins, power forward - Serge Ibaka, small forward - Kevin Durant, shooting guard - — Thabo Sefolosha, point guard — Russell Westbrook.

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.

Craig Sager and Steve Kerr are the commentators for the game.

"Steve, this game has a lot of attention, look at the enthusiasm of the fans, wow—" Craig Sager sighed.

Steve Kerr said with a smile: "Fans like to watch stars, whether KD, Russell, or Ying, are the top young stars in the league. The collision between them is naturally worth looking forward to!"

Although the Thunder team has always had an excellent record, but because of Harden's departure, their substitute combat effectiveness has always been somewhat insufficient, especially when facing strong teams, they always lack a second-team core with a stable military spirit.They have also been looking for a sixth man like Harden in the past two years, but they have not been able to do so.Kevin Martin can't. The current Reggie Jackson and Jerry Millam have potential, but the upper limit is difficult to reach Harden's level.This also laid a hidden danger for them in the playoffs.Once the starting Thunder Shuang Shao can't play, the possibility of relying on the second team to regain the advantage is too small.

Ibaka and Valanciunas prepare for a jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

Ibaka gave the ball to Sefolosha, who gave the ball to Westbrook, and the game officially began.

Westbrook dribbles over, finds someone at the top of the arc, and assigns it to Ibaka in the high position.Ibaka is looking for Durant with the ball.

The one defending Durant is naturally the star of the Raptors, Ying Xiong.

Ying Xiong's defense against Durant has always been to defend against catching and shooting.He is not afraid of Durant's breakthrough. With his footsteps, he can completely follow up and defend when the opponent breaks through with the ball.

Seeing that there was no chance, Ibaka returned to Westbrook on the outside.

"Kevin should be defended very tightly, not to catch the ball." Craig Sager said.

"Kevin is a player with strong scoring ability. Keeping him away from the ball is the best defensive strategy. Ying's defense is really good, his feet are flexible, and his defensive position is very good!" Steve Kerr explained.

With the help of Perkins' solid pick-and-roll, Westbrook rushed to the basket and made a layup that caused a foul by Valanciunas.

"Russell's impact is too strong, comparable to the uninjured Derek!" Craig Sager said in surprise.

"Russell would be stronger if he could increase the finishing success rate of the impact!" Steve Kerr added.

Westbrook walked to the free throw line and made two successful free throws.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and organized an offense at the top of the arc.

It was the Thunder's defensive champion Sefolosha who defended Yingxiong.

(End of this chapter)