basketball hero

Chapter 619
At the end of the half, the Raptors led the Thunder by 56 points at 46:10.

"Steve, Oklahoma is the No. [-] team in the Western Conference. What was the problem in the first half of the game? How did they play so passively?" Craig Sager said.

"In my opinion, the Thunder did not prepare well for this game, and the corresponding defensive strategy was not firm enough. When they were flanking just now, the rotation was a bit slower, which gave Toronto several good opportunities to attack." Steve Kerr Er said so.

The Thunder fans at the scene were very depressed. They are the No. 5 team in the Western Conference and have two first-class stars in the league, Durant and Westbrook. However, they were defeated at home against the defending champion with a winning percentage of less than [-]%. The power to fight back... They hope that the home team can rise up in the second half, defend their home court, and end the opponent's winning streak.

The second half started quickly.Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball and called for a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.The Raptors still let Ying Xiong and DeRozan play off the ball, and let Jeremy Lin pick and roll to launch an offensive strategy.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Thunder made adjustments on the defensive end. They gave full play to the advantages of Ibaka and Durant's wide range of activities, restricted Yingxiong and DeRozan on the defensive end, and let go of Amir Johnson.When Amir Johnson gets a chance, let other players rotate and try not to give too easy a chance to attack inside.As for his outside line, just let it go.

Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin's ability to move the ball is really excellent. They quickly found the open Amir Johnson. The latter got an open 3-point opportunity, but he didn't grasp it.

"Amir has 3 points. In the past two seasons, he has practiced hard in the middle and long distance. The Thunder team is too bold!" Cole shook his head and said.

"Perhaps in Coach Scott's view, letting Yingxiong take Sefolosha wantonly is better than betting on Amir's 3 points." Craig Sager said.

Durant came over to face the defense of the hero, and forced a pull-but missed!
Ying Xiong is defending against Durant, not only close to the body, but also constantly giving physical confrontation.His strength and confrontation may not be as good as James and the peak Artest, but he still has an advantage against Durant.

"There is something wrong with Kevin's mentality. If he can't vote, he wants to vote. It seems that he is angry, which is not good!" Cole said.

"Ying's defense is very targeted, Kevin played very uncomfortable!" Craig Sager said.

"Of course, a top defensive player just makes you feel uncomfortable. That's what Michael was like back then!" Kerr said.

"Steve, do you think Ying's defense has reached Michael's level?" Craig Sager asked.

Cole waved his hand and said, "No, I didn't mean that. Michael is Michael. It should be. The two are not the same type of players. But in terms of defense, both of them are very good!"

While speaking, Yingxiong ran back to catch the ball, went directly to the basket, and then distributed the ball to Amir Johnson who was outside the 3-point line at the top of the arc.

Amir Johnson caught the ball and got a huge open space. He took aim and made a steady 3-pointer-hit!His 3-pointer hit the Thunder's defense severely, and made their defensive strategy face a trade-off again.

"Amir scored 3 points, how should the Thunder respond!" Kerr said.

"I don't know if they will continue to release Amir?" Craig Sager said.

"I think so, they probably think it's Amir's luck, not his 3-point accuracy!" Cole said.

In the next few minutes, Amir Johnson made 3 of 3 three-pointers when he got an open shot, helping the team widen the gap.Faced with such a situation, the Thunder had no choice but to suspend.

In the second half of the match, the second team of the Raptors led by Jeremy Lin regained the field and played a small climax, widening the point difference to more than 2 points.

In the final quarter of the game, although Westbrook and Durant teamed up to reduce the point difference to 15 points, Ying Xiong immediately made an effort to increase the score to more than 20 points. Until the end of the game, the Thunder failed to turn it over.

In the end, the Raptors easily defeated the No. 5 Thunder team in the West in an away game, ushered in a 12-game winning streak, and their record came to 13 wins and [-] losses.

应雄全场砍下37分11个篮板13次助攻5个抢断2个盖帽，以一个三双的表现，在雷霆双少的场子里拿下一场胜利。13次助攻也创造了他NBA职业生涯常规赛的新纪录（之前是12次）。

Not only did Yingxiong perform well on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he prevented Durant from making only 16 of 5 shots and forced him to make 4 turnovers.

After beating the Thunder on the road, the Raptors have won two of their three-game winning streak in the West.In the latest team championship rankings, they have soared all the way, from 18th in the league to 5th today.

In the latest All-Star voting list, Ying Xiong surpassed LeBron James and became the player with the most votes.

On December 12, the Raptors challenged the Spurs in back-to-back away games.In this game, even though Ying Xiong scored 24+44+11, the performance of the other players on the team was mediocre. Coupled with physical problems, they finally lost away with a 5-point disadvantage and missed the longest 5-point game of the season. Streak.After this game, last season's opponents in the finals, this season's regular season games have all ended, and the result is that the Spurs double-killed the Raptors.

On December 12, the Raptors were a guest at the Madison Square Garden in New York to challenge the Knicks away.In this game, Knicks star Carmelo Anthony failed to play due to injury.In fact, Anthony has been on a truce since the last Christmas game. This is the second game he missed.

In this game, relying on Yingxiong's 38+10+5 and DeRozan's 22+7+2, the Raptors reversed away to win and refused to lose streak.After they won this game, their record came to 13 wins and 14 losses, only one step away from the top 8 in the Eastern Conference.

In the latest regular season MVP rankings, Ying Xiong has quietly entered the top 5.Relying on the undisputed super strength that has led the team out of the quagmire with his outstanding personal data, many NBA celebrities are optimistic about him winning the regular season MVP trophy again.

On December 12, the Raptors finally ended their road trip and returned to the home court, ushering in the last game of the month.The opponent in this game is the New York Knicks who defeated yesterday.

Before the start of the game, on the big screen at the end of the stadium, a tribute video specially made by the team for Knicks player Bargnani was played.

(End of this chapter)