basketball hero

Chapter 641

From Coach Casey's point of view, no matter whether you have fouled or not, if the referee thinks you have, you have.He is a bystander, and he can naturally see that Harden's excellent foul-making ability is superior to DeRozan.It's just that he can't tell his disciples like this directly, because you are not as good as the other party in the realm of Pengci.

Harden's free throws were very steady, and he made two free throws!

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

With the help of Valanciunas' pick-and-roll, Ying Xiong crossed and rushed inwards. Facing Asik who was forced to switch defenses, he lowered his waist and dropped his center of gravity to pass the opponent in an instant. Facing the abusive little prince at the basket, a Change hands for a layup!
The Rockets started to play high pick-and-roll tactics. Coach Casey didn't let Yingxiong defend Harden even though DeRozan went down.The task of defending Harden was handed over to Terrence Ross, the dunk king who replaced DeRozan.

"Devin is still very cautious. He would rather let Terrence defend James than take the risk of allowing Ying to defend. I estimate that if the game is deadlocked to the end, he will let Ying defend James." Van Gundy said very confidently .

"I think the main reason is that James' offense is too easy for defensive players to get into foul trouble. It should be the absolute core of Toronto. It is really not a wise choice to let him take risks, even if he is the best outside defensive player in the team!" Del Rey Kesler said it.

After Rudy Gay left the team this season, Terrence Ross got more opportunities and made rapid progress.As the 2012th pick in the first round in 8, although he did not quickly grow into a player with All-Star potential, he is also moving forward step by step towards an excellent athletic 3D player.

Harden's passing vision is still very good. Here, the little prince Jones got his second pass and hit a mid-range jumper!
Jeremy Lin came over with a dribble, and after the pick-and-roll, distributed it to Valanciunas who was running down.

Valanciunas hit Asik hard, but it was not easy to hit, and the referee caught a walking violation.

"Yonas is still too impatient to attack. Even if Omo is not the best defensive player of Warcraft, he is a defensive center. Regardless of his strength or size, he has advantages. Facing such a team It's not easy for players to play on their own," Van Gundy said.

"Just now Jonas wanted to use his footsteps, but when his body touched, the difference in strength made his footsteps messy." Drexler added.

For the Rockets, Parsons, rich and handsome, shot a 3-pointer against the defense of the corresponding hero-still nothing!
Jeremy Lin got the rebound and gave it to Ying Xiong who was going down fast.

Ying Xiong made a quick breakthrough with the ball, crossed his legs and passed Parsons. The ball was not sticky, and suddenly a long pass was sent to the frontcourt.

Terrence Ross took the lead, caught the ball, and succeeded in gliding and dunking!
Harden, who was defending Terrence Ross, was still pacing slowly behind, as if this person was not his defense at all.

"Beautiful pass, beautiful dunk!" Drexler said excitedly.

"Ying's vision and timing of the ball are really excellent!" Van Gundy praised.

"There's something wrong with Houston's defense. How can Terrence get a fast break so easily?" Van Gundy shook his head and said.His words are self-evident, it is the Rockets star Harden who defends Terrence Ross.

Of course Drexler knew who he was talking about, so he didn't make a sound, just smiled.

After DeRozan, one of the main players, was troubled by a foul, the Raptors slowly controlled the situation of the game by virtue of their excellent offense and defense.Relying on his own threats, Ying Xiong maintained a balance between his own offense and creating opportunities for his teammates, and gradually opened up the point difference.

At halftime, the Raptors led by 10 points.

In the second half of the game, the Rockets relied on Harden's personal ability to narrow the point difference to only 2 points.But at the critical moment, Ying Xiong stepped forward, and continued to force Gao Fushuai to succeed, regaining the initiative in the game.In the absence of Warcraft, the Rockets rely on Harden alone, isolated and helpless. After Harden's physical fitness declines, the offensive threat will drop significantly. In this case, the balance of the game will be tilted.

In the end, the Raptors won the game at home, avoiding a two-game losing streak and improving their record to 57 wins and 18 losses.Ying Xiong contributed a triple-double of 45 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to help the team win this victory.

The current Raptors, with a record of 57 wins and 18 losses, are already the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference, but in the entire league, they are still 8 games behind their opponents in the finals last season, the San Antonio Spurs.For these two teams, who can overwhelm their opponents in terms of record, if the two sides meet again in the finals, they will gain a valuable home court advantage.With not many remaining games in the regular season, it is not difficult for the Raptors to surpass the Spurs in record.However, there are obvious differences in the schedules of the two teams. The Spurs will face the Thunder, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Rockets and other strong playoff teams in the remaining games, and the schedule will be more difficult; The opponents are all Eastern teams, and only the Pacers are among the top [-] teams, so they have an advantage in the schedule.

The reason why the Raptors did not dare to relax in the final stage of the regular season is also hoping to seize a good position for the upcoming playoffs.In the playoffs, the importance of home court advantage is self-evident, especially when facing equally powerful opponents, this becomes even more important.

On April 4, the Raptors continued to sit at home to face the Indiana Pacers, one of the main rivals in the East.The Pacers' record is currently 5 games behind the Raptors, and the possibility of catching up with less than 3 games in the regular season is already very small.

But if the Pacers can win this game, it is equivalent to one game to two games, and the probability of regaining the number one in the Eastern Conference will increase a lot.

For the Raptors, unless they can securely win the league's first place, they will not easily release the water for the rest of the regular season.

This is a game that no one wants to lose, and with the playoffs on the horizon, this game is very much like a preview of the playoffs.Of course, if the playoffs start according to the current ranking, the Pacers need to reach the Eastern Conference Finals if they want to meet the Raptors in the playoffs.And this means that they will have to get rid of the Miami Heat in the semifinals, which is not insignificant.

In this game, the defensive intensity was great from the beginning of the game until the end of the game.In the end, relying on the 72 points contributed by Ying Xiong and DeRozan, the Raptors defeated a strong opponent at home, ushered in two consecutive victories, and increased their chances of winning the Eastern Conference by a few points.

(End of this chapter)