basketball hero

Chapter 686 Meet the old rival again

The Raptors ushered in a 4-game winning streak at the start, and they are in very good condition.Except for the difficult game against the Eagles in the first game, they played relatively easy games in the next three games and did not encounter too many challenges.

On November 11, the Raptors went to Boston's North Shore Garden Arena to challenge the Celtics back to back.The Celtics did not make the playoffs last season, but the new coach Stevens showed excellent coaching ability, giving Celtics fans hope.

In this game, the two teams have been anxious to the end.In the end, relying on Yingxiong's critical period, the stronger Raptors narrowly beat their opponents away and ushered in a 5-game winning streak.

On November 11, the Raptors sat at home to face their opponents in the second round of last season's playoffs-the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards introduced "Truth" Paul Pierce at the small forward position this season, and brought a champion mentor to the "Double Er"-Wall and Bill.This dark polo team in the Eastern Conference last season is expected to continue to create good results this season, posing a threat to the Raptors and Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: Center - Yonas Valanciunas, Power Forward - Amir Johnson, Small Forward - DeMar DeRozan, Shooting Guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The starting lineup of the Wizards in the away game is: center-Marcin Gortat, power forward-Nene, small forward-Paul Pierce, shooting guard-Garrett Temple, point guard-John Wall .Bill missed the game due to injury.

The two teams formed a tie in the playoffs last season.For the Raptors, the Wizards can't even be called a strong opponent.But for the Wizards, the Raptors are a hurdle they must overcome if they want to make a difference in the East.

The commentators for this game are Kevin Harlan and Mark Jackson.

"Mark, it is said that they have never lost a game in Toronto that you commented on this season!" Kevin Harlan joked with a smile.

Mark Jackson laughed and said, "Kevin, you are too funny. The Toronto Raptors have never lost a game so far this season!"

"Haha, you found out!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"I said Kevin, do you think that if Bradley doesn't play this game, will it affect the result of the game?" Mark Jackson asked.

"There should be, but I don't think the impact is that big. Even if Bradley plays, it is still difficult for him to limit the response, and Washington is still at a disadvantage." Kevin Harlan said.

In the center of the court, "Polish Hammer" Gortat and Valanciunas prepare to jump the ball, and the game is about to start.

Gortat lost the jump ball to Valanciunas, and Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball across the half.

On the Wizards side, it is naturally impossible for Pierce, who is already at the old man level, to defend Yingxiong, so this task falls on Temple.

"Randy didn't put Paul on defense," Kevin Harlan said.

"Of course he won't be allowed to defend. Paul is almost 40 years old. Let him defend the MVP of last season. This is too disrespectful to the veteran!" Mark Jackson said.

The Wizards' inside line is tall and burly, which belongs to the double tower configuration, but the movement speed is still slower after all.

Here DeRozan used the pick-and-roll to bully Nene's shortcoming of slow movement, and scored the first 1 points with an emergency stop jumper.

Here Wall suddenly scored Temple, who made a 3-point jumper-missed.

Ying Xiong received the rebound and came over with the ball by himself. At the top of the arc on the right wing, with the help of Valanciunas' pick-and-roll, an acceleration, the ball passed, cut to the basket, and passed it to Amir Johnson under the basket. The latter single-handed Successful dunk!
"Yes! Good shot!" Kevin Harlan yelled.

On the Wizards side, Pierce's left wing faced Xiong's defense, feinted and then rushed in, using small ball skills, causing the latter's foul.

"Paul is so old, how can he suddenly respond?" Kevin Harlan said a little puzzled.

"It should be impossible for Paul to pass one-on-one, but with such excellent singles ability, his offensive skills do not have to rely on speed and explosive power." Mark Jackson said.

The game continued, and the Wizards continued to serve in the frontcourt.

Nei made a hard chisel in the low position and hit the hook!The score became 4:2.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to Valanciunas in the low post.

Valanciunas grabs Gortat in a low position and hooks - no!
Nene retracted the rebound and handed it to Wall to advance.

"It's not easy for Jonas to eat Marcin alone!" Kevin Harlan said.

"Younas has good footwork, but his strength is still weak against Marcin. He has advantages in playing short and thin insiders, but he is not easy to play against players who are bigger than himself." Mark Jackson explained.

On the Wizards side, Wall was emptied, but he didn't dare to shoot 3 points, held the ball within the 3-point line, and made a mid-range jumper-missed!
Valanciunas grabbed the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jeremy Lin passed Yingxiong in seconds, and the latter made a catch and jumper!
On the Wizards' side, Wall forced his way to the basket and was blocked by Valanciunas. After Nene got the ball, he attacked again and was blocked by Ying Xiong, who assisted in defense!

Jeremy Lin counterattacked with the ball, and Ying Xiong, who followed up in the middle, passed Temple with one step and dunked the ball hard into the basket!

"My God! It's all right!" Kevin Harlan said in disbelief.

The head coach of the Wizards, Randy Whitman, can only ask for a timeout!
After the timeout, the Wizards played more inside, allowing Nene to attack more in the low post, or let Gortat and Wall perform pick-and-rolls to reduce blind singles.

However, Temple alone cannot prevent Yingxiong.

In the first quarter, Ying Xiong made 7 of 6 shots and scored 19 points.The embarrassment for the Wizards is that their two insiders don't move fast. Once they participate in the pincer attack of the corresponding hero, rotation is a big problem.In addition, once a mistake is converted by the opponent, not only their two insiders can't keep up with the opponent's speed, but the veteran Pierce who plays small forward can't keep up with the opponent's footsteps in the lightning-like offensive and defensive transition.

In the contest between the main lineups of the two sides, the Raptors won a complete victory!
"Mark, it seems that Bradley is still indispensable on Washington's offensive end! Garrett's presence on the offensive end is too low, and the open space is not hit, and the opponent doesn't want to care about him." Kevin Harlan was a little speechless. .

"If you can't defend yourself and you can't play on the offensive end, you must be extremely passive. If Bradley is around, you can score points with the opponent when you are playing crazy, but it is not enough to win. ’” said Mark Jackson.

Soon, the game entered the contest of the second team of the two sides.

The second team of the Wizards is not bad, and it can play well, which is comparable to the second team of the Raptors led by Jeremy Lin.

(End of this chapter)