basketball hero

Chapter 735

On May 5, the NBA officially announced the best defensive first team of the season.Those selected are Jordan Jr., Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard, Ying Xiong and Chris Paul.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Yingxiong has been selected to the best defensive team, and it is also the third consecutive year that he has been selected to the first defense.For a yellow-skinned player from East Asia, this honor is a kind of affirmation, and it is also a gradual change in the NBA's concept of "yellow people have poor defense".

On the evening of May 5th, the Raptors VS Cavaliers series G29 will be held at the Quicken Loans Center Arena in Cleveland.This game is likely to be the last game of this series.Of course, it is also possible that the two teams will play a tie-break.In competitive sports, there are too many uncertainties.

In this game, the Cavaliers finally changed the defensive strategy corresponding to Xiong, from single defense to double-teaming.Their strategy is this: if he has the ball in the pick-and-roll, pinch him, force him out, and then vacate individual players, and the rest is to use rotation to ensure that there is someone in front of the shooter; After entering the 3-point line, double-team him; if he doesn't have the ball, stick him with someone to limit his reception.

In the last game, the Cavaliers lost the game because of Yingxiong's 50+. In this game, they learned from the pain and made changes.

In this game, Ying Xiong didn't take too many shots because he was double-teamed, while his teammates got a lot of chances.Jeremy Lin and DeRozan played the best performance since the series in this game. They took advantage of Ying Xiong's restraint and seized the opportunity well.Not only that, on the offensive end, they frequently targeted Love's shortcoming of slow movement and used pick-and-rolls to bully him, which achieved very good results.

Love was targeted on the defensive end, harassed by small defenses on the offensive end and failed to make good use of the dislocation advantage, making the team fall into a passive state from the beginning.

The Cavaliers are a very emotional team. When their offense is not going well and the score is behind, their defense will fluctuate.

The Raptors put their lives to the test in the last game and cherished the hard-won victory even more. In this game, they went all out, focused, and firmly held the score advantage.

The Cavaliers made many counterattacks, but all of them returned without success.Their offense is indeed excellent. Even if they can't shoot from the outside, they can score forcibly with Janou's personal ability.

However, the blood loss on the defensive end was too serious, making them face a situation of "making ends meet".

In the last quarter, the mentality of the Cavaliers, who were behind by double digits, finally collapsed, and the game quickly lost its suspense.

In the end, the Raptors defeated the Cavaliers away, won the series G6, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4:2, and entered the finals for the third consecutive year.

The opponent of the Raptors in the finals is the Golden State Warriors. The latter just defeated the Houston Rockets with a big score of 4:1 yesterday, and entered the finals again after many years.

The top two teams in the league in the regular season eventually entered the finals, which is a good response to those who advocate that the regular season is not important.

The finals schedule will come out soon, and the first game will be held on June 6 at the Air Canada Center Arena, home of the Raptors.

The Raptors, who have won the championship in the past two seasons, are naturally the biggest favorites to win the championship, and which team is more optimistic.Regardless of the lineup, superstars or home court advantage, the Kings of the North have a certain upper hand.

Of course, the Golden State Warriors with the "Splash Brothers" are also very strong. They stand out in the West with stronger overall strength, which is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The two teams each win at their own home courts in the regular season, so the regular season matchup between the two teams does not have much reference value.The playing styles of the two teams are completely different, and the characteristics of the core players are also different, so this is a collision of two styles of basketball.

Before the start of the first game of the finals, Ying Xiong's Chinese agent Li Jianwu brought Sun Jing and Shao Ziqiang to Toronto to watch the finals.

Ying Xiong is very happy that Sun Jing and Shao Ziqiang can watch the finals live. With them, he will not feel nervous, but will be more relaxed and able to perform better.

This season's competition has reached the level of the finals, and Ying Xiong naturally does not want to end the season as the runner-up.He has only one goal, and that is to win the championship and establish a dynasty belonging to the Raptors.

On June 6th, Toronto's Air Canada Center Arena, the finals G5 of the Raptors VS Warriors will be held here.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center - Yonas Valanciunas, power forward - Patrick Patterson, small forward - DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard - - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The starting lineup of the Warriors in the away game is: center - Andrew Bogut, power forward - Draymond Green, small forward - Harrison Barnes, shooting guard - Klay Thompson, point guard - Stephen Curry.

The game was explained by Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy.

"Jeff, we have met!" Mike Brin said with a smile.

"Yeah Mike, we just finished explaining G6 in the Eastern Conference Finals!" Jeff Van Gundy laughed.

"What a young team these are!" exclaimed Mike Breen.

"So, the future of the league is young people!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

"You talk to Greg about this, and let him persuade Tim and Manu to retire!" Jeff Van Gundy smiled meaningfully.

"I dare not, Greg is hard to deal with when he is angry!" Mike Breen laughed.

Near the middle circle, Valanciunas and Bogut prepare to jump the ball and the game is about to begin.

"It's two foreign big men jumping the ball again!" Mike Breen said helplessly.

"Nowadays, excellent insiders are becoming more and more scarce, and foreign big men who can play inside and outside have become popular!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

"Well, in this year's playoffs, among the four teams that entered the division finals, only Houston's starting center is not a foreigner." Mike Breen said.

"So, the American center has to work hard!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

With the referee tossing the ball into the air, the game officially begins.

Valanciunas beat Bogut with a jump ball, and Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball across half court.

"I think Jeremy also played for the Golden State Warriors back then, and now facing his old owner, let's see how he can perform!" Mike Breen said.

"Facing Stephen, Jeremy's performance is very important. If he can consume the opponent to the greatest extent, it will be very beneficial to Toronto." Jeff Van Gundy said.

Ying Xiong came out from a 45-degree angle to catch the ball, and Klay Thompson, one of the Splash Brothers, was defending him.

(End of this chapter)