basketball hero

Chapter 779 Missing the DOPY Trophy
Mark Jackson didn't speak, just nodded slightly.His expressions and body movements all show that he agrees with the commentary partner Greg Sager's point of view.

Paul George is indeed inspirational. From the 10th pick in the first round, he has grown into a superstar with both offensive and defensive flanks in the league.Even because of a broken leg before last season, he still relied on tenacious perseverance and hard recovery training to return to the All-Star level.

——However, even Paul George before the injury was still not at the same level as Yingxiong.Ying Xiong is the double MVP of the league's 3 regular seasons and finals, and holds 4 championships. He is a star who is compared with historical superstars.Even if he retires now, it is very stable to enter the top 10 in league history.

Therefore, it is unfair to compare Paul George with a historical superstar who is chasing Michael Jordan.

"PG has good physicality and good defense, but he has a problem that he can't lower his center of gravity. This is a problem for most players in the league who are over 6-foot-7. However, to limit Wait, this defect is too fatal!" Mark Jackson said quietly.

Ying Xiong walked to the free throw line, but missed the extra penalty!
Myles Turner grabbed the rebound and gave it to George Hill for the drive.

Monta Ellis' breakthrough layup here caused a foul by Valanciunas.He made two free throws and narrowed the point difference to single digits again.

Lowry dribbled the ball and continued to give it to Ying Xiong.

Facing Paul George, Ying Xiong took a tentative step after three threats, lowered his center of gravity on the cat's waist, suddenly started to accelerate, threw off most of his body, and cut directly to the basket.

Myers Turner came to help defend, but Yingxiong made a clever pass to Valanciunas on the other side of the basket, and the latter dunked the ball!
"It seems difficult to rely on PG to defend alone!" Greg Sager sighed.

"It's really hard, because I can't keep up. With a height of 6 feet 8 like Ying, and a low center of gravity and change of direction that only a 6-foot guard can have, it's normal for PG's height to not keep up." Mark Jackson said.

"If you want to limit the response, it seems that you can only attack!" Greg Sager said.

Mark Jackson nodded and said, "So far, I haven't found anyone who can limit him in a one-on-one situation."

Due to Yingxiong's display of power in the second quarter, the Pacers' defensive deployment was disrupted and they were in trouble.

At the end of halftime, the Raptors had widened the point difference to as much as 15 points.

The problem for the Pacers is that their star Paul George is facing off against Ying Xiong, so it is difficult for them to find an advantage on the court when their strongest part is not as good as the opponent.Moreover, their team's offensive ability is too urgent, which makes them have to reuse Monta Ellis.But once Monta Ellis is reused, he will face a situation where he is overwhelmed by DeRozan.

In the playoffs, any team faces targeted arrangements from their opponents.The Pacers' advantage was just covered by the Raptors' advantage, so it became normal for them to be passive.

In the second half of the game, the Pacers couldn't make too much waves. This is a team with limited offensive ability.

There was no suspense about the result of the game. The Raptors easily defeated the Pacers in G1 in the first round of the playoffs and ushered in a good start.

应雄全场出战39.2分钟，砍下42+11+8+3+2，用高效出众的表现帮助球队拿下季后赛的开门红。

Before the start of the playoffs, almost no one was optimistic about the Pacers in this matchup between the Raptors and the Pacers.The reason is simple, because the book strength gap is too large.Not to mention other players, the two teams are not at the same level if it is just the head of the team. With such a prominent role in the playoffs, the outcome is not difficult to predict if there are no accidents.

On April 4, the second day after the first round of the first round of the playoffs between the Raptors and the Pacers, the NBA officially announced the final candidate for the best defensive player of the season.

Kawhi Leonard, a small forward from the San Antonio Spurs, was selected over many good defensive players.This is the second consecutive year that a wing player has been selected as the best defensive player in the NBA after Yingxiong last year.

Ying Xiong didn't get so many votes because he missed many games this season, so naturally he couldn't compete with Leonard for this award.

Before the start of the playoffs, some media satirized Yingxiong, thinking that his number of trophies this season will stay at one (only one MVP in the All-Star Game, and the trophy for the best defensive player is likely to belong to Kawaii Lai Leonard, the regular season MVP is likely to belong to Stephen Curry, the Raptors can't make it to the finals or lose the finals, the finals MVP can't belong to Yingxiong).

Ying Xiong doesn't care about those who look down on him at all.From the day of the draft to the present, he has come all the way through ups and downs, and he has already seen how many contempt and supercilious glances he has experienced.He understands that honor has never been achieved by bragging in the media, but by performance on the field and actual performance.If relying on media bragging to win the MVP, I think it will be very difficult to get the MVP trophy in this life.

On April 4, the Raptors VS Pacers series G19 will continue at the Air Canada Center Arena, the home of the Raptors.

In this game, the Pacers changed their starting lineup. Solomon Hill, who performed well in the previous game, replaced Lavoy Allen in the starting lineup.

But the starting challenge did not help the Pacers take advantage, they are still very passive on the court.Relying on the advantage of superior overall strength, the Raptors played steadily and finally won the game, rewriting the big score of the series to 2:0.

The Pacers fell behind 0:2, but for them, the most desperate thing is that they can't find a chance to win the series.Not only is Paul George unable to deal with Ying Xiong, but Monta Ellis is also unable to deal with DeRozan.Valanciunas, who was crippled by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the finals last season, played like Duncan when facing their insiders. It was completely the performance of an All-Star insider. Come.

In this case, it is almost impossible for the Pacers to win.

On April 4, the Raptors VS Pacers series Game 22 will be moved to the Bankers Life Arena in Indianapolis.

In this game, the Pacers, who had fallen behind 0:2, made another change. They took Myles Turner as the starter and partnered with Solomon Hill to form the inside line.In the three games of the series, their starting inside lineups are different in each game.

(End of this chapter)