basketball hero

Chapter 817 Excellent Team Boss
In this game, the starting lineup of the Thunder at home is: center - Steven Adams, power forward - Domantas Sabonis, small forward - Andre Robertson, shooting guard - Victor Oradi Bo, point guard-Russell Westbrook.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is: center-Jacob Poeltl, power forward-Patrick Patterson, small forward-DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard-Ying Xiong, organization Guard - Jeremy Lin.

Valanciunas was unable to play in this game due to injury, and his replacement was rookie Poeltl.This is the first time in Poeltl's NBA career to represent the Raptors in the first game. For him, this kind of opportunity naturally needs to be grasped.He is also very nervous, because he has to start with the No.1 Yingxiong in the league. Such an opportunity is too challenging for a rookie.

The commentators for this game are Greg Sager and Mark Jackson.

"Mark, after Kevin left, Russell's pressure has increased a lot!" Greg Sager said with a smile.

"Well, dual-core has changed to single-core, that's for sure. However, the possession of the ball has also increased, and the data is even better!" Mark Jackson laughed.

"I can only think so, I really want to see the scene of Kevin returning to Oklahoma!" Greg Sager laughed.

"You like to watch this!" Mark Jackson shook his head deliberately.

Adams and Poeltl are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

Because Poeltl was too nervous, he jumped the ball earlier and lost to Adams who was like a goalkeeper.

Westbrook slowly dribbles across half court.

Adams came up to cover, Westbrook broke through with the ball and passed Adams.

Adams forced the frame - no!But he has offensive rebounds!

Adams continued to attack 2 times, causing Poeltl's foul!

The fans at the scene shouted and cheered for Adams' tough attack just now.

Adams misses first free throw...

Second penalty - still missed!
Poeltl flew to accept the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin.

"Jacob is a little nervous!" Greg Sager said with a smile.

"It's normal. It's the first start since entering the NBA, and it's still in a championship team like Toronto. It's not normal for a rookie not to be nervous!" Mark Jackson said.

The one defending Yingxiong is naturally the Thunder's wing defender Robertson.

Robertson's ability to start in a strong team like the Thunder relies on the league's top wing defensive ability.He can defend from the 1st position to the 4th position, and he is the best choice for the team to deal with the opposing star wing.

Robertson defends Yingxiong and leads the defense. In his task column, it seems that the only task is to defend Yingxiong.He doesn't care about other things.

"Andre really looks like the 'nanny'!" Greg Sager laughed.

"As long as you can limit the response, Andre really can't get 1 point, and Oklahoma can accept it!" Mark Jackson said.

Jeremy Lin and Poeltl pick and roll, walk in with the ball, and then point to Patterson on the outside.

Patterson broke through after a feint, and then divided the left wing DeRozan.

DeRozan walked to the baseline after holding the ball in his left hand, and finally turned over and made a jumper-hit!
"DeMar scored the first 2 points of the game!" Greg Sager explained.

"DeMar still has a height advantage against Victor!" Mark Jackson said.

"Victor's height is still a bit of a disadvantage for playing the 2 position! But Mark, the recent league trend, the height of the 2 position has dropped again." Greg Sager said.

"Well, indeed, in the current league, there are many 6s who are 4 feet 6 or 5 feet 2. Now the 2s are required to be able to break through with the ball and play pick-and-rolls with the ball. Unlike in the past, they are more inclined to off the ball." Mark Jackson explained.

Here the Thunder's Oladipo broke through for a layup and was blocked by Ying Xiong!

But the Raptors came over and walked Poeltl to the basket...

Poeltl was very annoyed at his mistake, and it looked like this on his expression.

Ying Xiong went over, patted Poelter on the back, touched his head, and said a few words of comfort!
"It should be comforting Jacob, as a team leader, he is doing a good job!" Greg Sager laughed.

"Well, it's normal for rookies to make mistakes. If you don't dare to make moves because you are afraid of making mistakes, it will be difficult to build confidence in the game!" Mark Jackson said.

In the next 2 minutes or so, neither team scored a goal in a sports game, and they all scored by free throws.

"If this game follows this trend, the score of this game will not be high!" Greg Sager laughed.

"The score will not be very high. Firstly, both sides have good defense. Secondly, Oklahoma's outside offense is really bad. In this era, if you want to score high without 3-pointers, I am afraid it will be difficult. Do it," Mark Jackson said.

应雄在比赛前3分多钟时间里，1分未得，只拿到3个篮板1次助攻1个抢断1个盖帽。当然，他一次都没有出手。

"Andre's corresponding defense is in place. He hasn't shot or scored yet!" Greg Sager laughed.

"Andre's defense is really good, his movements are very crisp, and his sense of position is good, which makes it difficult for Jeremy to pass the ball to Ying!" Mark Jackson praised.

Westbrook dribbled the ball, rushed to the basket after the pick-and-roll, and was assisted by Robertson.

Ying Xiong let Robertson take a step, but the latter still didn't make a move.

Robertson passes the ball to Oladipo.

Oladipo punched DeRozan, hit the basket, and dodged a layup-Ying Xiong, who was assisted in the defense, blocked the block again!
Poelter got the ball and immediately handed it to Ying Xiong beside him.

Unwilling, Oladipo steals the ball, but Ying Xiong dribbles the ball behind his back and avoids the opponent's steal lightly.

Ying Xiong pushed forward with the ball, and Robertson immediately defended him.The two started a "racing competition" on the field.

Ying Xiong didn't intend to pass the ball at all, and he slammed the accelerator to the end, galloping on the court like a violent motorcycle.

Little Sabonis came to intercept, but Ying Xiong turned around and passed easily.

Ying Xiong went to the opponent's hinterland, faced the pincer defense of Westbrook and Robertson, pushed Robertson strong, faced Westbrook, and directly bombed the basket!
Even though Westbrook has the top explosive physical fitness in the 1st position, he is still unstoppable against the opponent. In order not to give the opponent a 2+1 chance, he withdrew his hand at the last moment.

Ying Xiong exploded and tortured the frame!

"Should be hot dunk! Too bloody!" Greg Sager exclaimed.

"The topic of 'should it be played softly' can be ended!" Mark Jackson said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)