basketball hero

Chapter 895 Who Is Tougher
In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game remains the same as the previous game.

The commentators for this game are groom Albert and Mark Jackson.

"Mark, this game is highly anticipated!" The groom Albert said with a smile.

"Yeah, both are winning streak teams, today there is bound to be a team to stop winning streak." Mark Jackson laughed.

"It's a pity that Kyrie has no chance to play in such a focus battle. He is currently the top scorer in this Celtics team! After Gordon is reimbursed for the season, the team's offense needs him very much!" Groom Albert said.

"It can't be said completely. Kyrie is a good scorer and has killer instinct. But it can't be said that Boston will lose without him. Starting Marcus, the ball will be better, and the defense will be better. I think as long as If Boston's offense can play well, this game will still be very exciting!" Mark Jackson explained.

The fans in Boston's North Shore Garden Arena naturally dislike the Raptors and Ying Xiong, because the existence of this team is like a mountain lying in front of them. If they want to enter the finals, they must cross this mountain.Given their paper lineup and real strength, this is difficult to do, so resentment arises.

Baynes and Ibaka prepare for a jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

Baynes passed the ball to Jaylen Brown and the game officially started.

Smart slowly dribbled the ball across the half and gave it to Horford in the high position.

Horford supported in a high position, and the ball went to Tatum, who cut out from the left wing.

Tatum suddenly points to Smart on the outside, and the latter suddenly points to Horford.

Horford made a 3-pointer - no!
Ibaka stuck in his position, accepted the rebound, and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jaylen Brown, one of the double picks, is defending Yingxiong.He started to defend in the backcourt, constantly using his body to actively seek confrontation with Yingxiong, so as to consume the opponent's physical energy.

"Jay Lun is so active, the whole field is leading the defense, this is it!" Mafu Albert said.

"Boston's 11-game winning streak is not based on Kyrie's unsolvable offense, but their defense. They have excellent individual defensive players in various positions. Under the coaching of Brad Stevens, Coupled with their iron-blooded tradition, their defense is extremely aggressive and efficient!" Mark Jackson explained.

On the Raptors side, DeRozan took the ball to the basket and was defended by Baynes and Tatum!
But looking back, Tatum didn't have 3 points from the bottom corner of the Celtics!

Siakam accepted the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jeremy Lin looked for Ying Xiong in the frontcourt, and finally handed the ball to the opponent.

Ying Xiong faced Jaylen Brown with the ball. The opponent was very aggressive in defense, and many of his actions were on the verge of fouling.Moreover, the kind that is not afraid of you at all, spares no effort and is full of confrontation, as if this is not a regular season, but a tiebreaker in the playoffs!

The style of the Eastern Conference playoffs is strong physical confrontation, which is very similar to Jaylen Brown's defensive style.

Ying Xiong used Ibaka's pick-and-roll, but the quality of the pick-and-roll was very poor. Jaylen Brown squeezed over forcefully, still lying in front of him.

"Jay is entwined, like a magnet!" Albert the groom said with a smile.

"I really appreciate Jay's unafraid of anything. The opponent is a superstar, but on the court, everyone is a simple opponent, and there is no relationship of status. If you can't prevent him from thinking like this, you will lose half of the game!" Mark Jackson said.

Ying Xiong rushed in with the ball, Horford came to help defend, and he quickly distributed the ball to Siakam in the high position.

Siakam made an open jumper - crooked!
Baines under the basket easily received the rebound!

"Boston let Al not have to stick to the basket to protect the frame, let him sweep around to help the defense, completely liberated him, and made the team's defensive flexibility and extensibility even better!" Mark Jackson said.

The two teams played for more than 3 minutes at the beginning, and neither scored a goal in a sports game. They only scored 2 points with free throws.

"This ball was played more like the playoffs, and the defense was too tight!" Marv Albert said.

"Boston can only play like this, otherwise it will be a dead end against Toronto. Toronto is obviously affected by the opponent's high-intensity defense. There are many good opportunities, but also due to various reasons such as physical strength and rhythm. Hold on!" Mark Jackson said.

The atmosphere in Boston's North Shore Garden Arena is quite good. With the support of the fans, the Celtics players fought for every ball and played extremely hard.

As for the Raptors, because they didn't have such a desperate opponent in the regular season before, they were somewhat uncomfortable, made many mistakes, and their shooting percentage was extremely low!
There was a timeout on the sidelines, called by the Raptors.

Raptors coach Casey was dissatisfied with the performance of the team. The opponent was a youth army without Owen Hayward. His dynasty team was dragged into the quagmire of hand-to-hand combat by the opponent. Awkward.

The main players of the Raptors also feel a little embarrassed. They haven't played so embarrassingly for a long time.Even if they lost the game at the Oracle Center in Oakland last month, they didn't feel ashamed of being in such a mess.The opponent's style of play was not very advanced, it could even be said to be a bit stalking, but it was really effective, completely turning the game into a hand-to-hand combat.

Ying Xiong, who hadn't said anything before, suddenly stood up, glanced at his teammates, and said, "Don't underestimate anyone. They are NBA players just like us, and they are younger than us. Since we can't easily win by tricks , then fight head-on to see who is stronger!"

What Ying Xiong said made the Raptors players excited instantly.After 5 consecutive championships, they do sometimes not have the same hunger for victory or championships as before.But it doesn't mean that they like to lose and hope to be flattened by young people who haven't even played well.

Don't fight for steamed buns, don't you?
The timeout ended, neither side made substitutions, and the game continued.

Jeremy Lin came over with a dribble, facing Smart's strong confrontation, he was steady and calm.

Here Yingxiong cuts out to catch the ball, and Jaylen Brown's defense sticks to him like a dog skin plaster.

But Ying Xiong still caught the ball, although it took a lot of effort for it.

Ying Xiong holds the ball on the left wing, facing Jaylen Brown, changes direction with the ball to the left, and then suddenly changes direction to the right.His breakthrough moves are not fancy, and he doesn't have too many extreme moves, but he is very stable!
(End of this chapter)