basketball hero

Chapter 897 The Long-lost Chinese Derby
Ying Xiong missed the terrifying record of 50+ consecutive games, and temporarily missed Dashuai Zhang's record of 7 consecutive 50+ games.However, this does not diminish the attention and expectations of the outside world for him.The Raptors have won 8 consecutive victories, and this wave of winning streak will last for a few games. Isn't it something that people look forward to?

On November 11th, the Raptors were a guest at the Toyota Center Arena in Houston, away to challenge the Rockets, who are currently highly concerned about the West.

In this game, Chris Paul, one of the Rockets' backcourt cores, missed the game due to injury.But this does not affect the attention of this game, because Yingxiong VS Harden, this group of duels is enough to make people excited.

There is another point of concern in this game. As a member of the Rockets, Zhou Qi and Ying Xiong are teammates of the national team, so this game is also called the "China Derby".

In this game, a lot of yellow-skinned and black-haired East Asian faces flooded into the Toyota Center Arena. Obviously, these people came for Ying Xiong and Zhou Qi.

The attendance rate of the Toyota Center is quite high, and the attention of this game is very high, which is rare recently.Both teams have a broad public base in China, and both have a large number of fans. Therefore, on the Internet and in forums, the topic of this game is still hot.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Rockets at home is: center - Clint Capela, power forward - Ryan Anderson, small forward - Trevor Ariza, shooting guard - Eric Gordon , Point guard-James Harden.

The Raptors' starting lineup for the away game is the same as the previous game.

Before the game, Ying Xiong and Zhou Qi hugged and greeted for a while, and he also gave a few words of encouragement to his little brother in the national team.No matter what, we are all compatriots, although now each is his master and is an opponent on the field.

The game was narrated by Greg Sager and Jeff Van Gundy.

"Jeff, I am honored to explain this battle of focus with you!" Greg Sager said with a smile.

"Yeah, this game has been hyped up on the Internet. Many fans tweeted me and asked me if I was commenting on this game." Jeff Van Gundy said with a smile.

"The fans are so cute, Jeff, you have such a deep relationship with Houston, they are naturally Aite you and not Aite me! Hahaha..." Greg Sager laughed.

"Cake King" Capela and Ibaka are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

Capela beat Ibaka with a jump ball, the Rockets won the first wave of offensive balls, and the game officially began.

Harden dribbles slowly across half court.

It was not Yingxiong who defended Harden, but DeRozan.

"Toronto doesn't have a plan to defend James!" Greg Sager said.

"Devin would not allow Ying to face James at the beginning of the game. Not to mention that James is the core of Houston's backcourt, just his average of more than 10 free throws per game is enough to make opponents afraid!" Jeff Van Gundy explained.

Here Harden and Capela pick and roll, hold the ball in, and layup with straight arms-but no!
Ibaka accepted the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance!
"This ball, how DeMar defended it is incredible!" Greg Sager said in disbelief.

"Don't forget, DeMar averaged a lot of free throws per game!" Jeff Van Gundy reminded.

"That's right, DeMar is also a master foul maker! Hahaha..." Greg Sager laughed.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to Ying Xiong.

Defending Yingxiong is the Rockets' wing defender Trevor Ariza.

"Houston asked Trevor to defend, but it is reasonable!" Greg Sager said.

"Trevor's defensive ability is the best among Houston's wings. Letting him defend can reduce the pressure on James!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

Ying Xiong and Ibaka played a pick-and-roll, and the Rockets directly chose to switch defenses.

Ying Xiong didn't eat the cake alone, but distributed the ball to DeRozan on the other side.

"Why did Houston dare to do this? Is it because Clint's ability to switch defenses is outstanding?" Greg Sager asked.

"This is on the one hand. On the other hand, it is Toronto. Serge has no ability to give Trevor a fatal blow in the low post. That's why Houston dared to do that." Jeff Van Gundy replied.

DeRozan ate Harden alone, made an emergency stop and shot a jumper-none!

Ryan Anderson received the rebound and handed it to Harden to advance.

The Rockets' style of play is that Harden holds the ball alone, the cake king picks and rolls and eats the cake, and the other shooters open up space, implementing the "magic ball theory" of general manager Morey very well.

For the Rockets, Capela succeeded in eating cakes under the basket!
But looking back, DeRozan ate Harden alone, turned around and hit a jumper!
The two sides draw!

"It's not easy for James to guard DeMar!" Greg Sager said with a smile.

"Then it will be even more difficult for him to defend! James is good at top defense, but whether it is single defense or assist defense, there is still a long way to go to become an excellent defensive perimeter player!" Jie Husband Van Gundy said.

On the Rockets side, Harden and Capela connected to the basket and succeeded!

The Rockets lead!
"Toronto's defense like this, James and Clint, always have to have one side that can't be scrupled!" Greg Sager said.

"This is also a strategy for them. Once they attack, the 3-point gap on the outside will leak out, which will be even more deadly." Jeff Van Gundy said.

Jeremy Lin dribbled over, picked and rolled with Siakam, and the opponent switched defenses.He forced Ryan Anderson, rushed to the basket, was assisted by Capela, and distributed to Ibaka on the other side, who caught the ball and dunked with both hands!
"Strike!" Greg Sager exclaimed.

"The thinking on both sides is very clear. On Houston's side, James and Clint play a high pick-and-roll, forcing the opponent to choose whether to attack or not; on Toronto's side, it is to grab Ryan to play a pick-and-roll. If you switch defenses, I will attack you. People who can shoot 3s," Jeff Van Gundy said.

On the Rockets side, after Harden and Capela picked and rolled, they passed the ball in one pocket and gave it to Capela, who was going down.

Capela directly attacked the frame, but Ying Xiong, who was assisted in the defense, cut the ball away!

Ying Xiong cuts off the ball, holds the ball to Jeremy Lin himself, and fights back.

The Raptors team went on a fast break, which made a team like the Rockets who returned to defense quickly seem a bit unable to retreat.

Jeremy Lin gave the ball in the middle to Ying Xiong who followed up at 45 degrees on the left wing. The latter caught the ball and chased him with a 3-point shot-a precise strike!
The Raptors lead by 3 points!
Here the Rockets Gordon rushed to the basket, and then scored outside Ryan Anderson!

Ryan Anderson flew Siakam and made a 3-pointer-also hit!
The two sides drew again!

(End of this chapter)