basketball hero

Chapter 913

On January 1, the NBA officially announced the 24 Los Angeles All-Star Game substitute list.

Eastern Subs: Andre Drummond, Al Horford, DeMar DeRozan, Kemba Walker, Victor Oladipo, Bradley Beal, Goran Dragic.

West bench: Russell Westbrook, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jimmy Butler, Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldridge.

On January 1, the Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks in an away game, ushering in a 25-game winning streak.

On January 1, the head of the Eastern Division of this year's All-Star Game announced the results of the selection.The players of the Yingxiong team are: Yingxiong, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Victor Oladi Bo, Andre Drummond, LaMarcus Aldridge, Jimmy Butler.

On January 1, the Raptors played against the Utah Jazz at home.In this game, the home team defeated the opponent calmly and ushered in a 27-game winning streak.

On January 1, the Raptors continued their home game against the Los Angeles Lakers.In this game, the home team beat their opponents and ushered in a 29-game winning streak.

The Raptors are on a frenzied winning streak again, and their attention is almost a collective climax, full of excitement.Because in a blink of an eye, they will be approaching the goal of 20 consecutive victories, and this time, it seems that there is still hope to break the league record of 33 consecutive victories held by the Lakers.Even though the distance is still far away, their dominance and ease of performance in the game made the distance instantly shortened a lot.

On January 1, the Raptors ushered in the last game of January, against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center - Serge Ibaka, power forward - Pascal Siakam, small forward - DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The starting lineup of the Timberwolves in the away game is: center-Karl-Anthony Towns, power forward-Takei Gipson, small forward-Andrew Wiggins, shooting guard-Jimmy Butler, point guard-Jeff teague.

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

"Mark, this game is a battle between the Eastern All-Star captain Ying and member Jimmy!" Greg Sager laughed.

"I don't know if Ying and Jimmy will match up, but it seems that this possibility is very high!" Mark Jackson said.

"Jimmy is tough enough, let's see how much trouble he can cause Ying!" Greg Sager said.

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

Towns beat Ibaka with a jump ball and Teague dribbled across half court.

Downs came out to cover, and Teague suddenly split the left wing Wiggins.

Facing DeRozan's defense, Wiggins turned face-to-face, turned around and made a jumper-go in!
The Timberwolves take the lead!

"Andrew's physical condition and technical ability are really too talented!" Greg Sager said.

"Well, his physical talent is nothing to say, it would be even better if his willpower can be like Jimmy's!" Mark Jackson said.

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

It was Jimmy Butler who defended Yingxiong.

"It seems that Jimmy and Ying are on top!" Greg Sager said with a smile.

"It should be. It was Andrew from DeMar's defense just now." Mark Jackson nodded and said.

Ying Xiong used Ibaka's cover, and Jimmy Butler quickly bypassed the cover and continued to chase him.

Ying Xiong hit the ground with one hand and gave it to Ibaka who was down, and the latter caught the ball and took off directly-dunk!
The two sides draw!

The fans at the scene were instantly excited. The first goal of the home team was such a wonderful internal and external connection, and the inside player dunked!

"The pass should be in place, and Sergi is very comfortable receiving the ball!" Greg Sager said with certainty.

"This ball should be in harmony with Serge, but Carl's defense is too high. Jimmy went around the screen to catch up. He either delayed the response, or simply watched Serge, so it was not up or down. It's too dangerous!" Mark Jackson said.

On the Timberwolves side, Towns holds the ball in a high position and likes to break through with the ball after a shot. His layup is interfered by Siakam who is helping to defend-miss!
But Gipson has the offensive rebounds!But he missed two attacks!
Ying Xiong flew into the air, received the rebound, and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

"Takei's rebounding ability is really strong! But the certainty of these two offenses really needs to be improved!" Greg Sager said.

"Taki's hand feeling is not good. Most of his offenses are dunks and scoring at the basket. The ball just now couldn't be dunked, so he hesitated a little, and the shot was short!" Mark Jackson explained.

For the Raptors, Yingxiong moved without the ball, caught the ball on the move, and distributed it to Siakam under the basket. The latter layup with his right hand was blocked by Gibson and went out of bounds!
The Timberwolves serve from the baseline.

Teague received the ball from the bottom corner, used the screen to make a strong breakthrough, and did not make an emergency stop jumper!

Siakam accepted the rebound and handed it to Ying Xiong to advance.

The Raptors played 3 to 2 in the frontcourt, and Ying Xiong gave DeRozan an alley-oop!

The Raptors lead 4:2!

"Minnesota's starting lineup looks strong, but the offense is still a bit sluggish, especially when the opponent's defense is excellent!" Greg Sager said.

"In fact, their offensive space is not good! Andrew, Jeff and Jimmy on the outside are not stable shooters. They all need to have the ball in their hands to be the strongest threat. Their off-the-ball positioning is lacking. Taki at the 4th position is not a threat when he is out of the 3-point line, but Carl, who plays the center, has a relatively stable outside shot!" Mark Jackson said.

"That's right, Mark, it's really the case when you say it. Their situation is a bit similar to that of Philadelphia!" Greg Sagel laughed.

"Philadelphia is more extreme. Ben Simmons, who plays point guard, doesn't shoot, and the 2nd position has a super shooter JJ Redick!" Mark Jackson said.

On the Timberwolves side, Jimmy Butler held the ball, facing the defense of the corresponding hero, and distributed it to Gibson under the basket with the help of a pick-and-roll.

Gibson made another pass to Towns, and the latter made a high mid-range shot-yes!
The two sides drew again!

"Mark, Carl's offensive talent is really enviable!" Greg Sagel laughed.

"The offensive talent is really good, both inside and outside, can shoot with his back, excellent body movement, and has a strong offensive sense." Mark Jackson praised.

But looking back, Ying Xiong cut into the basket without the ball, and dunked successfully on Downs' head!
"But this defense, from positioning to strength, is lacking!" Mark Jackson said with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)