Devil shooting guard in basketball

Chapter 593 Raptors Lineup
Immediately, the spots for the semifinals of the East and West sides came out.

In the west, the Lakers finally eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers 4:3.

Originally, the Clippers have been very close in terms of injury problems in the past two seasons.

But the Lakers have risen again in the past two years.
The Spurs finally had shortcomings in the lineup, allowing the Warriors to be eliminated 4:2.

These are not too surprising, because the Spurs' players have changed a lot this year.

It is not easy to reach the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

If it weren't for Popovich's good use of troops, it may be a problem whether they can make it to the playoffs.

What surprised netizens the most was the game in the East!

The Philadelphia 76ers were still the bottom team in the league last season, but now, they have defeated the favorites to win this season, the Heat, and the resilient Milwaukee Bucks!
He directly got the place to enter the Eastern Conference finals, and went to compete with the Raptors for the Eastern Conference championship this season!

Many fans have not yet realized what is going on.

It feels like a dream.

Shouldn't it be the Miami Heat finally meeting the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals, staged a marvelous Mars-to-Earth-level semifinals?

What happened to the 76ers who finally made it here?
Was it swept directly by the Raptors?

Speaking of the Eastern Conference, there are not many teams that can compete with the Raptors.

But the Heat definitely have the capital to fight the Raptors.

Although in terms of player one-on-one flexibility, the Heat are slightly inferior.

But in terms of confrontation, they have players like Whiteside and Winslow on the front line, and Adebayor's confrontation ability is also very strong!

Defender Wade's experience, speed and other abilities cannot be defended by Lowry or Jeremy Lin if they want to!
But none of that is possible now because they were eliminated by the 76ers.

The problems encountered by the Bucks and the Spurs are similar, and there are shortcomings in the overall lineup.

There is a problem with the lineup, and it is very difficult to achieve results. At the critical moment, the opponent's top stars and your second-team ordinary blue-collar players match up, and the result of the game has already come out.

The match between the Spurs and the Warriors in the West and the Bucks and the 76ers in the second round of the East have the same result.

They were all eliminated by their opponents 2:4.

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After James went to the West, the battle between Curry and LeBron of the Warriors was staged ahead of schedule!
Either of these two teams is very likely to enter the finals.

Coach Wharton has prepared well this season. In order to deal with the problem of encountering the Warriors in the playoffs, the Lakers concentrated on training three-pointers in the last 30 games of the regular season!
It can be said that the Lakers' current three-point ability in the main lineup is relatively good, and the players on the bench are also practicing three-pointers day and night!
The Warriors' defensive ability at the basket is now very strong.So the two teams have almost no obvious shortcomings.

Like the Heat and the Bucks, this time two days before the game, Coach Brown called the players on vacation to the locker room.

Started to analyze the Toronto Raptors players one by one.

First of all, many of the players on the scene have already thought of the analysis.

That is Leonard, the former Spurs forward.

This player is very comprehensive in terms of ability display on the court. He has rebounds, passes, scores, confrontations, both offense and defense, and basically does not argue with the referee.

Strong breakthrough ability and excellent field awareness.

His departure from the Spurs is indeed a big loss for the Spurs.

After defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, Brown took the lead, and after the data assistant coach printed the materials, they handed them over to every player as soon as possible.

Even the three-team players who basically cannot be uploaded in the playoffs, and the two young players who have not been fired in the training camp also get a share!
This is mainly just in case, everyone has a comprehensive list of playoff players and teams, as well as the opponent's coaching staff.

Since the players already have these materials, why did Brown call them over?
This is a bit like a concentrated review before the exam. The head coach will take his players and talk about the various difficulties they will face.

Moreover, in Brown's words, there may be content that did not appear in the "review materials".

These are basically the coaching experience of the perennial competition, and the summary of the down-to-earth coping strategies given by the assistant team.

The No.2 player is Ibaka, this player's defensive ability and athletic ability are very strong!
The offensive impact on the field is also great!

Now the team is a little saturated in many positions!The main players and the second team are very strong!

With the presence of Ibaka, the possibility of the Philadelphia 76ers wanting to score at the basket will drop a lot!
Then there is Siakam, who is particularly eye-catching this year.

The forward can play alongside Leonard on the court.

Physical confrontation is not strong, but the rebounding and scoring data are getting better and better this season!
Lowry, who is extremely strong and has excellent three-point ability, has become more stable this season!
Then there are two shooting guards, Van Fleet and Danny Green!The two can be each other's substitutes, and Lowry's position can also be replaced by Jeremy Lin!

The arrival of Mark also added a strong defensive ability to the basket to the team!
Different from previous years, Mark's technical ability is now more and more comprehensive!

Currently playing backup center here in Toronto, but in Memphis he was the absolute go-to center!

One of the thoughts of coming to the Raptors is that he wants to win the O'Brien Cup with his teammates in the finals!

On the other hand, the Philadelphia 76ers do not have an advantage in confrontation ability, but one of the advantages of the 76ers is scoring!

In terms of scoring, many players' three-pointers have improved a lot!
In the last period of the regular season, Brown felt that it was too late for the players to practice confrontation anyway.

Then after a certain confrontation training is over, the main project is to practice three-point shooting!
In the first game, the whole team flew to Toronto, where the temperature fluctuated greatly.

After the players arrived, they checked into the hotel immediately. The team limited their daily travel time for the health of the players.

Now the players of the Philadelphia 76ers are not in the mood to go out to play. Apart from going to training with the team, they simply take a walk around the hotel, and then go back to the hotel to rest.

In Game 76 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the players on the Raptors side looked warily at the opposite Philadelphia [-]ers.

Against such an opponent, Coach Casey also formulated a more interesting tactical play.

That is, isn't the Philadelphia 76ers particularly capable of chasing points in the late stages this season?Then don't give them a chance to chase points!

In the early stage, he directly defeated the opponent, and did not hesitate to let the main players keep playing on the field!

Anyway, the Raptors' lineup is also very strong. At worst, they will go to the second team. The players in the second team are no different from those in the first team.

Soon the starters from both sides came to the field tonight, and the Raptors were Mark, Leonard, Siakam, Jeremy Lin and Green in turn!

On the Philadelphia side are Embiid, Booker, Kuzma, Li Feng and McConnell!
For head coach Brown, in the early game, it is enough to draw with the Raptors!

The opponent's confrontation ability is very strong, but it is not too scary.

In the later stage, the two teams became almost the same.Because the opponent's defense is not always very powerful.

Leonard also has a rest period, and the period when the opponent's main force goes to rest is an opportunity for the 76ers!
At the start of the game, Gasol got the basketball first!Then immediately pass the ball to Leonard.

The latter rushed to the frontcourt and directly hit a three-pointer with a jumper!
There are no extra moves, and I don't talk nonsense to you. Xiaoka is such a player on the field.

Before all the players from Philadelphia ran over, a round was over.

For the players on the floor of the Philadelphia 76ers, the pressure is enormous.

The Raptors team is not like the Heat and the Bucks, there will always be problems of one kind or another in the game.

Although the team is not very good at cooperating, the players in this team have a strong desire to attack!

Their desire for the championship is equally strong!

As long as the Philadelphia side is a little careless, once the opponent starts to beat the rhythm, it will not be easy to chase.

Because the Raptors are a defensive-oriented team, it would be embarrassing if their own spears couldn't beat the opponent's shield.

Li Feng received his teammate's serve directly, and then got entangled with Jeremy Lin in the backcourt!
Many years have passed.Jeremy Lin finally came to this arena with the team!
At this time, he is almost going to compete with the players in Philadelphia in all aspects!
Li Feng didn't get rid of Jamilin for a while!

The basketball flew to McConnell, Li Feng directly accelerated to take the basketball back, and gave McConnell a color.

Lin and Danny Green thought that Li Feng was about to split up!But immediately they realized that they were wrong. After Li Feng attracted the Raptors to double-team, he decisively passed the ball back.

At this time, McConnell had just stood up in the bottom corner, and he immediately returned a three-pointer after receiving the basketball!
Jeremy Lin held the ball for halftime, and then hit a three-pointer with a jumper in front of Li Feng. Fortunately, Mark jumped up in time to make a dunk to get the point!
5:3!The camera was shown to Lowry and Ibaka, and the expressions of the two were extraordinarily calm.

They were all watching the game blankly.Then Kuzma received a pass from Li Feng, but was blocked by Siakam!
Booker took the pass from Kuzma, rushed to the basket and was finally slapped by Kawaii's blood cap!
Mark ran out to save the ball, and the basketball was eventually rescued, but Gasol Jr. fell off the court.

Leonard got the ball in the first half, and then hit a three-pointer!
McConnell's pass was intercepted by Siakam, and then Jamilin took the basketball at halftime and threw the ball directly into the air!

Danny Green immediately went over to catch the ball and then dunked to score!
10:3!Coach Brown decisively asked for the first timeout of the game!
The Philadelphia 76ers are a little confused here.When the opponent's rhythm came together, the emotions of the players on the scene became tense.

Then began to make mistakes, Coach Brown thought of this and immediately replaced Li Feng with Bayless.

The experienced Bayless should be able to stabilize the situation on the field, and Li Feng will be left behind to try to win the first game!
The current state of the Raptors makes people feel a little uneasy!

After seeing the players replaced by the opponent, Brown's heart sank.

Lowry replaced Jamie Lin on the court, and Bayless was blocked at the beginning of the game!
After being cut off from the basketball, Lowry took the ball and immediately ran outside the three-point line, jumping up and scoring a three-pointer!
Then Saric, who was replaced together, served, and the basketball was sent directly to Leonard's hands
Saric rushed over immediately, but Kaka evaded his defense in the air and hit the basketball!
At 15:3, the Raptors fans at the scene were boiling!

At this time, Coach Brown, who was on the sidelines, looked even more serious. The game didn't start at the beginning, and the opponent scored like this.

It seems that today's game is a bit ominous, and Bayless is also fighting Lowry in the backcourt at this time!
The state of the two seemed to be about to fight.

In the end, Kuzma came over to make a clearance for Bayless, so that he would not be defended against an 8-second violation by the small steel gun.

Kuzma got the ball and rushed to the frontcourt quickly!The contest with Siakam is also over soon!

Directly staggered with the defensive player and then got up to make a long-distance 2-pointer!
Without saying a word, Leonard rushed to the frontcourt, neither Saric nor Kuzma could guard him.

In the end, Xiaoka scored three points again! 18:5!At this time, in the first quarter of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Raptors are about to break the rhythm of the 76ers.
Bayless passed the ball straight to the pants this time.

On the field at this time, Kuzma has become the core of the team.

Li Feng: "Kuzmad passes the ball to Embiid and McConnell!"

The trousers nodded immediately when they heard it. Li Feng didn't want Kuzma to score with his opponent at the beginning of the game!

Sure enough, the players on the Raptors team immediately noticed Kuzma's strength and began to defend him strictly!
Embiid got the basketball this time and dunked in front of Mark!
Then Lowry stepped on the line and hit 2 points easily!
At the start of today's game, the Raptors' offensive efficiency is surprisingly high
At this time, the players on the Philadelphia 76ers side basically have some blank minds.How should this game be played?
The other party didn't mean to give in to them at all!
At the beginning, they fought with their Philadelphia players!There are also players like Leonard, who are almost unexplainable existences!
When playing against the Bucks, Antetokounmpo was quite impulsive.

But the Raptors seem to be crushing their Philadelphia 76ers in terms of strength
This time the Raptors did not score, and the 76ers players who were their opponents finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Kuzma avoided Siakam, but immediately ushered in Leonard's defense and passed the ball decisively!
After receiving a pass from Kuzma, McConnell quickly got up and hit the net with a three-pointer!
Casey felt that the start was still not satisfactory to him, so he asked for a timeout.

In today's game, their Toronto Raptors' treatment of the Philadelphia 76ers was still light.

(End of this chapter)