I'm king in the basket

Chapter 217 Fist is afraid of young strong

The playoffs were fantastic.

The first accident came from the West. After six games, the eighth Grizzlies defeated the No. [-] Spurs and succeeded in defeating them. After the Warriors, they became the second team to create a miracle in this century. .

Although this has nothing to do with the Raptors, and they don't care, this incident has caused quite a shock in the league.

"The Spurs are getting old."

"Duncan is dead."

"San Antonio is about to fall."

It's not uncommon to see such comments in endlessly, only Li Xing holds a different point of view from others.Occasionally, he has a little sense of superiority as a time traveler.

He knew that not only would the Spurs not just fall, but they would continue to lie dormant, and then the king would return a year later.

Until then, they still have work to do.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Raptors successfully joined forces with the Celtics.

Needless to say, the grievances between the two teams, the failure of last season is vivid, and this round of the series has been full of chills from the very beginning.

Airline Center Arena
The audience got ready. They put on T-shirts of the same color, pulled the "Fuck BOS" banner, and shouted: "Suck Boston!"

The anger of the fans is sometimes stronger than that of the players. They don't want to lose to Boston again, even if the opponent is the overlord of the Eastern Conference.

Although they are rising stars, although they don't have any foundation to speak of against the Celtics, they have a strong support.

Although this guy is annoying.

Li Xing sat in the locker room with his upper body bare. He first put on a black sports short-sleeved shirt, and then put on the No. 44 home jersey.

He had waited a year for this moment.

This time, he won't screw up, they won't screw up.

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."

Li Xing walked out of the locker room and stood with his teammates outside. Everyone surrounded the jersey aisle. The American Airlines Center was in front of them. They still needed a lecturer.

"Guys, it's not easy along the way, is it?"

Calderon should have said these words, but at this moment, as the leader and the core of the entire team, Li Xing had to stand up and say these words.

"Even if we beat Boston, this road has not come to an end. It's like playing a clearance game. Boston is at most a small boss on this road."

Li Xing's tone fluctuated: "However, we must win, because we fell here last year, we have to prove that we have improved, we have to prove that even without Chris Bosh, we can go farther!"

"I have already said our goal in front of the media, the championship! Only the championship! I often dream of us standing on the top of the mountain overlooking the scenery. I have dreamed countless times that David Stern moved the O'Brien Cup The way it is in our hands, you raise your glasses with me, and that moment will last forever!"

"I can imagine that moment, for that moment, I am willing to fight to pieces!"

"Yep!"

Li Xing stretched out his hand, and the others folded their hands together.

"123!"

"Fuck Boss!"

Following Li Xing's roar, all members of the Raptors ran into the arena together, and they were greeted with the loudest applause from the audience.

"It's been a long time, little guy."

Before the opening, Garnett came up to chat with Li Xing.

"Now you can plan your plans for the offseason. Your journey ends here." Li Xing continued as usual.

"It seems that you have forgotten the failure of last year, and I will let you revisit it."

After all, Garnett and Li Xing shook hands symbolically, and those who didn't know the inside story thought how good the relationship between the two was.

The starting center of the Green Army is Jermaine O'Neal. When he saw Li Xing, his expression was very indifferent.

Li Xing's impression of him is only in that weird free throw posture.

When he entered the league, O'Neal was no longer at his peak, and he couldn't witness how powerful this guy was at his peak.

The referee raised the ball and threw it into the air.

Li Xing pressed his body, jumped up and hit the ball.

"Friends in the audience, the first game between the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs has begun!"

Angus's mouth seemed to be equipped with an accelerator, and he spoke quickly with an opening remark.

His partner is "Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire, a favorite of Raptors fans.

"Compared to the first round, the semi-finals are the real playoffs. The previous games are just warm-ups or appetizers before dinner."

Stoudemire probably didn't know he was going to get slammed by Indiana for that statement.

However, the two teams have become mortal enemies anyway, and as the legend of the Raptors—let’s count it—he is obliged to support the team, even if he is notorious for it.

At the beginning, the Celtics showed a difference from the Pacers.

Their confrontation, especially the off-ball confrontation, was like a group of lunatics preparing to fight, and all kinds of fierce collisions followed one after another.

The most obvious feelings about this are the off-ball players like Li Xing who don't have the ball in their hands.The Celtics had plenty of confrontation on them.

For Calderon, such a confrontation is also the first time this season.

They played against the Celtics many times in the regular season, but the other side did not come up with such a confrontation.

"Are you in a daze?"

Rondo made a sudden move and almost stole the ball from Calderon.

At this moment, Calderon was about to pass the ball to Bargnani, but Garnett on the side saw his intentions. When he was out of the ball, he stepped forward and blocked the ball immediately.

"what?"

"Okay! Fight back!"

The Celtics' counterattack was like a storm, and Rondo was extremely good at manipulating such a rotation attack.

Garnett stands in the middle, as long as the Raptors' defense is not in place, he can be the first finisher.

Li Xing's return to defense was astonishing, and he retreated to the backcourt long before that, but he had to make a choice.

The Celtics had three players involved in the fast break, and only two of them stepped back in time.

Calderon's defense can't be counted on, that is to say, to defend the opponent's three-man fast break, he must rely on him alone.

Li Xing thought too much, was too hesitant, and missed the best opportunity.

While Rondo pushed to counterattack, his thinking was very clear. As long as Li Xing focused on him, things would be much easier.

Rondo is the most threatening with the ball. Li Xing can only target him. This is the disadvantage of having more than one enemy.
The moment Li Xing's defensive focus shifted to Rondo, Garnett had already run into a position where he could threaten the basket.

Rondo made a layup, completely attracted Li Xing's defense in front of him, and then passed to Garnett in the air.

Garnett jumped up with the ball in one step and scored with a basket.

"Looking at it this way, you are the ones who are going home, right? I advise you to make plans for the offseason as well. The road is long, young man." Garnett said with a smirk.

Rondo looked calm and left in silence.

"Larch, sorry." Calderon said.

"It's ok."

Li Xing picked up the ball on the ground and gave it to Calderon.

In the last round, the Celtics, who advocated fierce confrontation off the ball and stuck in the passing route, suddenly changed their tactics into a two-three defense in this round.

It's like knowing that the Raptors are going to give Li Xing a low attack.

In this way, Li Xing had to go out. No matter how powerful he was, it was impossible for him to score when surrounded by three or four people.

Moreover, in such a high-intensity zone defense, whether Calderon can pass the ball to him smoothly is still a matter of fifty or five.

"You really worked hard."

Calderon must praise the Celtics for their pre-match preparations. They really did a good job.

"That's natural."

After all, Rondo stepped forward to exert pressure, and every physical contact brought great pressure to Calderon.

At this point, Bargnani was tainted by Garnett's almost brutal physical confrontation and crashing swear words.

Under such an offensive, he must find space.

The intense confrontation caused his body to lose its previous senses. He didn't know if he could still shoot the ball, but he had to try.

"José!"

Bargnani ran out.

Calderon passed the ball knowing that it was not a good opportunity.

Although it is better to count on Li Xing's 1V4 to count on Garnett's success in Bargnani's singles, but there is no better way now.

DeRozan has not yet adapted to the current confrontation. Tony Allen likes this atmosphere. The Celtics are his old club. He knows the opponent, and the opponent also knows him. Besides, his offense is really unreliable.

In the case of Calderon's own weak attack power, it is wise to give the ball to Bargnani, who is more sure.

"Italian bitch, you're attacking! I want to see how you're going to attack!" Garnett roared.

Bargnani wanted to throw it out, but after hearing what he said, he felt the impulse of "I have to go in for this shot!".

Garnett's defensive intensity is something that Bargnani has never encountered this season. He decided to give it a go, and dribbled away at the moment when the opponent was slack.

"I go!"

If Bargnani doesn't know how stupid his current approach is, Li Xing doesn't mind telling him.

None of his explosive power, speed, and athletic ability are comparable to Garnett, and he even tried to use the dribble to get rid of Garnett?

Originally, he could still shoot under the defense, but now he can only barely shoot under the strong confrontation beyond the physical load.

The ball flew up with everyone's wishes, and then flew out of bounds with a sigh.

Bargnani actually sat on the ground, and Garnett's confrontational intensity made him helpless.

"Barney, get up."

Calderon walked over.

"Feel sorry."

Bargnani stood up, very guilty.

"This is Boston. If there is no such strength, how can we be eliminated last season." Calderon said.

Li Xing ran back. The Green Army was still the same Green Army as last year. Their confrontational intensity, tactical pertinence, chemical reaction between players, and the speed of entering the playoffs were all better than theirs.

Their only advantage is their youth.

But that's enough.

Boxing is afraid of young people.

(End of this chapter)