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Chapter 294 What is a Raptor?

On the 8th, the arena at the Canadian Airline Center was full.

Although basketball is not the favorite of Canadians, this season, with the rise of the Raptors, the whole of Canada has been brought up by the Raptors.

The Raptors, who made it to the playoffs for the first time since the team was founded, now seem to be the hope of the whole Canadian village.

In the stands, Raptors boss Chad supervised the battle with his well-dressed female companion.

From being the last in the league last season, to the first in the league this season...

On the court, when Su Feng, Jordan, Carter and other star players appeared one by one, the entire arena burst into deafening cheers in an instant.

Canadian fans who didn't know how to express their excitement decided to use the most fanatical way to support the team.

And far away in New York, Stern, who watched the game through text live broadcast, took a sip of coffee "insipidly" when he heard the ratings data reported by his subordinates.

At the scene in Toronto, after the players of the two teams warmed up, the big screen showed the starting five of the two teams tonight.

Knicks: Thomas, Johnson, Houston, Sprewell, Ward.

Raptors: Big Ben, Jordan, Su Feng, Carter, Nash.

Similar to what Su Feng hinted to Davis before the game, when Ewing was reimbursed in advance, Van Gundy, who had a big brain, really put on a small lineup when facing the Raptors.

In Su Feng's previous life, although Ewing's reimbursement was a little later than this life, in fact, the key to the Knicks' success all the way was thanks to the support of Johnson, Houston, Sprewell and others. Great play.

Another thing is that sentence.

The sport of basketball is not a sport in which you will surely win if you overwhelm your opponent in terms of ability.

The high-spirited Knicks, in the eyes of the steady Su Feng, are definitely a team worthy of respect.

In the middle of the field, Big Ben and Thomas jumped the ball to start the game.

Thomas, who is 206 cm tall, has good athletic ability and is an excellent blue-collar player. Relying on his wingspan, Thomas reached the basketball first.

The Knicks played the first attack, and Ward dribbled the ball to Sprewell after halftime.

As for the Raptors, Su Feng will be in charge of marking Sprewell tonight.

On TNT TV, Smith, who saw this scene, said with emotion: "Su is really the backbone of the Raptors now.

On offense, he was always facing the opponent's strongest perimeter defender, and in turn, he had to be responsible for marking the opponent's strongest perimeter offensive player. "

On the side, Smith's commentary partner Derek echoed: "It's more than that, Kenny.

Because of the Raptors' infinite rotation defensive strategy, Sue often had to return to the inside to reinforce Ben and Michael during the game. "

Look, what is professional commentary?

Under Smith and Derek's wonderful comments, the light on Su Feng's body tonight was invisibly magnified a bit.

Speaking of which, before the game, Su Feng used the system's query function to query a lot of small data of Sprewell.

Then, besides lamenting that the NBA is a league of supermen, what else can Su Feng say?

If you only look at physical fitness, then Sprewell is definitely a superstar template.

On the court, Sprewell held the ball and singled Su Feng on the flank, and this time Su Feng decisively adopted a defensive tactic.

On the basketball court, because the offensive side takes the initiative, there is no absolute blockade on the defensive side.

Su Feng knew very well that Sprewell, who was nicknamed "Madman", was a crazier. As long as he couldn't get mad, his power would be greatly reduced.

As for pressing him?

wake up.

A real master has always been tight and loose in defense.

To deal with a player like Sprewell, Su Feng would not stick close to him all the time.

Because that would just make it easier for Sprewell to get the breakaway space.

when--!

Well, under Su Feng's one-man defense, didn't Sprewell's ball hit the iron?

In the penalty area, after entering the playoffs, Big Ben put away his laughing and joking in the regular season.

This time, in the face of Thomas' rush, Da Ben opened his ruthless elbow and directly picked the rebound into his arms.

It's the Raptors' turn to attack.

The biggest advantage of Van Gundy's small lineup against the Raptors is that their retreat speed can keep up with the Raptors' transition offense.

So the ball couldn't be pushed and counterattacked, so Nash touched the top of his head with his hand, signaling Su Feng to come over and play a pick-and-roll with him.

As for the Knicks, even though Ward bypassed Su Feng with the ball, after receiving Nash's pass, Su Feng's iconic unreasonable three-pointer still completed the shot immediately.

In Davis' tactics, this kind of free-spirited style of play is completely allowed.

Because it is different from the third leader like Carter, in the usual games, such an opportunity is already "empty" for Su Feng.

This season, under the premise that the offensive environment is better than before, if Su Feng slightly controls his shots, it will not be difficult for him to hit 4% of his three-pointers.

But in that case, Su Feng's deterrence and the team's offensive rhythm will be greatly damaged.

In Su Feng's previous life, take Su Feng's nephew Stephen Curry as an example.

If Curry can be a little more reasonable, then maybe he can enter the "180 club" for N consecutive years, but it is absolutely difficult for him to be taken care of by his opponents on the court.

However, although Su Feng shot the ball very quickly, the basketball disobediently hit the basket's neck, and was picked up by the retreating Johnson.

Looking back, the Knicks fought back.

Van Gundy, who copied Davis' homework, now also allows the Knicks to grab the transition offense.

However, Sprewell, who was in charge of the assault, was stopped by Su Feng again.

Among the outside players in the NBA, Sprewell seldom encountered such players who were faster and stronger than him, so for a while, the "madman" felt helpless against Su Feng.

In desperation, Sprewell tipped the ball back to Ward.

Houston was on the other side, slipping from the baseline to the wing with the help of Johnson's screen.

This is the classic NBA wing cover tactic.

Before Ewing was injured, the Knicks rarely played such tactics, but after Ewing was injured, Van Gundy discovered that as long as he drew a few more tactics for Houston, Houston would give the team a very high return.

In terms of defense ability, Carter is obviously not as good as Su Feng. Houston is one step inside the three-point line and made a mid-range shot.

2:0.

The first Knicks tonight in terms of competitive status, and the Knicks who were swept 2-0 by the Raptors in the regular season are like two teams.

On TNT, Smith said: "Vince has to learn more about defense from Sue and Michael, because if you want to be a superstar, you can't just play offense."

And on the court, I don't know if Carter heard Smith's evaluation.

Under the influence of the two of Su Qiao, Carter got the chance to make an open shot from the bottom corner.

Look, this is the chain reaction brought about by Su Feng's resolute first ball just now.

Because both Su Feng and Jordan are the type that I dare to shoot as long as you let me go, so this season's Carter's output environment is not to mention how comfortable it is.

Swish-!

2:3.

Carter's three-pointer instantly ignited the atmosphere in the route center arena.

Because this is the Raptors' first goal in the history of the NBA playoffs.

And after scoring the goal, Carter also gave Houston an angry look at Triet, with that little expression, he could be as proud as he wanted.

Knicks attack.

Seeming to be a little irritated by Carter, Houston continued to run along the bottom corner this time.

But just when Carter followed Houston, Houston suddenly braked suddenly and completed a wonderful back run.

Without stepping on it, he said that if the ball was replaced by Su Feng, Su Feng would definitely not be fooled.

Because for Su Feng, who used to play with Jordan countless times in his early years, he knew very well the psychology of these pitchers when they were running.

However, the young Carter still had to pay some tuition fees for his pride.

Swish-!

A mid-range two-hitter from Houston.

4:3.

To be reasonable, even though he copied Davis' homework, Van Gundy was still poisonous in Su Feng's eyes.

Because this kind of mid-range shot that steps on the three-point line...

The price/performance ratio is really "too high".

On the court, the Knicks scored two consecutive attacks, while the Raptors, both Su Feng and Jordan were strictly guarded by the Knicks during the offense.

Houston is in charge of stalking Su Feng tonight, and Sprewell is always ready to fill in for Houston.

As for the other side, "Auntie" used his big butt to fight with Jordan's big elbow.

In terms of defense, the Knicks still adopt a "false zone defense" tonight, but compared with the past, there are many loopholes in the Knicks' "pseudo zone defense" tonight.

After all, Ewing is ugly, but if you say that after he was reimbursed, he did not damage the Knicks' defensive system in the slightest, then Ewing would jump off the top of the Empire State Game to fight you desperately.

With this ball, Nash, who understood the Knicks' defensive intentions, directly passed Ward in one step.

In Su Feng's previous life, Nash was very good at this kind of left hand one step.

Yes, one step with the left hand without even dribbling fakes.

Nash, nicknamed "Son of the Wind", is excellent in the combination of man and ball. After breaking into the Knicks inside with extremely fast speed, he succeeded in a layup with low hands.

4:5.

After the game started tonight, no one expected that it was Carter and Nash who stood up one after another, not Su Feng and Jordan.

However, this is the Raptors that Su Feng and Davis want to see.

After experiencing a shrinking season of training, the current Raptors have improved a lot since the beginning of the regular season.

And there are tool people who stand up to share the pressure for the two big brothers, so Su Feng and Jordan can concentrate more on developing in the wild...

Ah no, you can concentrate more on the defensive end.

Don't look at Boss Joe's 36-year-old age, but he just got fat this season, and he is really not at a disadvantage when defending "Auntie".

This season, many fans believe that the Raptors are an offensive team.

But in fact, the prerequisite for them to play a good offense is still a good defense.

In the playoffs, the two of Su Qiao, one inside and one outside, will definitely become a nightmare for many teams.

With this ball, Sprewell attacked again, and barely squeezed past Su Feng, but Jordan, who was defending him, slammed his basketball dreams away.

Before Wade broke Jordan's record, you must know that in the NBA, the guard who can block the most shots is named Michael Jordan.

The Knicks sent the baseline ball, and with little time left, "Auntie"'s hook at the bottom of the basket also missed the basket.

Big Ben once again picked up the rebound one step ahead of Thomas, and this time, the Raptors could not stop the Knicks from counterattacking.

After receiving the pass from Nash, Su Feng, who rushed to the Knicks position at the fastest speed, succeeded in smashing and dunking with one hand.

4:7.

In the Airline Center Arena, after the head of the team dunked the first dunk in the history of the team's playoffs, the fans on the scene also booed and cheered like an airplane engine while gesturing for an airplane to take off.

On the Knicks' bench, the question that has plagued Van Gundy for N years, now Van Gundy has found the answer.

That is, whether it is the 76ers or the Raptors...

The real headache for Van Gundy wasn't tactics.

It was Su Feng.

Because in Van Gundy's view, no matter how nonsensical Davis' tactics are, he didn't have to work so hard when he led the Knicks to play the Raptors last season.

In the past few days, the more Van Gundy studied Su Feng, the more frightened he became.

Because, after Van Gundy analyzed Su Feng's statistics and field performance in depth, he came up with a shocking result.