NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The integration of new teammates was extremely smooth.

Although Charles Oakley has the reputation of being a "bad guy", those who understand know that it is directed to the outside world!

Internally, Charles Oakley is a very reliable big brother, especially in the Raptors where the team building age and player age are generally low.

It can be said that after Charles Oakley came, the environment in the locker room was not only not damaged, but became more united!

His arrival not only relieved Hanamichi of his burden outside the court.

Inside the stadium, it makes Hua Dao a lot easier.

The only pity is that in order to ensure that the 32-year-old veteran who is about to slip into the peak can stay healthy enough, the Raptors head coach Landon Malone is rampant in this season's playoffs.

Like the New York Knicks, Charles Oakley's regular season playing time is limited to no more than 35 minutes.

Hanamichi wishes he had such a big brother to support him for 48 minutes during a game.

The arrival of Charles Oakley not only did not affect the shooting rights of the core of Hanamichi.

Instead, he does all the dirty work in the interior and does it very well.

He can steadily contribute around 18+8 points per game, which is similar to his time with the Knicks, except that his rebounding statistics have slightly decreased due to the flower path.

Other statistics have all increased, especially the scoring, which gives a feeling that the old veteran never dies, but just withers away.

Charles Oakley also agrees with the central position of flower arrangement!

In addition to the reason of my age, it is more of a recognition of Hanamichi himself!

Charles Oakley admires flower arrangement very much, but there is one thing that he is not very satisfied with.

In his words, that is:

"Flower is good in everything except aggression!"

But I believe that under the guidance of Charles Oakley, flower arrangement will undergo great changes!

As for another rookie on the team, Doug Christie, who would be selected into the league's best defensive team for four consecutive years in the future, was overly cautious as he was averaging only [4+4+1] per game at that time.

The cautious Raptors, who had the ball everywhere, did not dare to take a shot. It seems that it will take some time for them to contribute an average of 15 points per game.

But just looking at his passion for defense, everyone on the Raptors knows that this player is also a man with a skill!

The team's personnel adjustments did not affect the Raptors' record.

On the contrary, the addition of new forces and hard training have made the old players feel a sense of urgency.

After a period of performance, the Raptors not only maintained their sixth place in the Eastern Conference, but were only one game away from fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

On December 12th, the United States is most concerned about the Christmas battle, but it has nothing to do with flower arrangement!

The Magic, their arch-rivals from last season's finals, will host the Rockets at home.

This is also the first time that the league has arranged last season's two finals teams to play in a Christmas game.

Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway played for the Magic, scoring 22 points and making the game-tying shot with 23 seconds left.

But in the end, the defending champion Rockets still continued their key performance in last season's finals and defeated the Rockets 92-90.

This time, without the great center [Shaq]'s outstanding performance, Hakeem Olajuwon stood out and scored 36 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Magic's new starting center, Hanamichi's former teammate, Sharon White, was blown away by Olajuwon's dream footwork show!

It seems that the Magic's top management made careful calculations and did not make up for the impact of the absence of the "Shaq".

After Christmas, time entered 1996.

January 1th is the day when the Raptors will play the last of their three-game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks.

If the Raptors defeat the Hawks in this game, they will replace them and return to the 5th place in the Eastern Conference and 11th place in the league.

For the Raptors, whose entire team is determined to make the playoffs, defeating the Hawks or taking revenge on the Hawks is a game that must be won.

Before the game, based on the performance during this period, Raptors head coach Landon Malone determined the starting players for this game:

Center ~ Charles Oakley;

Power forward ~ Hanamichi;

small forward Tracy Murray;

Doug Christie, shooting guard;

Point guard Damon Stoudemire.

The starting lineups for the Atlanta Hawks are:

Shooting guard ~ Eagle King of the generation ~ Steve Smith;

point guard Mookie Blaylock;

small forward Stacey Augmon;

power forward Grant Long;

Center Andrew Long.

The reason why the Atlanta Hawks are able to dominate the league and rank 6th in the Eastern Conference is mainly because of their backcourt duo.

Led by the core of the team, Eagle King Steve Smith, this season, he can average 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

His good partner, the team's brain, point guard Mookie Blaylock, also averaged 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

In addition, there is help from teammates who score consistently 10 points or more.

The Atlanta Hawks have basically secured a spot in the playoffs.

After all, they are bound to lose against strong teams like the Bulls, Magic, and Knicks, but they can easily defeat teams like the Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and Charlotte Hornets that are very likely to enter the playoffs.

The Atlanta Hawks are not like the Toronto Raptors, who are great in one game and terrible in the next. Their main feature is stability.

In fact, the teams in the NBA that are expected to enter the playoffs have begun to exert their strength in the regular season.

The most bizarre team among them is the Toronto Raptors, who are often great in one game and terrible in the next.

If they are in good form, they can defeat the Bulls and Magic like before; if they are in bad form, they can still lose to a team that is slightly stronger than the bottom-ranked teams like the Celtics, who are ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference and 21st in the League.

In the eyes of most "experts", this away game for the Raptors is not promising.

However, the Raptors, who have already initially developed chemistry and assembled the best lineup, showed their amazing firepower!

At the beginning of the game, Hanamichi had a particularly strong desire to score.

Perhaps it was Charles Oakley's words and deeds over the past half month that finally aroused Hanamichi's desire to score.

Hanamichi was full of energy, and from the consecutive strong attacks on the basket at the beginning of the game, it can be seen that the fighting spirit in this game was very strong.

"boom!"

Another slam dunk. Now the Raptors, led by Hanamichi, have begun to show signs of being a playoff team.

As the saying goes, a ruthless person doesn't talk much!

After scoring the goal, Hanamichi returned to defense without any concern and didn't even bother to say any trash talk.

It seems that there is a lack of necessary respect for his opponent, Grant Long, the starting power forward of the Atlanta Hawks and the future No. 500 of the NBA 465.

In fact, this future top 500 player completely became a stepping stone for Hanamichi in this game.

身高6尺8寸（203cm），体重225磅（102kg）的格兰特-朗完完全全迷失在花道的进攻中。

Not only in defense and offense, but even the rebounding, which he was proud of, was completely out of control due to the squeezing of Hanamichi and the "evil man" Charles Oakley.

The poor performance of losing control of the interior caused a chain reaction for the Eagles.

After missing many outside shots, Hawks head coach Lenny Wilkens completely gave up on winning the game in the fourth quarter.

Raptors head coach Landon Malone also stopped while he was ahead and replaced Hanamichi and Charles Oakley, who were in good form and over-exerted in this game.

Needless to say, Charles Oakley started stably in the first three quarters and played for 30 minutes, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The reason why Hanamichi was said to have consumed too much energy was because he exerted force on both offense and defense, scoring 36 points, 25 rebounds, 18 assists and 3 blocks in 4 minutes in the first three quarters.

In three quarters, he achieved data that can be said to be unique to superstars in this era.

Flower arrangement can be said to have given 1996 a completely good start!