NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The groom continued:

"Besides, I'm not sure if the Raptors can win the championship this season if they keep this formation."

"But next season, I think they will be the undisputed favorites to win the championship!"

As an ESPN employee, Marv certainly wouldn't undermine his own company.

As of now, the biggest favorite to win the championship is still the Bulls, ranking first with 37.8%;

The second is the Jazz, with a 31.5% chance of winning;

The Raptors are ranked third, with only a 3% chance of winning the championship.

The rest of the second-round teams share the remaining 1.7%, which is not very harmful but extremely insulting!

I have to say, ESPN really offends people when it comes to offending people. It lets the other five teams share a 5% chance of winning the championship, and they are not afraid that the fans of other teams will dig up their ancestors' graves!

The first quarter ended with the Raptors' fierce bombardment.

At 38:24, the Raptors led by 14 points and ended the quarter amid the cheers of the fans.

"We didn't expect such a big score difference before the game."

"The Raptors turned the ball over three times in the first quarter, and the Hawks also turned it over three times."

"In terms of rebounding, the Hawks grabbed a total of 8 rebounds in the first quarter, while the Raptors grabbed 11."

“Both teams were pretty close in terms of blocks and steals.”

"In fact, if we compare the above data of the two teams, we find that the gap between the two teams is not that big!"

"The Eagles' offense didn't make any big mistakes, and the team's rhythm was very precise without many turnovers."

"Their score was not lower than the single-quarter score against the Knicks, and there was no sign of players playing poorly."

"Since the problem is not with the Hawks, then it must be with the Raptors!"

After analyzing this, the groom suddenly discovered a "blind spot":

"As long as the ball gets into Flower's hands, the Eagles are helpless!"

The live broadcast was given to the commentary room, and Ma Fu brought up this explosive topic.

Looking at the confident look on his face, it was as if he already had the standard answer in his mind!

Bill Walton was also happy to let this new partner perform, and he played the role of a supporting actor very appropriately:

"Why is this?"

Ma Fu pointed out one of Hanamichi's singles, which was the scene where Hanamichi pushed all the way to the basket, turned around and dunked the ball through Christian Laettner.

"Laettner is an All-Star reserve who is a great passer and rebounder."

"When he's focused on defense, he can easily stop players over 7 feet tall in the high post."

"But once he is forced to the low post, perhaps his proud defense will become a loophole for the opponent to attack!"

"Look here, if this footwork defense is used on the perimeter, it must be very good, a textbook defense."

“But Christian Laettner used it in the paint!”

"With such a small interior space, shouldn't his first priority be to plant his feet, lower his heart, and resist the physical impact from Flower?"

After hearing this, Bill Walton finally understood.

This new groom is really good!

Yes, Christian Laettner has the ability to defend as a perimeter defender, but his position is as the team's inside defender.

It was nothing in the past, after all, there was Mutombo who played better defense in the interior.

Therefore, Christian Laettner can also roam in the high position, and this weakness, which cannot be called a weakness, has been effectively covered and blocked.

But today, when he encountered Hanamichi who was attacking the inside, this weakness was instantly magnified countless times and was exposed nakedly in front of all the audience.

There are commonalities in defense itself, but who would have thought that Hanamichi could unravel the mystery and make a fuss about Christian Laettner's inside and outside defensive habits!

"It seems that the [Ever-Victorious General] will also have his Waterloo day!"

(Christian Laettner is also known as the "General of Victory")

In the Yangshi live broadcast room, Zhang Heli said excitedly:

"The Eagles' interior defense is arguably one of the best in the league."

"The All-Star twin towers of Dikembe Mutombo and Christian Laettner are ranked in the top three among ESPN's strongest inside duos this season. Not only that, in terms of defense alone, they can even be ranked first!"

"For a team like this, you can't say their interior defense is weak."

"But in front of the flower path, it gives me an extremely weak, paper tiger feeling!"

"No matter what the other players of the Eagles are like, at least Hanamichi can beat the Eagles' power forward until he cries!"

"Based on Hanamichi's physical strength, it makes perfect sense!"

In fact, Christian Laettner did feel like crying, especially after what Hanamichi said to Hawks head coach Lenny Wilkens when he came on the court in the second quarter:

"The smiling [Magic] Johnson, the arrogant [Bird] Bird, the tough [Mailman] Malone, the low-key [Assist King] Stockton, the crazy [Jazz] Barkley, the mighty [Gorilla] Ewing, and the "sissy" ever-victorious General Laettner."

"Coach Wilkens, don't pray for a sissy to guard me!"

"If you really choose to do this, then I can only be kind enough to buy a ticket for you Eagles to go home and fish after the fourth game!"

"Oh~ I almost forgot, you Eagles can fly!"

This piece of trash talk is really poisonous. The second round of the playoffs is a best-of-seven series, and what Hanamichi meant by this is that he wants to sweep the Hawks.

Any team that can make it to the second round of the playoffs probably can't stand this insult!

Fight even if you can’t beat him!

Lenny Wilkens knew that although it was the first game, there was no turning back!

If they really get swept, I'm afraid he, as the head coach, will be close to resigning!

"Eh! How could I have imagined being swept? We were supposed to lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals!"