The Raptors had a two-day holiday, and Yang Rui made an announcement in the crowd of little yellows. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Everyone take care of their personal affairs, don't go to nightclubs, don't gamble, control your diet, don't eat too much greasy things, and don't do anything that may affect your state. After winning the championship, everyone had fun in the summer. ”

Because of the Minion software, it is much easier for everyone to communicate. The members of the coaching staff and the players were all added to a group, not only chatting about basketball and gossip, but also often posting SQ pictures in the group, and the car flew up.

The favorite to post this is the veteran Kevin Willis, who is usually serious, but he is sullen inside, and there is a big contrast between him on the court and off the court.

Yang Rui announced his tactics on the Internet and did not arrange training. In this way, he does not have to go out, he does not have to be blocked by reporters outside the stadium to ask some boring and repetitive questions, and he is reluctant to chat with reporters before the game, which is of little significance.

On the morning of the 23rd, the Raptors just started training, and they didn't exercise much, ran and ran tactics, and practiced shooting for a while. The main players are mainly recuperating, and in the second half, the five core players of the team have played a long time.

The 13-man squad for the playoffs was confirmed, and Christie's return strengthened the overall strength of the team.

Centers: Brad Miller, Kevin Willis, Kevin Cato, Jerome James.

Power forwards: Detreve Schramf, Jermaine O'Neal.

Small forwards: Vince Carter, Jumaine Jones.

Shooting guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady, Jeff Hornacek.

Point guards: Chauncey Billups, Earl Boykins.

Blue-collar center Jerome James played just 18 games in the regular season, all in garbage time and the rest of the time guarding the water cooler. However, after the end of this season, Yang Rui intends to renew his contract.

If Jerome could be thinner, he would be more athletic, and with more defensive awareness, he would be a good blue-collar worker.

The reason for Jerome's short playing time is that the Raptors have too many high-quality interior lines, and Yang Rui is interested in his height of 213CM and weight of 136kg. Putting him in the playoffs is an extra insurance, and if Cato is plagued by injuries, he has to go up against O'Neal.

He is optimistic that the Lakers will reach the Finals and is fully prepared to deal with the "big shark" O'Neal.

After consulting with his assistants, blue-collar forward Ryan Bowen was ruled out of the playoffs, and he can only play against forwards who are more than two meters tall, and can barely score on the offensive end.

Although rookie Jumaine Jones has no playoff experience, he is physically explosive, can shoot three-pointers, is not soft in the face of small men, and can play the No. 4 position for a certain period of time, playing and running.

Boykins is more important, and if he doesn't make the roster, the Raptors will only have one orthodox point guard than Billups. Boykins has a distinctive character and can enrich the team's tactics.

Curry's right knee tendonitis is not yet healed, and his style of play leans towards the No. 2 position, and he was left out. His shooting is excellent, but it's not irreplaceable, and the playoffs are more defensive and he will definitely have less playing time even if he is healthy.

That night, the Raptors faced the Bucks at home, and the first round was still a best-of-five system.

Before the game, Yang Rui said lightly: "As long as you play at a normal level, the Bucks are nothing at all, we have the advantage inside and outside, all we have to do is not to play indiscriminately and cooperate." ”

The tactics are the same as in the regular season, Miller organizes in the middle, O'Neal Jr. covers the side to help catch the ball, and the stars pull up heads-up, and these routine players are already proficient. On the defensive end, the speed of the change is guaranteed, the main defense breaks and three-pointers, and the Bucks' interior offense is poor and not to be feared.

The players were on time and the finale was a five-star finale.

Whenever he sees them playing together, Yang Rui is full of confidence, and he will give himself psychological hints. With such a lineup, no matter how you fight, you will win.

After the warm-up, the two starters stood in the middle of the field. Raptors five: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Bucks Five: Sam Cassel, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Darvin Hamm, Elvin Johnson.

O'Neal Jr. jumped the ball and won and dialed it to Christie, who passed it to Miller.

Miller organized outside the three-point line, Billups and Christie pulled away on the right side, and Carter on the left side and O'Neal Jr. ran to catch the ball without the ball.

Darwin is a big forward with a height of 201CM and a weight of 104 kg, about the same size as Carter, and he changes defenses quickly. As an NBA player who entered the NBA out of draft, he was able to start on a tenacious defense.

Carter framed the ball with both hands and waited for O'Neal Jr. to cut through the air to hoist the ball.

Although he failed to get an open space, O'Neal Jr. had a clear height advantage, received the ball with his back and leaned on Ray Allen, turned to the middle, and pressed the opponent to throw the ball in. 2 to 0.

The Bucks attacked, Christie guarded Ray Allen, Carter followed Robinson.

The two teams have played four games in the regular season, and the coach knows how to play the most reasonable.

Robinson is 201CM tall and weighs 102 kg, and can often eat opponent swingers, Carter is not afraid of confrontation, can defend closely, and does not lose strength.

Robinson received the ball on the right side, leaned on Carter twice with his back to the bottom line and turned to break through, but was caught by O'Neal Jr. and Carter, and hurriedly distributed the ball.

Darwin got an open spot in one step inside the three-point line, and the mid-range shot was unreliable, so he could only wait for his teammates to respond.

Ray Allen relied on Elwin to cover the run to receive the ball, Miller was equally active in switching defenses, and Christie also chased from behind, forming a pack.

Ray Allen gave the ball to Erwin, the 211CM center is also a blue-collar worker, and the empty spot took a shot, the ball deflected off the basket, and O'Neal Jr. grabbed the rebound.

Yang Rui ate a piece of chocolate on the sidelines, without any pressure. The three stars of the Bucks are outstanding, but the roster is not deep enough. The two inside lines can't open up the space, and this kind of blocking and dismantling is not threatening.

In the Raptors' positional battle, Miller played a block with Billups in the middle, and Billups took a step to the left and passed the ball to O'Neal Jr. in the low post on the left, who leaned on Darwin and turned to the baseline to shoot missed.

Miller pulled Erwin out of the basket, there was a lot of space, O'Neal Jr. quickly jumped twice, relied on his height and reach to grab the rebound in the front court, and once again forced Darwin to foul.

O'Neal Jr. hit both free throws to make it 4-0.

George Karl shook his head lightly on the sidelines, knowing that his defensive strategy had failed, and he wanted to guard against the perimeter shot, but the Raptors hit the basket.

This kind of big fight in the low post is purely relying on the body to bully people, and O'Neal Jr.'s physical fitness is not at a loss to Garnett, Webb and others, which is what a short man who is "not three or four" can deal with the rookie?

As long as the Raptors scored, the Bucks couldn't play a quick counterattack, and after a few passes, Kassel singled Billups from the outside and couldn't make a shot from the right side.

These two styles are mutually restrictive, and the Raptors have the advantage, and everything is in Yang Rui's control.

In the future, the league has three point guards who are adept at scoring with their backs, Andre Miller, Cassel, and Billups. Kassel has a knack for bullying skinny defenders, often getting deflated when he encounters two people with a similar style to him or a stronger Kidd.

George Carr has a sense of foreboding, and if the starters can't gain an advantage, the Bucks will definitely lose.