Chapter 243 [It's gold, it will shine sooner or later!] 】

The Trail Blazers attacked, Sabonis blocked and dismantled in the middle, and Stadameyer broke through with the ball. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info relied on speed to shake off Detreve's position, and made a quick stop to jump and shoot the ball. 2 to 2.

If O'Neal Jr. doesn't play, the Raptors' pick-and-roll defense will be worse. Yang Rui arranged this way to let Billups get more balls, and O'Neal Jr. and Maddy will have stronger attack power with substitutes in the second quarter.

To deal with strong teams, "Tian Ji Horse Racing" is a good strategy, the substitute is led by two stars, or the internal and external double core, the opponent's substitute will face a great test.

Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, waited for his teammates to pull away, played a block with Miller, took a big step sideways, and made a 70-degree pullup jump shot on the right side.

Sabonis is too slow, so it is usually the guards who chase him, and Stadamire can catch up with his speed, but he is only 178cm tall and does a very poor job of interfering with shots.

Billups knew this, jumped very high, shot resolutely against the man, found the right rhythm, and the ball drew a perfect arc and hollowed into the net. 5 to 2.

Yang Rui took the lead in applauding, Billups took on the offensive task, it seemed that the choice of the shot was not good, but in fact, he only had to face the defense of the "flying squirrel", and there was little interference.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Rashid singled Detreff and turned around and made a jumper. 5 to 4.

Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, then played a pick-and-roll, and the person who switched the defense became Rashid, who was much faster. Billups dribbled sideways to his teammate and distributed it to Detreve on the right.

Detreve has always played small forward as a young man, playing inside as a cameo, and he is good at running and catching the ball.

Sabonis also struggled to switch to Detreve, stretching out his hand and unable to jump. Detreve has 206CM, the shot is very high, ignoring interference, and the ball goes in! 8 to 4.

Brin shouted, "Three points! BANG! The second one of the day, an assist from Billups. ”

Fraser said: "It seems that the Raptors are still the same as the last time the two teams met, focusing on Sabonis, and the veterans are moving too slowly. ”

Sabonis was effective on the offensive end, receiving a pass from Pippen after blocking and picking, scoring a layup three steps slower in the face of Billups, and after Miller defended it, the Raptors had a poor ability to protect the frame. 8 to 6.

In the Raptors positional battle, Billups gave the ball to Detref, who singled out Sabonis, broke through the pullup jumper and missed, and Rashid won the rebound.

The Trail Blazers had a lot of offensive tricks, Pippen organized the forward in the middle, and distributed the ball to Smith, who was running on the side, who was running on the side, who attracted Detreve to switch to the pass, and Rashid misplaced on the left to score on Christie's mid-range shot. 8 to 8.

After a few more rounds, the Trail Blazers' defensive weaknesses could not be remedied, and in positional battles and counterattacks, Sabonis could not misposition the defensive guard.

If you want to win the championship, this season is the last chance for the Trail Blazers, Sabonis is half-dead on both knees, and he is playing with perseverance and experience, and his form is getting worse and worse.

Dunleavy made a substitution, and Sabonis played just four minutes before resting and coming on to the bench with Brian Grant to enhance mobility.

After the substitution, the Trail Blazers had only one weakness on the defensive end, and Billups began to play alone with the ball, no longer looking for cover. He hit a three-pointer, hit a mid-range shot, forced a foul with his body, and hit both free throws.

When the Trail Blazers players came to help defend, Billups split the ball and played very reasonably.

Billups played the full first quarter with 14 points and three assists on 5-of-8 shooting, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws to give the Raptors a 28-24 lead.

In the second quarter, Sabonis returned to the court with a bench. Yang Rui sent Cato in order to cope with Sabonis's strong attack on the basket, although the veteran has poor physical fitness and can't jump, after all, he is 221CM tall and weighs 127kg.

The other four Raptors are Curry, Hornacek, Maddy, and O'Neal Jr.

The other four Trail Blazers are Grant, Pippen, Wells, and Greg Anthony.

The Trail Blazers' defense is very solid, Sabonis is the meat shield, the perimeter rotation is fast, and Pippen focuses on Maddie.

Cato also came out to defend the Raptors' restricted area, his strength was outstanding, his bounce was good, not only withstood Sabonis, but also gave Wells a big hat.

The rest of the Raptors shrank to the periphery of the restricted area, guarded the breakaway, and forced the opponent to shoot from a medium and long range, and achieved good results.

The shooting rate of both sides dropped, the point difference did not widen, and the main force was replaced in the second half, and the scoring efficiency was not high.

Brin smiled: "Both sides are balanced offensively and defensively, and if the Raptors defend seriously, they are no worse than any team." ”

"Camby is injured, the Trail Blazers have a slightly inferior roster depth to the Raptors, and it's not easy to win at home," Fraser said. ”

Brin nodded: "The Trail Blazers fans have been cheering on and boosting the morale of the home team." The Trail Blazers are a championship contender, and they certainly don't want to be swept by the Raptors in the regular season. ”

Billups played 5 minutes in this quarter, only scored 2 points and 1 assist, and did not steal the ball with Maddy and Carter.

In the second half, the Trail Blazers had Sabonis and Studamayre on the floor at the same time, and Billups was back in the swing, scoring 16 points in the quarter, hitting four three-pointers and adding four assists.

Carter, Maddy, and O'Neal Jr. pulled apart to attract the defense, and the Trail Blazers couldn't wrap up Billups, so he got a good heads-up opportunity, leading the team to a 34-18 lead in the first quarter, and the margin widened to 17 points.

Billups continued to play after a few minutes of rest in the final quarter, and made two fouls on the counterattack, hitting all four free throws, and he also assisted Carter to shoot a three-pointer and assist O'Neal Jr. for an empty dunk.

In the final two minutes, the Raptors led by 18 points, and the big picture was decided.

When Billups was substituted, he clapped his hands vigorously with Yang Rui. He played 35 minutes, shooting 11-of-19, 6-of-11 from three-point range, and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, scoring 36 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Trail Blazers' three point guards are all small men who can score but can't guard Billups.

Stadameyer was hurt by ten thousand points in his heart today. When he was in the Raptors, Maddie was just a little brother who didn't go into the stream, and now he can't even deal with the role players of the Raptors compared to Maddy and Carter.

Maddy had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and his performance was good, but he was still stolen the limelight by Billups.

Both sides made substitutions on the fringe, with the Trail Blazers' Bunch Wells scoring nine straight points, but trailing too much and the loyal home fans shouting hoarse was useless, and the Raptors won 107-96.

Bryn sighed: "As long as you have the ball, Billups is also very strong, he played very steadily this time, and the Raptors lineup is too perfect." ”

Many fans thought Billups was iron-clad after looking at his shooting percentage, and in fact, he averaged less than 10 shots per game in two consecutive seasons with the Raptors, and 8.8 shots this season was less than in his rookie season.

Such a number of shots, even if the shooting rate is not high, will not damage the team's system, and he is very efficient with a three-point main scoring method. In Yang Rui's previous life, Billups' highest number of shots in a single season was 13.2 per game, and in the 09-10 season with the Nuggets, he averaged 19.5 points and 5.6 assists per game.

If there's a guy with a similar style, it's Grizzlies' Mike Conley, a low-key star who signed a super big contract in '16. Billups was stronger than Conley at his peak.

Among the outside stars, he is one of the best team players, and it is gold that will shine sooner or later.