Chapter 155 [Beat the Heat, He's a Star]
Riley was unable to replace Hardaway after all, emphasizing the rotation position, leaving Mourning alone to defend on the inside. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Yang Rui did not make a substitution, insisted on letting Maddie attack with the ball in the middle, and decided whether to throw or pass.
The current Maddie's ability to break bags and clips is definitely not comparable to his peak, but let him rely on his body to fight alone, which is not much worse than at his peak, all by speed breakthrough, by bouncing dry pulling.
Maddie got a rare opportunity to perform, and chose to attack himself in most rounds, and he and Carter often went head-to-head in the team, half-pounded and half-hearted, Maddie had less ball, and he was a little unhappy.
Against people who are shorter than him, he pulls out and shoots, goes to Marshburn to defend, he breaks through again, and the first step is extremely fast.
Regardless of positional battles or quick counterattacks, Maddy performed well, scoring 18 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the first quarter.
At 3 minutes and 11 seconds, O'Neal Jr. missed a jumper, and Maddy cut in the middle to make up for a one-handed dunk, which attracted applause from the audience.
Carter's edge was completely obscured, only 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and he was replaced to rest after playing 6 minutes, making it too wasteful for Carter to play without the ball.
The Raptors led 34-23.
In the second quarter, Yang Rui came up with a new trick, sending Billups and Di Brown's double guards, small forward Carter, and John Thomas and Cato on the inside.
The Heat got Terry Burt, Rex Waters, Mashburn, Witherspoon, Doon Coswell.
Carter came back to bring the bench, and like Maddie in the first quarter, he attacked with the ball in the middle, and the guard only dribbled the ball through half the court, and then ran on both sides to shoot three-pointers, and the two interior lines were pulled to both sides to cover without the ball to make room for Carter.
If it was Kobe, eighty percent would choose to storm Mashburn to prove his strength, but Carter's choice was to pass the ball and help his teammates create opportunities, and the Heat defense kept appearing empty.
Even if the guard doesn't shoot directly after receiving the ball, he can break through to the basket in a misplaced position, especially on the left side where Cato and Billups are located, and the Heat can't defend it.
Billups is equally unselfish, opening up space, drawing Doon defending, dropping the ball inside, and Cato singled out defenders in the low post without pressure. THE 213CM, WEIGHING 109 KG, DOON HAS AN EXCELLENT DEFENSE INSIDE, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEFEND BILLUPS.
The point difference continued to widen, and Riley replaced PJ Brown early to strengthen the defense, and the offense was still terrible.
Mashburn was in poor form today, single-handedly playing with Carter, and Witherspoon was also killed by Thomas.
THE 198CM TALL "BIG SPOON" WITHERSPOON, WHO JUST ENTERED THE LEAGUE, WAS A VERY STRONG DUNK, PARTICIPATED IN THE DUNK CONTEST, TEMPLATE BARKLEY, GOOD AT PLAYING POWER FORWARD, AND HAD 18.4 POINTS, 10.1 REBOUNDS AND 2.3 ASSISTS IN THE SECOND SEASON OF HIS CAREER.
At that time, many people were optimistic about him, but unfortunately this person was not enterprising, his weight soared all the way to 120 kilograms, and the speed of change was slow, and he joined the Heat and was reduced to a substitute, with a high salary and low ability, averaging 8 points and 5 rebounds per game.
If the opponent has a poor inside matchup, Witherspoon can play a role, and it just so happens that Thomas is similar to him, with a height of 203cm and a weight of 120kg. So the Raptors home fans are blessed, everyone can watch the outside play basketball while watching the inside sumo.
The difference widened to 20 points, and the Heat were replaced by Mourning and Hardaway.
Commentator Clark said: "The Raptors are sharp on offense after changing formations, as long as they don't make big mistakes in the second half, this one will definitely be won." ”
David said: "Jerry Young has a lot of demand for Best Coach of the Year, and as long as he maintains his winning percentage, he has a good chance of setting an all-time record and becoming the youngest NBA Best Coach Award winner, and improving the record by more than a decade." ”
"He's a miracle worker, he's not even 25 years old, and a lot of players aren't at their peak yet," Clark laughed. ”
David lamented: "The most legendary thing is that he didn't have any background, he grew up in an orphanage, he was self-made, and he was even inferior to many players from the slums, at least those players had families since they were young." ”
At 6 minutes, Maddie came on to replace Di Brown and continued to take on the main offensive task, and Yang Rui let him play freely and was in good shape.
At this time, Carter showed selfless qualities, standing on the perimeter to attract the defense, and willing to be a green leaf.
For Carter's character, Yang Rui loves and hates it.
As far as the team is concerned, there is no selfish benefit, but as the core of the team, it is impossible to compare with Jordan, which is an important reason why Carter did not have a high historical status in Yang Rui's previous life.
Carter's physical condition is top-notch, bounce, strength, waist and abdomen, flexibility and coordination, there is no solution to anything, even the feeling of the ball with the ball, and the feel of the hand when shooting are perfect.
However, among the four quarterbacks, Maddy, Kobe, and Iverson all have scoring champions, but Carter does not. He didn't win any big individual accolades, what he lacked was the killer instinct, the desire to win the game.
He can break through and score three points unscrupulously, but he will always suddenly disappear when he feels hot for some reason, pass the ball to his teammates, and help them play; He has all the ingredients to be a top-tier defender, but he doesn't have Kobe's ruthlessness to strangle opponents to death.
As a star who has averaged 20+ points per game in 10 seasons in his career, Carter has only averaged 22 shots per game in a single season, far behind other stars. Selflessness is his shackle.
In the second half, the Heat changed Marshburn to defend Maddie, and Maddy's shooting rate declined, and Carter took over the right to fire, singled out Dan Marley and Waters to score, leaving the Heat defense at a loss.
The Raptors led 88-65 in the third quarter, and the Heat couldn't fill the hole dug in the first half.
In the final quarter, Yang Rui sent DeBron, Christie, Maddy, Bowen and Cato inside, and Maddie hit two more three-pointers to turn the game into garbage time.
112-88, the Raptors won at home.
Maddy shot 13-of-22, 4-of-9 three-pointers, and 4-of-8 free throws to finish with 34 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Heat interior Mourning 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Brown 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals, all performed well, but the outside players were completely lost.
Hardaway played only 30 minutes on foul riding, shooting 3-of-10 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range, and without free throws, finishing with six points, three rebounds and five assists.
Mashburn finished with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists on 5-of-17 shooting.
Dan Marley hit three three-pointers and finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
At the press conference, Yang Rui talked about the game. "This game is a brand new attempt, and it turns out that the analysis of many experts before the game is wrong, the Heat have an advantage on the inside, and the Heat defense is better, it does not mean that they will definitely win, and the offense can be strong."
The reporter asked, "Will you let Maddie play point guard in the future?" ”
"It sees, he's an All-Star and can play multiple positions, but winning is the key and every player has to be in the position that the team needs. When Maddie needs to play point guard, that's what I do. ”
The reporter asked: "Do you think the Raptors have a chance to finish first in the East in the regular season?" ”
"Of course it's possible, we're at the top of the list right now." Yang Rui smiled: "It doesn't matter, the important thing is that we are not afraid of any team now." ”
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