Chapter 213 [Rival Visits, Smile Underbeats]
Against the Magic on the 17th, the two sides played a high score of 145 to 112 in regular time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The Magic lineup is not very good, but the new head coach Doug Rivers chose to fight with the Raptors on offense and run and bomb.
The rhythm is brought up, the Magic does not have a star, the core is point guard Darrell Armstrong, the player's individual ability is too poor, and the whole game is not defended.
After the game, the media spoke highly of Rivers, the Magic averaged 101 points per game this season, although the most beautiful data Darrell only had 16.5 points and 6 assists, but the whole team of five scored double-doubles, rookie Corey Margetty, summer poached Chaki Atkins, Pat Garriti and others are also close to 10 points, providing enough firepower.
To put it bluntly, Magic is the poor man's version of the Raptors, with similar playing styles and configuration styles. When encountering the original, all sides suffer.
On the 19th, the Raptors' 23-game winning streak was ended when they returned to their home court, losing 101-104 to the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant returned after 15 games, and the Lakers' outside strength has greatly improved, he and Glen Rice and O'Neal played a triangle offense, and the Raptors covered everyone and were free, and the final three scored 20+.
Cato has been relatively successful in defending O'Neal, who shot 9-of-20 from the field and 6-of-13 from the free-throw line to finish with just 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.
Unfortunately, the Raptors were blown up on the outside, Carter and Kobe Bryant were on par, and Maddy played seriously abnormally, only 2 of 10 shots, and only scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Lakers forward Rick Fox showed defensive talent, and Maddie was very uncomfortable; Hubble and Fisher also defended Billups, allowing him to score just seven points in the game.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers' three consecutive championships did not rely on just the "OK combination", but the overall strength. Among the role players are super pitchers, defensive specialists, good benches, and nothing is lacking.
After the game, the Lakers were 21-5, surpassing the Spurs and Trail Blazers and ranking first in the West. The East continues to be led by the 23-1 Raptors.
Maddie is occasionally abnormal, Yang Rui does not blame him, in this life, the death curse of Maddie's relatives and friends has begun, and it is remarkable that he can always concentrate on playing.
In November 1997, Maddie's best friend, Andrews, died in a car accident. This summer, Maddie's cousin Ryan and cousin Ryan died one after another, and during the preseason game in October, Vanessa Jones, the girl next door he had played with since childhood, was shot in the head by her ex-boyfriend.
In Yang Rui's previous life, for 8 consecutive years, Maddie always had relatives and friends who died, and whoever had a good relationship with him was unlucky.
Occasionally, Yang Rui will think, if Maddie has been partnering with Carter and maintaining a close relationship, will Carter survive past thirty?
After the loss, everyone in the Raptors felt regretful and relieved. In the past, the winning streak was recorded, and the string in their hearts was too tight, and several games were fought by luck, and it was impossible to be on the side of the Raptors every time.
With a loss, the pressure to pursue a winning streak is gone.
The Raptors' winning streak also surpassed the Bucks' 20-game winning streak in 1970-71 and second only to the Lakers' 33-game winning streak in 1971-72.
Yang Rui announced a day off and stayed at home with Stana to do research.
Thomas Bentley basically lives in Silicon Valley and only comes back when he has something, Stanner often lives on campus, and only Yang Rui lives in an apartment when he is in Toronto, and the house is often empty.
Yang Rui enjoys the feeling of being famous, but he is not happy with the NBA schedule, and once the season starts, everyone has to be busy and homeless. This is the reason why Hornacek wants to retire, and his daughter has called several times to complain.
Fortunately, Yang Rui has Stanna, otherwise in addition to work, he would only eat and watch TV as entertainment, and he would be bored to the point of exploding.
On the 21st, the Raptors beat the Nets 116-72 at home, refusing to lose in a row.
The Raptors played an astonishing defensive intensity, killing opponents from every point. Marbury finished with 18 points and six assists on 5-of-15 shooting, 2-of-7 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, while Van Horn had 12 points and four rebounds. Kittels, the team's third-in-command, was beaten by Carter and scored only 4 points and 3 assists.
At the press conference, Marbury expressed hope he can save this team, just like Jordan. "We have to have that attitude and hate the feeling of losing like Jordan. Jordan feels the same way, maybe people are selfish, so sometimes he doesn't even want to pass the ball, that's not what a leader should do......"?
It can be seen that Marbury has a great plan for his career, and he is even reluctant to pass the ball.
Yang Rui only found it funny, Marbury, who once boasted of being the league's No. 1 point guard, joined the Chinese CBA League late in his career, where he began to be willing to pass the ball and lead Beijing to win the championship, and finally got affirmation.
The Raptors won and lost this game, losing a big man, Billups suffered a muscle strain in his left leg in the third quarter, and after an examination, he needed to be out for about 4 weeks.
On the 22nd, the whole United States broadcast live, and the much-anticipated game came again, and the Raptors hosted the Knicks.
The media promoted the two sides as if they were old enemies, and the New York media also called this game a "revenge battle", hoping that the Knicks can play a good game and defeat the Raptors.
In the morning, Yang Rui got up and called Van Gundy and asked him to have dinner with Thibodeau. No matter what the media promotes, there is no hatred between them.
Recently, the stock has soared, Yang Rui's worth has doubled, and he wants to invite someone to dinner when he has nothing to do, and he is very heroic of an upstart.
Thomas adjusted his position and exchanged shares, bought Yahoo at a price of 35 yuan per share, and yesterday's close has risen to 63.8 yuan per share, and it seems that there is no intention to stop, this stock is bloody.
In the era when Yang Rui came in, Yahoo, the "old driver" of the Internet, had gone bankrupt and sold cheaply, and now it is their heyday, with a market value of 100 billion US dollars.
Van Gundy didn't refuse the invitation, and when the three of them arrived at a famous steakhouse in Toronto, he was obviously not in a good mood and couldn't laugh.
The media all fired at Van Gundy, the better the Raptors played, the more unlucky he became, and in the face of Yang Rui, he was in a complicated mood, and in the cold winter, his heart was like a fire in the boiler room, and he was extremely irritable.
ordered the signature steak set, and the three of them chatted about the recent situation, not mentioning basketball at all, talking about life, and caring about each other like old friends.
It wasn't until he left that Van Gundy felt strange and asked, "Why don't you all talk about basketball?" Don't care about this game? ”
"Because you have too much self-esteem, you don't feel comfortable talking about basketball. Besides, we are opponents, so wouldn't it be better to talk about tactics? Yang Rui smiled.
Thibodeau smiled awkwardly, the two teams are not at the same level now in terms of popularity or record.
Van Gundy shook his head when he heard this, but he had to admit that Yang Rui was really better than himself, and the Knicks' current style of play could no longer attract fans, and his self-esteem did not allow him to ask Yang Rui for advice on how to play offensive basketball.
Van Gundy's personality is clear to him and he doesn't like to be criticized. Yang Rui was able to persuade him to make some changes, and the two quarreled a lot in the 97-98 season.
Van Gundy sighed, "I just have one request, you don't eat snacks at night." ”
"I definitely don't eat snacks, I obviously ate too much this meal, and I don't have to eat at night." Yang Rui smiled and made a guarantee.
"......" Van Gundy still felt uncomfortable, and Yang Rui's smile was quite unbeatable.