Chapter 116 [Is This Still a Raptor?]

In the positional battle, Yang Rui only arranged a simple blocking and dismantling tactic. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Center Willis went to the high post to cover Carter, Carter held the ball and moved sideways to get rid of Pierce, the first step was very fast, a change of direction on the left side crossed Barty, pulled the ball, and took off in two steps.

His head was almost flat, and his right hand tomahawk slammed the ball into the basket. 5 to 2.

The game was broadcast live on Toronto Sports TV, and commentator David Nelly exclaimed, "Oh my God, Carter got the first two points of his career with an amazing dunk, it was amazing." ”

Partner Clark Thomson said: "The Raptors drafted the best physical rookie in '98, and Willis is an experienced veteran center who is good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and hopefully they can play more of that combination." ”

David smiled: "Jerry Young is 24 years old this year, he seems to be younger, he looks like a college student, sitting on the sidelines is a big highlight." ”

The Green Army attacked, passed from the perimeter, Pierce ran out of the three-point line, received a pass from Walker, turned to the left and shot the ball 70 degrees, 5-5.

Carter once again leaked defensively, was stunned by Pierce on the baseline without anyone to cover, and his weaknesses were very obvious when he first entered the league.

The Raptors attacked the position, and Billups passed Carter in half the court as arranged.

This time, Carter and Willis played a pick-and-roll, which attracted Pierce to chase and split the ball back in the middle.

Barty and Pierce hit it off at first sight and had a very good relationship, as soon as Pierce arrived in Boston and didn't start making money, Barty took him to play, visited major nightclubs in Boston, and invited him to eat, drink and have fun.

Therefore, when Pierce saw that Carter wanted to hit Barty in the wrong place again, he immediately chased after him, and he must not let his friend be overwhelmed, this is morality!

Both men went for Carter, and when there was an open in the middle, Willis took the ball and dribbled to the basket and dunked the basketball with one hand. Walker was far away from the basket with Wallace and didn't have time to make up defenses. 7 to 5.

The Green Army attacked, Anderson and Walker played blocking and dismantling in the middle, and the ball breakthrough was followed by Wallace, but he couldn't pass easily, the ball was divided into the middle, Walker singled out Billups, and the turned jump shot was interfered with.

BILLUPS, WHO IS 191CM TALL, WEIGHS 92 KILOGRAMS, IS VERY STRONG, AND IT IS NOT FALSE TO CHANGE THE GUARD FORWARD, AND HE DARES TO GO UP DIRECTLY TO HIS BODY, WHICH IS ALSO ONE OF HIS MAJOR SPECIALTIES.

The rebound was taken by Willis again, and it was passed to Billups to launch a counterattack.

There was a mismatch on the pitch and Billups passed Christie, who passed to Wallace.

Wallace, a strong black man with a height of 203CM, stuck out his tongue and squeezed Anderson to force himself into the basketball.

Anderson is 183CM tall, weighs only 78 kilograms, and has a dry chicken, and the difference between the two is too big to prevent at all. 9 to 5.

On the sidelines, Thibodeau smiled: "Is this guy imitating Jordan?" ”

"The layup action is too ugly, maybe it's just that the heat dissipation ......is not good," Yang Rui complained.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Wallace retired after only 7 seasons, and his style of play under the basket was prone to injury, and his quality declined after frequent injuries, so he could not survive in the NBA.

But now, John Wallace is brave and worthy of his last name.

The Green Army attacked, Pierce received the ball and singled Carter again, turned 70 degrees on the right side, and stepped with his right foot, Carter stopped slightly, and Pierce immediately took a big step with his left foot, and the ball changed to a successful pass.

He made a one-step pull-up jumper, but the opportunity was good and didn't go in. Walker failed to grab the rebound, Wallace stepped back and jumped, scooped the ball with one hand, and landed on his own to the frontcourt.

The advantage in mobility was so obvious that Wallace got rid of Walker in a few steps.

3-on-3 in the frontcourt, Wallace drew Barty to defend and passed to Billups on the left, who leaned on Anderson to burst into the basket to draw Pierce back and distribute it to Carter on the other side from close range.

Carter took a step forward and jumped with all his strength after receiving the ball, regardless of someone under the basket, smashing the ball with one hand, Pierce turned around and saw that he was too strong and unstoppable, so he chose to dodge without jumping. 11 to 5.

Raptors fans in front of the TV were overjoyed.

Commentator David shouted: "Carter is another violent dunk, is this still a Raptor?" It's so exciting! ”

Clark lamented: "This is Jerry Young's first game as a head coach, what is his magic? The Raptors' offense is the same as last season. ”

Even more surprising were Celtic head coach Rick Pitino and assistant coach Butch Carter.

Pitino took over the Celtics in 1997 because he was ordered to do not seek results, and if he played well, he was qualified. He wants to lead the team back to the playoffs this year, and this game against the Raptors, who are considered the underdogs, the Celtics are naturally bound to win.

He glanced at Assistant Coach Butch Carter, a little annoyed. Butch bowed his head weakly.

Before the game, Butch had been talking to the team about how bad the Raptors' offense was, the players were lifeless, and they couldn't be the opponents of the Green Army at all.

The result? The "lifeless" Raptors players opened with consecutive dunks, and the counterattack was fast and resolute, giving people the feeling that this was not an NBA team, but a track and field team.

Walker wanted to show a high ball quotient with color, and the opponent was fast, jumped high, and was good at interfering with shots, so he went inside.

Barty blocked and Anderson drew Willis and passed to Walker to the right side of the low post to pick up Wallace.

Walker leaned on the opponent's slightly fat body and turned to the middle, shooting a basketball from close range, and Wallace was squeezed and didn't jump. 11 to 7.

Walker is a star, capable of inside and out, averaging 22.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game last season, which is not something Wallace can defend one-on-one.

Yang Rui saw this, but did not immediately make substitutions, allowing the players to play freely on the field. At this time, O'Neal Jr., who has no ball and can only be a blue-collar player, and the counterattack speed is also slow, and it may be better to play with Maddie in the second quarter.

In the battle, Carter singled out Pierce for a jumper that was missed, the selection was a bit poor, and the rebound was picked up by Walker.

The Celtics attacked, and Pierce once again probed past Carter, attracting Christie to make up for the ball, and Mercer couldn't shoot from long range.

Both teams have weaknesses, the difference is that the tactics arranged by Yang Rui are to play randomly, and the Celtics want to run tactics seriously, but it is difficult to grasp the opportunity when it happens, and the player's ability is not enough.

Pitino called a timeout first, replaced backup point guard Dana Barros, and added a steady three-point shooting spot in order to open up space and not let the Raptors shrink so much.

This substitution did not help the defense in any way, and Barros was 180cm tall and weighed 74kg, so he played poorly. In the NBA, it is difficult for people who weigh less than 80 kilograms to do a good mismatch defense.

The Raptors' positional battle also opened up, with Willis scoring on a couple of open cuts and catches, and he was able to squeeze through Barros easily after blocking and pick-and-roll. Barty had to switch defenses, or Carter would get rid of Pierce's pull-up mid-range shot, which was accurate.

Yang Rui made adjustments on the defensive end, letting Christie defend Pierce, Carter against Mercer, who had poor shooting, and Pierce became difficult to break through, so he could only attract defenders on the perimeter and wait for opportunities.

After playing for more than 8 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Wallace and Carter, and replaced O'Neal Jr. and Maddie, and he was still able to fight back.

Relying on a better offense, the Raptors ended the first quarter with a 31-23 lead.