Chapter 147 [Six Consecutive Victories, Fire Squid]
At 102-85, the Raptors defeated the Knicks again at home. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Carter scored 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, including a big hat for Ewing in a help defense, and immediately played a counterattack to catch the ball and break through the foul of Chailes to play 2+1, and definitely hit the best five shots.
O'Neal Jr. had 20 points and 5 rebounds, and all five players on the team scored in double figures.
The Knicks only had three players in double figures, with Ewing scoring the best 21 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocks, playing 40 minutes, shooting 6-of-13 from the field and 9-of-13 from the free-throw line.
Johnson had 17 points, five rebounds and two assists, and Houston had 12 points and three assists.
Sprewell played 40 minutes, shooting 3-of-11, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 2-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with just nine points, five rebounds and five assists.
The "Crazy Guy" averaged 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season, shooting only 41.5% from the field and a dismal 27.3% from three-point range, a number of career lows.
The Raptors currently sit fourth in the East at 15-8, ahead of them by the Heat at 18-5, the Pacers at 16-7 and the Magic at 17-8.
More and more people feel that the Raptors play well because Yang Rui is good at using people, and the bad lineup has played amazing results.
In stark contrast, the Knicks and Van Gundy are only fifth in the East with a 15-10 record.
At the press conference, the reporter's question pointed directly at the Knicks. "Jerry Young, what do you think the Knicks are currently fifth in the East?"
"Because the Raptors are on a five-game winning streak? If it weren't for our outstanding performance, they would have been fourth. Yang Rui smiled.
The reporter asked: "A lot of people say you're a better coach than Jeff Van Gundy, what do you think?" ”
"Leave it to others to judge, I can only say that we are not a style of coach."
Yang Rui has actually answered the question, many people said last season that the Knicks won the championship because they strengthened the offense, and now it seems that he is the offensive coach, and Van Gundy will only defend.
The reporter asked: "What do you predict the Raptors' final record this season?" ”
Yang Rui shook his head: "Someone asks this every game, I don't know, let's see, anyway, our Raptors don't have much pressure, and entering the playoffs is a success, after all, the team was at the bottom last season." ”
The reporter asked: "The Raptors have won two games against the Knicks in the regular season, if they meet in the playoffs, are you confident of winning?" ”
"It's up to the players to play, the Knicks are a strong team, they're more experienced in the playoffs, and almost none of our players have played in the playoffs." Yang Rui didn't say anything big.
He certainly has a clear goal of making the playoffs to at least the second round in preparation for a contract extension in the summer.
Last season, the Raptors paid him the lowest salary among head coaches, and with his playoff results, the owner had to give him a big raise.
Van Gundy maintained his usual style at the press conference, and he was perfunctory, the team's record was behind, his hair was about to fall bald, and he didn't bother to say anything.
The video of Nina being smashed by a basketball and crying made sports news and went viral on the Internet, and she ate potato chips with a red nose and tears in her eyes to watch the game, which became the funniest scene of the night.
Yang Rui was a little regretful, thinking that he would not have anything to do with Nina in the future, and he didn't ask for the other party's contact information. This kid saw him twice, and his nose was broken twice, this kind of fate belongs to bad fate, and it may be a good thing not to see him.
What Yang Rui didn't expect was that he really played an advertising role for Nina's potato chips. NOT ONLY KETTLE CHIPS, BUT ALSO FERRERO CHOCOLATE PLANS TO ASK HIM TO ADVERTISE THE BRAND.
Yang Rui ate Ferrero on the sidelines several times before, and won all the games, and it was his habit to carry a few chocolate balls with him, but he didn't take the box, and the audience couldn't see the packaging, so it was difficult to recognize.
The Raptors flew to New Jersey to play back-to-back games against the Nets.
Yang Rui decisively adopted a lineup rotation, and O'Neal Jr., veteran Willis, and defender Di Brown, who played 37 minutes, took turns to rest.
The 4-20 Nets are one of the worst teams, with coach John Calipari officially out of work after being swept away by management a week ago, and the general manager has been replaced in the summer.
Assistant coach Don Casey has become the interim head coach of the Nets, and his mission is to lead the team to win rather than mess up, and the Nets' draft picks have been traded, and it would be the biggest tragedy to win the lottery.
With the exception of Marbury, the Nets have no advantage elsewhere. The starting two sides can still play a dozen, Marbury, and the Nets are finished. Detreff, Maddy, and Alvin blew up the Nets' bench.
Yang Rui boldly started Ryan Bowen and played excellently, and the Nets' No. 2 scorer Van Horn only had 9 points and 4 rebounds.
Many media began to look down on Van Horn, he is too soft, even if he averages 21.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season, he is of limited help to the team, as a power forward, he only shoots 42.8% from the field and 30.2% from three-point range.
Bai Bowen's performance can be called immediate, and he will definitely get a contract extension in the summer.
After beating the Nets 101-94, the Raptors won six in a row.
On the 24th, the Raptors challenged the Bulls back-to-back.
Without the Bulls in the East, the teams are of similar strength and have entered a period of weakness.
The Raptors had a very outrageous schedule, suffering their second back-to-back in three days. Judging from the schedule, the league didn't take the Raptors to heart at the beginning, which is why their games are so intensive.
The rotation worked, and three people regained their strength. Billups, Detreve, and Maddy are resting again, and when playing a weak team, there is no need to be on the best team.
The Raptors won comfortably 117-84 and completely overwhelmed the opponent's defense.
DeBrom exploded, shooting 9-of-16 from the field, 7-of-12 from three-point range, and without free throws, to finish with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Willis's 18 points and 13 rebounds were also eye-catching, while Carter was 9-of-19, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line for 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
In terms of rebounding, shooting percentage, fast-break scoring and other aspects, the Raptors beat the Bulls and showed terrifying attacking power.
What is amazing is that in the terrifying schedule of 9 days and 7 games, relying on Yang Rui's rotation tactics, the Raptors not only survived and did not fall out of the top eight, but also achieved 7 consecutive wins.
Those media and people who are waiting to see the jokes of Yang Rui and the Raptors have nothing to say, and the results speak for themselves.
For example, Bulls manager Jerry Kraus, the Bulls have a poor record, he has to bear the doubts of the media, the anger of fans, and the manager position is no longer secure.
When it came time to win the championship, people said that Klaus was the hero of the Bulls and had a sharp eye. Now people say he's stingy and unwilling to open big contracts, which has affected the Bulls' rebuilding to some extent.
On this day, the Celtics also announced that they had fired assistant coach Butch Carter's squid.
Butch, who has mocked Yang Rui and the Raptors, has not proposed any good tactics in the Celtics, and the Green Army, which was favored before the start of the season, is currently ranked 12th in the East and is always pulled out to compare with the Raptors.
Because of Butch, even the Celtics became a laughing stock, and the management finally couldn't bear it. Considering that Butch has no real skills, his basketball career ended earlier than Yang Rui's previous life.