Chapter 315 [Weight is a Double-edged Sword]
No matter which country it is, basketball experts are a very magical group, and they can still find a bunch of faults if they are pleasing to the eye, even if they are not pleasing to the eye, even if the opponent plays star data. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the first year of Yang Rui's arrival with the Raptors, there were many such "experts" looking for problems with the Raptors and Yang Rui, but in the second year, the Raptors broke the record and won the championship, and a group of people were slapped in the face.
Last season, the Raptors were eliminated by the 76ers because of injuries, and a group of "experts" popped up to say that the Raptors are not good, even if the players are not injured, they can't beat the low-post offensive tough team.
Now this group of people has been slapped in the face again, and the data shows that the Raptors have scored a very high proportion of points near the restricted area this season, ranking seventh in the league, and they are attacking in the low post except for three points.
It's normal for someone to always say the wrong thing, because the base of "experts" is too large, and if you watch the ball for a few years and write a column, you can basically get such a title. Just like the Chinese "beauty", it is a common title.
Before the game, many experts said that the Nets could threaten the Raptors, and as a result, the Raptors led 72-45 at halftime, almost entering garbage time.
In the regular season, the Raptors did not go all out, and the players' playing time was limited, as long as the score was leading, the starters went down to rest. Except for Carter and O'Neal Jr., no one on the team averaged more than 30 minutes per game.
Now that the Raptors are no longer kept, Miller will take a break and continue to play with the bench in the second quarter to make the Nets have a big head.
Both Eddie Curry and Todd Makloche are heavy interior players who weigh more than 125 kilograms, and the Nets have been using one of them as a substitute to force the basket and bully teams without a meat shield center.
Against the Raptors, the weight of the two is a double-edged sword, they have an advantage when they attack, and they face Tony Parker when they are blocked and dismantled when they defend, and they are suddenly dogs.
Parker's speed and technique are interspersed with man-made and endless breakthroughs, and he is a real big name tonight, and the Nets' two flesh-shield centers can only sigh when they face him, watching him go to the basket or attract the defensive ball.
Billups played just 18 minutes, and the second half was Parker's showtime.
With Kirilenko and Haplin, Jumaine Jones, a player with good physical conditions, can only be a fringe man with veteran Curry. The Raptors' bench lineup was not bad defensively, and the Nets couldn't recover the score.
In the end, 123-89, the Raptors won the first game by 34 points.
Seven players on the team scored in double figures, Parker scored a team-high 26 points and 6 assists, and O'Neal Jr. scored 22 points and 7 rebounds in just 24 minutes.
Jerome James had 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks on 5-of-6 shooting, 2-of-3 from the free-throw line and four dunks. He did a good job defending Curry in the second half, with "Little Shark" scoring 10 points in the game and only four in the second half.
At the press conference, Byron Scott didn't even have the courage to be tough-mouthed, and analyzed the game in a low-key manner, saying that the team would strengthen its defense in the next game.
Yang Rui made a simple comment. "Our stars are more capable individually, and the Raptors have more scoring points, so the Raptors will definitely make it to the Finals. The most important thing now is that the players have to protect themselves and I don't want to see anyone hurt anymore. ”
The reporter asked, "Where do you think the gap between the Nets and the Raptors is?" ”
"They don't have super scorers, and with that, they can't win."
Yang Rui is not afraid to point this out, because the Nets can't solve it at all, and it's difficult for super scorers to get into the team through trades.
Positional warfare Martin is very inefficient in the low post, shooting 6 of 16 in the game, Kidd still hoisted the ball to him again and again, not that Kidd has no brains, but that passing to others may be less efficient.
In the second battle, there was no suspense in the game.
The Raptors still used the way of encircling the restricted area to deal with the Nets, slowly grinding the position, and suppressing the opponent with a higher scoring efficiency.
The Nets went to Curry, the defense was poor, and if they didn't get Curry, O'Neal Jr. or Jerome attacked Van Horn and scored directly to the basket.
At 105-88, the Raptors led 2-0.
At this time, the Nets management was no longer thinking about how to beat the Raptors to reach the finals, but how to trade Van Horn in the summer.
Van Horn played 33 minutes, shooting 2-of-12, 1-of-4 three-pointers, and no free throws, with five points, eight rebounds and one assist. As a power forward, he is soft and helpless.
Kidd shot 7-of-18, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line for a triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, but shot just 38.9 percent from the field.
Kidd hates a point guard like Billups, who is tall and powerful, and can't eat hard with his body, so he can only rely on technique. If you can't get past your opponent, Kidd won't be able to hit a high percentage of shots.
Billups always runs on cover and shoots quickly when receiving the ball, while Kidd doesn't chase as fast as a small guard and is uncomfortable on the defensive end.
This Billups also scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Raptors' "role player" is about to "swap" with the core of the Nets, and the other positions are all dominated by the Raptors, and the outcome can be imagined.
When the Nets returned to their home court, they still couldn't take the Raptors, especially in the second quarter, the gap between the lineups was too big, and the Nets couldn't stand it when they sent a substitute. Scott can only increase the playing time of the starters, and in the last round of the series, Van Horn did well with the bench, but now he is being defended by Kirillenko too badly, and his performance is poor in every game.
The Raptors swept the Nets 4-0 and advanced to the Finals first.
At the press conference, the coaches of the Nets and the players talked about the loss, and they were all convinced, and they lost their temper.
Yang Rui was interviewed, said a few words casually, did not make a declaration of winning the championship, and the day he left the Raptors was getting closer and closer, and he cherished every game.
The Western Conference Finals were decided four days later, and the Lakers advanced 4-2.
The first four games were very anxious, with two key goals to decide the winner, and in the end only won by one point. Without Robert Horry's super-stunner in Game 4, the Kings would have taken a 3-1 lead, and everything would have been different.
Whether the lore ball is thrown or not is definitely a matter of ice and fire. Considering the aura conversion problem, the Lakers could lose a season because of it.
The Lakers, who escaped death, returned to their home court in the fifth game, and the "OK combination" scored 73 points and won the match point.
In the sixth game, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant combined for 65 points again, and led their teammates, all five of the team scored double-doubles, and Robert Horry hit two three-pointers in the last quarter, worthy of Mr. Key. Eliminated the Kings 112-100.
The Lakers have reached the Finals for three consecutive years, proving that they are strong, and they did not have as much controversy as Yang Rui's previous life because of too many free throws.
However, the Raptors are confident of winning the championship after watching the Western Conference Finals. Yang Rui analyzed the Lakers' lineup and the opponent's weaknesses and mentioned the same problem as the Nets, that is, the weight of the inside.
O'Neal is invincible one-on-one and unstoppable, but he's too heavy to be as fit as tall and skinny. He wasn't aggressive enough when he defended pick-and-rolls, and the Kings took advantage of that, constantly using cover and running to get out of the back door, winning two games against the Lakers.
The Kings' tactics did not lose, but lost in individual ability, and Divac was abused by O'Neal on the court, leaving the court with six fouls in three times. The Kings' small forward position, whether it is Stojakovic or Tekglou off the bench, is also very athletic, and the wing cut is not strong enough.
Raptors players have stronger impact, can play fast offense and can also fall into position, the same tactical system, the Lakers can guard against the King, not necessarily against the Raptors.
The Lakers get two days off and the players adjust to the first two games of the Finals in Toronto.