roccoschili Chapter 248 The Regular Season Begins!
Chapter 248 The Regular Season Begins!
Chapter 248 The Regular Season Begins!
The Raptors are very strong this season. If Xu Xiang remembers correctly, they reached the Eastern Conference Finals this season with the second place in the regular season. Although they lost to the Cavaliers in the end, the strong side of the Trash Brothers also came out.
The game is played at the Canadian Airline Arena, home of the Raptors, the only NBA home field outside of the country.
The game starts at 7:[-]pm.
This is the first game of the season for both sides, and everyone wants to get a good start, so the murderous intent on both sides is very heavy!
After the warm-up is over, the starting lists of both sides are shown on the big screen.
[Pacers]: George Hill, Xu Xiang, Paul George, Plumlee, Hibbert.
[Raptors]: Kyle Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Bismack Biyombo, Valanciunas.
Hibbert won the jump ball. Although Varan is strong enough, he is not as tall as Hibbert, and his jumping ability is not very outstanding, so the Pacers won the first attack.
The first game of the season, obviously, the enthusiasm of the fans is very high.
I haven't watched the ball for a few months, but now I finally have a ball to watch, so the entire arena is full, and there are only a few vacant seats.
George Hill advanced with the ball, and after halftime, Qiu transferred it to Xu Xiang, and Xu Xianglai initiated the first attack.
Xu Xiang faced DeRozan with the ball from outside the three-point line, and his height was a big disadvantage, but Xu Xiang got used to it after playing for a year. As long as he played in the point position, there must be a height gap against the opponent.
DeRozan's defense was very good. He stuck to Xu Xiang tightly, not giving him room to break through. Xu Xiang turned his center of gravity and flicked his small hand, and the ball went to Paul George who made an air cut to the inside.
The Pacers scored 2 points first.
Looking back, the Raptors Lowry organized from the outside, DeRozan received the ball from the bottom corner, and Xu Xiang quickly stuck it up. DeRozan saw that Xu Xiang was defending, and immediately dribbled a step in, turned around and made a jumper.It's a pity that luck is not very good, there is a bang, and the iron is struck!
The rebound was taken by Plumlee. After stabilizing for a while, he quickly passed the ball to George Hill who was under the fast break basket.
But George Hill chose the ball very well. He didn't make a layup by himself, but feinted and got the follow-up pickled pepper. Bang!Dunk again!
"boom!"
Pickle opened the game with two consecutive dunks and directly ignited the audience.
The Raptors sent the baseline ball, and Lowry's advance speed was very slow this time, and they were going to play on the ground this time.
When turning around, Varan lightly blocked, delaying Xu Xiang's opportunity to defend in the past. He missed someone outside the three-point line. Lowry stepped on the accelerator, accelerated the start, passed Xu Xiang in one step, and made a three-pointer!
Swish!
Successful hit!
The first three-pointer of the field!
Looking back, Plumlee hit the iron in the middle distance, but fortunately, Pickle got the offensive rebound, and there was still no tip-up.
"The offense of the Pacers is really pleasing to the eye." Mr. Wang said with admiration.
"Yes, they have a lot of offensive rhythms this season. George Hill and Xu Xiang on the outside, Paojiao on the front line, and Plumlee on the inside, these four people are all capable of handling the ball." Teacher Su echoed.
"However, we can clearly see that most of the ball has to go around in Xu Xiang's hands. We can see from the preseason this season that Xu Xiang's ability to hold the ball and pass the ball has greatly improved."
Teacher Su smiled and said:
"You also said that one was missed, and the defense has improved a lot, unlike the big colander before."
At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers were 28 to 26, temporarily leading by 2 points.
This quarter was mainly because Xu Xiang and DeRozan on the opposite side didn't open. Pickled Pepper scored 11 points in a single quarter, and Lowry scored 9 points in a single quarter!Those two held up the entire first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Pacers' full bench lineup: Lu Wei, CJ Myers, Solomon Hill, West, Jokic.
Raptors: Corey Joseph, DeRozan, James Johnson, Patterson, Lucas Nogueira.
DeRozan was left on the opposite side, and the Pacers were all on the bench.
Xu Xiang looked at this scene secretly, and finally he was able to sit down safely and watch them play.
As soon as Lu Wei came up, he showed his strength as the best sixth man. A breakthrough directly passed Kerry Joseph who was defending him, scored a layup, and then assisted West to score another.
Jokic supported at a high position, CJ Miles found an open spot and hit a three-pointer!
A group of bench gangsters of the Pacers abruptly extended the 8-point advantage to 2 points with 12 minutes left in the second quarter.
The head coach of the Raptors, Casey, could only be forced to call a timeout and return to the main force ahead of time. This substitute is too far behind.
"What does Mr. Su think of the Pacers' bench this season?" Mr. Wang asked curiously.
Teacher Su smiled wryly:
"I can only say that it is too strong, too strong!"
"Jokic's role is something that everyone didn't expect. I thought the deal between the Pacers and the Nuggets was a huge loss, but I didn't expect that this Serbian guy is so delicate."
"And Lu Wei is also a strong point. The reason why we said that the Pacers' bench was weak last season was that they didn't have a good starting point for holding the ball. Now that Lu Wei is here, plus Jokic, it's terrible!"
"That's right. It's a pity that Zhou Qi has not been activated for this game."
"Jokic, he has a bright future. He has 3 assists and 2 rebounds in a while."
A group of big shots on the Pacers bench were replaced happily. In just a while, everyone scored. Lu Wei had 6 points, CJ Myers had 3 points, and Jokic had 2 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
Xu Xiang smiled at the stunned Paul George next to him:
"How is it? I picked a good person, right?"
The main force on the opposite side has already been replaced, because Coach Casey found that if the regular rotation time is followed, the Raptors' substitutes will definitely be blown up by the opposite side.
Xu Xiang faced DeRozan with the ball. This guy had been replaced for less than 3 minutes just now, and the Raptors needed his defense.
Xu Xiangyun took one step and directly chose to go left to break through. His center of gravity sank quickly, and he dribbled past DeRozan with a big stride.
Xu Xiang didn't panic in the slightest. With the big hands of two people, he directly chose to take a step back and shoot a three-pointer!
Successful hit!
"Drip—" The referee blew his whistle!
At the same time, with a bang, the three-pointer directly soared!
"boom!"
Xu Xiang scored "3+1"!
There was an uproar.
Paul George came over and touched Xu Xiang's head, and hit his chest, this ball is so fucking amazing!
Against two people and being fouled, the three-pointer actually soared!
Unbelievable!
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(End of this chapter)