roccoschili Chapter 116 [Is this still a Raptor]
Chapter 116 [Is this still a Raptor]
Chapter 116 [Is this still a Raptor]
In the positional battle, Yang Rui only arranged a simple pick-and-roll tactic.
Center Willis came to a high position to cover Carter. Carter moved the ball to get rid of Pierce. The first step was very fast. He changed direction on the left and passed Barty.
His head was almost flat, and his right tomahawk dunked and smashed the ball into the basket. 5 to 2.
Toronto Sports TV broadcast the game live, and commentator David Nellie exclaimed: "God, Carter scored the first two points of his career with an amazing dunk. It was amazing."
Partner Clark - Thomson said: "The Raptors selected the rookie with the best physical fitness in the 98 class, and Willis is an experienced veteran center who is good at pick-and-rolls. I hope they can play more of this kind of cooperation."
David laughed: "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 highlight."
The Green Army attacked and passed from the outside. Pierce ran out of the three-point line, received a pass from Walker, turned around and made a 70-degree shot from the left, 5 to 5.
Carter missed the defense again, and was stunned by Pierce at the bottom line without anyone covering. He just entered the league and his weakness is very obvious.
The Raptors attacked, and Billups, as arranged, passed Carter after halftime.
This time, Carter and Willis played the pick-and-roll, attracting Pierce to chase the ball back into the middle.
Barty and Pierce hit it off, and they had a very good relationship. As soon as Pierce arrived in Boston before he started to make money, Barty took him to play with him, visited the major nightclubs in Boston, and invited him to eat, drink, and have fun.
Therefore, Pierce saw that Carter wanted to play Batty in a different position, and immediately chased after him. He must not let his friend be overwhelmed by others. This is moral!
Both of them went to Carter, there was a gap in the middle, Willis took the ball and dribbled to the basket, dunked the basketball with one hand.Walker followed Wallace far away from the basket and didn't have time to make up the defense. 7 to 5.
The Green Army attacked, Anderson and Walker played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and Wallace kept up with the breakthrough with the ball.
Billups, who is 191cm tall and weighs 92kg, is very strong. He is not wrong to switch to a power forward. He dares to go directly to the body, which is also his major specialty.
The rebound was won by Willis again and passed to Billups to start a counterattack.
There was a dislocation on the field, and Billups passed Christie, who passed to Wallace.
Wallace, a black and strong man with a height of 203cm, stuck his tongue out and squeezed Anderson into the basketball.
Anderson is 183cm tall, weighs only 78kg, and has a dry chicken. The difference in size between the two is too big to be prevented. 9 to 5.
On the sidelines, Thibodeau laughed: "Is this guy imitating Jordan?"
"The layup is too ugly, maybe it's just poor heat dissipation..." Yang Rui complained.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Wallace retired after playing only 7 seasons. His style of attacking the basket was prone to injury. After frequent injuries, his quality declined, and he could not survive in the NBA.
But now, John Wallace is brave and worthy of his last name.
The Green Army attacked, Pierce singled out Carter again after receiving the ball, turned 70 degrees on the right side, and stepped with his right foot. Carter stagnated a little, Pierce immediately took a big step with his left foot, and successfully changed his direction with the ball.
His one-step pull-up jumper had a good chance and missed.Walker failed to grab the rebound, Wallace retreated and took off, scooped the ball with one hand, landed and took it to the front court by himself.
The advantage in mobility was so obvious that Wallace got rid of Walker in just a few steps.
3-on-3 in the frontcourt, Wallace attracted Barty's defense to pass to Billups on the left, who relied on Anderson to break into the basket to attract Pierce to retreat, and scored the other side Carter at close range.
Carter took a step to catch the ball and jumped up with all his strength. He didn't care if anyone was at the basket, he smashed the ball with one hand. Pierce turned around and saw that his momentum was too strong and unstoppable. He chose to dodge without jumping. 11 to 5.
The Raptors fans in front of the TV were ecstatic.
The commentator David shouted: "Carter is another dunk, is this still the Raptors? It was a wonderful game!"
Clark sighed: "This is Jerry Young's first game as a head coach. What magic does he have? The Raptors' offense is different from last season's."
Even more surprising were Celtics head coach Rick Pitino and assistant coach Butch Carter.
Pitino took over the Celtics in 1997 and was ordered in a critical situation.This year he hopes to lead the team back to the playoffs, and the Celtics are naturally bound to win this game against the recognized underdog Raptors.
He glanced at assistant coach Butch Carter, a little annoyed.Butch lowered his head guiltily.
Before the game, Butch kept saying in the team how bad the Raptors were offense, the players were dead, and could not be the opponents of the Green Army at all. The players he said were a bit underestimated before the game.
The results of it? The "dead" Raptors players started with consecutive dunks and counterattacks quickly and resolutely, giving people the feeling that this is not an NBA team, but a track and field team.
Walker wanted to retaliate, showing a high ball intelligence, the opponent was fast, jumped high, and was good at disrupting shots, so he went inside.
Barty picked and rolled. After Anderson attracted Willis, he passed to Walker to single down Wallace on the right side.
Walker leaned against the opponent with a slightly fat body and turned to the middle, and shot a basketball from close range, but Wallace was squeezed and did not jump up. 11 to 7.
Walker is a star who can be both inside and out. Last season, he averaged 22.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, 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 was brought in. He could only be a blue-collar player without the ball, and his counterattack speed was slow. It might be better to play with McGrady in the second quarter, and the effect may be better.
In the positional battle, Carter singled out Pierce and missed a jumper. The choice was a bit poor, and the rebound was taken by Walker.
The Celtics attacked, Pierce passed Carter once again, attracting Christie to make up the ball, and Mercer could not make a long-range mid-range shot.
Both teams have weaknesses. The difference is that Yang Rui's tactic is to fight indiscriminately. The Celtics want to run tactics seriously, but it is difficult to grasp the opportunity when they arise, and the players are not capable enough.
Pitino called a timeout first, replaced backup point guard Dana Barrows, and added a stable three-point shooting point in order to open up space and prevent the Raptors from shrinking so much.
This substitution does not help the defense in any way. Barros is 180cm tall and weighs 74kg, so the confrontation is very poor.In the NBA, it is difficult for people who weigh less than 80 kilograms to do a good job of dislocation defense.
The Raptors’ positional battle also opened. Willis made several air cuts and scored strong shots. After he picked and rolled, it was easy to squeeze Barros away.Barty must switch defenses, otherwise Carter will get rid of Pierce's emergency stop shot, very accurate.
Yang Rui made adjustments on the defensive end and asked Christie to guard Pierce. Carter dealt with Mercer, who had a poor shot. Pierce's breakthrough became difficult. He could only attract defenses on the perimeter and wait for the opportunity.
After playing for more than 8 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Wallace and Carter, replaced O'Neal and McGrady, and he was still able to fight back.
Relying on better offense, the Raptors ended the first quarter with a 31-23 lead.
(End of this chapter)