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Pushing the ball upfield again, James continued to play the pick-and-roll with Gary Clark.

The Raptors did not change their minds and still adopted a defensive strategy of strong delay when the pick-and-roll occurred. Gary Clark once again got a wide-open three-pointer.

Gary Clark felt hot, raised his hand and shot, there are still three points!
Gary Clark scored six points in a row, establishing a four-point advantage for the Lakers!

"Oh oh oh, it's Gary Clark again. His three-point ability is very stable. If the Raptors still defend like this, Gary Clark will completely destroy them with one three-pointer after another!"

Seeing Gary Clark hit another three-pointer, Barkley nodded and applauded Gary Clark.

"Barkley, you are right. Gary Clark's ability is definitely a legacy of the free market. He was discovered by Lin Fei. He performed so well in the Lakers!"

"And Dyke and Gabriel performed well! These are the players that Lin Fei discovered."

"I have to say, Lin Fei is pretty accurate at seeing people!"

O'Neill nodded repeatedly, marveling at Lin Fei's gaze.

Barkley also nodded in agreement: "You are right, this Chinese kid is really good at seeing people!"

"Okay, let's stop talking here, let's turn our attention back to the field!"

On the field at this time, the Raptors Van Jordan is holding the ball and launching tactics at the top of the arc.

The Lakers are still defending a 2-3 zone defense, betting on the Raptors' three-pointers.

However, Van Jordan still wanted to go inside. He didn't choose to shoot a three-pointer directly against the interference. Instead, he kept passing the ball and wanted to hit the ball inside.

However, the rotation speed of the Lakers' 2-3 zone defense is extremely fast. The Raptors passed the ball several times, but they have not yet had a chance.

Seeing that the attack time was approaching, Van Jordan had no choice but to play 5 outside and pass the ball outside.

It is difficult for the Lakers' 2-3 zone defense to have an effective impact on the Raptors' three-pointers. After the Raptors simply passed the ball a few times, Boucher had a three-pointer opportunity!

Although James reacted and came to help defend, but the distance was too far, James still couldn't effectively interfere with Boucher. Boucher's three-point ability is not weak, and he easily hit a three-pointer with his hand raised!

It's the Lakers offensive round again!

This time, Van Jordan was very smart. He didn't choose Gary Clark, who was good at three-pointers, and turned to Deke, who was relatively weak in three-pointers!

In this case, if James calls the pick-and-roll again, Van Jordan can safely use strong delays to double-team James.

But what Van Jordan didn't expect was that the Deckard he was facing was a player with a certain low-post ability, playing big and small, and Deckard was completely worthy!
James stopped playing the pick-and-roll, and directly passed the ball high to Deckard. Deckard took the ball and sat inside twice. Van Jordan couldn't stand the strong foot force, and Deckard easily sat inside.

Seeing this, other Raptors teammates shrunk quickly to help Van Jordan defend, but it was too late, Dyke turned around and easily put the basket, scoring two points!
Raptors coach Nurse saw that Van Jordan was chased by the Lakers and hit him three times, so he quickly called a timeout.

"Oh, it seems that the Lakers' offensive strategy is very clear. Van Jordan has been chased by the Lakers! He scored again. The Raptors coach Mr. Nurse chose to pause. This is a wise move!"

"You're right. Van Jordan is no match for the Lakers players. They are all too tall. Nurse's decision is very wise. Let's see what adjustments the Raptors will make!"

On the Raptors side, head coach Nurse is holding a tactical board to make adjustments to the Raptors players: "Hey, guys, you did a good job, but we have a problem on the defensive end, Van Jordan, you go first, You're going to have a hard time playing against big lineups, Barnes, come on!"

"Believe me, they won't always have a big lineup, Van Jordan, when their big lineup is off, it's time for you to play!"

After a brief arrangement, the timeout ended and the Raptors returned to the field.

"Okay, the Raptors replaced Van Jordan and replaced rookie Barnes, which is a good choice!"

"The Lakers lineup remains unchanged, the game restarts, let's see how the players on both sides perform!"

The Raptors replaced Van Jordan with Barnes, which was expected by Vogel!
Barnes' skills are relatively rough, and his three-point ability is not very strong, but he is very good at fighting, and he likes to fight for second offensive opportunities inside!

It can even be said that the Raptors as a whole have such technical characteristics. They like to fight and fight, and their skills are not very delicate. Under such characteristics, Vogel decided to let the Lakers resolutely shrink, that is, let them shoot three-pointers!

"Guys, defend as we said before!" Vogel rushed to the sidelines and shouted, giving instructions to the Lakers players.

The Lakers players understood and put on a 2-3 defensive formation.

Seeing that the Lakers still chose a 2-3 zone defense, Raptors head coach Nurse frowned. No one knows his disciples better than himself. His players are indeed not strong enough in three-pointers overall. Facing a team like the Lakers Defensive formation, if you don't open the three-pointer, it's really not easy to play!
As expected, the Raptors failed to make several three-pointers in the face of the Lakers' iron bucket. Instead, James frequently pushed back and counterattacked, and the score was quickly opened.

After more than half of the first quarter, the Lakers established an 8-point lead.

Such a wave of offensive climax can be regarded as frightening Nass. Facing the iron barrel formation like the Lakers, Nass has no choice but to choose to believe in the three-point adjustment ability of the Raptors players!

Fortunately, at the end of the first quarter, the Raptors' three-point ability finally recovered. Trent Jr. narrowed the Lakers' lead with several consecutive three-pointers!

Until the end of the first quarter, the Lakers' lead was only 2 points!
"Okay, the first quarter is over, and the Lakers still maintain a 2-point lead!"

"In the entire first quarter, James of the Lakers scored 12 points in a single quarter, and Trent Jr. of the Raptors made three three-pointers and scored 11 points!"

"It is worth mentioning that Boucher made 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, 5 of which failed to score. They were completely inaccurate. He only hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer in the first quarter, scoring 5 points!"

At the end of the first quarter, O'Neill and Barkley explained the situation of the game with each other.

Boucher's performance in the first quarter was lost, and both of them were not very satisfied with his performance.

Not only the two of them, Raptors coach Nurse is not very satisfied with Boucher's performance!
But thinking of the previous arrangement of the general manager of the Raptors, Boucher made a beautiful performance.

In addition, this game is still against the Lakers. Horton Tucker in the Lakers is a potential trader for Boucher. Or continue to send Boucher to the field in the second quarter!

"Boucher, adjust your state, in the second quarter, you continue to play!"

Hearing Nas's words, Boucher raised his head in disbelief. He also knew how bad his performance was. He didn't grasp the five open three-point opportunities. Unexpectedly, with such a performance, Nas could not Substitute yourself.

If he had changed before, he would have been replaced long ago!

Boucher looked at Nas with some doubts, always feeling that something was wrong.