I'm a boss in the NBA

Chapter 539 Grabbing "The Neck of Destiny"

Game start!
In the jump ball session, Yi Jianlian defeated Valanciunas to get the first ball for the Lakers.

Xu Xuan led halftime.

The Raptors are defending themselves with the small steel cannon "Lowry".

Lowry is a relatively traditional point guard who is good at defense and organization. At critical moments, he can also hold the ball in and cause damage. In addition, he has become more and more proficient in developing outside three-pointers in the past two years. In the East, many people have already said that Lowry and Xu Xuan will be the "No. [-] point guard in the East" after he left.

As for Uncle Owen Drew, he also has a lot of supporters, but Lowry also has a lot of supporters. These two people were suppressed when Xu Xuan was there before, but when Xu Xuan left, the controversy came.
Lowry is very good at physical confrontation. Although his height is only 185, which is a full 10 centimeters behind Xu Xuan, he still actively applied to mark Xu Xuan.

Outside the three-point line.

Xu Xuan constantly changed the rhythm of his dribbling, and the drastic change of direction and breakthrough feint made Luo Ruihuang terrified.

Lowry had studied Xu Xuan before, and Xu Xuan's offense was completely unreasonable.

Dribble right-handed at the top of the key, get close to Lowry and keep slowing down.

Xu Xuan looked at the baby face in front of him, first stretched out his left foot to make the whole body lean to the left, and at the same time, inandout dribbled the ball and then stepped out with his right foot, creating the illusion of a breakthrough to the right and cheating Lowry's center of gravity.

Xu Xuan completed the rhythm adjustment at the moment Lowry's center of gravity shifted, and passed directly in one step.

Lowry looked helplessly at Xu Xuan's back who was still accelerating.

"Wow!" The audience obviously didn't react, and they used such a flamboyant dribbling posture to pass the opposing player?
Xu Xuan is very floating today!
But Lowry didn't give up. If it was Owen or Stephen, they would have given up. But Lowry didn't give up. He still followed Xu Xuan stubbornly, looking for opportunities to attack from inside and outside.

Xu Xuan rushed to the free throw line, facing Siakam, who was rushing towards him viciously, changed direction again, broke through to the left, successfully dodged, and charged at a 45-degree diagonal from the left to the three-second zone, taking three steps directly , holding up the basketball with his right hand.

"Go away, little man!"

With a growl in his mouth, Valanciunas raised his hands and jumped at the same time.

Xu Xuan showed his super ability to stay in the air. He changed hands in the air, switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and directly avoided the interference of Valanciunas with a super lever.

Valanciunas had landed on the ground at this time and could no longer interfere with Xu Xuan's layup. Valanciunas looked at Xu Xuan's light layup like a monster.

"Swish".

The basketball scrapes the backboard and enters the net.

2:0.

The audience off the court looked at Xu Xuan in shock, and then watched the playback one by one in disbelief.

"God!!!"

After watching the gif animation on the live broadcast, netizens couldn't help but typed a wave of "Fuck!!"

"Fuck, this ball is too hot."

"After three people in a row, come a super big lever?"

"Cracked, guys, I've been cracked this time"

"This trick is a bit cool. Brothers, let me take a step first. After I practice, don't take the girls to play. Don't be hooked by the young master."

The Raptors attack.

Lowry brought it over, gave DeRozan the frontcourt, the iconic mid-range jumper——

There was a bang, the rhythm was very good, but it was a pity that it missed.

The rebound was protected by Yi Jianlian. "Beep!". Valanciunas fouled for rebounding.

Lakers possession.

When Xu Xuan held the ball for halftime, it was still a small steel cannon to defend.

Lowry gritted his teeth and was a bit shorter than Xu Xuan, which undoubtedly made his defense more difficult.

Kick off!stop!Adjustment!
When Xu Xuan moved, Lowry immediately followed suit.

His speed is not slow, and because he is shorter than Xu Xuan, his center of gravity is also lower than Xu Xuan, which makes it easier for him to move and accelerate.

Xu Xuan slapped the ball with his left hand to his right, and quickly changed hands. With his right foot as the center of the circle, he pushed with his left foot, and his body completed a counterclockwise turn. Go out and continue to sprint with the ball.

"Wiped! Passed again!"

Lowry's face darkened instantly.

Fortunately, Siakam and DeRozan came to help defend near the free throw line and stopped Xu Xuan who was rushing.

Hang pass!

He had no chance, Xu Xuan decisively hoisted the ball to the basket Yi Jianlian——

After Yi Jian was connected, she stabilized her hand and made a fake move to shake Valanciunas away——

Valanciunas belongs to the kind of center who moves faster on the defensive end but is not strong enough. After the ball was swung away, he immediately adjusted back and continued to defend——

"Snapped!"

There is interference at the basket.

The goal was missed.

Just as Xu Xuan was about to grab an offensive rebound, he saw that Lowry behind him had followed the wind to the inside and took off the rebound above Valanciunas's head.

Well, it's a wolf.

Valanciunas also dodged subconsciously.
The Raptors strike back!
The Lakers' defensive position fell quickly, and there was no chance of a fast break. Lowry waved his hand-positional battle.

In the frontcourt, Xu Xuan didn't hesitate, but Lowry just squeezed in from his side like a loach—the ball was sent to DeRozan, and then a mid-range jumper——

The tactics of the Raptors are not that complicated. Most of them are initiated by Lowry. If there is a chance, they will play by themselves, and if there is no chance, they will play for DeRozan.

"Dangdang!"

After the opening, DeRozan smashed two irons angrily!

A little embarrassing.

The rebound was taken by Xu Xuan.

The frontcourt advances through halftime.

Xu Xuan continued to perform.

This time Xu Xuan drove Lowry all the way to the basket.

Because it was close to the basket, this time it was the Raptors' three-man defense.

Lowry, DeRozan, and Powell seized the opportunity to double-team at the same time, but they were easily broken by a butterfly piercing flower by Xu Xuan. He threw the three of them behind him, and played an empty blue like a child's play.

4 is better than 0!

The Raptors counterattacked, and Lowry was going to fight by himself this time.

Siakam puts up the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll is over, Lowry makes a jump and kills directly from Randall, who is changing defense.

Yi Jianlian was guarding the basket, and Lowry hit the board lightly with a running hit!
4 to 2, the Raptors scored.

Xu Xuan took another look at Lowry. The ball was very beautiful, especially the one that played while walking was very spiritual.

洛瑞也算是一名老将了，今年已经2006年第1轮第24顺位被灰熊选中，08-09赛季中途加盟马赛克，12-13赛季转战猛龙并效力至今，已在联盟征战10个赛季。

Although Lowry's performance in scoring and shooting percentage is not outstanding, as a point guard, his performance in assists is very good and stable, which directly shows that Lowry has top organizational skills, which is his contribution The most direct and critical way for the team.Lowry averaged 17.5 assists in 3.2 minutes per game in his rookie season.In recent seasons, Lowry has averaged around 7 assists per game in the regular season.

His main offensive method has been said to be outside three-pointers and hitting the basket.

In terms of offense at the basket, within 8 feet, Lowry has taken 214 shots this season and hit 119 times, with a hit rate of 55.6%.

The height of 1 meters is a little short for Lowry as a defender, but his weight of 85 kg allows him to have a strong body, so he has a certain degree of physical confrontation. The first reason for the excellent offensive ability.Because of his small size, on the contrary, Lowry also has a fast sprint speed and a fast footstep change rhythm at the basket. Being good at attacking the basket by grasping the rhythm is the second reason for his excellent offensive ability at the basket.In addition, Lowry, who has played in the league for 88 seasons, also has a wealth of offensive methods at the basket. Hitting the board, hooking, and making fouls are all his common scoring methods. Three reasons.

As Lowry and Paul, who are similar in age and are both point guards, many fans compare these two.There is no doubt that Lowry is inferior to Paul in terms of organization, and the biggest difference is that Paul has excellent mid-to-long-range shooting ability, while Lowry does not.

Judging from the shooting heat maps of the two, the 8-16 feet on the middle side is the area where Lowry takes the most long-range shots. This season, he took a total of 119 shots in this area and only hit 24 times, with a shooting rate as low as 20.2%.Not only that, but the hit rate in other areas within 8-24 feet is very low.From the perspective of shot distribution, except for the 8-16 foot area on the middle side, Lowry has a lot of shots, and the other areas within 8-24 feet have very few shots, less than 30 times.

And I am an old CIC master. Not only that, but my three-point shooting is also a bit sharper than Lowry. In the final analysis, Lowry is a bit like a low-profile version of me.

The advantage is that the physical talent is more explosive, and the impact is very explosive.

Lakers offense.

Xu Xuan led halftime.

Advance at high speed, Lowry clings to each other step by step, DeRozan steps on the three-point line and waits for Xu Xuan's breakthrough, ready to double-team when Xu Xuan advances a little further.

But this time Xu Xuan passed Lowry with a simple change of back, and broke through two steps from Lowry's right.

Following the rhythm, I didn't see much of us, and I was directly one and a half steps away from the 3-point line at the top of the arc, pulling up aggressively.

Open shot.

The arc is perfect.

"Shh!"

7 is better than 2!

After a while, Xu Xuan scored 7 points in a row, directly leading the Raptors by 5 points, and now the game has just begun.

After Lowry came back, he still found DeRozan. Although he missed two shots, DeRozan was still the core scoring point for the Raptors.

"Shh!"

This time there is.

After smashing two irons in the opening game, on the third end, DeRozan hit a mid-range jumper from the free throw line.

7:4.

Lakers offense.

After Xu Xuan led halftime, the ball went to the basket for Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jian hit Valanciunas in singles, but failed to score, and the rebound was protected by Lowry.

The Raptors counterattacked and caused a foul on the Lakers.

Lowry walked to the free throw line and made two unexpected free throws.
The scene was a bit embarrassing. As a point guard, he missed two free throws and one.
The rebound was grabbed by Yi Jianlian, and a long pass was directly passed to Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan took it with a backhand, and from the corner of his vision, he could see that the opponent's defensive line was very fierce. The opponent's toughness stepped forward to create a turbulent wave, which was as aggressive as a wall and created a strong sense of oppression.

However, the tactics and performance of the Raptors' defensive front line were all within Xu Xuan's expectations, and he kept his muscles tensed to respond in advance:
One step, two steps, three steps—

Three-step layup——

This ball is very stable and very strong.

Xu Xuan came in by running over Lowry all the way.

"Hey, Kyle, what's the matter, you don't seem to like me?" When Xu Xuan retreated, he smiled and teased Lowry.

"I'll blow you up in the low position later!"

Speaking of the low post, here DeRozan taught the young Russell a lesson in the low post.

"Beep!"

At the same time as the goal was scored, the whistle sounded at the same time.

Russell got up from the ground in confusion and complained to the referee that he hadn't fouled just now, but the referee ignored it.

Just now, the ball can be awarded or not, but this is the home court of the Raptors, and there is still home court advantage, which is also part of the game.

With two free throws, DeRozan was much more stable than Lowry, making both free throws.

9:6.

Lakers possession.

Russell in the frontcourt responded with a three-pointer after receiving a second pass from Xu Xuan.

"Beautiful! Good shot!"

The shot was very accurate, Xu Xuan went over and patted his butt, and gave him a thumbs up.Russell entered the league a year earlier than Ingram, and judging from his current performance, Russell is also better than Ingram.

But from Xu Xuan's perspective, Ingram's talent is stronger than Russell's. No matter how fast Russell grows, he is an All-Star, and Ingram has a chance to become the second KD.

After the first quarter, the two teams scored 28 to 22, and the Lakers led away by as much as 6 points.

In the second quarter, Lowry led the team alone and hit three 3-pointers in a row, but Yang Shaoxia and Lu Wei, who came off the bench for the Lakers, were very hot. With both going crazy, the Lakers' offensive efficiency was also great. The increase did not give the Raptors a chance to tie the score.

In the third quarter, DeRozan, who had been dull in the first half, began to shine. It seemed that he had recovered from his recovery and led the Raptors to start chasing points.

With three consecutive mid-range jumpers and two breakthroughs, he scored 10 points for the Raptors!
But after Xu Xuan was replaced urgently by Frank, he attacked DeRozan again with a fierce hammer.

DeRozan can't let him play smoothly, just like now, knowing that he is going to rise up and explode, Xu Xuan grabbed his "neck of fate" in an instant. DeRozan is too afraid of confrontation !
He obviously has super physical talent and scoring methods, but because of personality problems, he often misses good opportunities again and again, and finally becomes someone who is not like him at all.

Not too much, he can learn one-third of the momentum of his teammate Lowry, and the Raptors will not be called "cute dragons" by others.

It’s true that Lowry is the leader of the locker room, but he’s not the boss of the Raptors. He’s just the second-in-command. ?
The final result of this game was 113 to 101, and the Raptors lost by as much as 12 points in the end!
This score is a bit unbelievable. After all, in everyone's mind, even if the Raptors lose, it is impossible to lose so many points. This is simply a one-sided massacre!

(End of this chapter)