This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 182
After three days, the game between the Toronto Raptors and the Charlotte Bobcats moved to Charlotte to start the second journey.

The Charlotte Bobcats Arena, which can accommodate 18500 spectators, was almost full. Michael Jordan appeared in the first row of the arena, and sitting with him was the team's big boss Robert Johnson. In addition, there are also NFL North Carolina Panthers quarterback Jack Delholm, famous local boxer Jack Delholm, supermodel Heidi... and other celebrities came to the scene.

There is also retired NBA star Dell Curry, as a star of the Charlotte Hornets, the predecessor of the Bobcats, also appeared as a guest on the live commentary booth. He once played in Charlotte for 10 seasons, His best years were dedicated to Charlotte, and he was one of the veterans who helped the new team Charlotte Hornets make the playoffs for the first time in 1993 and won the first round of the series that season. race victory.

Coincidentally, his final retirement location was with the Toronto Raptors, where he once played alongside Vince Carter.

As the Charlotte Bobcats with a very short history of team building, they can only use half of the team's identity to introduce Dell Curry.

"Dell, you played three years in Toronto, and you chose to retire in Toronto, where you and a young Vince Carter took the team to the playoffs for three consecutive years, and this is after you retired. , the Raptors entered the playoffs for the first time, as well as the Charlotte you once played, yes, you used to be a basketball star in Charlotte, here, from the age of 24 to the age of 33, you played 10 years of basketball, scored almost 1 points, made countless three-pointers, come back here again, what do you want to say?"

Charlotte's local commentator asked.

"I love Charlotte." Dell Curry said with a smile: "I spent the best ten years here, and the Charlotte fans welcomed me like family."

"Love can't be divided into two." The commentator said with a smile: "Who do you think has a better chance of winning this round of the series, the Bobcats or the Raptors."

"This is a difficult choice." Dell Curry smiled and said: "I hope the Bobcats can win. This is a legendary team. It is the third year to reach the playoffs. Too fast too, by the way, I'm a fan of China Week."

"Oh!"

The commentator was slightly taken aback and said, "In Toronto, Zhou experienced two completely different games with completely different results. What do you think of Zhou's performance?"

"He's going to be an All-Star."

Dell Curry said with a smile: "As you can see, the Raptors have been causing trouble for him, and even chose to double-team him. This has proved his value."

"A six-foot-nine guy who can dribble like a guard and has an eye opener and can make incredible, imaginative passes like Magic Johnson, and he can shoot from the perimeter. He hits the key three-pointer, he is not considered strong, and he is never afraid of confrontation. It feels as if he seems to have all the abilities that a basketball player should have. Oh, it is really hard for me to imagine that in our era, there will be such a thing Players, I have to say, Michael, your eyesight has improved."

After all, Dell Curry was invited to the home court by the Charlotte Bobcats, and he took money from the Bobcats. Praise the Bobcats, praise the Bobcats players, and praise Michael Jordan, um, emotional intelligence very high.

"Start defensively, don't give the Raptors a chance to breathe!"

Back at home, Bernie Bickerstaff was full of confidence. A victory brought back from Toronto was really important. He wanted the Raptors to return home with a 1-3 disadvantage.

Gerald Wallace, who was suspended for one game, made his debut again, and at the beginning of the game, he was given extremely warm applause by the audience.

In this game, Zhou Lin was placed on the bench.

Okafor moved to the four and Jake Voskull became the starting center.

All other positions are as usual.

When returning to the home court, Bernie Bickerstaff communicated with Zhou Lin. He hoped that Zhou Lin could take on heavy responsibilities in the substitute stage. Similarly, he also wanted Zhou Lin to avoid being the player who was targeted all the time. Of course, Jack Waskull is just a fake starter, and Zhou Lin is a fake substitute. Zhou Lin will play for at least 30 minutes, and Zhou Lin will definitely be present at the final decisive moment.

The Toronto Raptors' starting strategy remains the same.

Although Bargnani played very well, he was still pressed on the bench.

At the very beginning of the game, the Bobcats at home got the first wave of the ball. Felton suddenly became confident when he returned to the home court. He hit the first ball very resolutely. Squeezed into the inside, TJ. Ford, who weighed at least 30 pounds less than Felton, couldn't withstand the impact at all.

On the first ball in the opening game, Felton hit the basket and made a successful throw, and he had to add a penalty.

Raymond Felton's two away games can be described as completely aggrieved.

Those two games in Toronto were shattered by TJ. Ford, averaging 9.5 points and 3.5 assists per game, shooting less than 4% from the field and only 28% from three-pointers, while TJ. While the shooting rate reached 19.5%, the three-pointer also had a 3.5 shooting rate.

Of course, because of a lot of physical contact, the referees didn't call against the weaker TJ Ford, but where is this place? It's Charlotte's home court, and the referees must take this into consideration.

There is also a penalty!
Chris Bosh was a little uncomfortable facing Okafor's single defense. The first wave tried to dribble and break through, but was directly intercepted by Okafor.

When he accused Okafor of fouling, the Bobcats had begun to fight back.

Gerald Wallace, who had been holding back for seven days, vented his anger with a dunk.

It started 5-0, which can be described as full of momentum.

However, the Bobcats' away basket seems to be a bit polite to the Raptors. Chris Bosh, who made 34% of his three-pointers this season, made his first three-pointer, and it was actually a three-pointer. Point the ball, plus, TJ. Ford made two layups, and the Raptors quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

For the Bobcats, Raymond Felton didn't dare to shoot from outside after he hit the iron twice, and Okafor didn't play easily when facing Chris Bosh. In fact, Okafor's defense is not inferior to Chris Bosh's, and he is even better than the latter in blocking ability, but his offensive skills are really inferior to Chris Bosh's. Offensive rebound, but still can't put the basketball in the basket.

Gerald Wallace made continuous fouls against Joey Graham who was defending himself.

When the game went to 7 and a half minutes, the Charlotte Bobcats began to change players in advance, and Jack Voskull and Emeka Okafor were replaced.

The Raptors replaced Calderon and TJ Ford in 6 and a half minutes to form a double point guard lineup, and added the new Maurice Peterson to form a new lineup. .

Calderon came up and played a pick-and-roll with Chris Bosh.

Chris Bosh made a layup first.

The lineup of double point guards has increased the speed of the Toronto Raptors, but the height of the backcourt has dropped, which was also caught by the Bobcats.

Brandon Roy became the main scoring point in the second quarter. Brandon Roy, who has played college basketball for four years, does not have any technical shortcomings. With Raymond Felton and Zhou Lin After feeding the cake several times, Brandon Roy succeeded in low singles twice, and sent a wonderful pass to Zhou Lin, assisting Zhou Lin to layup.

The Charlotte Bobcats played a single 35-point game in the first quarter
Of course, the Bobcats did not completely solve the defensive problem, and the Toronto Raptors also scored 28 points.

By the third game, there were not many secrets between Bernie Bickerstaff and Sam Mitchell. The Raptors they led, like the Bobcats, were not championship-level teams after all. , there is no need to think about the next round, and there is no need to hide the hole cards. After all, whoever enters the next round will make history anyway, so just use whatever tricks you have now.

Players on both sides are very aware of each other's shortcomings and strengths.

In the second quarter, Calderon served as the team's master. Under his management, the Raptors' offense began to become smoother. In one round, Bargnani received a pass from Calderon. , directly wanted to dunk under the basket, but was slapped and rushed by Zhou Lin, and was slapped away with a slap.

"Hey, don't be brave, this is Charlotte, the home court of the Bobcats!" Zhou Lin yelled loudly while staring at Bargnani.

And this picture has become a classic of this series.

Death stare from Zhou, China.

Like a hunter watching his prey.

Although Zhou Lin played at the third position as a substitute, he didn't play against Bargnani at all, but Bernie Bickerstaff has made it very clear that he hopes Zhou Lin can take the initiative to find Bargnani' trouble'.

All kinds of pick-and-rolls are run to Bargnani. Whoever faces Bargnani will come up to Zhou Lin for pick-and-rolls.

As a weak link on the defensive end, it is reasonable for Bargnani to be targeted.

The Raptors are still doing the same moves as in the second game, double-teaming Zhou Lin, and even making a lot of black-handed and black-elbow moves, but this is Charlotte, the home court of the Bobcats, and the referee is not at all. Will allow an away team to be so arrogant.

Unless, the referee is not afraid of being booed by nearly [-] fans at the scene.

As long as you dare to make a move, the referee dares to whistle.

This is the attitude of the referee in this game.

If you come out to hang out, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.

Zhou Lin's touch didn't come to fruition. He made two outside shots, both of which were short. However, in this quarter, Zhou Lin relied on his breakthrough ability to continuously create inside kills. He had 9 free throws in a single quarter, and Zhou Lin Made all nine free throws.

Relying on nine free throws, Zhou Lin scored 8 points in 3 of 15 in the second quarter.

At halftime, Zhou Lin had already scored 20 points.

61-49, the Bobcats back at home took the lead at halftime.

Entering the third quarter, the Raptors recovered for a while. Calderon and Anthony Parker each contributed 2 three-pointers, bringing the score within 10 points.

When preparing to start, Zhou Lin and Gerald Wallace began to exert their strength on the defensive end. First, Zhou Lin made TJ Ford's offensive foul, and then Gerald Wallace, When the body was out of balance at the basket, he blocked Chris Bosh's head and face, and instantly suppressed the momentum of the Raptors.

Of course, these two goals are also fortunate that the Bobcats are at home, otherwise they may be called fouls.

The fans at the scene were also very strong. Once Chris Bosh walked to the free throw line, the audience was booed, and Chris Bosh actually missed two free throws.

After Zhou Lin came on the stage in the third quarter, he was a little silent. He hit one of three shots. However, he dealt cards at the top of the arc twice, assisting Gerald Wallace and Brandon Roy for layups.

85-68, the Bobcats entered the fourth quarter with a 17-point advantage.

Zhou Lin, who had never made a three-pointer in this game, finally made a three-pointer in the early part of the fourth quarter.

Also, one man grabbed two Raptors players, grabbed the rebound, and assisted Walter Herman for a dunk.

The point difference in the fourth quarter quickly widened to more than 20 points. The helpless Raptors chose to withdraw the main force at the beginning of the fourth quarter and gave up the game. Dragon King Chris Bosh could only be Covering his face with a towel, he didn't want to watch the next game.

But Bernie Bickerstaff didn't let Zhou Lin come down immediately.

It was not until 4 minutes left in the game that Zhou Lin made a layup and scored 31 points. Bernie Bickerstaff replaced him with Brandon Roy.

112-98.

In Game [-] of the series, the Charlotte Bobcats won without pressure.

As a rookie, Zhou Lin scored the first playoff 30+ in the history of the Bobcats, and also refreshed his own scoring record. At the same time, he also had 6 assists and 2 blocks.

同时，六人得分上双的山猫队这边除了周林以外，布兰登.罗伊也砍下了22分+5助攻的表现，杰拉德.华莱士则是有17分9篮板+4抢断+3盖帽的全能数据，雷蒙德.菲尔顿15分7助攻，马特.卡罗尔11分，埃梅卡.奥卡福只打了22分钟第一次无缘两双13分9篮板3盖帽。

For the Raptors, Chris Bosh made 7 of 4 three-pointers and scored a team-high 26 points and 11 rebounds. TJ. Ford scored 18 points, Calderon scored 10 points and 7 assists, and Bargnani It was in the last garbage time that he refreshed his score to 19 points.

At the post-match press conference, Zhou Lin and Gerald Wallace attended with head coach Bickerstaff.

"We're halfway there! At home in Charlotte, we're going to give everything to win the next game."

Gerald Wallace said: "I'm afraid I've disappointed a lot of pundits who predicted we'd go 0-4, 1-4."

When asked about Zhou Lin's glaring look, Zhou Lin smiled and said, "The players of the Raptors always try to provoke me with small tricks. What I have to say is that they did it, and of course they paid the price. "

(End of this chapter)