Play with your brain

Chapter 242 The Transformation of the Raptors

Smith and Barkley on the sidelines were still discussing someone's butt problem, but the Air Canada Center Stadium was already full of people, and this crucial battle between the Knicks and the Raptors attracted countless fans.

In this arena, not only came a lot of home team fans, but also some Knicks fans. Although the seats were sparse, they could be distinguished from their attire.

It's a pity that there is no live broadcast of C5 in this game, and the Lakers transferred from C5, so domestic fans can only watch the broadcast on the Internet.

Gossip less, the game begins.

In this game, the Knicks' lineup has basically remained the same, they are still those people, but Jeffries is the starting small forward.However, the Knicks' starting lineup is better. In terms of substitutes, the current Knicks are a bit cheating.After entering April, due to the substantial increase in the level of confrontation in the regular season, many people were injured.

Boss Fu injured his ankle again, and is now on the injured list.

Randolph Morris was also injured. Although it was a minor injury, he was also on the injured list.

Ah Q was injured again, and his back injury broke out again. It is estimated that he will not be able to return until the playoffs, which is why Jeffries has to play.

However, there is also good news. The Knicks' backup center Kevin Cato can finally play. Of course, he really doesn't help the team much, but at least he can be rotated. You must know that guy Jerome James It disappeared again before entering March.

But in general, the Knicks' starting lineup has not changed much, but the Raptors are different. Their lineup today is very different from the previous one.

The point guard is still TJ Ford. This guy was also injured in the previous stage, but now he has come back.

The shooting guard has changed to a certain extent. This time Sam Mitchell let Maurice Peterson play the shooting guard.The veteran Hu Lin is no stranger, because Lao Hu has played three times with the Raptors this season, but Peterson has always been the main backup small forward.

According to common sense, Peterson is also a small forward, with a height of 01 meters and a strong and strong body. Of course, he can be regarded as a swingman, and it is not surprising to play a shooting guard.

The Raptors have also changed inside, 'Dragon King' Bosh is still there, this guy has not been troubled by any injuries.The center is still Rashu Nesterovic, changing to the position of power forward.

The previous starter of the Raptors should be the Spaniard Jorge Garbajosa. However, the world champion member was injured at the end of March. He can go back to Spain for vacation, so who will replace him?
Chris Humphries is the white power forward. At this time, this guy is still unknown, but he seized the opportunity in the first game when he replaced Garbajosa in the first game.That is, on March 3, he played a key role in winning the Miami Heat at home, grabbing 29 offensive rebounds.

This Humphries has since secured the Raptors' starting position. Of course, his strong performance is far from over, just in the Raptors' last game.That is, on April 4, Humphries grabbed another 14 rebounds in the Raptors' home game against the current No. 18 in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons.

This statistic is very valuable. Although the Pistons have no big book this year, they still have tough guys like Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, and the young Jason Maxhill.These Pistons insiders are all good at physical strength. Being able to grab so many rebounds in front of such a strong man and help the team win really speaks volumes.

Of course, the above data are all obtained by Lao Hu from the Internet. There are many professional fans on the Internet, and they will pay attention to these things.It seems that the masters are indeed among the people, the ancients are honest and not deceived!

"Hey! Old man, the game is about to start, do you have anything to say?" Smith teased Barkley there.

"Of course there is! In my opinion, this is a game between the poor and the rich!" Barkley said again amazingly.

"Oh, how should I say it?" This really caught Smith's attention.

"It's very simple. Look at the current players of the Raptors. This starting lineup doesn't even have a single player with an annual salary of more than 1000 million! Looking at the Knicks, Curry's salary alone can top the Raptors The entire inside line is gone!"

What Barkley said is not wrong at all, the fact is true, in the Raptors, even the "Dragon King" Bosh, his current salary is not very high.This is mainly because he is the No. 4 pick, and the contracts of high-ranking rookies are 2+1+1. Although Bosh has completed his contract extension, 4 million in 6300 years, the new contract will not take effect until July this year.Therefore, Barkley joked about this matter as soon as he came up.

"That's not true. Several starters in the Knicks are paid less than $100 million!" Smith immediately discovered the problem in Barkley's words.

"This is the most critical point. The guy with the big contract in the Knicks is either on vacation or sitting on the bench. Isn't this the proof of the extravagance and wealth of the Knicks team?"

"Ahaha...that's right, hehe..."

I have to say that Barkley's mouth is really too bad.

The game officially begins!
Beep!On the jump ball, 'Dragon King' Bosh used his bounce to beat Curry.

"Oh ho ho!" The opening game took the lead, and the Raptors fans immediately became enthusiastic.

This is the first ball, everyone knows how to play, 'Dragon King' Bosh is definitely the first choice, but now the Knicks have a problem in defense.

Originally, Lao Li should be allowed to defend Bosh. Although Lao Li could not completely suppress the 'Dragon King', at least it was very effective.But with the current lineup of the Raptors, Lao Li didn't dare to defend against the Dragon King at all. The reason is very simple. Bosh's style of play is actually to attack from the middle distance.But today the Raptors still have a powerful player on the inside, and Jeffries of the Knicks is simply a fake power forward with a height of 2 meters.

Therefore, we can only let Jeffries defend Bosh and Lao Li defend Humphries. This is a very realistic and very helpless choice.

Bang bang... Kuang Ang!
As soon as the game started, 'Dragon King' Bosh squeezed Jeffries away, only went inside, and made a big dunk!
"Oh ho ho ho!!!..." The Canadians burst into a trembling cry again, but at the beginning, they put themselves into a state of extreme excitement.

"Aha! Chris Bosh is in good shape. He let the New Yorkers know who is the master in Canada!" Barkley was also shocked by the spirit of this ball, and he was very excited to join the Maple Leaf Country. mean.

But it doesn't matter, the game has just begun.

The Knicks finally started to attack. The recent style of play is to attack the inside first. This is mainly because the performance of the 'little shark' Curry is very outstanding this season. Some people even say that Curry can replace the 'big shark' in Miami Yes, even many people call him 'the No. [-] center in the Eastern Conference'.Of course, Curry scoffed at this statement, Eddie would not make the mistake of Eric Dampier, the center of the Mavericks is so sad now, so, if you want to call it, please call Eddie 'Jusha' or ' Big black shark'!
Stop talking nonsense, let's start fighting now!
It's still Curry's old trick, but this time it's not Nesterovic who is standing behind him, but Humphries!

That's right, it's this new guy. Although he was a rookie in the same year as Lao Hu, this guy was really too low-key before.

Very dangerous, yes, Curry is very dangerous now, from Hu's point of view, not only is Humphries holding the 'little shark' behind Curry, but the veteran Nesterovic is also eyeing him, This forms a double-team.Although the 'Dragon King' Bosh was watching to defend Lao Li at this time, he was actually protecting the basket, that is, blocking the internal pass between Curry and Lao Li, and his attention was actually on Curry.

Seeing this situation, Lao Hu immediately started to move. He was going to meet Curry, or he might lose the ball.

Fortunately, after all, the 'Little Shark' has grown up, although it is not yet at the level of the 'Giant Shark'. Now Curry made the right choice immediately after seeing the double-team, and distributed the ball to the outside line. Old Hu.

Although it was the opening game, Lao Hu got the key care of the Raptors. Morris Peterson, who played shooting guard specially today, seems to have changed his position just for Hu Lin. He is completely defensive.

However, Lao Hu didn't give him general knowledge, and he passed the ball as soon as he received it.

Judging from the position of the Raptors just now, there is one person in the Knicks who has been completely forgotten, and that guy Jeffries.

That's right, Jeffries was reaching out for the ball at this time, and he also knew that no one was watching him, so he naturally wanted to show off.

But Lao Hu also knew in his heart that this guy's scoring ability is very average. There are three-point baskets, but they are unstable, and he also has mid-range shots, which are also unstable.Otherwise, he wouldn't have scored 5 points and scored 2 rebounds in every game!

Therefore, Lao Hu's ball was actually for him to make a layover.It turned out that Lao Hu planned to run towards Jeffries immediately after passing the ball, so that Lao Hu would be sure to get rid of the 'plaster' around him.

Whoosh!This is not a pass, this is a shot!

What Lao Hu didn't expect was that this guy Jeffries shot directly!Hu Lin forgot one thing, that is a guy who has been on the bench for a long time, his desire to perform is very strong, and this guy Jeffries has developed this kind of shooting when he has a chance when he is in the Wizards. According to the habit, the Wizards are a shooting team, and whoever gets it shoots.

Bang!No entry!In fact, with this ball, not only Jeffries, but Lao Hu also has certain expectations. After all, looking at the small forward position of the Knicks now, that is, Jeffries still has a certain offensive ability. It may not be a good thing to let him play with confidence, but it's a pity...

Snapped!The Raptors' Humphries grabbed the rebound hard, as if on purpose, and the guy showed off his muscle and strength in front of the home crowd.

"Stay here! Stay here!" Hu Lin yelled as he backed away.To be honest, the old Hu now has some "boss" temperament. At least this kind of shouting for everyone to defend and stabilize the morale of the army still has a certain effect when he shouts.Moreover, many Knicks players listened to him very much, and many even thought that this should be the case. It was only natural for Hu to be the boss.

Judging from the current point guard comparison between the Knicks and the Raptors, Nate Robinson is not much worse than TJ Ford, and even physically stronger, although TJ Ford is taller.Moreover, now that TJ Ford has just recovered from his injury, it seems that his speed advantage is not so obvious, which makes Nate no longer the Knicks' perimeter black hole in defense.

TJ Ford, this is a player who once shocked the entire league. He is known as the fastest guy among active players in the NBA. Even 'AI' Allen Iverson was deflated in front of him.But his problem is that he relies too much on speed.And TJ Ford is also very unlucky, always having nasty injuries to haunt him.

But, even if Nate Robinson can't take advantage of this game, that's okay. Coach Sam Mitchell has already made arrangements.

Leave it to Chris Bosh!

It is to let the 'Dragon King' Bosh organize the offense. In this game, Bosh's position is not to stand dead at the basket, but to be raised to a high position. Here, he will become a point forward.

'Organizing forward' is not new, like the well-known ones, Pippen, Larry Bird, and now the popular 'little emperor' LeBron James.Moreover, the Dragon King has also played, but not so professionally, and more often he needs to get into the basket of the Raptors.

As soon as Bosh got the ball, someone would set up a pick-and-roll for him, just like Lao Hu and Lao Li often did, but he was another tall player facing two other tall players, among other things, At least in terms of visual impact, it is stronger than Lao Hu's.

Four big men, after a mess, Bosh made a breakthrough like a guard, but in this way, he had to face Lao Li's defense, but this seemed to be what the Raptors wanted.

With a bang, after hitting the ground pass, Humphries received the basketball, but Jeffries, who was supposed to be standing in front of him, disappeared early in the morning and was pushed behind him.

Kuang Ang!Humphries bombed the Knicks' rim like a personal meat bomb. He has good strength and excellent physical fitness.The 'Little Shark' who came to make up defense was still not as fast as his opponent. At this moment, Curry was looking at his back in disgrace.

Judging from the opening 2 minutes, the Raptors' transformation effect is very good. It seems that Sam Mitchell was able to win the best coach of the year at a young age. It is really not for nothing!
　Fox is here, wishing everyone a happy Chinese New Year, good luck in everything, and a prosperous Year of the Snake!

　　
　
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