NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 53 Winning Streak (Second Update)

The time is still back to 2000.

In the few years since McGrady left, the Raptors have undergone many changes. They first introduced Antonio Davis, who has good scoring ability.

Later, Olajuwon was traded, but Dameng was getting old and could not reproduce the spirit of the year, averaging only 7.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

None of this can change the fact that the Raptors are declining day by day.

Until the 2003 draft, the Raptors selected power forward Chris Bosh.Then Jalen Rose was introduced midway through the season, who averaged 16.2 points per game in his first season with the Raptors.

In the middle of the 2004-05 season, Carter was sent to the New Jersey Nets, and the Raptors officially entered the era of Chris Bosh.

The Toronto Raptors were eagerly waiting for Bosh to grow into an All-Star power forward. In fact, they did. In the 2005-06 season, Bosh averaged 22.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.

However, they also waited for a nightmare.

The story also starts from the 2000 Finals. In the second game against the Indiana Pacers, Kobe encountered the black feet of Jaylen Rose.The footage showed Bryant stepping on Rose's left foot as he fell.

Years later, Rose said of the blackfoot move: "I think I did it on purpose. I can't say it was an accident."

Bryant did miss the rest of Game [-] and Game [-] due to injury, but came back with an epic performance in Game [-].

He scored 22 points alone in the second half. When O'Neal was injured and left the field, Kobe led the team alone in overtime and hit the winning goal to help the Lakers win.Then the Lakers went all out, and finally defeated the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship.

Not only did Jalen Rose's trick fail, he was also punished by Kobe six years later.

2006年1月22日，洛杉矶的那个8号，用一场“81分的篮球盛宴”款待了到场的18993名观众。

科比-布莱恩特全场46投28中，三分球13投7中，罚球20罚18中，狂砍81分。

O'Neal watched Kobe's crazy performance on NBATV and tweeted: "I was watching Kobe's 81 and I asked Kobe: Did you wake up thinking you were going to hit Jalen Rose and decide to get 80? #QuickBackMe!"

Kobe: "Hahaha, that's right!"

"To be honest, I remember that injury, I won't forget it, I was always waiting for the opportunity to get revenge," Bryant said in an interview, "I don't know if it was intentional or accidental, but it happened, I wanted revenge, and I did it!"

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Kobe took away the miracle of 81 points in Toronto, but left Toronto's scars.

In the first 9 games of the season, the Raptors had 4 wins and 5 losses, ranking 6th in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors led by TJ Ford and "Dragon King" Chris Bosh have both offense and defense, but it is difficult to bring Toronto a hearty victory.

On November 11, the Raptors lost again by 19 points to the Golden State Warriors who came to challenge.

After the opening, TJ Ford used his speed advantage to frequently break through Baron Davis, scoring 7 points in a row for the Raptors to lead the score.

TJ Ford, perhaps the only strongman in the NBA who could use speed to beat AI at that time, as early as his rookie season, TJ Ford made AI sigh "maybe this is the only person in the league faster than me" after the game.

TJ Ford's speed is second to none in the league. He can use his excellent speed and explosiveness to disrupt the opponent's defense. He can control the rhythm of the game well. He can pass or shoot. He can organize the team's offense in an orderly manner. He has a very high basketball IQ.

At the age of 24, he can average 12.2 points and 6.6 assists per game. Toronto fans have reason to have unlimited expectations for his future.

On the offensive end, TJ Ford blasted Baron Davis, and Baron Davis also blasted TJ Ford on the offensive end.

Due to size limitations, Ford couldn't do as well on the defensive end as he did on the offensive end. With a height of 6 feet, he could never be a defensive strongman like Artest, and his body was not strong enough to be easily knocked out by a physical expert like Baron Davis.

Although Ford has worked hard to improve his defense, he has speed and quick hands, and he is always careful when facing Baron Davis, but he is often broken by Baron Davis if he doesn't stay.

The same top point guard, who can't make a breakthrough?
At the shooting guard position of the Raptors is Anthony Parker, a 32-year-old veteran who averaged 12.5 points per game and made 43% of his three-pointers.

Even from the perspective of future generations, this veteran player with accurate shooting is already a good scorer.

Unfortunately, he was facing the younger Monta Ellis. As the newly promoted Most Improved Player in the league, this game took into account the opponent's lack of physical strength, running continuously, attacking the basket more, dragging down the Raptors' outside line.

Even if the "Dragon King" Chris Bosh overwhelmed the Warriors inside and hit three-pointers from the outside, he still couldn't stop the bleeding for the Raptors.

The sad thing is El Harrington. In this game against the league's real power forward overlord, El Harrington showed his weak side. Bosh was caught in the penalty area and couldn't guard Bosh's three-pointers from the outside.

The offense was dazzled in the first half, but in the second half, Nelson ordered Baron Davis to slow down and fight the Raptors.

The number of offensive rounds decreased, and the disadvantages of the Raptors became apparent.

The defense at the small forward position and the shooting guard position was poor, and the offense was not effective. Li Zhi and Monta Ellis scored consecutively, but they couldn't prevent the Warriors from breaking through, and the Raptors' leading advantage in the first half disappeared.

In this game, Li Zhi scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Although he didn't score many points, he ranked second in the team after Baron Davis.

The Warriors who won the victory had no time to celebrate, so they rushed to the Knicks by plane. The away game is so difficult.

On the 20th, the whole team had a day off.

On the 21st, the Warriors in good form defeated the Knicks with a score of 108:82.

The two teams opened up the point difference in the first half, and the Warriors led by 60 points at 47:13.

The second half was even more one-sided. The combined defense of Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury was once again used by the Warriors as a breakthrough.

Baron Davis scored 31 points under the ineffective defense, and Li Zhi also scored 23 points.

It seems to be intentional. In the fourth quarter, the old coach deliberately let El Harrington play to score points. The slightly immature David Lee is naturally not El Harrington's opponent.

In the eyes of the fans, El Harrington's long-range shots and dunks were beyond my reach. Although the score continued to shrink under Jamal Crawford's power, but with the basis of the first three quarters, the Knicks failed to stage a good show in the end.

拜伦戴维斯31分6篮板7助攻，准三双的数据；李治23分3篮板3助攻，蒙塔埃利斯25分6篮板3助攻，埃尔哈灵顿16分8篮板。

尼克斯方面，斯蒂芬马布里18分6篮板5助攻，克劳福德15分3篮板4助攻，兰多夫15分16篮板。

After the game, Li Zhi deliberately dunked a few baskets in the Madison Garden Arena to find out how he feels, and to get some inspiration for clearing the first level of the regular season.

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