basketball hero

Chapter 934 Different Pressures and Mentality

Because of the dead ball, the Celtics replaced Marcus Smart; the Raptors also made personnel adjustments, with Jeremy Lin off and Kyle Lowry on.

The game continues.

DeRozan received the ball and gave it to Lowry.

Lowry used Ibaka's pick-and-roll to break through the line with the ball, and after being blocked, he divided the left wing Siakam.

Siakam's right hand was blocked by Marcus Morris, and then he responded from the outside line.

At this time, Marcus Smart, who just came up, defended Yingxiong.

"Marcus (Smart) has an excellent defense and a strong body, but if he is allowed to defend, will he suffer too much in terms of height?" Mike Breen asked.

"There is definitely a height gap, but his excellent defense can bring out his own characteristics and make up for the height gap. In terms of individual defensive ability, Marcus (Smart) is above Jaylen!" Mark Jackson Said.

Facing Smart's defense, Ying Xiong took the ball to the right, dribbled the ball in-out and walked to the baseline, turned his face to the frame, leaned against the opponent, turned around and shot a jumper-but no!
Smart defended very well. When Yingxiong made a breakthrough, he firmly stuck his lower body, kept resisting, and made some small moves, and finally defended this wave of offense.

"Marcus (Smart)'s defense is really good. It should be rare to miss this ball!" Mike Breen laughed.

"Well, it's really good. Ying didn't lose his rhythm, but he was still influenced by Marcus (Smart). It can be seen that his defensive presence is full!" Mark Jackson said.

But looking back, Smart was emptied outside, made a 3-pointer, and contributed a piece of fine iron...

"But this shot is really on par with Tony Allen!" Mike Breen was speechless.

The game has been played for half a quarter, but the scores of both sides are pitifully low.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played very anxiously.In the first two rounds, the Raptors, the 5 consecutive championship team, were dragged into the quagmire of hand-to-hand combat by the Celtics.

"Mark, this game doesn't seem to be decided so quickly!" Mike Brin laughed.

"Judging from Boston's corresponding defensive strategy, Toronto still needs to take over the game to have a chance to widen the point difference!" Mark Jackson said.

"Are you saying this is observation? His shooting in the first quarter didn't feel too bad!" Mike Breen said.

"Ying's shooting percentage should be more than 50%. Compared with other players, it is very high. It may be that his previous shooting percentage was too scary, so everyone's requirements for him have become very high!" Mark Jackson said.

"Mark, don't tell me that's really the case! Hahaha..." Mike Brin laughed.

The confrontation between the rotating lineups of the two sides is still extremely anxious. The Raptors have not been able to open the score, and the two sides are still caught in the vortex of hand-to-hand combat.

The fans of the home team at the scene were a little depressed. In the previous two rounds of the series, the team swept the opponent without bloodshed. How could they play so anxiously when they met a youth team without Owen Hayward?Is it possible that coach Brad Stevens really has magic?
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides still fought hand-to-hand, the score was very low, but there were a lot of fouls. Both main players had accumulated 2 fouls and had to rest off the court.

At the end of halftime, the Raptors led the Celtics by only 44 point with 43:1!It was the Raptors' lowest-scoring halftime performance since the playoffs this season.

"Is Toronto's low score in the first half caused by their own state, or by Boston's defense?" Mike Breen asked.

"All of them! Toronto's team, although they haven't lost the championship in the past few years, there is only one person who is really stable in this team. Whether it's DeMar or Jeremy, They are not stable enough, and sometimes there will be one or two extremely sluggish games for no reason. In this game, it is obvious that Toronto's players are not coping with the opponent's aggressive defense. Maybe Cleveland's defensive strength in the last round was too low. It makes them a little uncomfortable with the toughness shown by the Boston Youth Army!" Mark Jackson explained.

"Will that change in the second half?" asked Mike Breen.

"Look at the third quarter, whether he will come out to take over the game! I can't guess when he will come out to take over, but no matter when, he will definitely take action in the second half. He is not the kind who will take the initiative The kind of person who is in the hands of others, he is a competitor, and he will not allow his team to be violently beaten by a group of young people in front of his house on the way to compete for 3 consecutive championships!" Mark Jackson said.

Section 3 started soon.

Rozier dribbles over and organizes the offense at the top of the arc.Such a score in the first half is completely acceptable to them.You must know that the opponent is the dynasty team with five consecutive championships. It has swept the opponents in the first two rounds in a row, and its own team is still away.

Although the Celtics' offense is a bit constipated, there are not many transfers of the ball, and there is also a lot of cooperation between players.It's just limited to the player's game experience and personal offensive ability, which makes their offensive efficiency not high at this level of defensive intensity.

The team's cooperation did not come out, and the ball went to Tanhualang Jason Tatum again.

Tatum singles DeRozan, changes direction, fakes, feints, jump shots-hits!
"Bang—Jason's jump shot put Boston in the lead!" Mike Breen explained enthusiastically.

"Jason is really confident. It's really not easy for him to play so decisively in a game of this level!" Mark Jackson couldn't help but admire.

"Mark, the pressure on the two teams should be different!" Mike Breen reminded friendly.

Mark Jackson nodded and said: "Indeed, Boston has already exceeded its season goals and tasks after two All-Star players were reimbursed for the season, so their group of young people will be very relaxed and face a team that is far stronger than themselves. Team, it counts wherever you play! But Toronto is different, they want to fight for 6 consecutive championships, facing a youth team, it is inevitable that they will be a little contemptuous, and they may be a little impatient after being defended hard by the opponent."

For the Raptors, Ibaka received a pass from his teammate and made a high jumper—still missed!
Horford accepted the rebound and handed it to Rozier to advance.

On the Celtics side, Rozier used a cover to force his way to the basket, and distributed it to Horford on the outside, who made a jump shot-yes!
The Celtics lead by 3 points!This is their biggest lead difference in this game!
(End of this chapter)