masters-orleans Chapter 392 Confrontation with Steel Cannon!Hard vs hard!
Chapter 392 Confrontation with Steel Cannon!Hard vs hard!
Chapter 392 Confrontation with Steel Cannon!Hard vs hard!
With the release of the selection results for the major awards of the nba season, some people are happy and some are worried.
The first round of the nba playoffs in the 15-16 season is also over...
East and West semifinals, here we come!
Next, the first match between the Pacers and the Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals will be held on May 5th, while the first matchup between the Cavaliers and the Eagles in the other Eastern Conference semifinals will be held on May 4rd. , The first start was the G5 game between the Thunder and the Spurs. On May 3, the Warriors played the Trail Blazers and were put on May 1.
The West played first, and the East played later. The Pacers were ranked on the last day.
In fact, according to Frank, it is best for the Pacers to play first. In this way, the Raptors will have less rest time for a few days, which will be more beneficial to the Pacers.
Soon, the game started.
The Spurs beat the Thunder in Game [-].
The Spurs beat the Thunder 124-92 at home, leading the series 1-0.
The Spurs were astonishingly hot, almost defeating their opponents in the first quarter.
Before the start of this game, it was generally believed that the Spurs' strength was higher, but their strength was not that bad.At the beginning of today's game, the Spurs completely crushed their opponents. It didn't look like two teams of similar strength, but like a professional and amateur game.
The Spurs never fell behind in the game, and they played 10-4 in the opening game, but this was just the beginning.After Durant made a shot, Aldridge and Green succeeded one after another, and the Spurs quickly gained a double-digit advantage.The Spurs bloomed inside and outside, and they also caused fouls outside the three-point line several times. After the first quarter, they led 43-20 by 23 points.
The outcome lost suspense in the first half.The Spurs showed no mercy and continued to expand their advantage in the third quarter.
前三节阿尔德里奇就已经得了38分，莱昂纳德得了25分，格林6投5中得18分。马刺的命中率高达68.3%，而雷霆只有39.4%。
In the last quarter, both sides sent various substitutes, and the whole quarter became garbage time.All the Thunder can do is narrow the gap slightly.
In Game [-], the Warriors played against the Trail Blazers.
Curry is still sitting on the sidelines. Xu Xuan talked to him on the phone two days ago. This guy's dream is to lie down until the finals.
Xu Xuan scolded him for wanting to fart.
As a result, today, the Warriors won again.
克莱三分球14投7中，拿下了37分、5个篮板和5次助攻，他连续三场投中了7记三分，创下NBA纪录。
Draymond Green had a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Blazers fell behind.
The Blazers just eliminated the Clippers 4-2, and the Warriors have been waiting for many days.There is no doubt that the Warriors still have the upper hand in terms of strength even without Curry.The Blazers didn't have the strength to enter the second round, but benefited from the injury of the Clippers' two main players, they won four consecutive cities and succeeded in a comeback.
After the game, Lillard was still very dissatisfied and clamored that he would teach the Warriors a lesson in the next game.
Xu Xuan called Curry and asked him if he wanted to play at the end.
Curry told him with a smile that he was going to play, but now, he changed his mind and continued to watch the game.
The corner of Xu Xuan's mouth twitched, the soul is light, this is it.
Isn't this pure hearted and disgusting?
Xu Xuan can imagine what Lillard will look like if Curry doesn't play in the next game and the Warriors abuse the Blazers again.
The game between the Cavaliers and the Eagles was more thrilling. The Cavaliers were once overtaken when they led by 18 points in the second half, but they made efforts at the last moment and still won the first game, leading 1-0.
In this way, all the first three semifinals have been played, and it is finally the turn of the Pacers and Raptors.
Before the game, ESPN launched a round of voting.
参与投票的100位记者和专家之中有61人认为猛龙能够成功晋级，其中有12人认为猛龙能够横扫步行者，有18人认为猛龙能够4比1击败步行者，有21人认为猛龙能够4比2击败步行者，只有10人认为猛龙会通过抢七击败步行者。
而另外看好步行者的39位专家们，除了一位是认为步行者4比1击败猛龙晋级的之外，剩下的全部是认为步行者能4比0横扫猛龙。
As soon as this result came out, it caused a huge uproar.
The Raptors' voting range is normal, but what the hell is this for the Pacers?
The 38 people are optimistic that the Pacers can sweep the Raptors?
Are you kidding me, they are all brainwashed, right?
Raptors players are glaring.
Of course, the 38 experts who voted for the Pacers to sweep the Raptors also have their own opinions.
"Looking at all the playoffs of the Pacers in the past two seasons, except for the final division finals, the Pacers advanced by sweeping! Whether it was the Hawks, Wizards, or the Heat before, without exception, all Swept! Our point of view is that in terms of hard power, the current Raptors may not be as good as last season's Eagles, so why can't the Pacers sweep the Eagles if they can turn around and sweep the Eagles?"
There seems to be some truth in the introduction.
Even the Eagles, who were so strong at the beginning, were swept away. What else can the Pacers not do?
This is analogy.
But objections were raised.
They believe that the Pacers swept the Eagles last season was just an accident, and luck cannot be used as a criterion for judging.
However, neither of the two parties is convinced by the other, and neither can convince the other.
On May 5, the Pacers came to Toronto ahead of schedule.
In this round of the series, the Pacers have no home court advantage. They need to play two games here before returning to the home court.
However, Xu Xuan saw that many fans wearing Pacers jerseys, especially his No. 23 jersey, had already arrived here, ready to cheer them on the away game.
On May 5th, the game officially started.
Both sides have nothing to say, old friends, played four games in the regular season, two wins and two draws.
However, judging from the state of both sides, the Pacers are more imposing, even at home.
After all, the Raptors have already played a tiebreaker before, and no matter how much their mental state recovers, it is impossible for them to be better than the Pacers.
7 pm.
Canadian Airlines Center Arena.
The Canadian Airline Center is Canada's premier sports and entertainment venue, home to the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club, the Toronto Raptors basketball club and the Toronto Stones lacrosse team.
The 20300 seats were packed tonight.
The starters of both sides were quickly shown on the big screen.
Pacers: Xu Xuan, George Hill, Paul George, PJ Tucker, McGee.
Raptors: Lowry, Norman Powell, DeRozan, DeMarre, Valanciunas.
"Huh? Charles, the Pacers seem to have changed their lineup today. They replaced George Hill." Kenny Smith explained curiously.
"Not just the Pacers, but also the Raptors. They put the teenager Powell on the starting lineup. The Raptors have a three-guard lineup."
"It seems that the pace of this game is going to be very fast."
The first attack after the opening.
On the Raptors' side, Varan jumped to the ball, and the small steel cannon Lowry directly accelerated!
Oh open!
The Raptors speed up first!
This is unexpected.
The small steel cannon quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and the Raptors went directly to the pick-and-roll.
Demarais mentioned high-level support, and the small steel cannon took a tentative step and went straight to kill——
Strong style of play!
Lowry is called "Small Steel Cannon" not only because of his temper, but also his style of play and physical fitness.
Among the defenders, apart from Westbrook, few people can have the confrontation intensity of Lowry. He is a bit like Deron in his peak period, with a big butt, the average small guard is easily pushed away by him.
Misplaced singles.
Lowry didn't hesitate either, making a throw from the left side of the paint.
This ball is not easy.
The basketball bounced off the net, McGee protected the rebound, and passed to Xu Xuan for a fast break!
You are fast and I am fast!
However, Xu Xuan was obviously faster this time. As soon as he pushed to the three-point line, before the Raptors' defense line was settled, he pulled it up and threw it——
A fadeaway jumper from someone Xu!
Quite a batch!
3 to 0, the Pacers took the lead in scoring.
Raptors coach Casey, who was sitting on the bench, suddenly trembled.
So just voted?
How come in?
Outrageous!
Casey hasn't even slept in the past few days, focusing on the Pacers' four games in the first round
Hey!
You didn't shoot three-pointers like this before, you always shoot two-pointers!
Two points!
Coach Casey shouted in his heart.
Too bad no one heard it.
The Raptors sent the baseline ball.
The small steel cannon Lowry took the ball and came over to the left.
Hand it over to DeRozan.
Compared with Lowry, DeRozan is the most stable scoring point for the Raptors.
CIC Master is not called for nothing.
At present, DeRozan is also the number one shooting guard in the Eastern Conference besides Wade.
Once the ball is in DeRozan's hands, it's easy, he doesn't even have a tentative step, he just jumps up and pulls——
Swish!
Got it!
3 to 2, highlighting a stable word.
Xu Xuan looked at him a few more times. It is true that the progress in history cannot be stopped, but the mid-range shot has always been one of the most important abilities of many players in the league. Unfortunately, when the three-pointer-based style of play swept across At that time, the mid-range shot seemed to become dispensable, and even some players no longer shot mid-range shots, but only three-pointers.But some people have stayed in the "old age" because of their own characteristics.
DeRozan is a typical representative of the old era.
This player with a simple hairstyle has been playing for many years. As early as 2009, he was selected by the Raptors with the ninth overall pick in the first round. Of course, it is worth mentioning that this year's rookies include Curry and Griffin. , Harden, Rubio and others, so it seems that the 09 generation can be regarded as star-studded.
DeRozan has been trained by the team since he first entered the league. In the first season of his career, he averaged 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. It is not outstanding, but it is also quite satisfactory, especially on the mid-range shooting end. The strength makes the team determined to vigorously cultivate.
In the second season of his career, DeRozan's average performance has reached 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1 steal. Such an outstanding performance also allowed the team management to quickly start to build a championship lineup with DeRozan as the core.
Unfortunately.
In the 9 years that DeRozan led the team, the Raptors' highest honor was nothing more than the conference finals. DeRozan was also suppressed by James until the Raptors chose to trade DeRozan to the Spurs.
This man is very obsessed with mid-range shots. Even at a distance of less than 10 feet, he averaged 7.8 shots per game and hit 4.8 shots, and his shooting percentage was as high as 61.9%.Obviously, DeRozan's offensive method is relatively simple. In many cases, he can only rely on his own sight to score, but he can score an average of 20+ points per game only through mid-range shots. DeRozan is indeed regarded as the best in the league. Alternative No.1.
But the times are advancing. When you are the main scorer of the team but have no three-point ability, most of the team's tactics are impossible to achieve.
For example, if you pick and roll on the three-point line, who will care about you, and you don't have a three-pointer, why should I waste energy defending you.
In the end, anyway, you have to return to the middle distance to solve the problem.
Assuming that DeRozan can develop three-pointers, this person can definitely become a hot superstar in the league.
But now. Perhaps this is the gap between stars and superstars.
On the field.
Pacers attack.
Xu Xuan brought it over.
The pickled pepper went to the low post to ask for the ball.
Xu Xuan passed the ball.
Pickled Pepper dribbled twice against DeMarre, pushed back very aggressively, turned around, and shot a jumper.
DeMarre's defense failed, the pickled pepper was too tough.
Swish!
The Pacers scored all two offenses in the opening game, and the score was 5 to 2!
The Raptors attack.
The ball came out from the backcourt, and Lowry took a cold shot on the pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, but it was a pity that he missed it.
Lowry's three-pointer belongs to the kind that is sometimes ineffective and sometimes ineffective. When it is powerful, it is super god, and when it is not effective, it is super ghost.
However, Valanciunas protected the rebound from Wanjun, and under the cannibalistic eyes of McGee and Tucker, he just threw it away and passed the ball to DeRozan, and got stuck. bits——
Seeing this scene, the Raptors fans at the Canadian Airline Center Stadium stood up excitedly, as if they saw DeRozan's dunk, but the next second.
DeRozan looked at the crowded, muscular interior ahead and frowned.
There are so many people, forget it, you will get hurt.
bang—
A mid-range strike from DeRozan.
Valanciunas was stunned for a moment, and McGee next to him patted him in disgust.
"Look, what are you trying to squeeze me into? They shoot basketballs. Are you squeezing out so much space to grow vegetables?"
Tucker also twitched the corner of his mouth, he was ready to foul just now, how did he expect such a good opportunity, DeRozan didn't buckle.
It can only be said to be an unexpected choice.
Old Casey rested his hand on his forehead. He really didn't know whether to praise or scold the team members for being so stable.
Such a good chance to score.
Pacers attack.
Xu Xuan continued to lead the team to push the speed.
When he saw that the opponent was in a three-back lineup in this game, he was ready to run the whole game!
In the frontcourt, the attack came like a whirlwind.
Seeing Luo Rui's eyes as if he was facing an enemy, Xu Xuan did not hesitate, lowered his head and lowered his waist——
Butterfly walk through flowers——
Lowry followed suit.
Seeing that Varan and Demarai both had a tendency to defend against him, Xu Xuan turned his head to look at the moon and gave pickled peppers——
mid-range jumper --
(End of this chapter)