rpbooks Chapter 449
Chapter 449
Chapter 449
Ying Xiong patted his thigh and signaled to his teammates and fans that he was fine, and the fans applauded and cheered excitedly.After the applause, shouts of "Hero" sounded on the scene.
Hero is a hero, which happens to be the same as Yingxiong's Chinese pronunciation.The fans of the Raptors used this title to give this yellow man from China.Without this Asian, the team might still be in the dark, and no one can give an answer when it will see the light again.
Ying Xiong stood on the free throw line and made two free throws steadily.
Whenever the opponent hits an offensive climax, Ying Xiong will definitely respond and quickly suppress the opponent's momentum.As the core of the team, he knows his abilities and what he should do.
In the first quarter of the game, the Raptors also had the upper hand in the competition between the two sides' rotations.At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led their opponents by 28 points at home with 19:9.
The Magic scored less than 20 points in a single quarter, which made Van Gundy feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.The configuration of this team is based on the characteristics of Warcraft. The team has a large number of shooters. Some of these shooters are too old. On the defensive end, they have become a drag on the team.
Neither Turkoglu nor Quentin Richardson can restrict Yingxiong.As far as Da Fan is concerned, he also does not want to flank the opponent in the first game of the series.If so, it would almost be a declaration of surrender.You know, if you flank a person with excellent passing vision and let the opponent play more and less, these old arms and legs of your own side will have to kneel after running for a quarter.
Therefore, the current lineup of the Magic is deformed. Originally, the inside line of Warcraft was hard-hitting on the offensive end, the outside shooters were lined up, the offensive thinking was clear, and the players performed their duties.On the defensive end, Warcraft has a strong inside line. Even if the outside shooter makes a little mistake or occasionally misses someone, don't worry too much, there is Warcraft inside!But now the big babies in the paint have limited abilities and fouls, and they can't take care of themselves on defense. There is no spare energy to help teammates wipe their butts.
What shooters are most afraid of, of course, is post defense.Since the Magic does not have Warcraft, the Raptors' defensive strategy is to stick, stick.If the opponent picks and rolls, as long as the opponent is a shooter, he will resolutely switch defenses. He would rather be misplaced than give 3 points to the open.Of course, pressing too hard also has disadvantages, it will be broken, and it will consume a lot of physical energy.However, the shooters of the Magic team are all too old, and the speed of breakthrough is too different compared with the peak period. Even if they break in, facing the opponent's defense, the finishing efficiency is not high.
The Magic team became more and more passive. They were already on the road and fell behind. The morale of the opponent was getting higher and higher amidst the cheers of the fans at home.
On the Magic side, no one can restrict Ying Xiong one-on-one. Basically, Ying Xiong can play as he wants.He breaks through, no one can guard against him, and the big baby inside can only foul, let alone Ryan Anderson, who can't even do effective interference.
In this game, the point difference was widened at halftime.In the second half, the Magic's physical fitness declined, and the outside shooters became more inaccurate, and the point difference continued to widen.In the final quarter of the game, almost the entire quarter turned into garbage time.
In the end, the fans at the scene didn't feel that this was a playoff game. Seeing the home team killing their opponents, it seemed that they were still in the regular season.
In the end, the Raptors slaughtered their opponents with a huge advantage of 110:82 and 28 points in the first game of the first round of the playoffs against the Magic, ushering in a good start to the playoffs.
Yingxiong only played 3 quarters in this game, played 25 minutes, made 19 of 13 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, scored 37 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.When he was on the court, the plus-minus value reached +31, which is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the team's victory.Chants of "MVP" rang out as he stepped off the field.The regular season MVP award has not yet been announced, but he is definitely the favorite for this award.
The Raptors won the first game of the playoffs, and the big score in the series became 1:0.
After the game, Coach Casey, Ying Xiong and DeRozan attended the press conference.
At the press conference, when coach Casey was asked if he had specially arranged for Ying Xiong to attack first before the game, he said that he wanted Ying Xiong to play the sixth man before the game...
Unexpectedly, Coach Casey, who usually has a serious face, would say such a cold joke, which aroused laughter at the scene.This is enough to see how relaxed he is at the moment.
Ying Xiong said in an interview that the reason why he attacked first at the beginning of the game was to help the team set a tone for the game.Because this is the team's first playoff game in the past few seasons, the opponent has more experience than us. If the opponent controls the rhythm at the beginning, everyone's mentality may go wrong later.In this game, both teams expected to get off to a quick start. Fortunately, we got off to a good start.
Magic coach Van Gundy said in an interview that the absence of Warcraft has a great impact on the team, but this is not the fundamental reason that determines the team's victory or defeat.He doesn't want to make excuses for losing the game, a loss is a loss, and now he wants to go back and watch the video carefully, analyze the reasons for the loss of the game, and prepare for the next game.
The second game of the series between the two teams will continue on May 2 at the Air Canada Center, the home of the Raptors.For the two teams, after the trial of the first game, both sides have a deeper understanding of each other, and the second game will definitely be more exciting.
Ying Xiong used an efficient individual performance and led the team to defeat the opponent's performance, blocking the mouths of those who questioned his experience of not leading the team alone in the playoffs.
After training on the second day, Ying Xiong gathered everyone together and told everyone that this was only the first playoff game, and in the playoffs, if he didn't win an away game, it wouldn't be considered a sure win series.If you want to advance to the next round, everyone must continue to maintain a sense of hunger. I will take out all my things in the playoffs, and I hope everyone can continue to fight with me.
Ying Xiong's words made the blood flow of the Raptors players start to speed up, and a burst of pride burst forth.Those who play in the NBA are rich and famous, but no one does not want to win the championship, and no one wants to fail.
Coach Casey was very satisfied with Ying Xiong's words. He had long wanted to remind the players not to relax and be complacent because of the big victory in the first game. There are no underdogs in the NBA. The team is very experienced.But at this time, the players are all excited, and as the head coach, it is not easy for him to pour cold water on everyone, and I don't think the effect of what he said will be better than what Ying Xiong said.
——In this team, apart from Ying Xiong, who is undisputed in his strength and takes the lead everywhere on the court, no one can do it in this way.
(End of this chapter)