basketball hero

Chapter 518

Chapter 518

On December 12, the Raptors continued their western road trip and ushered in their second opponent in five consecutive trips, the Sacramento Kings.

As a result, in this game, Ying Xiong scored the second 2+ of the season, scored 50 points, led the team to an away win, and helped the team usher in a 51-game winning streak.

On December 12, the Raptors visited Salt Lake City to challenge the Utah Jazz, which they defeated at home last month.But in this game, the Jazz gave full play to the advantages of the plateau home court, and the whole team was in a hot state. Millsap and Kanter on the inside beat the Raptors' two European insiders.In addition, I don't know if it is because of the influence of the Devil's home game on a plateau, DeRozan and Jeremy Lin felt cold on the outside in this campaign, and they hit the iron again and again.

Even if Ying Xiong scored 42 points and 13 rebounds, it still couldn't prevent the team from losing the game.The team's 3-game winning streak also came to an abrupt end, and there was no chance to usher in a 4-game winning streak.

After losing the game against the Jazz, the Raptors ushered in their first loss in December and their record became 12 wins and 13 losses.

If you carefully study the few games the Raptors lost, you will find that Ying Xiong has always been the most stable person on the team.Even if he is not in a good state in some games, he can still score very good data with his super personal ability.However, other players are not like this.In the few games lost, there were always a few important main players in the team who collectively slumped or were blown up by their opponents.

Perhaps in the series, the other players of the Raptors will not collectively slump for multiple consecutive games, but in the regular season, in the long 82 games, this phenomenon still exists.

The team atmosphere of the Raptors is still very good. After losing the game against the Jazz, several players who performed sluggishly criticized themselves after the game.Coach Casey is very satisfied with the behavior of these players, and this incident has also made the team more united and cohesive.

On December 12, the Raptors continued their 10-game journey in the West. Their opponent was the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers and Lakers share the Staples Center arena, but the floor will be different.Since Paul joined the Clippers and Griffin returned from injury, the Clippers have been playing better and better, and their current record is even better than the Lakers.But most of the fans in Los Angeles still don't buy the Clippers' account.The reason is very simple, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, the Clippers are a new team, the Lakers are a veteran team, and the veteran team has a glorious past, but the new team does not.If the Clippers want to become the new king of Los Angeles, they must create their own dynasty.Otherwise, in Los Angeles, they can only live in the shadow of the Lakers.

But Staples is Staples after all, and Los Angeles is Los Angeles after all, far from being comparable to some small cities.Even though the Clippers are not as popular as the Lakers in this city, the arena team is still crowded and there are an unusually large number of people watching the game.

There was a lot of attention before this game, and the current records of the two teams are very close (the Clippers have 13 wins and 6 losses, and the Raptors have 13 wins and 7 losses), which can be regarded as a strong dialogue between the East and the West.And Ying Xiong + Jeremy Lin VS Paul + Griffin, it is exciting to think about it.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Clippers at home is: center - DeAndre Jordan, power forward - Blake Griffin, small forward - Caron Butler, shooting guard - Willie Green , Point guard-Chris Paul.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is the same as the previous game.

If the Nuggets are the "track and field team", then the Clippers' "lobby city" sounds no less impressive.Under Paul's needlework, Griffin and Jordan dunked very well.In this campaign, seeing the two white-skinned European insiders of the Raptors, the two insiders of the Clippers couldn't help but eager to try.

Before the game, Ying Xiong hugged and greeted his old teammate Caron Butler in a friendly way. The two had a good relationship with each other when they were teammates in the Mavericks.

Valanciunas and Jordan Jr. prepare to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

In terms of jump ball, Howard of Warcraft is not necessarily better than Jordan.Jordan may not be good at shooting assists, but when it comes to vertical jumping and continuous jumping abilities, he is worthy of any big center in the league.

As a European insider, Valanciunas is not known for his jumping, and the result of jumping the ball with the opponent's jumping man is conceivable.

Paul dribbles over and organizes the offense at the top of the key.As the league's No. [-] point guard, his ability to organize offense in the half court is at the master level.

Jeremy Lin is naturally defending Paul, while Ying Xiong is facing off against Caron Butler.

Paul and Griffin picked and rolled, and after the block, the latter hit the latter. The latter held the ball to face the white No. [-] pick Bargnani. It felt like the shark smelled blood, and directly held the ball and forcibly charged in.

DeRozan assisted in the defense, and Griffin was not reluctant to attack, and gave it to the open Willie Green, who missed a jumper!

But Jordan has rebounds!

Jordan accepted the rebound and handed it to Paul to continue to organize the offense.

Paul continued to pick and roll with Griffin, using skillful dribbling, taking a step laterally, and making a mid-range jumper-hit!

The Clippers took the lead in scoring!

Jeremy Lin dribbles over, and after a high pick-and-roll with Bargnani, he holds the ball and rushes forward, and then divides the corner to Yingxiong.

After receiving the ball, Ying Xiong walked up the line with his left hand and made a breakthrough. After attracting the flanking attack, he "turned back and looked at the moon" and gave it to teammate Bargnani, who caught the ball and scored a mid-range jumper!

Here, Paul gave Jordan the alley-oop, but was spotted by Ying Xiong, and his clone intercepted the ball. He pushed back and was destroyed by Willie Green's tactical foul.

DeRozan sent the ball out of bounds, Jeremy Lin received the ball and advanced it to Yingxiong at the top of the arc on the right.

Ying Xiong and Valanciunas picked and rolled, and made a "pocket pass" on the move. The latter hooked the ball after receiving the ball-missed.

Griffin flew to accept the rebound and gave it to Paul to advance.

The Clippers' interior defense mainly relies on Jordan's ubiquitous coverage. Griffin's bounce is good, but his height and wingspan are short boards, his air defense ability is not good, and his lateral movement is not fast. potential.The team's positioning for him is to be in charge of offense, and the defense is handed over to Jordan.

Paul followed suit with a mid-range jumper -- this time he missed.

Ying Xiong stuck in his position, accepted the rebound, and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jeremy Lin didn't wait for his teammates to get in position, forced a breakthrough, and then followed up with Ying Xiong from the outside. The latter caught the ball and ignored Willie Green's defense, and directly shot a 3-pointer-but missed!

However, Ying Xiong had already started the attack ahead of time, and made another shot—still missed! - grab it again!When he took his third shot, Caron Butler fouled the thug.

Ying Xiong shook his head with a smile, he was not very satisfied with his performance just now.

(End of this chapter)