rpbooks Chapter 525 An Unexpected Match
Chapter 525 An Unexpected Match
Chapter 525 An Unexpected Match
Cousins and Aaron Gray jumped the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
Cousins beats Aaron Gray with a jump ball and Thomas Jr. dribbles over.
In Ying Xiong's view, the main reason why Thomas Jr. was selected with the 60th pick was his height.In the NBA, anything can be practiced, but only height is not.And his official height is 175cm, according to Yingxiong's visual inspection, it should be less than that.In other words, with a height of just over 170cm, if you participate in the draft, it's not bad if you don't lose.
In the NBA, there is no shortage of small guards. Every year, there are as many point guards in NCAA universities.A small guard playing a big man on the offensive end is misplaced and has a low center of gravity. It is very convenient to break through, but the question is, how do you defend? The 183cm AI is still being targeted on the defensive end in the NBA, let alone the 175cm Thomas Jr.
Of course, the NBA also has 170cm potatoes and 165cm Boykins, but such players are too rare and the sample size is too small.
Of course, Thomas Jr. is inspirational. It is definitely something to be proud of starting an NBA team with such a height, even if this team is just a weak team in the league.
When Ying Xiong saw little Thomas, he thought of himself back then.If I hadn't been lucky enough to get advice from Yaowang, take Baoliwan, and learn Wuqinxi, maybe I am far away from professional basketball now.
Thomas Jr. plays very smartly. He is very good at taking advantage of his low center of gravity. He is also a good player in going around screens. He has the ability to make an instant stop jumper and is very accurate.
With the help of Jason Thompson's screen, Thomas Jr. holds the ball and overtakes Ed Davis.
Ed Davis is not Valanciunas. As a power forward, he moves very fast and uses his long arms to cover Thomas Jr., preventing him from taking easy shots.
Thomas Jr. gave the ball to Salmons, and Ying Xiong was defending him.
The Kings also have Yingxiong's former teammates. In addition to Salmons, there is also James Johnson, who was on the same team last season.
Salmons couldn't get rid of Yingxiong, so he could only pass the ball to Cousins in the low post.
Cousins has a bad temper and sometimes can't use his brain, but his offensive level is really good, his low-post skills are solid, his body is strong and his frame is good, and he is a good offensive weapon in the penalty area.
Cousins stormed Aaron Grey for a shot-missed, but he grabbed an offensive rebound and made another shot-hit!
Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to DeRozan, who then gave it to Yingxiong.
Ying Xiong missed a 3-pointer——Jason Thompson grabbed the rebound and gave it to Thomas Jr. to advance.
Thomas Jr. dribbled over, facing Jeremy Lin's defense, with the help of a cover, almost passed through Along Gray's armpit, hit a rebound and scored!
The Kings in the away game have already led 4:0!
Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball halfway, and Ed Davis came up to pick and roll.
Jeremy Lin and Ed Davis alley-oop, intercepted by Jason Thompson!
Come over here, Cousins continues to attack the basket, uses his strength to push away Along Gray, and hits the basket again!
The Kings had a 6-0 lead, and Coach Casey immediately asked for a timeout!
The Air Canada Center was a little quiet. The home team, which was aiming to win the championship, was beaten up by a weak team in the West. It really made the home team fans a little unacceptable.
Back from the timeout, the Raptors attack.
Ying Xiong asked for the ball from the right wing, and Jeremy Lin gave him the ball.
Ying Xiong hit his old teammate Salmons with his back, leaned back and turned to the frame, then took a tentative step with his left foot, the ball was transferred from the top of the head to the knee, and the feint was swaying.
Salmons didn't hesitate and kept in front of Ying Xiong.
Ying Xiongsan threatened, suddenly accelerated his right hand, leaned on Salmons on his left, and faced Jason Thompson's help defense, suddenly stopped and faltered.Both Salmons and Jason Thompson were rocked.
Ying Xiong made a foul.
This is the team's first offense after returning from a timeout. As the head star, Ying Xiong will definitely score points, whether it is an offense or a lethal attack.
Ying Xiong made two free throws!
Here Cousins slammed the basket again, causing Along Gray's foul.
Cousins made two free throws, and the difference between the two sides was still 6 points.
Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball, and Aaron Gray's teammate who passed down after a pick-and-roll, forced a layup and was served by Cousins.
DeRozan picked up the ball and gave it to Jeremy Lin at the top of the arc. The latter shot a 3-pointer-missed!
But Ed Davis fought for an offensive rebound, and the basket was strong and was severely beaten by Garcia who was helping to defend!
If the referee hadn't stepped forward in a hurry, the two would have almost fought.
Not long after the game started, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides was already very strong.
Ed Davis misses the first free throw!
The second free throw hit!
3:8, the Raptors trailed by 5 points.
Here Cousins is still playing in the low post, and the Raptors flanked him. He surprisingly quickly played the ball and gave it to Thomas Jr. on the outside, who made an emergency stop and hit a 3-pointer!
The point difference was widened to 8 points!
Facing the defense of Salmons, Ying Xiong stepped back and made a jumper after dribbling the ball under his crotch!
The point difference returned to 6 points again!
On the side of the Kings, Cousins was used as the fulcrum of the inside line to attack the inside line of the Raptors.Soon, Along Gray accumulated 2 fouls and was replaced by teammate Amir Johnson.Jeremy Lin struggled to defend Thomas Jr. and was replaced by Lowry.
After Lowry came on the court, he defended Thomas Jr., who was also not tall, much better than Jeremy Lin.Both of them have the same low ground, and his body is stronger than the other's. After all, the nickname of "Small Steel Cannon" is not for nothing.
Cousins was still unstoppable inside, and Amir Johnson's fouls quickly accumulated, and he soon committed two fouls.But Coach Casey didn't dare to replace him, because Along Gray sitting below was replaced by the two criminals...
Ying Xiong, DeRozan, and Lowry are also good at breaking through. Soon, Jason Thompson and Salmons were also replaced with two fouls.
There were a lot of fouls in this game, and the game was cut into fragments.Cousins is unstoppable inside, and Ke Yingxiong is also unstoppable.
The game was very tight, and the Kings were still in the lead, but the advantage was very small.
The game entered the rotation stage, and the rotation players of both sides competed on the field.
In the competition between the rotations, the Raptors had a slight upper hand, so the point difference between the two sides was narrowed again, and the battle ended in a tie.
For the Kings, Cousins came up and attacked the inside again. Amir Johnson fouled 4 times and had to be replaced by teammate Along Gray.
On the Raptors side, Cousins may have committed a foul, but the Kings always sent a blue-collar player to guard the basket and do the dirty work. The foul was either Hayes or Jason Thompson.
No one can open the score between the two sides.Ying Xiong didn't feel good when shooting the ball today, and the opponent flanked him from time to time, which made him feel uncomfortable.
At the end of the first half, the Kings led by 2 points.
(End of this chapter)