rpbooks Chapter 527 The Strength Gap Between Superstars
Chapter 527 The Strength Gap Between Superstars
Chapter 527 The Strength Gap Between Superstars
Cousins was also very embarrassed, the opponent didn't play with him in the paint at all.Ed Davis has no 3-point ability, but he went to cover for Yingxiong.
Cousins' defense is not good, the top defense on the inside is okay, the pick-and-roll defense is good, the defensive position is good, and the ability to supplement defense and assist defense is not good.And his defense often depends on the mood of the day. When the mood comes, he will be more active in defense. If he is not in a good mood, he doesn't even bother to stretch his hand.
Ed Davis' entangled defense made Cousins very irritated. The opponent ran to the outside, and he became even more irritated.
Here Cousins asked for the ball inside, Thomas Jr. lobbed a pass, was spotted by Ed Davis, the ball was taken by Lowry, and he held the ball and pushed for a fast break.
Cousins was annoyed that he didn't get the ball, and he was not active in returning to defense. He kept complaining about his teammates' pass just now.
Ying Xiong quickly went down to catch the ball, gliding and made a layup!
Only 1 points left!
The Kings became anxious after being chased by the opponent continuously, and they were not as decisive in handling the ball as before.After all, they are a weak team, without the stability of a strong team, and they are not well enough to deal with difficulties.
Cousins finally received the ball, he held the ball violently, pushed it to the basket and was double-teamed by 3 people, but he had forgotten that his teammates were in the open space, and the attack was rejected by Ed Davis.
After Ying Xiong grabbed the ball, he quickly counterattacked with the ball and gave it to teammate Terrence Ross, who succeeded in an alley-oop dunk!
Go-ahead!
The scene is already boiling. This game is considered rare for the Raptors this season. When they are behind by double digits, they overtake the score. Although the game is not over yet, the team's tenacity and instant scoring explosive power still left fans deep impression.
Kings timeout again!They had to do this, because the momentum of the game was completely on the opponent's side at this time, and if the opponent's momentum was not interrupted, the game would be very dangerous.
Back from the timeout, Jason Thompson was replaced by James Johnson, who played one and four.Coach Smart's intention is obvious, to lower the height and the opponent's outside line, and not to give the opponent easy points.
Thomas Jr. dribbled over and wanted to hang Cousins, but was directly intercepted by Lowry!
Lowry's counterattack was disrupted by a tactical foul by Salmons...
The Raptors sent the ball out of bounds, Lowry caught the ball, dribbled it over, and gave it to Ying Xiong who came out of the pocket.
Ying Xiong saw the opponent's adjustment, and his response was very simple. Anyway, whoever Cousins was defending, he would play pick-and-roll with whomever, just to attack your weakness of not being able to defend pick-and-roll.
Ed Davis comes up for the pick-and-roll, Cousins steps back, and Salmons tries to squeeze past the screen.
Ying Xiong moved sideways one step to the other side, received the ball and directly made a 3-pointer—directly thread the needle!
The point difference was widened to 4 points, and it took only a few minutes to go from 10 points behind to 4 points ahead.
The Kings are in trouble. Cousins is a double-edged sword right now. Don't use him. You have to point at him on the offensive end. It is indeed because of his strong performance that the opponent's inside line is in crisis; but use him , It’s a time bomb, not to mention, being caught and beaten by Ying Xiong on the defensive end, it’s too passive.
Cousins' offense isn't as efficient as it was at the start, either.As the game progressed and his physical fitness declined, his efficiency also declined, and because of his impatience, he took several shots too hastily, unfortunately he missed a hit!
The Raptors' shooters felt better and better after being fed by Ying Xiong, and the point difference became wider and wider.In the end, even if Cousins beat Ed Davis, it was useless.
In the end, the Raptors reversed and won at home, won this difficult victory, ushered in 4 consecutive victories, and their record came to 25 wins and 8 losses, continuing to rank first in the Eastern Conference.
Yingxiong played 40 minutes in this game and made 28 of 14 shots, including 3 of 7 3-pointers and 14 of 12 free throws. He scored 43 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. The most prominent player.He also let the Kings on the opposite side see that the difference in the strength of the superstars was the root cause of their loss in this game.Cousins is indeed very good, and he is a big killer inside, but compared with Ying Xiong, who is both offensive and defensive, there is obviously still a big gap.Not to mention, the huge gap between the two as team leaders.
After the game, when the reporter asked Coach Casey if he had prepared for Ying Xiong to play with a lineup of 4 shooters.Coach Casey said with a rare smile that he didn't expect that the team's two insiders would be beaten by the opponent to 6 fouls and leave the field. This is not a plan, but a temporary arrangement.The reporter asked Ying Xiong if it was more suitable to match 4 pitchers.Coach Casey put away his smile and said calmly that Yingxiong is suitable for any lineup...
After defeating the Kings at home, the Raptors will continue to play at home against the Western Conference powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder.
The two teams played against each other at the beginning of the season. The Raptors were in a running-in period and were out of shape. They were defeated by their opponents away.Returning to the home court in this game, the state has been good recently, and naturally hopes to beat one of the opponents who won the championship.
Since the Thunder traded away Harden during the offseason, their state has not shown signs of decline. With a record of 25 wins and 7 losses, they rank first in the Western Conference and first in the league.The "Thunder Duo" of Durant and Westbrook is still unstoppable, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.
This game is broadcast live across the United States and is the focus of this season.Ying Xiong VS Kevin Durant, Jeremy Lin VS Russell Westbrook, DeRozan VS Kevin Martin are all very frequent matchups.
The tickets for this game were sold out early. In fact, the tickets for the Raptors' home games this season have never been sold out, it's just the speed of the sale.
In the match between the top 2 teams in the league today, Durant is considered to be the second small forward in the league after James, and the second in scoring last season; Yingxiong is the current league scoring Wang, the league scoring leader last season.The dialogue between the two top scorers is bound to make people's blood spurt like sparks hitting the earth.
In this game, the two major insiders Valanciunas and Bargnani of the Raptors at home will continue to be absent, and the veteran Kleiza will also continue to be absent. The team's starting lineup is: center - Amir Johnson, Power forward - Ed Davis, small forward - DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.
The Thunder's starting lineup for the away game is: center-Kendrick Perkins, power forward-Serge Ibaka, small forward-Kevin Durant, shooting guard-Thabo Sefolosha , Point guard-Russell Westbrook.
The Thunder did not arrange for Kevin Martin to start, but still let Sefolosha play the starting 2 position. Of course, the intention is to hope that he can replace Harden last season, play the 6th man, and ensure the scoring of the 2nd team. ability.
(End of this chapter)