basketball pope

Chapter 223 [Defense the top ten?Eye-popping! 】

Yang Rui has repeatedly emphasized attacking and winning the game to gain popularity for the team.

In fact, the defense of the Raptors is not bad, but the transition between offense and defense is fast, and it often brings the opponent's rhythm up. When running, each position is dominated by heads-up, the number of shots is increased, and the points are definitely lost.

The Raptors' defensive weakness is only the point guard. After Billups was out, the No. 1 position was a bit awkward.

The two veterans were slow and poor dribbling. The defensive end struggled to deal with speedy defenders, and the offensive end struggled to dribble the ball past half court. The task of dribbling the ball had to be left to Carter and McGrady.Boykins is too short and the defense is air.

On the 17th, the Raptors defeated the Hornets 104-95 away. The Raptors did a good job in defending the inside line. Veteran Coleman was defended by O'Neal Jr., and Ayrden Campbell also failed to get a bargain on Miller.

On the 19th, the Raptors challenged the Celtics away.

Carter's state was average, breaking the ball and reducing the number of shots. The audience made 11 of 3 shots, 4 of 0 three-pointers, and 6 of 5 free throws. He had only 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

McGrady, O'Neal Jr., and Curry fought to win 105-94.

Yang Rui encouraged Carter to take more shots and get good data to compete for MVP, but he found that Carter, unlike Iverson, would not make crazy shots every game. .

The current Carter is also somewhat different from Yang Rui's previous life. The statistics are slightly worse than in the second season, and the efficiency is higher. The overall shooting rate is 50.3%, and the three-pointer is also 40.7%.

Because of the strength of his teammates, Carter got more good one-on-one offensive opportunities, and because of his strong teammates, when Carter was in a downturn, he didn't have to take too much responsibility.

A player is selfless, with pros and cons.Carter was not stable, sometimes scoring [-] or [-] points in a game, sometimes in the early [-]s.Relying on the combination of sudden points and shots, his data is very comprehensive, and his hit rate and efficiency are higher than those of Grant Hill and Gary Payton.

Back at home, the Raptors took on the Sonics' challenge.

The Sonics are still a strong team under the leadership of Payton, with a 27-14 record.

However, the weaknesses of the Sonics are obvious. The offense relies too much on the pick-and-roll of the two stars Payton and Weinbeck, lacking changes, scoring not many points, and relying on the defensive end to lower the opponent's efficiency to win.

Supersonic and Yang Rui's previous life have not changed much, they are still those people.Rashard Lewis has improved significantly compared to last season, but his defense is average, he is just an ordinary role player, and he has to continue to exercise.

After the start of the game, Payton made a breakthrough, made a pull-up jumper, took a three-pointer, and made a layup.

Now that Payton is at his peak, it's not something Christie can deal with one-on-one. Christie can only pull away on the offensive end, attracting defenses with Hornacek.

Several Raptors players cameo point guard, not as good as Billups on the field.

After a few minutes, the Raptors stabilized the situation.

Wen Baker had no advantage over O'Neal Jr. He didn't score in several singles. After the pick-and-roll, the Raptors were tall and did a good job of interfering with shots. The Supersonics were prevented from dying inside.

In turn, Miller pulled to the outer middle to organize, and after giving space, Carter made continuous cuts and scored jumpers.

Although Payton is a master of defense, he still can't prevent Carter. His opponents rely on physical advantages to get stronger near the penalty area, and Payton can't cover them.And the Raptors are constantly playing pick-and-rolls, and Payton will be screened off.

The second quarter became the performance time for the Raptors. McGrady, Detrev, and Hornacek guaranteed the attacking firepower. The Supersonics mainly attacked Curry. The backup point guard Emmanuel Davis shot very resolutely. The accuracy was poor, and the coach was helpless with 4 of 0 shots.

McCoy, Bosen and others can't attack.There are too few Supersonic attackers. Brent Barry is responsible for taking the bench and is completely suppressed by McGrady.

At halftime, the Raptors went from a 5-point deficit to a 12-point lead.

In the third quarter, the Raptors continued to take the initiative and played a fast break. After leading by more than 15 points, the players became more and more relaxed. There were several exquisite passes and cuts, and alley dunks.

The SuperSonics had no touch except for Payton. At the end of the three quarters, they trailed by 22 points. They played half of the fourth quarter, and the score difference reached 27 points, entering garbage time.

When it comes to the bench contest, the Supersonics are not an opponent. In the end, the Raptors won 109 to 77.

Payton had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Weinbeck had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Except for them, no one in the SuperSonics scored in double figures.

Lewis didn't play much in the face of McGrady, scoring only 4 points.Even if he changes to the Raptors now, he will not have any chance to perform, and can only be a substitute.

猛龙全队六人得分上双。卡特26分1篮板3助攻；麦迪17分11篮板5助攻；德特雷夫面对老东家10投6中，三分球5中3，罚球6中5，得到20分10篮板2助攻。

After the game, ESPN released a statistic that surprised people.The numbers show that the Raptors are ninth in the league in defensive efficiency.

Many people don't believe that the Raptors are still in the top ten in the league by dropping 104.4 points per game?
Experts explain that the Raptors' defense can drive down opponents' shooting percentages, especially from the mid-to-long range.The opponent's overall shooting rate is not low at 45.1%, but the three-point shooting rate is only 32.5%. The Raptors' strategy of defending the outside line is correct.

The Raptors have only lost three games so far. If they maintain this trend, they will definitely win the regular season championship.

Yang Rui is in a particularly good mood. If the team breaks the record and wins the regular season championship, he may be the best coach in a row. No one has ever done this in NBA history.

Yang Rui clearly remembers that in his previous life, the best coach this season was won by Doc Rivers, and he can be called the best coach in history.Because the Magic did not make the playoffs, with 41 wins and 41 losses, Rivers was the head coach for the first season of his career.

Now, the Magic lack Ben Wallace, have a weaker defense, and have less than half the winning percentage.If you dare to give the award to Rivers, I am afraid that you will be drowned in the saliva of fans.

When the team was on vacation, Stana went out for an internship. Nina Dobrev went to Yang Rui to eat alone and went to a Chinese restaurant called "MeanBao".

Their signature snack fits the name of the store, which is steamed buns.There are many flavors of steamed buns, including pork belly, chicken, beef, tofu, mushrooms, etc. to choose from.

In addition to main dishes such as steamed buns, shumai, dumplings, etc., there are also special dishes such as steamed rice with lotus leaf: rice wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed with meat filling.Both visually and in terms of taste, it adds a touch of warmth to the cold winter.

Nina asked, "Jerry, is the game almost ready?"

"Not yet, it will be almost after Star Weekend. The setting of this Nina Minion is very similar to yours, you will definitely be satisfied." Yang Rui smiled.

"Hooho, I'm looking forward to it." Nina's eyes twinkled.

She doesn't know Yang Rui's bad taste yet, but she likes it after seeing the image of the Minion. The so-called setting is the same as hers, that is, this Minion is unlucky.

In the plan written by Yang Rui, when Minion Nina guides new players to play games, there will be a small animation of sowing seeds, tripping and falling into the ground, turning into a clay figurine.

Insects appeared in the crops in the field. When Nina demonstrated insecticide, the insects would crawl on her head, and then panic, hit the farm wooden sign and crash into the street.

The worst part is waiting for the later update. After the dog comes out of the farm, Nina demonstrates that if she steals vegetables, she will be chased by the dog.

In the future, the game is popular, Yang Rui doesn't know how Nina will feel, it must be very interesting.

(End of this chapter)