Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 143 Raptors

"Di!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game began.

Although there is no Vin Baker, the Sonics still have Horace, and Horace stands at the jump ball.

Standing opposite Horace was none other than the well-known villain in the NBA, Charles Oakley.

It is said that Horace is getting old, his athletic ability is no longer what it used to be, and he can't dance for a long time.

However, Horace couldn't say that today, because the person opposite him was an old guy.

Charles Oakley is also 37 years old. If you add Kevin Willis, both of them are 75 years old.

Sure enough, although Horace was old, he faced the older guy and grabbed the jump ball strongly.

The Sonics get their first chance on offense.

As soon as Gary Payton got the ball, there were boos at the scene. Carter's slam dunk champion made the Raptors more popular.

It is said that McGrady started his career on defense, which is true, but it is not necessarily true how good his defense is.

McGrady's physical talent does give him a huge advantage as a defender.

It's just that, as a rookie, and a rookie in high school, his experience is quite poor.

No, in the process of running after Wang Hao, Wang Hao discovered many flaws.

In the face of such a talented defender, it is definitely unwise to choose to be tough. You need to use your brains.

The continuous rushing up and stopping made McGrady a little exhausted, and suddenly someone was covering him, so he couldn't catch up.

Fortunately, the Raptors were already prepared, and Oakley made a substitution immediately, trying to prevent Wang Hao from receiving the ball.

Unfortunately, it was still a step too late.

Not only that, the moment Wang Hao jumped up to catch the ball, he passed the ball directly without waiting for it to hit the ground.

Oakley defended Wang Hao, so naturally McGrady can only defend Horace.

The difference in height may not be much different, and even the wingspan can make up for it, but in terms of strength, there is no comparison at all.

Horace directly squeezed McGrady to the basket, and Wang Hao's pass immediately followed, allowing him to easily put the basket.

McGrady didn't even have a chance to take off and block the shot, so McGrady looked helpless.

When it was the Raptors' turn to attack, Tracy McGrady had possession of the ball half court, and Ruben Patterson was always marking it.

As for Gary Payton, it's defending Doug Christie.

There is no way, these three people are all close to 2 meters tall, no matter who they face, Gary Payton will suffer a bit.

In comparison, Christie's offensive ability is even worse.

As for Wang Hao, he naturally followed Carter closely.

I have to say that Wang Hao is under a lot of pressure tonight. He needs to limit Carter on defense, open up the situation in offense, and take care of rebounds.

No, in the first round, Wang Hao really felt the fear of the four shooting guards.

I saw that Carter started immediately after receiving the ball. There was nothing to say, just abrupt.

Speaking of Carter, we must talk about his dunks, but apart from dunks, Carter's speed is also not slow.

Concise and clear, although Wang Hao can barely keep up, he has already lost his best defensive position.

I saw Carter immediately turned around, turned to near the baseline, and then made a fadeaway jumper.

The difficulty of this shot is not small, but the ball just went in.

Wang Hao has tried his best to interfere more, but unfortunately, the effect is just like this.

Among the four acclaimed shooting guards, Kobe has just grown up, and McGrady has not yet been able to catch up.

Today, only Iverson and Carter can be called NBA-level shooting guards.

It's just that Iverson's small style of play is actually quite different from traditional shooting guards.

To put it bluntly, Carter is now the number one shooting guard in the league, which is really not an exaggeration.

However, in Wang Hao's opinion, the best player this season is the shooting guard, but Yuan Shikong can only enter the third team of the best team.

Obviously, what Wang Hao thinks is useless.

Looking back, the Sonics attacked. This time, Gary Payton directly chose to break through.

Although Doug Christie has not entered the All-Defensive Team, his defense is really good.

It's just that there is one thing that cannot be changed. His height and his center of gravity make it difficult to defend defenders.

Sure enough, Gary Payton made a change in rhythm and squeezed directly in front of McGrady.

At this moment, Oakley moved towards the basket, and Carter on the bottom line was also preparing to defend.

Then, Gary Payton didn't rush into the inside, and after attracting the defense, he passed the ball immediately.

After Wang Hao got the ball, McGrady rushed forward immediately, but unfortunately, it was obviously a step too late.

"Shh!"

The basketball goes into the net hollow, 5:2.

As for the Raptors' offense, they still handed the ball to Carter.

Carter broke through with the ball. This time, the rest of the Sonics were prepared and set up a double-team under the basket.

When Carter rushed into the basket, it was basically a three-way encirclement, completely blocking Carter.

Carter, however, took his time, jumped high, threw himself into the sky and chose what to do.

He chose to pass the ball, and Oakley made an empty cut to the basket and made a layup.

5:4
See if there is such a style of play, why do you need a point guard, why do you need to organize the offense?

Carter played so lively, Gary Payton was not to be outdone, broke through McGrady again, and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

As soon as the game started, both sides were in very good condition, and the fight was quite lively.

Especially Gary Payton and Carter, you come and go, staged a duel of top guards.

It's just that if there are more singles, the efficiency will decrease.

Why are the four major shooting guards shooting so low?The highest Kobe is no more than 45%.

In addition to the background of the times, to a large extent, they are obsessed with singles.

Sure enough, in the second quarter of the game, with the decline in physical strength, the efficiency of singles really decreased.

Carter's emergency stop jumper missed, Gerani protected the rebound, and Gary Payton advanced the frontcourt.

This time, Gary Payton did not stick to singles, but decisively handed the ball to Wang Hao.

He also felt the decline in physical fitness, so he made a very decisive choice and handed over the offensive leadership to Wang Hao.

Wang Hao didn't stick to the ball either, and handed the ball to Horace, who was supporting him in a high position, while he started running.

After continuous pick-and-roll screens, he finally got rid of McGrady, received the ball from outside the three-point line, and was about to make a shot.

McGrady didn't dare to be careless, and flew towards him directly. The bounce and wingspan were really scary.

It's just that Wang Hao's move was a fake move. After receiving the ball, he directly chose to break through and made a layup.

As for the Raptors, Carter is still playing singles.

Wang Hao's defense is not bad at all, and Carter's physical fitness is also declining, so the shooting rate is naturally impossible to be high.

Really can't play anymore, Carter will pass the ball and let McGrady play singles, but the effect is just that.

On the Supersonic side, not only Wang Hao, but Rashard Lewis who came off the bench also played.

He succeeded in the mid-range consecutively, and the score continued to be opened.

(End of this chapter)