Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 105 Raptors Cousins ​​Visit!
May 11, Seattle, Key Arena.

The Lakers came to challenge the Sonics.

In other words, the Sonics have played well this season, and the schedule is more favorable, and all teams that can win win.

At this time, the Sonics ranked No. 11 in the West with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.

Just looking at the record, the Sonics look very strong, is it a lot of challenges for the Lakers?
It's just that when the game is played, it's not the same thing.

O'Neal has no opponents in the penalty area. The Sonics' starting center at this time is Horace Grant, who was acquired from the Magic.

A cobra with a height of 2 meters needs height but no height, and strength but no strength.

The inside line was directly blown up, and Wen Baker's defense was useless.

Come one to clean up one, come one pair to clean up one pair.

O'Neal at the peak, without a high-quality meat shield, is not enough to watch.

Payton has also entered his peak this season, averaging 24 points, 9 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game, all of which are the best performances of his career, which makes the Sonics record in the regular season very good.

However, when it came to the Lakers, it was one-sided.

Tonight, the Lakers' outside line did not pull their hips, and the outside line was fully fired.

From the first quarter, the Lakers took the lead.

In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers' rotation lineup directly crushed the Supersonics and took away the victory of the game.

With a score of 112 to 80, the Lakers beat the Sonics by 32 points and took a sigh of relief for losing in the last game.

January 11, Los Angeles, Staples Center Arena.

The Lakers sit at home and ushered in a strong enemy.

It was the Raptors led by cousins ​​Carter and Tracy McGrady.

After a simple appearance and warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the screen in the arena.

The Lakers started with 5 players, Billups, Rice, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

The Raptors started with five tigers, Di Brown, Christie, Carter, Oakley, Antonio Davis.

This is called the Raptors and Five Tigers?
Maddie pinch?
Still on the bench, his position has also been raised, and he is still the sixth man on the team.

beep~~
There was no suspense in the jump ball, and O'Neal easily defeated Davis and won the first offense for the Lakers.

Billups glanced at the 1-meter Di Brown in the frontcourt, pulled the ball up, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

Swish-!
0 to 3! !
Billups clenched his fists in celebration.

He felt good tonight.

The Raptors attacked and rushed up, and DiBron threw the ball to Carter in the frontcourt.

A change of direction, speeding up, forcefully passing Bowen, going to the basket, jumping up, gliding and dunking, with a bang, the basketball blasted into the basket.

2 to 3! !
The Lakers attack, and Billups lobs to O'Neal.

Bang-!
Breaking through Davis' defense, turning around and jumping up, with a bang, he dunked with both hands.

2 to 5! !
Looking back, Carter broke through and made a two-point jumper with an emergency stop.

4 to 5! !
Off the court, Li Mu saw the Raptors rushing up and playing fast, and did not interrupt the rhythm.

No matter how fast, can it be faster in the future?

Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and continued to make three-pointers...

Boom-!
This time with a three-pointer, the strike went wide.

As "Tielu", do you have no points in your heart?
At this time, his three-point shots, like Kobe, are "four-up three-iron".

Fortunately, Big Ben seemed to see through Billups, and at the moment of the shot, he immediately got stuck.

Ok!

If the technology is not good, the body will come together.

The basketball, without falling, immediately soared into the air and took off the rebound strongly.

With a bang, the second attack scored the basketball.

4 to 7! !
With an absolute advantage inside, Li Mu is not worried. The Raptors are running and playing at a fast pace.

The Lakers can be fast or slow!
The Raptors attacked and Di Brown broke through.

His physical fitness has declined a lot due to serious injuries.

Fortunately, the center of gravity of the body is relatively low when dribbling, and Billups has no way to break through the speed.

After being broken, Billups only saw DiBrown throw the ball into the sky.

Antonio Davis makes an alley-oop and blasts the basketball into the hoop.

6 to 7! !
Antonio Davis plays center forward with a body of 2 meters. His physical talent is about the same as Da Ben's. Naturally, he is not bad. Using his mobility, he has a lot of offensive space.

Looking back, Billups hit DiBron with his back, stepping into the sweet spot of the shot step by step.

Before Davis pinched, he turned over and pulled the ball up, also sending the basketball into the sky.

Bang-dang-!
O'Neill made an alley-oop and returned the favor.

6 to 9! !
Next, the Lakers played against the Raptors' inside line and point guard line, and the offense succeeded frequently.

The Raptors rushed up and used their physical talent to hit the Lakers, and they also kept scoring.

After the first quarter, the score was 33 to 31, and the Lakers only led the Raptors by 2 points.

In the second quarter, Li Mu made a complete rotation, sending Fisher, Ginobili, Lewis, Horry and Brad Miller.

For the Raptors, Carter and Antonio Davis continued to play.

Replace McGrady, Curry's father and veteran Kevin Willis.

When the game started, Curry took control of the ball to the frontcourt, gave the ball to McGrady, and pulled himself to ambush.

The Raptors' tactic is to single out the stars.

McGrady is outside the three-point line, posing an offensive three-threat posture.

Glancing at Lewis, he immediately started to accelerate, taking the first step to the extreme, instantly throwing away the dubious Lewis.

Break through into the inside lane, get up in three steps, glide in the air, slam dunk with one hand, and blast the basketball into the basket.

33 to 33! !
This season, although McGrady is only the sixth man of the Raptors, he has a lot of offensive possessions. He can average 6 points and 16 rebounds per game, and has grown into the team's second scorer.

Strength is not weak.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attacked, Fisher broke through Curry, hit the ground, and sent the ball to Brad Miller.

Swish-!
With the knife in his hand, Miller shot from close range and hit two points steadily.

35 to 33! !
Curry's father's defense is still too weak.

Fisher is no stranger to his characteristics.

The Raptors attacked, and McGrady made a three-point jumper from outside the three-point line.

Swish-!
Among the four shooting guards, not only Kobe is growing, Iverson and Carter are growing, McGrady is also growing rapidly this season, showing amazing offensive talent.

35 to 36! !
In the frontcourt, Manu Ginobili broke through with the ball, Europe made a layup and sent the basketball into the basket.

Carter's defense is still a little bit worse.

37 to 36! !
Next, the Raptors attacked, McGrady finished the swing, and Carter came to swing.

Defensively, Ginobili and Carter, the eldest brother not to mention the second brother.

Carter's breakthrough, Ginobili was also broken into a sieve.

Go to the basket and dunk Brad Miller directly.

With a bang, while scoring two points, he also got a chance to get to the free throw line.

Swish-!
The free throw line was not soft, he made a steady hit, and succeeded in hitting 3 points.

37 to 39! !
Ginobili broke through, hit the ground inside, and gave the ball to Lewis who came in through an air cut.

With a bang, the Lakers also attacked the basket and scored.

39 to 39! !
Next, the two sides fought back and forth, and no one could do anything to the opponent.

The second quarter lasted 6 minutes, and the gap between the two sides was still 1 goal.

Li Mu is not in a hurry. The rotation of the Lakers against the main force of the Raptors in the lineup is not a disadvantage.

The head coach of the Raptors took the lead in making substitutions, replacing Carter with Boggs, who was 1 meters tall, and Antonio Davis with a rested Christie.

At this time, the Raptors have a lineup of one big and four small, clearly competing with the Lakers for speed and offense.

As soon as Xiao Chong Boggs came on the field, he had an amazing offensive performance.

Like Mickey Mouse, with extremely fast speed, he broke into the inside of the Lakers and hit two points with a jumper.

Next, he still pushed the fast break, broke through the frontcourt, penetrated the Lakers' defense, hit the ground, and gave the ball to Curry outside the three-point line.

Catch the ball, jump up, shoot, swish.

Dell Curry shot very smoothly, hitting three-pointers with precision.

Fortunately, the combination of Xiao Chong Boggs and Curry is no different from the pair of future elementary school students Curry and Ellis.

Defensive flaws, no matter how fierce the offensive firepower is, did not change the situation on the field.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 65 to 64, and the difference between the two sides was still at the same starting line.

……

(End of this chapter)