NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 391 392. The Hairless Hero (Part [-])
"The Bobcats are in good shape recently. Since returning to the East and losing to the Heat, the entire Bobcats team seems to have been reborn."

"The hard work shown in the last few games has far surpassed that at the beginning of the season. This is something no one expected."

"After the game against the Heat, Liu Rui also became very angry, and even expressed his dissatisfaction unabashedly in front of the media."

"Just when everyone thought that the Bobcats might be in trouble, Liu Rui led the Bobcats to fight back fiercely with actions."

"I have to say that under the guidance of Liu Rui, the adjustment ability of this Bobcats team has also been fully proved."

Before the start of the game, Barkley also said to his old partner Smith with a smile.

"Indeed, including myself, I think that the Bobcats may experience a downturn for a period of time, but I never imagined that the Bobcats will not only get out of the team's trough soon, but also hit a winning streak, and the current momentum is booming."

"Although the team got a three-day rest time and failed to take advantage of this momentum to win more games in one fell swoop, the Bobcats who got a rest may play more easily against the Raptors in this game."

"Although the recent momentum of the Raptors is also very good and has been on the rise, but this game is away to challenge the Bobcats, I think it is still quite difficult to win this game."

"However, Liu Rui and Mitchell have always been at odds in the league, so the Raptors will definitely have no reservations in this game, and they definitely don't want to lose to the Bobcats."

"Then this will make the outcome of this game even more unpredictable. After all, when a team is giving everything, if Liu Rui still has a contemptuous heart, then the Bobcats may have to pay some price."

Amidst the booing of the fans at the scene, the referee also blew the whistle to start the game.

In the starting lineups announced by both sides:
Raptors:
Mike James, Peterson, Jalen Rose, Bosh, Villanueva.

Bobcats:
Mo Williams, Joe Johnson, Granger, Wallace, Okafor.

Both teams played their regular starters of the season in this game.

If it weren't for an outside star with a particularly strong offensive ability, Liu Rui would rarely use Christie to start the game.

After all, although Christie has a great effect on the defensive end, and can also contribute to stable fixed-point shooting on the offensive end, compared to Mo Williams or Granger, Christie will narrow the offensive options of the Bobcats on the offensive end.

This is naturally a more troublesome thing for a team that focuses on offense.

So unless he meets someone like Kobe who really needs him to guard, Liu Rui doesn't want to disrupt the offensive rhythm because of Christie.

The Raptors have not had a particularly stable candidate for the center position this season, so since the beginning of the season, Mitchell has also been using "Hairless Hero" Villanueva as the starting center position.

Seeing Villanueva on the field of the Raptors, even Liu Rui off the field couldn't help but take a second look.

Because Villanueva was born with a rare symptom, that is, he has no hair on his body, and even his eyebrows no longer exist.

This also caused Villanueva to be accompanied by people's strange eyes from childhood to adulthood, which made him very inferior.

Fortunately, he has a talent far beyond ordinary people in basketball. Although he failed to make a big name in the NBA league in the end, he has also received a lot of money throughout his career.

The two sides jumped the ball on the field, and the ball was first obtained by the Bobcats.

Facing the Raptors' defense, Liu Rui also gave some offensive strategies before the game.

Because the five players on the Raptors are not particularly good on the defensive end, they can only be regarded as average in the league.

Among them, Jaylen Rose, who is currently the starting small forward, is not even considered average, and is definitely at the bottom of the league.

Originally, Jaylen Rose also had good offensive firepower on the offensive end, which can be regarded as making up for his lack of defensive end on the court.

However, as he grows older, his offensive efficiency declines, which also exposes his defensive weaknesses to the enemy's sight.

Therefore, the offensive strategy of the Bobcats is also very obvious, which is to make some articles around Rose on the Raptors' field.

After everyone opened up, the Bobcats played a pick-and-roll between Joe Johnson and Granger.

Because when these two play pick-and-roll, whether the opponent chooses to switch or not, there is not much difference in the offensive choices of the two.

In the end, through the opportunity, no matter who hits Rose in a misplaced position, he can use his physical fitness to carry out a mandatory suppression.

Under the targeted defense of the Bobcats, this was a pain for Jaylen Rose on the court, and he was beaten in the entire first quarter.

The complexion of the whole person is very bad. A bitter melon face is definitely comparable to that of Raptors head coach Mitchell. As long as these two people stand together, they don't need to be reminded at all. This must be the product of a team.

Seeing Jaylen Rose's miserable expression on the court, Liu Rui just smiled thoughtfully off the court.

Liu Rui really wanted to tell Rose on the court that this situation was nothing. In this season, Kobe scored 81 points in a single game and served as a perfect ruthless background.

Throughout the first quarter, the Bobcats felt as if they were playing and fighting, and they didn't use their full strength.

But at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats also had:
32:24
Leading the Raptors by eight points ended the first quarter.

With the end of the first quarter, the fans at home also burst into warm applause.

The recent momentum of the Bobcats is in full swing. For this game, most people are optimistic that the Bobcats can win the final victory of the game.

However, due to some grievances between Liu Rui and Mitchell, in this game, Mitchell will definitely do everything possible to defeat Liu Rui.

Because anyone in the entire league can beat the Raptors, but if they lose to the Bobcats, then Mitchell's mood may be like eating a lump.

It's just a pity that sometimes people have good ideas, but the reality is cruel, even though Mitchell had no reservations in the first quarter.

Without reducing the playing time of the starting players at all, they have still been suppressed by the Bobcats.

Even fans who don't understand football can see that the Raptors are no longer at the same level as the Bobcats...

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(End of this chapter)