Chapter 812
Jeffries' reaction was not at all satisfied, and although his strength was not as good as Lamar's, he was no worse than Lamar in terms of flexibility. And Jeffries is extremely self-aware and doesn't focus too much on offense, so he has a very solid defensive foundation. As long as Jeffries doesn't risk the ball, it's basically hard for Lamar to find a chance when facing him.
But the moment Jeffries moved backwards, Lamar's body suddenly leaned back, and then the left foot that stepped out was quickly retracted, and he jumped to pull out three points.
"Huh!"
After the goal, Lamar gestured "6" to Anthony with a comfortable face, and the smell of provocation was already very strong.
Anthony froze for a moment, whispered a few words in Vince Carter's ear, and then rushed to the Knicks' half.
The Raptors' offense still used constant running, passing, and pushing forward, and finally Vince Carter put the ball back in Anthony's hands. Only this time Anthony did not quickly go straight to the basket, but stood outside the three-point line, and he chose to play a positional battle.
"Do you want to come for revenge?"
After Anthony showed off his attacking prowess, Van Gundy adjusted his defensive strategy on the court in time, allowing Lamar and Salmons to switch defenses. After all, Jeffries doesn't have any tricks other than defense and a shot, and it's relatively easy to defend.
At this time, Lamar's face was relaxed, although he admitted that Anthony is a very good player, but obviously the rookie in front of him is not his opponent. What the Raptors are really strong is their team, Vince Carter's tandem, and as for Anthony personally, he is just a great scorer. Without Vince Carter's tandem, the Raptors would still be the same belly last season!
In fact, in Lamar's memory, a player like Anthony is the best to deal with, as long as they lose their cool, ten thousand arrows pierce the heart and immediately become the iron god Ou Yezi.
Anthony was also looking at Lamar, and he wanted to say something defiant to cheer himself up, but suddenly his pupils dilated, and a strong aura of danger slammed into him. Before Anthony could react, he felt a light in his hand, and the basketball was transferred to Lamar's hand.
At the same time as Lamar made a broken shot, Battier, who sensed something, had already begun to run towards the Nuggets' half. Lamar controlled it slightly, jumped up in front of Anthony, and with a wave of his hand, the basketball flew across the entire basketball court and into Battier's hand as if he had cast a spell.
After Battier received the ball, he threw the ball to the rebound, then jumped up to catch the basketball that bounced back, and scored a one-handed dunk.
The Raptors are good at simple basketball, but they mainly rely on the play of the duo of Vince Carter and Anthony. And the Knicks are different, although sometimes on the court, it is Lamar who does whatever he wants and occupies the vast majority of the team's shooting opportunities, but in fact, the Knicks pursue the purest team basketball.
Everyone in the team has good attacking ability, they are trustworthy scorers, and they can step up when needed to help the team complete the task of scoring. It's just that because of the addition of Lamar, each player has been repositioned and has its own responsibilities. In this way, the Knicks made the game simpler and more concise.
8:2!
With less than three minutes to play, the Knicks had already established a small lead. In the eyes of reporters, I am afraid that this game will soon fall into the Knicks' mode again, and the next script will become a big win for the Knicks, and the emerging powerhouse Raptors will be slumped from then on.
Anyway, it's not once or twice that the Knicks have played such a role, just look at Elton Brand and his Clippers, because they were trampled by Lamar a few times, and they didn't feel the playoffs until last season.
It's clear that the Raptors aren't going to let the story go this way, because they have Vince Carter, a man who can always be calm and calm on the basketball court, but still has a desire to win.
The Raptors attacked, and this time Vince Carter did not follow O'Neal's pre-game tactics and advanced with passes, but slowly pressed towards Battier with the ball. O'Neal on the sidelines was not surprised, and it was clear that he had already acquiesced to Vince Carter's approach. Although the Raptors have Anthony this season, he will also take the initiative to become the core of the Raptors' full cultivation, but before Anthony grows up, Vince Carter is the well-deserved boss of the Raptors, not only the boss but also the brain of the team.
Sean Battier tried to break the ball several times, but was unsuccessful. Seeing that Vince Carter was about to push the ball inside the three-point line, Battier had no choice but to take a risk. But just as Battier was about to make a shot, Vince Carter threw the ball into Montero's hand with a high throw.
Attacking the basket?
Anderson didn't panic when he saw Montero receive the ball, he had long wanted to compete with this famous strong man, and now was the right time. With Anderson guarding the basket, the Raptors' offense was immediately blocked.
Montero just gave it a try, and immediately gave up on attacking the basket directly. A ground-hitting pass puts the ball in Vince Carter's hands.
"Defense!"
Lamar suddenly shouted, but it was too late. Vince Carter didn't adjust when he received the ball, and jumped directly, and Lamar, who was closest to him, didn't have time to defend at this time. As for Battier, who should be by Carter's side at all times, he has long been blocked and squeezed out by Jeffries.
"Huh!"
With open three-pointers like this, Vince Carter is no worse than Lamar in terms of shooting percentage.
And that's not all, when the Knicks attacked next, Vince Carter suddenly broke the ball, and then dunked all the way to score two more points.
8:7! In just a split second, the Raptors narrowed the score gap to only one point left.
Vince Carter's play seemed to disrupt the Knicks' plan to take down the Raptors in one go, and the situation on the court fell into a scorching state for a while.
The Knicks are on a frantic offense, and the Raptors are not to be outdone, and they are also on a frantic offense. The two teams did not give in to each other, and both played the best offensive basketball.
The scene was wonderful for a while, and the fans were also addicted. Maybe in the minds of Torontonians, it is very rare, if not unique, that their team can play against the Knicks in this league with such a wonderful and fierce team.
But Vince Carter didn't dare to think so, he knew very well what New Yorkers wanted to do. Now although the Raptors are playing very beautifully on the court, Vince Carter can see it very clearly, all of this is an illusion. The truth is that the Knicks are trying to bring them down and make them consume themselves.
After all, the Raptors' bench depth is not as terrifying as the Knicks, and it can be said that the Knicks' conspiracy is very cleverly designed, even to the point that they can't crack it at all. If this continues, it can only prove one truth, and fighting against the Knicks is simply self-defeating.
If you blindly defend, you will only die worse. Maybe the outside line with himself, Anthony, Michael Corey and other people are enough to compete with the Knicks who lost Darmsporter, but who can stop Lamar? You must know that the Raptors do not have Kevin Garnett.
By halftime, the score had become 59-54, with the Knicks leading by five points and Lamar scoring 27 points at halftime.
The Raptors' top scorer was Anthony, who scored 18 points, but looking at his expression, you can tell that the little melon is very tired now. Carmelo lowered his head and said nothing, looking at his panting appearance, it even gave people the illusion that the Raptors had lost.
In the Raptors' locker room, head coach Sharif O'Neal, who is also aware of the crisis, is shouting vigorously in the hope that players will be vigilant and not fall for the Knicks' tricks. But what's the use of that?
In fact, most of the Raptors players are well aware of their current situation, but they can't stop and can't stop. The Raptors are not the Knicks after all, just look at the Knicks' bench, whether it is Arenas, Davis, or Anderson, Simmons, Barbossa, they are all fierce players who can fight when called.
Looking at their own bench, the old and the young, except for Michael Corey, who has just returned from injury and has not yet recovered from form, are all standard role players and blue-collar players. How can such a lineup compete with the Knicks? Now the Raptors have no other way out than to rely on the main players to grit their teeth and hold on.
Most Raptors players are just worried, but Anthony is different, he looks solemn and preoccupied.
"What's wrong, Cameron, do you have something on your mind?" Vince Carter walked over and sat down next to Anthony.
Anthony glanced up at Vince Carter and said a little lonely: "Vince, I have a hunch, a very strong hunch!"
"What?"
Anthony groaned and suddenly said, "I can feel it, that guy, he hasn't used his full strength at all!"
"What?" Vince Carter was stunned, he knew Lamar, and admitted that Lamar was indeed very powerful, but he didn't believe that Lamar would be so powerful as Anthony said: "Impossible!"
After thinking about it for a long time, Vince Carter smiled bitterly: "It seems that in our generation, that guy has indeed run ahead, and all of us have been left behind by him!"
Anthony and Vince Carter's words may sound pessimistic, but they are true!
Anthony has deserved the title of star since the start of the season, but he still looks a little worse than a superstar like Lamar. It's not just the experience on the field that's missing, it's the ability to make the final decision. Anthony may be able to decide the outcome of a game or two when he's in good form, but Lamar can influence the league as a whole. 2k reading web