Chapter 335: Who Said Jeff Van Gundy Can Only Defend

"Chauncey, and Sean, take a good look at your people, don't let them go any further! Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lamar's words made the Raptors suddenly full of anger, and they were so angry that they wanted to eat Lamar alive. Even if you look down on people, you can't be so blatant!

Alvin Williams has never been a calm man, and his style of play is one of passion. At this time, he was teased by Lamar, and he suddenly became angry! His brain was hot, and he didn't care about anything, just rushed forward.

For this kind of player with a serious lack of brain weight, Chauncy is very easy to deal with, and when Williams breaks through to the three-point line, Chauncy actually deliberately makes a feint and releases a free moment for Alvin Williams to break through.

When Alvin Williams was triumphant, he suddenly felt a lightness in his hand, and the basketball that was originally in his hand disappeared all of a sudden.

It turned out that after Billups deliberately let Alvin Williams break through, he quickly went around behind Alvin Williams and intercepted the basketball while the opponent was not paying attention.

Chauncy then flicked his hand and passed the ball to Lamar, who was already running forward. There is only one defender left in front of the latter, and that is the slow Jerome James.

In the face of such a big man, Lamar did not slow down at all, but instead accelerated his pace.

When the two bodies collided, Jerome James fell backwards and slammed into the group of reporters behind the basketball hoop.

Lamar, on the other hand, just shook the ball and smashed the ball into the basket.

Could this be a raptor with sharp teeth and a fierce temperament, or is this little dragon sick!

At the beginning, the Knicks gave the Raptors a dismount with their sharp offense and solid defense, and Lamar's two consecutive breakaway points hit the Raptors without a little temper.

In the next five minutes, the Knicks, under the leadership of Lamar, continued to exert tremendous pressure on the Raptors, and waves of offense rushed the Raptors' not so solid defense to pieces, and they relied on the ironclad defense to make the Raptors' offense futile again and again!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the head coach of the Raptors quickly stood up and just wanted to call a timeout, but someone had already acted before him.

Vince Carter couldn't stand it anymore, it was really not the team he was expecting. He's a perfectionist, and from the day he decided to renew his contract with the Raptors, he wanted to make it his ultimate goal to lead this team to a championship.

But at the moment, the Raptors are not to say that they are winning the championship, and they have not even reached the level of the NBA midstream team.

"What are you all doing? Are you playing?" Carter didn't wait for the players to arrive, directly occupied the position of head coach, and squirted at the Raptors, "Alvin, this is your strength? If you only have this little bit of weight, it will really disappoint me!"

Probably because he couldn't stand the team's clumsy performance, Carter seemed a little out of shape, and the volume of his speech was not well controlled, and everyone on the Knicks bench could hear it clearly.

"His Excellency the Flyer seems to be really unhappy with the Raptors' performance, look at the way he looks, if I was over there, I don't think I would be able to stand it. Chauncy Billups laughed and teased Vince.

Jeff Van Gundy smiled and said, "Vince is a bit of a quick success, he's a good player, but definitely not a good leader, let alone a good coach!" and it seems that he is too strict with his own players, which is not a good thing." ”

"It's not a good thing for them. Lamar added for Jeff Van Gundy, "But it's good news for us." ”

"That's right!" Jeff Van Gundy said and glanced at the Raptors' bench again, seeing that the Raptors' head coach seemed to be deploying troops, and his black face became more and more shiny.

"Vince is already in a hurry!" said Jeff Van Gundy, a small smile on his face, "Alright, kids! I'm going to give you unlimited offensive freedom, but I want you to make sure that you can take the first quarter and break the opponent. ”

"No problem!" Lamar was the first to stand up and respond, "Brothers, we don't have to give the flying man face today, kill his self-righteous little brothers! Let him understand that the east belongs to us now, and they can only play a supporting role at most." ”

The game restarted, and the Raptors took the lead in making changes, and the Raptors coach replaced Kean Clark, who didn't play at all, with Chris Childs, but this substitution also directly led to the Raptors' rout.

Kean Clark is a little less physical than Chris Childs, but he has a nimble foot, a variety of offensive tools, and can not only score on his own but also support his teammates. Chris Childs, on the other hand, is a blue-collar coolie at best, doing nothing but being a totem pole under the basket.

Lamar also saw this, and began to frequently pass the ball to the inside line, giving it to Olajuwon, who came on as a substitute, to play, and when Olajuwon bumped into Chris Childs, the huge power made this blue-collar worker who has always been known for his strength unbearable. What's more, Olajuwon is not a single power player. His under-the-basket skills are also very good, and he can easily shake Chris Childs and score offensively.

Seeing that the Knicks also changed their main point of attack, the Raptors coach rushed to the sidelines and shouted to Jerome James and Chris Childs to implement a trap tactic against Olajuwon and prevent him from getting the basketball easily.

Jeff Van Gundy saw that Olajuwon fell into the encirclement of the other party, and also took the opportunity to make adjustments. Shanton Anderson and Arenas replaced Alan Houston and Chauncy Billups, who were already a little out of shape, and pushed Lamar into the playmaking forward position.

Lamar looked at Jeff Van Gundy hesitantly, saw the coach nod at him, and then launched another wave of attacks.

"Guys, don't let up, there's still a long way to go!" Lamar didn't forget Jeff Van Gundy's request to crush his opponent in the first quarter.

As soon as Lamar controlled the ball past the halfway line, Childs, who was in charge of defending him, came up to him, keeping his weight as low as possible and his arms outstretched, ready to block Lamar's assault line at any time.

When it comes to defense, although Childs is not a top defensive player, his skills are far superior to others, and he not only has to play the role of rebounding guardian in the Raptors, but also is responsible for the protection of the interior.

But this time Lamar disappointed him, and he didn't choose to break through at all, but suddenly jumped and hit a three-pointer more than a meter away from the three-point line.

Since Childs was only wary of Lamar's breakthrough from the start, he kept a certain distance from Lamar's position. He didn't expect Lamar to choose to shoot, but Lamar suddenly came like this. This made him a little scrambling, although he stretched out his arm as much as possible to block, but Lamar's shot was too high, and he could only defend in vain.

"Huh!"

The ball was scored, and the score gap between the two sides was widened to 9 points, you must know that this is only the first quarter, it can be said that if this game continues, the Raptors' defeat is only a matter of time.

The Raptors coach scolded every player on the sidelines, and since he joined the Raptors, the requirements for every player have reached the point of being harsh.

But the result was beyond his expectations, and the more he scolded, the worse the performance of the Raptors players. Coupled with their own lack of strength, the score gap was widened, and by the end of the second quarter, the Knicks had established their lead of nearly 30 points.

This situation makes Carter also unable to start, and his singles are also frequently played under the defense of Sean Battier. The other Raptors players are inevitably a little depressed, and they also look a little listless on the court.

"Great job, boys!" Jeff Van Gundy praised every player who played during the break in the Knicks' locker room. "If you continue to play at this pace, the Raptors will not be able to turn over at all. Their core leaders have already lost their cool under the defense of Sean and Bobby! In the first game of the new season, they just signed a huge contract and suffered a big defeat, and people like Vince must not be able to stand it, so the more anxious they are, the better our chances! So in the second half, we still have to play steadily and not fight with them for speed, which is exactly what they expect. ”

Then Jeff Van Gundy made another adjustment, the main players have been playing for too long, they need the rest most at the moment, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of such a big lead.

After the adjustments, the Knicks' on-court players became:

Center: Antonio Davis

Power forward: Bobby Simmons

Small forward: Shanton Anderson

Shooting guard: Arenas

Point guard: Johnson

Jeff Van Gundy's idea is very simple, that is, he hopes to use three young players with full physical strength to impact the opponent's position, and at the same time add two veterans, even if the team is temporarily chaotic, it can also play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army.

Just as Jeff Van Gundy expected, at the beginning of the second half, the Raptors launched a barrage of attacks on the Knicks' position like crazy. It looked like at half-time, all of these players were scolded.

But because they were too anxious, their hit rate was not very high. On the other hand, on the Knicks' side, because of Jeff Van Gundy's instructions, the players on the court are not in a hurry at all, and each ball has to be passed repeatedly, and they only shoot when they know that there is an opportunity.

This made the Raptors' players even more impatient, but the Knicks just made up their minds not to play fast break with you, and they had nothing to do but be in a hurry. (To be continued.) )