The Raptors' schedule in December is not difficult, there are only fifteen or fourteen games, which is not difficult but it seems extremely difficult, and there are four back-to-backs!

No. 3 and No. 4 have played two days in a row, going to Atlanta away, then going to New Jersey, with a day of rest in between, No. 6 rushing to Washington to challenge the Wizards, and having to fly to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers led by Kobe.

The Atlanta Hawks have a long enough history and a lot of big stars. This summer, they sent Christian Dior and two future draft picks in exchange for Joe Johnson, who is a tall shooting guard with a playmaker-like ball-handling skills and a knack for shooting. Despite Johnson's average athleticism, lack of explosiveness, and lack of speed, he is good at combining possession with his height advantage, and he is surprisingly effective at playing against shorter opponents in the low post, preferring to pull straight out in the high post when he is playing alone. Johnson rarely makes free throws because he rarely breaks to make damage, but another statistic makes up for in offensive efficiency: three-pointers, and Johnson shoots a lot of three-pointers every year.

This is a guy with star power, who shined in the Suns, currently averaging 21.1 points, 6.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, and he is now more of a point guard on the court, adjusting and distributing the ball is up to him, and he is also the offensive initiator. It is the new "Eagle King" of the Eagles. In addition to Johnson, there is also Al Harrington, a leading scorer, who is 206 cm tall, physically strong, can be inside and outside, is relatively good at fast break counterattack and mid-range, and has a good way of bullying short men in the low post, and can also eat raw for slow power forwards, but the three-point shot is his weakness.

In addition, the Hawks don't seem to have any strong points, but there are a lot of potential new stars, such as Josh Smith, Zaza Pachuria, Josh Childis, Marvin Williams, all of whom are high-pick first-round talents, so this is a young and passionate team.

Originally, the Raptors should have an obvious advantage in dealing with such an Eastern Conference belly, but Jamal and Barnes have been banned by the league for fighting and brawling in the game against the Celtics, the former is banned for eight games, the latter is banned for five games, and the Celtics' Perkins is also banned for seven games, and Tony is banned for five games. In other words, the offensive pressure is all on Kyle and Bosh.

The game was held at 7 o'clock in the evening, and the Raptors' starting point guard was irreplaceable, that is, Kyle, scoring guard Jalen, small forward Peterson, and power forward Reggie Evans. The Hawks started point guard Tyronn Lue, shooting guard Johnson, small forward Harrington, power forward Josh Smith, and center Zaza Pachuris.

In the first quarter, Kyle took the lead in attacking against Tyronn Lue, who repeatedly used speed and strength to force breakthroughs, or shoot or burst, which made Tyronn very helpless, and the defense was always half a beat slow, and his movements were a little helpless. Bosh swept the formation on one side, covering the pit kill, Peterson pulled the bow and shot arrows, Evans protected the rebound, and Jalen, one of the "Five Tiger Generals", was bullied by Johnson offside.

Until the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led 33:27, Kyle's tear-up offense hurt the Hawks a lot, they didn't have much to do, Bosh played smoothly against the scum who entered the league in the same year, and the two worked together to score 20 points, which was very tough.

At the start of the second quarter, the situation changed dramatically, and the mismatch duo of Harrington and Josh Smith began to exert their power, taking advantage of the misalignment of the rotation and the delay of coverage, they went on a 10-2 wave to turn the tide of the game in an instant. In this situation, Kyle stepped up, sent three assists in a row, broke through to make fouls, and hit two free throws to help the Raptors stabilize the situation. Then the two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and the score rose alternately.

At halftime, the Raptors led the Hawks by three points, 51-48, and everything looked evenly matched. But at the beginning of the third quarter of the game, everything went wrong, the Raptors replaced Joey, and the small lineup began to fight against the mini small lineup, and finally the Raptors were even better, scoring eight three-pointers in a single quarter, and Joey actually scored two, and the whole team scored 41 points, and the Hawks were taken down in one fell swoop, winning by 12 points in a single quarter.

In the fourth quarter of the bench time, the Raptors' old guys and young finally broke out, especially Smith, who hit two three-pointers and a mid-range shot, and played a small attack wave of 15:5 in the first four minutes, widening the difference to 20 points, and the subsequent game did not have any waves, the score has been in a tug-of-war, and Kyle did not play, in fact, he wanted to go on the court to brush up the data, but he was not very embarrassed, and the trick of slaughtering and putting bombs was still not played. At this point, Marvin Williams finally seized the opportunity to show his face, and five minutes before the end, he could act recklessly, but as a result, he was shaky or shy, and handed over a report card of 4 shots and 0 shots, losing his little face.

Whistle blows! At the end of the game, the Raptors defeated the Hawks 108-90 away to add another victory. Kyle had 17 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in the third quarter, and he had already completed the scheduled task. The equally furious Bosh also used three quarters to score 25 points and 7 rebounds, Peterson 12 points, Jalen 8 points, and Evans played 20 minutes and 2 points and 9 rebounds.

Off the bench, Joey stepped up and scored 15 points, Smith scored 13 points, and in the absence of Jamal and Barnes, the two stood up to speak for the Raptors' bench, and they were still great. And Jose Calderón's 4 points and 5 assists can also be praised, and the others are not outstanding!

The Hawks' Johnson scored 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith 18 points and 6 rebounds, the physically gifted jumper shined tonight, Harrington 17 points and 5 rebounds are also qualified, Zaza 10 points and 6 rebounds, Tyronn 4 points and 3 assists, Marvin Williams 4 points and 3 rebounds, but another Josh on the bench performed well, scoring 12 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 5 of 7, very eye-catching.

The Hawks and the Raptors are actually the same type of team, young and passionate. But at the same time, it also means that at some point in the game, it will be like a wild horse breaking free from the reins, unable to pull it in, not stable enough, often handling the ball too sloppily, playing too many alone, and unconsciously falling into emotion, which is the problem of the Eagles.

The reason why the Raptors don't have the crux of this is that the main thing is that there is Kyle Town, he can send and receive freely, and reasonably distribute the ball to the most suitable teammates, if you don't give the ball, you can't grab it, and the prestige and deterrence are interpreted in the Raptors. And Kyle is calm, he doesn't know how to get into his head, and there is no one who can provoke him.

For example, the Eagles Johnson holds the ball, who should it be given to? Of course, whoever is in a good position has an advantage to whom, but this is not the case. Once the game is scorched, Josh Smith asks for the ball and you don't give it? This big guy will squirt you in the face on the spot. Harrington wants the ball you don't give? It is estimated that fragmented thoughts are indispensable. Not to mention Taryn. So the question arises, why is this happening! The reason is that Johnson's position as the boss is not stable, and others also want to fight, but they are not convinced, where is the respect?

Hawks coach Mike Woodson is also helpless, he was appointed last year, he is a pure NBA rookie coach, and his heels are not fully established! How much more is it like an arm? So he can only accommodate those masters, as long as he doesn't deviate too much from the trajectory, he can endure as much as he can. So that's what makes this situation, and in fact, every rebuilding team has such painful periods that can't be avoided.

The Raptors didn't have such a thing happening now, and before the game started, it was Bosh who had the right to speak, and at that time it was not much different from the Hawks, Jalen would jump around, and Peterson would occasionally not reach for the ball. When Kyle came to power, the team gradually got on the right track, winning one victory after another, and Kyle established authority during this time. They didn't dare to have too many objections, and the most important thing was that Bosh didn't speak, how could the two of them have the face to jump out and stir up trouble. So it stands to reason that Kyle is slowly taking control of the power, and now no one is going to jump out and look for death except Bosh. Of course! Sam is also strong enough to be in control, which is another aspect.

In addition to the problem of ball distribution, the Eagles are very bad defensively, conceding serious points, having a bad attitude, having problems with mentality, and there will always be a lack of concentration. You can imagine a team that is even more loose defensively than the Raptors, how can you win? Their offensive flaws are also very clear, and the three-point shot is another dead end for them, except for Johnson and Tyronn who are more reliable, everyone else is blind. And in this game, Tyronn was basically defended by Kyle to the point that he couldn't find North, and the four points he got were all scored in garbage time.

All of this shows that the reason why a fish belly is a fish belly is that in addition to the talent of the players, there are irreparable defects or uncontrollable factors. The talent of the Eagles, right? It is indeed one of the best in the league, but their stubborn problem of point guard is very obvious, the position of small forward also overlaps, the lineup is very unreasonable, and for the above reasons, there is simply no way to help.

The game between the Raptors and the Hawks is a normal regular season game, but it is still very eye-catching. I don't know how many pairs of eyes look at Kyle, expecting him to make a fool of himself, and the prototype will be revealed. I also hope that the Raptors will lose, and without Jamal and Barnes, we can indeed stretch our necks and look forward to it. It's a pity that they were disappointed, the technical statistics of 17+10+4+2 in the third quarter are absolutely very outstanding, and the performance of the top players. Kyle told everyone with practical actions that he is not watery, that he has no problem with Sam, that all the negative news is made up, as evidenced by the fact that he played the opponent in the third quarter and led the team to an easy victory. (To be continued.) )