Chapter 537: Choking the "Neck of Fate"
It's game on!
In the jump ball session, Yi Jianlian defeated Valanciunas to get the ball for the Lakers on the first offense.
Xu Xuan led the half.
The Raptors' side of the defense is the small steel cannon "Lowry".
Lowry is a more traditional point guard, good at defense and organization, at critical moments, can also hold the ball to burst in, causing damage, plus the development of the outside three-point shot in the past two years has become more and more proficient, in the East, there are already many people who say that Lowry Xu Xuan is the "No. 1 point guard in the East" after Xu Xuan's departure.
As for Owen...... Uncle Drew also has a lot of supporters, but Lori also has a lot of supporters, these two people were pressed when Xu Xuan was there before, but as soon as Xu Xuan left, the controversy came......
Lowry is very good at physical confrontation, although his height is only 185, which is 10 centimeters worse than Xu Xuan, he still took the initiative to apply to keep an eye on Xu Xuan.
Outside the three-point line.
Xu Xuan constantly changed the rhythm of the dribble, and the large change of direction and the breakthrough feint made Luo Rui Huang's heart tremble.
Lowry had studied Xu Xuan before, and Xu Xuan's attack was completely out of common sense.
Dribble with your right hand at the top of the arc, get close to Lowry and keep slowing down.
Xu Xuan looked at the baby face in front of him, first stretched out his left foot to tilt the whole to the left, and at the same time, inandout dribbled and then stepped out of his right foot, creating the illusion of breaking through to the right and deceiving Lowry's center of gravity.
At the moment when Lowry's center of gravity shifted, Xu Xuan completed the rhythm adjustment and passed it directly in one step.
Lowry looked at Xu Xuan's back, which was still accelerating, and looked a little helpless.
"Wow!" The audience obviously didn't react, and they came up and used such a sassy dribbling posture to pass the opposing player?
Xu Xuan is very floating today!
However, Lowry did not give up, if it was put on Owen or Stephen, they would have given up, but Lowry did not give up, and still followed behind Xu Xuan, looking for opportunities to attack inside and outside.
Xu Xuan burst in to the free throw line, faced Siakam, who pounced viciously, changed direction in front of his body, broke through to the left, successfully dodged, and struck from the left side at an angle of 45 degrees to the three-second zone, took three steps directly, and raised the basketball with his right hand.
"Fuck off, little man!"
Valanciunas roared, raising his hands in the air and jumping at the same time.
Xu Xuan showed a super ability to stay in the air, changing hands in the air, and changing the right hand of the ball to the left hand? A super lever dodges Valanciunas' interference directly.
Valanciunas had landed at this time and could no longer interfere with Xu Xuan's layup? Valanciunas looked at Xu Xuan like a monster and made a light layup.
"Huh".
The basketball grabs the rebound into the net.
2 to 0.
The audience looked at Xu Xuan with a shocked expression? Then one by one they looked at the replay in disbelief.
"God !!"
Live broadcast, after netizens watched the gif? I couldn't help but play a wave of "slot!! ”
"? It's too sassy. ”
"After connecting three people, there will be a super big lever?"
"Cracked, cracked? Brothers, I've been torn apart by the show this time......"
"This trick is a bit handsome? Brothers, shall I go first? When I practice, don't take my sister to play, don't be hooked by the master......"
......
The Raptors attack.
Lowry's brought over, and the front court was given to DeRozan? Signature mid-range jumper –
Bang, the rhythm is good, but unfortunately it misses.
The rebounding ball was protected by Yi Jianlian...... "Beep! ”...... Valanciunas fouls on scramble for a rebound.
Lakers ball possession.
Xu Xuan held the ball over the half court or a small steel cannon to defend.
Lori gritting her teeth? is a cut shorter than Xu Xuan, which undoubtedly increases his defensive difficulty.
Kick the ground! Stop! Adjust!
As soon as Xu Xuan moved, Lori immediately followed.
He's not slow? And because of his height being shorter than Xu Xuan, his center of gravity is also lower than Xu Xuan's, which is more convenient for him to move and accelerate.
Xu Xuan slapped the ball with his left hand to his right hand, a quick change of hands, with his right foot as the center of the circle? Left foot and wait for a push? The body completed the counterclockwise turn, instantly shook off Lowry, rushed diagonally forward to his right side, and continued to sprint with the ball.
"Wiped it! It's been passed again! ”
Lowry's face instantly darkened.
But fortunately, near the free throw line, Siakam and DeRozan came to help defend and stopped Xu Xuan, who was rushing in.
Hang the pass!
I didn't have a chance, Xu Xuan decisively hoisted the ball to the basket Yi Jianlian-
Yi Jian connected to the back and steadied his hand, and shook Valanciunas away with a feint-
Valanciunas is the kind of center that moves faster but is not strong enough on the defensive end, and after the ball is shaken away, he immediately adjusts and turns back to continue to defend -
"Smack!"
There is interference under the basket.
The goal didn't go in.
Xu Xuan was just about to go over to grab an offensive rebound, when he saw Lowry behind him already following the trend and picking up the rebound on top of Valanciunas's head.
Well, it's a wolf killer.
Valanciunas also subconsciously dodged......
The Raptors fight back!
The Lakers' defensive position fell quickly, and there was no chance of a fast break, and Lowry waved his hand - positional battle.
In the frontcourt, Xu Xuan didn't shake, but Lowry just squeezed in like a loach from his side - the ball went to DeRozan, and then a mid-range jumper -
The Raptors' tactics are not that complicated, most of them are initiated by Lowry, who will play by himself when he has the opportunity, and play DeRozan when he has no chance.
"Bang dang!"
After the opening, DeRozan smashed two irons in anger!
It's a little embarrassing.
The rebound was won by Xu Xuan.
The front court advanced through the half.
Xu Xuan continued to perform.
This time, Xu Xuan drove Lowry all the way to the basket.
Because it's close to the basket, this time it's the Raptors' three-man defense.
Lowry, DeRozan, and Powell seized the opportunity to wrap them up at the same time, but they were easily broken by a butterfly by Xu Xuan.
4 to 0!
The Raptors fought back, and Lowry was going to play on his own this time.
Siakam lifted the pick-and-roll, and after the pick-and-roll, Lowry took a jump and killed Randle directly from the side of the switched defense.
Yi Jian even guarded the basket, and Lowry hit the board lightly on the run!
4-2, the Raptors scored.
Xu Xuan glanced at Lowry more, this ball is very beautiful, especially the board that is on the move, it is very spiritual.
Lowry is also a veteran, this year has been selected by the Grizzlies with the 24th pick in the first round in 2006, joined Mosaic in the middle of the 08-09 season, moved to the Raptors in the 12-13 season and has played in the league for 10 seasons.
Lowry's performance in scoring and shooting percentage is not excellent, but as a playmaking guard, he is very good and consistent in assists, which directly shows that Lowry has top playmaking talent, which is the most direct and crucial way for him to contribute to the team. Lowry averaged 3.2 assists in 17.5 minutes per game in his rookie season. In recent seasons, Lowry has averaged around seven assists per game in the regular season.
His main offensive methods have been the outside threes and the impact on the basket.
In terms of offense under the basket, Lowry has shot 119 of 214 shots from the inside 8 feet this season, a 55.6 percent shooting percentage.
The height of 1.85 meters is a little short for Lowry as a guard, but the weight of 88 kilograms gives him a strong body, so he has a certain physical confrontation, and he can push the opponent to the basket for layups, which is the first reason why Lowry's offensive ability under the basket is excellent. Because of his small size, on the contrary, Lowry also has a fast sprint speed, and also has a fast pace to change the rhythm of the basket, and being good at attacking the basket by grasping the rhythm is the second reason for his excellent offensive ability under the basket. In addition, Lowry, who has been in the league for 10 seasons, also has a wealth of offensive tools under the basket, such as playing boards, hooking hands, and making fouls, which are all common scoring methods for him, which is the third reason why his offensive ability under the basket is excellent.
As Lowry and Paul, who are similar in age and both playmakers, many fans compare these two. There is no doubt that Lowry is a little inferior to Paul in terms of organization, and the biggest difference is that Paul has excellent mid-to-long-range shooting ability, while Lowry does not.
Looking at the shooting heatmaps of the two, the middle 8-16 feet is the area where Lowry has made the most mid-range shots, and he has only hit 24 of his 119 shots in this area this season, a low 20.2 percent shooting percentage. Not only that, but other areas within 8-24 feet have a low hit rate. From the perspective of shot distribution, Lowry has a lot of shots in the 8-16 foot area on the middle side, and there are very few shots in other areas within 8-24 feet, all of which are less than 30 times.
And I can't ...... The old mid-pitch master, not only that, but my gun's three-point shooting is also a little sharper than Lowry's, and in the final analysis, Lowry is a bit like a low-profile version of my gun.
The victory lies in the physical talent that is more explosive, and the impact is very explosive.
Lakers offense.
Xu Xuan led the half.
Advancing at high speed, Lowry followed closely step by step, DeRozan stepped on the three-point line and waited for Xu Xuan's breakthrough, ready to wait for Xu Xuan to advance a little more.
But this time, Xu Xuan used a simple change of hands to carry over Lowry, and broke through two steps from Lowry's right side.
Following the rhythm, I didn't look at much of us, and directly at the top of the arc 3 minutes outside the distance of 1 and a half steps, domineering up.
Empty push shot.
The arc was perfect.
"Huh!"
7 to 2!
After a while, Xu Xuan scored 7 points in a row, directly leading the Raptors by as many as 5 points, and now this game has just begun.
After Lowry came back, he still found DeRozan, although he couldn't make two shots, DeRozan was still the core scoring point on the Raptors' side.
"Huh!"
This time there is.
After smashing two irons in the opening game, on the third head, DeRozan hit a mid-range jumper from the free-throw line.
7 to 4.
Lakers offense.
After Xu Xuan took the half court, he distributed the ball to the basket and Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jian even singled Valanciunas, missed the board, and the rebound was protected by Lowry.
The Raptors countered and caused the Lakers to draw a foul.
Lowry walked to the free-throw line and unexpectedly missed both free-throw ......
The scene was a little awkward...... As a point guard, he missed two free throws and one missed the ......
The rebound was grabbed by Yi Jianlian, and a long pass was directly given to Xu Xuan.
Xu Xuan took it with a backhand, and he could see that the opponent's defensive line was very fierce, and the opponent's toughness stepped forward to create a turbulent wave, like a wall, aggressively creating a strong sense of oppression.
But the Raptors' tactics and performance on the defensive front were all expected by Xu Xuan, and the muscles that kept them tight reacted in advance:
One step, two steps, three steps –
Three-step layup –
The ball is very stable and strong.
Xu Xuan ran over Lori all the way in.
"Hey, Kyle, what, you don't seem to be happy with me?" When Xu Xuan retreated, he smiled and teased Lori's mentality.
"I'll beat you up in the low position later!"
Speaking of the low post, DeRozan taught young Russell a lesson in the low post.
"Beep!"
At the same time as the ball is scored, the whistle blows at the same time.
Russell got up from the ground in confusion and complained to the referee that he had not committed a foul just now, but the referee ignored it.
This ball can be judged or not, but this is the home court of the Raptors, and the home court advantage is still there, which is also part of the game.
Two free throws, DeRozan was much more stable than Lowry, and both free throws were made.
9 to 6.
Lakers ball possession.
In the frontcourt, Russell received a three-point return after receiving Xu Xuan's second pass.
"Beautiful! Strike! ”
The shot was very accurate, Xu Xuan went over and patted his ass and gave him a thumbs up. Russell entered the league a year earlier than Ingram, and judging from his current performance, Russell is also better than Ingram.
But from Xu Xuan's point of view, Ingram's talent is stronger than Russell's, no matter how fast Russell grows, he is an All-Star, and Ingram has a chance to become the second KD.
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 28-22, and the Lakers led by as many as six points on the road.
In the second quarter, Lowry led the team alone and hit three 3-pointers in a row, but Yang Shaoxia and Lu Wei, who came off the bench on the Lakers' side, were very hot.
In the third quarter, DeRozan, who had a dull first half, began to shine, and seemed to have come from a slowdown, leading the Raptors to start chasing points.
Scored 10 points in a row with three mid-range jumpers and two breakaways for the Raptors!
But after Xu Xuan was urgently replaced by Frank, he attacked DeRozan again.
DeRozan can't let him fight easily, just like now, knowing that he is going to rise and explode, Xu Xuan instantly grabbed his "neck of fate"...... DeRozan is so afraid of confrontation!
He obviously has super physical talent and scoring skills, but he misses opportunities again and again because of personality problems, and finally becomes a person who does not look like him at all.
Not much, he can learn one-third of his teammate Lowry's momentum, and the Raptors will not be called "cute dragons".
It's true that Lowry is the team's locker room leader, but he's not the Raptors' boss, he's just a second-in-command...... For example, the big boss "can't be hard", no matter how hard the second boss is, does it have anything to do with the sister-in-law's "happiness?"
......
The final result of this game was 113-101, and the Raptors ended up losing by a whopping 12 points!
This score is a bit incredible, after all, in everyone's mind, even if the Raptors lose, it is impossible to lose so many points, this is simply a one-sided slaughter!