Chapter 445: Vince, Set the Arena on Fire! (4/4! )
Butler kept shaking his head as he came off the court, looking frustrated.
Two fouls were forced off in the opening minute, or in the first start, it was impossible for anyone to be calm.
Tang Tian took the initiative to call Butler to his side at this time.
"Don't worry, your teammates are very good and experienced, it's not that you didn't score or didn't defend, this round is gone, take it easy." He offered to comfort Butler.
It's normal for a rookie to play a starter and be anxious to prove himself, let alone a strong rookie like Butler.
But overdoing everything and being too positive can sometimes backfire.
Butler keeps nodding his head, he is not a tenacious player, on the contrary, he knows how to learn, which is why he is mediocre in his physical fitness but can always improve.
DeRozan hit both free throws, and the Raptors took the lead.
Paul dribbled the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.
The Raptors made a basket, and Yao Ming threw his hand directly to the outside Bartyr, who got an open three-point opportunity.
The Cavaliers are all three-pointers on the court, and the space is very open, and if the Raptors are trapped, they can't change the defense for a while.
Battier didn't miss out on such an opportunity.
"Huh!"
Three points fall into the bag steadily.
The Cavaliers immediately hit a response shot.
Calderon then held the ball to the front court and handed over to Bagnani for a low single.
Butler is 2.01 meters tall, Carter is only 1.98 meters, and the average height of the Cavaliers' on-court lineup is even shorter.
Having the 2.13-meter-tall Bagnani play the 2.01-meter-tall Battier is a good choice.
The rest of the Raptors on the court also opened up space.
Bagnani hit with the ball on his back, but he did not move after a few hard shots.
Strength is not the champion's specialty, and Battier's conscious weight gain after leaving the Rockets completely withstood him.
Bagnani couldn't go in, turned and broke through, and was not good at it, so he could only choose to take a step back and shoot a jumper.
"Bang!"
The ball deflects off the basket.
He had Nowitzki's size, but not Nowitzki's skills.
Yao Ming took the defensive rebound, and Paul dribbled and hit it forward.
With the same tactic, the Raptors didn't wrap it up this time, and Yao Ming directly turned around and hit Gray to score with an easy hook.
Although he has aged, he has not gained weight, and he still maintains his excellent competitive form.
The next few rounds also became Yao Ming's performance time.
Turn around and hook hands, Shanghai dance steps, squeeze past layups.
Greben on the opposite side is a third-rate center with a meat shield type, and he was completely beaten by fancy hanging.
By the more than four minutes mark in the first quarter, the Cavaliers had a 12-4 lead over the Raptors by eight points.
The head coach of the Raptors, Jane Triano, saw that it was not a solution, and he could only choose the one with less poison of the two cups of poison, and directly put the Rockets' outside three-point point, and chose to wrap Yao Ming.
Yao Ming's hand work was still the same, and he threw the ball to the bottom corner of Battier as soon as possible.
Battier's second three-point shot.
"Bang!"
This time the shot was missed.
Triano's choice wasn't too bad.
The grasp of the outside of the role player is definitely not as high as Yao Ming's under the basket.
Gray was stuck with Yao Ming at this time, and Bagnani rushed back from the low post to collect defensive rebounds.
At that moment, a figure slammed into the restricted area from the free throw line like lightning and leaped up a meter away from the basket.
There was a stirring of fans at the scene.
After the figure jumped up, he grabbed the rebounding basketball in the air and directly pressed the ball back with one hand.
"Bang!"
A nice snap.
There were sporadic cheers at the scene!
It's Carter!
Although his playing style is no longer as flying as when he was young because of his age, this kind of deduction is still a piece of cake for him!
The Raptors' offense, DeRozan finally took advantage of the opportunity to block and hit the mid-range.
Paul went to the frontcourt, and this time he chose to play with Yao Ming to block and dismantle, and accelerated to the basket after dismantling.
The Raptors directly contracted.
Triano's current tactical thinking is very clear, which is to grasp the two main points of attack of Paul and Yao Ming.
Battier and Green were also targeted.
Paul looked at the four ways in the movement, found that Carter had a good opportunity, and threw the ball directly over.
Carter took a dribble on the ball, and it was a very good three-point opportunity, and he shot it directly.
Gray stuck Yao Ming again under the basket, and Bagnani also reached out in advance this time.
The Raptors occupy the restricted area and are bound to win this rebound.
"Huh!"
There was a crunch.
Carter's three-pointer, in!
5 points in a row!
Carter was also a little excited after the goal, and made a two-handed flying motion as he ran back.
Tang Tian also stood up at this time to applaud Old Carter's performance.
Many of the free-flying perimeter players quickly faded out of the league after losing their athleticism, but Carter has a strong ability to adjust, and his mid-to-long-range shooting ability has improved as he has aged.
DeRozan's breakthrough in front of the court scored again.
The sophomore, who uses Kobe Bryant as a model, has shown his excellent scoring explosiveness in the new season.
The Cavaliers' offense, Paul scored a goal.
Back in the day, Bagnani hit a big three-pointer from the outside.
Both teams have a good hand during this time, and the score difference on the field has been maintained at about 10 points.
The offensive game made the fans cheer, but such a situation was obviously not what Tang Tian wanted to see.
"Keep an eye on your defenders! Do you all want me to take you off early?! Tang Tian shouted from the sidelines.
With this roar, the defensive intensity of the Cavaliers' players on the court obviously increased.
"Smack!"
DeRozan's breakthrough was directly stabbed by Green, who was on guard.
Players from both teams battle it out at the free-throw line.
It was still Paul who was quick with his hands, grabbed the ball that rolled down, and turned around to play a fast attack.
Calderón reacted well and turned to make up for it.
The two fought from the back to the front.
It was at this moment that someone noticed that old Carter was desperately rushing back with his head down.
Paul originally wanted to force a foul or play 2+1, but when he glanced back and saw Carter following up, he changed his mind directly.
He got to the box, threw the ball directly onto the rebound, and then used his body to squeeze Calderón out of the baseline.
"Bang!"
The ball hits the rebound and bounces straight back.
It was a clear pass on the board.
Carter understood, jumped up from inside the free throw line, and grabbed the basketball with both hands directly in the air.
Immediately after, he pulled the ball down to his crotch, and the whole body was elegant, and smashed the ball round and smashed it to the basket!
"Bang!"
An iconic windmill slam dunk!
The audience finally couldn't hold back and let out a burst of cheers.
Although he is no longer a member of the Raptors, his jump height is much shorter than when he was at his peak.
However, such a dunk awakened the memories in the hearts of fans.
UFO!
The entire arena was set on fire.