It was really guessed by Hojberg, and Casey used the timeout to mainly talk about the arrangement for Li Ming.

One thing I have to say is that the one who knows the old fox best has to be the old fox.

As a result, after the timeout, the confident Casey looked at the Bulls' players on the court with a stunned face, and then smacked his mouth a few times, quite unpleasant.

It's like a punch to cotton.

Turning his head to look at Hoiberg, the corners of Casey's mouth twitched, this guy is too yin.

But if you really want to say that there is any big impact, it doesn't exist, at most it can't target Li Ming, but the problem is that when this guy plays, the situation that the Bulls were still one point ahead was instantly reversed, and it was only three minutes before the opponent beat him 9-0.

Dehoiberg's face suddenly fell.

He didn't expect to lose Li Ming, and these things were like they couldn't play, and they were rampage on the court one by one, causing a lot of mistakes.

DeRozan and Lowry are the league's top defenders, seized the opportunity, and played a counterattack with ease.

Casey's originally depressed face instantly improved.

The two of them were like red and white faces, and the expressions on their faces changed at once.

"Hey! Guys! We can't play like that, we have to take out the form of training, remember that it was just an accident, and then show our own state! ”

But Hojberg can't point to his teammates and scold, after all, except for Robinson and Mirotic, the rest are young men in their early twenties, and they have only played in the NBA for one or two years, so they naturally need time to grow.

And when they were in the NCAA, they were all proud of the sky, and the coach would not easily reprimand, and if you suddenly open your mouth and scold now, it will only cause their psychological burden to increase.

Therefore, young people should still be more encouraging.

"It's all up to you for the second quarter!" Then put all the pressure on Li Ming, looking at Hoiberg's eyes full of ardent hope, Li Ming was also speechless for a while, so easily he was regarded as the savior of the whole team? It's too easy, isn't it? Shouldn't being the protagonist be recognized after going through hardships and being recognized at the end?

Why is this script a little different!

If Hoiberg heard Li Ming's heart, he would only shake his head slightly, and then look at Li Ming with a solemn face: Young man, there is no way, we can only be taller among the short people, and other people can't count on it, can't we only count on you?!

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At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Ming returned to the court, and the Raptors sent a bench, because in the last three minutes of the first quarter, in order to open the score, DeRozan and Lowry did not rest.

So as soon as the second quarter came up, Casey didn't rush to get these two people on the court.

Now on the court, he put Powell in the point guard position, the latter is the 2015 second-round overall No. 46 pick, before the draft was not favored, but after entering the league, he played quite well, his rookie season was once elected Eastern Rookie of the Month, is a strong defensive and weak offensive player, the template is Tony Allen, can defend opponents one size older than himself, can also keep up with the pace of point guard, has always been a weapon used by Casey to defend the opponent's strong point.

This time, as soon as the second quarter came up, he was placed opposite Li Ming, which was enough to prove Casey's jealousy of Li Ming.

Li Ming watched Powell dribble twice, and the latter spread his hands, it is hard to imagine that a defender who is only 1.93 meters tall can reach 2.11 meters in arm span, like a barricade with poles on both sides of the left and right.

Li Ming was not reckless, this kind of guy is good at stealing, he can't take risks, called Kanin, who was also on the court in the second quarter, to block and dismantle, Li Ming bypassed Powell, but the latter's reaction and pace were not slow, squeezed away Kanin, and then stuck in front of Li Ming, his huge hands were raised like that, constantly pressing Li Ming with his chest, so that he could dribble well.

Li Ming leaned on him, but he couldn't open it, this guy's game was more stable than expected, so he simply turned around and threw the ball to Kanin, who had just blocked him.

This is a big guy with a mid-range shot, the Raptors' interior line is Younas, tall and round, a power center, generally such a center is relatively slow, and he is no exception.

Before he could get to Kanin, he had already made a jumper, and the ball flew into the basket with precision.

Li Ming got another assist.

Slowly retreating, for a moment, Li Ming felt that the feeling of assisting others to score was really refreshing.

The Raptors' outside garbage brothers are no longer there, and all the offense naturally begins to play around the inside, in fact, it is not around the inside, and the most important thing is that with Ibaka and Valanci Younas, the Raptors' offensive rebounds are very secure, and the outside can shoot without scruples.

With a "bang", the ball bounced out of the frame, Ibaka jumped high, grabbed the ball, and with a feint, shook Mirotic and put the ball in easily.

Compared with when he was in the Thunder, the current Ibaka is no longer the rough man who can only dunk and occasionally make small shots, and his work is much more delicate.

Li Ming looked at the speed of the Raptors' defense, took advantage of the fact that Ibaka and Younas were both grabbing rebounds on the inside, allowing Mirotic to serve quickly and then a dragon drove straight in, caught the opponent off guard, scored a layup, and also caused a foul on Powell, who was chasing after the defense.

"Wow~~~"

The audience at the scene erupted in excited cheers because of this fast attack, and the sound of Ming Ming did not stop, and after these cheers, Li Ming's free throw was firmly in the frame.

Two plus one dozen.

In these few rounds, after Li Ming came on the court, the team finally began to score normally, and Hojberg was also relieved that no one scored at the end of the first quarter, which was too much of a blow to people's self-confidence, and now they can attack steadily for a while, even if they can't chase points quickly, that's a good thing, at least it can be said that the team is slowly regaining self-confidence.

Confidence is undoubtedly the most critical thing for playing the game, why sometimes suddenly the whole team is like playing doping in a certain quarter, how to play, the most critical reason is that the players are high, confident, and dare to shoot.

This is the most important thing.

And now the Bulls are slowly recovering in this direction, everyone is regaining their self-confidence under Li Ming's combing, and they are no longer so unconfident when they have vacant seats, and they can shoot without hesitation.

It is also thanks to Raptors coach Casey, who saw that the score on the court was not imminent, so he simply let the garbage brothers rest more off the court, and he was almost halfway through the second quarter and did not play.

In fact, Casey's thoughts are also normal, the score is not imminent, and the overall strength of the Bulls is not strong, so there is no need to use the main force from the beginning.

82 regular season games, from October to the end of March, almost five months.

The days are still long!

How to avoid injuries to his own people is what the manager should be thinking about at the moment.

For head coaches who aspire to win championships, the regular season has always allowed the main team to rest for a while, such as the Warriors, who often clock out of work in the third quarter, and the players themselves don't know if they are injured Spurs today.

And the Raptors are also very ambitious this year, although the outside world is not optimistic about them, it does not mean that they are really that unbearable.

In fact, this year's Raptors team is very balanced in terms of staffing, the core of the playing year, Lowry and DeRozan, the 11-year-old show Valancie Younas, and the long-established Ibaka, coupled with the outside iron gate Powell, and at the same time there are veterans like CJ Myers on the bench, no matter from which angle you discuss the current Raptors, there are no obvious flaws.

So there's definitely pressure on Casey this year, and if he doesn't get a result, he's likely to be out of class.

Once people have pressure, they naturally think more, for example, now, although it is the opening game, the opponent is too weak, and there is no need to let the garbage brothers fight for too long.

It is the right choice for them to refresh their spirits and welcome the next 76ers, Spurs and Warriors.

That's what Casey thinks, and that's what she does.

But when he did this, he gave Li Ming and the Bulls a chance.

One thing that must be said is that Li Ming's sudden passing ability is very surprising to the audience, and it also makes his own teammates uncomfortable, and they don't know how Li Ming passed the ball in front of them, so some balls didn't react for a while, which can be said to be a waste of a lot of scoring opportunities.

Fortunately, everyone is an NBA-level player, and the concentration has improved, and the rest of the things are much easier, for example, compared to five minutes ago, everyone is obviously much more familiar with Li Ming's passing.

As soon as the cooperation is smooth, then some situations will happen naturally!

"An assist from Li Ming, Kanin slammed the dunk!"

"It's Li Ming's assist again, Holiday defends five people outside the three-point line, and shoots in three-pointers!"

"This time it was Li Ming's own shot, and he scored three points!"

"The Bulls suddenly made a force and beat the Raptors 12-0, and the head coach of the Raptors called a timeout!"

The situation has changed in an instant, Casey has not reacted, the Raptors have changed from leading to backward, this is already the third timeout he actively shouted in this game, generally speaking, those who take the initiative to call a timeout are passive, the weak team, but now, before the game, the Raptors, who were known as the third seed player in the East, were once overtaken by the score.

All the reasons are just because Li Ming turned out to be a master passer.

One thing I have to admit is that Casey was not prepared enough, and all the targeted measures he assigned to Li Ming before the game were about how to limit his offense.

Now the sudden change made him even if he called a timeout, but he still didn't know what to say, and there was no way, and in the end he replaced the garbage brother on the field.

Even if they can't stop the bleeding, the abilities of these two people can definitely make each other bleed.

On the other side of the court, on the Bulls' bench, Hojberg put Holiday in the No. 3 spot and replaced Dunn with Mirotic to play the No. 2 spot.

Such a change of formation naturally still wants Li Ming to command the attack, replace Dunn with better coordination, and win a higher Mirotic, obviously to play the success rate.

In other words, the current Hojberg believes that Li Ming's pass can definitely pass the vacant space.

"Guys, we're only five points ahead right now, and if we can extend our advantage to more than eight points into the second half, then we have a good chance of winning this game!" The Raptors are not the Warriors, they don't have a three-point rain like a convulsion, as long as they keep pressing, they are guaranteed a six- to seven-point lead, and they are not afraid that they can suddenly overtake.

There are still three minutes to go until the end of the second quarter, and this time everyone feels different, as if they are full of confidence from the inside out.

But subconsciously, everyone glanced at Li Ming, and it was obvious that it was precisely because of Li Ming's existence that they had this kind of self-confidence, and it had only been a quarter and a half, and now everyone's backbone had become Li Ming.

Of course, not only these players, but also the audience who supported them outside the court also shouted Li Ming's name very warmly, and the big screen showed that Li Ming's data has reached 10 points and 7 assists, not surprisingly, this is definitely a double-double data.

In the first game, he was able to score and assist double-doubles, and in the face of a strong team like the Raptors, Li Ming's performance will definitely stunned everyone.

Barkley took a rare serious time, looked at Li Ming on the field and said: "This team may have found their core, Li Ming definitely has this strength, those experts who say that Li Ming has no passing ability are afraid that their faces will be swollen this time!" ”

"I just said, give me a Li Ming, the Lakers in 04 will also be the champion!" O'Neill repeated what he had just said.

"Are you saying Kobe Bryant won't pass you the ball?!"

"Oh, dude, please skip this meme!"

The whistle blew and the game restarted, and Lowry of the Raptors had just dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and DeRozan on the side directly requested, calmly broke through into the Bulls' interior line, and scored the ball with a pick-and-roll.

DeRozan is a shooting guard who eats off his mid-range shot, and his God-given physicality allows him to flicker around with impunity, ignoring any defense.

"Bag Clip!" Hojberg pointed at Holiday and Dunn, and motioned for them to wrap DeRozan, because this guy is actually a high-end version of Li Ming, and before the latter had no passing ability, except for the three-point ability, everything else looked like DeRozan.

Since the bag can deal with Li Ming, it can naturally also deal with DeRozan.

But DeRozan is a veteran of this league in the end, and his running ability is much stronger than Li Minglai, an acceleration, relying on the cover of his teammates, directly got rid of Dunn and Holiday Willyday, jumped up from the free throw line, and scored two more points.

"Damn it!" Hojberg saw that his arrangement did not play any role in the slightest, clenched his fists, and began to think of other countermeasures in his mind.

DeRozan scored two goals in a row, but his mood did not fluctuate at all, and he walked back to the Raptors' three-point line with a blank face.