Chapter 676: The System Is Not Omnipotent! (2/3! )
DeRozan hit one of two free throws, and the Raptors, who were playing at home, finally began to score.
On the Nets' offense, Jokic played a wonderful performance, after shaking off Valanciunas outside the three-point line, he directly scored on the inside to block Scala to score.
That's not all, Lowry's breakthrough didn't score here, and DeLong chased down the three points and scored.
9 to 1!
The Raptors that the Nets played at the beginning of this game have become cute dragons!
Casey quickly called a timeout.
The Nets players cheered with excitement as they left the court.
In the past few games, the opponent grabbed Booker to play, and they started very passively, and now Booker's defense suddenly rose, not only the opponent did not expect it, but even they themselves did not expect that this wave of flow was completely blowout.
After the timeout, the Raptors made substitution adjustments, replacing Scola with Terrence Ross and playing a big four small lineup.
Valanciunas' high post responded, Lowry accelerated to shake off Delon and scored on a layup.
Casey's adjustment wasn't too bad, as the Raptors scored their first field goal.
The Nets' frontcourt offense, Yi Jianlian's opportunity to back Carroll in the low post.
Carroll is a striker swingman who can play three or four, but he is a lot worse than Yi Jianlian in the confrontation, and when he is pushed to the vicinity of the penalty area, DeRozan goes inside to help defend.
The Nets' team offense didn't stand up, and after the outside run, Booker got a good shot.
Yi Jianlian's hand-shaking pass, Booker's near-empty shot after receiving the ball.
There was a stir at the scene, which is Booker's housekeeping skill.
But then everyone was stunned again.
I don't know if it's because I didn't have confidence in the past period, this shot was obviously off, and it was almost a three-not!
The defensive rebound was picked up by Valanciunas, the Raptors fought back, and Lowry returned with a three-pointer.
The Raptors started with some unpreparedness, and after adjustments, they returned the Nets to a 5-0 run.
In terms of overall strength, they are in the same tier as the Nets in the East.
The two teams played more than five minutes, and the score on the court was 13-11, and the Nets maintained a narrow two-point lead.
At this moment, Butler had a wonderful performance on the defensive end, first pressing Rose to force the ball, and then turning around and blocking DeRozan's layup.
Compared to the offense, Butler's change and impact on the defensive end is huge.
The Nets countered with the momentum, and in the fast break, Delon found Booker, who got a second shot of the game, and it was a super big open space.
Booker took aim at the bottom frame before shooting.
"Bang!"
The ball was still on the heavy side, hitting the back edge of the rebound and bouncing off the back edge of the rebound and going straight over the rebound and out of bounds.
He didn't take both chances.
Tang Tian also looked a little helpless, it seems that the performance in the past period has had a greater impact on Booker than he imagined.
DeRozan singled Butler in the front court to make a name for himself by hitting a difficult mid-range.
Looking back, the Nets played a wonderful match in the frontcourt, and Booker pocketed an open opportunity.
However, maybe he didn't shoot the first two times, this time he obviously hesitated, didn't shoot the ball, but wanted to pass, and it went directly to Carroll.
The Raptors broke the ball and then counterattacked, and Rose received the ball and scored a layup.
15-13, the Raptors scored four points in a row to overtake the score.
Tang Tian called a timeout.
"Devin, shoot when you get the chance, you're the shooting guard." Tang Tian reminded Booker that his tone was not too good.
After spending 2 honor points and not seeing the effect, he will definitely not be in a good mood.
Booker nodded, but looking at his somewhat confused expression, he didn't know if he really listened or not.
Taking advantage of this pause, Tang Tian also replaced Booker with Gordon, allowing the latter to calm down off the court.
Gordon hit a three-pointer after the game, and the microwave oven had an obvious effect.
However, the Raptors also played a touch in the previous period, DeRozan and Lowry turned over the fire, and the two teams have been deadlocked on the court.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 28 draws, and both teams played a very good competitive level.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams were dominated by bench lineups, with Scola on the Raptors' side leading four benches, and the Nets' side, Tang Tian also replaced Booker on the court.
Maddy's frontcourt and Pralim's block, after dismantling, sent a beautiful second-to-the-ground pass, but unfortunately the latter's buttery hand did not put it in the basket.
Biyombo received a defensive rebound, and Corey Joseph advanced to the front court to play a pick-and-roll with Scola to return the ball after dismantling, and Scola hit a high jumper.
Livingston pushed forward and let David West play Scola in the low post to catch the Raptors' defensive weaknesses.
West was still strong, playing Scola and quickly arching into the penalty area, James Johnson's assist.
Maddie took the initiative to block one for Booker, West understood, and gave Booker a hand-shaking pass to Booker, who received the ball and got a good shot.
Maddie Sr. is working the court to help Booker.
Booker still hesitated to receive the ball, and when he shot, he was interfered with by Rose's flying pounce.
"Bang!"
His third three-point shot of the game was still none.
Tang Tian's brows furrowed at this time when he was off the field.
He even wondered if he had skewed his judgment of Booker.
Booker didn't open, Pralim continued to butter hands, Maddie didn't have a high single efficiency, and the Nets basically relied on sporadic single scores from Livingston and West in this segment.
Without Gordon, the depth of the roster suddenly became a little thin.
The Nets didn't have an advantage in this period, and the Raptors built a six-point lead.
The Raptors' main team also came back and performed well, maintaining this lead.
At halftime, the score was 61-55 and the Raptors took the lead.
Booker's performance in the first half disappointed Tang Tian.
He shot 0-of-5 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range, didn't score a single point, and had two turnovers.
Although his defensive ability has improved, he has not led to the attack, and he is still lost as in the previous games.
This is unexpected, but it makes sense when you think about it.
Booker is only a rookie after all, and after the starting point is high, the resistance to overcome when he falls down and climbs back up again is also greater, and it is a bit different to expect him to play the same expression as before immediately.
Coming back in the second half, Booker didn't get another chance to play, Tang Tian turned the original ten-man rotation into a nine-man rotation, Butler and Maddy are both swing forwards, and they and Gordon are three-person pairs, and it is not a big problem to fight.
Maddie Sr. also stepped up again in more playing time, shooting inside and out, and almost all the points in the transition section alone.
It was also with his strong play that the Nets chased back the trailing point difference, and in the decisive stage, Butler defended Lowry and DeRozan in several waves in a row, and Delon scored consecutive points on the offensive end made the Nets the ultimate winner.