Chapter 150: Old and Strong, O'Neill

Of course, all of this changed because this team has a crazy leader.

Everyone was shocked by Li Zhi's crazy training method, if a team has such a leader player, I'm afraid that other players will not have any possibility of shooting, in this case,

With O'Neal, Jackson and Barnes on the court, the Warriors can be said to be very engaged in pre-game training.

"By the way, Matt, be aware of the health of the players, I don't want anything uncontrollable after such crazy training." Nelson commanded, and Matt nodded solemnly.

On November 1, 2008, at 8 p.m., the Air Canada Centre Arena in Toronto was packed, and many fans watched the game with the intention of watching the joke because of Li Zhi's wild remarks before.

And when the Raptors fans introduced the players in the DJ, they also made a human wave mode. In the NBA, the pattern of crowd waves is rare, and this kind of welcome ceremony is mostly only seen on the football field, which Li can only think is a cultural difference between Canadian fans and American fans.

In this game, the Raptors' starters are Jermaine O'Neal, Chris Bosh, Sean Marion, Anthony Parker, and Jose Calderon.

After seeing off TJ Ford, Calderon got his wish to start the line-up. Calderon averaged 8.3 assists per game, which ranked fifth in the league despite only 56 starts last season, and his consistency is even more evident in the following stats — shooting nearly 91 percent from the free-throw line, shooting nearly 52 percent from the field and 43 percent from three-point range.

Putting T-J. Ford into trading O'Neal Jr. also solves the seemingly vague "main fight" between Ford and Calderon.

Although it is said that O'Neal is the No. 1 center, there is quite a bit of an idea that O'Neal can blow up the Raptors' interior line, but when preparing for the game, Li Zhi is still very serious.

On the one hand, I don't know how effective the peak reproduction card is, and on the other hand, I attach importance to the Raptors.

O'Neal Jr. can not only block, control rebounds, and force opponents to change their offensive plans, but also directly compete with the opponent's center through toughness and fighting spirit, which the Raptors lacked last season.

Li Zhi understands what kind of defense the two interior linemen with height, reach, bounce, and movement speed will set up. To put it simply, in the face of the Raptors with O'Neal Jr., even Dwight Howard will not be so easy to win the "double 20".

Of course, we can't forget the "man on the moon" Moon, although he is still only a bench and a small forward, but he can defend like a power forward - last season's 1.38 blocks per game was the highest for the Raptors.

There is no so-called trash talk, there is not so much saliva, and the moment O'Neal jumps off the ball, O'Neal's war on the Raptors' interior has already begun.

Because of his surname, O'Neill Jr. has been compared to O'Neill. In this game, Li Zhi added fuel and vinegar, which stimulated O'Neill Jr. even more.

But O'Neal Jr. didn't expect that he couldn't grab the rebound, is this still the old O'Neal?

"The game between the two teams has begun, the Warriors have won the ball, O'Neal is getting stronger!" The commentary is only when this is O'Neill's return to the light.

When the two teams were introduced, O'Neal had already patted his big ass to the basket, Kyle Lowry took advantage of the situation and made a straight stop, and O'Neal yelled and dunked the basketball in.

There was no cheering from the away, and O'Neal didn't care, still smug about his dunk and ran a kiss to Lowry, who passed the ball to him.

"It seems that this round was careless by the Raptors, giving O'Neal a chance to take advantage of." The commentary is still on his own, but the players on the pitch have already sensed the difference in O'Neill's from this goal.

In the next round, the Raptors learned their lesson and played with peace of mind, and Bosh hit a three-pointer from the outside.

2:3

"Accurate projection, from the Raptors big star big forward Bosh!"

Raptors fans cheered for their leader, and the Raptors quickly returned to defense after scoring, putting Rich's plan for a fast break to naught.

At this time, Li Zhi did not give the ball to Lowry, but held the ball himself through the half, used the speed advantage to pass Sean Marion, and then took advantage of O'Neal's block to kill the Raptors inside.

Bosh immediately helped to defend, tall and long-armed, Bosh's defense was still very intimidating, but Li Zhi did not choose to attack, but handed the ball to O'Neill with a crotch pass.

Everyone was confused by Richie's pass, which is not like Richie's style, in the past, Richie would give the ball to the outside shooter, you must know that Stephen Jackson's position is not bad, Anthony Parker poses no threat to Jackson.

In the surprised eyes of everyone, O'Neal pushed up to Jermaine O'Neal on the inside!

Is this going to be a strong fight?

You know, since leaving the Lakers, O'Neal has been so strong that there are very few.

Last season, O'Neal's singles mostly ended in failure, and the decline in physical fitness left O'Neill without the advantage of strength.

Only this time, to the shock of the fans, the players, and even the coaches on both sides, after two pushes, Jermaine O'Neal actually took two steps back before he barely stood up.

Taking advantage of the squeezed space, O'Neal used a blistering speed to complete the turn, and with a loud roar, O'Neal had already turned and dunked, and caused a foul on O'Neal Jr.

When fans in front of the TV saw O'Neal hanging from the basket and roaring, many people remembered the season when the OK group teamed up to dominate the league.

"Bullnose!"

Li Zhi first came to his senses, looked at O'Neal under the basket and said three words, is this the strength of the peak shark?

O'Neal laughed a little, then turned around and said something that made little O'Neill angry.

"Jermaine, Lee said I'm the number one center, I'm the number one center! You see you are being topped like an old grandmother, is it really strange how you got a foothold in this alliance, relying on your fat? ”

After speaking, O'Neal looked up to the sky domineeringly, although O'Neill's expression was a little middle-two, but little O'Neal was very angry when he was stimulated.

When O'Neal made a free throw, O'Neal Jr. didn't let go of this opportunity, and said, "Oh, I hope you can make a free throw!" ”

This was a taunt from Hongguoguo, but when O'Neal made the free throw, O'Neal Jr. felt like he had eaten a lump of poop, and his face turned red.

Bosh was a little annoyed, urging his teammates to return to the defense.

While everyone was still shocked whether O'Neal was back to light, Bosh hit a mid-range shot again, and at the power forward position, Bosh's offense had reached its peak.

Barnes' defense is all about a lot of strength, but in fact, the technique is far from the standard of a good defender, and it can be said that after two rounds, Bosh has blown Barnes out.

The Warriors' weaknesses at power forward are gradually being exposed.