The year 2000 is back in time.

In the years since Maddy's departure, the Raptors have undergone a number of changes, starting with the introduction of Antonio Davis, who has a decent scoring ability.

Later, Olajuwon was traded, but the big dream was already dying and could not reproduce the spirit of the year, averaging only 7.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

None of this can change the fact that the Raptors are declining.

It wasn't until the 2003 draft that the Raptors drafted power forward Chris Bosh. This was followed by the mid-season addition of Jalen Rose, who averaged 16.2 points per game in his first season with the Raptors.

Midway through the 2004-05 season, Carter was sent to the New Jersey Nets, and the Raptors officially entered the Chris Bosh era.

The Toronto Raptors eagerly waited for Bosh to develop into an All-Star power forward, and in fact, they did, averaging 22.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in the 2005-06 season.

However, they also waited for a nightmare.

The story also begins with the 2000 Finals, in the second game against the Indiana Pacers, Kobe Bryant encountered Jalen Rose's black feet. The footage shows Bryant stepping on Rose's left foot as he falls.

Years later, Ross said of the blackfoot move: "I think I did it on purpose, I can't say it was an accident. ”

Kobe Bryant did miss the remainder of Game 2 and Game 3 due to injury, but he returned to the game again in Game 4 and put in an epic performance.

He scored 22 points alone in the second half, and with O'Neal out injured, Bryant led the team alone in overtime and hit the winning shot to help the Lakers win. Then the Lakers went on a big blow and finally defeated the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship.

Not only did Jalen Rose's ruse fail, he was also punished by Kobe Bryant six years later.

On January 22, 2006, the No. 8 in Los Angeles entertained 18,993 spectators with an "81-point basketball feast".

Kobe Bryant scored 81 points on 28-of-46 shooting, 7-of-13 three-pointers and 18-of-20 free throws.

O'Neal tuned in to Kobe's crazy performance on the NBATV and tweeted: "I was watching Kobe's 81-point performance, and I asked Kobe: Did you wake up and think about beating Jalen Rose and then decided to score 80 points? #快回我! ”

Kobe: "Hahaha, that's right! ”

"To tell you the truth, I remember that injury, I won't forget it, I was waiting for an opportunity to get revenge," Bryant said in an interview, "I don't know if it was intentional or accidental, but it happened, I wanted revenge, and I did it!" ”

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Bryant took away the miracle of 81 points in Toronto, but it was a scar in Toronto.

In the first 9 games of the season, the Raptors won 4-5 and ranked 6th in the East, TJ Ford and "Dragon King" Chris Bosh, the two Raptors led by the 03 generation, had both offense and defense, but it was difficult to bring a hearty victory to Toronto.

On November 19, the Raptors lost by 6 points to the Golden State Warriors.

After the opening, TJ Ford used his speed advantage to frequently break through Byron Davis, scoring seven points in a row to lead the Raptors.

TJ Ford, perhaps the only strongman in the NBA who could use speed to beat the AI, as early as his rookie season, TJ Ford let the AI sigh after the game, "Maybe this is the only person in the league who is faster than me".

TJ Ford's speed is second to none in the league, he can disrupt the opponent's defense with his excellent speed and bursts, control the pace of the game well, pass or shoot, can organize the team's offense in an orderly manner, and has a very high basketball IQ

At the age of 24, he is averaging 12.2 points and 6.6 assists per game, and Toronto fans have reason to look forward to his future.

On the offensive end, TJ Ford blew up Byron Davis, and Byron Davis also blew up T.J. Ford on the offensive end.

Due to his size limitations, Ford couldn't do as well as he did on the offensive end, and his 6-foot height made him never a defensive strongman like Atay, and he wasn't physically strong enough to be easily knocked out by a physical talent like Byron Davis.

Although Ford has worked hard to improve his defense, he has the pace, his hands are fast, and he is always careful against Byron Davis, but he is often broken by Byron Davis.

is also a top point guard, who can't break through?

The Raptors' shooting guard position is Anthony Parker, a 32-year-old veteran who averages 12.5 points per game and shoots 43% from three-point range.

Even from the perspective of future generations, this veteran who shoots is already a good scorer.

Unfortunately for him, it was the younger Monta Ellis, as the league's newest most improved player, who ate the opponent's lack of physical strength in this game, running continuously and attacking the basket more, dragging down the Raptors' perimeter.

Even if the "Dragon King" Chris Bosh turned over the river on the inside of the Warriors and kept hitting three-pointers on the outside, he still couldn't stop the bleeding for the Raptors.

The sad thing is El Harrington, this game against the league's real power forward overlord, El Harrington showed his weak side, the restricted area was infinitely eaten by Bosh, and the outside line could not prevent Bosh's three-point shot, only scored 10 points in the game, and Bosh on the opposite side had scored 20 points at halftime.

The offense was dazzling in the first half, but in the second half, Nelson Sr. ordered Byron Davis to slow down the pace and battle the Raptors in a positional battle.

The offensive rounds were reduced, and the Raptors' shortcomings became apparent in one quarter.

The small forward position and the shooting guard position were poor in defense and ineffective offense, and Li Zhi and Monta Ellis scored in succession to prevent the Warriors' breakthrough, so that the Raptors' first-half lead was wiped out.

In this game, Li Zhi got 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, although he did not score much, but he ranked second on the team after Byron Davis.

The Warriors who won the victory didn't have time to celebrate, so they flew to the Knicks, and the road game was so tough.

On the 20th, the whole team had a day off.

On the 21st, the in-form Warriors defeated the Knicks with a score of 108-82.

The two teams opened up the gap in the first half, and the Warriors led by 13 points at 60:47.

The second half was even more one-sided, with Jamal Crawford and Stephen Marbury's backcourt combination defense once again being used by the Warriors as a breakthrough.

Byron Davis scored a 31 points under a flawless defense, and Richie also scored 23 points.

It seems to be intentional, the old coach in the fourth quarter deliberately let El Harrington play to brush up points, and the slightly immature David Lee is naturally not El Harrington's opponent.

In the eyes of fans, El Harrington couldn't shoot from a distance and dunk, although the score continued to shrink under the power of Jamal Crawford, but there was a foundation for the first three quarters, and the Knicks failed to stage a good comeback in the end.

Byron Davis 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, quasi-triple-double; Lee Ji had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Monta Ellis had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and El Harrington had 16 points and 8 rebounds.

For the Knicks, Stephen Marbury had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Crawford had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Randolph had 15 points and 16 rebounds.

After the game, Li Zhi deliberately dunked a few baskets at the Madison Garden Arena to find a feeling, and sucked some aura to clear the first level of the regular season.