Chapter 124: Facing the Raptors

“GO! Spurs! GO! ”

The players from both sides entered the stadium to start boosting morale, and the lights were dim, and the spotlight hit the Spurs and Raptors, revealing their figures. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The Spurs chanted in unison, morale was mobilized, and they were united to meet tonight's challenge.

"Guys, DeRozan has been very good lately, averaging more than 30 points per game in the last few games, and it's hard for anyone to stop him." Parker spoke up at this point.

"But we have a lot of East!" The rest shouted, their faces full of confidence.

He Dong's performance was really fantastic, especially in the battle with the Warriors, he scored 40 points in the game, stepped up at critical moments, and completed the final three-point kill.

Now He Dong is averaging 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and is very hopeful to become another player who averages 20+5+5 per game in his rookie season after Tyrek Evans.

With an average of 25 points per game, He Dong has become the second scorer in the Spurs besides Leonard, and the NBA circle is praising Popovich for his unique vision, finding a treasure again, and getting a new star with strong combat power like He Dong.

At present, He Dong leads the rookie list, and behind him is "The Great" Joel Embiid, so far, as long as He Dong continues to play strongly, the best rookie will definitely be in the bag.

After the warm-up, the game officially began.

The Spurs started by Mills, Ho Dong, Leonard, Ibaka, Diamond, Parker, Ginobili, and Ade to rest, which is the old man's consistent style.

The Raptors starters are still the regular lineup, Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Siakam, Valanciunas.

DeRozan was called the Iron Tyrannosaurus by the Chinese media, and the Raptors, as the team with the most mid-range shots under the league's three-point trend, were able to maintain the first offensive efficiency in the league for a period of time, among which DeRozan's high output firepower contributed a lot.

Players from both sides took their positions in the centre circle, and the game officially began as the referee tossed the ball high into the air.

Diamond jumped and used his strong physicality to jump the ball to win and get the Spurs their first offensive possession.

Mills received the ball, controlled the ball to the front court and began to organize the first offense.

He Dong took the initiative to the middle of the three-point line to block and cover the former, and then cut outside to the left 45-degree position of the three-point line to receive the former's return pass.

DeRozan's defense immediately followed, since He Dong last beat the Warriors, no player in the league will underestimate this new star of China, and anyone who underestimates He Dong's existence is a complete big fool.

Eyes staring at He Dong's every move, this is the first time DeRozan has faced this rising star of China, and he wants to see how much ability he has.

The next moment, He Dong began to move, only to see him dribble under his crotch first, and then ...... Sudden acceleration to break through from the right.

That's right, He Dong didn't change direction again, he chose the easiest breakthrough.

Sometimes it is necessary to win by surprise, DeRozan thinks that he will change direction many times in the face of him, who knows that the other party only uses his crotch.

The momentary stunned made DeRozan pass by He Dong, and he could only see his back.

When Valanciunas saw DeRozan being passed, he immediately stepped forward to make up for it, raising his hands high, ready to let He Dong taste the taste of hot pot.

He Dong was not afraid at all, facing the tall former, halfway through the dribble, he suddenly chose to throw a shot.

Valanciunas jumped high, a slight smile on his lips, and dared to strike in front of me.

But he was still a point shorter after jumping, and He Dong deliberately increased the arc of the shot when he threw his shot, and with the current level of bounce in the league, he failed to touch the ball at the highest point of the arc.

"Huh!" He Dong threw the shot successfully, and the basketball hollowed into the net.

Valanciunas looked at He Dong and saw a hint of mockery in his eyes, as if to say: You are still too young after all, my ball is not so good.

Shaking his head, the former immediately went to the sideline to serve.

Lowry took control of the ball to the frontcourt, reached out and began to direct the other four players on the Raptors court.

Siakam stood at the free throw line to block, Lowry quickly burst into the penalty area by covering, faced Ibaka's supplementary defense, shook his hand, and passed the ball to DeRozan, who was standing in the middle distance.

The latter received the ball, did not hesitate in the face of He Dong's defense, and directly pulled out his hand.

Playing the board to score, it seems that DeRozan has a good hand today, and I am afraid that he will have to score 30 points again.

The league's most dangerous mid-range position right now isn't for nothing, and DeRozan is very sure of his mid-range shots.

Then the Raptors attacked several times, and DeRozan leaned back from near the free throw line in front of He Dong, shooting 3 of 4, and the hand was very hot.

He Dong did not show weakness, and frequently shot firepower on the offensive end, a 3-pointer, a 2-point plus 2 free throws and a color.

The main theme of this game seems to be the confrontation between He Dong and DeRozan.

He Dong once again got the ball at the free throw line, moved like a rabbit, leaned on DeRozan's body to force a breakthrough, glanced at Ibaka, who was ambushed near the basket, and immediately hit the ball and passed the ball to the latter.

Ibaka, who received the ball, did not hesitate, taking advantage of the leakage of the opponent's interior player's defense, and immediately jumped sideways and dunked with both hands.

When the assist arrived, the corners of He Dong's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile, in addition to scoring, he also had organizational skills.

In the next few balls, He Dong frequently sent wonderful passes, and got 3 assists again, the Raptors' defensive feeling is not very compatible with their offensive ability, and the two interior lines often leak, giving Ibaka the opportunity to score easily in the penalty area, and even Diamond, who has rough offensive ability, also got a chance to dunk violently.

The Raptors coach called a timeout, and He Dong was too threatening and had to target the defense.

Surrounding the crowd, the coach said: "It's only the first quarter, the opponent's scoring guard has played like this, we can't let him play like this, Demarrey, you go to help defend, if DeMar is passed, you go to make up for it." ”

Demarre Carroll is the Raptors' wing defensive leader, and the Raptors head coach naturally arranged for him to make up for He Dong, who passed DeRozan.

On the Spurs' side, Popovich looked very happy, patted He Dong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Good job, I think you need to rest for a while." ”

Hearing this, He Dong was immediately stunned, did the old man let himself stop playing the next game?

Seeing the expression on He Dong's face, Popovich smiled again and said, "I'm worried about your lack of physical strength, so let you rest for a while first, and let you have physical strength when you need to play." ”

After a false alarm, He Dong wiped the sweat on his forehead, his performance just now did make him consume a lot of physical strength.