Chapter 127: Splitting DeRozan
"Coach, let me play, now the opponent is strong, someone has to step up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 DeRozan couldn't sit still at all and got up to ask the Raptors head coach to fight.
The score had been tied, and DeRozan had rested for a long time, and it was indeed time for him to play, and the head coach then nodded and called a timeout for substitutions.
DeRozan is back on the court, and there are no personnel changes on the Spurs' side.
Popovich shouted to Ho Dong from the sidelines: "You go and defend DeRozan." ”
As the Raptors' scoring champion, DeRozan is a very big threat, and the defensive task falls on the shoulders of He Dong after returning to the court.
DeRozan, who is back on the court, has also become smarter, no longer blindly attacking individual singles, and has begun to string together the team's offense with Lowry.
He Dong can fight with DeRozan, and the two sides go back and forth with each other, but it is Simmons who is responsible for defending Lowry, he is not like He Dong who can block Lowry's impact, and he was suddenly scarred by Lowry, and was scored 6 points in a row on the head.
"Beep!"
Simmons fouled his hand, raised his right hand dejectedly, and his face was depressed, and he could only take the foul when he couldn't prevent Lowry at all.
The Spurs home fans began to boo vigorously in an attempt to interfere with Lowry's free throws, but the latter remained unfazed and unmoved, steadily scoring two free throws.
Lowry managed to score eight straight points above Simmons' head, which made the latter feel very discouraged and demoralized.
This situation allowed the Raptors to take the lead again, and after the Spurs had scored 2 points in the previous attack, the Raptors led by 6 points.
Popovich was also very crisp, and when he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately asked Mills to come on the court and replace Simmons.
Mills returned to the court to take charge of the Lowry team, and the defensive ability of the former, although not very good, was also qualified, and the defense of the latter could still be seen.
The Spurs attacked, and He Dong returned to the position of shooting guard, receiving a pass from Mills at the right 45 degrees of the three-point line, facing DeRozan.
He Dong began to move, a crotch and body changed direction to shake DeRozan's center of gravity, and then relied on his strong body to lean on the latter's body to force a step outside the penalty area, although he had not yet gotten rid of the latter's defense, but there was no interference with He Dong's shot.
Suddenly stopped, his legs suddenly exerted force, he rose from the ground, and his body leaned back slightly to choose to shoot.
DeRozan's footsteps didn't keep up, separated from He Dong by a position, and his hands were raised high but to no avail.
The basketball drew a perfect arc, and He Dong made a mid-range stop-back jumper and stood up to save the Spurs.
Previously, because Lowry blew Simmons, the Raptors' six-point advantage was chased to four points.
When it was the Raptors' turn to attack, Lowry controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and now it was not Simmons who was defending him, but Mills, who may be a little worse than Lowry in terms of strength, but he could still keep up in terms of footwork and movement, and would not let him score easily.
Lowry failed to make a strong breakthrough, and immediately called his teammates to come over to do a blocking and dismantling cover, and used the cover to get rid of Mills's defense, but then met He Dong who came to make up for the defense.
With his hands held high, He Dong will not give Lowry any chance, as long as the Raptors' offense is not successful this time, then the Spurs can boost their morale again.
Lowry knew he couldn't make a shot, so he quickly passed the ball to DeRozan, who was standing on the outside.
At this time, Mills had switched defenses with Ho Dong, and he came to defend DeRozan.
DeRozan was a cut above Mills and very decisive in his three-point shot.
Mills' defense couldn't affect him and could only watch the basketball fly to the basket.
"Bang!" But DeRozan shot the iron this time, and the feeling seemed to be getting colder.
The sister-in-law protected the defensive rebound and handed it to Mills.
The latter controlled the ball to the front court, saw He Dong take the initiative to ask for the ball, and immediately passed it.
Against DeRozan again, He Dong still changed direction and shook the center of gravity before dribbling under the crotch and body, and then accelerated instantly, leaning on DeRozan's body and scoring again with the same moves as before.
He Dong scored 4 points in a row, and the difference narrowed to only 2 points.
The crowd began to cheer, and the Spurs will soon tie the score and even have a chance to overtake!
"Defend, watch your defense!" Seeing that DeRozan was eaten by He Dongqiang twice in a row, the head coach of the Raptors standing on the sidelines also shouted anxiously, reminding the former to pay attention to defense.
DeRozan shrugged helplessly, only when you face He Dong in person can you understand, the latter is so easy to prevent?
It was still Lowry who controlled the ball, and this time he began to pass the ball on the outside and decisively passed the ball to DeRozan.
DeRozan controlled the ball, and in the face of He Dong, he did not underestimate it at all, and immediately reached out to block and dismantle the cover.
Valanciunas decisively pulled out and stood at the free-throw line to cover, and DeRozan immediately wrapped around his body to get Ho Dong away.
The sister-in-law immediately came out to make up for the defense, and DeRozan very simply chose to pass the ball, passing the ball from under the former's crotch to Valanciunas's hands.
But in the passing route, the speeding basketball was suddenly stopped by a hand sticking out from the side.
He Dong was quick-eyed, and he had already expected DeRozan to pass the ball to Valanciunas, who was cutting inside, and immediately cut off the ball in the pass.
Running wildly all over the court, He Dong Mou was full of energy, as long as this fast attack succeeded, then the point difference could be smoothed out, and even if he chose to shoot three points or play 2+1, the Spurs still have hope of overtaking.
DeRozan and Lowry don't plan to give He Dong a chance to attack easily and quickly, the two have been running hard, and they are very close to He Dong.
Lowry suddenly attacked, suddenly accelerated and wanted to pounce on He Dong to cut off the ball, but He Dong simply used his back to change hands and dribble, then he steal and dodge, and his speed did not decrease at all, and he had rushed into the three-point line at this time.
DeRozan's eyes were fixed on He Dong, he didn't want He Dong to score this time, he wanted to prove his defensive ability to others like others. His defensive ability has been criticized, saying that his defense is not worthy of his offense, and now, facing a rising star like He Dong with super scoring ability, it is a good opportunity for him to prove his defensive strength.
In the blink of an eye, He Dong had already risen into the air the moment he stepped into the penalty area, holding the ball in one hand, and it seemed that he was going to finish a one-handed slam on DeRozan's head.
"Don't you know that the person in front of you is me DeRozan!"
DeRozan has a lot of anger in his heart, He Dong intends to complete the split dunk on his head, let him be the background board, can't bear it, DeRozan feels an offense by a rookie to an All-Star player.
Jumping hard, DeRozan exerted his maximum bounce, raising his right hand high, about to press He Dong's dunk.
However, it seems to be a little bit of a distance.
"Boom!"
The sound of a violent buckle sounded, along with the exclamations of the audience and the sound of bodies falling heavily to the ground.