Chapter 170: The air in Toronto can fly
"Wow, Mark's bounce is good!" Tang Wenlong's eyes lit up, and his new teammates looked like floor streams, but in fact, their physical fitness was also a bit tough, which didn't match the tonnage.
Lowry moved two steps to the side, received the basketball, and the two teams invariably withdrew to the halfcourt, and the game officially began!
On the 76ers' side, Collins did not hesitate to line up Lowry, Tang Wenlong, Iguodala, David West, and Mark Gasol, while the Raptors used Jose Calderon, DeRozan, Russell Butler, Amir Johnson, and Bagyani in the field.
As soon as half of the time, DeRozan came over, and the two met because they participated in the slam dunk contest, but they didn't have much contact in private, and they belonged to ordinary acquaintance-level friends.
"I heard you trained with Cameron in the summer?" DeRozan opened his mouth to chat with Tang Wenlong.
"Ha, yes, in a training center in Los Angeles, I practiced for a month." Tang Wenlong chuckled, this matter is not a secret, some unscrupulous media even broke the news that he was going to defect to New York, which made Stefanski very nervous for a while, and called Tang Wenlong to ask what happened.
The two chatted, but Lowry found a new teammate to block.
David West is very familiar with the pick-and-roll, when he was in the Hornets, he played the most with Paul was the pick-and-roll offense, Lowry's split pass level was also very good, this time the two of them were dismantled, Lowry gave the mid-range retreat to the bottom line West, West took the ball is a mid-range shot.
The wrist was overexerted and bounced off with a "bell".
The rebound landed right on Gasol, who was standing at the free throw line, and Gasol's long arm stretched out. Just grab this rebound.
DeRozan, who originally saw West's shooting not moving, subconsciously went fast breaking. I didn't want to, but I lost the rebound. Tang Wenlong took the opportunity to cut in the air.
Gasol has a wide field of vision, and it is a beautiful hit to the ground, Tang Wenlong rushed to catch the basketball, and then took a step, jumped high, and ignored Bagnani who was defending under the basket at all.
Bagyani couldn't dodge, Tang Wenlong grabbed the ball with one hand is a straight-arm battle axe, and his feet are spread like No. 23.
This tribute ball is like defying the gravitational pull of the Earth. It makes people nostalgic for the demigod who completed the dunk of the century here back then, could it be that the air in Toronto can fly?
“Duang!”
Tang Wenlong landed on the floor, his hands outstretched, listening to the cries of half of the Chinese fans in the stadium.
"The new season was ignited with such a violent dunk, and he is now playing more confidently!" Assistant coach Bob laughed and talked to the head coach about Tang Wenlong, surprised by how quickly the latter improved.
"Maybe he really has a chance to challenge the all-time basketball player." Collins nodded, he privately classified Jordan, Kobe, and James as historical basketball players, and Tang Wenlong's ability now is not much worse.
DeRozan ran back to serve with remorse, and just now he lost Tang Wenlong on a fast attack. The defense is out of position.
In the rotation of offense and defense, he ran to the elbow area to ask for the ball. Calderon saw that Tang Wenlong was behind DeRozan, and he didn't mean to stop DeRozan from receiving the ball, so he threw his hand and prepared to hang the ball to DeRozan.
Tang Wenlong's eyes flashed with a fine light, jumped up like lightning, his left hand suddenly stretched out, happened to touch the basketball, changed the direction of the basketball, and his right hand carded DeRozan, preventing DeRozan from grabbing the ball.
After Tang Wenlong quickly caught up with the basketball that rolled forward, he rushed through the half court alone, and quickly opened up space with everyone in the Raptors, and the Raptors gave up their defense.
Tang Wenlong looked at no one, and he didn't have any energy, ran to the basket and reduced his speed, then jumped up and threw out a sideways windmill high.
It's easy for him, but it looks like a slam dunk contest.
Energetic, crisp, belly coordination!
Mark Gasol was amazed in his heart, although the leader of the new team is young, but he is very capable, this terrifying dunk ability is at least he has not seen like this in the Grizzlies, that is, Rudy Gay can compare it slightly, it is not as stretchy and beautiful as Tang Wenlong.
I heard that Tang Wenlong's strongest jump shot ability is still in his heart, and he began to have a greater outlook for the new season.
Tang Wenlong's outstanding performance caused cheers from the Chinese audience at the scene, and after the start of the game, the 76ers slowly entered the state and began to attack systematically and methodically.
The difference in strength between the two teams is obvious, especially the two new players of the 76ers, and there are two more barriers on the inside. Even the blocking and dismantling effect of outside players when they break through is obviously more than one layer higher, and the execution effect of many tactics has become better.
Three minutes later, Tang Wenlong received a pass from Gasol in the bottom corner, turned and stepped back to hit a jumper.
At the end of the first quarter, the new lineup of the 76ers led the Raptors by 5 points 27-22, and it didn't feel like they were much ahead, but they were obviously suppressing the opponent on the court.
Tang Wenlong scored 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting, except for the two slams in the opening game, he barely made much effort, and Gasol's containment on the inside line was amazing. After Tang Wenlong burst in several times, Bagyani or Johnson, who were supposed to make up the defense, were directly stuck behind him and couldn't move, and after the outside players shrank, Tang Wenlong could break out again and play extremely flexibly.
Collins was laughing wildly in his heart, Gasol's data is not obvious, but the role on the field is really too great!
David West, another known as the interior offensive point, played very averagely, perhaps because of his bad hand, shooting 0 of 4 in the first quarter, including a layup under the basket.
The Raptors' feel has improved in the second quarter, and Bayles, Babos and others, who came off the bench, were full of impact and had a high shooting rate, and they tied the score gap in front of halftime, and the two teams entered the second half with a 49-tie draw.
In the third quarter, Tang Wenlong played half a quarter, and his personal score rose to 15 points before he went off the court, Whiteside, Butler and even the second-round show Loyle had the opportunity to play.
In such a situation, where is the news made, many Chinese fans who came specially shouted the slogan "Change Tang Wenlong", but the head coach was unmoved, joking, he was a man who was booed by the fans of the North Shore Garden, how could this bit of momentum intimidate him.
So in the fourth quarter, the Raptors were still ahead of the 76ers, and the two rookies of the 76ers were obviously not adapted to the fast pace of the NBA's official game.
The game ended in the disgruntled eyes of the fans, the Raptors won the team's opening 99-94, and the 76ers did not feel ashamed. )