Chapter 142: Battle against the Raptors 1
The first preseason game was the same as Yu Yang predicted, and he sat on the cold bench once until the end of the game. And this time there was a player who sat with him until the end, and that was also a rookie, a rookie who was selected to the 76ers with the 50th pick, and it is said that the salaries of the two are still the same, the lowest price. However, the difference is in the communication between him and the players, and he also has a disdainful expression towards Yu Yang.
Yu Yang was already accustomed to this feeling, and he sat on the sidelines and watched the preseason game carefully. The Lakers defeated the 76ers 109-101, and of course there was an element of release. This is the first time Yu Yang has seen an NBA game with his own eyes, where he has seen the cooperation of Kobe Bryant and Gasol, as well as Iguodala's domineering dunk.
Of course, people like Kobe Bryant didn't bother to discover the existence of an insignificant yellow man, so he didn't find out about the existence of that yellow man that day. Little did he know that in the near future, this yellow man would dominate the NBA, not only threatening his position, but also bringing a constant twist to the entire league. …………
The second warm-up game was played in Toronto, which is the home of the Raptors. Since the Raptors and 76ers are both weak in the league, and this is still a warm-up game, the number of spectators is not large.
Despite this, when Yu Yang stepped here, his mind came up with the wonderful performances of those two gods back then. One is the NBA's famous dunk king, Vince Carter, known as the UFO, and the other is his eternal spiritual idol Allen Iverson. The 56-52 game is vivid, and the two staged a tug-of-war on this court, you give me three points, and I will give you back.
And so it went on until 56:52, when Carter lost by four points, so they lost the game in the East.
This time it's different, the teams on both sides have changed their heads, and the team on the 76ers' side is Iguodala. Iguodala was selected to the 76ers with the 9th overall pick in 2004. Focuses on the small forward position. The all-round swingman has an outstanding sense of the big picture under his excellent physical fitness, and can act as a playmaker and an arrow figure who can defend the opponent. However, the style of play is more dependent on the body and lacks scoring explosiveness.
On the other side, the leader of the Raptors is guard Jose Calderón. This guy, like Yu Yang, didn't go through the NBA draft. He's a two-way defender. Organization, mid-to-long shots, free throws. The absolute speed and passing vision are excellent. It's just a deviation in control that needs to be improved.
The referee's horn had already sounded, and it seemed that a battle was about to take place, and Yu Yang sat on the sidelines with great ease, knowing that no one would let him play. This is the reality, the reality of what the United States has given Yu Yang, and it is another person sitting alone in a corner in a daze.
The players walked up one after another, and the Raptors' starters were playmaker Jose Calderón and scoring guard Lindello Barbossa. Small forward Alma DeRozan, power forward Amir Johnson, center Andre Banyani.
The 76ers' starters are point guard Evan Turner, scoring guard Jrue Holiday , small forward Andre Iguodala, and power forward Eldon Brand. Center Spencer-Hawes. The lineups of the two sides are equal, but the Raptors may be slightly worse in the physical confrontation back then, because there are Iguodala and Brand here.
"Toot!" Starting to jump the ball, Hawes and Banjani jumped at the same time, and Banjani bounced better. He struggled to get the ball down. Now it's Calderon of their Raptors organizing the offense. Delon broke through with the ball, Turner was cleared, and now it was Delon who split the ball and gave it to Bargnani. Under the basket to Hawes was a dunk, he didn't take Hawes seriously, this dunk was made.
The first ball was taken by their interior line, and now it's Turner's turn to organise the attack. He gave Holiday the ball to Holiday from the halfway line, Iguodala asked for the ball from a 45° angle, Holiday made a quick pass, and after taking the ball, Iguodala shot from beyond the three-point line. No, fake shots, real passes, Brand gets the ball, mid-range jumpers. The unguarded ball goes in, and both sides play evenly.
Now DeLong is attacking, coming, fast attacking. His pace played a role, and he didn't hesitate to shoot from beyond the three-point line. A three-pointer of 90 °, no, the ball fell into the hands of Hawes. Give it to Iguodala, give it to Turner, Turner himself went up, a dragon went straight to the basket, it was done, wiped the cricket, there was, two points to win.
The opponent didn't seem to take this game seriously, and everyone played very loosely. Delong came, to the bottom line of Banyani, Banyani received the ball and shot directly with three points, very beautiful, the ball went in. Winning a three-pointer, it seems that there was not much enthusiasm in the warm-up game, and the audience was like a pool of stagnant water, with no applause and no words.
As the game continued and there were many substitutions, the referee blew another timeout, and there were 5:01 seconds left before the end of the second quarter. The players and Collins were communicating, and Yu Yang was the only one isolated in the corner of the glacier on the pitch.
Iguodala looked at Collins and said, "Coach, I don't know if you remember what I said. Finding an opportunity to play him, maybe we can also blow his self-confidence, and by the time the regular season comes, he won't have to play. There aren't many people today, just look at his "performance"! ”
Without hesitation, Collins said, "Okay." Listen to you, as long as you think it's best to do it. Come on, let that yellow guy go up and feel the pitch, or he'll call me stingy. ”
"Hey, Yu Yang, it's your turn, let's play!" Collins shouted at Yu Yang.
Hearing Corinth's shout, Yu Yang seemed to be in a dream, he stood up and asked, "What did you say?" Instructor! ”
Collins reminded again: "I'm talking about letting you play, what?" Aren't you prepared? Come on, (touching his chest) This thing only needs to go up to calm down. I'm sure you can, come on. ”
No one on the field spoke, just quietly looked at the alien in front of them. It's like they have some kind of plan in mind, yes, they're like a group of hunters with a plan who are preparing to calculate Yu Yang.
However, Yu Yang didn't take his teammates' disdainful gaze seriously, and he took off all the coats on his body. Then after two jumps, Collins looked at the rookie and said, "Aaron, Vucevic, you two up." And Holiday and Iguodala went up to organize the fight, and I think the other side will change the bench players. ”