Chapter 18: Impacting the Inside
The Suns of later generations can make Stoudamire Jr. like a fish in water in run-and-gun tactics, so why can't the Raptors? After all, Chris Bosh is not bad at flexibility.
So Xu Yi urgently used the break time to arrange a new tactic, let Chris Bosh play, play the role of Xiao Si, let the team change the style of play, and frantically impact the inside.
The reason why Xu Yi thinks this style of play is reliable is actually because this Grizzlies rely too much on the inside and too much on Pau Gasol, especially in the offense. And now, Xu Yi has formulated this tactic, which is to let Chris Posh, who was not bad at all, explode with Pau Gasol in the game, and completely use the point of Chris Posh, plus the advantage of the Raptors in other positions, the game will naturally be slowly mastered by the Raptors.
Then, then, the match became a two-man duel between Chris Bosh and Pau Gasol. Of course, here with the Raptors, Vince Carter's occasional power, the Grizzlies can't resist it.
Watching Chris Bosh use his skillful back-to-body skills and his ability to break through the face frame, he beat Pau Gasol without a temper. And Pau Gasol also used his outstanding low-post skills to make Chris Bosh helpless, and the two exploded each other.
Chris Bosh, who was originally a rookie, was able to explode with Pau Gasol, who had been famous for a year or two, which made the Raptors feel a lot less pressure on the offensive end, and the game was once again in the hands of the Raptors.
And Xu Yi watched the duel between Chris Bosh and Pau Gasol, and began to think about how far the combination of Vince Carter and Chris Bosh was from the championship. At the same time, looking at Pau Gasol, I remembered a report from later generations.
Chris Bosh was LeBron James's helper in later life, and Pau Gasol was Kobe Bryant's helper, so some media compared the two and the two were comparable.
And Xu Yi thought at the same time that the combination of Vince Carter and Chris Bosh, in Xu Yi's opinion, if you really want to use this combination, you also need a complete set of tactics, obviously the run-and-bomb tactics are not good, and the run-and-bomb tactics are more suitable for those point guards or shooters to play, and it is not helpful for Jordan-style players like Vince Carter and interior players like Chris Bosh.
Maybe next season, the Raptors still need to change their tactics, but Xu Yi still needs to get through the difficulties in front of him first.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Raptors only led the Grizzlies by 7 points, and the home fans were already shouting hoarsely, and the Raptors' players were naturally tired enough, after all, they ran down the whole court, and their physical exertion was much greater than that of the Grizzlies.
Xu Yi felt that the team couldn't run like this, the 7-point advantage was not safe, if the team was really paralyzed, the game would really be lost, so when it was 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, Xu Yi decisively used up the last long timeout.
"Guys, the situation is tough for us right now, and you're running out of stamina, so we can't run like this. From now on, we will revert to our previous tactics, play positional battles, and slowly consume time with our opponents. Rod, you play, remember, can't find a great opportunity, don't shoot! ”
In the fourth quarter, the Raptors' tactical style changed suddenly, and suddenly it became a positional battle, and the Raptors slowly organized each wave of offense, this time it was Hubi Brown who was in a hurry, because the Raptors' approach was obviously delaying time.
The Raptors are ensuring the success rate of the offense while stalling for time, so that after a few waves of offense, the Raptors can confirm the victory, and it is clear that the situation is quite unfavorable for the Grizzlies.
Those reporters on the sidelines still held the manuscript criticizing Xu Yi in their hands, unwilling to delete it, they thought, what if the Raptors lost? As long as the Raptors lose, they will be able to use the manuscript in their hands.
But now that the Raptors are stable and they are starting to play the rhythm, the game is slowly becoming no suspense.
"The Raptors are still very tenacious, they dragged the game down, and the winner of this game should be the Raptors." Mike Brin praised the Raptor, and sighed in his heart the toughness of this Raptor, under Xu Yi's transformation, this Raptors actually have their unique toughness! They can suddenly change their style of play at a crucial moment!
The game was over, and the Raptors' delaying tactics were successful, and they finally narrowly beat the Grizzlies by 98-94, 4 points! The Raptors played very hard in this game, but the game was still won, and at the same time, this game also reminded Xu Yi that the strength of the Raptors was far less weak than Xu Yi imagined, and Xu Yi didn't have to take risks trying those strange and crooked moves.
"Chris is strong, I thought, should I let him carry a heavier load?" Xu Yi thought about this, in this game, Chris Bosh scored 28 points alone, plus 11 rebounds, you know, this data was obtained in the second three quarters, and in the last three quarters, Chris Bosh only played 31 minutes! It can be said that the biggest contributor to the Raptors' victory is Chris Bosh.
Xu Yi found that there were really a lot of undiscovered players under his hands, and the previous Milt Palacio played very well in these two games, no worse than Rodstrickland. There is also Roger Mason, although he has struggled a bit after Xu Yi became the head coach, he is also a player with starting level strength.
Coupled with the original starting five Tigers, the strength of the Raptors is indeed very good, but Kevin O'Neal is not very good at using it, and the Raptors will play like this.
After the game, Xu Yi asked Kevin O'Neal to attend the press conference instead of him, but he didn't go to the press conference before the game, and he was not interested in the press conference after the game. Xu Yi is actually avoiding reporters now, and he is reluctant to have any war of words with that group of reporters, especially at the beginning of this game, Xu Yi also made a big mistake.
What Xu Yi didn't know was that the reporters of these media in North America had already greeted Xu Yi's ancestors for the eighteenth generation in their hearts, especially after this game, several reporters who wrote the press release in the first section silently deleted the draft after the game, and then complained about Xu Yi in their hearts, and frantically complained about the Raptors and Grizzlies.
And after this game, the standings in the East also changed, and the Raptors won in a row, and their record became 34-39.
The 176ers, who are in the East ahead of the Raptors, first defeated the Cavaliers at home, and then lost to the Celtics on the road, with a record of 35 wins and 39 losses. The Cavaliers, who finished ninth in the East, lost to the 76ers and then won against the Nets, changing their record to 35-37. The eighth-place Celtics, however, have won two in a row, first against the Nets, and then over the 76ers, and their record has not been narrowed by the Raptors, their current record is 38-35, and the difference between the Raptors and the Celtics is still 4 games.
However, the New York Knicks were miserable, they first lost to the Raptors, and then to the Pistons, two consecutive defeats, and the record became 38-36, actually half a win behind the Celtics! The target that the Raptors want to chase has changed from the Celtics to the Knicks in an instant!
With a 3.5-game win gap between the Raptors and the Knicks, and with nine games remaining, the Raptors' chances are growing, and all they have to do now is continue to be in excellent form.
The opponent of the Raptors in the next game is easier to deal with, the Golden State Warriors, the only players who need Xu Yi's attention in this Western game are Jason Richardson and McDonleavy, the Warriors have a very big gap with the Raptors in terms of strength, presumably not surprisingly, the Raptors can still win this game.
And Xu Yi looked at the Knicks' next opponent, the Knicks are going to face the Portland Trail Blazers at home, the Portland Trail Blazers are the playoff team in the West, and the Knicks, who are in extremely poor shape, are obviously the most likely to lose.
However, Xu Yi did not set his sights on the Knicks team, and now the Celtics are also a team that the Raptors can chase, Xu Yi looked at the next opponent of the Celtics, which is the Nets again. However, Xu Yi was a little worried about this game, in the last game, the Nets failed to win, and in this game, the Nets obviously have no possibility of winning.