noveltune Chapter 279 Get off to a good start
Chapter 279 Get off to a good start
Chapter 279 Get off to a good start
The game continued and the Raptors attacked.
Li Xuan dribbled forward without rushing, raised his right hand and raised three fingers.
The other players of the Raptors understood what happened. They knew that Boss Li was going to pretend to beep, and they were ready to grab the rebound in advance.
The players of the Mavericks couldn't understand the tactics of the Raptors, so they cheered up and raised their vigilance.
After halftime, Li Xuan took two steps, pulled up immediately, and threw the basketball in his hand.
Carter, who was standing on the three-point line, did not expect the Raptors' tactics to be so straightforward. He was caught off guard and had no time to react.
"It shouldn't be my fault that the ball went in, right?!"
Carter looked at the basketball flying in the air, and suddenly such an absurd idea popped up in his mind.
Bang!
The basketball hit the front of the rim hard and bounced off.
Iguodala, who had already been prepared, saw the basketball flying towards him, and quickly jumped up to grab the rebound.
After landing, he saw the Mavericks players surrounding him and immediately passed the ball.
"It's a pity. If this ball hits, it will definitely cause a psychological blow to the Mavericks." Kenny Smith said regretfully.
On the court, Li Xuan, who came outside the three-point line, received the pass and raised his hand to make a shooting gesture.
Carter rushed over quickly. With the previous lesson, he didn't take off, but just stretched his arms to interfere.
"My offensive method is not as simple as before. Even if you are not fooled, you can't prevent me."
Li Xuan smiled, started immediately, and broke through the three-point line.
Carter immediately moved sideways, wanting to pull with his arm to delay Li Xuan's breakthrough speed, but suddenly thought of the new rule, immediately retracted his arm, and used his body to resist Li Xuan's breakthrough.
It can be said that he has not fully adapted to the new rules.
Due to Carter's incoherent defensive actions, Li Xuan could not be stopped.
"Fack! Damn new rules!"
Carter cursed secretly, quickly turned around and chased towards the penalty area.
At the same time, Li Xuan had broken into the penalty area, faced Dampier's defense, and threw the ball into the air.
Dampier jumped up quickly, stretched his arms to intercept the pass, but almost touched the basketball, very unwilling.
Under the basket, Chandler stood up, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it hard into the basket.
On the other side, Li Xuan looked at Dampier in front of him and said something gloating.
"Big man, aren't you reconciled? You guessed it right, I adjusted the intensity on purpose."
Dampier clenched his fists and gritted his teeth angrily. He had never seen such a brazen person.
"Fack! Do you know what you did? You angered the third center in the Western Conference. Your stupid behavior will pay the price you deserve."
After hearing this, Li Xuan shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and glanced at Dampier with a mentally retarded look.
He even dared to dunk a fathead shark, the third center in the Western Conference is nothing!
"I really want to know what price you will pay for messing with the third center in the West. Don't let me down!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he turned and left, not wanting to talk to the mentally retarded, worried about lowering his IQ.
Dampier looked at Li Xuan's leaving back, clasped his hands, and vowed to make this arrogant guy pay the price.
After this episode, the Mavericks attacked.
Terry dribbled the ball across half court and gave Carter another single.
As soon as Carter received the pass, he felt a huge force coming from behind him. No need to think about it, he had already guessed the result.
Under Li Xuan's oppressive defense, Carter was very uncomfortable.
He fought back with his body, but to no avail.
"This guy seems to be stronger than last season, really tough opponent."
Carter couldn't squeeze Li Xuan away, so he could only step back, trying to make room for a breakthrough.
But Li Xuan didn't give Carter a chance at all. When the enemy retreats, we advance, and when the enemy advances, we block.
Carter was helpless by Li Xuan's death entanglement.
He had to admit that in this round of duel, he lost completely.
In order to save a little face, Carter leaned sideways on Li Xuan, then stepped back and shot a jumper.
Li Xuan didn't take off, and straightened his arms to interfere.
The ball was very difficult, and he didn't believe that Carter felt so hot.
The result is self-evident, the basketball bounces out of the frame.
The Raptors protected the backcourt rebound, Li Xuan received the pass and immediately launched a defensive counterattack.
Li Xuan's quick dribble attracted most of the Mavericks' defensive attention, which was exactly what he wanted to see.
When the time was right, Li Xuan passed the ball between the two defenders with a flick of his hand without looking at the pass.
Iguodala, who cut inside, received the pass, took a big step into the penalty area, soared into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
"The tacit cooperation, I have to admire Li's pass, it's too bold, but I like it, haha!" Barkley commented with a smile.
The Mavericks attacked, and Terry dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line. Seeing that Carter didn't ask for the ball, he handed the ball to Stackhouse for a single.
Stackhouse singled Jaylen Rose with the ball in front of the frame, and immediately started to break through to the basket after three threats.
Jalen Rose quickly moved laterally to block and blocked Stackhouse's breakthrough with his body.
Stackhouse carried Jaylen Rose to the front of the penalty area, stopped immediately, opened the distance with Rose, and took off to shoot.
The opportunity came up, but Stackhouse didn't feel good and missed the hit.
Under the basket, Chandler grabbed the rebound, and then threw it vigorously forward.
Li Xuan, who had already made a fast break, received the pass, dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, pulled it up directly, and made a chasing three-pointer.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.
"After this chasing three-pointer, the Mavericks should request a timeout. There is a problem with their offense." Kenny Smith analyzed.
Sure enough, Mavericks coach Johnson requested a timeout.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
The Mavericks sent Nowitzki and others up.
The Raptors put Bosh and others on the field, and Iguodala was not replaced and remained on the field.
As soon as he came up, Nowitzki singled Bosh face-to-face and took a step forward with three threats. Seeing that Bosh didn't stick up, he quickly retracted the basketball and shot a jumper.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
Nowitzki's jumper helped the Mavericks break the scoring drought and stabilize the situation on the court.
"Close defense, give confrontation, don't give Dirk an easy chance to score, and consume his energy!" Carlisle shouted towards the field.
On the court, Bosh nodded, expressing that he would resolutely implement it.
The Raptors attacked, and after Li Xuan broke through in a tank style, he attracted the defense and distributed the ball.
The unguarded Bosh received the pass and made a mid-range jumper.
Looking back, Nowitzki singles Bosh again.
This time Bosh stepped forward to defend himself personally and gave physical confrontation.
"Silver Horn King" started immediately, and the first step was very fast, slipping past Bosh and breaking through the restricted area.
Seeing this, Chandler retreated to the basket and raised his arms to interfere.
Nowitzki was not strong and hit the ball to the basket.
Dampier, who rushed to the basket, received the pass and felt elated because he finally got a chance to score.
When Dampier held up the basketball and was about to hit the board, a big hand came out from behind him and slapped his raised basketball racket and flew out.
There was warm applause in the auditorium, and the fans shouted Li Xuan's name frantically.
On the court, Li Xuan greeted Dampier "friendly" in front of him.
"Big man, your shooting is too slow. I don't want to block you. Be careful next time!"
After Li Xuan said "hello", he turned and returned to defense.
Dampier was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger and look for opportunities for revenge.
He didn't take revenge before, and now he has added a new debt, which is really embarrassing for him.
The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.
Facing Iguodala's defense, Carter made a difficult jumper and recovered 2 points.
Although the goal was scored, Carter felt that the rookie defending him was getting more and more oppressive, and seemed to be gradually adapting to his offensive style.
"This rookie has some potential, but he is still far from being able to prevent me."
Carter doesn't think Iguodala can restrain himself.
If he is restricted by a rookie, then what face does he have in the league.
Carter didn't have time to think about it. He saw the Raptors attacking and immediately threw himself into defense.
Just after halftime, Li Xuan saw Carter standing in front of him.
"Vince, you don't need to guard me like this. I don't feel so good today, and I don't know how to shoot ultra-long three-pointers."
Carter scoffed at Li Xuan's words, none of what this guy said was true, and he still focused on defense.
Seeing this, Li Xuan shook his head helplessly, steadily dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, and handed it to Ross.
After Rose received the ball, he singled Terry face-to-face.
In the confrontation between the two of them, Rose has a very large advantage, with an absolute advantage in height, wingspan and weight.
Without any hesitation, Rose turned his back and began to hug Terry.
Terry tried his best to resist, but to no avail, he was still crushed and pushed forward.
Rose came to the mid-range area on the right, immediately squeezed Terry away, turned over and shot a jumper.
At this time, Nowitzki, who came to help defend, rushed forward and stretched his arms to interfere.
Bang!
The basketball bounced off the hoop and missed.
Under the basket, Dampier is in a good position, ready to grab the rebound.
"This rebound is mine, no one else will use it!"
Dampier is full of confidence, rebounding is already in his pocket.
"Why don't I feel the push behind me? Is the big guy not behind me?"
Dampier didn't think much, and was ready to jump and grab the basketball.
At this moment, he suddenly found that the light around him had dimmed, and he thought something was wrong in his heart. He wanted to jump, but was pushed down.
Before that, Li Xuan quickly rushed into the penalty area, and the moment he jumped, the effect of the skill [King of Buckles] was triggered, and the bounce attribute, bounce speed, and resistance ability suddenly increased.
The result is self-evident, Li Xuan, who was flying in the air, rode on Dampier, grabbed the basketball in the air and dunked it into the basket.
Dampier, who was buckled by the ride, lost his balance and sat on the ground with his buttocks, falling on all fours.
"Oh my god! Another general has been added to Li's dunk list. Congratulations to Dampier for winning this honor." Barkley joked with a smile.
At the same time, there was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and the fans chanted the MVP slogan in unison.
On the sidelines, Raptors coach Carlisle clapped his hands.
"I didn't expect Lee to conquer the fans in Toronto in just one game."
Assistant coach Sam Mitchell nodded in agreement.
He also didn't expect Li Xuan to be so powerful.
On the court, Li Xuan slowed down the impact with the help of the basket, landed firmly on the floor, and teased Dampier who was lying on the ground.
"Big man, if that's the lesson you're going to teach me, I hope to do it a few more times."
Dampier, who was lying on the ground, was furious, got up quickly, and walked towards Li Xuan aggressively.
Nowitzki who came immediately pulled Dampier and gave him a word of advice.
"Eric, calm down, I'm doing this for your own good, you can only be taught a lesson by Li for rushing up like this."
After hearing this, Dampier immediately thought that Li Xuan knew Chinese Kung Fu, and he calmed down instantly. Looking back on the previous scene, he was a little scared.
He almost died!
"Dirk, thank you very much for letting me avoid making mistakes." Dampier sincerely thanked him.
The referee who rushed over saw that the matter had calmed down, and heaved a sigh of relief.
After this episode, the game continued.
The Mavericks still rely on Nowitzki and Carter to score points in singles and narrow the gap.
The Raptors rely on Li Xuan to drive the whole team, play a tacit cooperation, and stabilize the situation on the court.
In this way, at the end of the first half, the score on the big screen was 52 to 46, and the Raptors led by 6 points.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half began.
After the start of the third quarter, the Raptors changed their defensive strategy against Nowitzki and let Li Xuan defend alone.
In the beginning, Nowitzki was able to hit a few goals relying on his height.
But as time went by, Nowitzki was exhausted by Li Xuan, and he was out of breath.
In this round, Nowitzki played singles with the ball again, and Li Xuan still pressed closely to put pressure on the ball.
Nowitzki played very uncomfortable. In the continuous hand-to-hand combat, his physical strength declined severely, and his touch was also affected.
So this time, the "veteran driver" chose other offensive methods to make a breakthrough.
Li Xuan reacted immediately and resisted Nowitzki. When he predicted that Nowitzki would take off for a layup, he extended his arms and slapped the basketball.
Clap!
The basketball was ruthlessly slapped out of the baseline by Li Xuan.
"Haha, Lee didn't think about the old relationship at all, and gave Dirk a big hat in the face." Barkley explained with a smile.
On the field, Nowitzki looked at Li Xuan resentfully.
"Li, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, you really killed me!" Nowitzki joked.
"Haha, Dirk, I'm sorry, everyone is in charge, I can't let the water go." Li Xuan scratched his head and replied embarrassedly.
The game continued, the Mavericks served the baseline ball, and Carter hit the iron against Iguodala's defense after receiving the ball.
The Raptors launched a counterattack, and Li Xuan quickly advanced with the ball, assisting Rose to make a layup.
In the next few rounds, the Mavericks' singles tactics failed to achieve results and were blocked.
The Raptors played smoothly under the leadership of Li Xuan, and Li Xuan's hand felt warmer, hitting ultra-long three-pointers one after another, further widening the point difference.
Seeing that the score will be opened, the Mavericks have nothing to do.
Now their lineup is not running well at all, and there will be a phenomenon in the first quarter when they play together, and they make frequent mistakes.
The team's offense is to kill opponents with a lot of singles.
Once the core offensive point is restricted, if you can't hit it, you can't hit it.
Carter wanted to stand up as a savior, but was targeted by the Raptors.
As long as he enters the vicinity of the penalty area, he will be double-teamed.
Carter thought about chasing points with three-pointers, but due to the impact of his physical strength and the strong defense of the Raptors, his outside shooting rate was extremely low. The effect was very poor and he failed to save the Mavericks.
After the third quarter, the Raptors entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks made a series of mistakes in cooperation and failed to solve the scoring problem.
The Raptors played brilliantly under the leadership of Li Xuan, revitalizing the team's offense.
After playing for about 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, the point difference has expanded to more than 20 points, entering garbage time.
The head coaches of both sides have a tacit understanding to replace the main players and replace them with substitute players to finish the remaining time.
In this way, amid the cheers and shouts of the Raptors fans, the game came to an end.
In the end, the Raptors got off to a good start with a 102-86 victory over the defending champions.
(End of this chapter)