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Chapter 537 The Last Game Before the All-Star Game

Chapter 537 The Last Battle Before the All-Star Game

Sun Jing was able to come to the United States to watch the All-Star Game, Ying Xiong was very happy.The two hadn't seen each other for several months, chatting through the Internet or video, after all, there was no direct meeting.It is indeed enough to have a long-distance relationship like theirs.He didn't know if it would have been game over long ago if he changed his lover.

To clean up his mood, what Ying Xiong has to do now is to play well the last game before the All-Star Game, and then spend an All-Star Weekend happily.

February 2 is Valentine's Day in the West, and there seem to be many more couples watching the game at the Madison Square Garden in New York than in the past, and the arena is full of seats.The attention of this game is quite high. On the one hand, the visiting team Raptors is currently the league's No. 14 team, and there are superstars like Yingxiong in the team; With 32 wins and 17 losses, it is second only to the Raptors and the Heat, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

There are many things to watch in this game, one is Ying Xiong VS Anthony, who is the best "offensive kaleidoscope" in the league; the other is Jeremy Lin's return to Madison Square, what kind of performance he can play against his old club; The third is whether Gay can continue to perform well.

When Jeremy Lin appeared at Madison Square Garden, the scene burst into warm applause, thanking him for his contribution to the team last season.He and Fields hugged and greeted old Knicks teammates cordially, which was quite a warm scene in the game.

Ying Xiong is the league's top superstar and currently the player with the highest MVP appeal. His appearance made Madison Square Garden burst into cheers, and he was treated like a superstar of the home team.There are many Chinese in New York, and there are many yellow-skinned fans wearing Raptors No. 25 jerseys at the scene, which shows his high popularity.He and Tyson Chandler of the Knicks and Jason Kidd were teammates who won the championship with the Mavericks in 2011. They have a good relationship with each other and greet each other before the game.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Knicks at home is: center - Tyson Chandler, power forward - Carmelo Anthony, small forward - Iman Shumpert, shooting guard - Raymond Felton, point guard - Jason Kidd.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is: center - Valanciunas, power forward - Rudy Gay, small forward - DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The Knicks played the standard "one big and four small" in this game. As the four small, they are really small enough. Except for Anthony, the other three are less than 3 meters tall. Felton and Kidd Play two point guards.

Since Rudy Gay joined the Raptors, the lineup has become more flexible, and it can be big or small. In this campaign, facing the Knicks who play one big and four small ones, Coach Casey flexibly adjusted the lineup. Gay, who performed well, was transferred to the starting lineup to face Anthony.As for Bargnani, because he has just returned, the team is not in a hurry to let him return to the starting lineup, and patiently let him find his status in the substitute lineup, and his playing time is also limited.

Tyson Chandler and Valanciunas prepare for a jump ball near the middle circle as the game begins.

Tyson Chandler jumps over Valanciunas and Kidd dribbles slowly across half court.

Although Kidd is getting old, but with him in the starting lineup, the Knicks' offense and defense have been sorted out in an orderly manner, and their record is also advancing.As long as he is on the court, even if he loses a point, he can help the team make a lot of contributions, and his win-loss value is also one of the highest in the team.A historical point guard cannot be replaced by ordinary players.

Kidd passes the ball to Felton, who picks and rolls Tyson Chandler and turns to Valanciunas.

In this game, coach Casey did not ask Yingxiong to defend Anthony, but asked Gay to face Anthony. Yingxiong defended the opponent's defensive champion Iman Shumpert.

Of course Casey knows that Guy's defense is not as good as Ying Xiong's, but he also knows that it is far more meaningful for Guy to exchange a son with Anthony than to let Ying Xiong consume a lot of physical energy to defend.He is not stupid. The team's biggest advantage and asset at present is Yingxiong. Without Yingxiong, this team will not be able to go very far in the playoffs.So there is an opportunity to protect the best player in the team, of course, such an opportunity cannot be missed.

Felton shot Kidd from the perimeter, and after receiving the ball, Kidd faced Jeremy Lin, who was not letting go, and made a decisive 3-pointer-missed.

Ying Xiong received the rebound and pushed forward with the ball. Facing Shumpert's defense like a dog's skin plaster, he used his physical advantage to firmly protect the ball and prevent the opponent's fast hands from smashing the ball away.The opponent's chopping skills are among the best in the league.

Ying Xiong held the ball to the top of the arc and gave the ball to DeRozan who followed up in the middle.

Facing Felton's defense, DeRozan forcibly sprinted, but the opponent's weight was much heavier than him, which made his body a little off-balance, and the layup was also missed-the ball missed!

Jeremy Lin grabbed an offensive rebound and gave it to Ying Xiong who was outside the 3-point line, and the latter made an open 3-point shot-none!

Gay grabs the rebound again, singles Anthony himself -- or nothing!

Anthony grabbed the rebound angrily and gave Kidd a halftime dribble.

Here, Anthony backed up to eat Guy, and made a fallback jumper-nothing!

The two teams "ping ping pong pong" shot five or six baskets, but all of them ended in iron strikes.

Jeremy Lin dribbled over, picked and rolled with Valanciunas in the high post, and then forced a breakthrough, slowed down near the free throw line, and divided Yingxiong in the bottom corner of the right wing.

Yingxiong moved Gay on the left wing in a wide range, and the latter made a jumper-still no.

Here, Anthony's emergency stop after a tentative step-none.

The two teams played for more than 2 minutes. One point has to be said, and the baskets on both sides were almost distorted...

Here, Ying Xiong puts Shumpert on his back, feints and wipes in. The layup caused a foul by Felton, who was helping to defend.

Ying Xiong walked to the free throw line and made a free throw!The hit of this ball finally scored the first point of the game.

Ying Xiong's second free throw - missed!

Tyson Chandler grabbed the rebound and gave it to Kidd for the drive.

In the first half of the first quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides were very low, and the score was low and anxious. The fans who came to watch the game felt like they were seeing a playoff game.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to Ying Xiong on the right wing.

Ying Xiong faced Shumpert with his back and sat in with the ball.There is a certain gap in body size between the two (Ying Xiong is 203cm, 102kg, Shumpert is 196cm, 98kg).

Ying Xiong used his footsteps to feint up the line and then turned around towards the bottom line, making a slightly backward shot—a hit!

Shumpert is good at cutting the ball, moves fast, and can keep up with defensive breakthroughs, but facing Yingxiong's jumper who is one size bigger than himself, he has nothing to do.With this kind of ball, he is interference at most, giving sufficient physical confrontation, and maximizing the influence of the opponent's shot.As for the cover, it really can only be thought about.

(End of this chapter)