naaapseattle Chapter 522 10 consecutive victories
Chapter 522 10 consecutive victories
Chapter 522 10 consecutive victories
After double-killing the Rockets at home, the Raptors ended three home games, and the next game will go to Cleveland to play against the Cavaliers.This is the first time the two teams have met this season. In the dialogue last season, the Raptors maintained a complete victory.
Since the departure of LeBron James in 2010, the Cavaliers have quickly fallen from a championship team to a poor team. Last season, the league's third-worst record made people see no hope.So far this season, the record of 3 wins and 5 losses is still in the bottom three in the league. The team's new core Kyrie Irving has a cool style of play and excellent statistics, but he just can't lead the team to win.
On December 12, the Raptors visited the Quicken Loans Arena to challenge the Cavaliers.Since LeBron left the Quicken Loans Arena, the popularity has changed, and it is rare to see a full house.Fans seem to watch the game with a look of laziness and indifference. In the past two or so seasons, this former Eastern Conference king has lost too many games.
——The fans are numb, so why not the players!
Fans of the Cavaliers envy the Raptors very much, because the "injured team" established by the Big Three of the Heat, the Raptors have completed the reconstruction quietly, and their strength is even stronger than when Bosh was there. Many, it is already the top team in the Eastern Conference, and it still has the hope of winning the championship.But on the other hand, the team has fallen from the Eastern Conference champion to this point. The gap is so big that it is really unacceptable.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Cavaliers at home is: center - Anderson Varejao, power forward - Tristan Thompson, small forward - Alonzoghi, shooting guard - Dion Waiters, point guard — Kyrie Irving.
The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game is the same as the previous game, Lowry and Bargnani are still absent.
The only advantage of the Cavaliers' poor record is that they got a high draft pick, and their luck in the draft is also good. In 2011, they selected Kyrie Irving with the No. 4 pick and Tristan Thompson with the No. 4 pick. This year, they selected "Wade Jr." Dion Waiters with the No. [-] pick.
Valanciunas and TT prepare for a jump ball near the middle circle.
TT beat Varan with a jump ball, and Irving dribbled the ball slowly.
The Cavaliers have a poor record and no pressure. The offense is very casual. Often Irving finishes Waiters' offense and Waiters finishes Irving's offense. TT's job is to run down the screen, and then keep fighting for offensive rebounds. It is somewhat similar to Sakuragi Hanamichi in "Slam Dunk", a "rebound idiot".
The Cavaliers' offense is not good. The TT and "Actor" Varejao on the inside have no independent offensive ability and no outside shooting ability, which greatly affects the offensive space on the court.Both Irving and Waiters are players who mainly attack with the ball, and neither of them are strong off the ball.So once Irving or Waiters is not efficient in singles, the team's offense will be constipated.And these two young talents in the backcourt are both rebellious and rebellious masters. Neither of them obeys the other. They are not good at organizing offenses. They lack cooperation and communication with each other.
If the Cavaliers' offense relies on the genius ball-handling ability of Irving and Waiters, and the possibility of occasional explosions, then the defensive end is really a disaster.These two masters basically have no defense on the perimeter. A pick-and-roll defense is gone, and they don't have much energy and toughness. You know, the physical fitness of the perimeter Gemini must be left on the offensive end!
Varejao and TT are not the gates of the defensive end. They frequently rub their skin on the outside, even the "Actor" can't bear it. In addition, the team has no defensive system, so the defensive end basically exists like an opponent's cash machine. .
Defending Yingxiong is Alonzoghi, a blue-collar striker.On this team, he's in charge of offense off the ball, and then defending the opposing team's star wing.But his strength is very limited after all, wanting to defend the league's scoring champion without the blessing of the team's defensive system can only be a luxury.
In the first quarter of the game, the starting players of the Cavaliers all felt good, of course, because the Raptors were a little loose in defense.Both Irving and Waiters played high, and they used cover to attack Valanciunas many times.Irving's singles ability is really good. Whether it is a pick-and-roll misplaced to hit a big man, or a one-on-one weak side to single out Jeremy Lin, he is very accurate.After playing well, he also passed Varejao a few seconds, and he played evenly with the Raptors for a while.
In the rotation stage, with the advantage of the home court, the Cavaliers are in full swing, and the second teams of the two teams are also playing evenly, evenly divided.
But after the main players returned in the second quarter, the Raptors began to exert their strength.To be precise, it was Ying Xiong who started the attack!
Facing the opponent's poor defense, facing Alonzoji, Ying Xiong threw off the opponent with a cross step and accelerated to the inside. Facing the "Brazilian Best Actor"'s "Eighteen Falls", he didn't give it a chance at all. One step away from the opponent for a layup.With TT's ability to protect the frame at the basket, it is impossible to do a good limit.
On the defensive end, the Raptors began to increase their strength. The Cavaliers Gemini on the outside line adopted a partial flank defense to limit strong breakthroughs, force them to play the ball, and cut off the passing route.
Ying Xiong took turns defending Irving and Waiters alone, allowing them to experience the single-defense strength of the best defensive team players.
Under the opponent's high-intensity pincer defense, Irving and Waiters were limited by the lack of passing vision, coupled with the team's crowded offensive space, and made consecutive mistakes after the offense was blocked.
The Raptors seized the opportunity to fight back and opened up the point difference in an instant.
Owen and Waiters' offense was blocked, and they stopped passing the ball. Facing the opponent's pincer attack, they insisted on playing hard, but the efficiency was worrying, and the score was getting bigger and bigger.
The result is not much suspense. The overall strength of the two teams is not at the same level. Yingxiong's existence minimizes the possibility of the opponent being upset.
In the end, the Raptors captured the Cavaliers in an away game, ushered in a season-high 8-game winning streak, and improved their record to 18 wins and 7 losses.
Ying Xiong played only 3 quarters and easily scored 25+8+7, helping the team easily defeat the opponent.
On November 11, the Raptors returned to their home court to face back-to-back against the Pistons that they defeated last month.In this game, the team defeated the opponent without bloodshed, ushered in a 20-game winning streak, and the record also came to 9 wins and 19 losses.
Ying Xiong scored 30 points and continued to play steadily.DeRozan and Jeremy Lin also jointly contributed 35 points, and the Raptors' three-man team from outside scored 3 points, scoring more than half of the team's points.
Two days later, on November 11, the Raptors continued to play at home against the Magic.In this game, the team's offense was not good, but in the end, relying on their excellent defense, they narrowly beat their opponents at home, ushered in a 22-game winning streak, and their record came to 10 wins and 20 losses.
(End of this chapter)