naaapseattle Chapter 422 Prepare to come back
Chapter 422 Prepare to come back
Chapter 422 Prepare to come back
After a home loss to the Lakers, the Raptors are 20-9, still good but not top of the East.The injuries of the two generals Ying Xiong and Bargnani had a great impact on the team's strength. The offense lacked scoring points, and the absence of the top two scorers naturally made things worse.
On February 2, the Raptors continued to play at home against the New York Knicks.Under the leadership of "Linsanity", the Knicks have already won 15 consecutive victories. The recent momentum is very strong, and they have the potential to replace the Raptors as the biggest dark horse in the East.During the 5-game winning streak, Jeremy Lin played the most popular performance in his career, which has attracted the attention of the entire league.
In this game, Ying Xiong was absent, which made the topic of the game slightly insufficient. Originally, Ying Xiong VS Jeremy Lin, the game was full of topic sense if it was not played.
Ying Xiong appeared on the bench wearing a gray suit and a pink tie.As soon as he appeared, the fans at the scene became restless, and the atmosphere became extremely lively.Here, he is the head star and the hero in the hearts of the fans.
Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin hugged and exchanged greetings before the match.Since both of them came to the east, they have been in touch more recently than before, and they are getting more and more familiar with each other.
Ying Xiong congratulated Jeremy Lin for his wonderful performance in "Linsanity", while Jeremy Lin expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to play together on the court in this game.
Ying Xiong felt that although Jeremy Lin was born in the United States and received an American education since he was a child, he is very humble and sincere, and has many excellent qualities of the Chinese race, and his affection for him has increased a lot.
Yingxiong will not play in this game, so the biggest point of the game is whether "Linsanity" will continue, and whether the Knicks' winning streak can continue.
In this game, Jeremy Lin made 20 of 9 shots and scored 27 points and 11 assists. The number of assists set a new personal high.He swept the team's last 6 points and contributed 12 points in the fourth quarter, becoming an absolute hero.
In the last 0.5 seconds of the game, Jeremy Lin made a game-killing 3-pointer over Calderon's head, which became the most exciting moment of the game.
This game made Ying Xiong's desire to play more intense. He couldn't help but want to play, although his ankle was still slightly swollen and the flu was not completely healed.
However, Coach Casey rejected his offer to volunteer. In Casey's view, making Ying Xiong come back in a hurry in case something goes wrong is irresponsible to the players and the team.The team is far from the point where the team needs to come back from injury to fight the fire.
The next game for the Raptors is still at home, against the Spurs back to back.Before the game against the Spurs, Ying Xiong's flu had recovered and his ankle pain was basically gone, but he still couldn't get the team's permission to participate in this game.
Ying Xiong was very anxious. In the two games he was absent, the team had lost two games in a row. In this game, they faced a strong Spurs team. Even if they played at home, if he did not play, the possibility of losing was still very high. .But he also understood the reason why the team didn't let him play. The team was protecting himself, which made him not challenge the team in the end. He obediently wore a handsome suit and stayed on the bench to cheer for his teammates.
In this game, even if the Raptors' DeRozan and other substitute players performed well, they still couldn't stop the "all soldiers" led by the GDP of the Spurs. They finally lost at home and ushered in a 3-game losing streak.Throughout the game, the strength gap between the two teams was still obvious. After the Raptors lacked the two major scorers Ying Xiong and Bargnani, they could not match the opponent's offense.
In this game, when the team was unable to score, Ying Xiong's name would be called on the spot.Ying Xiong has become the true core of this team, the real backbone, and his value was undoubtedly revealed in the 3 games he was absent.Although even if he plays, these 3 games may not be able to win all, but obviously, at least the team will not lose so helplessly.
Fortunately, the team has announced that Ying Xiong will be back in the next game. This news is definitely the best news that Raptors fans have heard in the past week.
After this wave of losing streak ended, the Raptors' record came to 20 wins and 11 losses, which seems to be gradually returning to mediocrity.But the outside world's evaluation of them is fundamentally different from that at the beginning of the season.Many basketball commentators believe that due to the long-term absence of the main center, this team has a difficult early schedule and played a lot of games. The core team has been absent in recent games, and it is not easy to be able to play this role.
On February 2, the NBA announced through its official television station that Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (a second-year rookie) and Heat point guard Norris Cole (a first-year rookie) were added to the 16 All-Star Rookie Challenge.In the ensuing NBA rookie draft for the first time, as one of the managers, Shaquille O'Neal selected Jeremy Lin and Blake Griffin with the first two picks.
Ying Xiong called to congratulate Jeremy Lin for being selected into the All-Star Rookie Challenge, and remembered that he had participated in the Rookie Challenge, and it was vivid in his memory, as if it was still yesterday.
On February 2, Ying Xiong participated in the team's routine training. Seeing him appearing on the training ground and completing the training in excellent condition, not only the team's coaching staff, but also other Raptors players were very pleased , as if they all breathed a sigh of relief.
On the same day, the NBA officially announced the list of four players for the 2012 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.They are No. [-] pick Derek Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chase Budinger of the Houston Rockets, Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and Ying Xiong of the Toronto Raptors.
In the 2012 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, it will bring us a new feeling.Except that the four participating players are participating for the first time, the new round of competition system will be applied to the dunk contest, that is, the champion is only decided by fans' votes.
The new competition system will be officially launched in the 2012 All-Star Game.Compared with before, the new competition system only includes 1 round of competition, and each player has 3 dunk opportunities.Fans can start voting after each player completes his first dunk.In previous slam dunk contests, there were two rounds, and the winner of the first round was decided by the referees.
Since 2012, only the votes of fans can finally determine the winner of the slam dunk contest, and the voting channels have been extended to the Internet.
In Ying Xiong's view, the change of the competition system is inseparable.If you want to win the championship, you must be better than the other 3 people. Otherwise, even if your reputation is higher than those 3 people, even if you are voted by the fans to win the championship, you will not be able to convince the public.
(End of this chapter)