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Chapter 310 [War Bull, come hard! 】

Chapter 310 [War Bull, come hard! 】

The Raptors' 13-man playoff lineup excludes injured Mark Jackson and veteran Tracy Murray.

Murray played only 40 games for the Raptors in total. He has an old knee injury and is often excluded from the roster. He averaged 6.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 0.8 minutes per game.

Yang Rui believes that athletic ability is more important than experience. Murray does not have the height to play the 4th position, and the confrontation is poor, and the speed of playing the 3rd position is slow.Into the playoffs to strengthen the confrontation, he is even more useless.

At the start of the playoffs, the Raptors easily eliminated the Bucks 3-0 and won the game with the smallest difference by 21 points.

The Bucks died of infighting this season, not just between players, but also between players and coach George Karl.

With the Bucks, George Karl has an unspoken privilege, earning twice as much as Popovich, Brown and others this season, second only to Phil Jackson.

Coupled with the high-level support, Karl's back is very hard, so domineering that no matter which player has a conflict with him, it is always that player who leaves, no matter how famous he is.The main problem with the Bucks is the feud between "big dog" Robinson, Ray Allen and coach Karl, which has long been made public.

Ray Allen is young and vigorous, and despite his appearance as a gentleman, he has openly fought with Robinson and Tim Thomas in training games.

Carl and Ray Allen are even more sneering at each other in the face of the media.Karl is full of resentment against the players under him. He calls them "liars" who slack off and don't defend. The Bucks' bad defense has become a team ethos.After this season, the Bucks will definitely start rebuilding, and the lazy "big dog" Robinson will be the first to be sent away.

In other series, the Nets swept the 3ers 0-76.

The 76ers suddenly got the infamy of "the fastest degenerating team", and the team fell into chaos.

Before the game, the media reported that the conflict between Iverson and coach Larry Brown had intensified. After being eliminated, because Larry Brown criticized Iverson for always missing training, those good reporters also amplified these words, in the press release. The meeting asked whether Iverson's elimination was related to insufficient training, which added fuel to the fire.

Unbearable Iverson broke out. In just 2 minutes and 20 seconds, he repeated the word "practice" (training) 24 times in a row, creating a classic joke for future generations.

The Pistons beat the Hornets 3 to 1 and didn't waste much effort.

The Pistons' starting point guard is only Jacqui Vaughn, who averaged 6.6 points and 4.2 assists per game. The substitute is Knicks veteran Chris Childs, who is much worse than Francis in any way.

One of the characteristics of Van Gundy is that he is not good at using point guards. He always reuses defensive point guards. He can catch and shoot outside the ball and wait for opportunities, and then rely on the defensive system to win.

Francis is a player who likes to fight in chaos, averaging 21.6 points, 7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. He is very comprehensive, and his shooting percentage is only 41.7%.The two sides fought hard, and the Pistons dragged the opponent into their own rhythm and won the game with better defense.

The Hornets won a game by attacking more points. David Wesley, Jamal Mashburn, and Ayrden Campbell all scored 20+.

The Bulls defeated the Celtics 3-2. The stars on both sides were half a pound. The Bulls players played better in the fifth game. When the score was deadlocked in the final quarter, Brand scored consecutively and blew up the "fat head" Antoine Walker. .The latter worked frantically from beyond the arc, making 20 of 6 shots.

In the first round of the Western Conference, three teams completed the sweep. Only the Spurs and the SuperSonics played more intensely. In the end, the Spurs eliminated the SuperSonics 3-2 to advance, and the second round will fight for the king.

Lakers VS Mavericks, no suspense.

The Raptors VS Bulls became the focus of the second round. Many fans paid attention to the duel between Carter and McGrady's brothers. O'Neal Jr. played against Brand, which was also a contest between stars.

However, before the game, Yang Rui announced that the starting lineup would be changed in the second round. Carter played the shooting guard and Kirilenko started the small forward, of course, in order to deal with McGrady.

Let Carter and Maddie confront each other, and the two know the bottom line, and they will almost explode each other.Yang Rui intends to arrange two people to entangle McGrady, consume his physical strength and limit the scoring efficiency.Reed's bench can also increase the attack power in the second quarter.

On the Bulls side, coach Tim Floyd has a similar idea, using Artest to defend Carter, preparing to let McGrady play against Reed, and switch defenses when he encounters a screen, so that McGrady can relax on the defensive end and put more energy into it. on offense.

Yang Rui didn't let Reed start, and Floyd's arrangement was going to fail.

On April 4, the first battle between the two sides started at the home of the Raptors.

When they came out, the fans booed Tracy McGrady, not because they hated McGrady for not renewing the contract with the Raptors, but a habit at home.The stars of other teams were also booed here. The fans wanted to use this method to create a stronger home atmosphere, create a devil home, and help the home team win.

Maddie was very relaxed, smiling and sleepy.

After his appearance, he deliberately went to the sidelines to say hello to Yang Rui, and the two hugged.McGrady is very grateful to Yang Rui, and feels that if Yang Rui hadn't coached the Raptors, maybe he would have to be a blue-collar player for a longer time, and it would be difficult to sign a max-salary contract in 2000.

On CCTV5 live broadcast, Zhang Lili said: "The Bulls became stronger after McGrady joined. Today's master-apprentice duel, I don't know if the Bulls can cause trouble for the Raptors."

Xu Jicheng said: "The Raptors' lineup this season is almost incomprehensible. There are three All-Star-level players, two super shooters, and excellent backups. If the Bulls want to upset the starting lineup, they must play better. The backup is difficult and fierce. against the dragon."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Many people on the Internet predicted that the Raptors would change today. Sure enough, Yang Rui let Kirilenko start. This must be to strengthen the defense."

Players from both sides stand on the field.Five Raptors: Billups, Carter, Kirilenko, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Bulls starting: Mark Jackson, McGrady, Ron Artest, Elton Brand, Keown Clark.

O'Neal Jr. jumped to win and the game began.

Billups took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Carter, ran to the bottom corner on the left, and O'Neal Jr. also pulled away on the left.Kirilenko went to the bottom corner on the right, and Miller went to the middle to cover Carter.

Artest is good at using his strong body to put pressure on the opponent, and at the same time stealing with his flexible hands. He is an excellent defensive player.He is 201cm tall and weighs 113kg. Even Carter suffers from strength compared to him.

Compared with speed and flexibility, Artest is not as good as Carter.As soon as the pick-and-roll came up, Carter made a breakthrough on the left, accelerated forward with the ball, and kept a distance from Artestella.

The Bulls' center position is a weakness, and the starter is blue-collar Clark. This player is difficult to start in other teams, with poor confrontation and average ability to control rebounds.His advantage is the height of 211CM and the wingspan of 227CM. He weighs 100kg, and has decent mobility and good bounce.

Carter also weighed 100 kilograms and had a super strong impact. Near the penalty area, he leaned against Clark and pulled the bar in the air. Clark forced a jump to interfere. The two had physical contact and the ball missed.

Carter made two free throws, 2-0.

Yang Rui applauded Carter on the sidelines. He played according to the requirements before the game. He slammed into the basket at the beginning and attacked Clark.If the opponent's formation shrinks too much, pass it out to the perimeter and then shoot.

What is the control rhythm?Yang Rui didn't think about it, the Raptors are going to be tough with their opponents today!

(End of this chapter)