basketball pope

Chapter 289 [There is a problem, are you kidding me? 】

Chapter 289 [There is a problem, are you kidding me? 】

On December 12, the Raptors host the Los Angeles Lakers.

Billups carried the flag of the offensive, scored 31 points and 6 assists from the outside and Kobe Bryant.

Without Christie, Tracy McGrady, and Carter, the Raptors' swingman position was weakened. Facing the defenses of Halprin and Reid, Kobe Bryant made 29 of 14 shots, 5 of 1 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, and scored 40 points. 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

奥尼尔17投12中，罚球11中4, 得到28分8篮板。

However, the Raptors still won the game tenaciously with a score of 111 to 104, with six players on the team scoring in double figures.

O'Neal Jr. had 14 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Mark Jackson scored 12 points and 18 rebounds, and the Raptors broke the Lakers in rebounding.

In addition to the "OK combination", the Lakers have only one person in double figures, Rick Fox scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Isaiah Ryder, who had high hopes in the summer, played only 10 minutes, made 4 of 0 shots, scored no points, and got 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Ryder's depravity has been a debacle, going from a 19.3-point star to a 7.6-point-per-game backup. The only thing that deserves credit is his 37 percent 0.5-point shooting, but he can only make [-] [-]-pointers per game. .

After this game, the Lakers have a record of 16 wins and 10 losses, even worse than the Raptors. They are only fourth in the West behind the Spurs, Kings and Mavericks.

After the game, some media broke the news that the "OK combination" broke out in the locker room, and O'Neal accused Kobe of being too independent.

The Lakers were swept in the finals last season, and O'Neal didn't win the regular season MVP. He won nothing but a scoring title.As he grew older, he began to pay attention to personal honor. In the new season, he would rush to the basket when he received the ball. He wanted to make the data more beautiful, and competed for MVP this season.

And Bryant, eager to prove he was a superstar on par with Carter, also began fighting for the ball.From the start, he averaged 22 shots per game, a career high and 0.5 more than O'Neal.

The two accounted for more than half of the Lakers' shots, how could the teammates still touch the ball?Ryder averaged only 7 shots per game, so it's reasonable that the data plummeted.

Coach Phil Jackson hopes that Bryant can play like last season, with less than 18 shots or less, to ensure efficiency, but Bryant's desire to attack is obviously unstoppable.He had been O'Neal's younger brother for four years, and he was about to explode.

Both of the league's predicted contenders before the game went wrong.

Yang Rui certainly won't despise the Lakers because of this. During the three consecutive championships in his previous life, except for O'Neal who won the MVP in the 2000 season, the Lakers played badly in the regular season in the other two years. The super lineup only won 56 and 58 wins.

The Lakers exploded as soon as they entered the playoffs. For the sake of the championship, they would naturally unite and play in a more reasonable way. The 01 playoffs only lost one game, and 02 also swept the Nets in the finals.

On the 19th, the Raptors defeated the Jazz 103-95 at home.

Halprin became the highlight of the team, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists in the starting lineup, blowing up veteran Brian Russell, who had only 2 points and 3 rebounds in the game.

Reed also had the upper hand against veteran John Starks, who joined the Jazz in the summer, scoring 17 points.

After beating the Pacers again on the 20th, Vince Carter made a comeback at home, and the Raptors defeated the Eagles 92-78 back-to-back.

On Christmas Day, the Raptors beat the Bulls 103-93 at home.

McGrady returned to Toronto, the fans did not boo him, he also received his championship ring before the game.The game was great, with a lot of great dunks from both teams.

The fans were happy for less than a day. The Raptors faced the Timberwolves back-to-back. Although they won the game 107-100, Billups suffered a right foot injury in the first quarter.

After the game, he was diagnosed with a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, known scientifically as "Jones' fracture."This kind of injury is quite common in the sports world. In Yang Rui's previous life, in April 2006, Yao Ming suffered this kind of injury in the game against the Jazz.In addition, brothers like Jordan, Big Gasol, Durant, Bibby, Brand and Lopez have also suffered similar injuries.There are also many factors that cause this injury, such as a sprained foot, being stepped on by someone else, or kicking something.

Billups was in physical contact with Trier Brandon when he broke through and sprained his foot. As soon as the results came out, the doctor suggested surgery and he would be out for 4-6 months.

Billups was insane. "I just touched it lightly. You said I have to rest for 4 months. Are you kidding me?"

"This is not a joke. 4 months is the ideal situation. This injury must be operated on and cannot be treated conservatively." The team doctor sighed.This is bad news.

Yang Rui felt overwhelmed. He had heard of this injury. Durant rested for half a season. What's even worse is the 76ers' No. 16 pick Ben Simmons, who was directly reimbursed for the 17-[-] season and did not play a game in the regular season. beat.

Without Brad Miller, there are still three big men on the bench. Without Billups, the team is left with Boykins and John Crotty, both of whom have problems defensively.Curry's cameo point guard is tall enough and poor in dribbling, let alone organizing him.

Yang Rui was very careful when using Reed and Halprin, worried about their injuries, but forgot that Billups was also a glass man in the early stage of his career. He was reimbursed for his two seasons in the Nuggets, and went to the Timberwolves to start. gradually getting better.

On the 28th, Brad Miller made a comeback. The Raptors played Princeton on the inside and defeated the Nuggets for seven consecutive victories.

On the 30th, the Raptors lost to the Suns 103-109.

The last time the two teams clashed, Billups did not lose to Kidd, played very reasonably, and was not afraid of dislocation after the pick and roll.This time let Boykins start and was bullied by Kidd.

The Suns entered the NBA non-draft. The 193cm tall and 95kg backup guard Paul McFinson also showed his power in the face of Curry, scoring a career-high 20 points.

Entering January, the Raptors can still win with the triangle offense of Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller, and Reid, but the No. 1 position has obvious weaknesses.

In order to ensure the attacking firepower of the bench lineup, Yang Rui began to let John Crotty start.Although Crotty has poor defense, his long-range shooting ability is not bad, and he also has enough game experience.

The Raptors only lost three games this month, with 34 wins and 12 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference after the 34 wins and 11 losses of the 76ers. The offense beat the 5ers.

At the beginning of February, Carter was elected the Eastern Conference Player of the Month by virtue of his stable performance in January.

The team's record began to improve, but Yang Rui was not happy at all. He actually didn't take teams like the 76ers and Bucks to heart. In his mind, there was only one opponent, the Lakers.

He knows very well that because Billups is out for the season, the depth of the current lineup against the Super Lakers will definitely be worse.Billups is just right to deal with the Lakers, and now the strong point has become a weak point.

Yang Rui found Glenn Gruward during the holiday to discuss a mid-term trade, and try to change to a point guard who is good at defense without sending the core.

It's a pity that this is difficult, other teams are not stupid, and the management team is also competing with each other. Everyone knows that the Raptors lack guards. Unless they bleed heavily and send out potential young players, they will not let the Raptors get their wish.

(End of this chapter)