basketball pope

Chapter 281 [Opening against the Pacers]

Chapter 281 [Opening against the Pacers]

In the first official strength list of the NBA, the Raptors ranked first, followed by the Lakers, Knicks, Spurs, Kings, 76ers, and Heat.

The Knicks have become the team that has risen the most in the rankings. Experts are unanimously optimistic about Grant Hill, and they will send Houston away for him. It feels like a shotgun for a gun.

The Knicks have Glenn Rice, a former All-Star, who also retains a three-point shot.

Ewing leaves, everyone thinks that the Knicks will not weaken because of this, but are optimistic about Ben Wallace becoming an All-Star.With Ewing absent, the Knicks have a higher winning percentage, and Wallace's defensive performance is amazing.

The Heat ranked after the 76ers because Mourning was diagnosed with kidney disease before the game started, and the Heat, who lacked the core of the inside line, dropped sharply.

The biggest declines in the Western Power List are the Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves.

The Trail Blazers ranked 13th, and took the important inside substitute Brian Grant, and also sent Camby. Sabonis is one year older, and the inside strength has dropped significantly.Pippen's condition is worsening year by year, which is even more disappointing.

The Timberwolves only ranked 16th and barely made the playoffs, and Joe Smith's "yin-yang contract" scandal was finally exposed.

The Timberwolves were severely sanctioned by the league office, deprived of their first-round picks for the next five years plus a fine of $5 million, and Joe Smith was forced to transform into a free agent, and teams with fewer than 350 players could sign him.

The Lakers team is still low-key, in fact, they are not very comfortable.Experts are not optimistic about the Lakers, not because the lineup is worse than the Raptors, but because they have not succeeded and are habitually looked down upon.

Yang Rui was interviewed and shouted the championship slogan as usual. "We were already champions last season. As long as we fail to defend our title, our record will go backward. So, do you believe me when I say I don't care about the record?"

On October 10, the Raptors opened their home game against the Pacers, the old rival of the Eastern Conference finals.

In the first game of the Western Lakers against the Blazers, the league is still the same as in the past, picking a game with gimmicks.

The Pacers were easily swept by the Raptors in the playoffs, and the loss was ugly. In the summer, they left two starters, Dale Davis and Mark Jackson, and their strength declined.But the addition of center Marcus Camby makes everything interesting. Many people want to know how Camby can play in the face of the old owner?

During morning training, the veteran players were relaxed, chatting about Facebook board games in the locker room.

The popularity of the Minion Farm has passed. This game attracts users quickly, but it is also fast to get tired of playing. Once the land is fully opened, the crops can be planted, and the freshness will be lost.After the upgrade, there is the content of the processing plant, but it is just a change of soup instead of medicine.

In August, Facebook launched a game platform, which is no longer a simple game section, and can play various chess and card games.

Go, chess, Lianliankan, Texas hold 'em, etc., everything, players can use the same Facebook account to log in to the game platform.

Two playoffs, one championship, the confidence of the Raptors' core players has been built up, and they don't believe they will lose to the Pacers.

Yang Rui didn't believe it either. Little O'Neal and Carter didn't have much training in the training camp, and they didn't play in the preseason. After a month of replenishing their stamina, the team was in good shape.

Compared with the stars, the Pacers are far worse, and the core Jaylen Rose injured his right hamstring in the preseason and will miss two to four weeks of games, and he will not be able to play the opener.

In the summer, the Pacers head coach changed, and Larry Bird became the team manager. The head coach was the "Smile Assassin" Isiah Thomas. This was his first time as a head coach. He had little experience and had never been an assistant before. Pass.

The media generally believed that there was no suspense in this game, and it was definitely a big test for Thomas to touch the defending champion in the first game of his coaching career.

In the evening, when the players came out, Marcus Camby was booed by the home fans.

When he was in the Raptors, Camby always felt that he was getting better and better. Happy to hear it.

Camby pretended to be indifferent, but was actually so depressed that he wanted to commit suicide.He didn't earn a big contract, didn't accumulate popularity, and joined the Pacers, his tactical status was not as good as Austin Crowhill.

The championship ring presentation ceremony was held at the home first. The players took turns to lead the ring. Jeff Hornacek and Detrev Schramf, two retired players, also came to the scene and received their own rings.

They watched the game from the sidelines and became the guests of the game.Players who have been transferred to other teams will receive rings when they play away games.

The players are warming up and the game is about to start.

This season, the Raptors have won the most live broadcasts in the United States in the entire league, and China's CCTV5 also broadcast the game.

Zhang Lili said: "Yang Rui said in an interview that he would reuse rookie Michael Reed. Today he started, and the other four started last season. Billups, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Bradmy Le."

Partner Xu Jicheng said: "The Pacers have changed four players in the starting lineup, and their strength is obviously not as good as that of the Raptors. I think the suspense today is not winning or losing, but how long the Pacers can sustain into garbage time."

The Pacers were ignored by the audience. Their starting lineup was too shabby: Travis Best, Reggie Miller, Crowhill, Sam Perkins, Camby.

The 40-year-old veteran Perkins entered the starting lineup, which surprised Yang Rui. The Pacers simply despised the Raptors. He couldn't think of how Perkins could guard O'Neal.

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

Billups received the ball to Carter, the players all pulled away, Billups, O'Neal Jr. on the left, Brad Miller and Reed on the right.Carter in the middle holds the ball frame and is one-on-one with Crowhill.

Carter faced defenders like Tracy McGrady, Christie, and Bowen White in the Raptors for two seasons. When he went to the Dream Team, he was one-on-one with the stars. The defense against the No. 3 position like Crowhill was poor. player, he has no pressure.

He dribbled the ball with his crotch and took a step to the right. After attracting the opponent's center of gravity to shift, he swiped the ball with his right hand and changed the direction of his left hand.

With no defense in front of him, Carter hit the Raptors' first goal of the season. 2 to 0.

The Pacers attacked, and the formation was also opened. Best and Camby played pick-and-rolls in the middle.

Miller switched defenses in time, and Billups also bypassed the pursuit and formed a double-team. Best hurriedly passed the ball to the middle and gave it to Camby who was emptied.

Camby has been playing off the bench in the Blazers, and rarely has a chance to make a shot, and Dunleavy has not arranged for him the tactics of catch-and-shoot jumpers.He lacked confidence in this position, and the fans on the sidelines booed neatly to put pressure on him.

Camby hesitated for a while and did not shoot, and passed the ball to Reggie Miller, who was running.Don't dare to shoot, sometimes it's more terrifying than shooting the iron.Camby doesn't even have the guts to shoot, what else can he do on the offensive end?He is destined to be a blue-collar worker for the rest of his life.

Facing Carter's defense, Reggie Miller couldn't get rid of it one step, and then distributed the ball to Perkins on the periphery. The latter couldn't beat O'Neal Jr., so he could only find teammates.

About to run out of 24 seconds, Best faced Billups and forced a pull-up jumper missed, Brad Miller grabbed the rebound.

The Pacers have too few starting points to break through the Raptors' defense.

(End of this chapter)