basketball pope

Chapter 256 [Sweep again, crow's mouth]

Chapter 256 [Sweep again, crow's mouth]

Yang Rui really doesn't care about the Pacers. The Pacers' tactics are similar to the Raptors. The biggest star is Reggie Miller. How can they win?

Apart from the Raptors this year, there is really no strong team in the East.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Pacers reached the finals in 2000 because the overall strength of the Eastern Conference team was too weak. If it wasn't for Kobe's sprained ankle in the finals, he would have been swept by the Lakers.

The only thing Yang Rui should be careful about is that McGrady and Carter don't get hurt by Jaylen Rose, so he arranged for O'Neal Jr. to attack instead of two swingers.

Rose participated in ESPN's talk show after retiring, and publicly admitted that he had stretched his sinful black feet towards Kobe Bryant.

"2000 NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant took the jumper on the right side, I was on defense, and Kobe stepped on my foot. He limped off the court and missed the next game." Rose Under pressure from reporters, he said: "I think I did it on purpose, I can't say it was an accident."

Rose then said that five and a half years later, he paid the price for such behavior, Bryant scored 81 points against the Raptors he played for, and went all out when facing the match.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Raptors were terrible, but in this Raptors team, even if Kobe drinks a bottle of stimulants and plays two overtimes, he can't get 81 points.

The Raptors players were also very high-profile in interviews, and they all felt that their team could win the championship.

Carter said: "We're the best team, everyone believes in that, and Jerry does the rest. He's always right."

O'Neal Jr. smiled and said, "I like my role in the team. I really hope I can play like this every game. I feel like I'm really a star."

In the second game, Yang Rui continued to arrange Shaquille O'Neal as the core attack, and Carter attracted Ross to wait for opportunities beyond the three-point line.

When McGrady came off the bench, he had an advantage in single-playing Miller. Bird asked Rose to guard McGrady, and the ball was immediately transferred to Carter and O'Neal Jr.

When they didn't have the ball, Carter and McGrady naturally put their energy on the defensive end, and Ross and Miller faced a lot of defensive pressure.

108 to 85, the Raptors easily won, leading 2-0.

After two seasons of running-in, the Raptors' defense has improved significantly. Christie and O'Neal performed the best, and McGrady and Billups were not bad either.When Cato played, the Raptors' restricted area was the no-fly zone.Even Carter can reach the league average.

The pressure is all on the Pacers side. Although the two perimeter stars can also score a lot of points in each game, the shooting rate is only about [-]%. Without a third powerful attack point, the Pacers cannot pose a threat to the Raptors. .

The worst performance of the Pacers was center Schmitz, who entered the playoffs. As the second-highest power center in the league, he averaged only 11 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.This series was even worse. The Raptors grabbed him and beat him hard. Bird no longer dared to use him. His playing time was shortened to 18 minutes, and he did not score in double figures in two games.

The team's third scoring point was Crowhill, who averaged 9.4 points per game. How tragic is this?

Back at home, the Pacers still failed to defeat the Raptors under the premise of a home whistle, losing 102 to 108.

Five of the Pacers scored in double figures, and Crowhill made 5 of 4 three-pointers, and played at a super level.Unfortunately, the Raptors' offense played better.

布拉德-米勒17分12篮板7助攻2盖帽，三分球5中3，表现出众。

小奥尼尔31投17中，三分球2中1，罚球13中10，狂砍45分14篮板2助攻2盖帽。

The two inside stars took over the Pacers, and O'Neal went crazy after getting unlimited shots. Not only did he score several jumpers, but he also showed gorgeous footsteps in the low post. As long as Davis defended, Schmitz and Crowhill , Perkins can do nothing.

Little O'Neal is too fast, not like the inside line at all. He can take the ball with his back and turn to the middle or the bottom line, and he can shoot calmly.Face-to-face catches, he can also pose as a three-threat like a swingman, making jump shots or breakthroughs and points.

After the game, the Pacers management did not discuss how to win, but envied the Raptors' depth in the interior. It would be great if O'Neal or Brad Miller could be dug into the team.

Bird also feels that when O'Neal arrives at the Pacers, he is definitely the core of the inside line, and his strength will be greatly improved.

In the fourth game, O'Neal finally became a blacksmith, and Billups, who had played three games of soy sauce, stood up again, making 17 of 10 shots, 10 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 30 points and 5 assists. .

Five people on the team scored in double figures, and even Carter, who scored the second-highest score, only had 14 points, which was enough to help the Raptors beat their weak offensive opponents.

The Raptors defeated the Pacers 94-78, swept 4-0 again, and advanced to the finals first.

罗斯15投5中，三分球5中3，罚球5中5，只得18分7篮板2助攻；米勒16投6中，三分球9中2，罚球2中2，得到16分4篮板1助攻。

Although the "Miller moment" has grown in popularity, it has only been a few times in his life. Most of the time, he is forced to hit the iron at the last moment, and then lose the game.

施密茨的表现烂到极点，出场12分钟，6投0中，0分3篮板1助攻。

If it wasn't for backup point guard Best who made two three-pointers in the final quarter and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, the Pacers would have been slaughtered at home.

At the press conference, Bird congratulated Yang Rui and did not comment too much on the game.

Reggie Miller said depressedly: "The Raptors have stars inside and out. They are too strong. Even the Bulls in 1996, I don't think they can beat this Raptors."

Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief, because Ross didn't stretch his black feet.

Depending on the position, Ross didn't do anything wrong. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Pacers were very close to the championship.The Lakers only have two stars, one is reimbursed, and the Pacers may win the championship ring, so Rose did it.

Rose also chose Kobe Bryant very wisely. If he stretched his black foot towards the jumper O'Neal, the ending might be that Rose's foot was trampled into a smashed fracture.

Now if the Pacers want to win, they must at least abolish the two stars of the Raptors. Of course, Rose will not do it.He's not that professional in hurting people. Even if he can do it, he won't want to mess with him in the future. David Stern will clean him up.

The reporter asked Yang Rui, "Which team in the West do you think will advance to the finals?"

Yang Rui thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I'm optimistic about the Lakers, but I'm afraid we will have to wait a few days before we can play the finals. Although the Lakers lead the Blazers 3-1, the strength gap between the two sides is not very obvious. I'm optimistic that the Blazers will win the game. The ball, then go back to the home court and make persistent efforts to drag the game into the tiebreaker. I hope the Lakers don't get reversed 1-3, that would be a shame."

Yang Rui's bad taste is coming again. This is a good opportunity to pretend to be a genius. Don't say a few words, disgusting the Lakers. I'm sorry for the identity of the reborn.

All the reporters are happy, this is big news!

What is power stealing?Yang Rui always has a way of stealing the limelight from players. No coach in the NBA can do that.

It turns out that you can still play like this to beat the morale of your opponents?Sounds like a curse.

Reporters couldn't wait to see how the Lakers reacted after the news was released.Before the Western Conference finals were over, Yang Rui wanted to pick a fight, which was very rare.

(End of this chapter)