NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 113 Hooligans Know Tactics, No One Can Stop It

"The Raptors are not as powerful as imagined. I guarantee with my four championship rings that Combe will never pass our level."

"We are fully prepared and the Heat will win."

Riley began to show off his four championship rings in the pregame press conference.

These four rings were obtained during his previous show-time coaching of the Lakers, and he won four championships in nine seasons.

"Use his championship ring as a guarantee? What does this mean, after losing to us, he will give me those four rings?"

"Past honors have no effect on the field. If they do, simply award the championship trophy to Mr. Auerbach or Phil."

"If God bless them, maybe they can win at least one game against us."

Kumbu really has such confidence that the Heat can only win one game in the hands of the Raptors, because he specially prepared a big gift for the Heat.

When training to break the pick-and-roll before, the surprise is that the Raptors have gained a good ability to execute pick-and-roll tactics, which can just be used on the Heat.

The double point guard tactics adopted by the Heat, the effect of the two little guys breaking the pick-and-roll is very bad.

Just when Combe finished speaking, the McGrady he brought spoke.

"Actually, we have already started thinking about our opponents in the next round."

Kong Bu's chrysanthemum tightened, and he almost jumped up and covered McGrady's mouth, darling, you can't say this casually.

McGrady's bible is really unlucky.

After the press conference was over, Combe called old Thomas, saying that there was a surprise.

When I arrived at Old Thomas's office, I was not surprised, but quite frightened.

"What is this thing? Don't tell me that this thing is going to be hung above our arena."

Kong Bu looked at the two flags in front of him and grinned.

One flag is printed with the 1997-1998 East regular season champion, and the other is printed with the 1997-1998 Atlantic Division champion.

"Of course it has to be hung up, otherwise what would I do with it?"

"Our Raptors have been building the team for three years, and we can finally hang some flags, or the ceiling will be empty."

Old Thomas looked at the two flags with satisfaction, and said fondly.

Combe is going crazy, he can understand the mood of old Thomas.

The history of the Raptors is too short. There are no stars with retired jerseys, no special fans or commentators, and no championship banners, so there is not even a hair above the arena.

When Kumbu led his team to play against the Lakers or Lukai before, he looked at the ceiling full of them and said that he was not envious, that would be a lie.

But no matter how envious he is, he can't do such a shameful thing, the half-district regular season champion?Division champion?Thank goodness old Thomas figured it out.

However, the old Thomas is not a special case. Later generations of the Clippers have also done this kind of thing, flying the banner of the division championship.

"Please don't hang up, we really can't afford to lose that person."

"Once you hang up, we will become the laughing stock of the entire league, and even decades later, fans will laugh at us for this."

"Even if you win the Eastern Conference playoffs, it's still acceptable."

Kong Bu couldn't wait to take out his lighter and light the two flags.

"Is it that embarrassing?" Old Thomas hesitated to say to Combe.

"It's more embarrassing than you think. It's so embarrassing that I'm even embarrassed to play our home games. I might even consider leaving the Raptors."

Hearing that Combe might leave the Raptors because of these two flags, the old Thomas suddenly lost interest.

On the evening of the second day, the Raptors' home court, the Eastern Conference semifinals officially started.

Tonight's starting lineup is still big and big.

Big Ben was used to deal with Mourning, but Xiao Ao still had obvious disadvantages against Mourning. His best offensive method did not work on Mourning.

Big Zhi plays the [-]th position and acts as Malone's role in the Jazz. He will be responsible for the pick-and-roll with Billups.

With the whistle of the referee, the starters of both sides began to play.

Da Zhi succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Raptors started to attack.

Billups held the ball beyond the three-point line in the frontcourt. After Dazhi arrived in the frontcourt, he didn't go to the penalty area at all, but stood in a high position and set up a pick-and-roll for Billups.

Big Zhi, who is astonishingly tall and flexible, stood up one step earlier, and then Billups used Big Zhi's pick-and-roll to block the opposing Tim Hardaway on the left side of Big Zhi. Zhi made a three-pointer from the right.

"puff!"

There was a muffled sound from the basket, and a three-pointer hit the net accurately and hollowly.

Riley didn't pay too much attention to the pick-and-roll on the field at this time. He thought it might just be an accident.

In the Heat's offensive round, the speeding desire to attack is extremely hot.

After receiving a pass from Tim Hardaway, all kinds of dazzling possessions made the scalp tingle.

McGrady really has nothing to do with him.

It's a pity that no matter how good the ball is, it's useless if you don't score.

The flying car was as fierce as a tiger, and finally came a mid-range shot.

It was the Raptors' round again, and Big Zhi still mentioned the high position. Tim Hardaway was still stuck by Big Zhi, but this time PJ Brown took the initiative to switch defenses, and he blocked Billups' shooting space .

At this moment, Big Zhi began to cut towards the basket without the ball, and Billups' pass arrived.

After receiving the ball, Da Zhi made a half-block near the free throw line and easily scored two points.

The shot from this position is open, which is actually almost like a free throw. With Dazhi's current free throw percentage, it would be strange if he didn't make a shot.

Using the pick-and-roll to score easily for two consecutive rounds, Riley has realized that something is wrong.

He has coached in the league for so many years, how could he be unfamiliar with Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics.

The Raptors' two offensive rounds just now gave him the same feeling as the Utah Shuangsha's pick-and-roll.

While he was thinking about countermeasures, Mourning at the basket received a pass and wanted to make a big hit, but when he turned over and was about to dunk, he didn't jump up anyway. When he landed, he hurriedly shot a rebound and missed the hit. It was also snatched by Daben.

After suffering two consecutive pick-and-roll losses, Tim Hardaway and PJ Brown began to stand ready.

It's a pity that they still underestimated the power of the Raptors' pick-and-roll tactics.

After the pick-and-roll, Dazhi still cuts toward the free throw line without the ball, attracting PJ Brown's defensive attention.

Not only Big Zhi, McGrady and Wu Sheng are also actively running without the ball.

When McGrady ran near the free throw line, Big Zhi immediately stood still and made another pick-and-roll for McGrady without the ball. Then Billups passed the ball accurately to McGrady.

"Shh!"

Another hollow mid-range shot hit.

In the opening three offensive rounds, the Raptors gave people a completely different feeling.

During the regular season, the Raptors played in a typical stunned style. Whoever has the ball in his hand will play singles, and his teammates will try to open up space as much as possible without violating the rules of singles.

Da Ben under the basket is responsible for protecting the rebounds. In case he misses a single, he still has the opportunity to grab offensive rebounds and play a second offense.

Rogue to no longer a rogue style of play.

But what did they see tonight?The rogue team of the Raptors even started to play tactics.

The key is that the effect of the play is quite subtle. Da Zhi's two pick-and-rolls are quite the demeanor of Postman Malone.

And Billups' passing ability has been maximized, and he can exert his greatest power in the tactical system.

All the fans watching the live broadcast had a thought in their minds, hooligans know tactics, and no one can stop them.

If the Raptors are playing against the Bulls tonight, the pick-and-roll may not work.

The Bulls and the Jazz are old rivals, and they have studied each other very thoroughly, and the Bulls also have the hardware to break the pick-and-roll. Pippen, Jordan, Rodman, and even Harper on the [-]st position all need experience and defense. A first-class defensive player with defensive ability.

But how can the Heat have this kind of hardware, even if they know how to crack the pick-and-roll tactics, but the defensive strength can't keep up.

Especially the Raptors' pick-and-roll is not quite the same as the Jazz.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll seems to be more rigid, because the old Hornacek's speed is too slow, it is difficult for them to cut freely without the ball like the Raptors.

As the game continued, Riley's complexion became more and more livid.

One's own offense was blocked, and it was difficult for Mourning to face Big Ben to score points at the basket.

Speed ​​is playing against McGrady, and the tricks are very beautiful, but in the end it is the shot. With McGrady's physical fitness, even if Speed's shot is not blocked, it can still have a great interference effect.

This leads to the low attack efficiency of the flying car.

Tim Hardaway is having the best days, but he was never the kind of player who can score explosively.

Let him score 20 points in one night, it's not a big problem.

You can get a 30+ by gritting your teeth, but don't even think about 40+ or ​​50+. It's better to count on PJ Brown to score [-] points.

And tonight's situation, if there are no players on the Heat's side to explode wildly, obviously they have no hope of winning at all.

Comb laughed, no wonder the Heat would lose to the Knicks without Ewing in the first round under normal circumstances.

Their combat power is really not good.

It is no exaggeration to say that playing the Knicks was not as easy as it is now.

Saying that they can win the next game at most seems to be flattering them. If there is no accident, the Raptors can definitely sweep the Heat with ease.

Now Kumbu can't help but congratulate himself for being wise, thanks to his desperate efforts to grab the first place in the Eastern Conference.

If they didn't grab it, they would have to face the Pacers now, and the situation must not be as comfortable as it is now.

(End of this chapter)