Chapter 99: Exploring Each Other
Torontonians have filled the entire arena to cheer for their home team, but far away in China, on the other side of the ocean, in the Zhouzhou live broadcast room, today's battle is a bit big.
Zhou Zhou and Wu Hao are in the middle, Zhou Wen is next to Wu Hao, and Fang Lu is next to Zhou Zhou. The four commentators are all friends, good brothers and lovers of Radar.
That is to say, the NBA does not play in China. Otherwise, every game with radar will be full.
Feeling the attention of so many domestic fans, the pressure on the radar is still quite high. Even the Lakers and Rockets have difficulty breaking through the Raptors' defensive formation, let alone the Spurs who are short of major generals.
When the Spurs came to the scene, DeRozan felt as if it was yesterday. Looking at the familiar venue and his former opponents, he could only look at each other across the court and nod to each other.
"Demar, how do you feel about returning to Toronto?" Radar asked behind him.
DeRozan was rarely seen with a smile on his face. He turned to Radar and said: "You know, this used to be my home court."
Radar nodded and said: "Of course I know that you have performed very well here, but things are always unsatisfactory."
DeRozan: "Ray, why do you have to say it so sad? I believe people in Toronto have not forgotten everything I have done for this team. We are always moving forward, right?"
Radar: "That's great, come on, man!"
DeRozan: "Yeah, I won't hold back on them."
Spurs starting lineup, Radar, DeRozan, Gay, Carroll, Boltel.
Basketball Poet's live broadcast room gave everyone some popular science: "Three of the Spurs' starting five have played in the Raptors. Needless to say, DeRozan, the fourth-generation Dragon King, Boltel also once played in the Raptors.
A member of the team, but was sent to the Spurs as a gift in the trade between DeRozan and Leonard."
"The other one is Gay. In the 2012-2013 season, the Raptors traded Calderon for Rudy Gay and built a team with Gay as the axis. Unfortunately, the Raptors failed to break through 40 wins in the regular season that season and only ranked first.
Ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs, Rudy Gay stayed with the Raptors for a short period of time."
Fang Lu: "So there is still some connection between the Spurs and the Raptors."
Wu Hao: "Origins belong to their origins. Once the game starts, there will be no mercy."
Fang Lu: "Although we were not able to go to the scene, we cheered for the radar together. I think Dada will be able to hear it."
Zhou Zhou: "Brothers, just give me a small gift and we will take action as soon as the radar reaches three points!"
Next, the screen was full of cheers, various 1111 calls, cheers, and various small gifts for cheering.
The game finally started, and the Raptors won the first offensive opportunity without any suspense.
Lowry's nickname of "Little Steel Cannon" is not for nothing. As soon as he gets the ball, he rushes inside and passes by Radar. It seems that he wants to give Radar a blow.
Gay appeared in the right position. Lowry's offense was blocked and he immediately passed the ball to Powell on the sideline.
DeRozan was very active in defense today. Powell's shot was interfered with, the basketball deviated from the basket, and the rebound was caught by Lowry's radar.
Zhou Zhou: "The Raptors' first offense, Lowry attacked the paint first, and then shot a three-pointer. Is there anything special about this, rat?"
Mouse did not answer, but asked the two ladies: "Fang Lu, you know basketball very well, do you know that? Zhou Wen, do you know that?"
Fang Lu and Zhou Wen shook their heads repeatedly.
Wu Hao: "Actually, I don't know if there is anything special about it!"
Zhou Wen patted the mouse and was amused. Fang Lu said: "Tch, I didn't know it could be so mysterious."
Wu Hao: "Seriously, without Aldridge today, the Spurs must be empty inside. How much strength and potential does Boltle, a discarded player from the Raptors, have? Coach Nurse knows very well that Carroll is not the same."
A strong defensive player, so Lowry rushed inside as soon as he came up to test the strength of the Spurs' inside today, but they ignored Gay."
"Of course, this is my guess. I don't know if there is any other deeper meaning. After all, I am still half a bucket of water."
Wu Hao was right, and the radar also saw it. Otherwise, in the first attack, Lowry could have used their height advantage to fight in a positional battle, but he didn't. He charged inside, just as an experiment.
In the new season, people only see the wonderful performance of Radar, and have somewhat ignored the Spurs' double-decker. Even DeRozan has a feeling of being forgotten. It's just that today's Spurs, without Aldridge, it is still a bit difficult to rely on Radar alone.
Yes. If Radar now has 2,000 skill points and all attributes have reached their peak, then come on, one Radar plus five second-round picks can still beat the Lakers.
Therefore, Aldridge is still very important to the Spurs.
Radar attacks with the ball. Although Lowry's defense is remarkable, after all, his age is here, and his legs and feet are not as agile as Radar.
Radar is also attacking inside. He also wants to test the Raptors' inside line, but Lowry is testing how weak the Spurs' inside line is, while Radar wants to see the defensive powerhouse Ibaka and the best defensive player Gasol.
How terrifying the insiders are.
Seeing Radar attacking inside, Lori admired Radar in his heart, and also lamented that Radar did not overestimate his capabilities. It is a good thing to have courage, but courage must be directly proportional to strength.
The fans in Toronto were also surprised, and some even booed.
Wu Hao: "Oh my god, I am so domineering. If it were me, this lineup, this insider, I wouldn't be sure."
As he spoke, Radar had already thrown away Lowry, and the European step pushed past Siakam, who was defending. Ibaka's strong body blocked the radar.
As soon as Radar took the third step of the European step, Ibaka took a step back, covering the sky with his two big hands, and the lights on the ceiling were unable to shine on Radar.
When Radar was about to make a layup, Ibaka's judgment was very accurate. At this time, the layup was bound to be blocked.
The radar reacts quickly, changing the right hand in the air for a layup to the left hand, and changing the trajectory of the basketball with a tap of the fingertips.
Hiss, there is also Gasol. Fortunately, Radar used his fingers to deflect the basketball. The basketball that originally fell directly into the basket hit the backboard and jumped into the net.
Good luck, Radar breathed a sigh of relief.
Who said the Raptors' inside line is impenetrable? Radar has proved it with actual actions. Even if it is a lump of iron, I will dig a hole for you.
The fans in Toronto were quiet. They had heard for a long time that Thor was extremely brave, but when we saw him today, it was indeed amazing.
Zhou Zhou: "Radar knew clearly that there were tigers in the mountain and went to Tiger Mountain, even though there were tens of thousands of people there, I went there."
Fang Lu: "If the Raptors' interior defense is the strongest shield in the league, then the radar is the sharpest spear in the NBA."
It was only after the cheers that people discovered that this was the first goal of the game. Did the Spurs have to let Radar spend the entire game to attack the inside? Will the Raptors always let Radar attack the inside like this unscrupulously?
Chapter completed!