One hundred and seventy-eighth chapter thousand tempered
"Danny Green received a pass from Radar and hit a three-pointer."
"Wu Hao stole the ball from Norman Powell, passed down on the fast break, and passed it to Radar. Radar was very confident in pursuing a three-pointer and hit it!"
"The Raptors finally scored, the Spurs continued to attack, and Gay hit a mid-range shot."
The pace of the game was very fast, and Zhou Zhou couldn't stop talking. The Spurs' touch was explosive today. The basket was like a magnet, and the basketball was attracted to it.
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Spurs, the Raptors tried their best to change the lineup. Lori added VanVleet as a double point guard, trying to make the ball run smoothly, allowing Siakam to face Wu Hao.
The height advantage allows Marc Gasol to play at the center position. As the best defensive player and a veteran, the Raptors hope that he can use his experience to bring some changes to the team.
The Spurs have also changed their lineup, with one large and four small lineups, Radar, Mills, Murray, Wu Hao, and Towns. You focus on height, and I focus on speed.
Moreover, with this Spurs lineup, everyone can shoot. The Raptors focus their defense on the inside. Popovich sees his tricks and we play on the outside.
The advantage in speed is still very obvious. When Radar gets the ball, he just launches a fast break and then passes the ball to his teammates. Regardless of the hit rate, he just takes the shot.
Under the crazy output of the Spurs, the Raptors were completely defeated in the first quarter, 33 to 22, with an 11-point deficit in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Raptors got a little carried away. They didn't know that they were building the wrong thing. They even wanted to compete with the Spurs on offense. They gave up the defense that they depended on for their survival.
The Raptors added VanVleet, Powell, McCaw, Siakam, and Gasol. The one with the most offensive firepower in this lineup is VanVleet, but he is facing Radar, the best defensive player this season.
Although Wu Hao and Towns are off the court, the offense of Radar, Mills, Gay, Aldridge, and Boltl is not comparable to that of the Raptors.
The Raptors were almost beaten. It's really hard to imagine. Even the Rockets and Lakers couldn't match the Spurs' offense. Aren't the Raptors stupid?
Looking at the score difference of 61 to 43, the Raptors suddenly realized, why should we use our shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths? Our biggest advantage is defense. Even if we cannot defeat the Spurs in the end, we still have to show the style of the Raptors.
It’s worthy of these three words: the finals.
In the third quarter, the Raptors used a full defensive lineup of Lowry, Stanley Johnson, Anunoby, Siakam, and Ibaka, and finally stabilized the situation by using the time when Radar was off the court.
In this quarter, the Spurs' offense was blocked again and again. Murray could not open up the situation. Mills also lost his accuracy under Stanley Johnson's defense. Although Ade was stable, Siakam refused to let him catch the ball.
Towns was also trapped in a tight siege. Only Wu Hao could score, but his shooting percentage also dropped compared to the first half.
The Raptors spent 6 minutes in the third quarter to narrow the point difference to 70-58, and they succeeded in attacking inside.
Popovich saw that the momentum was not right, so he replaced Murray and Mills, and Radar and Gay both came on the court.
"The radar is on. The Raptors have no chance. Their current struggle is in vain." Zhou Zhou said.
As Zhou Zhou said, Radar drove the whole game when it came up. First, he passed the ball to Ade in the fast break and hit a layup. Then he stole Lowry and counterattacked to help Wu Hao hit the basket again.
The Raptors' offense encountered obstacles at every turn. In the end, Ibaka drew a foul under the basket and got a free throw opportunity, helping the Raptors stop the bleeding in time.
But two free throws couldn't change anything. The Spurs attacked, and Radar assisted Towns to hit a half-volume basket. He once again successfully disintegrated the Raptors' penalty area defense.
Otherwise, the Spurs are completely different teams with and without radar. As soon as the core comes on the court, the situation changes immediately.
Maybe the Spurs don't have a radar, but with Towns, Ade, and Wu Hao, they can also compete 50-50 with the Lakers, Raptors, Bucks and other teams, and the radar is the key for the Spurs to surpass the Lakers and other teams.
The Raptors did not give up. Even if the point difference was widened again, they still defended tenaciously. Their defense was very fierce. I don't know if they thought they were ahead.
At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led 84 to 64 by 20 points. When everyone thought the Raptors were going to give up, their main players Lowry, Siakam and others were still there.
Even Zhou Zhou also lamented: "They are not afraid of being shattered into pieces and leaving their innocence in the world. The Raptors should look away now. It doesn't matter if they lose, but they will never admit defeat voluntarily."
Wu Hao and Radar, who were sitting off the court and resting, watched the Raptors still not give up despite a 20-point deficit. They also had a deep understanding that if it were them, they would not admit defeat, it was only 20 points.
Wu Hao touched Radar's shoulder and asked, "What do you think?"
Radar said: "If we are 20 points behind now, knowing that there is no hope of comeback, but we still continue to fight, why, we are not doing it for this game, not for a series, we have sacrificed our career for more than ten years.
career."
Wu Hao nodded in agreement and said: "Yeah, a temporary failure doesn't mean anything. If you lose, you lose. And this is a good opportunity to temper yourself. The Raptors can use us to find out the defensive loopholes in their lineup. I finally understand why.
The Raptors can defeat the Bucks and advance to the Finals."
Radar: "Yeah, if we fall behind, we can also use them to hone our offensive methods. This is why Popovich lets us continue to sit on the sidelines. He doesn't want the Raptors to see through us."
Both Radar and Wu Hao can talk in Chinese, which is awkward in English, and they can also talk about some topics that others can't understand. Wu Hao made a bet with Radar.
Wu Hao: "How many points do you think the old man will let us play again? I bet 10 points."
"No, 8 points..." Radar shook his head and said: "No, 6 points."
Wu Hao: "Six points? Isn't this a bit risky?"
Radar: "If you start too early, the risk will be greater in the subsequent games."
"That's right. As expected, they are all not simple. They are all old foxes."
Radar: "Hey, I feel like you scolded me too!"
Wu Hao smiled happily and said, "There must be an old monster living inside you."
The 20-point difference was too big. With the steady performance of Towns and Ade, Reda and Wu Hao did not play again.
The Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-95, taking a 1-0 lead in the finals.
The best performer for the Raptors was Siakam, who contributed 25 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block. Ibaka performed better on the defensive end than on the offensive end, with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Under the control of Radar, the Spurs had 5 players score in double figures, Mills had 11 points, Aldridge had 16 points, Towns had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Wu Hao had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Chapter completed!