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Chapter 253 Fortunately, there is no danger! (Seek subscription, ask for support)

Last season, Garnett, whose jump ball success rate exceeded 85%, lost the competition with his junior Bosh. The Dragon King gave the racket to Raptors new aid Lewis. Hand over to TJ Ford and the race officially begins.

Ford held the ball for halftime, Bagliani went to the outside to catch the ball, and made a fake move to the right to break through against Dior's defense. After Nate made up the defense, he handed the ball from the Wolf King's armpit to Bosh, who dunked and scored, hitting the first goal of the new season. (0:2)

There was booing at the Phillips Center, and the audience believed that such a meaningful point should go to the home team.

Garnett clapped his hands vigorously and reminded his teammates: "It's already the regular season now, you have to cheer up, don't be careless!"

Paul held the ball across the half court and singled out Ford one-on-one. He continuously dribbled the ball and took a step to the right. Pull up a jumper before.

With no defense in front of him, Paul hit the Eagles' first goal of the season. (2:2)

It is not easy to maintain a precise shooting touch on the basis of substantial weight gain and muscle gain.You know, even Curry, after 16 years, did not recover the magical feel of "Ku Ritian" at the stage of 14~16, because Curry also gained muscle in the summer of 16.

The Raptors attacked, and the formation also opened up, and Ford and Bosh played pick-and-rolls in the middle.

Garnett switched defenses in time, and Paul also avoided chasing defenses, forming a double-team to Ford. Ford hurriedly passed the ball to the center, Battier made up in time, but Lewis on the weak side had already cut to the basket to catch the ball. . . . . .

Diaw defended two at the basket, unable to interfere with Lewis, and watched his opponent score a dunk. (2:4)

A huge contract was offered to Lewis, and most of the media laughed at the three "soft guys" on the Raptors' front line, which were not hard enough.However, in the first few rounds, Bosh, Barryani, and Lewis played well, and their skills were very comprehensive.

The Eagles attacked, Paul dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson's singles against Anthony Parker has obvious advantages in footwork and movement. He dribbles the ball to the left and takes a step to the left. (4:4)

Looking back, the Eagles' defense had problems again. Lewis singled Battier on the weak side and hit a jumper from the baseline to help the Raptors take the lead again.

Lewis' height and wingspan are closer to power forwards, but he has the mobility and shooting range of small forwards. In a sense, he is "displaced to hit anyone", especially when someone helps to contain the opponent's defensive center of gravity.The combination of "Garnett + Battier" of the Eagles has already been regarded as the strongest combination of forward defense in the league. It is still suppressed by Lewis and Bosh. This season, the Raptors may make a difference.

Paul dribbles across half court, hands the ball to Diaw at the free-throw line, and runs off the ball.

Joe Johnson moved up from the weak side, and Garnett expanded outwards, as if to cover Joe Johnson.

When the two approached, Garnett turned around and ran towards the basket. When the ball arrived, Dior's pass led Garnett's running position.Garnett received the ball in a deep position, dribbled the ball, turned around and jumped for a dunk, but the ball hit the inner edge of the basket and bounced out!

"It's a pity for this goal. The Eagles played out all their tactics, but KG failed to dunk the ball into the basket!" Mike Breen expressed regret for Garnett.

The Raptors hit a quick counterattack, and TJ Ford took the lead to complete the advance, compressing the Eagles' defense and turning the ball to Lewis, who scored a layup. (4:8)

In the first 3 minutes of the game, the Raptors played more like the Eagles last season; on the other hand, the Eagles made two goals in singles.

The game continued, and this "abnormality" seemed to be getting worse.Compared with last season, the Eagles' offense has declined significantly. Sluggishness, monotony, and routine, these words that were almost insulated from the Eagles last season, are all reflected in the performance of the Eagles in this game.

At the end of the half quarter, the Eagles trailed the Raptors by 9 points at 17:8, and instead fell into a passive position.

"In the opening game of last season, the Eagles messed up the Heat's celebration. In this game, the situation is somewhat similar, but the frustrating side is replaced by the Eagles. But it's still early, and Kimi still has time to solve the team's opening offense problem," Mike Breen reminded.

"I've never doubted Kimi's offensive tactics, but the Hawks lost 17 points in half a quarter. The Eagles should be more nervous about their defense." From Mark Jackson's point of view, he prefers to see a talented team The team can defend hard.

The two commentators more or less saw some problems of the Eagles, and the fans in the Phillips Center did not have the level of professionals. They only thought it was a small trouble and would not affect the team's final victory.Well, Ke Yan is already denouncing the poor performance of the team, raising the tension of the team at this stage.

After returning from the timeout, the Eagles' offense improved. Diaw responded with the ball from the free throw line. Joe Johnson cut to the basket. Anthony Parker followed closely. After Joe Johnson ran near the penalty area, he suddenly ran back. The off-ball pick-and-roll throws away the opponent, Diaw passes the ball in time, Joe Johnson does not make adjustments after receiving the ball, and hits a mid-range jumper. (11:17)

At the turn of the round, the Raptors' offense was also successful. Bagliani singled Diaw in the low post, advanced to the basket with skillful footwork, and hit the basket. (11:19)

The "big back" completely suppressed Dior in the matchup. Ke Yan shouted from the sidelines and continued to express his dissatisfaction with Dior, but was persuaded by the assistant referee to return to the bench.

The Raptors suppressed the Eagles on the offensive end, and Garnett took the initiative to seek changes and "reduce" his role on the offensive end.The Eagles mainly play pick-and-roll offensively, with Paul and Joe Johnson leading the offense, while Garnett puts all his energy on the defensive end.

Such a one-handed adjustment effectively curbed the Raptors' offensive posture of taking whatever they wanted, and at the same time made the Eagles' offensive routines simple and direct.

During the regular season, the more complicated the better, usually, the opponent will not restrict you in a targeted manner.

Paul, who gained the offensive dominance, did not disappoint Garnett. He scored 7 points on 4 of 10 shots. The two core players worked hard on both ends of the offense and defense to help the Eagles gradually approach the score.

At the end of the first quarter, Ke Yan replaced Anderson and Eddie Jones, replaced Dior and Joe Johnson, and the field lineup was more suitable for pick-and-roll.

Paul dribbles to the frontcourt, and Garnett moves toward the top of the arc.

Ford thought that Paul was going to pass the ball to Garnett, so he was distracted, but Paul suddenly changed direction, rushed past Ford, and broke through to the Raptors penalty area all the way. Bagliani came up to help defend, but Paul did not In a hurry to make a shot, he took two more steps forward before throwing the basketball behind Barryani. Anderson soared into the air and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, 24:27.

"Good pass, Chris!" Anderson came to Paul's side after landing, slapped him hard, and said with a hearty smile.

Paul's face is still serious, after all, the team is still behind.

Compared with Dior, who is not strong enough off the ball and needs the ball, Anderson, who is better at eating cakes, "satisfies" Paul's requirements for the inside.On the defensive end, Anderson can better complete the task of squatting to protect the frame, and to a certain extent, it can also ease Garnett's burden. His appearance made the Eagles' offensive firepower not decline because of Joe Johnson's rest. The Eagles also caught up with the score before the end of the first quarter. (32:33)

"The Eagles' performance at the beginning was not satisfactory, but Kimi's adjustments were made in a timely manner. The team strengthened the defense around Garnett. At the same time, Paul took more on the offensive end. These are the two core players of the Eagles. A manifestation of superstar ability. Kimi replaced Joe Johnson to continue the firepower in the second quarter and Anderson replaced Diao at the same time. This is a very timely and effective substitution adjustment! Well, his footsteps were heavy on the defensive end, and he failed to grasp the open opportunities on the offensive end, and missed a few shots. Kimi made timely adjustments.” Mark Jackson analyzed the first quarter of the game from a defensive point of view.

"Looking at the first game, whether the Raptors signed Lewis with a high salary or Ke Yan recalled his old team Anderson, they all achieved the team's goal. Maybe the Raptors will surprise us in the new season." Mike Brin said.

"Anderson should thank Kimi. If it weren't for Kimi, it would not be so easy for him to return to the NBA. But it seems that he should have gotten rid of the drugs. His physical condition is very good and he has adapted well to the feeling of the game."

While the two commentators were speaking, the second quarter started soon.

Both sides have sent a rotation lineup. The Eagles have sent Barea, Joe Johnson, PJ Tucker, Bass, and Anderson to the bench. The strength is obviously higher than that of the Raptors.

Ke Yan specially replaced Joe Johnson in advance, just to facilitate the replacement lineup.However, compared to last season's Gibson who didn't have much singles ability and needed someone to open up space for him, Barea, who was promoted to the second point guard position this season, played more bravely.

In the face of the Spaniard Calderon's defense, Balia suddenly called a resolute!

A mountain in Puerto Rico has a fierce playing style and can effectively compress the Raptors' defense; but his problem is also very serious.After breaking into the inside, he couldn't see his teammates, and he would basically not choose to pass the ball if he was strong enough. After the three-point ax was figured out, the Raptors' inside defense was quickly in place, and his offensive efficiency immediately declined.

On the defensive end, Barea was more than brave and lacked judgment, and was soon fouled by the Raptors twice.

It can only be said that he is a backup point guard with both advantages and disadvantages. That is to say, in the Eagles, Paul controls the field as the main force, and Joe Johnson is beside him. If the state is really bad, Prigioni will be behind.When Barea performed well, he was outstanding. If his performance was not good, his teammates would help him out.

Halfway through the second quarter, the two sides tied at 45, and the Hawks' bench lineup did not lose the wind. The balance of victory should have been tilted towards the Eagles;

This point of Diaw has become the Achilles' heel of the Eagles. The offensive end can't grasp the mobile phone opportunity, and the defensive end can't limit Bariani's scoring. He can be called a "war criminal."

In just half of the game, Barliani scored 18 points. The No. [-] pick who performed poorly last season proved himself in the first game of the new season.

And Mr. Billionaire Lewis also proved to the Raptors fans that he is worthy of a 6-year 1.08 million contract. Facing Battier's defense, Lewis combined shots and shots, scored both face-up and back, and scored at halftime. 13 points, which surprised the fans.

At halftime, the Raptors ended with a 63:56 lead over the Hawks by 7 points.

"Damn it, what's going on! Dior didn't do much at night, his legs are so weak?"

"At first, I guessed that there was a problem with the substitutes. I didn't expect that the main lineup really couldn't beat the Raptors. Dior was beaten by Barliani today, and he couldn't see it!"

"Bagliani is the top pick after all. It's hard to say that he has improved after training hard in the summer. With Lewis, KG can't hold it alone! But Dior, you can't guard against Bagliani, I can understand, please Take those damn open shots, okay?"

"Pour Dior a cappuccino and start your assist show~"

Although Dior is not in good condition, as a coach, he will not be thrown into the cold palace because of his temporary poor condition, otherwise, who will work for you in the future?

In the second half of the game, Dior still played as the starting insider, and then, he still performed poorly.

Dior can’t play this point at all, and it also has the effect of “moving the whole body with one shot”. The more Dior can’t make a goal, the stronger the Raptors’ pincer attack on Paul and Joe Johnson, and the offensive efficiency of his teammates And the lower it is.

In itself, Diaw is not a player with a particularly strong mentality. After missing shooting opportunities one after another, his self-confidence is also affected, and he hesitates between shooting and passing. In this way, the offensive efficiency is even lower.

"Kimi, we have to win Dior!" Seeing that the score difference came to 15 points and the situation became more and more unfavorable, Atkins couldn't bear it anymore and reminded him aloud.

"Let Anderson prepare." Ke Yan nodded and agreed.

At the beginning of the season, it is not a big problem to find the feeling of the game for players who are not in good condition, but it must be under the condition of fault tolerance and try not to affect the team's victory.In this game, Ke Yan has given Dior considerable trust, and he also believes that after this game, Dior will reflect on how serious the negative impact of his unrestrained weight gain in the summer is!

However, the aggressive Raptors were not the Eagles' "training" target. At the end of the third quarter, they blocked the Eagles' first counterattack and entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead. (79:92)

In the last quarter of the game, Ke Yan didn't hold back anything, and directly sent a lineup of Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Bass, and Anderson to suppress the Raptors' bench lineup.

Against Calderon, who has mediocre defensive ability, Paul showed his sharpness. He continued to play pick-and-roll with Bass and Anderson, or directly shot mid-range shots after using a screen, or used his own pass to help the pair of inside partners to complete the basket. The bombing helped the Eagles play a wave of 14:6 attacks, narrowing the point difference to 5 points.

The Eagles narrowed the point difference with a wave of efforts. Bass and Anderson both performed well, which also made the Raptors head coach Mitchell confused, and hurriedly replaced the main players to control the situation.

As soon as Lewis came on the court, he immediately scored a three-pointer at the top of the arc to help the Raptors stop the bleeding.

Without Garnett's suppression, Bosh could also be overwhelming inside the Eagles. He turned over and made a jump shot decisively against Bass. Anderson used his footsteps to defend him. Very comprehensive.

The point difference returned to double digits. Ke Yan "assessed the situation" and replaced Garnett and Bass in advance. The two sides entered a "decisive battle" in advance.

Last season's finals proved that with or without Garnett, the Hawks are completely two teams, especially on the defensive end.As long as Garnett is on the court, the Eagles can play a T1-level defensive quality; otherwise, it is much worse.

In this game, one is such a game mode. After Garnett came on the field, he and Anderson controlled the Eagles' penalty area. The Eagles held down Bosh and Barliani. Only Lewis remained in the output.

Lewis has a certain advantage over Shane Battier, but the Eagles have increased their flanking efforts and properly let go of TJ Ford in the help defense rotation.

The league's top speed dog does not have the corresponding shooting ability to punish the Eagles' defensive formation. He made three shots from beyond the three-point line and only hit one goal; and Lewis himself lacked the ability to resist the defense at critical moments.

The Hawks eroded the Raptors' lead bit by bit and overtook the score.

The more headwind the situation is, the more no one on the Raptors can stand up. This is also a big problem that restricts this team!

On the other hand, the Hawks, in this game, really reversed the game by relying on two superstar-level performances of Paul and Garnett when the role players were not in good condition and the Raptors were hot. The game of stars!

The final score was fixed at 116:113. The Eagles narrowly beat the Raptors by 3 points and won the first game of the new season.

It's just that this victory is not a satisfactory game for the Eagles up and down.

Paul, who controlled a lot of ball rights for the Eagles, became the player with the best statistics in this game. In the whole game, Paul scored 34 points and 13 assists in a large double-double performance, and also won the best player of the game .

Most of Garnett's experience is on the defensive end, so he still contributed 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.In fact, in this game, Garnett took the initiative to complete the Eagles' first wave of adjustments on the court.If it wasn't for him to make a decisive decision and switch from offense to defense, the Eagles may not be able to control the situation in time in this game; this is also a game where Garnett demonstrates his value.

Fortunately, there is no danger!