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On the morning of the 17th, Yang Rui was watching the news in the hotel, but was turned over by his buddies.

The schedule is tight, Yang Rui is either leading the team in training or in competitions, so he has no time to date women.

In order to dispel the growing "gay" rumors, Thomas Bentley stopped by from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles to do something ironic. He attended the fan meeting of Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, sent flowers to show his love on the spot, and Dare to ask for a kiss.

Perhaps because of his outstanding image, Zeta Jones, who is in a good mood, satisfied the requirements of his father Fangze.

This move undoubtedly stimulated other movie fans, so many people rushed to the stage that the organizers had to dispatch female security guards to escort Zeta Jones.

Clear photos of Thomas were published in entertainment magazines, and live video was broadcast on some radio stations.

Yang Rui suddenly felt that he had to find a woman to date. Now that he was getting younger, he should live more passionately instead of just working.

That night, the Raptors challenged the Pistons away, and Willis and Miller took turns to rest.

The last time they lost, Yang Rui saw the Pistons' strategy. They also played fast breaks, and the swingman was in charge. The first two insiders were highly mobile, and they were not good at positional warfare to attack the basket. Chances are, the Pistons have obvious weaknesses.

Both teams have two "Jordan successors" who are highly praised by the league. ESPN, Toronto Sports Station, and CCTV5 all broadcast the game live.

Raptors starting slightly adjusted: Billups, McGrady, Carter, Detref, Cato.

Pistons starters: Lynch Hunter, Joe Dumars, Hill, Don Reed, Bison Dele.

Cato won the jump ball and the game started.

The Raptors opened up, Carter was standing in the right corner, Billups was in the left corner, Detref was 70 degrees to the left, Cato was in the low post, McGrady held the ball in the middle, and Joe Dumars was facing off. people cover.

Pistons coach Alvin Gentry's idea was to let Stackhouse bring a substitute to match McGrady and add a three-point shooting point to the starting lineup. Unexpectedly, McGrady started this time.

McGrady faced 191CM Joe Dumars, took a step, and made a three-pointer in the middle.

McGrady's main coach in the team is the three-pointer in this position. Yang Rui clearly told him that it is not surprising that he missed the shot, and it is normal to take more than 5 shots in a game.

Joe Dumars had nothing to do, he couldn't even close his eyes, the ball had a flat arc and popped out of the basket. Reid grabbed the rebound and the Pistons counterattacked.

The four of the Raptors quickly returned to the defense and stared at the people, and the Pistons had to drop their positions. Cato returned to his position and withstood Reed, who was 203cm tall and weighed 116kg.

Several times when there was no space for the pass, Hill singled out Carter, stepped back and missed the jumper, the rebound was grabbed by Cato, and the pass was passed to Billups.

Toronto commentator David Nelli said: "The Raptors have slowed down today, which is fine. If fast breaks are the main focus of consecutive back-to-backs, it will be difficult for players to guarantee efficiency. It will be a great test for physical strength."

Clark Thomson said: "McGrady is a rare starter. He has a chance against Joe Dumars, and he made another shot..."

McGrady caught the ball and made another dry pull in the middle, playing strictly according to Yang Rui's arrangement.

He just entered the league with a body height of 203cm, and this year he has grown to about 205cm, with a wingspan of 221cm. How can Joe Dumars block shots for this kind of shooting guard? Didn't jump at all this time.

McGrady found the crosshair and hit a three-pointer. 3 to 0.

The advantage of playing this way is that one is to give full play to the personal advantages of the players, and the other is that the teammates save energy and can focus more on the defensive end.

Hill again asked for the ball to single Carter.

In the team, Carter and McGrady, Billups, Alvin and others often singled out, and he gradually gained experience in defense. To deal with a breakthrough-oriented person like Hill, it is necessary to prevent breakthroughs and prevent shots, and keep interference in front of him.

The three-point gap is Hill's Achilles' heel. Last season, he took a total of 21 three-pointers.

Only 3 hits, 6 shots so far this season, and he hasn't made a three-pointer yet.

Hill rushed in and was double-teamed, and gave the perimeter to his teammates. Joe Dumars faced McGrady, failed to break through and gave Bison, who singled out De Treve, turned around and missed the shot. .

The Raptors fell to the ground again, the Pistons switched defenses, Hill went to fight McGrady, and Joe Dumars defended Carter from the bottom line.

This made the Pistons uncomfortable, because Hill could retreat to the basket to protect the backcourt rebound from the baseline, and launch a counterattack with a pass. But if he didn't change it, he was afraid that McGrady would never finish casting.

McGrady made the simplest choice, dribbling the ball laterally and passing it to Carter who ran to the right corner and asked for the ball with his back.

Carter turned to the baseline against Joe Dumars and jumped up with the ball in both hands. Joe Dumars hurriedly fouled and didn't stop, Catra made a basket and scored, the referee whistled, 2+1.

Carter made a free throw, 6-0.

The Pistons attacked, Bison received a return pass from the center after covering, and faced Billups with a jumper. 6 to 2.

Bison's strength is not bad. He played for the Bulls in the 1996-97 season, and he contributed to the Bulls' second championship.

In the Raptors battle, McGrady passed to Carter again. This time, Carter directly sat in the penalty area with his back in a low position. After hitting 84 kg Joe Dumars, his center of gravity was unstable, and he turned around and hit the board with one hand to score. 8 to 2.

Yang Rui identified Carter as the team's No. 1 core because he is extremely comprehensive and his post-up skills are top-notch among swingers, but he doesn't play back-ups as frequently as Kobe and Pierce, so few people mention it.

It is impossible for an ordinary shooting guard to withstand Carter, let alone a small man like Joe Dumars?

Gentry's reaction was not slow, and he replaced Stackhouse and Joe Dumars in the first 2 minutes of the game to strengthen the confrontation at the 2nd position.

Yang Rui rushed into the field and shouted "shrink defense"!

The players understood and changed their style of play. The four shrank to the penalty area, and only Billups followed Hunter closely.

Facing Carter, Stackhouse made a three-pointer after catching the ball.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Stackhouse had spent his whole life shooting wildly. His career shooting percentage was only 40.9% from the field and 30.9% from three-pointers. Even in the season when he averaged 29.8 points per game, his efficiency was not commendable.

The most suitable position for Stackhouse is also the sixth man, and it is easy to hit him in the first place.

Even with Carter's slight interference, the ball bounced off the rim and Cato grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Raptors attacked, Carter made an emergency stop and missed a jumper, and Cato grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second offensive dunk. 10 to 2.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Cato averaged 7 rebounds per game in the peak season of his career, but this does not mean that he is not good at rebounding, but because of tactics.

The most typical example is DeAndre Jordan. Before Rivers went to the Clippers, Jordan averaged 8.3 rebounds per game. After Rivers became the coach, Jordan became the rebounding leader.

No matter how good a person is, he can't hold up to a three-game tie. No one in the Clippers helped Jordan get stuck before, and the flanks did not retreat. In the first few seasons, Jordan had to go out to defend against pick-and-rolls and protect Griffin.

During the Rockets period, Cato also faced the same problem. He often played as a guest power forward and went out to defend the pick-and-roll.