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All media have reported on the Raptors' streak of winning streak. Counting assistants, Yang Rui is only in his third season as a coach, and he has already helped two different teams hit the winning streak.

Coincidentally, when the Knicks broke the record with a 16-game winning streak, the opponent they defeated was the Spurs.

The Spurs twin towers are amazingly powerful. Popovich led the team to a record of 14 wins and 4 losses at the start of the season, and is also a favorite for the best coach this season.

No one wants to be the backdrop for the Raptors' record-breaking performance. This is not an ordinary regular season. The Spurs will definitely strive to win, so they chose to practice extra.

During training, Popovich scolded Duncan because Duncan played too many singles. But Duncan was in good shape and made most of the shots.

If someone double-teams and doesn't pass the ball, Popovich thinks it's wrong, regardless of whether he scores or not. He has an eccentric temperament and doesn't want any player to be in the limelight. He even thinks that scoring 30 points is a selfish act.

Popovich asked the players to practice shooting. The main tactics practiced were Duncan and Robinson to support the offense, attract the defense and then distribute the ball to look for mismatch opportunities.

This is a game that is broadcast live across the United States. The 51-year-old Popovich does not want to be defeated by a newcomer who is only 25 years old. Yang Rui's age makes all head coaches in the league uncomfortable, and he has an aura that naturally attracts hatred.

Popovich will use data to analyze opponents. The Raptors average 31.2 shots from beyond the 3-point line per game, and the team only takes 87 shots in total. More than one-third of the shots are long shots, and they have an overall shooting percentage of 41.8%. Three-point shooting percentage.

The Raptors twin stars broke through sharply, and coupled with the inside support tactics, the players were spread out and unable to double-team, so the shooting rate was extremely high.

This style of play is the only one in the league.

Popovich knows that relying on stars alone is not enough. He must shoot from the outside, otherwise he will not be able to defeat the Raptors.

On the evening of the 5th, the Raptors' home court was full again, with the average attendance ranking first in the league. The facilities in the new arena are not as shabby as in the past, and fans have continued to praise them.

Owner Richard Peddie was so moved that he wanted to cry when he saw the statistics. Before Yang Rui arrived, the first few rows of the arena were often empty.

Against the defending champion, the atmosphere at home reached its peak, and Spurs players were booed by the audience when they came out.

Fans are used to welcoming visiting teams in this way. Regardless of the strength of the opponent, they want to use this method to help the Raptors and help them achieve a better record.

The commentator of the game was Mike Breen again. He said: "The Raptors are ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and the Spurs and Trail Blazers are tied for first in the Western Conference. Both sides attach great importance to this game and are likely to meet in the finals. The Raptors have a recognized The league's strongest outside line, the Spurs are dominant inside."

Frazier read the information and sighed: "The Raptors ranked first in many statistics this season, with the strongest offensive firepower, the strongest three-point firepower, and the most dunks. Many people say that the Raptors are weak inside, but in fact their organization and vehicle Shooting from the mouth gives the opponent a headache and gives the defender space to break through. I can't think of any weaknesses for them."

Breen smiled and said: "Famous coaches have been defeated by Jerry Young one after another. No one can say that Van Gundy and him are a master-student relationship anymore. The Knicks are not doing well recently and can barely make the playoffs."

"Van Gundy seems to be no longer qualified to be an apprentice." Frazier teased.

Most Americans have a sarcastic spirit. They especially like to satirize others and occasionally make fun of themselves.

The Knicks are hopeless, and they will be criticized if they don't play well. This is indeed Van Gundy's responsibility,

Of the five players Yang Rui found in the summer league, he let go of all those who could attack, leaving only those who could defend. The idea of ​​building a team was wrong.

After the players finished warming up, Yang Rui emphasized the tactics again. "Man-to-man, switch defenses quickly, don't double-team. If they can't make a shot, grab the rebound and counterattack immediately, hitting behind the Twin Towers. Chauncey, use your physical advantage."

"Must win!" Under the leadership of Willis, the players shouted together.

Billups didn't play much time this season. His main task was to shoot three-pointers, averaging only 10.5 points per game. The Trident takes up a lot of the ball, and others have to take fewer shots. Christie averaged only 7.3 points per game.

But this does not mean that role players do not have opportunities to perform. In necessary games, Yang Rui will arrange tactics for role players. Today's Spurs' biggest defensive weakness, in addition to the speed of returning to the defense of the Twin Towers, is the "little general" Avery Johnson, who is 178cm tall. He is very poor in confrontation.

Once the Spurs players return to defense, it will be difficult to break through the defense. If the Raptors want to win, they must increase their fast breaks!

Raptors starting lineup: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Spurs starting lineup: Avery Johnson, Mario Elie, Chucky Brown, Duncan, Robinson.

After witnessing the success of the Knicks in 1998, the Spurs began to pay attention to three-pointers and introduced veteran Mario. There are also Terry Burt, Jaren Jackson and Steve Kerr on the bench who are good at shooting three-pointers.

Chucky Brown started to defend Carter. The fact that the Spurs did not have an outstanding small forward was also a shortcoming. They have a lot of players and only have twin towers as stars, so they are not favored by the public.

Duncan beat O'Neal on a jump ball, and the Spurs attacked first.

After the players pulled away, Johnson and Robinson played a pick-and-roll, attracting Miller to pass the ball to Duncan. Duncan leaned on O'Neal on the right side and turned around to throw the ball in the middle. 0 to 2.

In the Raptors' position battle, Miller organized in the middle, Carter and O'Neal were covering without the ball on the left, and Billups and Christie were on the right side.

Carter caught the ball and Brown followed up. Carter dribbled the ball from his hip and took a step to the right. He leaned against Brown with his back, turned to the left and made a 50-degree mid-range shot. 2 to 2.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan caught the ball on the right side, leaned on O'Neal twice, turned to the baseline, and made a 45-degree shot off the board. 2 to 4.

Duncan is a god, and the rookie is at his peak! While other rookies were still worried about playing time, he produced top statistics of 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks in his rookie season, leading the league!

O'Neal Jr. has improved again this season and is still no match for Duncan. Let alone now, even O'Neal, who was at his peak during the Pacers era, was taught by Duncan several times.

Yang Rui did not arrange double teams, not to train O'Neal, but because he did not want to leave obvious openings on the outside. The focus of the Raptors' defense is three-pointers.

When the Raptors attacked, Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Miller and led to the left, attracting Robinson to change defense and distribute the ball to the center.

Johnson worked hard on defense. At 178cm, he got close to Miller, trying to interfere with his shooting rhythm. Miller was not an ordinary big man. He held the ball in both hands, spotted Carter's air cut, and passed the ball.

Duncan followed O'Neal and stood outside. Carter caught the ball and took three steps, relying on veteran Brown to get up to the basketball and score. 4 to 4.

Chucky Brown is 201cm tall and weighs 97 kilograms. He was selected by the Cavaliers with the 34th pick in the second round of 1989. His physical fitness was very average when he was young, and his jumping ability was far worse than Carter. When a guy like Carter jumps up, outside players can't cover him at all.

When the Spurs attacked, Billups let Johnson go two steps away to prevent breakthroughs but not shots. After Robinson picked and rolled, he bypassed the screen and caught up.

Johnson broke through and passed the ball to the middle, and Miller defended Robinson closely.

Facing Miller, who looked quite weak, Robinson, as the team's second-leading scorer, chose to play in singles. He broke through with the ball and was followed by Miller. He went to the left baseline and made a strong throw, which missed the basket due to interference.

Miller's strength is not bad. He will be abused when encountering O'Neal, but he will not suffer when encountering this type of confrontation with Robinson. On the other side, Carter grabbed a rebound and passed it to Christie, who quickly advanced to the frontcourt to Billups.

Billups received the ball with both hands and changed direction, leaning on Johnson's right side to force a layup. 6 to 4.

The Raptors players are starting to take advantage of their talents again!

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