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Both sides gave the fans a wonderful Christmas battle.

After discussing with his assistants, Van Gundy decided to reduce the number of rounds, quickly return to defense, reduce the fight for offensive rebounds, and stabilize the defense. Ewing is responsible for guarding the penalty area, speeding up rotation on the outside, and more offensive defenders making breakthroughs, trying hard to get to the basket, and shooting while ensuring a hit rate.

The Knicks players worked hard and did everything Van Gundy asked.

They made 37 of 71 shots from the field, and their field goal percentage was as high as 52.1%; they lowered their opponents' shooting percentage. The Raptors made 31 of 76 shots from the field, with a field goal percentage of only 40.8%, which was 11 percentage points lower.

The Knicks led 41 to 38 in rebounds, 17 to 15 in assists, and 27 to 24 in free throws.

Fans who only look at the data would probably think that the Knicks slaughtered the Raptors, but the result was 101 to 90, and the Raptors won by 11 points.

The Knicks made 1 of 7 three-pointers and a shooting percentage of 14.3%; the Raptors made 17 of 38 three-pointers. Half of the shots in the game were from outside the three-point line, and the shooting percentage was 44.7%, which was more accurate than two-pointers.

The Knicks made 15 of 27 free throws, and Ben Wallace made 3 of 10. The total of 13 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks could not hide the cheating nature of the offensive end.

The Raptors made 22 of 24 free throws, scoring more points than the Knicks. For a team that is good at shooting, McGrady is bad at free throws.

In addition, the Knicks also made many mistakes, 17 to 9. Sprewell was a guest point guard, and his organization and passing was not as stable as an orthodox point guard.

The basketball concept that the more shots you take near the basket, the higher your hit rate, and the easier it is to win, has been questioned again.

The next day, ESPN columnist Duff Waio wrote: "The Raptors have always won games by relying on their perimeter advantage. I don't know that those old-school coaches who believe that players have to hit the basket and ensure two-point shooting are the key to winning are now What do you think? Still think Jerry Young doesn’t understand basketball? Now it’s more like they don’t understand arithmetic.

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A group of people immediately ridiculed Van Gundy on the Internet for not knowing arithmetic. The unlucky Van Gundy was lying on his back. Although his team lost, it was obviously better than Larry Brown and Popovich. At least it still had a chance to win.

In Mark Twain's "Running for Governor", the protagonist does not dare to read the newspaper after being framed. He becomes a little nervous when he picks up the newspaper, just like picking up a blanket when he wants to sleep, but he is always uneasy, for fear that there is something in it. Like a snake.

Now Van Gundy is even worse. He doesn't dare to open the computer anymore. Just like when he opens a news page, Sadako will crawl out of it...

On the 26th, the Raptors defeated the underdog Cavaliers 131-95 in an away game.

The Cavaliers' starting outside linemen were Brevin Knight and Bob Sura. Their defense was extremely poor and they were beaten miserably. Carter had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and O'Neal Jr. had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

On the 28th, the Raptors defeated the Mavericks 119-104 in an away game, with four players on the team scoring 20+ points.

The highlight of the Mavericks was second-year rookie Nowitzki, who made 12 of 17 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.

On the 30th, the Raptors beat the Rockets 125-79.

Rockets forward Charles Barkley and center Olajuwon are out due to injuries. The core of the team is Mobley and Dixon, two young outsiders who are unable to compete with the Raptors.

Perhaps because of his love for basketball, in his later years, Barkley played as hard as ever. Even though he was covered in injuries, his average playing time was still maintained at 31 minutes. Double-doubles were commonplace, averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 points per game. Rebounds, shooting 47.7% from the field.

However, even if Barkley risked his life, the Rockets still struggled to win, which made him increasingly grumpy. In the game against the Lakers on November 19, he had a big fight with O'Neal.

After being flagrantly fouled, Barkley first took the ball and hit O'Neal directly on the head, then hugged O'Neal and knocked him to the ground, and gave the Shark a few old punches on the ground. Since then, O'Neal has been labeled "good for good but not useful" by fans and the media.

On December 8, in a game against his old team, the 76ers, Barkley strained his quadriceps tendon while actively fighting for rebounds. What sent him off was thunderous applause from Philadelphia fans.

Barkley will be out for at least 4 months, the season is basically over, and his career is coming to an end.

In the summer, the Raptors management invited Barkley, but the "Flying Pig" refused. After Yang Rui shouted the championship slogan, he publicly stated in an interview that he underestimated the Raptors and that they could not win the championship.

Barkley said of the Raptors: "Jerry Young felt that the Raptors entered the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and after a year of running in, the team would be better, which is too idealistic. Last season, he relied on his unique basketball philosophy To win, the opponent is not used to it, so it is difficult to defend. This season, other teams are familiar with the Raptors' routines and will definitely come up with ways to deal with it."

Nowadays, the Raptors have the highest call for winning the championship, but Barkley can only wait to retire. When a reporter asked Barkley to comment on the Raptors again, he remained silent.

Of course, there is a reason why Barkley stayed on the team. The Rockets gave him a high salary for two years, averaging 9 million. From a certain perspective, this money is compensation for the Rockets' compensation for Barkley's failure to win the championship after taking a salary cut to join. What is sad is that an annual salary of 9 million is not uncommon now, but it is the highest in Barkley's career. Before the Rockets, he only earned 4.7 million at most in a season.

In addition to Barkley, many experts were slapped in the face. They didn't understand why the Raptors were so strong. It was obvious that the core of the team were all unknown people before.

The so-called experts are mostly a group of people who follow the trend.

If you are a reborn person, when you look at the Raptors' lineup, you will never say that the players are not famous. You will only sigh: "Damn it, can anyone else play with this lineup?"

The Raptors have a record of 28 wins and 1 loss, and their start was so strong that countless fans felt that they were going to break the Bulls' best regular season record.

The 31st, the last day of the 20th century, was a special day. All major sports leagues in the United States had no games scheduled and everyone was celebrating the holidays at home.

Currently, the number of Chinese Americans in Canada has reached one million, making them the third largest ethnic group in Canada. Due to the increase in the number of Chinese people, New Year has become an important festival in the local area, and the influence of Chinese culture is expanding in the local area.

Various celebrations are held in Toronto. In the early morning of January 1, citizens took to the streets to count down and kiss. Kissing represents blessings for couples to love each other in the coming year.

As a local celebrity, Yang Rui was invited to attend the official celebration together with Thomas Bentley, bringing along his female companion.

Many foreigners who love Chinese culture participated in the event. Yang Rui met black and white people in the lion dance team. There is also a Canadian who can play Chinese folk music with the erhu and received a lot of applause.

Dragon and lion dances, martial arts and acrobatics, song and dance performances, temple fair-style exhibitions, carnival parades and other activities add to the beautiful scenery of the local area.

There were many people in the square. In order to avoid getting lost in the crowd, Yang Rui and Stana held hands to watch the fireworks. Although he is in a foreign country, Yang Rui feels that his life is more interesting than in his previous life. This is the life he wants. It's different from when he was in New York, and it's different from last year. His life now is like an adventure, and there's always something different and exciting.

As we count down to the end of the 20th century, many men and women kiss and bless each other and enter the 21st century together.

The Raptors had a four-day holiday, which was specially arranged by the league to allow the stars to recharge their batteries.

On January 4th, the Raptors will face the Trail Blazers at home, which is the highlight of the regular season!

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