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Chapter 220 [Tactical suppression, waste of newcomers]

The Trail Blazers' bench offense was completely blocked and they didn't score a point in 3 minutes. Dunleavy hurriedly made substitutions, sending in Greg Anthony to add a three-pointer, replacing the 35-year-old veteran Bogues.

He has played tricks on the inside star "Little Bug" countless times. When it is time to retire this season, he can no longer keep up with the pace of NBA games and is still a black hole on the defensive end.

Greg doesn't have much effect either. He's only 183cm tall and his defense is equally bad. On the offensive end, the Raptors only need to take a little care of him to limit him. His breakthrough ability is not as good as the other two guards.

The Trail Blazers' defensive system is perfect, and the Raptors' cooperation is also impossible, but they still have a magic weapon x**d. Carter, McGrady, and O'Neal take turns playing singles, trying to avoid the two defensive strong points of Rasheed and Pippen.

Wells took two fouls to rest at 5 minutes. In order to strengthen the offense, Dunleavy replaced Smith.

As a rookie last season, Wells didn't play a few games due to a serious injury and lacked experience. He was very brave, but he was too easy to stumble on the defensive end and was more prone to fouls. Carter and Tracy McGrady have also learned to "touch porcelain" this season. When breaking through, they hit people's arms with the ball, or jump on people after feinting them.

This style of play makes the two more difficult to guard because their arms are too long and can easily touch the opponent's hand when breaking through. Their jumping ability is outstanding, and pull-up jumpers are difficult to block and often cause opponents to take off.

Stoudemire was still resting off the court. Due to the defensive leakage, Dunleavy only allowed him to play about 30 minutes a game, with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists.

The embarrassing thing is that Stoudemire's salary is the third highest on the team, second only to Pippen and Rasheed, with 10.13 million this season. This is definitely a huge pit. The statistics are so bad, even if the Blazers want to trade him, no other team will be stupid enough to take over.

In the second half, Yang Rui replaced Christie. The Raptors' three swingmen were on the court together to ensure defense. Inside, O'Neal Jr. and Detrev were both able to shoot.

The point guard was McGrady's cameo, which made Stoudemire a defensive vulnerability as soon as he returned to the court. Dunleavy couldn't wait to replace him immediately. Christie also dared to take action against Stoudemire in a one-on-one challenge. The two had been teammates for two and a half years and knew the ins and outs.

Entering the second half with a 15-point lead, Dunleavy sent on veteran Sabonis, and Yang Rui also replaced Boykins. The small guard could once again take advantage of his speed and breakthrough.

The Blazers stars also started to score. The offensive line composed of Smith, Pippen, Rasheed, and Stoudemire was difficult to defend, but the Raptors always maintained the lead.

Breen commented: "In terms of employment, Yang Rui is more targeted. The strong center Kevin Cato did not play for a minute.

Today the Raptors focus on preventing breakthroughs. The Trail Blazers' defense had no focus and the Raptors scored too many points. "

Frazier said with a smile: "If the two teams met last month, the Blazers could have played a dozen games. The Raptors had four days of rest in the New Year and the players have regained their strength."

The commentator revealed the secret. The Raptors were well rested, but the Trail Blazers were back-to-back. Although they easily defeated the Bulls 88-63 yesterday, they were still at a physical disadvantage.

In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers, who needed to chase points, sent in Sabonis again, but the Raptors defender used it as a breakthrough. After a wave of 11-2 attacks, the point difference widened to 21 points, sealing the victory.

After that, Stoudemire hit two three-pointers to help the team recover some points. Unfortunately, the Raptors Trident scored very steadily and had the last laugh at 120 to 104.

The best performer in this game was O'Neal, who had a double-double with 26 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks; McGrady had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists; Christie had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Boykins had 15 points and 4 assists. .

Carter performed poorly. He was not the core of the offense in this game and only scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Miller also had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and six players on the team scored in double figures.

The Trail Blazers' top scorer was Stoudemire, with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. However, as a loser, he has nothing to be proud of.

Sabonis only had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. He failed to play a core role inside and was exhausted on the defensive end.

Pippen performed equally poorly, with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

At the post-game press conference, Yang Rui commented on the game and said with a smile: "With 29 wins and 1 loss, no one questions the strength of the Raptors anymore, right? If there are still, I suggest they watch a Raptors game, not much It wastes electricity.”

At this time, people had not heard of the joke about watching football that consumes electricity, and Yang Rui turned into a jokester again.

Reporters thought he was mocking those who said the Raptors were not good because they didn't watch the game, and they were going to make a fuss about it tomorrow.

The reporter asked: "Many people said that O'Neal was a soft player. Did you deliberately arrange this for him to score a double-double?"

"He scored beautiful statistics because he has the ability to be the core of tactics. He doesn't mind other people's evaluations, because everyone can see what level he played with the Raptors and what level he played with the Trail Blazers." Yang Rui He laughed and said, "If his current data is soft, what would everyone say when he was in the Trail Blazers? He was tough and guarding the water fountain?"

The reporters took pictures again.

Yang Rui did not comment on Trail Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy, but after such a comparison, everyone felt that Dunleavy was not good at employing people and wasted a potential new star. It just so happens that Camby is now guarding the water fountain in the Trail Blazers.

Poor Camby, he only played 5 minutes in this game and came on the scene during garbage time in the final quarter, scoring 2 points and 1 rebound.

The reporter asked: "Last season, the Raptors traded Kevin Cato with the Trail Blazers. He did not play in this game. What do you think of his potential?"

"Cato is an excellent blue-collar center. The Blazers' offense is mainly launched from the outside. It is difficult for him to have space to play this game, so he rested. When dealing with teams that like to attack the basket, he will be the main force of the Raptors. All players They all serve the tactical system, there’s nothing strange about that.”

After the game, Yang Rui outshone the players, and many media believed this was a victory for the coach.

Every adjustment made by Yang Rui made the Trail Blazers uncomfortable. He used flexible personnel and completed tactical suppression on both offense and defense. Dunleavy's employment was regionally standardized, mainly relying on eight-man rotation.

The Blazers management began to doubt Dunleavy's ability, thinking whether a different head coach would perform better? Dunleavy looks like a useless rookie.

Many media outlets added insult to injury and ridiculed Camby. " Stoudemire signed at least a six-year, $70 million contract with the Trail Blazers. Camby had a dispute with the Raptors for a season, and finally gave up the chance to compete for the championship and secured himself a marginal position in the Trail Blazers. "

Toronto Sports Station said: "Raptors fans should thank Camby. He has made outstanding contributions to this team. Without him, there would be no way to trade for O'Neal."

Canby was so angry that he wanted to go crazy when he saw the news, so he could only knock out his front teeth and swallow it.

He discussed with his agent that after the end of this season, if he still cannot successfully succeed Sabonis, he will have to propose a deal to the management again and go to a team that can play, otherwise his state will get worse and worse.

If you want to get more playing time, you may have to go to a weak team. Camby is destined to take many detours. If you don't take it, you won't be able to do it. Many media have begun to say that he is a parallel import.

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