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The Raptors had two days off, and Yang Rui made an announcement in the crowd of minions. ?

"Everyone should take care of personal matters, don't go to nightclubs, don't gamble, control your diet, don't eat too much greasy food, and don't do anything that may affect your condition. After winning the championship, everyone can have fun in the summer."

Because of the Minions software, communication is much easier for everyone. Members of the coaching staff and players have all been added to a group. Not only do they talk about basketball and gossip, but people often post QQ pictures in the group, and the cars drive like crazy.

The person who likes this the most is veteran Kevin Willis. This guy is usually serious but sullen at heart. There is a big contrast between on the court and off the court.

Yang Rui announced the tactics online and did not arrange training. In this way, he doesn't have to go out, and he doesn't have to be blocked by reporters outside the arena to ask boring and repetitive questions. It doesn't mean much that he doesn't want to chat with reporters before the game.

On the morning of the 23rd, the Raptors just started training. They didn't do much exercise. They ran around and practiced shooting for a while. The main players focused on recuperating their energy. In the second half, the five core players in the team played relatively long periods of time.

The 13-man roster for the playoffs has been confirmed, and Christie's return has enhanced the team's overall strength -

Willis, Kevin Catto, Jerome James.

Power forwards: Detrev Schrempf, Jermaine O'Neal.

Small forward: Vince Carter, Jumaine Jones.

Shooting Guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady, Jeff Hornacek.

Point Guards: Chauncey Billups, Earl Boykins.

Blue-collar center Jerome James only played 18 games in the regular season, appearing in garbage time and guarding the water cooler the rest of the time. However, after this season, Yang Rui plans to renew his contract.

If Jerome can be slimmer and more athletic, he will be a good blue-collar player as his defensive awareness improves.

The reason for Jerome's short playing time is that the Raptors have too many high-quality insiders. Yang Rui is interested in his height of 3 meters and weight of 136 kilograms. Letting him enter the playoffs is an added insurance. If Cato encounters injury problems, he must be allowed to fight against O'Neal.

He is optimistic that the Lakers will reach the finals and is fully prepared to deal with "Big Shark" O'Neal.

After discussing with his assistants, blue-collar forward Ryan Bowen was excluded from the playoffs. He can only play against forwards more than two meters tall.

On the offensive end, he almost doesn't score, and his role is useless.

Although rookie Jumaine Jones has no playoff experience, his physical fitness is better than Bowen, he can shoot three-pointers, he is not soft when facing small men, and he can also serve as the 4th position for a certain period of time, playing run and gun.

Boykins is more important. If he does not make the roster, the Raptors will only have Billups as an orthodox point guard. Boykins has distinctive characteristics and can enrich the team's tactics.

Curry's right knee tendonitis has not healed yet, and his playing style tends to be in the 2nd position, so he was excluded. Although his shooting is excellent, it is not irreplaceable. In the playoffs, defense is more important. Even if he is healthy, his playing time will definitely be reduced.

That night, the Raptors faced the Bucks at home, and the round was still a best-of-five game.

Before the game, Yang Rui said relaxedly: "As long as you perform at your normal level, the Bucks will not matter at all. We have the advantage inside and outside. All we have to do is not to fight randomly and cooperate."

The tactics are the same as in the regular season. Miller organizes in the middle, O'Neal Jr. covers the side to help catch the ball, and the stars open up for one-on-ones. The players are already familiar with these routines. On the defensive end, the defense must be switched, focusing on breakthroughs and three-pointers. The Bucks' interior offense is very poor and is nothing to be afraid of.

The players appeared on time, and the finale was the five potential stars.

Whenever he sees them playing together, Yang Rui becomes more confident and gives himself psychological hints. With such a lineup, no matter how you play, you will win.

After the warm-up, the two sides stood on the court. Raptors five: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Bucks five: Sam Cassell, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Darwin Hamm, Earvin Johnson.

O'Neal Jr. won the jump ball and dialed it to Christie, who passed to Miller.

Miller organized outside the three-point line, Billups and Christie opened up on the right side, Carter and O'Neal on the left ran to catch the ball without ball coverage.

Darwin is a power forward who is 2.01m tall and weighs 1.4kg. He is about the same size as Carter and can change defense quickly. As an undrafted NBA player, he can rely on tenacious defense.

Carter took the ball with both hands and paused, waiting for O'Neal to make an air cut and lob the ball over.

Although he failed to get an open space, O'Neal Jr. had an obvious height advantage. He leaned on Ray Allen to catch the ball with his back, turned around in the middle, and overpowered his opponent to throw the ball in. 2 to o.

The Bucks attack, Christie guards Ray Allen, and Carter guards Robinson.

The two teams have played four games in the regular season, and the coach knows the most reasonable way to play.

Robinson is 2o1m tall and weighs 1o2kg. He can often beat the opponent's swingman. Carter is not afraid of confrontation and can defend closely without losing strength.

Robinson caught the ball on the right side, leaned against Carter twice and turned to the baseline to break through. He was double-teamed by O'Neal Jr. and Carter, and quickly distributed the ball.

Darwin found an open space within one step of the three-point line. His mid-range shot was unreliable and he had to wait for his teammates to respond.

Ray Allen relied on Irvine to run and catch the ball. Miller switched defenses equally actively. Christie also pursued the ball from behind, forming a double-team.

Ray Allen passed the ball to Irvine. This 1m center was also a blue-collar man. He took a look and took a shot. The ball missed the basket, and O'Neal Jr. grabbed the rebound.

Yang Rui ate a piece of chocolate on the sidelines without any pressure. The Bucks' three stars are outstanding, but their lineup is not deep enough. The two insiders cannot open up space, so this kind of pick-and-roll is not a threat.

In the Raptors position battle, Miller played a pick-and-roll with Billups in the middle. Billups took a step to the left and passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post on the left. The latter leaned on Darwin and turned to the baseline to shoot. middle.

Miller pulled Erwin out of the basket, and there was a lot of space. O'Neal quickly took off twice and used his height and wingspan advantages to grab the offensive rebound. He used his strength again to cause Darwin's thug to foul.

After O'Neal Jr. made two free throws, it was 4-0.

George Karl shook his head slightly on the sidelines, knowing that his defensive strategy had failed. He wanted to guard against outside shots, but the Raptors player hit the basket.

This kind of low post fight is purely physical bullying. O'Neal's physical fitness is not at a disadvantage against Garnett, Webber and others. How can a short undrafted rookie who is "not three or four" be able to deal with it? ?

As long as the Raptors scored, the Bucks could not counterattack quickly. After several passes, Cassel singled Billups from the outside and failed to make a mid-range shot from the right.

The styles of these two people compete with each other, and the Raptors have the upper hand. Everything is under Yang Rui's control.

In the future, the league will have three point guards who are good at using the back to score, Andre Miller, Cassell and Billups. Cassell is very good at bullying thin guards. When he encounters two people with similar styles to his own or the stronger Kidd, he often suffers.

George Karl had an ominous premonition that if they could not gain an advantage, the Bucks would definitely lose. 8