Toronto, Ontario, is the largest city in Canada, and it is also the only NBA city outside the United States. At this time in Orlando, the Magic players have already put on their spring clothes, but to go to Toronto, they have to wear their own clothes
Add a thicker down jacket.
Because at this time, the outdoor temperature in Toronto is still below zero.
The ball market in Toronto is as cold as the temperature in Toronto. Affected by the team's poor record this season, the attendance rate at the Air Canada Center, the home of the Toronto Raptors, is not very good either, barely reaching 70% attendance.
Rate.
In fact, Toronto's basketball market was once hot, when the demigod Vince Carter was still with the Raptors. However, due to frequent injuries, the Raptors' management was disappointed with the 'demigod' and sold him at a low price.
He arrived at the New Jersey Nets and began to rebuild with Bosh as the core.
With a lousy record of 27 wins and 55 losses, in the summer of 2006, the Toronto Raptors successfully drew the No. 1 pick they dreamed of and signed the first Italian No. 1 pick Bargnani with the No. 1 pick. Hope Barger
Nani can form a luxurious inside lineup with Bosh to help the team take off again.[
It's a pity that one and a half seasons have passed. Although Bargnani has shown some strength, this strength is far from meeting people's expectations, especially the emergence of Adrian and Brandon Roy.
The relationship with the Rookie of the Year has led many media to directly mention the parallel import number one pick.
The title went to Bargnani. This season, he averaged 24 minutes per game and could only score 104 points and 37 rebounds, which was even worse than his average data in his rookie season.
The shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage dropped by 4% and 3% respectively year-on-year.
As a role player, Bargnani is still qualified, but as the team's starter and rebuilding core, there is no doubt that Bargnani's performance is disappointing. Fortunately, Bosh's performance is as strong as ever.
His performance in 2010, which averaged 226 points and 107 rebounds per game, was his biggest factor in becoming an All-Star.
The starting lineups of both sides were determined before the start of the game, for the Toronto Raptors. Starting center: Andrea Bargnani, starting power forward: Chris Bosh, starting small forward: Jamario Moon
, starting shooting guard: Anthony Parker, starting point guard: Jose Calderon.
On the Magic team's side, after two days of training and testing, the Magic's new starting lineup has been decided. The starting center is finally decided to be Marcin Gortat, with Kwame Brown as the substitute. Although
Substitute, but Kwame Brown is not worried because Stan Fan
Gundy ensured that he will definitely have sufficient playing time, and the Magic are currently facing a personnel crisis. Starting power forward: Sharad Lewis. Starting small forward: Shida Turkoglu. Starting shooting guard: Keith
-Bogans, starting point guard: Adrian.
Today, Marcin Gortat, who got his first chance to start, seemed very excited. When he jumped the ball, he jumped high and passed it over the head of Andrea Bargnani, helping the Magic grab the ball.
The first offensive right of the first quarter.
The Magic's current lineup basically has no possibility of playing fast break, so after getting the basketball, Adrian slowly slowed down his pace and waited for his teammates to get into position.
When entering, Adrian's body was straight, which made the distance of the basketball in his hand appear to be very high, which made Jose Calderon feel that he could steal it. Although he also knew in his heart that it was probably Adrian who
An deliberately exposed the flaw, but Jose Calderon endured it several times, and finally couldn't resist making the steal.
"Papa..."
The moment Jose Calderon pounced on him, Adrian swatted the basketball. The drastic change of direction in front of his body allowed him to get out of the way of Calderon, who was rushing to steal the ball, and at the same time he took a big step forward.
The advantage of height and long legs is fully demonstrated here. When Adrian took the first step, Calderon was already stuck behind him. When Adrian took the second step, he just stopped and wanted to
Calderon, who turned around, had been thrown away by Adrian.
After getting rid of Calderon, Adrian accelerated suddenly and rushed directly to the inside. Bargnani on the inside could only rush to cover up the defense. But suddenly he saw Adrian throw the basketball hard, and Bargnani suddenly felt
It feels cool to the crotch.
"Clang!"
Marcin Gortat, who received Adrian's ground pass, jumped high and made a tomahawk dunk, slamming the basketball into the basket!
After completing the dunk, Marcin Gortat dropped down from the basket in excitement, opened his arms in celebration, and seemed to be asking for cheers. But he didn't get the cheers. He only got boos from the Raptors fans.
"The feeling of having the ball completely in hand is really different." As he stepped back, Adrian thought about the feeling just now. It was different, completely different. In the past, in the Lakers, even in Adrian, the ball was the most stable.
When the time comes, you still need to consider Kobe Bryant first and ensure that
After Gasol came, his desire for the ball was completely suppressed. But now, he only needs to follow his own ideas. He can pass the ball to any flaw he sees.
Feel free to choose how you want to handle the basketball in your hands.
"This is the real point guard!"
The first quarter of the game quickly came to the sixth minute. To the surprise of most people, the Magic actually led the Raptors by 5 points at 19:14 on the road.
Everyone expected that after the big trade, the Magic would definitely face a period of team chaos after the lineup changes. But now it seems that is not the case. Adrian is like a seasoned butler.
The Magic's offense was only managed in an orderly manner, although Ah
Apart from trying one mid-range shot and failing to hit it, Derian has not been attacking. However, he has been assisting his teammates to score. Marcin Gortat can be said to be the biggest beneficiary. He has scored three goals on the offensive end.
, and one of the goals was an alley-oop dunk after he took off while pressing Bargnani!
On the defensive end, he also performed well. Not only did he grab three rebounds, but he also blocked Bagjani's careless layup. However, perhaps because he was too excited for his first start, he already committed two fouls.
I'm here.
Sharad Lewis's defense is too bad. Although he has done well on the offensive end, making two of five shots since the game and hitting a three-pointer, on the defensive end he has not been able to defeat the versatile Chris Bosh.
What can I do?[
When Howard was there in the past, Stan Van Gundy didn't realize much about Sharad Lewis' poor defense. But now, although Marcin Gortat is good, he still can't compare with Howard. He is only defensively.
If he can do his own thing well, he will be powerless to take care of Sharad Lewis. In addition, he is still facing Bargnani and Bosh, two tall men who can shoot and rush.
The problem of Sharad Lewis' defensive deficiencies on the outside was immediately apparent.
"Maybe we should trade him too." Such an idea suddenly appeared in Stan Van Gundy's head. However, he quickly gave it up. Even if he wanted to trade, he would have to wait until next year. This year is absolutely impossible.
After a little thought, Stan Van Gundy called a timeout and replaced Marcin Gortat, who had committed two fouls, with Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown's defense was also very good, especially
His defense is superior because of his strong strength, quick feet, and explosive power. To defend such an inside line like an outside line, Kwame Brown should be more effective.
And using the timeout, Stan Van Gundy praised the performance of Marcin Gortat and the entire team.
The effect of this substitution was good. After coming on the scene, Kwame Brown was able to make better use of his movement speed to continuously defend Bosh and Bargnani. However, after Kwame Brown made the save, the inside line was somewhat empty.
Well, Sharad Lewis is obviously not someone who can protect the basket very well after the center makes the save. And Kwame Brown's ability to protect rebounds is still slightly worse than Marcin Gortat.
After the Raptors head coach called a timeout, the Raptors players attacked the basket more when attacking. Adrian immediately entered the basket more to protect the backcourt rebounds when defending.
, to a certain extent, filled the vacancy of this inside pairing, but even so, it was still unable to completely block the Raptors' offensive.
Adrian played the entire first quarter and scored 0 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single quarter.
During the break, Stan Van Gundy walked to Adrian and squatted down: "Ed, your physical strength is okay."
"Of course, I think there is no problem if I play the whole game."
"But that's not the case in my opinion, Ed. How many points did you score in the first quarter? Not a single point... You have been organizing the team's offense without attacking yourself." Stan Van Gundy tried hard to organize his words.
, trying to make his tone more gentle: "Ed, I don't know what you are thinking. But now the team very much needs you to score, keep scoring, and use your scores to defeat them."
He seems to be so obsessed with organizing the team that he vaguely forgets that this is not a team that he can win just by organizing the team. In fact, the current Orlando Magic needs his scoring
, far more than the organization needs him.
"I understand." Adrian smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, coach, we will leave with victory today." (To be continued.)
