Build a Dream Dynasty

Against the Raptors at home, West ushered in the debut of returning to the Nets. During the pre-game training, he was also warmly welcomed by the Nets fans.

After all, he was the team's previous meritorious minister, and he couldn't wait to surrender after being bought out. It is normal for fans to have a preference.

The highlights of West's wonderful goals during his time with the Nets were shown on the big screen, which also made the veteran feel the warmth of the team.

Of course, popularity belongs to popularity. At this stage, West’s playing position in the team is not high. Considering that this game is his first show in the Nets, Stevens will try to arrange some for him. Playing time, after all, West is also a veteran with a high status in the world, which is also an unspoken rule of the NBA. West came to the Nets. In addition to being a spiritual leader, he still wanted to make some contributions on the court.

After warming up, the starting players of both sides stood on the field.

Five Nets: Curry, JR Smith, Leonard, Dreaming Green, Porzingis.

Five Raptors: Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Josh Smith, Howard.

In terms of hard power, the Raptors are not bad, but after the team has determined the core position of the "junk brothers" on the offensive end, the remaining three positions are not very targeted. If you don't open space, you will get sick from time to time, and you need the ball in the low post without thinking, but at least the defensive end can give the team the bottom line. Carroll and Josh Smith are not suitable for the team. Carroll played at the highest level of his career in the Eagles last season, and thus won a four-year 64 million contract from the Raptors, but he is not the high-quality 3D that the Raptors expect, but a player who needs the ball. A chaotic scorer who can point everything, but is not proficient in anything. Although Josh Smith accepted his worth as a player with a basic salary, he never considered himself a blue-collar worker with a basic salary in terms of court positioning.

Fortunately, Casey's control over this team is not bad. Howard and Josh Smith can at least guarantee high-quality defense. West can let him follow the team's tactical arrangements honestly, and the lower limit is not low.

Howard jumped the ball and won Porzingis, who had been out of battle for a long time, and the game officially started.

DeRozan holds the ball, passes the ball to Smith who pulls out of the perimeter, and then runs to the right corner, Lowry is 70 degrees on the right, Carroll opens up space on the left, and Smith holds the ball in the middle. , Green let him go two steps away.

Smith swayed to the side, and suddenly made a jumper from the middle. Green stretched out his hand symbolically, and the ball hit unexpectedly.

The Nets attacked, Curry and Porzingis played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and Howard switched defenses.

Curry went to the right to split the ball into the middle, Porzingis pushed Lowry to the inside, Curry split the ball, Porzingis pushed Lowry, the weight of the small steel gun is not in vain, stop The position resisted for a while, but Porzingis withstood it, but Porzingis connected quickly, turning around and using his height advantage to score deftly.

The difference of 30 centimeters between the two is not a joke.

The Raptors' offense was initiated by Lowry. After dribbling for halftime, he completed a hand-to-hand cooperation with Howard who was pulled to the outside. .

If you want to say that the most surprising player discovered in the league in recent years, Lowry should be on the list. The season before coming to the Raptors, he had a lot of conflicts with the Rockets, so Dragic put him on the bench. The Raptors traded him with a first-round pick, which was even considered a loss-making deal. The Raptors themselves originally estimated him as a high-quality starting point guard. However, Lowry's progress surprised everyone. In the Raptors, he improved his personal offense, optimized his shot selection, and enhanced his organizational ability. A chance to be an All-Star. And continuously helped the team reach the playoffs. Of course, it is a pity that they did not win a round of the series in the playoffs. The garbage brothers, in the playoffs, their performance really stretched, which is also the key to restricting the Raptors from going further. Even so, being able to enter the playoffs consecutively is already a relatively good situation in the history of the Raptors. This team has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the history of this team, and the height of the peak period is really not high.

In terms of city size, except for the four teams in New York and Los Angeles in the NBA, the cities where other teams are located may not be better than Toronto. However, Toronto itself is located overseas. First of all, it is more or less unattractive to American players. , Just like if the CBA builds a team in Seoul, even if the city of Seoul is better than some cities in the central and northern parts of the country, the probability that Chinese players are willing to play in the past is not very high, for a reason. The second is the issue of money. In the United States, although the tax rates of the states vary slightly, they are generally on the same level. A difference of 1% to 3% is acceptable for players. In Canada, the tax rate is real. It is much higher than that in the United States. In other words, the money that players can get is actually much less. This forces the Raptors to spend more money to grab people. The third is that New York is not as good as Los Angeles at certain times, the climate, or the climate for black players. New York, the center of the world, may be able to make players forget the cold, but Toronto can't.

The Nets attacked, Porzingis came out to cover, and the Raptors switched defenses quickly. This time, Curry forced Howard and missed a quick layup. Howard firmly protected the rebound.

The Raptors attacked in a positional battle. Howard covered DeRozan without the ball on the left. The latter ran 70 degrees to the left and received a pass from Lowry. Leonard has a good position and strong strength, but his speed is average, especially after being troubled by injuries, his lateral movement has declined a bit. A fadeaway jumper was hit.

The Nets attacked, and Curry took it to the frontcourt. After the pick-and-roll, he attracted a double-team and passed the ball to Leonard. The latter leaned against Carroll on the left side, turned over and shot a jumper, and hit it under interference.

The Raptors attacked, and Lowry took it to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Howard in the middle to the right, which attracted Porzingis' defense. However, Porzingis' height of 221 and a pair of long arms are not in vain. He just hit Lowry's very high basketball in the air, and took off the ball steadily after the second take-off. The Latvian's running and jumping talent is still Very anti-human.

Porzingis sent a pass, and Curry made a fake move from outside the three-point line in the frontcourt to kick up DeRozan who was returning to the defense, easily broke into the basket, and scored a layup.

The Raptors attack, Lowry picks and rolls and passes to Howard, Porzingis interferes in front of him, Howard's offensive opportunity is not good, and DeRozan is divided into singles, facing Leonard's defense, DeRozan's turn The jumper misses. Curry took it to the frontcourt and pretended to give JR, but suddenly he made a three-pointer against Lowry on the right. He shot very quickly, avoided the block, hit a three-pointer, and overtook the score.

Curry made three of three shots in the opening game and showed a good state. If he catches up with opponents like Schneider and Popovich, there is a high probability that he will call a timeout to add some targeted tactics. However, Casey has no other arrangements other than chanting slogans on the sidelines.

The Raptors attacked, passed back and forth and finally failed to find an open space, and finally handed it to Howard for a single. The latter missed the basket with a jumper and Leonard got the rebound.

However, in the next round, the Nets also made a mistake in their cooperation. Green scored the ball, Leonard ran sideways to catch the ball, and accidentally stepped on the sideline.

The Raptors attacked, and Carroll ran to the side to catch the ball and made a two-pointer. (11:10) In fact, in the face of JR, who is not as tall and strong as himself, the Raptors can play more around Carroll, but Casey did not grasp this point to make a fuss in terms of tactical arrangements.

On the offensive end, Curry really caused the Raptors players a headache. He threw off the defender through continuous running positions, and the Raptors' defense was in chaos. Howard and Smith in the interior were both taken out of the penalty area by him. Green easily assisted Porzingis to complete the dunk in the interior.

The Raptors attacked, DeRozan caught the ball with his back, turned to the baseline facing Leonard's defense, jumped up with all his strength, forced a shot from the right side, and scored with one hand. Although the balance of power is maintained at the top of the score, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Nets are still doing well, and the Raptors are already struggling to score.

At least this season, this situation has been staged countless times, and it has also objectively proved that the Nets are really a team that is a level above other opponents.

Jiang Mingliang ate chocolate on the sidelines and drank coffee to watch the game, feeling very relaxed.

The Nets attacked in a positional battle. JR got rid of Green's cover and received a pass from Curry. Howard switched defenses to interfere. After his comeback, he was very active after his debut, and people can't help but sigh. If he hadn't been injured, the Nets might have lost fewer games this season.

The Raptors attacked, Lowry used the pick-and-roll to break through successfully, attracted the help defense and then scored the ball. Carroll caught the ball from the side and shot. A clean foul sent to the free throw line.

Howard made two free throws to tie the score.

After making the free throw, Howard ran back immediately, which blocked the Nets' thinking of transitioning from offense to defense. How many opponents have suffered from this boring loss, and I don't know how many times they don't know the pain.