NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

The integration of new teammates was very smooth.

Although Charles Oakley has the name of "evil man", those who understand know that it is for the outside world!

Internally, Charles Oakley is a very reliable elder brother, especially in the Raptors, where the team building age and player age are generally low.

It can be said that after Charles Oakley came, the environment of the locker room was not only not damaged, but more united!

His arrival not only reduced the burden on Huadao outside the court.

On the court, it made Huadao much easier.

The only pity is that in order to ensure that the 32-year-old veteran who is about to slip off the peak can stay healthy enough, the head coach of the Raptors, Landon Malone, is rampant in the playoffs this season.

Like the New York Knicks, Charles Oakley's regular season playing time is limited, generally not more than 35 minutes.

Huadao wishes that there is such a elder brother to support him for 48 minutes in a game.

The arrival of Charles Oakley not only did not affect the shooting rights of the core of Huadao.

On the contrary, he does all the dirty work in the interior and does it very well.

He can contribute a stable 18+8 per game. Compared with his time in the Knicks, except for the rebounding data, which has slightly decreased because of Flower.

Other data have increased, especially the scoring, which gives a feeling that the old general is not dead~just withering.

Charles Oakley also agrees with Flower's core position!

In addition to his age, he also recognizes Flower himself!

Charles Oakley admires Flower very much, but there is one thing he is not very satisfied with.

In his words, that is:

"Flower is good at everything, but lacks aggression!"

However, I believe that under the guidance of Charles Oakley, Flower will change a lot!

As for another rookie on the team, Doug Christie, who will enter the league's best defensive team for four consecutive years in the future, is overly cautious with an average of [4+1+1] per game.

The Raptors, who were cautious and had the ball everywhere, did not dare to shoot. It seems that it will take some time to hone their skills to contribute 15 points per game.

But just looking at his passion for defense, everyone in the Raptors knew that this player was also a skilled person!

The adjustment of the team's personnel did not affect the Raptors' record.

On the contrary, the addition of new forces and hard training made the old players feel a sense of urgency.

After a period of performance, the Raptors not only stabilized the sixth place in the Eastern Conference, but were only one game away from the fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

On December 25, the Christmas battle that the United States paid the most attention to, but it had nothing to do with Huadao!

The Magic, who were the mortal enemies in the finals last season, played at home against the Rockets.

This was also the first time that the league arranged two finals teams last season to play in the Christmas battle.

"Penny" Anfernee Hardaway played for the Magic, scored 22 points, and made a key goal to tie the game with 23 seconds left.

But in the end, the defending champion Rockets continued their key performance in the finals last season and defeated 92-90.

And this time, without the wonderful performance of the great center [Shark], Hakeem Olajuwon stood out and scored 36 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Magic's new starting center, Hanamichi's former teammate ~ Sharon White was blown away by Olajuwon's dream footwork!

It seems that the Magic's top management has made careful calculations and has not made up for the impact of the absence of [Shark].

After Christmas, time entered 1996.

January 4th is the last game of the Raptors' three consecutive away games, against the Atlanta Hawks.

If the Raptors beat the Hawks in this game, they will replace them and become the 5th in the East and the 11th in the league.

For the Raptors, who are all determined to play in the playoffs, defeating the Hawks or taking revenge on the Hawks is a game that must be won.

Before the game, based on the performance during this period, the head coach of the Raptors, Landon Malone, determined the starting players for this game:

Center ~ Charles Oakley;

Power forward ~ Hanamichi;

Small forward Tracy Murray;

Shooting guard Doug Christie;

Point guard Damon Stoudemire.

The starting players of the Atlanta Hawks are:

Shooting guard ~ Eagle King ~ Steve Smith;

Point guard Mookie Blaylock;

Small forward Stacey Augmon;

Power forward Grant Long;

Center Andrew Long.

The Atlanta Hawks can dominate the league, ranking 6th in the East.The reason is mainly because of their backcourt double gun combination.

Led by the core of the team, Hawks King Steve Smith, this season, he can average 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.

His good partner, the brain of the team~ point guard Mookie Blaylock, can also average 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game.

Coupled with the help of a group of teammates who score steadily at 10 points or more.

The Atlanta Hawks can basically be said to have secured a stable ticket to the playoffs.

After all, they are now sure to lose to strong teams such as the Bulls, Magic, and Knicks, but they are sure to win against teams that are very likely to enter the playoffs, such as the Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and Charlotte Hornets.

The Atlanta Hawks are not like the Toronto Raptors, who are good in one game and bad in another. The main focus is stability.

In fact, the teams in the NBA league that are expected to enter the playoffs have begun to exert their strength in the regular season.

The most bizarre team is the Toronto Raptors, who are often good in one game and bad in another.

When they are good, they can overturn the Bulls and Magic like before; when they are bad, they can also lose to the Celtics, which are 11th in the East and 21st in the league, which are slightly stronger than the bottom teams.

In the eyes of most "experts", this away game for the Raptors is not optimistic.

However, the Raptors, who have initially run-in chemistry and adjusted the best lineup, showed their amazing firepower!

At the beginning of this game, Hanamichi's desire to score was particularly strong.

Perhaps it was Charles Oakley's words and deeds in the past half month that finally completely stimulated Hanamichi's desire to score.

Hanamichi was full of energy, and it can be seen from the consecutive strong attacks on the basket at the beginning that the fighting spirit of this game was very strong.

"Bang!"

Another slam dunk, now the Raptors, led by Hanamichi, have begun to have a hint of a playoff team.

As the saying goes, a tough guy doesn't talk much!

After scoring, Hanamichi returned to defense without any care, and he didn't even bother to talk trash.

It seemed that he lacked the necessary respect for his opponent, Grant Long, the starting power forward of the Atlanta Hawks, who is 465 of the future NBA 500.

In fact, this future 500 player completely became a stepping stone for Hanamichi in this game.

Grant Long, who is 6 feet 8 inches (203cm) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102kg), was completely lost in Hanamichi's offense.

Not only in defense and offense, but even his proud rebounds were squeezed out by Hanamichi and [evil man] Charles Oakley, and he completely lost control.

The poor performance of losing control of the inside caused a chain reaction in the Hawks.

After missing the outside shots again and again, the Hawks' head coach Lenny Wilkens completely gave up the decisive victory of this game in the fourth quarter.

Raptors head coach Landon Malone also stopped when he saw the good results, replacing Hanamichi and Charles Oakley, who were in good form and exhausted in this game.

Charles Oakley, needless to say, started stably in the first three quarters and played for 30 minutes, and worked hard to score 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The reason why Hanamichi was said to be exhausted was that he worked hard on both offense and defense, and scored 25 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocks in 36 minutes in the first three quarters.

In three quarters, he scored a data that can be said to be unique to superstars in this era.

Hanamichi can be said to have made a good start for 1996!