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Raptors five: Tracy McGrady, Christie, Carter, Detref, Jermaine O'Neal.

Yang Rui wants to win by surprise, let McGrady or Christie single out Charlie Ward with their height advantage, and they can directly pull up and shoot. Five players can hit the shots, and positional warfare can maximize the space.

When defending, McGrady switched to pick-and-roll, and it was easier to interfere with Ewing, and Carter was easier on the defensive end.

Yang Rui has talked with McGrady and will give him more playing time, definitely more than 35 minutes.

The Knicks lineup is the same as the previous two games. Ward, Houston, Bowen, Oakley, Ewing.

Two offensive points, three defenses, this formation has given the Raptors a headache before. Oakley still has a strong defensive ability. Once he is close to him, the Raptors will suffer.

Johnson, along with Sprewell, guaranteed scoring off the bench.

Jermaine O'Neal won the jump ball and the game started.

McGrady holds the ball in the middle, Houston is defending him, Carter and Detref pull away from the side.

McGrady made a pull-up jumper from the middle, but Houston couldn't block it, and missed it under slight interference. The rebound was grabbed by Ewing.

That's what Yang Rui asked McGrady to do. When he pulls up, his shooting percentage basically doesn't depend on the strength of the defense, but only on his touch. He can't be blocked from the outside.

This season, Yang Rui has been asking McGrady to practice shooting from the middle, and he is sure of this point. The Knicks' defense is very good. When they can't cooperate, they need this unreasonable offensive method.

The Knicks attacked, Bowen handed over to Carter to deal with, McGrady focused on Houston. Ward organized in the middle and passed to Houston at close range, attracting Detlef to switch defenses, and Houston passed to Ewing.

McGrady switched to Ewing and followed closely on the left side. Ewing turned around and missed a jumper under interference.

In Yang Rui's previous life, even though people often said that McGrady didn't work hard on defense, he also restrained Nowitzki very well when he played against the Mavericks. His size is ideal for defensive shooting bigs.

Ewing weighs 109 kilograms, and can't hit the basket with strength, almost relying on jump shots. His efficiency is very low, averaging 17.8 points, 10 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, and his shooting percentage is only 46.3%. It is even worse in the playoffs, only 44.5%.

The two sides attach importance to defense, and they are all single-handed, which has established the tone of the game. The first four games have figured out the coordination routine, and this time they will fight for stars.

An important criterion for testing whether a star is a superstar is "head-up", and this will not change in the future. When the opponent's defense is tight and the rotation is good, heads-up will be the best way to win.

Curry has won the regular season mvp, but has not been recognized by many fans. An important reason is that his heads-up ability is not top-notch. When the playoffs strengthened confrontation and players defended harder, Curry's efficiency dropped sharply every time compared with the regular season.

The efficiency of James, Kobe and others in the playoffs is similar to that of the regular season, which can help the team even more.

In the first 5 minutes, the Raptors played well and led 13 to 6.

Van Gundy replaced Sprewell and replaced Ward, adding an offensive point. This is an important routine change for the Knicks, in preparation for playing double guards in the second quarter.

The Knicks changed to Oakley's side screen, Sprewell and Ewing played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and hit the basket. O'Neal's task was aggravated and he had to block the breakthrough.

"Madman" shot very resolutely, Jermaine O'Neal was lured away, Oakley made an empty cut and rushed for an offensive rebound, scoring 4 points in the second attack.

Detref was born as a small forward, with a height of 206cm and a weight of only 97 kilograms. He is lighter when playing a power forward, and it is difficult to defend the penalty area.

And this season, Detref's 40.5% three-point shooting rate, averaging 0.8 three-pointers per game, has a long range and strong evacuation ability. Carter and McGrady can get more space when they are singled out. Oakley It is also uncomfortable to defend.

At the end of the quarter, the Raptors led 25 to 2o.

In the second quarter, both teams deployed double guards, with Billups and DiBrown mainly attacking, Ward and Charles mainly defending, and the forward line was just the opposite. The Raptors played Bowen and Jr. Sprewell continued to play, securing the offense with Johnson.

The Raptors encountered the Knicks iron barrel team, and the outside shooting rate was not high. The Knicks only had two attackers, and it was also difficult to score. The score continued to be stalemate.

In the third quarter, the Knicks players suddenly became stronger amid the cheers of the home fans. Sprewell made four three-pointers in a single quarter, and three of them were against Christie's defense.

Once the star is convulsed, the defensive experts are useless.

Yang Rui was afraid that Sprewell would have a convulsion. This guy didn't have a high average score, but he often had horrible performances in a single game. In his previous life, in 2003, Sprewell made 9 consecutive three-pointers against the Los Angeles Clippers, setting an NBA record for the number of consecutive three-pointers made in a single game.

Changed McGrady's main defense and mainly interfered with shooting, forcing Sprewell to pass the ball to interrupt his touch.

65 to 81, the Raptors trailed by 16 points and entered the fourth quarter.

Fortunately, the Raptors also have people who can convulse. Di Brown suddenly went crazy and made three three-pointers within 4 minutes of coming off the bench, helping the team catch up with the score.

Billups was in a mess this time, making 0 of 7 shots, and Di Brown played the role that the veteran should have.

The Knicks veterans continued to play, the rhythm was very slow, and the running tactics were strict. On the premise of ensuring the defense, the offensive end opened up star singles.

The Raptors rely on running and bombing, and the guards advance to the frontcourt as soon as possible. Whoever has a chance will shoot, and return to the defense quickly after the shot to ensure defense.

In the last few minutes, the veterans led by Ewing had physical problems, and they all relied on perseverance. Ewing and Johnson raced against the young man.

In order to strengthen the offense, Houston and Sprewell partnered outside, and the Knicks' four major scoring points were on the court, leaving only Bowen in the bottom corner to attract defense and wait for opportunities.

The effect of this play was not good. In the last minute and a half, Carter and Jermaine O'Neal picked and rolled in the middle, passed Ewing and scored a layup;

The Knicks missed three rounds. In the last 16 seconds, the two sides tied at 88, and the Raptors took control of the ball.

Yang Rui handed over the key ball to Carter and arranged tactics for him. Veteran Willis came up to cover. In Yang Rui's previous life, Carter made 31 key shots, and his hit rate was higher than Kobe's. He is a famous lore master.

But now Carter is a rookie, not as experienced.

He caught the ball and swayed out of space, and when he had a good shot, he forgot to press the time. Not only did he miss the long-range mid-range shot, but he also left 4.1 seconds for the Knicks to attack, and the advantage immediately went to the Knicks.

If he presses down to the last second, even if the shot doesn't go into overtime, the Raptors have a good chance of winning by relying on their physical strength.

After the timeout, Yang Rui emphasized to guard against Sprewell and Houston, but there was still a problem with the defense in the last round.

McGrady, who was cheated by Houston's fake jumper, took off, then broke through to the basket and completed the lore with a throw that he was not good at. 88 to 9o.

After Houston's feint, he ran out of time and could only make a shot in this way. Yang Rui instantly remembered that in his previous life, the Knicks rounded the Black Eight to the Heat, and Houston also made a float shot, as if he was destined to make such a goal in his life.

Winning or losing depends not only on strength, luck is also very important.

Fortunately, the second round was a seven-match four-win system. Houston couldn't send the opponent home with this ball, and the Raptors still had a chance to comeback.

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