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The fans entered the Air Canada Center Arena early and took their seats.

Highlights of the players' wonderful goals last season were displayed on the big screen to warm up for the opening game.

The fans started applauding and cheering as the players came out. Tracy McGrady and Carter are the finale, and O'Neal is third from the bottom, followed by Billups and Miller.

Miller received less applause. As a floor center, he rarely staged domineering dunks. His performance was average last season. Many fans did not understand how he was designated as one of the core players in the new season.

When the Raptors re-signed Miller, many people thought that the contract given to him was too high.

CCTV5 broadcast the game, Zhang Lili said: "Today I bring you a focus opener, the Raptors at home against the Heat. Xia Yang Rui shouted the slogan to blow up the entire league, and this game must want to blow up the Heat. "

Sun Zhengping said: "In the summer, the Raptors traded for Jazz veteran Hornacek, who is known as the 'Dead Light Gun'. They have only one rookie this season, the 28th forward Jumaine Jones, who entered the roster today, I don’t know if he will have a chance to play.”

Zhang Lili looked at the live broadcast and said with a smile: "Jones is the number 20. He wears a black headband, which is more conspicuous. He made two three-pointers in a row. It feels good. But with Carter and McGrady, I guess he can't hit it." A few minutes."

After warming up, players from both sides stood on the court.

Raptors Five: Billups, Christie, Carter, Jermaine O'Neal, Brad Miller.

Heat Five: Tim Hardaway, Dan Marley, Mashburn, PJ Brown, Mourning.

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

The Raptors' tactics are eye-catching. Christie passed the ball to Miller who pulled out from the perimeter, and then ran to the right corner. Billups was 70 degrees on the right, Carter and O'Neal were on the left. All pulled apart.

Miller holds the ball in the middle, and PJ Brown puts him two steps away.

Last season, one of Brown and Mourning guarded the penalty area, and the other actively defended against the pick-and-roll, blocking the Raptors' breakthrough, and relying on rotation to defend against shots.

Same experience, this time it didn't work.

Miller swayed to the side, and suddenly shot a jumper from the middle. Brown hurried forward to interfere, and it was too late to take off to block the shot.

Just reach out.

Miller mainly practiced three-pointers in the middle in the summer, and prepared for this shot for four months. His touch is very soft, and his strength is just right, hollow into the net! 3 to 0.

Zhang Lili shouted: "Good shots, Miller really dares to shoot. I think Yang Rui let Miller because he can shoot three-pointers. He was not so accurate last season."

Miller earned it through hard work. He is a man with a high emotional intelligence and knows what to do to meet the requirements of the coach.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Miller was like a fish in water when he became the king, but he was used as a blue-collar before. This is not a sudden enlightenment, but when the Hornets, Bulls, and Pacers, the coach did not arrange suitable tactics for him. Now, Yang Rui let him train according to the route of the peak Miller, and he grew up quickly.

The Heat attacked, Hardaway and Mourning played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and O'Neal switched defenses.

Hardaway walked the right side to divide the ball into the center, Mourning squeezed Christie to rush inside, and Miller retreated to form a double-team.

Mourning scored the ball, Brown caught the ball open and made a mid-range shot, and O'Neal, who was withdrawn, slapped the baseline with a slap.

Experience is accumulated. After a fierce playoffs, Jermaine O'Neal knew that Brown is a bodyless, no speed, purely relying on the existence of skills and ball feel, this kind of ball will definitely not be brought inside, he jumped sideways very timely.

The beautiful block made the Raptors' home morale high, and the foul ball was sent, and everyone followed their opponents closely. Christie's anti-Hardaway effect is good, and the prediction of the breakthrough is relatively accurate.

Mourning came out to cover again, and the Raptors switched defenses very quickly. This time, Hardaway forced O'Neal and missed a quick layup. Miller took the rebound.

The Raptors were in a positional battle, the players pulled away, and the ball was given to Miller again.

O'Neal screened off the ball for Carter on the left, who ran 70 degrees to the left and received a pass from Miller.

Mashben has strong strength and average speed. After being separated, he couldn't catch up. Mourning hurriedly switched defenses. Carter broke through with the ball to create a little space, and passed the ball to the left to O'Neal who made an air cut.

The range of the two passing and cutting was very small. O'Neal rushed up with the ball, took a big step and turned to the middle, relying on Mashburn to throw the ball and score. 5 to 0.

Jermaine O'Neal practiced shooting hard according to Yang Rui's request, without gaining weight, he did not rely on strength to play, and his turning speed was extremely fast. As an insider, his movements are no slower than Mashburn, and with his height and wingspan, it is almost impossible to be blocked.

The Heat attacked, Hardaway took it to the frontcourt, and after the pick-and-roll attracted the Raptors to shrink the penalty area inside and pass the ball to Mashburn.

Mashburn leaned back against Carter on the left side, shot a fadeaway jumper, and hit it under interference. 5 to 2.

The Raptors attacked, and Billups took it to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Miller in the middle to the right, which attracted Brown's defense and passed back to the middle. Facing Hardaway's advantage, Miller obviously didn't make a shot, and passed the ball from his head to the basket.

Carter and O'Neal suddenly cut in without the ball from the side, got rid of Mashburn and Mourning, jumped up to catch the ball with both hands, stretched the windmill in the air, and dunked the ball with his right hand! 7 to 2.

This is a slam dunk contest level cooperation, Carter's head is almost flat frame, all the fans cheered in unison!

Zhang Lili shouted: "This kind of empty catch, no one can dunk except Carter! Brad Miller's beautiful pass, today he is very eye-catching."

Sun Zhengping said: "Some fans said that the Raptors should be renamed the Flying Dragons. Carter is indeed a man who can fly. In addition to being 'half man, half god', he also has a nickname called 'UFO'!"

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Jerry Young made many rookies perform at a high level last season. This season may be Miller's turn. He relies on his height advantage, and it is difficult for the outside to interfere with his passing. Such a player was not selected in the draft. gone."

The Heat attacked, Hardaway passed to Mourning after the pick-and-roll, Christie interfered in front of him, the shooting opportunity was not good, Mourning then split Mashburn to single-handedly, this time Carter's interference was effective, Mashburn's turnaround jumper missed.

O'Neal stuck Mourning and helped Miller get a backcourt rebound. Billups responded and slowly dribbled through halftime. The Raptors' current lineup does not have to fight, run and bomb, and positional warfare can also ensure offensive efficiency.

Billups controlled the rhythm well, took it to the frontcourt and pretended to give Miller, and suddenly made a three-pointer against Hardaway on the right. He shot very quickly, dodged the block, and got another one. 10 to 2.

Except for Christie, the Raptors scored. Pat Riley yelled at the players on the sidelines to keep up, but if you fight close to you, it is not so easy to bypass the screener when you encounter a pick-and-roll.

The Heat attacked, passing back and forth and finally did not find an open space. Mourning's jumper missed the basket and the rebound was obtained by O'Neal.

Billups continued to control the rhythm and position, and everyone can see that the Raptors' young players are much more stable than last season.