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The other games in the Eastern Conference have been decided one after another. The 76ers didn't let the Raptors wait too long, defeating the Hornets 3-1 to advance to the second round.

The Heat eliminated the Pistons 3-0. The Pistons will begin to rebuild after this season. Hill has also lost confidence in this team and is preparing to leave.

The most anxious series was the Knicks vs. Pacers series, which was in sharp contrast to the Raptors game. Neither team scored more than 100 points. In the third game, the Knicks won 99-93, which was the biggest score.

In Game 5, the Pacers struggled to advance at home, 88-79.

The Western Suns eliminated the defending champion Spurs 3-1.

Gugliotta was seriously injured in the second half of the regular season and Skiles put rookie Marion into the lineup. Instead, he strengthened his defense and was able to quickly counterattack and restrain his opponents.

This is not an upset, because the Spurs also have a weak lineup, and core Tim Duncan missed the playoffs due to injury. Without the "Stone Buddha", the Spurs are just an ordinary playoff team.

The Lakers played very hard against the Kings, advancing in a thrilling 3-2 way. The Kings were just one breath away from being upset, and their offense was smoother than the Lakers.

The Trail Blazers eliminated the Timberwolves 3-1, and the Jazz defeated the SuperSonics 3-2.

In the second round, the Pacers fought against the Heat, but received far less attention than the Raptors against the 76ers. Fans can't wait to see Carter, Tracy McGrady, and O'Neal Jr. fight against Iverson, and the three heroes will fight against Wang Ying.

Before the war started, fans from both sides started a war of words.

Iverson fans listed their idol's statistics, averaging 28.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, which was better than Carter's 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks, thinking Iverson was better.

Carter fans cited efficiency values, with Carter ranking 6th in the league and Iverson 22nd in the league.

Someone also listed the field goal percentage. Carter ranked 31st in the league and among the best on the outside. Iverson ranked 183rd. What the hell is that? Iverson also ranked only 140th in true shooting percentage. The second place in the scoring list was obtained by averaging 14.3 irons per game.

Of course, no one can convince anyone. After all, Iverson is a "lone hero", so it is natural that his shooting percentage is low. This title is really unbreakable, as if his teammates are guilty of being strong.

In a team coached by Yang Rui, it is difficult for a star to become a lone hero, and Yang Rui does not hope that one day, in the NBA, heroes are often miserable and unable to win.

In his previous life,

Iverson, Reggie Miller, Ewing, Malone and others are all heroes without rings. As for LeBron James running to the Heat to team up with the Heat during his peak period, it is nothing. Decades later, most fans will not know what happened that year, how many fans burned James' jerseys, and how strong his teammates were. They will only remember James' brilliant statistics and the honors he received.

On May 5, as soon as Yang Rui arrived at the arena, a reporter came up to interview him and asked him to predict the outcome.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "The result is destined. Iverson's ability is not enough to lead the 76ers to eliminate the Raptors."

The reporter asked: "Many people say this is a contest between offensive basketball and defensive basketball. What do you think?"

"I don't think they can guard against it, it's that simple." Yang Rui smiled and walked into the arena.

In the last playoffs, the Raptors sold tickets very expensively. Compared with the regular season, the increase reached the first level in the league.

The management did not do this this year. Glenn believes that attracting fans and cultivating fans' sense of belonging will be more beneficial to the future development of the team. Everyone knows that the Raptors can't be eliminated in the second round, so they can't sell tickets too expensively.

If fans think it will be easy to win and don’t support the game onsite, it will be embarrassing if there are many empty seats.

The team manager's job is not only to recruit players, communicate with the coaching staff, and renew contracts with players, but also to be responsible for team operations.

After Yang Rui understood the manager's work, he never considered putting more pressure on himself. At most, he could discuss with the manager about signings, and having a say was enough. He has no interest in being a coach and part-time manager.

When the players from both sides came out, the cameraman captured a small tidbit. Iverson said hello to Yang Rui on the sidelines. Larry Brown looked unhappy when he saw it.

Brown is not a broad-minded person. Every time he leaves a team, he always has conflicts with the management and often has conflicts with the players.

Iverson's mentoring relationship with Brown is already in trouble. A magazine revealed that every time he replaced Iverson and the team gave up early after falling behind by a big score, Iverson would curse in front of Brown when he came off the field. .

On the other hand, for the Raptors, although Yang Rui is the youngest coach, he gets along extremely well with the players. When he comes on the court, the players high-five him one by one, and they are very close.

Mike Breen explained the game and noticed the difference in the expressions of the coaches on both sides. He smiled and said: "The game hasn't started yet, I think the Raptors have already won half of it. The confidence of both sides is not at the same level. Everyone in the Raptors is smiling, very easy."

Walter Frazier said: "However, it is not a good thing to be too relaxed in the playoffs. The 76ers are not weak and have strong defense. After trading for Kukoc, their offensive power has also improved."

The Raptors directly deployed their strongest offensive lineup, Billups, McGrady, Carter, O'Neal Jr., and Miller.

76ers: Iverson, Snow, George Lynch, Te'lon Hill, Theo Ratliff.

As soon as they came up, Billups and Tracy McGrady started to perform pull-ups, relying on their height advantage to make it very simple. All of his first six shots missed the basket.

For the 76ers, only Iverson scored two points from a mid-range shot. The Raptors' pseudo-zone defense tactics limited Iverson's breakthrough. Several people huddled near the penalty area, waiting for the opponent to make a jump shot before going out to interfere.

Thibodeau spent two seasons cultivating the players' sense of distance on the defensive end. It doesn't matter if they can't guard him. He is not afraid of opponents' shots. He doesn't ask for blocks, but he wants not to miss people and put pressure in front of them.

When attacking, the Raptors players all spread out, and the stars held the ball in singles. Carter was active on the baseline, shooting three-pointers and cutting to the basket.

Some people always say that the triangle offense has no tactics at all and must have stars. This is true, but once there are stars, the triangle offense is very powerful. After a 4-minute blacksmithing performance, the Raptors star began to feel good.

McGrady faced Snow and hit consecutive pull-ups; Carter cut through and hit Lynch, broke through for a layup, and drew a foul through the breakthrough, which was an obvious advantage; Billups also relied on the screen to get rid of Iverson to catch the ball and hit two three-pointers.

Iverson can only guard the point guard, so his teammates are not active enough when switching to guard Billups. Otherwise, O'Neal will play the guard in a misplaced position, hit a high mid-range shot, and be unstoppable on air cuts. They have already seen this in the regular season. .

In order to ensure the offense without replacing Iverson, Brown's defense could only rely on rotation. Once Carter or O'Neal cut through, there was nothing he could do to challenge the 76ers in the low post. He would suffer a loss in single defense, let alone double-teaming.

In the second half, the 76ers contracted inside, and Ratliff did not go out, using his ability to help block shots and protect the frame.

Carter and O'Neal attracted the defense and then passed the ball to the outside. Hornacek, who came on the bench, hit a three-pointer. Miller hit a three-pointer and a mid-range shot from the middle, completely disrupting the opponent's defense.

The 76ers players were unable to find their sights and relied solely on Iverson to attack. He played the entire quarter and scored 11 points without assists, unable to drive the team.

The Raptors led 31 to 18 in the first quarter.