Chapter 638 [Swish! I said you are not particular about this person! 】
In the third quarter, Guo Xu continued to play, and the other four were Blake, Ariza, Haslem, and David Lee.
D'Antoni arranged extreme tactics, and the role players tried not to take action, only responsible for defense and helping Guo Xu create mobile phone opportunities, cover and pass the ball to him to shoot, and then actively compete for the frontcourt rebounds, and then return to defense if they can't.
Since no one else needed to shoot, Josh Howard, who had a strong desire to attack, was on the bench.
This arrangement is very targeted. The Raptors currently have one of the worst data in the league, which is the protection of rebounds. The Raptors' overall rebounding margin is extremely poor, which is also an important reason for their poor record.
The Raptors averaged 37.8 rebounds per game, the last in the league.
Bosh, who has the most rebounds, averaged 9.5 per game, of which 3 are frontcourt rebounds, and the second-ranked is the swingman Peterson, who is 4.9 per game, and others are not good at rebounds. Last season, the Raptors' rebounds were bad, and Marshall, who ranked second, had 6.6. If Villanueva could still grab more than 6, there are not these two people now.
As for the tactics of getting a defensive end and getting rebounds, the Raptors have no such thing as no arrangements, and Sam Mitchell would not have it. If it were in the future Thunder, these waste teammates would have been warned by Turtle Fist.
After the start of this season, the following scenes appeared on the court.
The Raptors: "You can defend on the outside first, and we will help defend when he catches the ball."
Guo Xu: Swish swish swish swish.
The Raptors: "He just feels good, he will always get colder and double-team him!"
Guo Xu: Swish swish swish swish.
The Raptors: "He has begun to get tired. People have physical strength limits. If the physical strength decreases, the hit rate will naturally be lower."
Guo Xu: Swish swish swish swish.
The Raptors: "Fuck, we're all 60, but we're not bad at all. As long as we win the game, he can't even stretch his score gap like this. No matter how powerful a person is, he can't fight against a whole. We want him to cut in vain."
Guo Xu: Swish swish swish swish.
The Raptors: "You are paralyzed, you are 70 years old. Do you dare to let your teammates vote a few more?"
Guo Xu: Swish swish swish swish.
Raptors: "..."
The magical thing is that Mitchell is determined not to arrange double-teams without the ball like the coaches of other teams. He always lets him comfortably receive the basketball and do movements, either sudden or shot. After he finds the rhythm, it will be too late to get into double-teams.
Kobe's 81-pointer game was like this. Kobe didn't feel the pressure when he received the ball. As long as he did the action coherently, he could break the double team quickly enough. Kobe, who is not good at shooting three-pointers, made 7 of 13 shots from the outside, and almost no one was close to the shots.
As long as Guo Xu is not easy to catch the ball through double-teaming without the ball, he will definitely be able to limit him. Even if there is cover, his teammates will easily make mistakes if they want to pass it to him. The Spurs and Grizzlies win in this way, and they defend 4 in other positions, deliberately letting Payton, Valejo, Ariza and others take action.
After playing like this for a while, Guo Xu could not find the familiar offensive rhythm, so he could only counterattack and attack. After a few waves, the touch would gradually cool down.
With the help of Mitchell, Guo Xu scored another 28 points in a single quarter, made 4 three-pointers, and did not have an assist. He scored a total of 75 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in three quarters, and the Suns led 96-83.
The lead of 13 points is not much. Guo Xu will continue to play in the final quarter. The Raptors players feel panic when they see him now.
In fact, the Raptors players have used secret moves. They thugs hard when they fouled. Ross was chasing Guo Xu when they assisted in defense, but Guo Xu mainly took quick moves and did not jump high. When they landed, they stepped on Ross' foot once, but they staggered for a while and were not injured.
"I don't know what the audience in front of the TV feels. Now I just see Jason catch the ball and feel like he wants to score, and no one can stop him."
Smith sighed: "I think he is going to go for another 100 points today."
The final quarter continued, the Raptors attacked first, James made a three-pointer from the middle jump shot, and his sixth three-pointer in this game. 96 to 86.
He has scored a career-high 38 points, and has a high offensive efficiency, shooting 68.2% from the field and 15 of 22 shots. But he is completely unhappy. Today he really sees the gap between himself and the superstar.
In the past, James always had the illusion that as long as he had a lot of ball rights like Iverson, he could play luxurious data and even shoot higher. He just didn't meet a coach who admired him and was born at the wrong time.
Facing Guo Xu, James found himself like a clown. The real star is not someone like Iverson who scores high-scoring teams but loses, but someone who makes you feel powerless.
James knew very well that Guo Xu did not defend seriously. What was terrible is that he felt that even if Guo Xu was paddling the entire defensive end, 3 minutes of seriousness would be enough to lock in the victory. This guy is not a human being, he is a devil who likes to play with people in applause.
The sun sent David Lee and Valaijo to form the double towers to cover Guo Xu.
The Raptors sent a small lineup, Bosh center, Marvin power forward, and the other three were Peterson, Calderon and James.
Two small guards on the outside were double-teamed Guo Xu without the ball. Even if Payton easily scored, he would never let Guo Xu shoot.
Guo Xu received the ball and immediately returned to Payton, and then began to run around the baseline. David Lee and Valaijo closed the ball together to stop the man. Bosh chased and defended, and Calderon also chased Guo Xu from the side to form a double team.
This will lead to defensive loopholes, but everyone in the Raptors believes that this is the most appropriate defensive method, because Guo Xu will definitely not pass the ball, and he will definitely force the action!
Guo Xu flicked the ball and changed direction to the right and entered the three-point line. He hit the ground in the gap between Bosh and Calderon and passed the ball to the basket. Valejo easily dunked the ball with both hands. 98 to 86.
Raptors: "..."
The Raptors attacked, James passed to Calderon, and Payton made two steps to defend against breaking but not attacking. At this time, Calderon could not kill time to reduce the rhythm of the offensive, otherwise the opportunity to score easily might be gone.
He chose to jump three-pointer and hit 60 degrees on the left. 98 to 89.
During the Suns' attack, David Lee and Valaijo provided double covers for Guo Xu from outside the three-point line to help him catch the ball.
Guo Xu held the ball and broke through the right side, attracting double-teams from Marvin and James. He stopped in a hurry and turned around and passed the ball to the middle. David Li Kong cut and received the ball and easily scored a layup.
100 to 89, Guo Xu had the fifth assist.
Raptors: "..."
Mitchell shook his head dumbly on the sidelines, and his expression seemed to be saying: I said you are not particular, you don’t play according to the routine, you have to shoot when attacking.
The Raptors attacked, and after several passes, Ross made a jump shot, David Lee grabbed the rebound, and Guo Xu received the ball and launched a counterattack.
Calderon returned to defense at full speed, let go of Payton and James to double-team together. Guo Xu passed the ball to the other side when he ran, and Payton easily entered the basketball.
102 to 89, Guo Xu had the 6th assist.
Mitchell was watching the game with his waist pinched on the sidelines, and his heart was completely confused.
No, I'll do it myself.
What a fuck, this guy started passing the ball!
Mitchell really wanted to ask Guo Xu: "No, don't you continue shooting?"
Guo Xu might answer: "Yes, I'm afraid of being disrupted."
Bosh made a mid-range shot from the pick-and-roll offense, 102-91.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu slipped through the bottom line again, ran from the right to the left corner and received a pass from Payton. Bosh and Calderon doubled the ball again. Guo Xu changed direction and passed the ball to the basket with one step. Valaijo misplaced against James, turned around easily at the basket, and dunked in with one hand.
104 to 91, Guo Xu had the 7th assist.
Chapter completed!