My vision is different

Faced with back-to-back away games against the Toronto Raptors, the Pacers are still the unshakable starting five.

The Raptors are the main force, Kyle Lowry, DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson, Valanciunas.

Although this is a team belonging to DeRozan, the age structure of the Raptors is definitely much better than the Nets look.

The main center, Valanciunas from Lithuania, is only in his early twenties, but with a height of seven feet in the East, he is a top big man.

In this regard, Luo Yin Hibbert is not superior to this overseas player.

When these two tall and strong centers stand at the center line waiting for the jump ball, it is eye-catching enough.

Hibbert made "arrogant" remarks before the game. He didn't take this "enclave" team seriously. He thought that the Raptors' winning rate of nearly 100% was just a joke. % of the winning rate, nearly double the error, how can I put it, the Pacers should be twice as strong as the opponent!

Anyway, in Hibbert's small mind, that's what he thought.

But when he got to the arena, reality dealt him a heavy blow.

Valanciunas beat him in the jump ball. Not only that, but Lowry was very smart in the face of the Pacers' defense. Seeing Valanciunas' first fast break, Lowry didn't Instead of passing the ball to DeRozan, it went directly to Valanciunas.

If West hadn't made up the defense in time and interfered with the Lithuanian's dunk, Hibbert, the big man, might have completely lost to the opponent in defense after losing the jump ball.

Fortunately, Hibbert reacted in time and grabbed a defensive rebound with the help of West to make up for it.

With anger in his heart, Hibbert rushed out as soon as he handed over the basketball. Lin Shaojie, who was holding the ball, was very satisfied with the appearance of running with anger.

The Pacers are well equipped everywhere now, but Hibbert's temperament still hasn't improved much, and that's all in the regular season. In the playoffs, if he really meets a team with a top insider, he will be an invisible bomb.

Although the French rookie Gobert performed well among the rookies, he really can't stand up. It is impossible for everyone to count on a rookie in the playoffs. of.

On the road of encouraging Hibbert, Lin Shaojie did a good job.

Although he has the opportunity to play fast breaks, but he can see Hibbert's high-spirited appearance at the beginning of the game. Of course Lin Shaojie will give support in the offense.

Sure enough, after Hibbert took his seat, Lin Shaojie gave West a look.

David West, as an older player in the team, has a mature mentality and careful thinking. He immediately understood Lin Shaojie's intention to hit Hibbert. He got stuck in the paint and fought for Hibbert. Grabbed the opportunity to shoot.

Sure enough, as soon as West did all this, the basketball in Lin Shaojie's hand flew into Hibbert's hand immediately.

The over seven-footer overwhelmed Valacciunas, turned around, and hit the hook.

Hibbert scored 2 points in the opening game!
Conversely, in the Raptors' offense, DeRozan took the ball in the midfield. Facing Lin Shaojie's defense, he was prevented from moving an inch, and even made a walking violation in the end and had to surrender the ball.

At Scotiabank Arena, DeRozan silenced the crowd.

This kind of comparison is too obvious. Lin Shaojie's defense is impeccable and hardly gives offensive players "survival" space. It can be called a nightmare for offensive players.

The Pacers, who got the ball, rushed forward quickly, and Hibbert once again got a pass from Lin Shaojie in the interior. In the same position and with the same action, Hibbert turned around and hit a hook again.

Hibbert scored another 2 points!
The Raptors, who were serving from the baseline, had to hand the ball to DeRozan. This time DeRozan learned the lesson, and he bypassed Lin Shaojie's point by cooperating with Lowry.

Although the two only met once on the court, DeRozan didn't think he could break through the No. [-] defense. It was too exaggerated, and it was even more difficult to see than last season.

DeRozan doesn't even know how they left the Conseco Arena when they faced the Pacers last time, it's a bit incredible to think about it now.

And DeRozan, who got the ball for the second time, went straight to the Pacers' paint area, but this time, DeRozan had to return without success. He made a hasty shot in Paul George's supplementary defense, and unfortunately missed it Raptors first ball.

Paul George, who grabbed the defensive rebound, quickly handed the basketball to Lin Shaojie. Lin Shaojie just received a pass from his teammate near the three-point line. Falls near the Raptors' free throw line.

After receiving the pass, David West took off and dunked directly after dribbling, and the Pacers scored another 2 points.

The Pacers, who played 6-0 in the start, were aggressive. The offense from the inside made the Raptors, who are not weaker than them, feel wrong and unable to defend.

Although the cooperation between DeRozan and Lowry is still tacit, but the Pacers' supplementary defense is too timely, and even DeRozan is wondering if they did it on purpose, wanting to let themselves go deep into the paint to "close the door" "Dog", otherwise why every time I attack the inside line, I end up returning in vain.

This is not reasonable!

On the other hand, the Pacers, relying on Hibbert and West, especially the former, actually became the most beautiful kid on the court for most of the first quarter.

Hibbert didn't have any fancy moves either, either turning around and hooking or dunking directly.

The old guy West seems to be ushering in the second spring of his life, and he is constantly attacking the basket.

Lin Shaojie didn't even break a sweat. He was fishing in troubled waters on offense, and if he worked a little harder on defense, he let the team beat the Raptors.

The icy feel of the Raptors' starting lineup is very similar to the original Pacers players.

When the rotation came, Lin Shaojie felt as if he felt that the warm-up was over, and went off to rest. Stephenson, Scola and others came up excitedly.

The Raptors did not make much adjustments, that is, Hansbrough finally got a chance to replace Amir Johnson.

Ultimately, Raptors coach Dwayne Casey believed in his starter.

Of course, from another perspective, although the Raptors' record this season is very good, it is all due to these starting players. Among other players, there are not many who can give Casey confidence, even if he "steals" before the game. Hansbrough.

And Hansbrough's playing is almost immediate. Although he is not familiar with Scola and others, he also played against Scola last season.

Hansbrough is mainly familiar with the Pacers' combat style. When Lin Shaojie was away, there was a disconnect between the head coach and the players, and it was impossible to adjust the situation on the court immediately.

The biggest reason why the Pacers can achieve a complete victory record is that there is a "court commander" sitting in charge. He can always make up for the loopholes created by the team at the first time. Whether it is offense or defense, this is a bit scary.

So when Lin Shaojie was not around, Hansbrough felt that this was their chance, otherwise, with the No. 13 present, he felt that there was no room for him to develop himself.

The "smart man" Hansbrough really tried his best to grab the rebound in the defense, and then stuck in the inside line in the offense to make a wedding dress for DeRozan.

After two consecutive rounds of successful defense and offense, Hansbrough's appearance gave players and coaches a bright feeling.

Sure enough, the enemy's castle can only be breached from the inside, and only "our own people" know our own people better.

Even coach Frank didn't expect that Hansbrough could cause so much damage to them in the away game.

Of course, the most proud one now is DeRozan, who has not opened for three years and has been open for three years, which makes him feel very beautiful.

The jerkyness in the previous offense disappeared, and the cooperation with Lowry began to become handy.

The main reason is that Hansbrough knows how to be a man, doing dirty and tiring work, which makes it easy for other players to play.

Although the "blue-collar" workers are not good, but the income in the beautiful country is not low. Hansbrough is on the court at this time, and that is what he is doing.

Sitting in the auditorium, Li Dacheng and host Yu were also whispering.

"It's a pity that the great start has been caught up like this!"

Li Dacheng shook his head at the host's words: "There's no pity! If we keep leading, it's not certain when Xiao Linzi will be able to play again. The current Pacers are more Spurs than the 'Spurs' in rotation."

Li Dacheng's words are not for naught. In the past, the Spurs rotated, and even if they were severely punished by the league's top management, they would continue to implement them. This year, they feel a little youthful and frivolous.

I don't know if it was the Blazers or the Thunder's record that stimulated them, or the Spurs wanted to regain their glory and want to "be cool" this season. Anyway, Popovich did not use the three of GDP. As cautious as last season, on the contrary, the coach gave those players plenty of playing time.

The three "old men" who add up to more than a hundred years old just played the attitude of sitting on the sidelines, leaving the Spurs slightly behind the Trail Blazers and Thunder by only one win. No matter who falls behind first, the Spurs will still be the Spurs. The most competitive veteran team in the West.

Looking at the Pacers, if they didn't want to catch up with the 33-game winning streak in the history of the Lakers, they would be fine even if they lost 10 games in a row, and they would still be at the top of the league.

Therefore, there is no psychological burden for Frank to rotate, and the prudent use of Lin Shaojie is also acquiesced by the top management, especially with the high efficiency Lin Shaojie has shown this season, the team is now willing to use Paul George more, but also to ensure Lin Shaojie's health status.

This season's Pacers want to defend the championship, the focus is on the Chinese.

Larry Bird had already said internally that anyone who made Lynn unhappy would make him unhappy, and if he was unhappy for a while, he would make others unhappy for the rest of their lives.

How irritating, arrogant, and domineering "Big Bird" was when he said this, but in the Pacers, that is Ti Shanghuang, no one can compete.

Lin Shaojie is not the status of a prince now, he is completely a chief executive with one person under one man and over ten thousand people. Frank may not be as good as the number 13 when he speaks in front of Larry Bird.

This can be seen from the fact that Larry Bird respects Lin Shaojie's opinion in the draft.

People, you must not have any "beloved things," otherwise, if you look at Big Bird, you will know that being crazy about love is not much weaker than young people.

In the second quarter of the game, the Raptors finally regained their advantage under the situation of "losing first and then winning". During the rotation period, they scored 16 to 7, finally allowing the Raptors to catch up and overtake at home.

Later, the Pacers sent Hibbert and others again, but Lin Shaojie still sat on the sidelines.

In back-to-back games, it doesn't matter if the others consume more. On the 13th, if you can rest more, you can rest more.

Domestic fans watched Pacers games, and more than [-]% of their eyes were on Lin Shaojie, but Frank's "bad guy" just didn't let Lin Shaojie play, which made the fans feel boring.

The two sides on the screen were fighting life and death, and it was also fierce to watch. The score rose like a "dog-toothed pattern".

Just looking at Lowry's short-term assist data, he has already scored 8 assists in two quarters, making him a good teammate.

Hibbert, who re-entered the game, wanted to prove his strength as the "No. [-]" center in the East, but unfortunately, the high efficiency at the beginning seemed to exhaust his touch.

Turn around and miss the hook;

Face-to-face dunks can also be dunked on the basket, as if the ball frame has become someone else's.

It is actually someone else's.

An exasperated Hibbert even made a big mistake, throwing an elbow at the Raptors player when grabbing a rebound on the second offense before halftime.

Well, Frank wanted to cover his eyes when he saw this scene, that kid is not that kind of cruel person, why is it like this?
Lin Shaojie was also a little speechless. Valanciunas, who watched the Raptors get hurt, fell to the ground and couldn't get up. If he was there, he could relax.

Well now, the Raptors players were looking at their teammates while spitting at Hibbert. The referee, under the pressure of the fans and the Raptors players, directly gave Hibbert a "secondary malicious foul! "

Hibbert's end and Valanciunas being supported by his teammates, Lin Shaojie was a little far away, and he couldn't "see" the truth on the field, but looking at Valanciunas' uncomfortable expression, it was also You can't fake it.

"I didn't do it on purpose. That guy is lying. I can guarantee that he will definitely be able to play in the second half. I just wiped him lightly, it's not heavy!"

During the intermission, Hibbert clamored in the locker room to explain something, but it was done, and it was useless to say more.

His end and the Raptors' free throws instantly opened the game between the two sides to double digits.

Although this point difference is nothing to the Pacers, when is it now?
While the Pacers may create the league's first winning streak record, can the Lakers watch their "legend" come to an end?
You know, the giants are all built on the basis of top stats one by one. In the eyes of fans, most of them only have the first, not the second.

You know that the league's first winning streak is maintained by the Lakers, but who knows the second?
Seniors may know, but most people don't know, this is the status quo!
And those who want to "contain" and "block" the Pacers have never been just the Lakers. Even if Lin Shaojie and Kobe have a good personal relationship, so what.

Just the bad relationship between Larry Bird and the Celtics Danny Ainge, the latter can continue to make trouble.

It is self-evident how brilliant the Celtics are in the league.

Now the entire top management of the alliance is divided into two different voices, one group wants to respect the facts, and whoever is stronger will win;

Needless to say, the other faction knows that the Pacers they are talking about is just a small ball market. No matter how much glory they win, they will disappear like a passing cloud. There is no need to consume too many resources in a small ball market. Instead, It's better to keep the Lakers attractive.

Lin Shaojie heard about this from Larry Bird. There are no secrets in the league locker room, and the same is true for the uniform team.

If the Pacers were in a place like Chicago, they would definitely be the team that detonated the NBA. Even if they weren't in Chicago, they wouldn't be bad in a place like San Francisco.

Not to mention big cities like New York and Los Angeles.

This is the tragedy of the small ball market, the foundation is too poor.

Now, the nature of Hibbert's foul is very bad, but the crime is not fatal. The serious injury suffered by Valanciunas has become very clear under the "secret" inquiry of the Pacers uniform team.

Valanciunas is fine, and there is no problem with playing in the second half.

Everyone knows how difficult it is for a team without a big man on the basketball court.

The referee is regarded as "stumbling over the Pacers!"

"The second half of the game will be difficult!"

The host Yu had to sigh with emotion when he released the water during the intermission, but Li Dacheng said indifferently.

"As long as the league doesn't go too far and doesn't impose any additional penalties after the game, it won't be a big problem to win this game!"

"Really?"

Host Yu was a little disbelieving.

"The Pacers still have a deep background. Without Hibbert, they still have rookie Gobert. Without Gobert, they still have Mahinmi, who are all their insiders.

Besides, West and Scola also had a wonderful performance when they played together. I think it is difficult for the Raptors to win at home. "

When the second half of the game started, Gobert played for the second time. His performance during the rotation was a failure. The Lithuanian played the French tower.

Now, with Valanciunas standing on the court unscathed, Gobert can only whisper.

"fraud!"

Valanciunas glared at Gobert.

The brutality of the second half of the game was far more vicious than that of the first half, which was also unexpected by everyone.

The Lithuanians and the French can be said to be fighting to the death inside, and no one is counseled.

Gobert belongs to the kind that is slightly behind the wind. He even got the corner of his eye scratched during the fight. Although he got a free throw opportunity, Valanciunas did not suffer any additional punishment, which attracted the Pacers players. Many dissatisfaction.

Fortunately, Gobert withstood the pressure and carried it inside, although it felt a bit precarious.

The bias of the referee also made the Raptors players more and more petty moves. The Pacers' occasional counterattack always ushered in the referee's storm.

As the party involved, Lin Shaojie "sees" very clearly, although he has repeatedly lowered the offensive rhythm of both sides, trying to slow down and play steadily, after all, there is still more than one quarter in the game.

But when the players on both sides started to get red-faced, it was a little troublesome to control it again.

"Mr. Referee, if this continues, the game will become ugly!"

Lin Shaojie is very clear about the biggest reason why the Pacers' point difference has not been recovered, and so is the referee.

"Although you are a rookie, I still respect your choice on the court."

The referee put down the whistle in his hand, just now the Raptors got another free throw opportunity, Gobert had committed three fouls and was replaced by Frank.

"But... do your job well and don't question my judgment."

The referee walked away, and Lin Shaojie looked at the opponent.

Valanciunas, who walked to the free throw line, made two free throws. The point difference between the two sides has reached 18 points. The ball still belongs to the Raptors. path of.

Frank off the court squeezed his fists with some headaches, and looked at McMillan on the side. This kind of off-court factor is the most uncomfortable. In the past three quarters, the Raptors made nearly ten more free throws than the Pacers. At least it caused the Pacers to bear 5 more fouls, which also made some players feel constrained.

And Li Dacheng, who was sitting on the sidelines of the game, also restrained his relaxed mind. This form was too unfriendly to the Pacers.

"What kind of bullshit referee is this? It's obviously biased towards the Raptors. If the league wants to suppress the Pacers, just say it. Is there any need for such a disgusting person!"

The fans in front of the TV were of course dissatisfied, but they had nothing to do except say hello.

Fortunately, the Raptors who got the ball did not succeed in winning the ball. Lin Shaojie completed all this with a fierce steal, and it was a very clean steal that made it impossible for everyone to pick a thorn. Lin Shaojie was in Lowry. The one who completed the steal in cooperation with DeRozan did not give the two a chance to fight back.

And Lin Shaojie, who won the ball, rushed directly to the Raptors' defense line and hit a heavy dunk.

The degree of deformation of the basket is even misleading. Will it break after a few heavy dunks!

Seeing Lin Shaojie's seemingly angry attitude, the Raptors became happy instead.

After all, a calm "commander" is more cruel than an angry "commander", and the latter is just a headless horseman, brave and foolhardy!

After three quarters, the Raptors entered the last quarter with a 16-point advantage. Coupled with psychological factors, their mentality relaxed, and victory seemed to be beckoning ahead.

If they finally defeat the Pacers, they will definitely be the heroes of the entire league.

But when the fourth quarter started, Lin Shaojie made a sudden steal and then completed a one-stop attack, the Raptors players were shocked to find out.

Lin Shaojie, who has only scored 7 points so far, seems to have few chances to make a phone call, and he is almost doing sorting work.

And thinking of the player with explosive scoring ability, the generals of the Raptors realized that it seemed that it was not a good idea to anger that No. 13.

As for the core of the Raptors, DeRozan, he seemed to feel the taste of being dominated by the opponent at the beginning of the game again.

The current Pacers do not have Hibbert, the insider Optimus Prime, and Gobert, a highly valued rookie, is also guilty of many fouls, and he is tied up in the game;

The old guy West seems to be in poor condition, Paul George also feels cold, George Hill?He does not have any advantage in both offense and defense with DeRozan, Lowry and others.

But the Raptors only missed No. 13. They felt that the banner of victory seemed to be planted in a void and might disappear at any time.

If you want to beat the Pacers, if you don't get the No. 13, it's useless.

And once again completed the counter-grab, and dribbled into the penalty area, facing the joint defense of Hansbrough and Valanciunas in the interior, Lin Shaojie, who was flying in the air, seemed to have stopped time and began to think about life.

is left?
Or right?

Is it a dunk?
Or pull the bar on the blue?

Counterattack, start from the air!