NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 10 The Reborn Raptor

Old Thorpe was a little out of breath under the pressure of Big Ben.

The first rebound in the opening game was grabbed by Daben. He didn't think too much about it, he just thought it was Daben's luck.

But this second offensive rebound, Big Ben once again pressed him and Levi's under him, has made him realize what is unusual about Big Ben.

He entered the league in 1984 and was a rookie in the same class as Olajuwon, Jordan and Barkley.

In the past ten years, he has played against countless super insiders.

Among them are short insiders such as Rodman and Barkley who are good at rebounding.

But Thorpe could clearly feel the difference between Da Ben and these two.

Rodman is agile and flexible in rebounding, like an assassin on the rebounding end.

Barkley relies on speed and strength to hit the basket and grab rebounds.

And what Big Ben gave Thorp was that this guy relied entirely on his own brute force, using his incomparably powerful body to block and suppress the opponent's jumping space.

For so many years, Thorpe has only felt such terrifying power from the peak Malone.

The big Ben in front of him is just a rookie, but he possesses the supernatural power of the peak Malone.

Thorpe clearly realized that the stocky rookie center in front of him would definitely be a blockbuster tonight.

After grabbing the offensive rebound, Big Ben passed the ball directly to Wu Sheng Jackson, who came in an air cut, and the latter jumped up to make a mid-range shot and scored the ball.

Although the match only lasted a short round, the difference in combat power between the two sides has already been revealed.

At least on the rebounding end, the Raptors will definitely crush the Grizzlies.

The game continued, and it was the Grizzlies' offensive round.

This time Thorpe took the initiative to ask for the ball, and it seemed that he wanted to single-play Big Ben to get back the field.

Kumbu couldn't help laughing on the sidelines. The 36-year-old Thorpe wants to play big in singles?He was definitely thinking PEACH.

Not to mention 36 years old, even Thorpe, who was at the peak of the year, would find it difficult to score goals in front of Da Ben.

Daben, a player with a short inside line, is like pinching him with his hands, and he can defend against each other.

And Thorpe also chose one of the most unwise singles methods, he even chose to play the big Ben with his back in the low position!

In the next second, there was a muffled sound under the basket.

Thorpe's shot directly slapped Da Ben down abruptly.

The block was crisp and perfect.

The basketball that was fanned out rolled and fell in front of the Grizzlies master Daniels. After picking up the ball, the latter immediately lobbed it to Levi's on the right side of the basket.

Levi's mouth showed a smile. The ball was wide open, only two steps away from the basket, and he could throw the ball in with his eyes closed.

But the moment he shot, a black shadow came out from the side.

There was another clear and muffled sound, and it was Yi Ge's snappy big hat.

Camby has always been a stealer-type shot-blocker, and he can always kill in positions that his opponents don't expect.

This time the Grizzlies failed to pick up the rebound. After the ball was snatched by Christie, they directly led McGrady and Wu Sheng to play a quick counterattack.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Wu Sheng picked the basket and scored two points.

The faces of the Grizzlies are ugly. What are you kidding? The Raptors, who were rotten tomatoes and rotten eggs with them last season, actually beat them this season?
Old Thomas, who was watching the game from the sidelines, had a strange expression on his face.

As an old guy who has been in the league for decades, he can't see the situation on the court very clearly.

As if Comb wasn't bragging?This undrafted insider named Ben Wallace really has something.

And this year, Kumbu got Jackson in the second round, and now he has scored four points in a row, stealing the limelight.

The most important thing is that Thomas Sr. can clearly feel the transformation of this Raptors.

The Raptors in the past few seasons can be described as useless, they just want nothing.

But now the situation is completely different.

Although the Grizzlies' rebounding ability is not strong, it is unimaginable for the old Thomas to be completely crushed at the moment.

The increase in the strength of the inside defense is not a star, it is definitely a qualitative change.

In the first 2 minutes of the game, he directly rewarded the opponent with two big hats, and suppressed the opponent without scoring a point. This was something the Raptors could never do before.

As the game continued, the Raptors' suppression continued, and the opponent Grizzlies were hard to parry.

It wasn't until three and a half minutes into the first quarter that the opponent relied on Raheem's long-range mid-range shot to break the scoring drought.

At this time, the Raptors have already scored 10 points!
Daben has already recorded 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in a short period of time, which is definitely an insider-level performance.

Wu Sheng's touch was overwhelming tonight. He made 4 of 4 shots in the opening game and scored 8 points in a row.

Kumbu was reclining on the bench on the sidelines leisurely and contentedly, such a battle situation was completely within his expectation.

If you can't beat a weak team like the Grizzlies, you can just kill yourself and reincarnate.

The only thing that surprised Kumbu was McGrady's performance.

Originally, he thought that Tracy McGrady would definitely be able to kill the Quartet tonight. After several months of special training in the training field, Tracy McGrady's skills and physical fitness have reached their peak.

At his peak, Medina was the two-time scoring champion. Against an opponent like Sam Mark, wouldn't that mean cutting melons and vegetables?

But in the three and a half minutes of the opening, McGrady still didn't score a point.

It was not until 8 minutes into the first quarter that McGrady finally scored a point by making two free throws.

At this time, the Raptors had already beaten the Grizzlies with a score of 23:7.

Old Thomas is getting happier the more he watches, he really feels the difference of the Raptors.

Even if it was just 8 minutes, he was absolutely sure that this Raptors team was completely backed up.

Compared with the previous seasons, the combat power is not even a little bit stronger.

He couldn't help but looked in the direction of Kong Bu, his eyes full of curiosity.

What kind of magical power does this young, outrageous kid have? In just a few months, relying on a few garbage players that other teams look down on, he actually allowed the Raptors to play such a dominant power.

Grizzlies coach Brian Hill, blushed and thick necked by the situation on the field.

He is a relatively old coach who has been coaching the Orlando Magic for the past few seasons and is O'Neal's mentor.

After O'Neal traveled west to Los Angeles, he was fired by the Magic and came to coach the Grizzlies this season.

Who would have thought that in the first game of coaching the Grizzlies, the coach who led the team to the finals would encounter such a Waterloo.

The disadvantage on the field is one aspect, what makes him even more unacceptable is the presence of Kung Bu's old god.

It seemed that they didn't take the Grizzlies seriously at all, and they didn't even bother to watch the game on the court.

This contemptuous attitude came from an unknown new melon egg coach, and Brian Hill felt that he had been greatly insulted.

Kumbu didn't know that he had offended someone unknowingly.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't care about it. After finally traveling through it, he must live as he pleases.

What's more, a position like Brian Hill is not good enough for Comb to be afraid of, and he will be offended if he is offended.

(End of this chapter)