Chapter 539: People who are better than you work harder than you(1/2)
In the first week of February, the Raptors achieved a complete victory.
Some people say that to defeat the Raptors, it is not enough to start from the outside. To defeat them, you must first solve them from the inside.
Many people agree with this statement.
Because the Raptors' lineup structure is extremely balanced and their former weaknesses are now strengthened one by one, although guards and forwards will still be beaten up when encountering star players, they are no longer as fragile as they used to be.
Moreover, Li Xing's evolution has benefited the entire team.
He has become more than a little stronger.
When he attacks with the ball, his opponent needs to send at least two people to delay the offensive.
If there is no subsequent change, Li Xing can make the most correct choice between whether he or pass the ball to others.
If you want to say that the Raptors have any weaknesses, it is the competition between Stephenson and Dragic and Li Xing's substitute.
Alon Grey is more experienced and older than his predecessors, and his ability to protect the basket is worse than his predecessors.
To be Li Xing’s substitute, you don’t have to spend much effort, as long as you can withstand it during rotation time.
Gray is doing pretty well at the moment, and no team targets him.
Because when Li Xing came off the court, the main ace on the opposite side was usually on the court.
So, it's still calm here.
The problem lies in the defender position.
The dispute between Stephenson and Dragic has been around since the beginning of the season, and both of them have taken things in good control, and they have made it clear.
This is just a competition on the court. The starting point between the two is that they think they can make the team better.
They all think they are competent for the starter.
The current situation is that Dragic has been starting for a long time, and Stephenson has difficulty realizing his value.
This is a dead knot. To satisfy one, you have to neglect the other.
After half a season, the result of this competition has become very obvious.
Dragic's strength allowed him to win the starting position from the beginning. After so many games, he has also been recognized by his teammates and coaching staff.
Stephenson is excellent, but he can't compete with Dragic.
The next day, the Raptors will embark on a trip to three consecutive passengers.
Today's Esbjor Center has no peace.
In addition to regular training, there are also black and white 55 matches.
Li Xing originally wanted to participate, but he was excluded again.
Because his strength is too outstanding, no matter which team he joins, the balance will be broken. Therefore, whenever an in-team competition is held, he is always excluded.
“I have a dream.”
“I hope the world is peaceful.”
"I hope everyone can have a full meal."
"I hope there are only love and warmth where there are people. I hope I can play an in-team match, both the white and the black teams can do it, please take it in!"
Li Xing held the white clothes with one hand and the black clothes with the other, which was very pitiful.
"Sorry, Rachi, I don't think about this."
Stephenson actually wanted to take away Li Xing's hand from his clothes, but this guy was too strong.
"Don't you want to play pick-and-roll with me? Don't you want to teach Golan a lesson? If you want, let me join." Li Xing said.
Didn’t Stephenson know that as long as Li Xing joins, he could get Dragic’s white team down? But he also wants to be willing.
If Li Xing joins, the game will be over.
"Lachi, I know what you think, but it doesn't work. If you really want to get involved, you can be a referee."
Triano's face and tone were like those old people in the cartoon who had their own heartwarming BGM.
Li Xing really wanted to throw him a black face, but this is Triano.
Forget it.
Li Xing didn't say the last sentence: "Okay, I'll just watch here."
"Don't be a referee?"
"What kind of referee can you be someone who can't even play the game? I'll just watch you kill each other here."
Li Xing sat down and looked like he didn't care.
"It's so pitiful, even though I really want to fight, I have to act like I don't care."
Banyani sighed beside him.
Li Xing was so angry that he grabbed the ball beside him and threw it at the Italian man at the dog days.
Then, the game began.
This is the game the coaching staff wanted to see, with fire and no hold on at all.
The person who brought out this atmosphere was Stephenson.
Before the game started, this guy was still smiling. Once he was on the court, he didn't want to lose to Dragic even in a irrelevant intra-team match.
Once the intensity of the confrontation increases, the players on both sides will no longer be able to control themselves.
Such competitions have great exercise value, but they can also increase the possibility of injury.
Li Xing looked like a paradise and watched coldly.
Stephenson did play very vigorously, and his offense and defense were extremely oppressive, but his influence was not as strong as Dragic.
Dragic's offense and organization are connected together, while Stephenson is full of self-centeredness.
This is the difference in the game style. In the eyes of people like Snyder, who are from Duke and who are taught by Popovich, they must like Dragic more.
Moreover, Dragic is objectively a better point guard than Stephenson.
Li Xing could see that there was something hidden in Stephenson's heart.
Even if he doesn't ask or talk, Li Xing can guess what happened.
Maybe he was just trying to convince himself, maybe he was waiting for an opportunity, maybe he had made a decision.
No matter what, Li Xing will support Stephenson.
DeRozan beat Patton in a row and scored points.
His low-post offense has now achieved a small success, and a rookie like Patton cannot withstand it.
On the other hand, there was a problem with the White Team's offense.
Dragic and Banyani, as the leaders of the White team, are the team's No. 2 scorer. In this case, his shooting has been far behind.
On the Blacks, their inside line followed the example of the later Westbrook through an era.
In order to get Stephenson's rebounds and to push back faster, they took the initiative to get the person stuck, allowing Stephenson to easily get the rebound.
Stephenson did not let down the efforts of several coolies. After taking the rebound, he rushed forward at a very fast speed.
Dragic's eyes heated up and stepped forward and grabbed Stephenson.
Stephenson was furious and waved his elbow back.
The out-of-control elbow hit Dragic's face, and directly fucked the Slovenians to the ground.
Seeing this scene, everyone stopped.
"Golan?"
"Is it okay?"
Stephenson felt guilty and was about to speak, Dragic suddenly raised his head and looked at Triano, who was temporarily pulled to be the referee: "Coach, don't you say such an obvious foul?"
"Beebee!"
Triano rolled his eyes upwards and whistled in anger.
Stephenson stared blankly.
Dragic's face turned blue by half of his elbow, which was a pity for his beauty.
Well, there is nothing wrong with this adjective.
"Lance, don't worry, you're playing basketball, what ball can you play if you don't move much?"
Dragic grabbed the ball on the ground, turned around and said to his teammates: "I exchanged the ball rights for half of my face, please be sure to score."
"Leave it to me, I will definitely score!"
Banyani was inspired and said excitedly.
Dragic alone couldn't believe him. A large part of the reason why the White Team was beaten so many points by the Black Team was that this so-called second-in-command team, the second attacker in the team was cheated on his offense, and he couldn't attack or defend himself, which was so pissing.
To be continued...