readytorunbook Chapter 393 Sweeping the Raptors and advancing to the finals!
Chapter 393 Sweeping the Raptors and advancing to the finals!
Chapter 393 Sweeping the Raptors and advancing to the finals!
After the first quarter, 25 to 23, the Pacers led the Raptors by 2 points.
The difference in the leading points is not too big, but Coach Casey's face is not very good.
In the second quarter, Xu Xuan was on the playing list again.
"Kyle?"
Coach Casey called out.
Lowry immediately took off his pants and changed his clothes, ready to play.
The Raptors are confident, and they will naturally not be afraid of being run to death by the Pacers when they put on a three-guard lineup.
Lowry is also a very tough player in the league.
The three-guard lineup for this game was proposed by Lowry. He has confidence in himself.
"Hoho! There is a core player leading the team on both sides. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two sides in the second quarter. The Pacers are Xu Xuan, CJ Miles, Copeland, Lavoy and West."
"The Raptors are Lowry, Terrence Ross, Cory Joseph, Patrick Patterson, Bismack Biyombo."
"The Raptors still implement their three-guard system. Is Lowry going to compete with Xu Xuan in terms of physical fitness?"
It's a tug of war.
Lowry is really difficult to deal with. If he can have the shots like Curry and Xu Xuan, it will definitely be amazing, but even now, Xu Xuan rarely sees him being evenly matched with him in such a super fierce battle. people.
Westbrook counts as one.
Neither can Curry.
The two of them didn't stop in the first quarter, and they continued in the second quarter!
The third quarter is still going on!
Played three quarters in a row!
The teammates around him changed batch after batch, but only Xu Xuan and Lowry stayed on the court.
bang bang!Oh hey!bang bang! "
"Bang bang! Oh hey! Bang bang! Victory!"
The Canadian Airline Center Gymnasium in Toronto resounded with overwhelming cheers. A total of 20300 spectators arrived at the scene to cheer for the home team.
The smooth and strong performance in these three quarters completely ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and the continuous shouts began to resound through the sky.
Even though Frank Vogel is sitting on the bench now, he can still paint a picture of the snow-white vast sky setting off turbulent waves, opening its teeth and claws like a scourge, ready to devour them at all times, it seems that the victory is in hand, it seems It is certain that the opponent has been unable to resist.
But is this really the case?
Is competitive sports really that simple?
He looked to the Raptors bench.
Lowry's heavy and hot panting, even though it was so far away, still came into his ears clearly.
And that sweat. Maybe it's not sweat, it's blood!
It was the bright red color flowing backwards from the endless heat in his body!
He was pushed to the limit by Xu Xuan.
But the super-durable battle isn't over yet.
The true meaning of competitive sports has never been the strength comparison or the score gap, but the on-the-spot performance. The real decision of the outcome is always the confrontation and struggle every minute and every second during the game. The outcome of a game!Otherwise, after the match draw is released, the champion can be decided directly on paper, and competition and competition will have no meaning.
fighting!
fighting!
fighting!
Fight with burning blood until the last moment!Fight hard and hard until the end of the game!Let them see who will have the last laugh!This is the life he is passionate about!
"Whoa!"
Lowry vigorously wiped off all the sweat on his cheeks——
He clenched his fists heavily and heavily, stood up with his head held high, and strode forward firmly and bravely towards the court.
DeRozan is the top card of the team, but he has never been the soul of the team!
The Raptors have many souls, whether it is the current DeRozan era or the Kaka era that later won the championship, there is only one soul, and that is Lowry!
Little by little, shouts resounded through the sky, and the scorching hot and humid air waves mercilessly swallowed everyone, and the billowing heat wave made vision blurry.
But Lowry's footsteps were not in the slightest blur.
At this point, he probably already understood that he couldn't beat the young man opposite him.
But he, Kyle Lowry, would never allow himself to say the word failure!
You have to die standing up!
"Lowry is back on the court again! He refused Coach Casey's order to rest!"
"Oh, Xu Xuan is back too! The two of them have formed a confrontation again, but looking at it like this, Xu Xuan is obviously much more relaxed. Lowry's sweat has completely soaked his clothes."
Xu Xuan also admired the little man standing in front of him.
Among the point guards, Lowry's height is not considered outstanding, only 185, which is much shorter than Curry, Irving and Xu Xuan.
Especially Xu Xuan, Xu Xuanjie has been measured before the playoffs, and his current height is 174, which is about to reach 175. If he is a little taller, he can play the second position.
Even now, Xu Xuan's height will not be too disadvantageous for playing the second position.
The game continues.
Now the Pacers are gradually expanding their lead.
Lowry is very rigid, but DeRozan is not rigid.
Just like before, you can still fight as you want.
To be honest, this calm momentum was good in the regular season, but it lacked a little momentum in the playoffs.
Today, if he is with Lowry and is tough on the Pacers side, maybe he really has a chance to break through the Pacers' defense.
But now Lowry is alone, and Xu Xuan is holding him back. It is too difficult for the Raptors to win.
In a blink of an eye, another 5 minutes passed.
Lowry's footsteps are getting heavier and heavier.
He couldn't hold on any longer, but Xu Xuan on the opposite side was still alive and well.
"Ha ha."
Lowry laughed.
He confidently thought that he could drag Xu Xuan to death, but he didn't expect that he was the one who was dragged to death in the end.
His body and limbs are giving him the meaning of "impatient", the feeling of exhaustion that penetrates into the soul is slowly corroding the skin, even the heart can't help but start to slow down.
5 minutes
6 minutes
7 minutes
8 minutes
9 minutes
Lowry persisted to the end.
But he can't change the ending!
He was already running mechanically at the back, and it didn't have any effective effect at all, but Xu Xuan was different.
Xu Xuan kept shooting in the fourth quarter.
102 is better than 96!
Even though Lowry worked hard to the end, he still failed to change the outcome of the game.
The Pacers had the last laugh and won their first G1 win in the series.
Lowry and Xu Xuan both scored a full 48 points in this game without resting for a second.
In the end, Lowry scored a Raptors-high 35 points, while Xu Xuan scored a game-high 48 points!
48 points in the playoffs!
48分、7助攻、11篮板、2抢断、2盖帽！
The data is gorgeous!
The Pacers won a good start, but Lowry was frustrated.
He worked hard, he fought for a full 48 minutes, but in the end he couldn't change it.
He was too tired. After the whole game, he was more tired than after playing several games.
He originally wanted to give the Pacers a blow to Xu Xuan in the first game.
Xu Xuan's physical fitness was exhausted, so that they would play well in the next three games, but unexpectedly, it was himself who was dragged to death in the end.
It's over.
It's all over now.
After this game, his physical energy was exhausted, and Lowry didn't know how to play the next game.
You dug yourself a big hole.
Sure enough, in the next second game, the Raptors lost again.
Two-game losing streak at home.
Nothing could have been a worse outcome than this.
With a two-game losing streak at home, there is almost an 80% chance of losing the series.
".Obviously, the Raptors had an accident in their tactics. They originally wanted to use Lowry to drag Xu Xuan to death. At least it would not be a loss to replace Xu Xuan alone. But now, Lowry is dragged to death by Xu Xuan, and they have nothing to lose. , oh, look, the Raptors players all bowed their heads, and Xu Xuan's performance in the first game gave them a hard blow."
"Lowry should rest. You see, his chest is completely wet, as if he just got it out of the swimming pool, but people who don't know it will think that he just repaired the water pipe."
"Poor Kyle, he is fighting with his life in this game."
In contrast to Lowry, DeRozan on the side, after a game, was not blushing or out of breath. Although he lost the game, his posture was still flat.
I'm afraid it's not the one in Minnesota who is learning from DeRozan, right?
This looks very similar.
"Kyle's condition is extremely bad. I even suggested that he rest the next two games, but I guess he will not agree."
"Coach Casey probably meant the same thing. He is reducing Lowry's playing time in this game. I have seen Coach Casey talk to Lowry a few times."
"But they can't help it. They are forced to this point. There is nothing they can do. If Lowry rests and DeRozan is alone, it is tantamount to giving up this round of the series."
"Otherwise? Does anyone think that the Raptors can win this series?"
If the Raptors played step by step in the first game, they still have a chance.
But Lowry really struggled. He is the engine of the Raptors. The engine is not working. Can you drive the car away just by stepping on the accelerator?
dreaming too!
Before Game [-] between the Pacers and the Raptors, three TNT casters were chatting.
"Shaq, do you want to predict the score?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.
"It's so easy, Kenny, I guess it's a 4-0 sweep," Olney said.
Now the situation is very clear. Having won two away games, it is basically impossible for the Pacers to overturn.
"The Cavaliers have won three in a row," Kenny Smith said.
According to the schedule, the Pacers and Raptors games are the last of the four groups. By the time they start playing, the other three groups have already finished their games.
For the Cavaliers, the further back they played, the smoother they played.
In the first game, 104 to 93, in the second game, 123 to 98, and in the just-concluded third game, 121 to 108, the Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Atlanta Hawks in three consecutive games, leading by a big score of 3 to 0.
This is what it really looks like to sweep, and it is only one game away. It is estimated that the Eagles have no intention of resisting now.
No need, harm others and benefit yourself.
Everyone is wondering where to go on vacation.
Isn't it delicious for such a long vacation?
Isn't it delicious to watch Kobe and Wade posting various travel and play pictures every day?
By the way, when it comes to Kobe, although Xu Xuan didn't come to the scene in person in his last regular season game, he still called Kobe after the game.
This old guy really left the field.
But Kobe told Xu Xuan not to forget what he promised.
Xu Xuan was tired.
What the hell is it me training or you training, why does it look more anxious than me.
Not so well in the west.
Lillard really did it. After losing two consecutive games, he returned to his first game at home and defeated the Warriors 120-108, chasing the series to 1-2.
In the previous two games, the Warriors won both without Curry.
In the opening game, the Warriors led by 20 points in the first quarter and did not give their opponents a chance.In the second game, the Warriors trailed by double digits in the first quarter, and fell behind by 17 points at most. However, they exerted strength in the fourth quarter and completed the comeback.
这场比赛开拓者大将利拉德三分球13投8中，拿下了40分、10次助攻和5个篮板，阿米努得了23分10个篮板，CJ·麦科勒姆姆22分，替补出场的阿伦·克拉比10分，埃德·戴维斯8分10个篮板。
The Trail Blazers team played well.
勇士在第四节落后20分的情况下未能翻盘，克莱森三分球9投5中，拿下了35分，格林三分球12投8中，得了37分、9个篮板和8次助攻，替补出场的巴博萨10分。
When the game was lost, Curry's face was not very good.
He was going to make a comeback, but Cole tried his best to stop him, resulting in the loss of this game, but he didn't want to wait for the next game!
He doesn't want to be tied 2-2 by the Blazers. What he wants is to beat the opponent cleanly and prepare for the Western Conference Finals.
Especially when both teams in the East are playing so well.
Accidents can happen, but only once!
In another game in the Western Conference, the Thunder and the Spurs finished three games, and the battle became 1-2. The Thunder fell behind temporarily.
And here, the third game between the Pacers and the Raptors has finally begun.
No accidents.
Although Lowry continued to play unwillingly, he couldn't help the team well at all under extreme fatigue.
It is too difficult for the Raptors to rely on DeRozan alone to play the system.
The Pacers just shrunk the line of defense, compressed the space for his mid-range shots, forced him to go inside or shoot three-pointers from the outside, and the Raptors were self-defeating.
At the end of the third game, the Pacers lead 3-0!
At this time, no one doubted that there would be any problems with the 4-0 sweep, because Lowry had already announced that he would not play in the fourth game due to physical problems, which meant that Lowry had indirectly given up the game .
Sure enough, in the fourth game, the morale of the Raptors almost collapsed, and they played hastily for three quarters. In the fourth quarter, they replaced the substitute without much resistance and announced their surrender.
So far, the Pacers have finished all the semifinals and swept the Toronto Raptors 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!
(End of this chapter)