This Forward is Not Serious

After returning from the halftime break, DeRozan hit a breakthrough floater and scored his 30th point of the night.

His career high is 40 points, which was achieved against the Mavericks in January this year.

He has a good chance of breaking that record tonight.

And when the offense and defense transitioned, as soon as Lin Ying held the ball, he found that the Raptors were attacking him again!

Casey is not playing by the rules!

During the halftime break, people thought that he would stick to the strategy of the first half, but in the second half, he made a 180° turn.

He is not willing to be a backdrop, nor is he willing to be a supporting role!

However, this defensive method did not work. Lin Ying jumped up and passed the ball long to Butler in the corner of the weak side. The latter made a three-pointer.

And after returning to the defensive end, DeRozan broke through and was directly flanked, and then was intercepted by Butler.

DeRozan's strengths and weaknesses during this period are obvious. He is strong in singles, but weak in passing, and his ability to handle the ball when encountering a double attack is average.

Moreover, Butler's goal was obviously more intense.

The Nets played a fast break, and Lin Ying followed up with the ball and scored 2+1 against Lowry.

There was a commotion in the place.

Casey's brows on the sidelines were so frowned that he could hold a pen in his hand.

It's a bit strange to say it, but he did feel a message sent by the Nets, or it could be called... a threat.

If he follows the defensive strategy of the first half against the Nets, then the Nets will maintain that intensity of the game, but if he wants to attack Lin Ying with a three-man team like he did in the round just now, then the Nets will also have to Keep up the intensity!

It sounded ridiculous, but he felt it.

This feeling of being played wantonly by his opponent made him very unhappy and even a little angry.

However, DeRozan could no longer get away from Butler without the ball, and was flanked again when he caught the ball.

This time DeRozan passed the ball, but Lowry's breakthrough was still blocked by Chandler, and then was blocked by Lin Ying, who was assisting on defense!

Casey's whole body felt like an electric shock.

He suddenly remembered something that he had ignored.

The Nets' style of play tonight was not their regular style of play.

The core of Karl's tactics is to help defend against flanking attacks and travel back and forth at high speed.

But they didn't do that at all in the first half tonight, and it was only in these two rounds that they showed their performance.

As a result, the Raptors were prevented from attacking twice in a row!

So this is equivalent to a multiple-choice question placed in front of Casey.

You want to be decent and play decently;

If you don't want to be decent, then you have to play in an unseemly way.

Casey was struggling. The Raptors were still executing his previous strategy at this time, with the three of them still attacking Lin Ying.

Lin Ying released the ball. Yi Jianlian caught the ball and rushed inside. After gliding, he scored with a two-handed dunk.

66 to 57!

In the blink of an eye, the point difference has reached 9 points!

Casey reached out and called a timeout!

"Try to give the ball to Lin during the fast break. If it advances to a positional battle, Sean, you can organize it. Lin will play without the ball from here."

For the Nets, Karl didn't seem to say anything during this timeout, but he seemed to have said everything.

"When defending, pay attention to your respective defenders. Amir on Lin's side will be the main defender, and the others will look for opportunities to help defend."

On the other side of the court, Casey chose to follow his heart after hesitating for a long time.

Although this made him somewhat reluctant, he was even more unwilling to see the team suffer a disastrous defeat before the playoffs.

Because the Nets are their playoff opponents, a disastrous defeat may demoralize them.

After the timeout, Lowry drove to the basket and caused a foul.

The Raptors have a two-star system. When DeRozan is not operating smoothly, Lowry can still step up. He is averaging close to 18 points per game this season.

Two free throws were made, and the point difference returned to 7 points.

"Defend! Defend!"

Led by the on-site DJ, Canadian fans also began to cheer for the Raptors in unison.

Then, when Lin Ying was holding the ball, he found that the Raptors had adjusted their defense and Amir Johnson was once again guarding him alone!

Johnson still took the initiative to fight and defended very actively. Then after being passed, he chose to foul and sent Lin Ying to the free throw line.

Lin Ying made two free throws.

Looking back, DeRozan's breakthrough began to work again. He passed Butler's signature pull-up jumper and hit it again.

The scene also burst into cheers.

The scoring drought in the previous period was a bit depressing, but this offensive and defensive round and the Nets' feeling against Biao was very good.

The two sides came to another tacit attack round.

Lin Ying continued to play efficiently in this quarter, scoring another 20 points in a single quarter.

This not only broke his personal scoring record in a single game, but also raised this record to 65 points!

With 6 more points, the goal of 71 points in a single game was achieved!

20+ in one quarter, almost finished in three quarters.

You see, it’s really simple!

At the end of the three quarters, the score on the court was 88 to 81, and the Nets maintained a 7-point lead.

On social media, fans are already excited.

"Now I finally understand what this game is like. It's a king versus a bronze! The key is not whether you can win, but how you win!"

"The Raptors are still too immature in front of the Nets. This is not a level confrontation."

"Actually, the Raptors can't be blamed for this. Among the teams in the bottom half, except for the Celtics, the other teams in the top half are just giving away food."

"Wait a minute, isn't the point that Lin already has 65 points? Why do I feel like it's as easy for him to score as drinking water?"

"Some people criticized me when I said Butler let the situation slip. The Nets simply boiled a frog in lukewarm water tonight."

"By the way, has anyone gone to notify Melo? His scoring champion is about to run away!"

…

New Delhi, India.

After visiting the Taj Mahal, Anthony took the two Indian girls to the hotel room to rest.

At this moment, an Indian girl was massaging him with her smooth and white buttocks raised, while the other one was leaning next to him and peeling fresh grapes for him.

The legendary exotic customs are quite a good experience.

This kind of post-event service is even more relaxing.

Yes, that's what it feels like.

Ever since he won the scoring title, he felt everything was so good.

He will come to India often in the future.

While he was enjoying it, his iPhone 5s phone suddenly rang.

It was Lawson calling.

"Brother, what's wrong? Is things not going well?"

Anthony picked up the phone and asked in a friendly tone.

Originally, he planned to ask Lawson to accompany him on this trip to India, but because Lawson got into some off-site lawsuits, the trip could not take place.

He also agreed with Lawson that if the lawsuit ran into trouble, he could call him.

"No, Melo, you'd better check social media."

social media?

Anthony looked confused.

"You'll know when you see it."

Lawson over there hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

Anthony opens social media.

Before, he was shopping and sleeping with girls, so he didn't have time to read any news.

But when he saw the word 65, he sat up suddenly.

Three quarters! Lin Ying scored 65 points in three quarters!

How can it be!

What are those Raptors guys doing!

Then, he felt an indescribable nausea in his body.

Because now he feels like a joke.

Not only did the playoffs fail, but the scoring champion was also lost!

"Snapped!"

A familiar sound.

The newly bought Apple 5s phone was smashed to the ground by him.

The two Indian girls were so frightened that they stood up quickly and then lay on the ground.

When they arrived, their boss told them that he was a billionaire with a status comparable to that of a Brahmin in India.

The superiority and inferiority of their surnames engraved in their genes made them think that they had done something wrong, and then they knelt down in front of Anthony.

Anthony's chest was heaving violently, and he didn't lose his mood completely at this time, so he just let the two Indian girls out.

"Forest!"

After he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said Lin Ying's name.

It's just that his anger seemed a little weak, because it didn't seem to affect Lin Ying at all.

…

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Ying rested off the court.

Because he is only 6 points away from the scoring champion, he can finally rest off the court for a while.

It's easy to watch him score, but he plays with basically no rest, which consumes a lot of energy.

And there is a difference here, that is, the difference in the difficulty of scoring inside and outside.

He is a swing forward, but his style of play is more outside.

At this moment, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

Casey started the fourth quarter with Lowry on the court leading the way.

Lowry felt hot in this period, and his sudden inside and outside shots helped the Raptors tie the score immediately.

Carl reached out and called a timeout.

Just like Lin Ying thought before, because of the home and away issues in the finals, the Nets' goal is to win tonight's game.

After the timeout, Karl replaced Lin Ying on the field.

However, as soon as Lin Ying came up with the ball, the Raptors attacked him again with a three-man attack.

And the way of attacking this time is different from before.

Previously, the inside and outside lines were contracted, but this time the wings were directly contracted, and the protection of the basket was still there.

In other words, they gave up some opportunities to others on the Nets' perimeter.

Lin Ying passed the ball to Barbosa, and Barbosa made a three-pointer from the outside.

"Dang!"

No.

Patterson picked off a defensive rebound and the Raptors launched a defensive counterattack.

Lowry's fast break was followed by Lin Ying and had no chance to make a shot, but after the confrontation, he gave the ball to Vasquez who was following closely, and Vasquez scored with a basket.

88 to 90!

The Raptors overtook the score!

The Air Canada Center Arena was in an uproar!

They feel the hope of winning!

And after returning to the defensive end, they still attacked Lin Ying from a three-man attack, forcing Lin Ying to score the ball.

Lin Ying passed the ball to JR this time.

JR's three-point shot.

"Dang!"

Also off the mark!

A thing that has been ignored.

Just like Kobe's 81 points, almost all of the Nets' scoring tonight was in the hands of Lin Ying.

The others combined for a total of 23 points.

This isn't the right way to win, because it means everyone else is taking very few shots.

As for ordinary players, if they don't take action for a long time during the game, it's easy for them to lose their touch!

Especially when the game reaches the final moment and the physical energy is consumed tremendously.

An unusual player?

The Nets' unusual players are all wearing suits tonight!

Karl was obviously aware of this. He reacted quickly and shouted out all the starters in one breath.

After seeing this, Casey also substituted all the main players.

At this time, the camera also showed Casey.

Because he discovered the potential of Lowry and DeRozan, he was compared to Byron Scott and was considered a nanny coach.

But that doesn't seem to be the case, he can do much more than Scott.

The main players of both sides played for more than two minutes, and the Nets did not take advantage.

The Raptors' strategy at this time is to use defensive end Lin Ying to attack with three players while holding the ball, chase and intercept without the ball, and then give other Nets players outside opportunities.

As for the offensive end, DeRozan no longer holds the ball to attack, but uses his teammates' pick-and-rolls to make a lot of off-the-ball moves to find offensive opportunities.

Lowry's organization began to come online.

The Nets' problems have not been solved with the return of the starters.

Because not only the substitutes didn't take much action, but the starters also did the same.

Butler and Yi Jianlian both contributed a strike.

"Uh-huh!"

As DeRozan hit another jump shot, the Raptors had extended their lead to 7 points.

In the past period, they defeated the Nets by a full 14 points.

And DeRozan's jump shot also brought his score tonight to 41 points, breaking his career scoring record.

Tonight's protagonist and supporting role seem to be reversing their roles!

Lin Ying caught the ball one meter away from the three-point line.

He now somewhat understands Kobe's feelings when he scored 81 points.

Sam Mitchell's one-on-one defense strategy is only one factor, and another factor is that his teammates can't score.

Almost no one would pay attention. In that game, Odom made 1 of 8, Brown made 1 of 5, Vujacic made 1 of 5, and Devin George made 0 of 4.

Although the reasons are different, Kobe initially strengthened his personal offense because his teammates were not feeling good, but now he is doing it to score and causing his teammates to feel bad.

But the result is the same. To win the game, he also needs to do more.

No, it was he who had to do more.

The outcome of this game is not only a regular season outcome, but also about the psychological game between the two teams.

If the Raptors win this game, it will be exponentially more difficult for the Nets in the first round of the playoffs.

Lin Ying began to attack.

His speed seemed to suddenly become much faster. In the first step, he jumped up and passed Johnson in front of him. Then he passed the ball and passed through the attack. Finally, he got inside and faced Valanciunas, sideways dodged and reversed the basket.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball is firmly in the frame!

Lin Ying’s personal 67th point.

There was a commotion in the place.

This is not one against three, it is one against four!

Everyone on the Raptors was trying their best to block, but everyone was half a beat too slow.

The more critical detail is that Lin Ying immediately reminded his teammates to retreat after scoring a goal, and he was also the first to retreat to half-court.

The camera showed a close-up of his face. His facial muscles were tense, his expression was more serious than ever, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Casey and the Raptors surprised everyone, and that surprise showed that they were not willing to just play a supporting role.

Then what Lin Ying has to do next is to tell them,

Tonight is his stage!