Chapter 286: [The advantage is not, the bull rises]

The next day, the media raved about the Raptors' slaughter of the Pacers, and they lost in the evening. They lost 101 to 104 back to back to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The reason for the victory in the first battle was not just the Raptors' strong attacking power, but also because the Pacers became weak. Even if Jay Rose returns, they will have a hard time scoring in the playoffs. With fewer stars, they are just weak players.
The 76ers retained their core lineup last season, and the newly added Morris Peterson also performed well, making 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 4 3-pointers, and 10 points and 1 rebound without assists.
Substitute Kukoch scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Aron McGee scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The 76-person role players collectively broke out, and the team scored double figures.
The Raptors defended Iverson more successfully. He made 9 of 23 shots, 4 of 3 3-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.
The Raptors' starting offense is still tough, and the four scored in double figures, but only Harplin scored 12 points off the bench and Jackson scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. Boykins was misfired and scored 1 of 8 from the field, scoring only 2 points.
Media analysis believes that the 76ers' strength has been strengthened again and can threaten the Raptors' status in the east. They still have only Iverson as a star, but they have many excellent defensive players, and their offense has also been improved.
On the same day, the Lakers also lost back to back, losing to the Spurs at home. Kobe Bryant and O'Neal both scored 30+, and the only other player Isaiah Leder scored 10 points and 6 assists.
O'Neal only made 6 of 18 free throws as the main reason for the failure. In the case of anxious final score, he missed consecutive free throws.
On the 3rd, the Raptors defeated the Celtics 101 to 93 away, and there were downsizing.
Substitute power forward Jumine Jones was fouled by Matt Blunt when he countered the layup and fell off the baseline to hurt his shoulder.
Blunt didn't get a signing after representing the Raptors in the preseason. He got a basic salary in the Celtics. He held his breath in this game and the foul was a bit big.
After magnetic resonance imaging, Zhu Meiyin will be absent for at least 4 weeks.
On the 4th, back-to-back games again, the Raptors beat the Wizards at home, 113 to 106.
Although he won, the Raptors' weaknesses appeared and the outside defense became weaker. When Christie left, Carter, Reed, and Haplin could not take on the task of defending the outsiders.
In the summer, Yang Rui thought about signing non-draft player Laga Bell, but the impression that Bell played under Larry Brown for two seasons before the defense became stronger, not immediately.
Bell is now very thin, poor confrontation, no one wants at all, in Yang Rui's previous life, he joined the 76ers as a temporary worker in his first season, only played 5 regular season games for the team, and the playoffs are also absolutely marginal.
There are not many defensive experts in the league. Yang Rui's most familiar swingman defensive expert is Bruce Bowen, but history has changed. The Knicks did not give up Bowen after changing the head coach.
After consulting with the teaching assistant, the Raptors arranged a fake joint defense every game, shrinking around the penalty area, relying on the whole to make up for the lack of individual defense breakthroughs, the disadvantage is that the defense against long shots becomes weaker.
It wasn't until the 20th that the Raptors lost the second game, losing to the Hornets 94 to 105 at home.
In the summer, the Heat and the Hornets had a big deal. As a result, the Heat started 5 wins and 6 losses, but the Hornets played in the wind and water, 7 wins and 4 losses ranked third in the east.
After Eddie Jones left, Steve Francis became the new core of the team. His physical fitness is amazing, his breakthrough ability is superb, and the power of PJ Brown's pick-and-roll match is full, or the shooting or sudden can lead the team. The Raptors guarded against the Hornets pick-and-roll, Marsh could also hold the ball heads-up, averaging 20 points per game, better than in the Heat after the possession of the ball.
The wasp's more depressed man was David Wesley. Before the team allowed power forward Anthony Mason to organize, Wesley was 185cm tall and played the role of a shooting guard on the court.
Now that Mason is gone, Francis has started as a point guard, and Wesley has become unsuitable as a starter. He and Francis have overlapping positions, and they are not good at defending opponent No. 2.
The Hornets have obviously become stronger. On the 22nd, they defeated the 76ers with a 10-game winning streak at home, catching up with the Raptors.
On the 23rd, the Raptors defeated the Pacers 115 to 91 away from Thanksgiving, avoiding a losing streak.
Rose's comeback didn't help much, because there was no O'Neal inside, there was only one Camby. This Pacer was weaker than Yang Rui's previous life. Camby has played for so many years and is still a center who likes to jump shots while defending.
On the 25th, the Raptors defeated the Knicks 91 to 75 away.
The Knicks currently have 9 wins and 5 losses, and the record is good. However, the biggest player in the team, Grant Hill, played only 6 games and was reimbursed for the serious knee injury. This caused the inspirational Knicks to be hit hard.
Luke Langley, an annual center with a salary of $5.75 million, can only be a marginal man, averaging 12 minutes per game, scoring 2 points and 2.6 rebounds, not a qualified substitute for Ben Wallace.
Glen Rice has an annual salary of 7.58 million and averages 12 points per game, but it is a defensive loophole. The team lost more points on the court. It is better to use Bruce Bowen.
The Knicks have two million-dollar players, Sprewell and Larry Johnson, and the marginalist center Tyres Knight, who was exchanged from the Lakers, has an annual salary of $3.2 million, and can match Brad Miller. ratio. This season, the Knicks total salary reached 77 million US dollars, the league's first, plus luxury tax close to 100 million.
The back-to-back Raptors lost 100 to 109 to the Bulls and lost in the third game.
The Bulls made up the tridents of McGrady, Artest, and Brand, with veteran Hoiberg and the original Pacers point guard Mark Jackson. The Bulls bench also has Ron Mersell and Jamal Crawford outside scoring, which has risen strongly.
The Bulls' shortcomings are the lack of good centers and excellent power forward backups, but this does not prevent them from becoming one of the league's most watched teams. McGrady's popularity has soared this season, becoming another "Jordan successor" to compare with Carter.
Because Brand had the right to score, McGrady was not as fierce as he was in the Magic stats, playing time rose to 37 minutes, scoring 24.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists. Brand averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. The dual core inside and outside the Bulls is easier to win.
The Bulls' fate has been rewritten to almost lock up a playoff spot.
Now Crawford hasn't grown up yet~ EbookFREE.me~ If Mersel is sent away in the future, he will be able to change back to a good role player. The Bulls management has begun to consider the transaction, Mercer and McGrady, Artest positions are somewhat overlapping, playing too much substitute.
The Bulls can attack and defend now, only the point guard position is slightly weaker. Because there is only a high-paid player in the team, the total salary is only 35 million. The Bulls will not have any pressure to renew the contract in the future.
This lineup makes Yang Rui feel very stressed. As long as the management does not mess up the transaction, the Bulls will be the Eastern Powerhouse for many years in a row, and even hit the championship.
In this way, the Clippers will definitely be worse than Yang Rui's previous life, they will miss the star, everything is different.
In 2001, the Bulls were at the bottom of the record, so they replaced Brand with Tyson Chandler. Now the team is playing well, and that transaction probably won't happen again.
After defeating the Mavericks away on the 28th, the Raptors lost to the Hornets 99 to 103 back-to-back and suffered their fourth defeat.
The Raptors are still a strong player in the East, but only ranked second. Everyone can see that they no longer have the overwhelming advantage as they did last season.