Vol 3 Chapter 525: appetizer

The pause was not long, and the war quickly rekindled. However, in the following time, both sides have successively replaced the substitute players, and the following games are still very long, and the top combat effectiveness of their respective teams must be ensured in the best condition.
This game did not disappoint the fans. Even if a few minutes have passed, the fierce battle between the two sides brought everyone back to the finals many years ago. This kind of competition is what everyone expects to see. In an era where the pace is getting faster and the end point of offense is getting more and more outside, everyone is more willing to spend their physical energy on running, interspersing, and air cutting. The defense has lost a lot of the and fierceness of the previous era. Of course, this is a trend in the development of basketball, and no one can interfere too much, nor can it interfere. But many people still miss the rhythm of the game years ago.
An Luo did not rest. He stayed on the field with Grant and played with Kanter, Felton and Burton for a few more minutes.
The Raptors launched their first offense after a timeout. People like Ibaka and Powell also came up. Lowry is still on the court, at this time, he must take on more responsibilities. His condition has improved a lot from the previous few games, but the three-pointer is still not allowed. Therefore, what he did more in the first few minutes was to organize and defend. Almost all the offense was done under the basket.
Lowry rushed as soon as he passed the center line. His speed was quite fast, he passed Felton in the blink of an eye, and then jumped around Ibaka, taking the opportunity to put the ball into the basket. The rhythm is smooth, and it looks easy.
Looking back, An Luo responded.
When Felton was on the court, he held the ball for more time than Westbrook. In the rotation, there is no shortage of players who can score, but they have always lacked a player who can drive everyone. Felton's abilities are also very average, but he has very rich experience and can be of great help to other players.
An Luo is still running non-stop, he is now the first offensive point on the court, but he did not take the initiative to ask for the ball. Attacking with the ball is too physically intensive, An Luo decided that he will not play for a short time tonight, and it will be easier to play without the ball. This is what Donovan asks An Luo to pay attention to when it is the most critical time to keep physical strength.
Basketball finally came to An Luo's hands. In this round, he ran two big laps back and forth around the three-point line and the baseline. Finally, with the cover of his teammates, he got rid of the entanglement of the Raptors players and obtained a rare open.
An Luo, who received the basketball, slapped the ball on the floor vigorously, adjusted his position, and took a jump shot. The double screens of Kanter and Grant completely blocked the Raptors who had switched over and provided Anlo with a very good space.
"Huh!"
The basketball thrown out by An Luo was spinning in the air, and finally plunged into the basket. On the court, giving An Luo an open space is no different from sending points. I have to say that the Raptors' defense is a problem. Powell and Danny Green nearly collided while bypassing the pick and roll. Otherwise, one of them would definitely cause some interference to An Luo.
But soon, the Raptors found their way back.
Lowry was still rushing in. But he didn't fight by himself. Kanter retreated quite quickly this time, putting a lot of pressure on the opponent. As an organizer, Lowry has been observing the position of his teammates on the field. When he decided to give up his shot, he immediately divided the ball.
After receiving the ball, Powell threw the ball directly against Burton's defense. Very decisive and accurate.
Anlo was finally replaced by Ferguson by Donovan after playing for 10 consecutive minutes. An Luo really needs a break. He is already the only one of the ten starters on both sides who has not rested. Two minutes ago, Grant and Lowry were also replaced by their respective head coaches.
When An Luo left the field, the score on the field was 26:27. The away team is in front and the home team is behind. The scores of both sides are not low, after all, there are still two minutes to play in the first quarter. But compared with their respective best conditions, they are still a bit worse. You know, whether it is the Raptors or the Thunder, they have scored more than 40 points in a single quarter in this year's playoffs. It can be seen that for tonight's game, everyone worked a lot on the defensive end. After all, the players look good.
In the last two minutes of the first quarter, the Raptors played a very strong wave of offense. In fact, all strength comes from one person. That person is Van Fleet.
Van Fleet, who had exploded in the Eastern Conference Finals, once again exploded his magical three-pointer ability.
As soon as the Thunder came up, Kanter beat Ibaka at the basket. Ibaka's current state is indeed a lot worse than when he was in the Thunder. UU reading www. Although uukanshu.com still has defensive ability, especially the ability to block shots, it has really fallen a lot in all aspects of the body. Kanter turned and shook for several times. Ibaka was not swayed. He was stuck in the best defensive position. His experience was enough to deal with Kanter's offense. Unfortunately, he still did not stop Kanter from scoring. It may be that he found that his skills could not beat the opponent, and Kanter finally chose to go straight. He made a sudden force to push Ibaka away, then hit the ball with his right hand.
"Hey, man, your power is like a three-year-old girl!"
After winning, Kanter still did not forget to spray a trash talk or two on Ibaka. But Ibaka ignored him, took the ball back out of bounds, and handed it to Van Fleet. The latter quickly took the ball beyond the three-point line, faced Felton, took a step backwards to get away from the opponent, and then quickly threw the ball out.
"Huh!"
The rhythm of this ball is perfect. Felton worried that Van Vleet would rush in, so he kept standing a step ahead of Van Vleet. The opponent's sudden step backwards caught him off guard and did not give Van Fleet enough interference.
Van Fleet's performance is not over yet. Ferguson failed to make a three-pointer. After Ibaka grabbed the rebound, he threw the ball directly to Powell, who had already rushed beyond the three-point line. However, the latter did not take the shot himself, but passed the ball into Van Vleet's hands. The latter throws the ball cleanly and confidently.
In the end, the Raptors took the lead at the end of the first quarter. However, they only led by 2 points, and the Thunder only needed one ball to get it back. So Donovan was not in a hurry, it was just an appetizer. The real showdown has not yet begun.