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In the positional battle, Yang Rui only arranged a simple pick-and-roll tactic.

Center Willis went to a high position to cover for Carter. Carter took the ball and moved laterally to get rid of Pierce. The first step was very fast. He made a change on the left and passed Batty.

His head was almost flat, and he dunked with the tomahawk with his right hand, smashing the ball heavily into the basket. 5 to 2.

Toronto Sports Television broadcast the game live, and commentator David Nelly exclaimed: "Oh my God, Carter scored the first two points of his career with an amazing dunk. It's wonderful."

Partner Clark Thomson said: "The Raptors selected the rookie with the best physical fitness in the 98th class, and Willis is an experienced veteran center who is good at pick-and-rolls. I hope they can play more of this kind of cooperation."

David said with a smile: "Jerry Yang is 24 years old this year. His appearance seems to be younger. He looks like a college student. Sitting on the sidelines is a highlight."

The Greens attacked and made a pass from the outside. Pierce ran out of the three-point line, received a pass from Walker, turned around and made a 70-degree hand to the left, 5 to 5.

Carter once again missed people in defense, and was stunned by Pierce on the baseline without anyone covering him. When he first entered the league, his weakness was very obvious.

The Raptors attacked in a position, and Billups followed the arrangement and passed Carter after halftime.

This time, Carter and Willis played a pick-and-roll, which attracted Pierce to chase and return the ball to the center.

Batty and Pierce hit it off, and the relationship was very good. As soon as Pierce arrived in Boston, before he started making money, Batty took him to play, visited various nightclubs in Boston, and invited him to eat, drink and have fun.

Therefore, when Pierce saw that Carter wanted to hit Batty in a wrong position, he immediately chased and defended. He must not let his friend be made to live forever. This is morality!

Both of them went to Carter, there was an empty space in the middle, Willis took the ball and dribbled to the basket, and dunked the basketball with one hand. Walker followed Wallace far from the basket, and did not have time to make up the defense. 7 to 5.

The Green Army attacked, and Anderson and Walker played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Wallace kept up with the ball and broke through.

Billups, who is 191cm tall and weighs 92kg, is very strong. It is not in vain to switch defenses to power forwards, and he dares to go directly to the body, which is also one of his specialties.

The rebound was won by Willis again and passed to Billups to launch a counterattack.

There was a dislocation on the court, Billups passed to Christie, who passed to Wallace.

Wallace, a black and strong man with a height of 203 cm, stuck out his tongue and squeezed Anderson into the basketball.

Anderson is 183cm tall, weighs only 78kg, and has a dry chicken. The difference in size between the two is too big to prevent. 9 to 5.

On the sidelines, Thibodeau laughed and said, "Is this guy imitating Jordan?"

"The layup is too ugly, maybe it's just the heat dissipation..." Yang Rui complained.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Wallace retired after playing only 7 seasons. His style of attacking the basket was prone to injury, and his quality declined after frequent injuries, so he could not survive in the NBA.

Now, though, John Wallace is brave and worthy of his last name.

The Green Army attacked, Pierce received the ball and singled out Carter again, turned around 70 degrees on the right side, and explored with his right foot.

He stopped for a jumper with one step, and the chance was good and he missed it. Walker failed to grab the rebound, Wallace retreated to take off, scooped up the ball with one hand, and brought it to the front court by himself when it landed.

The advantage in mobility was too obvious, and Wallace got rid of Walker in a few steps.

The frontcourt was 3 on 3, and Wallace attracted Batty to defend and passed to Billups on the left.

Carter took the ball and jumped up with all his strength, no matter who was under the basket, he smashed the ball with one hand and scored.

Pierce turned around and saw that he was too powerful and unstoppable, so he didn't jump and chose to dodge. 11 to 5.

The Raptors fans in front of the TV were all overjoyed.

The commentator David shouted: "Carter made another dunk, is this still the Raptors? It's so exciting!"

Clark sighed: "This is Jerry Young's first game as the head coach. What magic does he have? The Raptors' offense is completely different from last season."

Even more surprising were Celtics head coach Rick Pitino and assistant Butch Carter.

When Pitino took over the Celtics in 1997, he took over the Celtics in the face of danger. He didn't ask for results, and he was qualified if he played well. This year he hopes to lead the team back to the playoffs. In this game against the recognized underdog Raptors, the Celtics are naturally bound to win.

He glanced at assistant coach Butch Carter, a little annoyed. Butch bowed his head guiltily.

Before the game, Butch kept saying in the team how bad the Raptors' offense was. The players were so lifeless that they couldn't possibly be opponents of the Green Army. The players he said were a little underestimated before the game.

The results of it? The "lifeless" Raptors dunked consecutively at the beginning of the game, and counterattacked quickly and resolutely, giving people the feeling that this is not an NBA team, but a track and field team.

Walker wanted to fight back and showed a high ball quotient. The opponent was fast, jumped high, and was good at interfering with shots, so he went inside.

Batty picks and rolls, and after Anderson attracts Willis, he passes to Walker to single out Wallace in the low post on the right.

Walker leaned against the opponent with a slightly fat body and turned to the middle, shooting a basketball from close range. Wallace was squeezed and did not jump up. 11 to 7.

Walker is a star player, capable inside and out. Last season, he averaged 22.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Wallace can't defend one-on-one.

Yang Rui saw this, but didn't change immediately, allowing the players to play freely on the field. With O'Neal at this time, he can only be a blue-collar without the possession of the ball, and his counterattack speed is also slow. It may be better to play with McGrady in the second quarter, and the effect may be better.

In the ground battle, Carter singled out Pierce and missed a jumper. The choice was a bit poor, and Walker got the rebound.

The Celtics attacked, and Pierce once again stepped past Carter, attracting Christie to make up the defense and score the ball, but Mercer missed an open long-range mid-range shot.

Both teams have weaknesses. The difference is that Yang Rui's tactics are random fights. The Celtics want to play tactics seriously, but it is difficult to grasp the opportunities when they come up. The players are not capable enough.

Pitino first called a timeout, replaced the backup point guard Dana Barros, and added a stable three-point shooting point, in order to open up space and prevent the Raptors from shrinking so much.

This substitution does not help the defense at all. Barros is 180cm tall and weighs 74kg, which is very poor in confrontation. In the NBA, it is difficult for a person weighing less than 80 kilograms to do a good job of dislocation defense.

The Raptors' positional battle also opened up. Willis made several empty cuts to catch the ball and scored. He squeezed Barros easily after the pick-and-roll. Batty must switch defenses, otherwise Carter will get rid of Pierce's emergency stop and make a mid-range shot, which is very accurate.

Yang Rui made adjustments on the defensive end, let Christie defend Pierce, and Carter dealt with Mercer, who had a poor shot.

After playing for more than 8 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Wallace and Carter with O'Neal and McGrady, and he was still able to fight back.

Relying on a better offense, the Raptors ended the first quarter with a 31-23 lead.