The Air Canada Center Stadium was very quiet. When they finished the first quarter, they thought they had a huge advantage in facing the Pacers, but now they saw that there was no advantage, and they were almost broken through.

The Raptors began to transfer their offensive center to Valanciulos. Last year's Raptors did not play smoothly in the playoffs. The King of North turned into a garbage brother. They almost didn't pass the first round in the years. Facing last year's Pacers, they only played 7 games before they could pass the sprint.

In the last round, the Cavaliers' targeted lineup made Valanciulos unable to be on the defensive end for too long and the data became very average. However, in the first two rounds, Valanciulos saved the trash brothers in the abyss, smashed the conference venue several times, pulling out the trash brothers who were about to be held from the venue. Without him, the Raptors would not have thought of meeting the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This year, the Raptors still follow the trend of the league, focusing on offenses, while DeRozan and Lowry once again became the All-Star backcourt double gun strength. Whenever they could not get points like this, they put their hopes on Valanciolos, who had little tactical arrangements.

This Lithuanian center is indeed very good at attacking. Most European centers have one characteristic, that is, they are all good at hand, and Gasol and Valanciulos are typical representatives of such players.

Lin Sen's position was very good, but it still did not stop Valanciolos' attack in this round. He was very patient and used his body to reach a deeper position in the penalty area near the free throw line. He directly put Lin Sen on his left arm and made him unable to jump up. He easily scored the ball with one hand with one hand.

The Raptors fans in the stadium were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. This was the Raptors' first goal in two minutes, ending the Raptors' goal drought.

"Demar and Kyle should stand up. They are the highest annual salary of the team and are also the core of the team. In such difficult times, they should not expect others to lead the Raptors forward."

As an old-school star, McGrady's idea is very simple, that is, when the team is at its most difficult time, as the core of the team, he must not be timid. During the Magic, his teammates in the playoffs were all a group of teammates who might even be forced to do the second team in other teams. He forced his 76 data to play in the final game with the championship Pistons. In the Rockets' desperate situation facing the Spurs, he scored 5 seconds and 1 point. He played 40 points in the playoffs due to injury in the life and death battle due to injury, and scored 40 points in the team without Yao Ming. Maybe he has never broken through the first round with a core role in his career, but his desire for victory is definitely not so simple to explain.

McGrady thought so, and Lin Sen was the same. George went down to rest again, defending DeRozan for half a quarter, and ran several open spaces on the offensive end. Now he is still a rare protected animal for the Pacers, and he has no choice. Now Lin Sen needs to respond to it on the court.

Lin Sen is naturally not afraid, is it superstar? Didn’t Lin Sen make chicken soup for Turner just to be a superstar? Now it is time for him to show his superstar’s dominance, so he naturally cannot be stage frightened. After Valanciolos succeeded in the offense, he must give him an anser    ball.

In the same position, he received the ball near the free throw line, but Lin Sen is not as good as Valanciulos to directly hit the penalty area. He uses the style of playing in the face frame. Compared with Valanciulos, his advantage lies in his speed and his footsteps. Lin Sen may be able to be top-notch in addition to physical strength, both speed and bounce!

While the speed was excellent, Valanciulos jumped up waltz on the defensive end. Lin Sen didn't even make any physical contact. But before he knew it, Lin Sen's position reached a position that Valanciulos just now, and made a hook shot and hit.

"Hey! Rachel, I finally know why you like Lin?" McGrady suddenly said after seeing the ball.

"Why? Wait, how could I like this player?"

McGrady did not rush to refute Rachel's words, but said directly: "Lin is a player with great victories and defeats. Not only in terms of the team's victory or defeat, he will give a direct response after the opponent scores a goal. This is also a player I like. This is the responsibility of a future superstar. I must admit that there was a problem I said at the beginning. Maybe Lin and Yao are still far behind now, but I believe he will hit Yao's level, even surpass Yao."

Although it was not clear, McGrady was obviously not satisfied with his old club's dual core in the first game he explained. DeRozan performed well in the first quarter and played an advantage, but was completely invisible in the second quarter.

The Raptors were completely held back by Valanciulos in the second quarter. He was in good shape tonight, which may be the best game of the season. Linson has a high voice to win the best defensive player this season. Whether it is blocks, steals, limiting hit rate or defensive efficiency in high-level data, he is at the top of the league in defensive contribution.

But tonight, he seemed to have no choice but to take Valanciolos, who was in a state of great shape. As long as Valanciolos was in the penalty area and the Pacers didn't come to double-team, Lin Sen could only watch him put the ball into the basket. Fortunately, Lin Sen could still respond on the offensive end. Valanciolos's ball-holding offense was considered top-notch among the league's centers, but the defense was very average. In addition to top defense, he was helpless whether it was assisting defense and switching defenses, or encountering Lin Sen's fast and paced inside line, which was very fast.

The Raptors fans were a little surprised to see the game back and forth. This showdown was not like the Raptors' North Double Guns and George and Linsen's duel, but a bit like the showdown between Linsen and Valanciulos.

At the end of the half, 59:51, the Pacers took an 8-point lead, Lin Sen made 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter and scored 1 point and 7 assists, while Valanciulos scored 14 points with 7 of 11 shots.
Chapter completed!