The Way of the Center

In the first quarter, the wonderful duel between two Chinese players made the Chinese fans very enjoyable to watch, but the fans of the Nets were worried.

Although only five points behind, the Nets are undoubtedly at a disadvantage from the situation. You must know that Westbrook hasn't turned on the offensive mode yet. If he joins the Thunder's offensive team, the point difference will be widened in an instant.

"Yi, in the second half, you reduce the number of times you go to the penalty area. I want you to use your shooting advantage! Morris is not good at defending offense outside the three-second zone, so you should play according to his weakness and shoot more!" Vandeweghe After speaking, he began to draw tactics for Yi Jianlian. Yi Jianlian hadn't received this kind of treatment for a long time.

"Ann, you've done a great job defending, and you've got the distance between Lopez and Lopez, keep that position in the second quarter. Morris, you keep going in the second quarter, I just hope you don't You can be fooled by Yi so easily." If it weren't for Anjie's beautiful supplementary defense, what Yi Jianlian would have accomplished would have been a very entertaining goal.

"I'm careless, hehe, I didn't expect that guy to be as fake as An." Although he didn't guard against Yi Jianlian, Morris didn't seem to be affected.

"Do you want to give full play to your advantage on the outside?" Yi Jianlian crossed his hips and observed the Thunder's defensive position. Anjie was still inseparable from Lopez, and the three-second zone was really dangerous.

Yi Jianlian is the fourth position, so the "flying a kite" style of play is actually not unacceptable to him. As long as you can score, who cares whether you rely on shooting or driving.

After the opening, Yi Jianlian temporarily slowed down his offensive, and his teammates also followed the tactics step by step. After all, Yi Jianlian is not yet a superstar, and he doesn't have the ability to dominate the game alone.

Anjie on the Thunder side did not continue to get offensive opportunities, because Durant feels so good. Now the Thunder can rely on Durant alone to score. Yi Jianlian, as a rookie of the same year as Durant, may be the gap between the two.

"Anjie got the ball! Is he going to attack!?" Finally, in a goal, Anjie held the ball with his back, Lopez was ready and nervous.

Unexpectedly, Anjie has no mana at all. He suddenly hit the ground with his back to the basket. Durant easily got rid of Courtney Lee and made a successful layup.

"Scored six points in a row and made all three shots! Unlucky Nets, they met KD who was fully fired."

It wasn't until four minutes into the game that Yi Jianlian finally got his chance.

Yi Jianlian didn't make a shot in the four-minute game,

Morris' scruples about Yi Jianlian are getting smaller and smaller.

But this time, the Nets shooting guard Trenton Hassell, who had hit two goals, did not choose to continue shooting. It was a false throw and a real pass, allowing Yi Jianlian, who cut inside and entered the three-second zone, to get the ball.

Yi Jianlian slammed the ball down with both hands, and Morris and An Jie hurried to the three-second zone to make up.

Unexpectedly, such a domineering shot by Yi Jianlian was just a trick to deceive the opponent. He only ended the attack with a soft hook, and Morris' defense failed again!

"Isn't even Morris going to take on Yi? So far, Yi's performance is even better than An's!" The commentary of this game is also very different, because the names of the two Chinese are the most mentioned by the commentators.

After playing for so long, the point difference is still five points. Van Gundy called a timeout when the team was leading. He wanted to open the score and didn't want to fight the Nets until the last minute!

"An, when defending later, you and your compatriots will match up." Yi Jianlian's condition is really good today, it seems that only An Jie can restrain that guy's swing.

"Leave it on me." An Jie was eager to try, and finally waited for this moment!

"Damn, damn." Morris was very dissatisfied with his performance, why he couldn't beat the Chinese...

After returning from the timeout, the Thunder's offense ended with Sefoloza's missed shot. Many people in this game will not try a second time as long as they miss one shot. Because Durant, who is more efficient over there, is waiting for the ball and if he can't make a shot, then give it all to him.

When the Nets attacked again, the Chinese fans in front of the TV cheered and jumped up.

They saw that the person defending Yi Jianlian was no longer the rookie insider Andrew Morris, but became No. 16 Anjie!

"An Jie and Yi Jianlian have a direct match! This is obviously specially arranged by Coach Van Gundy! Audience friends, the Chinese derby continues to heat up!"

Both Yi Jianlian and An Jie had serious expressions on their faces, and now all they could think about was how to defeat each other.

After seeing An Jie approaching Yi Jianlian, Vandeweghe couldn't help feeling nervous for a while. He was afraid that Yi Jianlian would lose his form, and it would be even more difficult for the Nets to win.

Yi Jianlian knows how good Anjie's defense is. It's not like he hasn't played against Anjie during the national team training. But the best is the best, Yi Jianlian will not fail to score a goal in front of An Jie.

Yi Jianlian chose to ask for the ball at the mid-range position, where he can still compete with An Jie. If he lands in a low position, then Yi Jianlian admits that he has nothing to do.

An Jie quickly posted it without reservation. Under An Jie's defense, Yi Jianlian's height advantage disappeared instantly.

Yi Jianlian turned his back and tried his best to move backward, not because he expected to be able to push forward, but just trying to keep An Jie from sticking too tightly to him.

After that, Yi Jianlian, who was holding the ball, shouldered An Jie, hoping to gain space, and turned around to prepare to shoot. An Jie knows Yi Jianlian's offensive habits, this is his best way to score!

He didn't jump up directly like Morris, but Anjie still raised his hands and moved his center of gravity forward to seal it.

"Opportunity!" Yi Jianlian suddenly withdrew his hand, and quickly turned around with An Jie as the axis! Break through to the basket!

Yi Jianlian's speed is not fast, but his strides are very large. He reached the basket in just two steps and took off with both feet to dunk.

"Ah!" Yi Jianlian also let out a rare growl, and the mainland aviation arena, which had been silent for a long time, also exploded with Yi Jianlian's growl.

"Alian! Breaking through Anjie's beautiful dunk, it's so exciting!" Yu Jia also shouted excitedly. The first match between the two Chinese players ended in such a wonderful way.

"Give me the ball Russell!" An Jie was also very dissatisfied with his defense just now, so he decided to get it back on the offensive end.

Although the Nets are still Lopez defending Anjie, this does not affect Anjie's decision to respond.

After Westbrook ensured that Harris could not steal the ball, he carefully hoisted the ball into the penalty area. Anjie attacked with the ball in the low post for the first time in the second quarter!

The poor Lopez became the target of Anjie's anger. Everyone in the Thunder team can also understand An Jie's mood. This ball is not aimed at Yi Jianlian. Whoever scores on the defensive player like this will make the defensive player unhappy.

The Thunder's offense in the second quarter was actually not good. So far, except for Westbrook and Durant, the other players have taken shots, but they have not scored yet.

And An Jie is the only player on the court who hasn't made a shot in the second quarter.

Anjie hit Lopez with a tough back in the low post, stepped into the penalty area, turned around hard, and went to the basket to complete a layup. Anjie played simple and rough, but he was able to score.

On the defensive end, Anjie was not deceived again. He just didn't expect Yi Jianlian to choose to break through last time, so he tried his best to block the shot.

This time, An Jie made two-handed preparations, not only defending against breakthroughs, but also defending against shooting. Although this will slightly increase Yi Jianlian's shooting space, overall speaking, this is the safest defensive strategy.

"It's hard to fight in the United Arab League." Yao Ming, who is recuperating from his injuries, is naturally also paying attention to this game. He is the only player who has played against An Jie in official games before Yi Jianlian. Yao Ming was impressed by Anjie's defense last season, not to mention that Anjie has improved a lot this season.

Yi Jianlian no longer felt the pressure of Anjie's close-fitting press, but he found that Anjie's position made it more difficult for him to attack.

"No, you can't mess around." Yi Jianlian couldn't figure out how to deal with An Jie's defense for the time being, so instead of attacking, he chose to pass the ball.

"Yi Jianlian gave the ball to Harris, and he didn't choose to play singles again. After all, the rest of the Nets also felt good in the second quarter, and the UAE will not blindly pursue their own scoring." Yu Jia also expressed Yi Jianlian very well. The move to drop the offense is explained clearly.

"This kid has already intimidated the United Arab Emirates." Although there was no direct confrontation, Yao Ming knew that An Jie's defense just now had succeeded.

Yi Jianlian couldn't break through Anjie, but Anjie was able to continue to score under Lopez's defense.

Van Gundy directly replaced Durant, and during this period of time, let Anjie, who has a strong offensive desire, play. When Anjie can't play, replace Durant and continue to score.

"An, wonderful footsteps! Olajuwon's most successful disciple is none other than An!"

"Aerial relay! Westbrook and An tacit cooperation, Lopez was half a beat slower!"

Yi Jianlian's strong momentum was fully taken over by An Jie, and then under An Jie's strict defense, Yi Jianlian only took one shot. Although he still made a shot against the defense that time, there is no doubt that An Jie's defense is no problem.

After that, the exhausted Yi Jianlian was replaced by Vandeweghe, and Van Gundy also adjusted accordingly, taking down Anjie and sending Durant.

The performance of the Nets in the second quarter was really good and did not allow the Thunder to continue to expand the score too much.

61 to 55, the difference is only one more point.

In this section, Durant made 6 of 6 shots and scored 12 points, and Anjie also scored 8 points on 3 of 4 shots. Although Westbrook put all his energy into organizing the offense, he still scored 5 points.

Although the Thunder's three young men performed well, the rest of the Thunder just didn't score a single point.

In contrast to the Nets, except for Yi Jianlian who scored 9 points on 3-for-3 shooting, the others also performed well.

Because of this, the Nets almost tied the Thunder in the second quarter.

"The United Arab Emirates scored 18 points in the first half, which is the first scoring point for the Nets! With his efforts, the Nets are not far behind. And Anjie also scored 16 points in the half. It can be said that The Chinese players are completely in control of the game!"

Indeed, An Jie and Yi Jianlian almost arranged the second quarter, and the two Chinese dominated the game. This is a situation that has never happened in the NBA before.

The outside world is still expecting Yi Jianlian to lead the team to comeback. Only Yi Jianlian knows that in the second half of the game against An Jie's continuous defense, his efficiency cannot be as high as in the first half.

With only six points behind at halftime, the fans may still feel that this is a game full of suspense. But the players knew in their hearts how difficult it was for the Nets to come back. Six points did not reflect the Thunder's overwhelming advantage (to be continued.) 8