The Way of the Center

"Good shot! Come on!" Seeing Gerald Wallace successfully complete the steal, Catherine, like most of the fans at the scene, raised her arms high excitedly. E novel Ww%W. 1XIAOSHUO. COM At this moment, she doesn't have any celebrity airs at all, and she is not as noble and glamorous as she is on the runway.

She didn't know why she did this. The warm atmosphere at the scene and the performance of the Trail Blazers on the field made Catherine unable to help but yell at others and wave her arms crazily.

An Jie naturally couldn't tell which one belonged to Catherine among the cheers of nearly 20,000 people at the scene, but he knew that that naughty girl must also be one of the cheers.

It wasn't just Catherine who was infected by the warm atmosphere. Anjie, who was fighting on the field, was naturally excited because of the fans cheering.

So in this attack, An Jie still fell directly to the low position. Felton passed the ball inside again, but this time, Felton, who was careful, passed a lob.

Sure enough, the Spurs shooting guard Danny Green, who was defending Wesley Matthews, missed the steal. The ball Felton passed for Anjie was very high, and only when it was close to Anjie's position would it start to fall! And even if the ball falls, only a guy with the height and wingspan of An Jie can catch it.

Danny Green is a team player who knows exactly what the word "team" means. But this time, his defensive focus on the overall situation made him pay the price.

After An Jie received the ball, Danny Green had just landed. Green glanced at An Jie, and immediately rushed towards Wesley Matthews! Because of An Jie's eyes, it was clear that he wanted to pass the ball to Wesley Matthews, who was temporarily emptied.

Although Danny Green is very active in defense, his running speed is still not as fast as the ball flying. After getting the ball, Wesley Matthews feinted and Danny Green jumped again. And this time, his take-off still brought him bad luck.

Matthews' shooting action was just a fraud, and the breakthrough after deceiving Danny Green was his real plan.

Matthews knows that his speed is not fast, hitting the inside line is not what he is best at. So he broke through a few steps, before the rest of the Spurs had time to defend him. Matthews' footsteps stopped suddenly, and he took off to shoot again, but this time, he really shot.

For a shooting guard who survives in the NBA by shooting, unmarked shots from the mid-range position are the goals they must score!

And Wesley Matthews fulfilled his duties very well. A mid-range and long-range shot from the three-point line,

Accurately thrown into the basket by Wesley Matthews!

"This is already the second assist that Ahn has sent in this game, but these two assists, Ahn completed it in the low post. This is the same as before. He was in the middle distance, and the rest of the Trail Blazers passed through complex off-ball pick-and-rolls. The way to get the ball is very different. How to put it? I feel that the Blazers offense seems to be easier."

"Easier doesn't mean easier to defend." Kenny Smith had just finished speaking before O'Neal took over.

"Being able to make a simple offense efficient is precisely the most difficult part." O'Neill put himself in the situation and thought that even in the situation just now, he may not be able to complete the assist. That old guy Divac, he accidentally created the most monstrous center in the NBA!

"The two passes just now were so-so, but they lacked some confusion." Divac, who was watching the game at his home in Europe, was still able to pick out faults from the two seemingly perfect assists.

Parker patted Danny Green on the shoulder, signaling him not to take this loss of position seriously. Young players always need comfort, their mentality will greatly affect their performance.

After receiving Duncan's baseline ball, Parker turned around and pushed forward, but he was shocked to find that the Trail Blazers had completely set up the defensive lineup, leaving you with no gaps!

The current Trail Blazers may not easily play fast breaks, but they will save running opportunities for defense.

After Matthews scored, all the Blazers players rushed back to their own half court, in order to be able to return to the defense quickly.

It is impossible for Parker, who is best at seeing stitches, to gain any breakthrough space. It seems that the difficult battle will become the main rhythm of tonight.

Still after a series of transmissions, the Spurs used patient teamwork to tear the Trail Blazers' defense. But today, all the Spurs players on the field found that their offense seemed to be much more difficult.

In the first two games, Leonard has already successfully got rid of the defensive breakthrough. But today, when he gets rid of Gerald Wallace, there will always be another Blazers player in front of him.

"Hmm...Zone defense? It's quite bold." **Vic has already seen the strategy used by Ricard at this moment. Zone defense can indeed effectively reduce the defensive blind spots caused by pick-and-roll delays. But in the same way, in this way, the Spurs will get more shooting opportunities in the middle and long distances!

After some conduction, the ball finally hit Duncan's hands. Duncan originally thought that An Jie would still stick to the basket, but this time, An Jie rushed towards him desperately!

At this time, the Spurs had only 5 seconds left on the attack. It doesn't make any sense for Anjie to stick to the basket. Because in this limited time, all Duncan can do is make a move!

Seeing that Duncan made a shooting action, An Jie was unmoved. He just continued to pounce forward while raising his hands high.

"I was guessed!" Duncan originally hoped to deceive An Jie with a fake throw, but An Jie was not fooled!

If this was the first two seasons, maybe Duncan would have tricked Anjie into taking off, and then broke into the inside to complete the dunk. It's a pity that although the current An Jie is still very young, he has accumulated some experience to some extent.

Wanting to deceive An Jie is no longer as simple as it used to be.

Seeing that Duncan's intentions were seen through, An Jie stuck to Duncan directly, and his long arms were always held high and did not let go.

Duncan was forced to take a forced shot, but Duncan is not McGrady. He is old and can't rely on the strength of his waist to complete the beautiful pull-up shots like McGrady. Under Anjie's interference, Duncan's shot deviated from the basket again!

Using his height advantage, Aldridge protected the backcourt rebound under Boris Diaw's push.

"Is this fucking man-to-man or zone defense!" Even Vivić, who was off the court, couldn't help frowning. That guy Ricard, probably softened these two defensive methods together! There is nothing wrong with doing this, but the physical exertion of the players on the defensive end will be huge. Look at the range the Blazers have on defense, it's definitely bigger than man-to-man.

It turns out that the reason why the Trail Blazers' offense is very simple today is because they want to put more energy and energy into defense!

So, the Trail Blazers are determined to rely on defense to win!

Worthy of being the best coach of the year, Vicki made a thorough analysis of Rickard's intentions. But analysis alone is not enough, ** Weiqi must think of a solution to the problem.

While thinking, the Trail Blazers led by Anjie once again scored in the Spurs penalty area.

This time, An Jie is no longer the one who assists, but the guy who completes the final blow.

Felton's sudden breakthrough caused the Spurs' defense to quickly shrink. At the same time, An Jie, who was wrestling with Duncan, suddenly came out and stood on the free throw line.

Felton bursts to the basket, jumping for a layup. However, at the moment when the basketball was about to be shot, Felton threw the basketball back, allowing An Jie, who was standing behind the free throw line, to catch the ball steadily.

An Jie was about to shoot after receiving the ball, and found that Duncan had already made up for it with all his teeth and claws. I have to admire the veteran's defensive awareness. Even An Jie himself may not be able to make up defenses so quickly.

Although he lost an open shot, Anjie was not upset. He decided to create his own opportunities!

Taking advantage of the moment when Duncan shifted his center of gravity forward due to the supplementary defense, An Jie suddenly put away the basketball that was raised above his head, and made a breakthrough with the dribble!

Duncan's lateral movement is so fast that you can't tell that he is a 36-year-old veteran. Duncan's consistent performance for more than ten years is why he is called the "No. 21 rookie". After so many years, Duncan's performance is still as positive as a rookie.

Although the consciousness and lateral movement are still there, there is a fact that has to be admitted, that is, Duncan's current body is indeed not as good as the strengthened Anjie.

An Jie pressed his shoulder against Duncan's chest, gritted his teeth, and forced his way in!

"Damn young man!" Duncan chased back unwillingly, he and An Jie were only a quarter of a body apart!

Just when Anjie reached the basket and could dunk. An Jie suddenly stopped suddenly, and then turned back on the spot to make himself face the frame again, then jumped slightly backwards, and shot!

An Jie's stop and turn made Duncan go too far. Although he tried his best to interfere with An Jie's sight, doing so was of no avail to An Jie.

The basketball hit again, and this time the goal was still related to An Jie. Only this time, the scorer became An Jie himself.

6 to 0, just at the beginning, the Trail Blazers showed their strong side. They not only locked up the Spurs on the defensive end, but also played a simple and smooth cooperation on the offensive end.

The game has been going on like this. Under the relentless defense of the Trail Blazers, the offensive efficiency of the Spurs players has dropped significantly. Therefore, the Blazers have been able to maintain the lead.

It wasn't until 5 minutes left in the first quarter that the situation on the court finally changed.

Ricard took off the core of the team, Anjie and Aldridge, and sent Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas to withstand the defensive pressure.

It was also Ricard's helpless move to replace the team's two leading stars in advance. After all, this kind of high-intensity defensive game is more tiring than the previous two games. Especially An Jie, who had to take care of multiple places, was already panting heavily.

This is the price to be paid for efficient defense. Now Ricard is just paying for the team's excellent defense just now.

Without Anjie and Aldridge, although on the surface, the Blazers' defensive plan has not changed, but in fact their defensive quality has long been greatly reduced.

Only two years younger than Duncan, the Spurs' backup small forward, veteran Stephen Jackson, naturally took a fancy to the absence of Anjie and Aldridge. He kept breaking through the most dangerous inside line just now. The slow-footed Camby did the most, only defensive fouls.

On the other hand, the presence of Jamal Crawford also made the Blazers' offense a little messy. So the Spurs second team rushed to catch up, and finally relied on more free throws to gain the lead before the end of the first quarter.

24 to 22, the Trail Blazers did improve a lot, but the Spurs still took the lead. However, the mere two-point gap is not worth mentioning.

Anjie scored 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting in the first quarter and sent 3 beautiful assists. Most importantly, Anjie's active zone-to-man defense has caused the Spurs' offense to fail again and again.

Stephen Jackson was just a coincidence. In the second quarter, Anjie had the confidence to completely reverse the situation and return the advantage to the Trail Blazers!

Don't be arrogant, Anjie and Aldridge didn't play for more than six minutes in the first quarter? When they are picked up by Ricard, the Spurs will not be so easy.

Did you hear that? This is the City of Torn, and this is the territory of the pioneers!