The Way of the Center

This season, the league has arranged a total of five Christmas battles. Among them, the duel between the Thunder and the Heat and the battle between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers are the last two games.

In other words, these two games are the finale of this year's Christmas game. Needless to say, the Heat and the Thunder naturally, people regard this game as a preview or continuation of the finals. However, the Trail Blazers and the Clippers are a battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference with ridiculously good results.

If the Clippers win this game, they will tie the difference in wins and the number of games played between the two teams, temporarily tied for first place with the Trail Blazers. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Paul to fight for the top spot in the Western Conference, so he is really playing in the playoffs in this game.

After Anjie tied the score by hitting a three-pointer, Chris Paul broke the fire from the outside again and hit a three-pointer again! This guy has been on scoring mode since the very beginning!

Lillard's defense can be said to be his biggest shortcoming this year. If he continues to let Paul score like this, Ricard will have to do more arrangements for Paul. But in that case, the plan to isolate Paul would have failed completely. And if the entire Clippers team is liberated, Paul is absolutely capable of revitalizing the team. At that time, the Trail Blazers will only be in greater trouble.

So Ricard decided to play according to the current tactics first. The Clippers have Paul as a superstar, and the Blazers also have Anjie, a fearless center in the interior!

The Trail Blazers also launched a counterattack immediately after Paul's goal. Lillard still obediently handed the ball to An Jie who raised his hand in the low post. Griffin and Jordan didn't give An Jie a chance this time, and they quickly completed the encirclement, making it difficult for An Jie to move an inch in the encirclement of the two muscular men.

Since An Jie's position is very deep, the three of them are now entangled right below the basket, that is, near the bottom line.

In this way, there is less space for Anjie to handle the ball. But at the same time, the offensive space left for the rest of the Trail Blazers is also greater.

An Jie calmly avoided the hands of Griffin and Jordan that were slapping the basketball, and Griffin even slapped An Jie's injured hand heavily on several occasions. But because of being double-teamed,

Therefore, the view was blocked and the referee did not see these fouls.

An Jie was sweating from the pain, but he still protected the ball steadily, looking for an opportunity to pass the ball.

"Here we come!" From the corner of his eye, An Jie caught a glimpse of a big black man in a white jersey cutting towards the penalty area from the gap between the black and white arms of Jordan and Griffin. He immediately slapped hard with his left hand, A ground pass passed through Griffin's crotch!

"What!?" Griffin turned quickly when he saw this situation, but when he turned around, he only saw J . J . Hickson put the ball behind his head with both hands and stood up.

"Bang!" The next second, there was a loud noise from the basket, and the entire basketball hoop was shaking. J . J . Hickson, this time he finally stood up when Angie was double-teamed!

Since Anjie attracted Griffin and Jordan to entangle near the baseline, there is actually a lot of space at the basket. As long as Hixon can arrive, Anjie will be able to assist!

"This is definitely not a passing technique that a center should have!" However, all TV stations were not too excited about Hickson's vigorous dunk. Because the pass through the crotch that An Jie just completed in a double-team state is much more exciting than that dunk!

espn, T . nT, cBs, ccTV, Sina live broadcast room... Almost all the media that broadcast the game live played back the picture of Anjie's pass just now over and over again. His calm response and exquisite passing all made the fans hooked.

"Good job, but next time you cut in more timely. If you were slower just now, I might have made a mistake." An Jie first praised Hixon in the process of returning to defense, and then whispered in his ear Guided by the side.

Hickson nodded again and again. After all, this guy doesn't want to be accused by the media of his inaction on the offensive end. When Anjie is double-teamed, he also has to contribute to the Blazers' offense!

The ensuing game was completely the individual performance of Paul and An Jie. Paul frequently succeeded in singles, and occasionally sent out wonderful passes and assists. What about Anjie? He expected to make Griffin and Jordan Jr. two muscular men miserable. Double-teaming, this move can no longer restrict An Jie very well, even if it is An Jie who is injured.

The first quarter of the game has been under the leadership of Anjie and Paul, and the performance of the two of them also well explained the importance of stars to a team. If this game lacks Anjie and Paul, it will be dull. But it is because of them that this game can be the finale of the Christmas battle!

However, Paul and Angie were still unable to be present for 48 minutes. In the seventh minute of the first quarter, Doug Rivers replaced Paul with Crawford, and Angie was one minute later. , was also replaced by Meyers Leonard.

When the two left the stage, the cameramen of all the TV stations gave them two long shots respectively. Afterwards, the screen was divided into left and right halves, one side was shooting Paul on the bench, and the other side was shooting An Jie sitting on the floor stretching. Under the two screens, two sets of data are also given.

Chris Paul: 9 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound.

Anjie: 8 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds.

It can be said that the duel between these two guys in the first quarter was evenly matched. Ricard did not do a good job of isolating Paul, and Pooh De Nagro did not restrict Anjie by double-teaming.

The score of the two teams on the field is a good interpretation of the evenness of the two leading stars.

15 to 16, the Trail Blazers only lead by one point. How the situation will be after that depends on how well the rest of the two teams can play.

However, the bench lineup of the two teams did not disappoint the audience. The old Trail Blazers player Jamal Crawford showed the best sixth-man performance. Tough small forward Matt Barnes also played inextricably with Nicolas Batum. Although it was not as exciting as the duel between Anjie and Paul, the match was still intense.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first quarter, he himself found himself sweating profusely. If even the referee is so tired, the consumption of the players on the field can be seen.

"This game is so intense, you come and go, it's amazing! But I think many fans, like me, can't wait to see the confrontation between Angie and Chris Paul in the second quarter After all, these two guys are the essence of this game."

"We must limit his swing! Even if you use some special methods for me, even if you directly pull him to the ground, you must guard against it!" Pooh Denagro yelled while sitting among the players, The person he was talking about was naturally An Jie.

"Damien, I only want you to keep an eye on Paul when defending. You don't have to worry about rebounds, help defenses, and those messy things! Chris Paul is your only target! As for the others, beware of Paul's pass. Ball, watch out for Paul's pass! As long as we continue to improve our defensive strength, Paul will either choose to make a mistake or attack against the defense! No matter what he chooses, it will be beneficial to us!" The Blazers bench, Ricard also put all his attention on Paul.

The arrangement of the two head coaches can be said to be very unfriendly to the stars of both sides. Although today is Christmas, the two teams will not temporarily cease fire like the German and British armies in World War I. Christmas, they will fight to the death on the battlefield in this peaceful age!

So as soon as the second quarter started, An Jie could clearly feel that Griffin and Jordan were starting to be dishonest. In the first quarter of the game, these two guys were very secretive about their actions, but now, An Jie's foul actions against them can only be described as blatant. But because today is the Christmas game, in order to ensure the excitement and smoothness of the game, the scale of the referee is also surprisingly large.

Little Jordan has almost hugged An Jie in the low position, and An Jie's injured left hand has been violated by Little Jordan all the time. An Jie's words before the game undoubtedly made Jordan very angry, so now, Jordan will not show mercy to An Jie.

Just when An Jie was already unable to move an inch, and couldn't even catch the ball. He suddenly jumped forward, put his hands together, and fell to the ground.

"Beep beep!" The referee's whistle finally sounded, but DeAndre Jordan looked blank. An Jie just now fell forward by himself!

"DeAndre, pay attention to your fouls!" De Nagro yelled from the bench. It seems that Anjie's acting skills have deceived De Nagro, who is the head coach.

"It's fine, boy, but if you can't beat it, can you just use this kind of dirty trick?" Little Jordan knew that he would not be able to wash himself off even if he jumped into the Yellow River, so he didn't bother to argue with the referee, but spat with An Jie again. stand up. Although the confrontation between him and An Jie was fierce just now, it was far from causing An Jie to fall.

"Haven't you heard the saying that the winner is king? You idiot." An Jie doesn't feel ashamed about this matter. Just allowing Jordan to touch the bottom line of the rules, is it rare that An Jie is not allowed to use the rules?

After another foul on his back, DeAndre Jordan's defense is not as fierce as before. Because of his viciousness, he always has to pay the price of being called a foul.

So after the ball started to attack again, An Jie easily completed the hook leaning against Jordan, and it was still a left-handed hook.

Anjie once again used his "ruffian trick" to win two points for the team, so how could Paul, Anjie's biggest opponent in this game, sit idly by? You know, Paul may play dirtier and more thief than Anjie.

Lillard, just as Ricard arranged, never leaves Chris Paul. Although Lillard's body is thin, his mobility is no worse than Paul's.

After Paul tried several breakthroughs without success, he had to hand the ball to Griffin who mentioned the mid-range position.

After receiving the ball, Griffin faced the frame and made a set of three-threat moves against Hickson. After Paul got rid of the defensive cut, Griffin immediately made a pass, which directly made Paul hit the basket!

Paul rushed to the basket, and Hickson was pulled to the middle distance by Griffin. Of course, the only person defending Paul was Anjie.

Anjie set up a posture, and Paul also began to hold the ball and shake it from side to side to confuse Anjie.

The moment Paul's feet left the ground, An Jie leaped up as if on a strip. He even blocked Paul's throw, what else can't be blocked! ?

"Crack!" With a crisp sound, the basketball in Paul's hand was slapped away by An Jie. An Jie landed triumphantly, and was about to raise his arms and cheer, but he heard the referee's whistle behind him.

"Oh, God! Are you sure you see clearly..." Before An Jie finished scolding, Hickson suddenly appeared between An Jie and the referee. He didn't want the team leader's mood to be affected by a technical foul.

Where is Paul? Just now An Jie didn't touch him at all, but in the chaotic scene, Paul threw himself like this, and the referee didn't hesitate to call An Jie a foul.

He stood up like a normal person and high-fived his teammates one by one.

When this guy walked to the free throw line, he looked at An Jie with a slightly mocking expression.

Aren't you good at flopping? Then let's take a look, who has a better foundation for fouling!

"I didn't expect these two guys to be tit-for-tat in this regard." O'Neill didn't turn on the microphone when he said this. After all, he couldn't directly comment that Angie and Paul's two flops just now were flops.

"This game will be very interesting Shaq. It's so interesting that I didn't watch the football live broadcast today." Barkley smirked. This kind of duel between bad boys is the most suitable for him!

The contest between superstars is not limited to the surface. The confrontation between An Jie and Paul is all-round. Even secretly flopping is within the scope of the competition.

In order to win the Christmas War, Anjie and Paul really did everything they could. Because both of them know that the winner is the only character who can survive on the basketball court. Even if it is to become a winner, it will do whatever it takes!

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