The Way of the Center

"With two consecutive rounds of excellent defense, the Grizzlies stunned everyone! Throughout the season, no team can defend the Trail Blazers like this. Don't talk about offense now, he even catches the ball not!"

"Lillard is still too young. Anjie and Aldridge must now be raised to support. Otherwise, Lillard alone may be difficult to break through Tony Allen's defense." Yu Jia was also on the commentary stage Feeling the predicament of the Trail Blazers, if the Blazers' offense can't hit An Jie's hands, then more than half of their offense has failed.

After being called a foul by the referee, the Grizzlies slowly advanced under the organization of Mike Conley. The Grizzlies' first positional attack has already spread before An Jie's eyes.

Marc Gasol did not entangle with Anderdo in the paint, he mentioned the high position from the beginning, ready to complete the pick-and-roll cooperation with Conley.

As the fourth position, Zach Randolph squeezed inside. In terms of tonnage and strength, Randolph seems to have an advantage over Aldridge.

Move Ainger out of the paint and hold him down with a Marc Gasol mid-range shot, and let Randolph go to the rim. It has to be said that Lionel Hollins' tactics are very thoughtful.

Conley easily passed Lillard through Marc Gasol's pick-and-roll, and Angie immediately moved across to block Conley. Seeing this, Conley passed the ball immediately, allowing Marc Gasol to get a shot.

When just warming up, Marc Gasol practiced the mid-range shot according to the tactical needs. Open shots are almost inevitable for Gasol Jr. today.

But things backfired, and An Jie quickly returned to Gasol in one step. Gasol is now not only afraid to shoot, he has to carefully protect his basketball. Everyone knows that at the center position, Anjie's average steals per game ranks first in the league.

Hit the success rate, do not attack rashly. This is the point that Hollins emphasized several times to the Grizzlies players before the start of the game. So Gasol didn't play singles with Anjie as impulsively as he did in the regular season, but easily made a lob and lobbed the ball into Randolph's hands.

"Damn it!" An Jie squinted his eyes, and there were only Randolph and Aldridge in the entire three-second zone. Anjie really wanted to go back to the basket to help defend, but Marc Gasol's shooting made Anjie dare not let him go more than half a step.

Randolph didn't waste this opportunity, he began to recoil. Under the weight advantage, Randolph quickly advanced to his own offensive range.

He suddenly sank his shoulders and pushed hard, winning a little room for himself. Then, in the Rose Garden, the fat, dark guy gave the Blazers defense a blow with his extremely soft hook.

Back then, Zach Randolph was the savior of the Rose Garden. But before long, Randolph became a cancer in the Rose Garden. He was reviled and abandoned by Trail Blazers fans.

But now, this prodigal son is planning to deal a heavy blow to those guys who abandoned him in the field of Rose Garden!

"Hollins came prepared, and he considered every detail." Maybe D'Antoni had no heart to play before, so when Ricard met an opponent who really wanted to win, he Some were caught off guard.

"We are already 4-0 behind, don't we adjust?" Divac didn't expect the Grizzlies to cause such a big trouble for the Blazers.

"Look again...Look again..." Ricard folded his arms and chest, and wanted to win the game, first of all, they couldn't mess themselves up.

This time, under Aldridge's pick-and-roll, Lillard finally succeeded in giving the ball to Anjie.

In fact, Tony Allen got rid of the pick-and-roll very quickly, but Lillard didn't hesitate, so he was able to seize the opportunity to pass the ball.

The basketball hit An Jie's hands, and "Old Prince" Tyshawn Prince rushed over immediately, preparing to double-team with Gasol Jr.

Although Iguodala has shooting ability,

But his shooting is usually not very consistent. This is also the reason why Prince dared to double-team, and if he is old and cunning, if he completes the encirclement with Gasol, then Anjie will definitely have a hard time.

An Jie didn't want to see this kind of situation happen. After he got the ball, he immediately shook his shoulders, so that Gasol couldn't figure out the direction of his shot.

Then Anjie turned around and shot a jumper before Prince's double-team came up. Marc Gasol's interference was very timely, but Angie's very high release point still allowed the basketball to pass Gasol's palm and fall straight into the net.

"Anjie's iconic turnaround jumper, he still scored the ball under the double-teaming of the two. But I have to say that the Grizzlies' defense is really good. It is also Anjie who can put the ball Score. If it were someone else from another team, the Grizzlies would definitely be able to defend successfully." Although Yu Jia was explaining the game to An Jie, what he said this time was not unreasonable.

Only Anjie can confidently make a shot in that situation. The Grizzlies' defense is not to prevent you from scoring, but to make every attack of yours extremely difficult.

In the following games, the Trail Blazers were still in a mess. Lillard stumbles every time he faces Tony Allen, and the Grizzlies are always able to move Ainger out of the penalty area, but easily break through and score.

This is why Gasol's data does not look gorgeous, but it has a huge effect. Although Gasol Jr. didn't make a shot, his containment of Anjie is the most important part of the Grizzlies' entire offense.

The game just passed by every minute and every second. The Grizzlies changed their decline in the regular season and firmly controlled the situation on the field.

It wasn't until Ricard and Hollins gradually replaced the substitute lineup that this pattern was finally broken.

The excellent performances of Courtney Lee and Batum allowed the Trail Blazers to restore some decline, but with the insistence of Darrell Arthur and Jerry Bayless, the Trail Blazers still did not overtake the score.

In the end, the result of the first quarter was fixed at 18 to 16. The below-average scoring of the two teams also proved how tight the defense was in this game from another aspect.

David Stern's worry became a reality. This game was very similar to the scene of the 2005 Finals. But the Chinese fans were not disappointed, because when the Trail Blazers were under pressure, only An Jie still played at a super high level.

Of the 16 points the Trail Blazers scored in the first quarter, Anjie scored 6 points alone. This is because Lillard often can't give the ball to Anjie, otherwise Anjie's score will only be higher.

Chinese fans were very happy to see Anjie's excellent performance, but Ricard didn't think there was anything to be happy about in such a situation.

Now the entire Trail Blazers team is struggling to press the score with the support of Anjie alone, but Anjie cannot last the entire 48 minutes alone.

Ricard now has to change the team's tactics to allow everyone to play in order to play the most efficient game.

"You have also seen that the Grizzlies and the Lakers are two completely different concepts! Don't think of yourself as a damn favorite to win the championship. If you are not careful, we may not even make it to the fucking Western Conference semifinals Get out!" First of all, Ricard needs to adjust the mentality of the players and make them alert. Don't look at the Trail Blazers who are only two points behind, but if they continue to play like this, the point difference will be more than just two points.

After adjusting his mentality, Ricard began to arrange tactics.

"In the second quarter, let's defend the zone! Ann, I want you to stick to the basket, stick to the basket, stick to the basket!" Rickard poked heavily at the three-second zone on the tactical board with the marker pen in his hand .

"We have proved in the first quarter that man-to-man with higher mobility and flexibility cannot contain the Grizzlies. Their inside offense is stronger than we thought. Andre, if Marc Gasol Holding the ball in the high post, I want you to deal with him! In short, resolutely defend the zone defense, we must take over the game, and we cannot let the Grizzlies lead by the nose!"

After that, Ricard began to lay out the tactical details in detail. On the Grizzlies side, they are continuing to enrich their offensive methods.

"This is called the playoffs." Mike Breen couldn't help discussing with his partner during the break. The Trail Blazers' first round of the playoffs was too dull, even more boring than the regular season. But now, the Trail Blazers finally have the feeling of playing in the playoffs.

The game resumed soon in the second quarter. Since Anjie won the first attack today, the Grizzlies served the baseline in the second quarter.

The Grizzlies still use a semi-rotation lineup, with Arthur and Randolph on the inside, and Quincy Pondexter replacing Tony Allen.

Seeing that the Grizzlies were fighting with such a lineup, Ricard temporarily pulled Anjie and Aldridge back. They don't need to waste their energy at this time. When all the main players of the Grizzlies return, it is the time for Anjie and Aldridge to exert their strength.

During the period when the two sides were half-substitute and half-main, the score has been very stable. This period of time is the time for the coaches of both sides to rest their main players, so there is no plan to widen the score.

The atmosphere of the entire game cooled down in an instant. The two sides were still fighting like crazy, but the scene was not as good as before.

Just when many fans were about to switch channels, Hollins was the first to call a timeout.

"There's no time to waste! Mark, Tony, Mike, all three of you get back on the court, let's start to open the score! I don't want you to attack, use defense, use defense to open the score!" Lionel. Hollins couldn't get better. The more the game was delayed, the easier it was for accidents to play. He must establish an advantage as soon as possible and continue to control the game.

Ricard estimated that Hollins was losing his composure, so he patted the shoulders of the two core players, Anjie and Aldridge.

"Do you remember what I just said? Now, go on the field and let those guys see what a favorite is!" Ricard has been aggrieved enough, and now, he hopes that his two cores can let the ball The team regrouped.

"Don't worry boss, I'm the best at guarding the rim." An Jie stretched his muscles and stuck to the rim, which meant endless inside melee.

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