The Way of the Center

The first goal, the Trail Blazers scored easily. It seems that this game will not be any different than before. Even today, the Trail Blazers are playing back-to-back, the third consecutive game in three days!

Since last year's Dec. 30 game against the Pelicans, the Blazers and Angie haven't had a single day of respite.

For this New Year's Day battle that can make a lot of money, the league did not hesitate to let the Trail Blazers play three consecutive games around the New Year. However, because of the weak strength of the 76ers, many people did not take this unfavorable factor seriously.

Anjie's easy scoring at the basket just now made many people forget this disadvantage.

Lillard opened his arms casually, and Lillard didn't even bother with McAway who was holding the ball.

In his rookie season, he won the NBA championship as the team's starter, an achievement that few rookies can achieve. However, Lillard is one of the few.

Therefore, no matter how much the outside world praises McAway, Lillard feels that this guy with a complicated name is nothing more than that.

McAway naturally saw the disdain in Lillard's eyes. Recalling his NBA debut, Chalmers and Cole of the Heat also treated McAway with this look. However, in that game, McAway scored 22 points, 12 assists and 9 steals, which was a blockbuster.

So when McAway once again saw someone treat him with such eyes, the 11th overall freshman was not discouraged. On the contrary, he was quite happy. Opponents look down on themselves, which means that they can get more opportunities!

McAway gathered his strength, and when he took the ball and walked to Lillard, the guy in the No. 1 pink away jersey suddenly accelerated a change of direction. With just one step, McAway surprisingly passed last year's Rookie of the Year, Damien Lillard!

"What!?" Lillard looked back in disbelief. He just failed to stop the opponent.

It's one thing to underestimate the enemy, but Lillard himself can't feel the impact of three consecutive games on Lillard's body.

Suddenly, the Blazers' defense was in disarray. Because no one expected that McAway would break through so easily.

Aldridge immediately followed Hawes out of the three-point line, and Anjie also retreated to the basket to protect the basket.

McAway stepped into the paint area with one foot, his eyes fixed on An Jie. Just when An Jie thought that McAway was about to take off and attack the frame, the rookie guard with a complicated name flicked his wrist, and without anyone noticing, he handed the ball to Thaddeus Young, who had already been ambushing on the flank.

Thaddeus Young is a standard forward swingman. He has the height of a power forward, but rarely gets into the restricted area. On the perimeter, that's where this guy gets a foothold in the NBA.

Of course An Jie thought that McAway would pass the ball, but there was no way An Jie could miss someone. He can't just let the basket open and wait for McAway to perform a dunk performance.

Even if Thaddeus Young's shot is open, the chance of scoring is not as high as the chance of letting McAway hit the basket.

It's just a pity that Thaddeus Young, a guy with All-Star stats, is feeling hot today.

He didn't waste the opportunity given to him by Anjie and McAway's wonderful pass, a solid left mid-range shot. The basketball fell into the net steadily, and the 76ers tied the score!

An Jie spread his hands and shook his head. An Jie can't be separated, and he can't do anything about conceding the ball this time. Lillard raised his hand to indicate that it was his fault. If he hadn't been too careless, McAway would not have broken through so easily.

Although Thaddeus Young scored two points with a mid-range shot, the Trail Blazers fans didn't worry too much. This is a basketball game, and as long as it is a basketball game, it is impossible to completely block the opponent. Getting scored by the 76ers is no big deal.

But a few minutes later, when Thaddeus Young hit Aldridge with a step-back jumper and helped the 76ers overtake by two points. Let alone fans, even Ricard and Anjie,

I also started to feel something was wrong.

The 76ers didn't intend to sit still today, they wanted to resist! Even if this resistance may not get any results, the players of the 76ers plan to try it once.

"Don't be careless about LaMarcus, these guys are going to fight us today!" Thaddeus Yang's excellent state is not something that can be played by a person who intends to admit defeat.

"I know! I will block Yang to death, and I have to trouble you to follow Hawes to the three-point line!" Aldridge wiped his sweat, back to back, but today the 76ers are still fighting so fiercely. Who would have thought that this game, which was expected to be easy, would now become so difficult.

Being one goal behind is no big deal for this Trail Blazers team. Hawes couldn't pose a threat to An Jie at all in the three-second zone. In desperation, Thaddeus Yang had no choice but to join the ranks of double-teaming An Jie.

Anjie pretended to pass the ball to Aldridge after being double-teamed, but actually threw the ball behind his head, and Iguodala, who arrived tacitly, caught the ball and shot from the middle distance. The Trail Blazers equalized the score, but the process of the game became more intense than expected. The defending champion and a team like the 76ers are playing back and forth, which is a situation no one could have imagined before.

The 76ers with high morale are making a comeback. Now, after Lillard gets serious, he will not give McAway the room to break through easily as before.

McAway's physical fitness is not top-notch, and his speed is not even ranked in the first position. It is almost impossible for him to rely on his personal ability to break through the concentrated Lillard.

Lillard tried several breakthroughs but failed. Seeing that Thaddeus Young wanted the ball actively, he made a direct pass. Yang Gang, who was feeling hot, received the ball, and Aldridge posted it without reservation.

Thaddeus Young is not the kind of player who likes to act recklessly. Seeing that Aldridge defended so hard, he didn't dare to act rashly.

Now that the 76ers are on the rise, an offensive failure may dissipate their momentum.

Success rate, Thaddeus Young must play success rate. The score of the 76ers must be continued!

"Run! What the hell are you looking at!?" Brett Brown's roar overwhelmed the fans' shouts, reaching the ears of everyone on the field.

The 76ers players immediately began interspersed with running, and Thaddeus Young instantly became the center of this attack.

Evan Turner is the most active runner among all players. Since entering the league, this guy's performance has not been able to match his status as a role model.

Turner entered college in 2007, the same year as Anjie. When Anjie was still struggling in the NCAA, Turner was already soft on winning prizes in college.

John Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Award, Associated Press Player of the Year Award, Naismith Award and National Coaches' Player of the Year Award. During Turner's three years at the university, he achieved the grand slam of important individual awards in American universities in 2010. It can be said that this guy seemed to have a bright future at the time. If it weren't for the existence of monsters like Wall, Turner might have become the No. 1 pick.

Therefore, in the 76ers. Evan Turner is always the player who most wants to prove himself. It's a pity that Turner's performance has not been satisfactory since he entered the league for four seasons.

If he was just an average rookie, maybe his performance would not be so bad, but who made this guy a star player who achieved a personal grand slam in college and entered the league with the No. 2 pick?

Through his active running, Turner finally got rid of Matthews' persistent defense. Thaddeus Young is also experienced. Seeing Turner running out of space, Yang raised his hand and passed.

Turner catches the ball and makes a shot. Matthews took off with all his strength, intending to block the shot.

However, this was nothing more than Turner's shot fake. After deceiving Matthews, Turner's smooth movement connection allowed him to easily break through Matthews. Anyway, it is still the second place, and Turner still did a perfect job of this basic movement connection.

After breaking through Matthews, Hawes immediately pulled to the outside. As long as Anjie and Aldridge are both pulled out of the penalty area, Turner's scoring is easy.

An Jie was a little embarrassed, but in the end, he chose to stay at the basket!

Seeing that An Jie had no intention of leaving the penalty area, Turner suddenly braked with both feet, jumped high, and was about to make an emergency stop for a jump shot!

Turner's shot point is not too high, but the arc of the basketball he shot is very large.

Even Anjie's super-large and super-high defensive range failed to prevent the basketball from approaching the basket.

Turner didn't know where he got his courage today, but when he faced Angie's extremely oppressive defense, he didn't feel afraid at all.

Self-confidence will make a player's shooting effect qualitatively change. Evan Turner's self-confidence today allowed him to score a tight goal on An Jie's head!

"The performance of the 76ers today was simply unexpected! Evan Turner scored on Ann's head, can you imagine!?" Bill Walton originally thought it would be a one-sided massacre, but the 76ers The state of the players of the Chinese team made everyone look at them with admiration.

After scoring a goal, Turner's goals became a series. When Thaddeus Young and McAway were tightly restricted, and Hawes and the 76ers' starting small forward Hollis Thompson frequently hit the iron, it was Turner who was like a dream back to college. Only by playing, did the 76ers successfully maintain the forward momentum.

Anjie found that it is not difficult to break through the 76ers' defense. The most difficult thing today is to limit the 76ers' scoring.

If you want to do a good job in defense, you need long-term accumulation and good tactical training. But it's much easier to attack well. As long as the players of the 76ers feel so hot today, the offense will not be a problem for them.

Ricard yelled on the sidelines, he couldn't accept that the powerful Blazers were beaten so anxiously by a team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference like the 76ers.

The louder he shouted, the more frequent Ricard's coughing became. Divac had to stop Ricard and volunteered to be Ricard's mouthpiece.

The game time passed by every minute and every second, but the Blazers were still unable to widen the point difference.

This situation has not changed until the coaches of both sides have sent the second team.

Ricard thought that the weak bench lineup of the 76ers would be beaten to the ground, but Tony Roten's desperate breakthrough gave him a lot of free throw opportunities.

Because of this, when the first quarter ended, the 76ers were only 4 points behind the Blazers!

26 to 30, in this nationally broadcast game, the 76ers surprised basketball fans all over the world through their efforts!

Tony Roten and Thaddeus Yang were names that many people didn't know before, but today they are also called Yang Wanli.

The joy of New Year's Day? That is the privilege of the fans.

In this traditional Chinese festival, what An Jie can get is more intense competition and tougher opponents!