The Way of the Center

When the players were yelling at the airport, Ricard knew that the condition of these boys would not be too bad.

But what he didn't expect was that the Trail Blazers played so smoothly on the day the game started!

The Heat, who returned to Miami one night early, did a lot of drills for the Trail Blazers' tactics in advance, but as soon as they stepped on the court today, everything Spoelstra did became useless.

Rickard unexpectedly mentioned Robin Lopez as the starting lineup to partner with Anjie inside. This change caught Spoelstra off guard.

Without Aldridge, the Blazers have also changed a lot on the offensive end. With Robin, a guy who is willing to fight and fight, on the inside, An Jie can come out boldly with confidence.

Needless to say how terrifying Anjie is in the middle distance. Whether it is organization or scoring, whether it is pick-and-roll or support, Anjie can make the entire team better.

And with Anjie's clear pass, the other players of the Trail Blazers can easily get many opportunities. When the opportunity comes out, the hit rate will also go up.

Another Blazers attack, this time, Spoelstra told Bosh to go up and confront Ainger. But this also means that the Heat's basket will be handed over to Lewis to guard it.

In this lineup of the Heat, Chris Bosh is the only one with some ability to protect the frame, but when Lewis was sieved by Anjie, Spoelstra also had to make some risky attempts.

Seeing that the Heat had to make a compromise, the corners of An Jie's mouth curled up slightly. Spoelstra's doing this is simply not worth the candle!

This time, Anjie didn't play too complicated tactics. Standing in the middle distance, he passed the ball directly over Bosh's head, and the basketball went straight to the inside, and Robin Lopez, who was in a good position, held the ball with his back.

Robin is not like his elder brother Brook, he is a blue-collar insider, scoring, which has never been Robin's strong point.

But if the man defending him is Rashard Lewis, it's a different matter. Lewis is not a pure insider. When he has to defend a pure center, it will be a disaster.

With Anjie nailing the mid-range, everyone on the Heat team dared not act rashly. They can only watch Lewis and Robin play singles, and hope that Mr. Billionaire of the Magic can turn the tide.

However, the reality is always cruel. Robin Lopez just pushed back, and Lewis was knocked back a big step!

Spoelstra's heart suddenly tightened,

He didn't expect Angie to let Lopez play singles at first. Now how to do? To double-team or not to double-team?

The Heat's players looked at their coach from time to time, but Spoelstra was slow to respond.

Finally, James couldn't sit still. He left Iguodala and rushed to the three-second zone, hoping to join forces with Lewis to stop Lopez's offense.

But when James arrived, Lopez had advanced to a very comfortable position. He turned and hooked, and Lewis had no chance of blocking it.

During the season of training with Anjie, Robin learned nothing. At least this guy's hook is much more reliable than before.

The basketball went into the net, and Robin Lopez pointed to Anjie after scoring the goal to express his gratitude. And this is already the seventh consecutive goal the Trail Blazers have hit since the opening game!

"Time-out, time-out!" Spoelstra yelled, as the Heat fans at the American Airlines Center cheered wildly for their team.

Everything is messed up, the arrangements made by Spoelstra before the start of the game are all messed up now!

After all, not all coaches dare to put their team's second scoring point on the bench like Ricard. It can also be seen from this that the depth of the Trail Blazers' lineup is terrible. Even if the second scoring point is not there, they can still suppress the Heat in other ways!

After returning from the timeout, "Birdman" Anderson went into battle. Spoelstra sacrificed the team's offensive power, but enhanced the ability to protect the frame.

It is more than enough for Anderson to defend a Robin who is not good at offense. Next, as they continue to put pressure on the Trail Blazers' perimeter, their offensive efficiency will definitely be greatly affected!

However, when the Trail Blazers players also stepped onto the court, Spoelstra saw in despair that Aldridge appeared!

"Coach Ricard replaced LaMarcus. We were still guessing before that Coach Ricard didn't let Aldridge play because he was injured. But now we can be sure that all this is just Tactical needs!" Jeff Van Gundy couldn't help admiring Ricard's ability to control the game, this guy is indeed the one who cultivated An Jie.

Aldridge re-entered the game, which meant that all the adjustments Spoelstra had just made were in vain.

Anjie still played in the middle distance, and Aldridge faced Anderson, who was no longer so good at jumping, and he did not fall behind.

The game has been going on like this, and the Heat fans are living in dire straits. With 5 minutes and 05 seconds left in this quarter, Iguodala's forced layup was interfered by James and missed. Although he successfully stopped Iguodala's offense, James didn't look happy. Because this ball was the first ball the Trail Blazers missed today!

At this time, James stood up again and provoked the team. Such a situation reminded him of his time in the Cavaliers.

James made consecutive shots and scored eight consecutive points, narrowing the gap slightly. But when Batum, who came off the bench, made a three-pointer at the buzzer, the Trail Blazers were still able to end the first quarter with a score of 41 to 25.

That's right, 41 to 25, 16 points difference! In just one quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers widened the point difference to 12 points!

And 41 points, this is also the highest score in a single quarter in the history of the Trail Blazers playoffs. Another record, like something in the bag, was once again collected by An Jie and his teammates.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers continued their fiery touch. Anjie scored two goals, Iguodala scored two goals, Lillard and Matthews scored one goal each. In the first six shots of the second quarter, the Blazers still made all of them!

What about the Heat? Their offense is actually not bad. It's a pity that their opponent is too strong today.

The game lasted for a few more minutes. Perhaps due to physical reasons, the Trail Blazers' shooting percentage began to drop slightly, but the Heat's perimeter players gradually became hotter.

Lewis hit two consecutive three-pointers within 32 seconds. After that, Ray Allen also stood up again to fight back. But at the last moment, in order to stabilize the situation, An Jie hit the basket forcefully, succeeded three times in a row, and opened the score again.

71 to 50, although the Miami Heat are approaching some scores, the point difference is still huge.

"This is our first home game in the finals, we can't just give up the game! Put it all together, we still have a full half game to fill the gap! Everyone fights for me, this is not LeBron It's a game for all of us against Wade! Come on! We haven't lost yet, the Trail Blazers will definitely let their guard down in the second half, that's our chance!" During the break, Spoelstra The shouting became the main theme of the American Airlines Center. No way, no matter which coach encounters this situation, it is impossible to remain calm. What's more, this is the Heat's first game at home.

If the first game is really lost, the blow to the morale of the Heat players will be huge.

The Heat were unwilling to let it go without a fight, and at the beginning of the second half, these guys launched an onslaught like crazy.

Wade dragged his painful knees to force a breakthrough, and hit Anjie 2+1 as soon as he came up. LeBron James was tanking, giving the Heat three-pointers in two consecutive possessions.

And what about the Trail Blazers? This group of lads seemed to be spoiled by a halftime break. The fiery touch in the first half of the game has cooled down. Anjie can still send a good pass, but his teammates can't continue to make the ball.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wade and James teamed up to lead the team to a 12-4 offensive**. Ricard yelled anxiously for the first time and called a timeout.

Everyone else is feeling cold, then it's time for Anjie to take over the game!

"You have the right to fire unlimitedly, penetrate the Heat's inside line!" Ricard slapped the tactical board hard, as if pressing the button to launch a nuclear bomb.

However, An Jie's power on the basketball court is much greater than that of nuclear bombs!

When James and Wade were exhausted, Ainge completely dominated the game. The heat team finally approached the point difference, and Anjie pulled it back bit by bit.

In the rest of the quarter, the Heat scored only one point. And An Jie, who got unlimited fire rights, scored 7 points in 1 minute and 50 seconds, helping the team continue to lead.

After being suppressed for three full quarters, the morale of the Heat players has collapsed. Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted. Using this sentence to describe the current Miami Heat is simply perfect.

In the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, Anjie easily broke through Bosh in the middle distance.

Bosh chased back with all his strength, but his footwork flexibility was simply incomparable with Anjie.

Seeing that Bosh's defense was completely broken, Chris Anderson bravely defended the basket. Anderson used to be one of Anjie's favorite players. During the Nuggets period, this guy's explosive style of play and exaggerated risk made "Birdman" very gorgeous.

But now, when "Birdman" faced An Jie, he could no longer fly. An Jie was tough together and made a slam dunk! Anderson raised his arms high, and before he jumped up, he was crushed by An Jie!

Everyone held their breath, the collision between these two giants was too intense.

"Ah!" An Jie continued to increase his strength in the air and roared.

"Bang!" Swinging his long arms, An Jie made a successful dunk! And the former "Birdman" Anderson was knocked to the ground by An Jie in embarrassment!

Another dunk! An Jie didn't show mercy to the player he once liked! And this dunk also made the Heat completely lose confidence.

After that, the Trail Blazers played steadily and gradually grasped the situation. As for the Heat, they can no longer organize an effective counterattack.

In the last few minutes, Spoelstra replaced all the main players, and even sent players like Oden and Battier who had almost no chance to play.

Obviously, Spoelstra gave up resistance!

The fans of the Heat put their heads in their hands in horror. After winning the Trail Blazers in the last game, they were full of confidence in today's first home game.

But now, the score on the big screen is 112 to 92. The defending champion Portland Trail Blazers completed the massacre at the American Airlines Center by only 20 points!

"Unbelievable performance, 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. An used a triple-double to let the Heat know how strong the defending champion is!" Charles Barkley, a proud guy, was also impressed by Anjie's dominance Admire.

"One more game guys, we can go home if we win another game!" After the game, An Jie shouted loudly from the center of the bench.

That's right, these scary guys are already thinking about how to win the next game...