The Way of the Center

Irving beat Lillard and hit a three-pointer. The game just started, and a wonderful shot that was destined to be selected as a top ten goal was born. This kind of start was a perfect match for this hot game.

Owen's movements are too smooth and realistic. Lillard has been very focused, but "Uncle Drew"'s playing style is so gorgeous that it is hard to figure out.

"After Kyrie left James this season, he has been performing very well. I think today, he will definitely cause a lot of trouble for Ann." Kenny Smith hasn't seen the Trail Blazers face a decent opponent for too long. Even the San Antonio Spurs in the opening game were easily broken by the Blazers.

He wants to see intense competition, and today, Irving will likely be the guy who will make it intense.

After being robbed and then knocked down, Lillard doesn't say how aggrieved he is now. If it were the past, Lillard would definitely be vengeful now.

But he has been working hard in the NBA for many years, and he has already changed from an impulsive rookie to the big heart master of the Trail Blazers, a championship team.

Lillard knew that his impatience would give the Celtics an opportunity. He simply suppressed the unwillingness in his heart, and continued to command his teammates to move in a leisurely manner.

Angie saw Marcus Morris dangling by his side all the time, while Horford was clinging to him all the time. In this way, it is difficult for Lillard's pass to come in. Even if he receives a pass from Lillard, Angie will quickly be troubled by double teams.

Therefore, An Jie did not continue to stay in the restricted area. Instead, he took the initiative to come out, intending to catch the ball in a high position.

When Anjie reached the high position, the Celtics naturally did not dare to continue to use double teams. No matter how bad Morris' offense is, it is impossible to let him be alone at the basket. As for Lillard, George and Iguodala, these three guys are all people who can turn any gap into a score. Therefore, their counterpoint did not dare to step forward recklessly.

An Jie's simple run cleared all obstacles for him. Lillard gave a light lift, and Anjie stretched out his long arms to catch the basketball firmly!

Just now Owen completed such a wonderful performance at the Moda Center, as the host, An Jie must also pay back.

Horford didn't give An Jie any space, he stuck to An Jie's back tightly, and kept pushing hard, trying to push An Jie out. Even now, An Jie is outside the three-second zone. But Horford still feels that Anjie must be farther away from the basket to minimize the threat. Everyone knows that the entire three-point line is within An Jie's offensive range. No, you can't give Angie too much space, even outside the three-point line,

Horford's series of actions,

All let Anjie probably know Horford's defensive strategy at this time. He just wanted to do his best to push An Jie out, even if it might give An Jie a chance to turn around directly, Horford would not hesitate to do so.

Among the inside players, Horford's footsteps can be considered very fast. He believed that even if An Jie turned around, he could quickly keep up with the disturbance.

Horford just finished thinking about what might happen! An Jie turned around and broke through! This guy is planning to hit the basket while Horford is distracted!

Horford, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, was not thrown away by An Jie. He followed in time, stuck to An Jie's body, and kept pace with An Jie.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of the defense by himself, An Jie suddenly raised his arms high, as if he was going to dunk forcibly!

"It's not that simple!" Horford jumped up high. If the timing is right, Horford should be able to add a blocking stat for himself. An Jie is not omnipotent! Under such a tight defense, dunking is simply impossible.

However, just when Horford's palm was about to touch the basketball. An Jie's raised arm was retracted together with the basketball!

Horford's huge palm passed over An Jie's head. An Jie didn't intend to dunk at all just now, all of these were just fake moves!

After Angie got rid of Horford, he didn't put the ball lightly into the basket. He jumped up with both legs and pulled with one hand. An earth-shattering two-handed dunk from the spot, An Jie responded to Irving's performance with a wonderful goal.

"I can only say that Ann's fake action is too realistic. I don't blame Horford for this ball. Even if I am on the court, I am likely to be deceived by Ann. Horford did a good job. At least he succeeded in getting An Jie out of three It’s just a pity that his opponent’s offensive methods are too rich.” O’Neal applauded Anjie on the commentary stage, and a simple movement was enough to prove Anjie’s oppressive power on the offensive end How huge.

After being scored by An Jie, the Celtics were not discouraged. Basketball games are like this, you can't prevent all the opponent's shots, let alone a guy like An Jie who is the number one player in the league. But as long as the Celtics continue to consolidate their offense, it's only a matter of time before they take the lead!

In the ensuing game, Irving and Hayward began to score crazily. Hayward's flexible movement caused Iguodala a lot of trouble. Irving's surprisingly good touch today also made Lillard have no temper.

Several balls Lillard was easily passed by Irving's dazzling dribble, and Irving's hard-working pull-up jumper also paid off at this moment.

An emergency stop jump shot at a mid-range position can not only get rid of the "chasers" behind, but also avoid the defense of Anjie and Morris. Owen must have worked hard to develop and know this, so he specially adopted this style of play.

An Jie gritted his teeth watching from behind, but he couldn't do anything. If you steal it rashly at this time, I am afraid that the gain will not be worth the loss.

In this way, the Trail Blazers ended the first quarter with a lead of only two points. Irving was running around, and it seemed that being behind did not make the brand-new Celtics leader feel the slightest sense of frustration.

On the other hand, Lillard, who is leading the way, the No. 0 guard frowned. It can be said that he was completely blown away by Irving throughout the first quarter.

Ricard also discovered the seriousness of the matter. Irving is in a surprisingly good state today. Lillard alone may be difficult to restrain him.

"Ann, in the second game, you and Morris switch positions." Ricard thought for a while, but made a decision that no one expected.

"I'm defending Marcus Morris?" An Jie was also full of doubts. Could it be that Ricard made this adjustment to facilitate the commentator's interpretation of the game? After all, the matchup between the two Morriss really made the commentary very convoluted.

"No, Morris is just a springboard to adjust your position. Your real defensive target is Kyrie Irving!" Ricard picked up the tactical board. When the Celtics are on the offensive end, they always habitually Put Horford in the low post and Morris in the mid-range.

In this way, if Anjie defends Marcus Morris, he can help defend the entire mid-range. Today Owen likes to attack the zone, and it happens to be the middle distance!

In an instant, everyone understood Ricard's intentions. Switching defense is just a cover, Anjie's real goal is to lock Owen!

If Irving knew that he was now treated at the "VIP" level by the Trail Blazers, he would be very happy. The Trail Blazers value him, indicating that his existence has threatened this seemingly indestructible team. And this kind of recognition is exactly what Owen needs most now.

The second quarter began quickly, and Brad Stevens gave Irving more firepower. He believes that as long as Irving can maintain the firepower in the first quarter. Even a powerful pioneer cannot parry.

On the first offense of the Celtics in the second quarter, Morris and Horford found something was wrong.

An Jie did not continue to stay with Horford, but became Marcus Morris' "bodyguard". No matter how Thomas ran, no matter where he went, An Jie always followed him inseparably.

While biting the matchup, Anjie did not forget to continue to observe Owen's running position. Of course, the Celtics players didn't know the intention of Anjie and Morris to switch defenses. Perhaps, this is just an unintentional dislocation?

Owen didn't think much about it. How Anjie and Morris switched defenses had nothing to do with him. This guy beckoned and signaled his teammates to pull away, he wants to play singles with Lillard!

Lillard gritted his teeth, he has been humiliated by Irving enough today. He fixed his eyes on the basketball in Irving's hand, hoping that he could avoid being deceived by Irving's fancy movements.

Irving began to change his ball-handling rhythm. Since Lillard only recognizes the ball now, Irving will use basketball to deceive the No. 0 guard!

I saw Owen took a step back, making room for himself to sprint. Lillard didn't post it. He mentally calculated all the possibilities of Irving's dribble.

Just when Irving started to approach Lillard, Irving suddenly changed hands and dribbled behind him, trying to break through to the left!

Lillard immediately changed his center of gravity. Irving's behind-the-scenes change of hands was completed perfectly, but Lillard was not just passed by like this.

Lillard stretched out his arm. This time, he not only wanted to stop Irving, but also wanted to take the basketball from Irving's hand.

However, just when Lillard's finger was about to touch the basketball, Irving's magical palm moved again.

He quickly changed the basketball from behind to right again, making two quick and high-quality behind-the-scenes changes in a row. This time, even Lillard, who was highly focused, could only watch Irving pass by him like the wind.

Irving's extraordinary performance has once again become the focus of attention of fans all over the world. After passing Lillard, everything is much simpler.

For an emergency stop jump shot, Irving only needs to make the action that he has repeated thousands of times, and he can add two more points for the team!

Irving took off confidently, and Lillard can only be the background. Now if he violates Irving's cylinder, it will definitely not be worth the loss.

This defender wearing a green jersey seems to have become one of the symbols of the Celtics. His graceful emergency stop and jump shot will definitely become a popular action that people are eager to learn on the street.

Everything looks so perfect, but at this moment, everyone has forgotten that Anjie and Morris's unreasonable defense switch...

Irving just pushed the basketball out, and he felt that his eyes suddenly went dark. A big hand with five fingers spread out is covering Owen at this moment.

Owen's originally excited mood suddenly fell to freezing point. In this world, there is only one person who can make people shudder on the defensive end.

"Crack!" With a crisp sound, the big hand slammed the basketball fan out.

Continuous changes of direction, wonderful emergency stops... When the basketball was blown away, all the efforts Irving had made before were in vain.

Although the style of Nike's newly designed jersey has not changed much, it is obvious that they have greatly increased the font size of the jersey. Therefore, the two huge "0"s in front of Owen's eyes are particularly dazzling.

Immediately, the entire Moda Center fans stood up from their seats. And those fans who thought the goal would be scored opened their mouths and were stunned.

This time, the performance of "Uncle Drew" failed to end successfully...