The Way of the Center

? David Lee admits that his defense is relatively weak, but that is more due to his physical limitations. Tian Lai Novel 『⒉And An Jie didn't have physical contact with David Lee at all with the ball just now, but David Lee still allowed the opponent to score easily.

A simple fake fax sent David Lee into a dizzy state. An Jie cheered happily over there, and David Li Ke became a little furious.

"It's okay David! Offensive! Let's play back on the offensive end!" D'Antoni knew what his leading center was thinking. In this game, he didn't expect David Lee to be able to defend An Jie. As long as you can do better than others on the offensive end, what does it matter how many times you get scored in defense?

Chris Duhon holds the ball upfield, and as soon as it's over the halfway line, Westbrook puts it up.

Van Gundy knew that the small guard of the Knicks was limited in strength. If he continued to pressurize him, it would somewhat disrupt the guard's offensive organization.

So he told Westbrook to use a half-court press against Duhon!

Facts proved that Van Gundy's approach was extremely correct. Under Westbrook's entanglement, the thin Duhon was directly forced to interrupt his dribble!

In order to prevent mistakes, Duhon held the ball tightly with both hands, avoiding Westbrook's steal. And Westbrook was unyielding, trying his best to force Du Hongsheng to make mistakes without fouling.

Fortunately, the Knicks small forward Wilson Chandler arrived in time, which gave Duhon a chance to pass the ball. The Knicks had difficulty even keeping the ball in their first offense.

Although Chandler got the ball, he turned around and faced Durant, who was tall and long.

Chandler wanted to break through with his stronger body, but Durant's long arm took the ball away during the march.

The Italian Daroni Gallinari reacted quickly and quickly picked up the ball that Chandler dribbled.

"The Knicks are too embarrassed. This is the first offense, and they were defended by the Thunder!"

Gallinari's ability to attack with the ball is not very good, he is more often used as a mobile turret.

So when Gallinari got the ball, he didn't break through again, but chose to pass the ball.

As for who the ball will be passed to, the answer is already obvious. David Li had already leaned against An Jie and raised his hands, ready to avenge his shame!

"The offensive skills are gorgeous!" This sentence is not used to describe An Jie,

It is used to describe David Lee who is holding the ball now.

Like An Jie, he is an insider who relies more on technology. Whether it's shooting or post-up skills, footsteps or hooks at the basket, David Lee can be said to be no less than Angie.

This season, David Lee was able to score a career-high 20.2 points per game, thanks to his excellent offensive skills.

He didn't confront An Jie head-on, he knew that although this Asian man was about the same weight as himself, his strength was astonishing. People used to marvel at Anjie's strength, but after playing in the NBA for a year, it's no secret that Anjie has good strength.

David Lee didn't make unnecessary attempts, he turned around towards the basket with both hands holding the ball, and started his own series of offensive moves.

Surface box? No, David Lee didn't have a face frame, but just like An Jie, he took a half turn and then quickly turned in the opposite direction.

An Jie was not deceived, he had been carefully observing David Lee's footsteps. Now even Dameng himself can hardly fool An Jie, let alone a mere David Lee?

Sure enough, David Lee's turn around was the real signal to attack. Although the pace was very fast, An Jie still judged David Lee's intentions through the details.

Li turned around confidently, ready to shoot the basketball. When he faced the frame, he unexpectedly found that An Jie had already jumped up, and was about to reward himself with a big hot pot.

If the ball insists on shooting, it will definitely be blocked by An Jie. David Lee had no choice but to temporarily change the plan, insisted on continuing his shooting action, and took the initiative to lean on An Jie.

"Doo!" As soon as their bodies came into contact, the referee immediately gave An Jie a foul.

An Jie raised his right hand, indicating that he fouled, without any dispute.

"This guy is still too young. In fact, he has already judged David Lee's next move. It's just that he was so anxious that he shouldn't have taken off early." The commentators of various TV stations expressed their regrets. Anjie's iconic "volleyball hat" will be staged again. It's a pity that An Jie met a David Lee who was as smart as him.

Although David Lee got two free throws, he was still in a cold sweat. The Asian just now seemed to see through his own mind, completely predicting his actions. If I hadn't reacted quickly and made a foul, I might really have to go out of bounds to pick up the ball now.

Anjie's mood was not affected in any way, this foul at least provided experience for his next defense.

David Lee made two free throws in a solid manner, and this guy's shooting is as accurate as a guard. Of course, many guards now don't know what shooting is.

While David Li was still thinking about how to deal with An Jie later, An Jie approached him on his own initiative.

"Come on!" While the Knicks fans were shouting for defense, Catherine cheered for the Thunder among a group of Knicks fans. Because of her man An Jie, holding the ball again!

"Ann attacked with the ball twice in a row, which is rare." Mike Brin looked at it with interest. What kind of trick is Van Gundy planning to play? Could it be that they want to attack David Lee?

In fact, according to Van Gundy's tactics, the ball should be played for Durant. But when Anjie received the ball, he found that Jared Jeffries was pulled far away by Krstic, so he decided to make a fuss about David Lee alone.

Durant has no complaints about this. Anjie is not a person who sticks to the ball. He knows that his powerful center will not always occupy the ball. Let An Jie attack one by himself once in a while, so why not? What's more, playing David Lee in the interior singles, this offensive choice is not bad.

David Li supported An Jie's strong back with his hands. An Jie didn't have any strength yet, but he could feel that this muscle would burst out with great strength!

"Boom!" Sure enough! An Jie was not as gentle as David Li. He sat back viciously, making David Li very embarrassed.

Usually, An Jie used softness to overcome strength, but today, the soft side became David Lee, so An Jie planned to use his "steel" side to defeat his opponent.

David Li didn't know his own shortcomings. If An Jie continued to use his strength, he would not be able to stop him no matter what. David Lee's supporting leg retreated slightly, and he planned to let An Jie fall into the trap himself.

When the opponent was hitting back with all his strength, I was trying my best to defend myself and suddenly retreated, causing the opponent to hit the air and lose the center of gravity. It's not that An Jie has never used this trick before, and he has used it more than once.

This time, David Lee planned to use this trick on An Jie, hoping to resolve the crisis.

The second time, An Jie began to force, and David Lee retreated at the right time, making room for one step.

What about Anjie? An Jie didn't fall to the ground, nor did he hold the ball and walk because of his unstable center of gravity. He was still standing there steadily. Seeing that Anjie was empty behind him, he immediately turned over and shot. David Lee wanted to block the shot, but the step distance he gave up and the difference in height and wingspan made David Lee The forward pounce becomes meaningless.

"Swipe." The basketball went into the net hollowly. If David Li knew that An Jie's back hit was erratic, strong and weak at times, then he would definitely not play that kind of cleverness.

One of the reasons why An Jie is ambiguous when back hitting is not only to confuse the opponent, but also to prevent the opponent from using the trick of retreating.

The match between Anjie and David Lee was actually the epitome of the first quarter of the game between the Thunder and the Knicks. The Knicks may be able to get some points with some unexpected situations, but this still cannot be compared with the Thunder's stable scoring.

After Anjie "played" two goals, Durant also continued his path of dominating the scoring charts.

Durant, guarded by David Lee and Jeffries, was not afraid at all. Anjie sent him a few good shots, allowing him to cut inside and directly hit the basket.

David Lee is indeed very active, but all he can do is to get Durant to the free throw line again and again.

With five minutes left in the first quarter, Anjie was holding the ball in a high position, while David Lee focused all his attention on Durant.

No way, he and Jeffries have allowed Durant to score nine points from free throws alone.

He intends to make up for the designated position when Durant is about to cut inside! In this way, Durant will not be able to get space for layups and will not cause fouls. If you're lucky, David Lee might even be able to make Durant a dribbler.

Seeing Durant's relentless movement, David Lee did not dare to relax at all. He has now forgotten who his real counterpoint is!

An Jie found that the pressure from behind him was getting less and less, so he didn't pass the ball in this attack, but turned around with David Lee as the axis, and ran towards the basket!

"Damn it!" David Lee reacted and was about to grab An Jie's jersey with his hands. Suddenly, he thought that he had been fouled twice because of Durant, and he was so scared that he quickly stopped.

After David Lee withdrew, no one could stop An Jie.

What about Anjie? Naturally, he will not let go of the opportunity to show off in front of the visiting fans.

Facing the Knicks' basket, facing the desperate eyes of Spike Lee and all Knicks fans. An Jie dunked vigorously with both hands, and the entire Madison Square Garden fell into dead silence.

This buckle shattered the fantasy of how many people won. An Jie told the New Yorkers with practical actions that the strength gap between the Thunder and the Knicks is huge! If you can guard me, then Durant will definitely get a chance. You can guard me and Durant, so what are you going to do with Westbrook?

Van Gundy is indeed not good at offensive deployment, but the extremely strong offensive talent of the Thunder's three minors conceals Van Gundy's shortcoming.

After the dunk, Mike D'Antoni had to call a timeout and he had to make some defensive changes to the Thunder's lineup. Because the previous seven minutes of the game have proved that the Knicks and the Thunder are not opponents at all!

After returning from the timeout, Durant and Westbrook had already rested, and the fake Krstic also sat on the bench.

Seeing Morris and Anjie combine inside, D'Antoni is even more headache! Although the rotation was started, the Thunder's inside defense became stronger.

Sure enough, after David Lee failed to perform on the defensive end, he is now locked up by the former Twin Towers of the Cyclones on the offensive end.

It was rare for David Lee to get rid of An Jie with his footsteps and was about to attack the basket, but Morris suddenly came out and lay between him and the basket.

David Lee wanted to pass the ball, but found that Jeffries didn't run out of space at all. In desperation, he had to force his shot, but the basketball failed to fall into the net.

With the tacit cooperation of Anjie and Morris, David Lee's shooting rate began to decline.

David Lee, as the first scoring point of the Knicks, made only 1 of 5 shots after Morris and Anjie partnered inside. For outside players, this shooting rate is not considered qualified, not to mention that David Lee is a long-term insider.

Seeing that the score was slowly expanding, Van Gundy finally sent Serge Ibaka and asked Anjie to rest.

David Lee wanted to score now, but D'Antoni had to replace David Lee, who had played a lot of time. Besides, even if David Lee continues to play, he may not be able to cope with the joint defense of Morris and Ibaka.

"Little Potato" Nate Robinson's effect after coming off the bench was very mediocre. He repeatedly got rid of Sean Livingston's defense and broke into the inside, but he faced the tall Thunder inside double black, who was less than 1.8 meters tall. Of course he has nothing to do.

From the bench to the bench, no player on the Knicks can play calmly. On Thunder's side, the situation was just the opposite.

34 to 24, when the Knicks fans were moaning, Catherine was cheering in her seat, shouting Anjie's name frantically. This should be placed on the European football field, maybe Catherine has long been beaten by a group of jealous Knicks fans.

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder pulled the point difference to double digits. Does this indicate that the Thunder will usher in a ten-game winning streak?

The pride and self-confidence of New Yorkers seems to be becoming more and more vulnerable under the fierce offensive of the Thunder. (To be continued.)