The Way of the Center

Being reversed by the Trail Blazers for four points was the ending that Jeff Van Gundy had long expected. EΩΔ┡ Xiao』Δ说Ww』W.ん1XIAOSHUO. COM When Westbrook's breakthrough was contained, and when other people's shots felt bad, Van Gundy knew that something was going to happen to the Thunder in the third quarter. Now only four points behind, Van Gundy has to thank God.

As for the Blazers, Rickard is also very pleased to see that Anjie has become more and more devoted to the position of team leader. Through his command and example, the Blazers did a great job defensively in the second half of the third quarter. As long as the momentum of the Trail Blazers is still there in the fourth quarter, they can still complete high-quality defense.

"The Thunder should not dare to double-team you in the last quarter. Ann, dig a hole for me inside!" Ricard knew that it was time for Anjie to let go of his hands and feet to attack. This is the important tactical role that an excellent center can play, attracting double-teams, and he can create opportunities for teammates. The opponent does not double-team, and he can score points in the penalty area alone. Why are few teams now playing tactics around the center, because there are very few centers in the entire league who can meet the above two requirements. But under Ricard, An Jie can do it.

"LaMarcus, help me keep Ibaka far away, the farther the better. I can guarantee the efficiency of singles against Morris, but if Ibaka and Morris defend me at the same time, I will be under a lot of pressure "Anjie looked at Aldridge with a smile, and what he said did not make people feel that this was an order, but that it was a discussion.

"It's okay Ann, I won't let other people disturb your party with Morris. If he dares to let me go, I'll let him taste the power of mid-range shots." Aldridge made a shooting action, which made Ann Jie went to attack with confidence.

"I will also tear Durant away so that he will not interfere with you." Afterwards, Gerald Wallace also spoke.

Obviously, most people are already in the team supporting An Jie. In this way, the work of Ricard and An Jie can be carried out more easily.

An Jie is very grateful to his teammates for their trust in him, and now he must use practical actions to repay this trust.

"The fourth quarter of the match between the two sides has finally begun. Anjie passed the ball as accurately as a point guard in the third quarter. How many more beautiful assists do you think he can send in the fourth quarter?" The game screen came into view, Ken Ni Smith's voice was once again heard by the audience.

"It won't be a lot, trust me. In the fourth quarter, there won't be a lot of passes from Ahn. But we can look forward to his offense. I believe that after a failed double-team, Jeff Van Gundy will definitely change the defense. Strategic. The fourth quarter is when the Trail Blazers need to score, and Anjie is the most outstanding scoring point in the hands of Coach Ricard.” Reggie Miller’s professional analysis can be said to be the two teams’ head coaches The tactics are all over the place.

as expected,

It was the first offense after the fourth quarter, and An Jie once again held the ball and entered the three-second zone.

Although Van Gundy canceled the double-teaming of Anjie, when Anjie held the ball, the Thunder players were still afraid of Anjie's pass.

In the Thunder, most people have received Anjie's second pass and then scored, so they know more than anyone how deadly Anjie's pass is.

When everyone, including Morris, was wary of whether An Jie would pass the ball, An Jie, who was looking around, suddenly sat back.

The unprepared Morris took a big step back when he was hit like this, allowing An Jie to completely step into the three-second zone with both feet.

Even so, Morris still did not dare to act rashly. He knew that once An Jie felt the change in the center of gravity behind him, he would find a way to shake himself away to gain room for his shot. If you push forward, Anjie will turn around. If you retreat back, An Jie will shoot directly. So Morris simply maintained the state just now, neither pushing forward nor retreating, and he was going to try again to resist An Jie's impact.

An Jie saw that Morris had no further plans, so he took another step forward. Morris thought he could withstand An Jie's impact with his own strength and weight, but now he realized how wrong he was.

Perhaps one or two years ago, it was really difficult for Anjie to get in when Morris was well prepared. But now An Jie, who is physically stronger and stronger, can do this.

This push brought Anjie almost to the basket. With a small hook, he let the basketball hit the basket. Morris tried his best to interfere, but he couldn't reach the hook with a very high release point.

"Are you asleep bro?" After scoring the goal, Anjie joked with Morris with a smile.

"What are you doing Morris!?" Jeff Van Gundy's tone was not as peaceful as Anjie's.

"My, mine." Morris raised his hand in embarrassment, then hit the bottom line and attacked again.

The Thunder's offense still didn't improve much, and Westbrook's selfless breakthrough allowed him to successfully enter the penalty area. But with Anjie's timely return, his layup turned into a "bridge".

Angie still controlled the rebound and handed the ball to Raymond Felton to advance slowly. For a pure positional attack, Ricard's thinking is very clear.

Felton held the ball forward while raising one hand and drawing a circle with his index finger pointing to the sky.

"Anjie singles!" This gesture represents such a message.

After reaching the three-point line, Felton immediately held Westbrook with one hand to prevent him from stealing. He immediately observed the running position and chose the next passing point.

Taking advantage of this time, Anjie once again carried Morris to a position in a deep place. As long as Anjie catches the ball at this distance, he can immediately attack the basket.

Felton naturally saw this, but first, he had to get rid of Westbrook's entanglement.

A pick-and-roll was called, and Aldridge mentioned the high post. Felton didn't hesitate, and immediately moved towards the other end of the "wall".

Westbrook naturally knew that the pick-and-roll came from behind, but when he practiced pick-and-roll defense with Anjie, his level of circling the pick-and-roll was already very good.

This time, he still squeezed Aldridge away quickly, and got in gear before Felton completely broke through.

But Felton's breakthrough was not to score points, he just wanted to gain some space for passing the ball. Taking advantage of Westbrook's defense not being fully in place, Felton hit the ground hard and passed, allowing Angie to get the ball again.

Felton's pass is just right, the position of the ball is in the waist. If the ball to the center forward is passed too short, it will be difficult for the center forward to catch it, and it will be difficult to make moves after receiving it. But Felton's pass was very precise, allowing Anjie to start the offensive as soon as he received the basketball.

Seeing this situation, Ibaka threw away Aldridge, who was out of the three-point line to pick and roll, and rushed towards Anjie, hoping to join forces with Morris to defend the ball.

Anjie stared at the basket and took off, and Ibaka and Morris also took off reflexively, even if it was a foul.

However, the ball did not fly to the basket, but was passed from behind by An Jie.

Who will this blind pass go to? Naturally, it was Aldridge who was still outside the three-point line for the pick-and-roll just now, but now he ran inside.

As soon as Aldridge ran to the free throw line, he received a pass from Anjie. While receiving the ball, Aldridge made a sudden stop, took off, and shot.

His movements are stretched as always. For an insider like him, it is not difficult at all to make an emergency stop jump shot after running.

Aldridge threw the ball into the basket with no one watching. Although An Jie didn't score directly, everyone knew that An Jie was the biggest contributor to this goal.

"The defensive combination of Ibaka and Morris can't do anything about the offensive combination of Anjie and Aldridge!"

In the past, Anjie didn't have such accurate shooting insiders. In the Thunder, Ibaka and Krstic's shooting can only be regarded as "reasonable." But today's Aldridge can really be called "quasi".

With his presence, An Jie can attack in different ways. Such an inside partner can maximize Anjie's coping ability. It's no wonder that Anjie said when he joined the team on the first day that Aldridge's style of play was completely tailored for him.

In the subsequent offense, Aldridge once again received a pass from Anjie and made a mid-to-long-range shot. After that, the Thunder didn't dare to use double-teaming at all.

Aldridge's touch in the first half was average, but now that he has scored two goals in a row, he is definitely the number one dangerous element in the Thunder's mind. After that, Ibaka will guard Aldridge every second on the defensive end, for fear that this big man with an excellent mid-range shot will get another chance.

In this way, An Jie finally cleared the battlefield. Now, the only person who can stand in front of An Jie is Morris. However, even though Morris was selected to the best defensive second team last season, there is still not much to do with Anjie.

He successfully defended against An Jie's two shots and cut off the ball in An Jie's hands once. However, throughout the fourth quarter, there was only so much he could do.

Except for these three times, Anjie scored for the Trail Blazers every time he attacked. On the Thunder side, except for Bledsoe, Durant and Westbrook were both misfired.

Especially Durant, with Anjie in the penalty area, it is difficult for him to score, and there is Gerald Wallace who is very strong on the outside and is very strong.

Midway through the fourth quarter, both Ricard and Van Gundy brought on most of the bench.

Jamal Crawford is still doing well in scoring, but what about the Thunder's bench? Batum made 1 of 5 shots and opened the score again.

In the final stage, An Jie appeared again. At this time, even those old Anjie fans of the Thunder can hardly applaud him. Because as soon as he played, it proved that the Thunder were getting closer and closer to losing.

"An's iconic turnaround jumper! Beautiful, Morris actually defended the ball very well, but Anjie still made the ball with his excellent sense of the ball!"

"Hook!? No, it really was a step. An Huang drove away Morris and put the ball into the basket with ease."

"Go ahead with a mid-range shot, oh my god, how many points is this already? Anjie has already scored 30 points! Audience friends, the Chesapeake Energy Arena may always bring him good luck!"

The commentators' mouths have no time to rest under the wonderful game, and the one who talks the most among them is An Jie.

Morris was forced to be out of breath. He was not as strong as An Jie when he was in college. Now, Morris, who has improved a lot, is still no match for An Jie.

Jeff Van Gundy roared on the sidelines rarely, but Durant and Westbrook just couldn't hit the shots.

And what about Ricard? He had already sat on the bench and raised his legs. Anjie and Aldridge's offensive stability is scary, and the inside defense that the Thunder are proud of has been beaten to nowhere.

In the last 30 seconds, Van Gundy replaced the new Thunder three, Morris and Ibaka. This is actually a signal, which means that the Thunder team is powerless and surrenders.

"Beep!" The red light on the backboard was on, and the fierce 48-minute game was all over. Thunder fans didn't know whether to applaud or regret.

As one of their favorite players, Anjie performed well in this game, but their Thunder team lost at home. Counting the last game lost to the Mavericks, this has become the Thunder's first losing streak this season.

"Morris played well today." After the game, An Jie took the initiative to go to the Thunder bench to shake hands with his former teammates one by one. An Jie was still smiling all over his face, but everyone in the Thunder team smiled awkwardly.

Who can laugh when you lose a game, even if you lose to your best friend?

103 to 93, the Trail Blazers won the game by 10 points in the away game. As T.nT's nationwide live broadcast, this result also shocked the entire United States.

An Jie defeated the new Thunder three young masters? The title is really intimidating...