The Way of the Center

An ordinary off-ball pick-and-roll, but used on Anjie and Aldridge, it is enough to make this offense extraordinary. E novel Ww┡W. *1XIAOSHUO. COM

It is difficult enough for two insiders to pass and assist each other in the narrow three-second zone. In most cases, the relationship between the two inside players is to help and contain each other, but there is very little actual tactical cooperation. Even the Lakers' champion twin towers, you rarely see what cooperation Gasol and Bynum can play.

The three-second zone with a slightly smaller space is not enough for the two bulky guys to run out of tactics, but Anjie and Aldridge did it.

Their solution is to expand the space. Anjie's own offensive range is drawn within the three-point line, so that he and Aldridge can cooperate however they want.

People think that a player at the center position should dig inside, smash inside, and do anything inside. In fact, even in the golden age of the four major centers, you can often see Olajuwon and others confronting opponents outside the three-point line, and then break through with the ball alone to complete the scoring task.

It is only because there are too few dominant big men in the league now that it will cause fans to misunderstand the so-called "center should stay in the paint for the entire game".

Anjie's beautiful breakthrough made Duncan shake his head helplessly, but what about Split? He successfully became a foil once again.

With the tacit cooperation of Anjie and Aldridge, the Blazers' offense was once again revitalized. Leonard's defense change can no longer pose a threat to Anjie. Maybe this guy will become a top defender in the future, but right now, facing An Jie, he is still a little too tender.

At the end of the second quarter, the scores of the two sides were still not opened. But the slightly leading team is the trailblazer of the late strength.

**Vich's double-team tactics officially failed, 5o to 54, and the Trail Blazers took the lead in the Rose Garden. Maybe that morning run to warm up really brought good luck to Anjie and Aldridge.

The Blazers' offense was so dazzling that Vicki always thought that the reason why they were behind was the defense.

But when they saw the technical statistics during the halftime break, Vicky found out that their offense was also terrible.

Gary Neal, the No. 2 substitute of the Spurs, was the person who scored the most points for the Spurs in the first half. Although Vicki advocates team basketball, the Spurs don't need the kind of player who averaged 30 to 40 points per game. Superstar. But Duncan made 3 of 9 shots and Tony Parker made 1 of 6 shots, but it is no longer possible to cover up past dereliction of duty by saying "team basketball".

As the two cores of the team, these two guys neither limited the opponent on the defensive end, nor failed to perform on the offensive end. **Vitch knows that his gdp will always have one or two games in a season, especially Duncan, this amazingly stable guy, in fact, he can't perform at a high level in 82 games of.

This is understandable, there are not many people on this earth who can show their strength in every game during the long season. But Vicki still hopes that Duncan and Parker can get back to feeling as soon as possible. Vitch won't mind losing to other teams, but the Blazers? No, the Blazers are the team that must win in Vitch's plan! Such an opponent must never accept the outcome of failure!

**Vichichi made a lot of adjustments in the locker room during the halftime break. Only four points were not enough to make the mighty Spurs flinch.

At the beginning of the second half, Duncan returned to Aldridge, and the man who defended Anjie became Thiago Splitter, who had been severely hit in the first half.

The Brazilian who left Aldridge did not escape the nightmare. Anjie's offense was more violent than Aldridge's.

Collision, collision, collision. An Jie pointed out that Splitter was not as strong as himself, and the Brazilian's muscles all over his body were protesting, but he could only bear all the impacts again and again.

Those who win the inside win the world, this has always been Ricard's winning creed. Perhaps in this era of faster-paced, smaller men taking over the league, such a creed will seem a bit old-fashioned and a bit outdated. But the facts have proved that when a team's inside line is really strong to a certain extent, this sentence still applies, no matter what era it is in.

Now, Vicky and Duncan have a strong sense of powerlessness. A team with the outside line as the core, no matter how hard it is, the efficiency is still not as efficient as an excellent insider in the low post.

The Spurs' perimeter defense is very good, and Duncan's defense is also very good. But even so, the Trail Blazers still could not be stopped.

Both Anjie and Aldridge are too good at scoring today, and the Spurs can only limit one of them at most. But even if one of Ainger and Aldridge could attack, it would be devastating for the Spurs.

The defense is not improving, and the Spurs' offense is even more messy.

San Antonio's team is rarely out of line, and usually they're hopelessly steady. But today, the Spurs just happened to be an exception.

Although Duncan was not efficient, he was able to score stably. But the Frenchman Tony Parker played five minutes in the second half and still failed to score a goal.

Fortunately, the Spurs teenager Kawhi Leonard, who had amazed the audience in the first half, stepped forward at this time. He took over the burden from Tony Parker and scored six consecutive points on Gerald Wallace. In addition, he also completely locked the Trail Blazers' outside offense.

Although there is a lack of Presti who jumped to the Thunder, the Spurs' draft vision is still at the forefront of the league. If other people knew that Leonard could play this kind of performance in the NBA, how could he fall to the 15th pick?

It can be said that the Spurs have not collapsed yet, entirely because of Leonard. Relying on a rookie, how long can the Spurs last in the Blazers' fierce offense?

In the third quarter, the Spurs still had no improvement, and the Blazers had extended their lead to 8 points under the offense of Anjie and Aldridge.

"At the beginning of the fourth quarter, you rest first, and I will replace the two of you at the right time. Remember, once the two of you play, there is only one task, to win the game!" Ricard said, beating hard After looking at the tactical board, I have had enough dealing with the Spurs. It's time to make a break.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs finally got a chance to breathe. The end of Anjie and Aldridge not only means that the Blazers' offense will be halved, but their defense will also be greatly affected.

Anjie's substitute, Marcus Camby, is indeed strong enough and has a lot of experience. He is completely old-fashioned. But what he can do now as an old man is to help Anjie back two or three fouls, so that Anjie can get a few minutes of rest time.

He tried to attack inside once, but the Brazilian Splitter told him with a block that he can't be bullied by anyone.

Aldridge's substitute, Kurt Thomas, has a relatively simple offensive method, usually focusing on mid-range jumpers. When he is on the court, his tactical role is more than his actual role. With Kurt Thomas, he can provide support for perimeter players to penetrate the pass back after the breakthrough, and can also space the offense. But facing Duncan, his advantages no longer exist.

Jamal Crawford's performance still did not improve, and his iron strike became the main theme of the Rose Garden during this period.

Eight points, six points, three points, one point... Neither the Spurs nor the Blazers played well, but the Blazers without Anjie and Aldridge were still chased by the Spurs Only one advantage left.

At this time, Ricard finally looked up at the big screen. There are still five minutes before the end of the game, and Anjie and Aldridge have rested long enough. With a big wave of his hand, he released the two most dangerous beasts in the city of tearing.

"It's been a long time, and Ann and LaMarcus are back on stage again! This is a signal that Coach Ricard wants to close the game. Let's see if the Spurs, who have improved a lot, can do anything!"

Anjie and Aldridge high-fived each other, a No. 0 and a No. 12, which is the pride of Portland.

Aldridge's expression was flat, but his mood was extremely excited. What about Anjie? The gritted teeth expression put all his emotions on his face.

In the first offense after his debut, Anjie received a breakthrough point from Gerald Wallace. An Jie wanted to take advantage of the chaos to dunk, but was entangled first by the old-fashioned Duncan, who restrained An Jie's smooth attack.

"This breakthrough is very confusing. It's a pity that Duncan is not someone who is easily deceived."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, An Jie scored a goal. Although Anjie was blocked by Duncan at the first shot, his jumper after turning around fell into the basket accurately. Duncan swears that he has blocked the ball in place, but there is no way, he can't poke the ball out from the bottom of the rim.

Afterwards, the Spurs changed to attack. Leonard, who was already in full swing, once again broke through Gerald Wallace's defense, but when he was about to make a layup, he was dribbled by the slapped Angelian. Fanned out the bottom line.

Duncan tried his best to contain Anjie, but Anjie can even get rid of Leonard now, let alone an old Duncan.

Although the referee called An Jie a foul for this ball, An Jie undoubtedly took all the territory under the basket for himself.

No matter how powerful Leonard is, he is also human. Long before entering the NBA, he had heard of the butcher's name. Today he knew that this nickname was indeed not groundless.

Leonard was originally **vic's last card, but now, this card is about to be torn by An Jie.

Leonard was affected by his emotions, and only hit the first of two free throws. After the second ball knocked out of the frame, Angie immediately took off the defensive rebound. And in the subsequent offense, he assisted Aldridge to complete a mid-range shot, allowing his good partner to score beautifully on Duncan's head.

It collapsed, and the entire Spurs team, from top to bottom, was beaten into a temper by Anjie and Aldridge. According to Barkley, the Spurs have finally experienced what it feels like to be hopelessly stable.

No matter how hard they try, Aldridge's shooting rate can always be kept above 50%, and An Jie even exaggerated his shooting rate to 65%.

The two tall men, one yellow and one black, can always score non-stop. They're like a pair of wound up machines that never seem to go wrong.

Today's Trail Blazers play more like the Spurs.

At the moment when the game was over, **Vic finally had a sense of relief. The damn game was finally over, and he really didn't want to see his team play such ugly basketball again.

After returning to the locker room, even Duncan was scolded bloody by Vicki. But these, other people will not know...

99 to 1o8, the Rose Garden ushered in the Trail Blazers' sixth victory of the season. As for An Jie, he hasn't lost yet this season.

The two games the Trail Blazers lost were both games in which Anjie was absent.

The ghost knows how far An Jie can go. As long as he can win, it is best never to stop.