The Way of the Center

With only two minutes left in the game, the Knicks still hold a five-point advantage. ┡E Xiao Δ said Ww*W.ん1XIAOSHUO. COM It stands to reason that the Knicks already have the upper hand. Their chances of winning are much greater than their chances of losing.

However, after Ricard replaced Anjie on the field. Fans at Madison Square Garden stood still nervously. They couldn't sit comfortably in the audience watching the game, and everyone's heart was in their throats. Because of An Jie, he has become one of the most famous game finishers in the NBA.

Whether it is a key ball or preventing the opponent from scoring a key ball, Anjie can do a good job. Mike Woodson can only hope that Anthony and Stoudemire can continue to score and keep the five-point advantage. defense? It's not that he has no confidence in Stoudemire, but Anjie's strength lies there. It is very, very difficult to strangle An Jie in the last two minutes.

After Anjie and Camby high-fived, he walked into the court, and the eyes of Stoudemire and Anthony naturally fell on him. However, Anjie didn't pay attention to the two people who were hostile to him. He just nodded slightly to Aldridge, and then rushed to the Knicks' half court, ready to start attacking!

The 38-year-old Camby's independent scoring ability on the offensive end is close to zero, so Stoudemire's defense just now can be described as very easy. But when An Jie stepped inside, Stoudemire couldn't help but feel nervous.

Anthony didn't dare to defend An Jie anymore, he had been "humiliated" by An Jie just now. Now the Knicks can only rely on Stoudemire to fight Anjie, but Stoudemire is not Yao Ming and O'Neal after all. Facing this bully, An Jie is not afraid at all!

Anthony stuck close to Aldridge's footsteps. First, he was afraid that Aldridge would get the shooting space, and second, he was also worried that Anjie would suddenly lean against him.

Now Stoudemire is alone and helpless in the interior, and he is ready to accept the shock of Anjie's terror.

But there are some things that you cannot fully bear if you are mentally prepared. In order to save time, Raymond Felton did not control the ball too much. He handed the ball to Courtney Lee, who came off the bench. After attracting the attention of the defense, Lee handed the ball to Angie.

"Here we come!" Stoudemire's eyes widened suddenly, and he put his arms against An Jie's back. From now on, he must tense every nerve, because every round of offense and defense will directly affect the outcome of the game!

Just when An Jie was sure to push forward outside of Stoudemire, An Jie suddenly turned around!

This time, Stoudemire was caught off guard. Seeing that An Jie was about to break through, Stoudemire immediately took two steps back. Unexpectedly, An Jie turned around not to break through at all,

It's a step-back jumper!

Anjie's jump shot was a little far from the basket, and after retreating, he was only two steps in from the three-point line. This distance should belong to Aldridge.

Knicks fans seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Anjie rarely shot from such a long distance. Although Stoudemire was cheated by this shot, maybe the Trail Blazers still couldn't score!

"Swipe!" However, the crisp sound of the net rolling broke the fantasies of the Knicks fans. It is true that Anjie rarely shoots from that distance, but this does not mean that his shooting percentage from that distance is very poor. .

Stoudemire's defense this time was due to his excessive tension, which caused him to not interfere with Anjie's shooting at all. Without interference, An Jie's calm shot is no different from training. An Jie is very sure about this kind of ball.

"Beautiful step-back shot, this is the farthest Anjie scored from the basket in this game. This guy is so versatile. If I were Mike Woodson, I couldn't come up with a way to limit Anjie. !"

Stoudemire shook his arm unwillingly, he didn't expect that An Jie would use softness to overcome rigidity to deal with himself. Anjie Mingming played so tough in the previous games, and frequently used back pushes to torture his and Anthony's nerves. But now, An Jie is doing technical work again.

There are only three points left, and only twenty seconds have elapsed in the game. The Trail Blazers' offense achieved its goal very well, without procrastination, and efficiency was guaranteed.

Now, even J.R. Smith is getting very, very cautious. Facing Jamal Crawford with outstretched arms, J.R. Smith didn't dare to add easily.

In addition to Anjie and Jeremy Lin, the matchup between Anjie and Anthony and Stoudemire is a major attraction in this game. The confrontation between the two terrifying sixth men, Crawford and J.R. Smith, is also one of the high-profile duels.

Judging from the previous games, J.R. Smith's swing is obviously better today. This guy has hit 5 3-pointers today! 5 three-pointers, that's already 15 points! Jamal Crawford has barely scored eight points so far.

Before, J.R. Smith's goals were very unreasonable. A lot of the time, those balls he throws are chances that don't stand a chance. But now, at this decisive juncture of the game, Smith decided not to be so insolent.

He gave the ball to Anthony. It is more appropriate to hand over this kind of matter to the so-called head star.

Anthony held the ball outside the three-point line, and Aldridge had to follow the perimeter to defend. Courtney Lee was willing to help defend Anthony, but damn Novak pulled Courtney Lee to the bottom corner, making it impossible for him to switch defenses with Aldridge.

Now, the rest of the Knicks have made room for Anthony. How to pass Aldridge's level is Anthony's own business.

Breaking through a big man is not difficult for Anthony. He simply made a few changes in front of his body and took a few small steps to adjust his rhythm. suddenly! Anthony, like a wild horse running wild, quickly rushed to the left of Aldridge.

Aldridge quickly took a step sideways, but he didn't stop anything! Anthony's rate is simply not comparable to that of Aldridge. When the second leader of the Trail Blazers turned around and chased back, Anthony was already halfway ahead of Aldridge.

Anthony's speed didn't slow down at all, the basket was getting closer and closer to him, and he was about to get these two points.

Anthony jumped up and Aldridge was completely left behind. He raised the basketball high, ready to end it all with a powerful tomahawk dunk!

At this moment, an extra arm suddenly appeared in Anthony's field of vision. Judging from the skin color, this should be An Jie's outstretched hand!

"Impossible!" Anthony is now unable to change hands or pull the lever. He can only continue to exert force on his fingertips to make himself grip the basketball more firmly.

However, the moment An Jie's palm touched the basketball, Anthony realized how huge the power he was facing was!

He was still fighting against An Jie's palm at the beginning, but in the end, Anthony's five fingers suddenly softened, and the basketball was completely sent flying by An Jie!

"Beautiful block, An Jie came out from the side without any warning! Anthony didn't expect that his inevitable attack would be resolved by An Jie! My God! This is almost impossible! His defensive sense is too sensitive!" It's not like Mike Breen has never seen such a block, yes, O'Neal in the Lakers period, didn't he do this kind of thing wonderfully? But the person he saw now was a guy with yellow skin and black hair.

The ball flew so fast that the Knicks were ready for fouls. Unexpectedly, Jamal Crawford leaped with all his strength and hugged back the basketball that seemed to be flying out of bounds.

Seeing this situation, the Knicks players thought of defending, but it was too late.

The thin Crawford made a strong pass, and the basketball crossed the court with a high arc, and came to the hands of Courtney Lee who had already started running.

The reason why Rickard did not use Matthews and Wallace at the last moment but used Lee and Crawford is because the latter two guys can create more possibilities and more opportunities!

Courtney Lee caught the ball and dunked. No one in the Knicks could stop this transition. one cent! When the game was about to end with only one minute left, the difference between the two teams became one point!

Mike Breen was very fortunate, fortunately, he was not commenting on the game. Otherwise, in the face of all the standing fans, he must also stand up to explain, so as to ensure that he can see the picture on the court.

With the cheers of 20,000 fans in the audience, J.R. Smith controlled the ball and advanced. Although his organizational skills are not as good as Jeremy Lin on the bench, his current threat is indeed much greater than Jeremy Lin.

In this round of offense, the Knicks will succeed anyway. If it fails, the Trail Blazers will have the opportunity to reverse the score!

The Knicks continued to promote the characteristics of the small lineup. Their offense was very fast. Anjie had to follow the athletic Stoudemire to run non-stop, and Aldridge had to try his best to bite Anthony on the outside.

This time, when Anthony received the ball, Stoudemire's pick-and-roll happened to be beside him. Their running positions are not fooling around, but have precise route planning.

After Anthony received the ball, he was able to break through the pick-and-roll unabated. Aldridge was blocked by Stoudemire, and the person chasing Anthony naturally became Anjie.

Anjie's speed is naturally not as good as Anthony's. At this time, the Blazers' inside line is also completely emptied. This time, the score never ran away!

Anthony took off again, now, you should try to block one!

Anthony was very lucky, because what he thought just now became a reality immediately. Do what you want, this is Anthony's current state.

Just as he raised his hand to dunk, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind and slapped the basketball into the air.

"Ann! Sacrificing himself to block the shot!" An Jie's speed is indeed no match for Anthony, but Anthony's height and wingspan are also much worse than An Jie's.

An Jie almost threw himself forward in the air, once to make up for the lack of speed. And Anjie's finger really dialed the basketball just before Anthony dunked.

Both the basketball and An Jie lost control. The basketball hit the backboard and rebounded heavily. And An Jie rushed out of bounds, and he finally stopped until he hugged the basketball hoop.

Stoudemire jumped high before Aldridge, he took off the offensive rebound, ready to complete the second attack!

After Stoudemire grabbed the rebound, he immediately raised the ball, and Aldridge took off to block the block. Unexpectedly, Stoudemire was just a fake move. After shaking away Aldridge, Stoudemire took a step forward, ready to jump and dunk on the spot!

"Crack!" Stoudemire jumped to the highest point, just about to smash the basketball into the basket. That damn big hand appeared again!

"Ann! His block streak! Oh my God! Ahn came in from out of bounds and made a block! Two great blocks in a row, all on the Knicks star. Oh my god, this is insane Ann is amazing!" Mike Breen was already incoherent, and his passionate commentary also caught the ears of countless fans.

Stoudemire turned his head in surprise. When he shook Aldridge away, Angie was still out of bounds. But in just a few seconds, An Jie rushed in from outside the boundary to complete the block. Before Aldridge realized what was going on, Crawford, who received the blocked ball, made another fast break.

This time, Crawford evaded J.R. Smith's steal with his trademark back cross step layup and successfully completed the counterattack.

One point against! With only 44 seconds to play, the Trail Blazers led the Knicks by one point away!

Angie's three consecutive blocks since he came on the field have demoralized everyone in the Knicks. They don't know what kind of predicament they will face in the next attack.

So under such worries, J.R. Smith hesitantly broke through for a layup, allowing Anjie to achieve the achievement of four consecutive shots!

Smith obviously lacked confidence in this layup. He hesitated and finally missed the best time for layup, and was bloody again by Anjie.

This time, Crawford didn't play fast break. He controlled the rhythm unhurriedly, preparing to use up the last bit of time to play against the Knicks.

The Knicks did not dare to foul early. They are only one point behind at present, and it is too risky to send their opponents to the free throw line. It's better to defend honestly. If they defend, they still have time to execute the last attack.

Positional warfare, this is An Jie's favorite. At such a critical moment, the offensive ball was undoubtedly handed over to An Jie.

As soon as Anjie held the ball, he discovered that Anthony and Stoudemire had double-teamed him.

Seeing this situation, An Jie did not pass the ball in a panic. Anthony dared to give up Aldridge, which proves that someone must be ambushing him and Aldridge's passing route.

So Anjie didn't pass the ball, he just turned to the right quickly. Anthony and Stoudemire did not dare to act rashly, they were afraid it would be a fake.

However, An Jie made a hook. This time, it was a real shot.

When Anthony and Stoudemire took off to block the shot, the basketball had already flown into the air.

An Jie's hook is very gentle, and the basketball falls into the net obediently, without delay.

3 points, leaving only 13 seconds for the Knicks.

On the last attack, the Blazers completely gave up the defense inside the three-point line. They went all out to attack the outside line, especially J.R. Smith, who had a terrible three-point shooting rate today, was double-teamed by two people.

In the end, the Knicks, who were looking for opportunities outside the three-point line to no avail, scored a goal with a layup and scored two points first. After that, they used a tactical foul.

It's a pity that Courtney Lee's free throws were so stable that Madison Square Garden despaired. Even though their boos were enough to burst eardrums, Courtney Lee still made two free throws, keeping the point difference unchanged.

In the last 3 seconds, Anthony barely fired from the outside. The basketball hit the left side of the rim and then bounced to the right side of the rim. The fans didn't dare to blink their eyes, for fear of missing this scene.

In the end, however, the basketball crawled out. At the same time, the red light on the backboard came on. This red light represents the end of the game, but Anthony's three-pointer failed to hit.

what does that mean. This means that the Trail Blazers are still three points ahead of the Knicks. But the Knicks, there is not even a second to change this number...