The Way of the Center

The playoff match between the Blazers and the Clippers was scheduled for the day after the start of the playoffs. Ω Ω ΩE novel WwΩW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM

Yesterday, many Portland fans have watched other teams' thrilling and tense competition through TV. And now, their long-awaited live match is about to start!

Anjie, DeAndre Jordan is very familiar with this opponent. When the two were still in college, the competition between them attracted much attention.

At that time, DeAndre Jordan had just emerged in college. And now, he has just secured his position in the Clippers.

In this era when centers are gradually declining, DeAndre Jordan is rough in technology, but has excellent athletic ability and is strong enough to defend inside players who can grab rebounds, which is enough to kill the Quartet.

Back then, guys like Jordan could only be called blue-collar. But now, he is stepping towards the star step by step.

However, facing An Jie who looked a lot thinner than himself, DeAndre Jordan was still a little nervous. Since the two met, he had never taken advantage of An Jie. It seems that relying on a strong body and excellent athletic ability alone is not enough for him to defeat the Chinese.

Today, Jordan doesn't want to compete with An Jie like he did in college. He only hoped that he could try his best to contain the monster's swing. Once Angie is fully opened, even if the Clippers have Chris Paul, it will be very dangerous.

Anyone who sees Jordan's body will swallow his saliva. This guy looks stronger than Dwight Howard!

But An Jie, standing in front of DeAndre Jordan now, has a relaxed expression on his face. Anjie has never been afraid of centers bigger than himself. Whether it is O'Neal or Yao Ming, Anjie has bravely confronted them.

Now, this DeAndre Jordan is just a stronger Howard. Whether it is defense or offense, Anjie is full of confidence in himself.

The referee looked around to make sure everyone was where they should be. After that, he threw the basketball high. Although DeAndre Jordan was not as tall as Anjie, he still used his faster bounce and higher jump height to win the basketball by a few centimeters ahead of Anjie.

The height of DeAndre Jordan just now made everyone feel ashamed. Jordan's physical fitness is really better than many historical big centers.

Chris Paul unhurriedly advanced the ball,

Under the shouts of "defense" from the fans at the Rose Garden Stadium, everyone on the Trail Blazers set up their posture, ready to witness the Clippers' first offense!

Don't look at the two strong guys, Griffin and Jordan, who often wreak havoc on the basket and seem to be very destructive. But the scariest person in this Clippers team is actually Paul who is in possession of the ball at the moment!

If the Clippers don't have Paul, they probably don't belong to a playoff-level team. But it is with this excellent brain that the Clippers can soar and return to the playoffs after 6 years. You know, this is Paul's first season joining the Clippers, and what kind of results the Clippers will get better and better after that is indeed very exciting.

Before An Jie came back to his senses, DeAndre Jordan had already been promoted to a high position. The little Jordan guy can be said to have no range, nor does he have excellent passing ability. Therefore, there is only one possibility for him to mention the high position, and that is to pick and roll for Chris Paul who is holding the ball!

This is one of the most commonly used combinations of the Clippers. After a season, the pick-and-rolls that Jordan put on for Paul cannot be counted by numbers. So seeing Jordan coming up, Paul was familiar with it and started immediately!

However, Anjie's interference made DeAndre Jordan's position very uncomfortable, so despite this guy's huge physique, but this time the quality of Jordan's pick-and-roll was not high.

If any other guard had come through such a poor pick-and-roll, Felton might have stopped him long ago. But this guard of the Clippers is one of the top 1 positions in the league!

Although the quality of Jordan's pick-and-roll was not good, Paul suddenly stepped up and broke through Felton with his own speed!

As soon as Paul broke through, Angie and Felton immediately chased after him, and Aldridge in front also caught up, ready to block the "Queen Bee" head-on.

This guy, alone attracted the defense of three Trail Blazers. An Jie can be regarded as chasing a counterfeit master, but facing the speed of Chris Paul, An Jie found that he has no chance of preventing him at all!

Now, whether Chris Paul's breakthrough can successfully score depends entirely on Aldridge's interception.

Paul continued to increase, and when there was only one step between him and Aldridge who was defending, he suddenly threw the basketball into the air!

Aldridge jumped up and intercepted like a conditioned reflex, but found that his fingers were far from the basketball that was still rising!

"The ball is crooked!" Although he failed to stop the ball, Aldridge still applauded secretly in his heart! Judging from the flight trajectory of the basketball, the ball seems to have deviated from the basket.

But he didn't know that Chris Paul's original intention of throwing the basketball was not to score. The reason why the ball is crooked is because Paul deliberately passed it crookedly.

As soon as Aldridge landed, he saw a figure walking by him out of the corner of his eye. He turned around in astonishment, only to see Griffin, who had risen into the air, grabbed the basketball that had just started to fall, and then dunked it heavily into the basket!

"Beautiful alley-oop cooperation, this is the most common way of connecting Paul and Griffin! The first ball in the opening, the alley-oop city used their favorite and good method, and took the lead!" Griffin's dunk not only Not only is he as powerful as Anjie, but he also has a dunk height that Anjie doesn't have!

Therefore, Griffin's dunk looks more enjoyable than Anjie's dunk by more than one level.

Although it was Griffin who scored the goal, the defensive loopholes did not lie in the two inside players, Anjie and Aldridge.

The reason why the Trail Blazers' defense will be torn apart is because of the insertion of Chris Paul's sharp knife!

"Felton, you're in serious trouble tonight." This time, An Jie didn't say that he would keep an eye on Felton's back. Because he himself doesn't know whether he can keep up with Paul's breakthrough.

Scored the first point of the game in the form of an alley-oop, and the morale of all members of the Clippers was greatly boosted. The Blazers who claim to have an inside defense like a fortified wall are nothing more than that!

Although the Trail Blazers performed well during the regular season, there are always a few "regular season teams" who don't know how to play once they arrive in the playoffs. Maybe, the seemingly vicious pioneer is one of them?

But soon, the Clippers players knew they had made a big mistake. Thinking of the pioneers as "paper tigers" is really the biggest mistake in their lives!

The Trail Blazers can't guard Paul and Griffin, can the Clippers guard Anjie and Aldridge? Obviously, the answer is no!

An Jie admitted that Jordan is not only physically strong, but his pace is not slow either. It's hard to hit with the back, and it's impossible to turn around and break through. An Jie can only give up the next best thing and give the offensive opportunity to his teammates!

As soon as the ball was handed over to Wesley Matthews, Angie immediately stood outside the three-second zone and made a pick-and-roll action.

"Is this guy stupid?" DeAndre Jordan didn't know who else Anjie could pick and roll for. Now, except for Aldridge, the rest of the Trail Blazers were all outside the three-point line. No one can help An Jie's pick-and-roll so close to the three-second zone.

Just when Jordan was still laughing at An Jie's basketball IQ in his heart, he found a tall guy flashing past his eyes! And this guy's defender was completely delayed by An Jie's pick and roll!

With Anjie's pick-and-roll, Aldridge started to shoot. Although DeAndre Jordan jumped very aggressively, he still failed to interfere successfully before Aldridge made a shot.

"From the pick-and-roll cooperation between the inside and the inside, we can see that Ann and Aldridge really know how to attack the basket! Now let us see who will take the lead in controlling the situation." Grid When Riffin dunked the first goal, Mike Breen knew that Anjie would definitely fight back.

Unexpectedly, Anjie handed over the heavy responsibility of revenge to Aldridge.

"I'm right. Going for a morning jog in the Rose Garden will bring us good luck!" Aldridge gave Anjie a thumbs up to thank him for his assist.

"To be able to play this kind of cooperation in the small space inside, these two guys really deserve their reputation." Griffin picked up the basketball on the ground. He and Aldridge have been following closely, but because of An Jie's The pick-and-roll, which led to him giving Aldridge the shot.

Griffin knew that in the upcoming games, he would encounter this similar but very difficult tactical coordination many times.

After the first round of contact, both the Blazers and the Clippers knew that the opponent was not a so-called "regular season" team. Their strength is definitely enough to make the playoffs extremely exciting.

2 to 2, both sides played an attack each, and both showed the tip of the iceberg of their own strength.

Seeing Paul who came over again after receiving the ball from the baseline, An Jie patted his arms.

It was just a trial just now, but next, it will be a real fight!

The trial time is over, now is the real battle time!