The Way of the Center

"Ann's big hook! After entering, Morris still didn't respond. He thought Ann was going to shake his shoulders!"

"Ann made a breakthrough! An emergency stop, a half-turning jumper, and then go in! My God, have you ever seen any insider who can score points on Morris like this!?"

"Dunk! An Jie walked to the basket easily this time, and Morris has been beaten by his good buddies. ΩE ΩΩ novel Ww%W.1XIAOSHUO.COM, this tough defensive guy, is completely incompetent. Defense!" Morris is completely afraid to make any moves now, as long as he reacts, Anjie will use another way to avoid the defense and attack the basket. Since college, Morris knew that Anjie was very well-rounded. It's just that he didn't expect this guy to be so comprehensive.

Footsteps, shoulders, head, An Jie's whole body is full of feints! Breakthroughs, hooks, jump shots, dunks, Anjie can use all methods to score.

At first, Wesley Matthews' strong offense made the Thunder players think that the Trail Blazers were going to give up the inside offense. But now, they would rather deal with the two Matthews than let An Jie's crazy performance continue!

Seven minutes into the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the mighty Thunder by 8 points at home! If it took longer, the point difference would have been widened to double digits.

However, the temporary victory did not make Rickard's mind overwhelmed. Although An Jie's dominant performance made the Thunder unable to handle it at all, he still replaced An Jie on time.

An Jie has already proved his state in just a few minutes, and Calder can rest assured that An Jie will play at a critical moment.

"Don't use the experience of the last game to defend Ann, defend according to your own judgment." Morris and Anjie, who had been tortured, left the field at the same time. Jeff Van Gundy said that to him. It proves that the arrangement he made against An Jie has completely failed!

An Jie didn't play according to any "offensive habits" at all today. This guy proved that as long as you are versatile enough, you don't need any damn offensive habits at all. He can score in any way, and Morris can't figure out all his moves.

When Anjie was off the court, the banner of the Trail Blazers' offense naturally fell on Aldridge's shoulders. Aldridge, who scored Anjie in two consecutive games, was slightly inefficient by Ibaka's defense today.

Originally, after Anjie left the field, the Blazers had very few offensive points. Now that Aldridge misfired, the Blazers' originally strong offense stagnated instantly.

So, Rickard had to take Courtney Lee and Crawford ahead of time. Facts have proved that Ricard's choice is correct,

The Thunder then bombarded the rim guarded by the Blazers. Durant and Westbrook's shooting percentage is not high today, but these two guys continue to score with unreasonable crazy shots.

Fortunately, Jamal Crawford and Courtney Lee were able to fight back on the offensive end, otherwise the advantage that Anjie had finally established would be exhausted.

2o to 26, at the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers still held a 6-point advantage. This intermission is definitely not easy for Jeff Van Gundy, because he must find a way to contain Anjie's offense.

Shrink, forcing Anjie to pass the ball. This is currently the only plan Jeff Van Gundy can come up with. Aldridge's shooting didn't feel very good today, so Jeff Van Gundy dared to use such a defensive strategy. Now whether it is Crawford or Aldridge, they are not as dangerous as Anjie!

The start of the second quarter was uneventful. The second team of the two teams played inextricably, with back and forth. However, Bledsoe and Batum still relied on their superior offensive ability to further narrow the point difference to 4 points.

In one attack, Bledsoe was tricked by Crawford's Byver to take off and block the block. And taking advantage of this opportunity, Crawford leaned on Bledsoe and caused a foul from beyond the three-point line.

At the same time, An Jie, who was sitting on the ground in front of the technical stage, suddenly stood up. He quickly took off his training clothes and was ready to play!

"Swipe." With the cooperation of the fans, Crawford was able to throw the ball in a quiet environment for the first free throw. Anjie walked onto the field and high-fived Marcus Camby, who was out of breath. All eyes were on him. Even though Crawford had just completed a beautiful three-point foul just now, he could only be reduced to a supporting role now.

After two free throws, Crawford made them steadily. Bledsoe, who received the bottom line ball, felt a little less excited and a little more nervous. What he had to face now was An Jie's defense!

Bledsoe's breakthrough was still very fast, and the thin Crawford was directly pushed away by Bledsoe. Facing Anjie, Bledsoe intends to distribute the ball to the outside line in the air. However, Anjie's defensive range is so large that he doesn't even have room to pass the ball.

Reluctantly shot the ball from Anjie's armpit, this was not a good pass but was intercepted by Gerald Wallace who was good at ambushing. Bledsoe's shortcoming of making frequent mistakes at critical moments began to appear so early in the second quarter.

In transition, the experienced Gerald Wallace played a textbook breakthrough in front of Bledsoe. He made Bledsoe realize how immature he was!

In this attack, Courtney Lee and Crawford quickly pulled to the two bottom corners, and Gerald Wallace advanced with the ball to attack the frame. In fact, a pass made it easy for Courtney Lee Hit a 3-pointer in the open spot. Unknowingly, the point difference between the two teams came to 10 points!

Anjie had only been on the court for less than two minutes, and he forced Jeff Van Gundy to use up a timeout. This guy is already one of the most dominant players in the league, but Jeff Van Gundy, who has seen countless ups and downs, discovered something different from the strength of the Trail Blazers.

"Morris, Ann always scored the most points when he was playing in college?" Unexpectedly, Van Gundy did not immediately arrange tactics, but asked Morris a nonsensical question.

"Ah? Of course! We were not considered a wealthy team at that time, unlike other universities filled with talented players one after another. There are only a few in the entire team who can score, and Ann is the most sure on the offensive end. He is a human being, so his scores are often the highest. Boss, I know that An Jie is very good, you don’t need to remind me.” Thinking of the time when he fought side by side with An Jie in college, Morris misses it very much, but now he does not miss it. past time.

"Well..." Van Gundy thought about it, and then he glanced at Westbrook. Back then, Westbrook's lineup was more than a grade better than Iowa State University's lack of Morris. Similarly, the depth of the Thunder's lineup is not comparable to that of the Trail Blazers. Instead of focusing on An Jie, why not...

"Listen man, let's play like this..." Van Gundy began to draw the tactical board, but the expressions of the Thunder players were not quite right.

Re-emerging, Ricard has already brought up all his five tigers. Correspondingly, Jeff Van Gundy did not make reservations.

However, the Thunder's first attack after coming back from the timeout made the Rose Garden fans feel very cheerful.

Westbrook gave up possession of the ball rarely this time, and just after halftime, he handed the basketball to the scoring leader Kevin Durant.

Seeing Gerald Wallace rushing towards him with bared teeth and claws, Durant just calmly protected the ball and observed the opportunities that appeared around him.

Morris picked up the pick and roll, and Ibacara reached the middle distance. The interior has been vacated for Durant, and people are eager to see what kind of sparks the scoring leader will have against the best defensive player.

Although Durant plays more off the ball in the Thunder, this does not mean that Durant's offense with the ball will be very poor.

He dribbled the ball to the left, only to suddenly snatch it back with his amazingly long arms.

Gerald Wallace couldn't slow down such a wide-ranging change of direction. Coupled with Morris' pick-and-roll, Durant passed Gerald Wallace cleanly with just one move!

Resolutely holding the ball to the basket, Anjie also struggled to defend the penalty area, hoping to contain the attack of Durant, a former teammate.

Durant first stared at the basket, then glanced at Westbrook's position. Although Durant's scoring average per game is scary, it doesn't mean that he only knows how to rush when he gets the ball like Westbrook. This guy's calmness and team awareness are much better than people imagined.

Durant didn't take off, but stopped suddenly! The emergency stop jump shot in the breakthrough, this is Durant's most commonly used and most efficient offensive method!

Just when Anjie and everyone in the Trail Blazers focused on Durant, he suddenly changed his shot into a pass. Only then did people realize that Westbrook was unattended beyond the three-point line!

Without hesitation, Westbrook pulled up and shot after receiving the ball. Felton covered his head in frustration, but Anjie didn't give up. He was approaching the basket, hoping to protect the rebound!

The flight arc of the ball is very flat, and Westbrook's throwing power is used a lot, but it seems that the wrist pressing action is not in place.

"Dang!" With a crisp sound, Westbrook's shot hit the basket's neck and failed to hit!

"Hey!" Van Gundy gritted his teeth, this kind of opportunity will not appear in this game. However, Westbrook did not grasp it.

Because Westbrook's shot was very powerful, Morris, who was stuck under the basket, lost his favorable position for rebounding. Durant is ready to compete with Anjie, but how can the scoring champion compete with Anjie in terms of rebounding skills alone?

Jumping high to get the rebound, Anjie handed the ball to Raymond Felton. The Blazers' offense was very simple. Felton handed over the basketball to Angie after he was in position. An Jie held the ball and observed the Thunder's defense, always feeling weird.

Without thinking too much, An Jie turned around and planned to break through. However, Morris' reaction speed was not slow either. He quickly blocked An Jie's breakthrough route. An Jie wanted to pass the ball, but found that he had no place to pass it!

Bite the bullet, Anjie shot from the baseline against the defense. However, the orange basketball still fell into the net!

"An Jie's state today is simply unstoppable. That attack just now can be said to be Morris's best defense of the game. However, An Jie still managed to score the ball, and the point difference has become 12 points!" ccTV5 broadcast Indoors, Yu Jia was also full of praise for An Jie's goal.

Everyone thought that what An Jie had just completed was a wonderful attack, but few people found something wrong with it.

In the second attack, Anjie hit a hook. Still no pass, still Anjie's singles.

For the third time, Anjie forced Morris to foul at the basket, did not pass the ball, and did not cooperate.

Fourth time, fifth time, sixth time. For six consecutive offenses, Anjie didn't pass the ball! It's not because he's alone, but because the Thunder sees the rest of the Trail Blazers seriously, and Anjie has no room to pass the ball at all!

However, it was this sixth attack that An Jie missed. Continuously holding the ball and head-to-head with Morris, Anjie's physical strength was exhausted too quickly.

An Jie felt that what he was facing seemed a little familiar, and he remembered the experience he faced when he was in college. Ben Holland's trick to defeat the Cyclones was to allow Anjie to play freely with other players who seemed not to be strong in the Cyclones. In the end, use a stronger lineup to drag down An Jie alone!

Now, Jeff Van Gundy is using exactly this trick!

If it weren't for Durant and Westbrook's weak offense, Anjie might have been dragged down long ago!

Ricard naturally also saw Van Gundy's strategy, but Anjie can continue to score now, so he has not made any adjustments for the time being.

Thanks to the tireless work of Durant and Westbrook, two good buddies, when the second quarter ended, a tired and exhausted Anjie still kept the lead. 45 to 55, the Blazers ended the first half competition between the two sides with a double-digit point difference.

The fans in the Rose Garden shouted frantically, and the bearded man happily high-fived the oil tycoon sitting beside him. However, Anjie and Ricard knew that they could lead only because of the inaction of Westbrook and Durant.

In the second half, who can guarantee that these two guys will continue to slump?

Behind the 10-point lead, there are hidden dangers that cannot be ignored. The lack of strength in the overall lineup of the Trail Blazers has begun to become the key target of Van Gundy.