The Way of the Center

"These two lunatics." Rickard shook his head with a smile. He didn't arrange the tactic just now. If someone made such a mess in normal times, Ricard would have yelled at him long ago. But he will not stop this behavior now, he cannot interrupt the tacit understanding that Anjie and Lillard have just established.

Lillard scored a three-pointer on his head, and Westbrook, who was already holding his breath, wanted to prove himself even more. The No. 0 rookie of the Trail Blazers was not taught a lesson in the first round, but was humiliated by him. Putting this kind of thing on Westbrook is intolerable.

Anjie had just established a firm foothold outside the three-second zone, and Westbrook had already passed the half court with the ball. Judging by his menacing eyes, the rest of the Thunder team should not even want to get the basketball.

Lillard deliberately put Westbrook a step away. He knew how sharp Westbrook's breakthrough was. I would rather let this guy get some shooting space than let him break through easily.

Westbrook naturally understood Lillard's defensive intentions. He was indeed prepared to make a jump shot as soon as he stepped on the three-point line at the beginning. But thinking of his appalling shooting percentage in the last game, Westbrook dismissed the idea.

Seeing Westbrook slow down, Lillard thought he was going to shoot. Just as the Trail Blazers guard wearing the black No. 0 jersey was about to move forward, the Thunder's No. 0 guard suddenly accelerated!

Lillard's eyes widened, and he felt that Westbrook had rushed in front of him in just an instant.

"It's so fast!" The guy subconsciously moved laterally to stop him, but Lillard, who was slightly thin, couldn't stop Westbrook who rushed up.

Westbrook squeezed out a way, broke through Lillard, and attacked the basket that Anjie was defending without fear.

Take three steps, jump up, layup! Westbrook played very resolutely, unless Anjie's ball was blocked. Otherwise, he will have no choice but to foul!

"Peng!" Just when Westbrook was about to collide with An Jie, he was knocked to the ground by something flying from the side. This force is really too great, as if walking on the road in the early morning and suddenly being knocked down by a speeding passenger car.

Aldridge raised his arm, indicating that he was the one who fouled, not Anjie. Protecting Anjie from foul trouble is also one of Aldridge's responsibilities. If someone dares to kill the penalty area directly, Aldridge dares to attack him.

"Damn it, that's fine. It's not bad for LaMarcus to foul with his back!" Westbrook got up cursing, even Aldridge was surprised that this guy could stand up by himself so quickly. It is said that this guy's body is made of iron, and it seems to be true.

Westbrook got his wish and made damage to the inside of the Trail Blazers. He also seized the opportunity of two free throws and scored the first two points of the game for the Thunder.

"Jeff Van Gundy, that guy is really simple and rude." Ricard could see that the way for the Thunder to solve the problem today is to take the lead in defeating the toughest part of the Trail Blazers!

"If Lillard can continue to put pressure on Westbrook on the offensive end, it will be different," Divac mused in response, wishing he hadn't had the option to connect the two boys. wrong.

White chocolate and Divac? Anjie and Lillard still can't play that kind of high-fluency gorgeous offense. But when Lillard assisted Anjie with a no-look pass and made a mid-range shot,

Divac still sees himself in these two guys.

Now the annoyed person became Morris again. He was prepared to deal with Anjie's singles in the low post, but he didn't know that Lillard used a quick crotch back pull to accelerate past Wei. sterbrook.

Seeing Lillard slanting into the penalty area again, Morris had to defend to the basket. However, just as Lillard was advancing, he used a beautiful pass without looking behind and sent the ball to Anjie.

Because Lillard's pass was very confusing, when Anjie received the ball, Morris hadn't been able to react. And when he rushed over to interfere, it was already too late.

Anjie's mid-range and short-range shots were steadily hit, and Lillard was very happy because he found that Anjie seemed to understand his own thoughts! The chemical reaction between these two zeros is growing unconsciously.

"As an older rookie, Damian Lillard's skills have basically taken shape. His passing just now has both the flamboyance unique to young people and the calmness that is difficult for young people. With this kind of guy delivering ammunition for himself, Ann You should be at ease." O'Neill thought of his old opponent, Yao Ming, who was still in the Rockets back then, and that guy played so aggrieved because he had been suffering from the lack of good guards to provide him with ammunition.

However, as Yao Ming's compatriot, An Jie's luck seems to be very good.

After the Thunder's offense, Westbrook also staged a good show. But unlike Lillard's "premeditated" sudden points, the reason why Westbrook chose to break through the ball was only because he was completely blocked and had no second choice other than passing.

The person who received the pass from Westbrook was called Kevin Durant, but facing Iguodala who was eyeing him, Durant knew that today's task would not be completed so quickly.

Durant's offense with the ball has improved a lot in the past few years. Now, he is confident that he can play tricks in front of an excellent perimeter defender like Iguodala.

After a few quick crotch changes, Durant suddenly paused, planning to break through!

Iguodala's reaction was timely, and he blocked Durant's breakthrough route. But Durant didn't give up because of this. He pushed Iguodala with his shoulder. Seeing Durant's shoulder, Iguodala, an old slick, fell to the ground and prepared to foul. After a few seconds, the whistle has not yet sounded. At this time, Iguodala realized that the referee ignored him at all!

Seeing that Iguodala hadn't gotten up from the ground, Durant took a step back and jumped out of the three-point line, before he even adjusted his center of gravity and shot. He can't procrastinate, he has to get the ball out before Iguodala gets in position.

The entire three-second zone was blocked by Anjie and Aldridge, and Morris and Ibaka couldn't squeeze in. Unless the ball bounces too far, the rebound must go to the Blazers.

However, Durant's weird shooting action because of his unstable center of gravity just let the ball fall into the net! The ball might be too big if Durant's center of gravity is stable, but it is precisely because Durant's whole body is tilted that the flight trajectory of the ball is just right.

The Thunder's two juniors joined forces, forcing Rickard to stand up from the bench. In the playoffs of last season, the Thunder's multi-point blooming brought a lot of trouble to the Blazers.

However, when the Trail Blazers attacked again, Ricard relaxed a lot.

For this ball, Lillard did not choose to connect with Anjie again. They had cooperated frequently in the previous rounds and were already targeted by Morris. Morris has been deliberately keeping a distance from Anjie. In fact, he is waiting for Lillard to pass the ball so that he can steal it!

It's just a pity that Lillard saw the trick in Morris' mind. He looked at An Jie firmly, and raised his hand to pass the ball. Just as Lillard released the ball, the basketball flew to the other side of Anjie's position as if it had been installed with a remote control.

"Another eye-pleasing pass, oh my gosh, these are images we couldn't see last season when Felton was in power!"

The basketball flew into Iguodala's hands. In fact, even Iguodala was deceived by Lillard's fake eyes. It's just his highly concentrated attention that made him catch the ball subconsciously.

After receiving the ball, Iguodala took advantage of the situation and made a fake shot. Although Durant was not shaken, he was still affected by the forward shift of his center of gravity.

With Durant's reaction time of a few tenths of a second, Iguodala seized the opportunity and rushed to the basket.

People say that Iguodala is the West Coast's version of LeBron James, and that's true. Iguodala's strong body like a cow allows him to break through Durant with a crushing advantage.

Iguodala is used to jumping on one foot innately, and this has not changed since he entered the NBA to play. There are many advantages to taking off on one foot, but there will be defects in the balance of taking off like this.

Naturally, Durant was unwilling to let Iguodala complete a wonderful performance on his head. He jumped up vigorously, intending to take the basketball from Iguodala's hand with the advantage of his wingspan.

Iguodala was squeezed out of focus by Durant in the air, let alone scoring now, as long as Iguodala doesn't fall badly enough, thank God.

Although he failed to score directly, Durant's foul was still indispensable. Iguodala's performance at the free throw line has been stable, and there are no surprises today.

The Thunder have a way for the Thunder to bloom more, but this year's Trail Blazers also have the strength to accompany them to the end. Their offense is no longer limited to Anjie and Aldridge. No matter who they look for in the starting five, they all have the ability to end the offense!

In the following games, the rivalry between Lillard and Westbrook became the theme, and Durant and Angie, the two bosses of their respective teams, became supporting roles instead.

The game was played so intensely for several minutes, and it was not until the time for the rotation came that the game took a turn.

Reggie Jackson, an unknown guy, played very bravely today. Derek and Fisher are seasoned, but it is also true that they are slow.

Jackson took advantage of this and frequently broke through Fisher to score.

As for the Trail Blazers, I don't know if it's because of their old club. Nicolas Batum's shooting percentage is not good. He was still working hard in the playoffs last season for this team's championship dream. Now that he returns to Oklahoma so soon and fights against the Thunder, the Frenchman must have some lumps in his heart. But fortunately, although the Thunder team has gained some advantages, the score is still not opened.

However, when the five players on both sides were all substitute players, the Thunder slowly opened the score by relying on the offense of Bledsoe and Jackson.

After a while, An Jie, who was sitting on the bench, saw the red light on the timer on the backboard. After that, he looked up at the big screen again. 21 to 29, under the extraordinary performance of Bledsoe and Reggie Jackson, the Thunder took an eight-point lead!

Not just Westbrook, today, all Thunder guards are crazy!

Eight points behind, the rise of the guard... All these difficulties have made the Trail Blazers passive.

Damian Lillard, the guy who was directly facing up to those lunatics, might have to take on greater responsibilities and officially become Angie's right-hand man.

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