The Way of the Center

Lillard is sprinting forward with all his strength, and no Knicks player on the court can match his speed now.

ball? It doesn't matter, Lillard believes that Anjie will be able to pass the ball to himself!

Sure enough, the basketball was quickly thrown vigorously by An Jie, running through the audience. Lillard turned back and straightened his arms, unloading the ball perfectly. Next, what Lillard has to do is very simple.

Take off in one step from the free throw line, and stretch every joint of your body as much as possible in the air. After Lillard glides in the air for a certain distance in a graceful posture, he exerts all his strength and smashes the ball into the frame!

The loud noise from the basket also brought Carmelo Anthony, who was staying in place, back to his senses. The first duel between him and An Jie just now ended with An Jie completing the peg board cap!

"Woooo~~~~" Immediately, a huge boo burst out from the silent Madison Square Garden. However, Angie put his right hand on his ear, signaling the Knicks fans to speak louder.

"This guy." Spike Lee shook his head helplessly. Now, even a super scorer like Anthony, is it difficult to confront An Jie in one-on-one?

In fact, Anthony's offense just now was too biased towards the inside. On the inside, An Jie is naturally not afraid of anyone. If Anthony confronts Anjie on the outside, Anjie may not necessarily take advantage.

Anthony naturally knew this problem, so the second offense, this guy didn't continue to hold the ball in the low post. The reason why he was able to play with ease in the fourth position before, to put it bluntly, is that he has not met a decent opponent.

Today, with Anjie, the traditional strong insider, in the three-second zone, how could these outside players just get in whenever they want.

This is a hand-to-hand battlefield for big men, outside players, it's better not to get involved.

But after Anthony held the ball on the outside, the man who defended him became the difficult Iguodala.

An Jie is not stupid, he will not use his weakness to confront Anthony. Whether it is defense or offense, a center can play his greatest threat when he is under the basket.

I don't know if it was affected by the block just now, but Anthony's firing from outside the three-point line this time lost his aim. He failed to continue to score for the Knicks, but added another stroke to Anjie's rebounding data.

After the Blazers attacked, Anthony, who was at the fourth position, naturally needed to start a duel with the inside players. Mike Woodson thinks that Hickson will not have a big impact on Anthony's defense, which is indeed the case. Ricard also knows that Hickson will not show any outstanding offensive performance even if he faces Anthony.

But it's a waste of Anthony not playing at this point, so Ricard naturally made such an adjustment.

"Lillard's driving is so steady, you can't tell this guy is a rookie player! Anthony is in the low post, and he is going to post J.J. Hickson. Huh? Oh! Ann! Ann before Anthony finds Hickson , took the initiative to rely on Anthony! This is a misplaced opportunity, and the heads-up between Ann and Anthony will continue!"

After An Jie leaned on Anthony, he pushed back with force from his waist, and Anthony immediately took a big step back. Now centers like Anjie and Jordan Jr. will not necessarily lose in the low post, let alone Anthony who plays outside?

An Jie's leaning made him walk into a deep position. Seeing this situation, Lillard suddenly made a pass, and the Knicks' penalty area was instantly full of threats.

After Anjie took the ball, Anthony just recovered from the previous impact. He continued to support An Jie's waist, struggling to death.

An Jie slapped the basketball on the ground with both hands, sat down suddenly, and turned to face the frame forcefully relying on his body and strength.

At this point, Anthony has been squeezed out of a defensive position. What about Anjie? He has already reached the basket, so naturally he will not give up this opportunity to wreak havoc on the basket.

Taking off on the spot and hanging on the frame with both hands vigorously, the basketball hoop at Madison Square Garden was once again destroyed. Where is Anthony? He could only watch An Jie complete the performance in front of him while losing his position.

"This is not a level against Shaq at all. If I were coach Woodson, I would put Cameron back to the third position as soon as possible. With Ann in the paint area, not everyone can stay." Kenny Smith felt that he couldn't stand it anymore. Anthony's defense in the low post was really embarrassing.

Woodson couldn't hear Kenny Smith's commentary, so he couldn't "obediently" change Anthony to the third position.

Steve Novak's precise three-pointer is a heavy weapon for the Knicks to chase points and even open the score. Everyone knows that three-pointers are the fastest way to change the score, but the premise is that you have to be able to make shots.

When Anthony was in the low post, Iguodala's defense didn't give Novak room to shoot.

When Anthony returned to the perimeter, Hickson's slightly slow footsteps did give Novak a shot, but it was just a shot.

Under Hickson's fierce defense, Novak fired three times from beyond the three-point line, but none of them hit.

At this time, Mike Woodson finally lost his patience. He originally wanted Novak to help Anthony chase points, but now it seems that this big white shooter has become a burden instead.

Novak is not the main force, if he didn't seize the opportunity to perform, then he would not even think about playing for the rest of the day.

Anthony finally returned to the third position, and he finally escaped from Anjie's clutches. The effect of the substitution was immediate. Anthony immediately started the crazy offensive mode again, and unsolvable goals appeared again and again.

Maybe the next time Anthony is interviewed, he won't say that he can play with ease in the fourth position.

The game finally got back on track, but the Blazers had already gained some ground in that time, too. Coupled with the good performances of Batum and Courtney Lee today, when the halftime game ended, the score became 57 to 49, and the Blazers led by eight points.

In the second quarter, Anthony scored another high score in a single quarter, 11 points. Throughout the half, Anthony scored 24 points. But besides Anthony and J.R., the Knicks scored the most points with Ronnie Brewer's 5 points.

On the other hand, for the Blazers, Anjie not only made 9 of 10 shots in the half and scored 18 points, but Lillard and Batum also scored 12 and 11 points respectively.

The Knicks only have superstars, and the Blazers have not only had superstars, but others have also performed well. The Knicks should feel lucky that they are only 8 points behind.

At halftime, Mike Woodson emphasized that his players should play team basketball. He originally just wanted to get more support from Anthony as much as possible, but the Knicks players understood that other people also need to shoot more and attack more.

So as soon as the third quarter came up, the performance of the entire Knicks can be described as a mess.

Whether it is the main force or a substitute, whether it is a star or a nobody. Everyone on the Knicks dares to play and shoot. If the players can score the ball, then the Knicks will pose a huge threat to the Blazers in doing so. After all, the offense with more flowers is the most troublesome offense. But the problem is that the Knicks, who are not very talented, dare to shoot, but whether they can make it or not is another matter.

Being inexplicably robbed of the right to shoot, Anthony's rhythm is also greatly affected. His aim began to miss the basket, and his mood became more irritable. Finally, after he missed another shot, Anthony cursed angrily.

He wasn't scolding someone, this guy just wanted to vent the anger he found suppressed in his heart. But even so, the loud swearing made the referee immediately give Anthony a technical foul.

Ricard took this opportunity to call a timeout, hoping to end the game in one go while the Knicks were in a mess. And Mike Woodson also trained everyone except Anthony and J.R. bloody.

"What are you playing! I asked you to assist Cameron to score, not to ask you to attack randomly! The point difference has become 14 points, gentlemen, 14 points! If you think the point difference is not big enough, then Keep messing around! Keep being mocked by the media, keep disappointing the fans! Pick-and-rolls, passes, aggressive play! That's what I want to see, not random shots." Mike Wood Sen Yitong was so angry that the Knicks' bench was silent.

When he played again, Woodson found that An Jie had been replaced. Now there is not much time left in the third quarter, but the Trail Blazers hold a 14-point advantage. Therefore, it is understandable for Anjie to rest first and not prepare for the fourth quarter.

Anthony seemed to see an opportunity to move back to the situation, but he was very physically exhausted, but he did not play more easily when Anjie was resting.

Although Anjie's internal defense immediately dropped to a level without being in the Trail Blazers, their offensive firepower on the outside is still fierce.

Anthony chased hard, but found that it was too difficult to fill up the 14 points in a short time.

When the buzzer sounded for the end of the third quarter, Anjie had almost recovered, but Anthony was out of breath.

78 to 68, although Anthony recovered a little point, the point difference is still 10 points.

Looking at the energetic Anjie and the tired and sweaty Anthony, Ricard was full of confidence in the fourth quarter.

When Anjie played his best in the fourth quarter without physical constraints, Ricard wanted to see how the Knicks would come back!

"Coach! In the fourth quarter, give me the ball!" On the Knicks bench, before Woodson could speak, a voice about the team's tactical arrangements came out.

After Anthony finished speaking, he drank the Gatorade in the paper cup in one gulp, and stared at Mike Woodson firmly.

The duel between star and star is destined to take over the entire fourth quarter.

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