The Way of the Center

Under the screaming of Madison Square Garden fans, the break in the third quarter passed very quickly. And the narrators of various TV stations also made various predictions about the upcoming decisive battle between the two sides.

Almost all neutral fans set their sights on this game, the individual performances of the stars and the skillful cooperation of the team, the wonderful offense and the tough and fierce defense. All of these, you can find in this game.

Although the Knicks are now 10 points behind the Blazers, it is not surprising that they won by 10 points in 12 minutes. What's more, Anthony and J.R. Smith both feel so good today.

In China, during the rare New Year's Day holiday, basketball courts everywhere are empty. It's not because the colder weather makes people who love basketball don't want to go out to play, but because Chinese fans are now staring at the TV or computer, watching the final match between Anjie and Anthony in rare free time.

Perhaps David Stern would never have imagined that arranging a game with Angie on January 1 would achieve such unexpected ratings. Maybe in the future, Stern will make a special "New Year's Day War" for Chinese fans.

While the ratings continued to soar, the tension of the game also continued to heat up. Although Ricard has the advantage now, he has to admit that he still hasn't found a way to limit Anthony.

Only during the second quarter when Anthony and Anjie confronted each other, Anthony could be guarded.

In fact, this is not that Ricard or Iguodala is incompetent, but that superstars are superstars precisely because they are unstoppable!

"Are you sure, Cameron!" Mike Woodson didn't expect Anthony to speak so bluntly.

"Believe me, I can settle all this. As long as you all give me the ball!" Anthony clenched his fists, and the poor paper cup had been trampled beyond recognition by him.

"Huh..." Woodson sighed, the game has been played for three quarters, and the Knicks scored in double figures,

But still only Anthony and J.R. Smith. Stoudemire? That guy can't even handle Meyers Leonard today, can you still expect him to stand up in the fourth quarter? Maybe this method is unreasonable, but now, the Knicks can only look up to Anthony.

"Okay, okay, we will try our best to assist you!" The head coach listens to the players, this is the right that only superstars have.

"Don't worry guys, it's just ten points, it's nothing to be afraid of." Anthony stared at An Jie on the other side of the court as he spoke. Come on Chinese kid, it's time for a showdown!

However, when Anthony was a little dumbfounded, when he had gathered enough energy to go on the court and prepare to fight, he found that Anjie did not appear on the court.

Meyers Leonard and Jared Jeffries became the inside combination that Ricard sent to the field at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Ricard's intentions are obvious, he just intends to use 10 points of advantage to buy more rest time for Anjie and the others.

Anthony naturally does not allow such a thing to happen, he must force Ricard to replace Anjie as soon as possible. If you wait for Anjie to rest enough before playing, the Knicks will suffer a lot! And the only way to force Ricard to make a substitution is to close the score!

So as soon as the fourth quarter started, Anthony kicked off the decisive battle between the two sides with a wonderful dunk.

Without Anjie, Anthony was finally able to attack the inside line to vent his anger. Although Leonard is tall, he simply cannot withstand the impact of Anthony. On the offensive end, without Anjie as the core transfer, the bench lineup led by Lillard alone seems much immature.

Maybe Fisher can lead the Trail Blazers' bench to perform well, but Lillard can't do this.

Taking advantage of the mistakes made by Lillard's reluctant pass, Anthony tried his best to move forward in the retreating crowd. This guy is going to attack again! Everyone thinks so.

However, when Anthony went inside and attracted three trailing Blazers players to take off to block the block, the orange basketball jumped out of the crowd.

"This is actually a breakthrough shot? Who will wait outside the three-point line? Oh! It's J.R. Smith! He made a decisive shot... a three-pointer, and it was beautiful!" Even Mike Brown Lin didn't expect that Anthony would pass the ball at this time. It seems that he also realized that he still needs a reliable helper to climb to the top.

Ricard originally thought that Anthony was alone, but now, J, R, and Smith's fierce firepower has shared a lot of pressure for Anthony. When these two scorers are showing their power at the same time, let alone a 10-point difference, I'm afraid they can get back even 20 points.

Seeing that the score is slowly approaching, it is indeed difficult for the Blazers' substitutes to score. Rickard looked down at his watch, Anjie's rest time hadn't arrived yet. But he can't wait for the Knicks to overtake before sending Anjie up.

Don't you Anthony want a decisive battle? Alright, Ricard will give you a decisive battle!

Taking advantage of an opportunity of a dead ball, Ricard waved his hand and asked An Jie to go into battle. Of course, what greeted Anjie back to the court was still the never-ending boos of the Knicks fans.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Anthony looked at the big screen. Now there is only a 4-point gap between the Knicks and the Trail Blazers. This is simply a good start to confront Anjie!

"Ask your good friend Spike Lee. You will know that I never let people wait in vain. You will have a lot of fun in today's game."

After the conversation, Anthony made a successful throw in the three-second zone. Anjie has tried his best to jump, but Anthony's throw is really impossible to block.

"You said you won't let me wait in vain? I'll just watch!" Anthony aggressively challenged An Jie after scoring a goal. This superstar who has already played well will not take anyone seriously!

An Jie just smirked and didn't respond to Anthony. An Jie knew that if he wanted someone to shut up, then actual action was the best way to shut up his opponent's mouth.

This time, Anjie received the ball from the mid-range wing. "Boxing champion" Tyson Chandler had to leave his favorite basket, and went outside to spread his posture and prepare to experience Anjie's next attack.

At this juncture, Anthony, who was originally guarding Batum, suddenly started to attack An Jie's side! This guy wants to take the basketball directly from An Jie!

An Jie admitted that Anthony is a very forward-looking thief. If he hadn't glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, the ball might have been knocked down by Anthony.

An Jie also reacted quickly. He immediately raised the ball with both hands, and Anthony missed it.

At this moment, Nicolas Batum is unmarked outside the three-point line. Everyone knows that An Jie, who has an excellent overall view, will not miss this opportunity!

After Angie raised the ball, he planned to pass the ball to Batum. Anthony and Chandler both moved their feet and waited for an opportunity to steal. The moment An Jie made the pass, both of them stretched out their hands!

Even Batum was ready to catch the ball, but in the next second, Anjie bowed his waist and dribbled the ball, easily fooled Anthony and Chandler, and successfully broke through!

"False pass! My God, even Nicholas Batum was fooled by Angie's trick!" What Mike Brin didn't say was that Angie had just deceived him as a commentator !

The brave Kurt Thomas defended Anjie, even though he liked Anjie very much, even though he was once a member of the Trail Blazers. But Thomas did not forget that he is a professional player. To be a professional player, you must have the attitude of being a professional player.

No matter how good the relationship with the opponent is, the opponent is the opponent.

"I'm sorry, old Kurt!" An Jie said silently in his heart, and then his legs jumped violently. Kurt Thomas tried his best to slap the basketball away from Anjie's hands, but the difference in height and strength between the two was too great.

Anjie punched the basket through the brave Thomas and scored the ball. Thomas lost his center of gravity and staggered to the ground after landing. At this time, it was An Jie who rushed over to support Thomas and avoided the fall.

"Old Kurt, you know, don't stop me." An Jie hugged Thomas and whispered in his ear.

"You know Ann, I'm a professional player, a professional player who has been in the league for 20 seasons!" Thomas patted An Jie on the shoulder in a friendly manner, then turned to pick up the ball from the ground. From 95-96 to 12-13, Kurt Thomas was more professional than most of the people present!

Although the veteran's hard-working defense made people respect him, it is an indisputable fact that Anjie still managed to score the ball.

Anjie and Anthony tied again, and the confrontation between the two superstars still did not tell the winner.

"Carmelo Anthony stepped back and made a jumper! Two points were scored and a penalty was added. Batum was very excited to find the referee's theory."

"Ann grabbed the offensive rebound. Today Chandler let An Jie grab too many offensive rebounds. Small hook, easy, An Jie succeeded in the second attack."

"Carmelo Anthony turned around and layup. This time, he was not blocked by Ann."

"Lillard's wonderful pass, Ann got a misplaced opportunity. He directly used his height advantage to shoot over Carmelo's head and Anthony's head, and the ball scored! Anthony's interference didn't help!"

Anthony and Anjie come and go, among them Ricard and Mike Woodson have changed the team lineup, but the main tone of the fourth quarter is still Anjie VS Anthony.

The two stars are also very face-saving, scoring goals one after another, dedicating a wonderful star duel for the fans.

Now, however, the game has reached the last 30 seconds, and the Knicks are still 3 points behind. The impact of Anthony's lack of physical strength began to appear. When Anjie was still maintaining high efficiency, Anthony hit the iron several times. And the gap caused by those missed opportunities is now heavily on Anthony.

Lillard is not in a hurry for the Blazers' offense. Time is very beneficial to the Blazers. It should be the Knicks who should be anxious.

The No. 0 rookie commanded the running position on the outside. Of course, the Knicks fans naturally booed the guy who deliberately delayed the time.

Finally, with 10 seconds left in the shot clock, Lillard made a lob pass, ready to let Ainger end the play.

Everything looked so perfect, no one would think that Chandler could guard Angie. However, just as An Jie was about to receive the basketball, Anthony's arm suddenly lay between the ball and An Jie!

"Carmelo Anthony came out suddenly! Beautiful steal! He made a fast break, and Iguodala chased after Anthony! Anthony jumped up for a layup, and Iguodala directly pulled Anthony to the ground! God , This is not a light fall!" Mike Breen spoke very quickly, and the scene was very exciting.

Anthony released the ball before he lost his balance, and when he fell hard, he saw the basketball crash into the net.

"The goal was scored! Anthony got a chance to hit a three-pointer! Maybe Iguodala shouldn't have started, but the fact cannot be changed!"

Free throws, of course, will not be an obstacle for Anthony. This New York No. 7 successfully scored three points and tied the score!

At this time, Ricard has no timeout in hand. If the Trail Blazers want to make a lore, they must advance quickly. 10 seconds, whether it is long or not, is not short. It depends on the Blazers, how did they complete the lore without any arrangement!

The baseline ball was sent, and the old Kidd immediately adopted a full-court pressing defense against Lillard. What about Anjie? He was even more deeply embedded by Thomas and Chandler.

So An Jie had to run to a high position, otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to catch the ball!

Lillard didn't hesitate. At the critical moment, this guy subconsciously wanted to hand the ball to Anjie. After all, An Jie's leadership position has been deeply rooted unconsciously.

An Jie was forced into a very embarrassing situation. When he caught the ball, he realized that he had gone outside the three-point line!

Chandler still persevered with Anjie, Kurt Thomas didn't dare to empty the basket, so he had to let Chandler and Anjie one-on-one!

Anthony didn't dare to let Iguodala go, and Brewer didn't dare to let Matthews go. Where's Kidd? He dare not leave Lillard behind!

Chandler looked left and right, and finally he realized that he could only rely on himself!

Anjie began to dribble around the crotch on the outside like a defender, waiting for the right time.

7, 6, 5! When the number on the timer changed to 5, An Jie suddenly started it. Chandler tried his best to stay by Angie's side all the time.

When Anjie stepped into the three-second zone with one foot, Kurt Thomas also defended the basket. With the double protection of him and Chandler, it is impossible for Anjie to score points in the penalty area!

However, Anjie did not attack the basket. When he broke through with all his strength, Chandler also retreated with all his strength. An Jie suddenly stopped and retreated, allowing Chandler to instantly create space with himself!

"Not good!" Chandler hastily raised his arm to make up for it. At the same time, after getting the opportunity, Anjie made no adjustments and shot directly.

"Emergency stop and step back jump shot, this is the exclusive action of outside players!" O'Neill stared at the screen in disbelief. It's true that An Jie is very versatile, but not so versatile! In the history of the NBA, there is no center who can master both inside and outside skills at the same time! Even Olajuwon, it is impossible to play like this when dealing with the lore!

The basketball passed Chandler's fingertips in a thrilling manner and flew towards the basket.

Seeing Anjie handle the ball like this, many Knicks fans thought it was Chandler and Thomas' defense that made Anjie at a loss, and they could only reluctantly shoot like this in the end. Many of them even raised their arms in advance, ready to celebrate Anthony's success in dragging the game into overtime.

However......

"Swipe!" The voice was so clear that it could be heard clearly in the garden of Madison Xu Square, which accommodates 20,000 people.

"My God!" O'Neill exclaimed, breaking the silence...

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