The Way of the Center

Fisher controls the basketball calmly. This former championship point guard has experienced countless thrilling moments. The current situation is completely a piece of cake for him.

Jeremy Lin could not let go of his hands and feet in front of Fisher. At critical moments, Fisher could easily deal with it, and Jeremy Lin was much more nervous.

Just when people thought that Ricard's half-substitute lineup was due to some complicated and specific tactical needs, Fischer directly made a lob pass and gave the ball to Anjie. Then, the other four players of the Trail Blazers began to run, pull, and attract the defense as much as possible for Anjie.

"It's that simple? One pass, is this tactic finished?" Kenny Smith looked at everything that happened on the field in disbelief. What kind of medicine is sold in Ricard's gourd?

High efficiency, that's what Ricard wanted.

Asik knew that he couldn't guard Anjie, so after Anjie got the ball, this guy's hands started to get dirty.

In fact, few players playing in this league have clean hands. It's just that An Jie has become more popular recently, and he just happened to be targeted by Sam Smith. In fact, Anjie, like most players, is just fighting for victory.

Asik tightly grasped Anjie's jersey with one hand, and kept stumbling under his feet secretly. But An Jie was like a mountain, and he remained motionless in the face of Asik's "punching and kicking".

Seeing this situation, Patrick Patterson immediately planned to double-team Anjie. After all, Jared Jefferson, a veteran player, was even worse than J.J. Hickson on the offensive end.

"Come on, come on." An Jie still didn't move, looking as if he had been nailed to death by Asik. But when Patterson rushed towards him, An Jie seemed a little impatient.

"It's not good. Ann was double-teamed by two people from the Rockets. Now Anjie stands relatively deep in this position. He is not easy to pass the ball, and it is even more difficult to attack the frame." Mike Breen saw that Anjie was Cornered, a little surprised.

Asik? Restrict An Jie? What a joke!

Just when Patterson and Asik completed the encirclement of An Jie, An Jie suddenly turned around and broke through. Of course, facing the impenetrable double-teaming of the Rockets' two insiders, An Jie naturally couldn't find a breakthrough gap. But from the very beginning, An Jie never thought about making a real breakthrough.

An airtight double-team can indeed lock An Jie to death. But on the other hand, he also locked the referee's vision.

"Ah!" There was a scream on the court, and An Jie fell to the ground. The referee immediately blew the whistle in his mouth without hesitation.

"This is so fucking funny!" Patrick Patterson questioned the referee with open hands, and Asik rushed forward to say that they had done nothing.

What about Anjie? He stood up under the pull of Lee and Iguodala. When he got up, he secretly winked at Asik.

Seeing this scene, Asik was even more angry. It was hard to guard against An Jie once, but An Jie actually used such a nasty way to get out of the siege.

When facing double-team just now, it was An Jie who took the initiative to lean on him and Patterson. Perhaps it was because they were afraid that An Jie's breakthrough would be too powerful, so Patterson and Asik moved a little harder. But say foul? That must not be wrong.

After An Jie touched the two of them, he screamed and fell to the ground. Patterson and Asik didn't do anything at all! If it hadn't happened right in front of him, both Asik and Patterson might be deceived by An Jie's realistic acting skills.

"This is too loose a referee, we didn't foul at all, it was an excellent defense!" Asik and Patterson are still chattering.

"Don't think that I can't see your little moves, stop talking, and go back!" The referee became impatient and waved Asik and Patterson away.

Asik and Patterson were a little dumbfounded, small move? In the double-team just now, they just didn't use small moves!

An Jie just walked to the free throw line and easily got two free throw opportunities. The entire Rocket team was about to explode with anger. Just now, they completely suffered from An Jie, a charlatan!

If it was just a foul, the Rockets would not be so angry. After all, James Harden often scores for the team by "touching porcelain".

The most terrible thing for the Rockets now is that Patrick Patterson has now been fouled 5 times, and once again, this guy will have to leave the field.

McHale is not Rickard, and now every starter is crucial to him, and he is not willing to learn from the Blazers to send a half-substitute and half-main lineup to play.

How to do it? Give up the double-team? No, if you give up the double-team, it's no different from sending Anjie to the free throw line. McHale didn't believe that Anjie could still cheat him into fouls?

However, the Trail Blazers' second offense after Anjie came on the field, the referee's whistle sounded again.

The basketball was still in the hands of Anjie through Fisher's simple conduction. Anjie had a deep position, because the involvement of Iguodala, Contley, Lee and others left the Rockets' middle lane empty. As long as Fisher is not intercepted by Jeremy Lin, he will definitely be able to successfully let Anjie hold the ball.

From this deep, Angie can play Asik in countless ways while still getting the ball in. But he didn't do that, he leaned hard towards Asik and forced a shot.

Naturally, the goal was not scored, but after Patrick Patterson, Asik became the second insider with five fouls!

"Your whistle-blowing is unbelievable!" Asik has completely gone berserk. The Turk, who was abused by Anjie all night today, was already very upset, and now he is "framed" by Anjie frequently. Who would it be? I can't stand it.

Not only Asik, but also McHale who was yelling at the referee on the sidelines, and James Harden who was gnashing his teeth at Anjie... It can be said that Anjie's two goals annoyed the entire Rockets!

"Why does this kid get burned?" McGrady didn't understand why Anjie did this. As a number one star, shouldn't the looser the defense be, the easier it is to score? Anjie has annoyed the Rockets now, and the Rockets will definitely not be polite to him when defending.

"But at the same time, the Rockets will also lose patience." As the top defender of the year, Mutombo's interpretation of Anjie is completely different from that of McGrady.

Indeed, An Jie did this to deliberately provoke the Rockets. If the Rockets are not angry, Anjie will panic instead.

At critical moments, everyone would be impatient. Get angry now, and the Rockets' rigor will be even lower.

If they seize the opportunity to make a few counterattacks, then the Trail Blazers will be able to win this game successfully.

Full of resentment, James Harden asked for the ball directly from the baseline. He wants to control the ball from the beginning until the end of the attack.

Although Harden is the most threatening player in this Rockets team, but now Harden can't wait to control the ball and advance himself, which is a favorable signal for Anjie. Team Rocket, we are in a hurry with him!

Asik's dark elbows are as ruthless as they are, if you want to say that they are ruthless, An Jie is absolutely ashamed of himself.

But Anjie didn't flop, nor did he flinch. He silently endured all the blows in order to complete a defense and completely shatter the Rockets' confidence.

As soon as Harden beckoned, Patterson immediately put the pick and roll in place. Since Patterson is quite a threat from beyond the three-point line, Jared Jeffries is a bit in a dilemma. Will he stay with Harden later, or continue to stick with Patterson?

Just when Jeffries hesitated, Harden had already bypassed the pick-and-roll and headed for the basket. Without a timely defense change, Harden easily escaped Courtney Lee's control.

The bearded defender stepped into the penalty area. This was the first time he stepped into the three-second zone since Anjie came on the field!

Halfway through the run, Harden suddenly jumped up, intending to pass An Jie with a throw to complete the score.

"You should stay outside obediently like before!" An Jie roared and stood up. He stretched out his long arms, and with the help of his excellent height and the bounce obtained through training, he suddenly dialed the basketball with a very high flying trajectory!

Of course, with such a high ball, it is impossible for Anjie to cover or catch it directly. He just flicked his fingers lightly, causing the basketball's flight trajectory to become a straight up and down 90°!

The basketball jumped to a very high position, and then fell slowly. Anjeka was in position, arms outstretched to keep both Asik and Patterson out. After that, he took off for the second time and grabbed the basketball that was covered by himself!

After winning the basketball, Harden cursed with regret. In the three-second zone with An Jie, don't try it lightly!

After finally mustering up the courage to decide to step into the penalty area, Harden was beaten back by An Jie in just one round.

After blocking the block, Anjie still handed the ball to Fisher without any haste, and Fisher kept gesticulating like a stroller, controlling the ball and advancing. The Trail Blazers are like a classic car right now. Although they don't drive fast, they are very stable.

What about the rocket? Seeing the Trail Blazers playing slowly, they were extremely impatient. And this impatience is not helpful to their game.

Chandler Parsons' reckless steal was caught by Andre Iguodala. Taking advantage of the moment of Parsons' premise, Iguodala completed a breakthrough and used an emergency stop jumper to help the Blazers make another victory.

Harden jumped up and shot from behind the free throw line. He could have made a deeper breakthrough with this ball, but Anjie's deterrent force still forced him to stop. However, Harden, who feels hot in normal games, is now unable to make a shot due to physical reasons.

Angie grabbed the defensive rebound again, and the slow handoff between him and Fisher reappeared.

Time is running out, and the Rockets' chances are getting smaller and smaller. Jeremy Lin couldn't sit still, he made a gamble-style sprint and steal, but Fisher, who was underprepared, really made a mistake.

"Jeremy Lin! This is his second steal today! This is undoubtedly a key steal, let's see if he can make a fast break!" Mike Brin knew that this fast break would be The twist of the game. If it can make it, the Rockets are bound to launch a pounce. If it fails, the Rockets will be even more frustrated and impatient.

Jeremy Lin looked around, but there were no teammates around him. So he gritted his teeth and decided to make a layup by himself!

Why did Jeremy Lin hesitate when laying up? because......

"Oh my god! Terrifying height! Ann completed the block! He succeeded! He succeeded! Another big chase, An Jie completely controlled the restricted area!" The worst thing happened, Jeremy Lin was already very cautious, But still couldn't escape An Jie's catch.

Anjie's risk was not just on Jeremy Lin's ball. It shattered the Rockets' confidence in one fell swoop.

After that, Harden was still trying to shoot from the outside, but he was so psychologically hit that he could no longer control his shooting rhythm. The result of this is naturally that Harden's shooting percentage plummeted.

The Rockets' offense was misfired, but the Blazers' offense was still proceeding in an orderly manner with the cooperation of Fisher and Anjie.

Hooks, turnaround jumpers, dunks, clever passes. An Jie used his personal ability to beat the Turks without temper.

McHale stopped his rant, and James Harden's running was no longer aggressive. Yao Ming's expression finally relaxed, McGrady and Mutombo felt sorry for the result.

"Beep!" The buzzer sounded at last, signifying the end of the game, and the Blazers players who rushed into the court brushed past the lonely Harden.

122 to 110, both sides played very high scores in this game. But the Rockets, who are good at offense, are the one with the lower score.

The Rockets' 4-game winning streak is over. For the first time, they realize that they are still so far behind the top teams.

However, for Ainger and the Blazers, their 22-game winning streak is finally here. This group of guys led by Anjie has opened a new era for the Trail Blazers.

The same rocket, also at the Toyota Center. But this time, the record of 22 consecutive victories no longer belongs to Houston...

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