The Way of the Center

"An Jie is defending the best defensive player for the second consecutive year, and he deserves to be the number one player in Chinese basketball!"

"Mvp leaderboard: Anjie is still ranked first."

"Yao Ming: He has created history and pushed Chinese basketball to a whole new level."

Early the next morning, newspapers were hung up in domestic newspapers. These newspapers all have one thing in common, that is, they are all dominated by An Jie.

Even some comprehensive daily newspapers put Anjie at the forefront. It can be seen from this that Anjie's defense of the Best Defensive Player Award has caused a lot of sensation and influence in China.

Because what An Jie is doing now is something that no one has ever done in this country with a population of 1.3 billion. Even Yao Ming has never received such an honor, and it has been done twice in a row.

So now in China, An Jie has become a household name. Even people who never cared about basketball know both names. One is called Jordan, and the other is called Anjie.

Under the hype of the domestic media, many people who know little about basketball have also begun to watch the playoffs. They all wanted to see what Yao Ming called the "No. 1 guy" when he played basketball.

David Stern loves the Chinese market so much now, because with the help of the Chinese market, he has one less thing to worry about.

The Blazers and the Grizzlies, this set of duels has a very special place. That is, both teams pay special attention to defense, and both play at a very slow pace.

After all, in the current league, it is very rare for two teams with centers at their core to meet in the playoffs. This is the second decade of the 21st century. Few teams in the entire league are willing to build a team around a center, let alone the few teams that meet in the playoffs.

Therefore, this kind of slow-paced and defensive game,

It is destined not to be as fast-paced as other games, and the scene will not be better than other games. So Stern is worried that the ratings of this Western Conference semifinals may become a disaster.

In the 2005 Finals, the Spurs played against the Pistons. Isn't this a lesson for the upcoming series?

In the finals of that year, the technical and tactical levels of the two teams were very high, and the defense was very fierce. But the whole game was spent in blacksmithing, and the fans were naturally not happy to watch it.

Fortunately, now that there is the Chinese market called by Anjie, David Stern doesn't need to worry about ratings at all. It's just that he hopes that such a series will not kill the enthusiasm of Chinese fans for basketball.

Stern is still here worrying about the economic benefits of this series, while Ricard has convened the whole team and sat in the locker room honestly watching the Grizzlies game video.

He doesn't care if there are fans paying attention to his game, even if there is no one in the Rose Garden, Ricard will not mind. After all, he is the head coach of the Trail Blazers, and leading the team to victory is the only thing he needs to consider.

And the players watching the video are also very serious. They understand that their next opponent is not a decaying team like the Lakers without a leader. The Grizzlies are resilient and just as united as the Blazers.

After sending away two guys who seemed to be very powerful, but actually had a negative impact on the team, Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo, the combat effectiveness and efficiency of the Grizzlies immediately rose to a level.

Mike Conley, a small guard who entered the league a year earlier than Angie, has become more mature, allowing him to organize the offense of the Grizzlies well. Randolph, who was scolded by thousands of people in the Trail Blazers, has passed his peak moment, but his performance is still eye-catching, and he has become an indispensable backbone of the Grizzlies. Tony Allen's defense still made most outside players in the league miserable. Even LeBron couldn't easily deal with Allen's close defense.

But to say that the most important part of this Grizzlies team is undoubtedly the "Spanish Mobile Fortress" who was selected in the second round in 2007 and almost surpassed Anjie to win the best defensive player this season. Gasol.

Gasol averaged 14.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in the regular season this season. This data may not be worth mentioning compared to Angela, but Gasol's role in the team's defense and offense, But it cannot be reflected in the data.

This guy's support and containment can always help his teammates get opportunities, and his interior defense is also the strongest barrier for the Grizzlies.

In some respects, Gasol Jr. is very similar to Anger.

"Did you see anything?" After playing the game video for a while, Ricard spoke to the players.

"Tony Allen will be a big problem." Iguodala felt that Tony Allen was not easy to deal with just watching the video. He is already one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, but this Tony Allen seems to be crazier than himself.

"That's right, what else?"

"Although Mayo and Battier are gone, the strength of the Grizzlies' bench is still very even." Nicholas Batum, the core of the Blazers' second team, said slowly.

"Well, yes, but this is not the key point we need to pay attention to."

"The offense of the Grizzlies relies more on the inside. They rarely take shots from the outside, and even if they do, the efficiency is very poor." An Jie watched for a long time before speaking, and his speech also made Ricard slightly smile.

"That's right! The Grizzlies' outside offense is very bad, and their shooting may be the bottom in the league. Tony Allen has no shooting ability, Mike Conley and "Old Prince" Tyshawn Prince Their shots are sporadic and very unstable. They were able to eliminate the Clippers 4-2 because of their tough defense. If they can’t attack, they make their opponents even less able to attack than themselves!” Ricard immediately started Analyze it for the players.

"So, I want you to shrink the defense in the game! Kill their scoring points in the paint, so the Grizzlies will fall into a scoring drought. The reason why the Clippers can't do this is because of Griffin. It really doesn't matter to Gasol and Randolph. But we are different, Ann, I want you to guard near the basket all the time, whether it is Randolph or Gasol, or your old opponent on ncaa Darrell Arthur, I want you to eat them!"

"We understand, Boss. Isn't it just shrinking, no problem." An Jie almost "played" the first round, but now he knows that he has to stand up!

"The Grizzlies like to defend, so we will fight against him. I still don't believe that with the offense of the Grizzlies, they can get more points than us!" Ricard hammered the table vigorously, the Western Conference semifinals , he is also bound to win.

Meanwhile, in Memphis. Although the sky was already dark, Marc Gasol was still practicing the low-post attack under the fierce confrontation, accompanied by the trainer.

"Anderson, you are still too gentle, you have to push me harder, even with a little movement!" Gasol shook his head in dissatisfaction after another easy hook goal. Shake your head. The confrontation given to him by the trainer holding the mat was still not fierce enough. On the field, An Jie would not treat himself so gently.

"Do you want to increase the intensity of confrontation?" The trainer called Anderson had already exerted a lot more force than usual, but in order to protect the health of the players, he did not dare to move too much.

"Yes, use all the methods you can to stop me!" Gasol replied affirmatively. If he wants to beat Anjie, he must adapt to the feeling of shooting in high-intensity confrontation.

"Then I won't be polite, Mark." The strong trainer moved his muscles and bones, took the pad, and leaned on it again.

Gasol Jr. was pushed by this and pushed out a small step. Gasol smiled, this is the training effect he wanted.

"Just keep this intensity Anderson, you and Ann are becoming more and more similar. OK, now, add a little bit of action... No, use your elbow Anderson, elbow."

In this way, Marc Gasol started another round of hand-to-hand combat with the trainer, while Anjie and Ricard analyzed the Grizzlies' tactics layer by layer.

Although the methods are different, the purpose of the two teams is exactly the same-to prepare hard to defeat the opponent in the Western Conference semifinals!

Attitude, strength, unity. The Grizzlies have all the good qualities. They are low-key and they are not the same as the f4 of the Lakers who had a lot of glory before the start of the season.

Breaking out of the West is easy to say, but there are many difficulties in it, which only Anjie and his teammates can understand.

Tomorrow, this battle that has attracted the attention of Chinese fans is about to start. Which side's defense can swallow the opponent first? Is the second place really no worse than the first place?

All the answers will be revealed on the next night!

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