The Way of the Center

Sitting in his office watching live TV, Pat Riley shook his head, although Chris Bosh has long been famous, even though he is a member of the Big Three of the Heat. But at this moment, Riley also had to admit that there was really too much difference between Bosh and Anjie.

Perhaps on the offensive end, Bosh can make a difference. But on the defensive end, it is really difficult for him to compete with Anjie due to his poor physical condition.

Every time Riley sees Anjie active on the court, he feels sorry. Although he succeeded in making the Heat form the dreamy Big Three, the regret of missing Anjie has always been lingering in Riley's heart.

Back then, both Anjie and Moslav had great hopes for the Heat. It's just a pity that there is only one chance to be drafted. If you miss it, there will be no chance to come back. If Pat Riley is asked to rearrange the order of the 2008 draft, he will definitely put Anjie first!

"Damn it, Encore is the enemy of Miami now." Riley took a sip of the red wine in his glass and pulled himself out of his thoughts. On the court, the unwilling Bosh had already hit the bottom line, Chalmers dribbled forward, and the Heat's first attack in the finals was about to begin.

To say that Chalmers is a functional defender is actually a nice term.

To put it bluntly, the current Chalmers simply has no right to organize the Heat's offense. Just after crossing the center line, Chalmers will be handed over to James.

If James wanted to, he'd even catch the ball and dribble it half court. This is not to blame Chalmers limited ability, but James needs the ball too much.

As soon as James held the ball, Iguodala immediately took a small step back. This has almost become the only criterion for defending James.

James had expected that Rickard would make such an arrangement, since you guys made me stand up, then I would be more respectful than obedient!

James didn't want to pick and roll, but changed the rhythm and began to dribble the ball under the crotch. Iguodala turned his head and looked behind him to make sure there was no pick-and-roll. He knew that this was a signal that James was about to break through!

Suddenly,

James dives to Iguodala's right. Breaking through from the right can not only make James more comfortable, but also avoid Anjie's defense as much as possible.

In the regular season, the scene where James was caught by An Jie head-on, the "little emperor" did not forget. Even he had to reduce the frequency of confrontation with An Jie as much as possible.

But when James and Iguodala had physical contact, James realized that let alone Anjie, even if he wanted to break through Iguodala, it was very difficult!

Facts have proved that James is indeed thinking too far. Iguodala's defense is very different from the regular season!

This guy with a very strong body is not afraid of James James' rampage. Iguodala gritted his teeth and forced James to stop!

"Andre reacted very quickly, he made LeBron's offense difficult from the beginning!"

"Sure enough, after reaching the finals, does Iguodala have more fighting spirit?" James said to himself in his heart, indeed Iguodala's defense is very good. But it is almost impossible to completely restrict a superstar.

So James did not give up, but adjusted his pace and started the second impact!

Iguodala didn't expect James to make a comeback so soon after the breakthrough failed. He was not prepared enough and was directly knocked away by the "heavy tank" No. 6 of the Heat.

After successfully breaking through Iguodala, James stepped into the inside in two big strides, because Anjie was on the left side, and James broke through from the right side. So it was not Anjie who went up to defend, but Aldridge.

Aldridge's defense is good, but when he is defending LeBron, Aldridge's defensive ability is not enough.

James used his body to bear the impact of Aldridge, straightened his arm and released it lightly, and he completed the layup!

"Tough style of play! King, James!" Although the ball didn't have much technical content to speak of, it was purely a brutal rampage. But this is the way James plays!

"At the beginning, Ann and James had a very strong desire to attack. These two leading stars refused to give in to each other, making a good start for the fierce finals!" Bill Walton rubbed his palms, and the next game , What kind of performance will the two sides show?

In the next few minutes, the audience saw a wonderful score-studded medley of stars.

Wade just used his own breakthrough to kill Matthews by surprise, and after that, Lillard will let Chalmers recognize the gap between the strengths of the two.

Bosh scored his first point of the game with a step-back jumper over Anjie, and Aldridge beat Heat captain Haslem with a back-up jumper.

James broke through dunks again, and Anjie easily scored 3+1 on Bosh.

In the words of Bill Wharton, both sides are still in the testing stage. When Ricard and Spoelstra figured out the general pattern of the opponent's offense, the defensive level of the two teams will suddenly rise.

Sure enough, after the two teams bombarded each other for half a quarter, Ricard took the lead in calling a timeout. He doesn't want the Heat to continue playing like this and limit the opponent's scoring. This is what the Trail Blazers must do!

"LaMarcus, you pull out to defend Bosh, no problem!? Ann, pay more attention to the help defense at the basket. Whether it is James or Wade, their best offensive method is to break through! Once these two guys Come in, you will hit me! Lower the shooting percentage of these two people, even if you pull them, you have to drag them down!" Ricard made a defensive plan against the Big Three, counter attacking, This was never what the young marshal wanted to see.

After the game came back, the Trail Blazers' lineup remained unchanged, while the Heat replaced Haslem with "Birdman" Chris Anderson.

Spoelstra's intentions are very clear: "Enhance the Heat's current ability to protect the frame!"

As Bill Walton said, both sides are now starting to work hard on defense. Now it depends on which side can take the lead in defeating the opponent's iron wall.

In the first attack after returning from a timeout, An Jie clearly felt the pressure from behind him become very different.

This is not because Anjie is frightened by Anderson's colorful "feathers", but because the defensive ability of a pure center is indeed different from that of Haslem and others.

Anjie believes that Anderson's appearance will bring a lot of trouble to the breakthrough of his teammates. But unfortunately, An Jie will not be affected by this level of interference.

Even an inside defensive expert like Marc Gasol has nothing to do with Anjie, and Chris Anderson is not worth mentioning in Anjie's eyes!

Anjie did not sit still, but took the initiative to mention the high position to do an off-ball pick-and-roll for Iguodala.

After Iguodala got rid of James, he quickly cut in for the ball. At the same time, Lillard understood and found a gap to pass the ball to Iguodala who was cutting in from the baseline.

James got rid of Anjie's pick-and-roll and chased Iguodala with all his strength. Anderson followed behind without showing any weakness. Although Anjie's shooting was very threatening, the threat of breakthrough was even greater!

Seeing Iguodala was about to dunk, James and Anderson flew towards the Blazers No. 9 one after the other.

James' chasing and defensive ability is so strong that even Anjie has to be afraid of three-pointers. Except for An Jie, most of the powerful chasing blocks among the top ten shots of the week came from the hands of this "tyrant".

As a particularly cautious player, Iguodala certainly knows that facing an empty basket is actually dangerous.

So after the jump, Iguodala did not force a dunk, but dunked it as a pass and gave the ball to Aldridge.

Aldridge thought Iguodala was going to attack the frame directly, so he didn't find a good shooting position. When he received the basketball, James, Anderson and Bosh had already formed a circle around Aldridge.

But Aldridge did not slow down the Blazers' offensive pace because of the Heat's tight defense. When he received the ball and saw that he had no chance, he immediately passed it.

This time, the basketball finally came into the hands of An Jie who had spent most of the day in the middle distance.

"I'm going to defend!" James roared, before Chris Anderson started. Like a hungry lion, this strong guy rushed towards Anjie, the "elk".

If it was a few years ago, Anjie might have messed up his shooting rhythm because of James' majestic forward pounce. But now, James' deterrence can't shake An Jie at all.

I saw An Jie raised his hands unhurriedly and jumped up lightly. James threw himself in front of Anjie. It can be said that Anjie has no shooting sight at all!

But when Bill Walton was shocked, Anjie's shooting action was still not affected in any way under the serious interference of James. His firm eyes seemed to be able to see through James' body!

The basketball brushed James' fingertips and flew towards the basket. Not many centers are proficient in the mid-range shot... The rigorous shooting training that An Jie has done for many years is not just for warming up.

Just as James landed triumphantly, the sound of friction between the basketball and the net rang in the ears of the little emperor.

"What!?" James turned his head immediately, and the ball did go in! He looked up again at the replay on the big screen at the scene, and his defense was indeed in place!

However, Anjie's ability to shoot in interference has exceeded James' estimate!

"You should tell your little bird brother, never leave me alone!" After An Jie finished speaking, he quickly turned and retreated. James swallowed his saliva. The last person who could make a shot in this situation was Dirk Nowitzki, who had a high fever and still defeated the fantasy Big Three!

"No, it's impossible!" James cheered himself up. He didn't believe that fate would repeat itself between two different people! Anjie is Anjie, Nowitzki is Nowitzki. Even if they hit almost the same goal, it doesn't mean the trajectory of this series will be exactly the same as it was back then!

But then the Heat's offense was hit hard. After Anjie stayed inside, he continuously resolved the impact of James and Wade on the basket several times.

Originally, it was hard enough for these two guys to get rid of the tough guys on the outside of the Trail Blazers. However, after finally breaking through, there was a more difficult hurdle waiting for them.

As for Chris Bosh, this guy can't even beat Aldridge, let alone stand up to challenge Anjie's authority.

After a timeout, the Heat's offensive efficiency began to drop sharply. The tough defense at the finals level also made this team, which was struggling in the Eastern Conference, taste the pain for the first time.

A few days ago, David West and Roy Hibbert almost dragged the Heat into the water. Now, Anjie and Aldridge have completely stagnated the defending champion's offense!

After the substitute came on the field, although Ray Allen and Mike Miller each hit a three-pointer. But this insignificant contribution still cannot prevent the Heat from being pushed to a disadvantage.

When Courtney Li Gang made a miraculous shot at the buzzer after halftime, the first quarter officially ended, and the score between the two sides became 23 to 3o!

After the first 12 minutes of hard work, the mighty Big Three of the Heat were completely suppressed by the Blazers!

This result made everyone in the Rose Garden smile, but made Heat coach Spoelstra very annoyed.

"Dwyane, we have to work harder in the second quarter!" But James and Wade, the two souls of the Heat, don't seem to be nervous because of this... Maybe, these two brothers, Haven't pulled out all the stops yet.

After all, if the Heat can be defeated so easily, they don't deserve to be the Blazers' opponents.

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