The Way of the Center

How important is a head star to an NBA team? Take the Nuggets and Trail Blazers as examples.

If the Nuggets had a finalist star last season, their performance could definitely be improved to a higher level. It can be said that the Nuggets lost last season because they did not have a key player.

In contrast to the Blazers, Anjie, who spent two years in Portland last season, has become a complete leader. At the beginning, Olsi chose to trade to Anjie because he wanted him to be the leader. It can be said that it is precisely because of Anjie that the Trail Blazers won the second O'Brien Cup in team history last season.

Of course, no one can deny the contributions of Lillard, Aldridge, Iguodala and others to the team. But the importance of An Jie is undoubtedly several times that of them.

The two teams got completely different endings because of the problems of their star players. In history, there have been countless examples of star players saving the team.

Now, the Trail Blazers are facing such a situation that needs someone to stand up. An Jie pushed forward without hesitation, where is the Nuggets? They still can only use the form of wheel battles to grind slowly with the defending champion.

Back from the timeout, the Trail Blazers took the lead in attacking.

Hickson, who also belonged to the Trail Blazers last season, and Jamal McGee, the "spring man", have all set up their positions, waiting for Anjie to come to their door at any time.

An Jie is indeed very powerful, but when his last bit of physical strength was also drained, the Nuggets players still did not believe that this yellow-skinned guy could continue to turn the tide.

Andre Miller replaced an out-of-form Damian Lillard, who had spent seven years with the Nuggets with deft ball control. The thin air in the Pepsi Center was as ordinary to the old Miller as eating and sleeping.

But Miller has almost no self-scoring ability now. Ty Lawson only needs to beware of Miller's pass, and the threat of this old guard can be reduced by half.

Miller supported Lawson with one hand, and carefully patted the basketball with the other. Meanwhile, Miller's eyes searched. Searching for even the slightest chance!

Anjie was stuck tightly by McGee and Hickson, and he couldn't catch the ball at all now. No way, the old Miller had no choice but to pass the ball to Aldridge.

Aldridge played well today, this guy seems to be born not affected by altitude sickness. But Hickson's defense against Aldridge is too tight. At this time, the Trail Blazers need to hit the success rate, and Aldridge can't solve the problem with strong play every time.

Adelaide faced his former teammate Hixon who was pressing hard,

He didn't rush to attack, but raised the basketball with both hands and observed it.

Helpless, the running of the rest of the Trail Blazers was not active. The Blazers, whose physical strength has been drained, really can't get too many opportunities through running.

Aldridge couldn't have been frozen in place, he suddenly took the ball off, took a step back, and planned to shoot!

Although J.J. Hickson's defense is not top-notch, he has been teammates with Aldridge for a year, and he is very familiar with Aldridge's habits.

Seeing Aldridge take the ball down suddenly, Hickson guessed that this guy was going to retreat! So he didn't hesitate, and took a big step to stick it up, forcing Aldridge to lose his focus, let alone shoot.

The basketball was finally shot, and Aldridge sat down on the ground. Ricard put his hands together and looked at the basketball spinning in the air, but...

"No, no, Aldridge missed the shot. This is definitely an opportunity for the Nuggets, and they may tie the game again now!" Before Mike Brin could finish speaking, the basketball swished out of the basket Clicked into the box by a big hand.

"It's Ann! He made a beautiful tip-up. He abruptly saved the Blazers' failed offense!"

"Damn Chinese!" Brian Xiao cursed. The defense was already successful this time, but because of An Jie, everything changed!

"Be patient with LaMarcus, the one who is behind should be anxious!" Anjie shouted at Aldridge during the defense process. He had to stabilize the whole situation, and being impatient would only hasten the death of the Blazers.

The Nuggets came in offensively, and "Little Potato" Nate Robinson, who had an eye-catching performance in this game, slipped to the baseline and got a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Matthews, who was staggering, failed to arrive in time, and Robinson took the shot calmly.

Nate Robinson has always been the kind of nerdy player, and their averages may not be eye-catching. But once in a few games, this group of guys will play a performance comparable to superstars.

Today is undoubtedly the day when the dunk king "Little Potato" broke out. The three-pointer hit the net hollow and Wesley Matthews had no temper.

"Three-pointer! Nate Robinson has scored 20 points today. God, I really don't know how the Blazers survived to the end!"

"Defend me tighter! The game time is only more than three minutes, is it rare that we can't hold on for three minutes!?" An Jie expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's defense just now, but no one would say that to An Jie. Dissatisfied with the leader's remarks. After being told by An Jie, other people will work harder.

The offense was launched again, and this time Anjie did not sit still in the low post. Instead, he set up an off-ball pick-and-roll for his teammates. This trick really made the Nuggets a little unpredictable.

The game has been played to this point, and the Trail Blazers still want to rely on others to get out of the predicament! ?

Matthews immediately used Anjie's pick-and-roll to run out of the open space, and Miller had quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly made the ball. In an instant, the Trail Blazers got a chance to reciprocate!

At the moment, everyone's attention on the Nuggets is on Matthews. Matthews jumped high without hesitation. But when the basketball was shot, everyone on the Nuggets shouted in their hearts that it was not good!

Matthews is not a shot, but a fake pass!

"To whom is the pass!?" Hickson, who was about to grab a rebound, was still wondering who would catch the ball, but he heard Brian Shaw shouting from the sidelines.

"An Jie! Look at An Jie!"

Seeing this situation, Hixon turned around immediately. At this time, Anjie had already dribbled through McGee and went straight to the basket.

Hickson didn't hesitate, he left Aldridge, and bravely stood in front of Anjie.

"No, no way!" Seeing that An Jie didn't slow down, Hixon swallowed nervously.

In the next second, An Jie took off directly, and Hixon followed suit without slack.

Where's McGee? How could this spring man miss the opportunity to stage a big adventure. He also jumped high, trying to double-team with Hickson.

However, the moment Anjie and Hixon had physical contact in the air. Only then did Hixon realize that even though he had become stronger, he still couldn't stop An Jie's impact!

He was overwhelmed in an instant, and An Jie raised his arm high, just like that across Hixon, and smashed the ball into the basket!

Hickson fell from the air in embarrassment, and McGee also flew out of the bottom line due to inertia.

"I'm sorry buddy! Today, no one can fucking knock us down!" After An Jie fell to the ground, Hixon yelled. It turned out that An Jie's yelling would only make Hixon's morale even stronger. soaring. But now, when he became An Jie's hunting target, An Jie's yelling would only make Hixon feel terrified.

"Another wonderful dunk dunk! Anjie's terrifying wingspan and strong body can always make him perform dunk dunks frequently! Come on, let Anjie's time come!" O'Neill became very excited, An Jie's dominance over the penalty area will always remind this big fat man of his glory days.

"It's okay, we were just fooled by Matthews just now!" McGee stretched out his hand and pulled Hixon up from the floor. But McGee's consolation could not calm Hickson's inside line at all.

The Nuggets counterattacked, and Ty Lawson's quick first step made Miller miserable.

Although Miller was always able to judge the direction of Lawson's breakthrough, he was unable to block Lawson's breakthrough space in time.

This time, Lawson intends to use a sharp breakthrough to attract Anjie's defense, and then stage a good alley-oop with McGee.

The first step to break through, Lawson has successfully done. Now, the most important second step is left, to lead the tiger out of the mountain!

Lawson's speed was really fast, An Jie felt like he just blinked his eyes, and this small guard with a height of only 1.8 meters rushed in front of him.

Lawson feels very good today. If he is allowed to throw the ball calmly, the Trail Blazers will definitely pay the price.

No way, this is the disadvantage of Anjie's need for a veteran point guard. An Jie had expected that he would do this many times this season to wipe old Miller's ass.

"Fucked!" Seeing that An Jie moved his footsteps, Lawson suddenly jumped up and threw the ball!

Everyone thought that Lawson's ball was a throw, but An Jie, who observed carefully, knew that Lawson was planning to pass the ball!

An Jie immediately turned around and jumped high. His reaction startled Lawson. How many people in this league can judge the alley-oop and then turn around and block the shot? No one can do it except An Jie!

McGee received the basketball and was about to respond to Anjie's dunk just now with a powerful alley-oop.

Just when the 7-foot center with perverted athletic ability was about to exert his strength, An Jie came from behind and pressed his hands on the basketball in a daze!

At this time, if McGee leans on Anjie, he can easily get a free throw opportunity. But McGee plays more instinctively than reads the game and reacts. He just wanted to dunk at the moment, but he didn't realize that it was impossible for him to dunk successfully.

McGee, who was under great pressure, was knocked out of focus by An Jie, and the basketball in his hand was out of control because of An Jie's interference.

In the end, the basketball was firmly nailed to the backboard by Anjie from behind, but what about McGee? Originally hoping to respond to An Jie's button, he fell to the ground again in embarrassment and became the background to set off An Jie.

The most important thing is that because McGee will not be opportunistic, the referee did not call Anjie for a foul. He believes that this collision is a reasonable collision!

"Blocking the alley-oop, how is this possible!?"

"This is a very imaginative alley-oop, but it was blocked by An Jie, an unyielding guy who dribbled the ball!"

The commentary area was already boiling at this moment, and the Nuggets players on the field also stared wide-eyed.

Before everyone in the Nuggets could react, An Jie took control of the ball and pushed forward. Now that Lillard is away and Miller can't run fast, Anjie plans to bring out the rhythm by himself!

At this time, everyone grew their mouths even more. The speed at which Anjie controls the ball and his dribbling skills are so mature that you can't tell that this guy is a traditional center at all!

Just after dribbling the ball across half court, An Jie passed the ball. Miller took possession of the ball, but Angie was still charging forward.

Suddenly, Miller threw the ball. An Jie, who rushed into the penalty area, took off with both feet and grabbed the basketball with both hands. It seems that the Nuggets' basket will inevitably be ravaged.

"Bang!" The terrifying loud noise almost made the Pepsi Center fall into silence. An Jie just ended the alley-oop of the Nuggets with a block. Take color!

"Incredible offense! Anjie! This guy has subverted the definition of a seven-footer!" O'Neal couldn't help standing up, a traditional center! ? No, An Jie has surpassed the role of a traditional center on the basketball court!

"Retreat! Retreat!" An Jie didn't waste time because he scored a wonderful goal. He immediately recruited his teammates to return to the defense without slack!

The Trail Blazers have regained their momentum, but the Nuggets have been fooled by Anjie.

In the next three minutes, Anjie used his attacks again and again to destroy the hearts of the Nuggets players.

The entire Pepsi Center was almost destroyed by Anjie's bombing.

Seeing this situation, Brian Shaw immediately changed to an inside combination to confront An Jie, but what would Darrell Arthur and Mozgov do to stop An Jie?

An Jie was so tired that even between free throws, he had to rest on his knees.

But the thought of victory in sight made him straighten up again and throw himself into the fight.

The Blazers' offense has been single-handedly handled by Anjie, and the Nuggets can only watch the point difference being widened by Anjie.

Dunks, blocks, hooks, footsteps, shots... Anjie almost exhausted everything he knew to fight for victory.

Mike Brin couldn't help but glance at Anjie's data on the computer screen, but the string of numbers made Mike Brin's eyes widen.

"Friends in the audience, there are still 25 seconds left in the game, and the Trail Blazers have already secured the victory. And Anjie, in just over three minutes, scored 20 points! Let us cheer, now , We all witnessed this well-deserved Anjie moment!" Mike Brin raised his arms high and shouted excitedly.