The Way of the Center

\u003c"readability-styled"style=":inline;"xmlns=""\u003eThaddeus Young walked onto the field very proudly. Today, his performance was even better than Aldridge.

Ironically, Aldridge excels at mid-range shooting. Thaddeus Young, on the other hand, used a mid-range shot today, which made Aldridge lose his temper.

Since the 76ers strengthened their defense in the second quarter, the Blazers have not shot very well except for Anger. Therefore, whether it is from the scene or the statistics, Thaddeus Young crushed Aldridge hard.

Therefore, Thaddeus Young is full of confidence for the upcoming last five minutes of the game. Aldridge has undoubtedly lost to himself today, and nothing will change in the last five minutes.

However, when Young saw Aldridge on the other side of the field, putting on his training uniform and obediently sitting on the bench, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

Is this guy Ricard planning to replace Aldridge at this critical moment?

Who will replace it? Meyers Leonard? Robin Lopez? Or Thomas Robinson, who is athletic and willing to fight?

In other words, Ricard will use Iguodala to play the four position as he did last season, so that the Blazers' offense will be even more unstoppable.

Thaddeus Young is most afraid of the last situation. Against Iguodala, Yang can't guarantee that he can play like a fish in water. But others? Ha ha, just let the horse come over.

Finally, when Robin with a conspicuous afro head walked onto the field, Thaddeus Young couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Indeed, in terms of defense alone, Robin Lopez is indeed more difficult than Aldridge. But the dubious Thaddeus Young can use his mobility advantage to play Robin around.

"Do you think such a substitution can stop me? Don't underestimate people!" Thaddeus Yang said to himself in his heart, I'm sorry, today's New Year's Day battle does not belong to An Jie, nor does it belong to Micah prestige. It belongs to him, Thaddeus Young, who entered the league a year earlier than Anjie!

The game restarted with the Trail Blazers in possession.

As soon as Lillard came on the court, he implemented Ricard's request. He beckoned for Anjie to pick and roll, and he suddenly activated himself, leaving the rookie McAway far behind.

Seeing that there was only Thaddeus Young left inside, Lillard didn't hesitate and directly attacked the frame.

Thaddeus Young's defense is not good. To be precise, the entire 76ers cannot find a good defensive player. Their defense today relied more on that effort, but now, Lillard's effort has overwhelmed his defender.

Thaddeus Young took off and blocked without fear, Lillard flexibly hooked his waist in the air, got under Young's armpit, and scored with a low hand.

Not only that, but when the goal was scored, the referee also called Yang a defensive foul. Thaddeus Yang excitedly rushed to the referee to question, but in the eyes of outsiders, his move was just a joke like a clown.

"Being brave and foolish, I'm talking about Thaddeus Yang's defense this time." Even the CCTV commentator couldn't help but complain.

For such an obvious foul, someone else scored a goal, and then go to the referee to argue, it will only highlight your mentality that you can't afford to lose.

Lillard made solid free throws, and the later the game went, the guy seemed to hit harder.

Thaddeus Young, who was upset by the damn three-pointer, decided to save face on the offensive end. He must be the best player in the game today, and he must prove that he is better than everyone present today.

Robin Lopez? piece of cake!

Thaddeus Young actively picks and rolls for McAway. After McAway breaks through and takes away the defense, Thaddeus Young immediately raises his hand for the ball.

McAway, who had a low hit rate today, did not turn a blind eye to this. He turned his wrist inward and shot the ball back.

The basketball hit the wooden floor hard, and then bounced back to Thaddeus Young, who was one step away from the three-point line.

Thaddeus Young received the basketball, and the guy's adrenaline started to soar in an instant. Yang really likes the feeling of having the ball in his hands!

However, when Thaddeus Young looked up to observe the fit of the defense, he grew his mouth and couldn't respond.

At this time, Robin Lopez was entangled with Hawes near the three-second zone. And An Jie, lowering the center, opened his exaggerated long arms, staring at Thaddeus Yang in front of him!

"Is this a misplacement or a change of defense!? Can Yang, who went berserk today, defeat Anjie!?" Mike Brin suddenly became excited. Every time Anjie singled out the opposing star player, he was destined to be quite Wonderful.

Thaddeus Yang swallowed. Although his performance today was good, he still hasn't forgotten his last name. It's no problem to single out Aldridge, and it's barely enough to beat Robin Lopez.

But singles Angie? What an international joke!

"Hey, weren't you quite irritable just now? Why, are you scared?" Seeing that Thaddeus Yang didn't respond, An Jie took the lead in talking.

"Damn it!" Thaddeus Yang gritted his teeth, and he kept reminding himself in his heart, don't mess around, definitely don't mess around!

In the end, Young handed the ball to Turner, who was active in running. An Jie's deterrent power was really terrifying. An Jie just stood in front of him, and Yang felt that the surrounding air seemed to become extremely thin in an instant.

Turner caught the ball and flashed past Thaddeus Young. Iguodala's defense was really good. Turner felt that he wanted to get rid of it, and it was much more difficult than before.

But through that hand-to-hand cooperation, Turner and Iguodala still put some distance between them.

Seeing that he had reached the middle distance, Iguodala was a few steps away from him. Feeling hot, Turner didn't hesitate, he suddenly stopped, jumped up, and shot a jumper.

Today, his emergency stop jumper can even score a goal on Anjie's head, let alone on Iguodala's head who was thrown away from the distance?

The basketball shot, Iguodala was late, and his block has become meaningless.

The basketball spinning in the air gradually climbed towards the basket, but just halfway through the climb, a big hand suddenly shot out, and took a fierce shot of the "flying" basketball!

The task Rickard gave to An Jie was to block the middle distance and destroy Thaddeus Young. That was just a "handy" thing.

It was actually blocking close range, so Evan Turner naturally couldn't let it go.

Iguodala has quick eyes and quick hands, flying to make a save, and fished the basketball out of bounds.

Iguodala fell into the stands, Lillard advanced quickly, and the counterattack was formed instantly.

The Frenchman Batum gritted his teeth to keep up, Lillard made a false pass, and Batum, who got an open chance, raised his hand and hit a three-pointer. Six points, the point difference was instantly opened!

"Tsk tsk tsk, stop playing like this Evan. You have to look around to see if your surroundings are full of danger." An Jie smiled at Turner jokingly, but Turner didn't dare to show his anger.

The speed of Anjie's defense was beyond Turner's imagination. A second ago, he saw An Jie in front of Thaddeus Yang, but in the blink of an eye, he ran over to block himself.

Is this guy really a tall center forward?

The 76ers counterattacked again, and an offensive failure was not enough to make them give up their efforts for the entire three and a half quarters.

This time, Thaddeus Young asked Hawes to run a few off-ball pick-and-rolls for him. However, An Jie, who is already an expert in pick-and-rolls, will not be troubled by such small tricks at all. He deftly bypasses all obstacles, and has been firmly biting Thaddeus Yang from the beginning to the end.

As for Thaddeus Young's proud mobility in the paint, this advantage also disappeared in front of An Jie.

After passing the ball a few times and running tactics a few times, Thaddeus Yang found that he still hadn't gotten a chance.

There was no other way, Thaddeus Yang had no choice but to support An Jie, who was pressing every step of the way, with his back at the last moment, and then turned around and shot a jump shot.

Will basketball go in? No, it doesn't exist. Just as the basketball flew out of Thaddeus Young's hands, An Jie slapped him on the floor.

And Thaddeus Yang, who was unstable after turning over and jumping, also fell in embarrassment. Unfortunately, it was him who fell, and it had nothing to do with An Jie.

But the fans didn't think so, they only saw that An Jie slapped Yang, who was in a brave state today, even dribbling the ball to the ground!

"Damn it!" Unwilling, YangMeng hammered the wooden floor. Why is it that his own attack is not effective if he just changes to a different person to defend? ?

After being blocked, An Jie personally demonstrated to Yang what a real inside turnaround jumper looks like in the frontcourt. After scoring the goal, An Jie made the "8" gesture to Youngby. That's right, the 76ers are already 8 points behind. One more goal, and the point difference between the two teams will go to double digits.

When the 76ers attacked again, they had lost the confidence they had built up so hard. Now looking at An Jie who is "waiting for you" in the middle distance, the 76ers players have only fear in their hearts...

"Another block, from Anjie! Poor McAway, he never expected that his clean breakthrough would end up being punished!"

"Anjie was double-teamed! Eh? Where is the ball? When did the ball come out! Andre Iguodala made a shot... There it is! 10 points, audience friends, the biggest point difference in this game has appeared !"

"Thaddeus Young makes a shot and this time, he's unblocked. Whoops, but it still misses. The Sixers have to score now, and they haven't scored a point since coming back from timeout."

The situation is deteriorating step by step, and Brett Brown is getting more and more anxious. In the past few minutes, the 76ers seem to be beaten back to their original shape. He can only watch the team being slaughtered slowly, but he has no ability to resist.

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In the last 20 seconds of the game, the Trail Blazers had already led by as much as 15 points. You know, five minutes ago, the two sides were still tied.

An Jie, who was already red-eyed, was still present, and the final attack was a victory. But it can be seen that An Jie has no intention of stopping.

As soon as the old Miller passed halftime, Anjie went out of the three-point line. But obviously, Angie didn't come to pick and roll Miller, because Miller didn't call the pick and roll at all.

"The ball." An Jie raised his hand at Miller. Although the old Miller didn't know what An Jie was going to do, he still gave the ball out.

An Jie held the ball outside the three-point line, and in the next second, his action detonated the audience.

An Jie held the ball with one hand and hooked his finger at Thaddeus Yang! The meaning is obvious, An Jie is a naked provocation!

"Play with him!"

"Go! Destroy him!"

"Ann! Ann! Ann!"

The entire Moda Center seemed to have turned into an ancient Roman arena, and the people dueling in the center of the venue became An Jie and Thaddeus Young.

Thaddeus Young was in a dilemma. At this time, the 76ers could not escape the fate of failure. He didn't need to fight An Jie.

But if he didn't confront An Jie, he would lose face in this situation.

Angie was still waiting with one hand holding the ball beyond the three-point line with his iconic smile, and all the fans in the Moda Center were booing.

Thaddeus Young scored 30 points and 6 rebounds today, and his shooting percentage was as high as 70%. If it weren't for An Jie, he would have become famous today with the help of the New Year's Day war.

"You don't need to go there, Thaddeus." Evan Turner dissuaded Yang from the side. The game was about to end in ten seconds, so there was no need for Yang to fight.

"Damn it!" Thaddeus Yang clenched his fists, he hated himself, he hated himself for being afraid! He was afraid that if he responded, he would be ruthlessly crushed by An Jie!

Seeing that Thaddeus Yang hadn't stepped forward, An Jie put down the basket and raised his arms. At the same time, the red lights on the signboard came on, the game ended, and the entire Moda Center erupted. And An Jie, who raised his arms high to accept the worship, once again enjoyed the treatment of a king.

He completed the additional task that Ricard gave him - to destroy Thaddeus Young.

In the second New Year's Day war, Anjie once again gave the fans a perfect performance.

As for Thaddeus Yang, maybe he will never forget the night he confronted An Jie in his whole life...