The Way of the Center

"...I really want to know who Coach Rickard will play in the second quarter!" Charles Barkley, who was having a heated discussion with O'Neill and Kenny Smith, suddenly fell silent. , because Ricard had already made his choice.

After the start of the second quarter, players from both sides played. The first time the Cavaliers attacked, Irving scored two points with an easy step-back jumper. After the offensive and defensive transition, people found that the one standing in front of Aldridge and preparing to catch the baseline ball was still the old Miller who was so abused by Irving that he couldn't find his way! When Miller was on the court, it was the time when the Cavaliers opened up the point difference the fastest. Everyone couldn't figure out why Rickard still brought up Miller at this moment when he needed to chase points.

"I think Coach George Ricard must have a fever because of the cold weather, otherwise he shouldn't be so dizzy! Even if he puts Courtney Lee and Nicolas Batum on the field, he is better than the old Miller. M Le may be able to play a role in the rotation time, but this kind of critical moment is simply not suitable for this veteran!" Barkley started his knife mouth mode again, and his vitriolic comments spread throughout the world.

Under tremendous pressure, Miller controlled the ball and gesticulated, slowly advancing. At this moment, except for the fans in Portland, everyone is waiting to see the old Miller's joke.

Brazilian Varejao is also paying attention to Miller. If nothing else, Irving can complete the defense before the basketball can enter the interior. At this moment, An Jie suddenly started without any warning, and ran towards the outside line.

"Do you want to do a pick-and-roll for Miller!?" Varejao was a little apprehensive, so instead of sticking close to Anjie, he followed Anjie one step behind, so that he would be better at defending against pick-and-rolls.

An Jie never stopped his running pace, until this guy ran out of the three-point line, he finally stopped.

"What does An Jie want to do!?" It's not that James has never seen An Jie organize an offense, but he directly asks for the ball from outside the three-point line like an outside player. This scene is not common even for An Jie's old opponent James.

Without hesitation, Miller pushed the basketball out with both hands. Irving judged the right direction, but the speed of the ball was so fast that Irving had no chance to touch it.

"Crack!" With a crisp sound, An Jie caught the basketball firmly! Under normal circumstances, a center holding the ball outside the three-point line will not be a threat at all, and it is even very likely that no one will come up to defend.

But when Anjie held the ball from beyond the three-point line, even LeBron James became nervous.

Varejao was in a dilemma. He knew that he couldn't keep up with An Jie. If he pressed on, he would only be missed by one step. But if you give Anjie too much space, you don't know how and where he will pass the ball.

Just when the Brazilian was still hesitating, Anjie had already started! Varejao hurriedly covered his crotch with both hands, trying to make An Jie hit someone with the ball.

However, the moment An Jie came into contact with Varejao, he suddenly changed direction in front of him and passed the "Brazilian Best Actor" beautifully.

Usually, a player is most likely to be intercepted at the moment of changing direction and changing hands. Of course James knew this, he also took advantage of the moment Anjie changed hands and stretched out his palm, intending to cut the ball off.

However, An Jie suddenly grabbed the basketball with both hands and grabbed it up. Not only did he protect the basketball, but it also left him completely empty!

"Beautiful jumping step, a jumping shot after changing direction in front of the body. Anjie is definitely the most versatile center I have ever seen in history! There are no dead ends in the three-point line. There has never been such an insider in history!" O'Neill marveled at the flexibility of Anjie's huge body, and the basketball thrown by Anjie also went hollow into the net.

On the first attack in the second quarter, Anjie stabilized the situation for the Trail Blazers with a top ten shot. James wiped the sweat off his brow, it was nothing to score a goal, the Cavaliers still held an eight-point advantage!

However, after tens of seconds,

Angie received another pass from Miller Sr. in the same position. Now Miller is more like a courier, his responsibility is to dribble for Anjie halftime. After halftime, the "cargo" was handed over to An Jie, and everything was handled by An Jie.

"Let's see what kind of performance Anjie will show us this time!" Mike Brin rubbed his palms, and looked into the arena full of expectations.

This time, Varejao simply let An Jie go two steps away. He would rather let An Jie pass the ball than continue to let An Jie complete the breakthrough easily. Anyway, Anjie has no threat beyond the three-point line, and Varejao doesn't need to be too hard.

"Let me go like this?" An Jie looked at the distance between Varejao and himself, which was beyond the normal defensive range.

Looking at the teammates again, everyone in the Cavaliers knew that Anjie wanted to pass the ball, so they guarded Anjie's teammates very hard. Not to mention assists now, An Jie couldn't even deliver the ball to his teammates. No matter how good his passing skills are, it is impossible for the basketball to pass through the defensive player's body. For now, everything can only be handled by itself.

An Jie suddenly took a deep breath and stared at the basket. Although it is a bit risky to do so, with such a large gap, it should not be much more difficult than a mid-range shot with a slightly longer distance.

An Jie stood still, bent his knees, lifted the basketball, and took off... It seemed that An Jie was going to shoot directly from beyond the three-point line!

"What!?" Seeing An Jie staring at the basket and lifting the basketball, Varejao's mouth grew wide, and he hurried forward to interfere.

"Oh my God! Ann shot directly from outside the three-point line!" Mike Brin thought about the possible offensive methods that An Jie might choose countless times in his mind, but he never considered the three-pointer!

Throughout Anjie's entire NBA career, his three-point shooting percentage is 100%, one for one. The last time Anjie shot a three-pointer, he was still wearing the Thunder jersey. Moreover, it was a buzzer-beater that had no choice but to be shot.

An Jie's shot was not fast, but it was by no means slow. When Varejao, who had put Anjie far away, rushed forward, Anjie had already made a successful shot.

Fans in the entire Moda Center stood up, and all the players on the field stared at the basketball gliding in the air. The basketball was spinning crazily in the air, and An Jie was like a shooter, keeping the gesture of pressing his wrist unchanged, waiting for the final result.

The basketball began to fall slowly. It seemed that it was about to fall into the net, but it seemed to be knocked out of the frame. Aldridge and Love were scrambling around the rim, each hoping to grab the rebound.

"Swipe!" There was a crisp sound, which was particularly ear-piercing in the noisy Moda Center. This is the sound of the net tumbling, the basketball that An Jie just threw...hollow into the net!

"Enter!" In an instant, all the 20,000 fans in the Moda Center cheered loudly.

"Three~~~~An~~~~~~~Jie!" The live DJ also shouted passionately into the microphone.

"The goal is scored! An Jie made a three-pointer! If there is no omission in the data, this is the second three-pointer An Jie scored in his career! My God, Yigao is so bold! An Jie, who is mainly attacking with three-pointers, dares to make a decisive shot in this situation!" Mike Breen was covered in goosebumps, the picture created by the combination of An Jie's goal and the cheers of the fans was simply incredible. It's too shocking!

After the ball was scored, Anjie compared his left hand to a pistol shape, and put the "muzzle" to his mouth and blew. As soon as the second quarter passed two offenses, Anjie successfully led the team to narrow the point difference to 3 points!

"I have said long ago that Anjie's soft touch makes his actual shooting range farther than it looks! Just now Varejao almost emptied Anjie. It’s as simple as a long mid-range shot! We have to admit that An Jie is definitely not a good three-point shooter, and he himself opposes center players pulling out to shoot three-point shots. But this does not mean that people can put An Jie Put it outside the three-point line and ignore it!" Kenny Smith was completely immersed in the warm atmosphere created by Anjie, and the Cavaliers, who were still in the upper hand, were forced into a precarious situation in an instant!

Seeing that the lead had been exhausted, the Cavaliers immediately launched a fierce attack. For the first time in this game, James took the initiative to ask Irving for the ball. This guy intends to rush to the flank to score points for the team.

Iguodala's body has deteriorated year after year after entering his thirties, while James, who is also 30 years old, has reached his peak. The gap in physical talent between the two is indeed obvious, otherwise, Iguodala would have become Portland's "little emperor" long ago.

James easily broke through the defense of "Brother No. 1", but Anjie was already lying on the basket, waiting for James to come to the door himself.

James holds the ball with both hands, and prepares to trick Anjie into a layup with a very confusing Eurostep.

Maybe Wade's lost step in his youth can fool Anjie into a dizzy state, but James' European step can't fool Anjie at all!

There is no way, James can only make a layup against Anjie with his arms raised high. While not blocked, the basketball also failed to improve.

Iguodala immediately hugged the basketball and kept possession. An Jie signaled his teammates to stabilize the rhythm, the old Miller stepped forward to catch the ball, and he was about to start his "delivery" work again.

"An Jie made a breakthrough! No, it wasn't a breakthrough. He made a quick stop and turned around for a jump shot! Another hit! The amazing An Jie, he is invincible in the City of Roses!"

"Anderson Varejao is already messed up. Whether in Brazil or the United States, you can't meet someone who plays like Anjie! Make a breakthrough, squeeze Varejao away with your shoulders, and then directly dunk! My God, Anjie Jay went from the three-point line to the basket and directly penetrated the Cavaliers' defense!"

"James began to double-team, but An Jie still easily scored two points with a hook. Incredible Chinese, An definitely showed an MVP-level performance!"

The commentators were all overwhelmed by Anjie's performance, and Anjie even surprised LeBron James.

Under the leadership of Anjie, the Trail Blazers easily succeeded in overtaking. Although the Cavaliers fought fiercely after the second team came on the field, they still couldn't catch up with the Trail Blazers.

In this crazy atmosphere, a game always passes very quickly. The fans hadn't enjoyed watching it yet, and the referee blew the whistle for halftime.

44 to 56, the Trail Blazers, who were originally behind by 8 points, suddenly overtook the opponent by 12 points. He scored 25 points at halftime, and Anjie's performance really made Irving instantly bleak.

The fans held up Anjie's big head, and kept cheering for this yellow-skinned guy.

An Jie used his terrifying personal ability to completely control the second quarter. Regardless of the offensive and defensive ends, An Jie kept everything in order.

"The murderous James Legion is played by you like this...An Jie, you are really strong..." Wu Hua in the stands was so excited that he couldn't even hold the camera steadily. This crazy performance made the Moda Center The air inside became extremely thin.

The "difficult" ball was kicked to James' feet again this time.