The Way of the Center

How to make Anjie able to effectively defend Nowitzki, this is undoubtedly a problem that the Thunder team needs to solve urgently.

Whenever An Jie was going to pester the Germans, Eric Dampier would take the initiative to stick An Jie first, so that An Jie could not leave him for half a step.

Nowitzki holds the ball in the middle distance, while Dampier holds Anje in the low post. If An Jie raised it rashly, it would be equivalent to giving up the entire basket to Dampier.

There is no way, Anjie can only defend the "second center of the league", and watch Nowitzki play singles with Krstic again.

Seeing that Anjie couldn't get rid of the entanglement, Nowitzki relied on Krstic's back and punched in.

After advancing two steps, Nowitzki suddenly turned around, retreated, jumped, shot, and scored.

"The Golden Rooster retreats independently, Nowitzki used his signature action on Krstic's head! It's really beautiful, and it's more enjoyable than Angel's retreat shot." Even the side of the Thunder team was standing on the side of the Thunder. The ccTV commentator also had to applaud Nowitzki for his beautiful goal.

The game lasted four minutes, and this was already the second time that Lovesky scored easily.

Jeff Van Gundy's defensive shift before the game was not successfully executed. Even on the offensive end, Dampier stuck to Angel like a defensive end. Kostic was slow every time, unable to complete the position change, resulting in Anjielian and Nowitzki no chance to fight.

Anjie himself often plays the role of restraining the opponent's inside defensive pillar and giving his teammates a chance. I just didn't expect that Dampier, who claims to be the "second center in the league", is as difficult as himself! Dampier is indeed arrogant, but he is not at all incapable. The Mavericks are willing to give him a 7-year contract of 730,000 yuan, which is just his ability to entangle himself.

Although Nowitzki once again succeeded on the offensive end, Westbrook showed a stronger performance than Nowitzki.

"Jason Kidd is 35 years old, and he has nothing to do with Westbrook when he is old!"

Although Kidd is more than one level higher than Westbrook in experience, the physical confrontation can't keep up, and no amount of experience can help.

At 35 years old, he can still rely on his mind to sit firmly in the main position of an nBa team, which is already quite remarkable. Although Kidd's statistics in every game are not good-looking, it is precisely because of him that the Mavericks can play a well-organized and efficient offense.

It's just on the defensive end. Now Kidd has long lost the edge of the year.

The Mavericks' revenge battle is not as easy as imagined. The Thunder's offensive talent is really scary for everyone.

Two or three years later, to what extent can the Thunder group fight? Even Claire not only drove a short trip to ponder this question.

"Maybe I have to ask Cuban to fight these guys." If one of these people can do it for himself, then the situation is completely different...

His thoughts returned to the court, and Westbrook made another easy forcible breakthrough and succeeded in a layup.

Dampier wanted to fill up his seat, but An Jie used the same personal treatment, which made it difficult for him to move.

In addition to Westbrook, Kyle Weaver, who replaced Wilkins, is also active. It's not just Wilkins who wants to impress the coach with his performance. Weaver has played for more than half of the season to win a chance to play consistently. Naturally, he will not easily let his playing time be robbed. Performance is undoubtedly the most important factor to consolidate one's position.

With Anjie's timing in the high position, Weaver frequently bypassed the Mavericks shooting guard Antoine White with his own explosive force. Weaver's throw was very effective today, and four shots have hit two of them.

And what about Anjie, who just won the Rookie of the Month award? His shadow is always indispensable on the offensive end. He passes the ball, he screens, and he contains the opponent. But what is surprising is that, under the strong attack of Westbrook and Weaver, Anjie only made one shot, and that time the hook was not scored yet.

"Is this the new arrangement of coach Jeff Van Gundy? Ann, who scored the highest points in the team in the first two games, did not get any decent offensive opportunities in this game. But anyway, Weaver and Weiss The offense of the two Tebrucks is indeed very good." Kenny Smith is a little bit confused about Van Gundy's strategy.

An Jie is of course an indispensable part of the Thunder's offensive end, but when An Jie saw his two teammates feel hot, he voluntarily gave up the right to fire. Screening and passing can also help the team on the offensive end.

"This guy, how is it different from the previous games?" Giardina's seat is behind the basketball hoop. An Jie has been strong in the previous games, frequently scoring inside and hitting opponents. Giardina still remembers the loud roar after Anjie dunked. But today, An Jie's performance is obviously much more "gentle".

It's not that there is something wrong with Anjie's state, but he knows that the way to lead the team to victory is more than just scoring.

Why Rudy Gay and others score a lot in every game, but they can't lead the team to victory. Because they have no other way to help the team apart from scoring. A core not only needs to score, he must have other means to cooperate with his teammates to make his teammates outstanding. There is no doubt that Anjie did a good job of this.

Jason Kidd, who is now on the opposite side of Anjie, is not a player of this type.

Kidd has never averaged 20 points per game in any season in his career, but he used to be a well-deserved core of the Suns and Nets.

"Jordan, O'Neal, and Duncan can all turn a top team into a championship team, and only Kidd can turn a bad team into a top team." This is espn's evaluation of Kidd, which shows that , Scoring is not a measure of whether a player can act as the core standard.

Westbrook unhurriedly controlled the ball to advance, and only 26 seconds left until the end of the first quarter, he wanted to play the final attack time.

Jason Kidd opened his arms and was two steps away from Westbrook near the center line. He didn't want the young Westbrook to pass himself in one step. The two-step defensive distance is not far from a person like Westbrook who has an explosive first step.

With fifteen seconds left, Krstic brought up the pick-and-roll. Westbrook began to change the dribbler left and right, changing the dribbling rhythm.

"Come!" Kidd's pupils dilated, and Westbrook rushed to his eyes in an instant. Bypass the pick and roll! This was the first reaction in Kidd's mind.

However, to Kidd's expectation, Westbrook's ball did not break through to Scottic's side. Instead, it changed its direction and rushed toward the side where there was no pick-and-roll.

Kidd forcibly changed his center of gravity, staggering under his feet, but did not fall. He pressed his hand on the ground and immediately put it on again.

"It's over!" Kidd cried secretly in his heart. Although embarrassed, the defense was a success.

Just when Kidd just relaxed a little, he moved with Westbrook, but he slammed into a wall firmly.

"Angel's secret pick-and-roll! Even the experienced Kidd didn't notice it!" Kenny Smith praised Angel's perfect pick-and-roll.

It was already very reluctant to keep up. Kidd has completely lost his defensive position when he is blocked by An Jie. Westbrook took advantage of this double pick-and-roll cooperation, one true and one false, to get Kidd clean!

With 2 seconds left, Dirk Nowitzki dropped Kostich to block. But Westbrook, who played in the first quarter, will not be frightened by time and the Germans.

"Beep!"

"brush!"

The light is on, the hand is up, the ball falls, and it enters the net.

"Westbrook's two-point buzzer! Beautiful! 6 of 8 shots and scored 12 points in a single quarter, Westbrook is full of firepower!" Reggie Miller, who explained the game, admired Westbrook's determination very much. And guts.

"No, Westbrook is not the best performer in the first quarter. To me, An Jie who has not scored is the key to the Thunder in the first quarter." Kenny Smith puts An Jie’s efforts without data, I saw it all in my eyes.

"Come on, Kenny~www.NovelMTL.com~Ann is not in good shape, there is nothing to quibble about. A few simple pick-and-rolls, who can't." Barkley's mouth naturally couldn't be idle, he said It's not against Anjie, for the sake of bloggers' eyeballs, he is playing the role of the opposite.

Two rebounds, three assists and one block but not scored. This is all the data for Anjie in the first quarter. Some fans may also worry about Anjie's state, but Jeff Van Gundy can naturally see that Anjie is in good shape!

If it were not for his active support and cover, Westbrook and Weaver would not have had so many opportunities. The problem that Van Gundy needs to solve is not how to get Anjie to score, but how to get Anjie to defend Nowitzki.

He scored 6 points on 3 of 6 shots, and Lovesky has not yet reached full fire. Now, Van Gundy must figure out a way to restrict the Germans. Otherwise, when Nowitzki really turns on the scoring mode, it will be too late.

Anjie didn't score? Don't worry, there are three full quarters left in the game. 36 minutes, this time is enough for An Jie to flex his muscles.

As the core does not score, it does not mean that Anjie can not score. Those Mavericks fans who despise Anjie, get ready. (To be continued.) 8