The Way of the Center

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Westbrook broke through and scored the ball. Durant, who got the ball, didn't shoot like before, but broke into the post through An Jie's pick and roll.

Mehmet Okur hurried to make up in the three-second zone when he saw this, but how could his slow pace be on par with Durant.

"Hey!" The basket let out a painful "groan", trembling constantly, Durant did not let go of this opportunity to ravage the ring. The right hand snapped, and after returning from a timeout, the Thunder opened their heads in a high-profile manner.

Boozer became irritated, and the long-haired guy who just came on the field used everything to stick to himself! Grabbing the jersey, pulling his arms, and pinching his thighs, Robert Swift tried all kinds of methods to restrain Boozer without the referee's attention.

Boozer gritted his teeth, and the blue veins on his bald head burst out.

"Damn, don't blame me later!" Boozer clenched his fists and decided to return the color in the next game.

After listening to Jeff Van Gundy's advice on how to make a breakthrough, the three Thunders suddenly liberated and frequently scored points on the inside.

Although Anjie is not as fast as Westbrook and Durant, he is more than enough to break through Okur, who is also a center.

The Jazz also played smoothly under the successful implementation of the pick-and-roll tactics. Deron Williams is in good shape today, and Jazz shooting guard J. Myers feels even more hot.

In the last training he was reprimanded by Jerry Sloan that this was not a scandal, but a fact. But he was not convinced that this matter was completely fabricated by reporters.

Miles didn't dare to get angry with Sloan at all. All he could do was to use hard work to make up for his mistakes in training.

Deron Williams made three assists and J. Miles made three three-pointers. With Okur's frequent breakthroughs, Miles used his perimeter shooting to help the team stabilize the situation.

The rhythm of the game suddenly turned into a confrontation battle, and the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans also let out a sigh of relief. According to the initial situation, they thought it would be another dull low-score matchup. But after the timeout came back, the game obviously became a lot more exciting.

In the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, Carlos Boozer was replaced by Jerry Sloan, which also meant that the substitute players on both sides completely took over the remaining time.

Unlike the excellent performance of the two teams, the second team of the two teams are obviously more defensive. They don't take many shots and make fewer shots.

Just as the substitute players were fighting each other, the first quarter of the game also came to an end.

By 24, the Jazz in the away game only led the Thunder by one point. Although it's only the first quarter, Jerry Sloan obviously won't be satisfied with this result.

"It's wonderful. This is the game between two great coaches. I don't know who can restrain who in the end. Anyway, I can't think of such a tactic." Kenny Smith applauded the first quarter of the game, Jeff. The scheduling of Van Gundy and Jerry Sloan was indeed very accurate and timely.

When it comes to the ability to dispatch on the spot, Van Gundy may not be able to compare with Sloan. The reason he can do so well is because the Thunder now has a lot more roles to choose from than in the beginning of the season.

Sloan wanted Okur and Boozer to switch positions, but the difficult Robert Swift rarely allowed the Jazz to succeed.

It didn't take long for the second quarter to start, and Okur finally succeeded. He took the initiative to post it before Robert went to pester Boozer. Boozer was completely liberated, and now he can finally protect the restricted area freely.

Westbrook's aggressiveness is as strong as ever. Seeing Carlos Boozer on the inside, he is still not afraid. But after trying several breakthroughs, he found that he couldn't even get rid of Deron Williams in front of him.

During the break, Jerry Sloan’s stern yelling raised the strength of Sir Ironblood’s defense by another level!

"Russell!" Seeing that Westbrook was unable to find a chance, Angel immediately leaned against Boozer in the low post, raised his right hand high, and asked Westbrook for the ball.

"Damn it!" Boozer was embarrassed by An Jie on the offensive end today. Now seeing this rookie arrogantly leaning on himself to ask for the ball, Boozer couldn't say how excited he was. His chance to regain a city has finally come!

Westbrook hoisted the ball high, making sure that no one but Anjie could catch it. Boozer immediately settled his focus, ready to meet the strong impact later.

"Angel and Boozer are singles in the low post! The person who defended Angel in this game was originally Okur, but now Okur and Swift are wrapped together, can Boozer complete this sudden defensive task!? "

With Jerry Sloan's complete system, Boozer's defense may look okay. But when he faces strong insiders alone, his shortcomings can't be concealed anymore.

As soon as Anjie sat back hard, Boozer was immediately pushed back and took a big step back.

Boozer continued to increase his strength, even hesitating to move the center of gravity forward, trying to use the double pressure of weight and strength to prevent Anjie from advancing.

But inside defense is not a simple brute force competition. An Jie, who felt the change in Boozer's center of gravity, suddenly crossed his steps and turned around.

The Jazz's inside defense can do well, relying on the mutual support of Boozer and Okur. Okur's single-defense ability has improved in recent years, but Boozer still has to rely on the system to complete the task.

Now Okur is stuck by Swift, and Anjie faces an undefended basket after the breakthrough.

An Jie made a layup, and Boozer missed the jump and blocked the shot. Unexpectedly, this was just a fake action by An Jie. Seeing Boozer take off, An Jie retracted the basketball, turned around to avoid the cover, hooked again, and the basketball slid into the net obediently without any accident.

"Beautiful footsteps! Recently, Ann's style of play has become more and more simple, and many people have forgotten that he still has this hand."

This is why even "Big Dream" began to pay attention to Anjie. Olajuwon also appreciates his talent on the inside footsteps.

Boozer wanted to save face on the offensive end, but found that he had fallen into the offensive quagmire under Anjie's tough defense. He can still rely on his personal ability to score a few points. After all, basketball is not football. It is almost impossible to seal a strong offensive matchup. But the extremely low hit rate is the price Boozer needs to pay for choosing a strong hit.

As a fixed-point fort, Mehmet Okur's ability to create space on his own is very poor. And what Robert Swift is best at is to squeeze counterpoint activity space. Every time Okur received the ball, he found that the long-haired center didn't mean to help defend the penalty area, but just kept facing off from the three-point line. Swift's defensive style is sometimes a shortcoming, but at least this game, he did it very correctly.

.J. Miles' strong performance in the first quarter made Durant even more vigilant. He was taken care of in this quarter and he didn't even have a chance to shoot, let alone score a goal.

Ronnie Brewer did score a few goals on Sefolosha's head, but his defense was stronger than offense, but he couldn't help the three above to carry the flag of offense.

Only Deron Williams is struggling with his own personal ability. After the pick-and-roll, he mostly chose to attack on his own, because the efficiency of the other four obviously can't let him safely hand over the ball. Although Anjie left Boozer and tried to chase every time, he still had no choice but to use this strangely paced point guard.

An Jie's ability to judge the timing of the block is good, but facing Deron Williams, An Jie can't guess when he will choose to shoot. Unpredictable acceleration and deceleration, and a just right pause, will make An Jie be deceived repeatedly and miss the opportunity to block the cover.

Deron Williams is great, but his power alone is very limited. Jerry Sloan was thunderous on the sidelines in the second quarter. The fans in front of the TV were worried about this 66-year-old man.

"Are you fighting the Thunder like this!? Carlos! What are you doing!? How many opportunities have you wasted on the offensive end, do you have to compete with the Chinese to give up!?"

"In the second half, you guys should cover Deron a lot, Carlos, you continue to open space for him from the outside. Remember, don't leave the defense without permission, your offense today is a mess!" Who doesn't know Boozer's inside offense It was a must, even though Jerry Sloan arranged it like this, Boozer was still eager to try it.

In the Thunder locker room on the other side, Jeff Van Gundy didn't have much to emphasize on the starting players. What he is more worried about now is the team's second team. After all, the Jazz still sits on the bench with Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver, "AK47" Andre Kirilenko and other offensive players. If the defense of the second team collapses, it will be difficult for the Thunder to use offensively.

"Ann, you may have to rest for a while in the third quarter. I plan to increase your playing time appropriately later." To improve defense, Anjie is definitely an indispensable role in the Thunder.

"No problem, not much rest." Of course Anjie wouldn't have too much playing time, but Van Gundy couldn't arbitrarily let Anjie play the second half in order to take care of the lineup and the health of the players at the same time.

In the fourth quarter, Van Gundy decided to save Anjie until the last moment.

After the start of the second half, An Jie sat on the bench wearing training clothes. The Thunder, lacking an inside pillar, obviously made the Jazz's offense much smoother.

Robert Swift may be able to play a great role when he is by Anjie's side, but when he wants to guard the penalty area alone, he can't complete the task as before.

Collison, Krstic and Swift, the weak defense of these three white big men is one of the reasons why Anjie had to work harder.

"Deron Williams has made the breakthrough easier now! Under Ann's interference, he will still have some scruples in the interior. Now that the Thunder lacks that barrier, Williams' scoring is almost like cutting vegetables. easy!"

Deron Williams has made 4 of 4 shots, all scoring easily after breaking through the pick and roll to the inside. The changes in the Thunder are obvious after Anjie's exit.

There are Durant and Westbrook in the first team. With them in this period, the Thunder should be able to withstand it. It is precisely because of this that Van Gundy can let Anjie continue to rest like a okay person.

Because the first team will not be pulled too far by the Jazz under the firepower of Durant and Westbrook, but if the second team does not have a barrier, it is definitely relatively dangerous.

Jerry Sloan didn't believe that the Thunder, which had the advantage in the first half, would suddenly collapse. He looked at the bench of the Thunder and the Asian center was still sitting next to Van Gundy.

"Strengthen the attack! Give me speed! I want you to attack with all your strength! Carlos! Don't you like to score, hit me, give me shot!" Jerry Sloan knew what the bald wanted to do and put his trump card at the end? No, I will end the game before the end!

The Jazz’s offensive was wave after wave, lacking a center with good frame protection ability, and Carlos Boozer was completely released.

"Coach!" Seeing the points difference gradually widened, Anjie also called Van Gundy anxiously.

Van Gundy is unmoved, it's not yet time!

It doesn't matter if you lose in the third quarter, if you lose in the fourth quarter, then there is no chance!

With 3 minutes and 20 seconds left until the end of the third quarter, Jerry Sloan finally replaced Boozer, who had gone mad. Now, the Jazz's lineup has become a substitute!

Boozer made 4 of 10 shots and scored 8 points. Deron made 6 of 6 shots and scored 12 points in a single quarter. If Durant had not performed equally well, maybe Sloan could really end the fight in the third quarter~www. NovelMTL.com~ It's a pity that Durant and Westbrook's counterattack capabilities have greatly exceeded his expectations.

When Boozer came off the field, Van Gundy waved his hand, and Anjie quickly took off his training uniform.

"Listen, from now until the end of the game, you have to stay on the court. Defense is your first task. Reduce some singles on the offensive end and drive your teammates a lot." Van Gundy knew that his second team's ability to attack independently was not strong. But if there is An Jie's scheduling, everything will be different.

"Isn't it 15 minutes? Give it to me." Anjie and Swift who came off the field high-five, and then punched Durant and Westbrook who were sweating on the bench. He understood that Van Gundy put the hope of winning on himself!

Paul Millsap, Andre Kirilenko, Kyle Korver, and Van Gundy's jealous second team, have assembled.

Come on, let's start with you first!

71 to 60, the Thunder trailed by 11 points. An Jie took a deep breath, and then, it's up to him! (To be continued.)