The Way of the Center

"The Nuggets' inside line is completely misfired. Kenyon Martin took two big shots from Ibaka within 3 minutes. It turns out that athletic ability alone is not enough to collapse the Thunder's inside defense. Now is the time Someone has to come out to take the responsibility, Anthony is still jr, or Billups. No matter who it is, I think the Nuggets will once again focus their offense on the perimeter." Mike Brin analyzed well, although from In the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets' perimeter is also very restricted, but in terms of personal ability, the Nuggets only have perimeter players, and they can tear a crack under such defense.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the pressure on Angel and Morris was obviously much less. Nene and Martin are no longer so active, but Durant and Sefrosa, in contrast, are not so easy.

J.r. Smith's escape is more variable and quicker. Dantley's off-the-ball pick-and-rolls for Anthony are also more complicated and varied. The Nuggets acting coach did everything possible to create offensive opportunities for these two men.

The effect of this adjustment for the Nuggets is obvious. They have always been the team that reached the Western Conference Finals last year. If they don't even have the ability to chase points, then they will fight the Lakers.

"Carmelo Anthony took advantage of Martin's pick-and-roll breakthrough and once again caused Morris to foul. Today is the second time Anthony has been on the free throw line." Now, the entire Nuggets have fully implemented Dantley. Layout. Anthony desperately attacked the inside line. Although he couldn't score directly, free throws were the simplest and most effective way to score.

"Damn, I didn't touch him at all!" Morris immediately turned to complain to the referee. Anthony's shooting percentage was not good today, but the free throw still allowed him to easily score a lot of points.

The referee did not pay attention to Morris's complaint at all, but signaled everyone to stand in position as soon as possible.

"Fuck! Are you deaf!?"

"Hey, come here!" Hearing Morris spit out dirty words, Angel immediately hugged Morris and pulled away. The referee glared at Morris. This time he was merciful. If there is another time, a technical foul will definitely be inevitable.

"Punishment for shit." Morris stood beside the basket unwillingly, and watched Anthony easily score two points again.

However, after only one round, the harsh whistle sounded again. This time, the offender became Durant.

Durant was not as irritable as Morris, and did not go to the referee to complain. But from his expression, he was very upset!

"There was really no foul on this ball. Kd didn't infringe on his cylinder when Anthony shot." Van Gundy couldn't stand it anymore, and he kept nagging in the referee's ears. These **** are the kind of **** that can be blown or not, but the referee was aware of the details today and did not let go of any foul action.

Again, Anthony stood on the free throw line again. Today, his free throw feel was surprisingly good, with six free throws and all hits!

"12 points, Anthony has only made 3 of 13 shots so far. But relying on free throws, he still scored 12 points before the end of the half game!"

Fortunately, Durant can respond immediately every time the team loses a point. He and Anthony also completely ruled the second quarter.

The two top three guys in the scoring list fought, and the neutral fans saw it as a lot of fun. The Nuggets and Thunder fans don't want the game to go on like this. The more anxious the score, the more anxious the fans of these two teams.

"Kevin Durant forced a dunk! Beautiful personal offense, An Jie's pass is just right."

"Carmelo Anthony put up a layup against Ann's defense and scored! Maybe only the top three in scoring can score a goal like this in front of Ann."

In the second quarter of the game, the curtain came to an end in the split between Durant and Anthony. Both of them only rested for less than three minutes in the second quarter. Except for those few minutes, almost all the **** were given to both of them.

Anthony scored 18 points in the half, and Durant even scored 23 points in the half. The total score of the two sides also played very high, 66 to 61. Under Durant's crazy offense, the Thunder still retained a 5-point lead.

"It's horrible, the scoring ability of the two is too horrible. Everyone is reduced to supporting roles under the strong performance of these two small forwards. I think the second half will be even more exciting for the two players." Unforgettable confrontation The World War, the playoffs is a stage that makes people famous, and Durant and Anthony, shine in this stage.

The second half of the game started quickly amidst the shouts of the fans at the Pepsi Center, but after a few rounds, the hearts of the Thunder fans were all caught.

Anthony is still scoring madly as always, even if he can't make a direct hit, he can continue to kill. Durant, on the other hand, failed to respond as quickly as the first half. Three consecutive missed shots, this is Durant's only result in the second half so far.

Anthony's sudden tight defense is the biggest reason for this situation. People have always criticized Anthony's defense for not being good enough, but in fact, it can only be said that this guy doesn't like defense, or that he doesn't pay attention to defense, so that he will give others the impression that he can't defend. With Anthony's physical fitness, as long as he spares his life to defend, the opponent will die ugly.

The reason why Anthony doesn't like defensively is because after wasting too much energy on the defensive end, the offensive end himself will be affected, resulting in the offense being unable to open.

But now, if he continues to allow Durant to attack, it will be difficult for him to equal Durant offensively with his bad feel today. Only by increasing the defensive intensity can the Nuggets take the lead in one effort.

Durant didn't expect Anthony to increase the defensive intensity, but Durant is not the kind of "deal" person like Westbrook. He couldn't play, he was willing to share the ball with his teammates. The Thunder is able to get to this day, not because he is a Durant.

"This kid is getting more and more mature." Van Gundy originally wanted to call a timeout to rearrange the focus of the offense, but Durant surrendered the ball himself before he said it.

Anthony is still staring at Durant intently, and Durant is still running sparingly. But Durant had not received the ball, Anthony heard the sound of the Nets rolling behind him.

"What!?" Anthony turned his head in astonishment. Sefrosa's shooting posture had not yet recovered. Just now, the Swiss easily got an open shot and hit a three-pointer.

This was the first time the Thunder made a shot by someone other than Durant in the third quarter. However, this first shot allowed the Thunder to break the scoring shortage.

It is normal for a player to score a goal. Nuggets players and coaches disagree, they still focus too much on Durant.

Durant caught the ball again, everyone tensed their nerves. The Nuggets have fully invested in Durant's defense, but the attention to others is not so high.

When An Jie cut in from Nene's side, Nene didn't even have much scruples about An Jie. It wasn't until Durant hit the ground suddenly that Brazil realized that something was wrong. But when he reacted, it was already too late.

"Hey!" Nene just turned around and found that An Jie had hung on the hoop.

Chaos, the Nuggets defense was completely disrupted. When Durant started to pass and when everyone on the Thunder could score, no matter how focused Anthony was, it wouldn't help.

At this time, Dantley should call a timeout and rearrange the defensive strategy. However, he did not do this. He believes that Van Gundy did not call a timeout, which shows that the Thunder's offensive strategy has not changed. An Jie and Sefolosha were able to score goals only by chance.

It was indeed accidental that once or twice, but when Anjie started to play one-on-one in the interior with Nene, Dantley discovered that the Thunder players themselves had already changed their offensive strategy invisibly! And Van Gundy also acquiesced to this change and did not call a timeout!

Dantley now wants to re-arrange, and only after Anjie finishes the attack can he do anything.

In the first half, the energetic nene beat An Jie to the point where he could not find North. Now An Jie fell to a low position to play one-on-one with Nene.

Nene's weight is two kilograms less than Anjie's, and her height is 8 centimeters shorter. power? Anjie has never been afraid to fight for strength with others!

An Jie, who was pushed into the penalty area in two steps, began to move. The Brazilian became nervous. Now the whole league knows that An Jie's footsteps were taught by Olajuwon himself. And Olajuwon has stated in public more than once that Anjie is the student with the closest footsteps to him.

Nene saw An Jie's footsteps start to move, and immediately followed.

An Jie first turned inward a half and saw that there was no room, so he turned back again, preparing to withdraw a jumper.

Seeing that Nene was still clinging to him, An Jie immediately turned inward from the bottom line. After this series of steps, Nene can no longer keep up with Anjie's movement.

Chris Anderson was behind Morriska, and Anjie's footsteps to pass Nene is equivalent to passing the Nuggets' last barrier.

It was gently wiped from the Brazilian, and the basket was successfully picked with a soft touch. It's hard to imagine that the player who completed this series of actions was the same person who dunked Kenyon Martin in the first half!

"What else can I say? Ann is one of the most versatile centers in the league. I'm tired of saying that!" Mike Brin didn't feel that Anjie could easily score on Nene's head. Surprised at all.

After Anjie scored, Dantley called a timeout "late". However, when he had just arranged the defensive tactics against An Jie, Van Gundy took An Jie down. Westbrook is the real offensive core of Van Gundy now!

Van Gundy's move undoubtedly made Dantley's arrangement completely in vain. Compared with Van Gundy, Dantley is really too tender.

Van Gundy's on-the-spot command is not very good in the entire league. However, Dantley was played around by Van Gundy's on-site commander.

Born as an assistant coach, the gap between the two is huge.

Westbrook's offense makes it difficult for the Nuggets to parry. He, like Anthony, can make a foul on the free throw line even if he can't score directly.

Dantley’s arrangement is completely useless. An Jie is watching the game easily on the bench at the moment~www.NovelMTL.com~ When the third quarter is about to end, An Jie and Duran Special reappears together.

Dantley once again focused on Durant, but now, Van Gundy let Anjie attack by himself.

An Jie played his former substitute, Petro, with no temper, and "Birdman" Anderson was also unable to "fly" under Ibaka's defense.

Although Anthony and Billups can still score, the Nuggets are still in a disadvantaged position under Dantley's wrong defensive arrangement.

88 to 82, the Thunder took the advantage to the fourth quarter. Moreover, this was achieved when Durant was completely misfired.

"Coach Dantley must make the right choice to make it possible for the Nuggets to start a counterattack in the fourth quarter!"

However, the old and spicy Van Gundy, will Dantley do what he wants? Take away a victory at the Pepsi Center, that is Van Gundy's goal today!

In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets will not be easier than the first three quarters. (To be continued.)