The Way of the Center

　　 "These two lunatics." Ricard smiled and shook his head. He didn't arrange the tactic just now. If someone came in such a mess in normal times, Ricard would have yelled at him. But he will not stop this behavior now, he cannot interrupt the tacit understanding that Anjie and Lillard have just established.

After Lillard scored a three-pointer on his head, Westbrook, who was already holding a sigh, wanted to prove himself even more. The first round did not teach the Trailblazers' No. 0 rookie, but was humiliated by him. Putting this kind of thing on Westbrook is unbearable.

An Jie had just gained a foothold on the outside of the three-second zone, and Westbrook had already passed the half-time with the ball. Looking at his menacing eyes, the rest of the Thunder shouldn't even think about getting a basketball.

Lillard deliberately let Westbrook a step away, he knew how sharp Westbrook's breakthrough was. I would rather let this guy get some shooting space than let him break through easily.

Westbrook naturally understood Lillard's defensive intentions. He was indeed prepared to stop the jumper as soon as he stepped on the three-point line. But thinking of his unbearable shooting percentage in the last game, Westbrook dismissed the idea.

Seeing Westbrook slowing down, Lillard thought he was about to shoot. Just as the Trail Blazers guard wearing a black zero jersey was about to move forward, the Thunder's zero guard suddenly accelerated!

Lillard's eyes widened, and he felt that Westbrook had already rushed in front of him in an instant.

"Really fast!" This guy subconsciously moved his footsteps to stop him, but Lillard, who was slightly thin, could not stop Westbrook after he rushed up.

Westbrook just squeezed out a way, broke through Lillard, and attacked Anjie's rim without fear.

Three steps, jump, layup! Westbrook played very resolutely, and Anjie's goal was not blocked unless he was blocked. Otherwise, he will have no choice but to foul!

"Peng!" When Westbrook was about to collide with Anjie, he was knocked to the ground by something flying from the side. This force is really too great, as if walking on a road in the morning and suddenly being knocked down by a speeding passenger car.

Aldridge raised his arm and signaled that it was him who fouled, not An Jie. Protecting Anjie from foul trouble is also one of Aldridge's responsibilities. If someone dared to kill the restricted area, Aldridge dared to attack him.

"Damn, it's good. It's not a loss to make LaMarcus turn his back!" Westbrook scolded and got up, even Aldridge was surprised that this guy could stand up by himself so quickly. It is said that this guy's body is made of iron, which seems to be the case.

Westbrook got his wish and made a kill to the Blazers' inside line. He also seized the opportunity of two free throws to score the first two points of the game for the Thunder.

"Jeff Van Gundy, that guy is really simple and rude." Ricard could see that the way the Thunder solved the problem today is to take the lead in defeating the hardest part of the Trail Blazers!

"If Lillard can continue to put pressure on Westbrook on the offensive end, the situation will be different." Divac responded thoughtfully, hoping that he had no choice to let the two boys connect. wrong.

White chocolate and Divac? Anjie and Lillard still can't play that kind of high-fluency and gorgeous offense. But when Lillard used a pass from behind to assist An Jie to make a hit, Divac still saw his shadow in these two guys.

Now the annoyed person became Morris again. He was ready to deal with An Jie’s low post, but he didn’t know that Lillard actually used a quick crotch back pull to accelerate and drop Wei. Sterbrook.

Seeing Lillard slashed into the penalty area again, Morris had to cover up to the basket. However, while Lillard was marching, he used a beautiful pass from behind to pass the ball to Anjie.

Because the pass of Lillard was very confusing, Morris had not been able to react when An Jie received the ball. And when he leaped forward to interfere, it was already too late.

Lillard was very happy because An Jie's mid-to-close shots made a steady hit, because he found that An Jie seemed to understand his ideas! The chemical reaction between these two 0s is growing unconsciously.

"As an older rookie, Damien Lillard's skills have basically taken shape. His passing just now has both the fancy of young people and the calmness that young people rarely have. There is such a guy who transports ammunition for himself. He should feel at ease." O'Neal thought of his old opponent, Yao Ming, who was still on the Rockets. That guy was so frustrated because he hadn't had a good guard to deliver ammunition for him.

But as a compatriot of Yao Ming, An Jie seems to have very good luck.

After the Thunder's offense, Westbrook also staged a surprise game. But unlike Lillard's "premeditated" sudden points, the reason why Westbrook chose to break the ball is only because he was completely guarded, and there was no second choice other than passing the ball.

The person who received Westbrook's pass was named Kevin Durant, but in the face of the eye-catching Iguodala, Durant knew that today's task would not be completed so quickly.

Durant's offense with the ball has improved a lot over the past few years. Now, he is confident that he can play tricks in front of a good perimeter defender like Iguodala.

After a few quick crotch changes, Durant suddenly paused, intending to break through!

Iguodala's reaction was timely, and he sealed Durant's breakthrough route to death. But Durant did not give up because of this. He pushed Iguodala with his shoulder. Seeing Durant actually put on his shoulder, Iguodala, the old slippery head, fell to the ground and prepared for a foul. A few seconds later, the whistle has not sounded yet. At this time, Iguodala realized that the referee didn't care about himself at all!

Seeing that Iguodala hadn't gotten up from the ground, Durant jumped out of the three-point line with a step back and started shooting without adjusting his center of gravity. He can't procrastinate, he has to get the ball out before Iguodala is in place.

The entire three-second zone was under the blockade of Anjie and Aldridge, and Morris and Ibaka couldn't squeeze in. Unless the ball bounces too far, otherwise the rebounds must belong to the Blazers.

But Durant's weird shooting action because of the unstable center of gravity made the ball fall into the net! This ball may be too big if Durant's center of gravity is stable, but it is precisely because Durant's whole person is tilted that the flight trajectory of this ball is just right.

The Thunder's two juniors began to join forces, forcing Ricard to stand up from the bench. In the playoffs of last season, the Thunder had a lot of blossoming, which caused a lot of trouble to the Trail Blazers.

However, when the Blazers re-attacked, Ricard relaxed a lot.

Lillard did not choose to connect with An Jie again for this ball. They had been eyeing Morris who had been cooperating frequently in the previous rounds. Morris has been deliberately keeping a distance with An Jie, actually waiting for Lillard to pass the ball so he can steal it!

It's just a pity that Lillard saw the trick in Morris' heart. He looked at An Jie firmly and raised his hand to pass the ball. The moment Lillard shot the ball, the basketball flew to the other side of An Jie's position as if it had been equipped with a remote control.

"Another pleasing pass, my goodness, these images were not visible to us when Felton was in power last season!"

Basketball quickly came to Iguodala's hands, in fact, even Iguodala was deceived by Lillard's fake eyes. It's just his highly concentrated attention that made him subconsciously receive the ball.

After receiving the ball, Iguodala made a false shooting. Although Durant was not shaken, he was still affected by the shift of the center of gravity.

With Durant's reaction time of a few tenths of a second, Iguodala took the opportunity and rushed to the basket.

People say that Iguodala is the West Coast version of LeBron James. This is not groundless. Iguodala's strong body allows him to break through Durant with a crushing advantage.

Iguodala is innately accustomed to jumping on one foot, which has not changed since he entered the NBA league. Taking off on one foot has many advantages, but such a takeoff will have defects in balance.

Durant was naturally unwilling to complete a wonderful performance by Iguodala on his head. He jumped up hard, intending to use his wingspan to take away the basketball in Iguodala's hands.

Iguodala was squeezed into the air by Durant, and now let alone a goal, Iguodala would be grateful if the fall was not bad enough.

Although he failed to score directly, Durant's foul was indispensable. Iguodala's performance on the free throw line was stable, and there were no surprises today.

The Thunder have a way to bloom more, but this year's Trail Blazers also have the strength to stay with them to the end. Their offense is no longer confined to Anjie and Aldridge, whoever they are looking for in the starting five has the ability to end offense!

After the game, Lillard and Westbrook's interaction became the theme, and Durant and Anjie, the two bosses of their respective teams, became supporting roles instead.

The game was played fiercely for several minutes, and it was not until the time to rotate the lineup that the game turned around.

Reggie Jackson, a little-known guy, played very bravely today~www.NovelMTL.com~Derek, Fischer is sophisticated, but it is also a fact that his feet are slow.

Jackson took advantage of this, frequently breaking through Fischer to finish scoring.

As for the Trail Blazers, I don’t know if it’s because of the old team. Nicholas Batum’s shooting percentage is not good. He was still working hard in the playoffs for this team's championship dream last season, and now that he should return to Oklahoma so soon and be an enemy of the Thunder, the French must have some lumps in their hearts. Fortunately, although the Thunder have achieved some advantages, the score has not been opened.

But when the five players on both sides were all substitutes, the Thunder relied on Bledsoe and Jackson's offense to slowly open the score.

After a while, An Jie, sitting on the bench, saw the red light on the timer on the edge of the backboard. After that, he looked up at the big screen again. 21 to 29, under the extraordinary performance of Bledsoe and Reggie Jackson, the Thunder achieved an eight-point lead!

Not only Westbrook, today, all the Thunder guards are crazy!

Behind by eight points, guards are rising...These difficulties all make the Blazers passive.

Damien Lillard, this guy who is in direct confrontation with that group of lunatics, might have to shoulder greater responsibility and officially become An Jie's right and left hand.

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