The Way of the Center

The fans in the Rose Garden Arena never expected that the Hornets, who had been beaten half-dead in the first quarter, would suddenly exert their strength in the second quarter. The biggest change the Hornets made was just to change the positions of Jr. Rivers and Vasquez.

Maybe this is the magic of basketball, and sometimes it may just be a different combination that can lead to more different results. Although Rivers Jr. was very famous in high school, he is still not a top point guard like Chris Paul. Losing to a first-year guard is unacceptable to Trail Blazers fans.

After Rivers scored, this guy's self-confidence seems to have greatly improved. When Fischer dribbled the ball and reached beyond the three-point line, he suddenly started, intending to take out the basketball in Fischer's hands!

Although Fischer is old and slow. But in terms of ball control skills and experience, Rivers is still too tender. Not only did his forward steals not cause Fisher to make a mistake, on the contrary, he caused an unnecessary foul on his back.

Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Lillard, sitting in front of the technical stage, jumped up.

"Teach him a lesson for me." Fischer hugged Lillard off the field and whispered in his ear.

"Don't worry, Derek, leave it to me next, you have a good rest."

After Lillard came on the field, his eyes never left Rivers. But the Rivers guy doesn't pay much attention to Lillard right now. He has just defeated a championship-level veteran point guard. What's so difficult to deal with a rookie like himself now? What Rivers didn't know was that although he was also a rookie, he and Lillard were completely different.

Anjie sent the ball from the sideline, and Rivers wanted very much to haunt Lillard so that he could not receive the ball. However, Lillard's speed made Rivers seem to be back in the first quarter. The sense of frustration came to my heart again.

After receiving the ball easily, Lillard was not eager to attack, but slapped the ball freely in place, waiting for his teammates to take their place.

Seeing Anjie standing at the mid-range position and holding Anthony Davis, Lillard didn't hesitate to raise his hand for the ball. He immediately accelerated and then his skillful back luck changed back to pull back, two different and fast in a row. The change in the center of gravity made Little Rivers stagger and almost fell!

After passing by Little Rivers, everything is very easy. Lillard hit the ground accurately and delivered the basketball to An Jie's arms, and An Jie's shoulders began to sway from side to side, testing Davis' defense.

Davis was unmoved. He knew that Anjie’s task today was to organize the offense, not to score. Looking at the active moves of the rest of the Trail Blazers, An Jie must pass this time!

It was indeed passed. A few seconds after receiving the ball, Anjie gave the ball to Lillard, who had already got rid of the defense and ran to the mid-range position on the wing.

Little Rivers made up for the crazy forward pounce, hoping to turn Lillard's open opportunity into no longer an opportunity. However, at the moment Little Rivers leaped high, Lillard shot the basketball.

Rivers' expression in the air was very surprised, because Lillard did not jump in this shot, nor did he use the shot to complete the shot. Could it be...

"Boom!" The next second! There was a loud noise from the basket behind Little Rivers. He hurriedly looked back, An Jie was just getting off the basket, and Anthony Davis, the top pick, could only pick up the ball from the floor in a desperate manner.

"The tacit cooperation between Ann and Lillard! After Ann gave the ball to Lillard, he immediately cut in, which made the inexperienced Anthony Davis unaware. Lillard got an open opportunity and did not make a shot. Instead, he returned the ball to Ann, allowing him to complete the scoring in the form of an air relay. Only through three transmissions, the Trail Blazers completed the offense with a clear idea. But between Rivers and Davis, there was almost nothing. What kind of connection." Kevin Harlan was full of praise for An Jie’s aerial relay, which is also a combination of guard and inside, but on the whole, Rivers and Davis, who are ranked higher, are with Lillard. There is a huge gap with Anjie!

Now not only Davis, but even the confidence that Little Rivers had just built up, there are cracks. Lillard, who rushed back to the defense by Fischer and Ricard off the court, gave a thumbs up, while Lillard blinked at them and continued to devote himself to the work of "abusing" Rivers.

In the Hornets' offensive round, Rivers found that he could no longer shuttle as freely as he did against Fischer. Although Lillard's defense is not top-notch, but Rivers's own physical fitness is not excellent, and it is not easy for him to face Lillard.

Seeing Austin Rivers stayed on the perimeter for a long time and failed to complete a breakthrough, Anthony Davis was very anxious. Not being able to break through is not the worst. The worst part is that Rivers, who is unable to break through the defense, has committed the old problem of sticking the ball.

"Damn, did your father teach you to play like this!?" Monty Williams cursed unhappily. He didn't think Doug Rivers would agree with his son's personal heroism.

Seeing that there were only ten seconds left in the offensive time, Rivers had no choice but to rush. However, the consequence of this is that the basketball originally controlled by Rivers was taken away by Lillard's quick hands.

Rivers was unwilling to rush to the out of control basketball, but Lillard still picked up the basketball one step ahead of him, and Rivers only pounced.

After picking up the basketball, Lillard naturally launched a fast break. Anthony Davis's speed of chasing amazed An Jie. The two obviously started at the same time, but An Jie could only watch Davis put his hands on the run. I'm pulling farther and farther away.

But no matter how fast Davis was, he couldn't be faster than Lillard who charged up. Lillard easily completed a one-handed split dunk. After Lillard dunked the ball, Anthony Davis took off and sealed it.

The Hornets, who managed to gain momentum because of Rivers, were also overtaken because of Rivers. Monty Williams couldn't laugh or cry, he really didn't know whether to praise the boy brother or criticize him. However, he decided to look again to see if Rivers can settle down and perform well after this mistake.

"Hey, I already got him. Next, it's up to you to get the top pick." Lillard yelled at Anjie after running back to his own half.

"Davis? Don't worry, I can eat him anytime!" An Jie waved his hand disapprovingly, the proud son of heaven? That's also a rookie!

Subsequently, Anthony Davis's shot finally hit. However, a long-range two-pointer is not a scoring method that Davis can rely on at all. He was forced by An Jie to be unable to survive inside, so he chose to hit one with his own range. But with the lowest "cost-effective" long-distance two points, how many can Davis score on Anjie in a game?

The Hornets’ offense is getting more and more chaotic, while the Blazers’ offense is more blooming under Anjie’s organization. Monty Williams was forced to call a timeout in advance. If this continues, the decline may not be restored.

"Davis and Rivers come down to rest and rest, Ryan Anderson and Vasques, you guys take more shots!" Monty Williams can't help watching these two rookies mess around on the court, maybe these two This guy will become the center of the team, but now, they will only make the situation worse!

Davis and Rivers were downcast, and it was obvious that their performance had caused the coach to have a sense of distrust of them.

After returning from the timeout, even Ricard was a little surprised. Davis and Rivers are currently the most valuable "property" of the Hornets, but now, when the Hornets need to score, these two guys were actually pushed on the bench by Williams.

However, the Hornets performed very calmly on their first offense after returning from a timeout. Without rookies who are prone to restlessness, their turnovers and unreasonable shots are also reduced.

Ryan Anderson continued to fire on the outside, and Vasquez also used his excellent basic skills to "educate" Lillard. After the Hornets' two "home stars" were not on the court, they bit the score again.

Robin Lopez's defense did not make Anjie much easier. Although he can't pose a threat to the Blazers in the interior, can Anthony Davis do it?

After the end of the second quarter, the Hornets accidentally fell behind by only four points 50-54. You know, Davis and Rivers didn't play for half of the second quarter!

"I hope you saw how others played just now? Do you want a chance? You have to show me!" During the intermission, Monty Williams played through the question and hoped to get Davis and Rivers. Playing better, the two rookies also know that, now whether you are the No. 1 pick or born in a basketball family, Monty Williams only recognizes performance!

Not to mention, Williams is really useful. After the start of the third quarter, Rivers and Davis did a lot better than the first half.

It's not that these two guys can carry the scoring banner, but they played more calmly than in the first half. Playing calmly, the help to the team is undoubtedly huge. Under the magical defense of Ryan Anderson and Vasquez, the Hornets still didn't admit defeat after more than half of the third quarter!

The fans of the Rose Garden are getting nervous. Could it be because of the lack of Aldridge, the Blazers will capsize in the gutter at home?

J.J. Hickson is also very upset. He always shrinks inward unconsciously. So many years of defensive habits make it difficult for him to change it all at once. And this habit is understandable when defending other inside players, but today, he met one of the league's top inside shooters, Ryan Anderson.

The two sides remained in a stalemate until the end of the third quarter ~ www.NovelMTL.com ~ 75. The Hornets are still behind and they still have a chance.

"I'm afraid no one would have thought that this game will become so tense. The fourth quarter must be very exciting! So, the duel between low-ranking teams and high-ranking teams is not without suspense. This is the NBA, this is basketball. Players are alive, not a set of data." Kevin Harlan is still unfinished. Today T.NT asked him to say that the ball has no partner, which proves that T. NT didn't pay much attention to this game. But as far as the current situation is concerned, Kevin Harlan has got a good job.

Angel looked at Ryan Anderson, the guy who caused them the most trouble in this game. An idea echoed restlessly in his heart...

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