The Way of the Center

There is no doubt that most of the teams and fans in this league are not Anjie fans. The more he wins, the more people will offend. The more famous, the easier it is to make enemies.

And Madison Square Garden in New York is probably one of the least welcoming stadiums for Anjie. The fans here have not forgotten what kind of brutal means Anjie used to wreak havoc in Madison Square Garden when the Knicks could not recover.

Vengeful fans won't forgive An Jie for this, so when An played well, he got a unified boo from the Knicks fans. This boo was no less than the cheers that Anjie got in the rose garden.

Spike Lee sitting in the first row of the audience is very contradictory, because he is a diehard Knicks fan, but at the same time, he also admires Anjie very much. He neither hopes the Knicks lose, but also hopes that Anjie can play a good performance to warm up their documentary.

Speaking back to the court, before the start of the game, Anjie and the two Knicks players had a very pleasant chat. Of course, these two people cannot be Stoudemire and Anthony, but the back-up combination of the Blazers last season, Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby.

"Your kid is making great progress this season." Camby saw An Jie walking towards him happily, and a big palm came up on An Jie's ass.

"Hey, your record is not bad, just one win less than the Heat." Anjie embraced the two veterans who assisted him last season. As time goes by, the chances of Anjie seeing his former teammates in other teams are getting higher and higher.

"Be careful, man, Cameron is crazy about winning these days. And as far as I know, he still has grudges when he was eliminated by the Thunder in the playoffs." While chatting, Kurt Thomas suddenly whispered in Anjie's ear.

"It's not the same. This guy has become very different since joining the Knicks. He is colder-blooded, more viable, and more gloomy than before. Today you want to take the victory away from Madison Square Garden, I am afraid it will not be like before Simple." Marcus Camby also took over.

"I know, I didn't intend to wait for Cameron to hand over the victory. I'm sorry guys, today, I have to wrong you to lose a game." Anjie smirked at the two veterans of Thomas and Camby. But Camby and Thomas didn't laugh. They knew that Anjie had this ability!

"Ann! The chat time is over!" Until Divac yelled at An Jie, An Jie reluctantly turned and left.

"Do you think Cameron can beat this kid?" Thomas asked Camby, looking at Anjie's running back.

"Cameron may be able to win, but the Knicks... then may not be able to win the Trail Blazers." Camby finished speaking, and was urged to warm up by the Knicks assistant coach.

Camby and Thomas, the two old guys, have worked with Anjie for a whole season. From training to competition, they also have a full understanding of Anjie's strength. It is for this reason that these two old guys feel that the Knicks are more than auspicious.

After the warm-up, the starting players of both sides took off their training uniforms and surrounded their head coaches, listening to the coaching staff to make the final arrangements.

After that, the two sides made their debut, and Madison Square Garden ushered in the first climax. But this time, Anjie did not spray each other with Stoudemire in the middle circle. Because of the "Little Overlord" who once made An Jie's bloodshed, he is sitting on the Knicks bench with his expression declining.

Injuries, this is the apparent reason Stoudemire is sitting on the bench. But Anjie knows that there is no problem with Steadmire playing now. The reason that really caused Steadmire to lose the main position is precisely because of Anthony's strength.

Since Anthony joined the Knicks, Steadmire has been unable to integrate with Anthony. The poor performance of the Knicks in the playoffs last season forced the team's management to make a choice.

In the end, Anthony established the core position of the team, and Steadmeier was slowly marginalized by the team.

At the beginning of the season, when Steadmire was unable to play, Anthony led the Knicks to advance and achieved the current 21 wins and 9 losses, second in the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, even though Stoudemire has returned from injury, the Knicks still decided to let Stoudemire, a player with an annual salary of more than 17 million, play as a substitute. They worry that Stoudemire and Anthony are still incompatible and affect the team's chemistry. For Stoudemire, the Knicks' record lies there, and he has to accept the role of a substitute.

So this time, as An Jie’s old opponent, Steadmire can only watch An Jie and Anthony's performance on the bench. I don't know if this unwilling guy will break out or sink completely after he gets on the court later.

If Steadmire did not start, Kurt Thomas became the starting power forward for the Knicks. And the Mavericks champion champion "Boxing" Chandler, he took the position of starting center.

In addition, the Knicks' starting point guard is old Kidd, and the shooting guard is played by the mediocre Ronnie Brewer. This lineup of the Knicks may not be strong on paper. But it is precisely because of their starting small forward Carmelo Anthony that the Knicks can become one of the strong teams this season.

With the shouts of "BEAT, AN" from Madison Square Garden fans and the cheering of Chinese fans in front of the TV, the game officially started.

Tyson Chandler, whose physical function has been severely degraded, was undoubtedly defeated in the faceoff.

To be honest, if it were not for the position of point guard, Knicks coach Mike Woodson would not choose to let the elderly Kidd play this starter.

He admitted that Kidd is one of the greatest point guards in the league. But Kidd, who will be in his 40s in two months, will have the same effect as Fischer of the Trail Blazers.

What Kidd can do now is to use experience to help the team. As for the other Knicks point guard, it is the Argentine golden generation veteran Pablo Prigioni. This guy is an "old rookie" born in the 70s. Instead of starting someone who is too old and has no experience in NBA games, Kidd seems to be Mike Woodson's only choice.

Therefore, on the first goal, the young and energetic Lillard used his overwhelming advantage to break through Kidd and succeeded before Chandler made up his defense.

The Blazers easily scored a goal at the beginning of the game, and the Knicks fans were naturally very unwilling. Fortunately, Carmelo Anthony, the new owner of New York City, immediately responded to the Blazers.

Iguodala is indeed one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, but a guy like Anthony can break through the limit. Even Iguodala, it is very difficult to limit Anthony.

Anthony did not face off with Iguodala outside the three-point line, but sat in the low post and singled back!

Anthony's play style was developed after the Knicks. Due to Stoudemire's play-stopping and Kurt Thomas's aging, Anthony often has to go to the fourth position in the Knicks.

But after being forced to play at the 4th position, Anthony was surprised to find that he was extremely talented in low-post offense. The data has proved that Anjie's offensive efficiency in the low post is much higher than ordinary offensive methods.

So for the first goal, Anthony used a turn-over jumper after a back hit to tie the score for the Knicks.

"If Cameron continues to play in the low post, we don't know if Coach Ricard will let Ann go to defend Cameron himself. This crazy young coach, but dare to play any card." Seeing this scene, O'Neal couldn't help getting excited. If Iguodala continues to rout, maybe people will see the direct confrontation between Anjie and Anthony in a while!

Although Anthony's offense was indeed beautiful just now, the Knicks now have a difficult problem-defense.

Tyson Chandler is undoubtedly one of the best frame guards in the league, but when facing Angel, Chandler's defensive advantages are simply not used.

Whether it is single defense or assisted defense, Chandler will be restrained by the threatening Angel. The strongest defensive backbone is offset. With the old Kidd, Brewer and aging Kurt Thomas alone, the Knicks' defense can be described as turbulent.

In just ten seconds, the Trail Blazers returned after Anthony scored. It was Lillard, whose breakthrough was completely unstoppable by Kidd, who was nearly 40 years old.

After successfully breaking through, Lillard divided the ball into Matthews' hands after attracting the defense, and Matthews scored the ball in the first three-point attempt at the opening. The Blazers' offense is still easy.

However, An Jie hadn't settled until he came back, and Anthony shot immediately after the three-point line extended to Kidd's pass.

This sudden shot naturally made Iguodala unexpected, so Iguodala did not interfere with Anthony's shooting.

As a result, An Jie had just realized what had happened, and the basketball scored. The same 3 points, the Knicks tied the score again.

"Carmelo Anthony scored twice in the opening game. He is in a very hot form today!" Everyone admired Anthony, and some nasty photographers pointed the camera at Stadt on the bench. Meyer. The better Anthony's performance, the more smelly Stoudemire's expression. Because of Anthony's excellent performance, it means that Stedmeier will be deprived of more playing time.

Subsequently, An Jie finally made his first shot inside after a long time in ambush. I have to admit that Tyson Chandler's tight defense made Anjie feel a lot of pressure. But Anjie's offense was still extremely smooth.

In recent days, An Jie particularly likes to directly use his body to open the opponent's dunk, and Chandler used top defense when defending An Jie.

But An Jie is not stunned, he will not hit Chandler's gun. Seeing that Chandler would not allow himself to fight from the front, then Anjie naturally chose to start making a fuss from both sides.

A superb footstep took over the hook, and Chandler's defense was useless in this way. An Jie scored today's first two points, the Blazers offense is still so "easy and happy."

However, it hasn't been happy for long, but No. 7, wearing the Knicks' home white jersey, stood up again.

"Carmelo Anthony stopped a jump shot and Iguodala sealed his face. This guy's defense is really good! But... the ball is scored! The ball is still scored by Anthony, unreasonable. Goal! Carmelo, Anthony, this guy made 3 of 3 shots and scored 7 points! He alone carried the Knicks offensive task!" Mike Brin can vaguely feel that this night, it will be a The night of the data explosion.

"Damn! The ghost is not going away!" An Jie reluctantly picked up the basketball on the ground. The defense just now can be said to be the most successful defense since the opening of the Trail Blazers~www.NovelMTL.com~ However, Anthony is still in desperation. Surviving, completed an impossible goal. At this time, Anjie had to pay more attention to Anthony.

Anthony retired quickly, and he did not celebrate after scoring. His hands stared firmly at the Trailblazers, without fear.

The Knicks' lineup is indeed not as good as the Trail Blazers, but Anthony does not believe that the Trail Blazers can survive their crazy offense!

One dozen five? no problem! Who calls me a superstar?

An Jie looked at Ricard after he sent the baseline ball. Ricard just signaled An Jie to continue the attack. But Anjie knows that tonight, he and Anthony will inevitably face a battle!

It seems that this New Year's Day, An Jie will have a lively life.

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