The Way of the Center

Lillard rushed forward with all his strength, and now no Knicks player on the court can match his speed.

ball? It doesn't matter, Lillard believes that Anjie will be able to pass the ball to his hands!

Sure enough, the basketball was quickly thrown out by An Jie, running through the court. Lillard turned his head and straightened his arm, removing the ball perfectly. Next, what Lillard has to do is very simple.

Take one step within the free throw line and stretch out every joint of your body as much as possible in the air. After gliding in the air for a certain distance in a graceful posture, Lillard slammed the ball into the box!

The loud noise from this basket also brought back Carmelo Anthony who was staying in place. He and An Jie’s first heads-up match just ended when An Jie finished the nail board!

"Yueyuyu~~~~" Suddenly, the silent Madison Square Garden burst out a huge boo. However, An Jie put his right hand on his ear and signaled the Knicks fans to be louder.

"This guy." Spike Li shook his head helplessly. Now, even a super scorer like Anthony, is it difficult to face off with An Jie in one-on-one?

In fact, Anthony's offense was still too inside. On the inside, An Jie naturally does not fear anyone. If Anthony confronts An Jie on the outside, An Jie may not necessarily take advantage.

Anthony naturally knew this problem, so in the second attack, this guy did not continue to hold the ball in the low post. The reason why he was able to play smoothly in the fourth position before, to put it bluntly, is that he didn't meet a decent opponent.

Today, with An Jie, a traditional strong insider, in the three-second zone, how can these outside players just want to get in.

This is a melee battlefield for big men. Outside players, it's better not to get involved.

But after Anthony held the ball from the outside, the defender turned into a difficult Iguodala. An Jie is not stupid, he will not use his weakness to confront Anthony. Whether it is defensive or offensive, a center at the basket can play his greatest threat.

I don't know if it was affected by the block shot just now. Anthony's shot from beyond the three-point line this time lost his accuracy. He failed to continue to score for the Knicks, but instead added another to Anjie's rebounding data.

After the Blazers attacked, Anthony, who was at the top of the fourth position, naturally needed to play against the inside players. Mike Woodson believes that Hickson will not have a big impact on Anthony's defense. This is indeed the case. Ricard also knows that even if he faces Anthony, he will not have any outstanding offensive performance.

But it was a waste of Anthony not to play this point, so Ricard naturally made such an adjustment.

"Lillard's advancing is very steady, you can't see that this guy is a rookie player! Anthony fell to the low position, he intends to post JJ Hickson. Huh? Oh! It's Ann! Before Anthony finds Hickson , Took the initiative to lean on Anthony! This is a misplaced opportunity, and the singles between Ann and Anthony will continue!"

After leaning on Anthony, Anjie directly pushed his waist back, and Anthony immediately took a big step back. Centers such as Anjie and Jordan will not necessarily lose in the low position, let alone Anthony who is playing outside?

An Jie's lean, let him go to a very deep position. Seeing this, Lillard suddenly passed, and the Knicks' penalty area was instantly full of threats.

After Angel took the ball, Anthony just eased from the previous shock. He continued to support An Jie's needs, struggling to death.

An Jie directly slapped the basketball to the ground with both hands, sat down abruptly, and forced his body and strength to turn around to face the frame.

At this point, Anthony has been squeezed out of defensive position. Where's Anjie? He has already reached the basket, so naturally he will not give up this opportunity to raging on the basket.

Jumping up and hanging the frame with both hands vigorously, the basketball hoop in Madison Square Garden was once again destroyed. Where is Anthony? He can only watch An Jie perform the performance in front of him when he loses his position.

"This is not a level of confrontation against Shaq at all. If I were Coach Woodson, I would get Cameron back to the third position as soon as possible. With a paint zone, it's really not everyone can stay." Kenny Smith felt like he couldn't stand it anymore. Anthony's defense in the low post was really embarrassing.

Woodson couldn't hear Kenny Smith's explanation, so he couldn't "obediently" change Anthony to the third position.

Steve Novak's precise three-pointer is a heavy weapon for the Knicks to chase points and even open the score. Everyone knows that a three-pointer is the fastest way to change the score, but only if you can make it.

When Anthony was in the low post, Iguodala's defense did not allow Novak to get shot.

When Anthony returned to the outside line, Hickson's slightly slow pace did give Novak a chance to get a mobile phone meeting, but it was only a mobile phone meeting.

Under Hickson's fierce defense, Novak fired three times from beyond the three-point line, but none of them hit.

At this time, Mike Woodson finally lost his patience. He wanted Novak to help Anthony chase points, but now it seems that the big white shooter has become a burden instead.

Novak is not the main force, he did not grasp the opportunity to perform, then he will not even think about playing in the rest of the day.

Anthony finally returned to the third position, and he finally escaped from An Jie's catch. The effect of the substitution was immediate, and Anthony immediately turned on the crazy offensive mode, again and again with unsolvable goals.

Maybe the next time Anthony is interviewed again, he won't say that he can play well in the fourth position.

The game is finally back on track, but the Trail Blazers have also gained some advantages during that time. Coupled with the good performances of Batum and Courtney Lee today, when the half-time ended, the score became 57 to 49, and the Blazers led by eight points.

In the second quarter, Anthony scored 11 points again in a single quarter. Throughout the half, Anthony had 24 points. But in addition to Anthony and J.R., the Knicks scored the highest five points by Ronnie Brewer.

On the other hand, the Blazers, Anjie not only shot 9 of 10 shots in the half and scored 18 points, but Lillard and Batum also scored 12 and 11 points respectively.

The Knicks only have superstars, and in addition to superstars, the Trail Blazers also performed well. The Knicks should be thankful that they are only 8 points behind.

During the intermission, Mike Woodson emphasized that his players should play team basketball. He originally wanted to get more support for Anthony as much as possible, but the Knicks players understood that other people also need more shots and more offenses.

So as soon as the third quarter came up, the entire Knicks' performance can be described as a mess.

Whether it is the main force or the substitute, whether it is a star or an unknown person. Everyone on the Knicks dared to play, all dared to shoot. If the players can score the ball, the Knicks will pose a huge threat to the Trail Blazers. After all, more blooming offenses are the most troublesome offense. But the problem is that the Knicks, who are not very talented, make bold shots, but they can't make it. That's another story.

Being inexplicably robbed of the right to shoot, Anthony's rhythm is also greatly affected. His accurate head started to deviate from the basket, and his mood became more irritable. Finally, after he missed another shot, Anthony was furious and yelled.

He wasn't scolding someone, this guy just wanted to vent the suppressed anger in his heart. But even so, the loud swearing made the referee immediately give Anthony a technical foul.

Ricard took this opportunity to call a timeout, hoping to end the game with one effort while the Knicks were in trouble. And Mike Woodson also trained everyone except Anthony and JR.

"What are you playing! I asked you to assist Cameron in scoring, but I didn’t want you to attack indiscriminately! The point difference has become 14 points, gentlemen, 14 points! If you think the point difference is not big enough, then Continue to mess around! Continue to be laughed at by the media and continue to disappoint the fans! Pick-and-rolls, passes, aggressive scrambles! This is what I want to see, not the unruly shots." Mike Wood As soon as Mori was so angry, the Knicks' bench was silent.

When he played again, Woodson discovered that An Jie had been replaced. Now there is not much time left in the third quarter, but the Trail Blazers have a 14-point advantage. Therefore, it is understandable that An Jie will have to rest first without preparing for the fourth quarter.

Anthony seemed to see the opportunity to move back to the situation, but he was very physically exhausted, but he did not play more easily when An Jie was resting.

Although An Jie immediately dropped one level without the Trail Blazers' defense on the inside, but their offensive firepower on the outside was still fierce.

Anthony went after and fought, but found that it was too difficult to fill the 14 points in a short time.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter, Anjie had almost recovered, but Anthony was out of breath.

78~www.NovelMTL.com~ Although Anthony has recovered a little score, the difference is still very much.

Looking at the energetic Anjie and the sweaty Anthony, Ricard was full of confidence in the fourth quarter.

When Anjie did his best in the fourth quarter without being restrained by force, Ricard wanted to see how the Knicks would come back!

"Coach! Give me the ball in the fourth quarter!" On the Knicks bench, Woodson didn't speak yet, but a voice about the team's tactical arrangements came out.

Anthony finished talking and drank the Gatorade in the paper cup and stared at Mike Woodson categorically.

The star-star showdown is destined to take over the entire fourth quarter.

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