The Way of the Center

"I asked you to enjoy a massage earlier, but I didn't make you lazy. Normal heart, I need you to stay calm! Leave the **** 22-game winning streak behind me, the current win or lose in this game , Is the only thing you have to consider now!"

"How do we usually play? How do we play? Defense! I want you to play a tough defense! Look at James Harden's casual breakthrough, even Chandler Parsons, you guys. Can’t get it right? In the second quarter, slow down my pace and strengthen my defense! Don’t play against the Rockets. You are slowly falling into the rhythm the Rockets like!” Although Ricard likes to swear words, He is not just squirting. This young coach is always able to thoroughly analyze the situation on the court and then give the players correct guidance.

After being sprayed with blood for a while, the Blazers players, instead of losing, are full of enthusiasm.

Normal mind, defensive, slow pace. With these three things that Ricard arranged during the break, the Blazers players stepped onto the court with confidence and began their journey in the second quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Blazers still used a full bench lineup. The Rockets use a mix and match lineup from the bench and the main force.

But what makes Ricard more at ease is that James Harden did not appear on the court. As long as there is no Harden, Ricard is not afraid of the rest of the Rockets.

From passing to scoring, the Rockets' gorgeous offense in the first quarter can be said to be completely created by Harden.

Now that the Trail Blazers have stepped up their defenses, it may be difficult for the rest of the Rockets to play well without Harden.

Patrick Beverley, a very fierce-looking number one, is the one who has the ball on the court now.

This guy was selected by the Lakers with the second overall pick in 2oo9, but the Lakers did not sign with him. After that, Beverley moved to Europe. In 10 years, Beverley originally thought that the Heat’s olive branch would be a turning point in his career. Frustrated after the preseason, Beverley was eventually waived. After that, the stage of nBa became more and more distant for Beverly.

Earlier this season, due to Jeremy Lin's injury, the Rockets desperately needed a cheap and usable one to replace Jeremy Lin, and Beverly became the Rockets' target.

Although this guy has mediocre statistics, his hard work on the basketball court still allows him to successfully capture the hearts of Rockets executives and Rockets fans.

Especially when such a guy meets the old Fischer, Fischer is even more strenuous.

Beverly can be said to have completed the breakthrough effortlessly, this hard-working guy is simply not the current Fischer can stop.

He broke into the penalty area smoothly, and Fischer could only catch up from behind. Beverly suddenly stopped for a jumper, and the fans in the Toyota Center even cheered in advance.

However, Batum suddenly rushed out at this moment and caught Beverly by surprise. Beverly thought he was already open, but Batum's sudden interference caused Beverly's shooting rhythm to disappear.

In the first quarter, the virtual defense on both sides made everyone accustomed to the fast-paced offense. Now, the Blazers have suddenly increased their defensive intensity, and the Rockets can't take it easy for a while.

In this way, McHale's mixed lineup of bench and main force soon became untenable. The Trail Blazers quickly reversed by 4 points, and they did it all with the bench lineup.

"James, Lin, Parsons, ready to play!" McHale knew that the situation could not continue like this. He called a timeout and terminated the rest of the main players early, hoping that they could use strong offensive firepower to bring the Blazers momentum. Press it down. However, when these three people came on the field, the Trail Blazers' five tigers were also in front of them.

An Jie clapped his hands and attracted the attention of his teammates. "Stand up on your defensive position and let the Rockets guys see what it means to be tough!"

An Jie's yelling made his teammates excited. Jeremy Lin couldn't help swallowing drooling when seeing the five people on the opposite side with vigor and fierce expressions. Can a smooth offense really be able to play?

Before getting close to the three-point line, Damien Lillard unreservedly posted to Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin's confrontational ability is definitely one of his shortcomings. In the face of frequent physical contact defense, this high talent of Harvard is really at a loss.

Lillard will not worry about his defensive position too far, Lillard is still full of confidence in terms of degree.

Seeing Jeremy Lin was so entangled that he could not even complete the work of organizing the offense, James Harden came out and prepared to receive Jeremy Lin's pass.

Jeremy Lin bumped the ball out, and if Harden hadn't got his eyes fast, the ball might have turned into a turnover.

Harden didn't hesitate after catching the ball and went inside without hesitation. There is no pick-and-roll, no containment. Harden just rushed to break through Matthews and attacked the restricted area guarded by Anjie.

Is Harden stupid? No, this guy is smart. He knows how terrifying Anjie's defense is. A man who can catch James from the front cannot be defeated by courage.

Harden’s impact was not for direct scoring, but for fouling!

If Anjie is a master of porcelain touch on the defensive end, then Harden is a master of porcelain touch on the offensive end. This guy was once criticized by people, and scored only by touching porcelain.

But I have to admit that being able to make an opponent foul and stand on the free throw line is also a science. And Harden has done a lot of research on this knowledge.

He leaned toward An Jie without fear, and Harden was even happier seeing An Jie violently in front of him.

I saw this young bearded man holding the ball in both hands and taking a beautiful European step. He leaned forward abruptly, intending to force An Jie to invade his cylinder. However, at that moment, Harden leaned back.

"Damn it!" Harden, who didn't find the focus, staggered, holding the basketball and walked for four or five steps. This obvious step naturally did not escape the referee's eyes.

"Puff." Mutombo almost didn't laugh when he saw this funny scene. An Jie is not one of those ordinary stupid big guys, Harden wants to commit a foul on him, I am afraid it is not so easy.

Seeing that Harden had made such an embarrassing mistake, An Jie stretched out his hand at him deliberately, expressing that he was very innocent.

But Harden was so angry that when he broke through Matthews, Anjie planned to make a fool of himself! From beginning to end, An Jie was playing tricks on him!

"Don't want to use this kind of opportunistic defense to score points on my head. If you want to win, you have to rely on real skills." When Anjie passed by Harden, his mouth was not honest. In fact, An Jie didn't want to provoke Harden, but Harden's angry expression attracted An Jie's attention.

Maybe if you continue to stimulate the Rockets’ star star, there will be unexpected results?

After Harden returned, the Rockets' first offense ended in failure. The Blazers, which strengthened their defense, did not forget to strengthen their integrity on the offensive end.

The Trail Blazers no longer rely on Angel, although Angel can beat Rockets backup center Cole Aldridge in minutes. However, the players of the Trail Blazers are still very active in their positions. This kind of movement naturally opens up the Rockets who are not good at defensively.

Cole Aldridge, the big man who came out of the Thunder like Anjie, was taught by his seniors. Anjie showed all the offensive skills a center should have in front of Aldridge. If Aldridge of the Trail Blazers were there, this kid would probably have more knowledge.

The Trail Blazers' offense has played well, even better than in the first quarter. But what about the Rockets? Harden tried to touch porcelain a few more times, but Anjie was not fooled.

When Anjie used a light block to obliterate Harden's layup, the choice of committing a foul was completely annihilated in Harden's heart.

Fortunately, Jeremy Lin and "High Rich and Handsome" Parsons felt very good in this game and wiped Harden's ass. Otherwise, the difference between the two teams is now estimated to be in double digits.

An Jie once again demonstrated his almighty dominance. At both ends of the offense and defense, no one on the Rockets can shake his power.

People can't help but start to sigh, this Chinese is indeed a guy who has transcended Drexler's record! Such performance is worthy of such results.

After that, after some adjustments, McHale made the Rockets' offense connected again and changed back to the team offensive mode in the first quarter.

With the fiery touch of Jeremy Lin and Parsons, Harden also showed his talent in passing, although usually this bearded guy does not like to pass.

When Jeremy Lin, Parsons and others began to score efficiently, the Blazers had to focus on defending them, so that Harden would have more opportunities.

Only now, Harden never dared to step into the **** penalty zone again. Because he knew that the Chinese wearing the oo jersey would not let him get his wish. Stepping into the restricted area is a dead end!

The Rockets froze by relying on Jeremy Lin, Parsons and Harden's outside shooting to bite the score. Although the hope of opening the score has not been realized, Ricard and Divac are still very satisfied with the current situation.

There will always be times when the shooting feels bad. The later the game is played, the worse the players' physical strength, and the more easily their shooting movements will be deformed. Maybe the Rockets can still rely on shooting to bite the game in the second quarter, but at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, can the Rockets still rely on shooting to solve the problem?

In this world, no team wins glory by shooting!

"Your compatriot ~www.NovelMTL.com~ he is really a deterrent. Harden used to stab the ball inside when he wanted to get the ball, but now it's good, he just doesn't dare to step into the penalty area." This elegant and elegant scorer gave An Jie a thumbs up for his defense and deterrence.

Yao Ming only smiled after hearing this, but did not respond. Deterrence, this description has never been achieved even by Yao Ming.

Otherwise, why would Yao Ming think that Anjie is destined to overtake himself?

When the second quarter ended, Harden's penalty area was still zero. The score between the two sides has also become 59 to 5o. If the game time is one more round, the Trail Blazers might be able to widen the point difference to double digits.

Anjie's extremely dominant performance gave the Trail Blazers the upper hand. Sam Smith should be very nervous now, because Anjie is one step closer to his 22-game winning streak...

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