The Way of the Center

D'Antoni looked at these panting men, really didn't know what to say. This embarrassment lasted almost a whole season, and the Lakers' tactics could not be played out. It would not be a matter of a day or two.

After losing Kobe, Howard undoubtedly became the only core of D'Antoni. But now, the mood of this core is very low and does not communicate with anyone.

This coach knows that Howard will definitely not appear on the Lakers roster next season unless the Lakers are willing to give up Kobe. However, this kind of thing simply cannot happen.

For a core who only wants to leave the team, what else can the head coach give him? The 13-point gap is not too big, and the game has just played in the first quarter. But for the current Lakers, this 13-point gap is very difficult to fill.

"Paul." D'Antoni thought for a while, and finally called out the name he hadn't called out for a long time.

Gasol gave D'Antoni a surprised look, confirming that the old man with a moustache was calling himself. You know, after a season, D'Antoni almost marginalized Gasol, and the relationship between Gasol and D'Antoni is also very stiff. If it weren't for Kobe, Gasol might have fallen out with D'Antoni.

But now, at the moment when the team is in distress, D'Antoni did not call Howard or his proud protégé Nash, but instead called Gasol.

Seeing Gasol staring at him blankly, D'Antoni was also a little embarrassed. He increased his volume and called Gasol's name again.

"What's the matter, coach." Gasol replied hesitantly.

"In the second quarter, I want you to be close to the penalty area and attack. Actively, I believe that in the low post, even LaMarcus can't stop you. Nash, Blake, conduct basketball with Gasol as the center. I You need to play higher efficiency and tie the score as soon as possible!" D'Antoni immediately drew on the tactical board, but he did not play any more games this time, and did not rely on Howard anymore. Instead, he used Gasol as the core of the attack for the first time!

Howard, with his head buried deep, suddenly became energetic after hearing D'Antoni's arrangement. D'Antoni's meaning was obvious. He was completely disappointed in Howard's performance!

"Damn!" Howard clenched his fist. He was once the supreme position in the Magic, but now he is rejected by all parties in the Lakers. At such a critical moment, he was abandoned by the team coach. Howard's unwillingness and anger once again rushed to my heart, coupled with Gasol, who regained his core position, and the Blazers' inside line, I am afraid that it will be very lively later.

The second quarter of the game began as scheduled, and the fans in the Rose Garden rushed in the stands, seeming to have begun to celebrate the Trail Blazers' victory in advance.

Meyers Leonard and Hickson replaced Angel and Aldridge, and took the lead in the second quarter. Seeing this, D'Antoni seemed to see a glimmer of hope. If Gasol plays well, the Lakers are very likely to bring the decline back before Angel and Aldridge play!

"Give me a fierce attack on Paul! Attack where you like!" The tall Spanish No. 16 is the only life-saving straw in D'Antoni's hand. He saw the Trail Blazers sending a substitute player to partner inside. This mustache man It is even more fortunate.

"Pau Gasol played at the beginning of the second quarter?" Ricard saw Gasol stepping onto the court, and couldn't help feeling a little strange.

Gasol's physical fitness has always been one of his shortcomings. Normally, the Spaniard will take a break at the beginning of the second quarter. But now, D'Antoni took this guy up.

"I remember D'Antoni didn't seem to like Paul very much." Divac was also very puzzled.

"The moment of life-saving is not for D'Antoni to do what he likes. Ann, get ready to play, this Gasol is not coming up and going through the field."

As soon as Ricard finished speaking, Gasol scored a goal in front of the inexperienced Meyers Leonard.

Gasol fell to the low position as the fifth position to play, which many people did not expect. The Lakers forward Antoine Jamison, who partnered with Gasol inside, happens to be able to shoot, so it can also open up space for Gasol.

Although Meyers Leonard has learned a lot in training with Anjie, it is still somewhat difficult for him to deal with Gasol without assistance.

"Sure enough, D'Antoni intends to use Gasol as the core of the offense. This guy, it seems to be really nothing." Ricard smiled, if the Lakers' solution to the problem is only to let Gasol attack. Inside, Nad'Antoni would have to be disappointed. Because of the inside, it is precisely where the Blazers have the strongest defensive end. It's just that there is a small vacancy in the past few minutes.

In the following game, Gasol scored in front of Leonard. It wasn't until the score was chased by only 8 points that Ricard did not hurriedly called a timeout. The smug D'Antoni thought it was Gasol who stopped the Blazers.

"Ann, LaMarcus. Let the Lakers know what a really good inside offense is!" Ricard did not even set out any tactics against Gasol. He believed that as long as the two men Take it, the momentum of the Lakers will be completely extinguished.

An Jie smirked and bumped into a punch with Aldridge. In the first quarter of the game, An Jie's task was to open up space for his teammates and provide cover, so he didn't make many shots.

But now, Ricard's meaning is very simple, is to let him and Aldridge score!

"Paul! Keep playing as you just did! Don't be afraid of the Trail Blazers' interior twin towers. I believe you can do as good as you just did!" D'Antoni is also trying his best to stabilize the morale that Gasol just played. If Gasol has to dare to fight, the Lakers have the hope of a comeback.

At the same time, Dwight Howard can't wait to go on the court to prove himself again. The disdain of the opponent and the distrust of the coach, Howard will make them regret it!

A head-to-head battle between inside players has been brewing.

Since Ricard's tactic is to hit the ball inside, correspondingly, the person who controls the rhythm on the court now has also become Derek Fischer.

Fischer knows better than Lillard when to play and when to change his style of play. With an experienced point guard on the court, Anjie and Aldridge do not have to worry about catching the ball inside.

In this offense, Anjie was still standing near the free throw line, while Aldridge was in the low post.

Although such an offensive position is somewhat unusual, it hasn't happened before. Gasol and Howard dared not slacken their efforts, God knows what cooperation these two tacit fellows will play together.

Steve Blake was so immature in front of Fischer. He tried to take advantage of Fischer's slow pace to take advantage of the shortcomings of Fischer's slow pace, but was blocked by Fischer with his strong body.

Fischer dribbled the ball out of the three-point line without hesitation. Without hesitation, he directly passed the ball with a shot to get An Jie, who was already in a good position, to get the basketball.

Howard tried his best to open his strong arms. An Jie had just played with him once in the high position. Warcraft didn't want this to happen a second time.

However, Anjie did not let the basketball stay in his hands for too long. He immediately gave the ball after receiving the ball, allowing Aldridge to face off at Gasol in the low position.

"Coward, do you want to escape?" Howard thought it was his tight defense that made An Jie give up the idea of ​​offensive, but the next second, An Jie suddenly sprinted and passed Howard.

Anjie’s off-ball running is very successful, but Howard doesn’t think that Aldridge can work well with Anjie in such a small space.

Under Gasol's interference, Aldridge wanted to get the ball into Anjie's hands, only the air relay was the only way. And if Aldridge dares to pass the air relay under the interference of Gasol, Howard is confident that he can catch the basketball before Anjie.

Just when Howard was secretly proud, the orange basketball rebounded from the ground and came to Anjie's hands!

"What!?" Howard's eyes widened, and the ball passed through Gasol's body and bounced in. Is it possible?

"God! Beautiful pass through the crotch! Gasol did cover Aldridge very well, but he didn't pay attention to his crotch! Ann caught the ball straight away, and Dwight also bite very tightly. !" Mike Brin stared at the court with all his attention. A perfect offense only missed An Jie's last buckle.

Howard jumped higher than Anjie, but Anjie's wingspan kept Howard from touching the basketball. In the end, Anjie's hands were still the first step to slam the ball into the basket. Howard failed to complete the chase and greet him with endless humiliation.

"The buckle is so **** beautiful!" After the goal was scored, Aldridge patted Anjie **** the chest. An Jie looked up to the sky and roared, looking like a mad beast.

On the big screen of the scene, the pass and buckle were played back again and again. This is Anjie and Aldridge, this is the cooperation of the league's most offensive inside combination.

"It's been a long time, and the long-lost cooperation in the regular season finally reappeared in the playoffs! The Blazers were already very strong, and after Aldridge returned, they were even stronger than before!"

"Go on offense, go on!" D'Antoni didn't intend to immerse his players in a great sense of frustration. The hoarse moustache shouted hoarsely from the sidelines, hoping that the Lakers would immediately plunge into the offense.

The Lakers' offense is still in the hands of Gasol, but when Gasol is holding the ball, he found that the guy defending himself now has become the biggest threat to the Trail Blazers-Anjie.

The aura that Anjie exudes is much stronger than Meyers Leonard. He just flared his teeth and claws in front of Gasol, already putting a lot of pressure on Gasol.

Gasol was not timid, but chose to push his back. However, unlike before, Anjie didn't move at all!

Continuing to cut back would only waste energy and time, and Gasol immediately gave up the idea of ​​back hitting. He hooked sideways, intending to end the attack with a hook.

However, the pressure caused by Anjie's full forward pounce caused Gasol to lose his rhythm. This hook deviated from the basket, and Gasol failed to continue scoring.

At this moment, Howard risked a foul and jumped high, snatching an offensive rebound from behind Aldridge.

This ball is to be replaced by An Jie, he will definitely take advantage of the trend, let Howard back foul. But Aldridge does not know these tricks.

"Dwight jumped so high! He still picked up the rebound despite his unfavorable position!"

After Howard took off the rebound, he jumped past Aldridge and walked to the basket, preparing for the second take-off and dunk.

A beautiful second attack will definitely save yourself a lot of face. Howard exerted all his strength, ready to vent all the suffocation in his heart through this ball.

But just when he was about to slam the ball in, about to exhale. The basketball that he placed above his head was shot away by a powerful force!

The basketball was out of Howard's control. It slammed into the backboard and bounced back vigorously.

Iguodala seized the opportunity and won the ultimate control of basketball. Howard looked around him, and sure enough, it was Anjie again!

"Continuous defense against Gasol and Dwight's offense, Ann completely dominated the penalty area! This guy has completely locked the Lakers' inside offense~www.NovelMTL.com~!" Continuous defense, flexible replacement, Fierce and accurate capping. An Jie's excellent quality on the defensive end is simply unmatched.

Without Lillard, the Trail Blazers didn't make a fast break either. But through the cooperation of Anjie and Aldridge again, Anjie easily completed a close-range shot on Howard's head.

D'Antoni, who had hoped for the game, suddenly fell to the bench. An Jie's defense and offense seemed to have crushed the bearded man's final fantasy. The two strongest cards in his hand were defeated by An Jie.

How else can the Lakers play? D'Antoni didn't know. Sometimes the gap in hard power cannot be made up by a few tactics. But Anjie would not feel pity for this.

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