The Way of the Center

"Ann is a tough defender. Of course, you can't ignore this guy's all-around performance on the offensive end just because of his excellent defensive end." This is a line in the documentary "The Last Giant" directed by Spike Lee. Of course, this is also the characteristic that Spike Lee summed up after following An Jie for a few days.

"Don't worry about attacking Zac, I will continue to help you contain Ann!" After Marc Gasol came on the field, he looked at the Blazers bench. In the Rose Garden stadium that suddenly became so powerful, he saw An Jie taking off his training uniform.

In the first quarter, it can be said that Gasol and the Grizzlies won temporarily. I don't know if the second quarter is not as smooth as before?

An Jie put away his hippie smile, and immediately after he came on the field, he commanded his teammates to quickly fall into position. This leader now looks very serious, and his image of being close to others is completely different on weekdays.

Even Aldridge didn't dare to relax at this time. The Trail Blazers' defensive formation quickly stood up, and everyone discovered that this group of guys was different from the previous ones. They planned to defend the zone!

"Joint defense?" Hollins was stunned. In this era when the speed is getting faster and the frame guards are getting worse and worse. This strategy of joint defense was almost abandoned by the Alliance. After a season, you can't see how many teams use zone defense.

"Mark and Zac have range, such a defense is meaningless!" Hollins didn't care. Randolph and Gasol weren't the stupid big men like Howard and Jordan who would only rush to the basket. Ricard used zone defense, he would definitely regret it.

The Grizzlies’ offensive tactics are not complicated. As before, Gasol picks and rolls, Mike Conley breaks through, and Randolph falls to the low post.

But because the Trail Blazers used zone defenses, this time the basketball didn't hit the inside line, but instead found Tyshaun Prince who was interspersed in the middle distance gap.

Prince didn't hesitate to catch the ball and shoot. However, Matthews' active replenishment has greatly disrupted Prince's shooting rhythm. Due to the presence of An Jie, everyone on the Trailblazers is now very active in defense. Therefore, Prince did not get the vacancy he dreamed of, and the basketball he threw out also knocked out the box.

Gasol, who is in the mid-range position, naturally can't reach this rebound, Zach Randolph? It is a miracle that he can pick off offensive rebounds on Anjie.

After Anjie took off the rebound, he did not rush, but signaled the inexperienced Lillard to stabilize his rhythm. After everyone except him and Lillard ran through halftime, Anjie handed over the ball.

Tony Allen is the same as before, ready to stick to Lillard to make it difficult for him to play the ball. But this time, Allen found that An Jie had been dangling by his side. Obviously, this is the signal that Anjie is ready to give Lillard a pick-and-roll at any time.

Tony Allen seized a favorable position with An Jie while guarding against Lillard's advancement. Just as Tony Allen's heel touched the three-point line when he retired, An Jie suddenly covered his crotch with his hands and stood firmly. At the same time, Lillard, who was slowly and leisurely, accelerated in an instant, piercing the side where An Jie was blocking.

"It's not too difficult!" Tony Allen immediately began to get rid of An Jie's pick and roll. Although An Jie and Lillard's first block and one jump were very tacit, Tony Allen believed that he was much stronger by himself. With his body, he can still easily stop Lillard.

This guy skillfully bypassed the pick-and-roll, accelerated hard, and ran to Lillard's side to interfere.

But when Allen saw Lillard, he found that Lillard did not have a basketball in his hands.

"Ball!?" Tony Allen looked back subconsciously. As expected, immediately after the pick-and-roll was completed, Lillard used a ground pass to give An Jie the right to control the ball.

After getting the ball, An Jie resolutely walked inside with the help of this time difference. Faced with Marc Gasol, An Jie did not flinch. He hugged the basketball with both hands and started three steps to prevent the ball from being cut away. Don’t underestimate this basic movement that Anjie practiced for a long time last summer. Whether an inside player’s ability to protect the ball will directly affect his breakthrough quality. .

Anjie's three steps are not fast, but each step is particularly solid.

Gasol was beside An Jie, and An Jie stubbornly withstood Gasol with his shoulders, so that he could not touch his basketball and block his path.

Two steps later, An Jie made a layup. Marc Gasol, who ranked second in the selection of this year's best defensive player, is naturally strong.

Mark reacted quickly, taking off almost at the same time as An Jie. But in the physical confrontation in the air, Mark still lost. He was pressured by An Jie, and An Jie straightened his long arms and tried to hand the ball to the basket.

The basketball hit the net under An Jie's soft shot, but An Jie, who experienced fierce confrontation in the air, lost all focus and fell off.

Although Anjie fell, Gasol's defense was a reasonable collision, and the referee did not call a foul at will.

An Jie did not fall lightly, and for the big players, every fall is not an easy task. However, An Jie didn't stay on the floor much. He got up from the floor almost instantly and shouted at his teammates. "Return to defense! Back to defense! Get down quickly!"

Little Gasol opened his hand at Hollins. If the ball is changed to someone else, even if it is not covered, it is impossible to score the ball under such strong physical contact and interference. However, Anjie just broke Gasol's excellent defense.

Faced with the zone defense for the second time, the Grizzlies are still preparing to find a mid-range gap. Their strategy is correct, the weakest point of the zone defense is those vacuum areas in the middle distance. However, the Grizzlies seem to have forgotten how bad their perimeter offense is.

Mike Conley tried several times with the ball himself, but was "turned out" by the Blazers' defense. This is not because Conley has committed the old problem of sticking the ball again, but because his teammates really have no chance.

In desperation, Conley had to hand the ball to Gasol. According to Ricard's arrangement, when Gasol was in the middle distance, Iguodala was in front of him.

Facing the eye-catching Iguodala, Gasol knew that it was impossible for him to dribble. Seeing that the offensive time was about to run out, Gasol lifted the ball directly above his head and prepared to shoot!

He intends to use his height advantage to avoid blocking and interference, but Gasol's slightly slow shooting action gave Iguodala plenty of interference time.

Not tall enough, bounce to get together. Iguodala, who is already good at athletic ability, made a full leap, and the disturbance caused to Marc Gasol completely exceeded the expectations of the Spaniard.

Although he practiced his mid-range shots when he warmed up before the game, under such huge interference, Gasol, who was not a pure shooter, still messed up his position.

Gasol shot the ball very positively. If he can make the shot, he will definitely make it. Unfortunately, in the face of Iguodala's blockade, Gasol had to make an early shot. As a result, basketball hit the neck of the basket, and the rebound was once again controlled by An Jie.

"It seems that the Blazers' defense has indeed played a certain role. The Grizzlies have missed consecutive shots. Let's see if An Jie can seize this opportunity!" As soon as Yu Jia's voice fell, Lillard launched an offense. .

The zero guard rushed like crazy, completely different from the slow pace of the previous round. Even Tony Allen can only follow Lillard.

Lillard continued to overtake and shuttled through the gap to the three-point line in the other half.

"Anxious young man." Hollins was not nervous because of Lillard's breakthrough, because he knew that Allen, who followed closely behind, would definitely reward Lillard with a chase.

Lillard glanced back, then immediately took off to prepare for a layup. Tony Allen reacted quickly. As Lillard took off, he also jumped high, raised his arm, and patted the basketball.

Seeing that Tony Allen's palm was about to touch the basketball, the fans of Rose Garden were already holding their heads in their hands. However, in the next second, Lillard flicked his wrist and the basketball flew out of the restricted area and came to Anjie's hands.

When going on a fast break, the defensive side must pay attention to the outside players who run fast. It is generally difficult for center players to participate in the fast break. If the fast break is not achieved after the center runs over, then the fast break is basically terminated.

So when Anjie, who just ran a small step within three points, received the ball, there was no one around him. Marc Gasol and Randolph both rushed inside to protect the rim, and the others also watched their matchups.

An Jie took the ball and shot without hesitation. This ball is the worst long-distance two-pointer with the "price ratio", because this kind of ball is a three-pointer as long as it goes out, and it is too difficult to be a two-pointer at this distance. The distance is too far.

People are wondering whether Anjie has such a long range. Although Anjie is good at shooting, he rarely hits a "middle shot" at such a distance in his five-year career. After all, this position is only one step closer to the three-point line.

Aldridge and Iguodala immediately rushed into the post, ready to scramble for rebounds. The basketball hit the hoop first and bounced. The people in the basket immediately began to fight hand-to-hand, vying for positions.

But when the bounced basketball fell, it fell directly into the net.

An Jie nodded triumphantly, and slowly backed away while keeping the shot pressing his wrist. Just an open shot, nothing can be done!

"Sometimes I think about whether An Jie can shoot a three-pointer. This guy's touch is too soft, softer than some big shooters!" Zhang Weiping applauded An Jie's goal, what Called the all-around center? An Jie is synonymous with a versatile center.

The offensive and defensive frustrations repeatedly made Lionel Hollins unable to continue to cope with ease. He yelled loudly from the sidelines to signal this offense that the Grizzlies hit the ball inside.

In the previous attacks, Gasol didn't have Angela out of his premise. This time, An Jie still stayed close to the three-second zone.

Conley hesitated, but Zach Randolph, the fat man, leaned on Anjie without fear and raised his hand for the ball~www.NovelMTL.com~ Isn’t it just an Anjie? Randolph doesn’t believe it yet. Jie can defend all his shots inside.

After getting the ball, Randolph immediately sat down to the basket as before. But Anjie is not Aldridge, Randolph's impact can't shake Anjie's defense at all.

"So powerful?" Randolph felt his **** hurt, but An Jie was motionless like a stone statue.

Since the hard ones won't work, Randolph has the soft ones! "Flexible fat guy" refers to the inside line like Randolph.

Randolph immediately turned around with the ball, and in Anjie's eyes, his skilful turn around was definitely the best in the league. Randolph can use this trick to pass most of the insiders in this league, including his opponent Griffin in the last round.

But Anjie is not included in this "majority". He is at the top of the food chain among the insiders of this alliance!

Randolph smiled triumphantly when he saw Anjie being left behind by himself. He immediately hooked into the basket and scored on Anjie's head. It was not too difficult.

However, just as soon as the basketball was released, Randolph felt a shadow over his head.

"Holy, **!" Randolph yelled unconsciously, and a crisp sound surrounded Randolph's ears. The basketball that had just been rising was slammed out by a big hand!

"It's not here, Zach. The three-second zone of the Rose Garden is no longer your place." When Randolph landed profusely, An Jie shook his head at the once unruly fat man.

"Here, I control it! Here, no shots are allowed!" An Jie pointed to the paint area under his feet, Randolph swallowed, and he found that he couldn't say a word...find it Search this site for \"Vertex Novel 208xs\", or remember the website URL: