The Way of the Center

"The game just now was so exciting! If the game continues like this, the ratings of this series will definitely hit a new high!" Next to Wu Hua, an American colleague has forgotten that he is working. He put down the camera in his hand and cheered and shouted with the fans on the scene.

"This game won't go on like this forever. Here, let's see." Wu Hua pointed to the court with his chin. The timeout ended and the Spurs and Blazers re-entered the field. Even hot and moving cheerleaders can't distract the fans.

As soon as the players from both sides appeared on the field, the atmosphere that had just eased a bit reignited. Although the air-conditioning in the rose garden works normally, the fiery atmosphere here has never cooled down.

"Oh? Why do you think so?" The American colleague obviously disagrees with Wu Hua's statement.

"Rikard and Popovich will definitely strengthen the defense, don't believe you watch it. This is the Western Conference Finals, not an exhibition game. The two guys Ricard and Popovich don't care whether the game is good or not. Well. In order to win, they are willing to try any means." Wu Hua stared at the court, neither side changed players, but played with five tigers on the court. The Trail Blazers have begun another round of offense. Ricard would like to see what kind of defense the Spurs will come up with!

When Lillard was still in possession of the ball, he clearly felt that Tony Parker's interference was much stronger than before. Had it not been for Lillard's natural instinct for the ball, perhaps he would have been intercepted by Parker.

Seeing Anjie being circumvented by Split, Lillard decided to find another way out. He looked at Iguodala, and Iguodala immediately started to run. But to Iguodala's surprise, this year's rookie contest mVp winner Kawhi Leonard posted himself very deadly.

Iguodala now let alone attack with the ball, he has no chance to connect the ball! No wonder the Spurs' performance this season has improved by leaps and bounds. This Leonard's **** improvement is simply Popovich's lethal weapon!

"Damn it, LaMarcus, LaMarcus!" Lillard had no choice but to break through with the ball. He reached out to find Aldridge, and Aldridge immediately set up a pick-and-roll for Lillard.

Although Tony Parker was ready, when Lillard suddenly added a breakthrough, the French was still half a beat. Lillard is an older rookie, and Tony Parker is a real older player.

After Lillard broke through, everyone except Leonard habitually shrank the defensive formation to block Lillard's passing vision and increase the difficulty of his passing.

But Lillard had already figured out the direction of the pass before the breakthrough. Seeing that Danny Green also shrank a few steps into the three-point line, Lillard suddenly took off and passed hard.

The basketball flew quickly to the hands of Wesley Matthews, who was ambushing beyond the three-point line. Matthews did not hesitate to catch the ball and shoot. As a shooter, this is what he must do.

But Danny Green's reckless pounce still slightly disrupted Matthews's shooting rhythm. The basketball was washed in the rim for a while, but it still turned out.

Splitter immediately took off and grabbed the board, but the Brazilian had just risen to half of his body, and he saw that An Jie's hand had already crossed himself and got the basketball.

Poor bounce and weak rebound protection, these are Split's two major shortcomings. After the guy landed before he could react, An Jie was already ready to take off for the second time.

An Jie just let it go under the basket and helped the Trail Blazers seize the opportunity for a second offense.

Although the Spurs conceded again, Popovich didn't seem to be much upset. The Spurs' defense has done well enough for this ball, but the problem lies in the protection of the rebound.

"Tim, give it to me!" Popovich yelled at Duncan. Duncan understood that next time, the person defending Anjie will turn from Split to himself!

However, in the offensive round of the Spurs, before Duncan got entangled, An Jie was the first to find him. Maybe Popovich and Ricard never thought that they would have such a tacit understanding, and at the same time use the inside trump card to play against each other, this is the only way they can restrain each other.

An Jie lowered his weight against Duncan. Duncan didn't ask for the ball, but suddenly ran out to give Parker a pick and roll.

The Blazers' defense is good because of the player enthusiasm that Ricard mobilized and the Blazers players' single defense ability. They generally do not easily allow the opponent to break through or allow the opponent to gain starting space. Even if the opponent does do it, An Jie, a center with overwhelming single-defense capabilities, will become the last barrier of the Trail Blazers.

But Duncan and Parker's pick-and-roll is like a complicated math problem. You have read the problem thousands of times, but you can't solve it anyway.

The tacit cooperation of Parker and Duncan allowed Lillard, the guy with the weakest personal defensive ability in the Trail Blazers, to be broken once again. An Jie was very afraid of Duncan's shots, so he didn't change defense hastily.

Iguodala stepped sideways to block Parker's breakthrough route, but Parker was in danger, facing the flabby Iguodala, Parker suddenly scored and gave the ball to the Spurs' tomorrow star Leonard.

Leonard made a direct three-pointer, but what they didn't expect was that Matthews, who was originally defending on the front, rushed in front of him unknowingly.

In the interference that Matthews blocked his face, Leonard's three-pointer knocked out.

An Jie immediately rushed into the penalty area, jumped high, and hugged the rebound. The Spurs didn't make a shot, and they don't have someone who can catch offensive rebounds like the Trail Blazers.

"Sure enough, the defensive strength of the two teams has improved qualitatively! But for now, the Spurs seem to have fallen behind." Kenny Smith said while observing the Spurs' defensive strategy. After being beaten into a second offense by An Jie, what adjustments will they make?

However, what Kenny Smith did not expect was that this scene would come so early. "Audience friends, Ann and Duncan, seem to be stuck together!"

"Haha, I've been waiting for you Tim for a long time. Believe me, even you can't do anything wrong in the Rose Garden!" An Jie habitually stimulates the nerves of his opponent, even if Duncan is expressionless, it does not mean There is really no wave in his heart.

Is Duncan really emotional? An Jie didn't know, he only hoped to use his own methods to make Duncan as irritable as possible.

An Jie was seated and found a suitable position for receiving the ball. But he used his great vision to look around, and it seemed that his teammates were in trouble.

The Spurs' defense is to limit the opponent's degree and breakthrough in the middle, as far as possible to force the opponent to go to the side. At the same time, the distance between the Blazers players has been widened, so that the Blazers can't get close passes.

Large-scale transfer means high risk, so Lillard dare not act rashly at this moment. Forcibly break? Unless you want a steal for Tony Parker, it's best not to do it.

An Jie had no choice but to give up his preferred position and mentioned a high position to provide cover for Lillard.

After Lillard broke through, Duncan immediately blocked it and raised his hands. The Spurs' defensive strategy is like this. When the opponent on the wing or corner breaks through, the weak side will immediately make up for it. And this weak side inside line refers to Duncan.

Lillard passed the ball back and Anjie confronted Parker at the mid-range position. He didn't dare to dribble, but now this rhythm is not the shooting timing that Anjie likes. Just for a moment, Duncan and Parker quickly switched defenses, and An Jie once again blocked a poker face in front of them.

An Jie turned his back, he still planned to use his best way to score. After a lap, the Blazers offense once again turned into a heads-up between two mVp.

Popovich was secretly proud of seeing the Trail Blazers being forced into such a situation. Regardless of Anjie's chances of singles, it is not easy to single Duncan from the middle distance.

After all, Duncan's ability to guard against his back has not been matched by many people throughout the ages. This rock-solid guy has a steady footing, a punctual pace and a long arm span. Strong cast can interfere. Teng Nuo turned around, and the experienced Duncan could also keep up.

Moreover, many people underestimated Duncan's power. He seldom gets moved in back hits, and this guy doesn't have to lower his waist to hold on to the opponent's strength. For example, Big Dream and Sharks and even now An Jie, they carried others, they like to press their elbows to prevent their opponents from advancing.

But once the opponent's center of gravity comes up, if he directly pulls up the shot, the defender whose center of gravity is too low will suffer a lot. Had it not been for Anjie's responsiveness and long arms, he might have been beaten by guys like Nowitzki and Aldridge because of this defensive habit.

But this trick is not only for Anjie, it is also difficult for Duncan to be effective. Duncan doesn't have to press his center of gravity, just stand still, and it's hard for you to move away.

An Jie was facing such an embarrassment now. An Jie, who started back-to-hand combat at the middle distance, was unable to advance to the three-second zone in a short period of time, nor could he turn around and break through in front of Duncan, who was a special thief.

Watching the Spurs cut off all passing routes, and he was about to fall into the trap of a five-second violation of his back, An Jie had no choice but to start shaking his shoulders to prepare for a jump shot.

An Jie's realistic swaying of his shoulders may be able to make him sway Mark Gasol, but Duncan will never be fooled. This guy just stared at An Jie blankly, stepped forward, and made An Jie unstable.

An Jie forced a shot, but Duncan's defense without the lower waist made him easily interfered with An Jie's shooting. An Jie hasn't felt such a strong defensive pressure on an inside player for a long time, but this 36-year-old "old" Duncan has done it all!

"Damn!" An Jie yelled badly as soon as he shot the ball. As expected, the basketball failed to make a hit. This was also An Jie's first offensive miss in this game!

"It's amazing! Tim Duncan, no matter what era, no matter what kind of opponent he is in, he will never lose!" Although Bill Walton is a big fan of Anjie, now, this guy is also Have to admire Duncan. Duncan fought against the four major centers, and now he has faced off against An Jie, the strongest center in the new era. Duncan is a monster, a monster that will never fluctuate for decades.

"Fuck." An Jie looked at Duncan's poker face, feeling angrily. He has defeated Duncan many times, but he did not expect that Duncan now is the real final form.

By the Western Conference Finals~www.NovelMTL.com~ no one will give up. Even Duncan, who has won four championships, is no exception.

After that, as Ricard said, the excitement of the scene took a turn for the worse.

Duncan and Anjie, the core of the two teams, are frequently hitting iron under the opponent's defense. Although the others can score goals, they always feel a little less interesting.

Even after the second team played, Ricard and Popovich also focused on defense. The confrontational scene at the beginning of the first quarter, I am afraid it is difficult to appear.

25 to 26, the Trail Blazers ended their first quarter with a slight advantage of one point. Duncan and Anjie, who can take the lead in knocking down each other, maybe who can control the trend of the game.

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