The Way of the Center

How important is a star to an NBA team? Take the Nuggets and Trailblazers as examples.

If the Nuggets had a star who could make a final decision last season, their performance would definitely be improved by a level. It can be said that the Nuggets last season lost because they did not have a key player.

In contrast to the Blazers, Anjie, who spent two years in Portland last season, has become a complete leader. At the beginning, Orsi chose to trade to Anjie in order to let him be the leader. It can be said that it is precisely because of Anjie that last season's Trail Blazers won the second O'Brien Cup in their team history.

Of course, no one can deny the contribution of Lillard, Aldridge, Iguodala and others to the team. But Anjie's importance is undoubtedly several times that of them.

The two teams had completely different endings because of their stardom. In history, there have been countless examples of star players saving the team.

Now, the Trail Blazers are facing such a situation that needs someone to stand up. An Jie went up without hesitation, where's the Nuggets? They still can only use the form of a wheel battle to slowly grind with the defending champion.

Back from the timeout, the Trail Blazers took the lead in attacking.

Hickson, who also belonged to the Trail Blazers last season, and the "spring man" Jamal McGee are all set up, waiting for An Jie to come to the door at any time.

An Jie is indeed very powerful, but when his last bit of stamina is drained, the Nuggets players still don't believe that this yellow-skinned guy can continue to turn the tide.

Andre Miller replaced Lillard, who was in poor condition, and controlled the ball skillfully. He spent 7 years with the Nuggets. The thin air in the Pepsi Center was as ordinary as eating and sleeping to Old Miller.

But Miller has almost no ability to score autonomously now. Ty Lawson only needs to beware of Miller's pass to reduce the threat of this old guard by half.

Miller held Lawson with one hand and cautiously patted the basketball with the other. At the same time, Miller's eyes kept searching. Searching for even the slightest opportunity!

Anjie is stuck tightly by McGee and Hickson, and he can't catch the ball at all. No way, old Miller had to pass the ball to Aldridge.

Aldridge performed well today, and this guy seems to be born unaffected by altitude sickness. But Hickson's defense against Aldridge is too tight. At this time, the Trail Blazers need to hit the success rate. Aldridge can't solve the problem with strong hits every time.

Facing the pressing ex-teammate Hickson, Ade did not rush to attack, but raised the basketball with both hands and observed it.

Reluctantly, the rest of the Trail Blazers weren't actively running. The trailblazer, whose physical strength has been drained, is indeed unable to get too many opportunities by running.

Aldridge couldn't be frozen in place forever, he suddenly took the ball down, took a step back, and planned to shoot!

Although J.J. Hickson's defense is not top-notch, he and Aldridge have been teammates for a year, and he is very familiar with Aldridge's habits.

Seeing Aldridge take the ball down suddenly, Hickson guessed that this guy was going to retreat! So he didn't hesitate, and took a big stride, forcing Aldridge to lose his focus, let alone shooting.

Basketball was finally able to shoot, Aldridge also sat on the ground. Ricard folded his hands and looked at the basketball spinning in the air, but...

"No, no, Aldridge's shot didn't make it. This is definitely an opportunity for the Nuggets. They are now likely to tie the score again!" Before Mike Brin finished speaking, the basketball that came out of the basket was just a shot. It was clicked into the box by a big hand.

"It's Ann! A beautiful tip-up succeeded. He abruptly saved the Blazers' offense that had already failed!"

"Damn Chinese!" Brian Xiao cursed. This time the defense had been successful, but because of An Jie, everything changed!

"Be patient with LaMarcus, what should be anxious is the lagging side!" An Jie shouted at Aldridge as he returned to the defense. He must stabilize the whole situation, impatient, will only accelerate the death of the pioneers.

The Nuggets attacked, and the eye-catching "Little Potato" Nate Robinson slipped the bottom line to get a three-pointer. Matthews staggered and failed to arrive in time, Robinson calmly shot.

Nate Robinson has always been that kind of nerve-knife player, and their average stats may not be eye-catching enough. But occasionally a few games, this group of guys will play a performance comparable to superstars.

Today is undoubtedly the day when the "Little Potato" dunk king broke out. This three-pointer went into the net hollow and hit Wesley Matthews with no temper.

"Three points! Nate Robinson has scored 20 points today. God, I really don't know how the Blazers can get to the end!"

"Keep me close to the defense! The game time is only more than three minutes. It's rare that we can't hold on for three minutes!?" An Jie expressed dissatisfaction with the team's defense just now, but no one would think of An Jie. The leader's remarks were dissatisfied. When An Jie said so, other people would work harder instead.

The offense was launched again, this time Anjie did not sit in the low post and wait for death. Instead, he did an off-ball pick-and-roll for his teammates, which really made everyone on the Nuggets unpredictable.

The game has been played to this point, and the Trail Blazers still want to rely on others to get out of the predicament! ?

Matthews immediately borrowed An Jie's pick-and-roll and ran out of the open space. Miller had quick eyes and quick hands. In an instant, the Trail Blazers got a chance to pay back!

At this moment, all the attention of the Nuggets fell on Matthews. Matthews did not hesitate and jumped high. But when the basketball shot, everyone on the Nuggets screamed bad!

Matthews is not a shot, but a fake shot!

"The pass is for!?" Hickson, who was planning to grab a rebound, was still thinking about who would catch the ball, but he heard Brian Shaw shouting from the sidelines.

"Anjie! Look at Anjie!"

Seeing this, Hickson turned around immediately. At this point, Anjie has dribbled through McGee and rushed straight to the basket.

Hickson did not hesitate, he left Aldridge and bravely stood in front of Anjie.

"No, not at all!" Seeing Anjie didn't slow down, Hickson swallowed nervously.

In the next second, An Jie took off directly, and Hickson did not slack off, and followed him up.

Where's McGee? How could this spring guy let go of the opportunity to stage a chase. He also leaped high, trying to double-team with Hickson.

However, the moment Anjie and Hickson made physical contact in the air. Hickson realized that even though he had become stronger, he still couldn't stop An Jie's impact!

He was crushed in an instant, An Jie raised his arm high, and slammed the ball into the basket across Hickson!

Hickson fell out of the air in embarrassment, and McGee flew out of the bottom line because of inertia.

"I'm sorry, buddy! Today, no one should **** knock us down!" Hickson yelled after An Jie fell to the ground. It turned out that An Jie's yelling would only increase Hickson's morale. Soaring. But now, when he has become An Jie's hunting target, An Jie's roar will only make Hickson feel uncomfortable.

"Another wonderful dunk dunk! An Jie's terrifying wingspan and strong body can always make him perform good dunks frequently! Come on, let An Jie time come!" O'Neill became extremely excited. An Jie's dominance over the restricted area always reminds this big fat man of his glorious years.

"It's okay, we were just fooled by Matthews!" McGee reached out and pulled Hickson from the floor. But McGee's comfort can't calm Hickson's inside line at all.

The Nuggets launched a counterattack, and Ty Lawson's fast first step made Miller miserable.

Although Miller was always able to judge the direction of Lawson's breakthrough, he was unable to block Lawson's breakthrough space in time.

This time, Lawson intends to use a sharp breakthrough to attract Anjie's defense, and then stage an air-to-air play with McGee.

Lawson has successfully achieved the first breakthrough. Now, there is only the second most important step left to lead the tiger out!

Lawson's speed is indeed very fast, An Jie felt that he was just blinking, and the small guard, who was only 1.8 meters tall, rushed in front of him.

Lawson feels very good today. If he is allowed to cast his shots calmly, the Trail Blazers will definitely pay the price.

No way, this is the disadvantage of Anjie's need for a veteran point guard. To help Old Miller wipe his butt, Anjie had expected that he would do it many times this season.

"Fucked!" Seeing Anjie moved his steps, Lawson suddenly took off and threw the ball!

Everyone thought that Lawson's ball was a throw, but An Jie who observed carefully knew that Lawson was planning to pass the ball!

An Jie immediately turned around and jumped up high. His reaction shocked Lawson. How many people in this alliance can judge the air relay and turn around to block? No one can do it except Anjie!

McGee received the basketball and prepared to respond to An Jie's buckle with a heavy air relay.

Just when this athletically perverted seven-foot center was about to use his strength, An Jie came from behind, stunned to press his hands on the basketball!

At this time, if McGee leans on Anjie, he can easily get a free throw opportunity. But McGee is more often from instinct to play than to react by reading the game. He just wanted to dunk at the moment, but didn't realize that it was impossible for him to dunk successfully.

McGee, who was under great pressure, was hit by An Jie with no center of gravity. The basketball in his hand was also out of control because of An Jie's interference.

In the end, the basketball was nailed to the backboard by An Jie from behind, and what about McGee? He originally hoped to respond to An Jie's buckle, but once again fell to the ground in embarrassment and became the background for An Jie.

The most important thing is that because McGee doesn't play tricks, the referee didn't call Anjie a foul. He believes that this collision is a reasonable collision!

"How can this be possible to cover the air relay!?"

"This is a very imaginative aerial relay, but it was blocked by An Jie, an unrelenting guy with the ball!"

The commentary area is already boiling at this moment, and the Nuggets players on the court are also staring.

Before everyone on the Nuggets could react, An Jie controlled the ball and moved forward. Now that Lillard is not there and Miller can't run fast, Anjie intends to bring out the rhythm by himself!

At this time, everyone's mouth grew even bigger. An Jie’s speed in controlling the ball and the maturity of his dribbling skills make you never see that this guy is a traditional center forward!

Just after dribbling the ball through half the time, Anjie passed the ball. Miller took possession of the ball, but Anjie was still rushing forward.

Suddenly, Miller threw the ball. An Jie, who rushed into the penalty area, jumped with both feet and held the basketball with both hands. It seems that the Nuggets' basket will inevitably be ravaged.

"Hey!" This terrifying loud noise almost silenced the Pepsi Center. An Jie just ended the Nuggets' aerial relay with a block, but he took the offense in less than seven seconds, using the same method to return Take color!

"Unbelievable offense! Anjie! This guy has subverted the definition of a seven-footer!" O'Neal couldn't help standing up, the traditional center! ? No, Anjie has surpassed the role of a traditional center on the basketball court!

"Retire! Retire!" An Jie didn't waste time because he scored a wonderful goal. He immediately recruited his teammates to return to defense and did not slack!

The Trail Blazers have regained their momentum, but the Nuggets have been given a fool by An Jie.

In the next three minutes, Anjie used his offenses to destroy the hearts of the Nuggets players.

Almost the entire Pepsi Center was bombed by An Jie and collapsed.

Seeing this situation, Brian Shaw immediately switched to an inside team to confront An Jie~www.NovelMTL.com~ But what did Darrell Arthur and Mozgov do to stop An Jie?

An Jie was very tired, so tired that he had to rest on his knees even between free throws.

But when he thinks that victory is in sight, he straightens up again and plunges into the battle.

The offense of the Trail Blazers has been taken care of by An Jie, and the Nuggets can only see the point difference being widened by An Jie.

Dunk dunks, blocked shots, hooks, footsteps, shots...Angel almost used everything he could to fight for victory.

Mike Brin couldn't help but glance at Anjie's data on the computer screen, but the string of numbers made Mike Brin stare.

"My friends, the game is about to end with 25 seconds left, and the Trail Blazers have already secured the victory. And Anjie, in just over three minutes, actually scored 20 points! Let's cheer, now , We have all witnessed this well-deserved Anjie moment!" Mike Brin raised his arms and shouted excitedly.