The Way of the Center

At the beginning of the second quarter, Paul George, who was running to the front, looked at the big screen on the spot.

20 to 26, only six points difference, the Pacers have encountered more terrible moments. George retracted his gaze and focused his attention on the offense.

The position of each defensive player and the running of his teammates are all presented before George's eyes. George began to think about how to score points for the team later.

While George was still looking for a defensive gap, Pacers backup point guard C.J. Watson had already been pushed up. Although Watson's defense is not as good as Hill, his more consistent shooting is what the Pacers need more now.

Anjie was still thinking about how the offensive Pacers would adjust this time, but Paul George directly raised his arm and motioned to Watson to give the ball!

Watson did not hesitate, he steadily hit the ground, and the basketball escaped Lillard's blockage and rebounded accurately into George's hands.

Iguodala thought that George would pause after holding the ball, because George had the same rhythm before. Unexpectedly this time, George suddenly caught the ball. Unprepared, Iguodala hurriedly opened his arms and moved horizontally to block, but how could George's breakthrough be stopped so easily.

"Look for Anjie's defensive vacuum zone." Halfway through the breakthrough, George suddenly remembered Frank's instructions to him. Seeing Anjie shrinking to the basket, George did not hesitate.

He suddenly stopped and jumped high. Under Iguodala's strong interference, George made a decisive shot!

Frank stood up, his eyes fixed on the spinning basketball. Can George save the team? Can he bear the responsibility of "unlimited fire power"? Franka didn't know, but the corners of George's mouth were slightly cocked.

Iguodala's blockade was still half a step slower, and George had already shot the ball before the interference formed. The basketball eventually fell straight to the net, and as soon as the second quarter came up, George brought back a goal for the Pacers!

Frank Vogel couldn't help waving his left arm. George is in very good shape today. Maybe, this guy can really push the defending champion into the water! ?

The Trail Blazers' counterattack quickly formed, and Anjie calmly scored the ball after attracting Hibbert and West's double-team at the basket. Aldridge raised the knife and made a hit. I have to admit that Anjie's deterrence at the basket is too great.

Generally, it is difficult for a center to handle the ball after being double-teamed, but An Jie can complete assists many times under such circumstances. The equipment of the Blazers is simply tailor-made for Anjie, Aldridge's good fortune in shooting can make the opponent give up the double-teaming of Anjie.

However, if one-on-one, this league has not yet been able to guard against Anjie's center.

After the goal, Aldridge patted Anjie's **** to show his gratitude. It seems that the defending champions are still playing at ease, and they have not been affected by George's strong offense.

An Jie returned to his own half with confidence. He wanted to see if he couldn't move the inside line. The outside line happened to be the Pacers who didn't feel well today. What other storms could be set off.

However, what Anjie saw was that George raised his hand again for the ball!

Suddenly, An Jie remembered the 24th who was recuperating at home. At this moment, George's behavior and his expression are exactly the same as the other 24!

Paranoid, brave, and the most frightening thing is that they all have superb scoring skills.

George stretched out his hand to call Hibbert for the pick-and-roll, but Anjie still clung to the basket and ignored it.

George would not attack An Jie's defense head-on like Stephenson, who was "lack of a root in his head". After he jumped up, he leaned on An Jie and suddenly turned to pass the ball.

Roy Hibbert received the ball from the free throw line, and George's impact ensured that Anjie could not rush to the defense!

Hibbert's shooting is far less stable than Anjie, but in the current interior of the league, his shooting is also very good.

"Hei Yao Ming" jumped up slightly, maybe the distance between the soles of this guy's feet and the ground was only 20 or 30 centimeters. But his height comparable to that of An Jie still made this guy's shot point very high.

An Jie thought that George would fall into infinite singles, but the No. 24 belonging to Indiana was much calmer than he thought.

"Swipe." Hibbert's basketball fell into the net again, and the Pacers once again bit the score.

George hit the tall Hibbert with his shoulder, and the picture seemed to be a copy of Anjie and Aldridge.

George has indeed obtained unlimited fire rights, which means that he can shoot anytime and anywhere, but it does not mean that he must shoot.

An Jie swallowed, and the Pacers were completely different from the rush in the first quarter. Paul George, this guy sorted out the team's offense in an orderly manner!

After several rounds, Anjie was unable to effectively contain George's attack. This guy feels very good today, and most importantly, everyone is willing to let this person control the ball.

With another attack, George broke through Iguodala from the bottom corner. Iguodala, who had been exhausted and panting, couldn't prevent George from beating mad now.

George broke through the bottom line, and An Jie quickly threw off Hibbert's arm on his shoulder and lay it between George and the basket.

Under normal circumstances, when the outside players who have broken through see Anjie this "big mountain" in front of them, they will appear panicked.

But George was different. Not only was this guy not timid, he was excited.

He leaped up to meet An Jie, and in the eyes of the fans and commentators of Moda Center, George was undoubtedly asking for trouble.

Even James’ forced layup was ruthlessly blocked by An Jie. How can a Paul George break An Jie’s dominance of the basket?

An Jie calculated the timing and planned to seal the jump. However, George, who was flying towards him, suddenly put away the basketball and swept past An Jie.

Anjie started to land, but George was still gliding. He flew under the rim, and when he reached the other side of the rim, George raised the ball again.

This pull rod layup is very stretchy. The most important thing is that George once again successfully cut two points on An Jie's head!

"Paul George! This guy is trying to challenge Ann's authority in the Moda Center!" At the end of the first quarter, almost everyone decided that the Pacers could not resist.

But who would have thought that George could take the game abruptly from An Jie.

Ricard soon called a timeout to re-arrange the tactics. If he waited for George to equalize or overtake, the Pacers would have already risen.

At this time, even if it just interrupts the game, it can cool the opponent down.

But on George, who is in a hot state and desperately eager to defeat Anjie, this trick is not very useful.

As soon as the timeout came back, after Lillard missed a layup, George immediately used a Tracy McGrady-style three-pointer to divide the Pacers first.

Ricard and Anjie can't help getting nervous. This is the first time these two guys who have maintained a complete victory have been nervous so far this season.

Before, George's outbreak only stayed within the three-point line. But now, this guy has a tendency to develop beyond the three-point line!

If George even made a three-pointer, it would undoubtedly be very dangerous for Anjie and his team.

Before Ricard had a plan, George's second three-pointer followed one after another!

"Unbelievable Paul George, what kind of medicine did this kid take today?" Kenny Smith rarely sees an outside player who can make Anjie's defense so nervous.

"George is very excited every time he plays An Jie, and today is no exception. I hope An Jie can survive to the end and don't let his fans down." Charles Barkley joked.

"George's fake shot was true, and David West got a chance to go up the basket!"

"Hibbert missed a shot...Oh! Paul George! This guy actually completed a dunk in the three-second zone with An Jie!"

"Slam dunk hard!? No, George was smashed to the ground by An Jie with the ball. But the referee's whistle also sounded, Ann fouled, and George got two free throw opportunities."

In the Moda Center, Anjie’s kingship was threatened for the first time. Now that the entire commentary area has fallen, Anjie does not intend to allow George's offensive to continue to expand.

But helplessly, George is in such a good state today. And as long as George wants, he can always get possession of the ball in time.

Under George's desperate bombardment, the second quarter ended.

46 to 45, through a period of hard work, the Pacers succeeded in overtaking the score. And Paul George used his 15-point performance in a single quarter to issue a serious warning to An Jie.

If it weren’t for the Blazers’ bench players to be stronger, if it wasn’t for Robin Lopez and Batum, the two guys with starting capabilities that had scored a lot of points in the second team duel, now the Blazers The backwardness may be more than this.

Anjie hurriedly walked into the player channel, while the reporters left Pacers coach Vogel on the court.

"Coach ~www.NovelMTL.com~ May I ask what adjustments did you make to get the Pacers back on track!?" It is not possible for any three-legged cat to push the Blazers to this point. Did it. The reporters naturally knew this, so they all surrounded Vogel. Frank Vogel, this guy finally experienced the feeling of being in focus today.

"Our arrangement is very simple, that is, to give George more opportunities to handle the ball independently. I don't intend to continue talking about the detailed tactics. Maybe Coach Ricard is watching TV in the locker room now?" Vogel smiled lightly and walked back. Drop.

The fans of the entire Moda Center are waiting anxiously, waiting for Ricard and Anjie to bring something different to the team in the second half.

The cold wind in December blew loudly on the square outside the Moda Center. Today, due to heavy snow, the power supply system in many areas has been severely damaged, and a large-scale blackout occurred in downtown Portland. Case.

In the dark Portland, the Moda Center seems to be the only spot of light in this "darkness".

I hope that this last bit of light and sustenance in Portland will not be extinguished by Paul George...