The Way of the Center

Both the East and West Division finals have been played in two games. The Heat and the Pacers have played hard, and Paul George and his teammates have shown a strong desire to win. The rise of Stephenson, George Hill and others made the aging Heat somewhat unprepared.

On the West side, the strong dialogue between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers made the fans feel addicted to it. Especially in the second game, the return of the hero, which Anjie completed in the last three and a half minutes, has become a topic of great interest among basketball fans all over the world.

Therefore, the situation between the East and the West is not yet clear. 1 to 1, none of these four teams can build a real advantage.

At this point in the game, there is actually not much difference between the strengths and weaknesses between the teams. These four teams are the best four teams in the NBA, the highest level basketball league in the world. They want to distinguish between the winners and losers, more by playing on the spot. In terms of hard power gap, I'm afraid it won't be too big.

In this way, when the total score of the two finals of the East and the West stayed at one to one, the four teams also had to change the venue to continue fighting.

The Miami Heat, led by James, is about to return to the East Coast and return to their home in Miami to continue fighting with the Pacers. As the defending champion, the Portland Trail Blazers will step into the territory of the Spurs and try to take away the victory in San Antonio.

San Antonio, the beautiful riverside walk here does not make Anjie feel at ease. Although there are two days of rest time, San Antonio is always full of style in summer. But Anjie didn't give himself any chance to relax every day except for staying in the hotel as a training ground.

Although the last game, the Trail Blazers won beautifully. But in the playoffs, An Jie directly, he must repeatedly win the Spurs four times before he truly wins. Moreover, now the game is in San Antonio, the trouble the Trail Blazers encounter will only be even greater!

But what makes Anjie feel particularly gratified is that this time in San Antonio, it is not only himself who is training hard. Encouraged by Anjie, all players on the Trail Blazers team were involved in training. No one will go out to have fun at night, no one will take the opportunity of the team to play away to take a day trip to San Antonio.

Perhaps it was Anjie's performance that affected the players, or it was Anjie's MVP speech and yesterday's encouragement that drove the players' enthusiasm. Regardless of the reason, when Ricard and Divac saw the team's current state, they knew that the San Antonio Spurs would not have a good time at their home court.

Two days later, the East and West finals reignited.

On the first day, the Eastern Conference finals started first, and the Heat performed very bravely after returning to Miami. James and Wade scored 49 points in the American Airlines Center, and Ray Allen made 4 of 4 three-pointers, allowing the Heat to finally surpass the total score at home.

Seeing that the Heat have performed so well after returning to the home court, the San Antonio Spurs fans are also looking forward to how their team will perform.

Time came to May 25, the day when Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals started. However, the fans who killed the Spurs did not expect that the first game after returning to the home court, the Spurs would have played so poorly!

In the last game, it is precisely because the Spurs outside players shine on the offensive end that they caused such a big trouble to the defending champion.

But today, the Trail Blazers, which are ready to defend, make the Spurs offense miserable.

Duncan struggled on the inside line guarded by Anjie, making 17 shots, but only hit 7 of them. It can be seen that when "Stone Buddha" encounters An Jie's MVP-level insider, he still feels a little more than minded but not enough.

Duncan's offense was once again locked by An Jie, and on the contrary, An Jie and Aldridge did not encounter much obstacles on the offensive end.

Duncan Anjie completely contained, this is not the direct cause of the Spurs' death. Leonard's 11-for-4, Tony Parker's 13-for-4, and Danny Green's 12-for-3...These shocking numbers are what the Spurs really didn't do well.

When Duncan got into a tough fight on the inside and the Spurs were unable to stand up on the outside, the result of the game was known.

Although the Argentine "Demon Knife" Manu Ginobili scored a team-high 23 points on the bench today, the Spurs' overall 39% shooting rate still made them miss the victory.

106 to 97, the Trail Blazers won a good start in their first game in San Antonio. Anjie scored 33 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists in all-around data. Aldridge scored 25 points on Dior and Split. Although Lillard only scored 15 points, his performance is already very good compared to the Spurs' perimeter group.

The Spurs fans held their heads in their hands and watched in disbelief what was happening on the court. The Spurs, who have always been known for their stability, may actually be planted in their own hands.

Popovich has been furious during the game, but his anger has not changed the situation.

The enthusiasm of the Trail Blazers made the Spurs players suddenly unable to adapt. In the last game, An Jie broke out alone and eliminated the Spurs. Today, everyone followed Anjie and it was strange that the Spurs could win.

2 to 1, the Trail Blazers once again grasped the initiative in the series. As long as the Trail Blazers win another game in the ATT Center in the next game, the Spurs are dead.

All San Antonio fans are looking forward to the Spurs' ability to rebound, and they will never lose again in the next game. The Spurs are in very good form this year. They still have hope and hope to win the O'Brien Cup.

"I'm sorry, Tim." Looking at Duncan's lonely back, Anjie clenched his fists instead.

In the NBA, there is no need for mercy. An Jie, who has won two consecutive victories, may disappoint the hopes of the Spurs fans...

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ATT Center, San Antonio, 9:30pm on May 27, 2014.

At this moment, there is no absence in this modern gymnasium that can accommodate 18,000 people to watch the game together. 60 luxury boxes with an annual fee of more than $125,000 have also been booked out. More than 40,000 LED lights in the stadium illuminate the entire stadium very brightly, but the progress of the game at this time is very dim.

Watching Leonard's shot knock out again, a small Spurs fan couldn't help covering his eyes.

He knew that when Leonard missed a shot, the Trail Blazers would definitely start a counterattack.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!" Although everyone else was yelling, the little fan still closed his eyes tightly, not daring to see what happened on the field.

"brush!"

"Call~~"

The sound of the Nets and the boos of the Spurs fans intertwined. The little fan opened his eyes in despair. He knew that the Spurs’ defense just now must have failed...

"Nice stop jumper! Ann is teaching the Spurs how to play from the outside line!" Mike Brin praised An Jie, and incidentally complained about the Spurs outside attack.

Today, the performance of the Spurs outside players is exactly the same as the previous game!

Except for Tony Parker, everyone's shots can only end with the sound of iron. The Trail Blazers’ half-court press defense has taken the man-to-man press defensive strategy to the extreme, no matter how sophisticated Popovich’s tactics are. If Parker can't pass the ball, the others won't get a chance. If you don't get a chance to make a hard shot, the hit rate is certainly not high.

The Spurs are now caught in such a vicious circle. They can't score, but they can't limit the Trail Blazers and can't score.

"We all know that the victory or defeat of this game is very important for the Spurs! If they lose two games in San Antonio, it will be very difficult to move back. But as far as the situation is concerned, the Spurs' prospects It's not optimistic."

"In fact, the Spurs performed very well on the defensive end today. They succeeded in limiting the performance of most of the Trail Blazers. But Ann and Aldridge, the Spurs really can't do anything with these two men."

Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the situation on the court very thoroughly, and today the offense of the rest of the Trail Blazers has indeed been greatly hindered. But Anjie and Aldridge are still unstoppable.

The tactics are based on the players' personal abilities. At present, no one inside the Spurs can guard Anjie and Aldridge. No matter how well Popovich’s tactics are arranged, it will not help.

After Anjie scored, the eyes of the little fan suddenly became wet. Although he doesn't watch much, he also knows that in a situation like this, even if the Spurs are at home, it is difficult to come back.

Tony Parker desperately controls the ball, and the elderly Ginobili is still trying to get rid of Matthews' entanglement. Duncan tried various methods, but found that An Jie could always follow him like a shadow.

Without a chance, this tactic of the Spurs still failed to play out. Parker had to do it alone, but now he is no longer the little sports car that could turn decadence into a magical car.

Under Anjie's interference, Parker's throw knocked to the front of the basket. An Jie immediately took off twice and took control of the rebound before Duncan and Splitter.

The Spurs wasted another offensive opportunity, and the Trail Blazers got another right to widen the difference.

If the Trail Blazers score again, the point difference between the two teams will officially become double digits.

Lillard had just passed the half-court dribble, so he started to pass the ball and let Anjie attack on his own.

Duncan has not given up, even if the Spurs' hopes are now very slim.

"Man..." An Jie looked at Duncan's resolute expression, admiring this number 21 from the bottom of his heart. At this age, it is already a success to stand on the stage of the highest level.

An Jie dribbles ~www.NovelMTL.com~ to speed up. Duncan moved sideways and blocked, and the two bodies slammed together firmly.

An Jie put his shoulders against Duncan's chest, and he found that he was struggling to break through! It seems that Duncan is really fighting!

An Jie feels that his center of gravity is a bit unstable, even if he barely lays up, he is likely to have both hands. So An Jie stopped suddenly, turned around and leaned back for a jumper!

Duncan braked forcibly and followed Anjie to change his focus. However, this 38-year-old "old man" can no longer withstand such tossing.

As a result of Duncan's rapid change of center of gravity, he staggered under his feet and fell to the ground. And An Jie leaped high. Shot, the ball is scored. Hand up, knife down...

It was seen that Duncan fell to the ground while Anjie finished the goal high above. The fans in the ATT center felt sore in their noses and couldn't bear it.

After the goal, Anjie stretched out his hand at Duncan. Duncan was stunned for a moment, but still grabbed An Jie and stood up.

"Accept the reality, Tim, don't hurt yourself." An Jie didn't want to see Duncan injured because of a game against him. If a player of this age is injured again, it will directly affect the continuation of his career.

Duncan ignored An Jie, but ran towards the front court silently. The fans of the entire ATT center stood up and cheered, even if the Spurs really lost today, they must applaud their heroes!

"Really stubborn..." An Jie shook his head, never knowing that in the face of victory, he was as stubborn as Duncan.

The spring belonging to the veteran is over, and now it is a hot summer for young people. Regardless of the outcome of this game, Duncan, he has won everything.

With 11 points difference, 2 minutes and 50 seconds, Duncan raised his hand for the ball. This stone-like man does not plan to give up...