The Way of the Center

Hold the ball! Turn around! Anthony Davis's rapid pace made Anjie unable to react in an instant. As Kenny Smith said on the show, Anthony Davis is indeed very good. An Jie even thought that this guy might be more versatile than himself in the future.

Davis, who surpassed An Jie's half-length body, did not hesitate at all. Although the guy next to him has super defensive ability, at such a critical moment, the only thing Davis can do is bravery!

Although only 22 years old this year, Anthony Davis has become the backbone of this team. If he even backed down now, the Pelicans would really be over.

As a result, the slender power forward with the same exaggerated wingspan leaped his legs, Davis lifted the basketball and went straight to the hoop.

"Boom!" With a loud sound that penetrated the entire court, Anthony Davis hung on the hoop and roared excitedly!

"Success! Beautiful offense! Anthony Davis, this guy actually dunked a goal on Ann's head! God, it's incredible!" Not only Davis himself, but even the commentator in the commentary area. We were completely ignited by this dunk.

98 to 98, when the game was about to end in three and a half minutes, Anthony Davis used a heavy dunk to help the Pelicans tie the score!

The cameras of various TV stations immediately moved towards the Blazers bench. However, Ricard didn't respond, and he just watched the field quietly.

"No timeout! Coach George Ricard did not call a timeout. Even if the team is now tied, Coach Ricard seems to think that there is no need to adjust tactics!" Jeff Van Gundy had to admire Ricard's calmness. If he is in charge, he must have stopped the game.

"Damn it! Are you so confident!?" Seeing Ricard did not respond, the pressure came instead to the Pelicans coach Monty Williams.

He had known that Ricard was scheming, and Monty Williams had no experience in coaching the playoffs before. He couldn't help but worry whether he would fall into Ricard's trap step by step.

In a blink of an eye, the Trail Blazers had already attacked. It was not Anthony Davis who defended Anjie, but Turkish center Omer Asik.

Monty Williams knows that in today's league, it is impossible for anyone to defend Angel one-on-one in the low post, not even Anthony Davis. Instead of letting Anthony Davis waste energy on the defensive end, it would be better to let Asik play the role of the meat shield.

Lillard used a quick forward change to make room for himself, and the Pelicans point guard Eric Gordon thought Lillard was going to shoot directly. Unexpectedly, the No. 0 defender just hangs the ball inside, he just hopes to pass the ball through this space.

An Jie raised his long arm and grasped the ball steadily. Asik was sweating profusely. As long as An Jie held the ball, this guy felt as heavy as a lead.

This time, An Jie did not play directly with his back as before, but slowly held the ball frame.

He placed the ball in a very low position with both hands, and Asik was so tall that he couldn't reach it. An Jie looked at Asik and at the basket. After that, he looked at Davis with provocative eyes.

Didn’t you just score a goal over my head? Come on, now, I will give it back to you!

An Jie suddenly got up and broke through to Asik's left hand. Asik reflexively stepped and traversed, which seemed to block An Jie's breakthrough route very well.

If you want to switch to other inside players in singles with the ball, Asik's defense might really succeed. However, An Jie, with his agile footsteps, took Asik as his axis and suddenly turned around one after another. The Turkish center has nothing to do with such a result.

Anjie turned around calmly, but to his surprise, Anthony Davis posted it at the right time!

This guy with slender limbs like a "big spider" held his arms high, and An Jie's attacking space was completely occupied! He is like beef, sandwiched between Asik and Davis into a hamburger.

It was in such a narrow space that Anjie couldn't even take off, he just threw the ball to the basket at will.

The ball seemed random, but in fact, An Jie completed all the actions at the moment of his shot. This is a toss! A small man is used to avoid the big man's cover and a special quick throw. Back then, Craig Smith relied on this trick to make Anjie, who was so green, had no temper. But now, this trick was used on another big man.

Basketball traverses a high arc in a very short distance, and Anthony Davis even thinks that this kind of random shot is impossible to hit.

However, the basketball, whose flight trajectory was extremely unreasonable, fell straight into the net in a daze!

"Pretty!" Aldridge was excited to give An Jie a high-five, and An Jie glanced at Davis again during the retreat, and blinked at the young man.

"A perfect double team! Anthony Davis's ability to read the game and fill the penalty area is simply amazing! It is a pity that Anjie is an unconventional existence in this league! Even Davis and Ah Sick has achieved the ultimate in defense, and Ann is still able to score! He deserves to be the league's scoring champion this season, and An is well deserved!"

Anthony Davis is a bit unwilling, after all, this defense can really be described as perfect. He looked up at the big screen at the scene, and the number behind Anjie's jersey number had become 34.

Before the game was over, Anjie had already scored 34 points. What can I do to stop this guy's footsteps!

Offensively, since there is nothing he can do on the defensive end, Anthony Davis intends to bite the game on the offensive end.

You scored a goal and I also scored, you scored two points for the team and I can add two points for the team.

With this belief, Anthony Davis took an active role in the next offensive round and took the initiative to charge Eric Gordon for the ball. In this league, big inside men who dare to ask for the ball under An Jie's defense have almost disappeared. Anthony Davis may be the only one who dares to do this.

With the precedent of a successful dunk on An Jie's head, Davis is now more calm and confident than before.

He felt An Jie's center of gravity change with his back, intending to seize the opportunity to break through! However, Anjie was like a rock stuck behind Davis motionless, so that sensitive Davis could not find any chance!

There was no way, Davis had to turn over and shoot a jumper. His shooting ability is very good. There shouldn't be any difficulty for Davis to turn over jumpers in this position.

However, An Jie's huge black shadow blocked Davis's entire vision strictly.

Davis's shot was slightly backward, he still didn't believe it, so that Anjie could block his shot.

Just as Davis leaned back to shoot, Anjie also continued to take a step forward! At this time, Davis must take the shot without the center of gravity completely lost! An Jie's defensive range is so huge that Davis can't get rid of An Jie's entanglement even if he leans back for a jumper.

Seeing that he was about to fall to the ground, Davis had to reluctantly shoot. However, the basketball just flew out not far before it was slammed back by An Jie's wide palm.

This time! Anjie didn't make Davis's dream come true!

Eric Gordon's eyesight was quick and he immediately picked up the basketball that was fanned out, and launched a second blow to the basket.

Anjie had just blocked Davis, he couldn't make up another guy so quickly. With this idea in mind, Eric Gordon hits the rim with the ball. To bite the score, the Pelicans must bite the score!

Although the basket is currently unguarded, Gordon did not intend to dunk, but chose to use a quick layup to attack. In the restricted area guarded by Anjie, simple and practical methods are always the best.

Gordon raised the basketball and was about to throw it away. However, that slender arm appeared again, Gordon looked at the hand above his head in disbelief, and the basketball was once again abruptly slapped away!

"Two blocks in a row! Ann, this incredible guy completely killed the Pelicans' offensive hope!"

The basketball slammed by An Jie hit the backboard hard and rebounded quickly. This time, An Jie received the basketball himself and launched a fast break with a long pass.

With the empty backcourt, the Pelicans simply couldn't catch up with Iguodala, who started early. Iguodala dunks with both hands, which widened the difference between the two teams to four points. At this critical moment of anxiety, the four-point gap is enough to bring tremendous pressure to the lagging side. What's more, the Pelicans are still the first team to play the playoffs.

Monty Williams called a timeout, and the bald coach finally couldn't handle the huge psychological pressure.

George Ricard still has a relaxed face, this game will not be any different from the previous ones!

"We must improve the efficiency of our offense! Don't let the ad go and die, I want each of you to stand up! There are two minutes to the end of the game, and we have time. The difference is only four points, don't give up!" While Monty Williams is motivating the players, he is also motivating himself.

"The Pelicans are almost pressured to fly. We continue to pressure them on the defensive end. After the timeout is over, they should increase the number of passes. Listen, don't give them any chance, I want you to press Defend everyone on the court! This huge pressure will crush the group of boys! Get rid of them, we are here for the championship!" Ricard’s last words undoubtedly stimulated the development. The nerves of the team players.

After returning from the timeout, the Pelicans really did as Ricard said, the offense was more complicated, and more people were involved in the offense.

But after strengthening the defense, the Trail Blazers still did not leave any chance for the Pelicans. You know, the Trail Blazers are not the only defensive person with excellent defense, Aldridge, Iguodala and Matthews defense is not so easy to break through. Although Lillard's defense is worse because of his weak body~www.NovelMTL.com~, his enthusiasm can usually make up for his physical defects.

The Pelicans' offense has become a backwater under such a high-intensity defense. The tactics Monty Williams just drew can't be implemented by the team. In the end, the Pelicans offense turned into a one-on-one match between Anthony Davis and Angel. The result of this is well known.

In the last thirty seconds of the game, Davis's back-turned jumper knocked out under Anjie's interference. Although the game was not over, but at that moment, Davis's heart suddenly collapsed.

It's over. He didn't expect that his first playoff tour would end in this way.

106 to 99, the Pelicans, who are still seven points behind in the last thirty seconds, have lost their last hope.

Yes, this is the last hope. Today’s game is the fourth game of the first round of the playoffs at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans! Previously, the total score of the series was 3-0...The Pelicans did not win a game under Anjie's shadow!

The time on the timer is slowly decreasing, and Anthony Davis’s playoff journey is about to come to an end...