The Way of the Center

When the Cavaliers were stopped, basketball fans all over the world were surprised to grow their mouths. A team that seems to have no chance of winning can actually play such an excellent performance. This is indeed far beyond everyone's expectations.

During the timeout, the cameras of all TV stations were all aimed at the Blazers bench. The reporters must now want to know what Ricard did during the closed training days.

The fans sitting in the back row of the bench also "stretched" their ears, hoping to hear Ricard's tactical arrangements.

But there is no doubt that in this noisy environment, the fans can't hear what Ricard said. If you want to know how the Trail Blazers will perform, I'm afraid I can only analyze it after the game starts.

On the other side, the Cavaliers' bench, Tyronn Lue immediately changed the team's defensive strategy. In the beginning, he wanted the players to double-team Anjie indefinitely, but now, Tyron Lu makes his players good man-to-man defense. I would rather let Anjie score alone, rather than let him move the people around him.

The short adjustment time passed quickly, and the Cavaliers, who had been unanimously optimistic by the outside world, stepped onto the court with anxiety.

The only thing James is thinking about now is to equalize or even overtake the score as soon as possible. However, the cruel reality did not make James his wish.

After the timeout, the game between the two sides remained fierce. The Cavaliers' defensive strength has indeed increased, but they themselves have encountered a lot of trouble on the defensive end.

Although it succeeded in reducing the Trail Blazers' shooting percentage, the Cavaliers did not close the score. The Cavaliers were still 5 points behind until the coaches of both sides took all the five starting points on the court.

At this time, the Cavaliers' advantage in the thickness of the lineup finally emerged. With the efforts of Derrick Rose, the champion in the same class as Anjie and the efforts of "Nerve Knife" j.r. Smith, the Cavaliers gradually approached the score. And in the last 13 seconds, Rose relied on an emergency stop jumper to overtake by one point.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead as they wished. But now whether it's the Cavaliers players or fans, they certainly can't laugh.

Being forced by the Trail Blazers to rely on the second team to widen the gap, this kind of scene shouldn't have happened. Moreover, you cannot guarantee that Rose will also perform at the mvp level in the first quarter in subsequent games.

If the Cavaliers want to win, they must fundamentally solve the problem. How to make the main lineup not passive on the court is the big problem that plagues Tyronn Lu.

"There is a statistic in the first quarter that is very interesting. Although Ann scored 6 points on 3 of 4 shots, his number of assists has already become 5. 5 assists in a single quarter, even for some top-level controllers. A ball guard may not be able to get such results. We can see that the Trail Blazers are not overly dependent on Anjie’s singles. Coach Ricard has once again moved his defense and team basketball to the table. Come up." Van Gundy wore glasses and looked at the data in his hand. He absorbed all the information from these data and informed the fans.

This season, due to the extremely strong lineup of the Trail Blazers. In many cases, the star decides the outcome of the game.

For example, the Blazers in the Western Conference semifinals played against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In this series, Ricard relied on the strong personal offensives of Angel and George to make the team play super efficient and win. To be honest, everyone except George and Anjie has a very low sense of presence in the Western Conference semifinals.

But now, when the Trail Blazers no longer have so many superstars, Ricard has instead used the same set he did in college.

Team, Ricard twisted the entire trailblazer into a team. He worked hard to piece together all the "parts" together. Moreover, this machine also has an extremely intelligent "brain."

Van Gundy naturally saw the changes Ricard made for the team and was able to change the team's play in a very short period of time. In addition to the fact that Anjie and others worked hard, Ricard's command was also crucial.

Van Gundy couldn't help putting himself in the position of Tyron Lue to think. If Van Gundy himself was behind at this time, what would he do?

Although he has not coached the team for many years, Van Gundy, who has been engaged in commentary work, still has no distance from basketball. In a short while, Van Gundy wanted several solutions to the problem in his mind.

It's just a pity that Van Gundy and Tyron Lue are two completely different individuals. Van Gundy could think of a way to try, Tyron Lue, maybe that might be the case.

The game restarted, and the Trail Blazers switched back to the starting lineup. On the Cavaliers' side, Rose continued to stay on the court.

Ross is now a bench with a basic salary for a veteran, and people have paid little attention to the relationship between him and Anjie.

But in fact, as the youngest mvp and the two most mvp in the 2008 draft, their encounter this time is actually very interesting.

Rose thinks so in his heart. He was the best player in the 2008 season, not one of them. When Rose picked up the mvp trophy, Anjie was still in bed, melancholy for his future.

It is for this reason that Rose, who is unwilling to resign, is so excited today. He just wanted to prove himself that even when Angela got the biggest contract in NBA history, he was taking the veteran's basic salary. But he, Derek Rose, is still the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft!

Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, Rose's rapid breakthrough reappeared.

Seeing Rose's aggressive approach, Anjie motioned to Morris to follow Love and guard the basket himself.

Rose's breakthrough was fast, and when Napier reacted, he could only feel a gust of wind blowing across his face.

Rose slammed to the rim, facing Iguodala who was about to stop, Rose used a superb turn under the high-speed rotation, and then gave Iguodala a clean one.

The Cavaliers fans in front of the TV were so nervous that they squeezed their fists. In the first quarter of this game, Rose had already scored a lot. Can his state be maintained to the end?

Not to mention the fans, even Anjie himself was taken aback by Rose's breakthrough. This speed, this momentum... An Jie, as if seeing a Derrick Rose who is back to the top and still carrying the Bulls red jersey!

If you were young, Anjie might have really made Rose score. Because Rose's breakthrough speed is too fast, so fast that you will be caught off guard.

But compared to the past, Rose is considered dead, while Anjie is constantly growing.

This experienced guy didn't jump out like he did when he was young, but continued to stay at the basket! Anjie is betting that Rose will definitely not complete the shot at the middle distance.

as predicted! In the blink of an eye, Rose rushed to Anjie's eyes on the wind. A genius knows how much pressure Rose's knee is under, but for victory and championship, any sacrifice is worth it.

So Rose jumped up suddenly, and it seemed that he was going to make a direct layup!

An Jie spotted the basketball in Rose's hand and suddenly jumped on the spot. He waited so long under the rim not to give Rose a background.

The Cavaliers fans have raised their arms, but James is cold.

Derek Rose did fight, and if it weren't for him, the Cavaliers would never have a one-point lead. Rose's breakthrough just now allowed him to pass most of the guards and insiders in this league. But Anjie is an exception.

"Derrick Rose is very fast. His breakthrough seems to have brought us back to the time when this guy was still in the Bulls! Rose made a layup, no! Ann! He gently slapped the basketball in Rose's hands! Really! The blocks were clean and neat, except for basketball, Angel didn’t even touch Rose’s hair!" Kenny Smith had already thought of countless words of praise for Rose in his heart, but in the end, none of those words were used. .

Even if Rose broke out, at best, he could only become the same Rose before. But An Jie is no longer the An Jie he was when he was young. Now he is more deadly, more terrifying, and calmer.

Perhaps when he was young, Rose could still rely on this suicidal breakthrough to confront An Jie. But now, this level of breakthrough can no longer break An Jie's defense.

After this ball, James, Wade, Thomas Jr. and Rose, the four Cavaliers stars, have all tasted the "hot pot" in the Blazers penalty area. The Blazers' defensive strength is well known.

"Coach Ricard is really trying to avoid weaknesses. In the absence of Damien and George, his team put more energy into defense. Facts have proved that defense is always the truth for victory! Hope the Cavaliers will win. That powerful star group can break the hard line of defense established by the Trail Blazers!" Mike Brin shook his head. After returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers did not change much, but the Trail Blazers became even better. Perhaps this time, the eyes of the world are all wrong!

In the subsequent games, the Cavaliers began to reduce the number of times they attacked the penalty area and sought more opportunities on the outside. However, Rose and Wade's performance from outside the three-point line is, as always, not stable enough.

In the last resort, Tyronn Lue replaced Thomas Jr. and J.r. Smith in the backcourt combination, and the situation improved slightly.

But the Cavaliers are not Warriors after all. Although their three-pointers are also very deadly, the Cavaliers are still not the kind of team that can kill the game by shooting.

The Blazers' defense allowed the Cavaliers to play outside, but as the game progressed, the players' physical fitness declined, and the Cavaliers' three-pointers were getting lower and lower.

On the other hand, the Blazers, their team offense is still playing vigorously. Originally the Trail Blazers had only An Jie as a real threat on the offensive end, but with everyone's cooperation, everyone who has become the Trail Blazers is now a threat.

The guy Tyron Lue kept yelling from the sidelines~www.NovelMTL.com~ Finally, at the end of the half-time game, this guy simply sat quietly on the bench. Because he knew that the Cavaliers' downturn could not be resolved for a while.

In the second quarter of the game, Anjie only rested for a short two minutes. Therefore, the advantage of the Cavaliers lineup thickness has not been able to really play out.

His horrible performance on both the defensive and offensive ends allowed the Trail Blazers to firmly hold the fruits of victory.

When the first half of the game was completely over, the entire Moda Center and even the entire Torn City were cheering frantically.

50 to 58, as the trailblazer of the weaker side, he almost ended the first half of the battle with a double-digit difference advantage!

At the end of the half-time game, Anjie pointed to the audience with both hands before returning to the player channel. The fans naturally gave the most intense applause to the heroes of this city.

This is the gritty Portland Trail Blazers. Never, never underestimate these guys in Torn City. Because their leader will never give up until the moment he dies!