Chapter 628: The Race That Was Taken Over
At the start of the second quarter, Paul George, who was running to the front court, looked at the big screen on the spot. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
20-26, a six-point difference, the Pacers have had a worse moment. George withdrew his gaze and focused his attention on the offense.
The position of every defender and the movement of his teammates were all presented before George's eyes. George started to think, thinking about how he was going to score points for the team later.
While George was still looking for a gap in defense, the Pacers' backup point guard C.J. Watson had already pushed up. While Watson's defense isn't as good as Hill's, his more consistent shooting is something the Pacers need more right now.
Anjie was still thinking about how the Pacers would adjust this time to attack, but unexpectedly, Paul George directly raised his arm and motioned for Watson to give the ball!
Watson didn't hesitate, he hit the ground and passed, and the basketball dodged Lillard's block and bounced back to George.
Iguodala thought that George would pause after holding the ball, because George's rhythm had been the same before. Unexpectedly, this time, George caught the ball and burst out. Caught off guard, Iguodala hurriedly spread his arms and moved sideways to block, but George's breakthrough could have been stopped so easily.
"Look for Anjie's defensive vacuum. Halfway through the breakthrough, George suddenly remembered what Frank had told him. Seeing An Jie shrinking 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. Will George be able to save the team, and will he be able to take on the responsibility of "unlimited firing rights"? Franca didn't know, but the corners of George's mouth curled slightly.
Iguodala's block was still half a step slower, and George had already taken a shot before the interference was formed. The basketball eventually fell straight to the net, and as soon as the second quarter came up, George moved a ball back for the Pacers!
Frank Vogel couldn't help but wave his left arm, and George was in great form today. Maybe, this guy can really push the defending champion into the water!?
The Trail Blazers' counter-attack was quick to form, and Anjie calmly split the ball after drawing the basket to Hibbert and West. Aldridge landed with a knife and hit a mid-range shot. I have to admit that An Jie's deterrent power under the basket is too great.
Normally, it is difficult for a center to handle the ball after being trapped, but Anjie can repeatedly complete assists in such situations. The Trail Blazers' outfit is simply tailor-made for Anjie, and Aldridge's creativity in shooting can make opponents give up the bag on Anjie.
However, if it is one-on-one, this league has not yet been able to defend against Anjie's center.
After the goal, Aldridge patted Anjie's ass in gratitude. It seems that the defending champions are still playing with ease, and they are not affected by George's strong attack.
An Jie confidently returned to his own half, he wanted to see what kind of storm the Pacers who couldn't play on the inside and didn't feel good on the outside today.
However, what An Jie saw was that George raised his hand again to ask for the ball!
Suddenly, An Jie remembered the No. 24 who was recuperating at home. What George is doing at this moment and his expression is exactly the same as another 24!
Paranoid, brave, and most terrifyingly, they all possess superb scoring skills.
George reached out and called Hibbert to block the dismantle, but Anjie still held on to the basket and ignored it.
George will not go head-on to Anjie's defense like Stephenson, who is "brainless and lacking", he jumped up and leaned on Anjie and suddenly turned to pass.
Roy Hibbert received the ball at the free throw line, and George's impact ensured that Angel couldn't get to the defense!
Hibbert's shooting is nowhere near as consistent as Anjie's, but in the current league's interior line, 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 twenty or thirty centimeters. But his height, which is comparable to An Jie, still makes this guy's shot point very high.
Anjie thought that George would fall into infinite singles, but this No. 24 belonging to Indiana was much calmer than he thought.
"Brush. Hibbert's shot went into the net again, and the Pacers bit the score again.
George bumps the tall Hibbert with his shoulder, and the image looks like a replica of Angel and Aldridge.
George did get unlimited firing rights, which means that he can shoot anytime and anywhere, but it doesn't mean that he has to shoot.
An Jie swallowed, the Pacers were completely different from the rush in the first quarter. Paul George, this guy has put the team's offense in order!
After a few rounds of fighting, Anjie couldn't effectively contain George's attack. This guy had a really good hand today, and most importantly, everybody was willing to let this guy take control of the ball.
Another attack, George broke through Iguodala in the bottom corner. Iguodala, who was already exhausted and out of breath, couldn't stop George, who was crazy.
George broke along the baseline, and Angel quickly shook off Hibbert's arm on his shoulder, and crossed between George and the basket.
Under normal circumstances, when the outside players who break through see the "mountain" of An Jie in front of them, they will look panicked.
But George is different, this guy is not only not timid, but also excited.
He jumped up at Anjie, and in the eyes of the fans and commentators at the Moda Center, George was undoubtedly asking for his own trouble.
Back then, even James's forced layup was ruthlessly blocked by Anjie, how can a Paul George break Anjie's dominance under the basket?
An Jie calculated the timing and jumped to cover it. However, George, who flew towards him, suddenly put away the basketball and crossed past An Jie.
Angel began to land, but George was still gliding. He flew under the basket and when he reached the other side of the basket, George re-lifted the ball.
This pull-up layup was very stretching, and most importantly, George once again managed to score two points on Anjie's head!
"Paul George, this guy is trying to challenge Ann's authority at the Moda Center!" At the end of the first quarter, almost everyone decided that the Pacers were powerless to resist.
But who would have thought that George would be able to take over the game from An Jie.
Ricard quickly called a timeout to rearrange the game, and if he had waited for George to equalize or overtake the score, the Pacers would have been on the rise.
At this time, even just interrupting the game can have the effect of cooling the opponent.
But in George, who is in a hot state and desperate 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 Maddy-style pull-up three-pointer to give the Pacers the lead.
Both Rickard and Anjie couldn't help but get nervous, and this was the first time this season that the two guys who had kept winning all of them were nervous.
Previously, George's outburst was only within the three-point line. But now, this guy has a lot of momentum to go beyond the three-point line!
If George even shoots three-pointers, it will undoubtedly be very dangerous for Anjie and his team.
Before Rickard could figure out what to do, George's second three-pointer followed!
"Incredible Paul George, what the hell is this kid taking today?" Kenny Smith rarely saw an outside player who could make Anjie's defense so tense.
"George is very energetic every time he fights Anjie, and today was no exception. I hope An Jie can survive to the end and don't disappoint his fans. Charles Barkley teased.
"George fakes a real pass, David West gets an empty layup!"
"Hibbert misses shot...... Oh, Paul George, this guy actually got a dunk in the three-second zone with Anjie!"
"Do you dunk hard!? No, George was slapped to the ground by Anjie with the ball. But the referee's whistle blew as well, Ann fouled and George got two free throws. ”
In the Moda Center, Anjie's kingship was threatened for the first time. Now that the entire commentary area has fallen, Angel does not intend to let George's offensive continue to expand.
But unfortunately, George is in too good shape today. And as long as George wants to, he can always get possession in time.
Under George's fatal bombardment, the second quarter of the game finally ended.
46-45, through the efforts of the first quarter of the game, the Pacers successfully overtook the score. And Paul George used his 15-point performance in a single quarter to give Anjie a serious warning.
If it weren't for the stronger bench players of the Trail Blazers, and if it weren't for Robin Lopez and Batum, two guys with starting ability, who scored a lot of points in the second-team matchup, the Trail Blazers might not have been able to fall behind by more than that.
Anjie hurried into the tunnel while reporters left Pacers coach Vogel on the court.
"Coach, what adjustments did you make to get the Pacers back on track!?" Naturally, the reporters knew this, so they all gathered around Vogel. Frank Vogel, this guy finally got to be in the spotlight today.
"Our set-up was simple, just give George more opportunities to handle the ball on his own. I'm not going to go on with the details, maybe Coach Ricard is watching TV in the dressing room right now?" Vogel smiled lightly and walked away.
The entire Moda Stadium fans were anxiously waiting for Ricard and Anjie to bring something different to the team in the second half.
The cold winds of December blew in the plaza outside the Moda Center, and today due to heavy snowfall, the power supply system in many areas has been severely damaged, and there are also widespread power outages in downtown Portland.
In the darkness of Portland, the Moda Center seems to be the only point of light in the "darkness".
Hopefully, this last bit of light and hope in Portland will not be extinguished by Paul George......