Chapter 344: Reckoning
"Uh, that's damn ......" Kevin Love had just stepped off the plane and looked up to see a huge billboard. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The content of the info billboard is nothing else, it is the promotional poster of the Trail Blazers, and the person on the poster is naturally their star An Jie.
Like Kevin Love, the Timberwolves also have a guy on the Timberwolves who was distraught by Anjie in college. He is the former top show, the No. 1 high school student in the United States, Michael Beasley.
"Let's go, don't look at it. As long as you are willing to work hard, he is not invincible. No, the Trail Blazers just lost two in a row, let's go and make that number three!" Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman urged his players to get on the team bus, and now they must take time to rest in order to play their part in tomorrow's game.
At first, Adelman thought that An Jie was the kind of player like Yao Ming back then, but later he realized that he was too wrong.
Adelman knows Yao Ming, so he also knows what it takes to defeat Yao Ming. But unfortunately, after An Jie's continuous evolution, people found out that this guy is very different from Yao Ming.
Adelman had to use his experience to develop a defensive plan for Anjie. It's been too long since there has been an all-around center like Anjie in this league, so Adelman and his Timberwolves have no information to refer to.
How to defend Anjie's opponent, no team in the league can come up with a definite answer.
But fortunately, Adelman has at least one all-round Lefu under his hands. Whether the Timberwolves can win or not, Love's performance will be the key. Although the person opposite Love will be the Trail Blazers' second leader, LaMarcus Aldridge, as long as Love makes a move, Ricard will immediately replace Anjie to defend. Therefore, Adelman and Lefu are ready to fight An Jie to the end.
What about Anjie? He didn't think that much. Now he is lying in bed early, hoping to get enough rest. Tomorrow will be another home game after two consecutive defeats. The Trail Blazers' longest losing streak this season is a two-game losing streak. And An Jie doesn't want this record to be broken.
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30+30, breaking the league's consecutive double-double record, two-double machine ...... What do you think when a very young team achieves such a result? If it weren't for the Timberwolves' record not being as good as the Trail Blazers and Thunder, Love might be the hottest rookie in the '08 class now. It's a pity that Rose, Westbrook and Anjie are still pressed on his head.
Lefou's crazy performance allowed him to get rid of people's bad impression of him and made him one of the hottest number one stars in the league. The white-chubby Love became a beast in the low post, and his back-to-back turnaround jumper left most insiders unguarded. His three-point shots, which account for half of his shots per game, make him a terrifying scoring specialist.
It is precisely because of this elegant-looking Kevin Love that the Timberwolves, a team with a mess of results, have one of the few highlights.
However, it is such an "inside killer", and he still feels a little nervous when he is about to face An Jie.
Although An Jie's data is not as gorgeous as Lefu, Lefu knows in his heart that this does not mean that his strength is much stronger than An Jie. It can even be said that he does not have an advantage in strength at all!
He only hopes that his Montenegrin teammate Nikela Pekovic can step up his efforts today to keep Anjie away from him.
Against Aldridge, Lefu is full of confidence. But to deal with Anjie, Lefu doesn't want to experience it a second time since college!
"Coach, now the team has lost two in a row and has not tasted victory since the All-Star break. What do you think is the real cause of the team's troubles?" Riccard was also approached by ESPN's front reporters before the game, hoping that he could explain the fans' confusion.
The Trail Blazers have always won a lot, and during the All-Star break, the Trail Blazers also had a good time because of Anjie and Aldridge. I can't figure out why this team has suddenly become like this.
"The first loss to the Nuggets, maybe we just finished the break, a little bit loose. Game 2 loss to the Heat, oh my god, what else could there be for that. When two people on a team can score more than 30 points, it's hard for them to lose. We didn't have a problem with the second loss to the Heat, the problem was that James and Wade were too good. Of course, we're not bad. So this game, I think Ann should be able to give you a good game. Okay, I've got to go and set up the tactics, thanks. Riccard politely left the photographer and the female reporter, and the rest of the matter should be solved in the form of basketball.
Rickard waved to the warm-up players and will now return to the dressing room to make the final arrangements for the players. Don't look at the Timberwolves' record is not very good, but most of their losses are only 4 to 5 points. If the Trail Blazers fail to bite at the last moment, as they did the day before yesterday, there is a good chance that the gutter will capsize.
Adelman also knows that the Trail Blazers, even if they have just experienced a two-game losing streak, are still very dangerous. Ricard is definitely a master of psychological warfare and he is very good at mobilizing the emotions of his players. Even An Jie will definitely agree with this.
Because it is clear that Jeff van Gundy, who used to coach him, is not as morale-boosting as Ricard.
Moreover, An Jie is the kind of player who becomes more and more courageous the more frustrated. If the Trail Blazers are now on a two-game winning streak, then Adelman can still count on Anjie to be distracted. But the team's two consecutive defeats will only make An Jie more focused!
Now both coaches are scratching their heads for each other's top stars, and both stars are eager to make a splash in the upcoming games.
This game, although it is not a battle for the top spot in the West, is also quite interesting.
Rose Garden fans were suffocated in the All-Star Game for a few days, but once the regular season resumed, the Trail Blazers failed to win a game. They were depressed, but they were still enthusiastic.
Many fans held up signs with only a simple word written on them: Victory! An Jie stared at these small cards and watched them with fascination, those words were exactly what he wanted in his heart at the moment.
Lefu looked at An Jie with fierce eyes, although An Jie was indeed very hardworking, and he did play very well, and he also got along well with Westbrook, who was also his friend. But for so many years, Lefu couldn't like Anjie. Because in the eyes of a guy like Lefu, fake fall is an extremely despicable and shameless behavior! And An Jie is a big man who is good at acting.
It is for this reason that Lefu has always been very hostile to Anjie. During Anjie's injury last season, Lefou's sudden outburst made people admire the 08 class. This season, which is very different from that year, he finally got a chance to go head-to-head with An Jie.
He will use his actions to tell the outside world that those bad tricks of yin and yang will eventually fall in front of orthodox basketball!
"Damn, what does this guy want to do!?" As soon as he stood in the middle circle, Pekovic felt that An Jie's eyes were wrong. With such a fierce expression, it was as if he had seen an enemy.
In fact, An Jie doesn't hate Pekovic, An Jie doesn't even know him, how can he talk about hating?
Pekovic's rookie season was the year Anjie was reimbursed. It is precisely because of this that Anjie has not fought with Pekovic.
The reason why he made those fierce expressions was not aimed at Pekovic, but because An Jie, who had been holding back for two days, couldn't wait to start the fight soon!
You can't practice, and you can't do it with Camby in training. An Jie is full of energy now, and she is worried that she has nowhere to do it!
So when Anjie jumped the ball, even Ricard was surprised by Anjie's jump.
He used almost all the power of his legs and leaped upwards. The Montenegrin center could only watch An Jie move the ball away in the air, but he couldn't even touch An Jie's hand, let alone fight for the ball.
"Huge gap, oh my God, it was definitely the highest I've ever seen An Jie jump. "Because TNT has a different national broadcast today, the narrators of the game have changed from the new T.NT trio to Kevin Holland and Reggie Miller.
Anjie was very excited from the start, and after he landed on the ball, he hurried to the Timberwolves' half. And Felton also accelerated the pace because of Anjie's rapid advancement.
"The Spaniard's Golden Boy" Ricky Rubio defended hard, but the strong Felton had no pressure to deal with him.
Felton broke straight through and sent the ball into the three-second zone with a powerful pass. The intention of the Trailblazers is obvious, as soon as they get on the field, they plan to play Anjie!
"In the last game, An Jie scored a terrifying 42 points, and I think today, An Jie should get more shots. Reggie Miller watched intently, and he was looking forward to seeing how Anjie would complete the attack later. This all-round tall Chinese man can always surprise people.
Felton's ball was passed very wide, and even Anjie had to jump slightly to get it.
Before Anjie landed, he felt a strong push from Pekovic behind him, and in front of him, the Timberwolves' young small forward Wesley Johnson resolutely executed the bag.
If he lands with the ball, he will inevitably fall into the encirclement. Adelman is really very sophisticated, and he knows that the most effective way to defend centers like An Jie and Yao Ming is to make them unable to hold the ball comfortably!
An Jie's eyes immediately looked outside, since there is a bag clip, there must be a vacancy. Just as he was about to land, Anjie saw Gerard Wallace who raised his hand in the bottom corner to ask for the ball.
In the last game, it was Gerard Wallace's carelessness that caused the team to fail to bite the last moments. But today, in the same position, An Jie still chooses to trust his teammates!
He received the ball in the air and passed it wide before he could hit the ground. If this ball is to be replaced by other inside lines, it may have been passed long ago. But An Jie is the center who is the best at passing the ball in this league!
Focused, Gerard Wallace received a quick pass from Anjie, and by the time Wesley Johnson reacted, Elvis had already made the shot.
Lefu quickly stuck Aldridge behind him. Elvis Presley's form has been poor in recent games, and that's what the stats have shown. There's a good chance that the ball won't go in, and Love's job is to make sure the rebound!
The basketball did not crash into the net, but into the basket. It's a pity that when the basketball fell again, he still rolled into the net.
"What is this? Relay pass in the air? Oh my God, Ann passed the ball out again before he hit the ground on the jump, not only did he not make a mistake, but he also successfully completed the assist!" Although he didn't score by himself, An Jie's action still met Reggie Miller's expectations.
"Damn!" It was only then that Adelman realized that he had been tricked. Ricard, I didn't plan to let Anjie keep attacking as soon as he played!
Before the game, Ricard hyped up the hype, allowing the Timberwolves to focus all on Anjie. But as soon as it started, Anjie used that to give his teammates a chance. An Jie is just a guise to attract firepower!
Even if he wants An Jie to score 40 points, it doesn't mean that An Jie can hold the ball alone.
Because Ricard's basketball is not called Anjie, it is called a team!
Kevin Love gritted his teeth as he looked at An Jie, who was high-fived with his teammates. How will this guy who once cut 31+31, 40+20 respond?