Chapter Ninety-Six: Low-key play

Sure enough, just as An Jie expected, this friendly and humorous big boy off the field was like a different person when he arrived on the field. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Howard's superhuman physical fitness makes Anjie very difficult, and the confrontation with Howard feels twice as tired as the confrontation with others!

And this guy is the offensive core of the Magic team. Howard has had the ball with the Magic even more than Yao Ming has with the Rockets. Therefore, Anjie didn't even have a chance to breathe, and had to fight Howard under the basket again and again.

No, after Howard made two first shots, the basketball went to Howard for the third time. Three times in a row, Howard's style of play is the same, directly back!

An Jie had no choice but to carry Howard's impact, and when his strength and weight were not dominant, Howard advanced step by step into the three-second zone.

After seeing that the distance was about the same, Howard leaned on An Jie and turned around, this turn did not have any skills at all, it was completely to use force to squeeze An Jie away. After getting the space, Howard easily made a layup, and An Jie jumped and blocked with all his might, but he didn't do it anymore after losing his defensive position.

"How about Ann, I'm okay today!" After the goal, Howard showed his white and neat teeth and smiled at Angel. This smile is very friendly, and there is no provocation, and An Jie was also completely out of temper by this guy.

In addition to attacking, the inside line guarded by Warcraft is also an obstacle that is not easy to overcome. At the beginning of the game, An Jie still played the role of organizer, and the two brothers Van Gundy are really similar in this regard. The offensive playmaker of the Thunder team is Anjie, and the offensive playmaker of the Magic team is their power forward, Xidu. Tekoglu. Both men used big men as playmakers, but the Thunder went a little more extreme.

Howard is not afraid to defend in the high post, after all, unlike the slow-moving center, Howard's recovery speed is not slow, and his chase fans have seen countless times.

Once again, AnJie passed the ball to Westbrook, who used his individual ability to break through the Magic's All-Star guard Jamil. Nelson, successfully made his way into the box.

When playing against other teams, when Anjie attracted the opposing center to the high position, Westbrook's breakthrough can be said to be nine out of ten.

This time, Westbrook still thinks so, confident in his pace and feeling he can finish before Turkoglou comes back from the defense.

Without thinking too much, Westbrook jumped straight to the frame! It was true that Turkoglou couldn't make up for it, but Westbrook's basketball didn't make it as he wanted.

"Oh! Dwight. Howard's beautiful chaser hat! He used practical actions to tell this rookie of the Thunder team that the territory guarded by Warcraft is inviolable! "Mike. Brin shouted excitedly, Howard and Westbrook both jumped at an astonishing height, such a cap was really ornamental.

But it's good for Jeff. Under Van Gundy's tutelage, the Thunder's defense is very fast and not prone to mistakes, so they successfully erased the Magic's idea of playing fast break.

The positional defense after landing in a good position is undoubtedly the Thunder's favorite.

In Jeff. Under Van Gundy's coaching, the Thunder's defensive positioning has been excellent. Seeing that his teammates didn't have a good chance, Turkoglu had to pass the ball into the box again.

In fact, Howard's back-to-back singles ability is not too strong, and his rough skills are not much in addition to using his strength to squeeze out the space, and Howard does not have much to do in low-post singles. However, An Jie is not stupid, after figuring out Howard's habit of turning around, he did not let the monster get his wish again this time.

Seeing that there was no way to turn around and face the frame, Howard passed the ball out again, and the Magic had four three-point shooters waiting to feed the ball on the outside.

The Magic's tactics have also been criticized by critics, and it is too disorganized for one person to wait outside the three-point line for four people to rely on the Magic Beast for an offense that relies too much on the Magic Beast, and even junior high school students don't play basketball like this.

However, the staffing of the Magic team is really effective when playing this seemingly simple tactic, whether it is Rassad. Lewis or Turkoglou, or Nelson and J.J. Redick, all four of them have deadly three-point shooting!

As soon as Turkoglu received the pass from the monster, he raised his hand and threw it. Smith went up a little slower, and this fleeting opportunity was enough for Turkogru.

"Brush." What a pleasant sound, but it was too harsh for An Jie. In the first three minutes, the Magic team beat the Thunder 7-0!

Jeff. Van Gundy quickly called a timeout, and not only was there a problem with the defense, but the Thunder's offense was also flawed after three minutes of no scoring.

"Reduce the number of hits on the inside line! Quiet! You go to the lower position! Limit Howard to the low post so you can attack the rim and get more shots for others! "Jeff. Van Gundy quickly drew on the tactical board, and the players did not get distracted, and they all listened very carefully.

"If Anjie can't open the situation in the low post, you have to quickly run out of the open space through the off-ball block to respond! Don't be busy! I want you to make sure you shoot from the field! If you can't find a chance, you can conduct it again, be patient! It's okay to pass a few more hands! Don't take care of the interior when defending, I want you to stick to your own position, and you can't leave them with even a chance to shoot! The inside line is handed over to Anjie to defend! No need to make up for it! No need for bag clips! I don't want to be shot to death by the Magic's group of shooters! Jeff laid everything out in one go, and the timeout was just over.

The Magic's flawed tactical system, Jeff doesn't believe that Howard's individual ability alone can make up for it.

Facing the Thunder's counterattack again, Howard immediately saw the difference. Because An Jie did not hold the ball again, but ran to the low post to fight with himself.

"Don't think it's so easy to score in the box, Ann." Howard was still chattering in Angel's ear.

Jeff. Van Gundy may be very detailed defensively, but on the offensive end, he hasn't changed much. Therefore, many fans will ridicule Jeff to memorize 150 tactics before coming back.

But not much doesn't mean it doesn't work, and after Anjie drew all of Howard's defensive attention, Westbrook's breakaway mid-range shooting was no longer interfered with by anyone. Warcraft also wanted to go over to make up for the defense after seeing that his teammates were out of position, but An Jie's card position made Warcraft unable to move.

It won't be difficult for Westbrook and Durant to break through the defenses of anyone other than Howard. As mentioned earlier, if a team's defensive backbone is removed, then the team's overall defense will also drop a lot.

And after the Thunder changed their defensive strategy, the Magic's originally very strong offense was gone. No matter how much Howard held the ball, he couldn't give the four shooters on the perimeter a chance. The Thunder seemed to completely ignore Howard's threat, they just followed the others inch by inch, and as for Howard, he was left to Anjie's care.

"Are you so confident that this rookie can defend Dwight alone?" Stan. Van Gundy glanced at his brother, and he only hoped that Howard, who was now on the court, would be more resolute.

Seeing that his teammates had not been given a chance, Howard decided to attack on his own.

The back-to-back singles technique was rough, and Howard switched to a face-frame offense this time.

But is there any skill in attacking Howard with a face frame? No, he can only rely on that perverted body to rampage. This kind of center Anjie has met a lot, but Howard's impact is obviously not on the same level as those previous opponents.

An Jie was once again squeezed out of the way by the physically perverted Howard, but Howard was also deformed by An Jie's tough defense. In the players who have the skills to get home, the shots after the action is deformed are still quite threatening, otherwise there would not be so many 2+1s in the league. However, Howard's hand work is really rough, this time Howard didn't score a layup, and the defense was done!

Howard also wanted to rely on his fast second jump to grab offensive rebounds, but Anjie was faster than him.

Howard still jumped high, but just like An Jie just wanted to block him, Howard's jump was just useless. Although he jumps very high, he can't reach the rebound when he is not in a good position. On the contrary, An Jie, who was stuck in a favorable position, just jumped lightly and pocketed the rebound.

After Anjie handed the ball to Westbrook, he finally got a chance to give Howard a word.

"Stop playing the low post, Dwight, your low post skills are terrible. It's better for you to go out and pitch. An Jie also showed a friendly smile, and An Jie also made Howard completely unable to lose his temper, but he was very unhappy in his heart.

Although Howard entered the league a few years earlier than Anjie, because Howard entered the draft after graduating from high school, the 23-year-old is not much older than Anjie. When two young people meet, it is easiest to compete with each other, not only on the field, but also on the lips, and neither of them is to be outdone.

It's just that due to Howard's personality problems, his words to stimulate An Jie on the court are not so unpleasant. Both sides are jokingly spraying each other with very civilized "trash talk". Now Howard's personality is very good, but many years later, when An Jie sees what Howard is doing on the court, he has to sigh that the environment will really change a lot of people.

When there were only 4 minutes left in the first quarter, Anjie was defeated by Jeff. Van Gundy was replaced. It's not that there is any problem with An Jie's performance, but that Jeff's playing time for the players has always been strict and stable, and it is just time for An Jie to rest.

In this way, the demonic beast that had been silent on the offensive end for a long time finally broke out. Facing Nick, who came off the bench. Collison and Howard are back in the same form they were in the first time against the Thunder.

In just four minutes, Howard scored four points on Collisson's head. Although Collison could also tell what Howard was going to do next, his body did not support him to stop the attack of the Monster.

Stan. Van Gundy saw that his core center was playing so well, so he never replaced him. Although they are two brothers, Stan and Jeff have very different views on substitution options.

With Warcraft playing a full quarter, the Magic team had a big advantage against the Thunder's second lineup.

At 23-18, the Thunder temporarily trailed by five points, which was the result that everyone expected. However, An Jie took on more of a role in responding and containing in the first quarter, and did not get too many opportunities to attack independently.

Jeff knew that Howard would be out of the second quarter after playing a full quarter, and that was when it was time for Jack to score! Once An Jie can smooth out the attack and play out the feeling during that time, even if the Warcraft plays again, it may not be able to limit the Chinese under his own firepower.

Five points behind? It's okay, Jeff. Van Gundy's big cards haven't been played yet.