Chapter 762: A whole section of struggle

Anjie and Aldridge gritted their teeth and managed to hold out the last few minutes of the second quarter.

50-55, under Anjie's crazy performance, the Trail Blazers led by five points at halftime. You know, this guy still has a big piece of gauze on his nose. In this sweaty environment, it is very uncomfortable to stick such a piece of stuff on your face.

On the bench, Robin and Leonard were no longer visible. Thomas Robinson, who has played less than 30 games in two seasons with the Trail Blazers, is nervous because he is the only interior player on the Trail Blazers' bench right now.

Ricard looked at his players and there was no way he could have allowed Anjie and Aldridge to play the entire half. Whether Thomas Robinson is ready or not, his presence is a sure thing. Now Ricard is looking at how he can make a reasonable rotation with three inside lines.

"Thomas, are you ready, you've got to play in the second half!" Ricard patted Thomas Robinson on the shoulder, a guy who was limited but always very positive.

"I'll do my best, boss!" Thomas Robinson took a big breath, trying to keep himself calm.

Rickard looked at the other side again, and Draymond Green was ejected, which was also a big blow to the Warriors. They are already weak on the inside, and now they have lost an inner fulcrum.

"In the second half, we continued to attack the inside!" Ricard made a bold decision. He wants to use the only three remaining interior lines to continue to attack the Warriors' basket!

"Don't worry, boss, I'm not tired!" An Jie heard that Ricard was still planning to continue to play inside, and he instantly became energetic.

While everyone was in the heat of discussion, the Trail Blazers' team doctor also trotted all the way through the players' tunnel. He still seems to be holding something in his hand.

"That's all there is to it, Ann. Put it on, I don't want the bridge of your nose to be hurt twice. The team doctor shook a black object in front of An Jie's eyes. If you look closely, it's a black basketball mask!

"Wow, that's pretty cool!" An Jie took the mask and put it on his face to try it on. Unlike Hamilton's transparent mask, Anjie's mask, although similar in appearance to Hamilton's, is pure black. It seems that it has increased a little bit of courage.

"How is it, is it appropriate!?" the team doctor asked with concern after helping An Jie put on the mask.

"Very OK!" Anjie gave a thumbs up to the team doctor, and at the same time, the whistle sounded again in the Moda Center after halftime.

"Alright, go on the court and continue to attack the Warriors' underbelly! Kerr thinks we're going to give up on the inside, so tell him with action! Daydream!" Rickard yelled as the players stepped onto the court with hideous expressions.

For 24 minutes into the second half, the pressure shouldn't be on the Trail Blazers' side. For the Warriors, the second half was the real hell!

"Anjie continues to appear with a mask!Audience friends, he looks like a knight from hell with this black mask!" Jeff Van Gundy shouted excitedly, he didn't expect Anjie to look so fierce in a mask.

Even Bogut, the villain, was shocked when he saw him wearing a mask. An Jie, this guy was already fierce and vicious on the basketball court, and now with a pure black mask, it looks even more terrifying.

Cole was not surprised that An Jie wore a mask, he was surprised that after An Jie came on the court, he continued to be active on the inside. Could it be that this guy Rickard is dragging the only three remaining inside lines, and he still wants to play the three-second zone?

He wants to see how Anjie and Aldridge will overcome their physical problems in the second half of the fourth quarter!

On the first offense of the Trail Blazers after the start of the third quarter, An Jie, who was wearing a mask, easily put the ball into the basket with a small hook hand after a back hit. Now that the Warriors don't have Green, they have to bring Aizeli in their place.

Although Azeli is a more pure inside line than Green. But his speed of defense cannot pose a threat to An Jie at all.

Anjie's hook hand had already been shot, and Aizeli had just arrived. Cole frowned, he could only hope that he could beat Anjie physically.

For the Warriors' offense, although Curry's hand is still bad today, Klay Thompson's state is very brave.

The guy borrowed a step-back jumper after Bogut's pick-and-roll, allowing the basketball to go over Anjie's fingertips and crash into the net.

Although An Jie gave people a greater sense of oppression after wearing the mask, when Thompson played with confidence, this sense of oppression could not help him.

The third quarter of the game between the two sides began in such an anxious situation and has been maintained. With six minutes played, Ricard made a substitution.

He brought Thomas Robinson on for Aldridge. An Jie is still standing on the field.

At this time, it was obvious that An Jie was already sweating profusely, and whenever there was an opportunity, such as when someone else made a free throw, An Jie would support his knees with both hands and exhale heavily.

The Warriors are still clinging to the score, and the gap between the two sides has been fluctuating between 5 and 8 points. Cole couldn't help but smile when he saw this substitution decision. If it continues like this, as long as it can hold on until the fourth quarter, the Warriors will definitely be able to turn the tables!

Finally, the sound of the end of the third quarter beeping made Kerr happy. The Warriors trailed the Trail Blazers by only 6 points, while Angel played a full quarter!

The black mask was just a piece of armor. Rickard, that guy doesn't really think that with a mask, Anjie can become an omnipotent superhero.

"In the fourth quarter, hit the interior of the Trail Blazers!" Steve Kerr's setup made all the Trail Blazers players have big mouths at the break.

Inside, who is at a disadvantage, is going to impact the Trail Blazers' restricted area? Has Kerr forgotten that in the last game, Anjie sent a full ten blocks!

Kerr naturally read the players' expressions, and he smiled confidently. "Don't worry, guys, An Jie, who played a full 12 minutes of high-intensity matches, won't last long. The more tired we are, the more we win!"

"Three minutes, three minutes!" On the other side, on the Trail Blazers' bench, Anjie pointed out three fingers at the Riccard derby.

"Played a full quarter with only three minutes of rest? You know Ann, I'm going to need you at the last minute. So, I'm going to make sure you're energetic when you're on the court!" Ricard didn't seem to be on board to accept Anjie's offer, and in the final two minutes of the third quarter, Anjie was clearly in a state of decline due to fitness reasons. Rickard couldn't let that happen in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

"No, no, I'm not really tired. Three minutes is enough time to make me energetic!" An Jie shook his head vigorously, he didn't want to sit on the bench and watch the game at a critical moment.

"Thomas is very positive on the court, he takes a lot of the pressure off the floor and rebounds for me. So, I'm really not particularly tired. Three minutes, three minutes later, replace me!" An Jie's tone was very firm, it was more like a request than a request.

Rickard knew that Kerr's cunning guy in the fourth quarter would definitely focus on his unstaffed interior. Whether Aldridge and Thomas Robinson will be able to withstand this wave of attacks is unclear.

'I'll decide on the situation and if the team really needs you after three minutes, I'll naturally let you play. Rather than say it to death, Rickard left himself some leeway.

But Anjie, who knows Ricard, knows that his coach almost agreed to this request!

During this intersectional break, both sides are very busy. It's a match point, and it's a contest that can affect the entire series. There is no one who wants to lose in this game.

When Kerr saw the game restart, the Trail Blazers' interior combination became Aldridge and Thomas Robinson, and he couldn't have been happier.

While Aldridge and Thomas Robinson aren't bad defensively, they're still a little short of stopping the Warriors' upcoming offensive wave.

Moreover, after losing Anjie, the offensive footsteps of the Trail Blazers will definitely be greatly hindered.

After three full quarters of the game, now, Kerr finally ushered in the moment of counterattack!

"Come on guys, let's win this victory that belongs to us!" Cole yelled at the players excitedly, the sovereignty of the Moda Center has been severely tested again!