Chapter 164: Successful Employment Strategy
"Ann is finally on the field! Coach Van Gundy has never used people like this in previous games, and we hope that Anjie's sacrifice in the early part of the third quarter will be rewarded! "Kenny. Smith knew that Van Gundy wasn't going to refrigerate Anjie for no reason, and there was only one reason why Anjie didn't play until now, and that was that he had to bring tight defense to the Thunder's final 15 minutes!
Durant and Westbrook couldn't both be alive for 48 minutes, and Anjie couldn't have been tireless after 48 minutes. Jerry Sloan's Jazz has the depth www.biquge.info of the bench that keeps the team from dropping the chain for 48 minutes.
To solve this problem, Van Gundy had to take apart the team's defensive pillar and offensive core. Now that the two offensive cores have completed their tasks, it is time to test Anjie's defensive pillar.
Paul. Millsap has arguably played the best performance of his career this season, and he has been playing at Carlos Brown. During Boozer's injury, he filled the void perfectly.
Now that Boozer is back, Sloan still chooses to let Millsap continue to play on the bench, which greatly improves the offensive ability of the Jazz's second team.
The Jazz's backup point guard, who is only 1.78 meters tall, is only 1.78 meters tall. Knight controlled the ball and advanced, and Atkins spread his arms wide, not daring to underestimate this "little man" in the slightest. A person who can play in the NBA with this height must have something extraordinary!
Knight's dribbling was fancy, and his low center of gravity was able to avoid being tackled. However, in Atkins' opinion, Knight's dribbling is nothing short of flashy juggling!
Suddenly, Atkins hurriedly reached out to block it. Knight was scared out of a cold sweat, but fortunately Atkins's arm was a few centimeters shorter, and the basketball was still passed out without danger.
"AK47" Andrey. Kirilenko received the ball, because of injuries and age, AK47 has gradually changed from the core of the Jazz to the bench, although the current ability is not comparable to the past, but this does not mean that the previous all-round AK47 will disappear completely.
See Kirilenko catches the ball, Malik. Rose hurriedly clinged. Kirilenko, who seemed to be emaciated, was also very good at forcing breakthroughs in addition to range. But now his range is gradually shortening, and the ability to force a breakthrough is directly gone. See Marik. Rose didn't give a chance, and Kirilenko hit the ground and passed again, allowing the young Paul. Millsap received the basketball.
Millsap received the ball and Van Gundy immediately rose from his seat. This guy is the reason why he sent An Jie on the field!
Millsap turned to the rim after receiving the ball, and basket-carrying offense was not his forte. And Anjie is still clinging, he would rather force Millsap to break through than let this guy get a little shooting space.
The Jazz's interior players seem to have good shooting ability.
Angel blocked Millsap's vision with one hand and raised the other in the air, ready to interfere with the shot. Millsap took a few tentative steps, then suddenly stepped forward!
"Millsap intends to break through!" Kenny. Smith immediately got the explanation right.
Anjie also hurriedly retreated after seeing Millsap rushing in, but unexpectedly, this big man with excellent basketball awareness suddenly braked sharply and stopped his jump shot!
Millsap has a high shot and can barely miss shots from close range. Of course, if he can throw the ball.
"Smack!" Millsap thought that the stop had gotten rid of Anjie, but when he had just pushed the ball out, Anjie slapped his basketball back.
The official height is 2.03 meters, but the actual height is only 2.01 meters, although Millsap has good technical work as a pocket-sized power forward, Anjie's agile defensive sense and height and reach advantages are also in front of Millsap. Anjie was indeed deceived by Millsap's stop, but he also adjusted his defensive stance in a very short period of time.
Before the Jazz players could react, Kyle. Weaver picked up the basketball that was blocked by Anjie, drove straight in, rushed to the court, and scored a fast-break dunk. His athleticism was so great that Van Gundy considered him "Westbrook off the bench." ”
On the first goal, Anjie proved how correct Van Gundy's decision was! Bring An Jie up, just to do this!
After that, the Jazz came off the bench to the second position Kyle. Korver missed a three-pointer and Millsap had a very good sense of position, so he usually grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds in games.
However, Anjie's prediction of the rebounding position is no worse than Millsap. And AnJie's card position technology is also something that Millsap does not have.
Millsap and Anjie arrived at the scramble almost at the same time, but Anjie's solid card squeezed Millsap outside.
When the basketball fell, An Jie did not jump, but continued to put pressure behind him, so that Millsap could not jump. The task of scrambling for rebounds seems simple, but in the NBA, where spring people are flooded, if you want to get more than 10 rebounds frequently like Anjie, the doorway is still very deep.
After disrupting Millsap's rhythm, Anjie only took a slight leap to protect the rebound and let the Thunder launch an offensive again.
In addition to defense, Anjie's other task is to revitalize the offense of the Thunder's second team. As a center, the task seems to be a lot harder than having him defend.
Because when playing with the first team, Durant and Westbrook are both outstanding in their individual abilities, and Anjie can easily score as long as the ball distribution is not wrong.
But these players in the second team obviously need Anjie to put more effort into giving them better chances.
With the ball in the middle distance and with their backs, four players start to run. After a season, fans and commentators alike alike alike won't be surprised that the Thunder have a center to organize the offense. Averaging 7 assists per game and only 1.1 turnovers, Anjie's passing skills and basketball IQ will no longer be questioned.
Anjie began to hit the back with a force, Kyle. Weaver quickly cut inside, a move that certainly caught the attention of most of the Jazz's players. Unexpectedly, on the weak side, Atkins borrowed Marik. Rose's off-ball block ran outside the three-point line, and An Jie didn't look in that direction, but made an accurate pass, and an open opportunity appeared. Passing the ball is not done by the eyes, but by the brain and hands.
"Another person who doesn't look at the pass, can you believe that Ann is a center? How many other centers in this league can do this? ”
The off-ball blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation between the two veterans is very tacit, and although the current Atkins has seriously degraded in all aspects, he still has the ability to shoot three points in the open position.
Catch and shoot, without making any adjustments, that's the rhythm of Atkins' shooting.
The basketball did not hollow into the net, but hit the neck of the basket. Anjie immediately squeezed into the penalty area, but unexpectedly, Paul. Millsap also desperately put Anjeka out of the scramble.
Just when An Jie secretly screamed bad in his heart, the basketball that hit the neck of the basket began to fall. The ball did not fall out, but fell into the net.
"Chackie~~~ Atkins! Three points! The DJ immediately shouted into the microphone, and the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena also let out the most enthusiastic cheers.
In the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder team changed its decline, and the Jazz, who originally had the advantage of hard power in the second team, lost its power because of the presence of An Jie.
Jerry. Sloan shook his gray-haired head helplessly, Jeff. Van Gundy employs people like this, so he has no choice. Although the Chinese center only scored two points in the third quarter, he brought the rest of his teammates to work. Such a player is definitely a practical tactical executor.
70-77, the Jazz's second team scored only 6 points under Anjie's defense. And in these 6 points, there is no contribution from Millsap. After all, Korver and Kirilenko's outside shots, Anjie can't do anything.
"How!? Do you need time to rest in the fourth session? As soon as An Jie got off the field, Van Gundy greeted him with concern.
"No, I've only played three minutes in the third quarter, and then I can hold on for a whole quarter!" An Jie replied categorically, didn't he hold back for so long in the third quarter just to be able to exert his strength at the last moment.
"Excellent! In the second half, you just do as you normally would! Remember to play the success rate! The Jazz aren't the kind of team that loses in a chaotic battle! The only thing Van Gundy is worried about right now is the inconsistent shooting percentages of Durant and Westbrook.
"If you don't get a chance, just pull away and let Ann single!" As the Thunder's third choice, Anjie enjoys singles privileges that neither Westbrook nor Durant have.
Because of his high efficiency, Van Gundy is the most assured. It's just that Durant and Westbrook have more offensive means, so the two of them can be ranked ahead of Anjie. After all, three-point shooting and creating damage are good ways to quickly open the score.
Boozer, who went crazy in the third quarter, launched a fierce attack on An Jie as soon as he came up in the fourth quarter, and he was able to equal Yao Ming in the playoffs. With this in mind, Boozer began to gamble with himself, and began to gamble with Anjie, who was defending him.
An Jie is indeed not better than Yao Ming, but the huge difference between the two is the reason why Boozer is not dominant now. Boozer's technical characteristics may be just enough to restrain Yao Ming, but in An Jie's case, it doesn't work.
Whether Boozer wants to throw or burst, Anjie can keep up with the rhythm. After three shots, Boozer only hit one of them, and the one that was hit Anjie's defense was still in place, not because Boozer found space.
Seeing Boozer behave like this, Jerry. Sloan immediately called a timeout, halting Boozer's endless interior attack.
"One of the Jazz twins, completely frozen by Ann's defense today. If Durant and Westbrook are Van Gundy's spears, then Ann is Van Gundy's shield! "Kenny. Smith's analogy is very vivid, and the only difference is that Anjie's shield is equally powerful.
After Westbrook conceded four goals in a row, for the fifth time, he finally decided to hand over the right to fire.
Anjie motioned for Westbrook to press the tempo and waited for him to get into position before passing.
Westbrook dribbled a few fans under his crotch to confuse Delon before suddenly passing, and the basketball flew over Delon head, but he didn't have time to react.
Seeing An Jie holding the ball on the right side of the basket, the rest of the Thunder team tried to pull to the left side, leaving only Durant on the strong side for easy response.
"It's a tactic to pull away from the singles! It seems that An Jie's core for half a month was not in vain, this kind of tactic is not something that any player can enjoy! The CCTV commentator smiled from ear to ear.
Oku is very jealous of Kostic's shots, and the Serbian center has already shot 4 of 5 today, so Oku does not dare to leave half a step at all. This time the defense is really only to look at Boozer.
An Jie relied on his strength to hit the offensive range with his back and turned around and jumped, and his body also leaned back slightly. Boozer's outstretched palm could only block An Jie's face.
An Jie couldn't see the basket, but he had already taken aim. Now that he can't see it, he can't interfere with his shot.
"Boozer defended the ball very well! He didn't choose to block the basketball, but chose to block the sight! ”
Kenny. As soon as Smith's words fell, Anjie's ball went in.
"Carlos, Keling, today he was completely suppressed by Ann, a first-year rookie, at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!"
Westbrook didn't feel good, and Anjie stepped up, and it wasn't a big deal.
But when Kevin. Durant finally fired and was able to hit when Jerry. Sloane realized that his roar was no longer of much use.
Seven points behind, two points behind, tied with three points ahead and six points ahead......
The strong Thunder Sanshao used two small climaxes of 8-0 and 7-0 to completely pick off the iron-blooded jazz.
Delong. Williams is the only strong point on this team that hasn't been limited, but that alone wasn't enough for the Jazz to walk away with victory in Oklahoma City.
Durant's firepower in the fourth quarter is still fierce, and now the Thunder has three potential rookies, and Anjie has done a very good job in Durant's absence for half a month, so the discussion about who is the real core of the Thunder team has not stopped.
But the low-key Durant can always use his strong scoring ability to tell everyone the answer, at least for now, the Oklahoma City Thunder still belong to Durant.
At the last minute, the Jazz were still struggling. Delong. No matter how good Williams is, it is impossible for him to stage a comeback alone in front of the Thunder, who are good at defense.
And what particularly frustrated him is that although he is doing well, he will definitely be in the locker room like Jerry. Sloane scolded bloody. Although Sloan is a great coach, Delon really doesn't really enjoy playing under him.
An Jie grabbed his 10th rebound, and the whistle sounded in the next second.
Jerry. Sloan pulled his face and Jeff. Van Gundy's handshake, the bald coach's strategy of using Anjie, was a key to changing the course of the game.
"You guys had a good game, coach." Jerry. Sloane's words come from the heart.
"You're just lacking a little luck." Van Gundy's smile was very different from Sloane's.
After shaking hands, Sloane refused all media interviews and walked straight to the players' tunnel. And the Jazz players also closed their lips one by one, and stayed in the locker room, and there must be Jerry. Sloane roared.
94-101, the Thunder beat the Jazz at the Chesapeake Energy Arena and won a certain initiative for themselves in the fight for a playoff ticket.
Durant scored 24 points, and Westbrook also scored 22 points after a poor hand in the final quarter. Anjie was forced to score only 16 points on fewer shots, but grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out eight assists and three blocks, and scored another double-double.
What kind of storm can the biggest spoiler in the West set off in the remaining month of the regular season? (To be continued.) )