Chapter 485: One Big and Four Small
Anjie and Paul responded to each other with a fake fall, but everyone who commented on the game watched it more seriously. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info because they know that if An Jie and Paul are forced to this point, it can only show that both of them have a great desire for victory at the moment. Paul and Anjie both want to win, so they can bring more exciting performances to the fans. Because basketball is not like football and there is a draw, in this situation if you want to win, they have no other choice but to continue to work hard and work hard!
"Give it back to you, yellow-skinned fellow. After the penalty kick, Paul, who passed by Anjie's side, spoke to Anjie for the first time. But Paul was not trying to express his friendliness.
"I will continue to play with you, whatever method you use, I will accompany you to the end!" An Jie is not to be outdone, whether it is the light that cannot be seen or the light is seen, whether it is clean or dirty. On this course, AnJie is not afraid of any kind of challenge.
After the next round of attack, De Nagro could not be satisfied with the double bag. When Anjie received the ball in the low post, in addition to Griffin and Jordan Jr., Chris . Paul also rushed into the crowd.
Angel was about to give the ball to Lillard when he saw this, but Paul stole it before he could pass it. Chris. Paul is averaging 2 per game this season. 4 steals, which is also the highest figure in the NBA. Now wouldn't it be easy for him, the steal king, to steal the ball from a big center.
After the mistake, Anjie immediately chased back, but Chris . Paul's speed was just too fast. This guy successfully made a layup under Lillard's interference and played a fast break, if it weren't for the relatively loose scale of the Christmas game today, Lillard would have let Paul get another chance to play three points if he didn't do it just now.
"Encore rarely makes mistakes, and he should have been unprepared for the goal just now, so Paul took advantage of it. After all, a defender rushes inside to trap the pack, which is indeed an uncommon and bold tactic. But I bet Chris . Paul could never have stolen the ball from Ann's hands twice in a row. "Mike . Brin immediately commented on Paul's steal, but unlike many people, he didn't think Anjie would make the same mistake again. If Anjie has any stats that are at the bottom of the league, it must be the average number of turnovers per game.
Paul naturally knew that he was only able to succeed because he didn't play his cards according to common sense and caught Anjie off guard. So for the second time, he directly gave up harassing An Jie, because this guy knew that if he got close to An Jie with a fluke mentality, he would only give Lillard a chance to shoot in an empty position for nothing.
Although there is no Paul, Anjie is still unable to move an inch under the bag of Griffin's little Jordan. Compared to the first quarter of the game, Jordan Jr. and Griffin are now faster and more moving. And "thanks to" the referee's inaction, Anjie could not get a penalty opportunity even if he was violated.
After shaking his feet several times under the basket and not getting a chance, An Jie had to give the ball out. However, Matthews' reluctant attack did not help the team score.
"To be honest, the inside hand-to-hand combat in this game was too tragic. If the referee doesn't do something about it, sooner or later the situation will get out of hand. "Maybe the average fan can't see it, but O'Neal can see the three guys on the inside. An Jie's injured two fingers must have been injured by Jordan Jr. and Griffin twice.
Under the rough defense of Griffin and Jordan Jr., Anjie's firepower in the second half of the second quarter was greatly reduced. And Chris . Paul's trick of deceiving fouls with fake realism also plagued Anjie's interior partner Hixon.
Veteran Jarred . Jeffries was in danger, but the result after he came on the court was that he was humiliated again and again by the young Griffin.
On the Clippers bench Matt. With the excellent performances of Barnes and Crawford, the Clippers slowly built up an advantage, and the score was gradually stretched. The two teams, which were originally inseparable, created an 8-point difference after the end of the second quarter, 59 to 51, only this time, the side behind was the Portland Trail Blazers!
At half-time, fans watched Rickard walk into the tunnel in disgrace. Fans who are familiar with him know that this young marshal is unhappy!
Catherine bit her fingers nervously, she was worried about Anjie's injury and the outcome of the game. This little girl is now more and more involved in watching football.
"I'm sorry boss...... It was my fault. "After going back to the locker room and closing the door, J. . . J . Hickson took the initiative to raise his hand to speak, breaking the dead silence in the locker room.
Since Aldridge was injured and he started the line-up, Hickson's performances have been unsatisfactory. If it weren't for himself, the opponent would not have been able to use the bag clip on An Jie recklessly.
"Okay J . J . , you bravely stopped Chris for me. Paul, you showed him how good our exclusion zone is. You've done a good job, and no one blames you. Anjie immediately patted Hickson on the shoulder, he has always believed in the saying: "If you lose, everyone is responsible".
Rickard cupped his chin and remained silent. It is impossible for him to blame Hickson now, and solving problems is the only way to win. Obviously, blaming Hickson will not solve the problem.
Let Hickson be bold in the middle of the range!? If he's lucky, Hickson might be able to make one or two. But if he's unlucky, he'll just squander his great attacking opportunities. Rickard doesn't have the ability to get Hickson to make a precise mid-range shot at half-time, but he has the ability to change the number four position.
Meyers . Leonard shoots well, but if he plays the No. 4 position, the team's mobility is just too poor. Jarred . Jeffries is too old, young white inside Joel . Forriland is also limited in his abilities. Lookout, Rickard found himself at a loss for choice.
It needs to be mobile, it has to have range, and it has to be able to defend. Rickard sifted through and sifted through, but a bold idea emerged.
"Hey!" Rickard, who had been silent since entering the locker room, suddenly spoke, startling many people in the locker room.
"Listen, in the second half, we're going to play something different!" Ricard's mouth curled slightly, and the players knew that their boss had another idea.
"Audience friends, welcome back to the live broadcast of the Christmas War. Now we bring you the second half of the game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers. As soon as the second half began, Coach Ricard seemed to have made some personnel changes. The starting center is still our Chinese player An Jie, but the small forward has become the Frenchman Nicolas. Batum. Eh, no? Iguodala is also on the court at the moment? Could it be that Coach Ricard wants Iguodala to partner with Anjie on the inside!?" Yu Jia raised his voice in disbelief. Rickard actually played a big four small lineup on the Trail Blazers!
"Holy!" most of the American commentators also exclaimed, as Rickard's style was very old-fashioned and retro when he was teaching at the university. He resolutely plays the position, and resolutely takes the inside line as the core of the attack. For the small lineup that is gradually becoming popular in the league now, Rickard is even more scornful!
But now, this coach, who hates small lineups so much, has actually used his most hated tactics!
But in the first round of offense, people found that the small lineup of the Trail Blazers was very different from the small lineup of other teams. First of all, they did not speed up, but still played unhurriedly. Secondly, he is not mainly attacking from the outside, but still uses strong play from the inside as the main means of scoring.
Lillard, Matthews, Batum and Iguodala each went to the three-point line for one stop, and there were only Anjie and Jordan Jr. in the entire restricted area!
Lillard now couldn't even break through the ball, he easily passed a high lob into the restricted area, and Anjie received the ball and shook his shoulder to make a close-range step-back jumper. The basketball skimmed Jordan Jr.'s fingers and crashed hollow into the net.
In the low post singles, no one in this league can really contain An Jie's offense in the low post! Even Jordan, who is known as the "best blue collar", can't do it.
Changing the Clippers' offense, De Nagro naturally let Griffin use his huge height, weight and strength advantage to crush Iguodala. But there is a common problem among today's interior players: the offensive means are extremely lacking. The reason why An Jie was able to gain a foothold in the NBA when he was still weak was because of his kaleidoscopic offensive methods.
Griffin found that even if he could crush Iguodala in the low post, he still had to face Anjie's help defense. Just when Griffin was still hesitating whether to attack or pass, Iguodala suddenly walked around and cleanly took out the basketball in Griffin's hand.
In the second round, Griffin decided to continue to contain Anjie. But Anjie only made an easy pass and assisted Iguodala to complete the mid-range shot. Iguodala may not be a top scorer right now, but there's a price to pay for leaving this guy empty.
The Clippers attacked again, and Griffin took advantage of his height advantage to make a mid-range shot. But Iguodala's top-tier defense didn't give Griffin much of a advantage. Griffin, who was already poor in archery, was interfered with by Iguodala's struggle, and only ended up striking iron.
After that, Griffin, who kept a hand, took care of Iguodala's running position while wrapping Anjie. After Anjie passed the ball to Iguodala again, Griffin, who saw Iguodala preparing to shoot, immediately jumped forward.
However, Griffin was able to make up for it in time, which was already expected by Iguodala. His shot is fake, and the breakthrough is real. Iguodala easily passed by the deceived Griffin, and under Anjie's excellent card position, little Jordan couldn't move, and could only watch Iguodala complete a powerful tomahawk-style slam.
Ricard's surprise substitution made the Clippers unguardable. They dropped points again and again, but it was difficult for them to return the favor on the offensive end.
& quot ; is obviously playing a big and four small lineup, but he doesn't work fast pace and range, but makes a big fuss on the inside. If you want me to say, this is a unique small lineup play that belongs to the system of Ricard and Anjie!Everything they do is to liberate Anjie!"Mike . As soon as he finished speaking, An Jie easily hooked his hand again under the single defense of Little Jordan.
The Clippers were completely confused, and instead of stabilizing the point difference, they were beaten by the Trail Blazers to the point where they couldn't find the north.
Anjie's offense has been repeatedly shot, and what is even more terrifying is that the outside group of the Trail Blazers also fired.
With consecutive three-pointers from Lillard, Matthews and Batum and AnJie and Iguodala hitting the Clippers inside, the Clippers were completely defeated in the third quarter.
In this quarter, the Clippers allowed the Trail Blazers to score 32 points! And they only scored 19 points! Don't look at the current Trail Blazers only leading by 5 points, if it weren't for Crawford and Barnes calling the wind and rain on the bench, the Clippers might have fallen behind from double digits.
De Nagro didn't react until the end of the third quarter. Ricard's strange small lineup style of play made him not know how to deal with it for a while.
Do you want to continue to believe in Paul and Griffin?
Now that the conundrum has been kicked at the feet of De Nagro, it is up to him to decide how to proceed.
However, Ricard's side ......
"In the fourth quarter, I'll give you eight minutes at most! Settle the battle early! Don't ink with them to the end!" The Christmas battle, which was supposed to be evenly matched, gradually turned into a white slaughter under the command of Ricard and the play of Anjie!
With Ricard's time constraints, the Trail Blazers launched an onslaught at the start of the fourth quarter. Chris. Paul thought there would be a process, but the Trail Blazers were so straightforward.
"These guys, don't you want to die!? Now that they are fighting like this, what are they fighting at the last moment?" Paul secretly scolded in his heart, but he didn't know that the Trail Blazers didn't intend to leave the suspense of the game until the end.
"It's Ann! He shook DeAndre with his skillful footsteps. Jordan Jr. not only let Anjie score the ball, but also was whistled for a foul. ”
"Iguodala's throw! No, it's a pass! It's coming! Ann's air relay, beautiful!"
"Nicholas . Batum ~~~~~ Three!"
"Play, play!" De Nagro swapped out Crawford and Barnes, who had been doing well. However, against the defense of the Trail Blazers' starting lineup, these two guys didn't perform as miraculously as they did in the first three quarters.
Crawford, in particular, was well aware of his habits and was able to contain him very successfully. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
Under such a fierce attack, the cheers on the Rose Garden Stadium became louder and louder, and the suspense of the game became smaller and smaller.
5 points, 7 points, 8 points, 11 points ...... 20 points! By the time Rickard's allotted eight minutes had passed, the Trail Blazers had stretched the deficit to 20 points!
DeAndrew. Jordan is expressionless now, and he is no longer in the mood to compete with An Jie. Because of An Jie, he has already beaten him to the ground!
Chris. Paul is still working hard, not only attacking himself, but also trying to revitalize the team. However, the Clippers, whose morale has been greatly reduced, are not able to shake up. When Griffin dunked a relay pass in the air, Paul knew the tide was turning......
Eventually, Ricard reneged on his promise. He didn't replace all the starting five until the ninth minute of the game. This guy is worried about whether four minutes will be too much for the Clippers.
As it turned out, Rickard was completely overwhelmed. Although the firepower of the Trail Blazers' second team has been greatly reduced, under Fischer's organization, they will not be disorganized.
The Trail Blazers' scoring is still growing steadily, although it is not as fierce as the Clippers, but the 20-point advantage is always there, making Paul unable to overcome.
With a loud bang, Chris . Paul's hands went limp, and the basketball rolled to the side.
The sound was the beep of the timer at the end of the race. Paul stayed where he was, and at half-time they even had the advantage, but now ......
"The high-profile Christmas game is over!100-114, the Trail Blazers, won again by a huge margin!This season has completed a double against the Clippers!" Mike . Brin shouted frantically, he was now one with the frenzied rose garden.
The slaughter on Christmas Eve, Rickard and the butcher, and another consecutive victory, presented a wonderful show for the NBA world.