Chapter 760: Ordinary fouls
At this point in time towards June, the sun in the sky is already quite scorching. The daylight hours are getting longer and longer, and even though it's seven o'clock in the evening, the whole city of Portland is still shrouded in the last rays of sunlight.
The fans were sweating profusely, and the fans who were queuing up to enter had already piled up in a long line. Facing the cameras of reporters, they all excitedly waved the tickets in their hands or homemade cheering signs.
"The Trailblazers will win!"
"Come on, Ann! Buckle the hoop! ”
"We're going to win! Because we have Anjie! ”
The frantic shouts of the fans made the already not low temperature even higher. But even then, the hearts of the fans will not melt.
"Tut-tut, it's a big scene." Lillard, who was sitting on the team bus, said as he waved at the fans outside the window.
Naturally, this handsome guy caused a group of female fans to scream, but after only a second, these voices were drowned out by loud boos.
Lillard turned his head to look, and sure enough, the Warriors team bus also arrived on the scene!
"It's early." Rickard didn't expect the Warriors to be at the same time as him at the Moda Center, as he and the Trail Blazers are usually the first teams to arrive.
"That means they're scared, sir. Those guys, I'm afraid that if we warm up for one more minute, we will have an extra point lead. Angel was shaking his hands, and it looked like the guy was wishing he was like Superman. He ripped off his coat and rushed onto the pitch in his No. 00 shirt.
"Remember everything we set up and trained yesterday, play the inside! Crush your opponent from the inside! Ricard clapped his hands and reminded his players of the tactical focus once again.
"I remember, sir." An Jie moved his muscles and bones, Moda Center, prepare to tremble!
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The left hand hooks the hand, and the basketball falls straight to the net. An Jie caught the basketball with his right hand, and hooked his hand again with his right hand. The basketball went into the net again, and An Jie used his left hand to catch the ball that leaked out of the net again, and so on.
Alternate hook hand exercises under the basket are a seemingly simple but actually very effective warm-up method for developing the feel of the basket.
Anjie ignored the Warriors players who were warming up in the other half, and ignored Curry, who was almost 100 shots from beyond the three-point line during the warm-up.
He just stared at the basketball seriously, silently completing his warm-up plan. Warriors coach Steve Brown, who watched the warm-up practice on the sidelines. Cole couldn't help but clasp his hands around his chest, in fact, it was a sign of his insecurity.
It looks like Anjie is going to bite the Warriors' interior tonight. And in this regard, Steve. There's nothing Cole can do. The bag clip will be Cole's only option. It's just that this kind of trick is not necessarily easy to use on An Jie.
The interior of the Moda Center is getting noisier and noisier, and there are more and more people in the stands. Kerr recalled his warm-up players and began to re-emphasise the final deployment he made today.
On the Trail Blazers' side, Rickard didn't even come up with a tactical board. When the players gathered towards him, he only said one word. "Give me a clean kill of them!"
"Attack! Offensive! Offensive! ......" The chorus of nearly 20,000 fans in the Moda Center made Drummond . Green's ears were ringing.
To the rhythm of the live DJ, Iguodala controlled the ball unhurriedly under the shouts of the fans.
As soon as Iguodala crossed the halfway line, Anjie began to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Bogut behind him. Wars between centers often start before they even get basketball.
Bogut gritted his teeth, as the Australian was unable to play at the level he had suffered from in his early years. But this guy's foundation is still there, in fact, Anjie's confrontation with Bogut every time is not easy. Because this madman from Australia, like himself, will never give up easily.
Angel struggled to keep Bogut behind him, then arched his hips hard into the basket. Bogut has been disrupting Anjie with small gestures and waiting for opportunities to go around the front defense.
While the two giants were battling each other, Iguodala had already possessed the ball and was outside the three-point line. Seeing that Iguodala was already in position, Anjie did not continue to move.
He suddenly stood still, his two heels as if they were stuck in the hardwood floor of the center of Moda, and Anjie was unmoved no matter how much Bogut pushed him.
An Jie maintained it very hard, if he had another second or two, he would definitely not be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Iguodala's pass was timely. He sent the ball to the inside before Anjie collapsed!
An Jie received the basketball, and Bogut suddenly became nervous. Let An Jie successfully receive the ball near the three-second zone, which means that this defense has already failed halfway!
Bogut held Anjie's waist hard while reaching out his arm to interfere with Anjie's dribble. But Anjie's broad back made everything Bogut did useless.
"This guy's level of back-to-back singles is really high! Even if I play, there's a good chance that there will be no way to take An. O'Neal stared at the court under his nose, this kind of pure center matchup, the NBA league has not played out for a long time.
"You? Of course, you old man can't help it. Now we need to watch out for whether the Australians can withstand Ahn's attack. "Charles. Barkley didn't forget to brush O'Neal again, and the tricks of these two guys also eased the atmosphere of the game a little.
An Jie kept testing Bogut's defense with his back, Bogut didn't dare to move, he knew that An Jie was probably just confusing himself.
Sure enough! After An Jie tried for a long time, he did not choose to push in, but turned around with flexible steps. This guy is going to shoot directly!
"Don't think of me too simply, bastard!" Bogut cursed in his heart, even though Anjie's turnaround jumper was famous in college. But Bogut didn't have the slightest timidity, and An Jie's back turn was so resolute, he must have wanted to give the Warriors a taste of dismount as soon as he came up.
Andrew. Bogut, he would never allow such a thing to happen!
So, the Australian center took a big step and quickly followed Anjie's footsteps and turned around.
As soon as An Jie turned around, he saw Bogut raising his arms and approaching without reservation. In other words, 80% of the interior players in this league must have stopped their movements a long time ago and waited for an opportunity to pass the ball. Because in such a small space, they can't do anything!
But Anjie, not only is it not the 80%, but it is also the most unique one.
Anjie, who was indeed planning to turn around and shoot later, did not force his shot after seeing Bogut pressing up. Instead, he flexibly changed his pace and stepped out!
I saw that Bogut was still pushing forward, and An Jie took advantage of the amazing change in footsteps to pass by Bogut's side in a daze!
Angel's well-placed step allowed him to get rid of Bogut's defense completely. In the face of the empty basket, An Jie easily picked it up, and the moment the basketball fell into the net, the fans of the entire Moda Center also jumped up.
Anjie held out a finger and pointed to the dome in the center of Moda. People looked in the direction of An Jie's finger, and where they were, the two championship pennants were hanging quietly.
Anjie's meaning is obvious, he wants to go straight to the championship, he wants to settle the battle in the last two home games of Portland!
"Wrap him Green, we'll wrap him next round!" The game had just scored its first goal. Cole had to get busy on the sidelines. An Jie is planning to smash the inside of the Warriors, and what he is most afraid of is finally here.
After the Warriors' offense passed, Curry's first three-pointer deflected off the basket.
Perhaps, this guy hasn't recovered from the loss in the last game. Or perhaps, the game has just begun, and Curry's hand has not yet been hot.
Whatever the reason, the Trail Blazers aren't going to give the Warriors any second chance to attack. Angel single-handedly blocked Bogut and Drummond. Green, under the covert grip of these two unclean guys, still jumped high and pocketed the rebound.
Seeing Anjie grab the rebound, Drummond. Green stepped forward to make a steal. Many interior players are the least vigilant when they just grab the rebound and land on the ground. Green relied on this trick to take advantage of others.
This time, however, when Green stepped forward. It wasn't the defenseless basketball that greeted him, but An Jie's big elbow!
After An Jie landed, he held the basketball with both hands, and in order to prevent the ball from being stealed, he deliberately held the ball and turned his waist twice to achieve the effect of avoiding steals and deterrence.
However, there is a guy like Green in this world who still runs headlong in the face of deterrence. He was hit on the head by An Jie, and the guy instantly crawled to the ground, and seeing this, the referee also nervously stopped the game.
"There seems to be something going on on the pitch! The game has just begun, and it seems that a clash has broken out between the two sides! "Mike. Brin grabbed the microphone and stood up, this kind of gunpowder game is the favorite of fans and commentators!
Green sat on the ground with his head clutched in pain, looking very innocent. But An Jie knows that this seemingly cute guy is not good at stubble. God knows, just now Green was not pretending.
The referee nervously walked up and stood between the players on both sides, if this important game got out of control, then their guys' jobs would be smashed.
Through adjusting and replaying the footage, the referees found that Green was suspected of a fake fall, and his movements after falling to the ground were too exaggerated to be a normal reaction when he was knocked down. But An Jie's elbow did make contact with Green's head.
So, the referee gave a balanced verdict. He awarded Anjie a common foul and returned possession to the Warriors.
The fans in the stands at the Moda Centre booed and mocked the referee. And Green, who was still in great pain just now, suddenly stood up after seeing the verdict and rushed to the referee to question.
"Just a normal defensive foul? You must be kidding me. Could it be that this level of blows is only an ordinary foul!? Green stretched out his hands and asked loudly. I don't know people, I can't believe that a second ago, this guy was still sitting pitifully on the ground.
Originally, Green hoped to use that opportunity to make An Jie carry a technical foul. But I didn't expect the referee's punishment to be so light.
"Don't shout at Drummond, do you think I'm a fool!? I've got you cheap, get ready for the free throw line! The referee ignored Green's complaints and instead "threatened" him.
Green thought dissatisfiedly and walked to the free throw line. Although Green was able to close the gap with two free throws, this guy couldn't balance it in his heart.
"Do you want to play tough? Quiet. Very well, then I'll play with you to the end! Watching An Jie slowly run over from the other half, Green's eyes burned with rage.
If that level of foul play is just a normal foul, then don't blame me Drummond. Green was heavy-handed.
Anjie didn't know it yet, except for the scumbag-faced Australian madman. has been targeted by another ruthless character.