Chapter 371: Strategic Iron Strike

The first quarter ended with the score at 20-26, with the Trail Blazers leading by six points for the time being. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBut Anjie knows that this six-point advantage doesn't explain the problem at all. If it weren't for Jamal Crawford's performance, whether the Trail Blazers would have taken the lead is another matter. The key to whether this game can be won is to see if Anjie and Aldridge can continue to suppress Gasol Jr. and Zach Randolph.

Like Angel, Rickard is also thinking about how to beat the black and white. The scoring prowess of these two guys makes it impossible for them to be completely limited, and the only thing Ricard can do is find a way to minimize the efficiency of these two.

How to distract them on the offensive end is very simple, look at how Garnett dealt with Angel, and Ricard has some ideas.

"Ann! In the second quarter of the game, increase the number of one-on-one singles with Gasol Jr.! I don't even ask you to think more about efficiency, your goal is to exhaust Gasol Jr. and give me a hard time with him! After that, the Grizzlies' door to the restricted area will naturally open for you. "Rickard wasn't afraid that Anjie would feel tired, this guy is notoriously good for his physical strength and will. A war of attrition, Riccard believed that even if Anjie would fall, it would be after Gasol Jr.

"And what about Randolph?" Anjie asked Ricard, the black and white bear, who was one less black bear to deal with.

"Randolph doesn't make special arrangements, and without Gasol Jr.'s strategy, this guy won't get many opportunities. Also, I want you all to push Rudy Gay and Mike Conley to do a lot of things. If these two guys play well, the rest of the Grizzlies won't want to touch basketball!" Finally, Rickard didn't forget to take advantage of Gay's sticky ball and Conley's immature offense.

When the Grizzlies had James Harden, O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay and Mike Conley at the same time, they simply didn't have enough balls, and it was difficult for Hollins to follow through with his play.

But now that Harden is injured and Mayo is ruthlessly pressed on the bench, the Grizzlies finally have a clear tactical idea.

But Guy and Conley, too, are not fuel-efficient lamps. Ricard is not afraid of them attacking, but he is afraid that they will not attack! Gasol Jr. and Randolph are always inside players, and if they want to attack, they can't do without the transmission and assistance of the outside line.

If you directly cut off the way of Gasol Jr. and Randolph to receive the ball, the black and white bears will not be able to show their abilities no matter how powerful they are. And the best way to cut off this path is to let Guy and Conley attack on their own.

With all the arrangements, the Trail Blazers' starting five are back on the field. They know that the arrangement is only an idealized state. How to implement it will have to wait until the start of the game to find out.

As soon as the first quarter began, Tony Allen unexpectedly drew another foul on Gerard Wallace. Because it was a shooting foul, Tony Allen was able to get to the free throw line.

Although Tony Allen doesn't shoot very well, he still makes good free throws.

Gerard Wallace didn't expect that this outside defensive gate, which was extremely lacking in offensive means, would be so strong today. For Tony Allen's breakthrough, Gerard Wallace was also unprepared.

This time, even Ricard shook his head silently. He had high expectations for Gerard Wallace, and early in the season, Anjie, Aldridge and Wallace were even defined as a low-profile version of the Big Three.

But as the game progressed, Rickard found that Gerard Wallace was becoming more and more overwhelmed. Perhaps having lost his leadership position and severely damaged lungs, he really can't regain the feeling of being "Elvis" again.

Tony Allen can keep Gerard Wallace at bay, but Gerard Wallace has a hard time stopping Toni Allen from attacking the basket.

As soon as the first shot came up, the Grizzlies broke the Trail Blazers' defensive plan. But it doesn't matter, at least on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers' tactics can continue to be executed.

In the first quarter of the game, Anjie was fighting with Marc Gasol with skill. But the first time the Trail Blazers attacked in the second quarter, Gasol Jr. felt that something was wrong.

An Jie did not hold the ball near the free throw line this time, but leaned directly on himself and pushed hard into the position.

Looking at the rest of the Trail Blazers, they all opened up space for Anjie. There is only one possibility for this tactic, pull away and let Anjie play alone!

"What a confidence!" Gasol Jr. is a character that most players will find a way to avoid when attacking, and now fortunately, the Trail Blazers actually found him to play.

Gasol is also young, and he is just as vigorous as Anjie. This time, it was clear that he was looked down upon by the opposing coach, and Gasol Jr. was also energetic.

Want to play with me on the inside? Come try it, try it out and try out what it's like to go head-to-head against the Grizzlies' defensive stalwarts!

Once the attacking space was completely freed up, Felton's easy ground-and-ball pass allowed AnJie to start implementing his plan.

"Give me a hard time with him!" This was the first voice that sounded in An Jie's head after receiving the ball. According to his own ideas, he is very reluctant to go toe-to-toe with Gasol Jr. Because he knows that if he fights like this, he will be quite uncomfortable, and the hit rate will definitely not be too high.

But on the other hand, Anjie trusted Ricard's arrangement. For the sake of the long term, it is not impossible to drain Gasol Jr.'s energy now.

So, An Jie began to push forward with a back-to-back attack. Gasol Jr.'s defense is very good, which even Anjie has to admit. Because An Jie took two steps back, he found that the distance he advanced was very small at all.

An Jie's attack was blocked, and it was not easy for little Gasol who stayed behind An Jie either! The strength of An Jie's leaning back was only barely able to catch little Gasol. With a little relief, his defense would collapse entirely. It can be said that now he is no easier than An Jie, who wants to attack.

An Jie saw that hitting the back was not the way, so he turned around, forcibly broke through, and walked to the basket with his chest against Gasol Jr.'s chest. Gasol Jr. was stuffy in his chest by An Jie's shoulders, although he didn't let An Jie get space, he was also tossed enough by An Jie.

In the end, Anjie hooked with his left hand, which he was not good at, without completely getting rid of the defense. Gasol Jr. jumped with all his might, and continued to increase the pressure on Anjie's body.

In this high-intensity confrontation situation, An Jie's hook hand failed to hit. Randolph grabbed the defensive rebound before Aldridge, and Anjie's first single, the execution failed!

"Hmph, do you dare to come!......? Call...... Huh...... "Gasol Jr. was secretly proud in his heart, just now, he was perfect to prevent the opponent's core center. Isn't Anjie, who is known as the most comprehensive center in the league, also unable to break through his tough low-post defense!? But when he was proud, what Mark Gasol didn't care about was his increasingly rapid breathing......

After the Grizzlies' offense, Gasol Jr. will receive Anjie's meticulous "care" even on the outside. In this way, Gasol Jr. will be very difficult to connect the ball to respond, not to mention attacking.

If Anjie played very strategically in the first quarter, then in the second quarter, his style completely changed. Now he seems to have turned into a mad dog who has been hungry for days, and no matter where little Gasol is or what he is doing, Anjie will bite him. In short, Anjie just doesn't make it easy for little Gasol.

During this time, Gasol Jr. barely got any shots. He scored four points on just four free throws, and two of those four free throws were due to fouls on Aldridge. Therefore, Anjie's foul pressure is not too big.

As the game passed minute by minute, everyone thought that An Jie, a guy who had failed three consecutive singles, had been completely killed by Gasol Jr. However, Shaquille O'Neal remained silent and did not make any comments. He knows that this is not An Jie's level!

Don't look at An Jie's young guy, he is very good at playing! When to be tough, when to use skills, when to use soft and hard, An Jie knows very well. As someone who has personally played against Anjie in the Circle, O'Neal doesn't believe Anjie will always try to attack in a failed way.

There are only two explanations for Anjie's behavior, the first is that Anjie was hit hard in the brain after the end of the first quarter, and now his basketball IQ has plummeted. The second is that Anjie does this, which is completely arranged by Riccard.

Even if O'Neill is no longer nonsensical, he will choose to believe in the second possibility. With only six minutes left in the second quarter, what does Ricard want?

Just when everyone was marveling at Anjie's erratic attack, just when O'Neill was at a loss. An Jie finally successfully completed the singles in this round!

When An Jie continued to fight back and little Gasol was defeated, An Jie knew that he had succeeded!

Now Gasol Jr.'s physical strength is far less abundant than when he first came on the court, whether it is defense or offense, Gasol Jr. is no longer able to achieve the super high intensity just now.

In the face of Anjie's powerful onslaught, Gasol Jr. found himself unable to gain a foothold.

He gritted his teeth, but he still stabilized his position before An Jie entered the attack range, and did not let An Jie push back half a step.

However, at this moment, An Jie suddenly turned around and entered the penalty area, and Gasol Jr.'s defensive awareness made his brain quickly think of a sideways. The brain sends the information to the legs, but little Gasol's legs are half a beat slower!

He found that his legs seemed to become very heavy, and An Jie gained half a position as the leader. But half a body is enough for An Jie to score the ball.

An Jie raised his left hand and made a layup. Gasol Jr. straightened his long arms and prepared for the cap. At the moment when little Gasol's feet left the ground, An Jie's movements stopped abruptly!

I saw him withdraw the basketball in his hand, and suddenly turned around on the spot, completely avoiding the cover range of Gasol Jr. After that, An Jie "looked back at the moon" on the spot and hit a rebound with his feet.

An Jie's offense is still smooth, back play, turning, dream footsteps, layups, every link is done perfectly. Looking at Gasol Jr. again, his defense is much dragging its feet than before.

"Damn!" little Gasol didn't see what Anjie's offense was more than just now, he didn't know, the problem was his own......

An Jie was secretly happy in his heart, and sure enough, choosing to trust Riccard was the right decision. The previous three consecutive misses were nothing, and from now on, An Jie is going to take over the game!

There are more than five minutes left in the second quarter of the game, take your time and enjoy, big white bear!