Aldridge's sudden power caught Popovich's Spurs off guard, originally thinking that the Trail Blazers' offensive momentum would stall after limiting Anjie, but Aldridge put the Spurs in crisis again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether to let Duncan continue to keep an eye on Anjie, or let him return to the fourth position to fight Aldridge. This became a problem that plagued Popovich. In the end, Popovich still decided to use Duncan to fight against Anjie, and Aldridge relied more on shooting to eat. Once the heat starts to wane, his scoring efficiency will be less terrifying. But Anjie is a well-rounded attacker, he can score in countless ways, and only Duncan can minimize Anjie's scoring methods.

Seeing that Popovich was still holding his ground, Ricard became a little worried. However, after Aldridge hit two more goals in a row, the concern became Popovich.

Split is about the same height as Aldridge, but the only difference between the two is height. Aldridge wanted to pick up points on Split's head, and it was a no-brainer.

Split wasn't afraid of confrontation, so Popovich had a lot of confidence in him. Who knew that Aldridge, who has always played elegantly, was unusual, and he was very active in finding physical contact, which made Split very embarrassed.

When Ricard was relieved to replace Aldridge and Anjie, the Spurs were still six points behind the Trail Blazers.

"Go Jamal, all you need to do is stabilize the situation. Rickard patted Crawford on the shoulder, in the first quarter Ricard had already identified the Spurs' weaknesses, and now it's up to him to exploit them.

Jamal Crawford had been in good form in the previous games, but today he was out of shape again. Why is this guy only a sixth man?

Rickard had high hopes for him, but Crawford's second team not only failed to stabilize the score, but also allowed the Spurs to tie the score. At the beginning, the Trail Blazers sent Craig Smith and Nicholas Batum for Anjie, which greatly reduced the strength of the Trail Blazers' second team. Crawford couldn't play, and the rest of the Trail Blazers' second team couldn't open up.

24-24, Anjie and Aldridge both lost to the team's second team to build up their hard-won advantages. But at this time, they don't blame each other, they are a team, and if there is a problem, everyone has to find a way to solve it.

"Ann, you continued to play against Duncan in the second quarter, and I need you to help Aldridge get free. After seeing Aldridge's performance in the first quarter, Ricard decided to temporarily change the focus of the attack.

"No problem, don't worry, LaMarcus, I'll keep Duncan away from you. Angel made an "OK" gesture at Rickard and Aldridge, which he should have done in the past against Duncan.

"LaMarcus, you keep playing like you did in the first quarter! Toughen me up, the closer you get to the basket, the better!" Ricard knew Aldridge's hand wasn't going to be that hot all the time, but if the shot was close enough to the basket, it wouldn't be a problem for Aldridge.

After everything was laid out, the Trail Blazers and Spurs were back on the court. Compared with Popovich's side, which has also made many adjustments, it is completely unknown whether the cooperation between Aldridge and Anjie can be so smooth.

The Spurs' first offense, Duncan leaned on Aldridge. When defending, Duncan will choose to play against An Jie, but on the offensive end, no one has any players, even if they are as strong as Duncan, they will not take the initiative to lean on An Jie like a water in their brains.

However, when Duncan first made a force, he found that he seemed to underestimate Aldridge's confrontation ability.

Aldridge is indeed very difficult to carry, and it can be said that if he wants to carry Duncan, it is already his limit. Today, however, Aldridge is ready to reach its full potential. Don't forget, it's because of Duncan that Aldridge works so hard. Now Duncan took the initiative to come over to confront Aldridge, which was exactly what Aldridge wanted.

On the offensive end, for the sake of the team, Aldridge had to give up the idea of playing against his idol. But defensively, Aldridge won't waste his chances!

Duncan leaned in twice, only to find that he had advanced a negligible distance. In desperation, Duncan only hooked the frame from a long distance, Aldridge's legs followed the clockwork, and the moment Duncan shot, he also jumped high and almost touched Duncan's hook shot.

Fortunately, Duncan's shot point has always been high, but this man, who was as calm as a stone, was still disrupted by Aldridge's timely interference.

With Aldridge's excellent defense, Duncan's basketball hit the neck of the basket and bounced back.

Split wanted to squeeze into the box to grab a rebound, but Anjie stuck him behind him. Aldridge only needs to take a slight leap in the no-man's-land created by Anjie to protect the rebound.

This is Duncan's fourth consecutive missed shot in this game, which is very rare in Duncan's entire career. ”

"Because an inside combination like Anjie and Aldridge is also very rare in this league!"

Duncan failed again on the offensive end, and Duncan on the defensive end was not allowed to make another mistake by killing himself. He worked very Anjie's defense, even though Anjie hadn't received the ball yet and was far from the three-second zone. But Duncan has been trying his best to push Anjie out, hoping to push the Trail Blazers' biggest weapon out of the killing area.

Anjie was very cooperative with Duncan, and his big hand was always open, ready to catch the ball. Seeing this, Duncan didn't dare to slack off.

However, at the other end of the box, Aldridge once again used his more agile pace to run out of space. Raymond Felton's precise pass was met by Aldridge and he was fully confident.

"Damn!" Popovich scolded unwillingly, and even he began to envy the Trail Blazers' energetic interior lineup.

In the subsequent game, Duncan's defense was still hard, and An Jie did not score a point. But this is not because he can't score, but because after An Jie pinned down Duncan, all the opportunities were allocated to others.

Aldridge, in particular, has been able to attack like a fish in water without the entanglement of strong defenders. Originally, Aldridge was a big forward who was more offensive than defensive, and now he is completely liberated.

In the past, people would have guarded Aldridge tightly, but now, Anjie has attracted all the firepower for Aldridge. He's scoring more easily and lethal than before.

Popovich's head is blowing up, and both Duncan and Parker didn't play well on the offensive end today, and the Ginobili guy is injured again. Who will support the game, and even he, as a coach, has no bottom in his heart.

Now, Duncan can only do the things of multiple people on his own. At first he contained Anjie, and now, Popovich needs him to contain Aldridge at the same time.

"Tim, you're going to have to work harder in this game. Aldridge and Ann, both of these guys need you to bother. As Popovich said this, Split and DeJuan Blair buried their heads deeply. If it weren't for their lack of ability, the Spurs wouldn't have gotten into trouble.

Duncan nodded silently, on this man's face, you can't see any other expressions and emotions except for perseverance.

When the Thunder came back from the timeout and went to the Spurs' heart again, it was clear that the Spurs' defensive strategy had changed.

Previously, the Spurs were a staunch man-to-man defender. Indeed, the result of this is that the Trail Blazers have a lot fewer assists, and they can't pass the ball easily and don't get easy scoring opportunities.

It's just that Popovich didn't expect Aldridge's singles to reach the level of unreasonable play he is now.

So when Aldridge held the ball again, he found that Duncan actually threw Anjie and pounced on him, and Spurs backup small forward Kawhi Leonard was in front of Anjie.

Don't look at Leonard as a small forward, but his physical condition is better than Blair's interior line. Reach, shoulder width, height, Leonard is not bad.

Seeing this situation, Aldridge didn't think about it, and passed the ball to Anjie. An Jie also felt that the Spurs were really out of tricks, and actually used a rookie small forward to mark himself. As a result, at the moment when An Jie was about to catch the ball, a big hand reached out and cut off the incoming ball.

Suddenly, a black lightning bolt flashed in front of An Jie's eyes. This is..... Fast break?

"The Spurs have a chance to switch offense! Oh my God, this is the Spurs' first fast break of the game. Kenny Smith believes that many people are almost asleep, but the Spurs' rookie forward has reignited the enthusiasm of the fans.

Gerard Wallace thought he would be able to intercept the rookie with ease, but the moment the two made physical contact, Wallace was bounced away. This guy's physicality has greatly exceeded Gerard Wallace's expectations!

"Bang!" steals An Jie, pushes Wallace, and completes the fast attack with a violent dunk. Kawhi Leonard completed an almost impossible task, and Popovich's eyes lit up, this guy can't turn it into a breakthrough!

During training, Leonard's defensive skills were admired by Popovich. But he didn't expect that this guy would be able to successfully defend An Jie.

Seeing this, Popovich immediately gestured below. The purpose is clear, let Duncan continue to wrap Aldridge!

Although it was stealed, the big tactics of the Trail Blazers did not change. It was still Anjie who pinned down Duncan, and the others dominated Aldridge to complete the attack.

But this time, when Aldridge received the ball again, Duncan still boldly left Anjie behind and sandwiched Aldridge's bag with a hot hand.

Anjie immediately opened his hand to ask for the ball, but Kawhi Leonard went around the front again. This guy's terrifying arm span can't really break the high lob ball passed to An Jie.

Seeing that Anjie was entangled by Leonard, Aldridge did not dare to act rashly at all. He had to hit the ball to the perimeter once again and let Filton reorganize the attack.

Anjie's footwork is flexible in the center, but compared with Leonard, a small forward, the gap is still very obvious. It wasn't easy for Anjie to get rid of Leonard's forward defense on his own.

So, Anjie made a gesture at Aldridge. Aldridge was stunned at first, but in the end he chose to believe Anjie.

Angel started running, but Leonard remained inseparable. He didn't know what the big man was thinking, but he wanted to run to get rid of the perimeter player's defense, as if he could move faster than a small forward.

Ricard also stood up from the bench, and Anjie's run was not a tactic he had arranged.

Sure enough, Anjie didn't have any chance to get out of defense at all. Leonard still stuck to Anjie's side and didn't give him a chance to catch the ball at all.

At that moment, Leonard suddenly stopped. He felt as if he was being blocked by something, and when he looked up, it was Aldridge lying in front of him.

"What kind of tactic is it? Inside to do a pick-and-roll off the ball!?" Reggie Miller's eyes widened, Angie and Aldridge were not the kind of big men who played on the outside. How do these two guys plan to complete the offense when they do off-ball blocking?

As soon as Anjie got rid of Leonard's defense, he quickly raised his hand to ask for the ball. Felton looked at the few offensive time, did not dare to slack off, and immediately made a pass, allowing Anjie to get the ball in a small step inside the three-point line.

"Ann is going to shoot? It's not his best range. Is it because of a Leonard that Ann will be forced to attack on the outside?" Kenny Smith couldn't understand the cooperation between Angel and Aldridge, if Anderson played like this with Gerard Wallace, it would be no problem. But Anjie, he's a center! A center is forced to shoot from the outside by a small forward, what is this!

But Anjie, who got the vacant position, did not shoot, because in that position, he did not have much certainty.

Seeing that Leonard was blocked, Duncan immediately left Aldridge behind and returned to Anjie's side. Duncan is rushing forward from beyond the three-point line, and Anjie is going to go to the basket. The two people's centers of gravity are completely opposite, so that after An Jie made a shooting feint, he easily wiped past Duncan.

"Ann's breakthrough! Split made up for it, and if Ann collided, it would definitely be a dribbling man!"

As soon as Barkley's words fell, An Jie stepped into the three-second zone with one foot. Split was ready to take the shock, but nothing happened.

As soon as An Jie stepped into the three-second zone, he jumped on one foot and threw the ball softly to the basket. The basketball was not hindered in any way and went into the net hollow.

"Ann's throw is simply fantastic! He and Aldridge have an unnatural combination that makes the Spurs unguardable!" But everyone agreed that it was undoubtedly a wonderful attack!

Don't forget, the interior is Anjie's turf!