Chapter 490: Continued Pressure
Lillard is racing forward, and no Knicks player on the court can match his speed right now. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Ball? It doesn't matter, Lillard believes that Anjie will be able to pass the ball to him!
Sure enough, the basketball was quickly thrown out by An Jie and ran through the court. Lillard turned around and straightened his arm to unload the ball perfectly. Next, Lillard has to do something simple.
Take a step inside the free throw line and stretch every joint on your body as much as you can in the air. After gliding through the air in a graceful pose for some distance, Lillard slammed the ball into the frame!
The loud noise of this basket also made Cameron, who stayed in place. Anthony came to his senses. The first heads-up between him and An Jie just now ended with An Jie completing the pegboard hat!
"Hoo hoo ~~~~" Suddenly, the silent Madison Square Garden burst into a huge boo. However, An Jie put his right hand on his ear and motioned for Knicks fans to be louder.
"This guy." Spike. Li shook his head helplessly, now even a super scorer like Anthony is difficult to confront An Jie in one-on-one?
Actually, it wasn't, Anthony's offense just now was still too biased to the inside. And on the inside, An Jie is naturally not afraid of anyone. If Anthony confronts An Jie on the outside, An Jie may not necessarily take advantage.
Anthony naturally knew about this problem as well, so in the second attack, the guy didn't continue to hold the ball in the low post. The reason why he was able to play well in the No. 4 position before, to put it bluntly, was that he didn't meet a decent opponent.
Today, there is An Jie, a traditional strong inside line, in the three-second zone, how can these outside players enter as much as they want.
This is a hand-to-hand combat battlefield for the big guys, and it's better not to get involved in the outside players.
But after Anthony had the ball on the outside, the defender of him became the difficult Iguodala again. Anjie is not stupid, he will not use his weakness to confront Anthony. Whether it's defense or offense, a center is under the basket to be able to play his greatest threat.
I don't know if it was affected by the block just now, Anthony missed the shot from outside the three-point line this time. He failed to continue scoring for the Knicks, but instead added another step to Anjie's rebounding statistics.
After the Trail Blazers attacked, Anthony who was at the top of the No. 4 position naturally needed to play against the interior players. Mike. Woodson doesn't think Hickson will have much of an impact on Anthony's defense, and Rickard knows that Hickson won't put up much of an offensive performance even against Anthony.
But it was a waste for Anthony not to play this point, so Ricard naturally made such an adjustment.
"Lillard's advancement is so calm, you can't tell this guy is a rookie player! Anthony fell to the low post, and he was going to stick J.J. Hickson. Well? Oh! It's Ann! Before Anthony found Hixon, Ann took the initiative to get close to Anthony! This is a misplaced opportunity, and Ann and Anthony's heads-up will continue! ”
After Anjie leaned on Anthony, he directly pushed his waist back, and Anthony immediately took a big step back. The current centers like Anjie and Jordan Jr. will not necessarily lose in the low post, let alone Anthony who plays on the outside?
An Jie's reliance allowed him to go to a very deep position. Seeing this, Lillard suddenly passed, and the Knicks' restricted area was instantly full of threats.
After Anjie got the ball, Anthony just recovered from the previous impact. He continued to hold on to An Jie's needs, dying and struggling.
An Jie directly slapped the basketball to the ground with both hands, sat down suddenly, and forcibly turned around with the advantage of his body and strength.
At this point, Anthony has been squeezed out of a defensive position. What about Angel? He has already walked to the basket, and naturally he will not give up this opportunity to wreak havoc on the basket.
Jumping on the spot, his hands were vigorously hanging the frame, and the basketball hoop in Madison Square Garden was once again destroyed. What about Anthony? He could only watch An Jie finish the performance in front of him when he lost his position.
"It's not a level of confrontation at all, and if I were Coach Woodson, I'd get Cameron back to the number three position as soon as possible. There is a paint area, and it's really not for everyone to stay. "Kenny. Smith felt like he couldn't stand it, and Anthony's defense in the low post was really embarrassing.
Woodson can't hear Kenny. Smith's commentary, so it is impossible for him to "obediently" change Anthony to the No. 3 position.
Steve. Novak's accurate three-point shot is a heavy weapon for the Knicks to chase points and even pull away the score. Everyone knows that a three-point shot is the quickest way to change a score, but only if you can shoot it.
When Anthony was in the low post, Iguodala's defense didn't give Novak room to shoot.
When Anthony returned to the perimeter, Hickson's slightly slower pace did give Novak a chance, but it was only a shot.
Under Hixon's ferocious defense, Novak fired three times from beyond the three-point line, but none of them hit.
At this time, Mike. Woodson is finally losing patience. He originally wanted Novak to help Anthony chase points, but now it seems that the big white shooter has become a liability.
Novak is not the main force and did not take advantage of the opportunity to perform, so he will not want to play for the rest of the day.
Anthony finally returned to the third position, and he was finally freed from Anjie's grasp. The effect of the substitution was immediate, Anthony immediately started the crazy attack mode again, and the unsolvable goals again and again appeared.
Maybe the next time Anthony is interviewed again, he won't say that he is comfortable playing in the number four position.
The game is finally back on track, but the Trail Blazers have also had some advantage in that time. Plus Batum and Contney. Lee had a good performance today, and when halftime was over, the score was 57-49 and the Trail Blazers led by eight points.
In the second quarter of the game, Anthony scored a high score of 11 points in a single quarter. For the entire half, Anthony scored 24 points. But apart from Anthony and J.R., the Knicks' highest score was Ronnie Brewer's five.
On the other hand, with the Trail Blazers, Anjie not only scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting in the half, while Lillard and Batum also scored 12 and 11 points respectively.
The Knicks only have superstars, and the Trail Blazers have put in good performances except for superstars. The Knicks should be thankful that they are only eight points behind.
At halftime, Mike. Woodson emphasized the need for his players to play team basketball. He was just trying to get as much support as possible for Anthony, but the Knicks players understood that everyone else needed to shoot more and play more offense.
So as soon as the third quarter came up, the performance of the entire Knicks could be described as a mess.
Whether it's a mainstay or a substitute, whether it's a star or a nobody. Everyone on the Knicks team dared to play and shoot. If the players can get the ball in, the Knicks will pose a huge threat to the Trail Blazers if they do so. After all, the offense with more blossoms is the most headache-inducing offense. But the problem is that the Knicks, who are not very talented, dare to shoot, but can't score, that's another story.
was inexplicably robbed of the right to shoot, and Anthony's rhythm was also greatly affected. His aim began to drift off the basket, and his mood became more irritable. Finally, after he missed another shot, Anthony scolded in anger.
He wasn't scolding someone, he was just trying to vent the pent-up anger he found in his heart. But even so, the loud foul language still made the referee immediately give Anthony a technical foul.
Ricard took the opportunity to call a timeout, hoping to end the game with a bang while the Knicks were in turmoil. And Mike. Woodson, for his part, also trained everyone except Anthony and J.R. to be bloody.
"What are you fighting! I'm asking you to help Cameron score, but I'm not asking you to attack indiscriminately! The point difference has become 14 points, gentlemen, 14 points! If you don't think the difference is big enough, then keep messing around! Continue to be ridiculed by the media and continue to disappoint the fans! Pick-and-roll, passing, aggressive scramble! That's what I want to see, not the haphazard shot. "Mike. As soon as Woodson was furious, the Knicks' bench was silent.
When he came on the court again, Woodson found that An Jie had actually been substituted. There is not much time left in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers have a 14-point advantage. Therefore, it is understandable that An Jie went down to rest first and did not prepare for the fourth quarter of the game.
Anthony seemed to see an opportunity to move back into the situation, but he was very physically exhausted, but he did not play more easily with Anjie resting.
Although An Jie's absence from the Trail Blazers' interior defense immediately dropped one level, their offensive firepower on the outside is still ferocious.
Anthony chased after him, but found that it was still too difficult to make up for those 14 points in a short period of time.
When the buzz sounded at the end of the third quarter, Anjie had almost recovered, but Anthony was tired and out of breath.
78 to 68, although Anthony recovered a little point, the difference was still ten points.
Looking at the energetic Anjie and the tired and sweaty Anthony, Ricard was full of confidence in the fourth quarter of the game.
In the fourth quarter of the game, when Anjie was not physically restrained and played his best, Ricard wanted to see how the Knicks would turn the tables!
"Coach! In the fourth quarter of the game, give me all the balls! On the Knicks' bench, Woodson hadn't spoken when a voice came out about the team's tactical arrangements.
Anthony took a sip of Gatorade from the paper cup and stared at Mike categorically. Woodson.
The star-to-star matchup was destined to take over the entire fourth quarter.