Chapter 319: The Best Trick
At the beginning of the season, there are generally not many changes to the line-up of individual teams. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because normally speaking, how effective this lineup is still in the testing stage. However, when many Portland fans woke up the next day to turn on the news, they found that the Trail Blazers had unknowingly completed another trade.
Unlike many teams that build their rosters in the offseason, the Trail Blazers acquired Angel from the Thunder only a few days before the start of the new season, and it was at that time that the Trail Blazers and Ricard established the backbone of the team. Therefore, how to build the team has to be planned from scratch. So it's not strange for the Trail Blazers to trade and change early in the season.
The last time Portland fans suddenly saw the news that the team had completed a deal, they got Angel. Although it was not Anjie who came to the team this time to change the direction of the whole team, the addition of Contney Lee was definitely enough to make Portland fans cheer.
The Trail Blazers officially announced this morning that they were sending 2.16-meter-tall center Joel Purzbilla and white power forward Luke Babbitt to Houston to acquire Contney Lee from the Rockets, who are desperately short of interior but overcrowded on the guard line. Conteny Lee has been a great season with the Rockets, averaging 9.7 points per game......
Instantly, everyone is looking forward to tonight's game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers, and fans will be able to find out how the new team Lee is doing.
In fact, Rickard didn't plan to let Courtney Lee play in today's game in the first place, and he only had to play a game with the team for one day, so why is one day enough?
But after seeing Courtney Lee in training yesterday, Rickard immediately changed his mind.
Indeed, Lee is not the kind of super scorer who can average a dozen or twenty points per game, and he is not the kind of outside guard who can limit the opponent's top cards. This guy isn't a first-rate player, not even second-rate. But he is definitely an excellent trick, and he can even be called the best trick.
O'Neal has said before that Contney Lee will become an All-Star caliber player. However, after the Nets were thrust into the centerpiece, he proved to be completely incapable of becoming an All-Star. But in this league, the All-Star is only a small setback after all, and the other group of people who make up the vast majority of the league are not outstanding talent, and can only rely on hard training to improve the level. Although An Jie also came up in this way, who would dare to say that An Jie's height, arm span and super learning ability are not another form of expression of talent? Playing college basketball in the United States for one year can enter the lottery in the NBA draft, and An Jie's results are already proof that he has a strong talent.
Contney Lee is such an ordinary guy who finished four years at Western Kentucky University. In '08, while Anjie's manager Moslav was still complaining that Anjie's 12th pick was too low, Konteney Lee cheered that he was selected with the 22nd pick.
But why does Ricard think so highly of him, because this guy plays mature and selfless. Speaking from yesterday's practice, Lee is well aware of his position on the pitch and what he can bring to the table.
When the likes of Anjie and Aldridge are in trouble, his three-point shot might be able to open up the situation. When Jamal Crawford's "nerve knife" fell into the iron cycle again, he was able to suddenly step up and score a few goals to stabilize the score for the team's second team.
Although this guy lacks imagination, he is conscientious and definitely a good team player. Ricard's team is a team that focuses on teamwork.
So even though he only practiced with the team for one day, Lee basically figured out what he needed to do on the pitch and he could do it well. So today, Rickard decided that the game against the Clippers would be Contney Lee's debut in the City of Tears.
"Hahaha, Ann, you really refreshed my impression of the Chinese players. During the warm-up before the game, An Jie joked with his teammates as always. Contney Lee was amused to laugh, he used to be teammates with the Nets and Yi Jianlian, but Yi Jianlian's reticence made him think that Chinese are like this.
"By the way, Lee, what is it like to be in the finals?" Seeing Conteny Lee take the initiative to talk to him, An Jie was no longer shy. Although the two are teammates now, they have actually only known each other for a day. A lot of words are not so natural to say. But An Jie, a guy who can fight hard with others in the Western Conference semifinals, is really full of curiosity about the finals.
"Finals? It's unforgettable......" Although he was drafted in 08 with Anjie, Contney Lee has always been just a trick player. But he was lucky to follow the Magic to the Finals in his rookie season and saw the bloody battle between the Lakers and the Magic. Although the guy who created all this conditions was Howard, it was Lewis, it was the Turk Turk Turkoglu. But Contney Lee also contributed to the Magic's championship dream.
"Everybody does their best, and once I broke through and threw it, but Gasol lunged at me like a beast, and even though the collision could have hurt me badly, he didn't mean to stop. All in all, it would definitely be a place for you as a butcher. After Kanteni Lee finished speaking, he smiled at Anjie, there are really a lot of things like championships, and there are really a lot of things like him that a guy of his level can say. But as long as he's there, he's going to do everything he can to help the team and do what he has to do.
He's not the kind of guy who just says "I'm going to bring a championship to the team", but he's definitely the kind of guy who can help the team and live behind the scenes but is indispensable.
After Anjie and Konteney Lee finished talking, Ricard called his players back to the dressing room, ready to spend more than ten minutes making the final arrangements for the game. With Conteney Lee, Ricard believes his tactics will be more versatile.
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Blake Griffin has become one of the most destructive interior players in the entire league with his performance, and Griffin has been staged frequently.
But there was only one person, Griffin, who couldn't eat it. There are too many celebrity insiders who have been humiliated by Griffin's blockade to count, but An Jie is not among them.
Griffin is definitely a brave guy, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to put on a good show of slamming people so often. But in the face of An Jie's inner line, Griffin still hesitated.
"This is the fifth time Paul has passed the ball to Griffin, is Griffin going to break through? No, he chose to shoot in the middle. Sure enough, the ball didn't go in. While Griffin's shooting skills did improve a lot last summer, mid-range shooting wasn't enough to be his primary scoring weapon. In my opinion, Griffin's mid-range shot is not because his shooting has improved, but because he is completely forced to do so. Why? Because An Jie is here, this kid doesn't dare to go inside at all!" A slightly hoarse voice appeared in front of the TV, how many people in this game chose to watch T.NT live for the sake of this man's voice.
"You're the only one here who has ever fought with Ann, and you're in the best position to have a say in this matter, Shaq. Kenny Smith smiled at a huge new partner next to him, Shaquille O'Neal, once the most dominant monster in the basket, now sitting in a suit and in front of a commentary table.
In the past, T.NT was worried that O'Neal and Barkley, two unreliable guys, would be messed up together, so O'Neal has always been partnered with Earl Johnson. But today, Reggie Miller was temporarily unable to attend important events, and Earl Johnson had other minor commentators, so T.NT took the plunge and let O'Neal and Barkley appear on the same stage.
"Well, Ann's defensive Griffin has already learned it in the first three quarters of the game. 7-of-19 shooting, which is definitely not the percentage that an interior player should hand over. "But fortunately, at least for now, these two open-mouthed living treasures have a very unanimous opinion. And the ratings of this game are very high, and they greatly exceeded T.NT's expectations.
The reason why the two "behaved well" was not because they became bored as they got older. It's Anjie's performance on the defensive end, which is really impossible to fault.
Blake Griffin repeatedly tried to rely on his strong body to eat the inside in the first three quarters, and he could indeed break Aldridge like this, but Griffin never passed Angel's level.
As long as Anjie can get rid of the entanglement with DeAndre Jordan, there is a good chance that Griffin's offense will be successfully defused.
One block and one steal, this is the substantive data that Anjie came up with when he played against Griffin, and the credit that cannot be reflected in other data can be seen through Griffin's shooting percentage.
Now, when Griffin confronts Anjie because of the misalignment. He didn't even dare to break through, and was forced to make a mid-range shot. But under the interference of Anjie's long arms, Griffin's not exquisite mid-range shooting skills can't withstand scrutiny.
Even Chris Paul shook his head helplessly, he gave Griffin several good balls today, but Griffin didn't let Paul's assists go up. If he continues to play like this, he is afraid that the situation of the game will be difficult to be reversed.
Just when Paul was still worried about the situation of the Clippers, the cooperation of Angel and Contney Lee made the Clippers worse.
Anjie has to admit that although DeAndre Jordan's skills have not improved compared to his college days, his body and athleticism are indeed becoming more and more perverted.
Even the strengthened An Jie is difficult to take advantage of the confrontation with Jordan Jr. This time in defense, the angry DeAndre Jordan used a lot of foul pushing and shoving, forcing Anjie to stop dribbling. But the referee didn't notice this, and the game continued, while Anjie "broke down" on the edge of the three-second zone. ”
Seeing this, Blake Griffin immediately caught up, under the joint defense of these two muscular men, Anjie was very uncomfortable, he could see the situation outside, but he was afraid that if he raised the ball, he would be stealed.
It was at this point that the substitute Conteney Lee took advantage of the chaos to run into the bottom left corner and motioned for Anjie to pass a low ball so that he didn't have to worry about the ball being cut away.
An Jie had no choice and immediately passed the ball out. The ball was so low that even Contney Lee had to bend down to catch it. In all fairness, Anjie didn't pass the ball very well, and it's understandable to say that it was one of the worst passes of his career.
Conteny Lee bent over to pick up the ball, and Clippers small forward Caron Butler stepped in to interfere. However, Lee still made a move, even though he seemed to outsiders to be out of rhythm as he bent over to pick up the ball.
Anjie is ready to fight his way out between Griffin and Jordan Jr. for offensive rebounds. However, Contney Lee's three-pointer went into the net hollow and only caused the Nets to roll.
"Konteni Lee's three-pointer was his fourth three-pointer of the game, and Jamal Crawford hit just three of his nine shots today. But luckily, the Trail Blazers now have Conteny Lee on the bench!"
After scoring the goal, Li Chong Anjie made a "3" gesture to show his gratitude, this guy, knows how to fit into a team.
"Oh my God, you can't believe Contney Lee joined the Trail Blazers yesterday. His timely movement makes people mistakenly think that he has been in Anhe for years!" That's what a great trick can be, he may not be the key to winning or losing, but when the team needs him to step up, he's always duty-bound!"
Courtney Lee's goal widened the gap to seven points again. With only two and a half minutes left before the end of the game, it will be up to the Los Angeles Clippers to escape two consecutive defeats to the Trail Blazers.