"When did Ann come here!?"

"Beautiful block, oh my God! Now even outside the three-second zone, you can't escape Ann's clutches!"

"I'm not talking about Owen's brilliance, I'm talking about Ann's volleyball hat!"

For a while, the focus of the world once again changed from "Uncle Drew" to the Dark Knight of Portland.

After landing, Owen looked at him with a little shock. Behind him, Paul George had picked up the basketball and completed the fast break.

The Celtics were very cautious and eventually were beaten into a transition offense by the Trail Blazers. It wasn't the mistakes that caused the Celtics to drop points, it was Anjie's terrifying defensive coverage.

People are still thinking about how An Jie suddenly appeared and completed the cap. Celtics junior coach Brad Stevens has already found some clues. It seems that the switching of defense between Anjie and Morris is not a coincidence.

Failure is not terrible, you have to get up from where you fall. Owen was not discouraged after being blocked by An Jie, he didn't believe that An Jie could rush to the mid-distance position in time to complete the defense every time.

As Irving advanced with the ball, Brad Stevenstein looked at Anjie's defensive position. Sure enough, this guy is still out of step with Marcus Morris. As a result, Anjie moved closer to the mid-range, while Horford, who was pressed under the basket, was defended by Andrew Morris.

In this way, the change of defense between Anjie and Morris is a defensive strategy that Rickard has set up a long time ago! Ricard's purpose is not to strengthen the interior defense, but to strengthen the defense of Irving!

He really deserves to be an old man, and he really deserves to be a two-time best coach winner. Rickard looks like he's making changes to the interior, but he's actually setting up Irving. Stevens has to admire, in addition to the players, his opponent as a young coach is also very tough.

However, Stevens could see that Rickard's arrangement was useless, and Owen had to see the clues. Before Stevens could be reminded, Irving broke through again with a basketball.

This time, Irving's jumper was still wonderful, and Anjie's defense was as fast as ever.

After being mentally prepared, Owen was not directly blocked by Anjie, but in order to escape the doom of being blocked, Owen had to increase the arc of his shot.

As a result, the basketball that Irving threw was slammed into the neck of the basket and missed!

Coach Ricard's tactics were very successful, and he solved Owen's problem in an unconscionable way. We should say that because Anjie is an unconventional player, Coach Ricard's unconventional approach will work. Mike Breen's analysis is very vivid, and if it weren't for Angel, Ricard's bold arrangement would not have succeeded.

After stopping the Celtics' offense again, Lillard assisted on a three-pointer from Paul George. The difference was opened up in an instant, and Brad Stevens had to call a timeout first.

"Do you see Carey, Ann's position is different than it was in the first quarter! He and Morris are not switching positions to the interior, but to target you! So, Marcus, I need you to press deeper later, take Angel away, and make room for Kyrie to shoot! Also, Hayward, you have to be more aggressive. Help Kyrie share the scoring pressure, I need everyone to play more blossoming performances!" Stevens grabbed the time to draw the tactical board, and now the Celtics are seven points behind. If the point differential continues to widen, it will be a very dangerous thing for the Celtics.

He knows that the Trail Blazers are the hardest team in the league to chase points. If you want to change the decline, after all, react as soon as possible!

"The next Brad kid is going to put Marcus Morris back or just make a substitution. But Ann, I want you to continue to estimate the position of the middle distance!Three-second zone, leave it to "The Big Bull" to deal with!" Ricard knew that Stevens had seen through his strategy, but he didn't want to be led by the nose.

Keep targeting Irving, and as long as they continue to target Irving, the Celtics will lose their way.

The timeout ended soon after, and players from both sides re-entered the game. At this critical juncture, the coaches of both teams did not make any substitutions, and they were still using the strongest lineup to play against each other.

Marcus Morris, the shooting power forward, gave up his range advantage and pressed to the three-second zone. And Al Horford, in order to make room for Irving, also pressed as deep as possible.

In this way, both Anjie and Morris will be drawn to the basket. Then what will be left for Irving and Hayward will be a gap for blockbuster movies!

It's just that what Stevens and Owen didn't expect was that Anjie didn't cling to Marcus Morris, but was two steps away from Morris. In this way, it seems that Anjie still wants to continue to defend against the mid-range.

"Just put Morris under the basket!?" Seeing such a defensive position, Stevens was dumbfounded, Anjie shouldn't make such a low-level mistake, right?

Irving naturally saw the problem in Anjie's defensive positioning, so he hit the ground and passed, and the basketball went over the palms of Lillard and Anjie and bounced back into the hands of Marcus Morris.

In the Celtics' starting lineup, Marcus Morris is likely to be the bottom-ranked attacking option. But at this moment, Maurice will not be polite!

After receiving the basketball, he jumped straight to the basket, and this kind of close-range jumper close to the basket, Morris will definitely not miss, unless......

Marcus had just lifted the basketball above his head when another Morris, wearing a white home jersey, suddenly appeared and jumped high. An Jie's brilliance may completely cover up "Big Bull", but don't forget, this guy is also one of the top defenders in the league!

Both Marcus and Horford were very close to the basket, which in turn gave Morris the chance to defend both in one go.

In the end, Marcus Morris's shot was brutally rejected by "Big Bull".

In the past, as long as An Jie's defense was bypassed, it was often equivalent to bypassing the last line of defense of the Trail Blazers. But now, the Trail Blazers' defense is not just Anjie.

Such an opportunity to score was stunned by the "big bull" to come to naught. The appearance of a block was enough to send Paul George and Damion Lillard on a run of the wild.

With no advantage in speed and height, the Celtics were once again scored by the Trail Blazers in a converted offensive way.

But now, Stevens knows. What is really scary about the Trail Blazers is not their lightning-fast transition offense, but their indestructible defense!

An Jie is enough of a headache on the defensive end. Now with the addition of Andrew Morris, the other teams have nothing to do.

After that, Irving began to seek opportunities with Hayward. While Haywood's run did choke the aging Iguodala enough, Hayward's two three-pointers sparked hope among Celtics fans.

But the performance of this handsome white forward was not enough to turn the tide of the game completely for the Celtics.

After being tied up on the defensive end, young coach Stevens tried a lot of tricks, but in the end they didn't work.

In the past, attention has been focused on the terrifying offensive ability of the Trail Blazers' starting five Tigers. But in today's game, Anjie and his teammates undoubtedly told the whole league. Defense is also one of the strengths of this Trail Blazers team!

After the end of the first half, the Celtics still did not escape the doom of the point difference being stretched to 10 points.

44-55, although Irving scored 15 points in the half, Hayward also scored 13 points. But the Celtics' shooting rate of just 32 percent is the best explanation for why they are behind.

In the second half of the game, the Celtics had Horford as the main point of attack for a while. In this way, Morris can no longer care about Marcus, but he can eat Horford to death.

When Morris was left unattended, Angel had to withdraw from the middle distance. After a spin, Stevens finally gave Irving a chance again.

But at this moment, Lillard, who has been annoyed, is no longer so easy to break through......

Irving's performance is picking up again, but it's only a pick-up, not a complete outbreak.

Hayward is still trying, but with Iguodala's defense, Hayward has fewer and fewer opportunities.

Under the chain defense of the Trail Blazers, the Celtics were crushed to the point of suffocation. The Celtics' defense, in turn, didn't cause much trouble for the Trail Blazers.

Angel and Paul George are two soldiers to block it, and the water is coming to cover the ground. No matter how you defend it, these two super scorers can tear a gap out of it.

Eventually, with one and a half minutes left on the clock, Brad Stevens took the reluctant Irving to the court.

As the last starter of the game, the moment Irving went off the court also meant that this game broadcast live in the United States officially entered garbage time.

Mike Brin was a little disappointed, he thought it was going to be a great game, but it only lasted a quarter and a half.

But at the same time, Mike Brin was a little excited. He didn't expect the Trail Blazers' defense to be as good as their offense.

Perhaps, this Trail Blazers team will become the strongest NBA team ever?

Can attack and defend, can be fast and slow, can run and jump...... With such an all-round team, Mike Brin really can't think of any opponent who can surpass him.

"You know man, I think a team that's never been possible is about to be born. In closing, Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy shared the experience of this excitement.

It's destined to be an extraordinary season for the City of Tears!