Chapter 340: Low one-on-one
When the first quarter of the game ended, the Trail Blazers fans were delighted to find that they were only two points behind! In the face of the Heat Triumvirate, who had won eight consecutive victories and was still outstanding in this game, the Trail Blazers only fell behind by two points when AnJie only scored two points!
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Anjie's dominant defense in the restricted area helped the Trail Blazers lay the groundwork, while Aldridge's good touch led his teammates to attack fiercely.
Jamal Crawford, Wesley Matthews and Gerard Wallace all did a good job of sharing the scoring pressure with the exception of Felton and Contney Lee, who were far better than they were in the last game.
Back-to-back games don't seem to be causing much trouble for the Trail Blazers, who had already had plenty of time off during the All-Star break. And the poor form of the last defeat to the Nuggets was not brought into this game.
If An Jie then exerts his strength on the offensive end, what will the game be liked. This matter has undoubtedly become the most concerned issue for fans and commentators at the scene.
"Jamal Crawford, after the second quarter, you gave me a desperate break. When the time comes, the Heat will definitely think that you will continue to play singles!But the task I give you is to find a way to get the ball to Ann so that he has as many chances as possible!" At the break, Rickard didn't even have time to lift the bench, but got down on one knee and drew a strategy for the players. It was the assistant coach who brought the small bench over, and Rickard sat down.
"You haven't forgotten what I just told you, Ann, Storm, I want you to launch a Storm. Rest assured, as long as the Heat don't dare to wrap up, no one on their roster can stop you from scoring!" But even then, many teams can't take advantage of that. Because for everyone else, their inside line is just as weak.
Now there are only a few teams with good interior players on the team, and it is relatively relative to the Trail Blazers to say that the Heat team is weak inside.
'Even if they are in the middle, I will continue to score. Anjie knew that now he had to take on the responsibility. The offense in the second quarter and beyond will be the difference between victory and defeat, and it would be a serious dereliction of duty if a teammate created a chance for him and he couldn't score.
"Well, as you can see, the Heat aren't that scary. As long as we can keep up the good work in the next games, it won't be a problem at all!Okay, let's go on the field! This is our home stadium!" Rickard roared and Angel took the lead on the pitch.
In the first quarter of the game, he intimidated the Heat with three blocks. Next, he'll crush the Big Three with an equally surprising attack!
Because it was Anjie who won the ball at the beginning, the first offense in the second quarter of the game became the Heat.
This time, even LeBron James swallowed his saliva before he was ready to break through. There was no way, Anjie's defense in the first quarter of the game was simply terrifying, but James still rushed in.
This time, Anjie made up for the defense as always, but James still miraculously scored the ball in the face of intense body contact and all deformed movements.
After the goal, James complained to the referee while returning to the defense, and he thought that the goal just now was a foul. An Jie spread his hands disappreciably, he also thought that the ball just now James was pure luck.
When it was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, Jamal Crawford did a faithful fulfillment of Ricard's setup. Don't look at Crawford's playing alone, he is actually not a thorn in the eye, and he is very willing to obey the manager's arrangement.
However, in the eyes of the Heat, this is just a prelude to Crawford, who performed well in the first quarter, to play with the ball again.
Crawford will have a tough time going to break Wade one-on-one. But if you add An Jie's blocking and dismantling, the difficulty will be immediately discounted.
Wade's speed is far less than it was back then, and Crawford, he is at an age where he can speed up wantonly. Anjie's blocking allowed the experienced Wade to also be solidly blocked, and Crawford took the opportunity to pierce the inside, and Joe Anthony, who was supposed to defend Anjie, immediately blocked in front of Crawford.
Crawford saw Joe Anthony coming over to make up for it, but he still didn't mean to slow down. Suddenly, he dribbled behind him with a big arc, which was Jamal Crawford's trademark layup!
As soon as Crawford's fancy move came out, Joe Anthony decided that the offensive end point was Crawford. But when he turned his weight completely to Crawford, he found that Crawford did not follow the trend of the layup after jumping, but used a crotch pass to move the ball elsewhere.
"No!" Joe Anthony's heart tightened, and then he felt a gust of wind flash past him. Wade saw Crawford's intentions, he originally wanted to reach out and knock out the pass, but the ball was passed very tricky, and it was really not so simple for anyone other than Anjie to touch it.
In the next second, Wade and Joe Anthony heard the crunch of metal from the basket. An Jie was hanging on the basket at the moment, baring his teeth and yelling at the unknown target.
"Jamal Crawford's pass and Anjie's timely follow-up were very tacit, and it couldn't have been improvised, it was definitely Ricard's specific attack below. In other words, Jamal Crawford was just a decoy from the start. Charles Barkley made a rare serious comment on an attack because it was so exciting that Charles Barkley was interested.
Crawford played with a lot of money, a lot of fun to watch and a lot of practical. And An Jie's hands, which finally saved up enough strength, undoubtedly drew a perfect end to this attack.
Spoelstra touched his chin, Anjie, who scored only two points in the first quarter, was so strong in the second quarter, which he did not expect. He thought that An Jie could no longer devote more energy on the offensive end in order to defend the Big Three. Now look, he was wrong!
After Anjie's goal, James hit a pull-up jumper to make Gerard Wallace lose his temper. If James insists on settling the fight at mid-range, there's really not much Anjie can do.
Hopefully, this guy's hit percentage will drop, otherwise it will be very difficult to win this game.
The defensive problem cannot be solved by An Jie now, but the problem of chasing points, An Jie can respond immediately.
Jamal Crawford was ready to repeat the trick just after the success, but Wade guessed Crawford's intentions and rushed to the pass route early.
Seeing this, Crawford, who had already jumped into the air, had no choice but to fake the show, and the fake cast became a real one.
This kind of shooting, which is not aimed at scoring goals from the beginning, is naturally not too accurate. The basketball was ridiculously off, knocking into the left side of the basket.
Just as James was about to run forward and attack, he saw An Jie rise into the air again. Not only did he grab an offensive rebound, but he also smashed the basketball straight into the frame.
"Easy dunk, Bosh is not good at grabbing basketballs, and Joe Anthony? he can't move by Anka, how can he grab rebounds?" O'Neal was not surprised by the ball at all, and if Anjie couldn't do it, he would be surprised.
It was very demoralizing to be successfully rebounded by the opponent, because the defense in front of the Heat team was perfect. However, at the last moment, An Jie still scored in this unconventional way. All previous efforts have been in vain.
"Let's serve!" Seeing that his teammates were a little depressed, James decided to regain the momentum of the team himself! He opened his big hand to Bosh for the baseline ball, and headed for the heart of the Trail Blazers alone.
Anjie was in good form today, and so was James' form. Except for the opening slam dunk by An Jie, he almost didn't make any more mistakes.
Although the man in front of him was Joe Anthony, Anjie put all his attention on James who was dribbling from the outside. As long as you take your eyes off that guy for a second, he'll be able to find a gap and finish the final blow!
James gave the ball to Wade and ran aggressively on his own. Even though James is off the ball, Anjie is still studying James' movement.
"It's coming!" Seeing James running backwards and cutting inward, Anjie hurriedly moved his steps. Sure enough, Wade threw the basketball in the air, and they planned to use a Jenway connection to finish the offense!
"It's not that easy!" Anjie jumped high to interfere, hoping to intercept Wade's second pass.
James was surprised that Anjie was able to see through his and Wade's intentions so quickly, but even if he was surprised, James would not give up any chance.
The ball was supposed to be a dunk, but under Anjie's interference, James could only shoot after catching the basketball in the air.
So this extremely difficult aerial relay close-range shot was formed, An Jie didn't expect James to change his moves, and when he wanted to block, James had already shot.
"Hahaha, impossible. "Countless Trail Blazers fans think that Anjie's defense has been seamless, and James will never score the ball with such a difficult action as a close-range shot in the air relay. However, in the next second, I heard the rolling sound of the Nets that should be pleasant, but now it is not good to hear.
James slapped his chest hard, and then high-fived Wade. The word domineering is the perfect way to describe James now.
"Damn, this can go in!" James has scored several seemingly impossible goals today, maybe the first person in the league is in such a terrifying existence when he is in good shape.
"It's okay Ann, let's fight back!" Rickard made a push gesture from the sidelines, and Angel's attacking mission has been excellent so far. It's not impossible for him and James to attack.
Jamal Crawford was a serious playmaker, looking at the six for fear of missing a chance.
Aldridge was a very positive run this time, immersed in most of the game, and he hopes to continue his form.
Bosh had already suffered a lot from Aldridge in this game, so when Aldridge got the ball again, Bosh was very nervous.
With one hand behind him, he gestured to Joe Anthony. If Aldridge is going to break through, then Pack!
Aldridge knew that Bosh couldn't keep up with him at all, so he simply spun around after he got the ball, and sure enough, he easily brushed past Bosh.
However, when he passed Bosh, he found that Joe Anthony was still blocking himself with his arms raised.
Aldridge was not in a hurry, he knew that Anjie must be in an empty position now. He used a hook gesture to pass the ball out of the encirclement, and An Jie really got the ball there.
At this time, An Jie felt that his waist was being held by others. At this time, Joe Anthony and Bosh are on Aldridge's side, who is going to defend him?
Turning his face, James was defending himself in the low post! Angel wanted to pass to Gerard Wallace immediately, only to find that Joe Anthony was still blocking the passing route.
What else can I do? Come on, one-on-one with James in the low post!
"James and Anjie in the low post, oh my God, this is a fantastic matchup!"
"No, no, it's not fair to James, attacking in the low post, that's what our center is good at. "O'Neal has a lot of confidence in Anjie, even if it is James, he can't stop Anjie in the low post.
James has never been against An Jie, and he has no idea what An Jie is like. But when An Jie made his first effort, he finally knew why this guy was so destructive on the inside.
"It's hard!" Although James is an outside player, An Jie can feel that James's pace is more solid than most centers through just one impact, and his strength is not a problem.
This kind of person goes to play small forward, and it's strange if he doesn't succeed.
But An Jie won't give up just yet, the inside line, that's the territory of the center!
An Jie continued to push hard inside, and James was so embarrassed that he retreated again and again. Seeing that An Jie was about to advance to the basket, James suddenly took a step forward and was ready to pull out the ball!
An Jie's sensitive back felt the change in James's center of gravity, and at the moment when James stepped up, An Jie turned around and broke through. One outward, the other inward, James pounced, while Anjie easily burst into the basket.
After taking two steps, he jumped with both feet, tensed his arms, and smashed into the basket! He used all the strength of his body to complete the dunk!
The NBA's basket may be the strongest in the world, but the basketball hoop still looks shaky under Anjie's vigorous pull.
"An!An!An......" The fans of the Rose Garden all stood up and shouted Anjie's name.
"He did it! Ann beat James in a heads-up situation!" Kenny Smith shouted excitedly as he grabbed the microphone and O'Neal just smiled proudly. The position of center forward can be regarded as a follow-up......
An Jie raised his right hand to retreat, and Rose's shouts of welcome never stopped.
James stuck his waist and looked at the basketball on the ground, there was no way, An Jie, this guy, really couldn't defend. As a small forward's speed to steal, An Jie can sensitively feel and break through. Such a monster, the Heat's interior line can't be guarded!
James' eyes were filled with fire. Since you can't prevent it, let's fight a big battle of attack!
An Jie's eyes are equally fierce, come on, don't care if you are a little emperor or something. If you want to attack, try it!
Two-for-tat guys are already on the same page as each other. For the fans, this means that the rest of the game will only be better.
The big war, let's continue.