Chapter 387: Catch up
"If you don't look at the behind-the-back pass, I'm betting Ann has an eye behind his head!" Kenny Smith continued to discuss the final attack of the second quarter of the game until the end of the first half. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Immediately, the T.NT director inserted the video of Yao Ming passing the ball behind his back to assist Morris for a layup during his rookie season. In such a comparison, An Jie's actions just now are indeed very similar to Yao Ming.
It's just that Yao Ming's back and back pass was just an ordinary assist, which was exciting enough. And just now, Anjie almost used the exact same move to send Jamal Crawford to the air relay. Needless to say, how wonderful it is!
"It's amazing, how did you do it?" Even Crawford, who benefited from this, was still immersed in the moment just now.
Crawford cut inside to the basket just hoping that Anjie could give him a chance with an ordinary ground-hitting pass, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly become one of the important pictures of today's top ten balls!
Yes, Crawford is so confident that he thinks there is no one else who can score a better goal today.
The position at the top of the top ten ball list definitely belongs to him and An Jie!
It is said that Los Angeles is the city of empty receptions, but the Trail Blazers, who are from Portland and like to play slow-paced basketball, used an aerial relay to silence the Clippers players!
Everyone was stunned by that scene, even Chris Paul, who had seen countless big scenes, didn't dare to think about what had just happened. Even if the ball was between him and Griffin, it wouldn't necessarily be able to complete that kind of cooperation.
Off the field, Riccard was also smiling. Of course, he smiled differently than everyone else. While others were smiling at the brilliant goal, Ricard was smiling at Anjie's success in narrowing the score to 10 points.
"Well done, if you had played like this at the beginning, we would have been ten points ahead now. Ricard patted Anjie on the shoulder, that's what a star does. Shouldering the heaviest task and becoming the most trusted guy of the team manager, isn't this the responsibility of a leading star?
"Well, you guys were bad enough in the first half. I really want to forget everything that just happened, so now, let's talk about the second half of the game, how do we deal with it!"
"Ann, first of all, I want you and Aldridge to switch guards!" Ricard made the first change that made the two Trail Blazers stars open their mouths in surprise.
"But, DeAndrew's ......"
"Rest assured, DeAndre Jordan just runs fast and jumps high, and he's a mess when it comes to offensive skills. Aldridge, your job is not to let Jordan Jr. get into the three-second zone without the ball. He doesn't have any offensive means, so as long as you don't spare any effort to fight him, you can definitely defend against it. Before Anjie's question could be spoken, Ricard explained all his arrangements.
"I'll come on, Ann, you don't have to worry about my side. After listening to Ricard's arrangement, Aldridge reached out and struck Anjie's arm lightly. As the second leader of the team, he doesn't want to be a liability. Although the physical confrontation is not as good as Jordan Jr., Aldridge is willing to use life entanglement to make up for the physical gap between the two sides, making it difficult for DeAndre Jordan to move an inch!
"It's good, now the difference is only 10 points, and we have recovered half of the slump. In the second half, I want you to show these proud guys in Los Angeles who are the winners! When the game is over, we have to leave with match points!" Rickard slammed the tactical board hard, and to the boos of the Clippers fans, Angel and his teammates once again strode onto the court!
Judging by the expressions, Anjie and the rest of the Trail Blazers were not affected by the excessive point difference. In the second quarter, if An Jie hadn't played in the last few minutes, the Clippers would not have been able to keep the 10-point difference. Let's see if the Clippers, who once led by 20 points, can hold on to the fruits of victory. Ke Fan in the Sina live broadcast room also focused, and the pioneers won the previous two games too easily. Today's is the real playoffs!
As soon as the game opened, An Jie's open shot failed to hit. The Clippers fans who were originally worried were cheering, and An Jie, who almost turned the situation around, will also have a time when he can't seize the opportunity!
Chris Paul, in turn, scored the Clippers with a jumper. The Trailblazers, who came with the mission of chasing points, not only did not narrow the score, but made the difference 12 points!
The Trail Blazers fans in front of the TV were poured cold water, but An Jie's expression was still calm.
"Steady, steady, steady......" An Jie knew that he had just been able to close the score difference, relying on steady and steady play. Now, he will continue to fight in this way.
The Clippers thought that the Trail Blazers would be impatient to play fast-paced basketball with themselves again, but after the first offensive failure in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' offense was still as calm as a rock.
"These guys! Damn!" Chris Paul is not afraid of the Trail Blazers being fast, he is afraid of the Trail Blazers being slow! He thought he had aroused the desire of the Trail Blazers to chase points quickly, but unexpectedly, the group of guys in black jerseys acted as if nothing had happened, and they still slowly played their own basketball.
In fact, there are indeed people in the Trail Blazers who want to chase points quickly, but when An Jie is slow, as an auxiliary role for An Jie, they must also slow down the pace.
This time, it was no longer Anjie who came up to block for Felton, but Aldridge. However, An Jie did not lean on Jordan Jr. to ask for a position, but faced the basket and stood a small step outside the three-second zone.
Felton pretended to break through with the pick-and-roll, but suddenly changed direction at the moment of going around the pick-and-roll. This moment stunned the responsive Chris Paul for a second.
Successfully getting rid of Chris Paul was no easy task for Felton. Therefore, this rare opportunity, he must take advantage of it!
Matthews and Wallace each pulled into two corners, Angel didn't take up space in the three-second zone, and Chris Paul tried his best to chase back, but he couldn't finish overtaking after a second.
DeAndre Jordan was torn between defending Felton and Anjie from the three-second zone.
However, if he lets it go, Felton will easily make a layup! Little Jordan still decides to make up for the basket first, and then if Felton passes the ball, he will return to Anjie!
Seeing that little Jordan moved his steps, An Jie did not stand in place and wait for the pass, nor did he go to the basket, but ran farther away from the basket!
Filton jumps and turns his throw into a pass. DeAndre Jordan immediately turned around, only to find that Anjie was no longer in the position he had just placed. Now he is two or three steps away from himself!
After winning the ball, Anjie received the ball as usual and shot, DeAndre Jordan jumped up to interfere, but it was just for show, and the late defense did not interfere at all.
However, Clippers fans are still not worried, An Jie's mid-range shot just now failed to score. Now, if he doesn't feel good, he may not be able to score this goal!
"Brush!" However, the sound of the Nets tumbling still sent the entire Staples into despair. Yes, An Jie did not hit just now, but if he can't score a ball, it doesn't mean that An Jie doesn't feel good!
"Ann's movement is very smart, but I think the problem for the Trail Blazers right now is not offense, it's defense. The combination of Paul and Griffin is the main reason why the Trail Blazers are now behind. "I've seen the Trail Blazers' offense, which isn't great, but it's very effective, and everyone wants to see if their defense can improve as well as offense this round.
Paul was still pushing fast, and he was actually tired, but he knew that the only way to play without leaving any stone unturned was to tactically approach the Trail Blazers.
Griffin also followed Paul and waited for an opportunity to dive into the box, but Gerard Wallace, who was quick to defend, crossed Griffin's sprint path and had to slow down to avoid a foul!
But after getting around Wallace, Griffin pointed to the basket again and motioned for Paul to pass an aerial relay for himself!
Paul tossed the ball into the air before Aldridge arrived. Seeing this situation, the "White Monster" Griffin jumped with all his might, and the basketball in the air was within reach!
Griffin grabbed the basketball firmly in his hands with his fingers, and then he gathered his arms to slam into the basket!
At this time, An Jie's face suddenly appeared in front of Griffin's eyes. Although An Jie is tall and has long arms, he still can't block Griffin when he jumps later. But even if he couldn't complete the capping, An Jie didn't mean to back down.
He and Griffin collided violently in the air, and Griffin dunked the ball towards the basket under pressure, and the basket made a loud noise. But that basketball popped out of bounds!
"Ann's defense was excellent, he forced Griffin to dunk the basketball away!
"It seems that Coach Rickard is planning to use his toughest defensive weapon against the well-behaved Griffin. O'Neill could imagine that Griffin's good days were numbered.
After that, Anjie attracted Griffin and Jordan Jr. under the basket, and finally he assisted Aldridge to complete the shot.
Defensively, DeAndre Jordan forced a layup under Aldridge's desperate defense, and Anjie protected the defensive rebound for the Trail Blazers.
Raymond Felton was on the verge of getting the ball into the box, but with a flick of his wrist before the ball was played, he helped Wesley Matthews hit a long-range two-pointer.
Aldridge's shot was heavily disrupted by Griffin, but Angel took to the air to get a dunk before Jordan Jr. could touch the ball......
Chris Paul wiped the sweat from his chin – how long had it been since they scored? So the real soul of the Clippers looked up at the big screen on the spot, only to find that the Trail Blazers were about to equalize the score with only two points missing!
"Watch out for the other side's pick-and-roll!" shouted Chris Paul. The advantage of the last shot, he hopes that the Clippers can keep the advantage of this last shot!
Jamal Crawford, who replaced Raymond Felton, confidently played in front of Paul with his fancy dribble. In the first half, Crawford played very poorly because he was too impatient. But now, the Trail Blazers, who are just two points behind, can keep Crawford up to speed.
Although he dribbles fancy, he seems to have an air of preparing to single out Paul. But in reality, his eyes are constantly watching, hoping to spot gaps in the Clippers' defense.
"Come on!" Seeing that Konteney Lee, who came off the bench, successfully got a chance by Anjie's off-ball block, Crawford flicked his hand, and the basketball flew past Conteney Lee with great speed.
Just after receiving the basketball and not stopping for even a second, Conteney Lee hoisted the ball high to An Jie, who had just blocked for himself.
An Jie took two steps into the frame of the ball, but when he was about to attack the frame, he turned around in the air and returned the ball to Li.
By this time, the Clippers' defense had been completely disrupted, and Foye, who was in charge of defending Contney Lee, was powerless at the moment. An Jie and Li's patient cooperation made him completely lose his defensive position.
Lee may not score much in every game, but he never relents as the best player at such a critical time.
Take off, spread your legs slightly apart, press your wrists, and pluck your fingers. Contney Lee shot beautifully, and the basketball flew over everyone's heads and fell towards the basket.
The turning point of the game, perhaps, was the shot of Contney Lee......