The footage of Anjie's confrontation with Howard in the middle of the field was transmitted to the world through countless cameras on the scene.

Before the game started, An Jie had already started his little calculation. The Rockets still have only eight players in the rotation, and their only interior player on the bench is Turkish Asik.

If Howard had to go off the break because he was plagued by fouls. The Rockets will suddenly have one less point of attack, and Asik will be a breakthrough on the offensive end of the Trail Blazers on the court.

An Jie is not idle and has nothing to do, and provokes Howard for no reason. It's all just a preparation for the game.

When Howard and An Jie walked into the middle circle and were about to jump the ball, Howard's murderous gaze made An Jie very satisfied. Provoke an opponent or the opponent will suffer for losing their minds. Either that, the other party completely broke out, making An Jie's gains outweigh the losses.

Maybe Anjie won't provoke people like Kobe and James, but to Howard, Anjie promises that the second scenario will never happen!

Jumping the ball in the middle circle, an angry Howard showed off his amazing athleticism. Even though he jumped a little early, Howard was stunned to shoot away the basketball with his extremely fast bounce speed and bounce height.

"Audience friends! The Western Conference semifinals between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers have officially begun! Yu Jia, who was at the scene, was as excited as Yao Ming, who was sitting below, Rocket and An Jie, these two factors that are destined to be greatly concerned by Chinese fans are fused together, and they will definitely set a lot of ratings records.

Basketball courts across China are now empty, and almost all fans are watching the game in front of their televisions or computers.

Patrick. Beverley controlled the ball and intended to organize the Rockets' first offense in the second round of the playoffs. An Jie quickly retreated from the penalty area, he didn't intend to make Howard comfortable on the court, every minute and every second, An Jie had to make Howard irritable.

"The last time we saw this red jersey in the Western Conference semifinals was five years ago. Let's see if the Rockets, who are back in the playoffs, can play an eye-catching performance! ”

Beverley arcs to the top of the ball, "rich and handsome" Chandler. Parsons was in active motion. The white small forward is very good at taking advantage of the gaps behind the cover to complete shots, and this guy's excellent performance in the first round of the playoffs has multiplied his value several times.

Howard abruptly ended his entanglement with An Jie and mentioned the middle distance himself. There is no doubt that he intended to cover Parsons off the ball.

Regarding the video of the Rockets' game, An Jie has seen enough in the past few days. Instead of sitting back and letting the pick-and-roll between Howard and Parsons come to fruition, he suddenly stepped in front of Howard's side and tried to block Parsons' lane.

"Are you going to give up on Dwight!?" Parsons saw that Anjie didn't stay behind Howard, and he immediately swept his gaze to Beverley.

Beverley has long seen this gap, and Anjie is so far away from Howard, he will definitely pay for it!

Beverley suddenly threw the ball, and Howard, who was not entangled by An Jie, began to cut inside and jump, intending to use an aerial relay to start the game and give An Jie a dismount.

"That's what looks down on me!" Howard stretched his body in the air, and Anjie dared to expose the basket completely behind him for Parsons, which was simply a sign of his contempt for Howard! Howard is going to let An Jie see clearly now, will he dare to be so defensive next time!

However, when Howard looked back at the ball, he found that a pair of large hands behind him had opened out, holding the ball that had been passed to him firmly.

Beverley's pass was very timely, but Ann seemed to anticipate everything, and his well-placed jump steal made a mess of the Rockets' first offense. The aerial coordination between Beverly and Dwight was perfectly destroyed by Anjie! ”

The commotion in the commentary area has not yet subsided, and the hoops pulled by Howardra are still shaking, but Lillard has already completed the defensive counterattack with his scalpel-like breakthrough.

Angel is not stupid, he said that he dared to block Parsons and let Howard be completely exposed in front of the basket precisely because he had the confidence to do so.

Howard has a single offensive approach, and Beverley is not the kind of guard who is very good at playmaking and passing. Faced with such a situation, nine times out of ten, these two guys will choose to solve the problem by air relay! And for this, Anjie has long been prepared to deal with it!

The moment Beverley threw the basketball, Anjie reacted. With sharp judgment and the advantage of height and reach, Anjie could easily break the ball.

The first attack of the Rocket team was successfully defused by An Jie alone!

After being beaten to a fast break, the Rockets also changed their offensive strategy. They started letting Harden possess the ball early on, and the guy's individual impact could get the Rockets out of trouble.

Harden's greatest move this season wasn't his three-point shot, but his ability to break through and make fouls.

Normally, the first time Harden breaks through is not to look for the basket, but to find someone, to find players who are likely to foul.

Relying on free throws alone, Harden doesn't know how many beautiful high points he has scored this season. In the first round of the playoffs, Jordan Jr. and Griffin each had six foul experiences, and all of this is inseparable from Harden.

Harden pretended to organize the offense from the outside, but suddenly his crotch accelerated and changed direction. Harden broke through close to Matthews' body, which not only did not slow down Harden's breakthrough, but also made Matthews dare not act rashly.

After successfully wiping into the restricted area, Harden noticed that something seemed wrong with the Trail Blazers defensively. On weekdays, when he breaks through by himself, other teams will quickly shrink the lineup, for fear that Harden will get too much space. Because of this, Harden can find a lot of opportunities to make fouls in the crowd.

At this moment, Harden is only Anjie in front of him, and even Matthews, who was passed by himself, did not continue to chase back. What does this mean, they are so confident in Anjie's single defense ability? Aren't they afraid to trick An Jie and then pass the ball to Howard?

didn't think much about it, since the Trail Blazers looked down on themselves so much, Harden might as well accept this big gift. As one of the top scoring guards in the league today, the Trail Blazers didn't even bother to shrink the defensive formation after breaking through themselves, which is too much to look down on.

Harden leaned over at Anjie's body, but Anjie didn't move the soles of his feet and raised his hands high. Harden collided with An Jie, but he didn't catch An Jie's flaws.

"Damn!" Harden gritted his teeth, and after making physical contact with Anjie, he still wanted to stabilize the ball, but it was more difficult than expected. The ball just now An Jie always stood still, and there was no foul action in his hand, and the referee did not blow Harden to hit people with the ball, and Harden was already thankful.

There was no way, although it had burst into a deeper position and missed the best time for a layup. But right now, Harden's only option is a layup.

Howard? Howard was being separated from Harden by Anjie with his sturdy body at this time, and Harden didn't have the slightest room to pass the ball.

Harden, who was cornered, barely made a layup, but was easily blocked by An Jie on one side. Making fouls doesn't work here in Anjie!

After the basketball was blocked, An Jie pressed his hands. He's signaling that Lillard is in basketball to press the tempo, and this time he doesn't play a quick counterattack.

The Rockets are a team that has made the playoffs for the first time since Yao Ming's retirement, and although they have made great progress, their tactical cultivation is still weak. Even compared with the Warriors, who were eliminated in the first round, the Rockets' tactical cultivation is not dominant.

Changing the rhythm of a team like this will make them mess up because they don't fit in.

Anjie just wants to take advantage of this and make the Rockets, who are not good at defense, completely lose their defense.

After the tempo slowed down, the Trail Blazers' offense became Anjie's favorite positional offense.

Howard and Anjie moved very much in the hand-to-hand fight on the inside, almost the same as Anjie and Bogut in the final game of the regular season.

However, the basketball court still has to rely on the basketball to speak, and Howard's random push can't effectively interfere with An Jie's position.

In this way, after some "fighting", An Jie, who felt that he was going to stabilize his position, raised his left hand, and he was going to attack with the ball!

“Let’s，go，An! Let’s，go，An! Let's, go, An......" When An Jie received the ball, the cheers in the Moda Center immediately became several times louder.

Howard was sweating profusely, and every time he was in the opposite position with An Jie, he would feel great pressure!

After holding the ball, An Jie first observed for a while, and felt Howard's position and focus point with his back. Suddenly, An Jie's back slammed into force! At the same time, An Jie's flexible footsteps also moved, and it seemed that this guy was planning to solve the attack with a backward turn and jump shot!

Howard didn't let Anjie succeed, he immediately stuck in the direction of the baseline to prevent Anjie from turning around, and at the same time was ready to interfere with Anjie's shooting at any time.

At the moment when An Jie's whole person was about to turn around, An Jie suddenly changed the direction of his turn.

He took Howard as the axis, and the whole person turned to the bottom of the basket, and Howard, whose center of gravity was deceived and shaken, was separated from the outside of the basket.

Anjie spreads his long arms, ready to pick up the basket with ease. Howard was still the same as before, helpless against the changeable pace.

Just when An Jie was about to shoot the basketball, Howard, who was cornered, secretly piled up An Jie from behind.

Anjie struggled to maintain her balance and put the ball in the basket. After that, he was pushed hard by Howard and fell to the ground.

Howard's pushing and shoving action is indeed secret, but An Jie's exaggerated performance makes this hidden little action known to everyone!

"He's a fake!"

"It was Dwight who pushed me from behind!"

Howard and Anjie have their own opinions, and the referee is not easy to decide. As a result, fans saw the referees on duty around the technical table studying the footage shortly after the game began.

Judging from the slow-motion replay, Howard's push after being passed by An Jie's footsteps couldn't be more obvious. But whether An Jie faked a fall, this thing can't be seen through playback.

The referee finally decides, Howard defends the foul! An Jie hits a shot, and he has to add a penalty!

"Calm down, Dwight, you can't foul again this quarter! Think carefully about what the opponent will do before defending, rather than using brute force to solve the problem! McHale yelled nervously on the sidelines, and it was no wonder that McHale wasn't nervous when Howard was fouled a few minutes after the game started.

Anjie made steals, blocks and offensive three-pointers on the court alone, which made the Rockets passive from the beginning. The first few minutes of the competition were simply An Jie's solo performance.

And the rest of the defending champions haven't started to play yet...... Hopefully, the Houston Rockets will make it to the end of the game.