Chapter 685: Classic Duel

Danny. Green, a North Carolina student who studied under Roy. Williams, the player of an indelible legend in college basketball history, is the Trail Blazers' biggest problem on the court at the moment.

On a college team like North Carolina, staying even for just one year is a huge benefit. And Danny. Green, a kid, played a full four years in college.

In four years, the smart Green has not only excelled at the game, but also fully understood what the team really means. Roy. Coach Williams spent four years training Green to perfection. Of course, this guy isn't the kind of superstar type of player. His perfection is not in scoring 20 or 30 points in a game and leading the team to victory.

His perfection lies in the fact that he can adapt to any system. To be exact, although Green is not the kind of player who is in the category of stars, all teams need someone like him. Now, as soon as Popovich gives the order, Danny. Green will step up!

He's more like a "sleeper", and he will do whatever you need him to do on weekdays. Never complain, never ask for more. But when you need him to wake up at some point and attack the other side, Green can do a good job.

Such a role is simply tailor-made for the San Antonio Spurs.

"The Spurs are really clever to work together, they never stop passing the ball! The Trail Blazers' defense is indeed very strong, and if it were another team, it might have been torn out of the gap long ago! Danny. Green, the basketball ended up in Green's hands! He shot straight from beyond the three-point line! Do you have!? Entered! Three-point hit! Oh my God, Danny. Green, who was drafted with the 46th pick in the second round in 2009, completely dominated the second quarter! ”

When that three-pointer was hit by Green again, his goal tally in the second quarter of the game was three. However, that was only Green's fourth shot.

3-of-4 shooting, all from beyond the three-point line. When the Spurs' interior offense was stuck, Danny . Green was stunned to shoot and help the Spurs open up the situation.

"Damn it!" An Jie looked at the big screen above his head, the pioneers who were originally two points ahead have now become seven points behind. Green fired from beyond the three-point line, and that's something Anjie couldn't do. The only thing he can do is try to protect the rebounds. However, Green's perverted shooting rate did not give Anjie a chance to grab rebounds at all.

For the Trail Blazers offense, Leonard was still sent by Popovich to defend Lillard, while Ricard still chose to use Iguodala to organize the offense.

Although Iguodala did a good job, Lillard, the team's main scoring point, was stifled and brought a lot of losses to the Trail Blazers.

This year, Lillard's offense is definitely an important force for the Trail Blazers to ignore. As Iguodala gets older, his ability to score on his own is not as good as it used to be. It would be a bit of a waste of resources to keep Leonard by Iguodala's side all the time.

Lillard tried his best to get rid of it, but Leonard's defensive pace was no slower than Lillard's. His entanglement made Lillard not get the slightest chance at all!

There was no way, Iguodala had to handle the attack on his own. He first looked at the inside, and Anjie was defended by Duncan. Duncan, an old and spicy guy, has a lot of experience in defense. Iguodala didn't dare to hoist the ball to Anjie, first of all, he is not a pure point guard, and he may not pass the ball well. Secondly, now that the team is behind, you must not take risks!

So Iguodala flicked his wrist and the basketball crossed Danny. The top of Green's head, towards the inside line. But this time, it wasn't Anjie who caught the ball, it was Aldridge!

I don't know if it's because of his mother's illness, Aldridge has played a big explosive performance since he learned about it. And this performance has continued into the playoffs.

Now, even if Anjie is seen dead by Duncan, Aldridge can carry the offensive banner. Burris. Dior? This guy does have a set on the offensive end, but defensively, he hasn't been able to contain Aldridge's ability.

Aldridge didn't make any extra moves after receiving the ball, he turned over and made a jumper, and the basketball hollowed into the net.

As a result, Duncan and Popovich were in a bit of a dilemma. Aldridge has clearly become the sharpest spear for the Trail Blazers, should he continue to defend Angel or let Duncan temporarily return to the No. 4 position to defend? This became a big headache for Popovich.

But in the next round, Popovich made his choice. Because of Anjie, he easily scored a goal on Duncan's head.

An Jie found that in the face of a cunning guy like Duncan, he couldn't continue to use the stump style of play. Isn't Duncan older now? Okay, let's fight with him!

So this time, Anjie didn't pull a problem for Iguoda. Since Lillard was restrained by Leonard, Anjie personally organized the attack!

The No. 00 center, dressed in a white jersey, ran straight to the top and demanded the ball from Iguodala.

The reason why An Jie likes to stay in the low post now is because with An Jie's current ability, he can attack immediately after receiving the ball in the low post, and few people can stop him. In short, how to save effort and how to come. After all, for a young leader, Anjie has a long playing time in every game. And this simple way will undoubtedly save An Jie a lot of physical strength.

But right now, Duncan is no ordinary opponent. Therefore, An Jie must also use some unusual ways to deal with the "Stone Buddha".

Seeing An Jie holding the ball in a high position, all the Spurs players did not dare to rush forward. An Jie's height allows him to see any corner of the court. The most terrifying thing is that as long as there is a gap, An Jie will definitely be able to pass the ball over!

Therefore, in order not to make the defense porous, the only thing the rest of the Spurs can do is to stick to their opponents as much as possible and not let Anjie find an opportunity to assist.

Duncan is like a great enemy, and he feels like David in the past. Robinson. And Anjie is the omnipotent Olajuwon within the three-point line!

Seeing that his teammates had no chance, An Jie brought the ball that was raised above his head to his chest, and then arched his waist and lowered his center of gravity. This is a signal that an outside player is ready to break through!

Tony. Parker was going to step forward to grab Angel by surprise at this time, but Matthews' aggressive running pushed Parker away from Angel. Parker can't put Matthews, after all, this guy is the Trail Blazers' most stable point from beyond the three-point line. If Matthews gets an empty spot, it may not be worth the loss.

Now, no one can help Angel, and no one can help Duncan. Popovich couldn't help but focus, this scene is too similar to the picture of "Big Dream" vs. "General" in the 90s!

Angel began to dribble alternately with his left and right hands, and Duncan tried his best to spread his arms without fear.

Just when the cheers of the fans were about to lift the ceiling of the Moda Center, An Jie suddenly took a big step forward! This starting speed and skillful dribbling ability are not comparable to other centers in the league!

Anjie's father, Divac and Ricard's basic training for Anjie played a decisive role at this moment! Anjie rushed in front of Duncan, but suddenly changed direction, intending to pass the only obstacle between himself and the basket!

"Carving insect skills!" Duncan is also a veteran who has been in the NBA league for nearly 20 years, and Duncan has seen countless people do this sudden change of direction in Anjie.

"Stone Buddha" instinctively reacted sideways and took a step sideways, gambling An Jie's breakthrough route to death!

At the moment when the two were about to collide together, An Jie's steps could still be adjusted. I saw An Jie turn around quickly and face Duncan with his back. Duncan knew at a glance that An Jie wanted to lean on himself and turn around.

Once again, Duncan judged An Jie's intentions. It's a pity that An Jie's steps of turning around are very beautiful, even Duncan can't be blocked in time.

Seeing that An Jie's body was about to pass by him, Duncan couldn't help but change his center of gravity and planned to try to chase down the basket.

"Heh......" At this time, Duncan seemed to hear a sneer from An Jie. In the next second, Duncan's eyes were suddenly empty, and there was no one. He only felt a gust of wind drifting behind him, and when he turned around, An Jie had already jumped high, ready to wreak havoc on the basket again?

"What? ......" Duncan immediately recalled everything just now in his mind, and when An Jie turned around and was about to pass himself, it seemed that he was only halfway through, and An Jie turned back in the original direction and broke through with the ball.

But is this impossible? An Jie is a center forward, how can a center forward be so flexible? Passing after a half-turn feint? Looking at it, only Olajuwon in the entire NBA has the potential to do all this! Wait, Olajuwon?

Also, even Olajuwon himself admitted that An Jie's foundation has surpassed himself. Thinking of this, Duncan didn't seem so surprised. This is the strength of two consecutive MVP winners.

"Bang!" Anjie vigorously filled the frame, whether Duncan believed it or not, Anjie's goal has become a reality.

"Retreat! Retreat! After the goal, An Jie shouted with a hideous expression. No one of the Trail Blazers players dared to slack off, and they immediately returned to defense one by one and stood in their respective defensive positions.

With that goal just now, An Jie's half-turn had deceived Duncan into changing his focus. At this time, if you break through in the opposite direction, the aging Duncan will definitely not be able to react. Everyone knows this truth, and people are amazed, how can An Jie be so tall in terms of footwork, he is simply a small forward with a height of 2.19 meters!

"An is really a kaleidoscope on the offensive end, as long as you step into the three-point line, there is no An can't! Just now, he broke through Duncan's series of moves in one go, and you can't tell that this guy is actually a traditional center! It's not Duncan's fault, but Ann's offensive skills are too gorgeous? What the? You say Ann can't shoot three-pointers? With Ann's ability, he can definitely practice three-point shooting, but that would be a waste of talent! Let such a penalty area monster pull out and shoot a three-pointer, unless coach Rickard's brain is caught in the goal! "Mike. Brin's words were completely knocked open by this wonderful matchup goal, and the one-on-one duel between "The Butcher" and "Stone Buddha" will surely be regarded as a classic like Olajuwon vs. Robinson in '95.

This offense made Popovich not think about whether to let Duncan defend Anjie or Aldridge. An Jie is in this state, do you dare to let it go?

After this goal, the Trail Blazers' confidence was boosted. Duncan is still locked up, Parker is still dominating the Spurs' offense, and Danny. Green was in charge of continuing to cool the gun.

I have to admit that Parker and Green have a lot of firepower today. Based on their form today, the score should have been pulled apart long ago.

However, it is precisely because the Trail Blazers have Anjie and Aldridge that the score has not been further expanded.

Anjie and Aldridge shot left and right at the Spurs' hinterland, vividly embodying the title of "the league's most offensive interior combination". Especially An Jie, this guy's repeated wonderful singles in high positions have made fans all over the world have a new understanding of him.

Popovich roared loudly on the sidelines, but it couldn't be helped, the momentum of those two guys on the Trail Blazers was too strong!

It doesn't matter if Leonard locks up Lillard, Angel and Aldridge will fight back with his share!

Eventually, at halftime, the Spurs temporarily led by one point at 55-54 with more three-pointers.

Moreover, if it weren't for the last offense in the second quarter of the game, Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough would have reappeared, and now the Spurs would be behind!

The playoffs are simply a hotbed for creating classic pictures, Kobe Bryant and the Green Army Big Three, James and Durant, Jordan vs. Bird...... These images have become part of the NBA's wealth. I believe that every ball that An Jie just played with Duncan in the high post will be talked about by fans in the future.

The Spurs did put in a spectacular performance. Green's extremely high three-point shooting rate really made Anjie very impressed.

But I'm sorry, Anjie will lead his team and do better than the Spurs! When Anjie is fully open on the offensive end, God knows how much hope this beast will leave for the Spurs......