Chapter 349: "Birdman" Anderson
At the Barclays Center Arena, the home of the Brooklyn Nets, the players of the Nets played in the cheers of the fans, and the tall and strong appearance of the absolute core of the team made the cheers of the fans reach a climax.
But today Gao Dazhuang is not the last player to appear, after Gao Dazhuang played, the Nets' live DJ is still roaring loudly: "Welcome our new signing, the guardian of the team's restricted area - Birdman ~~~ Chris?" Anderson ......".
The two flamethrowers set up behind the basketball hoop "swooped", and the flames rushed straight into the sky above the court, and the constantly tumbling flames made the atmosphere of the scene more enthusiastic.
Amid the cheers of the fans, Anderson trotted to the middle of the court, where his teammates were waiting for him to return.
"Come on" was already waiting for the tall man in the middle circle of the court, and the first to touch a fist with Anderson.
"I know," Anderson nodded firmly, then looked up at the court, "I love the feeling of playing in the spotlight."
"Okay, guys, let's get on the court" At this time, Nets coach Johnson clapped his hands and shouted loudly, the game is about to start.
The Nets at home today face the Toronto Raptors, a team still struggling in the lottery zone.
The Nets' starting lineup today is still the same as usual: center Lopez, power forward Humphries, small forward Wallace, shooting guard Tall Strong, and point guard Brooks.
As soon as the game began, the Nets, playing at home, were firmly in control of the situation on the court.
However, what is surprising is that it is not the team's offensive core that is tall and strong for the Nets to score first. It's Lopez.
After receiving the ball for the first time in the opening game, the tall and strong did not hesitate or stop, and flashed DeRozan, the Raptors point guard who was defending him, with a cross-step sway.
The tall and strong who broke through the defense took two strides from outside the three-point line to the Raptors' basket, and the tall and strong who stepped into the restricted area jumped straight up and forcibly attacked the opponent's basket.
However, at this time, the Nets' power forward Ed Davis returned to the basket from the wing in time, and at the moment of the tall and strong jump, he also jumped high and pounced on the tall and strong from the side.
"Peng" and the two inevitably collided in the air, but after the referee on duty took a look, he did not mean to whistle.
Tall and strong didn't rush to the basket for Bo to foul, he only had one belief in his heart to score the ball. Although tall and strong, not as strong as Davis. But the tall and strong victory was that he took advantage of the momentum, and with a momentum, the tall and strong man who protected the ball with both hands in the air pushed Davis away, and threw a throw in the process of falling. The ball is shot.
"Dang" sound. But after all, I was still disturbed by the other party. The tall and strong threw the bomb basket out.
"Pop", but the bounced ball was quickly grabbed by a player wearing a Nets jersey, and the tall and strong looked at it, it was the team's starting center Lopez.
I saw Lopez grab the offensive rebound. Without the slightest stop, he directly relied on the opposing power forward Davis to make a layup.
With a "brush", Lopez made a layup and scored the first point of the game.
Lopez's score excited the Nets fans at the Barclays Center, and the Raptors were originally under the Nets, so the Nets played smoothly in the next game, and the score was quickly pulled away.
17:27
At the end of the first quarter, the Nets got off to a good start and took a 10-point lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Nets center Lopez performed extremely eye-catching, not only scoring consecutive points on offense, but also blocking the opponent's layups one after another in defense.
It wasn't until the end of the quarter that the Raptors launched a 9:2 offensive wave led by "twin stars" DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, barely chasing the score to within 10 points.
43:52
At the end of the first half, the Nets still led the Raptors by nine points.
Before coming on the court in the second half, Nets coach Coach Johnson did not miss a moment to teach face-to-face, only to see him crouching in front of several key players and talking about something, while the rest of the bench players gathered around to listen.
In this group of people, Chris Anderson, who is covered in tattoos and has a strange hairstyle, looks particularly "eye-catching".
After arranging the strategy and tactics, the main players came on the court again, and at this time, Coach Johnson also took a deliberate look at Anderson, who was eager to try next to him.
In fact, although "Birdman" Anderson did not play in this game, looking at the team's rebounding statistics, in the first half, the team's starting center Lopez had grabbed 7 rebounds, including 3 frontcourt rebounds, which even exceeded the number of rebounds in his previous three games.
In addition, the team's starting power forward Humphries and small forward Wallace also had five rebounds each, and even the shooting guard Gao Da Zhuang grabbed four rebounds.
It's a catfish effect!
Although the Raptors rank sixth from the bottom in the league in rebounds, they are still better than the Nets, especially in offensive rebounds, and the Nets average 2.8 fewer opponents per game.
The Nets currently have Lopez, Humphries, Wallace, Smith, and Evans on the inside, but when the Nets sign "Birdman" Anderson, some of them will inevitably have less playing time.
No, in the first half of the game, the Nets actively fought for rebounds inside, although this is a bit of a villain's heart, but this is indeed the catfish effect.
Even though "Birdman" Anderson is still only a 10-day short-term worker, the Nets' interior is already feeling the pressure.
At the beginning of the second half, Lopez halted the momentum of the opponent's counterattack with a mid-range jumper.
However, in the next defense, Nets starting center Lopez accidentally sprained his foot in the process of scrambling for defensive rebounds.
"FUCK" Lopez hugged his left ankle in pain, but judging by his expression, he wasn't ready to leave.
Although Lopez's accidental injury wasn't serious this time, Coach Johnson clearly didn't intend to continue to risk him staying on the field.
"Toot" At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, and the Nets asked for a substitution. And Coach Johnson also waved his hand very chicly: "Anderson, you go."
The fans erupted in applause, and Chris Anderson immediately stood up, took off his coat, and ran briskly to the court.
"Come on," said Anderson again.
"Thank you" Anderson also smiled and clenched his fist to show off his left arm muscles, only to see a big Chinese tattoo on it - the word "good".
The Raptors, of course, were not going to rest on their laurels, and they immediately seized the opportunity of the Nets' main center to go off the court and began to storm the Nets' interior.
With a "snap", Raptors point guard Lowry hit a through pass and passed the ball to Younas Valanciunas, a backup center who was stuck under the basket.
Younas Valansiunas, who is 2.11m tall, has played against tall and strong at the World Junior Championships. But that time, the Lithuanian youth team led by him unexpectedly lost to the "dark horse" Chinese national youth team. However, Valanciunas has gotten better and better in the NBA and is now an important member of the Raptors' rotation.
After receiving the ball, Younas Valanciunas faced the defense of Anderson, the birdman sitting under the basket, and after a series of false shakes, he made a small sideways hook.
But "Birdman" Anderson didn't eat Valanciunas's feint, and he judged Valanciunas to be right to choose a hook throw. I saw him take a sharp step forward. Open your big hand. "Bang", a beautiful cover!
After the "counterattack" Gao Dazhuang grabbed the basketball, he immediately rushed to the opponent's penalty area with the ball.
The tall and strong advance speed is quite fast. Soon stepped into the opponent's paint area, but at this time, Lowry and DeRozan, the fastest Raptors, finally completed the encirclement of the tall and strong.
In the face of the other party's bag clamp blocking, Gao Dazhuang did not retreat, but violently increased his speed again, intending to forcibly squeeze between the two.
But at the moment when Lowry and DeRozan closed the door, the tall and strong but weird smile, suddenly made a sharp stop, and then passed the ball with a backhand.
With a "snap", the tall and strong pass was accurately passed to the hands of Anderson, the "birdman" who was inserted at high speed behind him, and Anderson jumped high after receiving the ball and smashed the ball to the basket with both hands.
With a "clang", "Birdman" Anderson slammed his hands into a slam hand, and Anderson immediately made a gliding flight after the goal.
"Oh" The Nets fans at the Barclays Center also immediately erupted in cheers, and "Birdman" Anderson scored his first point with a dunk in less than 10 seconds on the court.
"Birdman" Anderson's performance in both offense and defense also made Coach Johnson's eyes shine, although Anderson does not have the projection ability of Lopez, but there is no doubt that Anderson's defense, especially rebounding, is better, and he also seems to fit well with Tall and Strong in offense.
No, a minute later, the tall and strong "serpentine breakaway" broke away from DeRozan's defense again and went to the basket.
At this time, the Raptors' Davis, Valanciunas and Fields immediately retracted the defense, and although facing the defense of the three, the Raptors' trio did not fully form a circle.
Tall and strong still had a chance to shoot, but the hit rate must not be too high, so he decisively chose to divide the ball.
The "pop" ball passed to Anderson again, and Anderson took a stride to cut into the basket, but just when the Raptors focused their defense on him, Anderson unexpectedly passed the ball back again.
The "good ball" is an unguarded tall man under the basket who immediately jumps high after receiving the ball and easily puts the ball into the net.
Although this was the first time Gao Dazhuang and Anderson played in the same game, but soon, Gao Dazhuang found that Anderson was very good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and after blocking, Anderson's timing was quite timely, and his good bounce and nose under the basket also made him and Gao Dazhuang's blocking and pick-and-roll very threatening.
In fact, compared to offense, Anderson's role is more reflected in defense.
The Raptors attacked, and Lowry broke through the Nets' defense head-on and went to the basket, but the Nets power forward Humphries was in a good position and blocked most of Lowry's offensive space.
Lorry was decisive in attack, with a cool jump and sideways dodging Humphries' block, followed by a one-handed throw.
But as soon as the ball was shot, Lowry saw "Birdman" Anderson attacking from the side.
Although "Anderson" did not intercept the rising basketball, it was obvious that his fingers still hung on the basketball and changed the trajectory of the ball upward.
"When" was interfered with by Anderson, Lowry's throwing basket came out, and the rebound was also taken into the arms of Anderson, who jumped again.
Seeing this ball, Coach Johnson on the sidelines couldn't help but smile, "Birdman" Anderson's sense of defense, rebounding, tough defense and passion for playing are all urgently needed by the current Nets team.
What's more, he doesn't occupy the ball, a typical blue-collar player, and after he comes on the field, the team's core is tall and strong, and the firepower on the offensive end is more and more ferocious.
And Anderson's just right running position also allows him to shoot 4-of-4 so far, maintaining a 100% shooting rate.
In the end, the Brooklyn Nets, playing at home, defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors 109-84. (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you for "True Flying Birds, Drifting Rain, Let's Fly Together"!
National Day is really crowded, there are heads everywhere, hey~