The way of the center

Chapter 370 Strategic Blacksmithing

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 20 to 26, and the Trail Blazers temporarily led by six points.But An Jie knew that this six-point advantage could not explain the problem at all.If it weren't for Jamal Crawford's outstanding performance, whether the Trail Blazers can still take the lead is another matter.The key to whether this game can be won is to see if Anjie and Aldridge can continue to suppress Gasol Jr. and Zach Randolph.

Like Anjie, Rickard is also thinking about how to defeat the black and white bears.The scoring ability of these two guys makes it impossible for them to be completely restricted. The only thing Ricard can do is to find a way to minimize the efficiency of these two guys.

How to disperse their energy on the offensive end is very simple. Seeing how Garnett dealt with Anjie, Ricard has some ideas.

"Ann! In the second quarter, increase the number of one-on-one singles with Gasol Jr.! I don't even ask you to consider the level of efficiency. Your goal is to exhaust Gasol Jr., give me Fight him hard! Afterwards, the Grizzlies penalty area will naturally open for you." Ricard was not afraid that An Jie would feel tired, this guy is famous for his physical strength and willpower.In a war of attrition, Ricard believes that even if Anjie will fall, it will fall after Gasol Jr.

"What about Randolph?" Anjie asked Rickard, black and white bears, there is only one black bear that has no countermeasures.

"Randolph doesn't make special arrangements. Without Gasol's support, this guy won't get too many opportunities. Also, I hope you all force Rudy Gay and Mike Conley to take shots. These two If this guy plays well, the rest of the Grizzlies won’t be able to touch the basketball!” In the end, Ricard didn’t forget to take advantage of Gay’s stickiness to the ball and Conley’s immature offensive ability.

When the Grizzlies had James Harden, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay and Mike Conley at the same time, they simply couldn't score enough points, and it was difficult for Hollins to implement his tactics.

But now that Harden is injured and Mayo is cruelly pressed on the bench, the Grizzlies finally have a clear tactical idea.

But Guy and Conley are also not fuel-efficient lamps.Ricard is not afraid of them attacking, but what he is afraid of is that they will not attack!Gasol Jr. and Randolph are always inside players. If they want to attack, they cannot do without the conduction and assistance from the outside.

If Gasol and Randolph are directly cut off from receiving the ball, then no matter how powerful the black and white bears are, they will not be able to display their abilities.And the best way to cut off this channel is to let Gay and Conley attack by themselves.

With all the arrangements, the Trail Blazers' starting five tigers made their debut again.They know that the arrangement is only an idealized state.How to implement it, we have to wait until the game starts to find out.

As soon as the first quarter started, Tony Allen unexpectedly fouled Gerald Wallace.Because it was a shooting foul, Tony Allen was also able to stand on the free throw line.

Although Tony Allen's shooting ability is not very good, his free throws are still remarkable.

Gerald Wallace did not expect that this perimeter defense gate, which is extremely scarce in offensive means, would have such a strong desire to attack today.For Tony Allen's breakthrough, Gerald Wallace was also unprepared.

This time, even Ricard shook his head silently.At the beginning, he had very high expectations for Gerald Wallace. At the beginning of the season, people even defined Anjie, Aldridge and Wallace as a low-profile version of the Big Three.

But as the game progressed, Ricard found that Gerald Wallace was becoming more and more unusable.Perhaps, having lost his leadership position and severely damaged his lungs, he really can't get back the feeling of being "Elvis Presley".

Tony. Allen can prevent Gerald. Wallace to death, but Gerald. Wallace is very difficult to stop Tony. Allen's footsteps attacking the basket.

As soon as the first ball came up, the Grizzlies broke the Blazers' defensive plan.But it doesn't matter, at least on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers' tactics can continue to be implemented.

In the first quarter of the game, Anjie was fighting Marc Gasol with ingenuity.But in the second quarter when the Trail Blazers attacked for the first time, Gasol felt something was wrong.

An Jie didn't hold the ball near the free throw line this time, but directly leaned against himself and pushed hard to get in position.

Looking at the rest of the Trail Blazers, they all opened up space for Angela.There is only one possibility for this tactic, pull away and let An Jie play singles!
"You're so fucking confident!" Gasol is a role that most players try to avoid when attacking. Now, the Trail Blazers actually found him to play.

Gasol is also a young man, he is as aggressive as Anjie.This time it was clear that he was looked down upon by the opposing coach, and Gasol Jr. also got excited.

Want to single with me inside?OK!Come and try, come and try what it's like to single out the Grizzlies' defensive backbone!
After the offensive space was completely vacated, Felton easily hit the ground with a pass, allowing Anjie to start implementing his plan.

"Fuck him hard!" This was the first voice that sounded in An Jie's mind after receiving the ball.According to his own thinking, he is very unwilling to confront Gasol head-on.Because he knew that if he played like this, he would feel quite uncomfortable, and the hit rate would definitely not be too high.

But on the other hand, An Jie trusted Ricard's arrangement.For the sake of long-term consideration, it's okay to consume Gasol's energy now.

So, An Jie began to push forward with a straight back.Gasol's defense is very good, which even Anjie must admit.Because An Jie took two steps back, but found that the distance he advanced was very small.

Anjie's attack was blocked, and it was not easy for Gasol who stayed behind Anjie!The strength of Anjie's leaning back was barely able to withstand the strength of Gasol Jr.With a little breath of relief, his defense will collapse.It can be said that he is no easier than An Jie who wants to attack now.

An Jie saw that back hitting was not the answer, so he turned around, forced a breakthrough, and walked to the basket with his chest against Gasol's chest.Little Gasol's chest felt tight from being pressed against An Jie's shoulders. Although he didn't let An Jie gain space, he was also tossed enough by An Jie.

In the end, An Jie hooked with his left hand, which he was not good at, without completely getting rid of the defense.Gasol took off with all his strength, and continued to increase the pressure on Anjie's body.

In the case of such a high-intensity confrontation, An Jie's hook missed.Randolph got the defensive rebound before Aldridge, and Anjie's first single, the execution failed!

"Hmph, do you still dare to come!? Huhu. Huh." Little Gasol was secretly proud. Just now, he perfectly defended the opponent's core center.Didn't An Jie, who is known as the most comprehensive center in the league, also be unable to break through his tough low-post defense? ?But when he was proud, what Marc Gasol didn't care about was his increasingly rapid breathing.
After the Grizzlies' offense, even if Gasol Jr. was on the outside, he would receive meticulous "care" from Anjie.In this way, it will be very difficult for Gasol to connect the ball for support, let alone attack.

If Anjie played very strategically in the first quarter, then in the second quarter, his style completely changed.Now he seems to have turned into a mad dog that has been hungry for several days. No matter where Gasol is or what he is doing, An Jie will bite him.In short, Anjie just won't make it easy for you little Gasol.

During this period of time, Gasol barely got any shots.He only scored four points with four free throws, and two of these four free throws were due to Aldridge's fouls.Therefore, Anjie's foul pressure is not too great.

As the game passed minute by minute, everyone thought that An Jie, who had failed three consecutive singles, had been completely guarded against by Gasol Jr.However, Shaquille O'Neal has been silent and did not make any comments.He knew that this was not at An Jie's level!
Don't look at that guy Anjie is young, he is very good at playing!An Jie knows when to be tough, when to use tricks, and when to use both soft and hard.As a person who has personally played against Anjie on the court, O'Neill does not believe that Anjie will always try to attack in a way that has failed.

There are only two explanations for Anjie's behavior. The first is that Anjie suffered a severe brain blow after the first quarter, and now his basketball IQ has plummeted.The second is that An Jie did this, which was completely arranged by Ricard.

No matter how unreasonable O'Neill is, he will choose to believe in the second possibility.Now that there are only 6 minutes left in the second quarter, what exactly does Ricard want?

Just when everyone was marveling at Anjie's abnormal attack, just when O'Neal was at a loss.An Jie finally successfully completed the singles in this round!
When An Jie continued to fight back and Gasol was retreating steadily, An Jie knew that he had succeeded!

Now Gasol's physical strength is far less than when he first played. Whether it is defense or offense, Gasol has been unable to achieve the super high intensity just now.

Faced with Anjie's powerful impact, Gasol found himself unable to gain a firm footing.

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he stabilized his position before An Jie entered the attack range, and did not let An Jie push back half a step.

However, at this moment, An Jie suddenly turned around and rushed into the penalty area. Gasol's defensive awareness made his brain quickly think of lateral movement.The brain transmits the information to the legs, but Gasol's legs are half a beat slower!

He found that his legs seemed to have become very heavy, and An Jie gained half the leader.But half a body position is enough for An Jie to score the ball.

An Jie raised his left hand, posing for a layup.Gasol Jr. stretched his long arms, ready to block.The moment Gasol's feet left the ground, An Jie's movements stopped abruptly!

He withdrew the basketball in his hand and suddenly turned around on the spot, completely avoiding Gasol's shielding range.After that, An Jie "turned back to look at the moon" on the spot, and used his footsteps to lay up and hit a reverse basket.

Anjie's offense is still smooth and smooth, with back hits, turns, dreamy footsteps, layups, and every link is done perfectly.Looking at Gasol again, his defense is much more procrastinated than before.

"Damn it!" Little Gasol didn't see that Anjie's offense was more than just now, he didn't know, the problem was his own.
An Jie was secretly happy. Sure enough, choosing to trust Ricard was the right decision.The previous three consecutive misses are nothing, from now on, An Jie will take over the game!

There are more than five minutes to the end of the second quarter, enjoy slowly, Big Pyrenees!

(End of this chapter)