The way of the center

Chapter 494 The Opening Gap

The originally boring game became exciting because of Marc Gasol's tough second attack and Anjie's breakthrough with the ball to catch the dream dance.And these two goals can be regarded as the prelude to Anjie and Gasol Jr. for their duel.

Although the two attacks were wonderful, they were not intentional by Gasol and Anjie.Gasol scored because Rudy Gay started shooting wildly, and Ainge attacked because his teammates couldn't get out of the open.

Both the Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers are teams that attach great importance to defense, so the perimeter of both sides pushes each other to death.After figuring out each other's offensive routines, the shooting percentages of the outside players of the two teams began to decline.

At this time, it's time for Anjie and Gasol to stand up.

Afterwards, the two significantly increased the number of their singles. Anjie and Gasol did not hold back, and they showed their highest level from the first quarter.

The two had offense and defense against each other, and the fight was inextricable, which excited the reporters who had been waiting for a long time.

It wasn't until the 8th minute of the first quarter that Ricard and Hollins replaced Anjie and Gasol respectively.

At this time, both the team score and the personal data of the two are basically the same.Only the contest between the two teams' second teams is still mainly defensive, and the offense is not very exciting.

After the first quarter, the Blazers were 24 to 25 away from the Grizzlies, who were fourth in the West by one point.However, everyone knows that if the game time is 24 seconds longer, the one point behind now may be the Grizzlies.

"It seems that Sam Smith is right. You see, Anjie is playing inextricably with Gasol Jr. If the fourth in the West is a team with a weak interior, it is estimated that the Trail Blazers have already established It has an advantage." A young blond and blue-eyed reporter chattered endlessly.

"A basketball game lasts for 48 minutes. I think as a basketball reporter, you don't even know this, right? It will take a long time to find out which one is better. It would be a bit unfair for you to draw conclusions now. You're too ignorant." A Chinese turned his head fiercely and growled at the handsome blond guy.

"What." The handsome blond guy was about to go up to the Chinese to make an argument, but was stopped by an older reporter behind him.

"Okay, stop arguing. He's right. It's only one stanza, and you can't see anything. And that guy named Wu Hua, it's useless to argue with him. Just like Sam Smith is Jordan's official reporter, the Chinese, is Ann's official reporter. According to him, An Jie is always the best." The old reporter asked the young man to calm down, and Wu Hua supported An Jie, which is normal.Didn't Sam Smith support Jordan unconditionally before?

"What kind of queen reporter, pretending to be a ghost." The handsome blond guy straightened his clothes without a care, but it was obvious that he didn't want to trouble Wu Hua anymore.

"We want to set a trap for Rudy Gay, lure him to break through, and then force him to hit the iron. In this way, the offense of the Grizzlies will be messed up." Ricard said during the intermission At that time, there was no special arrangement for Gasol, but the players focused on Gay, who was mediocre.

"Why Guy?" An Jie asked puzzled.

"This guy is just like Harden and Mayo, he can easily lose control of his shots. This shortcoming of him has improved a lot this season, but today, I think this guy has a tendency to relapse." Ricard De will not let go of any details on the court. Rudy Gay repeatedly chose to make wild shots in the first quarter of the game. These are all signals that Ricard can use.

"Let him shoot, but don't let him score. At least in the second quarter, Gay can't hold back! Pay attention to your defensive traps, as for offense." Rickard paused and glanced at the bench.In the second half of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers' outside offense was in a mess.The defense led mainly by Tony Allen was too strong.Of course Ricard can let Lillard lead the team to attack, but why try this inefficient choice?

"Offensive, let An Duoduo play in the low post! Ann, take Mark down, there is no negotiation!"

"Just wait for you to arrange it like this, boss." An Jie laughed loudly. Marc Gasol is indeed an excellent traditional center, and his performance in the first quarter can already prove this.But An Jie didn't think he would lose.

No, he doesn't even think that Gasol can be evenly matched with himself
"Rudy Gay pulls up for a jumper and Andre Iguodala jumps right in, like he knows Gay's going to pull up for a jumper. The ball hits the hoop and Andere takes possession. Oops, this One ball is actually empty for Conley, as long as Rudy Gay has a wider vision, the Grizzlies will get a chance." As soon as the second quarter started, Ricard's targeted tactics worked.Rudy Gay was still happy that he was able to break through easily. He thought that he didn't score this goal because of bad luck.As everyone knows, he has fallen into the defensive trap of the Trail Blazers and cannot extricate himself.

For the Grizzlies' defense, Tony Allen's jellyfish was sticking close to Wesley, and Matthews wouldn't let him go.Among the entire starting lineup of the Trail Blazers, Matthews' three-pointer is the most threatening.Therefore, the task of watching Matthews die naturally fell to Tony Allen.

Now Matthews has to spend a lot of energy on connecting the ball, not to mention three-pointers.However, Lillard did not make the tactics too complicated this time. After he gave the ball to Iguodala, Iguodala gave the ball to Anjie in a good position after three threats.The fans never expected that the contest between the two giants in the second quarter would start so quickly!

"The Trail Blazers' tactics are really simple and violent. They know that the Grizzlies are not easy to play inside, but they want to attack the inside. Let's see if Anjie is really as bad as Sam Smith said Let's hit it." The commentators of various TV stations also watched with interest, this time, can An Jie break through Gasol's defense?
An Jie held the ball behind the basket and turned his head back to observe the situation.Everyone stared at the two of them intently, looking forward to another duel like sparks hitting the earth.

However, An Jie just held the ball with both hands and swayed it violently to his left hand.After that, An Jie suddenly exerted force, turned and broke through to the right in the opposite direction!

Little Gasol was deceived by An Jie's first feint. When he wanted to go back to the right direction to chase An Jie, he found that the distance between An Jie and himself was already impossible for him What remedial measures should be taken.

"It's too fast!" Gasol gritted his teeth helplessly. Among the top ten centers in this league, Gasol may be the slowest one.As for An Jie, there is no doubt that in terms of speed and agility, he can squeeze into the top three.

An Jie successfully dunked with both hands as usual, and with only one move, An Jie completed the dunk in front of Gasol Jr.This result is unexpected by most people.

They thought that An Jie would have a very difficult offense under Gasol's defense.However, they saw An Jie with their own eyes and easily smashed Gasol's defense.

"This attack...is really surprisingly easy. Maybe Gasol just didn't concentrate enough, which allowed Anjie to take advantage of the loophole." Well, almost all the commentators explained it this way.However, just over ten seconds later, a similar situation happened again.

Gasol continued to defend Anjie, and Anjie found that it would be very difficult for him to sit and fight the white bear.

So An Jie stopped advancing and began to shake his shoulders.

suddenly!An Jie exerted force to the left and raised the basketball. It seemed that he wanted to hook!
Marc Gasol didn't dare to act rashly, but he couldn't let Anjie take a calm shot near the basket.

His method is to move his feet slightly and raise his hands to interfere with Anjie's shooting.

Seeing this situation, An Jie's actions were still not interrupted.He suddenly stopped the arm that had just been raised, bowed his waist, held the ball, and took a step forward, easily passing through the armpit of Gasol's raised arm.

A close-range pick, which is really bad for a pick.But Anjie's excellent sense of the ball still allows the basketball to hit the net through a very small arc.

"Damn!" Gasol may be a very good rim protector, but it seems a bit difficult for him to follow him out to defend Anjie.

After that, An Jie used a mid-range shot and a pass that attracted the defense to shrink, giving the Trail Blazers an advantage.

It is very difficult for Gasol to come back on the offensive end.

Unlike Anjie who can easily score on Gasol Jr., every time Gasol scores, he will be strictly guarded by Anjie.

As time passed, Little Gal, who was not very strong, became worse and worse in such a long-term high-intensity confrontation, and his aim became more and more crooked.So his performance is getting farther and farther away from An Jie.

As both defense and offense have come to a temporary halt, the point difference between the Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers has been rising.

Slowly, people discovered that the taste of the confrontation between Anjie and Gasol Jr. in this game has become weaker and weaker.Confrontation, as the name suggests, is called confrontation only if the two sides are evenly matched.

But now, Gasol is completely at a disadvantage!An Jie can easily beat him on the offensive end, but he can't effectively shake An Jie's defense.

At this time, people were surprised to find that Marc Gasol, who has performed well this season, cannot be on an equal footing with Anjie at all!This guy is one level behind An Jie!
"I think we were all deceived by that guy, Sam Smith. From the beginning to the end, this is not a duel between top centers!" Kevin Holland saw that Gasol Jr. was once again interfering with Anjie He didn't make a hook, but he revealed what was in his heart.

Sam Smith commenting on the center forward?Does this guy know center?
Anjie couldn't perform well when he met Gasol Jr.?No, it's Gasol who can't compare with Anjie at all!
Before the game was over, Sam Smith was destined to pay for his remarks.

(End of this chapter)