The way of the center

Chapter 612 Obvious Gap
"Be careful, I might swallow you alive!" An Jie warned Plumlee, a second-year rookie, with a smile. Even the referee who was familiar with An Jie couldn't help but smile.

Plumlee gritted his teeth and admitted that Anjie was very good.But this doesn't mean that this yellow-skinned guy can be so arrogant!
Bounce, this is what Plumlee is most proud of.He must tell the Chinese during the scrimmage stage that he is not bad at anything!

An Jie naturally saw the change in the expression on Plumlee's face. He knew that he had successfully angered this inexperienced second-year rookie.

Hornacek is very smart, he mobilized the emotions of the Suns players just in place.This state of eagerness to defeat the opponent without losing his mind is simply too suitable for the game.

But as long as Anjie adds a little bit of material to this, the emotions of the Suns players can exceed the critical point of losing control.Especially rookies like Plumlee, they were not calm enough on the court, and now they are still irritated, and they will be full of loopholes.

Sure enough, in the jump ball stage, Plumlee, a 2-meter white man, only wanted to use his terrifying bounce to win the ball for the Suns.But he forgot that it is not the best time to scramble for the ball when jumping at the same time as the ball.

It seems that Anjie took off a little later than Plumlee.But in fact, when Plumlee's body has begun to fall, basketball has just reached its highest point.And Anjie, who took off later, came from behind and successfully patted the ball into Lillard's hands just right.

"You still have to learn a lot, rookie." An Jie spread his hands and ran past Plumlee. Plumlee was furious and immediately turned around to chase after him.

In the first round of defense, in order to save his face, Plumlee stuck to An Jie tightly.

This young white insider seems to have forgotten that the most important thing for the center position on the defensive end is not to mark, but to protect the basket.

His heart has all fallen on Anjie, so that Lillard has already reached the inside, and Plumlee has not responded.

"Replenish defense, make up defense!" Although Hornacek did not expect the Suns to make much progress on the defensive end, such obvious defensive loopholes were not something he could tolerate.

Unfortunately, Plumlee still didn't respond.This guy only has An Jie in his eyes now!
The center was pulled away, and Lillard strode directly towards the basket.

The experienced Channing Frye immediately dropped Aldridge to defend the basket. Although this guy is definitely a top-level shooting player, Frye is indeed too weak in terms of the ability to protect the frame.

Lillard, who trained with Anjie in the summer, was not afraid of this level of confrontation at all. He leaned directly on Frye and planned to lay up.

Fry raised his hands, but he still heard the whistle behind him.If the basketball hits the net, there will be an additional penalty!

"Good job!" Ricard waved his fists on the sidelines, and the fans in Moda Center were excited again.

"Damien is really an amazing second-year rookie. When Plumlee was still being played around by Ann, Lillard already knew how to use the opponent's defensive gap to score. Let me say, he He is simply a giant-level figure! He scored the first point of the new season for the Trail Blazers, and he still played a three-pointer!" Bill Wharton once again sat in the commentary area of ​​the Moda Center, and Lila The progress of Germany makes this pioneer star very gratified.

Anjie and Lillard clapped hands, and Plumlee knew at this moment that he was completely tricked!

Lillard's extra penalty hit steadily, and the Trail Blazers showed the momentum that a championship team should have at the beginning of the game.

In the transition between offense and defense, Bledsoe blinked at Slovenian defender Dragic and motioned for him to control the ball himself.

The pairing of the Suns' point guards is like this. One of the two guards can organize, and the other can attack and score, forming a complementarity.Seeing Bledsoe holding the ball, An Jie could guess that this guy who was his teammate for a short time should choose to break through directly!

Yep, that's why Bledsoe handles the ball himself.Lillard's slightly thin body seems vulnerable to Bledsoe,
"LeBron among point guards", "Second Westbrook", "Bloodcloth". These nicknames all explain Bledsoe's playing style very well.This guy's straightforward breakthrough really hit Lillard's weakness.

Sure enough, Lillard didn't think of making Bledsoe dribble into someone, so he was directly crushed by Bledsoe, who was several times stronger than himself.

Sometimes Lillard's defense is not simply a matter of mentality. This guy's body makes him often have more than enough energy.

Bledsoe's breakthrough was very successful, and like Lillard, he rushed inside without fear.

However, unlike Lillard's situation, the Suns' basket is guarded by an inexperienced second-year center.And guarding the Blazers' basket is the best center in the world.

Bledsoe took a breath, both hugged the basketball tightly, took a step, and prepared to layup!
Seeing this situation, An Jie immediately shook off Plumlee, and easily got rid of the entanglement with the other party.

He moves at a fast pace and quickly fills up the paint area.Although Bledsoe is also fast, Angie can use his huge defensive range to make up for his speed disadvantage.

Bledsoe was about to dunk, but found that the basketball in his hand was oppressed by a larger force.

Gradually, this force exceeded the critical point that he could bear.The basketball was dropped and it was blown away!
"It's Ann! He blocked Bledsoe's dunk!"

"Iconic closure! Beautiful!"

"Unlucky Bledsoe, he may have forgotten that Anjie and he don't belong to the Thunder now!"

Bledsoe gritted his teeth unwillingly and turned his head, only to find that Iguodala, who had a keen sense of smell, had already grabbed the slapped basketball first.

The Blazers immediately switched offenses, which is what they do best.Don't forget, during the Finals last season, Ricard also let the Trail Blazers run and bomb to confuse the opponent.

All of the starting five, including Angie, are running wild, even though the Suns are athletic.But defense can be done not only by relying on athletic ability.

Iguodala made a quick push and suddenly passed the ball to Lillard who came in from the wing.

Lillard dribbled two steps and was ready to attack the frame, but at the moment when Bledsoe took off to block the block, Lillard leaked from his crotch. Everyone looked back, and the person who received the ball came from behind. , it's Anjie!
Lillard didn't look back, and ran directly to his own half.At the same time, An Jie successfully dunked with both hands.

This group of photos was also recorded by countless photographers. This goal is similar to the scene where Wade directly celebrates the goal after passing the alley-oop to James.

Lillard is equally confident, confident in his leadership.As long as the ball is passed, it must be an assist!
"A beautiful fast break, a fast break ended by a center player. An Jie is really terrifying, what else can he not do?" O'Neal began to praise An Jie every day.

"Three-pointers, I heard that this guy refused to develop three-pointers during the summer training camp." Unexpectedly, Charles Barkley answered O'Neal's question seriously.Dismantling each other is exactly what the pair like to do.

"Three-pointers? Are you saying that a big man with a height of 2 meters 19 wants to go outside and shoot three-pointers? You will always say that three-pointers and fast pace are the hallmarks of modern basketball. But look at those compromising centers, They have practiced one-handed three-pointers, and they may not be able to adapt to modern basketball! Centers! They should rule the basket, not escape from the penalty area! The problem of centers must be solved from the root of the dominance of the penalty area, rather than being led by the nose by the little man Run!" O'Neal has always expressed disdain for those centers who develop three-pointers, and three-pointers are not the life-saving straw for centers in this league.The weakening of the dominance of the penalty area is the real reason for the decline of the center forward.

O'Neal and Barkley are still bickering, but the game has gone on for a few more rounds.Several of the Suns' offenses ended in failure, because they all chose to hit the basket in these few offenses.

Seeing that the score was gradually opened, Hornacek immediately called a timeout.The impact of the Suns is indeed strong enough, but with Anjie, even if James wants to break through, he has to think more.

Although Hornacek had a good time with the Jazz, he formed an iron triangle with Karl Malone and John Stockton, and once entered the finals twice to challenge the Chicago Bulls led by "Flying Man" Michael Jordan .But in the position of head coach, Hornacek is still an out-and-out rookie.

Although the Jazz legend has served as an assistant coach before, there are still many differences between an assistant coach and a coach.

Now Hornacek is a little anxious, but looking at the Trail Blazers bench, everyone is still relaxed and everything is under control.

After the timeout, Ricard asked Anjie to leave the field early to rest, and Robin Lopez made his formal appearance at the Moda Center on behalf of the Trail Blazers.The guy with the afro gave Anjie a warm high-five, and naturally he was welcomed by all the fans.

What about the Suns?Hornacek replaced Channing Frye with Marcus Morris, a flamboyant offensive forward, and he still wanted to use his offense to cause trouble for the Blazers.

But Ricard is not in a hurry, Marcus Morris is a very good inside scorer, he is almost a low-profile version of Aldridge.But Anjie is not the only one who can defend and attack in this team of pioneers.One Morris is not enough to make the Suns comeback.

This is a championship-level team!Everyone here is also a championship-level player!

Not everyone can get a championship ring.Let this group of people who have just received the rewards tell Hornacek, who has never touched the championship, what is the real difference in strength!

(End of this chapter)