The way of the center

Chapter 637
Philadelphia fans haven't been so excited about a game for a long time. The 76ers can play so closely with the defending champion Trail Blazers, which Philadelphia fans never dared to think about.

So, even if today's game is unanimously regarded as just an "exhibition" game for the Trail Blazers, even if Philadelphia fans can only watch the game live on TV at home.But the Philadelphia fans who have been silent for many years still cannot restrain their excitement.

In the opening game of this season, when the 76ers beat the Heat, almost all Philadelphians fell into great joy.Now, the 76ers have a chance to stumble the defending champion, so everyone is paying close attention to this game.

David Stern looked at the ever-increasing ratings, and instantly felt that it was a wise choice for him to engage in such a New Year's Day war.

"Everyone's performance in the first quarter was very good! Come on, we've held back the defending champions, now we're going to drag them into the mud! Defense, in the second quarter, I want you to strengthen your defense Intensity!" On the visiting team's bench, Brett Brown's roar would definitely make Ricard very envious.Ever since he was found out to have the damn disease, Ricard seldom yelled like this.

Regardless of Brett’s unsatisfactory record in leading the team in the past few years, even if Popovich is allowed to coach the 76ers, a team that is not strong at all and often suffers from injuries, it is estimated that the results will not be good. where to go.

It's not that Brett can't command the game, it's just that the strength of the 76ers is really not enough to make them go further.So Brett also knows that the 76ers can bite the score in the first quarter, relying entirely on offense.

But if a team wants to win, it is impossible to rely solely on touch.If the players suddenly lose their touch in the next game, then this game will be impossible to play.

So taking advantage of the opportunity of this intermission, Brett Brown put a lot of effort into defense.Although the 76ers' defense is not good, at least in the next three quarters, they will not just play the game based on the feel.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ricard sent out a mixed lineup of substitutes and starters as always.Anjie and Matthews continued to fight with Miller Sr., Robin Lopez and Frenchman Batum.

The 76ers, whose bench is not deep enough, will continue to fight with the starting lineup.

In the first quarter, although the Trail Blazers were unable to open the score, their offense was quite easy.However, after the 76ers suddenly increased their defensive intensity, the Trail Blazers players really didn't get used to it for a while.

So when the Trail Blazers aggressively attacked again in the second quarter, An Jie found that it seemed that it was not so easy to break through the 76ers' defense now.

Spencer Hawes was not strong enough, nor quick enough.But this time, when An Jie received the pass from the old Miller into the penalty area with his back, he felt the pressure from behind him, which was several times stronger than before.

In order to resist Anjie's advance, Hawes, a big white man, had to defend with top defense.

The top defense can put the ball holder under great pressure from the beginning to the end, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the top defense with the center of gravity too forward, once turned and broken, it is difficult to chase back.

An Jie naturally knew this, so he also prepared to break through Hawes with an easy turn.After all, Hawes's movement speed is not at the same level as An Jie's.

An Jie was about to turn around, but saw that McAway had already ambushed him.As soon as Anjie dribbles, McAway will take the ball away immediately.

Seeing this situation, An Jie immediately stopped his movements and raised the basketball high.His turn and breakthrough turned into a turn on the spot to face the frame. McAway failed to break the basketball, but Anjie's breakthrough plan was completely ruined.

Before Anjie could stand still, Hawes pressed forward.An Jie was made very uncomfortable by Hawes' active defense. There was no way for An Jie to pass the basketball back to the outside before he was double-teamed.

"What did we see just now!? Spencer Hawes and McAway successfully defended Anjie, an unsolvable guy!" Bill Wharton opened his mouth in surprise. The 76ers He Dehe Neng, can actually force last season's double MVP to be like this.

However, the Trail Blazers players who played on the court afterwards knew that the back-to-back schedule was the culprit for all this.

In the situation just now, if it was the energetic An Jie, he would have put Hawes on his shoulder to break through and dunk.This is one of Anjie's favorite scoring methods this season.

However, An Jie, who is not in good physical condition today, was afraid that he would make a mistake due to weakness in the forced breakthrough, so he gave up this idea.

In the end, it was Anjie who ended the attack with a hook.But the powerful Blazers shouldn't be playing so hard.

Unlike the Trail Blazers' bumps and bumps on the offensive end, the 76ers' offense seems to be a lot easier.

It was very uncomfortable for McAway to be stared at by the old Miller, but this did not affect his job of passing the ball.

Thaddeus Young's nonsensical running made Aldridge very distressed. What's more, Hawes' off-ball pick-and-roll also greatly delayed Aldridge's follow-up defense.

At a distance of one step behind the free throw line on the left, McAway passed the basketball. The basketball passed through the waving arm of the old Miller and flew obediently into the hands of Thaddeus Young.

Thaddeus Young's performance in the middle distance today is like a godsend, and Aldridge's slow interference can't stop Yang's continuous scoring.

Anjie covered most of the restricted area. Spencer Hawes, a guy who dreams of becoming a point guard but has grown so big, doesn't know how to rebound.However, this didn't help, because Thaddeus Young's shot went hollow again!

"Woo~~~~" After the goal, Thaddeus Young was naturally booed by the fans in the Moda Center.However, Thaddeus Young unexpectedly enjoyed all of this. Before this season, they didn't even have the qualifications to be called!

The Trail Blazers fans booed themselves, which at least proved that the opponents began to take themselves seriously!

If there is only one Thaddeus Young, no matter how good he feels, he can't make waves.But today, Evan Turner made trouble with Thaddeus Young.

Turner is like a living fossil today. He brought the retro second position back to the modern basketball arena.

Runs, picks and rolls, catches, shoots, scores.Initiates, runs back, picks and rolls for the [-], catches passes, shoots, scores.
Turner's style of play today is so simple that it seems to be "picked out" from a video tape in the 70s and [-]s. He rarely holds the ball and almost shoots as soon as he catches the ball.It can be said that Turner's game today is nothing to watch.

However, the most frightening thing is that Turner was able to score in such a way today!

Whether Ricard replaced Matthews or Courtney Lee, neither could effectively limit Turner's scoring momentum.You know, in the second position, Matthews and Lee's defense is already quite good.

The fans at the Moda Center are always thinking, maybe in the next round, we will be able to completely control the game.However, until entering the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers still failed to kill the 76ers, a team with a very low sense of presence.

"Before the game, I thought that Ann would clock out in only three quarters, but now it seems that I was very wrong!" Mike Breen has seen the Trail Blazers push countless powerful opponents into desperation, but this situation is reversed, It was the first time seeing Mike Brin.

"Is there anything wrong with the performance of the Trail Blazers today? I can tell you with certainty that there is no problem! They are still playing very well. The reason why the game developed so abnormally is actually because the 76ers are so efficient. Some incredible offense." Van Gundy is now one of the commentators who are very popular with fans, because he can always say a lot of professional things during the commentary process.

And Van Gundy's views on this game have also won the unanimous approval of the fans.

In the 5th minute of the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young's shooting percentage is as high as 68%!Although Yang plays the [-]th position, his offense is usually completed outside the three-second zone.For a person who uses shooting as his main scoring method, such a shooting percentage is really too exaggerated.

Evan Turner's shooting percentage is okay, 48%, which is [-] percentage points less than that of Des Young.But a defender's hit rate is close to half court, which is considered excellent.

The second is McAway. Although he was slapped twice by Anjie today, he broke through the basket 5 times but missed a layup in the confrontation with Anjie.

However, McAway's performance of standing on the free throw line 7 times still allowed him to get a lot of points.

At this moment, An Jie is sitting on the bench to rest.With Turner hitting another mid-range shot, the 76ers tied the score for the eighth time in the game.

Ricard shook his head, he really wanted to reprimand loudly to express his displeasure.But after thinking about his body and family, he restrained this impulse again.

"Timeout, timeout!" He rushed directly to the referee, and the referee immediately stopped the game.

Now the entire league knows that Ricard, a fiery guy, had better not mess with him.Therefore, there are very few referees, so the referees generally respond very quickly to Ricard's timeout request.

"The 76ers stopped the powerful Trail Blazers again. There are only 5 minutes left in the game. Maybe the 76ers can create a miracle?" In the commentary area, people no longer regard the 76ers as a weak team.at least today,
Ricard hailed the players to get off the pitch, the game had dragged on long enough.

Sitting among the players, Ricard said nothing.He just stared at everyone's face. This silent atmosphere made the players even more afraid.Ricard was not angry, he just wanted to use the same group of people to play a different game, to play a game that could defeat the 76ers.

"Robin." Ten seconds later, Ricard finally spoke.

"Boss!" Although Robin Lopez was joking and joking on weekdays, he still didn't dare to mess around with Ricard when he was serious.

"You go on the court to play the fifth position, and I only give you one task, to protect the basket."

"Yes!" Robin Lopez responded sonorously, but at the same time, a doubt appeared in the hearts of others.Robin protects the rim, so what is Anjie doing?

"Andre, you play the second position. Let Evan Turner know what top perimeter defense is." Ricard ignored everyone's gaze and continued to arrange tactics.

"Batum, the third position is handed over to you. Three-pointers, I need you to use three-pointers to cause trouble for the 76ers. As for Damien, play more aggressively, McAway can't stand it." You toss, trust me."

Finally, Ricard finally raised his head and looked at the tallest and most handsome An Jie.

"Ann, you can leave it to Robin at the basket. After playing, you will play the 76th position. Don't the [-]ers like to score in the middle distance? Very good, I want you to stay away from the basket this time, Go to the middle distance to defend! No matter who wants to shoot, you teach him a good lesson!" Sure enough, Anjie is still the most important point of Ricard.

The timeout ends and the players who have received new orders are ready to play.At this moment, Ricard suddenly grabbed An Jie who had already stepped onto the basketball court with one foot.

"What's the matter, boss?" An Jie turned around in surprise.

"I forgot to tell you, since you are playing number four, remember to destroy Thaddeus completely!" Rickard's low voice matched with that fierce expression, looked very ferocious.

An Jie was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a smile that echoed Ricard's expression.

"It's a piece of cake." The bloodthirsty butcher replied.

(End of this chapter)