The way of the center

Chapter 672 Personal Show ([-])

One steal, one block, one successful three-pointer.As soon as Anjie started, he didn't intend to give the Houston Rockets any chance to breathe.

Yao Ming was dumbfounded off the court. After the transformation, Yao Ming actually paid less and less attention to the NBA.Yao Ming was very surprised when An Jie won the double MVP title last year.After seeing An Jie's performance on the field today, Yao Ming felt that everything was so natural.

With such strength, if he doesn't win the double MVP and the championship, who is qualified to win it?
I think the Rockets, who were not optimistic about the outside world back then, also fought to the seventh game under the hands of a powerful guy like Kobe.But the current Rockets can't give Yao Ming much confidence.

Back then, the Rockets struggled to cling to the Lakers and struggle in the mud, but now this Rocket has not been able to get close to the Blazers so far.

After being yelled at by McHale, Howard's mind was also cleared up a lot.To prove that he is better than Anjie, Howard must at least be able to play on the court.If he can't even play, what will Howard use to compare with Anger?
Therefore, when the Rockets launched an offensive again, Howard obviously calmed down a lot.

His smooth pick-and-roll and active running finally helped Chandler Parsons get an open shot.Parsons received a pass from Beverley within the three-point line and made a decisive shot. The basketball was hollowed into the net, and the Rockets finally scored a goal with difficulty at the Moda Center.

Parsons and his teammates high-fived each other, and all Rockets players looked forward to continuing their momentum.However, before this group of guys were happy, An Jie extinguished the passion of his opponents again.

This time, Anjie did not cut inside after the pick-and-roll for Lillard, but nailed it at a high position to create offensive space for Lillard.

Howard was in a dilemma. He didn't know whether he should defend the inside line or continue to defend in front of An Jie.Beverly and Terrence Jones certainly can't stop Lillard from attacking the frame, and Howard can't just watch Lillard score easily.

After some psychological struggle, Howard suddenly rushed from the free throw line to the basket.The deterrent power of the restricted area, Howard must regain his deterrent power against the restricted area back then!
Lillard was not afraid of Howard, who came to make up the defense. He jumped suddenly, and it was another suicide style of throwing himself up and then finding the frame.

Along with Lillard, Beverly, Howard and Jones took off together. In other words, Lillard alone attracted the double-teaming of the Rockets!

"Tut tsk tsk." Ricard pursed his lips. The Rockets' defensive system seemed horrible to him.He didn't deny McHale's success as a player, but as a head coach, McHale was really close.

Although Lillard is sometimes impulsive, when he didn't plan to layup by himself from the beginning, even if the Rockets went to block with five people, they couldn't stop him.

In the middle of the crowd, Lillard's wrist suddenly changed direction.He circled the ball holder to his back and flicked it.

The basketball slipped through the gap between Howard and Beverley.

This kind of pass is very risky, but once it succeeds, the reward is also very big.

Anjie received a pass from Lillard one step inside the three-point line. After landing, Howard immediately turned around and rushed towards Anjie.

An Jie raised his hands and took off unhurriedly. Even with a guy like Howard defending him, An Jie's shooting still did not mess up the rhythm.

Press the wrist, move the fingers, and shoot the basketball.Howard immediately retracted his arm in the air, for fear of being fouled by another thug.

This shot, which was not much closer than a three-pointer, hit the front of the basket and fell vertically into the net.

"It's so soft to the touch!"

"As long as it is within the three-point line, no matter where it is, it is Ann's hot spot!"

"Chinese big men have always had a good touch. From Wang Zhizhi to An, they have continued this fine tradition!"

Just one shot, and An Jie once again let the commentary area surround him with a lot of discussion.In today's league, there are more and more big men who can shoot.But someone as stable as An Jie is really uncommon.

An Jie maintained his fiery momentum, and the momentum that the Rockets had just played was immediately extinguished by this long-distance two-pointer.

Afterwards, James Harden fired impetuously from beyond the three-point line, and the basketball naturally knocked out of the frame.

An Jie, who was stuck in his position, turned around with Howard as the axis at the moment the basketball rebounded, allowing himself to come to the outside of the basket.

Howard was still wondering why Anjie gave up the position he finally got stuck in, but he found that Harden's shot was too powerful, which caused the basketball to bounce very far. Less than this kind of ball!
When Howard knew Anjie's intentions, the rebound had already been taken by Anjie.It doesn't seem difficult to fight for rebounds sometimes, but the skills involved are actually very rich.

Yao Ming was taller than An Jie back then, but Yao Ming's ability to protect rebounds was not as good as An Jie.Howard can jump better than Angie, but since Angie entered the league, Howard can only rank second in rebounding most of the time. This year, he was surpassed by DeAndre Jordan and others, and fell to fifth.

It seems that Howard's short period of dominating the inside of the league after Yao Ming and O'Neal retired is really over.

After grabbing the rebound, Anjie signaled Lillard to continue to press the rhythm.Seeing An Jie make a gesture, the entire commentary area boiled again.What does this mean?This means that An Jie still wants to continue to attack!
Before the Rockets recovered from the failed attack, Anjie caught the ball in the middle distance and used a fadeaway jumper that suddenly stopped after a breakthrough to defeat Howard again!

"Almighty inside offensive player!"

"The center with the most gorgeous offensive skills in history!"

"If Dwight could have half as many weapons as Ann, the Rockets would never be in such a mess now!"

Once again, Ainger scored his seventh straight point after the start of the game and never missed it.McHale immediately called a timeout. Today Anjie was a little abnormally active on the offensive end.It seems that I am going to be in bad luck!

"Good job!"

"That's the way to go, boss!"

"Dwight is on the verge of dying, and we've only played less than half of the first quarter!"

When An Jie left the field, everyone came up to give him high fives.An Jie didn't say a word, and just used his actual performance to make his teammates excited.

Ricard gave Anjie a thumbs up, and then sat down among the players with a small bench.

This cunning guy looked at the irritable McHale on the other side of the court, and then at An Jie, who had just been strong.Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through his mind.

"Ann, you will rest below later. Robin, go up and hold it, don't let Howard open it."

When Ricard said this, everyone froze for a moment.An Jie's performance on both ends of the offense and defense just now was at the dominant level. It is unreasonable to replace An Jie who is in good condition at this time.

But An Jie, who studied the Rockets' tactics with Ricard a few days ago, nodded calmly.He has no objection, because he knows that McHale must be strengthening the inside defense now.If the Blazers' offensive focus suddenly becomes outside, the Rockets' defense will become a mess again.

"Damien, after Anjie is off the court, you have to attack with the ball more. Listen, I don't want to see any changes in the situation!"

"No problem, boss!" Lillard was gearing up, passing the ball to An Jie for so long, and now he was finally able to show his strength and attack a game!

The timeout ended, and McHale seized the last few seconds to yell at the players.However, the former Celtics legend was dumbfounded when the Blazers players in white jerseys took the field.

An Jie, who he focused on defending just now, actually sat on the bench holding a glass of Gatorade!In other words, all the arrangements made by McHale just now were in vain!

"This damned fox!" McHale yelled angrily, while Ricard sat on the bench leisurely with his legs crossed.

The game restarted, and the liberated Lillard shined on the court.Even a tough "engineer" like Beverly couldn't contain the excited Lillard.

This second-year guard has shown abilities that do not match his age. People are right, if the Trail Blazers do not have Anjie, Lillard will definitely become the star of this team!

His desire to win, his desire to score, his self-confidence and his truly impressive strength made the Rockets' defense be torn apart by Lillard!
With Lillard's breakthrough, Aldridge was also liberated.Yao Ming couldn't bear to see the Rockets beaten like this. Even if An Jie wasn't present, the Rockets would have no power to fight back!
The momentum of this massacre was finally relieved when Ricard changed into the second team.The Rockets only have eight rotations, so they don't actually have a real second unit.

It is precisely because of this that Harden was able to use his "touch porcelain" style of play to move back some scores.The impulsive Robin Lopez is simply a hotbed for Harden to display his "touch porcelain" talent, but Ricard doesn't care about it. Harden's harmless attack has no way to change the game at all.

18 to 27, after the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers have almost widened the point difference to double digits.McHale arranged a lot of tactics during the break, but he didn't even know which one was the focus of his messy arrangement.

This guy is always telling the players all the tactics they use, but they are not proficient in any of them.This is why the Rockets always play very chaotically at critical moments.Chinese fans even ridiculed McHale, saying that his tactics can be summed up in four letters, "X***D".

With confused thoughts, the Rockets players entered the court uneasy.However, this time, Lillard took a rest, but Anjie stood up again.

"Andre!" Looking at Asik with frightened eyes, An Jie smirked and moved closer to Old Miller.

"What's the matter, Ann?"

"Later, give me the ball as much as you can!"

"You lunatic, if you continue to play like this, you will score 30+ points again." Miller smiled and shook his head. Playing with such a guy is really relaxing and enjoyable.

"Andre, why don't we try to score more than [-] points? Or, higher?" An Jie patted the old Miller on the shoulder, Jeremy Lin had already controlled the ball and attacked.

But the Rockets don't know, they are just heading towards a darker abyss
(End of this chapter)