Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 324 Difficult Situation

The two sides returned from a timeout, and the Nuggets held the ball. According to Carl's tactical deployment, the Nuggets adjusted their tactics after coming up. In the previous rounds, Anthony, the most powerful firepower of the Nuggets, was completely frozen. And Carl's adjustments were also very targeted and bold. He made Nash give up possession of the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, Anthony ran beyond the three-point line, and Nash directly handed him the ball for him to control. ball.

Anthony has proven in the previous series that he can be the initiator of the offense, which is why Karl dared to do so.

After Anthony holds the ball, the other Nuggets players spread out as far as possible. Compared with the pick-and-roll tactic that Carl has always played, the current tactic is much simpler and rougher. It is to let Anthony lead the offense, and then lay an ambush on the outside. points pitcher.

Anthony was holding the ball at this time. After seeing the players coming, he dribbled the ball and started to push forward. However, Bowen, who was defending Anthony, did not have the slightest intention of retreating. On the contrary, perhaps because of the suspension, he now The desire to fight is very strong.

Anthony dribbled the ball and pushed forward with difficulty. It has to be said that although this tactic is simple and rough, it is a great test of his physical strength when facing Bowen's defense.

After several entanglements and a long blood mark on his arm, Anthony finally advanced to the free throw line. This position was enough for him to start the offense, but at this moment, the Spurs' defense It also changed immediately, and the double-team immediately stepped up at this time.

Anthony saw the Spurs' instant transition to the zone defense. He didn't stop the movement of his hands at all, and immediately started to hold the ball and break forward.

However, the Spurs' defense is not for show after all. Anthony was pinched to death as soon as he was caught, and Anthony was about to be stopped.

But at this moment, something completely unexpected happened. Anthony didn't raise his head at this time, and just threw the ball into the air.

Bowen didn't expect this flick, nor did Duncan who came to double-team, but there was one person who was already waiting for the opportunity. Brand, the star power forward of the Nuggets, just slipped to the baseline at this moment. When he reached the position one meter away from the right side of the basket, when Anthony threw the ball, he immediately jumped up.

This is a cooperation full of tactics and tacit understanding, and the result is perfect.

"Oh!"

Brand grabbed the ball with both hands, and desperately dunked the ball into the hoop. After a loud noise, he swayed on the hoop before jumping off, and perhaps because of the depression before, he beat his chest frantically after jumping off , constantly venting the emotions in my heart.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar. The Spurs' defense was top-notch in the league. Even Nash didn't find even a single lob in the entire series. But now, Anthony and Brand played this kind of cooperation. , and it was at the home court of the Spurs, this was undoubtedly a loud slap in the face, and that feeling made people feel very uncomfortable.

The Spurs fans felt uncomfortable, but the Nuggets bench looked crazy, the players shoved each other from the bench screaming and stood up, and the towelmen were waving vigorously towel.

This ball is definitely a great boost to the morale of the Nuggets.

However, no matter how wonderful the goal is, it is just one goal. The Spurs still have the advantage. The Spurs and the fans at the scene were extremely surprised that the Nuggets' defense at the moment was like a mad dog, constantly oppressing the Spurs' players with the ball, making it difficult for them to pass the ball comfortably. After working hard for a while , The Spurs were stunned and failed to put the ball into the basket, and the rebound was also grabbed by the Nuggets.

The Nuggets took the defensive rebound. Looking back, the Nuggets opened up again and let Anthony lead the offense. This time, because of the loss in the previous round, the Spurs did not double-team immediately. Suddenly, Anthony chose to go it alone. After breaking through to the free throw line, he took a few cross steps to create enough shooting space for himself and then chose to double-team. Bowen's defense was very aggressive, but Anthony's change He still couldn't react to the emergency stop, and when he jumped up, Anthony had already shot.

Looking back, Bowen could only watch Anthony send the ball into the basket.

Pass the ball if you double-team, and go it alone if you don’t double-team. After these two rounds, the Spurs encountered their first problem in this game, and it was also the most difficult problem to overcome. The source of all this is naturally the Nuggets Anthony, the team's leading scorer.

In the next round, the Spurs' offense seemed to be very bumpy. The Spurs' off-ball players encountered a lot of defense with physical contact, and their smooth cooperation failed to play out in the end. At the last moment, they tried to hand it over to Duncan. Rand's move around the front ended in failure. In the end, Ginobili made a three-pointer against the defense, and the ball finally bounced out of the frame.

The rebound was caught by Chandler, Anthony and Nash made a fast break, and the two passed and received the ball twice. In the end, Nash made a concealed pass behind the back, and Anthony scored an easy layup, tying the score to 6-6 in one fell swoop.

The cheers from the fans at the scene seemed a little lackluster. The general atmosphere of the scene is closely related to the performance of the team. The performance of the Spurs during this period obviously cannot make them reach the point of emotional excitement.

However, the trouble the Spurs encountered was far more than this. They failed to score points in the next round, and were directly defended by the Nuggets for a 24-second violation. Uniquely, the Nuggets' defensive strength has exceeded their average level because of the spiritual encouragement.

Popovich is a coach who likes to let players solve problems on the court, but after encountering a scoring shortage, this scheming coach had to call a timeout, and what greeted the Spurs players was a burst of scolding, The heads of the scolding players were full of saliva, and Popovich's violent temper was evident.

The Spurs are a stable team. Generally, after being trained by Popovich, they will show a completely different style, and this time back from a timeout is no exception.

After the Spurs came up, they gave up the team play, but learned from the Nuggets in a decent way, let the other players pull away, let Duncan play hard, let him distribute the ball, this move can be said to be very powerful , Brand always couldn't find a good way to defend against Duncan on the defensive end. As a result, Duncan forced him twice in a row.

This time, the angry Popovich finally calmed down a little bit, but Karl kept shaking his head at this time, his eyes widened, and there was nothing he could do about Popovich's move.

And these two goals completely changed the situation on the court. Originally, the two teams fought each other in the playoffs last season. It is to know the bottom line, so at this time, what the players do in the details has already determined the trend of the game. The Spurs scored again. Although Anthony's offensive firepower remained undiminished, facing Bowen's defense, Every attack consumes a lot of stamina, and the success rate is far lower than before.

After several rounds in a row, the situation was turned back by the Spurs. The Spurs played an unprecedented momentum at home. The Nuggets relied on Anthony and encouraged them to catch up, but they still failed to regain their momentum. It is conceivable that Anthony was exhausted and had to leave the court early to rest, and the Nuggets without Anthony, starting from Chandler, became frizzy, and Mutombo came up to get a technical foul. Can bring any positive impact to the team, the game was spent in the second half of the third quarter.

As for the game that was suppressed and then raised, the fans on the scene were even more excited, and the deafening shouts made the entire arena boil.

On the contrary, the main players of the Nuggets sat down on the court, looking extremely depressed. The current result of this game is obviously not what they want to see.

Anthony also looked depressed at the moment, staring blankly at the field. He was a little confused at the moment. The words of encouragement that were basically tried and tested in the past became so weak against the Spurs. It was different from what he had expected. It was impossible for him to overthrow the Spurs by himself. Just thinking about it made him lower his head uncontrollably.

It seems that he is also facing the predicament that James faced at the beginning. There may be some slight changes in history, but it seems that the final result is difficult to shake.

At this moment, there was a sudden uproar at the scene. Anthony was attracted by the sound, looked up, and then saw the wonderful scene just now played back on the LED screen. Jefferson faced Nesterovic, turned around a few times and Shaking, and finally getting rid of the hitting board to score easily, the completion is very beautiful.

Al Jefferson can only be regarded as a quasi-star player in Anthony's memory, and since entering the playoffs, he hasn't gotten many opportunities to play, and it's rare to see his performance. Such a beautiful inside offensive technique, obviously Let him a little unexpected.

Jefferson ran back after scoring a goal. After noticing that Anthony was looking at him, he had a smile on his face and looked at Anthony with gratitude in his eyes.

Anthony looked at Jefferson, thinking that it might be because of his previous training, and he also smiled.

When Jefferson passed by, Anthony also looked away, but before he could think about other things, there was an uproar on the court again. He looked up and saw Jefferson blocked Barry's shot, and immediately After that, he went down quickly, scoring a layup and causing Horry to foul at the same time, which is really surprising.

(End of this chapter)