The Way of the Center - Chapter 811

Although Zhou Qi’s performance has been satisfactory enough, although this time the Chinese Derby has also made Chinese fans enjoy it. But one problem the Rockets must face is that the pace of the game has once again been taken back by the Trail Blazers.

D’Antoni arranged tense tactics in the locker room, and Chris Paul and James Harden were undoubtedly the two most stressed. Whether the Rockets can win the first game of the playoffs, their performance will play a decisive role.

“Increase the number of three-point shots! Reduce mid-range shots and breakthroughs! On the defensive end, we need to be more aggressive, even if we foul, we must stop them!” D’Antoni can’t wait to move out of his strongest weapon. Knowing that the Warriors’ three-pointers are particularly perverted, but in fact the Rockets are also a particularly good three-pointer team.

In this year’s regular season, the Rockets ranked first in the league in three-pointers made. In addition to the Warriors’ “splash brothers”, Harden and Gordon made the most three-pointers.

Now that there are top point guards like Paul, the Rockets players can easily find open shots.

In the first half of the game, D’Antoni did not allow the Rockets to make a three-pointer in pursuit of stability. But now that halftime is over and the Rockets are still six points behind, D’Antoni will have to make a desperate move.

“The pressure on our perimeter defense in the second half of the game will be huge! I need the inside players to also run, not to stay at the rim. You know, the Rockets can shoot a lot of big three-pointers. Whether it’s Zhou Qi is still Ryan Anderson, I need you to stick to the defense! You can’t let the Rockets make a series of three-pointers, you must not!” D’Antoni is arranging the offense, while Ricard is arranging the defense. . He knew that the Rockets would definitely look for opportunities outside the three-point line in the second half, and what Ricard had to do now was to minimize the Rockets’ three-pointers.

An Jie took a deep breath. If the Rockets really turned on the three-point mode, then his running range would be very large in the second half of the game.

From the basket to beyond the three-point line, Anjie needs to take care of everything. Especially now that the Rockets have Chris Paul, they will move the ball faster.

There is no doubt that this game will definitely be an uphill tug of war. The matchup in the West is getting harder and harder. This is only the first round of the game, giving Anjie the feeling of playing in the Western Conference Finals…

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Catherine is standing behind the Trail Blazers bench, and the child next to her is An Xiang, who is already three years old.

The mother and son have been watching the player channel, and they all look forward to the hero coming out sooner. Anjie is not only a hero who belongs to this family, but also a hero who belongs to the entire Portland!

When the Blazers players finally gushed out of the player channel again, the entire Moda Center burst into a loud noise.

This kid, An Xiang, seems to be able to adapt to such a noisy environment. He waved his little arm and kept shouting “Come on, Dad”.

Anjie walked to the bench and faced his wife and son. At this moment, An Jie, who was originally serious, smiled slightly and stretched out his big hand.

“Can Dad win?” An Jie asked his son.

“Dad will definitely win!” An Xiang jumped up excitedly and gave An Jie a high five. This warm scene brought the cheers of the entire Moda Center to the next level.

After high-fiving with his son, Anjie turned to face the court. At that moment, his originally kind expression became terrifying again. Come on Rockets, let’s fix everything right here!

The second half of the game soon restarted, the Rockets and the Blazers have re-deployed their starting lineups. In the first attack after coming up, Paul found Ryan Anderson in the seams.

Morris, who ran fast without the ball, failed to stop Anderson from shooting in time. The big white shooter kicked off the knife and turned Paul’s pass into an assist.

As soon as the game started, the Rockets sent a strong signal to the Trail Blazers. In any case, the Rockets’ fierce outside firepower is about to fire!

“Press harder! Don’t worry about going to the basket, I just need you to be optimistic about your matchup!” Seeing the Rockets hit a three-pointer at the start, Ricard also yelled anxiously from the sidelines.

Morris raised his right hand, indicating that the ball was his fault. It’s not that he didn’t see Ryan Anderson, but he didn’t expect Paul to see a gap in the crowd and pass the ball successfully.

No wonder the Rockets were willing to trade Paul with most of their teams last summer. For now, the Rockets’ efforts are definitely worth it.

After changing to the Blazers’ offense, Shabaz Napier still handed the ball to Anjie in the first half of the game.

An Jie held the ball from beyond the three-point line, and Capela and Rockets substitute small forward P.J. Tucker immediately surrounded him.

These two guys are almost the two best defensive guys in the Rockets formation. Using this combination to double-team An Jie’s center outside the three-point line also shows how great An Jie’s threat is.

P.J. Tucker is definitely an outside defensive gate. In the regular season this season, he has caused Anthony and other star small forwards to run into trouble.

Seeing the Rockets surrounded by two people, An Jie quickly raised the basketball high and was almost intercepted by Tucker.

But when he just raised the basketball, La Perla stretched out his big hand. Anjie had to hold the ball behind his back, but Tucker and Capela still refused to give in.

“Ann is in trouble, I don’t think he can pass a good ball in such a situation!” Kenny Smith saw Anjie in trouble and couldn’t help but exclaimed for the Rockets’ defense.

Indeed, the Rockets have done a great defensive job this time. They not only succeeded in forcing Napier to pass the ball, they also put Anjie in trouble.

An Jie also found that this time the double team was not so easy to break, this is not at the basket, and An Jie can also stand up against the defense of two people. Outside the three-point line, Anjie either breaks through or passes the ball.

In the face of this tight double-teaming, let alone a breakthrough, whether Anjie can pass the ball successfully has to say otherwise.

The gap is getting smaller and smaller, and P.J. Tucker has cut the ball several times. Had it not been for An Jie to hold the ball tightly, maybe the basketball would have been taken away by Takche.

With such a tight defense, almost everyone thinks that the Trail Blazers’ offense will eventually fail when the 24 seconds of offensive time run out. At this moment of anxiety, an orange basketball rolled out from under Capella’s crotch!

“What! An Jie was intercepted or passed the ball!?” Mike Brin looked at the court in confusion.

“It’s a pass! Look, Paul George happened to be in that position!” Jeff Van Gundy yelled while pointing to the court. George picked up the rolled basketball “just right” and shot it from the middle distance.

Without being marked, George’s CIC made a steady hit. It wasn’t until the sound of the Nets tumbling that Capella looked back in surprise. The Trail Blazers, just scored?

When Anjie secretly passed the ball from under the crotch, Capela and Tucker didn’t even notice it! They are still double-teaming An Jie, but they don’t know that basketball is no longer in An Jie’s hands!

“He is simply a magician with a height of 2.19 meters! My God, Capela and PJ Tucker did not find An Jie passing the ball! Although An Jie can only pass a very difficult ground Rolling the ball, but I have to admit, this is still a very successful assist!”

Accompanied by the exclamation of the commentators, the big screen on the scene played back the scene of Anjie just passing the ball over and over again.

An Jie seemed to be holding the basketball to protect the ball, but when Capela and Tucker were both focused on putting pressure on him, An Jie rolled the ball gently from under Capela’s crotch.

As for how Anjie discovered George, he just saw George in the gap and decided to pass it.

Anjie trusts George. He believes that George can understand what he means and receive basketball. After all, George is a guy who has to entrust the team to him.

D’Antoni shook his head helplessly. The Rockets’ defense has reached the limit. In the situation just now, it is impossible for anyone in this league to reverse the situation.

But An Jie, this guy really turned the decay into a miracle. The Rockets’ defense has no loopholes, but the Trail Blazers still scored.

Although the method is a bit weird, the Trail Blazers still scored. The competition between the two sides remained anxious, and this situation continued to the last moment, and it did not change.

The Rockets’ perverted three-pointer left the Trail Blazers helpless, and the magical performance of the Trail Blazers Angel, also made D’Antoni very helpless.

Neither side could really limit the other side. As soon as the Rockets took the lead, Anjie assisted George to overtake the score.

The Blazers just overtook the score, and the Rockets can always regain the situation with a beautiful three-pointer.

The anxious game caused the temperature in the Moda Center to soar. The fans screamed, but the passion remained.

In the last thirty seconds of the fourth quarter, Chris Paul took possession of the ball and advanced. At this time, the score between the two sides is 108 to 110, and the Rockets are temporarily behind by two points.

Shabaz Napier stared at the front intently. Paul’s performance today is too good. Whether it was passing the ball or scoring himself, Paul did his best.

At the critical moment, Napier must not lose the chain. He doesn’t want to be a hero to save the team, he just hopes that he will not become the sinner of the team’s failure!

Chris Paul is very calm, even if it is the time for the Rockets to decide life and death, he is still calm. Paul has experienced this situation countless times!

Ryan Anderson and Zhou Qi stepped forward for the pick-and-roll, and both Anjie and Morris had to follow them. D’Antoni’s strategy of deliberately putting on two big three-point turrets is very clear, which is to draw your Trail Blazers inside out!

Paul quickly changed the tempo from left to right twice, then suddenly broke through and went to the left!

Napier, who was blocked by Zhou Qi, could not quickly bypass the pick-and-roll, and Morris did not dare to leave Zhou Qi Maoran. So Paul rushed to the restricted area under this unmarked situation!

“Don’t even think about it!” Seeing Paul got a chance to make the basket, George dropped Harden and quickly chased Paul. Whether to choose a layup or a three-pointer, whether to choose to equalize or directly overtake.

George believes that under this high pressure, Paul will definitely choose the safest way to equalize the score! After all, Chris Paul has always been a point guard who puts safety as the first priority ~www.mtlnovel.com~ risky things, he doesn’t do it often.

Just when George leaned toward Paul to stop him from attacking, Paul suddenly shook his wrist in the air and turned into a pass. The basketball went around George’s waist and went straight to the outside line!

“James Harden! Can he kill the game!” Mike Brin suddenly stood up. This is probably the most critical three-pointer of the entire game!

Paul’s pass is very comfortable, even if it is a breakthrough goal under interference, Paul can still pass the ball very comfortably.

After Harden received the basketball, he didn’t need to adjust at all, he could shoot directly!

The basketball flew over George and Paul’s heads under everyone’s attention. Fall into the net with a perfect arc!

“God! Goal! Chris Paul and James Harden, they are definitely the most dangerous backcourt combination in the league! It’s wonderful!”

Paul jumped up abruptly and collided hard with Harden. The reason these two guys got together was for victory, for such a moment!

With only 12 seconds left in the game, the Rockets lead by one point. The most frightening thing is that the Trail Blazers have not suspended!

Ricard is very upset now, he shouldn’t have called more timeouts just now. If this game loses, he will bear the main responsibility!

In 12 seconds, the Trail Blazers must control the ball for half the court and then complete the offense. Otherwise, the Rockets will take away a victory at Moda Center.

And now the Blazers’ master control, it happens to be Napier, who has limited ability.

All the fans in the Moda Center are shaking, they are all nervous.

At this moment, An Jie raised his arm and made a fist. “Stay steady! We still have time!”

The leader of the Trail Blazers intends to stabilize the situation! The safety of Moda Center will be guarded by him!