Chapter 113: Tian Ji's Horse Racing
Although O'Neal is 36 years old, his bullets still shocked Anjie. In the game competition, O'Neal, who is slightly shorter than Anjie, won the Suns the chance to attack first.
O'Neal looked at Anger proudly and shook his finger. The decline in data in the previous few seasons made many people regard O'Neal as an outdated old man, and everyone wants to do whatever they want on him. But O'Neal's performance this season is very strong. He wants to tell others with his actions that he is still not so easy to mess with. This big shark will not be so easily convinced.
With O'Neal's addition, the Suns' offensive rhythm has also been slightly reduced. However, compared to other teams, this rhythm is still relatively fast.
Against Nash, Westbrook's defense has improved significantly. He will no longer simply rely on physical advantages to complete the blocking, but will rely more on reading the game to judge Nash's pass or breakthrough route.
Seeing that Westbrook's position was very good, Nash waved Stoudemire to come up and roll him.
After Westbrook's ability to prevent pick-and-rolls was insufficient, Van Gundy asked the trainer to arrange exercises to get rid of the piles for Westbrook to exercise Westbrook's ability to get rid of the pick-and-rolls after Westbrook met.
Although it is not enough to reach the top, Westbrook's pick-and-roll defense level has improved compared to before.
Nash Yi made a breakthrough through cover as usual, preparing to re-use the same trick and staged an immediate shot after pick-and-roll. However, when he held the ball with both hands, Westbrook suddenly rushed out!
Westbrook directly used Stedemier as a shaft, turned around and quickly got rid of it and got to the right position!
"Oh, this guy can even play with defense." Ricard admires Angel's new teammate very much. Although his organizational ability needs to be improved, he is really no different from O.J. Mayo and Bisley in other aspects. As for who is stronger than Derek Ross, Ricard is really looking forward to the collision between these two.
Although Nash failed to get his chance to take action, he was not panicked. He looked at Richardson who was standing outside the three-point line. Nash's wrist was shaking, but the basketball flew into the penalty area.
After being attracted by Nash's pass, the penalty area was basically empty, with only two giants still around the three-second zone, namely Angel and O'Neal!
The ball that Nash passed was found O'Neal. He suffered a lot of losses against the Thunder and Suns in the game, but today, O'Neal, who was in a state of courage, was here. Nash didn't believe that the Chinese could cause any other storm.
After O'Neal received the ball, he did not test it, but sat directly on An Jie, and then turned around unreasonably. An Jie was completely unable to resist O'Neal's sudden explosion and was knocked away and was knocked away.
"Enough!" O'Neal jumped hard! He gathered enough energy to hang the frame! The basketball rack in the Chesapeake Energy Arena kept shaking, and no one could destroy it like this!
"O'Neal's classic offensive method! It's clean and neat! There's no nonsense with Ando at all!" Mike Bryn's passionate commentary added a lot to this beautiful goal.
"Did you just block me? I didn't feel it at all." O'Neal laughed. This Chinese is the young center who has been hyped the hottest recently, so what? He can't resist his impact without yelling.
After Yao Ming was able to not lose his disadvantage when he was fighting O'Neal, most people would think that O'Neal was just that. Little did they know that Yao Ming's weight was actually only a little lighter than O'Neal. It was normal for Yao Ming, who had the same large tonnage, but when facing Angel who was only yiyio kilograms, O'Neal really hits whatever he wanted.
An Jie gently rubbed his chest. The 36-year-old shark was still as powerful as he used to be. When facing Yao Ming, An Jie could still prepare before accepting the impact, but when facing O'Neal's sudden power, he really couldn't think of a countermeasure.
"Anjie is still too thin." Ricard shook his head. This is indeed a dilemma. Is it to be a large-tonnage center like Yao Ming or an intelligent center like Anjie now, regardless of which, the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious.
On the offensive end, Jeff Van Gundy wanted to "fish" the Sharks from the three-second zone through Anger's high-level organization, but the Suns were not fooled at all. Anger mentioned that the person who defended him after the high-level position became Stoudemire, and O'Neal continued to protect the basket.
In this way, it will be quite difficult for the Thunder to score points in the penalty area.
Fortunately, facing Nash's weak defense, Westbrook played unexpectedly smoothly today. He took care of the first 6 points of the Thunder. Westbrook did not waste any chance. He made 3 of 3 shots, and Nash was beaten to the face of helplessness by this kid.
In the past, Westbrook only had a vague impact, but now, his ability to read games has also been significantly improved.
The reason why some players have excellent data in college but not high rankings is because their potential limits their development. Westbrook's fast learning ability is a reflection of good potential.
"What? Do you have to rely on a small man to help you solve your problems?" Seeing that An Jie had not come to the penalty area to fight him, O'Neal couldn't stop talking.
This is also a very easy performance for O'Neal to play. If he faces people who make him very difficult, such as Duncan and Yao Ming, O'Neal will become very serious and will not have time to talk.
Anjie really has to thank Morris now. If Morris hadn't been squirting trash in Anjie's ears in college, Anjie might have gone crazy in the face of these provocations. Fortunately, he was used to listening in college, and Anjie would naturally not be disturbed by provocations. On the contrary, Anjie was still a master who provoked others.
No matter what O'Neal said, Anger kept playing the ball strictly according to Van Gundy's arrangement. He didn't care about the gimmick of "An Shark duel" or whether his data was gorgeous. The team's interests outweighed personal interests, and he also had the thoughts that were implanted in his heart when he was in college.
"Ah!" Ricard and Morris sneezed at the same time, who was thinking about them...
The game was played in Anger's organization and Westbrook's offense. Until O'Neal came out, Anger didn't get the chance to go against him. The fans pointed at the TV and cursed. Van Gundy and Anger were really too shameful. If they didn't arrange Anger's offense, they could really resist the attack.
With five minutes left in the yi quarter, O'Neal, sweating-ridden O'Neal was finally replaced. He scored seven points in seven minutes, and O'Neal's scoring efficiency was very high. Anger has not yet adapted to the pressure brought by this large volume and large tonnage.
However, when O'Neal came out and Thunder's Durant and Westbrook also came out, Anger continued to play with the Thunder's second team.
Although Tian Ji was racing, Van Gundy didn't know this idiom, he was very good at using the same tricks. Anjie, who only acted as an organization on the offensive end, did not waste much energy at all. Now facing the substitute center Louis Admundson who was just traded to the Suns, Anjie finally waited for his own offensive period.
"Earl Watson controls the ball, the Thunder's tactics are very obvious, and Anger's position is very active! His task is no longer organization, but scoring!" McBrien's analysis was correct.
2 meters o6, yio 2 kg, Admunson did not have the advantage in height or weight. Anjie obviously felt much more relaxed after receiving the ball. Compared to the pressure sent by the big sharks, Admunson's top defense made Anjie feel no pressure.
Without saying anything, Anjie pushed directly into it! Although Anjie looked thinner than Admundson, Admundson could not stop Anjie from admundson's advancement.
Yi stepped into the three-second zone with only his foot, An Jie shook his shoulders left and right. Admunson thought An Jie wanted to hook up, but unexpectedly, An Jie turned around and took a step back, and a steadily jump shot from close range made Admunson lose his temper.
"Who is more accurate when Ann's back-turning jump shot or Dirk's Golden Rooster's independent step-back? These two guys are simply shooting machines!" Although the commentator said this, Anger's shooting ability is far less than Lovesky. Just the shooting range can be seen. Anger's mid-range shot can only be said to be particularly accurate when no one is defending, and only when Anger hits me from a close jump shot. But Lovesky can hit three-pointers without completely getting rid of the defense.
After that, this scene did not repeat itself, not because An Jie's offense was silent, but because An Jie's offensive methods were too rich and he did not have a double sign at all. Facing Admundson, who could only pick-and-roll and rebound, An Jie's offensive ability was perfectly swung.
Westbrook felt hot, the Shark O'Neal was unstoppable, and Anger led the second team to the Suns' inside line. Due to various reasons, the scores of both sides in the first quarter of this game were very high.
It was not until half a minute left in the second quarter that Anjie was taken down by Jeff Van Gundy. The mission had been completed, and Jeff didn't want Anjie to do extra expenses on the court.
"Oh my God, can you believe this is the score played by the Thunder? A team that is good at defense actually gave the Suns 34 points in the yi quarter! And they themselves also scored 34 points!" Mike Bryn could not believe his eyes. This is the offensive firepower of the Suns, but what everyone expected was that the Thunder actually bit the score.
34 to 34, the audience was very excited to watch the second quarter, but the only thing that was the only drawback was that they had not seen the head-on confrontation between Angel and O'Neal. However, there were still three quarters of the game, and these two guys could not be staggered by each other...
As always, Jeff Yi still used the opponent's substitute inside to feed Anjie's offensive rhythm. Now Anjie has turned on, can O'Neal interrupt Anjie's excellent move?
Chapter completed!