Chapter 342: 45 seconds of turning
In the second quarter, Anjie defended the dignity of the Rose Garden with defense. In the first half of the second quarter, Anjie's offense made the Heat very nervous, but in the second half, the double impact of James and Wade allowed the Heat to work hard to establish a slight advantage of five points.
Perhaps the Heat would never have thought that the advantage they had built up was filled by the substitute players of the Trail Blazers. However, the good foundation laid by Anjie for chasing points is also the main reason why the two teams can return to the same starting line now.
If An Jie hadn't, the score would have been only five points. Now, before the fourth quarter started, An Jie had already scored 28 points. Spoelstra did not have to go back to double-team, and An Jie would not stop even if he had a minute.
"I want to say that this is the most exciting game I have seen this season, and it is also the best game in the recent game between the Trail Blazers and the Heat. Before, the two teams either lost because of their poor condition or won a big victory because of their good condition, which made the game unsurprising. Today, it's good, both sides are evenly matched. I mean that the Heat does have some advantages in strength, but at least the Trail Blazers are also using their methods to reduce the game.
This gap. I think it's very likely that the winner will be decided until the last second in this game." Charles Barkley licked his lips that were fucked because of too much talk. His voice never stopped from beginning to end in this game. Every dunk on the court and every blocking block were accompanied by Barkley's scream. When Kenny Smith and O'Neal stopped to rest, Barkley could chatter and keep talking.
Sometimes the cheeky Barkley doesn't want to work hard. Whether this guy can explain it seriously depends on whether Yi's game can attract his attention. There is no doubt that today's exciting showdown between the Trail Blazers and the Heat is very in line with Barkley's appetite.
Anjie sat down and drank two glasses of Gatorade. The schedule of the season was half over, but Anjie felt that the game would make him so tired. The impact of James and the Flash did make Anjie feel very difficult. In the yi quarter, he was full of energy and could still defend himself, but in the fourth quarter, it was difficult for Anjie to achieve that level of defense.
But the game was not over yet. No matter how tired he was, he had to insist on going on the field to fight. Seeing his teammates looking at him expectantly, An Jie threw away the disposable paper cup in his hand and stood up suddenly.
At the same time, James and Wade also jumped up from the bench. The three of them looked at each other and walked onto the stadium.
An Jie didn't know that he had scored 28 points. He didn't look at his own statistics, but he knew that he still had to keep scoring and scoring until the Trail Blazers lead until the end of the game.
On the court, both sides replaced the lineup that started with Yi. Although Jamal Crawford and Contney Lee performed well, they were exhausted in the second half of the third quarter. If they were to be enabled in the fourth quarter, the effect would be bad. So, the Five Tigers of the Trail Blazers stood there again. However, the game has come to an end.
"Ann's game is simply unstoppable, with 28 points in three quarters, and he has no sense of stopping. Hey, Raymond Felton passed the ball, Ann's box to confront Bosh at the middle distance!"
Angel originally thought he would raise his hand to ask for the ball after all, but he suddenly changed his attention and found that he didn't have to work so hard to face Bosh and Joe Anthony.
Save physical strength, persevere until the end, and continue to score. An Jie's task is very difficult, so he wants to score with a mid-range frame attack than a back-on single.
An Jie is indeed a master of low-post offense, but he is still in danger when facing the frame. An Jie's breakthrough is among the top in the inside, and his jump shots and throws are no worse than those of the small defenders.
Bosh tried to widen his arms, and he tried to lock Anjie on the outside and prevent him from getting close to the basket. However, Anjie only used yi tricks to completely collapse Bosh's defense.
An Jie first made a shooting move. Facing Bosh who was outside the steps, An Jie really could choose to shoot. Don’t forget that mid-range shots are also An Jie’s strengths.
Bosh stepped forward like a conditioned reflex and disturbed him, while Anjie quickly closed the ball and probed Bosh's left, as if he was going to make a fake shot and make a real attack.
Bosh is one of the Heat's Big Three. Although his performance is not good this season, his excellent foundation will not disappear. Seeing that Anjie is preparing to break through, Bosh immediately moved his steps and continuously changed the focus of the defense, which has already made Bosh suffer. But at least this time, he can block it!
Just when Bosh had just moved his steps, An Jie, who had originally broken through to the left, suddenly leaned against Bosh and turned to the right. At this time, Bosh could no longer change his center of gravity. He could only reach out to grab An Jie's ball, but only caught the gust of wind.
After Anger got rid of Bosh, he rushed straight to the basket, and Joe Anthony immediately returned to defense. Although Aldridge had a strong offense, he was really not as good as Morris in terms of restraint ability. If Morris was there, Joe Anthony would not even have a chance to return to defense.
But even if Joe Anthony returned to defense, Anthony was not afraid. He jumped and slammed the ball sideways, just avoiding Joe Anthony's arm and dunked the ball into the basket.
"Beautiful footsteps, do you think An breakout depends on the degree? No! He depends on his superb footsteps. It's just that coincidental, this guy's degree is also fast in the inside line." In the past, An Jie would never give others the impression of being fast. But now, after a long period of physical transformation training, An Jie's degree has made great progress.
Angel's beautiful goal made the fans of Rose Garden extremely excited, but before they were happy, James fell down the basin of cold water.
He broke through from the bottom corner, and Anjie jumped and blocked the time. Unfortunately, James actually curled up his body in the air. When he flew to the other side of the basket, he stretched out and advanced the ball.
This trolley layup allowed James to avoid Anjie's palm very well, which was also a response to Anjie's beautiful dunk just now. 3o points. Like Anjie, James has also scored a lot of points today!
The game was so anxious for a few minutes, and Spoelstra crossed the sidelines, restless. Where is Ricard? He kept roaring on the sidelines, and sometimes even expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee. In short, the two head coaches have done everything they can do. The outcome of the game now depends on the players on the court.
This is already the fourth quarter. I don’t know how many times Anjie has held the ball. I saw that Spolstra continue to use strict man-to-man defense. Anjie didn’t think about it, and he held the ball and turned around to the frame again, preparing to continue working alone!
Bosh doesn't even have big arms out now, because no matter what he does, Anjie can defeat himself like a fool.
Just as Bosh was stunned, Anjie shot. But this time, he really shot.
"Oh my God, Chris Bosh had no reaction. He was already stunned by Angel. Come on, let's change someone, oh by the way, there are not many inside players in the Heat who can make a move." O'Neal looked at Angel now, as if he saw himself when he was young. At that time, as long as he sat down at the basket, no matter who came, he could not stop him. Angel now extended his "unsolvable" distance to near the free throw line. This is not that Angel plays softly, but that Angel has more offensive methods than O'Neal!
What made Anger uneasy was that no matter how he scored, Wade and James were always able to respond. They knew that Anger was guarding the inside line, so they chose to make more emergency stop jump shots and throws to end the attack. James's trolley layup was only the only yi scored in the three-second range in the fourth quarter by Wade and James.
Unfortunately, Wade and James performed very well in the middle distance today. But even so, Anjie dared not be too careful. He knew that James and Wade were just waiting for him to go out, but once he went out, the inside behind him would be immediately raging.
"An! Hook your hand again!"
"The big hook shot in the free throw line, and how many points has An gotten?"
"A tough break...oh! Bosh never left his steps during the defense, but Anjie still completed the dunk! He has a strong sense of power, this is definitely a dunk belonging to the inside monster!"
An Jie, An Jie, An Jie. Whether it is offense or defense, as long as it is a commentary about the Trail Blazers, An Jie's name is inevitable.
The scores of both sides were just taking turns to lead, until the last minute of the game, the score was still not widened. 94 to 95, the Trail Blazers were temporarily behind, but now it is the Trail Blazers' offensive round.
Ricard also took the lead in this game, allowing Anjie to play for a full quarter. Until now, Anjie has not played in the second. James and Wade are not much better, 45 seconds, this is the time when these two people end.
This time, An Jie scored the basketball in this attack. Bosh was already numb to pick up the ball under the basket. He didn't know how many points An Jie scored, and he didn't want to know!
"42 points! God, after Anjie got the ball just now, he has scored 42 points today!" Kenny Smith grew up and he could guess that Anjie would perform well in this game. But he could not have imagined that it would be so good.
However, the script seemed to be written as a final one. After that, the Heat's offensive Wade's breakthrough attracted the defense of the two people, while James was only under the supervision of Aldridge.
Wade fed the ball to James in an extremely narrow space with tacit understanding. James hit the board and layup with Aldridge's high throw, and the basketball hit again!
After the ball entered, Ricard hurriedly called for a timeout. Now both sides have another attack, whether to win or lose, it will be determined by these two attacks.
"Double-team!" On the Heat, Spoelstra had no arrangements. After persisting for so long, he finally had to use double-team on Angel again!
As soon as Anjie fell into the three-second zone, James also came over to entangle him. James' entanglement was not the same as others. His defense was absolutely fierce and his attack was very accurate. Anjie even almost lost the ball.
Fortunately, Anjie still relied on his height advantage to send the ball to Gerald Wallace.
James saw Angel passing the ball and ran back immediately. Gerald Wallace probably didn't expect James to be in place so quickly, so when he shot, he was startled by James's sudden palm.
This interference severely broke Wallace's shooting rhythm. His three-pointer came out of the box, and Bosh and Joe Anthony worked together to block Angel, and James took the rebound.
"No, no!" Seeing that there was not much time left, and the Trail Blazers were still lagging behind. An Jie didn't think about it and immediately hugged James who was about to lift him from behind.
Foul tactics! Because Gerald Wallace failed to continue that shot, the Trail Blazers are now forced into a desperate situation!
However, James did not disappoint the Heat. He made two free throws steadily, allowing the score to widen by three points again.
At this time, the game was only 5 seconds, and Anjie could not shoot three-pointers, so even if he could end the attack at the basket, it would be useless.
Gerald Wallace looked at Angel's gritting expression and felt very guilty. But there was no way, history could not go backwards, and his shot really ruined the team's possible shot to win.
Ricard used the last timeout in his hand, and even so, Angel and him had not given up. In the last moment, Ricard replaced Contney Lee and Jamal Crawford, plus Wesley Matthews and Raymond Felton. Except Angel, the Trail Blazers almost took out all their most accurate three-pointers.
However, this time, An Jie lost the effect of being involved. Even if he scored in the inside, the score was still far behind. But the time was not bad.
The Heat have pushed all the defense focus to the outside, and Contney Lee can only barely take action before the end of time. But today, this top-quality supporting role has not created a miracle.
"It's over! The exciting game is finally over! Unexpectedly, the turning point of the game did not appear until the last 45 seconds!" Kenny Smith said beside him, while O'Neal shook his head with regret. It's a pity that Anger didn't win this game. Yio7 is better than Yio4, and the Trail Blazers lost at home with a slight three-point disadvantage. If there is more time for the game, no, no, or even just thirty seconds, the result may be very different.
42 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. If such data is combined with the final victory of the game, it will be the perfect ending.
However, James' 38 points and Wade's 33 points made Angel, who should have amazed the league, dim.
O'Neal looked at Anger's expression on the field. This way, he looked like he was when he threw a final shot on his head...
Chapter completed!