Chapter 344: Calculation
"Uh, it's so fucking unlucky..." Kevin Love got off the plane and looked up, and saw a huge billboard. The content of this billboard was nothing else, it was the promotional poster of the Trail Blazers, and the person on the poster was naturally their star Anjie.
Like Kevin Love, there is another guy in the Timberwolves who was tortured by Angel in college. He is the second-tier star in the United States, Michael Beasley.
"Let's go, stop watching. As long as you are willing to work hard, he will not be able to be defeated. Now, the Trail Blazers just lost two consecutive times, so let's turn this number into three!" Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman urged his players to get on the team bus as soon as possible. Now they must hurry up and rest to show their strength in tomorrow's game.
Adelman thought at first that Anjie was the player of Yao Ming, but later he found out that he was so wrong.
Adelman knew Yao Ming, so he also knew how to defeat Yao Ming. Unfortunately, after An Jie's continuous evolution, people realized that this guy was very different from Yao Ming.
Adelman can only use his own experience to formulate a defensive plan for Anger. It has been too long since there is an all-around center like Anger in this league, so Adelman and his Timberwolves have no information or information to refer to.
How should Anjie defend against the opponent? No Yi team in the league can come up with a definite answer.
Fortunately, Adelman has at least an all-round Love. Whether the Timberwolves can win, Love's performance will be the key. Although the person who faces Love will be Lamarcus Aldridge, the second leader of the Trail Blazers, as long as Love makes a move, Ricard will immediately replace Angel for defense. Therefore, Adelman and Love are all ready to fight Angel to the end.
What about An Jie? He didn't think so much. Now he was lying on the bed early, hoping to get enough rest. Tomorrow, the team will have another home game after two consecutive losses. The longest losing streak for the Trail Blazers this season, which is two consecutive losses. An Jie doesn't want this record to be broken.
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3o3o, breaking the league's consecutive double-double record, double-double machine... What would you think when a very young team achieved such a result? In short, many people's reaction was surprised. If the Timberwolves' record was not as good as the Trail Blazers and the Thunder, Love might be the hottest one among the O8 rookies. Unfortunately, Rose, Westbrook and Anger were still pressing on his head.
Love's crazy performance helped him get rid of people's bad impression of him and made him the hottest number one star in the league. The fat and fat Love became a beast in the low post. His back turned jump shot made most insiders unable to defend. His three-pointers accounted for half of the field goal per game, making him a terrifying scoring expert.
It is precisely because of this elegant-looking Kevin Love and the Timberwolves, a team with poor grades, that it has the few highlights.
However, even such a "inside killer" was still a little nervous when he was about to face An Jie.
Although Anjie's data is not as gorgeous as Love's, Love knows in his heart that this does not mean that his strength is much stronger than Angel. It can even be said that he does not have an advantage in strength at all!
He only hopes that his Montenegro teammate Nikla Pekovic can work harder and keep Anjie away from him today.
Love is full of confidence in dealing with Aldridge. But Love has not wanted to experience it for the second time since college!
"Coach, the team has lost two consecutive times now, and has not won after the All-Star Game. What do you think is the real reason that bothers the team?" Before the game, the front reporter of espn also called Ricard, hoping that he could explain the confusion of the fans.
The Trail Blazers have always won consecutive games. During the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers were also glorious because of Angel and Aldridge. I really can't figure out why this team suddenly became like this.
"We lost to the Nuggets in the first game, maybe we just finished the rest and were a little loose. We lost to the Heat in the second game, my God, what else can there be a reason for this. When two of the teams can score more than 3o points, it will be difficult for them to lose. We have no problem losing to the Heat in the second game, and the problem is that James and Wade performed too well. Of course, we are not bad either. Therefore, in this game, I think An should be able to present a wonderful game for you. Well, I have to set up tactics, thank you." Ricard left the photographer and female reporter politely, and the next thing should be solved by basketball.
Ricard waved to the players who were warming up. Now, he will return to the locker room to make final arrangements for the players. Although the Timberwolves' record is not very good, most of their defeats have only 4 to 5 points. If the Trail Blazers fail to bite the last moment like the day before yesterday, it is very likely that the gutter will capsize.
Adelman also knows that even though the Trail Blazers have just experienced two consecutive losses, it is also very dangerous. Ricard is definitely a master of psychological warfare, and he can mobilize the emotions of the players very well. Even Anjie will definitely agree with this.
Because it is obvious that Jeff Van Gundy, who once coached him, is not as powerful as Ricard, who can boost players' morale.
Furthermore, Anjie is the kind of player who is getting braver than hesitant. If the Trail Blazers now have two consecutive victories, Adelman could still expect Anjie to be distracted. But the team's two consecutive losses will only make Anjie more focused!
Now both coaches are scalping for the opponent's number one star, and both stars want to show off their strength in the next game.
Although this game is not a top-notch competition in the Western Conference, it is quite interesting.
The fans of Rose Garden were already suffocated during the All-Star Game, but the regular season was restored, but the Trail Blazers failed to win the court. They were very depressed, but they were still enthusiastic.
Many fans only wrote a simple word on the signs: Victory! Anjie stared at these little cards and was fascinated by the words. Those words were exactly what he wanted in his heart at this moment.
Love looked at An Jie with great enthusiasm. Although An Jie was indeed very strong, he played very well, and he also got along well with Westbrook, who was also his friend. But for so many years, Love could not like An Jie. Because it seemed to be an extremely despicable and shameless behavior in the eyes of a guy like Love! And An Jie is a big insider who is good at performing.
It is precisely for this reason that Love is always very hostile to Anjie. During Anjie's injury last season, Love's sudden explosion made people amazed at the O8yi class. This season, he, who was already very different from that year, finally got a chance to confront Anjie head-on.
He will use his actions to tell the outside world that those sarcastic and bad tricks will eventually be defeated in front of the orthodox basketball!
"Damn, what does this guy want to do?" Yi stood in the middle circle, and Pekovic felt that Anjie's eyes were wrong. Such a fierce and evil expression seemed to have seen an enemy.
In fact, Anjie doesn’t hate Pekovic. Angel doesn’t even recognize him, so how can he be annoying?
Pekovic's rookie season was the year when Angel was reimbursed for the season. It was precisely because of this that Angel did not fight with Pekovic.
The reason why he made those fierce expressions was not aimed at Pekovic, but because An Jie, who had been in a position for two days, could not wait to start the fight soon!
I can't practice more, and I can't fight with Cambi in training. An Jie is full of energy now and is worried that he has no place to use it!
Therefore, when Angel jumped, even Ricard was surprised by Angel's jump.
He almost exploded all the strength of his legs and jumped up hard. The Black Mountain center could only watch An Jie push the ball away in the air, but he couldn't even touch An Jie's hand, let alone compete for the ball.
"The huge gap, my god, that's definitely the highest jump I've ever seen Angel jump." Since TnT has other national live broadcasts today, the person who commented on this game has also changed from T.nT's new trio to Kevin Holland and Reggie Miller.
An Jieyi was very excited at the beginning. After the ball landed, he hurried to the Timberwolves' half. Felton also accelerated the pace because of Anjie's rapid advance.
"Spanish Golden Boy" Ricky Rubio defended very hard, but the strong Felton was not stressed at all.
Felton broke through directly and passed the ball into the three-second zone. The Blazers' intention was obvious. When Yi came on the court, they planned to play Anjie!
"An Jie scored a terrifying 42 points in the last game. I think An Jie should get more shots today." Reggie Miller looked at it with concentration. He was looking forward to how An Jie would complete the attack later. This all-round Chinese tall man can always bring surprises to people.
Felton passed the ball very hard, and even Anjie had to jump a little to get it.
Before Anjie landed, he felt Pekovic's strong push behind him. In front of him, the young Timberwolves forward Wesley Johnson resolutely executed the double-team.
If he lands and holds the ball, he will inevitably fall into the encirclement. Adelman is really very experienced. He knows that the most effective way to defend centers like Anjie and Yao Ming is to prevent them from getting the ball comfortably!
Anjie immediately looked outwards. Since there were double teams, there must be a space. Just as he was about to land, Anjie saw Gerald Wallace raising his hand to ask for the ball in the bottom corner.
In the last game, it was precisely because of Gerald Wallace's carelessness that the team failed to bite the last moment. But today, at the same position, Anjie still chose to trust his teammates!
He received the ball in the air and passed the ball out in a large range before he landed. If the ball was replaced by other insiders, it might have been passed away long ago. But An Jie is the most passable center in the league!
Gerald Wallace, who was very focused, received Angel's fast pass steadily. When Wesley Johnson reacted, Elvis had already completed the attack.
Love quickly put Aldricka behind him. Elvis was in poor condition in recent games, which was reflected in the data. There is a high probability that this ball will not be scored, and Love's task is to ensure rebounds!
The basketball did not fall into the ball but hit the basket. Unfortunately, when the basketball fell again, he still rolled in.
"What's this? Is it an all-relay pass? Oh my God, An passed the ball again before the jump catch was landed. Not only did he make no mistakes, he also successfully completed the assist!" Although it was not his own score, Anjie's actions still met Reggie Miller's expectations.
"Damn it!" It was not until this time that Adelman realized that he was being fooled. Ricard had no intention of letting Anjie go on the court and attacked directly!
Before the game, Ricard made great efforts to hype, allowing the Timberwolves to focus all on Anjie. But at the beginning, Anjie used this point to give his teammates the opportunity. Anjie was just a pretext to attract firepower!
Even if he wants An Jie to score 40 points, that doesn't mean that An Jie can play singles with the ball in a vain.
Because Ricard's basketball is not called Anjie, it is called Team!
Chapter completed!