At the end of the quarter, the score was 20 to 26, and the Trail Blazers were temporarily leading by these six points. But Anjie knew that these six-point advantage could not explain the problem at all. If Jamal Crawford had not performed well, it would be different whether the Trail Blazers could still lead. The key to whether this game can be won is to see that Anjie and Aldridge can continue to suppress Gasol Jr. and Zach Randolph.

Like Ricard and Angel, he is also thinking about how to defeat the Black and White bears. The scoring ability of these two guys is absolutely impossible to be completely limited. What Ricard only can do is to find a way to minimize the efficiency of these two people.

It is very simple to distract them from the offensive end. Seeing how Garnett dealt with Angel, Ricard had some ideas.

"An! In the second quarter, increase the number of singles against Gasol Jr.! I don't even ask you to consider the level of efficiency. Your goal is to exhaust Gasol Jr. and exhaust him hard! After that, the Grizzlies' penalty area will naturally be open for you." Ricard was not afraid that Anjie would feel tired. This guy's physical strength and will are famous for being good. In the battle of attrition, Ricard believed that even if Anjie would fall, it would fall after Gasol Jr.

"What about Randolph?" Anjie asked Ricard, the black and white bears, there was no way to deal with it.

"Randolf does not make special arrangements. Without Gasol's support, this guy won't get too many opportunities. Also, I hope you all force Rudy, Guy and Mike Conley to take action. If these two guys have a good time playing, the rest of the Grizzlies will not think of getting basketball!" Finally, Ricard did not forget to take advantage of Guy's too sticky ball and Conley's offensive level was still immature.

When the Grizzlies had both James Harden, O.J. Mayo, Rudy Guy and Mike Conley, their balls were simply not enough, and Hollins had a hard time implementing his tactics.

But now that Harden is injured and Mayo is being pressed on the bench, the Grizzlies finally have a clear tactical idea.

But Guy and Conley are not bothering to save money. Ricard was not afraid of their attack, but they were afraid of not attacking! Gasol and Randolph were always inside players. If they wanted to attack, they could not do without the transmission and assistance of the outside.

If Gasol and Randolph directly cut off the receiving path of the ball, the Black and White Bears will not be able to display their abilities no matter how powerful they are. The best way to cut this path is to let Guy and Conley attack by themselves.

With all the arrangements, the Five Tigers of the Trail Blazers reappeared. They knew that the arrangements were just an ideal state. How to implement them will have to wait until the game begins before they can find out.

In the first quarter, Tony Allen made Gerald Wallace a foul. Because this was a shooting foul, Tony Allen was able to stand on the free throw line.

Although Tony Allen is not very good at shooting, his free throws are still remarkable.

Gerald Wallace did not expect that this outside defense gate, which had extremely lack of offensive methods, would have been so strong today. Gerald Wallace was also unprepared for Tony Allen's breakthrough.

This time, even Ricard shook his head silently. He had high expectations for Gerald Wallace at the beginning. At the beginning of the season, people even defined Angel, Aldridge and Wallace as the three low-end versions of the Big Three.

But as the game progressed, Ricard showed that Gerald Wallace was becoming increasingly overwhelmed. Perhaps he had lost his leadership status and suffered serious damage to his lungs, and he could no longer feel like he was "Elvis".

Tony Allen was able to defend Gerald Wallace tightly, but Gerald Wallace could hardly stop Tony Allen from attacking the basket.

After the first goal came up, the Grizzlies broke the Trail Blazers' defensive plan. But it doesn't matter. At least on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers' tactics can continue to be implemented.

In the second quarter, Anjie used tricks to fight Marc Gasol. But in the second quarter, Gasol felt something was wrong.

An Jie did not hold the ball near the free throw line, but instead leaned directly on himself and pushed the key position with force.

Looking at the others of the Trail Blazers, they all opened up space for Angel. This tactic is only possible, so that Angel can play singles!

"So fucking confident!" Gasol is a character that most players will find ways to avoid when attacking. Now, the Trail Blazers have come to him to play.

Gasol is also a young man, and he and An Jie are very arrogant. This time he is clearly looked down upon by the other coach, so Gasol is also excited.

Want to play singles with me in the inside? OK! Let’s try it, let’s try it out what it feels like to play against the Grizzlies’ defensive backbone!

After the offensive space was completely opened, Felton easily passed the ball, allowing Anjie to start implementing his plan.

"Take me hard with him!" This was the first sound in Anjie's mind after receiving the ball. According to his own ideas, he was very reluctant to confront Gasol head-on because he knew that if he played like this, he would feel very uncomfortable and his hit rate would definitely not be too high.

But on the other hand, Anjie trusted Ricard's arrangements. For the long-term consideration, it is not impossible to consume Gasol's energy now.

So, Anjie began to push forward with his back. Gasol's defense was very good, and even Anjie had to admit this point. Because Anjie took two steps back, he found that the distance he was advancing was minimal.

Anjie's attack was blocked, and Gasol, who was staying behind Anjie, was also not relaxed! The power that Anjie leaned back could barely catch it. He breathed a little relievedly and his defense line would collapse. It can be said that he is no less relaxed than Anjie who wants to attack now.

Seeing that the back was not a solution, An Jie turned around, forced his breakthrough, and walked to the basket with his chest pressed against Gasol's chest. Gasol's chest was stuffy by An Jie's shoulders. Although he did not allow An Jie to gain space, he was also tortured by An Jie.

Finally, An Jie hooked his left hand that he was not good at without completely getting rid of the defense. Gasol took off with all his strength and continued to increase the pressure on An Jie's body.

In this high-intensity confrontation, Anger's hook failed to hit. Randolph won the defensive rebound before Aldridge. Anger's first single shot failed!

"Hmph, do you still dare to come!? Huh... Huh... Huh..." Gasol was secretly proud of himself. Just now, he was perfectly defending the opponent's core center. Isn't An Jie, who is known as the most comprehensive center in the league, unable to break through his tough low post defense? But when he was proud, what Mark Gasol didn't care about was his increasingly rapid breathing...

After that, Gasol Jr.'s offense, even if he is on the outside, he will receive Angel's meticulous close-fitting "care". In this way, Gasol Jr. will be very difficult to connect the ball and support the ball, not to mention the attack.

If Anjie plays very strategically in the second quarter, then his style has completely changed in the second quarter. Now he seems to have become a mad dog who has been hungry for several days. No matter where Gasol is or what he is doing, Anjie will bite him. In short, Anjie just won't let you, Gasol, relax.

During this period, Gasol had almost no chance to make a phone call. He scored four points with only four free throws, and two of these four free throws were due to Aldridge's foul. Therefore, Anjie's foul pressure was not too great.

As the game passed, everyone thought that Anjie, a guy who failed three consecutive singles, had been completely defensive by Gasol. However, Shaquille O'Neal was silent and did not comment. He knew that this was not Anjie's level!

Although Anjie is young, he is very good at playing basketball! When should he be tough, when he should use skills, when he should use both soft and hard, Anjie knows very well. As someone who has fought with Anjie in person on the court, O'Neal doesn't believe that Anjie will try to attack in a failed way.

There are only two explanations that can explain Anjie's behavior. The first type is that Anjie suffered a heavy blow in his brain after the end of the second section, and now the basketball IQ has plummeted. The second type is that Anjie does this, which is completely Ricard's arrangement.

Even if O'Neal is nonsense, he will choose to believe in the second possibility. Now there are only six minutes left in the second quarter. What exactly does Ricard want?

Just as everyone was amazed at Angel's abnormal attack, just when O'Neal was at a loss, Angel finally successfully completed the singles in this round!

When Anjie continued to fight back and Gasol was defeated step by step, Anjie knew that he had succeeded!

Now Gasol's physical strength is far less than when he first appeared on the court. Whether it is defense or offense, Gasol can no longer achieve the high intensity just now.

Faced with An Jie's strong impact, Gasol realized that he could not gain a foothold.

He gritted his teeth and stabilized his position before An Jie entered the attack range, not allowing An Jie to push forward half a step further.

However, at this moment, An Jie suddenly turned around and entered the penalty area. Gasol's defensive consciousness made his brain quickly think of moving horizontally. His brain transmitted information to his legs, but Gasol's legs were half a beat slower!

He saw that his legs seemed to be very heavy, and Anjie won half a position in the leader. But half a position was enough for Anjie to score the ball.

Anjie raised his left hand and made a layup. Gasol stretched out his long arms and prepared to block. Just as Gasol's feet left the ground, Anjie's movement came to an abrupt end!

He took back the basketball in his hand, suddenly turned around, completely avoiding Gasol's cover area. After that, Anjie "looked back at the moon" and used his steps to hit the ball against the basket.

An Jie's offense is still smooth, with his back hitting, turning around, dreamy steps and layups, and every step is done perfectly. Looking at Gasol, his defense is much slower than before.

"Damn it!" Gasol didn't see what Anjie had more offense than he had just now. He didn't know that the problem was himself...

An Jie was secretly happy. Sure enough, choosing to trust Ricard is the most correct decision. Three consecutive misses in the previous three times were nothing. From now on, An Jie is going to take over the game!
Chapter completed!