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Chapter 402: Deadlock

The fanatical summer has quietly arrived, and the match for this hot early summer is naturally the same hot nBa playoffs.

In the morning of the City of Roses, the sky was finally no longer a gray area. The scorching sunlight tore the clouds and threw them straight to the earth. The wet grass was covered with dewdrops, and countless roses were awakened by the morning glow again.

Catherine was still a little sleepy, but she was shining her eyes by the sunlight that penetrated the curtains. She snorted lazily, rubbed her sleepy eyes, turned over, and prepared to hide from the sun, in order to be able to hug the big man who had been sleeping beside her for the past two days.

However, when Catherine put her arm next to her, she did not touch Angel's strong chest. Opening her eyes, Catherine only found that she was the only one in the bedroom.

"An?" Catherine shouted, and there was no response in the small villa in the empty space. Catherine quickly picked up the phone on the nightstand and looked at the time. It was 10:25 in the morning. No wonder Anjie was not here. This guy must have been in the Rose Garden for a while...

nBa League's second long-single-game record in the history of nBa's playoffs, the player with the highest number of shots in 1oo% shooting percentage. He made 17 shots in 17, a double-double in the level, and a big victory over the Spurs... In the past two days, Anjie has once again become the focus of fans' attention, but this time, fans are paying attention to him, no longer because of the red title of the San Antonio Post.

A few days ago, An Jie was pushed to the forefront by countless people, and his strength was also questioned greatly. A few days later, An Jie was once again mythized and became a historical center. Even An Jie himself felt that the outside world's flattery of him was a bit too much.

But it doesn't matter, this is how the media make money. How can they attract attention if they don't exaggerate the content or create more topics? Moreover, such exposure is not a bad thing for An Jie.

The sales of the Center Way Generation was greatly stimulated by Anjie's performance. In Meslav, countless commercial contracts were actively put into his arms. Even the leading Chinese basketball figures such as Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming were poached by reporters to express their views on Anjie.

An Jie knew that the miracle he created accidentally had affected too many things. But one thing must not be affected, that is, the upcoming game tonight!

An Jie is not a fool. The reason why he was able to make 17 of 17 shots in the last game was not only because of his outstanding strength, but also good luck helped him a lot.

So today, An Jie couldn't guarantee that he could still be efficient. He couldn't underestimate the enemy, even if they beat the Spurs up to a slut two days ago.

Therefore, because of Catherine, he did not practice for two consecutive nights. Today, he was the first to come to the Rose Garden Stadium in the morning glow of the tearing city.

When Anjie came, hello to Aldridge. The guy was running around the outside of the stadium as usual. When he entered the training hall, the security guards had already opened the door to the training ground for Anjie so that Anjie would not disturb himself, who had just finished his shift.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner. Now An Jie only hopes that the evening game will go well.

**Vicci's expression was not very good since he entered the public eye today. There was no way. The Spurs lost in the last game, and even though two days had passed, **Vicci still couldn't force himself to squeeze out even half a smile.

This old man with gray head came to Rose Garden Stadium today with emotion. In the past two days, he has adjusted his tactics based on Ricard's defensive strategy, and the Spurs players are also working overtime in Portland to practice offensive running. If he doesn't win a game in Portland, **Vic couldn't swallow the tone in his heart.

And what about Ricard? His palms were sweating and his speech was too fast. It was obvious that the rookie coach was a little nervous.

Against the Spurs, Ricard almost used up all his abilities. Now he was caught off guard by asking him to take out something new to play the Spurs, but Ricard really couldn't take it out.

Maybe Ricard will make great progress in the summer after the end of this season, but during the playoffs, Ricard has not made many changes. After all, he has done well enough. If no one reminds me, many people will forget that this guy who has been swearing is coaching an nBa-level team for the first time.

Therefore, from a tactical perspective, neither team has the advantage. The final result of the game depends more on the players' swings.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs showed that they were stronger integrity than the Trail Blazers. Duncan, Leonard and Burris Dior scored one goal from the outside, mid-range and inside respectively. The Trail Blazers are already one of the best overall teams in the league, but compared with the Spurs, the "ancestor", the Trail Blazers' offense still seems to rely too much on Anger.

Fortunately, although the Spurs' offense was very smooth at the beginning, the Trail Blazers still grabbed the score. However, this time, Angel was no longer the first to stand out for the Trail Blazers, but Lamarcus Aldridge!

After three games of the match, Aldridge has gradually become accustomed to Dior's opportunistic defense. Therefore, in this game, when Anger's receiving route was blocked by the Spurs, Aldridge was able to show his magical powers in front of Dior.

Dior's defense is indeed very smart, but the gap between the two's physical fitness and height cannot be made up by Dior alone. Maybe the first three games are OK, but Aldridge, who is also improving, will not let Dior see himself to death for the fourth time.

"The jump shot is over, the ball has a very high flying arc. If you have it, go in again! A low-key but deadly killer, Coach **Vic won't forget Aldridge, a dangerous guy, right?"

"Dio jumped and blocked! No, this was Aldridge's fake move. He successfully committed a foul and Aldridge got two free throws. To be honest, there is no difference between letting Aldridge score a free throw and sending the Trail Blazers two points directly."

"Aldridge cut in with the flow, Ann stuck Duncan behind him, and Duncan's defense was greatly slowed down! One-handed dunk, wow, this scene is really rare!"

Aldridge, Aldridge. The name that appears the most frequently in the first quarter is Aldridge. The people who score goals on the Spurs seem to be different in every round, but Aldridge seems to be scoring on the Trail Blazers.

After six minutes of the first quarter, Ricard replaced Anjie in advance. Anjie, who made history in the last game, seemed to have disappeared today, and could only assist Aldridge in defense and pick-and-roll.

But Ricard was not disappointed with Angel's decline at all. Now Aldridge is better off with it. Therefore, Angel, who saved a lot of physical strength, will always play a role at critical moments.

So Anjie was forgotten by people on the edge of the bench. Except for Catherine, few people would keep their eyes on Anjie. So what if it was to create history in the last game? People are more concerned about Aldridge, who performed better on the court.

After Anjie got down and sat until the middle of the second quarter. Duncan played on the offensive end during the period when Anjie was out. After Aldridge became **Vic's key target, his shooting percentage also dropped a lot.

Seeing that the Spurs were about to expand their score advantage to five points, Ricard was finally willing to play Angel out!

It turns out that Angel was able to beat Aldridge to be the leading star of the Trail Blazers.

After Anjie came back, the Trail Blazers' defense immediately became different. Attacking the penalty area, it is as difficult for the Spurs to hit the target as the outside shot. As for offense, Anjie obviously did not have a magical aura on his head today, but his offensive efficiency is still not low, comparable to Aldridge, who had just performed well.

If it were just like this, the Spurs would still have the opportunity to stabilize their advantage. But Angel's excellent support ability is something Aldridge does not have. Under Angel's organization, the Trail Blazers not only consolidated their defense, but also enriched their offense. The Spurs could only watch the score difference tied. Until the end of the half-time game, the two sides could not distinguish between the top and bottom.

54 to 54, the game rhythm seems to be back to what it was in the previous two games.

"In the second half! The weakness of the Trail Blazers is in the second half. All the two games we won against the Trail Blazers in the playoffs almost all turned around in the second half!" **Vicci originally thought that the Trail Blazers would still follow the old path today, but when the second half really started, he showed a anxious situation and was not relieved at all.

The three gdp players played very well in the third quarter. Parker's steady shooting, Ginobili's terrible pass and monster breakthrough, and Duncan's steady play against Anger all made the Spurs' score rise steadily.

However, as Ricard expected, Anjie, who had been silent for enough in the first half, finally took over the invisible baton from Aldridge in the second half!

Anjie began to bombard the Spurs' hinterland again, and his all-round offensive methods made the experienced Duncan feel embarrassed.

De Juan Blair, Thiago Split and Matt Bonner took turns to share the pressure for Duncan, but no one could limit Anger's swing.

Blair is too short, and Anger can easily hit and score without having to go into the penalty area and hook it directly. Split has too little experience, and Anger's dreamy footsteps always make him dizzy. As for Matt Bonner, this guy's soft style of play can't stand Anger's powerful back-cut impact at all.

In the end, **Vic appeared, and only by continuing to let Duncan go can Anjie's momentum be slightly limited. Taking this move in turn will not work for Anjie at all.

So the third quarter ended with the ending of neither side having the advantage. 75 to 73, the Spurs only relied on Ginobili's buzzer-beating shot in the last moment to lead by two points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the coaches of both sides allowed most of the main players to take a break, and allowed the team's second team to temporarily hold on to the situation.

Contney Lee and Jamal Crawford performed well, and none of them could "transform" into a superstar today. In this way, Ricard's second team could not choose the third more threatening attack point.

Fortunately, the performance of veteran Stephen Jackson and little defender Gary Neal was also very average. Both sides offered the excited fans a boring four-minute game. Four minutes later, **Vic took out the GDP, and Ricard sent Anger and Aldridge. The two coaches had a tacit understanding, allowing the game to enter the final stage!

"Wesley Matthews! Three-pointer!" At the critical moment, the Spurs paid the price for their focus on blocking the penalty area.

Angel and Aldridge admitted that it would be very difficult for them to lead the team with scores under the targeted arrangement of **Vict. But Angel can always find ways to transfer the ball to the outside line, while Matthews, Felton and Gerald Wallace, who were supporting the outside world, did not disappoint Angel's trust in them.

So in the second half of the last quarter, the Trail Blazers rarely made three-pointers, and Wesley Matthews' three-point shooting was just a snap. The Trail Blazers' strengths were in the middle distance and three-second zones, but today, the Spurs were almost killed by the scoring method that the Trail Blazers were the worst at.

6 of 9 three-pointers made 9 shots, which was the answer given to Ricard by the three outside players of the Trail Blazers at the last moment. These 6 three-pointers went straight to the point and captured the Spurs' last breath.

Although the Spurs struggled to hold on to the score with the cooperation of Parker and Duncan, Angel and Aldridge's three-pointer and a dunk from the bottom of the basket set the tone of victory.

After a fierce game, the Spurs finally lost at the Rose Garden with a difference of 6 points.

1o3 to 1o9, **Vic was beaten to death and never thought that he would be shot through by the Trail Blazers with a three-pointer!

All the damn shitty things happened to him**Vic!

Ricard looked at the results with satisfaction. He admitted that when Angel and Aldridge could not score, Ricard just tried the outside with a bet mentality. However, he didn't know that this test really made the outside line try.

This result is indeed very accidental, but accidental must also be based on a certain strength.

In any case, Ricard and his players were in a strife to tie the total score of the series 2-2.

Ricard, who had some breathing time, was not proud. He did not forget that the Trail Blazers had never conquered the aTT center in the playoffs.

However, one of the two games that decide the winner and lose will be held in the aTT center!

**Vic and Ricard are now looking for a way to win two games in a row, tiebreak battle? Whoever likes to play, anyway, Ricard and **Vic will not be interested in tiebreak.
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