Chapter 484: All-round confrontation
This season, the league has arranged a total of five Christmas games, including the match between the Thunder and the Heat and the Trail Blazers and the Clippers fighting each other, which are the two games that are at the latest.
In other words, these two games are the finale of this year's Christmas battle. There is no need to say much about the Heat and the Thunder. People regard this game as a preview or continuation of the finals. However, the Trail Blazers and the Clippers are the war between two top teams in the West with abnormal results.
If the Clippers win in this game, they will tie the winning margin and the number of wins and losses between the two teams, temporarily tied for first place with the Trail Blazers. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Paul to win the top spot in the West, so he is really playing in the playoffs in this game.
After Anjie tied the score by playing three points, Chris. Paul decisively opened the fire from the outside and hit a three-pointer again! This guy had already started scoring mode from the beginning!
Lillard's defense can be said to be his biggest shortcoming this year. If he continues to let Paul score like this, Ricard will have to make more arrangements for Paul. But if that happens, the plan to isolate Paul will be completely failed. If the Clippers are liberated, Paul will definitely have the ability to revive the team. At that time, the Trail Blazers will only have greater trouble.
So Ricard decided to fight according to the current tactics first. The Clippers have a superstar Paul, and the Trail Blazers also have An Jie, a fearless center in the inside!
After Paul scored, the Trail Blazers immediately counterattacked. Lillard still handed the ball to Anger who raised his hand to ask for the ball at the low post. Griffin and Jordan Jr. did not give Anger a chance this time. They quickly completed the siege, making Anger unable to move in the encirclement of two muscle-strong men.
Since An Jie's position is very deep, the three of them are now entangled directly below the basket, near the bottom line.
This way, there is less room for Anjie to handle the ball. But likewise, there is more room for attack for the rest of the Trail Blazers.
Anjie calmly avoided Griffin and Jordan Jr. The hand that was slapped at the basketball. Several times Griffin even slapped Anjie heavily on his injured hand. However, due to being double-teamed, his vision was blocked and the referee did not see these foul actions.
An Jie was so painful that he was sweating, but he was still protecting the ball steadily, seeking a chance to pass the ball.
"Here!" Anjie glanced at a big black man wearing a white jersey in the black and white arms between Jordan and Griffin and saw a big black man in a white jersey cutting into the penalty area. He immediately slapped his left hand hard, passed the ball with a punch, and passed through Griffin's crotch!
"What!?" Griffin turned around quickly when he saw this, but when he turned around, he only saw J. J. Hickson put the ball behind his head with both hands and rose up.
"Bang!" The next second, the basket rang loudly and the entire basketball stand was shaking. J . �
Since Anger attracted Griffin and Jordan Jr. to tangle near the baseline, there is actually a lot of room under the basket. As long as Hickson can arrive, Anger can assist!
"This is definitely not the passing method that a center should have!" However, all the TV stations were not too excited about Hickson's powerful dunk. Because Anjie's crotch pass that had just been completed in double-teaming was much more exciting than that dunk!
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"I did a good job, but I'll cut in time next time. If you slower just now, I might make a mistake." An Jie first praised Hickson during the defense process, and then started to guide him in his ear.
Hickson nodded repeatedly. After all, this guy doesn't want to be accused by the media of his inaction on the offensive end. When Anjie is double-teamed, he also wants to contribute to the Trail Blazers' offense!
The subsequent game was completely a solo performance between Paul and Anjie. Paul frequently made singles and occasionally gave wonderful passes and assists. What about Anjie? He expected that Griffin and Jordan Jr., two muscular men were miserable. Double-teamed, this move could no longer limit Anjie very well, even if this was an Anjie who was injured.
The first quarter was held under the leadership of Anjie and Paul. Their performance also well explained the importance of stars to a team. If Anjie and Paul were missing in this game, it would be boring. But it was with them that this game could become the finale of the Christmas battle!
However, Paul and Angel were not allowed to be present for 48 minutes. When the first quarter ended in the seventh minute, Doug. Rivers replaced Paul with Crawford, and Angel was replaced by Meyers one minute later. Leonard.
When the two left, all the photographers of the TV station gave them two long shots. Then the screen was divided into left and right halves. On one side was Paul on the bench and On the other side was Anjie stretching on the floor. Under the two pictures, two sets of data were also given.
Chris. Paul: 9 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound.
Anjie: 8 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds.
It can be said that the showdown between these two guys in the first quarter was evenly matched. Ricard did not complete the work of isolating Paul well, and Winnie. Denagro did not rely on double-teaming to limit Anger.
The scores of the two teams on the court well illustrate the equal strength of the two leading stars.
15 to 16, the Trail Blazers were only one point ahead. What will happen in the future depends on how far the rest of the two teams can play.
However, the substitute lineup of the two teams did not disappoint the audience. The Trail Blazers' former player Jamal. Crawford performed at the best sixth man level. The tough small forward Matt. Barnes also had a hard time with Nicholas. Batum played hard. Although the excitement was not as good as the showdown between Angel and Paul, the game was still anxious.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first quarter, he realized that he was already sweating profusely. If even the referee was so tired, the players' consumption in the game could be known.
"This game is really too intense. Both sides are fighting back and forth, and the game is very exciting! But I think many fans are like me and can't wait to watch the second quarter. The confrontation between Angel and Chris. After all, these two guys are the essence of this game."
"We must limit his swing! Even if you give me some special means, even if you just pull him to the ground, you must guard against it!" Winnie. Denagro sat among the players and yelled. The person he was talking about was naturally Anjie.
"Damion, when defending, I just need to keep an eye on Paul. You don't have to worry about any rebounds and any assisting defense! Chris. Paul is your only target to lock in! As for others, beware of Paul's passes and beware of Paul's passes! As long as we continue to improve the intensity of the defense, Paul either chooses to make mistakes or chooses to attack defensively! No matter how he chooses, it will be beneficial to us!" Ricard, on the bench on the Trail Blazers, also focused all his attention on Paul.
The arrangements of the two head coaches can be said to be very unfriendly to the stars of both sides. Although today is Christmas, the two teams will not temporarily cease fire like the German and British armies in World War I. On Christmas, they will fight to the death on the battlefield in this peaceful era!
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Anjie could clearly feel that Griffin and Jordan Jr. were starting to be honest. In the first quarter, these two guys were still very secretive in the game, but now, Anjie's foul action against them can only be described as blatant. But since today is a Christmas battle, in order to ensure the exciting and smoothness of the game, the referee's standard is also surprisingly large.
Jordan Jr. almost hugged Anjie in the low post, and Anjie's injured left hand was also being violated by Jordan Jr. Before the game, Anjie's words undoubtedly made Jordan Jr. So now, Jordan Jr. will not show mercy to Anjie's men.
Just when An Jie was unable to move forward and could not even receive the ball, he suddenly rushed forward, supported his hands and fell to the ground.
"Doudu!" The referee's whistle finally rang, but DeAndrew. Jordan looked confused. Angel just now fell forward!
"DAndrew, pay attention to your fouls!" Denagro shouted on the bench. It seemed that Anger's acting skills had deceived Denagro, the head coach.
"It's pretty good, can you use such despicable tricks if you can't beat it?" Jordan Jordan knew that he couldn't wash it clearly even if he jumped into the Yellow River, so he simply didn't bother to argue with the referee, but started to squirt with An Jie again. Although his confrontation with An Jie was very fierce just now, it was far from the point where An Jie fell.
"Have you heard a word called the winner being the king? Idiot." An Jie didn't think this was embarrassing. Just allow Jordan to touch the bottom line of the rules. Is it rare that An Jie is not allowed to use the rules?
After another foul, DeAndrew. Jordan's defense is not as fierce as before. Because he is fierce, he always has to pay the price of being called a foul.
So after the ball started to attack again, An Jie easily leaned against Jordan and completed the hook, and it was a left-handed hook.
Anjie once again won two points for the team with his "spoken trick". How could Paul, who is Anjie's biggest opponent in this game, sit idly by? You know, Paul may be dirtier and thief than Anjie's.
Lillard was as arranged by Ricard, facing Chris. Paul was in an instant. Although Lillard was thin, his movement was no worse than Paul.
After trying several breakthroughs but failed, Paul had to hand over the ball to Griffin, who was mentioned at the middle distance.
After receiving the ball, Griffin faced the frame and made a three-threatening step towards Hickson. After Paul got rid of the defensive cut, Griffin immediately made a pass, which directly made Paul have an impact on the basket!
Paul rushes into the basket, and Hickson is pulled to the middle distance by Griffin again, so naturally the only one defending Paul is Angel.
Anjie was ready to pose, and Paul also began to hold the ball and shake left and right to confuse Anjie.
Just as Paul's feet left the ground, Anjie jumped up suddenly as if he had put on a stick. He even blocked Paul's throwing, what else could he not block!?
"Bang!" With a crisp sound, the basketball in Paul's hand was slapped far away by An Jie. An Jie landed proudly and was about to cheer, but he heard the whistle of the referee coming from behind him.
"Oh, God! You're sure you've seen it clearly..... " Before An Jie finished scolding, Hickson suddenly appeared between An Jie and the referee. He didn't want the team leader to affect his emotions because of the technical foul.
Where is Paul? An Jie didn't touch him just now. It was just that Paul threw himself into such a mess, and the referee blew An Jie up for a foul without hesitation.
He stood up like a ok person and brived his high-fives with his teammates.
When this guy walked onto the free throw line, he looked at An Jie's expression with a slight sarcastic expression.
Aren’t you quite good at falling? Then let’s take a look at who has better skills in committing fouls!
"I didn't expect that these two guys could also compete in this regard." O'Neal didn't turn on the microphone when he said this. After all, he couldn't directly comment that Anger and Paul had fake falls just now.
"This game will be very interesting Shaq, so interesting that I didn't watch the live broadcast of rugby today." Barkley smirked wickedly. This kind of showdown between bad kids is the most plea to his taste!
The competition between superstars is not limited to the surface. The confrontation between Anjie and Paul is in all aspects. Even the fake falls in secret are within the scope of the competition.
Chapter completed!