Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Four: Sudden Offensive Climax
"Pass! Passing the ball, you damn idiot!" Ricard roared angrily on the bench, while Angel once again forced a hook with Kufus and Farid's double-team.
The basketball was incredibly hollow into the net, and Ricard was so angry that his face turned red. This was the third time that Anjie had played single with the ball since the start of the game. The Trail Blazers only had three attacks.
"It seems that Coach Ricard was very unhappy. Although Anger scored the ball in these three attacks, it was obvious that this was not what Coach Ricard meant. He hoped that An should share the ball more instead of insisting on playing singles."
"This is the serious consequence of the discord between the star and the coach. Others on the court don't know whether they should listen to the leader on the court or the leader off the court. Although Anjie's offense has not failed yet, sometimes basketball can become a one-person sport, but this cannot work with George Carl's Nuggets."
Almost all commentators regard Anjie's singles as his protest against Ricard's tactical arrangements. Anjie has always been a player who can drive the entire team to participate in the game. Fighting alone alone is not Anjie's style.
Even the Trail Blazers general manager Nell Orsey, who was watching the game at home, had to frown. If Angel and Ricard really had a conflict, then Orsey would have to stand up and do something. Usually in the face of this situation, the head coach would leave.
No one knows that Anjie's solo fight is precisely what he does when he listens to Ricard's words.
In the fourth game of the Trail Blazers, Anjie still rushed to Lillard for the ball with his teeth and claws. Lillard pretended to hesitate for a while, and he still hanged the ball into the inside line "under pressure".
Anjie's old opponent, Costa Covers, immediately stabilized the lower set to prevent Anjie from leaning back. At the same time, the powerful forward "Orc" Farid, who has strong athletic ability, suddenly started. He opened his big hand and sprinted hard, and cut off the basketball before Anjie!
"Kenneth Farid's reaction was very fast! This guy wanted to use his toes, and Lillard would definitely hang the ball to An!"
The fans of the Trail Blazers held their heads in their hands, watching the Nuggets' new nuclear tai Lawson seized the opportunity and quickly counterattacked and made a fast break.
What about the Trail Blazers? Ricard was still roaring on the sidelines, and Anjie was still playing singles with the ball. The whole situation did not reverse at all, and the Nuggets' double-team defense against Anjie became more and more bold. Because as George Carl said, Anjie would not pass the ball at all.
Seeing Anjie's offensive efficiency begin to decline, Ricard deliberately cursed on the sidelines and replaced his beloved disciple.
This substitution was actually to allow the rest of the Trail Blazers to stabilize the situation and give Anjie some breathing time. But to outsiders, this is Ricard's performance after he could not bear it for Anjie.
"Coach Ricard replaced Angel, and neither of them talked to each other. I think these two guys should be slandering. After all, now is not the time for men to get angry." Even Mike Blin was anxious when he saw it. The Trail Blazers are definitely capable of defeating the Nuggets, as long as those two guys reconcile.
After Anjie left the field, the Trail Blazers finally made some cooperation. However, the Nuggets, which had already taken shape, did not allow the Trail Blazers to reverse the score.
George Carl is now proud. It goes without saying how important Angel is to the Trail Blazers. Without Angel's participation, the Trail Blazers are not likely to win. Without the scorer, George Carl is more confident in his Nuggets.
"I did a good job and continued to play singles at the beginning of the second quarter. When the time is right, we will return! The Nuggets are already in the process, and they are dreaming of winning. I want you to win the game in three quarters and let fans all over the world see how terrifying the strength of the team that has won 27 consecutive victories is!" At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were 5 points behind the Nuggets. And Anjie did not listen to the tactics during the arrangement during the break. Divac still played the role of passing the microphone, and Ricard planned to continue the scam.
"Win the game in the third quarter?" An Jie widened his eyes, and then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "That old guy, really ambitious."
"Hmm?" Wu Hua captured the scene where An Jie just smiled slightly through his own lens. According to the truth, An Jie should not be able to laugh out loud in this situation.
Having a conflict with the head coach and the team was in trouble. All of this recent situation made Wu Hua unable to imagine that An Jie would laugh.
It's the same thing to have conflicts with Ricard. Wu Hua doesn't believe that Anjie will be a person who is at ease when the team encounters difficulties. Where is Anjie and Ricard singing? Wu Hua feels something is wrong.
After the second quarter started, An Jie, who seemed uncontrollable, still obediently listened to Ricard's words and played crazy singles.
Even though Lillard, Iguodala and Matthews had big open spaces, Anger still chiseled himself into the basket as usual.
George Carl stood proudly on the sidelines, watching the Nuggets widen the gap. At the same time, he was also sighing why people with a little ability in this league are prone to becoming cancers.
Halfway through the second quarter, Ricard still called a timeout in anger. People thought that the time for Anjie had been exhausted, but after the timeout came back, Anjie was still left on the court.
"Coach Ricard still trusts An. After so many unreasonable singles, An Jie is still left on the court."
"That old guy George Carl probably is laughing from ear to ear now. The Trail Blazers continue to let An on the court, just pushing himself slowly into the fire pit!"
"It's time for boy, I'll only give you three quarters! Your opponent has relaxed his vigilance. What you have to do next is very simple, don't let me down!" Ricard yelled at the field, but the reporters didn't know who he was talking to. Seeing that Anjie had no reaction, the reporters didn't care much about Ricard's arrangement.
After the timeout, the Trail Blazers' first offense was still the same. Lillard dribbled the ball through the half, and Anjie shouted like a "ball tycoon".
The basketball was given to Anjie, and Farid almost succeeded again with the snatch.
Although he did not complete the steal, Farid and the Nuggets were not discouraged. Because later, An Jie could not beat anything after being double-teamed.
Kufus, Farid and Tay Lawson, who is good at stealing, rushed towards Anjie without thinking. They didn't think that a timeout would change the relationship between Ricard and Anjie.
However, just as the three were about to complete the siege against An Jie, An Jie used his height advantage to pass the ball, and Lillard, who was completely empty, got the opportunity.
The first-year guard did not hesitate at all, and raised his hand outside the three-point line and shot. The basketball was hollowed into the net, and cheers finally appeared in the Rose Garden.
Farid, Kufuss and Ty Lawson looked at each other. Just now... just now, Anjie actually passed the ball?
Ricard was still cursing at the field, and Anjie ignored Ricard's roaring slightest. Although Anjie completed an assist, everything seemed to be no different from before.
"This is just a chance, a damn accident!" Almost all Nuggets players think so. Angel averaged 6.1 assists per game this season and just occasionally sent a wonderful pass, so there was nothing to be surprised.
Everyone thinks that Anjie will definitely continue to play singles in the future, because if he really has conflicts with Ricard, he will need a complete defeat to put pressure on the management. Once this critical point exceeds the scope that the management can bear, Calder will leave there!
However, An Jie, who was double-teamed, passed the ball out for the second consecutive game.
This time, he was still facing the three-person double-team. An Jie easily passed the ball over Tai Lawson's head.
Seeing this, Tai Lawson turned around immediately, but saw that Lillard had stopped suddenly. He made a soft mid-range shot, and the basketball drew a perfect arc into the net, and Anjie assisted again!
The third goal, Ty Lawson, dared not do it randomly. Without the interference of this little man, Anjie was like a fish in water under Kufus' defense.
He turned around and passed the front defense of Kufus. At the same time, Farid tried his best to jump and prepare to block, but he only gave Anjie a chance to score a three-pointer.
Seeing An Jie playing singles again against defense, everyone agreed that the two assists he just made were just a flash in the pan. However, for the fourth time, An Jie passed the ball again.
This time, the person who was "fortunate" to get Angel's "allowing" became Wesley Matthews. Matthews calmly completed the shooting when facing the absent-minded Wilson Chandler.
In fact, Chandler did not lose his position in this ball, but Angel's solo fight made him relax his vigilance against Matthews.
However, the price paid for doing so was that Matthews made a three-pointer and the Trail Blazers scored an 11-to-o offense in a flash!
All the TV station's commentators were stunned. They had not yet realized what had just given birth to the field.
Ricard's timeout not only helped the Trail Blazers get rid of their disadvantages, but also made them reverse 5 points!
George Carl did not call the timeout, this shrewd old coach would not be scared by this little accident.
He signaled his players to continue to adopt a double-team strategy against Anjie and pay attention to cutting off Anjie's passing route at any time.
Angel never heard Ricard say a tactic in this game, so he may not be familiar with the running position of his teammates in this game. Carl believes that as long as he can successfully strangle the passing route, Angel will inevitably make mistakes. By making mistakes, this is the specialty of the "Denver Track and Field Team".
With this idea, the Nuggets leisurely launched another offense.
Tay Lawson took advantage of the double pick-and-roll of Coovers and Farid to kill the basket. Anjie, who was in trouble, misjudged the opportunity to jump and block the ball more than once today because of impulse. Therefore, Tay Lawson's first few breakthroughs also ended successfully.
Now that the Nuggets missed the shooting, Ty Lawson decided to change the situation with a bold breakthrough.
However, when Lawson took off, he saw a ghost smile on Anjie's face.
"This guy!?..."
An Jie jumped high at the right time, and Tai Lawson was as short as a child in front of An Jie. His layup seemed so weak in front of An Jie's stretched long arms.
With a clean and neat blow, the basketball that Tai Lawson had just handed out was ruthlessly rejected by Angel.
After landing, An Jie shook his head at Lawson and signaled that the little man was guarding the basket, which was a complete no-fly zone!
At the same time, Iguodala quickly advanced with the ball. Under Wilson Chandler's pursuit, Iguodala deliberately reduced and leaned back when playing basketball, gaining space for himself. Then he jumped easily, shook his wrist and made a beautiful fast attack.
13 to o, this violent attack like a storm gave the Nuggets a blow without warning!
The fans of Rose Garden couldn't help but stand up excitedly when they saw this scene. The Anjie who was familiar to them, the Anjie who led the team forward bravely, and the King of Tearing the City, finally came back!
Seeing this, George Carl immediately shouted a timeout. He felt that something seemed to be wrong!
Chapter completed!