Chapter 687: MVP!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!" With the drum beats given by DJ on the scene, the fans also shouted the word defense rhythmically.
Catherine covered her ears, but she was also shouting with the fans. The warm atmosphere made every fan's scalp tingle, let alone the players playing on the court and the adrenaline surged.
This is the smell of NBA. This "smell smoke" will make a large number of people feel timid. But for An Jie, this atmosphere will only make him more excited!
In such an atmosphere, it is quite difficult to stay calm. But the Spurs are the team that can stay calm under any circumstances.
Parker did not rush to attack, but instead patiently organized teammates to run outside the three-point line.
The flowing water is the most intuitive feeling that the Spurs' offense today brings to people. Parker took the ball, and Leonard, who received the basketball, immediately dribbled the ball and moved. Although Leonard, who had a weak desire to attack today, only scored 4 points, Matthews still didn't dare to put too much space on this guy.
As for Iguodala, he is committed to defending the second position. Danny Green has not had a chance to take action for several minutes under Iguodala's tight defense. But Iguodala still dares not slacken. He knows that at such a critical moment, Green cannot sit still and wait for death.
Leonard took the ball to the top of the arc, and Parker immediately waved to the ball. At this time, the Frenchman had already borrowed Dior's unball pick-and-roll and got a shot opportunity at 45° on the left.
Leonard did not slacken. He passed the ball immediately, and Parker was about to shoot when he received the ball!
Just as Parker jumped high and was about to shoot the ball, Lillard suddenly came out! The momentum of this sophomore rookie was even higher than before. He tried his best to squeeze out Dior, and finally caught up with Parker!
Parker saw that Lillard's interference was very serious. If he took action rashly, he might waste an opportunity! There was no way, Parker, who had already taken the air, had to turn it into a pass.
Duncan, who was ready to fight for rebounds, found that the basketball suddenly flew towards him. This was also a tacit understanding between Duncan and Parker. If someone else was going to change him, Parker suddenly passed this way and had already lost it!
"Damion's defense is very active. He forced Tony Parker to pass the ball! Now, is Duncan planning to hold the ball and Anger one-on-one with the ball??"
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Duncan began to push back. Anjie did not push Duncan to death, but took a small step back. At the same time, Anjie was also constantly observing the surroundings, afraid that Duncan would be another feint.
Angel was indeed worried. While Duncan was playing with the ball, Parker and Danny Green were running very actively. These two guys must have wanted to pick up Duncan.
It’s just a pity that the Trail Blazers’ defense is now airtight. Only defense can bring them victory!
There was no choice. Seeing that his teammates had no chance, An Jie let him go a little further. Duncan suddenly shot in the frame, intending to catch An Jie off guard.
But Anjie's reflex nerve made him no longer hesitate about any move that threatened the basket. Seeing Duncan start shooting, Anjie stepped forward and raised his hands. Duncan was immediately seriously disturbed, but the basketball was already shot out of his palm.
Even though he didn't take off, Angel's exaggerated arm span still disrupted Duncan's shooting rhythm.
The basketball that Duncan threw hit the basket's neck and bounced back heavily. This is also Duncan. If someone else was disturbed by An Jie, it would be impossible to throw one, two, three without touching it.
Iguodala won a defensive rebound before Split, and Popovich gritted his teeth, but Duncan still couldn't contribute on the offensive end.
Including the goal just now, Duncan has made his 12th shot. But his number of shots was only 5.
A 41% shooting percentage is definitely not a good one for an outside player. What's more, Duncan is an inside player known for his high efficiency.
After successfully stifling Duncan's attack, Anjie immediately ran forward. Before Duncan could react, Anjie had already thrown him out of several positions.
Seeing this, Lillard immediately got the ball. Anjie steadily caught the ball and continued to carry the ball forward.
Don't think that the center forward can carry the ball to advance the offense by himself. Back then, Yao Ming could use a dribble behind the opponent's outside player to dribble a one-stop fast attack, not to mention that Anjie's ball control is even better than Yao Ming.
Since Anjie's start was very sudden, there was only one Danny in front of Anjie. Green was standing in front of him. Dunked by someone else? Anjie was not Griffin, and dunking was not Anjie's only purpose. Moreover, if Anjie had made a strong move, Green would definitely fall to the ground and ask for a foul.
An Jie stepped into the three-second zone with one foot. At this moment, he held the ball with both hands and rushed to the left. Green immediately changed the center of gravity and reached out to cut the ball. Even if he couldn't cut, the referee would also call An Jie to dribble the ball and hit the person!
Unexpectedly, just as Green's palm was about to slap Anjie's basketball, the basketball suddenly shifted to the right!
An Jie suddenly took a big step to the right one second before the two collided, completely avoiding Danny Green. Facing the empty basket, An Jie jumped with one foot and dunked with one hand!
"Beautiful European step! In the past, Ann used to launch a pass, and Lillard completed a fast break. Today, the division of labor between the two was exactly the opposite!" Bill Walton slapped the commentary table vigorously. The goal just now not only allowed the Trail Blazers to surpass the score, but also had a very high viewing ability.
Danny Green stood there in a daze. He couldn't believe that he was actually knocked by a seven-foot center with a European step.
Anjie's flexibility in his footsteps can be said to be no worse than that of outside players! And because Anjie is the center, Green didn't expect Anjie to use European steps to deal with him.
A perfect defense and a wonderful counterattack, after Anjie came on the court, the effect was immediate.
The helpless Popovich wanted to curse, but when he opened his mouth, he realized that he could not curse anything. The Spurs did nothing wrong. If you want to blame, blame this MVP for being too strong!
After a few dozen seconds, Parker was disturbed by Angel and missed a layup. Aldridge protected Anger, who went to make a comeback, and the Spurs immediately retreated at full speed, and even Duncan tried to sprint on the court.
The Trail Blazers' quick counterattack really scared the Spurs. Two seasons ago, the Trail Blazers were one of the worst teams in the league to counterattack. One Felton and one Matthews, plus the outdated "Elvis" Gerald Wallace. Such a configuration is indeed running.
However, now, the Trail Blazers are a team that can quickly enter the fast break even if the center can quickly deflate. If the retreat is not fast enough, it is afraid that the Trail Blazers will steal another two points.
The Spurs' retreat from defense avoided the emergence of fast attacks, but positional battles are also the strength of the Trail Blazers. Anjie stood on the free throw line and raised his hand to ask for the ball. Popovich even felt that Anjie standing on the free throw line was more terrifying than Anjie standing at the low post!
An Jie held the ball with his back on his back, and Duncan, who was behind An Jie, did not dare to stole it rashly. As long as his center of gravity was slightly forward, An Jie would definitely turn around and break through.
The entire Trail Blazers began to operate around this No. 00 "Tower", and Jeff Van Gundy in the commentary area suddenly couldn't speak. Because at this moment, he saw the shadow of the Thunder on the court. However, the core of the Trail Blazers now, An Jie is stronger than the An Jie of the Thunder back then!
Anger shook his wrist and the basketball came to Lillard who was outside the three-point line. Lillard finally got rid of Leonard, and he didn't plan to waste this opportunity to perform.
So Lillard jumped and threw the ball towards the basket without thinking.
"It's too hasty!" Kenny Smith shouted in disappointment.
"No, this is not a shooting!" The next second, Charles Barkley exclaimed.
Lillard's "shooting" was not something he could hit the basket at all. When everyone focused on Lillard, Anjie jumped high, took the basketball flying in the air, and prepared to thrust it into the box.
At this moment, Burris Dior couldn't help it. The guy jumped and blocked it. Seeing that there was no hope, he simply hugged Anjie and fell down!
An Jie barely dunked, but he was forced to pull the ball to the basket's neck. The basketball dunked away, and An Jie fell in a mess. The referee's whistle also sounded in time!
"Wow~~~~" A huge boo broke out in the Moda Center, and Bresdio became the focus of the audience at this moment.
People were still worried about whether Anjie would be injured by this bad foul, but they didn't know that Anjie suddenly got up from the ground and rushed to Dior!
"You're fucking touching me and try!" Anjie hit Dior with his head, and Duncan immediately intervened and separated the two.
In an instant, the booing in Moda Center turned into cheers. This is Anjie's territory, and the more than 120,000 people in the stands are all Anjie's believers!
"The Spurs No. 33 second-level malicious foul, expelled!" The referee made his judgment. They gave this guy a chance just now when Dior hurts Aldridge. If the referee doesn't react, I'm afraid Dior will be even more unscrupulous.
"What!?" Dior spread his arms, as if he was particularly innocent. Anjie kept applauding, deliberately stimulating the nerves of Spurs players.
Finally, Dior walked into the player's passage accompanied by the stadium staff. When he passed by the stands, countless Portland fans gave him the middle finger.
Anjie walked onto the free throw line, and the originally noisy Moda Center suddenly became silent.
"Mvp!" At this time, I don't know who shouted in the stands.
"mvp!" The second voice was heard, three people shouting.
"MVP!" The third sound was heard, and the stands were infected.
"mvp!" When these three letters were called out for the fourth time, they had become a chorus of 20,000 people!
"mvp!mvp!mvp!..." Amid the fans' shouts, Anjie hit the first free throw.
The audience cheered for a few seconds, but when Anjie held the ball again, the deafening MVP shouting sounded again.
"Crazy, these guys are fucking crazy!" Kenny Smith turned off the microphone, and the atmosphere around him was so warm that it was suffocating!
"This is Anjie's territory, we are in his kingdom!" O'Neal opened his arms and enjoyed the excitement this crazy moment brought to himself.
In the end, Anjie made two free throws, widening the gap to three-pointers. The morale of the Spurs has long been lower than this value.
"Anjie! He is so stunning! The dear Leonard, he has not played on the offensive end in the entire game today. He just wanted to play, but he got such a result!"
"Anjie pushed Duncan for a moment, but Duncan was unmoved! But An did not give up, he hooked up directly! The ball entered, the great Chinese center! He led the Trail Blazers to keep moving forward!"
"Iguodala made a three-pointer! No! But An grabbed the offensive rebound, and he jumped quickly for a second time, Duncan fouled! Oh! Basketball scored, and extra free throws! Now, the Spurs are in trouble!"
"Is that ball fouled just now? How the hell do you guys!" Popovich had also gone wild on the sidelines. This old coach has always been known for his harshness and ferocity, especially in scolding the referee, Ricard cannot compare to it.
As Anger said to Aldridge when he first came on the court, he completely took over the game. Whether it was defense or offense, Anger became the Spurs' biggest trouble.
Danny Green began to miss out from outside the three-point line, Parker's breakthrough was not as fatal as it was at the beginning, and Tim Duncan was completely suppressed by Angel. The Spurs' offense stagnated, while Angel's crazy performance continued.
When Anjie scored his 36th point in the game with a turnover shot, the gap between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers was officially widened to 10 points. At this moment, there were only 45 seconds left for the Spurs.
Popovich called a timeout, it was obvious that he wanted to replace all the main players. On the Trail Blazers, Ricard would definitely "tactfully" replace all the starters.
"Ah!!!" Just as An Jie walked off the court, he whistled to the stage and whistled to the sky, beating his chest and shouting!
"Ah!!!!" More than 20,000 fans in the entire Moda Center shouted with Anjie, paying tribute to their king!
"Do you know Shaq? I'm covered in goosebumps now!" Kenny Smith had to increase the volume so that the fans in front of the TV could hear their voices.
"Do you know Kenny? I suddenly realized that I was the second best center in the league. Because the best position was left for Anger!" O'Neal expressed his love for Anger in his own way.
The game was no longer suspense, and the originally anxious battle became clear because of Anjie's last effort.
"An!" Sitting on the bench, Aldridge patted Anjie on the shoulder hard.
An Jie turned his head with a smile. His smile was always so sunny, which always made others feel more at ease.
"I will play with you all my fucking life!" The elegant Aldridge swears in a rare sight.
Chapter completed!