Chapter 721: Superstar Performance
"...I really want to know now who will be the No. 1 position for Coach Ricard in the second quarter!" Charles Barkley, who was discussing enthusiastically with O'Neal and Kenny Smith, suddenly disappeared because Ricard had made his choice.
After the second quarter, all players on both sides came on the court. The Cavaliers' first attack, Irving used a quick step back jump shot to score two points. After the offense and defense transition, people found that the old Miller who was standing in front of Aldridge was still tortured by Irving to find North! When Miller was on the court, it was the fastest time for the Cavaliers to widen the score gap. Everyone couldn't understand why Ricard had to take Miller up at this moment when he needed to chase points.
"I think Coach George Ricard must be a little burning because the weather is too cold, otherwise his mind shouldn't be so dizzy! He just let Contney Lee and Nicholas Batum play, which is better than Old Miller. Miller may be able to play in rotation time, but this critical moment is not suitable for this veteran at all!" Barkley turned on his knife mouth mode again, and his sarcastic comments spread throughout the world.
Under great pressure, Miller controlled the ball and gestured, and slowly advanced forward. At this moment, everyone except the fans in Portland were waiting to see Old Miller's jokes.
Brazilian Valaijo is also paying attention to Miller. If nothing unexpected happens, Irving can complete the defense before letting the basketball hit the inside. At this moment, Anjie suddenly started without any warning and ran towards the outside.
"Do you want to do a pick-and-roll for Miller?" Valaicho was a little worried, so he did not stick to Anjie, but followed Anjie, so it would be better to prevent the pick-and-roll.
An Jie didn't stop his running until the guy ran out of the three-point line that he finally stopped.
"What does Ann want to do?" James has not seen Anger organize an offense, but he directly asked for the ball outside the three-point line like an outside player. This scene is not common even Anger's old opponent James.
Miller did not hesitate and pushed the basketball out with both hands. Irving judged the right direction, but the ball was too fast and Irving had no chance to touch it.
"Bang!" With a crisp sound, Anjie steadily caught the basketball! Usually, a center forward holding the ball outside the three-point line will not be a threat at all, and it is very likely that no one will come to defend.
But when Angel held the ball outside the three-point line, even LeBron James was worried.
Valejo was in a dilemma. He knew that he could not keep up with Anjie. If he pressed forward, he would only be able to pass it in one step. But if he gave Anjie too much space, he didn't know where he would pass the ball.
Just when the Brazilian was still hesitating, Anjie had already started! Valejo quickly covered his crotch with both hands and tried to make Anjie hit someone with a ball.
However, when Angel contacted Valaijo, he suddenly changed his direction and passed the "Brazil's Best Actor" beautifully.
Usually, a player is most likely to be stolen when changing directions. James certainly knows this, and he also stretched his palm up at the moment of Anjie's change of hands, intending to cut the ball off.
However, An Jie suddenly hugged the basketball with both hands and grabbed it up. This swing not only allowed him to protect the basketball, but also left him completely in an open seat!
"Beautiful jumping, one body changes direction and then takes a jumping shot. Anjie is definitely the most versatile center I have ever seen in history! There are no dead corners in the three-point line, and such an inside line has never been seen in history!" O'Neal was amazed at the flexibility shown by Anjie's huge body, and the basketball thrown by Anjie was also hollowed out into the net.
In the first attack in the second quarter, Anjie stabilized the situation for the Trail Blazers in a top ten ball way. James wiped the sweat from his head. It was nothing to score a goal, but the Cavaliers still had an eight-point advantage!
However, a few dozen seconds later, Anjie received a pass from Old Miller again at the same position. Now Miller is more like a courier, and his responsibility is to dribble for Anjie through half the game. After half the game, the "cargo" was handed over to Anjie, and everything was handled by Anjie.
"Let's see what kind of performance Anjie will present to us this time!" Mike Bryn rubbed his palms and turned his eyes into the venue with anticipation.
This time, Valaijo simply let Anjie go two steps directly. He would rather let Anjie pass the ball than continue to let Anjie complete the breakthrough easily. Anyway, Anjie has no threat outside the three-point line, so Valaijo doesn't need to force him too much.
"Do you let me go like this?" Angel looked at the distance between Valaijo and himself, which had already exceeded the normal defense range.
Looking at his teammates again, everyone in the Cavaliers knew that Anjie wanted to pass the ball, so they defended Anjie's teammates very much. Not to mention assists, Anjie couldn't even deliver the ball to his teammates. No matter how powerful his passing skills were, it was impossible for the basketball to pass through the body of a defensive player. For the moment, everything could only be handled by himself.
An Jie suddenly took a deep breath and stared at the basket. Although it was a bit risky to do this, such a big gap should not be much more difficult than a mid-range shot that was slightly far away.
An Jie stood still, bent his knees, raised the basketball, and took off... It seemed that An Jie was going to take a shot directly outside the three-point line!
"What!?" Seeing Anjie staring at the basket and holding up the basketball, Valejo's mouth grew up and hurried forward to interfere.
"Oh my God! Ann took a shot directly outside the three-point line!" Mike Bryn thought about the offensive method that Anger might choose countless times in his mind, but he had never considered the three-pointer!
Throughout Anjie's entire nBa career, his three-point shooting percentage was 1oo%, one shot at one. The last time Anjie made a three-pointer, he was wearing the Thunder team's jersey. Moreover, it was a buzzer-beating ball that had no choice but to take.
Anjie's move was not fast, but it was definitely not slow. When Valaijo, who had let Anjie go far, pounced on him, Anjie had already successfully taken action.
The fans of the entire Moda Center stood up, and the players on the court stared at the basketball gliding in the air. The basketball was spinning wildly in the air. An Jie was like a shooter, keeping his wrist pressing gesture unchanged, waiting for the final result.
The basketball began to fall slowly, and it seemed to fall into the net, but it seemed to be hitting the box. Aldridge and Love fought wildly at the basket, and everyone hoped that they could get the rebound.
"Brush!" A crisp sound seemed particularly harsh in the noisy Moda center. This was the sound of the net rolling, and the basketball Anjie just threw... hollow into the net!
"I'm in!" In an instant, the 20,000 fans in Moda Center all cheered with their arms raised.
"Three~~~~ An~~~~~~~~ Jay!" DJ also shouted passionately at the microphone.
"The ball is in! An Jie scored a three-pointer! If there is no omission in the data, this is An Jie's second three-pointer in his career! Oh my God, he is very skilled and brave! An Jie, who does not use three-pointers as the main attack method, actually dares to take decisive action in this situation!" Mike Bryn was covered in goosebumps all over his body. The picture created by the combination of An Jie's goal and the cheers of the fans was simply too shocking!
After the ball entered, An Jie compared his left hand to a pistol-shaped body, and put the "muzzle" beside his mouth and blew it. After two attacks in the second quarter, An Jie successfully led the team to narrow the gap to 3 points!
"I have said a long time ago that An's soft touch makes his actual range farther than it looks! Valejo almost let Anjie abstain. In that case, shooting a three-pointer is as simple as shooting a slightly further mid-range shot! We have to admit that Anjie is definitely not an excellent three-pointer. He himself also opposes the center player pulling out and making three-pointers as his responsibility. But this does not mean that people can put Anjie outside the three-point line and ignore it!" Kenny Smith was completely immersed in the warm atmosphere created by Anjie. The Cavaliers, who originally had the advantage, were instantly forced into a storm!
Seeing that the lead had been exhausted, the Cavaliers immediately launched a fierce attack. James took the initiative to rush to Irving for the ball for the first time in this game, and this guy planned to break through the wing and score points for the team.
Iguodala's body became worse every year after entering the age of 30, while James, who is also 30 years old, reached the peak of his body. The difference in physical talent between the two was indeed obvious, otherwise Iguodala would have become the "little emperor" of Portland.
James easily broke through the defense of "No. 1" but Anjie was already under the basket, waiting for James to come to him.
James held the ball with both hands and was about to trick Angel into completing the layup with a very confusing European step.
Maybe Wade's misunderstanding step when he was young could make Anjie dizzy, but James' European step could not make Anjie deceived at all!
There was no way, James could only make a layup with Angel with his arms raised. Although he was not blocked, the basketball was not able to make progress.
Iguodala immediately hugged the basketball and kept the ball. Anjie signaled his teammates to stabilize the rhythm. Old Miller came forward to catch the ball, and he was about to start his "express" work again.
"An broke through! No, it's not a breakthrough. After a sudden stop, turn around and jump shot! Hit again! The magical Anjie, he attacked everything in the City of Roses!"
"Anderson Valaijo is already messy. Whether in Brazil or the United States, you can't meet someone like Anger! Forced breakthrough, squeeze Valaijo away with your shoulders and then directly dunked! Oh my God, Anger broke through from the three-point line to the basket and directly broke through the Cavaliers' defense!"
"James started to double-team, but An Jie still easily scored two points with a hook. The incredible Chinese, An definitely showed an mVp-level performance!"
All the commentators were conquered by Anger's performance, and Anger even made LeBron James amazed.
Under the leadership of Anjie, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Blazers. Although the Cavaliers fought fiercely after the second team came on the court, they still couldn't catch up with the Trail Blazers.
In this crazy atmosphere, a period of games always passes very quickly. Before the fans could enjoy the audience, the referee blew the whistle of the halftime break.
44 to 56, the Trail Blazers, who were originally 8 points behind, turned 12 points against the opponent. They scored 25 points in the first half, and Anjie's performance made Irving instantly dim.
The fans held up An Jie's big avatar and kept playing with this yellow skin.
An Jie completely controlled the second quarter with his terrifying personal ability. Regardless of both offense and defense, An Jie kept everything in order.
"You are playing with the murderous James Legion like this...Anjie, you are really strong..." Wu Hua in the stands was so excited that he couldn't even lift the camera. This crazy performance made the air inside Moda Center extremely thin.
Chapter completed!