Chapter nine hundred and seventy-fifth: pioneers armed to the teeth
When Anjie walked out of the player passage and stepped into the court, he happened to see the Spurs players coming out at the same time.
The Spurs' player passage is opposite the Trail Blazers, and the guy Aldridge stretched his neck and looked for it in the crowd. When he saw Angel and Lillard, the low-key and silent guy suddenly laughed.
"You two brats! Are you going to take a bunch of brothers to take the victory away?" Aldridge opened his arms and hugged Lillard and Angel hard.
"How could you guy, how could you lose to the Warriors like that last season? Today, I'm here to teach you how to win." Anjie patted Aldridge on the back. This guy accompanied him through the peak period and was one of Anjie's best friends.
Although he was harsh, Anjie was just happy to meet Aldridge again.
"Stop talking big, man, that guy Leonard won't give up the victory." Aldridge said, looking at Kawhi Leonard who was quietly warming up. When he was still with the Trail Blazers, Aldridge didn't think that this taciturn guy would become the future of the Spurs. But his growth was beyond everyone's expectations. Now, Leonard is also one of the first-tier superstars in the league. If he hadn't been injured by Pachulia last season, it would have been unlikely whether the Warriors could advance.
"What about you? Would you be willing to give up victory?" Anjie stared at Aldridge with interest.
"Me? I'll kick your ass, An!"
"Hahahahaha!" The three old friends laughed in the middle circle. Although they were laughing happily now, the fans knew that after the game started later, none of these three very good buddies would be lenient.
NBA is a professional league, and all three of them are professional players. Sometimes, professional players are quite similar to professional killers, because when they are working, even if they meet their best friends or even mentors, they must be killed without any qualities!
After chatting for a few more words, the three of them returned to their own warm-up half. The moment they turned around, the smiles on the faces of the three guys instantly disappeared.
The warm time of reminiscing is over, and there will be only fierce and cruel battles on this basketball court next!
The finale of the opening match of the new season, no one side wants to lose. What's more, this game was played in San Antonio. Aldridge certainly doesn't want to lose at home, even if he knows how terrifying Anger's strength is.
Warm up, playing the national anthem, and introducing the player... After a set of procedures came, the time had already come to nine o'clock in the evening. After waiting for so long, An Jie was finally able to stand in the middle circle. The battle he longed for finally arrived!
Because former Spurs center Dwayne Dedmon chose to jump out of the contract this summer and joined the Hawks, Paul Gasol, who just renewed his contract with the Spurs, had to take the No. 5 position.
Gasol is indeed a very outstanding player, and he is also one of the legendary figures of Spanish basketball. But when this long-standing Spanish player stood in front of Anjie, he was still a little nervous.
Paul Gasol, who is already 37 years old, knows that he will definitely have a very difficult life when facing Anjie later. Not to mention Gasol, who is 37 years old, there is no inside player in this league who will be relaxed when facing Anjie.
Early in Anger's career, there was also a Craig Smith who could always restrain Anger by chance. But as Anger continued to grow, improve and shape, the league could no longer find an inside line that could Anger fight.
Thinking that he would be tortured by Anjie in various ways later, Paul Gasol couldn't help swallowing, so when the referee threw the ball into the air, Gasol had not had time to react.
"Paul seems to be a little unfocused. The ball has already reached Anger's hands, and the Spanish starts to jump. If Gasol wants to show his performance today, he must be alert!"
Angel easily racquetted the racket into Lillard's hand, and Lillard made a gesture and advanced slowly.
Although the Trail Blazers now have a group of players who can run and jump, Ricard still insists on slow pace and positional battles. He has not forgotten who the core of this team is, and he has not forgotten that his team plays around the center!
Lillard stopped at the two steps outside the three-point line. Paul George and Iguodala Xun began to run, and Leonard had to be alert. After all, Paul George in the Trail Blazers' team is also a top scorer!
Leonard and Danny Green tied George and Iguodala tightly respectively. Judging from the current situation, George and Iguodala have no chance to connect the ball, let alone score goals!
But George and Iguodala's running position was just a restraint. They both successfully brought the Spurs' defense to the wing, while the middle lane was opened!
Lillard did not choose to break through himself, but made a pass directly. The basketball went straight to the inside through the empty middle lane.
Angel leaned against Paul Gasol and Gasol's heart was beating wildly when he received the basketball. He didn't know how Angel would attack later, because this attack kaleidoscope could be almost everything. Facing the unknown is often the most terrifying thing on the basketball court!
Angel winked at Morris. Morris understood it and stayed away from the basket, preparing to lift Aldridge away and give Angel a chance to play singles.
Aldridge hesitated for a while and decided to continue defending the basket! He would rather let Morris shoot than double-team with Gasol!
This is the dilemma of Anjie on the offensive end after Aldridge left Anjie. Morris is indeed strong, but on the offensive end, he cannot give Anjie too much support. People can let him go and then double-team Anjie wholeheartedly.
Think about it before, if someone dared to let Aldridge go like this, the Trail Blazers' offense might have ended.
Facing double-teaming, An Jie remained calm in the face of danger. In the past few years, what kind of double-teaming in the Zongheng League has never encountered? As a top insider in the league, breaking double-teaming is the most basic skill!
Aldridge and Gasol forced Angel to death, and now there is very little room for Angel to pass the ball.
But in this small space, An Jie found Lillard through the cracks.
After receiving the basketball, Lillard did not stop for a long time, but immediately threw the basketball out again.
"Ha?" Aldridge couldn't help but turn his head and look back as the basketball flew towards his head.
At this time, the strong Andrew Morris was already jumping towards Aldridge in a fierce manner! His target was naturally the basketball thrown by Lillard!
"Damn it!" Aldridge wanted to stop Morris, but before he could jump, Morris' strong body pressed up.
Aldridge can only raise his arms high now, but he can't do anything. Morris got the ball as he wished and smashed the ball into the basket through Aldridge!
"Bang!" The basketball stand made a huge sound, and waves of shouts came from the commentary area. The center of the att was silent. Morris's air relay dunk just now made everyone fall into glasses!
"You gave him too much sprint space to let such a guy rush up, no!" Popovich roared loudly at Aldridge on the sidelines. Aldridge unwilling to pick up the basketball on the ground. He didn't expect that the final attack was Andrew Morris, who seemed the least threatening.
Where is Anjie? This guy smiled proudly. He knew that Morris's strength has always been underestimated. Although his technical things are a little rough, Morris' physical fitness, athletic ability and desire for basketball are definitely top-notch existences in the league.
20,000 yuan in two years. If it weren't for Angel, Morris would have had to double the salary wherever he went!
"Good job, it exploded, your mother exploded the whole audience!" Anjie slapped Morris hard. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to ten years ago. At that time, they were still called the Tornado Three Musketeers...
After being scored by Morris, Aldridge no longer dared to double-team Angel unscrupulously. Although Morris could not shoot, he could still score in other ways than shooting.
In order not to let Morris rush up, Aldridge had to keep a close distance from him. However, such a distance could not allow Aldridge to take care of Anger at the same time.
So, the moment that Paul Gasol feared the most came. Anjie played back and forth twice in a row, and was freehand.
He first hit Gasol with a hook, and then used a powerful dunk after turning around, hitting the Spanish Tower very helplessly.
In the end, Aldridge decided to adopt a double-team tactic against Angel! He didn't want to believe that Morris could succeed in every air relay.
After the Spurs did this, they obviously achieved some results. Lillard made a mistake in order to throw an aerial relay pass to Morris. Morris also found that he could not find enough time to sprint. The first ball just now was indeed some luck.
The Spurs successfully defended the Trail Blazers for two rounds, while Aldridge and Leonard each used a mid-range shot to close the gap.
Just as the Spurs were about to control the rhythm of the game outside the Att Center fans, the situation on the court changed again!
After Leonard made another two-pointer, Lillard's gesture when he took the ball seemed a little different from before.
Angel looked at Lillard, who was commanding the attack, and he immediately ran out of the three-second zone instead of waiting inside the line as before to feed the ball.
Just when people thought Anjie wanted to catch the ball outside the three-point line, he suddenly covered his crotch with both hands and stood beside Leonard.
At this moment, Paul George suddenly started! He used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Leonard and made a three-pointer. Lillard started to pass the ball in time, and Leonard quickly got rid of the entanglement with Angel.
George shot as soon as he received the ball, and Leonard also blocked it desperately. If Matthews had been disturbed like this, maybe Angel would have considered fighting for offensive rebounds. But now, the shooting person is Paul George!
The basketball flew over everyone's heads through an extremely high arc, and then it went straight through the net and made a three-pointer!
"Beautiful cooperation, beautiful final blow! The cooperation between Lillard, Angel and George is perfect. Oh my God, if I didn't say it, I would definitely think they have been working on the same team for several years!"
George raised his arms high and made a gesture of three. Angel clapped George while retreating and the attack was deadlocked, and was broken by Paul George so easily.
Aldridge picked up the basketball from the ground again, and he looked at the five guys waiting opposite him.
Lillard, George, Iguodala, Morris and Angel...
Such a lineup is indeed too powerful. Just looking at An Jie is probably far from enough.
This Trail Blazers is completely different from the past two years. Every point they are on the court is very threatening. It can be said that their current lineup is armed to the teeth!
Chapter completed!