Chapter 800: Uncle Killer
Irving beat Lillard and made a three-pointer. At the beginning of the game, a wonderful scene was born that was destined to be selected into the top ten goals. Such a start was very consistent with this hot game.
Irving's movements are too smooth and realistic. Lillard is already very attentive, but the "Uncle Drew" playing style is so gorgeous that it is hard to figure out.
"Kyrie has been performing very well since leaving James this season. I think he will definitely cause big trouble for Ann today." Kenny Smith hasn't seen the Trail Blazers encounter a decent opponent for too long. Even the San Antonio Spurs in the opening game were easily broken through by the Trail Blazers.
He wants to see a fierce game, and today, Irving is likely to be the guy who will make the game fierce.
After being stolen, Lillard was shaken down. Not to mention how frustrating he was in his heart now. If it were the past, Lillard would definitely be eager to take revenge now.
But he has been working in nBa for many years and has long since changed from an impulsive rookie to the big heart of the champion team of the Trail Blazers.
Lillard knew that if he was impatient, the Celtics would have an opportunity to take advantage of it. He simply suppressed the unwillingness in his heart and continued to command his teammates to run slowly.
Angel saw Marcus Morris wandering around him, while Horford stuck to him all the time. In this way, it was difficult for Lillard to score in. Even if he received Lillard's pass, Angel would be troubled by double-teaming.
So, An Jie did not continue to stay in the penalty area. Instead, he took the initiative to come out and planned to catch the ball at a high position.
When Angel reached the high position, the Celtics naturally did not dare to continue to use double-teams. No matter how bad Morris' offense was, it would not be possible to let him be alone at the basket. As for Lillard, George and Iguodala, these three guys were all people who could turn a slight gap into scoring. Therefore, they did not dare to step forward in their matchups.
Anjie cleared all obstacles for him with a simple run. Lillard gently lifted him, and Anjie stretched out his long arms and steadily caught the basketball!
Irving just completed such a wonderful performance at Moda Center. As the host, Anjie must also repay the color.
Horford didn't give Anjie any space. He pressed against Anjie's back tightly and kept trying to push Anjie out. Even now, Anjie was outside the three-second zone. Horford still felt that Anjie had to be farther away from the basket to minimize the threat. Everyone knew that Anjie's attack range was within the entire three-point line. No, even outside the three-point line, you can't give Anjie too much space.
Horford's series of actions made An Jie roughly understand Horford's defensive strategy at this time. He just hoped to do his best to push An Jie out, even if this was likely to give An Jie a chance to turn around directly, Horford was reluctant.
Among the inside players, Horford's pace was already considered very fast. He believed that even if Anjie turned around, he could quickly follow the interference.
Horford just thought about what might happen! Anjie turned around and broke through! This guy was planning to attack the basket while Horford was not focused!
Horford, who had been mentally prepared, was not thrown away by An Jie. He followed him in time, clamped against An Jie's body, and walked with An Jie.
Seeing that he could not get rid of the defense by himself, An Jie suddenly raised his arms high, as if he was planning to force a dunk!
"It's not that simple!" Horford jumped high. If the timing is correct, Horford should be able to add a blocking data to himself. Anjie is not omnipotent! Under such strict defense, dunking is simply impossible.
However, just when Horford's palm was about to touch the basketball, Anjie's raised arms shrank back together with the basketball!
Horford's huge palm passed over Anjie's head. Anjie didn't plan to dunk just now, all of which were just fake moves!
After Anjie got rid of Horford, he did not gently put the ball into the basket. He jumped hard with both legs and pulled it with one hand. He made a shocking jump and dunk on the spot. Anjie responded to Irving's performance with a wonderful goal.
"I can only say that Ann's fake moves are too realistic. This ball is not Horford, even if I am on the court, it is very likely that she will be deceived by An. Horford did a good job, at least he successfully let Anger out of the three-second zone to seek opportunities. It's just a pity that his opponent's offensive methods are too rich." O'Neal applauded Anger on the commentary stage. A simple action is enough to prove how huge Anger's pressure is on the offensive end.
After being scored by Anjie, the Celtics were not discouraged. This is the basketball game. You can't defend all the opponent's shooting, let alone a guy like Anjie at the first-person level in the league. But as long as the Celtics continue to consolidate their offense, it's only a matter of time before they take the lead!
In the subsequent game, Irving and Hayward began to score crazy. Hayward's flexible running brought a lot of trouble to Iguodala. Irving had a surprisingly good feel today and was also beaten Delillard without any temper.
There were several goals Lillard easily passed by Irving's dazzling dribble, and Irving's hard-working emergency stop jump shot also rewarded him at this moment.
The emergency stop jump shot at the middle distance can not only get rid of the "pursuing soldiers" behind them, but also avoid the defense of Angel and Morris. Irving must have been serious about this and knows this, so he specifically adopts such a style of play.
An Jie looked at him gritting his teeth from behind, but he could not do anything. If he stole the matter rashly at this time, it would probably be more than worth the loss.
In this way, the Trail Blazers ended the first quarter with just two points. Irving jumped, and it seemed that the backwardness did not give this brand new leader the slightest frustration.
On the other hand, Lillard, who was leading the side, frowned, and he was completely beaten by Irving in the first quarter.
Ricard also realized the seriousness of the matter. Irving is in a surprisingly good condition today. Lillard alone may be difficult to limit him.
"An, in the second game, you and Morris switched defense." Ricard thought for a while, but made a decision that no one expected.
"I'm defending Marcus Morris?" Anger was also full of doubts. Did Ricard make this adjustment to facilitate the commentator to interpret the game? After all, the match between the two Morris does make the commentator very confused.
"No, Morris is just a springboard to adjust your position. Your real defensive goal is Kyrie Irving!" Ricard picked up the tactical board. When the Celtics were on the offensive end, they would always habitually put Horford to the low post and Morris to the middle distance.
In this way, if Angel defends Marcus Morris, he can play a role in assisting in the entire middle distance. Today, the area where Irving likes to attack is precisely the middle distance!
In an instant, everyone understood Ricard's intention. Transferring defense was just a cover, and Anjie's real goal was to lock Irving!
If Irving knew that he had received the "VIp" level treatment of the Trail Blazers, he would definitely be very happy. The Trail Blazers value him, which shows that his existence has threatened this seemingly indestructible team. This recognition is exactly what Irving needs most now.
The second quarter started soon, and Brad Stevens gave Irving more firepower. He believed that as long as Irving could maintain the firepower in the first quarter, even the powerful Trail Blazers would not be able to resist.
Morris and Horford were in the first attack in the second quarter.
Instead of staying by Horford, Anjie became Marcus Morris' "personal bodyguard". No matter how Thomas ran, no matter where he went, Anjie always followed him inseparably.
While biting the match, Anjie did not forget to continue observing Irving's running position. Of course, the Celtics players did not know the intention of Anjie and Morris to switch defense. Perhaps, this was just an unintentional misalignment?
Irving didn't think much about it. No matter how Angel and Morris switched defense, it had nothing to do with him. The guy waved and signaled his teammates to pull it apart. He wanted to play singles with Lillard!
Lillard gritted his teeth and said that he had been humiliated enough by Irving today. He stared at the basketball in Irving's hand with his eyes tightly, hoping that he could avoid being deceived by Irving's fancy moves.
Irving began to change his ball control rhythm. Since Lillard only recognizes the ball now, Irving uses basketball to deceive this O-guard!
Irving took a step back and made a sprint distance for himself. Lillard did not stick it up, and he calculated all the possibilities for Irving's dribbling in his mind.
Just as Irving began to approach Lillard, Irving suddenly changed hands behind his back and tried to break through to the left!
Lillard immediately changed his center of gravity. Irving's move to change hands behind his back was perfect, but Lillard was not so swiftly passed by.
Lillard stuck out his arm. This time he not only wanted to stop Irving, but also wanted to take away the basketball in Irving's hand.
However, just as Lillard's finger was about to touch the basketball, Irving's magical palm moved again.
He almost changed the basketball from behind to the right again, and changed hands from behind twice in a row with fast and high-quality back. At this moment, even Lillard, who was highly focused, could only watch Irving pass by like wind.
Irving's extraordinary excitement once again became the focus of attention of fans around the world. After passing Lillard, everything became much simpler.
With an emergency stop jump shot, Irving only needs to make the action he repeated thousands of times to add two more points to the team!
Irving took off confidently, Lillard had to be the background. Now if he violated Irving's cylinder, it would definitely be more than worth the loss.
This defender wearing a green jersey seems to have become one of the symbols of the Greens. His graceful emergency stop jump shot will definitely become a popular move that people are rushing to learn on the streets.
Everything seemed so perfect, but at this moment, everyone had forgotten the unreasonable defense change of Angel and Morris...
Irving just pushed the basketball out, and he felt that his eyes suddenly turned black. A big hand with five fingers spreading was now covering Irving.
Irving's originally excited mood suddenly fell to freezing point. There is only one person in this world who can make people shudder on the defensive end.
"Bang!" With a crisp sound, the big hand slapped the basketball hard.
Continuous change of direction, wonderful emergency stop... When the basketball was blown away, all the efforts Irving had made before became vain.
Although the style of the newly designed jerseys by Nike has not changed much, it is obvious that they have greatly increased the area of the jersey font. Therefore, the two huge "o" in front of Irving seem particularly dazzling.
Suddenly, the fans of the entire Moda Center stood up from their seats. The fans who thought the ball would enter grew up and were stunned.
Chapter completed!