The way of the center

Chapter 405 Boring
The players on the Spurs bench were all complaining to the referee. They said that Anjie had fouled when he got rid of Split's defense just now!
However, the referee ignored it. He admitted that he might have missed something just now.But when Ginobili of the Spurs got rid of the defense, his actions were also not clean!

Since the referee's whistle in the second game of the series was too partial to the Spurs, the league also officially explained that they should be more flexible when grasping the "home court advantage".

Therefore, since Ginobili's behavior is not considered a foul, if the referee calls Anjie for a foul, wouldn't it be hitting him in the face?

"You son of a bitch! I'll play later, don't blame me for moving too much!" Stephen Jackson, who was the hottest on the Spurs bench, whispered, watching the team finally build up. His three-point advantage was knocked down to one point in an instant, and no Spurs player would feel good about it.And Anjie's performance-like jumping and dunking on the spot with the back of the basket added fuel to the anxious hearts of the Spurs players!
Even Tim Duncan, who was used to facial paralysis, gritted his teeth unconsciously.Anjie and Aldridge are definitely the most difficult inside opponents he has encountered in recent years!
But fortunately, at least Duncan himself performed equally well on the offensive end today.Aldridge wanted to defend himself, but he was a little short of fire.This point, in the first quarter of the game, Duncan has already proved.

So in the subsequent offense, Duncan finally received a pass from Tony Parker under the expectant eyes of the fans at the ATT Center.After getting the ball, Duncan faced the frame directly, planning to make a tough breakthrough!

Unexpectedly, just after Duncan took three steps, Aldridge cleanly cut off the basketball in Duncan's hand!Duncan immediately fell to the ground to make a save, but he only got ashes on the nose. The basketball was picked up by Raymond Felton, who had reappeared and was full of energy.

"Duncan fell to the ground and made a save. Seeing this scene, you will know how hard the Spurs are. Even Duncan dived to save the ball. They are really a bit embarrassed at home."

Kenny Smith is right, the Spurs are indeed in a mess.When the huge Duncan finally stood up with great effort, he looked up only to see Gerald Wallace taking advantage of Duncan's mistake with a dunk in the fast break.

Duncan didn't expect that Aldridge would attack him. In fact, Aldridge just wanted to take a gamble, because once Duncan made a successful breakthrough, he had almost no chance of recovery.Who knew that this bet made him successfully cut the ball off!
In the second attack after the mistake, Duncan chose a more conservative method, a back cut and a hook after advancing.The basketball finally hit the net, but Duncan's expression did not relax at all.Whether Anjie and Aldridge can be prevented from scoring is the most important thing.If the two sides continue to attack like this, the Trail Blazers will win in the end.

Duncan and Parker teamed up to score six points in a row, and Anjie and Aldridge also teamed up to respond.The Trail Blazers still had the advantage. Five minutes later, the situation did not change at all.Popovich patted Ginobili who was resting on the bench. It's time to take out this monster knife to see the blood.

"The boss told us to shoot more from the outside, Tim, if they chase me after the pick and roll, I will find a way to get you the basketball. In short, we try to be as efficient as possible and avoid Angie and LaMarcus!" Ginobili hugged Duncan and Parker after playing, and explained Popovich's arrangement verbatim.Duncan and Parker didn't make any response or expression, but the more this happened, the more nervous the opponent was.Because from the expression of the other party, you can't tell what they are muttering.The most terrible enemy is the unknown enemy.

Gerald Wallace was the first Portland player to lose his composure after Manu Ginobili's reappearance.Just now, Ginobili still kept in mind his "stalking" Gerald Wallace. Before he was mentally prepared, Ginobili once again performed magically on Gerald Wallace's head Hit a three-pointer!

This time, Ginobili pretended to rush forward, but just after stepping into the three-point line, he pulled back with his crotch, and retreated outside the three-point line.

Gerald Wallace's center of gravity quickly swayed back and forth following Ginobili's shaking.He tried his best to interfere with Ginobili's shot, hoping to make up for the little space that Ginobili wobbled.Wallace's shot must have interfered with the shot, but the three-pointer was still hollow.

Gerald Wallace almost fell after the jump interference, but there is no way, Ginobili's strange but very effective tricks can always make the defensive players hard to guard against.After quickly adjusting the center of gravity and taking off suddenly, Gerald Wallace was considered to be very coordinated, so he didn't fall down.

As soon as Ginobili played, he continued his previous miraculous performance. The AT&T Center came alive again, and Spurs fans had hope of winning again.

With Ginobili attracting firepower, Duncan is much easier on the offensive end than before.He finally got rid of the haze and regained his excellent state in the first quarter.The Spurs scored goals in consecutive rounds, and the goals were very beautiful.But the score has always been in a state of anxiety, without any change.

The thickness of the Blazers' bench is far inferior to that of the Spurs, and the performance of role players is also very average.But Anjie and Aldridge, these two inside twin towers that Popovich knew would be dangerous, but still can't be stopped, is the reason why the Trail Blazers can still let the two sides take the lead alternately.

Ginobili has gone crazy. This guy seems to have returned to ten years ago. He shot too smoothly and directly challenged the penalty area guarded by Anjie.

Rickard replaced Gerard Wallace, Jamal Crawford and Wesley Matthews to defend Manu Ginobili, but none of them could make Rickard De satisfied.

His serpentine breakthroughs appeared frequently, which also caused Angie and Aldridge to bear several unnecessary fouls.

Unknowingly, Ginobili's score has been quietly rising.By the end of the second quarter, Ginobili had already scored 14 points at halftime!
Popovich is very fortunate, at least for now, he still has a Manu who can break the deadlock.

Whether it was Ricard or Popovich, at halftime, they both said a lot in the dressing room.One half time is enough for these two careful men to find many problems.But now the first thing they have to solve is to get rid of the shortcomings of the team just now.

"You can't just rely on the top defense against Ann! Even if you can't prevent him from back-slashing to the basket, you can't use the top defense to go all-in. An only needs a simple step to turn the top defense into the basket. You pass by one step!" When he said this, Popovich had been staring at the Brazilian center Splitter.Maybe it's because of the high expectations.In short, Split's defense against An Jie was completely unqualified!

"What about our cooperative defense? What about our zone defense? Have you forgotten how we won the first two games? When Ginobili broke through, I couldn't see where the zone was! Damn, You don't have to worry too much about Tony Parker or Kawhi Leonard. These two guys didn't feel good today. I would rather let them go, and I have to restrain Ginobili. Move faster, Make up the defense more cleverly. If he goes to Anjie and LaMarcus, you will stop him halfway, and if you foul, you will foul! What we have to do is very simple, as long as we guard one person, we only need to guard Manu Ginobili Alone, we win!" Ricard's tone was much higher than Popovich's, after all Popovich is also an old man, he must pay attention to control blood pressure at all times.But Ricard, who is full of blood, can vent loudly without any restraint.

Although adjustments have been made in one way or another, although Popovich and Ricard have pointed out some shortcomings that appeared in the first half of the game.But in the third quarter of the whole game, the process was similar to the second quarter that just ended.

The same is Ginobili's explosive performance.

Three-pointers, mid-range shots, breakthroughs, assists, and kills. Today's Ginobili is completely a white Argentine version of Kobe Bryant.He seemed omnipotent and seemed ready to take over the game at any moment.

Scoring in front of Ginobili is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.In fact, there are many balls in which Ginobili shot against the defense.There was even one time when Ginobili threw a throw, and Anjie felt his fingers rub against the basketball.But the basketball still bumped and fell into the basket.

Ginobili's style of play is like this, it's thrilling, it's all the kind of ball that is only a line between success and failure.And after the ball is scored, it makes people feel endless aftertaste.

As for the Trail Blazers, the style is completely different from Ginobili's heartbeat.

Although Anjie did not create the myth of 17 of 17 shots, the joint offense of him and Aldridge was still hopelessly stable.

Anjie hit Split twice in a row, and Aldridge would suddenly fire another shot in the next round.

When the three-second zone was completely blocked by the Spurs, the Blazers' offense really encountered obstacles at first.The three starting perimeter players of the Trail Blazers today are indeed working hard, but the only shortcoming is that they have not scored goals.It wasn't until Crawford and Courtney Lee, who came off the bench and performed well, appeared that the Blazers' offense finally diversified.

Now, the Trail Blazers can rely on Crawford and Lee to force the Spurs players to defend with a three-pointer. Once they are defended, Anjie and Aldridge can turn the tide inside again. The whole process is like this.

During this period, Ricard and Popovich used up all the timeouts in this section, and they were constantly trying to figure out what the other side was thinking. Fourth quarter game!
80 to 77, the Blazers relied on Gerald Wallace's open three-pointer from the bottom corner to give the team a three-point lead.

At this time, not to mention the old GDP, even the young Anjie and Aldridge were sweating and breathing heavily.

Although the game was a bit dull, it was really hard work.Anxiety, intense, close score, these words can be used in this game.The only thing missing is great shots.

Countless neutral fans chose to switch channels, and many young fans fell asleep watching.But in fact, in terms of intensity, this game is actually the highest since the series.

For the match point, both sides spared no effort to go all out.An Jie doesn't want to take an early vacation, he still wants to continue to move forward in the playoffs!And GDP, who is much older than him, has survived until now with the same idea.

While breathing, An Jie turned his head to look at the Spurs' bench on the other side of the field.

Tim Duncan was still expressionless, Ginobili was still grinning, Tony Parker was still calm, and Popovich was still roaring.

"A group of old monsters." An Jie leaned on the bench, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.From what he observed just now, the three old carriages of the Spurs are also planning to play to the end.

"God damn No. [-] in the west!" An Jie suddenly opened his eyes, his breathing became even, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.This means that the exhausted Anjie has entered a fighting state!
(End of this chapter)