Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 326 The Highlight Moment of a Small Character
In the playoffs, especially in the regional finals, the coaches of both sides are very cautious in employing personnel. After all, at this time, a little carelessness will lead to the collapse of the whole situation. The risk to be taken for this is something every coach has to weigh and weigh again.

And now, when Carl was forced into a desperate situation, he finally made adjustments in personnel. Of course, all of this was related to his previous excellent performance in garbage time.

Although it was a risky decision for Karl to replace Jefferson, it did not seem to be beyond Popovich's expectations. The old coach still sat calmly on the bench.

Anthony saw Karl put Jefferson on the field, turned around and gave him a thumbs up secretly.

Jefferson walked onto the court at this time, still a little uneasy in his heart. As a rookie, the coach still gave him a certain amount of playing time during the regular season, but in the playoffs, the team basically used Four people rotate, although Mutombo is troubled by injuries, but in the case of the Nuggets with many firepower points, Mutombo, who has stronger defensive ability and more experience, is obviously a more suitable personnel for the team.

But now, Karl not only lets him play, but also ranks ahead of Nene in the order of playing. This kind of rotation is very rare in the entire playoffs or even the entire season. It can be seen that Karl is a A very bold person, and not an ordinary big one.

After Jefferson came up, the inside of the Nuggets suddenly appeared to be very inferior in height. If you say that Brand is 2 meters tall, he was originally a miniature power forward. Now he comes up with a 06 meters The height of the inside line is not dominant.

This point seems to be caught by Popovich. The Spurs' offense gave up the original multi-player pick-and-roll offense, and directly let Duncan put on a posture inside and start singles.

Brand's defensive pressure has doubled. This All-Star power forward basically has no advantage when facing Duncan, but his personal morale is very good in this game, so facing Duncan at this moment Duncan's singles, he bent down and resisted firmly.

Duncan pushed twice, didn't move, turned right directly, and then didn't do any extra moves, just a long-distance hook, the ball hit the backboard with a "bang", and then rebounded and fell into the net bag Inside.

The Spurs fans shouted excitedly at the scene. The Nuggets' starting center 2 fouled the field, and their defensive ability dropped a notch in an instant. Duncan's goal was the first goal, and it will definitely not be the last. This is the picture of whatever the fans want to see!
Brand's expression didn't change much, he just shrugged and continued to attack.

The Nuggets' offense, after a few pick-and-rolls, Anthony pulled out the mid-range, but Bowen's defense was very tight, Anthony did not have a chance to make a shot, so he had to choose to stop the ball. As soon as he stopped the ball, Nesterovi Qi's defense was immediately covered.

Seeing that Anthony's passing angle was about to be blocked, at this moment, Anthony suddenly chose to pass the ball and hit the ground directly on the left side without looking at people, as if he was going to pass there.

The ball appeared in Jefferson's hands in the next second. As a rookie, Jefferson showed a very soft mid-range during normal training, and this is why Karl dared to replace him. s reason.

There was no defense in front of Jefferson. Duncan was covering the basket at the moment, and Brand was close to him. He really didn't have a chance to make a phone call for a while.

Jefferson directly chose to shoot, the shooting distance was near the free throw line, the ball crossed an arc, and then "swish", it fell into the net bag precisely!
Jefferson scored his first 2 points in non-garbage time in the playoffs!
Jefferson looked very excited. In such an important game, being able to make a key contribution to the team is definitely very rare for a rookie.

Jefferson was very excited, but the others were very calm. The Spurs players didn't pay attention to the ball at all. They just urged each other to speed up the defensive rotation. The Nuggets teammates also Just looked at him with a smile, only Anthony reached out and gave him a thumbs up.

Jefferson saw Anthony's gesture, swung his fist vigorously, and then threw himself into defense.

The Spurs' offense and style of play have not changed from before, but this time Duncan's shot was disturbed, and the final hit was also out of the basket.

Brand's defense was still in place. After Duncan missed a shot, he still stuck Duncan firmly. At this time, Jefferson was already guarding the basket. His sense of rebounding made him easily jump up and grab the ball Nesterovic pocketed the rebound before jumping up.

To say that Nesterovic is 2 meters tall, a full 13 centimeters taller than Jefferson, this time Jefferson jumped the gun board, the impact of the vision effect is very large, the fans on the scene After seeing this scene, there was a sudden silence.

"Attack, attack!"

Carl stood on the sidelines at this moment, pointed at the Nuggets players and yelled loudly. After Chandler made two fouls, what he hoped was that the team could bring up the offensive rhythm.

As soon as Jefferson threw the ball to Nash, he buried his head and began to run wildly forward. After hearing the order, the Nuggets players also ran forward with their feet aside.

The Spurs' defense was still very timely. The Nuggets' offensive and defensive transitions were already very fast, but still a bit slower. When the two sides settled down, the opportunity for a fast break was basically lost.

However, just as the two sides had just settled down, Anthony suddenly put up a screen. Nash quickly broke through and started to step on a three-step layup when he was one step away from the free throw line. The ball came very suddenly. The Spurs The defensive players obviously didn't keep up with the rhythm, but thanks to their excellent rotation speed, although they were not predicted, the double-team came up when Nash stepped on the second step for a three-step layup.

This immediately made Nash's breakthrough route weak, but Nash showed his strong passing talent at this time. He turned around in mid-air, and then passed the ball as if he was out of his hand. He flew straight to the free throw line, and Duncan, who jumped up, didn't seem to expect that Nash could pass the ball in this situation.

But anyway, the ball was finally passed out, and it was once again in Jefferson's hands.

It seems to be the intentional arrangement of the coach. Jefferson has been standing in this position since he came on the court. No matter what the arrangement is, at least at this moment, the Nuggets have successfully played the two tactics. Jefferson, the rookie , once again got the chance to make an almost open shot.

Of course, compared with the last time, the chances this time are relatively worse, because Nesterovic has already thrown out, and as long as he is faster, he can stop Jefferson's shot.

But in fact, it was just a little bit worse. After Jefferson received the ball, he didn't hesitate for a second, and directly chose to take the shot. I don't know if it was because the previous goal was scored, or Anthony slapped him after he scored. With that thumb up, his confidence has never been higher than before.

result.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Jefferson made another hit in the middle distance, and it was still hollow!

The arena with 2 people suddenly became quiet again. The fans who were still shouting at the top of their lungs obviously did not expect that a rookie like Jefferson could hit consecutive shots under the defense of the home team. You must know that since entering this series, Under their strong defensive pressure, only Anthony can do this, and now, Jefferson, a rookie, He De He Neng, can also do this, which is obviously not what the fans can meet, and what they want to see arrived.

After Jefferson scored the goal, he shook his hand vigorously and shouted excitedly. Although these two goals were not as talented and entertaining as Anthony's, but without being taken care of by the defense, such a goal Scoring is definitely a surprise for the Nuggets. Regardless of his subsequent performance, at least Karl is obviously very wise in his choice of substitutions this time.

In fact, in the Nuggets last season, there was also a substitute player who stood up from the bench many times to save the team. The Chinese named Wang Zhizhi also performed well after moving to the Celtics this season, but that has been It has nothing to do with the Nuggets, and now, Jefferson's killing can be said to perfectly fill that vacancy.

"Defend me against that rookie!" Popovich was obviously angry at the moment, and it could be seen from his body language that he was quite dissatisfied with the team's defense.

The Spurs players all lowered their heads. Although they didn't speak, it could be seen from their expressions that they were in a state of anger at the moment.

The Spurs' offense, with Duncan holding the ball, is obviously more aggressive than before, and the Spurs' tactics are no longer just simple Duncan singles. Ginobili and Parker's air cuts began to tear the Nuggets' defense non-stop. , Under a gap, Ginobili received the ball, facing Jefferson's defense, almost deformed in the air, but still threw the basketball into the basket.

The moment the ball was scored, the entire arena erupted into cheers of excitement. To the fans at the scene, this goal was like rain after a long drought. It's the stronger team in the series.

In any case, Ginobili's goal can be said to have greatly encouraged the anger of the fans at the scene, and suppressed the little sensation caused by Jefferson.

In the next round, the Spurs significantly strengthened their defense against Jefferson. Nesterovic directly pulled to the outside to defend Jefferson. It became very difficult for Jefferson to catch the ball. At this time, the Nuggets played Without effective cooperation, the only choice is to hand the ball to Anthony.

Anthony is also very tough at the moment. Facing Bowen's defense, he carried the explosive package and went straight to kill. At the moment when the Spurs' defense was about to come up, he directly made a "washing machine roundabout" and crushed the layup. , but in the end he was fouled by the Spurs, the ball missed, and Anthony was directly overturned to the ground by Nesterovic's elbow.

At this time, the players on both sides moved a little too much, and the Nuggets players were about to rush forward. After Anthony jumped up from the ground, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then suppressed the anger of his teammates.

After all, Anthony is a superstar in the league now. With this move, Nesterovic's defensive move is still relatively dirty. The referee naturally called a physical foul, which attracted loud boos from the fans at the scene. However, as the person involved Nesterovic didn't say a word, and it seemed that his action was a little bit annoyed, and he also acquiesced to what he did.

Anthony rubbed his shoulders, stood on the free throw line, and hit the free throw steadily amidst the boos of more than 2 people at the scene.

A physical foul, one free throw and one throw, the ball still belongs to the Nuggets. After Nash stood outside the line and served the ball, the ball was directly given to Anthony. Anthony raised his hand, facing Bowen's constantly extending small hand, He held the ball high and signaled his teammates to pull away.

Anthony is already very familiar with Bowen. After a few hard chisels, he turned right directly. Although Bowen was not shaken up, his center of gravity was still off. He took the opportunity to go directly to the basket. Nestero Vicki hurried over to defend.

But at this moment, Anthony made a covert ground pass, and the ball went directly from the man to the free throw line.

It was still Jefferson standing there.

Jefferson got another open shot.

Before Jefferson made a shot, the fans at the scene were in an uproar.

Jefferson is about to shoot.

But at this moment, Duncan, the great power forward player, suddenly burst out from the sideways and directly threw himself out. Duncan's ability can be seen in the ability to make such a judgment under such a defensive intensity.

But in the next second, something that no one expected happened. The moment Duncan jumped up, Jefferson abruptly withdrew the shot, and Duncan flew right in front of him.

Jefferson, fly Duncan!
Then holding the ball, he took three slow but imposing steps, like a small tank, and rushed directly to the basket.

There's no one under the basket, and no one can stop him.

Jefferson jumped up, took the ball, and pressed the ball directly into the basket with one hand, even dunking a large palm of his hand.

"boom!"

After the explosive sound, the fans at the scene were silent.

Jefferson, the rookie, just hit his third ball over the Spurs and went in anyway.

"Haha, I like this kid. The highlight moments of this kid are so beautiful!" Ernie Johnson couldn't help laughing and said after seeing Jefferson's wonderful performance.

(End of this chapter)