overlooking the pitch

Chapter 96

"An, no problem! The second half will be left to you by Michael." Del Negro said to An Sheng with a smile in the visiting team's locker room. After the losing streak ended, his mentality was much better than before.If the team's defense had been in such a mess before, he would probably have yelled at halftime.

Of course, now he has confidence in the defense of An Sheng and Jordan Jr., as long as the defensive strength is up, I believe it will not be difficult to win this game.

Back on the court in the second half, the Timberwolves fans at Target Center were still extremely enthusiastic. They continued to cheer, and they hadn't tasted a victory in a long time.

However, Michael Beasley, who played bravely in the first half, was destroyed in the first round of offense. He still wanted to step back and make a jumper. Tonight, he felt very good, and he was very confident in his shots from the outside .

However, what he didn't expect was that the rookie on the opposite side didn't even give him a chance to jump shot. The moment he stepped back and raised his hand, An Sheng's palm also quickly struck, and he slapped Michael Bee. Sly's basketball.

An Sheng's current steals are no longer just relying on the camera system to steal the ball. The skill of death coiling has become more and more proficient in his continuous use, and his own explosive power and wingspan are what they use. The basis of a skill.

"It's a thug." Michael Beasley complained loudly to the referee on the sideline, and at the same time grabbed his wrist very vividly.

But the referee ignored it at all, foul?How is it possible, this steal is very obvious and clean, don't think that it is your home court and you can do whatever you want.

The Clippers' steals have always been accompanied by an extremely fast counterattack. This time, An Sheng did not pass the ball, and he quickly rushed to the opposite penalty area to complete the dunk.

"Hey, No. [-] pick, it may be difficult for you to score in front of me next time." An Sheng said to Michael Beasley with a smile.

This "trash talk" made Michael Beasley very angry. When will it be his turn for a rookie to talk nonsense in front of him?

Anger is anger, but it is really difficult for him to score with the ball. An Sheng no longer easily gives him jump shots, but for breakthroughs, with his speed and center of gravity, he does not want to give An Sheng more stats.

Forced to pass to the inside, Kevin Love still wants to use a bigger body to bully Blake Griffin. Kevin Love has a lot of tonnage, and he has to reach a deep position under the basket. With a slight effort in his shoulders, he turned around and shot from the basket. Although Blake Griffin's jumping ability is excellent, he couldn't jump at all after being squeezed.

But what ushered in was a black palm. This was Jordan's block. His defense was fast, and he appeared under the basket immediately.

Although An Sheng is the leader of the Clippers in blocking shots, Jordan is the most important task of protecting the Clippers' frame. As long as he exists, the opponent will not be able to score too easily in the paint.

In only 5 minutes of the second half, the Clippers went from being 4 points behind to overtaking by 5 points, a wave of 14:5. The Clippers’ offense was no different from the first half, but their defense was completely different from the first half. .It's just that the Clippers' defense is not a very strong system. They rely on Anson and Jordan's infinite supplementary defense, one inside and one outside.

Central Five, far away in Greater China, broadcast the game live. Logically speaking, the Clippers, a team with Chinese players, should already have the right to broadcast the game, but in fact, this is the broadcast of this season. It’s just the third game of the Clippers. Fortunately, every game has attracted countless Chinese fans to watch. Yao Ming is reimbursed for the fifth game of the new season, and Yi Jianlian is still struggling for more playing time on the Wizards’ bench. , Sun Yue has been laid off, and An Sheng has the greatest expectations of Chinese fans.

"I've said it a long time ago, as long as the Clippers get serious, the Timberwolves will be beaten into huskies." CCTV5's old friend Zhang Weiping saw the Clippers taking the lead and began to joke.

But just as he said, the Timberwolves did become Huskies in this game, and their sharp claws were directly pulled out from a wolf with claws and claws.

Many Chinese fans who have raised Huskies couldn't help but smile when they heard Director Zhang's description.

"Well, if we could have An Sheng in our team in September, we wouldn't lose so badly in the World Championships. At least the perimeter defense ability, even the perimeter defense in the United States, shouldn't be too comfortable." Another commentary was unexpected. Su Quan, who had interviewed An Sheng, didn't know how much the sports channel paid him. He actually held multiple jobs by himself.

Director Zhang on the side didn't respond. Having been in the system for a long time, he naturally understood why, but he couldn't say against his will that An Sheng, who had reached this level, was not worthy of that national team, so he just Neng remained silent in embarrassment.

The Timberwolves fans at home did not expect that their team's offense would be so constipated after the Clippers, who were still playing against the Timberwolves in the first half, suddenly increased their defensive intensity in the second half.

If the offense is not good at the beginning, forget it, because this is the true offensive ability of this team that has just started to run in.

The Clippers cruelly gave them hope, but they used defense to step them into hell.

The Timberwolves, who scored 67 points in the first half, didn't even get half of the points in the first half in the second half, because they didn't score more than 100 points in the end.The 31 points in the second half made the home fans see the familiar team again.

With 22 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Anson's performance is as stable as ever, and now for him, it seems that it is not difficult for him to score 20 points by relying on counterattacks and occasional shots.

Similarly, Blake Griffin played very well. In the second half, he also suppressed Kevin Love in the same position, with 27 points and 12 rebounds. It is not giving in to each other.

Winning the best rookie is not just about good personal data, but this time with two consecutive victories, the Clippers still maintain their ranking in the top eight in the West.After this game, the Clippers also ushered in a four-day vacation. Eric Bledsoe was going to invite Anson to do some meaningful "activities", but this suggestion was sternly rejected by Anson up.

(End of this chapter)