410. Coming from behind to become the warden! (10,000-word chapter)

He actually guarded Anthony against a sudden move? Maurice Cheeks on the sidelines started to sit in a boss posture - it was me as expected.

His defensive adjustment is very simple. If you can't guard Anthony, just double attack. It's such a simple thing, but Outlaw is more effective than expected.

Derrick Anderson, an all-around teacher who is pretty good at everything, protects the defensive rebounds well.

Anthony actively retreated, and the crisp sound of the iron had already calmed him down.

Andre Miller already understood what was going on, and Anthony didn't need to waste any words to persuade him tonight.

Anthony usually refuses to listen to advice, but when he met the warden...

Andre Miller wishes every team in the league had a warden so Anthony could be as good as he is every night.

He kept this idea in his heart. If people from other teams knew about this idea, he would probably be beaten to death.

Derek Anderson advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Liu Xiu. His playing time has dropped sharply this season. His averages of 5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game are not great, but he averaged 40.2% three-point shooting per game.

He scored 0.9 three-pointers, and he could hit an open three-pointer in almost every game, which was quite effective in opening up the space.

With an annual salary of US$9 million and a two-year contract, he is simply a winner in life. However, he has not given up on his career, but has worked hard to make his own contribution. He will do whatever the team needs. He is very smart.

, knowing that this is the correct posture for role players to win playing time, rather than fighting for it. He knows that fighting actually requires qualifications.

After Liu Xiu waited for his teammates to get into position, he continued the pick-and-roll attack with Kwame Brown.

Nene, who was extending to defend the pick-and-roll, did not extend beyond the three-point line this time. Liu Xiu did not hesitate, used the screen to block Anthony, and quickly took off to take a shot. Nene's pounce can only be called a late cannon.

Throw cleanly and score neatly!

Liu Xiu hit a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll!

21 to 16, the Trail Blazers' lead expanded to 5 points!

Defending and then throwing the ball in is a real advantageous round. The warden and the outlaws successfully played an advantageous round!

Anthony, who ran back to protect the ball, caught the ball that fell from the basket and bounced on the floor. He patted it hard and passed it out of the baseline to Andre Miller.

Andre Miller advanced to the frontcourt to start the attack, and Anthony honestly pulled away and went to the tactical connection point.

Although he can't move, the boss can execute the tactics well, and Andre Miller is very excited.

Andre Miller calls Nene for a pick-and-roll attack!

After Nene split, he moved to close range and turned around to wipe out Liu Xiu who was going around. Randolph blocked it and Andre Miller passed the ball... Camby caught the ball and dunked to score two points!

A completely different pick-and-roll offense! Substituting Kenyon Martin, who has a shooting percentage of less than 50% with Kidd, for Nene, the Nuggets' pick-and-roll offense immediately improves to a level that can be used as a regular offensive weapon to deal with the enemy.

However, the Nuggets stopped the bleeding, but the situation is not optimistic.

Replacing Nene, the Nuggets' positional warfare offense has been improved, but the reason why they introduced Kenyon Martin with Camby and Nene is because both of them defended the basket, and Camby

He is not even willing to go out to cover up defense. This season, George Karl is here. He loves to curse, and Camby will only go out to cover up defense when he scolds harshly. Nene is willing to go out to cover up defense, but being willing and being able to defend well are two different things.

, he is a rim-protecting genius, and is very good at assisting defense at the basket, but the defensive effect of extending out is not very good. It is definitely enough to extend out occasionally when playing center, but when playing power forward...

With Kenyon Martin on the court, Liu Xiu wouldn't even try to run a pick-and-roll offense, but as a power forward, Liu Xiu was very good at running pick-and-rolls.

In pick-and-roll offensive skills, Liu Xiu is not as good as Andre Miller. In pick-and-roll offense, Liu Xiu is not as good as Andre Miller. In the variety of pick-and-roll offense, Liu Xiu is still not as good as Andre Miller... But Liu Xiu is not as good as Andre Miller.

Xiu's personal offense is stronger! In pick-and-roll defense, Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown are better than Andre Miller and Nene! Randolph is also better than Camby at the receiving point under the basket!

Liu Xiu and Andre Miller started a pick-and-roll attack, but Liu Xiu, who only used screens to maneuver around the pick-and-roll, had the upper hand!

After three rounds, George Karl took advantage of Liu Xiu's sudden European step after the pick-and-roll, causing Camby to foul. He replaced Camby with Kenyon Martin and used Kenyon Martin to defend the pick-and-roll.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xiu immediately stopped playing the pick-and-roll and handed the ball to Randolph in the low post for the main attack. Randolph took off in singles!

Almost all of Randolph's first single shots were outside the three-second zone because Camby was under the basket.

Nene is a talented rim protector, but Camby is the league's top rim protector. Just brush up the statistics. He only cares about the rim. Camby is definitely the top player. When playing against Camby, Randolph is not willing to dig into the basket.

It's okay to grab offensive rebounds when entering the basket, but when it comes to protecting the rim inside, Randolph is very good at it!

The Trail Blazers' advantage grew bigger and bigger. In the end, the Nuggets' offensive burden still fell on Anthony. Anthony grabbed an offensive rebound from behind and scored 2+1. At the end of the first quarter, he faced the outlaws.

The defensive step back and hit a three-pointer helped the Nuggets increase their score in a single quarter to 28 points.

After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers entered the intersection with a 6-point lead of 34-28!

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Anthony made 6 of 11 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 3 of 4 free throws. Anthony scored 16 points in a single quarter!

Anthony's three-pointer at the end of the first quarter was considered a life-saving goal by George Karl.

Entering the second quarter with a 9-point disadvantage and entering the second quarter with a 6-point disadvantage are two different things.

George Karl didn't expect that the disadvantage of playing positional warfare could be so great! If Anthony hadn't gone berserk in the first quarter, the Nuggets would have been beaten.

'Maybe need another outside scorer...'

George Karl looked at his former favorite on the opposite bench and thought about how brilliant they were when they teamed up to win 55+ games for 6 consecutive years and 60+ wins for 3 more years. Thinking about it this way, it was really hard to see.

Enter Andre Miller.

This idea flashed through George Karl's mind. Putting aside distracting thoughts, he began to make tactical adjustments.

At least he got through this stage. The opponent let the twin towers play to full capacity in the first quarter, which surprised him. He was not sure whether the opponent would continue to send out twin towers in the second quarter, but no matter what, he couldn't delay it.

, can’t afford to delay!

Anthony scored 16 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter, but he was still 6 points behind. He had to change his style of play.

On the other side, Maurice Cheeks regretted that Anthony scored 3 points in the end, but Outlaw has reached the limit of what he can do, and the task assigned by Maurice Cheeks was just to let Outlaw

The lunatic went to interfere with Anthony's shooting, but he didn't say that he wanted to prevent death. The lunatic has overfulfilled his defensive task tonight and gave Anthony a pretty good shot interference.

Without thinking too much, Maurice Cheeks replaced the Flying Squirrel, Raheem, and McDyess. Liu Xiu and the Outlaws continued to fight. The tactics were very simple - attack! Attack! Attack again!

The intermission is almost over, and the Nuggets take to the court with five players: Earl Boykins, Woshan Leonard, Anthony, Edondo Najera, and Kenyon Martin.

Morris-Cheeks crossed his legs and his expression seemed to say - just as I expected.

He discovered the opponent's thoughts at the beginning.

The Nuggets' fast break ability is second only to the Suns and Nets. There is nothing wrong with this statement. It sounds very awesome.

But in fact, it is the fast break ability this season. The Suns and Nets are the only ones with one gear in the middle. The Nuggets are third in the league and are terrible. The Nuggets are better than most top teams.

However, it is difficult to fight against a fast inside combination like Randolph and Kwame Brown. The Nuggets' fast break focuses on speed and fierceness.

When the opponent is fast inside and can withstand the impact, the Nuggets' fast break efficiency will drop sharply, because their fast break does not change much. It is like a group of track and field athletes rushing. Once blocked, the Nuggets' fast break efficiency will drop sharply.

If you do more, you can create mismatches like in the first attack at the beginning, but the Nuggets have another problem, it is easy to get into trouble! If you really force a fast break and get blocked, the first one to receive the ball can easily face the defense directly.

If the game is on, it’s hard to say how efficient it is, so George Karl tried to play positional warfare tonight and get through the starting stage first.

And Maurice Cheeks discovered this. George Karl was overconfident and fought with the Trail Blazers, but Maurice Cheeks didn't want to sit around and challenge the Nuggets' fast break. He directly

Randolph and Kwame Brown played the entire first quarter. If Anthony hadn't exploded, they might have defeated the Nuggets in a slow-paced positional battle!

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"Little Flying Squirrel, look, Boykins, he is so fast. Can you still outrun him at the age of 32?"

"31 years old! I am 31 years old! I only turned 32 in September! Not to mention 31 years old, I am 41 years old faster than him!"

"Is it so fast? Little Flying Squirrel, you have to control yourself, you are not young anymore."

"...Humph, you don't need to worry about me. Of course I know how to pay attention to my physical condition. I don't eat randomly anymore."

"Um?"

Although the conversation between the warden and Little Flying Squirrel became more and more confusing, the warden successfully ignited Little Flying Squirrel's competitive spirit!

By the way, I also got dozens of healing points, which is pretty good.

He made 5 of 9 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. Liu Xiu scored 14 points in the first quarter. Except for rebounds, his statistics were not inferior to Anthony's. The difference was that Anthony had to hold many of the balls hard.

As the team progresses, Liu Xiu is relatively less stressed and seizes more opportunities. However, scoring in a simpler way is what Liu Xiu is praised for.

The referee blew the whistle to start the second quarter and gave the ball to the little flying squirrel, who gave it to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. The defender changed and turned into Woshan Leonard.

Without giving Liu Xiu a chance to pass the ball and hit him in the low post, Voshon Leonard directly pressed forward to defend. Liu Xiu decisively bullied him, took a step forward to the right, and followed Voshon Leonard who was pressing up.

Germany got a breakthrough space, but Woshan Leonard couldn't hold it. Liu Xiu broke into the inside smoothly, but Woshan Leonard followed Liu Xiu closely and interfered with Liu Xiu's emergency stop jumper. Liu Xiu rushed inside without hesitation.

, one step inside the free throw line was blocked by Edondo Najera.

Liu Xiu stopped the ball and distributed the ball...the Nuggets' defensive trap. When Edondo Najera made up for Liu Xiu, Anthony had already started to move to make up for Raheem.

A very beautiful high-speed rotation defense. The Nuggets used rapid rotation defense to force the Trail Blazers to make quick decisions about passing or shooting, creating turnovers.

But Liu Xiu saw through this trap! The target of his pass was not Rahim, but the real outlaw maniac!

The Nuggets still had a backup. Liu Xiu was blocked by Edondo Najera. After being forced to grab the ball, Woshan Leonard did not flank the ball. Instead, he started moving at the same time to ensure that everyone on the opponent's team was constantly in front of him.

Interference by defenders is the core concept of the Nuggets' high-speed rotation defense.

When the Outlaws received the ball, although Woshan Leonard did not complete the steal, he successfully defended it!
To be continued...