The four-pointer against the Trail Blazers was a long time ago. When Westbrook's breakthrough was curbed and when others' shooting felt bad, Van Gundy knew that something was going to happen to the Thunder in the third quarter. Now that he was only four points behind, Van Gundy was already grateful.

On the Trail Blazers, Ricard was also very happy to see that Anjie was becoming more and more able to devote himself to the team leader. Through his command and leading by example, the Trail Blazers did a great job in the second half of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, as long as the Trail Blazers' momentum is still there, they can still complete high-quality defense.

"The Thunder should not dare to use double-teams to defend you from you in the last quarter. An, dig a hole in the inside!" Ricard knew that it was time for An Jie to let go of his hands and feet to attack. This is the important tactical role that an excellent center can play, attract double-teams, and he can create opportunities for his teammates. If the opponent does not have double-teams, he can score points in the penalty area. Why are few teams playing tactics around the center now, because few centers in the entire league can meet the above two requirements. But under Ricard, An Jie can do it.

"La Marcus, help me pull Ibaka far away, the farther the better. I can guarantee the efficiency of singles when facing Morris, but if Ibaka and Morris defend me at the same time, I will be under a lot of pressure." Angel looked at Aldridge with a smile. His words would not make people feel that this was an order, but that it was an negotiation.

"No problem, I won't let anyone else disturb you and Morris' party. If he dares to let me go, I will let him taste the power of the mid-range shot." Aldridge made a shot, allowing Anjie to attack with confidence.

"I will also pull Durant away so that he will not interfere with you." After that, Gerald Wallace also spoke.

It is obvious that most people are already in the team that supports Anjie. In this way, Ricard and Anjie's work can be carried out more easily.

An Jie is very grateful to his teammates for their trust in him. Now he must use practical actions to repay this trust.

"The fourth quarter game between the two sides finally began. Anjie's pass in the third quarter was as accurate as the point guard. How many beautiful assists do you think he can give in the fourth quarter?" The game scene came into view, and Kenny Smith's voice also came into the audience's ears again.

"It won't be much, believe me. In the fourth quarter, Ann's passes won't be much. But we can look forward to his offense. I believe that after experiencing a failed double-team, coach Jeff Van Gundy will definitely change his defensive strategy. The fourth quarter is when the Trail Blazers need to score, and Anger is the best scoring point in coach Ricard." Reggie Miller's professional analysis can be said to have penetrated the tactics of the head coaches of both teams.

As expected, just after the fourth quarter came out, An Jie took the ball and entered the three-second zone again.

Although Van Gundy canceled the double-team against Anjie, when Anjie held the ball, the Thunder players were still afraid of Anjie's passing.

In the Thunder, most people received Anjie's second pass and then scored, so they knew better than anyone how deadly Anjie's pass was.

Just when everyone, including Morris, was wary of Anjie's passing, Anjie, who was watching around, suddenly sat back.

Morris, who was not prepared, was pushed back so much, allowing Anjie to completely step into the three-second zone with both feet.

Even so, Morris still dared not act rashly. He knew that An Jie felt the change in the center of gravity behind him, and would come up with a way to shake himself away and get space for attack. If you push forward, An Jie would turn around. If you retreat, An Jie would take action directly. So Morris simply maintained his state just now, and would not retreat without pushing forward. He was about to try again to resist An Jie's impact.

Seeing that Morris had no plans to make any progress, Anjie pushed forward with the trick. Morris thought that he could withstand Anjie's impact with his strength and weight, but now he knew how outrageous he was wrong.

Perhaps two years ago, Anjie was indeed difficult to carry it in with Morris's sufficient preparation. But now Anjie, who is more physically shaped and stronger, can do this.

This push almost made An Jie come to the basket. He easily made a small hook and let the basketball play the board into the frame. Morris tried his best to interfere, but he couldn't reach the already very high hook.

"Are you asleep brother?" After scoring the goal, Angel smiled and joked with Morris.

"What are you doing??" Jeff Van Gundy's tone was not as peaceful as Angel.

"My mine." Morris raised his hand embarrassedly, then went to the baseline ball and scored again.

The Thunder's offense still did not improve much, and Westbrook made him successfully break into the penalty area. However, with Anjie returning to the position in time, his layup turned into a "bridge".

Angel still controlled the rebound and handed the ball to Raymond Felton to slowly advance. With a pure positional attack, Ricard's idea was very clear.

Felton raised his hand while controlling the ball and pointed his index finger at the sky and drew a circle.

"Anjie single!" This gesture represents such a message.

Outside the three-point line, Felton immediately held Westbrook with his hand to prevent him from stealing. He immediately observed the running position and chose the next pass point.

Taking advantage of this period, Anjie carried Morris to get to the position deeper. As long as Anjie catches the ball at this distance, he can immediately attack the basket.

Felton naturally saw this point, but first, he had to get rid of Westbrook's entanglement.

After calling a pick-and-roll, Aldridge mentioned the high position. Felton did not hesitate and immediately moved towards the "wall".

Westbrook naturally knew that there was a pick-and-roll behind him, but when he practiced pick-and-roll defense with An Jie, his pick-and-roll level was already very good.

This time, he still quickly pushed Aldridge away and stepped up before Felton completely broke through.

But Felton did not break through to score points, he just wanted to get some space for passing. While Westbrook's defense was not fully in place, Felton hit the ground and made Anjie get the ball again.

Felton's pass is just right, and the receiving position is at the waist. If the ball is passed to the center, it will be difficult for the center to receive it, and it will be difficult to make moves after receiving it. However, Felton's pass is very accurate, allowing An Jieyi to launch an offensive after receiving the basketball.

Seeing this, Ibaka lost Aldridge, who pulled out of the three-point line to pick-and-roll, and rushed towards Angel, hoping to join forces with Morris to defend the ball.

Angel stared at the basket and jumped, while Ibaka and Morris also jumped in a conditioned manner, even if it was a foul, he would not refuse.

However, the ball did not fly to the basket, but was passed out from behind by An Jie.

Who will this pass from behind without looking at people? Of course, Aldridge is now running inside while pick-and-rolling just outside the three-point line.

Aldridge had just run to the free throw line and received an pass from Anger. At the same time as he received the ball, Aldridge stopped, jumped and shot.

His movements are as relaxed as ever. For an inside line like him, it is not difficult to make an emergency stop jump shot after running.

Aldridge threw the ball into the basket without anyone taking care of him. Although Anjie did not score directly, everyone knew that Anjie was the biggest contributor to this goal.

"The defensive combination of Ibaka and Morris completely uses Angel and Aldridge's offensive combination!"

In the past, Angel did not have such accurate shooting inside lines around him. In the past, Ibaka and Kostic's shooting in the Thunder could only be considered "reasonable". But now Aldridge can really be called "accurate".

With his presence, An Jie can attack in a different way. Such an inside partner can maximize An Jie's ability to support him. No wonder An Jie said when he joined the team the day after day that Aldridge's playing style was completely tailor-made for him.

In the subsequent attack, Aldridge received another pass from Anjie and made another shot from mid- and long distance. After that, the Thunder completely did not dare to use double-teams.

Aldridge's touch in the first half was very similar, but now he scored two goals in a row, he is definitely the number one dangerous element in the Thunder's mind. After that, Ibaka would keep guarding Aldridge every second on the defensive end, for fear that this big man with a good mid-range shot will get another chance.

In this way, Anjie finally cleared the battlefield. Now, the only person who can stand in front of Anjie is Morris. However, even though Morris was selected into the second team of the best defensive team last season, he still has no choice but to do anything to Anjie.

He successfully defended An Jie's two shots and cut off the ball in An Jie's hand. However, in the fourth quarter, all he could do was this.

Except for these three times, Anger scored for the Trail Blazers every attack. On the Thunder, except Bledsoe, Durant and Westbrook were both defensive.

Especially Durant, it is difficult for him to score in the penalty area with Angel, and there is also a very strong Gerald Wallace who is fighting hard on the outside.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, Ricard and Van Gundy replaced most of the substitutes.

Jamal Crawford still completed his scoring task well, but what about the Thunder's bench? Batum made 5 shots, allowing the score to be widened again.

In the final stage, Anjie appeared again. At this time, even those old fans of Anjie of the Thunder team were difficult to applause for him again. Because he went on the court, it proved that the Thunder team was getting closer and closer to losing.

"Ann's signature turn-over jump shot! Beautiful, Morris actually defended this ball well, but Anger still threw the ball in with his outstanding sense of ball!"

"Hook!? No, it was indeed a step. An shook Morris away and easily put the ball into the basket."

"Go to shoot again in the middle distance, what point is this? Anjie has scored 30 points! Audience friends, the Chesapeake Energy Arena may always bring him good luck!"

The commentators had no time to rest in the exciting game, and the one they spoke the most was An Jie.

Morris was forced to breathe. He was not as strong as Anjie in college. Now, Morris, who has made great progress, is still no match for Anjie.

Jeff Van Gundy roared on the sidelines with a rare roar, but Durant and Westbrook's shooting percentages were just not up.

And what about Ricard? He had long sat on the bench and crossed his legs. The offenses of the two guys Angel and Aldridge were frighteningly stable, and the Thunder's proud interior defense was beaten so hard that it was impossible to find North.

In the last thirty seconds, Van Gundy replaced the new Thunder Third Young Master, Morris and Ibaka. This is actually a signal, which means that the Thunder team is powerless to turn the world back and surrender.

"Beep!" The red light on the rebound was on, and the fierce 48-minute game ended. Thunder fans didn't know whether to applaud or regret.

As a player they like, Anjie performed well in this game, but their Thunder team lost at home. Including the game losing to the Mavericks in the first game, this has become the Thunder's first consecutive defeat this season.

"Morris played very well today." After the game, Anjie took the initiative to run to the Thunder team bench to shake hands with his former teammates Yiyi. Anjie was still smiling, but everyone in the Thunder team smiled a little embarrassedly.

If you lose the ball, even if you lose to your best friend, who can laugh?

yio3 to 93, the Trail Blazers won the game by yio points away. As T.nT's live broadcasts across the United States, this result also shocked the entire United States.
Chapter completed!