Chapter 726: Center vs. Center?
On Christmas Eve, heavy snow was flying. On this day that was no less so grand than the Chinese Spring Festival, the entire Portland city was beautifully decorated, and every large shopping mall was filled with people shopping crazy because of promotions. Christmas trees, Christmas stockings and various Santa Claus and elk models rushed onto the streets of the Rose City. People had smiles on their faces, and everyone yearned for the arrival of the new year.
Duncan, who saw these scenes sitting in the team bus, sighed. When he was young, the only thing he thought was to win more games and win more championships. But now when he is older, he will actually miss home because of these scenes.
After so many years of debut, Duncan has never had a birthday or Christmas peacefully. This guy who says he is not healthy every year is attending every year.
He really hoped that he was at home in San Antonio now, eating turkeys and watching TV. But there was no way, not only could this not be achieved, but what he would want to play later is the finale of the Christmas battle and the most difficult game to play.
The City of Roses, from when, San Antonio, the Spurs and Duncan have been unable to cross the hill.
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Tonight, the most lively place in Portland is the Moda Center. Thousands of fans are rushing towards the Moda Center, hoping to spend Christmas with the Trail Blazers. They also believe that Anger and the team will use a victory as a Christmas gift for everyone.
Catherine and Angel's parents and bearded man shuttled through the crowd. Of course, this time, a new family member joined the Christmas war in Catherine's arms.
After the passage entered the Moda Center, Trail Blazers general manager Nell Orsey was already waiting inside.
"I've been waiting for Mrs. An, what's the matter lately?" Orsey politely shook hands with An Jie's family.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Orsey, everything is fine." Katherine replied skillfully.
"Come with me, I've left you a luxurious private room with the best place. The wine and snacks are ready, and I'm waiting for you to come." Orsey made a gesture of invitation. This year, because An Xiang is still young, Catherine was afraid that he would not be able to stand the noise at the scene.
So, this is also why Anjie's family chose to go to the luxury private room to watch football this time. If it weren't for Anxiang, Catherine would rather go to the stands, after all, she would be able to better feel the fanatical atmosphere of the game.
When you walk into the luxury private room, it is true that as Orsey said, there are everything. As the Trail Blazers' performance is getting better and better, more and more stars and rich people are coming to Moda Center to watch football. Because of this, Moda Center's luxury private room has become much more upscale than before.
Katherine couldn't wait to run to the floor-to-ceiling window and set her eyes on the court. At this moment, the fans in the entire Moda Center were restless, and the tall oo number had already begun to shoot and warm up on the court.
Since the warm-up, espn's camera has never left Angel. Even today, the sidelines are bright, and even the Spurs are all hot stars. But during the period before the game, Mike Brynn and Jeff Van Gundy's topics have always been Angel.
A continuous double-double, a continuous victory. Two years ago, the Miami Heat were able to compete with the Trail Blazers in the regular season. Last year, the San Antonio Spurs were the team closest to the Trail Blazers. But this year, the Trail Blazers dominate the group, and there seems to be no team at the same level as them. The Trail Blazers have become the league leader alone.
"Do you think Ann can still cut a double-double on Duncan's head in this game?" Seeing that the players on both sides had already stood around the center circle, Mike Bryn asked Jeff Van Gundy's last question.
"It's not that I think, Anjie will definitely score a double-double in this game!" Van Gundy, who once coached Anjie, spoke very confidently. Today is the Christmas game, and Anjie will definitely not disappoint the fans!
The referee threw the basketball into the air, and Moda Center became restless. Today's finale of the Christmas battle was finally staged!
The ratings of various TV stations have soared, and everyone has focused on this last Christmas battle. With everyone's eyes on, Anger easily pushed the basketball into Lillard's hands by crossing Split's entire palm.
As soon as Anjie beat the ball, he immediately ran forward. Split did not notice Anjie's "strangeness". It was not until Duncan felt a gust of wind passing by him that he finally realized.
"Retreat, retreat!" Duncan shouted quickly and turned back to chase. When the Spurs players realized, Anjie had already run into the three-point line, and in front of him, only Leonard defended.
Lillard did not hesitate and threw the basketball high. Duncan jumped in the middle to intercept the ball, but unfortunately he is no longer the "flying devil" he used to be. The basketball passed Duncan's finger and rushed straight to Anjie.
"Do you plan to directly relay in the air?" Spurs star Kawhi Leonard looked at the basketball flying in the air in disbelief. Lillard actually passed this kind of relay in the air from the midfield, which was too confident in his pass and Anjie's attack!
As long as the defense of this ball can interfere with Anjie and cannot jump comfortably, the basketball will fly out of the baseline by itself. Thinking of this, Leonard's confidence is greatly boosted. He will bury the Trail Blazers' first performance with his own hands!
The basketball began to fall, and Anjie also began to adjust his pace and prepare to take off. Leonard, who is famous for defense, immediately posted it on. As long as Anjie jumps, it will be over!
However, when Leonard had contact with Angel, he did not expect that Angel's impact was so great! Leonard, who was not prepared, could not be suppressed by Angel. Angel, who jumped high, grabbed the basketball. Because his lower body hit Leonard, Angel leaned forward.
With the help of this forward-leaning gravity, Anjie stretched out his arm and swung the ball towards the basket! After the ball entered, Anjie, who lost all the center of gravity, fell off Leonard's shoulder, and it seemed that the fall was quite heavy.
"The extremely violent dunk! Oh my God, even if it's an aerial relay, An can complete the dunk through the defensive player. It's terrifying! Top 10 goals! This aerial relay from the midfield is definitely the top 10 goals in this Christmas game this year!" As soon as Mike Bryn finished speaking, An Jie, who fell heavily to the ground, suddenly got up and ran back to his half to prepare for defense. It seems that this tough guy has nothing to do!
"This air relay is simply a shocking moment. Griffin and others' dunks are all better than the jumping height. And Anjie's dunks are simply based on strength to win! Such dunks often look more shocking and more eye-catching." Jeff Van Gundy said, nodding in praise. It is a blessing to have coached such a guy in his career.
Before the Spurs players could react to what was going on, the Trail Blazers pushed the game to a climax. After the opening, the center completed a sneak attack, which was incredible just to think about.
"It's okay, it's just two points. Let's play at our own pace, don't be messed up!" Popovich began to shout on the sidelines to stabilize the morale of the army. Anjie's goal just now not only gave the Trail Blazers two points, but it must have hit the morale of the Spurs players.
So now, Popovich is going to use his yell to remind the players on the court: "We haven't lost the fuck yet!"
The Spurs were as calm as ever. After Parker recovered, he skillfully led the ball over the half. Duncan did not fight with Angel in the inside because it was almost a death sentence. He wandered at the middle distance, but instead put Split at the low post.
Popovich had long known that Ricard would let Angel and Aldridge switch positions to defend, so Split's position was carefully arranged.
Just as everyone was expecting how the Spurs would fight back, Parker made a decision that surprised everyone.
This guy didn't pass the ball to Duncan, and even ignored Leonard Parker who raised his hand outside the three-point line and made Brazilian center Split catch the ball!
"Parker passes the ball to Split, to whom will Split transfer the ball?"
Everyone didn't think Split would attack by himself. However, the next second after receiving the ball, the Brazilian suddenly leaned on Aldridge and then hooked!
Anjie turned around and blocked all the people who tried to enter the penalty area to compete for rebounds. Aldridge was alone at the basket, so it should be no problem to protect the rebounds.
However, the basketball that people regarded as certainly unable to hit was hollowed out under the astonishing eyes of everyone! Split, who has always only done dirty work and tiring work on the offensive end, actually scored a goal on Aldridge's head!
Split's sudden attack caught the Trail Blazers off guard. Who would have thought that a person with the least threat would be the first to open up the situation for the Spurs.
"It's just a coincidence. Split couldn't get a single point in the whole game." Ricard said to himself in his heart. He didn't believe Split would become a threat to the team on the defensive end.
However, a few dozen seconds later, this seemingly elegant Brazilian defeated Aldridge for the second time in a row!
"The beautiful trolley layup, Split's back-run and final ending were very exciting! Oh my God, was the Brazilian possessed by Angel today??" Kenny Smith looked at the replay of the goal just now. Split threw away Aldridge through a back-run. After receiving the pass, he did not make a layup directly, but flew over the basket and took the trolley. Just when everyone thought Split must be crazy, the basketball was in the net again!
"Just kidding!" This time, Ricard did not hold it in his heart, but shouted out.
Should I use Angel to defend Split to liberate Duncan? What did that guy Popovich eat for the Brazilians?
Under the surprised eyes of the Trail Blazers fans, Popovich also opened his eyes wide. Split's performance was completely beyond his expectations.
However, the situation was actually coming out, and Popovich could not waste it. Countless tactical ideas began to fly in Popovich's mind.
Sorry, the enthusiastic fans of Portland, today, even God wants the Spurs to win the game!
Split and Anger, the two centers with huge gaps, became the focus of the game at the beginning.
After all, who doesn’t eat dumplings? The NBA Alliance is the short-lived person.
Chapter completed!