Chapter eight hundred and thirty fourth: rule the audience
No one knows what the man in front of the camera is thinking. Maybe he is complaining about God's injustice to him. Maybe he is thinking about whether to take revenge on Drummond Green. Or maybe this guy just wants to win the game, that's all.
After George was helped off the court, journalists from all over the world focused their cameras or cameras on one person, focusing on the only player who could save the Trail Blazers.
Anjie stood on the court with his hands on his hips, staring at the Warriors' bench with no expression on his face.
Lillard's absence has already caused the Trail Blazers to suffer a lot in the playoffs. Now, with four minutes left in the Western Conference semi-finals tiebreak, Ricard has to add a Paul George name to his injury list.
Anjie is still standing on the court. As the highest point of the entire court, he can always attract people's attention. Now even Ricard is staring at Anjie because he knows that the Chinese is all the hope of the Trail Blazers!
"Hey, I know Drummond has a lot of bad pasts. But believe me, he really didn't mean it just now." After the commotion, the Warriors players stepped back into the court one by one.
Durant was the first to walk to Angel. He hoped that his good brother would not misunderstand the Warriors because of this. The game was fierce and intense, but hurting people was another matter. Some things must be explained clearly and clearly.
"Don't worry, Kevin, I didn't think much about it. Injury, it was part of the basketball game." Anjie glanced at Durant with a expressionless face, and then retreated to the bottom line to prepare for the bottom line.
Durant swallowed his saliva. Durant had seen Anjie's eyes, and had seen them more than once. Whenever Anjie entered this state, his opponent... his opponent usually has no good ending.
"George has left Moda Center and was sent to the hospital. Through the replay just now, we can see that George's ankle is still very exaggerated. Although we hope George's injury is not serious, it is indeed an unknown whether he can continue to return to the stadium. First, this is likely to be the last game of the Trail Blazers this season. Second, George's injury is not clear. In any case, for Ann, there are challenges everywhere." Mike Bryn saw Angie's expression through the big screen on the scene, resoluteness and cold storage. This is what Angie gives people now.
From the moment George ended, the entire Portland was equivalent to being on Anger. Although the rest of the Trail Blazers would still contribute to victory, it has to be admitted that Anger will be the person with the greatest pressure.
After George left, Evan Turner replaced him as the second-place candidate at the critical moment. Although as the second-place pick, Turner has a relatively comprehensive ability, there is no doubt that this forward guard who has been in many teams cannot fill the gap left by George.
Now, the Warriors can focus all their defensive attention on Anger. If the game has to decide the winner through a final kill again, today, George will not be able to wait outside the three-point line for Anger to pass the ball to himself.
Double-teamed, unscrupulous double-teamed. When Anjie was about to get to the position in the low post and receive the ball, Pachuria and Drummond Greene rushed to Anjie without thinking.
This time, the Warriors' two inside double-teams were very fast. Anjie just caught the ball and fell into the encirclement.
There was no choice but to pass the ball. Napier took a lot of effort to finally run out of a gap where he could catch the ball, and the Trail Blazers' offense had to be reorganized.
There was no chance in the inside, so Anjie mentioned outside the three-point line. He helped Napier make a pick-and-roll, and Napier broke through and then made Anjie pass a pass, giving Anjie a fleeting shot opportunity.
Anjie raised his hand gently and pretended to shoot. Pachulia was deceived by Anjie's realistic shooting and made a step forward.
This is enough to allow Anjie to complete the breakthrough! Anjie immediately took back the basketball and flashed past Pachuria. Seeing this, Durant directly threw Iguodala and made up for Anjie.
Angel calmly hugged the basketball with both hands, jumped around Durant. Then, before Green's defense was in place, Angel jumped for a second shot.
Anjie's gentle move made the basketball fly to the basket on a very comfortable track. The basketball turned three times on the red basket, and finally fell into the net obediently.
"Beautiful goal! A very exciting jump to catch the jump shot. Ann's offensive skills are still gorgeous, he tied the score! 87 to 87, both sides returned to the same starting line." Van Gundy couldn't help but applaud Anger's wonderful goal, but he also knew that it was not the time to be happy. The Trail Blazers were not out of danger yet.
"Morris!" Just as Curry was pushing with the ball, An Jie suddenly called out the "Big Man Bull" beside him.
"Um?"
"Help me watch the basket!" After An Jie said that, he stepped forward. This guy planned to defend Drummond Green himself, this guy was preparing to spread his defensive network on the outside!
Defensively, this is the only thing Angel can get strong support now. When George is gone, both Durant and Thompson will get more opportunities.
This is not that Angel doesn't trust Turner. Turner always works very hard in defense, but he lacks athleticism on the defensive end.
During yesterday's training, George was able to pass Turner in one step. In today's game, Thompson and Durant were able to do it!
Anjie followed Green to defend, so he could also timely prevent other players on the outside. At the basket? At the basket to Morris, Anjie was very relieved!
Sure enough, after Curry took possession of the ball through half the game, Thompson, who faced Turner, immediately started. There is no doubt that the Warriors wanted to play Turner.
Thompson's fast and superb running position made it difficult for Turner, who was not at the best. Green stood up on Thompson's running position, and Turner completely lost his target.
When the ball arrived, Curry passed the ball in time, so that Thompson could receive the basketball almost the moment he arrived at the position.
Faced with such an opportunity to shoot at an open position, Thompson naturally would not hesitate. This guy took a calm move, and it seemed that the Trail Blazers' defense was vulnerable at this moment!
The moment Thompson took action, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise slightly. Although George's injury was regretful, it has to be said that even God wants the Warriors to advance!
A second later, a huge shadow covered Thompson and the basketball that had just been attacked. Thompson's smile froze.
"Fuck it!" An Jie yelled and swelled his arm hard. The basketball sounded crisply and was directly blown to the fifth row of the audience!
Because of his fierce forward rush, Anjie hit Thompson after the blocking was completed. Thompson fell out of the court in a panic, while Anjie landed steadily and looked at the "loser" condescendingly.
"King style! An's block is too domineering. He changed defenses in time, making Klay Thompson come back in vain!" Van Gundy got goosebumps all over. The scene just now was so shocking.
It turned out that just when Greene was playing an unball pick-and-roll for Thompson, Anjie read the Warriors' offense, changed defense directly, and rushed to Thompson outside the three-point line.
Thompson thought that Turner had not defended it was his chance, but unexpectedly, a more terrifying defender was about to appear.
Morris applauded hard, and Anjie, this guy, did what he said!
Afterwards, the Warriors went to the sideline. They got a second chance to try, but Durant missed the shot under Iguodala's interference.
Morris jumped high and was the first to touch the rebound. Without Angel in the inside, Morris could still shoulder the heavy responsibility.
Iguodala took over the ball and directed the team's offense. It can be seen that the group of guys from the Trail Blazers have begun to take the initiative to help Anjie share the responsibility.
Angel made Iguodala a grade, but everyone in the Warriors knew that this pick-and-roll was just a cover, and Iguodala would definitely pass it back in the end.
So, Iguodala made a tough layup under Durant's absent-minded defense.
There is no return pass, no incision. Iguodala is a breakthrough that runs to the basket. When Anjie is isolated and helpless, Iguodala knows that the time to "pretend to death" is over!
"Andre Iguodala, his breakthrough caught the Warriors off guard! Four points, the Trail Blazers have expanded their lead to four points!"
Fortunately, Stephen Curry stood up in time during this offense. He used an unreasonable three-pointer to bite the score and stabilize the situation.
But Curry didn't know that Anjie's performance would be crazier than himself!
Breakthrough, dunk, mid-range shot, hook... In the last few minutes, An Jie almost used everything he could. Although others could occasionally help An Jie share some points, basically, An Jie alone supported the entire attack.
The Warriors missed shots from the outside, and Angel has never missed a single goal since George left the court.
4 of 4 shots, 5 of 5 shots, 6 of 5 shots, June 6. Until the last 21 seconds of the game, Angel used his fantasy dance steps to shake off Pachulia and Green to score a basket, Angel had already made 7 of 7 shots! After George left, he still scored 14 points alone! You know, the entire Warriors' scores combined during this period were only 15 points!
"Doverly level performance! An completely dominates the game! Do you know, his performance today is more dominant than my performance in the second game of the 2ooo finals!" O'Neal grabbed the microphone and shouted loudly, it turns out that there are really people in this world who can surpass themselves!
When Angel scored a goal, the Trail Blazers gained a 3-point lead. The Warriors only have 21 seconds left to catch up.
Angel proved with his own practical actions that even if the Trail Blazers do not have George and Lillard, he will still not give up!
For the Warriors, this game was not easier because of George's unexpected absence. As long as Angel is here, the Portland Trail Blazers will always be a tough bone!
Chapter completed!