The Way of the Center

"You did a good job handling the ball in the first quarter. Take a break at the beginning of the second quarter. Let's play according to the previous tactics!" Van Gundy explained Anjie's task in one sentence, not because he was dissatisfied with Anjie. , but because the intermission time is too short for a game like the Western Conference semifinals. He must save time and be able to keep things simple and never be too wordy.

"In the first half of the second quarter, you must withstand the pressure!" Van Gundy did not use the word "hope" this time, but said a must.

Van Gundy guessed that Phil Jackson might make adjustments based on the Thunder's first-quarter tactics, and the champion coach must have seen what he wanted to do. It doesn't matter, he changed his tactics at the beginning of the second quarter, making all the arrangements of the Lakers invalid. At the same time, Anjie can also get more rest time to prepare for the more intense competition later.

"Lamar and Paul, you resolutely double-teamed Ann in the second half! As long as he stepped into the three-point line, you double-teamed me without hesitation! If he holds the ball outside the three-point line, Paul you Don't let him go either. Stuck his position and makes it difficult for him to handle the ball! As for you Artest, I don't want you to care about the overall situation when defending. I just want you to follow Durant all the time, even if the rest of the Thunder team It’s empty under the basket, don’t worry about it, just keep following Durant!” Phil Jackson emphasized a lot of precautions about defense in one breath, which surprised Kobe.

Although the Thunder's offense in the first quarter was indeed very smooth, the Lakers are leading now! Kobe couldn't figure out why his coach was so scared.

Players on the court naturally have less grasp of the overall situation than coaches off the court. Kobe hasn't seen any clues about the Thunder yet, but Phil Jackson has already figured out Van Gundymo.

However, when the two sides reappeared in the second quarter, Jackson knew that he had been tricked by that damned bald man again!

The center tactics that worked well in the first quarter were not used by Van Gundy, and Anjie was replaced by Ibaka. The Thunder will definitely attack with Durant as the core again. In other words, most of the arrangements made by Jackson during the intermission have become nonsense!

"Isn't he coming? Then don't blame us for being rude!" Kobe glanced at Anjie, who sat obediently on the bench. Van Gundy offered such a big gift to the Lakers, and the Black Mamba would not refuse.

After the opening game, the Lakers still continued their offensive momentum. With Gasol in excellent form to solve Kobe's problems, the Lakers' offensive efficiency was more than one level higher than the previous two games.

Although Phil Jackson's defensive arrangement has become waste paper, his offensive arrangement is still being implemented step by step.

Doing things calmly is a condition that a good team must have. Although Van Gundy did not play cards according to common sense, the Lakers players on the court were not overwhelmed by it.

They deal with all kinds of changes calmly, and try their best to do their duties well.

It's up to you what tactics you want to use. What we have to do is to use our tactics and our strengths!

Indeed, the Lakers have not been affected in the slightest on the offensive end. But they finally adapted to the Thunder with center as the core, but now they have to change to adapt to the Thunder with perimeter offense as the core. This huge gap change cannot be adjusted in a few minutes.

Artest is very close to Durant, but Durant is now mainly attacking with the ball. Therefore, the veteran Rockets will also bear a lot of fouls.

Fisher was almost never broken by Westbrook in the first quarter, because the ball was in Anjie's hands. But in the second quarter, everything changed again. Although Fisher is experienced, the Lakers' offense will be more fluid and natural when he is on the court. But now Westbrook puts too much pressure on him. In order to prevent Westbrook from breaking through, Fisher has also committed two fouls.

In terms of creating damage, it is not only the inside players who suffer.

After playing for a few minutes, the point difference between the two teams remained unchanged. Phil Jackson originally planned to call a timeout to rearrange the defense, but he knew that as soon as he changed, Van Gundy would immediately bring Angie up and disrupt his tactics!

Anyway, the Lakers still have a solid lead now, so it's better to let the game go on like this first. The person who should be anxious at that time is Van Gundy, not him!

Watching Gasol play the two rookies Morris and Ibaka around, watching Odom repeatedly get shots from the outside. Van Gundy found that it was not only the offense, but the Thunder's defense began to gradually collapse. If it weren't for Durant and Westbrook working hard enough, the Lakers might have widened the point difference long ago.

Giardina was sitting behind Anjie, but she didn't dare to speak a single word to Anjie. This man who puts his heart and soul into the game gives people a completely different sense of oppression than when he is off the court!

"Boss, enough rest." An Jie patted Van Gundy who was sitting next to him. Van Gundy glanced at the time on the big screen. It was almost five minutes into the second quarter, and the time was just right!

"Timeout!" Van Gundy called the Thunder's first timeout in the second quarter after Kobe Bryant assisted Gasol again. It's time, it's time to let go and attack!

"It seems that the old fox Phil is not fooled. His Lakers are not so easy to deceive." Van Gundy shook his head. He still thought the old man Jackson was too simple.

"Good job guys, second half of the second quarter, Ann, you know what to do. This is what we've been practicing for the past few days, and now, it's time to show all the results of your practice!" The first quarter The tactical system with An Jie as the core has not yet been fully rolled out, and now, there is no need to make any reservations. That fellow Phil Jackson may have seen everything through. No matter how secretive it is, it doesn't make sense.

"Our defensive strategy remains the same. The Thunder must be unable to hold back. Their show time is over! From now on, the Thunder will launch a full-strength counterattack with real knives and guns! Hold on until the end of the game! "Old man Phil's face was flushed by himself. Emotional, blood pressure soaring, so people also say that professional basketball coaching is a dangerous job. Maybe one day, this blood vessel will be broken?

Anjie re-appeared, and the cheers in the Chesapeake Energy Arena continued to grow. The Thunder team is eight points behind, and An Jie's task is really heavy.

For the first ball in the opening game, Anjie didn't catch the ball again outside the three-point line. Instead, he honestly ran towards the low post and got entangled with the Spaniard Gasol.

Since it is the core of tactics, there must be more than one tactical style of play. In the low position, Van Gundy's tactical changes are still rich.

Westbrook didn't have too much possession of the ball. He just dribbled the ball safely across the half court and handed it directly to An Jie.

Everything is handled by An Jie, and this is the biggest change between today's Thunder team and the previous game.

Don't look at Anjie holding the ball inside, but he doesn't only have the option of singles. Odom didn't dare to act rashly. It's not that Jackson didn't emphasize how sharp Anjie's pass was.

All the rest of the Lakers can do now is to try to bite the runners and not give them room to catch the ball. What Gasol has to face is much more difficult, he must stop Anjie's attack! Stop the Thunder's core from scoring!

Gasol, who had played half a quarter of the game, was very physically exhausted. The Spaniard's physical strength has always been a problem. Now it is really difficult for him to face the energetic Anjie.

Anjie didn't plan to compete with Gasol, because it would be easy for Gasol to guess his next move. Head-to-head is Gasol's biggest weakness!

Anjie constantly used his back to challenge the Spaniard's limit, Gasol's chest was overwhelmed by Anjie, and even so he couldn't take half a step back!

If it weren't for the appearance of Charles Barkley, who changed the rules of nb, Gasol might really be pushed into respiratory arrest by Anjie. Fortunately, the rules protected him at this moment.

But before he had time to catch his breath, An Jie's attack came again!

An Jie sat Gasol again, but this time he didn't hit back, but turned around suddenly!

An Jie's turn this time was not to use confusion and flexibility to pass the opponent, but to use a strong body collision to squeeze the opponent away.

Seeing that Gasol was knocked two steps away by himself, Anjie made a small jump to the basket, and quickly took off for the second time, hanging the frame on the spot under the basket.

The basketball hoop of the Chesapeake Energy Arena made a huge "cry", and the reaction in the audience was even more explosive.

"Good job!" Giardina can finally cheer for the Thunder today, because all the Thunder fans around her today, she doesn't have to worry about being looked down upon.

"My God, that's O'Neal, it must be O'Neal. You used to say that Ann is a flexible center, but now, this guy can even learn from O'Neal!" After Anjie did a complete set of moves, Barkley thought The first name that comes to mind is O'Neal.

The way and pace of attacking the basket are exactly the same as O'Neal!

Of course, Anjie doesn't have O'Neill's perverted body, but Gasol, who is physically exhausted, puts too little pressure on Anjie.

After the ball, Phil Jackson had to sacrifice his offense and replace Gasol with Bynum.

No way, the Spaniard must take a break, and his playing time today has indeed exceeded expectations.

After the competition in the first two games, Bynum has been proved that the offense will be completely suppressed in front of Anjie. This time, Zen Master did not have much hope for his offense.

Sure enough, when Gasol was replaced, the Lakers' inside offense suddenly stagnated. Bynum tried twice, but was unsuccessful. On the contrary, An Jie continued to use his own method to lead the team to chase points.

Anjie has played less than four minutes since he played the game. The Lakers' original eight-point lead was reduced to two points in a blink of an eye.

But at this juncture, Van Gundy had to replace Westbrook, Morris and Sefoloza, because these three players had been playing for a long time in the second quarter. Jay must lead the team's second team to complete the next game.

Anjie, Ibaka, Durant, Livingston and Eric Maynor, this is the current lineup of the Thunder.

As for the Lakers, Zen Master sent Bynum, Odom, Shannon. Brown, Kobe Bryant and Vujacic.

None of them are the strongest lineup, but they all left the sharpest edge on the field. The competition of the second team of the two teams is still very interesting!

Anjie, the core, can he play well without the support of the starters? The test is coming!

The real core can lead the team to victory at any time! The only two-point advantage the Lakers have seems to be about to be filled. To be continued. .